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^ ?>CT MONDAY BUS. ABM. LIBRARY Reg. U. S. Pat. Office New Number 4847 170 Volume Price 75 Cents York, N. Y., Monday, October 17, 1949 General Corporation and Investment RAILROAD PUBLIC UTILITY - at meeting special a Allegheny be to vidend—Sales and Earnings Rise— President, on Oct. 12 announced that the direc100% stock distribution to be issued to holders of record on Nov. 21, 1949, subject to approval of an increase in the authorized capital stock to 2,000.000 shares by stockholders at a meeting to be held on. Nov. 9, 1949. It is contemplated that the quarterly cash dividend rate of 20 cents per share will be maintained D. •Ross Siragusa, approved have tors '■ V /'Y/V;-,;/ •// EARNINGS OF STATEMENT COMPARATIVE • — .. Page • 4.113 New .-25 New York Curb Exchange.-.-— ---29 Boston Stock Exchange-.——_—— 34 Chicago Stock Exchange—,— — 34 Cincinnati Stock Exchange ...—~—35 Cleveland Stock Exchange—35 Y Detroit Stock Exchange.—--35 Los Angeles Stock Exchange....— -35 Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange-....—36 , ■■■ ■ > $42,514,509 > 4,631,574 2,037,786 y. Y/Y $4.63 ,Y^vv $2.04 . 170, p. 781. ' 1,475,884 800,489 Earnings per. share $1.48 *.$0.80 •After charges and Federal income taxes.—V. earnings :.-.y •• Total for-the acquisition of,, shares of its. common stock at prices not exceeding $7.50 per shareahd is inviting tenders of common stock, the New York Curb Exchange ; has been notified. The tenders must specify the price at which the shares tendered are Teterboro, must and the at in; offices corporation's Montreal Curb company.—V. 170, p. 877. Transactions New York for Reorganization— : ' y . Transactions New York : Jr., for trustee 4% Reconstruction Finance to the 'Mr. the of the said Miller hands RFC step Corp. it may trustee's RFC (the holders As satisfaction the i A hearing Oct. 28.—V. the to debt and agency The corporation. company y y amended the on the of Y,. ..y'./V- y ■ the Aireon's of liabilities operate. ' secured creditors/ the by plan v 168, p. 2677. will V , ' All next, the of outstanding due Dec. 31, 125% at Montreal in and 5% stock be made The stockholders on 17 Oct. consider at increasing ;r a of net fiscal to $4.79 per $2.83 or value ' dividends cash James trol.—V. Dunn, 170, p. have been Chairman paid and the on President, per Allied Kid Co.* Yffet services and Products Cost of at 3 p.m. pensions sold — U. S. a or 32,100 Each share of Alleghany shares of Chicago, shares of Kansas Rock Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. common .Net ' • ■ /VY1-'.,•;*>' be exchanged for 2.43 stock, or stock, 1.33 or of City Southern Ry. 4% preferred stock. Each share of Alleghany series A preferred may be exchanged for 1.75 shares of Rock Island common, or 1.81 0.95 shares of Kansas City Southern 4% 1-The above proportions are the same shares of C. & O. common, or Y Y 5,713,802 5,220,632 ,245,246 offered 17, with the addition of the option of Kansas City Southern for Alleghany series A. Kansas City Southern was offered originally for Alleghany prior pre¬ ferred only. The original exchange offer hereby extended applied to 50% of the 47,818 shares of prior preferred and 15% of the 342,091 series A preferred stock then outstanding. ' ' There remain available a sufficient number of unallocated shares of 100,431 87,237 67,665 66,705 61,398 480,000 860,000 Rock Island common allocation up to the 50% 15% series A preferred and C. & O. common to Sept. meet the maximum of outstanding Alleghany prior preferred stocks offered for and Sept. 17. However, the still unallocated shares of Kansas City Southern 4% pre¬ ferred are redemption insufficient to meet such maximum on allocation. receivable S. Govt, brands and 6,549,900 securities income ' ''' yY $4.10 2,124,425 Investments — and 2,126,879 4,137,374 (net)—— ••$JJJ36,898 505,614 estimated Federal income tax.—4— 3,146,602 .^563,078 4$.28,298 11,193 W3.862 Deferred par value (outstanding „ 8,372,920 8,372,920 9,751,793 13,351,368 shares) -9,134,938 10,752,249 $38,431,998 $37,728,294 ... account of stock —— — - — — Van C. succeeds require Nostrand has been elected his 170, p. of Unit Vice-President and Gen¬ American Airlines de Mexico. Jacques de Sibour, who resigned of his return to the States. United new position Oct. 1077. 15. He will be for personal reasons Van Nostrand, an Mr. Inc., In Washington as¬ based in Mexico City.— , V American Arch Co. (Del.)—New Director Elected— Charles W. & T. Stuart, President and director of Safety Car Heating Lighting Co., Inc., New York, and subsidiaries, has been elected to board of directors of the American Arch Co. of Delaware and of the the p. American Arch Co., Inc., of New York, to fill a vacancy.—V. 165, 3161. 1 42,669 $8,318,294 $1,352,188 1,379,964 35.000 40,000 249,380 8,641 1,285,060 1,285.060 2,143,042 3,634,092 3,311,587 —- — 886,485 1,239,565 no 629,965 1 27,329 2,143,042 charges pf —930,024 contingencies—800,000 209,554 902,327 plant and equipment (net) will, trademarks, and formulae— 339,716 163,870 $8,698,761 Good other Manager He 3,591,004 357,973 of life insurance — other assets—.. j,—_— value surrender 657,149 1 $3^728,294 American Airlines, Inc.—New Vice-President V. 1948 24,494 170, p. 297. eral that 326,926 ^ ' surplus Total sumed $721,356 accrued (at cost and <net)^ ' $1,562,484 stock acquired 126,051 285,998 11,892,221 " l — Assistant Vice-President for American Airlines, $430,359 ■: ' . Y,... (net) Inventories Cash receivable accounts Trade u_ w. —w— trade-marks Y 7,962,562 1,730,024 L._„__ for 627,969 290,000 $772,276 2,267,724 segregated payable George —Y——. \ >- 6,099,900 2,265,993 6,781,511 (net) Capital surplus after adjustment on -V. 1948 1)8,320,637 $3,926,351 liabilities,— Common Earned 30 1949 ■ / ——.I/. for insurance * $6.84 $6.87 $38,431,998 Reserves —- TJ. S. and municipal bonds St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities LIABILITIES— Note payable to bank payable find, State •Federal taxes on -- accounts)— (estimated)__— income surplus — surplus •Less —- U. S. 1943.—V. Edward D. Jones & Co. Established 300 North 4th St., St. Treasury 169, p. tax 693. notes of $410,000 $8,698,761 in 1943 $3,318,294 and $1,000,000 ' . 1871 Louis 2, Missouri Members New York Stock Exchange St. Total in ... (par value $5 per share) Capital stock Paid-in trade (estimated)*.—.—— taxes Earned $150,000 *— Accounts Asset Value of Preferred—Adds to Holdings— ; The Alleghany Corp. reports that as of Sept. 30, 1949, It had out¬ standing 342,091 shares of series A preferred stock, having a net asset , credits 900,000 555,104 Cash . both V charges Accrued 3,131,973 89,007 Property, preferred. as notes U. Reserve for 75,000 reserves 2.50 shares and Accounts Rock 1947 1948 by prior preferred may Island & Pacific RR. common j. LIABILITIES— of Hilton 5,729,190 Y/.i./v, the following ratios: and 627,929 Y securities—*———— Government $4,296,014 1,883,907 627,929 BALANCE SHEET AS AT JUNE -Y." L . 2,825,860 627,969 $6.73 Y Reserves and services purchased, Depreciation —— — State, local and miscell. taxes—— Estimated Federal taxes on income. • on $4,314,623 2;825,860' _ Total 3,360,307 •. * spective of class, will be $4,224,979 . Inventories prior preferred stock, supplemental 21, 150,000 2,700,000 —— — *. Accounts --46 $7,146,014 150,000 2,400,000 share.. per :Y: ASSETS— Banks of $6,864,623 2,300,000 outstanding- shares CONSOLIDATED $19,896,860 $23 214,353 $18,153,099 7,407,841 9,386,991 11 025,590 materials used in tanning— incl. common stock. is reported to hold con¬ Oct. $6,574,979 50,000 tax — paid —. . _ $6,735,279 410,736 344,533 ... — profit , $6,566,083 298,540 $6,230,446 (net) contingencies of 969,278 84,963 58,587 46,004 '71,836 reserve..*—— Federal income 459,611 announced 3,340,025 30,522 1,074,140 for Earned $1,054,018 7 34,194 est. Net $1,139,003 Oct. expires profit Number 385,518 and extended Dividends declared and paid—. 449,771 $4.43 which holders of Earnings per share. — $3.00 prior preferred and series A preferred stock may exchange them for •Including materials used in tanning. ,, dividend-paying stocks in the company's portfolio. The offer is in accordance with the option reserved in Alleghany's exchange offer of! Y Y, COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEETS JUNE 30 Sept. 17 which expired Oct. 7. There will be no further extension. P Y 1949 Y'-Y ASSETS— '///lyyy. The exchange, yy./ /;•' which will be on first-come first-serve basis, irre¬ on which 4,453,608 on income $41,125,646 29,830,414 3,551,809 36,382 842,578 82,039 / 47,145 31,531,340 exps.— receivables admin, doubt, insurance profit 7,041,454 6,671,381 . 34,599,518 and on Cash 1949 " and hides—. skins raw •Other goods 1389. corporation to Dividends Federal salaries, social security and Wages, Inventory This 6,100,973 for Prov. •Annual Report— June 30— Years Ended 1947 . $46,514,746 $43,080,798 ... Provision —46 Alleghany sold 17,500 shares of Chicago, Co. common stock.—V. 170, p. 1181. Subs.)—Earns* .'1948 YY 1949 . etc. Deferred Alleghany Corp.—Exchange Offer Extended— exchange offer, loss 45 share, and 47,818 shares of Y„ ; $52,615,720 $49,752,179 $48,167,100 .... general Addition the authorized VyVYyY/yy>\;/,,/■/■: No of $88.40 Corp. common stock. Island & Pacific RR. which compared with share, for the preceding common \.i Depreciation of plants Depletion of mines^.... Notices.45 having a net asset value of $719.97 per share. The corporation also reports purchase during September shares of Blue Ridge Corp. common stock and 40,000 shares share, common per year. Sir ;• equal $1,255,532, . for the three months 6.8% 2745. p. sales... for Net System.. ; are 169, returns) of Prov; Goodwill, 1948, net earnings after taxes amounted For the year ended April 30, to $2,019,299, 0.95 Land, buildings, machinery and equipment 'y- ,';YYY" ;YYY. ''Y;V y" $11.50 0.34 the percentage decreases sales Deferred ■* Stock. Reserve 14,170,002 Y,..Y.rY. $65.13 $75.41 6.25 6.46 YY'Y*. $4.18 ; for the 12 months.—V. Selling, 31, the Bank of value common stock from par , Y • against reserves for ins. & other contingencies 1,000,000 shares to 4,000,000 shares, in order to provide for a four-for-one split-up of the presently out-' standing 412,700 shares. / V ' .V Y''\v The company In 1947 redeemed its outstanding bonds and preferred no Cost Cash or will 13,921,537 ; -.YY compensation, and Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd.—To Vote oruSplit-Up— 1 Federal - in London/England. The company announces that holders should present their bonds to any one of the above offices on or before Dec. 1, 1949, In order to expedite payment on Dec. 31, 1949.—V. 168, p. 1477. Canada, 8,894,179 '2,161,294 894,241 - ' for redemption on Dec. will Payment interest. Montreal, 23,064,181 "I. 8,100,000 earnings (less Y;'Y.Y Net Bonds— debentures mortgage first have been called 1959, 22,021,537 1,300,000 : share: pfd. stock.. ' •,'*$£ 3,461,294 'f Years Ended June 30— — Condition Statement of Member - ; Algoma Central Terminals, Ltd.—Calls 5% bonds, Reserve Banks district court, held in be also would, continues Y/Y. I' Freight outward, cash disct., agents' i-— —42 Exchange__—34 Curb Exchange———34 Foreign Exchange Rates— Combined Condition Statement of A'":" <(, ' Stock Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Dividends Declared and Payable elimination of the interest of the and 64,060 shares of preferred. RFC would take over the property the and action the of participation for v 300,000 inc. stock 2.0% Sales Investment News-Cover State and City Bond Offerings— -52 The Course of Bank Clearings —43 I: 1949—12 Mos.—1948 - American Agricultural Chemical Co. (& Y General Corporation & shares of common 866,238 result assume to provided banks* and of a full in plan $ "y 94,823,317 410,743,065 410,594,631 90,564,270 in-- Y ♦ •f per Miscellaneous ( • (& Subs.) —earnings— . f, a to bear to and issue, 1,194,241 excluded, and Miscellaneous Features - .. ; a . . November, ; In net of date . ..... cumul. are ;'i: Y, ' 1947, the company filed for corporate reorganization under the Chandler bill, when it could no longer meet its maturing debt. •" / ' 1 •,,, i. h ; Arthur J. Mellott, Federal judge, held the company insolvent and purchasers." by /• NOTE—If sales of stores not owned at all times during both periods * ' • *hV: C; to place the property in the, "deal directly with prospective r: r ' \ ' "'.V.V};r. taken was that so after $110,000, amount of the 1949—3 Mos.- -1948 31— Federal • Common Its bank to increase annum. Federal Earnings 1 (Dow-Jones)———33 Quotation Industrial Stoek Averages_33 National in note months nine taxes Consol. Stock and Bond Averages the corporation, filed in the U. S. District Court at Kansas City a second amended plan of reorganization, -. which provides that all the assets of the company be turned over Miller, Harry bef. taxes 41 Section per sales net come Markets— Over-the-Counter Manufacturing Corp.—Trustee Files New Plan Aireon — Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb 2% Prov.Y for —38 --39 Exchange...1 Stock Exchange— Toronto J. or 31, 1949, according to the « be $50,000 not later than 3 p.m. on Oct. 24, 1949. Notice of-' rejection of tenders will be mailed not later then Oct. N. acceptance appropriated has corporation than more at Earns; Exchange..—-36 St. Louis Stock Exchange.—.—,——.v—36 San Francisco Stock Exchange—-—-37 Montreal Stock Exchange.—————38 Repurchase $50,000 of Stock—* Air Associates, Inc.—To not promissory /Y;;':yyyY';. Y-YY-Y'Y/Y/^'YYV";';.:'Yv..< $ ,Y;"r Pittsburgh Stock This unsecured Period End. July Stock Exchange authorization SEC The Allied Stores Corp. Y" Additional — construction purposes to not more than $350,000 Farmers Deposit National Bank of Pittsburgh of for to interest (Stocks) York Stock Exchange (Bonds) $23,967;745 $15,123,165 $77,078,151 — •Net _ V\". 1 \ ; New York . Mos.—1948' 1949—9 1949—3 Mos.—1948 Period End. Sept. 30— ZL Sales Stock and Bond Quotations •v « 'r':'* Y'Y Y' issuance received has company borrowings '/yy mature a shares. the'new on /n This Issue '. short-term 100% Stock Di¬ .\y ':? Admiral Corp., Chicago, 111.—To Pay \ Co. Steam Heating County Borrowings— The "i Yv/ News MISCELLANEOUS - Bank held on Nov( 9 will consider the offer by Federated Department Stores, Inc. for the } acquisition of the assets and the assumption of the liabilities of Abraham & Straus, Inc. in exchange for Federated common stock on the basis of 3.25 shares of Federated common stock for each share of A. & S. common stock held.—V. 170, p. 485. : - stockholders INSURANCE - Exchange Offer— -Abraham & Straus, Inc.—To Vote on The INDUSTRIAL - Copy a Louis 8tock Chicago Stoek Exch. New York Curb Exchange Chicago Bd. of Trade Exchange Associate m Phone CEntral 7600 Bell Teletype 8L 593 V ty ■;* ':;W « V COMMERCIAL THE (1490) 2 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Monday, October 17, 1949.*fJ3. : Cable American of Expenses and Taxes (no expense for requir. prov. U. 1,124,142 Distribution General 1,022,554 885,432 602,514 stock 1,040,860 730.333 660,460 in (net). $1,033,605 $92,925 $1,251,263 21,493 loss from operations—.:—- income 45,874 64,435 $1,205,389 $969,170 — Net loss ♦Refund $71,432 . — Federal accrual-— excess stock of ". ; of 250,000 75c of It is the present intemion of the board factors.' other $71,432 . $319,583 $1,205,389 » ♦Resulting from loss net 7---77 -7.7 ... . . GIVING 4%'i quate for Normal Can Requirementspany's will, plants needs mated sheets the unless ation of handling meet to continues strike steel for York esti¬ customers' unprecedented an "normal the Electric of the any types of containers, the company will follow its policy of equitable allocation so as' to minimize hardships arising out of shortages. for of threatened a . strike of the 26 in Bteeiworkers United the of (CIO) America was averted , by 1 * the for ' 'When Olean this Tile included in net the amount of According plant. $768,000 secured the to terms of being repaid at the rate of $12,000 monthly, $144,000 as of Aug. 31, 1949, was reduced to $660,000, .It 15, 1954, approximately 4'/2 years hence. It is the directors that this debt should be refunded on a longer 1948, American Encaustic has tions to its manufacturing plant at Lansdale. of Dec. land buildings, 31, Aug. 1949, machinery and $180,695, which and was view the desire for of }i stock desire the to of Co. America. The $800,000 loan the of will (1) Inc Co.— IThe stockholders will See V. 170, Oct. on Ellis & Bosworth, Brooke Alex. authorizing the Co & & the unsubscribed 77:; kwh., Co & , j Loeb, M. Co.—Stock Offered Co & Co & —- & —_ INCOME Inc.' common stock of 7, the right to subscribe for 498,081 shares of stock (par $10) in the ratio of one new share Gross common each nine expire 3 held shares Balance A. (EST) p.m. ject to allotment. ' . . Union Securities Corp. and associates have been named shares not subscribed for. This group submitted the highest bid Oct. 6 for the contract of underwriting the issue, naming a compensation of $116,000. 7 ;7V; 77'7'.',7*: <v: underwriters for any Other proposals received in response to company's invitation for underwriting bids, were: The First Boston Corp., $146,933; Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., $198,000; Blyth & Co., Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Jointly), $428,349. 1.92 Co. Corbett, & for Harper Son & : Guaranty Trust Co. of New York has been appointed agent issuing, splitting, grouping and transferring warrants for sub¬ for scription to the additional shares of the PURPOSE—The stock mon from net will be added time to time, securities of equity corporate will be those construction to from the sale stock. ' .$3,987,177 of the additional com¬ the general funds of the company and will, to purchase additipnal amounts of. the subsidiaries The additional companies to It programs. of . meet is the part of expected and company investments in the that . the for other subsidiaries estimated costs tBased 577,053 on shares approximately $20,000,000 of the net proceeds will be applied in 1949 to the purchase of additional shares of the common stock of Appalachian Electric Power Co., a subsidiary of the company. Cash The estimates the basis" of present conditions that, to program, it will be necessary to raise through the issue and sale of additional shares of the common stock of the company either in 1950 or 1951 and approximately $60,000,000 through the issue and sale of senior company complete the U. S. securities Is of expected construction from Govt, securities receivable through The an Co. process 0.40 9.27 ______ American Richter of the in Singer, Abercrombie of of the program funds, reserves and the subsidiary companies balance of will in 1950 and 1951. short-term bank retained financing of the market conditions funds to complete company and and other its internal sources. subsidiaries will be other factors. CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM—The cost of the construction of the by the subsidiary companies borrowings and cash conserved earnings and needed 0.49 0.49 Co 0.20 0.49 0.40 not 0.90 Stroud Inc 4.96 under Co 0.70 tAfter Westheimer and Inc. in and Wheelock & Cummins, i. for Oil Affiliate Mexican Co. of the Sales operating unit for American Gas Co. de Mexico. by Co., which 7 holds 7 v. interest in at 53'/3 zone, directly south and Kuwait for In the exploration, an agree¬ $5 February of Ashland Oil & Refining ,Co. of Ash¬ Beach, Calif.; of at adjustment over other wrapping Capable the for the new 132,700 105,200 1,296,256 171,856 162,760 ( » 2,885,265 ; for in 1948 of in season's realizable 1949, of (no in allocated tAfter 1948 cost, for reserve and $417,646 but depre¬ in 1947.; $471,772 in 1949 $416,386 in 1943 by 577,053 shares (par $5) in; shares in 1947.—V. 168, p. 1577. §Represented 192,351 1,712,097 3,680,561' at crops, value. $444,219 depreciation 1&47. and 2,884,000' .. 1,710,832 5,006,586 - $12,983,873 $11,644,062 $10,436,537" prior estimated 53,454 2,885,265 1,710,832 - 100,000 : .j" value par 128,600 1,501,456 __) par) of packaging AMF wrapper wrapping of - is varied equipment bread more loaf at sizes available now upward flexible in and of 65 its ease will also provide a more evenly wrapped package. Of particular interest to the baking industry will be the conducting of continuous cake mixing by the AMF Oakes Continuous Mixer, 1949—Month—1948 $767,317 of 1949—8 Mos —1948 $924,996 $5,797,840 $5,997,497 170, p. 978. the been conversion reduction a 3 ',8 % & Telegraph Co.—Conversions—. privilege of over debentures, due in became effective $88,000,000 1959. in the According to Sept. on amount the there 1 outstanding New York Exchange, there was outstanding on Oct. 5 $305,752,100 debentures, against $394,372,000 originally offered.- Stock the of Quarterly Report—Leroy A. Wilson, President, states: Nearly 400,000 telephones of quarter to bringing the gain for the first nine months of the 1,500,000 and the total number of telephones in service' 32,850,000. continued The added by the Bell System in the third were 1949, to about year The volume of toll and long distance telephone messages high levels. at record improvement in' the quality of telephone service early part oi the year was well maintained The notable during the service time since generally before is the to the We end that also are telephones in the in last is four providing the more with service our country tbe at $130 payment lssne^ per and better the in of conversion. vertible 'cash for by service to company's cash, and been of by for after surrender each have payable in $30 On in the months. at any have farmers than $394,000,000 f surrender share each June one 20, $100 share of stock. of This one of before ever of 3Va% capital stock, converted. $100 stock to is 10-year more over of convertible are debenture, be than 21% issued plus upon 1951, the debentures will be con; debenture and payment of $40 in company's three outstanding originally aggregating it. to install many more have increased service Until June 20, 1951, these debentures share, than beginning of 1949 and by nearly 1,300,000 country has the highest rural teiephone in the world and today the Bell System when debentures of may program telephones :lbl« debentures became convertible into $85,000,000 summer accurate This years. 1, desires on Rural areas. any more Sept. who everyone by nearly 250,000 since development of and and new keeping right rural faster now war and our efforts to improve it further are The number of people waiting for telephones has construction is continuing at a high rate bringing good results. Since Hancock Oil Co. of Long trade. 164,314 190,655 6,314,657 of $250,000 $31,376 217,187 1,529,338 income— —— Since has and development operators joined forces in 1947 to enter the inter¬ the American Independent Oil Co. They are J. S. Houston, Texas; minute, 444,278 217,632 exps.__ employees.-™ taxes on or reserve oil advancement 404,130 compensation to been further reduced of Bartlesville, Okla.; Signal Oil & Gas Co. of and the Sunray Oil Co. of Tulsa, Okla.—V. 169, p. 1557. baking V 41,699 > and American Telephone S.A., Signal Oil & products and the introduction of an unprecedented con¬ cake-mixing process were demonstrated for the first time by per ' 41,488 $21,593 $458,579 and —V. new marked > Angerman Co., Inc.—September Sales Decline— the 1949 Baking Industry Exposition and Convention which opened Oct. 15 in Atlantic City, N. J. Morehcad Patterson, Chairman, said that the prime feature of the new AMF Droduct group is a high-speed bread wrapper, representing to ; .y-.". 37,513 < taxes tobacco excess Of the loaves : 0.40 Harold E. Wood & Co.— American Machine & Foundry Co.—Five New Products a programs the subsidiaries of the company for the 2V2 years ending with 1951 Is estimated, on the basis of presently existing conditions to be $178,360,000. This estimate is necessarily subject to many uncertain factors, including cost fluctuations and availabiliy of labor and mate¬ rials, and actual costs may vary materially from such estimate. It is 31,410 lease self-insurance $357,825 1949 0.40 • both of Wichita, Kansas; company 262,496 • $12,983,873 $11,644,062 $10,436,537 ___i ciation Co., Co., tinuous 1,587,045 241,527 con- contingencies— ♦Including . Co. this 14,074 1,624,928 347,243 payable stock Total 0.90 Co Ky.; Ralph K. Davies of San Francisco, Calif.; Deep Rock Oil of Chicago, 111.; Globe Oil & Refining Co. and Lario Oil & Gas Five v^vM2,352 surplus Stix zone. Y : 287,241 tobacco machines payrolls, SCapital land, It obtained be the 506,067 -7 Earned surplus Phillips Petroleum Co. that 407,957 charges for Federal Stern Brothers & Co.— & , as J-.—.1 Initial 0.40 & Scribner Deane & ; 6,717,873 1,587,168 use i 72,547 • 7,066,772 (ap- 1 to management of both American companies. as 250,000 179,477 I.i 8,031,532 values officials) license Reserves this year the Pacific Western Oil, Co. made a separate agreement with the King of Saudi Arabia. The current operation in the Persian Gulf area Is being car¬ ried forward by the American Independent Oil Co. for the joint ac¬ field 1947 250,000 i buildings Reserve for . //. the American Independent Oil Co. reached American _ 1948 740,282 supplies fair Provision for extra the same organization which neutral JULY 31 - 209,290 or royalty agieement (net) Prov. — Simon & M. - LIABILITIES— 0.40 Co.^—_ Independent Co. (CIMA). of • 750,000 (at cost)_____ (at by and Accounts 0.70 — ——— I. Independent Oil Sheik the * $523,122 cost) cattle Total < Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc. $3.36 $1,413,709 (net! crop warehouse and and 0.40 Moreland 0.40 769,404 ' Pierce, Inc Co., announcement made Los Angeles; certain additional on to BALANCE SHEET, harvested of harvesting (cost) ditioning 1.11 — ' ' „ 1949 season's 1.11 $18,000,000 treasury dependent on $4.13 $981,252 ♦Current 1289. construction approximately $1,939,483 1,057,930 _____ Deferred Rotan, Mosle and Independent 1948, with national $2,383,955 outstanding. now CONSOLIDATED Raffensperger, Hughes & 1.11 American Ten $2,462,177 ASSETS— Sterne, Agee & Leach— Co In June, count 1,210,000 NOTE—Provision for depreciation amounted to $121,137 in 1949, * $111,191 and $88,846 for the years ended July 31, 1948 and 1947. y- Beane immediately in the Saudi-Arabian-Kuwait neutral of the world-famous Burghan oil field. of $3,149,483 1,500,000 ♦Including provision for extra compensation to management and : employees of $132,700 in 1949, $128,600 in 1948 and $105,200 in 1947. ! 0.49 0.20 interest $3,883,955 1,525,000 income on share___ Accrued & Mexican venture, ment 98,114 fiseal-year_____i per 0.40 0.49 production of petroleum products with reference to Kuwait's undivided used the purposes. enable their proceeds common $3,051,369 39,841 $4.27 taxes 1.11 0.20 7 0.49 170, pp. 1389, The $3,844,114 paid JEarnings Cost Inc Co «fe & Profit Dividends tLand the first of this, month dispatched from Orange, Texas, enroute to Kuwait a converted LST, the M/V Aminoil, as a floating hotel and operations base. Upon arrival in the Persian Gulf drilling operations will be commenced The 409,413 $3,808,840 ^ —— Federal Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood Quail & Co 5.21 Corp. Co., 1' according the $3,460,782 476,855 Notes payable to bank & Evans Mexican as $4,320,969 477,801 tEquipment and livestock Ralph K. Davies, Presi¬ dent, American Independent Oil Co. de Mexico, S.A. This work is being done on behalf of Pemex in accordance with ex¬ ploration and development contracts signed last March between Ameri¬ can Independent Oil Co., Signal Oil & Gas Co., Edwin W. Pauley, and Pemex. The two North American companies have subsequently formed the Mexican subsidiaries which, together with Mr. Pauley who has .qualified himself to do business in Mexico, are now operating jpintly r 4,400,970 1,154,106 income for 1.92 0-49 — & Prov. estimated 5.21 and Edwin W. Pauley, on Oct. 13 began drilling its first well for Petroleos-Mexicanos (Pemex), the Mexican Government oil author¬ shall also be entitled to make additional subscriptions for such shares as shall have been unsubscribed for, sub¬ ' ,$7,861,752 178,337 0.20 1.11 The Mexican American Independent Co., ity, 31 1947 4,792,743 Income Total S.A., $44.75 per share. Rights Oct. 24. In addition stockholders JULY $9,113,712 exps — —— 0.20 j P. Other & — Ohio The Independent Oil Co. de Mexico, at ENDED 1948 V $4,286,641 profit ♦Selling, admin, and general proximate Drilling First Well— , YEARS 4,589,729 sold_„ Newman and Co.— • Noonan Co American record Oct. for FOR $8,876,370 Hogs and 1.11 Marks & M. Burns Scherck, — — I Hirsch is offering to holders of its company week Corp.—Annual Report— ACCOUNT sales The* Milwaukee Co.—— ' 0.40 0.90 & Robertson Bretscher Inc.- Co. Net Cost of goods Farm 0.90 —— Fenner 0.40 Co & Rhoades Merrill Lynch. 0.40 Mejia Pancoa6t Dixon, The — 7-v'-'1 inputs of subsidiaries increase of 5,127,000 of last year.—V. 170, 1949 9,27 —- Co.——— & McDonald 0.70 7,# Co. lohnston, Lemon & Co Electric & System corresponding Period End. Sept. 30— Gas the Sumatra Tobacco CONSOLIDATED in 9.27 Co._-.__ & Inc. ,1.92 & Dewar, —V. American Co.—Weekly Input— 1949, 6, the over 0.40 Republic W. Dreen, Ellis & Anderson— of . 138X777'7777^^ 0.49 Brothers Mason-Hagan, —Y 0.70 Sons,—— 1.92 & Slocumb (Inc.) iVm. four amounted to 233,877,000 kwh., an 2.24%, or Oct. ended Accounts Percentage — Langley Martin, 0.40 Co. Hill & Co.——— loan of purchasers Co. 0.90 - Sullivan Brown Dooiittle capital since Dec. 1, 1948. consider 25 Carl 0.90 Simmons— Boennlng & Co Paul H. Davis & Co.—_ 1289. p. C. Lehman Laurence Equitable Securities $800,000. J under several 0.90 Clement paid out of working W. 5.21 Co.——. & Davies remaining due on the present note which, as of Oct. 31, 1949, expected settlement date, will be $636,000 and accrued interest, making a payment of $12,000 on Sept. 15 and" also on Oct. 15: fend (2) to add the difference of $164,000 less accrued interest on the present loan to the working capital of 'American Encaustic, to partly replace the expenditures for additions to the manufacturing plant been to con¬ the Public V 0.90 Inc.— & the have the Loewi after J making of individual batches wrapper, company Co., the Corp balance which system respective percentages of the to be purchased by each are as follows: Eichler Cruttenden the repay and Becker & Co. G. Dempsey to stock Allyn & Co., Courts years. used: be utility of names Clarke, Inc.—— Clayton Securities Corp.— reduction will be substantially less than the requirements of $12,000 monthly for repayment of prin-. proceeds electric integrated Company Act of 1935. The Indiana & Michigan Electric are: 0.90 I The The Lester & Co.— C. Central cipal. t single Securities John These payments for debt loan bonds system which has been determined by the SEC one severally Brush payable over a 15-year period and bears interest" at the rate of 4l/2 %. Payments on account of principal will amount to an average of approximately $5,333.33 monthly for the first five years and to an average of ap¬ present as Holding Blunt, was is proximately $4,000 monthly for the remaining ten week the of this company ■ Bioren . loan services. 0.90 A. partly Insurance incidental Laird and Co A. replace in working capitalt the amount ex¬ pended Jfotf additions to the manufacturing plant, a loan has been negotiated,7 subject to the approval of the stockholders, with The Prudential minor Biddle, Whelen & Co longer maturity on the funded debt and a Securities preferred stock and 9.33% 5.21 0.40 - also the bread electric Bateman, maturity basis. made in working capital. replaced In ,of as below and Baker, Watts & Co equipment. The paid out ofworking capital. The directors believe that a substantial part of the expenditures for additions to the manufacturing plant should be improvements, cost total Appalachian Ames, -Emerich & Co., Inc. , substantial addi¬ These additions consist 1, and minor subsidiaries, the operations of which supplement principal subsidiaries named below. - the a Union it is This note, annually. 1906) Percentage mortgage a 20, * matures March opinion of the note, Since by the high-speed 7, other of the unsubscribed ownership of American-Franklin-41 full other and UNDERWRITERS—The 1, 1948, the assets of that company were Encaustic, subject to its liabilities which Dec. American Lansdale the upon of as note a acquired company with Dec. Dec. 29, 1924), * is a public utility holding company which owns, indirectly, all of the outstanding common capital stocks of operating electric utility Citizens Heat, Light and Power Co., The Ohio Power Co., Wheeling Electric Co., Appalachian Electric Power Co., Kentucky and West Virginia Power Co., Inc., Kingsport Utilities, Inc., and Kanawha Valley Power Co. Schweiker, President, in con¬ obtain a mortgage loan of Sept. 30 said in part: Co. combined the them. companies New Loan—Malcolm. A. on has All Utility nection with the proposal to $800,000, 4,980,818 shs. SUBSIDIARIES—Company was organized in-New 1925, by certificate of consolidation of American Gas & service stitute American Encaustic Tiling Co., Inc.—To Vote Oct. 25 on to , exclusively dinated 1239. 170, p. addition other additions to the AMF bakery equipment line unveiled at the Atlantic City ex¬ position, Mr. Patterson said, include a medium-speed bread wrapper for bakeries of medium production, 20 and 80-quart vertical batch mixers designed for companies- operating at smaller volume levels ana an automatic eepanner for removing freshly baker bread from their pans, an operation formerly done by hand. ' : The addition of the 20 and 30-quart models rounds out AMF's Glen Mixer group which already includes 120, 160 and 340-quart sizes.—v. 170, P. j289. ■ iy 7 7 p. utility subsidiary companies which furnish service to the public are direct subsidiary companies of the company. The prop¬ erties of these subsidiary companies, which are located in the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and Ten¬ nessee; are physically interconnected and their operations are co-or¬ a plan to which employees had been contributing.—V. V ' ; "• '•' •' ^\)y ' \ from operations separate depositing the mix'in pans. In American 7,597,311 shs. —— (incorporated of one those company worked AMF For 151,623 shs. 151,623 shs. • — - subsidiary companies named also on to set aside six cents per hour of regular pension plan to be negotiated by a joint com¬ mittee. No wage increases were granted. The company had agreed in earlier negotiations to assume all costs of the group insurance,, ment Co. heating Sept. 20 when a supplement to existing contracts was signed providing ' for a common contract expiration date of March 15, 1950, and agree¬ time the several- to ■. The operations of the subsidiary companies are electric utility operations, more than 93% of the consolidated grots operating revenue being derived from the furnishing of electric service. Certain of these subsidiary companies supply plants employing mem-' company's of of of company almost established bers depositing FINANCING $20,700,000 even an flow of mix from the blending of basic ingredients of the mix in baking tins. Prior to the application Oakes Continuous Mixer principle, cake-mixing consisted uninterrupted the to 244,377 shs. 1———7 — (par $10) 18, directly or despite customers and distinct (incorporated The the difficulty arising out of meeting with existing stocks -the thousands of individual specifications as to types, gauges and sizes of material, v He said that in the event stocks run below full requirements ofmaterials Feb. Corp. needs" current innovation COMPANY" AND com¬ hoped to accomplish the difficult oper¬ said the company Black Mr. be adequate the in President, said Oct. 7. period, Carl H. Black, ' . PRESENT Authorized :7 Outstanding ' (2% ), due serl-"''Yr.' *' 4'vi ———— series Common stock manufacture container for general, in TO employed solely in marshmallow production. A in cake-mixing operations, the equipment provides pfd. stock (par $100;: Unclassified American Can Co.—Steel Inventories Said to Be Ade¬ steel EFFECT heretofore American Power & Light 7:7v7;77 Serial bank loan notes back. tMade in prior years with hire of cable ships.—-V. 169, p. 2746.- - -■>< 7 ally March 1. 1950 to March 1, 1956— $20,700,000 Cum. of 7':\ 1 carry respect to liability for charter inventories to continue the payment :v,,:777l.':i:77'7,V7 7V7 CAPITALIZATION, loss Net an 15, quarterly' cash dividends, but the amounts of future dividends will dependent upon the company's'earnings, financial requirements and be taxes— income cases, March City Electric Co., a former subsidiary. the board of directors declared a regular quarterly per share, which dividend, was paid on Sept. 15, 1949, dividend 1949. 399,587 —; has declared dividends on Its- common since 1909. For many years it was the company's company year Atlantic June, cash of prior years* U. S. (est.) every 12,760,000 — — to pay regular quarterly dividends and, in most dividend at the year-end. From June 16, 1947, to In 1 tReversal of equipment—- 3949, the company paid regular quarterly dividends in cash. and,.until its divestment was totally completed distributed shares of the common 7 Net 22,916,000 facilities——.71,409,000 and and practice extra Nonoperating lines plant DIVIDENDS—The S. $71,275,000 facilities and lines and facilities——.—.——- Transmission 6,644,254 1,855,277 — depreciation and for 1,501,080 1,629,195 5,982,408 plant Generating $9,349,366 $10,291,388 amortiz. income tax)—. Federal Prov. repair miscellaneous and 1947 1948 1949 $10,597,742 6,228,749 1,244,731 1,464,300 operation Maintenance General (& Subs—Earnings— Radio Corp. & Months Ended June 30— Six Operating revenues that $43,220,000 will be spent in the last half of 1949, $73,569,000 in 1350 and $61,571,000 in 1351, apportioned as follows: ,« < expected issues of convertible debentures, some $1,095,000,000, nearly $350 000 000 or 32% converted into stock. ' Stockholders of the company at the end of the third quarter num¬ bered more than 815,000. This is an increase of about 50,000 since the beginning of the year and over 15,000 in the last three months The greater part of the new capital the Bell System needs in order •to further improve and extend the service should come from the issue have been , of stock, through quate to attract conversions and accordingly continuing protect our or the otherwise, and earnings must be ade¬ savings of equity investors. We are efforts to obtain the increases in telephone fnoe«97 norwinneSS to th,e.pr<?gress of the service. Increases totalonlr i ! onJ" annual basis were granted in the third quarter; applications for additional n authorities and other / increases are now pending before regulatory applications will be made. f . Volume 170 EARNINGS Number 4847 AMERICAN OP Period End. Sept. 30— THE TELEPHONE Operating Other operating Net t income on operating Interest income Interest ;> 3,962,390 61,873 90,000 .*>■' 71,380,000 deductions for i 17,290,813 240,000 .. $4,200,945 **** 155,529 Celfor Tool Div. re taxes-*—— Net Jl—V-l- profit. 404,978 $31,714 —.*____**_* — , •Earnings £ 55,960,000 53,820,000 ___* share. per Federal tax income certain purposes, $108,545. current BELL SYSTEM CONSOLIDATED Period End. Aug. 31— EARNINGS 1949—3 Mos.—1948 $ REPORT for $ ; yjy $ and provisions Cash ; . $ Accounts 725,841,502 657,167,571 2,797,352,651 2,518,068,200 charges Deferred taxes inc. 29,015,706 24,790,062 taxes... oper. 57,317,236 47,890,063 on 100,891,881 95,359,986 214,607,127 Plant and book JUNE (less reserve)____; cost 527,242 •_**__ income_ 73,597,535 62,667,025 264,041,328 income—net* 15,023,593 16,455,449 58,308,235 66,997,348 88,621,128 79,122,474 322,349,563 306,207,235 29,160,724 22,765,146 106,259,253" oper. ' tOther Bank Total income Interest deductions* * Net, income Applic. to Applic. Co. 56,357,328 .1,735,081 59,460,404 min. to int.. 2,243,971 Federal ■i 216,090,310 6,409,402 '. stock 54,622,247 57,216,433 ... $125,000 "Based Western on 818,000 86,052 estimated).—V. other subsidiaries not and all 170, p. 1389. (partly - Class * , i * , consolidated deferred and contingent patents, etc— The issue Co. bonds as Corp. & awarded was Inc. bid 3s, Co., 102.039; 101.63; The company's in connection proceeds be and Bids Corp. and Corp., 101.279. Corp., will be Central for Weld for the construction of part, to reimburse the balance of new facilities, for of and for other 5. which the the t the revocable these The by has company it will raised , that through appropriate. ? Mortgage series due 1977—-- due 1978 27/8% V ■ EFFECT TO series due annually) 1951 $7 preferred stock, may be may " , . stock Common i ($12.50 'Represents outstanding HISTORY Oct. AND vThe B 1926. 1949; in Corp. and Power the It series which & all owns Light Co. stock common of mortgage. incorporated was Public Orleans tons in about Dis¬ to Baldwin officials, in of Service Arkansas " These Inc. sub- or more in capacity. It has that 6 this, company Tne be of 213 1000 • the For 12 gage ten' of next : this of type freight the from the Cbrp., of ; of & ; • Lehmah of natural and 8% gas, principal names amounts to cf be Brothers _*"--- $3,350,000 11 170, 1390. p. Nov. on " •. * will 21 of will, Stock ; . & ' ' ' -.100,000 — . 2,200,000 the several underwriters purchased by them are ' All of the all of the give I the follows: % .W-.i - • ^ — . 170, $32,038,500 for . r ? the bidding, Oct. stockholders 6% preferred consider approving and The of —V. bonds, "series A, of Akron The Union Passenger the of and the , , Ap> 18, subject the an Blackstone share one outstanding waive its of for exchange offer (12,942 Eastern common, rigfits preemptive 1,430 of Ac¬ to shares common share each pte- to to of stock holders redemption price share of the price new the of preferred, and stock may held. common old preferred and determined as the by com¬ sale will be applied to the retlreoutstanding 6% preferred stock part, its construction program. Blackstone's finance, to in '' 1390.'' i p. 5'. v ■ $9,799,936 170, p. ; - 1079.' A • • % - , ' •" $8,824,463 $58,805,076 $55,473,794 ' , - j; ,1' Vi ','.U , Borg-Warner • -V;-,: .; ! '■ * Corp.—Develops Automatic Transmission new type fully automatic transmission has been developed by this corporation ,in "cooperation with the Ford Motor Co. for use In Fqrd and Mercury passenger, cars, • . . ' ; C. v, > ! S. Davis, contract Ind., President, . undat Muncie, Depot; 1390. p. rate of will Public 12,942 shares of per 170, —v. , Washington the at offering $115 ratifying.' the of '99.17% (Boston) preferred. Sales • which the well as as announced Warner the Oct. on Gear Ford • transmissions " GctC 13 ffled with the ICC bnder the MaHatfte Act ' Co. a to joint plan of manufacture. be produced for Ford together the performance characteristics transmission.—V. 170, p. 1291. and most signing of' a Borg-Warner at of itself, will ' build desirable > embodies shifted Davis the -i . Mercury hydraulic torque converter and an automatically planetary gear box.—a combination which, Mr. matic , under The. automatic the 12 Division Motor *' . the $7,050,000J consolidated a three-speed said, in brings auto¬ an on refunding mortgage bonds pledged 'as . » collaterals.- . - . * r • " • ' ; y has contacted' "holders bf* a ? I substantial amount of its consolidated refunding mortgage .bonds held ; by the public, including the largest holder^ and has met favorable results. Including the pledged consolidated refundings, - the -road to addition, the the plan.—V. of 57% 170,. p. - of all these bonds have Indicated assent t accrued interof New York, 170, p. "1390. • " Beatrice Foods Co.—Frozen Food Sales Up"22%~Stock on Oct. Sales of ice 22% • - sale The Inc., of this company over sales in 10 the purchaser same has to approve specialty cream and also in the six the same months ended Aug. six months of last to vote common at representing the meeting stock: voted 73% showed of corporation, new L. of new Fosteria company Screw Screw are: S. Co., Co. G. with Rose, Vice-President; A. J. Butchkes, 2nd and Joseoh H. Hoodin, Treas¬ Moskowitz, Fred the Wiland, Secretary, Taylor will continue as General Manager. ! purchasing group own and operate Rice & Adams Corp. of Buffalo,- N.' Y., leading dairy equipment manufacturers; Emoire Case Good Co. of Jamestown, N. Y.. furniture manufacturers; Frederick & Steel Co., Frederick, Md.,: stokers, pumos and shearing maGas Equipment Corp. of Baltimore, Md.; and MerPlywood Machinery Co. of Lockport, N. Y.—V. 170, p. 978. ' ~ : increases. ■ - : • the i 31. year, Buffalo Niagara Electric^ Corp.—To Borrow— The t Stockholders of record at the close of business Oct. 24, receive the additional sh*r<»<s.' , I 1949. w ll be entitled to from i, Dec. 31. —v. ' no, ■- 1950. The funds to are authorization 2 Va% be promissory used for to ' ■ borrow Iron ferCd—Brown, maturing construction purposes. - • , per share. 880. • & Marshall, Providence, R. common Proceeds go to - . i - Foundry, Providence, R. I.—Stock Lisle shares ' $2,- notes " Sept. 26 offered 960 p. SEC Its . ' ! on ' ' : 1291.' p. received banks certain Builders outstanding shares entitled in favor of the two-for-one split of the corporation "has 000,000 • the Stockholders Harold urer. a milk a Officers cbinery; Standard foods, fluid formed personnel. Fresidept; P., Vice-President; ritt two-for-one split in the common stock. including LaChoy Chinese foods, increased for the six-months period as compared with a year ago. Sales of \ (Ind.) Properties— Damon, all to continue the former business of the Fosteria the Iron ; company's total dollar sales for the six months ended Aug. 31 were 3.6%' below sales for the same period of last year, there was an increase in total unit sales of between 4% and 5%: •// "• - , food sales of increased While ; Hoskins Chairman of the Board, on Oct. 14 announced physical assets and property of the Fosteria Gcrew Co. and all the real property and machinery of Bowser, Inc.. located in Fosteria, Indiana, to the Rose-Moskowitz group of Cincinnati, Ohio. the p. H. Haskell, President, told stockholders at the special meeting held 11% - Bowser; Inc.—Sells Fosteria R. , The 1290. Split-Up Approved—"Frozen due 1961 and jseries B, have Oct. 6 it states company * V , • , 1949, \ , Boston Herald-Traveler Corp.—Secondary Offering;— Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis on Oct. 4 effected a secondary distribution of 4,700 shares of stock (no par) at $21.25 per share.—V. 161, p. 2656. . • security for. the j 'In .. applied to the California P. U. Commission for permission to sell $9,000,000 first mortgage bonds due 1979. The bonds-are to be sold at competitive bidding.—V.\ 170, p. 394. company acquisi¬ or including •"* Bond Stores, Inc.—September Sales Increase— ^ Period End. Sept. 30— 1949—Month—1948 " 1949—9 Mos.—1948 , • v Associated Telephone Co., Ltd.—Plans Financing— The competitive common owner new between ment at .. - an.applicatiop for Commission approval of its bond modification plan. the and as - $7,500 been called constructibn exchange offer to the present preferred will be on a share for basis, plus a cash payment by Blackstone equal to the differ¬ • Hayden, Stone & Co.***.. 2,000,000 Starkweather & Co.___, 300,000 Stroud & Co., Inc.—i_ 750,000* outstanding 5% gold bonds outstanding 5% gold bonds due 1961. redemption on Nov. 3,- next, at 105 and est. Payment will be made at the Guaranty Trust Co., successor trustee,-.140 Broadway, New York,- N. Y.—V. > ht of bidding. 1* ' Proceeds of the preferred . Guarantee and the publfc will •V Delivery .< j ; ; * ( . $1,600,000 first mortgage 2V2% bonds, Terminal Co. and $2,000,000 first mo'rt- company; *bihpanjf Thfe from transportation service. Associated Electric Co.—5% Bonds Called— v sale holders :of As them O. : : Bangor & Aroostook RR.—Files New Bond Plan— ended Harris, Hall & Co.(Inc.) —V. the petitive ... Hallowell, Sulzberger Co. for pay ■.>» Associates .. Electric & Gas - -UNDERWRITERS—The respective used to be has received SEC authorization to issue and sell 35,000 preferred stock ($100 par). The stock is to be Utilities in addition. to locomotives. power, Diesel-electric Lakefront •"* one-half of estimates that holders - ; Mc Shares), ence r h organized in 1947 in Arkansas ' Co., and Southwestern company a Oklahoma months sale Authority to to cumulative for the Lima- v All B year. ,v switchers Dies61 new of road 112 50% Lakefront Co.—V. July 31, 1949, consolidated operating rev¬ enues of the company and its subsidiary were $28,201,787, of which approximately 87% was derived from the sale of electric service, 5% to - Division -of January units and from' the \ horsepower each. Toledo in these of stockholders B, of 4'/2% e share . company, Light Co.—Seeks & applied would emptive. rights The * an • Arklahoma cf subscribe • the Corp.—Partial Redemption— basis company, offered - the '8,581,389 Power has proved— - has just placed locomotives , road's . by 11,860,345 6,771,217 South Middle Gas & Electric Co, Hills $450,000, shares < , of 10,521,179 996,856 .Blackstone Valley Gas & Electric Co.—Financing Under the plan, maturity of the $8,665,600 outstanding publiclyUtilities, Inc. make up a coordinated and held consolidated-refunding mortgage bonds would be extendedy to c t inter-connected public utility .system in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana July 1, 1976, interest ■ rate would ibe increased to 414% and each and Mississippi which is now known as the Middle South System, $1,000 would be made convertible into 20 shares of common. i The company is engaged as a public utility in the generation, trans¬ Of the mission, purchase, distribution and sale of electricity; purchase; dis¬ $3,525,000 collateral trust bonds, $525,000 would be paid tribution and sale of natural gas and, to a limited extent, in providing ii at par when the. plan becomes effective. Maturity of the balance central steam heating service in the commercial district of Little Ro.ck. would be extended to Julv 1, 1961 and interest would remain un1 The company owns all of the capital stock of Capital Transportation • changed. New sinking funds would be provided for both issues. Co., which operates an electric ■ trolley- coach and bus-transportation The application states that the RFC.^, owner of all collateral" trust system, serving Little Rock, North Little Rock, and adjacent areas. bonds, has given its "assurance of assent" to the plan, both-with J ; The company also owns approximately one-third of the capital stock respect to 100% of the collateral trust bonds which it holds and, to sidiaries 1,426,256 796,137 .{ tion of additions or .Improvements to its properties, repayment of existing bank loans.—V. 169, p, 1775. ; ' switching Ohio. begin passenger The common New will of total a purchase series of Electric Power & Light stock of the company, Mississippi and Louisiana Power & Light Co., and 95.2%, of of included . capital stock of The Lakefront Dock & RR. Terminal Co.; also assumption of liability as guarantor, jointly and severally with others of: $12,000,000 first mortgage bonds public the Oct. on the will Acquire The with the dissolution connection O road the be may 1,304,989 108,058,982 101,431,479 90,039,125 81,291,320 7,498,678 8,279,614 the "' 2,100,000 shs. 3,000,000 shs. BUSINESS—Company is a to order "addition & To utility company operating in the State, of Arkansas and is a subsidiary of Middle South Utilities, Inc., and of Electric Bond and Share Co. Middle South was organized on May 27, 2, switchers this 58 47,609 shs. 45,891 shs. 45,891 shs. the under are ' according Diesel-electric Corp, of Lima, assigned 8,300,000 i 47,609 shs. of bonds of all amount time one any ten Three Bond Issues— par) 977,644 to the holders cf the company's present outstanding with the proposal to arrange with Dillon, Read & Co. underwriting of any remaining shares. • '" ■. * Company said proceeds of the issuance, estimated at a minimum, of for Inc. 8,700,000 i par;—___ maximum at for on semi- (no-par):.*' 12,890.224 10,486,324 897,602 stock, common . a be 11,000,000 8,300,000 1974— 13,038,482 ■ Steel company rata pro at ; name engineer- through the Baldwin ' the purchase, other applications sold 12,911,917 108,285,768 101,612,853 21,693 226,786 181,374 11,435,891 income 1390."' p. ^ an announced was These . Outstanding 7,500,000 (no be drawings, - - 30,102 ^ the Federal Power Commission for authorization.to issue 33,730 shares of common stock (par $1). The application sets forth plans for the stock to be offered on a Machine as Hamilton be, 5,000.000 cumul. will 13,668,584 $ Issue 33,730 Shares of Common Stock— , PRESENT FINANCING —J cumul. stock, specialized presses - __*_ charges*-*.-__ 170, Black Acquires Press — • It. required r as as ' preferred There range from 50 tons to 12,500 active in the field since 1916. order ' 1949—8 Mos.-—1948 $ rev.* oper. operating after quire " $6 ' which- 1956 to for accessories 1949—Month—1948 ' $30,000,000 $500,000 $4,993,544 Works, which next year observes its 100th anni- i. manufacture* of production machinery, has been making preform presses since *1940. Its two standard models have capacities ' of 75, and 200 tons, respectively.—V. 170, p. 1230. ' " ~ except. •$250,000,000 1973— due notes, and Defiance are by *_* skg. fund debentures due • Baldwin-Defiance Original which securities 1974_, — Drl80 . program means Authorized series serial funds other Dr24 " the under plant. Pa., primary object of versary • The corporation has called for redemption on Nov. 15, next, for account, of the sinking fund, $2,000,000 of its consolidated mortgage 30-year sinking fund 2%% bonds, series J. due Nov. 15, 1976, at 100 and accrued interest. Payment will be made at the corporation's stock transfer department, 25 Broadway, New York, N. Y.—V. 170, p. 486. Dr 12,484 manufacturers, , GIVING series 2% or construction such of sale Bonds: due manufactured Eddystone, acquire been * revenues Bethlehem • ) Drl2,480 Baltimore & Ohio RR.—Places Locomotive Order- method additional such the 3 Va % 27/s% 33/a% the its long-term ..532,797..':. , • established line of small mechanical presses to supple¬ ment the existing line of Baldwin presses, thus offering a more com- ' plete service to the pasties industry- Baldwin is one of the country's <' 1, largest manufacturers of standard and custom-built hydraulic presses $ expendi-f orders to „> • . 3>/b% •> be now data, is availability in < CAPITALIZATION, First will Baldwin The Orders for materials reimbursement of to Net Net —V. on transaction. The > years. but" such placed, been determined not contemplates be have subject will finance the balance of that respective in the changes the period of construction. projects the company expenditures incurred. for it during of 482,227 * ? the and $10,800,000 other factors which will result in changes or years certain the in modified by be may approximately facilities generating schedule which of 118,573 $4,674,548 trict Sales Offices. respectively, for are construction of-equipment tures by 292,537 111,862 351,366 102. ing corpo¬ 1949—39 Wks.—*1948 $4,378,489 $28,954,645 $30,614,668 Co. of Pennsylvania—Earnings— __***_ Oct. 7 announced that if has bought the press busi¬ Defiance Machine Works, Inc., Defiance, Ohio, effective as of' The purchase includes all models of Defiance preform presses, ' of Oct. $1.75 1290. p. '33,980 — 170, p. ness > $14,500,000 for 429,735- 303,796 value)—* par Business— company's construction program during 1949 is estimated to cost approximately $23,100,000 „(of which approximately $13,370,000 had been expended to July 31, 1949).", i To complete construction started during 1949 together with other projects >now expected tc be undertaken,, will require/expenditures during 1950 and 1951 estimated to aggregate an additional $17,800,000 $6,200,000 266,805 328,012 The'company facilities, present 170, The and program, ($1 (The) Baldwin Locomotive Works - 1949—5 Wks.—1948 Operating revenues—a Operating expenses _*_* Operating taxes ; ______ the Republic' White, 101.68; in used, received $2.63 $4,153,203 Operating 671,272' surplus Total —V. Halsey, Stuart already used for the acquisition of extension or improvement of its facilities construction used 100.2593. CONSTRUCTION' PROGRAM—The and 49,941 907,364 - cumulative preferred, 2,560 shares——— Prior preferred, 4 and 30 shares funds lor improvement purposes." rate of 2%s. as Securities proceeds its bid a Securities Boston construction, with will extension net treasury the or on bonds Union First PURPOSE—The ( the property 11 the Equitable were: (jointly), Oct. for 100.069 784,000 $946,470 ; $ v 6% licly Oct. 14 $8,700,000 first mortgage bonds, 27/s % series, due Oct. 1, 1979 at 101% and accrued interest. 1,110,000 $1,393,385 Beck Shoe Corp.—Sept. Sales Off— Uncollectible obligation :.Ewtxfed:";surplU3.«-*.-!-.i!..iiv-Preferred stock in treasury, at cost: Arkansas Power & Light Co. — Bonds Offered—Leh¬ Brothers headed a purchase group that offered pub¬ & stock common Paid-in man 1 A per Period End. Aug..31-r- . average Electric Co. income***—*— on 96,416 C for -for sh. $1,730,470 profit*—• common share Bell Telephone 198,487' 482+442 " 1,155,000 * trade-mark, 1$8.91 $2.41 $2.40 $9.94:; 5% prior preferred stock ($5 par value) number of shares outstanding. tDoes not include Subscrip. paid for unissued priolr pfd. shares— the company's proportionate interest in undistributed earnings of sub-,: 6% cumul. preferred stock ($5 par value)-!—. sidiary companies, flncludes proportionate interest in net earnings of'-. Common stock ($1 par value)*,—*—— •Consol. earn, per 104:168 $2,503,385 $175,000 ; 47^314- income Reserve 218,520;987 209,257,769. I— ***—-**__**_. — .monthly . taxes !$1,626,302 104,865 net 170, p. 1182. —V. 540,668 — mortgage note, due Nov. 1, 1961— purchase money .mortgages, payable in instalments ending July 15, 1955* 5% > for Federal (A. S.) ' 15-year 4%' 224,930,389 6,832,541 A.T. & T., . $2,398,520 —,— Sales expenses207,627 taxes—. : 446,987 Acerued 81,276,846' ——— .1 .1 — payable Earned —V. $4,993,544 .■.■'« " loans Accounts _*_***: income Period End. Oct. 1— LIABILITIES— 33,376 14,288 539)046 443 554,914 — ■ $4,674,546 239,209,887" - 35,157 —*_--!***_!{;_• ——. Consolidated 728,922 1,734,502 I 439,865 247,221 premiums— depreciation*—*—. profit Provision 1,941,355142,442 1,983,464 175.295 - (net) annuity ——— 150,333 457,696 287,346 income————— 1948 . 2,011,166 and 418;364 1,547,08) 161,446 income-<divs,j rents, discounts, int., etc.) Total $l'57,361. ,*_•_ Total Net "Gross Other : ' ... market)--— or etc equipment • . $226,343 Federal 1,112,634 to : ' 30 : .487,867 —_*__ „—* than for 4,920,304 expenses—— '—_"—*_——*— . Provision inGome. -1949 lower of (at charges, 185,124,837 . SHEET, to general ——*——-—' Retirement Interest 43,721,-765 1,224,110 5,234,705 1,678,781 —— r—, other 1946 $54,761,587 38,511,328 —*—<■**. — result, the Federal income tax a v, : Inventories 565,911,025 521,820,421 2,217,812,315 as in proportion BALANCE , ''4":%',, receivable revenues. expenses. Federal and ____ Operating 1,998,373,490 1948 relatively high are Operating Other $79,695 for ASSETS— 1949—12 Mos.—1948 f 1949 $51,032,313 expenses— and Insurance were allowed as deductions from income in prior years.charges included in the foregoing statement amounted to $88,996 Such 52,862,883 218,050,000 192,504,361 51,555,380 212,290,000 199,112,458 $2.31 H ' '$9.24 ' $8.70' $2.34 1 Rent. •Including in 1949, $326,204 of toolmaking machinery, etc. tlncludes: depreciation adjustment of $ll,89e, net after income tax JFor delivery Advertising v prior years' effect. 1949 maintenance and and Administrative 02,956" 105,000 41,000 operations tNet income Dividends Repairs Selling 3 ACCOUNT (incl. storage earnings)— Products and other merchandise 70,361. tCrl3,596 income Sales—net 33,235 ______ INCOME 3 Months Ended Aug. 31— , $4,330,410 3,893,403 156j057 3,894,929 plant assets—— of rearrangement Federal CONSOLIDATED 1948 Taxes, 64,282,242 269,880,000 237,232,673 11,419,359 51,830,000 44,728,312 15,420,000 .. - 14,530,000 1949 . 58,134 Sundry ueductions (1491)" Machines, Inc.—Annual Report— depreciation Cost of plant JProv. CHRONICLE *. 52,608,753 4,270,000 — income— 11,369,415 FINANCIAL expends*-*_i for Interest 34,853,741 7,649,226 ,26,300,000 228,810,000 184,683,141 7,290,000 and Provision & :_*___*_ sales Costs 21,521,000 13,230,000 3,184,697 : 59,730,000 income—net Total 14,610,000 4,905,000 -.3,400,000 income %****.* income Dividend Other 3,360,000 taxes •Net 56,184,403 221,800,000 224,627,760 40,445,480 167,660,000 156,883,604 .40,530,000 expenses Federal taxes Avildsen Tools & Years Ended June 30— $ $ 54,580,000 revenues. CO. 1949—12 Mos.—1948 1949—3 Mos.—1948 $ Operating TELEGRAPH & COMMERCIAL (no par) Qf- I.; on at $15.50 selling sotckholder.—V. 170, ' , . , U. S. Patent Office) William B. Dana Company, Publi shers, 25 Park Riggs, • Business Manager, Published twice a week [every Thursday Place, New York 8,: N. Y., REctor 2-9570. Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Publisher;" William Dana Seibert President' William D. (general, news and advertising Issue) j with a statistical issue on MonaayJ. Other offices: 135 S. La s'aile St., Chicago 3. HI. (Telephone State 0613); 1 Drapers' Gardens, London, E. C. England, c/o Edwards & Smith. Copyright 1949 by William B Dana Company. Reentered as second-class matter February 25, 1942, at "the post office at New York, N. Y., under.the Act of March 3, 1879, Subscriptions in Uhited States, U. S. Possessions, Territories and Members of P&n» Am»rfcan Union. $35.00 per year: in Dominion of Canada, $38.00 per year. Other Countries. $42.00 per year. The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (Reg. - - ^ ROTE: On account of the fluctuations In the rates of exchange, remittance for foreign .* subscriptions and advertisements must be made In New York funde. , „ • , 4 THE (1492) Butler - r-V. 170, p. 1079.; . cancelled were FINANCIAL & (at cost), CHRONICLE $1,705,161; Monday, October 17, 1949 prepaid expenses Cities charges, $256,214; investments in and advances to airline organizations, $72,746; unamortized debt discount and expense, $176,104; total, $13,769,230. ';, >1, & Co., Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 4, offered 10,000 shares stock of common to selling stockholder.—V. 170, p. 1391. (par $1) at $6 share. per due Sept. 30, 1949, $2,500,000; payable, $519,983; transportation taxes, emp.oyees' withholding taxes, etc., $539,4.98; accrued liabilities, including payrolls, $758,488; deposits on air travel card accounts, $300,158; unearned transportation levenue and ticket refund liability, $198,462; 15-year 3%% convertible Income debentures, due Sept. 1, 1960, $7,685,000; reserve for uninsured damage to aircraft, $124,607; common stock (par value $1 per share), Proceeds go caoital surplus, total, $13,769,230. $4.79,083; Bread Canada Securities Co., Ltd.—Bonds Offered Dominion — 978; Clinchfield Coal The The offering consists of $600,000 sinking 100 at the In companies that states funds.—V. 162, p. registered under it invest may 1884. for to .eave Appeal Rate Decision— to the Board has applied company Canada appeal of Transport Commissioners the Supreme Court of Canada on a to question of law in connection with the recent freight rates decision. " The appeal application is being lodged by the Canadian Pacific and its subsidiary companies. The application will be heard by the board? on Oct. 17.—V. 170, p. 1391. . Capital Airlines, Inc.—SEC Registration Covers Three Issues—Would Debenture Co. Hold to See [ ,/J-7J" \"T latter ;• 30, the remainder on and Jan. Eliminate Restrictions— bonds that redeemable has company at descending a coal in excess of 5,000,000 net tons produced from the mortgaged prop¬ erty in any calendar year, starting in 1950, also is to be applied to bond Company at its option may pay into the sinking fund retirement. additional 1950.—V. 169, 31, 4%% mortgage companies will be 30, 1961. The bonds will fall due Oct. 1, 1961. ?;?■.. > •.: f The sinking fund for the issue calls for $400,000 a year, payable semi-annually. A further sum equivalent to eight cents a net ton of bank 1949, first Sept. ■' V of $4,800,000 of sums to an aggregate up of not than $400,000 more the life of the bonds. The redemption price for bonds retired the sinking fund will be par.—V. 170, p, 1392. during through , net assets valued of this market at corporation Sept. at with 1949 30, secur¬ $9.45 share a Net debentures, linancing June on 30, 1949 were Sales costs increase an Cost applicable the to stock common Selling for Report— the 1948 1947 $10,485,700 $13,005,081 of goods sold— 6,877,423 $3,053,262 $3,498,887 1,957,932 $2,519,170 367,057 447,797 408,613 $601,153 sales 9,506,154 $1,093,158 $847,593 expenses General & Profit Other admin, from expenses— operations income . 63,305 *. 24,786 19,020 $1,117,944 $866,613 Income charges for Fed. 1,262,964 $664-,458 ——_ Gross Income Prov. $9,396,593 7,432,438 2,085,052 Gross profit on 14.27c. of nine months ended Sept. 30, exclusive of profits on sales of securities, was $187,770, compared with $141,844 for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1948. This was an increase of 32.3% over the same period last year. Asset coverage per $1,000 of debentures outstanding on Sept. 30 (excluding unamortized debenture financing costs) amounted to $4,233. Interest and amortization requirements on debentures outstanding were earned 3.73 times.—V. 170, p. 1391. ?K : income Co.—Annual and quotations, outstanding debenture Products COMPARATIVE INCOME ACCOUNT FOR YEARS ENDED JUNE 30 before deduction of principal $7,925,456 (excluding un¬ of $117,537). They compared with total net assets of $7,170,830 on June 30, 1949. Net asset value of the common stock was $10.79 a share on Sept. 30, compared with of Aluminum Club Carriers & General Corp.—Net Assfets Increased— Total ities amount Canadian Pacific Ry.—To of (deficit),$2,174,- surplus Sept. 19 paid off all but $375,000 of its out¬ notes, according to a report filed with the Exchange Commission- Of the $375,000 balance, $75,000 and Nov. amortized This earned 2415. of counsel, these bonds will be investments in which and British Insurance Companies Act, 1932 (Dominion), amended, their due opinion The Canadian as is p. to mature Oct, 1, 1967. The 4%% bonds were interest. The 3%% issue was placed privately. and Formed prices, at the option of the company. The call price will be 104 until Sept. 30, 1950. After that it will decrease by one-third of 1% each year until a figure of 100% is reached in the year ending bonds fund Offered Be Service Corp.—New Bond Issue— to four insurance scale on $2,500,000 Securities 3%% serial bonds to mature $60,000 1950 to 1959, inclusive, and $2,650,000 4%% of the years corporation standing mortgage bonds, Series A, to be dated Oct. 1, 1949. Oct. 1 in each $2,838,729; The issued Nearly All of Bank Loans Retired— Corp., Ltd. and Cochran, Murray & Co., Ltd., Oct. 4 offered in the Canadian market $3,250,000 first on Corp.—To LIABILITIES—Notes payabe to banks, , Butler's Inc., Atlanta, Ga.—Stock Offered—R. S. Dick¬ son Hetera non-Utility Securities of Cities company above. ?; a service accounts > Service deferred and 1949—Month—1948 " v 1949—9 Mos.—1948 $13,441,538 $16,083,938 $92,904,683 $116,639,797 — for which orders Brothers—September Sales Decline— Period End. Sept. 30— Sales COMMERCIAL 225,313 taxes- 258,318 184,191 156,229 325,483 259,657 $282,916 $534,143 795,125 $422,764 1,151,259 —$1,434,176 $1,329,268 $988,000 income— on * The company Oct. 12 filed with the SEC a registration statement covering $7,400,000 15-year 3%% convertible income debentures; $3,700,000 of 4% debentures, series A, and $3,700,000 of 4% debentures, „ series ? B. of All the debentures, according to the registration statement, are due on Sept. 1, l.;60. The 15-year convertible debentures already are outstanding and the company proposes to offer holders of these debentures the rignt to exchange them for the new series A and B debentures. The the at company 350-mile time same air fleet by 1952. ' Pres. J. H. Carmichael announced " ? • announced hour Constellations—under for plans modernized? a :.v- . that the will company buy three unique lease arrangement— will gradually replace its DC-3s with new "super" DC-3s, and will offer debenture holders the chance to turn in their holdings for two series of new debentures. The last step is designed to remove indenture per restrictions whiea have financing plans. The plan to buy crippling the in company its equipment aircraft the manufacturer. Although several schemes such have been proposed in the past, they have involved less favorable terms, f Lockheed has agreed to lease the three Constellations to Capital for hn 18-nionth period at $17,500 each, with the rental to apply toward thfc purchase price of $684,000 each. These three planes are among which five under Lockheed taking back from KLM (Royal Dutch Airline) whereby KLM will buy five Constellations with longer-range features. After the » Constellations returned are by KLM next spring, upon delivery of the longer range models, Lockheed will completely overhaul the three Constellations and modify the interiors with several brand new Mr. ieaiures, Capital New in June, York Carmichael July service and and said. August, The and on Capital's Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Louis. *J Company recently will route be will be used delivered to Washington- on extending ' the announced planes Norfolk from to V- ' of three "super-DC 3s" cn a pay-as-you-go basis. Mr. Carmichael said" that the company had a cash position ox $3,500,000 on Sept. 30, and that its oply indebted¬ ness, other than the outstanding debentures, was the $375,000 balance of a $4,000,000 bank loan. This balance will be settled by next Feb. 1. * The features michael u "To in of the letter a provide price of the filed 12, stock two stock ferred dividend underwriting terms, and the pre¬ be determined by competitive bid¬ the issues, to ' Gross recapitalization holders to the purchase of plan, as described by Mr. the outstanding flexibility which may financial Car¬ follow: debentures, be needed to con¬ with its re-equipment program and the concomitant ability to interest and sinking lund charges on the debentures, the company soliciting the consent of the holders of 3% % convertible income tinue interest 50c ■i chased Other for Prov. Fed. (other taxes '* income) Federal Net inc. & (charges op special inc. ■ $416,594 $5,877,120 1,401 19,666 $5,896,796 138,493 1,800,746 is debentures denture to the relating relaxation to of the restrictive 6f funded debt the creation assets." The assent their cf these provisions will then fcr new debentures holdings for $1,000 $500 of vertible in¬ be offered to up the Nov. right 30 to 3%% series income Interest convertible A 4% income debentures debentures, debenture and convertible $500 into turned 'in be may of series 4% B stock common at the on series new A debentures is payable at fixed a of 4%, con¬ $11.11 charge whether or not earned. The interest on the present debentures is payable only to the extent that available net income^or the payment of interest is earned. Interest on the series B debentures will only if earned. ?? The series of $500,000 "and purpose, at debentures B the ? A $11.11 the paid will extent accordingly The series B are series still per be of should taken the out series Mr. wi'l be entitled debentures of A could be converted into 45 entitled to net retired annual an to have letter of no been of its $4,000,000, when in noted earnings" several for this prior years to sinking fund payments until after retired. the making 1946 that history" this month. years ago payments loans If 3%"7c any exchange offer, and At it the when company the a debentures proportionate impossible 1947, or was "in the $0.11 $0.11 —V. 170, p. Cost to to repay 1948. new interest pay , the This or traffic cut most of volume September and has shown a had profit through- for plans corporation additional Gas Electric & to stock common Investment in any The company, 000 in will Period— : Operating Operating expenses income income Balance Net gain . revenue Operating Other : Net $7,082,237 6,383,428 $698,809 — deductions (net) — . •$353,480 107,654 $591,155 145,640 $499,120 $345,329 253,294 $92,035 for income its series B either be in ——— $1,331,237 r. 740,082 — Co., Central and ? ? of the proceeds to buy Light Co., and South¬ about $500,000 for future Power & retain to 170, p. 1391. of the company's four subsidiaries.—V. •$499,120 SHEET, JUNE 30, $832,117 sold at less not than 170, par pledged or ASSETS—Cash on hand and demand deposits in banks, $2,781,905; U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness, 1%%, due June 1 1950, $1,000,000; (after allowance for losses of $90,034) $2 262 ,771; mainienance and operating supplies (at cost), $279,325; property' and equipment (after allowances for depreciation and obsolescence of $8,794,887), $5,235,004; engines and equipment purchased for receivables price 1291. p. 40,000 Sales ——^ There 52 were units in operation ago.—V. 170, p. 1080. year in September, weeks to treasury—, Dr4,328 169, p. 1223. Period End. Net Aug. 31— income Federal No. profit 1949, and 494,988 barrels for Revenue passengers ,$327,842 Ltd., has dated '9,663,106 73;074,00l equipment, announced Aug. 10, 1949 170, p. 1080. 1949—3 Mos.—1948 $9,248,674 1949—9 Mos.—1948 $11,946,854 $24,055,109 •3,804,873 3,441,641 *11,535,345 544,000 1,575,300 1.319,000 4,788,012 2,122.641 _—. :_i. 782,181 2,229,573 of outstdg— 834,319 794,952 $0.93 $2.81 shares share per . Other — . ! & ?? of Simplify Corporate Portfolio— or the real estate businesses, income „; some •Based transactions is to ! the corporate simplify on , profit 1949 . — a rities of amount to an of to Cities aggregate $5,402. the new Service in carrying The company exchange value companies cf Co.; Guayaquil company; operates The United a SEC Fuel & 56,623 pi are to be trans¬ are; Investments,- Ltd., Quito 1392. 302,173 $0.11 $0.58 ^ Rv. Co., an s v a Canadian Ecuador holding company which : Federal taxes 1949 1948 $1,205,000 500,000 640^000 ;• rr profit •The common comparative ferred p. ; ,— per stock which were . Oct. 20 to 1. ?t \ * ■' ?. request a are per share calculated outstanding at the of on ■ ' of " —— S5C5.00C ? $1.08 common 654,311 end —c $1,007,000 _ share——_ ? earnings dividends shares both \ $0.40 stock after of pre¬ common periods.—V. 170 1188. Commonwealth Edison Co.—Weekly Output— Electricity output of Commonwealth Edison Co. and associated com¬ panies, excluding sales to other electric utilities, for the week ended Oct. 8, showed a 5.2% decrease from the corresponding week a year ago; Following are the kilowtt-hour output totals of the past four „ weeks and percentage Week Ended— comparisons with 1948: 1949 Oct. 8 219,979,000 Oct. 1 228.005,000 ___^—227,332,000 Sept. 24 until 169, p. 1449. $1,507,000 for . Net •Earnings, miscellaneous secu¬ and cash in the for securities railway line in Ecuador. has given interested persons hearing>«4V.( 170, 1943 . share taxes— provision $2,224,598 whose Community Traction Co., which operates bus lines and street railway Brightman Manufacturing Co., an Ohio company manufacturing nuts for bolts; Federal Liquidating Corp., a Delaware company organized for the purpose of liquidating Federal Light and Traction $8.49 $23,019,436 $24,546,97G 129,063 525,210 523,174 shares currently outstanding.—V. before Estimated stock company (to be known as Cities Service Hetera Corp. or similar name) will issue all of its common stock (22,300 shares par) - , Columbia Pictures Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Profit new $100 794,952 $2.54 out $22,670,131 $24,375,286 etc. 349,355 171,690 —— operating - for liquidation. portfolio Of Cities Service. The 6,747,333 834,319 (& Subs.)—Earnings / freight operating income—storage, grinding, Consolidated net income •Net income per common ; . _ company has applied to the SEC for authorization to form a corporation to which Cities Service would transfer miscellaneous investments in non-utility companies, which' are not engaged in the purpose $33,487,777 1,326,181 ______ 3 Months Ended Aug. 31— Gross sales, less returns, allow. new stated does holders Inc.—Earnings— The The it the 83,033,317 Cities Service Co.—To oil, wholesale natural gas that to special provision for amortization of postwar construction costs of $350,000 for three months and $105,000 for 12 months ended Aug. 31, 1948.—V. 170, p. 784. $218,319 8,355,762 ___ Co., offer the profit Total $14,968 > •After ! *$294 , 1949.- 1, Petroleum ___ taxes Earned $15,400,008 1949—8 Mos.—1948 Dr7,741 $2,168,436 - Colorado Milling & Elevator Co. \ 1949—Month—1948 Aug. withdraw sales .... Cincinnati Street Ry.—Earnings— ended Anglo-Saxon intend against 50 a 1949, 79,640 1,151,259 per accom¬ Colon Net 1949—9 Mos.—1948 ; $1,807,105 $14,707,775 $1,681,032 „ 73,930 1.119,294 1941), $1,897,011 Net - 1949—Month—1948 73,930 79,640 Colonial Mills, (& Subs.)—September Sales Off 6.98%— Sept. 30— 8,007 de¬ (issued, 323,960 shares). par Period End. Aug. 31— as lines in Toledo, Ohio; 1949 flight inveptory contingencies capital stock held in Net Oct. 13, asked the ICC for authority to issue $25,760,3V»% five-year first mortgage bonds. These bonds Childs Co. ferred *Loss. CONDENSED BALANCE future * ordinary shares. Said holders may therefore still accept the offer by completing and signing the form of acceptance attached to the offer and delivering the same to Irving Trust Co., One Wall Street, New York 15, N. Y. accompanied by the certificate (s) for or¬ dinary shares held, (See v. 170. p. 688).—V. 170, p. 979. $7,000,000 apply indebtedness.—V. mortgage Period End. of 740,082 7,230 52 Weeks Ended June 30— $5,480,236 $12,562,473 5,833,716 12,217,144 on acquisition of deben¬ May 1, 1949 sink, fund requirements tures of collateral for a short-term note. The proceeds will be used to redeem $25,760,850 of outstanding series A 4% first mortgage bonds. The outstanding 4s will be redeemed next Jan. 1 at 104 % and accrued interest. The com¬ pany said that this was the first step in a refinancing of all Quarters Ended— 6 Mos. End. June 30,'49 Mar. 31,*49 June 30,'49 ■ no 219,139 10.369 expenses—^ Offer Still Open— Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR.—Refunding Plan— —V. v stock, five The not will be offered under competitive bidding, stockholders by will determine the offering price. The COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF EARNINGS •. promotion vther Consolidated this year. i,. i the The company on Oct. 13 filed a registration statement with the covering 725,567 shares ($5 par) common stock. The company previously made public its plan to offer this stock to holders at the rate of one share for every 10 held as of Nov. 2. Securities not sub¬ which 5,236 com- The company announces that its production for the five weeks ended Oct?. -3, T949, amounted to 465,854 barrels, compared with 369,375 barrels for the four weeks ended Aug. , planes. company in profit-sharing 325,483 surplus of 66,851 156,229 Colon Development Co., Ltd.—Production— SEC scribed $246,633 22,233 5,221 29, sinking $4,000,000 in bank crisis caused the $321,382 — income on •Unamortized cost.—V. $0.99 $1.67 ,• $2,168,436 creditors Total $2,762,150 1391. 22,272 withholdings——. isince July 1, panying statement Central & Southwest Corp.—Registers With SEC— most By Sept. 30 of this year, the 3% 7c debentures were "fully current" and the amount outstanding had been reduced from $9,850,000 to $7,685,000, and the bank loan reduced to $375,000. The record Earnings per com. share tax Earned surplus $1,957,757 present management took time, Capital had a net worth the they matured on Feb. 1, cancel its commitments for company to a $3,291,702 com. 1 19,668 balances— possible and Paid-in sinking fund. condition deficit fund $212,479 sinking payment is to be made toward their redemption and the amount which would otherwise be applied toward Carmichae.'s two over A fund critical $214,062 for 7,681 2,000 65,812 for Common 804,393 stock- Bal. share price. This compares applicable to the 3%% con¬ available be outstanding at the close of sinking 804,348 div. western maturity." the 67,023 ■ ■ debentures "to be - price of $38 per share debentures.; new fund stock common conversion a vertible f* ?;.■;/?' . Each $500 worth of series shares of with $279,502 67,023 exchange following the on share. per $281,085 requirements— Pfd. of the, holders of G6%% of the outstanding debentures these changes. ' All debenture holders consenting basis; Each the pledging to make necessary to- relax of the and 'A'-'V , Is provisions 27,657 6,900 *23,797 2,000 taxes sundry clines 1,528,485 $4,096,050 - 29,707 policies— : credit sales Reserve $4,290,635 158,044 _ income 58,662 220,466 pensation pay Net . 233,093 cost Federal Accrued 34,888 $417,995 ; 58,662 cost payable—trade Accrued $4,255,747 1,316 307,710 ; Co. — Accrued salaries, wages, and 1,355,183 $437,813 $439,129 — Accrued 343,509 2,016,802 703,746 Mfg. cost licenses— Employees' income i 411,466 market) 683,453 $1,897,011 Customers' . 91,775 116,297 Income and 1948 411,918 LIABILITIES— t (net) deductions Total 31,959 1949 Total 1,588,911 ' operating income. Nonoperating Gross 1,702,403 i——-t-W' taxes equiv. 173,680 130,536 or Aluminum charges Accounts 1,996,903 153,581 / 2,282.988 cost owned)—at <netl_— Patents—unamortized 1,290,096 36,697 taxes j than property Trademarks 3,945,929 1,222,417 of Monarch $1.30 $407,519 ?. $828,534 . Cash surrender value of life insurance 4,608,915 4,312,992 116,592 202,924 depreciation- 3,465,063 346,364 129,530 State & municipal 475,035 336,734 — lower $795,126 30 (net) (less than 50% Deferred 467,895 power operation in 1949—12 Mos.—1948 JUNE ' - receivable (at Plant pur¬ Maintenance SHEET •—' Inventories ACCOUNT $1,151,259 $1.65 $0.87 BALANCE 161,886 " 30,998 $1,lid,294 year— ASSETS— $1,782,845 $21,191,261 $19,385,199 $1,881,471 of j. 178,009 40,000 ? end at 565,236 < „ 274,881 Franchises—at 1949—Month—1948 Period End, Aug, 31— Operating revenues Steam generation & 1947; per share Accounts 1949.INCOME share; a expense • stock COMPARATIVE — — Earned surplus Earnings . 21, year—^ share a Investment Oct. to the Dividends—1948, 55c Cash Colony Trust Co... trustee, 45 Milk St., Boston, Mass., will until noon of Oct. 18 receive tenders for the sale to it of first and general mortgage series L 372% bonds/ due Oct. 1, 1970, to an amount sufficient to exhaust $116,850, at prices not to exceed \00V\7o accrued surplus Reorganization The Old and income-for Earned surplus at beginning pf year two rate, are it ding. is commitment a additional registration statements with the SEC proposing the sale ot preferred and common stocks.: A registration statement covering $5,000,000 of first and general Mortgage bonds, series S, due 1979, was filed Oct. 5. In the new registration statements the company seeks registration of 30,000 shares of preferred stock ($100 par) and 200,548 shares of common stock ($10 par). Both issues are to be offered for sale at competitive bidding. Sale of the common stock, however, is subject to the prior subscription rights of present common and preferred stockholders, at the rate of 1 new share for each 10 common shares held and 1 new share for each 2 preferred shares held. The offering ' Oct. company, Tenders Sought— Constellations from Lockheed Aircraft Corp. the first lease-purchase arrangement between an air line and involves an been a Net Central Maine Power Co.-—Registers Stocks— The Sept. 17 -V. 170, p. — 1390. 227,483,000 1948 % Deer. 232,032,000 230.535,000 229,284,000 226,855,000 5.2 - r 1 1 » 0.9 <^3 ? Volume* 170 Number 4847 THE Connecticut Power Co.—Partial Redemption— Taere have-been accrued ana "K" bonds National v. interest, due Nov. Bank loo, p. 1, 1973. Trust & Co., 2o2i..'. ' will Payment Tax made at, the Hartford Hartford, Conn.— be in Main St., 777 trustee, company k#h., year, Local of Oct. cn the for keek with comparea last cubic distribution of week amounted Consolidated Gas Electric Light & —Seeks to Amend Mortgage— The company to vote amend to continue has called be to first its under issued that to 883,300,000 meet future week ; to first Almost about over 30 years capital when ago that $24,000,000 issued. be can the However, amount the the remaining. of that said after stockholders approve the the proposed 170, operating 1 . has Powers interest. been with owed, .7,505,764 will $6,739,053 394,736 ——$7,133,789 * income . — — - Interest and amortiz. of prem. & exp. on"borids - ■ : ' e-' BFtt' iiicome' 'I- $5,441,828 r' ^Earnings-per common ■ the this corporation wiil and since will remain continue the on act to of board and 170, The Oct. at from redemption $58,000 1962, 111.—V. way, holders of the of 101 at 170, instead $2,667,101 than of Foreign The-Saturday Ladles' Home Country Holiday Evening Nov. on 1, next, 4% accrued and not interest. the for sinking » . £...,2....—_ Total NET PAID 6 Months Ended June 30— The Evening Saturday Ladies' Payment trustee, 208 70% the by the Jack Gentleman and —V. Post-™. preferred the the of have declared A class 31XU will still would payable share per l-to Nov. initial an stock common cents holders his and , , Net loss be R. said, Oct. on He 6. also of record Oct. of cents 10 and of a with 3,961,510 The company & ' Sept. 27 2,348,213 821,016 2,235,397 644,642 441,800 result in an used additional up.—V. 170, 170, 1392. • - a reaching its decision common directors Share on dividend stockholders A: / Sept. the last, the 6 Ohio at first river in that the dividend of of Newton, has had they that it Oct. on weeks. fourth However,- quarter dividend v. 176, payment p. 1080.'-'• in > year 1949 take could of in of of immediate no a declared 12 dividends of share a 1949 $1,000,000 com¬ figure, from Mr. Ebasco Mr. Caider commented detail in on generating equipment representing 18% expansion program planned for ' industry's The securities new the to be recei.ed American uom than more company $1,100,000 a year, compared receives on this investment, Mr. now approved meeting Caider the company's proposed retirement calls for cont.ibutions by Bond emphasized, two-thirds Approved by SEC—^ witH 10 order an the U. of S. District Court, this com¬ pdvised its stockholders that the Securities and Ex¬ American approvdef1 by; Order dated! Dec. 31. «-194&p March 24; Power & Oct. 4,- 1949 and 1949 the Oct.. 3, Light-and subsidiaries also plan of Americsreand provides, capital new stock American. of other things, for. the settlement for alleged claims by Anaerican.and its pres¬ ent and certain past subsidiaries against Electric Bond 8t Share Co. and its present and former wholly-owned subsidiaries. District Court $569,374 214,500 be Y., among In cash of certain for to the held Southern at Room District of York New has ordered hearihg a U. S. Court House, Foley . Square, New York.i 10:30 o'clock a.m., to determine whether or not to approve and enforce the plan, as amended.- :Any person: in¬ tending to appear and object to such approval and enforcement must Nov. 011 506, 1949, 7, at written statement of objections, together w.wi any supporting the Clerk of said Court on or before Nov. 1, 1949. The enjoins any and all persons from taking any action, pending the Court proceedings, which would in any way interfere with a with Court's 250 such acres Ohio. said The plans as a for developing stand-by site order proceedings, Court except the or appropriate action befoie Court of Appeals.—V. proper Equitable Gas Co.—Earnings— STATEMENT OF INCOME ', Operating year-and-a-half a of record 21, Nov. 12 170, the Commission, 1393. p. expenses and — 12,452,990 leaseholds for Provision for State Federal depletion an reserves and 760,512 income tax 820,687 income -117,633 Taxes (other than income taxes) Rents and General , $10,073,683 - - 649,747 depreciation of Provision 115,125 royalties and }'5' 31/ 1949 repairs to amortization quarterly of 15 cents per share paid on Sept. 10, since Dec. 10, 1947, when 15 cents was also • ,j ENDED JULY - Appropriations 1949. f. c MONTHS revenues Operating about quarterly dividend of 25 cents a cents The . Oct. of certain $354,874 Ironton, simply stockholders to 52 1948. Represented. the meeting were proxies from of the company's', stockholders and more than outstanding stock, the highest percentages in the com¬ history, It was stated; - r > : ; . ty.,' on The payment 9, last, on has company Oct. 1, received authorization SEC to 325,707 administrative expenses Net 911,845 proceedings may $10 to per for on F. Picher's Sales Co.—New Merrill has Gross be considered advisable." —V. varnish He formerly Co, comfort home 169, appointed division 486,670 p. Federal order Oct. Arthur was Editor of items as well various as Hie oublication lead and zinc of New York, a of Eastern States brought court action to prevent an exchange of stock Corp. and St. Regis Paper Co. stock, between by Mr. Brown. The judge The its The *. . s A Spokesman nounced for Simon he would E.. 8"beioff, was l7/ss awarded were cn a Salomon bid of 99.461. Other bids for the Diesel cer¬ Bros. & Hulzler 99 23. Harriman Ripley (jointly), 99.1745; Harris, Hall & Co. . Certificates railroad will equipment, issued be estimated locomotives and 30 steel to to provide cost for new $5,390,033, standard-guage coisi^ting baggage cars.—V. 170, Eversharp, Inc.—Straus Resigns c , .< ■■■. attorney for appeal Judge Coleman's order,—V. L. Martin costs of . . as the Mr. Brown, 170, p, 1393. an¬ Straus, II, on Oct. Chairman of the Board of ment: -.<*j - . at Inc. and Lehman Brothers p. of 28 1293. said approval of the proposal by stockholders. < Judge Coleman directed Mr. Brown to pay the court ' were serial equipment trust certifi¬ (Inc.) 99.06. Eastern require suit/ issue tificates & Co., had the proposal was not in violation of the laws of the State of Maryland and that, under the corporate laws of Maryland, the charter of Eastern States did not also Offered-^ Oct. 11 Mullaney, Wells & Co. an Coleman's order said the court had determined there was no or misrepresentation in connection with the exchange of stock charged $4,300,000 lT/s% on Pollock Judge fraud Certificates Co.; A. B. Becker & Co. Inc.; Otis & Co.; L. F. Rothschild & Co.; First of Michigan Corp,; Freeman & Co.; Wm. E. & Co. Inc.; McMaster Hutchinson & Co.; and -,s Signed Dismissing Suit- holder Trust plan, were reoffered, subject to ICC authorization, at prices to yield from 1.20% to 2.20%, according to matur¬ ity. Associated in the offering were R. W. Pressprich & products. Judge William C. Coleman in Baltimore Court signed 7 dismissing legal action against the corporation and •: •. "A " 'y. *■/•£ '• •' •" .V, Brown Equipment — cates, due $430,000 annually Oct. 15, 1950 to 1959, inclu^ sive. The certificates, issued under the Philadelphia "Modern Vy'vV'. A States Corp.—Order RR. awarded Manager of the Vice-President of Eagle- States as .•.). $2,442,190 1081. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. and associates General and 1560. p. directors. , also 170, 4 $2,928,860 p-.—* . and Eastern common See **'4 *+ income' Net —V. Vice-President of the organization publishing it, Magazines of Industry, Inc., of New York. In addition to paints and pigments, the Eagle-Picher Co, produces mineral wool insulation, aluminum storm windows and doors, and the company's working capital, additional income deductions Income Appointment— been and paint Industry," respecting the advisability 1, 1949, the board of an 9,422 -ft its Oct. . $2,919,437 (net) sale 1393. company's if share operating revenue- Other income offer $15,000,000 of first mortgage bonds, series Proceeds of the financing would be used for general bidding 1379. Harwood care up Dividend Omission— is necessary before . the witlji employees. Erie Vice-President, on Oct. 1 further stated: improvement in market conditions in the past few the board has felt that a further look into the of the of compared meeting. The 1949 $80,000,100 tor Bond & ' "regarded was 11 Dec. Eagle-Picher Executive been value share, this'company, submitted under Section 11(e) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Under the terms of the plan as amended and approved by the Commission, Electric Bond & Share _Co: will receive in exchange for its present holdings In American: Power & Light Co. common stock of purposes, including payment oI a portion of the cost of construction program, and to repay short-term bank loans ob¬ for construction. Bids will be received up to Oct. 18.—V. 170, its $193.46 payment of an October dividend. B. mark/t a corporate v payment think it wise to encroach further "There electric utility accordance 1949) 1948 - purchase will it vicinity 170, p. 592. competitive due price declines experienced generally by the tetxtile industry have had their full effect on the company's operations in the latter part of the second quarter and in the third quarter. As a result of this situation, cn Sept. 9, the company had already distributed in dividends more than its current earnings to that date. Accordingly, the board did R. it3 annual earnings estimated change Commission has joint Plan (as amended Duquesne Light Co.—Financing Approved— The into account the fact that the company had already plant improvements during 1949 about $1,200,000 in excess of current depreciation provision and. further, that the com¬ pany is committed to similar excess expenditures of approximately $350,000 to be paid before the end of the year. Curtailed demand and for all of the Plan "Stand-by" Site— announced the purchase on Oct. 4. said and disbursed.—V. on not for Mr. than of In took expended stock Oct. payable share, other In of d'spose stated. annual: pany tained liquidating a River Mills, Inc.—Explains Dan the $31.48 1948 earned stockholders, $259,000 which, 76% file This compares with 408,645 882. p. to payment p. for stock¬ some ' per share. The sum of $180,000 which has been held of any incidental charges resulting irom liquidation not along property per Board/died in Milwaukee, Wis., v:-:. •//;.;cV.v - ; A; paid 1949 share a ./> asserted. pany's per 54,542 on The directors . Co., Huntsville, Ala.—$193.46 Dividend— cn that to the valuation will produce income of The 21. 1949 - possible future chemical production." The company took options on the tract ago.—V. 170, p. 1292. : 4,611,462 553,087 to proposes scheduled "great majority" Share expects to receive securities with a current market $16,000,000 for its holdings In American Power & Light Co. dissolution plan is approved by the courts, Mr. the plan quarterly $335,607 officials Dow the p. Dallas Mfg. been the & Caider preferred for a trustee of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance director of the Milwaukee Marine National Exchange Bank the 3ucyrus-Erie Co.—V. be has American's Power, 302. company land • al^o was Co., and orders of Caider "so 209,880 company plan dividends p. 170, directors authorized the ''"V. of estimated to electric Bond of as the regular 5%"cumulative the report has value Drewrys Ltd., U.S.A., Inc.—Dividend Increased— 3,923,606 ; Chairman of Bacon, would its wholly-owned service and consulting subsidiary, earnings are at the late of $2,000,000 annually. 1949-1952. when total a ™_i. Preferred Cutler-Hammer, Inc.—Chairman Dies— Frank Act and prospects of subsidiary companies in- the Eond & system.' Continued growth was forecast for Ebasco Services, currently has a backlog of $233,000,000 of uncompleted contracts the of N. 1947 2,329,884 , amount time includes Inc. Maintenance 1948 4,519,474 - -t Share told exemption operation which (W. L.) Douglas Shoe Co.—Earnings— 6-Months Ended June 30—* of 4,034,169 — ' be for there While 5,250,358 Chairman, 13. plan company's Caider stated, in favor of it. & market a " stockholders stock, control." in be dividend well as on stated, current Share plan. company Mr. D'Ambrogio present preferred the there Dow Chemical Co,—Buys 4,473,630 Jill 170, p. 981. the stockholders the cents 53 Services, plans company stock, of they plan, shares 7'/2 Operating loss after charges_-_i.-_w£.»^-;$441,597 Federal taxes refundable™—^— -105,990 1947 837,053 Country Holiday that its on Caider, . Caider So. was. The V share a E. the currently at Share's & with pare CIRCULATIONS .1949 Journal™ Home Curtis exception of Its holclngs in American United Gas Corp. and Ebasco Services, Inc. informed assets $2,500,000 $50,311,915 $49,710,692 $46,555,748 AVERAGE 1949. to appear includes Bond fund _ $31,390,408 $30,611,411 $29,117,165 11,834,768 12,966,373 13,286,789 4,900,372 4,589,556 3,442,121 2,186,366 1,543,352 709,674 ™___ made holdings in American & Foreign Power, he added, but it is anticipated, that such a valuation could be realized by the sale Foreign Power's securities at this time. >.,J Whose received under happens, committee's —V. 1948 voting or was 1949—9 Mos.—1948 annual meeting Oct. Utility Holding Company share a estimate Greene, President, said that the dividend on the class A justified in view.of tho increased earnings df the company, but it is not to be construed as establishing a regular dividend policy. It is hoped, he said, that dividends, at the rate of 10 cent3 semi-an¬ nually can be paid in the future. ^ '■ A-;/ / The directors also approved an amendment of the company's by¬ laws providing for. holding the. annual meeting in June as was done prior to 1946 < Next annual meeting was set for the third Tuesday in June, 1950.—V. 169, p. 2102. stock ADVERTISING SALES Post.. Journal Gentleman ™ disclosed Power Co., Caider $26.95 V;:,v. 15-year of the common than what directors on stock, both k, 1949 has accrued the hold¬ to $6,412,136 $54,263,516 $54,250,719 about 52 cents shares in the plan, Bond investments, with company's $2,856,809 also shareholders brief, - 1949 , hearing before the SEC. opposition to the plan, Mr. Under 689. p. securities the more matter no The Curtis Publishing: Co.—Advertising Sales, etc.— GROSS interest unpaid Inc.—September Sales Up— * ■; common Public the its of 1949—2 Mos.—1948 $1,578,371 City National E<ank & Trust Co., valuable more dividend Secretary, and Hetkin, Jervis & Hetkin , 21, 1949—Month—1948 . ... ...... the Nov. on , beneficial of New of 1189. p. early an holder of for fund, 1, the this In be share $3.26 The protective committee," formed to represent holders of the first mortgage 3,/4%#i5%i hoods due; 1950, has asked such bondholders to^ advise the committee's secretary-of their names, addresses and the amount of bonds-oSme*"by them so that they may report developments in conection with ehe-'«pproaching maturity of these bonds. The committee is comprised of James A. Heaney, jr. (Chairman), Frank Fox and John H.~N. Potter, with Michael Langford (1270 Sixth . 170, 1081. p. Caider more spective Committee Formed— ' . of 1949 21, Bank Oct. 24, "1949 of preferred shares shares. A similar distribution on company expects to earn Mr. & Domestic Credit Gorp^-Initial Common Dividend— i^^COnri^& Remsen Bldgi: Corp,, Brooklyn, N. Y.—Pro¬ ! m. stockholders at the company's shares of new common stocky in contrast with the which would result in 422,640 sharea of common stock. (San Francisco "Chronicle/*)—V. 170, p. 104. item -appearing in the "Chronicle" of Aug. 15, 1949, page 592 is j^*i*>arrar. Lloyd- F. Thanhouser was elected General Counsel of' Conti><rr nenfarVvOfleo, mot Continental Can Co.,' Inc.).—V. 170, p. 592,! » f. >/ • V V"'I/ '.'v/V \V;' 6 Months Ended June 30— p. $6,488,712 outstanding having patents in dry-cleaning equip¬ scope, ;/ stock Under , as share of tenders Oct. City — Arthur Y.) than Electric Bond & Share Co. Expects 1949 Net Only Slightly Below 1948—Plan for Exemption from Utility Holding Act Will Get Early Hearing Before SEC— has matters has called Chicago, holders that ^^inental Can Co., Inc.—Correction— ^ 1 N. 3 j.., Mr. common Present vi Ave., New Yorte?"«0; as Counsel. later were shares, National account on dividends, which will be paid Edison Bros. Stores, suc¬ Powers 1949—Month—1948 sinking due St., for. would $4,7,77,531 _ :—$3.34 share preferred per Period End. Sept. 30— 1941, Mr. . the made new call .-m.;;,,; 170, p. 785i not The or ohare were mailed per tenders certificate for preferred Sales minority group of stockholders opposed to the company's proposed plan of recapitalization on- Oct. 5 announced a plan of their own. N. J. D'Ambrogio, Chairman of the minority group, said the new plan would give present holders of junior securities IV2 shares of <3*201,947 * - '■ -^!.■■■ ■ jn'h.d of Preferred however, 85,087 88,189 from the postwar res, to the inc. acct. ."v 1949. delivered be at rejection) 10, instalment an previous quarters.—V. In l,6Q3,772v-'1,612414 'Other deductions $1.25 as record trust in Dohrmann Commercial Co.—Comniittee Presents Plan $6,272,785 Other income of ers A $5,834,316 438,469 income of be are Operating must tenuereu (or Oct. ' of declared cumulative Corp.—September Sales Lower— i' corporation LaSalle r; 6,304,022 ; tnose 01 on : ■;.. dividend A were It 70% accepted, were been the for and Maryland Trust Co., Baltimore by attorney He,formeriy was Secretary, and Treasurer. as financial on 981. debenturess , 1949 $48,391,820 $46,981,367 30,630,569 31,467,319 3,516,434 3,375,710 . revenues Operating expenses Depreciation and amortization- • who E. p. account 1948 Taxes y - , refunds tax 15,745 Preferred 7 Share's ACCOUNT INCOME Eight Months Ended Aug. 31— %— • , railroad the excise to Dodge Manufacturing Corp.—Partial Redemption— at CONSOLIDATED £ taxes $1,423,654 —V. intended, if and when market conditions permit, that' outstanding first refunding mortgage bonds will be the holders' option for new bonds issued under the amended mortgage, or will be retired with the proceeds of such new bonds. A special meeting is being called at this time because the exchange or refunding of presently outstanding bonds may be made practicable by expected market conaitior.s during the next few months. ' in Period End. Sept. 30— it is presently *•- Some Secretary-Treasurer. Sales The exchanged •• 1946: $1,039,255 Diana Stores changes, • to Oct. cn Notices-of-acceptance York. present Jr., President of the company, stated that these facilitate the company's bond financing for a number Schmidt Gros3 com¬ Schmidt, should Total solvency. and share per accepted. com¬ action court trust) by Maryland Trust Co. ment and chemicals. The company and Hooker Electrochemical Co. owns Hooker-Detrex, Inc., which operates a trichlorethylene manufacturing plant at Tacoma,- Wash., and is building another manu¬ facturing plant at Ashtabula, Ohio, which, it is expected, will be placed in operation nearly in 1950. years. the* $77.90 Appeals, jointly ^.ir,,,.......v proposal also includes elimination of a restriction in the mort¬ wnicn requires bonds to malture not later than Feb. 1, 1999. Mr. to handed corporation, which is international in 17 foreign countries, manufactures industrial The William checks The 1935. This being asked to approve an amendment of the the above limitation, and to authorize the com¬ pany issue additional first refunding mortgage bonds from time to time as needed, and as specifically approved in eacn instance by the board of directors, provided the total amount of such bonds outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $200,000,000. steps bankruptcy in (a accepted tenders of 15,745 preferred shares at the aggregate purchase price of $1,199,733.03 or an average price of $76.20 per share. All shares tenderea at, prices below petitions the corporation - 5 Corp., Detroit, Mich.—New Secretary-Treas.— consultant as Stockholders; are mortgage removing gage This directors. mortgage $24,000,000 now into 1942 and Allison, elected ceeds Gerald bonds which the company estimates will be required (in acditior. to the proceeds of stock financing and other funds) to finance the construction program now in view, will exceed reiund.ng went additional W. been first of 12 supervision court the Tenth Circuit Court of attorneys—represented income Dctrex much smaller, was of years Oct. road —V. E, created was 14 the $3,239,414 in unpaid taxes plus $890,134 In interest. A.further refund of $72,619 is to be made to the Denver & Salt Lake Western RR., former sub¬ sidiary and now a part of the D. & R. G.—V. 170, p. 1392. provides that not more than $100,000,000 refunding mortgage bonds can be outstanding at any one time. $76,000,000 of these bonds are now outstanding, leaving only company of which Phillips of payments—four an , mortgage, concluded to Eastern Sugar Associates—To Retire Shares—Declares $1.25 Dividend— V overpaid and, in other instances, the government over-taxed. The money returned represented the difference between actual obligations and tae amounts paid. The railroad overpaid taxes to a total of $6,774,632 and was entitled ' to paid were -, < . (1493) which railroad needs. The which Orie L. between years Power Co. of Bait. mortgage legal action $3,684,339 >, £ . The special meeting of stockholders for Nov. 17 refunding mortgage, so that bonds may a totaling Judge Federal same Bankruptcy— pleted its reorganization and return week corresponding 5.5%. gas" in the of the for CHRONICLE railroad. The 1949, 9, kwh. 199,000,000 increase an Oct. FINANCIAL sitting in Federal District Court, approved two railroad ending the last known matters pending in reorganization of that local distribution of amounted to 209,900,000, announced 12 ended feet, compared with 978,200,000 cubic ieet in the same preceding year, a decrease of 9.7% .—V. 170, p. 1392. the the Chief pany. This of refunds brief a of v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— electricity & Denver & Rio Grande Western RR.—Gets Tax Refund —Ends 14 Years of redemption on Nov. 1, next, at 100 $60,000 of iirst and general mortgage 3% series for called COMMERCIAL "Since 13 as Chairman— announced Directors. that he had resigned He issued the following state¬ •• it differences has become within the evident board of that a directors contini>a%on can resu:t of only the in present further 6 THE (1494) - the final outcome,"—V. this will be that hope to ,1 cause Three of Family Finance Corp. (& Subs.)—EarningsGross shall be entitled to receive only their pro rata share proceeds of such sale, without interest, upon surrender on Operating income "Operating Income 136,335 $10,399,662 $9,035,027 5,483,382 _—— expenses .—J 6,031,985 iU — $4,317,677 operations-.—^—Z— from Other income $9,171,362 166,648 income.,—— investment certificates $3,551,645 3,457 5,527 ——. the net (prior to Dec. reason of such scrip share interests. ■ .'X and On ■"« for i rov. Federal and income State 773,285 1,376,358 taxes. after Dec. 1957, shall escheat share interests Commonwealth the to Net income Dividends on fctock cash) (100% ) dividend Common 1950. year of Pennsylvania. effective of the be as per share common I , FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, r.' • Cash ' JUNE 30, Premiums $1.58 ASSET3— ' First 484,684 ,460,787 274,524 320,553 Other charges assets —-——— —— — ; Federal and income State taxes, 1962 1, 79,045 1—— 620,100 '-6,000,000 ——i— Net surplus Earned surplus ——r—a———i—r--Ta. 3,549,370 3,002,082 $57,456,301 $50,694,354 and employees companies. 1,071,68814 per share).—V. 169, $1,831/3 the crease to Association of stockholders The and Reliance •Co. and capital Co. Insurance Instead VO-llVo tionus only an the of declared after as also proposed 20% the merger, of vote Nov. 17 values general and which have balancing the 65c a quarterly dividend basis to share. beginning final of case "In Fire a * in • steps would 26.9% 9,6%. for these will for the Reliance, 28 benefits • three the the mately operation." The the been benefits merger part <a> Each outstanding share of Fire share of one corporation effective the surviving will date Association «hare as cause to issued as (as and, in soon of Shares of Association not 35.000 685,465 109,052 75,286 49,598 Gross $2,647,100 Incomes Oct. on declared 12 of dividend extra an JO 4% cents cents 45 cents from the shall is continue to after of common stock The distribution except shares be converted into .486 of owned a stock the for 1949, year Co., compared as would the sale 166, p. shares, fractional Pittsburgh, who such be of sum be to has Pa., entitled such the will be with of any or the other Lumbermen's become or be constituent shall converted be corporations extinguished into shares of owned and the by canceled surviving 1948 1947 194G $1,339,968 13,089 $1,233,287 $449,282 21,491 26,096 27,248 $726,054 $1,353,057 $1,259,383 $476,531 97,955 62,736 51,891 38,665 260,933 483,721 460,575 158,017 $811,601 $746,916 $279,849 209,250 418,500 209,250 418,500 209,250 418,500 418,500 share.$0.87 $1.93 $1.78 $0.8(5 S. U. and )■ . taxes-.- . paid — com. 209,250 1949 30, to directed such fractions distributed fractions and to (at for Interest Not 1 — products and to sell the the $4,677,822; General Box Co. (& Subs.).—Earnings— from depreciation—.— 89,803 doubtful and notes — earnings before ' $2,911,470 389,105. 4% common xEarned per stock preferred stock 241,267 / A share.., common CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED visions for 514,006; ment $5,488,899; BALANCE doubtful notes prepaid taxes, in and notes and notes SHEET, JUNE 30. and accounts), insurance and receivable from $16,506,571inventories, other expenses, Fruehauf ,$148,627; cost, $273,251; miscellaneous plant and «equipment property, amortization of $6,143,484), pro¬ 3% (after and accrued Federal taxes on depreciation income, 170, p. 1394. ' " " * " " ~ " C:' ~' -v.,':V i':- 0 . •' electric output amounted from , model equipped with a powerful pump which, approximately two minutes has also been an¬ AW-052, it carries a recommended price of to • : A- V/.; •, •••>.' > K >.>• ? '4 V •' Utilities Corp.—Weekly, Output— this of corporation 97,501,187 the corresponding (Including Period End. Aue. 31— and for the week ended Oct, 7. decrease of 2,988,127 k*h., or kwh^« week of last year.—V. , - Statesboro 170, p. 1394. $1,899,399 233,329 246,211 1,899,444 1,703,613: $82,839 $49,941 6,638 6,472 53,104 51,776 8,094 69,118 57,340 oper. expenses- 3% sinking fund debentures due Aug. 1,' 1966 (including $400,000 sinking fund payment due July 31, 1949), $15,000,000; deferred finance c $316,168 Net rev. from ry. oper - "1949—8 Mos.—1948 $1,934,331 revenue- Railway $2,718,978; Ry.) ■ $296,152 oper. ■ Northern -1949—Month—1948 Railway $16,658,326; $5 429,000; expenses, Wringer Washer— a Georgia & Florida RR.—Earnings— investments, total, $76,043,950. LIABILITIES—Notes payable to banks, $9,000,000; accounts payable and $995,213 $32,- Sales, Inc. (50% consolidated (100% accounts $550,101 invest¬ Trailer owned), $3,948,752; investments in subsidiaries not at $505,518; 25,059 621,969 the as :7-'.:-w." •; The 1949 (less in tub General Public $2.53 receivable accounts the Known '. •f : -T-/-; 1949 ASSETS—Cash, - 26,124 349,159 $80,687 washer comparable empty ''•••.Vv 607.978- $1.09 39,070 53,954 297. $109.95.—V. 246,590 1,215,956 — 17,763 $1,642,242 taxes wringer washer carrying new will $1,565,100".$31322,018 on on 11,753 $925,384 recommended national retail price of $99.95 has been put in production by this company, it ha; been, announced by C. E. Anderson, Manager of the home laundry equipment, division. Designated the AW-051, the washer has a full to-the-floor skirt finished in white, baked enamel, and a new adjustable wringer. 410,548 earnings Dividends 8,133 T_J income p. nounced. Dividends $1,624,474 .... $173,711 General Electric Co.—New 1,784,765 $1,565,100 income— for 112,051 $913,631 '' .i . — charges 170, A 111,004 302,637; 954,527 .... i non-recurring (net) income —V. 38,024,383 92,045 recovs. — income on Non-recurring 35,506,054 -.. Consolidated income 40,423 selling, less accts., expense taxes and expenses 4 ■ Vv'») income,- Provision 1947 $1,736,525 115,196 depreciation—..—$165,575 after income Other 1948 $38,092,272 $42,741,252 238,283 439,057 •' 1948 $1,028,826 1049 $312,648 147,073 operations for Profit $38,420,363 $43,220,732 sold total* $8,476,758; business, the in invested for use 168, p. 1042. earnings 6 Months Ended June 30— Subs.)—Earnings— ; and trade marks, $1; deferred charges total, $13,191,711. patents net shareholders 1949 general prior reserve of Other service and due (after $1,041,617; expense advances, $3,366; cost or market), $4,377,187; invest¬ property (after reserves for depreciation of olant $116,612; Profit ——; bonds, receivable of $88,619), lower of average $13,191,711.—V, National cau;e such to rata pro Canada of accounts $15,000; cost), (at due during 1949), $1,980,817; common stock, $1 par value, $418,500; stockholders' investment in excess of par value of common stock, $856,- cents behalf on Dominion $2,612,025; 1950 doubtful accounts payable, $283,666; U. S. and Canada income taxes, $677,126; accrued salaries and wages, commissions, etc., $311,937; accrued miscellaneous taxes, $182,9)9; notes payable to banks, due in instalments from Dec. 31, 1949 to Dec. 31. 1956 (including $150,000 made 60 First Peoples been I income Federal ; $2.86 LIABILITIES—Accounts above. revenue of Prov. j 266,044 $2.64 (insurance, advertising supplies, etc.), $348,081; extra- an 1354. Inc., administrative be by $948,424 266,044 1949 shrs.- outsdg.—. June 988; distributing income Total Cost share of $366,692 $2.50 $704,562 — ----- inc. per ments, 1948. ———— owned)— Reliance, — $367,165 for $5,132,878; by the company on the 'open- market treasury. This will make a total of* 70 cents in sales Other the 16,495 266,044 credits ASSETS—Cash, to for efficiency practical „ CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT JUNE 30, usual quarterly cash stock, all payable Oct. the addition, the surviving as Crl5,210 shares income Earns, per purchased its in in and the on 14. Oct. dividend, stoclt 4% a share per share per record in declared 4 Fruehauf Trailer Co. (& have , 16.495 ______ 16,495 charges Common Co.—4% StockjDistribution, Etc.— Oct. on of Bowser, Finance will profit Canada $2,451,042. $1,633,680 Six Months Ended June 30— Net by 25.5% in the for Philadelphia at as estate—_ $923,135 income Total results:. 70,112; Cr32,000s ——- —5,424 share——— income Net representing See - affiliates real . 53,000 — interests— purchase price Brooks Brothers v $3.95 outstanding share of Lumbermen's, except shares owned tiy Fire Association, shall become and be converted into 1.479 shares of the surviving corporation. <d) Each outstanding share of Philadelphia National, except shares owned by Lumbermen's, shall become and be converted into .353 of ■a share of the surviving corporation. shall 60.000 2,000) Drl,837 50,000 Other Fosteria Screw Co., Inc., Fosteria, Ind.—Formed— on of to Each Fire 612,3801 tax— • surviving corporation. »nd 599,000 153, p. 1693. Provision of the merger) to the holders of whole shares of Fire of Dec. 31, 1949, additional shares (represented by whole and scrip) to the extent necessary to increase their _ <e) Dr 646 70,000 1949 $11,880,326 shares cash.—V. in certificates <c) Dr6,492 accts. shareholders follows; Association corporation; be foldings by 20.77%, <b) Each outstanding share of Fire Association, shall become and the 147,827 299,899 Trust & Net in 12,521. 539,000 of of common Operating 5,897 11,914 of 15 proceeds of - resulting 23,499 Dr9,962 . agreement provides 1,772 42,171 (The) Garlock Packing Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1189. paid lieu shares by outstanding capital stock of Reliance is 100,000 par $10 each; of Lumbermen's, 40,000 shares, par $25 each;, Philadelphia National, 100,000 shares, par $10 each. Of The definite 118,953 Drl9,919 accr held and In authorized and shares, and but 431,271 Dr22,091 other of now Bank disadvantage which their present capital struc¬ ultimately have imposed and their stockholders will share of the strengthened continuing parent company. The and surplus of Fire Association by merger will be expanded amount of approximately $4,500,000. Also there should ulti¬ moderate 84,191 surtax 6 Mos. End. June 30— sold- securs. the cash in competitive accrue 64,003 holders of cash } smaller 104,291 94,507 securs. directors to and per 1950 following 31.4% Lumbermen's. 165,741 107,448 dividend out Estimates share 1950. to stockholders increased 252,508 517,962 income- Association . have income be 89,170 77 72,679 $1,534,009 taxes dividend in¬ benefits capital The cash in this This not of $2.60 for $2,303,190 the capital ot per inventories merger have —V. Fort Pitt Brewing would the in Association, and addition- to avoided ture in these holdings resulting therefrom National, in of with present dividend return, Fire ■ - . "Consummation Compared of Increased issued place indicate that the contemplated yearly dividend rate will be supported by projected investment income per would been afterwards. rather than prevailing, 129,977 . income Number the usual quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share on the stock, both payable Nov. 1 to holders ot record Oct. 20. Extra distributions of 10 cents per share were made in each of three pre-; ceding quarters of this year. This makes a total of $1.35 per share paid or payable in 1949, the same as paid in 1948.—V. 170, p. 303, in his letter states in part that it is predicated upon the earnings of the conditions trust common 'i ' Thomas, President, "management's present intent, 119,082 : and tax excess sale on and share the companies will participate merger H. company *tock on $4,371,691 $2,374,253 in 170, p. \ $3,400,0C0. even $6,237,804 1948— $10,122,835 1,667,885 profit The directors Insurance stockholders approving the on dividend stock exchange the Lumbermen's The Philadelphia. simplifies procedure but permits Frank $7,553,600 Gain Dividends (all outstanding) this Association; between Co. to proposal a $2,400,000 merger Philadelphia, of Association of incident an from of that stockholders of all so approving on National Insurance three last-named firms will into Fire stock agreement an Philadelphia with and 17 of 1,000,000 Foote Bros. Gear & Machine Corp.—Extra Dividend— ' 2751. Nov. 207,046 1,633,680 $40,065,901 paid inc. -V. Philadelphia—Proposed Merger— will vote authorized $3,600,000, 1,000,000 2,451,042 31, Surplus June 30, of Fedders-Quigan Corp.—Secondary Offering—A sec¬ ondary offering of 60,000 shares of compnon stock (par $1) was made Oct. 13 by Allen & Co., at $14% per share.Dealer's discount, $1.—V. 170, p. 1393. \ ^ Eire 16,928,742 250,590 — stocks Provision ■-* The 1,000,000 2,647,100 !—— from Fed. -. p. deed ? ■ 18,509.859 — equity in net assets of acquisition—, Earned apprec. Dividends Family Finance Corp. and (Outstanding in 1949, 1,144,102XU shares and (495,899% shares carried at stated value of 1948, 2,400,000 — Gain 2,387,852 Total subsidiary - from 2,853,997 ————— officers 244,694 359,387 11,880,326 —— owned 49,179 are $18,767,375 18,232,672 : estate — Columbia of cap. over dates 241,770 1,795,823 I. Gain 4,116,600 1,484,933 "Members of exps., stock investment Net 6,000,000 10,765,302 12,088,205 ———— 60,518 Paid-in Amortiz. 246.684 . liabils. other Underwriting 544,409 1,557,352 in commis., Surplus Dec. 471,736 5,687,750 par 214,599 admin. mortgage on of 38,349 RECONCILIATION— 367,514i value—value——-~ stock of $1 real on normal Net 1,090,792 368,072 for contingencies preference stock of $50 par 4V2% «■ 215,397 $20,264,415 $20,485,206 selling, Contingency reserve Applicable to minority $1,246,633 394,414 & J •' 215,246 depreciation District $4,371,691 $1,994,613 $2,991,919 593,766 Capital 183,536 406,970 Reserve tCommon Interest for Other interest 8,301 $6,237,804 $7,553,600 643,361 Total 1,402.345 etc certificates—contra sold, goods Interest 28,032 55,968 4,014,425 taxes 1,532,522 $20,049,169 $20,269,808 $18,552,775 revenue general expenses Provision 22,336 ■ $40,065,901 _ 1947 $20,135,298 1,595.454 - and - of and 8,389 15,209 122,757 1,418,100 premiums—_ Accrued 267,068 173,536 accrued interest, etc.—— "Amount due Security Bankers Thrift Club—— 3J/2% 15-year subordinated sinking fund nctos due Sept. 3,477,063 Perpetual policy depos._ Claims in proc. of adj. $22,540,000 $20,378,500 payable, Investment 5,058,381 depts. (except workrooms). own and Total SURPLUS etc Employees (including officers)— Dividends payable (paid July 1 each year) Accounts 6,284,698 Co. Cost $19,331,965 X commercial paper, Banks, 414,526 .1,478,678 _ _ Unearned payable—unsecured; Notes 635,336 - 1948- 1,645,206 $471,801 , $57,456,301 $50,694,354 —r— LIABILITIES-?- ■ 614,492 assets Surplus Total $485,330 loans— mortgage Total 32,345,278 10,765,302 Deferred' of Phila. under 90 days estate of Commissions from leased depts. of course 1949 - J $21,694,375 $21,865,263 etc.— —— (net)—————--- fixtures and - $583,233 31,650,619 in - departments, miscellaneous Co. $2,254,519 & offices sales tearoom Insurance LIABILITIES— 483,404 Furniture $0.73 -I,::'/, leased of Net Phila. National Insur. Co. 1948 $6,511,464 monthly instalments generally maturing within one year) (net)— 36,766,090 Term notes receivable—contra-—12,088,205 $259,505 $0.64 outstdg. Garfinckel & Co.) Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings Federal to contract in according 35,712 1949 Insurance Securities (due receivable contracts and notes 182,264 4 3,141,228 Other 1949 $7,383,292 " - —— Instalment shares sales net Sales Reliance due Real Cash ((JuUus) 357,912 on Years Ended July 31— , of Phila. banks in collect, JUNE 30 r , Lumbermen';s ASSETS— on BALANCE SHEET, CONSOLIDATED $477,482 160,922 income taxes — share per 170, p. 493. Total Association notes and contracts receivable and provision for depreciation of iurniture and fixtures, etc.—1949, $79,839; 1943, $66,005. for losses $543,159; "Including provision $542,383; 1943. 194J Earnings —V. calendar , r - the Fire 1,071,688 1,144,102 $1-73 * 10,726 $228,897 Canadian and Income Net ' " beginning of t CONDENSED 1,163,378 525,134 ' outstanding— shares L'arnings — stockholders to common U. S. $466,756 14,110 — ' shall merger $1,890,240 194,131 $2,173,561 197,168 1,319,709 —•* —— preference Uk., series A (in common stock (in cash) on - whether The Dividends $415,067 $429,178 income income: ■ for Prov. evidences of fractional vV.' "■ V•- hr''vv ■ fractional all * 1948 other or X 1, 1949 Depreciation represented by scrip certificates, included in unexchanged shares ofthe constituent corporations, or otherwise, shall be null and void, and li the- balance of the proceeds of the sale of stock provided for above $3,555,102'; 593,450 1.071,412 $4,323,204 Total * certificates by This Income charges •——i Total of their scrip certificates or other evidences of and shall not be entitled to any other rights 1, 1957) Aug. 31— 39,358 Miscellaneous fractional share interests . ——$10,566,310 operating Interest 1948 I"49 Months Ended operating profit before provision for U. S. X and Canadian income taxes and depreciation scrip certificates) Years Ended June 30— (& Subs.)—Earnings— Net nated by the directors), acting for and on behalf of the owners of all such fractional share interests, all such shares of its stock so reserved as shall not have been issued in exchange for such fractional snare interests and the owners of such fractional share interests (including 170, p. 397, Co. (Including Rockwood Sprinkler Co. and Eagle Signal Corp.) practical after Dec. 1, 1950, the surviving corporation to be sold for cash by an independent agent (to be desig¬ is as soon will Gamewell ; As Monday, October 17, 1949 corporation shall be issued after Nov. 30, 1950. - demonstrate whether it can give the company competent management and carry on the business successfully, "Both as a substantial stockholder and as one who has had the continuous support and good will of the stockholders, I sincerely opportunity FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & the surviving of certificates litigation and an expensive proxy fight, largely at the expense of the I have come to the conclusion that the proper course is see to it that, as far as I am able to do so, the present board has stockholders, to an COMMERCIAL $34,887 • Railway tax accruals: Advalorcm revenue, $182,673; 4% preferred stock, cumulative (par value $100 per share), $11,979,500; common stock (par value $1 per share), $1,215,956; capital paid in by stockholders in excess of par value of capital stock, $11,059,718; earnings retained for use in the business, $19,458,125; total, $76,043,950.—V, 170, p. 1393. Federal ing Fed. misc. and $195,786 r..£-y .J-1 ft Railroad Tax¬ 8,950 1937 Act Railroad , Unem¬ ployment Insur. Act of 746 704 5,698 19,905 oper. income Equip, rents (net Dr>__ Joint facil. rents (net Dr ) $56,504 $34,671 "$13,033 $66,765 19,751 13,108 113.913 104,108 1,906 1.958 ? $44,848 1938 corporation. 1 Certificates (including scrip certificates) of the constituent tiohs other than than tion whole share shares of the ciation or certificates of Fire Association corpora-y and other Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd.—"Queen of Bermuda" Car¬ other constituent corporations owned by Fire Asso¬ may be surrendered to the surviving corpora¬ ries 1950, and, in lieu thereof, there shall be issued for overhaui Lumbermen's, before Dec. 1, «uch surrendered certificates to the holders thereof, stock certificates «f the surviving corporation for the appropriate number of whole shares of said surviving corporation and scrip certificates in form approved t)y the board of directors of the surviving corporation for the appropri¬ ate fractional share interest, if any. Scrip certificates may be com¬ bined with other evidences of fractional share Railway 40,000 Passengers— When the "Queen Oct. on persons had service After sailings p. Furness went Lines into announced drydock that for more been carried by the "Queen of Bermuda" in since this Bermuda" of 7, " the luxury overhaul, from New her than the annual 40,000 began her weekly runs last February. "Queen" will return to its regular weekly the on Saturdays beginning Oct. ■ 22.—V. Gross «crip) aggregating one or more whole shares of stock of corporation and may be surrendered prior to Dec. 1, 1950 in exchange for a share certificate or certificates for the appropriate number of whole shares of the surviving corporation and a new scrip certificate for the remaining fractional share interest, if any. No such scrip inc. oper. income Deductions — ... 712 $45,560 • 16,140 $19,604 , 15,396 "$222,342 "$53,483 2,327 .14.168 16,942 $21,931 "$208,174 "$36,541 , r income 219 215 1.858 1,807 to int.— $45,341 $21,716 "$210,032 "838,348 from 170, 1294. Surp. interests (including the surviving railway Nonoperating income Bermuda liner York Ne > applic. "Deficit.- Gamble-Skosmo, Inc.—September Sales Decline— Period End. Sept. 30— Sales —V. 1949—Month—1948 $10,566,741 170, p. 1393: ; C • ■ -• '■ . ■' ■*. V) >... ' ; • 10 Days End. Sept. 30 1'* $14,029,953 $91,619,329 $112,291,237 . r Period— 1949—9 Mos.—1948 ' 1 * x. > -' Operating • —V. p. "" revenues 170, 1394. 1949 $68,115 1943 Jan. 1 to Sept 1 1949 $67,577 $2,149,728 ' - 1 30 1948 $2,116,177 Volume 170 Gibson TBfc COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4847 CONSOLIDATED Refrigerator Co.—New Products Introduced— This and New product models, displays, national advertising and promotional materi¬ als were presented. '' A .( New products introduced included the Press-Toe refrigerator with { foot pedal opening and closing feature; the Touch-A-Tap refrigerator with built-in drinking water supply; two new space making apartment refrigerators with full length doors; new deluxe electric ranges with concealed oven units located outside the oven itself; automatic push button ranges in the moderate price class and a new 10-cubic fopt chest type home freezer with all modern f eatures—V. 168, p. 1042. its 1950 line of refrigerators, ranges, company's Southern distributors on Oct. 7, revealed company freezers to borne - the ! ■ ASSETS— Cash on ■ BALANCE securities $2,719,667 4,600,485 4,615,122 1,721,830 _ 1,848,832 5,110,114 1,200; 000 600,000 492,475 79,779 160,800 16,884,998 amortiz.)— Accounts and other receivables (net).. Inventories ♦Growing : 1,200,000 600,000 616,449 283,998 1,131,615 17,308,493 — _ Prepaid rents, insurance, taxes, etc...—______ and contracts receivable (deferred) Notes ' investments « stockholders.—V. 170, 1394. p. Period End. Aug. 27— *Net earnings tEarnings per . share—. , : 'i. V . j income income Deferred for materials and 'After all tBaSed depreciation, etc. capital stock presently outstanding. ' | taxes, 2,061,229 10^87 397,635 291,736 11,024,535 supplies price decline Reserves for retirement of plant assets 287,293 tCommon stock (no par value) —11,137;035 Paid-in surplus t 7.340,321 Ea#nedr Sufplus __L___'_;_'____ 12,344,685 -.>■ the 525,582 shaves of cn Total Retail sales for the three months to Aug. 27, 1949 were $33,935,899, with $28,796,240 for the same three months of 1948, an of ■< Sales —V. 170, •. , • Period End. Sept. 30— V - Sales _ bf -• per commbn There 1394. p. 1949—Month—1948 made • 7,190)321' / 10,676,845 Period End. Sept. 30— *~V. 170, p. 1032 , 1949—Month—1948 $6,279,675 •— y.;rK? v : 4 : •* - v - '"-y ' ' Gulf OirCorp.—W. Lr Mellon Dies— ; William Larimef-Mellon, "a" founder bf this corporation and its active > head for 45 years, died on Oct. 8 at his home in Pittsburgh,'Pa.', "after a brief illness. He was 81 years old.* On May 26, 1948, Mr. Mellon . retired Chairman as director.—V. f. board, ' " 1295. p. but he Approved—a'v;; ; The shares , to serve as stock. ($100 t issuance of the stock Oct. dividend the of i panies used - rate. $101 at to At same was share. a with Proceeds 1395. a group the of of sale authorized shares new VMr. and sales : ' income__-___— other shares Report— -V' V. 225,532 Prem. debs, en ment : purchd, for and amort, *' 89,387 • - » 43,183 23,898 .8,077 less recoveries san(?^ vfcxpenses^^i^>.-;« 8,87i 6,176 yr Fed. - normal Canadian inc. tax Income and surtax. 12,235 1,575,000 ♦Loss 73^500 124,000 Crll,621 . 7,301 ; Net 1 income Reserve for inventories renew 68,620 - — > $2,384,658 $1,010,292 ioo.ooc 100,000 50,000 . added Divs, paid on , ■ p to income^—. pref. conv. $2,284,656 87,824 179,715 $2,170,615 83,926 stock Divs. paid on common stock J-. Earnings per common share—— 367,983 $13.35 . $96.0,292 $15.66 $6.47 : 1 k $5,234,253 ; 499,296 . Palm Beach ; 91,885 133,825 Conrad " 5 to \ CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30 (Including Canadian $i.2o | 1948. ; >. • " < • 1949 vy , U. 3. ; Cost Treasury certificates of accrued interest) " and Trade notes Inventories and . ; . and other 603,750 905,906; • 5,177,408 assets Property, plant and equipment (net>)_A Deferred charges -v.—— 5,123,342 139,434 r : . V-'.; 53,154 2,967,627 2,968,655 126,270 113,468 i Total 4,544,162 4,557,092 . —U $15,840,774 $15,234,934 • - , due Note • payable to bank by Accounts y Adv. accrued wages, payments Federal subsidiary-'— $200,000 and by eust. Canad. payable to 15-year 3%'A skg. fund and unfilled on taxes banks taxes on inc. interest orders- (est.) (net) 1,284,411 ' : ■ purchasers are Hilton Hotels-Corp.. C. N. Hilton personally and Henry Crown; Chairman of the board of directors of Material Corp..'"'Chicago. With the Waldorf in the fold, Hilton now has in his hotel empire 13 hotels with more than 12,000 rooms. The purchasing group has bought from eight individual stockholders for approximately $3,000,000, a total of 250,000 shares, about 68% of the 366,380 outstanding common shares off Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corp. That concern operates the hotel property under lease from New York State Realty & Terminal Co., a subsidiary of the New. York Central RR. and the New York, New Haven & Hartford RR. The realty company owns the hotel - building and the land on which it stands. In addition to common stock, Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corp. has outCol.- standing approximately $6,000,000 of 5% debentures in 1954. The present Waldorf-Astoria, finished in 1931, covers 81,337 square feet. ..Having 47 stories with twin towers reaching to a maximum 1960— 2,081,000 for industrial^insurance,——__— 100,000 Reserves for future '■ general inventory contingencies $5 convertible preference ! (stated value stock Common Capital $100 (par surplus Earned adjustment par $1 per , ' • 375,000 1,690,800 156,342 1,713,100 share) A surplus » ^ 5,819; 180 ; ■J ■ 81,910 4,479.216 169, p.; v * The "—v. Oct. on declared 7 a dividend of 60 cents per share, p. 1007. Hawaiian PiKOapvle Co., Ltd.—Annual Report— CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT Fiscal Years Ended May 31— s Net , of Gross - 1949 - 1948 $52,719,472 $43,927,706 sales 38,782,863 — profit from sales.— Selling, general and administrative 33,311,202 $13,936,609 $10,616,504 6,546,274 Net operating profit____ $4,652,168 569,310 Miscellaneous revenue and other income______ 701,916 the late John A. Total income Miscellaneous Federal Territorial v Net $8,092,251 232,456 2,754,975 and other charges_____ taxes—_____________—_____ expense income income tax___. profit Dividends paid : : . * . ,_ _______ —_— Common. shares _ 1,811,046 222,878 , a $4,635,989 $2,927,658 2,954,876 2,003,184 1,484,938 1,469,938 outstanding at May 31___; $3.12 $1.99 £hare.A___j___* _i ! NOTE—:*Hie^figures for the year ended May 31, 1948 include BarronGray Packing Co. for a 13-month period May 1, 1947 to May 31, 1948. Earniiigs per- Net taxes " ' , Director— -Earnings— of $500,000 "on ♦In 31— on 694. $872,100 330,000 income___ $542,100 dividends per share of i—. common stock___ October 1948 the company second preferred stock, cumulative p. Sept. I, 1 thereafter to Sept. acreage gas Light Co?., 195f, and $250,000 on each 1, 1955. was its belief worth were to that gas reserves in 2¥i<z about Hugoton per have been . disbursed. Inasmuch as Hugoton was formed to facilitate the prompt .development of its properties, it is the stated opinion of well-informed , that circles liberal after the necessary restriction, above . the company's 'Us V. present market 170, p. 1082.' The price about of - . . be a • 17'At RR.—Paying Agent— of Operating ; ' 1949^-8" Mos.—1948 $354,898 $3,060,707 $2,682,957 787 710 6,005 3,384 $390;741 300,789 • revenues____ oper. -Earnings-4* 1949—Month—1948 $391,528 Period End. Aug. 31— •Uncollectible ; New York has been appointed paying equipment trust certificates, series "DD" l10, p. 1395. " , 1949.—V. 1, that the common stock at is an attractive purchase.J-r Indiana Associated Telephone Corp.; ' ^ Guaranty Trust Co. $5,250,000 2%% daWd May V to- the probably . , for aaent t Will ... Illinois Central - given has been dividend policy [W. G. Langley & Co. are of the opinion ... 7; consideration one. $354,188 260,646 $2,994,702 rev. < : Operating revenues.. Operating expenses—_ Rent from lease of oper. ', -properties Operating / Net f Net : —v. oper. oper. Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corp.—New See Hilton ' Hotels Corp. Control— above.—V. 170, p. 983. 400 400 380,826 311,970 $46,989 $342,068 $283,979 31,473 199,856 163,870 ^ 1949—Month—1949 1949—8 Mos.—1946. ' $1,934,498 $2,083,650 $15,563,200 $15*.353,650 1,397,805 1,550,640 12,006,916 12,675,196 revenues. expenses. $536,693 187,847 $533,010 $3,556,344 867,202 $2,678,454 102,053 173,339 164,742 1,533,498 1,863,238 $175,507 5,498 $266,215 3,962 $1,155,644 41,145 $75;048 35,891 _______ $181,005 $270,177 $1,196,789 Miscellaneous deductions 3,372 3,308 $110,939' 24,233 Net rev. from ry. oper. accruals.— Equip, and joint facility Railway tax - 445,000 -1." ' i rents • • Net ry. oper. Other income income — 740,168 if Total ' ; - Indiana Harbor Belt RR.—Earnings— Period End. Aug. 31— $1,192,000 $0.87 2,064,234 Crl.O^ —— - -Railway oper. 1948 $747,000 53,125 $2,679,513' 50 46,503 $42,906 23,682 income—— charges—_— 170, p. 1083. ' issued and sold 50,262 shares of ■V. 170, series A ($4.50 dividend) « . *109,670 $0.54 • — , 50 46,996 ; taxes .after • —_— . of 2,211,408 .>j r * 1949 profit Preferred & Power . director of The Home insurance Co., succeeding President of the Penn Mutual Life 1190. before Federal income taxes_____.— income Earned Kansas . 170, p. Hooker Electrochemical Co. Net with contract .. Stevenson, former Co.—V. 3 Months Ended Aug. $5,221,478 259,896 468,831 _L rate and Sept. Railway oper. Insurance Federal i its the large southwestern Mcf .-and-the reserves Which Were estimated by the latter ■ company at approximately 750,000,000 Mcf. On this basis the Hugoton propcrties Hive a value Of around $18;750,d00 which is equivalent to about $23 per sharp on 810;000 shares of Hugoton common stock. These figures dd not take into account any additional reserves which may be discovered on the Hugoton leases. , * •; , " ' Hugoton has not published any estimates of earnings but it is expected that its revenues from the sale of gas under the Kansas Power & Light contract will aggregate about $2,000,00d in 1950 and •increasing amounts during succeeding years and that further revenues will be obtained from- the sale of additional gas and other products. The credit agreement covering the company's 2%% promissory notes .requires the first $500,000 of net income to be retained in surplus and^ then permits 50% of net income to be paid in dividends until surplus equals 50% of the notes, after which 100% of net income Can be iields < 7 the 1 transferred Smith, V. dustrial relations, as ' 5,964,336 $7,390,335 expense— at Panhandle stated - President, on Oct. 14 announced the election of T. J. Ross, senior partner of the firm of ivy Lea and T. J. Ross, consultants to some leading industrial corporations on public and in¬ Harold .• frdm obtain to of record Nov. 18. Rent for lease the company paid which the rate was vy properties to (The) Home Insurance Co., N. Y.—New . » sales Cost ... could then acquired from Panhandle at the litter's cost pf approximately $135,000, but this apparently represents only small fraction of its present value. In a report issued last year '■ payable in Canadian funds on Dec. 15 to holders 15, 1948 to and including Sept. 15, 1949, quarterly dividends of 50 cents each, prior 37V2 cents each quarter.—V. 170, p. 398. $15,840,774 $15,234,934 169, It has halls, & Worts, Ltd.—Div. Incr. Walker Gooderham directors From Dec. Total fulfill iv.' /• Hugoton as 2752, Hiram • 140,215 496,594 —___________ hotel. banquet stores. •. operates under management contracts the following hotels: Plaza and RooseVelt, New York; Palmer House and Stevens, Chicago; Mayflower, Washington, D. C.; Dayton Biltmore, Dayton, Ohio; Hilton Hotels in El Paso and Lubbock, Texas, and in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Town House, Los Angeles, Calif., and Palacio Hilton, Chihuahua, Mexico. When it is completed in December, Hilton also wilroperate the Caribe-Hilton at Sun Juan,- Puerto" RIcoa— V. val. share) of 625 feet 7 inches, it is the worlds' tallest 2,000 guest rooms, many spacious ballrooms, restaurants, other public robms and retail The Hilton corporation owns, leases or k' 75,0fi0 : 475,000 stock without per about and • value height 1,226,793 1,540,499 1,500,000 2,252,000 2,500,000 Reserves ' 416,730 108,538 (term loan) debentures due $150,000 1,094,599 520,343 598,378 payable, includ. estimated liability for expenses !— certain Salaries and Notes Canad. to plans Hugoton's • ::y LIABILITIES— order -March * • Service $1,796,247 (at receivable— (at-lower of-cost vr... market)—- „ Investments r accounts indebtedness 1948 I interests. price drill 10 more wells in 1950 and approximately 23 during the period 1951 to 1958. Rugotort also eXpeiets to produce add sell gas in excess of the ^quantities required under the Kansas PoWer & Light contract and it may alSo engage in other phases .of the oil atid gas business, . • > _ . . • Hugoton's present capitalization consists of 810,000 shades ($1 par) .common stock and $2,500,000 2%7c promissory.notes. The notes were incurred on Sept. 7; 1949, under a bank credit agreement permitting ; total borrowings ot $4,000*,000 until sept, l, 1950. These notes are $1.16 $1.20 tbased on" 1,514,380 The • Subsidiary) " •• $2,269,193 ; the Hilton for ASSETS— ; In Hugoton $2,064,639 Hilton,, President, on Oct. 12 announced that he had acquire control of the fabulous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel N. contracted • 1949.- such Hugoton is now engaged in a construction program Which for 1949 estimated ..to cost $3,200,000 and which includes the drilling of wells, the laying of 80 miles of gathering lines and the building of a dehydration plant. Deliveries of gas to Kansas POttef & Light Co. are expected, to begin about Nov. 1, 1949. a 30, at 50 meeting held July 16, 1949, the directors decided to offer made last January to all holders of convertible pref- the output ' . additional Wells ' . entire is , lAa Biltmore" (net). a V. - 1949, and $1,616,397 shares on June 30, June 30, as , $2,094,839 $1.28 ; declared was Hugoton within the State of Kansas. $5,733,549 $1,878,290 —— stock is not reduced below 950 Btu. per cubic foot. The amount of to be ;delivered under this contract starts at 15,000,000 in 1950 and increases to. 24,00.0,000. Mcf, in each of the last two yoAw and the total quantity to be delivered over the 15-year period approximates 300,000,000 Mcf. AH of such gas will be produced and sold by ' 183,388. noh-recurrihg loss of sale on on loss common gas ; 1,297,835 1,163,924' 1,057,079 1,278,258 ' 1,283,796 . of Hugoton's the gas 1,300,338 ; $2,061,678 all subsequently contracted with Kansas Power & Light -Co. for the sale of gas from Nov. 1, 19'49, to NOV. 1, 1964, Hugoton reserving the right to extract hydro-carbons provided that the heating' value of "-..I I'I). i.i<ii.jiiii'i(iiTiiA»'ii'|mi $5,884,248 : Acquires'Waldorf-Astoria-^ * " . ' 1948, Hugoton prop — (net) non-recurring June on Balance -v 1948 the foiiowifig an option to purchase an additional 20% of the original amount on Jan. 31 of each of the following fouf years. Shareholders accepting this offer would agree to waive dividends on the stock under option. During the second quarter of this year 9;200 .shares of Hilton Hotels Corp. common stock were purchased. These shares were placed -in the corporation treasury and brought the total so held to 98,900 shares 590,000 $2,270,615 — . ■*,i fifj $5,365,909 518,339 non-recurring loss— loss of Company 'latter to sell Its .natural gas production to outside interests until :?! Jan. l," 1965, after* which Panhandle has the right to purchase HUgo- 'Jerence stock to purchase thefr holdings at $40 a share on terms: 29'> to be payable in cash on Aug. 15, 1949, and ■ , I ,15,437,314.-15,882,677 ,. tax income before NOTES—At 3,116 1,475,000 taxeS———" Adjust.- of prov. for prior years— for tOtft- Hugoton. for each two shares originally scheduled for Nov. 17, 1948, but was postponed, as the result a temporary restraining order obtained by the Federal Power Com¬ mission. The litigation was finally decided by the U. 8. Supreme Court in favor of Panhandle and the distribution off Hugoton stock. was made to Panhandle stockholders on June 27, 1949. ' Panhandle and -Hugoton entered into a contract permitting the $20,803,223 $21,116,930 operating profit——______—— real. estate and personal Before V shares prov. for taxes on income test.»■" . " 1949 r — rentals; After "dedu'etihg 3,774 13,011' 1 re.,-' I. '' expenfee__..__ —— incohie Co.—Brief History Production October, '• ton's j Net income after, non'recurring loss—-——— fEkfningS per'conifnorti^hare;; .-t 5,061 58,089 t $1,108,381 of , * r 93,000 retire- of deb. exp. Receivables chgd. off, mother _ • '1 9,993,489 181,84o $1,092,510 comon stock at rate of one shard of of Panhandle. This. distribution #hs ; 111., - ______ I; ^Non-recurring •- 15,$92,621 Depreciation ; 266,484 Interest, on long-term debt—117,370 Other interest charges ^ 15,642 . In . Net 725,133 $215,522 dividend to holders of Panhandle ( . profit ___:—;— Provision 16,122,261 — i - Chicago, Organization, Newey-Ayfirs erty taxes, insui-ance, interest, etc.—1-— Depreciatibn and amortization-—————-. 1949 1948 .' 1947 i $20,662,352 $20,250,040 $11,973,690 sold, engineering, selling and admin. expehse.s____-i — The1 of ■ ' revehue Gross 2,461,299" shares 605,633: $154,678 ■ - ; til. Carry, of the Valley, National Bank, phoenix, Ariz. is also a director of Club Aluminum Products Co.— Store rentals $4.40 of 130»974 90,641 1,039,869 44,637 97,772 $668,496 1,051,744 was formed in September, 1948, by Panhandle Eastern Pipe Etna-Co: Shortly after formation Hugoton Issued 810,006 shares ($1 par) coipmon stock to Panhandle in exchange for $675,000 cash and gas and oil leases, covering approximately 97,000 acres in Grant and Stevens Counties, Kansas. This acreage is located' near the center of the Hugoton natural gas field In the southwestern part of the state. - ' " ' "■■■•■ •• " com- ' Cost,of- products r«- Newey, Nev/ey HoOse Hotel 129,712 bonds deficit Hugoton " 170, pp. 786 and 691. . be $553,192 The company . redemption on Dec. 1, next, 2,000 stock at $102 per share, plus for per share.—V. Six Months Ended June 30— ; and Subs.)—Annual : , ,;.y the will $6,093 and Operations— . preferred cumulative Operating and admin. amount insurance preferred - (& drawn were 1 public relations consultants; has been elected a director to unexpired term of the directorship made vacant by. the resig- V. 170, p. 304. $4.40 a the total 11 of preferred, " < Co. Years Ended June 30— •" Net the meeting private sale of 50,000 shares of $4.50 Harris-Seybold t directors the company's construction^ program. capitalization of the company wHI be 180,000 of common.—V; 170, p. \ The assigned to completed there . $4.25 W. the Gross $19,671 $570,724 '. .. j ,■ nation- of James Issue 72,400 v adj. inc. .others. ; finance New preferred stock, 5 the issue new I'.. v.;-" Hilton Hotels Uorp.—-Earnings-^ Stock 10,044 Exclusive *of< interest on adjustment income bonds. tDeficit. standing in the hands of the public at 5%.—V. 170, p. 1190; ' par). and 6 13 of • ]y preferred stock. • a $480,792 "charges on Net a contingent liability of $359,830 to Bishop National Bank arising from the company's endorsement of mortgage loans the bank on certain employee residences.—V. 168, p. 2431. Oct. J>hn fill stockholders Oct. 5 approved authorization of 60,000 additional of by the stockholders, the directors during 1949 sold to executives of the c6mf»ariy authorized but previously unissued shares ; financial ' • .tint, •v ' 5,729,716 t$3,951 __ replacement cost. Helicopter Air Service, Inc.—New Director— • . continued States Utilities Co.—New Preferred Gulf , 170, the of v6Income May 31, 15,000 % accrued dividend of $1.06 "A ; 5,541,166 $11,041 7,730 income Gross > 1949—9 Mos.—1948 $6,053,815 $52,655,594 $48,453,031 $6,300,440 747,338 — . Grayson-Robinson Stores, Inc.—Sept; Sales Up— . share than (M. A.) Hanna CO.—Partial Redemption— On $6,021,958 717,444 t ^ Operating income Nonoperating income • is by shares Sales :——>-+- '< 1949—9 Mos.—1948 $19,320,268 $19,120,756 $151,852,210 $150,503,046 '• y;y — —V. 170, ... 19491—8 Mos.—1948 $743,388 action year ended $17.50 of Hawaii * to the fiscal • . (W. T.) Grant Co.-—September Sales Higher— values—less at . 1949—31 Wks.—1948 $12,969,534 $11,440,656 $78,887,111 $66,874,761 983. p. ^ . 1949—5 Wks.—1948 v at static NOTE—Pursuant September Sales Increased 13.4%— S v tRepresented by 1,484,938 shares in 1949 and 1,469,938 shares in 1948. including $970,815 investment in stock interest in Dolmex, S.A., Mexico. 17.8 %, Period End. Oct. 1— V . Earnings— 1949—Month—1948 $729,385 $37,619,467 $33,711,788 ^Carried compared increase >■ Hudson & Manhattan RR.—August 915,506 - 3,595,647 - about Oct. 10 or Period- End; Aug. 31—' Gross oper. revenue— Oper. expenses & taxes , ' 1 no action on the'dividend ordinarily pay¬ on, the common stock, par $1. Previously this paid 25 cents each on Jan. 10 and April 11, and 9. Payments iri 1948 were as follows; Jan, 10, .10 cents; and April 10, July 10 and Oct. 11, 25 cents each.—V. 170, p. 1082. on year, .the company 12 y2 cents on July j 25,175„ 397,635 on $2,317,282 $17,880,791 $21,072,736 Howell Electric Motors Co.—Omits Dividend— able y ■ $2,174,159 170, p. 1190. The directors have taken r $1,143,494 $1,567,421 924,256 „—— ■ territorial taxes A ; v. • . ; Accrued Federal and Res. : : payable liabilities Accrued v -1949—3 Mos.—1948 7- 1949—6 Mos.—1943 ^531,906 $446,601$993,255 $823,052 $1.01 $0.85 > $1.89 $1.57 ^ ——_ , 1949—9 Mos.—1948 1949—Month—1948 Sales —V. 7 Corp.—September Sales Decline- period End. Sept. 30— . $37,619,467 $33,711,788 LIABILITIES— Accounts Union Co.—Earnings— Grand (net)— Total :v ; , (at cost) Plant and property Glen-Gery Shale Brick Corp., Reading, Pa.—Filing— ^ On'Oct. 4 a letter of notification was filed with the SEC for 11,724 shares of common stock, to. be offered at $3.37 V2 per share.- Under¬ writer, P. W. Brooks & Co., Inc., New York. Proceeds go to selling , 7,227,964 crops—current 'Growing crops—future ♦ 1948 1949 $2,928,627 ■■ l (at cost less Howard Stores 31 MAY . hand and in banks U. S. Govt, SHEET, v'M (1495) Total Net income fixed 51,647 45,779 20,429 410,084 $125,986 $221,090 $766,276 charges—— income ♦Deficit.—V. 170, p. 1395. * „t . 352,172 ♦$265,466 8 (1496) * THE f ' ■ 1 •' Q COMMERCIAL ' FINANCIAL & ' • CHRONICLE • 1 ^ The Industrial Stamping & Manufacturing Co.—Files— The Sep., 66,000 shares sold be ($1 Helen by filed 27 company covering vul G. letter a par) of Mayne notification stock, common shares 16,000 and with of which the SEC Harold Underwriter, Baker, Simonds & Co.—V. 169, p. 2419. laayne. following are the estimated net proceeds to be derived by company from the sale of the series A and series B bonds, the vertible debentures, series A, and 50,000 shares by Series (1) E, the 10,000 shares: (3) Convertible (4) — con¬ Miscellaneous Oil 35,633,500 16,868,750 — —i 100 Broadway, New York, N. Y., has been appointed paying agent in New York City for principal and dividend warrants appertaining to the equipment trust certificates, series CC.— V. 170, p. 1395. ■ ^ '://.f Total ,™™_™- COMPANY—Company International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.—Finances An for by special Act of the Parliament of Canada on April 30, 1949, for the purpose of con¬ structing, owning and operating a ciude oil pipe line system to provide outlet lor the extensive cruoe oil reserves recently discovered in the Province of Alberta. arrangement CAPITALIZATION, UPON COMPLETION exported from U. S. to Argentina and destined for the Argen¬ Telephone Administration. Company's Argentine manufacturing tine subsidiary has issued its serial notes dated July 1, 1949, payable In the amount of $4,000,000 annually over a five-year period, with interest at 3Vz'/e per annum for the first year and 3%% per annum for the ensuing four years. The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic has agreed to make available, against payment in pesos, the necessary to meet the dollar obligations incurred under the addition, the Central Bank has agreed to make exchange ment. In the foreign exchange ment irom Brltibn The The arrange¬ requirement for the purchase of telephone equip¬ and Belgian subsidiaries in the amount of be sterling pounds notes the covering and manufactured contingently liable STATEMENT exported these on by notes Federal. until CONSOLIDATED OF The Cost of to goods • Series A, 3V2V0 bonds oue Jan. 1, skg. conv. due Oct. Capital "No fixed of 1948 ($50 $96,183,538 $89,868,457 80,242,391 73,315,993 $15,941,147 $16,552,464 raldotelephone oper. revenues__ aivs., int., adv. fees and royalties, etc. Sundry $37,000,000 for ' 35,000,000 A, mortgage presently issued trust in one . with the all part and 13,106,385 12,439,986 2,991,835 3,483,029 capital stock Lakehead of the of security of the first trust bonds of Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. the funds including proceeds required pumping to will be used the meet stations and to cost Line Pipe mortgage provide of 15,197,068 ; U. 'S. Federal Dther taxes income ..taxes—™™™-—_™_ (inch to foreign taxes govts., 14,844,250 2,924,396 2,406,484 240,000 1,000 7,144,790 .<>• 5,879,548 * etc.) 2,384,075 -profit. : Profit exchange foreign on (net) 2,159,597 $4,388,038 123,755 : $6,945,600 1453,510 the ' Net earnings before int. and Charges of subsidiaries other chgs— $4,511,793 $6,492,090 1,616,518 Interest charges of parent company $4,875,572 440,735 major portion constructing the pipe line, facilities, and the debentures,/series to Imperial 69.67% owns $2,413,518 —— •Exclusive of $2,715,756 of goods sold, tLoss, cost and $2,138,410, respectively, $4,418,955 included in the on OF and peg, ACCOUNTS (PARENT COMPANY Six Months Ended June 30— Total from income Other ONLY) 1948 $2,212,126 1,340,570' 1,362,795 " —— General Loss earnings gross — and expenses taxes foreign exchange on $3,337,384 - $3,574,921 1,713,798 (net)-—j. $2,019,688 44 -\ 6,192 / , income Interest before interest charges $1,623,542 $1,549,041 440,735 456,617 charges 369 Oil income -V. 170, p. $1,182,807 $1,092,424 1191. of line located (New pipe will be oL 16-inch used. Tile pipe 75 within line of line and below to miles . from Gretna, 1,500,000 barrels will the accumulation of be the United Gretna will constructed an of average to have at will States Gretna to that these will be located Line Co.—Offers Securities in Canada—$35,000,000 Bonds Placed Privately in United States—New financing to the extent of $90,002,250 was recently undertaken by this company with the sale of securities in Canada and the United States DIRECTORS—The Baker'Hopkins; John 1. °kia. , OFFICERS—Oliver Rigsby at $37,000,000 dated A, to as 3Va'/c first mortgage and collateral trust bonds, 1, 1950, to mature on Jan. 1, 1970, and payable interest and premium in lawful money of Canada. Jan. principal, The scries A bonds were sold through a syndicate composed of Wood, Gundy & Co. Ltd., McLeod, Young, Weir & Co. Ltd., Dominion Securi¬ ties Corp. Ltd., A. E. Ames & Co. Ltd., Nesbitt, Thomson & Co., Ltd., and James Richardson & Sons (of which syndicate Wood, Gundy & syndicate managers), acting as agents for the company, to a limited number of institutional investors' at par and accrued interest, in Canadian funds, "and will not 1.3 offered to the public generally. Cq. Ltd. and McLeod, Young, <2) $35,CD0,000 3V2% series B, dated Jan. 1. repayable the to as United first of to interest of number America. institutional est, in U. S. fund3, and will be not collateral 1, premium series B in trust will 1970, lawful bonds have and at 101.81 offered to and accrued to a inter¬ the public generally, (3) $17,000,000 of 4% convertible sinking fund debentures, series A, is of Oct. 1, 19^9, to mature on Oct. 1, 1970, and to be payable principal, interest and permium in lawful money of Canada. Of the $17,000,009 debentures, series A, the company has sold $9,500,000 privately at par and accrued interest. The remaining $7,500^000 convertible debentures, series A, have been purchased by a syndicate to as ... comprised of the investment dealers referred to in paragraph (1) above together with two Canadian chartered banks (of which syndicate McLeod, Young, Weir & Co. Ltd. and Wood, Gundy & Co. Ltd. are joint syndicate managers), acting as principals. The issue price to the company of tiie $7,500,000 of convertible debentures, series A is $98.25 for for sale each to the $100. public plus at interest, and par (4) Company has sold privately share. per to the debentures were $50 at proceeds construct will provide the company with funds surplus United States portion cf which will be Lakehead owned.and Pipe Line Co., Inc., which is a wholly fcubiiaiary of the company) and to provide owned working operated United by States capital. The approximate amounts to be devoted to these purposes, so far as determinable* and to the payment of preliminary expenses, are estimated to fce as follows: the on line. It is Station cost Construction ;™-™ , $10,578,000 29,708,000 28,146,000 — Communications Automotive and Storehouse, • office pipe 600,000 maintenance: line patrol facilities, office building sqg.ooo and equipment Tankage, loading and dock facilities, pumps and auxiliary I Contingencies, interest charges during construction, pre¬ liminary and mi cellaneous expenses, including expenses in connection with the issue of the securities referred to herein and premium Other expenses and on U. S. funds working capital Total 1,050,000 3,930,000 follows: as are Frederick 579; pro¬ The SEC company Treasurer (1 1946 : 103,063 237,395 98,364 279,764 107,985 239,995 . Nil $0.50 $5,267,092 §103,784 r 98 364 279 764 'Nil Nil ^Including $49,000 Federal loss tax doubtful ' '' * " 1 payable, taxes, other $143,945; accrujed than (estimated), $17,102; on customers—unfilled and wages, income, expenses, $44,258; notes payable to without par value stock due salaries, taxes (outstanding federal banks, $1,889,107,985 shares), (par value $1 per share), $239,995; capital of deficit of $1,046,842 in earned surplus as 1947), $464,332; earned surplus—since July 1, $3,512,363.—V. 168, p. 1780. ■ 1947, $103,- . Other bids received at the sale were: Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.), 99.19 2'/as; R. W. Pressprich & Co., 100.35 for 2V4s; Halsey, Stuart & Inc., 100.315 for 2Vis; Lee Higginson Corp., 100.262 for 2y4s; Blair & Co., Inc. and L. F. Rothschild & Co. (jointly). 100.75 for 23/aS.—V. 170, p. 1396. N., for 1949—Month—1348 $5,148,315 1949—8 Mos.—1948 Kansas Power & Light Co.—Calls 3V2% Bonds— $5,471,625 $38,704,987 $41,575,544. « Oct. filed 10 its registration statement with 3 y2 due all covering its common stock financing proposal. previously reported, the company proposes to issue and sell shares ($3.50 par) common*stock at competitive bidding. As 111., 1, into at or called 1966, the be for redemption on Nov. outstanding first mortgage the of Dec. merged Payment will the has company interest, % of made Bankers The Kansas Electric Trust at company. Harris Trust Co. which has Co., Wall 16 and Savings Bank, Chicago, New York, N. Y.—V. 170, St., 984. p. 7, 1949, at 103 bonds, series A, Power former ' 300,000 Proceeds to The $4,532,000 to Aug. obtained and 31), balance the future 170, that for its 1949 for company's of construction Keller Motors Corp.—To will expenditures $2,941,570 had been The ex¬ 1950, treasury, adidtional operating from bonds, notes of 5, The securi¬ George said all a special meeting occasioned by the Keller, Chairman of the Board and President, plans to produce the Keller low-priced station continue. Keller interim Produce Low-Priced Car— following D. that would wagon revenues, other or Oct. 1296. p. corporation, death and $4,400,000 for 1951. construction funds are expected to required sale program. which (of $6,450,000 the of from the from ties.—V. construction applied to its estimates company amount pended be be to are officials, committee chairmanship oi to present V at take George over M. the the Fisher, meeting, duties for of 45 Purcell Diversified Head to Services, Three Bradford Inc. and K. Bradford, Affiliates— prominent a Virginia, President Selective the figure in same of time Chairman of boards directors of its Fund, D. the this corporation, Minneapolis, and Investors Stock directors of elected Cleveland, three business on Robert Ohio, Oct.- Mutual, Fund, for and investment affiliates—Investors and Alleghany Corp. of C., three Inc., the of the securities and Washington, elected At Vice-President 7 W. Purcell, 23 Investors period End. Sept. 30— Sales the Services companies. and panies now have combined assets of of Investors Mutual its over subsidiary and $640,000,000. also re-elected as affiliated ——------ 1949—Month—1948 1949—9 Mos.—1948 $3,055,000 $3,084,000 $22,975,000 $22,551,000 There were 306 stores in operation in year ago.—V. 170, p. 984. September, 1949 against 311 a ; Laclede-Christy Co.—Plans New Plant— - Diversified the (G. R.) Kinney Co., Inc.—September Sales Decline- In¬ / / As of Sept. 16, 1949, the Investors Mutual, Inc., had grown to $154,694,785 with 13,302,868 shares outstanding and held by over 73,000 shareholders. the with in Vice- Chairman of as under Corp. The Committee consists of George M. Fisher, Pro¬ Vice-President and Director; Robert C. Gross/Vice-President and Director; and A. C. Burnett, Secretary. Greenfield, Lax & Co., Inc., are underwriters for the common stock.—V. 170, p. 1396. was Inc., Inc. special a Keller, associated duction j: Harold formed Mr. years Studebaker Investors This company is planning to begin construction of a $500,000 vitrified pipe plant in St. Louis County, Mo., next spring, Donald N. Watkins, President, announced on Oct. 7. The site of the com¬ sewer directors Harlan plant K. Nygaard, Robert J. Stallman, Carl R. Gray, Jr., Henry J. Guild, and Purcell. New directors elected include Mr. Bradford, Clarence Meadows, former Governor of West Virginia, and Robert J. Bulkley, was not disclosed.—V. proposed 167, p. 1694. Mr. United former Investors E. States Stock from Ohio. stockholders re-elected Drake, Randall F. Fullmer and Eugene B. include Mr. Purcell and Mr. Bradford. Definitive directors as Hanson. New Clarence directors elected Stockholders of C. Messrs. Eradford Investors Strachauer J. F. Anderson and Lakefront Dock & RR. Terminal Co.—Definitive Bonds \ Senator Fund and Selective Lucian Furcell, and Fund C. John re-elected Sprague. V. New Dobson, directors as directors President of are (M. H.) Lamston, Inc.—To Open New Store— the New See Investors Mutual, Inc.—New President, Etc.— Diversified Services, Inc., above.—V. 170, p. series This corporation 10,188.000 Investors 3%% A bonds due June 1, 1968, are available for delivery in exchange for temporary bonds at The Chase National Bank of the City of New York. 43 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y., and at The Toledo Trust Co., Toledo, Ohio.-^-V. 168, p. 547. Lumber Co. of Minneapolis.—V. 170, p. 1396. „ 1947 tl,317,509 high bidders for $1,200,000 equipment certificates on a bid of 100.105 as 2%s. Reoffering of the certificates is being made, subject to award by the road and approval, by the ICC, by Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, Drexel & Co., Union Securities Corp. and Stroud & Co., Inc., at prices to yield from 1.10% for May 1, 1950 maturities to 2.40% for Nov. 1, 1964 maturities. Tulsa, St. 1948 Southern Ry.—Equipment Trust Certifi¬ cates Offered—Salomon Bros. & Hutzler on Oct. 13 were , Sherbourne 12. $574,107; inventories (at lower of cost or mar¬ plant, and equipment (after reserves for $429-59°). $480,737; deferred charges, $145,398; total, common 30, total, The on Arthur 5,000,000 at Kansas City Robert Kahle, /• $7,800,260 refujids, $18,667; been Stockholders Pipe costs sell Subs.)—Earnings144,757 /£ (after application June and with a and property, preference stock, $539,925; of Adzed Elmer Harverson, Oliver Loren 1 and on 621; will daily will include Interstate Power Co.—Registers With SEC— West 10,000 shares of capital stock issue $35,400), income 170, p. 1296. years pipe line system for the transportation of crude petroleum from Edmonton, Alberta via Gretna, Man., to Superior, Wis. (the —V. offered interest. to . vestors PURPOSE—The which and of $1,623,356; taxes of oil Superior (& ,30° on normat operations. average Interstate Department Stores, Inc.—Sept. Sales Drop— Period End. Sept. 30— Sales The dated Co.—Financing Approved authorization $5,377,988 ~ share accrued President; Loren Frederick Kahle, Gladstone Hall, Vice-President; Rob¬ (59 Belgrave Ave., Toronto, Ont.); Henderson, SEC Co. be to money of been sold Armstrong $12,042,032. Inc., above.—V. 170, p. 494. 1949 . shares.™ $50,939; Toronto, Ont.).—V. 170, p. 1290. bonds, agent for the company, as investors joint are Jan. on and The Ltd, and mature through The First Boston Corp., acting limited Co. & mortgage 1950, principal, Stales Weir Kenneth 1949 were 6,927 LIABILITIES—Accounts Hopkins, Vice-President; Frank Dudley Murray, Secretary ert 6, $5,002,815 com. of which barrels ■ Baker Oct. after -v/ directors White, Executive (1) series iy ket), Edmonton, Alberta; Ermine and Gretna, Manitoba, and Clearbrook, the on preferred dividend requirements. loss accounts be at Burdette Burgess, Frank Gladstone Had, follows: as of names to made was CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 1949 ASSETS—Cash, $688,765; receivables (after reserves for Minn. Pipe per 18-inch Superior an initial Superior, 10,000 during the closed season. Terminal facilities loading clocks fcr lake tankers. Initially there will be six pumping stations posed distribution operating 01 Man., Winni¬ of capacity of 70,000 barrels per day. Since navigation 011 the Great Lakes is closed for approximately 150 days of (he year, storage capacity for at permit 29 tAfter charges and taxes. including Federal tax credits of $202,359; a $971,790 loss on sale of inventory which was either undesirable or held in excessive quantities; $375,000 provision for further anticipated loss on surplus inventory; $47,777 nonrecurring expenses attributable to inventory liquidation and related problems; and a net JNet " Jersey) extend south from. Regina from Regina share per Oct. — Notes Placed Privately--10-year serial notes has been placed ____ common •Earns, * will profit orders The' 349 miles day. per cents exclusively from net institutions, it was announced Oct. Co., Milwaukee, acted as agent. $3,512,363. constructed 20 payable derived be 1— by Lakehead Pipe Line Co., Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. The 450 miles of line from Edmonton to Regina will be constructed of 20-inch pipe an^ will ,have an initial ,average capacity of 95,000 Regina, Saskatchewan; Cromer and Interprovincial received No.- preferred -shares^. , southeasterly direction to Superior, Wis., on Lake to Duluth, a total distance of approximately 1,150 miles Distribution, Etc. of year, bidding will sales 'Net v ,* Net Co. • pipe line Saskatchewan, some this sinking privately by the proposed Regina, It is similar of as Fiscal Yrs. End. June 30— "Net a adjacent The least Net Imperial. through A Jim Brown Stores, Inc. v convertible sold Standard stock States-Canadian border in 4% being is completion of upon of others. of 1949. income. privately with and operated owned be Total outstanding $17,000,000 $9,500,000 17, this Fund has company barrels 1949 $1,996,814 subsidiaries income be LINE—The Alberta, tnence Superior INCOME A, and capital PIPE United miles. STATEMENT the of to of issue fiscal James Manufacturing Co. •No. shares this dividend a current $10,000,000 of first mortgage bonds, due 197y. applied to the company's construction program. : Bids for the purchase of the bonds will be received by the company at Suite 2200, 105 W. Adams Street, Chicago, up to 11 a.m. (CST) Oct. 25.*-rV. 170, p. 1296. y. / % / , / ; management and supervision of the company initially by Imperial Oil Ltd. Imperial now owns Edmonton, income for assets ^Proceeds MANAGEMENT—The Of ./ the competitive collateral $41,000,000 will be spent for materials and supplies in the United States, including approximately $23,500,000 for the United States portion of the line and the terminal facilities at Superior; Wis., and that about $44,000,000 will be spent in (Janada. » - PROPOSED Net dividend Loewi & linancing. 2753. p. terminal necessary 456,617 t, Oct. rial, freight and labor costs and including a provision of approximately for contingencies. An additional $5,000,000 will be provided for other expenses and working capital, bringing the total estimated cost of the project to $90,000,000. It is estimated that approximately supplied 10,000 of the 20,012 169, on $7,700,000 company • record declared the An issue of $500,000 lund $2,854,253 of 7 of CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS—The construction cost of the project; lias estimated by engineers of Imperial Oil Ltd., with the cooperation of other pipe line experts, at $85,000,000, based on the present mate¬ be above.—V. last year. 29, The Inc., Co., and Oct. on Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric —Bids Asked— ' other costs. will V'-- Services, Inc., See Investors Diversified Services, been $32,039,367 $32,475,479 $159,957 New President Elected— capital stock will be reserved for issuance upon conversion of the convertible debentures, series A. tOf the 20,012 shares of capital stock, Imperial Oil Ltd. now owns 10,000 shares. form ,;U/ quarter and Total . unissued will $137,237 payments already made this year (14 cents on Jan. 31, 15 April 30 and 16 cents on July 29), the current dividend brings total distributions during the current year to 65 cents per share, compared with 62 cents in the previous fiscal year. in oouus issued be may final stockholders cents series, subject to the restrictions to be contained in the securing the bonds. tSutficient. shares of the authorized deed and income taxes ■ directors With J20.01J1 shfl. cuii<*i,ei<u ana be to /'//■; the Oct. 17,000,000 14,000,000 shs, rirst 24,550 —— corporation had cash in bank and U. 8. bonds totaling $204,508 30, 1949, compared with $244,246 at Jan. 1, 1949.—V. 170, interest '• $25,000,000 $72,000,000 depletion 26,002 - June The • " par) limitation, the together re¬ sales——— on series O "• Investors Stock Fund, Inc.—20-Cent other more trust but debs., $134,507 /"■*/ ... ;i Outstanding 1970) 1970_ stock excess or 1, fund PURPOSE—The profit PROPOSED J 4% $163,239 expense See Investors Diversified (Canadian payment) (. Series B, 3Va% bonds due Jan. 1, 19701 (United States payment) of Gross Telephone THE Pipe Line Co., Inc., a wholly owned United States sub¬ sidiary of the company, which is to own and operate the United States portion of the facilities, wiJl issue to the company its first mortgage bonds to the extent of the full cost of its facilities and such bonds, ACCOUNT3 1949 $5,1j7,822 and $6,646,972, affi.iated companies) sold ; is . INCOME (incl; sales spectively, corporation OF 178,664 Investors Selective Fund, Inc.—New President— FINANCING Authorized $5,843 159,357 ™; before 1396. p. Lakehead paid. Six Months Ended June 30— Net V of as First mtge. and coll. trust bonds: available and 85,000,000 Belgian francs, respectively. first year's maturity in the amount of $4,000,000 are being sold to New York and Boston banks, and the proceeds will be used principally to finance the additional equipment 1,320,000 to i recently concluded in Argentina which provides cover telephone material already exported was $20,000,000 note issue to a and to be Income 1943 $3,382 ™™ ... ■»'' * an Argentine Subsidiary— income r 1949 - - sales.. gas . incorporated was income Opeiating and overhead V'"1 $90,002,250 — and Gross 500,000 —— . York Trust Co., New ________ 6 Months Ended June 30— (U. S. currency) debentures, series A ' • Investors Royalty Co., Inc.—Earnings— $37,000,000 — Shares the " , bonds—™ A Series B bonds (2) ' International-Great Northern RR.—Paying Agent— Tne Monday, October 17, 1949 . " ■ 1083. the York heart Street, V. off 170, p. is opening its eleventh 5 & 10c store in the greater metropolitan district, on Oct. 18. This new store will be in of Jamaica's Jamaica 495. new Avenue. shopping It has area at 28,000 lG4th square Street feet and of 165th space.— Volume 170 Number 4847 THE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE (1497) 9 ' 1939, and to Bone Star Brewing Co. on Feb. 1, 1940. Company's brewery and municipal business office is located at 542 Simpson St., San Lamaque Gold Mines Ltd.—Earnings— , (Including Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Lamaque Mining Co., Ltd.) ; Eight Months Ended Aug. 31— Tons milled ——— Gross value of Oper. costs L_l_ — 217,310 130,765 $1,587,677 1,040,829 $1,192,139 . produced.. Provincial royalty incl. 1949 -331,470 $2,595,102 1,818,027 . bullion 1948 1947 The the "788,925 Profit from from mining $777,075 $546,848 17,120 operations- 14,830 beer. trade production is sold Total !_■_ $794,195 ... income on : $403,214 (• 105,180 total met shares Earnings profit-—-..-: share...I_! per $753,354 $0.25 _ $0.11 ; Sales $4,052,552- , —V, 170, ' 1397. p. ; . , v Belshe M. the United Washington has liigs of stock shares just been elected States Force Air ($3 and-, has representative, management.—V. 170, p. 885. stock taken : been . in value assets frbm $43.30 fiscal of the share" to pet stock capital $48.82 of the during '. $3,505,441, compared ' $ :.;j ■■■"-V//. $1,619,654. • The in increase "Cash and in stock United investments States with its of proceeds 21st 2.3% at Net the the 966,794. was quarter's end. unrealized 720,004, stocks preferred Obligations,", less Net ordinary was in the in $992,113 Net realized profit 30, June on 1949 30, first quarter investment corporation's "the in oil Public utilities 40,000 shares largest single constitute cf fiscal .3 Mos. End. Sept. 30— Interest on U. S. Govt. ; $40,363 other bonds on period. Pfem. $35,664 17,887 11,177 • misc. taxes-,. $1 »f4 v■.! franchise, cap. & - ,0f2,406 - 8,007 Other oper. :.Nct ; realized net written off municipal in taxes, 'NOTE—No corporation pany." 16.426 17,087 105,824 , recovery $91,175; year, has elected been be to BALANCE three real on estate $588,066; total, made taxed Govt, dividends obligations $116,579; reserve stdck par (Si shares held net for - • / said (at 30, 1949. and taxes, $117,504; capital capital surplus, $80,712,982; less 300 cost), <Dr)$9,799:" net realized profit on paid (Dr)$21,663,590; undistributed total, $67,199,064.—V. 170, p. 692. 1349—Month—1948 $8,971,455 1949—8 Mos.—1948 - $9,696,481 $77,233,941 $78,351,048 r-.- . & Ohio RR. above.—V. 170, 595. p. . ■ M. T. Martin, canyon the on President, on reef formation Lion Strom Oct. and Number a very the encountering satisfactory drill stem a semi-wildcat production, on its 5,400 acre block in the Diamond Scurry County; Texas. / : -• •Concurrent with Lion's test of, the Strom Number Brothers and oil well, mile r which to Mr. the by gas offsetting indicates the northeast Martin prpven presently the saturation states in an of that canyon extension M. west Field * : of *• 1, Newman of Lion's block, found in their Eiland Number 1 production three-fourths of a Lion holds in "this field. The company has; 32 wells, completed- and - on production with seven drilling... ."Lion Oil Co. anticipates' a very active drilling program for the remainder of-1949 and a considerable portion of 1950 to fully develop Its block of acreage in the Diamond: M field," Mr. Martin said.— additional V. 170, wells 1192. p. Lone ... Star . . . . - .. Offered—Russ» & Stock — Co., Dewar, Robertson & Pancoast, Dittmar & Co. and Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc., San, Antonio, Texas, on Sept.- 26 offered 213,000 shares of common stock (par $1) at $11.25 per share; . .The shares offered are outstanding shares owned by George Muehle-^ Brewing Co., of Kansas City, Mo., aiid- are being purchased and by the-underwriters, subject to an offering by George Muehlebach Xrewing Co. of 45,000 shares thereof to officers and directors of Lpne Star Brewing Co:, Lone Star Brewing Co. will receive none of the proceeds from the sale of the shares.. ' :, bdeh offered . COMPANY—Company pany was changed originally by was incorporated in Texas July 31,-1933. incorporated charter amendment to Sabinas Brewing Co. Champion Brewing Co. as Com¬ Name on Feb. was 14, per pfd. "stock__ U. Due ■> said 5,361,514 703,860 2,750,966" - $2.71 $4.39 cost Macy's SHEET Bank)' ' July 30,.'49 July 31,.'48 $9,077,369 $7,699,318 at cost the (at lower 26,993,915 25,357,418 24,839,443 expenses_____ 2,486,787 (current, account) 1_ current assets 2,343,882 515,999 ' 491,006 (net)—. — 1,897,679 . .1,856,517' 6,916,000 _ Income—_ on 6,916,000 795,000 investments from Lifo of !___ prepaid Bank ^'Overpayments of Federal taxes Investment in Macy's Bank— Due 10,537,094 17,943,368 (net)^—___ inventories market or Other redemption or 5,125,600 customers Miscellaneous ,4* I 795,009 329,598: 333,499) « ... a II 256,851 Miscellaneous assets (at cost) Property ahd equipment (net)___ Deferrfed'charges '(uhamortized debt expense)i_ will' ' he BALANCE of ■. from Macy's ' . 4,l66,0OCT fbr prior years. Govt, .obligations, Merchandise ,i , 9;653,895 126,381" 4,298,385 $3.57 . — S. amount , v/'v • Dr75,589 703,800 4,298,385' share—! common $500,066 703,800 stoCk_" com. Cash 1949,<? for ; the. must produce month to break 100 houses, and it houses 700 413,171 636,056 56,608,444 419,827 39,194,231 437,319 2,207,938 2,288,774- employees^ Leases, copyrights, •(net)' _v_ trade marks, goodwill, wort A trf houses after taxes- taxes- LIABILITIES— standing forlornly $32,659,384 $20,704,996 $11,172,427 835,870 2,730,328 2,793t262 540,870 1,675,327 1,731,832 to ■ shares " $6,562,001 ., ■'■'491,134 Earns, 5,304 $32,053 5,355 $32,130 $7.47 $7.23 $2.24 Bank 901 loans Book value Backlog on per com. $20.70 355 334 None $3,097,000 $5.98 I I $3.73 I $13.24 •'•' ; deposits receivable, plus-fixed-fee contracts, $8,278,481 'on' In ? I $632,528; which has for operation : passed to the. U. S. * Government), $6,966,862; advance and maintenance of wind tunnel, $94,096; cash surrender value of insurance on life of an '■ officer, $20,854; notes receivable due subsequent to June 30, 1950, $32,-> 686; insurance deposits, $17.4,266; property and equipment (after re- " serve for depreciation of $236,787), $622,565; expenditures recoverable , under lease, $227,786; prepaid insurance, applications and trade marks, $1; etc., $10,958; 20,000,000 20,000,000' 9,500,000 par 25,790,310- 10,373,324 value (staled 10,373,324' vaiue capitaLw 23,940,993.: 22,108^53 !_$130,329,957 $125,-623,792 for the "six years ended 170, p. January 1298/. 194*7 as " o.i result the ' : . less / . Operating loss ■ ___j—— Interest received and other income'—— Interest expense loss before Federal provision for income tax Earned' adjustment. years under prior __!-!--r—'—; . , $1,408,623 Cr5,690 30,133 — $1,403,057 carry¬ 540,000* — the period— surplus at Feb; 28, 1949— loss Net — — Credit for Federal income taxes for _!—_— ,1 t$6,312,443 7,605,044 .116,022 of back $37,500;,. and target contract settlement on I $1,127,803 withheld by U, S. Government), $4,- / ' 16,560,000 25,790,310 !i_ —_!_ without 138,544' 16,560,000 (par value $100 cash discounts, returns and allowances—___— goods-sold/selling, general and admin, expenses— Provision for depreciation and amortization— Cost Net ». 10,000,000 142,515 - JNCOME ACCOtJNT FOR FOUR MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1949 Sales, "$893,057 — 2,638,136 . provlision for Fed. and State income taxes, $1,059,358; balance ' purchase of undivided interest in wind tunnel (payable in six equal, Earned surplus at 334,375; on 2,282,97'p 175,950' semi-annually !— patents, patent, 1 leave, $365,960; taxes, other than income taxes, $198,932; miscellaneous accrued liabilities, $36,803; preferred dividends payable, $7,881;' current installment on purchase df undivided interest in wind tunnel, (less 175,950 Magnavox Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— total, $14,224,552. for .modification, costs 1,983,597 1,780,179 share)— paid-in "Claimed and to per 91,330' 2,514,674 series A thfe re-adoption bf Lifj.—V. unbilled inventories,, title $15 Total . cash on hand, $1,832,870; ? cdsts and fees under cost- " inventories (less progress payments : bank $3,589,080; 1.021.159 cus¬ * $61,896,041 $90,872,077 $36,946,114 $36,939,108 BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 1949 ASSETS-—Demand accounts from Earnings reinvested in the business- ,r.'''v "Loss.' of, sh. June 30___^ on of Additional ' None >1 collected 3.760.158 1,246,365 notes)—! employees)! preferred stock, share) . per 831 None June 30- and taxes tax deposits and miscellaneous.!payable Aug. 1', 1949 on pfd. stock— 25vyear 27/8% sink, fund debs., due Nov. 1, 1972 Common stock-, $33,615 Nil stockholders of (incl. (less Reserve 5,376 $31,524 share- 5,254 income on „ annual installments), $225,000; 6% non-cumulative preferred stock (par value $100),. $525,400; common stock (par value $L per share),'! $227,424; premiums paid in on capital stork, net of discounts, $418,715; : earned surplus,? $4,089,4G0; ,total, $14,224,552.—V. 168, p. 25'43.,'/' •; . June 30, 1949 — $I;745,079 ""Compares with net earnings of approximately $102,000, after taxes, with net sales of $5,107,000 in'the same period last year. tCompares in? the like four months of 1948. - , -r -- . CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 1949 in the "annual report for the year July 30, 1949, stated that "Net earnings were ad- : verseiy affected not only by the dedline in volume and ; the continuing high cost of doing business;, but also by ; hand, $370,345; accounts receivable) of $35,187), $1,695,143; inventories in process and finished products (at lower of cost .or market), $6,241,043; prepaid insurance, etc., $51,315; miscellaneous .investments, $117,916; claim for refund of prior years' Federal taxes on income, $59,940; machinery, equipment, furniture and1 fixtures ' leasehold improvements, etc; (after reserves for depreciationand amortization of $1,343,842), $2,471,391; patents and goodwill, $1; unusual costs incurred in connection with our total, (R. H.). Macy Co., & - • Inc.—Annual Report—JaCkr I.' Straus," President, ended and improvement program which has been during the last two years." expansion in progress ' I* . I ("These costs; ' which ampiinted to $3,564,000 for the' yfear under ) review, and $3,135,000 for the previous year, represent extraordinary costs as incurred well, as executive and new while the; cost construction of and employment alterations and training were of In new personnel and other activities prior to the opening expanded units," said Mr-. Straus who further added: of -" our ;( " ' program of the corporation's exparisioh and improvement substantially completed at the close of ttte fiscal year. was •Capital'/expenditures the and were made totaling $14,084,000 for the previous consisted principally of program . tions to large addition the stores in San Francisco this fiscal puring these two constructing substantial $29,792,000 ; and Kansas City, equipping a made'by the "landlord to the Atlanta store, the coneight new branch stores (Jamaica, Elatbush and White Plains, New York; Mofris'town, New Jersey; Augusta and Columbus, Georgia; and Tiffin and Sandusky. Ohio), erecting a 400.000 square foot warehouse for Bamberger's, and completing two television stations. struction ' - yeo+s addi¬ for year, r * , ' Of . * reserve of raw in banks and on' for doubtful1 accounts materials, supplies, work $11,007,094 : BIAEILITIES—Notes " payable to banks, $3,549,996; other notes pay¬ accounts payable, $973,451; accrued wages, interest, et6 $303 593;' accrued taxes, other than Federal Income tax, $234,392) reserve for Federal income tax, $143,139; reserve for contingencies, able, $414,150; stock of $1 par value, $659,898; capital earned surplus, $1,745,079; total, $11,007,094. capital $350,000; progress, ** staff and t /'The major portion year ASSETS—Cash after • - 2,777,404 865,345 Dividend 226,17^ paid^___ com. per taxes Notes payable, maturing $500,000 for .self-insurance— "226,134 outstanding June 30 dividends on Pfd. (incl. vacations)—. Retirement-System Trust Funds taxes - 1,545,642 commissions due ■' $13,117,256 $11,369,493 accounts, payable Customers'- 1946 228,387' 226,897 > instalment !__• and Federal ' —— old on banks Salaries Amounts tomers - "IV"". payable Collections 4]A% V 227,424 June 30—4--' .on ——^$130,329,957 $125,623,792 —— , Accounts crated/^nd are Total 240,644 . etc. ______ a • Brewing Co., San Antonio, Texas 8,244,463 1,114,718'' „ corner of 14,686,706 542,323 15,900,006 968,506 CONSOLIDATED 8, of 19.6%.. After excluding 2.5% in the .corresponding decrease a 4,186,000 — ASSETS— Common shares outstdg. reef present production in the Diamond M field. these extensions add very substantially to which acreage northeast the mile one declared ; atr delivered aircraft announced 14 well 1 11,988,731 ; . . . r provision ? Lion Oil Co.—Extends Production in Texas— test divs. tlncludes ,36,000, LIABILITIE^—Trade -accounts payable, $1,455,628; employees' pay-' roll deductions, $212,557; accrued payroll, $1,038,561; vacation and sick : .Lima-Hamilton Corp.—Receives Locomotive Order—' ofk the Earnings ,? E. Cole, Republican;-of Kansas, calling for an investigation. - Lustron $3,000,000 Number J.;.,#■: dividends . 170,; p. 1397., Sales taxes, as investment com¬ 7, 1949, $584,033; payable for payable for securities purchased, expenses $5,337,435; Sales _ that said Earnings Oct. notes $1,947,077; special Baltimore : Albert Lustron, Earnings before Pfd. $2,066,038; payable period End. Sept. 30— See 36,000 / McDonnell Aircraft Corp.—Annual Report— .Years End June 30— 1949 V 1948 1947 : Lerner Stores Corp.—September Sales Lower- —v. year, 8,614,760 ,.u 695,637 fexpehsfeU irtcome. on on (Ky.)—Weekly Output— local sales increased .. 199,502 ■ debt dn v tjh'e Lust/ori plant, with- ho • rakers,"-, he said., "The problem of sales and distribution of these houses Is1 still as much a \ mystery as it was when President Truman approved the loan. Neither . RFC nor Lustron has any plan for its solution."—V. 170, p. 886. .'; : SHEET, SEPT.. accrued treasury and ordinary income, last resolution trailers on and ; $56,843; value), in investments week • 6,834,225 income Cash for the week ended'Oct. compared with 42,141,000 kwh. as that its October production will be less than hasn't been able to sell thtf houses in has produced. income "regulated a State average LIABILITIES—Dividend purchased, .Total earnings Cdsh'dlvs. declared company kwh., other utilities, to He ended receivable (at securities this of 33,876,000 ./ 1,118,707 number Y 4'';;v',. even, investment less . Federal for as months receivable for securities sold, and interest accrued, $509,830; U. S. cost), $11,600,935; other securities (at average cost), $51,480,067; miscellaneous investments and advances, $1,368,072; real estate investment, $1; total, $67,199,064. $174,121; banks, the $584,166. S .. in from Federal" taxes , 36,000 -i.— & Electric Co. / 888,143 Net .'----J.r-,, * • 2,039,857 ■. $883,698 f -$684,775 $992,H3 investments' fbf on $496,891; provision "ASSETS—Cash Pancoast—".. & 2,153,707 12,872,442 broadcasting, interestsources—." sales of property 60,000 Co. 2,568,193 10,901,086 non-trading interest, and '. Columbus, Ohio, firm that makes prefabricated ' houses, has been losing $1,000,000 a month and that' RFC has been footing the bill to the tune of $37,500,000 since 1947. 94,874 $3,900; balance, has Robertsoil introduce 'a 16,657 112,908 : $933,642 ! ; • from other Income Congress was asked Oct. 11 to investigate reports that there has ? political intrigue, mismanagement and waste of RFC funds by < the Lustron Corp. 7,113 li4,873 profit prior and " 538,984 the and '- $• 59i,996 ' 362,097 current rates. underwriters 309 ' 17,924 was Income been $803,418 5,797 and 1 amdftizatioh— Income, from .retail operations--.- Other ordinary income_j ;The ' Depreciation & expenses.--: Sept/- 30,: 1949, ,. +330,345 on Loans Were "Misused'^J- » Registration trans., cus¬ tody of secS., legal .auditing expenses tBased Aug. 2, '47 $ sales Supplies and ■ : 8,442 , >. ,> Income $65,101 237,774 . July 30; '49 JUiy 31, '48 - " - STATEMENT (incl, leased depts.) 308,119,119 315,035,135 285,082,755 buying, publicity,- sell¬ ing, occupancy and admin, exps. 280,649,009 289,443,967 284,796,83^ Taxes except Fed. taxes on income 4,216,691 4,122,614 3,373,129 Maintenance and repairs! 3,410,062 3,603,221 3,673,030 Rent expense less rent ineome 3,374,078 *. 2,839,184 2,535,123^ .Lustron Corp.—Congress Urged to Study Charge RFCu 17,890 •1,220 $1,074,881' $1,129,455 for (stock . $205,185 869,330 of-the names period.—V. 170, p. 1397. 10,813 ; 144,417 Net retail Net Excess Taxes - 170, p. 984. sales 727,796 14,749 Total Prov. 30 Income and " Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc._—. "Over •J NOV". ' 954,094 ' 1949. Co,-.. corresponding 13,282 902,040 52,409 ENDED Net •: Profit INCOME (Exclusive $33,328, 19,123 8U05 YEARS 4,680.204 "Louisville Gas 1946 1,003,622 loaned- secur. on EARNINGS, CONSOLIDATED Cost of- sales,: - V a •*., 23,643 Taxable divs.;In secur._ Inc. ,from mineral int.-_ com¬ - 410,910 Representative 1947 $39,551 par) ' . with 929,570 dividends ($1 249,636 ACCOUNT 1948 . 660,547 He obligations Ipt. Cash INCOME was stock 3,685,263 —v. : 1949 shares 315,035,135 285,082,755 255,662,451 JFrdih Feb. 1, 1947. $ of shares to be purchased by. each are as follows; year ' COMPARATIVE charter commori 308,119,119 „—— Se^t/l/11945.' -52 Weeks Ended— •" Electric, output second largest group. The holding of Petroleum, valued at $4,570,000 s. is the item. of Franclsco__ , and the authorized capital "' 420,000 as the share entire 140,000 ,? totaled the Amerada portfolio 1949, 1, value the by _ UNDERWRITERS—The $18,- industry, gas conversion represehted was -—J- ■",}% j 73,455 Dewar, SALES Eh. 52 Wks. En. 52 Wks. En. 53 Wks. Eh. Aug. 2,'47 Aug. 3,'40 $ $ $ 184,672,027 165,799,596 151,789,247' 56,166,944 58,818,444 55,899,825 51,713,281 28;351,219 - 29,628,306 29,459,230 26,119,330 19,205,520 19,304,162 17,837,870 16,135,372 15,466,357 15,480,897 13,364,106 *9,904,721 6,471,825 7,131,299 12,722,128 Taylor "From. 184,528 4'- v; Dittmar. & oitr 182,457,254 Koch—_ Total ' 131,166 $28,- same. 1948 and San John ' $21,588,616, continues to be the heaviest among the industry categories Into which it divides its common stock portfolio. 19 restated "Eight months ending July "31, of value & Macy's contained preferred ' convertible 1948_i_t^—r__:^.i_L_ - comparable quarter of the' securities sold during the quarter ' $534,166, as compared with $698,946 in the The market the of to been having such Sept. n9491.;___2_jr_'—-'3,773,235 the on company Lasalle 315,694 liabilities, !1 amounted 1949 the the (par $1); Y & tho * . . — Davlson-Paxon . 1,830,434 investments'? miscellaneous of . New' York— L.' Bamberger 29; $270,286 311,229' -// Sept; on figure income $933,642' against and ', appreciation comparable previous year. 2.1%-, July * ;Russ decrease $14,926,948, constituting 17.7% of the company's net assets as of 1949, i,0 $13,482,178, or 14.2% as of Sept. 30. V * ' ; ^ "Y"! .Common stocks, represented 78.9% of the value of net assets on Sept. 30, as compared with 75%- three months earlier. Bonds consti¬ 2.5%, On ... M&cy's' 1,813,523 , of - - 30, tuted * No-, of. Shares a from June On $3l par stock was OF to operations July 30,'49 July 31,'48 19472i:___—r_— " !,! by accompanied Government each common 1945.—7 ' salesv of / was divide Upon company stock. common to as" t: the report, as of Sept, 30, 1949, signed by Robert Lehman, reveals. Total net assets stood at $95,044,108 at the quar-' ■'* '''. .'v.; I".,. •' ■/- "* Purchases of portfolio securities greatly outweighed sales during the pfirlod. " Securities bought during the three months, other than U. S. X cost par); - •. ■ ' Governments, the of ~ '-sales 1944—' $1,703,605' year, President, teV's end. stock. the1 company ' " the ' increased of quarter ($20 of Net corporation first holders Stock , this stock chartfer The the common SUMMARY (The) Lehman Corp.—Asset Value Rises to $48.82—/«;' ;Net - of ' j > par) so! stock. mon Lear's ' active' part an - . retirement1 Since into into three shares of 7 - director. a this year he has early preferred permitted outstanding capital RETAIL 52 Wks. * redemption date. In accordance with these provisions of the charter, all of the holders of the preferred stock converted their hold- $4,812,833 $36,-553,761 $38,860,889 ! 'Lear, Inc.—New Director Elected— Thomas net * 420,000 shs. , the 1949—9 Mos.—1948 confidence ' stock, in event of call for .fedemption, to convert their holdings of pre¬ ferred- stocky into common stock on the basis of one share" ($20 par) preferred stock for one share ($3 par) common stock on or prior to amended from difficult and costly phase, we look forward with gradually increasing opportunities afforded by the newly expanded organization." 1949 \ 1, Outstanding 420,000 shs. convertible which addition, it included alterations, major repairs and additions to modernizing and refurbishing our other properties." '"Now," Mr. Straus continued, "that we have completed a major por¬ tion of our expansion and improvement program and passed its most - $1) 1949, as-tht redemption date. .... . of Sept. as company gave notice of redemption of all of the outstanding cumulative convertible preferred stock arid designated Aug. 30, provisions J Lane Bryant, Inc.—September Sales Lower— - cumulatiye 5% . 1949—Month—1948 company 1949, the $342,131 ."■Including $121,505 bonus received under The Emergency Gold Min- ' ing Assistance Act,—V..-170, p..7;. -* • • ' Period End. Sept. 30— as (par and sisted of 3.000,000 ? $0.15 packaging As of July 31, 1949, outstanding capital stock of the company con128,402 shares of common stock ($3 par) and 11,598 shares of f 79,462 3,000,000 brewing, Authorized $421,593 . . $456,498 3,000,000 * outstanding of distributes a lager type beer under ' Approximately 95%. of the company's ', bottled beer and the remaining 5% as keg beer. 18,379 . $561,678 40,841 _ the business Star." CAPITALIZATION—Capitalization of 5% .Estimated Capital in In incidental brews and "Lone *' investments.. Provision for taxes engaged Company name Capital " stock 1 is company selling * Income i Antonio, Texas. $2,633,396; 340TE—Under the terms of a surplus, bahk loan agreement which terminates other restrictions, $828,683 of earned surplus on Dec. 15, 1949, at June 30, 1949 is restricted as to payment of dividends, other Of the bank notes outstanding at June 30, stock among dividends. thari 1949, and $749,996" is secured by pledge of account^ receivable aggregating $1,055,421. ' • ' Richard A. O'Connor, President, said the report was issued oh a four month basis, covering the period from March 1 to June 30, 1949, because last spring the company changed its fiscal year-end fT0m Feb. 28 to June 30. The change, Mr. O'Connor said, allows the com-. pany to take inventory during the annual vacation period and avoldi the necessity for an inventory shutdown in the first 10 days of March. In the four months covered by his report, Mr. O'Connor said, "operaating losses were incurred as the result of the generally unsettled $2,800,000 is unsecured . i' CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (1498) 10 Monday, October 17, 1949" < * brought about a „ income Other Total Income expenses stockholders The , Previous Total $600,000. surplus Entitled Dividends stock common on Earned or on surplus, (2716c share) a but $1,636,253, was at aggregate amount The which of $179,060 distribution represented surplus of acquisition. covering an 692. p. SHEET, securities 31, AUG. 1949. (subsidiaries), ; , " , . - The Maxson Corp.—Sells. Holdings in Subsidiary President, on Oct. 12 advised the stockholders that this corporation has divested Itself of Its Investment in Victor Electric Products, Inc., a 100% owned subsidiary, by sale to William C. fihriver and associates of all that company's common stock. Under the transaction, W. L, Maxson Corp. accepted in place of its advances to Victor a $750,000 10-year 4% income note and $250,000 4% non-cumulative voting preferred stock. •..» \v ; ■ '.'/■ . Month of August— •Net Revenue passenger Revenue Inc. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of fractional horsepower motors and electrical appliances, includ¬ ing desk, bracket and pedestal fans, window fans, exhaust fans, ventilating fans for kitchens and other installations, portabble home ironers, electric heaters, and a new type of low priced washing ma¬ chine.- ' It markets its products under the name "Victron" and also produces appliances for other companies for sale under private brand names. Uniilled orders of this company at Dec. 31, 1948 amounted to passenger express and freight sales Mail, express and freight ton •After August, 1943; 4 : • * offer to , above , .. 1298. the total cost per mile.—V. Murray >,/ " vote Rosenberg, President, \on Get.' 6, announced that the called a special meeting of stockholders for Oct. 24 to increase in the authorized number of common shares M. upon an the production and disv frozen a high- year. its product year. for next year The funds concentrate vacuum form, ; The process. ~ has led the corporation to of approximately three times financing is for tne pur¬ working capital and facilities present for ' . TO HOLDERS of OF $2 PREFERRED stock) common commoa each affect to share prior 16 the prior exchange stock of $2 at the the right rate preferred right of preference STOCK currently exchange to of shares 6 stock, in - of complete- offer will upon the holders expire at 3 may' be stock effected now (EST) on Oct. 25, 1949, the sale of the entire 120,000 by offered. ./ to surrender V :, " term loan, due Oct. 31, 1954___:_ $1.60 cumul. prior pref. stock (par $15) Common stock (par $10 cents). . exchange preferred stock $2 p.m. consummation of preference of stock. Wall 5% have in to a v.. Bankers York, of Co., certificates Authorized $1,750,000 ~ ; ; : Trust ; for ' v \ ; ; CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING 170, —Increased Cash Payment Declared— directors by Street, New York 15, New the $2 preferred stock to.be exchanged. Declined 4.8%—; / > Colony the offering to stockholders of the prior prefer¬ corporation is also extending to the holders of its, preferred stock (each share of which is- $2 Exchanges f , Miles Shoes, Inc.—50% Stock Dividend Recommended Old with the not of agent, ' ■ . fiscal contingent shares .-/v"-'.. • the OFFER stock does is and XAdjusted. August, 1949 were 5% reduced for during past subscribe This 64,534, r and discharge of all rights of such share of $2 preferred stock presented for exchange, including the right to accrued and unpaid dividends, which through Oct. 31, 1949 will aggregate $8 per share. This 192 74,871 .1 stock, common 56.82%, ' 212 principally Juices convertible into 5 shares shares of their stock for Operating expenses in August this year were $604,483-or 2% above ' the same month last year. The revenue plane miles flown were up 5% - - i.""v..'-"" ' '■ - \ ' . miles.1... provision for income taxes. Total operating revenues of $668,146 in 1949—9 Mos.—1948- ' $8,230,092 $51,858,754 $54,968,473 $7,835,018 ■ / this Concurrently " 8,731189 ' 9,055,259 55.86% i* resulting in a decline of 1.7 cents In 1949—6 Wks.—1948 of outstanding 99.97% 29,428 15,366,498 ——16,211,055 : tons " Melville Shoe Corp.—Current Sales -Betall / 1 , York, New . 1948 100.00% 30,765 Co., •• temperature demand sales EXCHANGE J$22.140 i miles flown load factor—— Mail, p. *V-V. 170, p. 1084." carried flown...! passengers seat miles Available Revenue / . fruit raising additional required for such sales. .: ' $35,417 ' Operating efficiency ]' Victor Electric Products, Period End. Oct. 1— -; 1949 profit ■. ^ was of ence Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc.—Operating Statistic— . approximately $485,000.—V. 169; p. 500. for sales LIABILITIES—Capital stock (4,960,000 shares no par), $83,900,000;/ accounts payable, $160; dividend declared, $1,364,000; accrued taxes; $121,010; capital surplus, $14,466,117; earned surplus, $285,627; total, $100,136,914.—V. 170, p. 1398. Leander, A. Trust ' low a increasing prepare pose , of appropriate Florida citrus at J , into shares With incorporated In Florida April 12, 1945. Foods, Inc.- Name was changed to Vacuum 1946, and again changed to its present name of of three stock, upon holder corporation has been expanding rapidly, and its sales for the past fiscal year ended July 31, 1949, were approximately 23A times the sales for the preceding fiscal • miscel- $94,008,996; - (W. L.) H. ■& Bankers Agents: name produced laneous investments, $9,554; cash in banks, $5,579,472; special cash. t. deposits, $468; dividend receivable (associate company), $510,003; other >'■ current assets, $2,234; deferred charges, $26,107; total, $100,136,914. • statement with the SEC its capital stock.—V. 170, filed a registration additional 1,409,792 shares of excess Co.,. Boston. tribution - \ BALANCE Trust—Registers Stock— has company in the of rate ti , of of an annual sinking fund beginning in 1952 25% of net earnings, as defined, after preferred amortization payments required on long-term debt, of $750,000 in any one year. Corp. in April, October, 1949. corporation is engaged in this period in the preference benefit of any COMPANY—Corporation under $285,627 of dividends from subsidiaries at prior of The •The ASSETS—Investment Massachusetts Investors not Trust , ; c the to amount Transfer 1,364,000 —— 1949———.. 31, Aug. at the option 1955 corporation Foods of record Oct. 17, 1949 will be given the before Oct. 31, 1949 for additional common stock (par $10) in the ratio of one share for each six shares held. In addition, stockholders will also be entitled to make additional subscrip¬ tions for such shares as shall have been unsubscribed for, subject to Allotment. The subscription price is to be determined shortly before the offering Is made.—V. 170, p. 1298. ; . . / subscribe the $1,649,627 ——————— the share provisions. dividends arid 402,941 surplus. of per in 86,000 $1,246,686 earned at the option of the corporation share plus accrued dividends part, per . stockholders The common right to 124,645 income on Income Net Stockholders— the creation of an issue of which will be sold this year approved 13 Oct. on 30,000 shares of preferred stock, par $20, approximately taxes stock stock anti-dilution $1,457,331 ——- ... Federal for — ... in or $31.50 at through Oct. *31, common 138 Co.—Preferred Stock Issues Au¬ Maine Public Service whole in notice common Provision thorized—Rights to Be Given Common days' Convertible *$1,457,193 (consolidated) subsidiaries from 30 ..-.t,'.-- .«» income Total for 1949 Callable THREE MONTHS ABOVE) (COMPANY ENDED AUG/ 31, r ,/ , Gross lowest replace¬ 788. Our inventory was written down to the and is now in a current position."—V. 170, p. charges. tion ment cost INCOME STATEMENT OP condition which prevailed the first half of 1949 and which serious shrinkage in our projected radio-phonograph and television sales, resulting also in general price reductions. More than half of the loss comes from inventory write-downs and cancella¬ Industry ; *Outstanding V V $$1,750,000 ' / 120,000 shs.' > 120,000 shs. f 1,050,000 shs. ^ 636,178 she. v .♦Assuming that, all holders of 53,978 shares of $2 preferred stock ' accept the exchange-offer. tOf which 360,000 shares are reserved for conversion of the prior preference stock, 269,800 shares are reserved/ .far conversion of the $2 preferred stock, and 7,800 shares are now reserved for issuance to employees at a price which may be less than $10 per share. JCorporation borrowed during the fiscal year ended July 31>i 1949 a maximum of $3,100,000 for >; » from Ltd. (& Subs.)—Earnings Mexican Light & Power Co., 300,000 to 450,000 shares. . the At time, the board voted same ■ .> period End. June 30— Gross (In Canadian Currency) ' 1949—Month—1948 oper. $1,454,801 incl. deprec. exps., Net oper. fr Is be It mailed •> $973,425 $885,533 1,076,000 1,110,000 $109,733 171,000 185,000 share Oct. deficit (subject to . 31, those payment of which is available income but not including arrears thereof). (including stock NOTES—The ;; "^ps^ible, but are &re made up. • and deben¬ dependent upon - 1949 reduced, are compared with 1948, as result of a Miller-Wohl -v. oper. 45,932 Operating (revenues -Operating expenses "Operating taxes tion of ™ at, Net ■ 8,587,551 " ~ first income $1,276,427 1,100,811 :"Net after charges—... 682,101 time wholesale this of ( corporation 7,802,000 . H kwh., or ■;> Oct. 10.4%, Other income Federal Other taxes f- • 5 reserve Net 1,902,587460,899 ' - 8,3li,094 '1,464,813 . 8,263,479 64,240-* appropriations . 2,273,621 - 2,295,741 • - 8,868,000A - has Other income Gross Int. on Other income 364,500.'; 89,250 : income long-term interest debt __ Amortiz. of utility plant, 5. acquisition Int. chgd. Other $3,352,119 $16,486,016- $14,122,226 63,044' ~ 37,169 218,252 \ 143,036 adjusts— . to . 64,779 - ' Y" 64,779 > 259,116 construct.;.: Crl90,27l:,1 Crl08,620 : (net) 44,555 - :+ 16,402 259,116 Cr627f871,v' Cr363,706 228,715 ' , v to • Net equity of parent co. in income of subs, consolidated Middle South Other income ' 1. • - /, . $138 Income share - - - •' earned to 124,645 _T__ of the offer New V - Entitled • ; record rights Oct. new the will Holders of share of one expire are full 3 at stock share p.m. payable- at have the the stock common prior preference nearest subscribe to 10. $2 been mailed to preferred stock stock for each subscribe may for -each five (EST) on Bankers Oct. Trust 25, one The subscrip¬ 1949.; Co., for prseent shares, of the: latter-stock. 16 provisions to of the preferential - prior preference dividends of 40 stock cents to $3i;50 per share in. voluntary 1 - share liquidation. and Involuntary^.liquidation, plus accrued,, dividends.',f./j'-i v JULY ' 31 1948 1947 $453,919 2,031,102 443,173 1,600,017 766,017 261,296 $175,148 •$252,555 4,717 3,473 $1,527,818 $179,8p5 ,30,299 •$249,082 J 179,24| 440,000 : $2 12^,006 • ' $908,577, •451,311 •80,223 $60G,832 pfd. $149,566 •301,745 1 on l).—D—t— •$301,745 •$451,311 •$301,745 •$451,311 stock 27,139 $579,693 '$371,088 deficit. of names the Jackson... first Boston Corp & :_15.00% i r — & Hornbloweri M. W. & v* t ■i > / to Reynolds & Co.——— 4.00% 4.00% E. - H. Stein 1.25% & Rollins & Sons Inc.- 4.00% Bros.-& Boyce—— 3.00% Stifel, Nicolaus & Stroud evivuu & Co. i.u. » cost proceeds more will than Stubbs. 1.25% . < toward go j: a $16,000,000.—V. program 169, p. If '• of expansion 2211. r ; estimated to Motorola,-Inc.—1Television Sales Up Over 400 %— A4 all-time was .achieved •,. x.zdy< 1.25% & i.: preferred stock.' w">v'r "•*' The / Co.,-Inc. 1.25% Inc. juu. Whiting, Weeks Missouri Power & Light Co.^-Additional Financing:— 1,/President . - - Co.—_ 1.25% Gardner— 1.25% Reinholdt 1.75% Co._ • & Co 4.00% California— 3.00% of Northwest 4.00% Co..—__ 2.50%' Co..—_ 4.00% 1398. p. Co. 1.25% —_.4.00% The company: has-asked-the-Missouri P. 6. Commission for authority issue $2,000,000 first mortgage bonds and 20,000 shares ($10o; par) ; •■. 170, Pacific & v .Co.; «■- "s"- Weeks———z. 4.00% Kidder & C; Langley —v. & Securities Moseley & Co. Pacific • Co.—4.00% Granbery, Marache S. E. M. Newton -, r-auwy C Coburn & -Middlebrook Inc. Fraiicis I. duPont & Co.— Estabrook F. Co.——15.00% - j; follows; as Maine xo.uviyr 15.00% Reapath ' are , Webber, in high in television set by this corporation Dollar .volume, sales sales, quadrupling 1948 figures, in-September, W.-H. Stellner, Vic«- charge .of merchandising, of /were up 424%- over the the same, - firm's reported, 1950 -line -of period for at a rate 403% on 1948. Oct. 12. television • - -■ receiver: Unit sales were runninf greater than sales in September, 1948, yvith no slacken¬ in sight. ./Although all our facilities, including our new televison plant com¬ pleted this summer, are now operating continually with- two shifts, w< cannot possibly meet our orders,/ Mr. Stellner. said. Motorola institute! allocations to distributors in August, when shipment of its 1950 lini began, "We Will certainly have to continue allocations at least througl Christmas," Mr. Stellner continued.—V. 170, p. 1398. ing . Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Period End. Aug. 31— Operating 1949—Month—1948 1949—8 Mos.—1948 $7,163,297 $6,449,718 $54,023,645 $48,194,95! 24,757 13,952 202,826 ,161,96! revenues^ Uncollectible' oper. • / Co.—Earning: rev^ .. ... Wall follow: per not, prior prefer¬ become part $2,972,267 pn income Parker A. new Feb., May, Aug. and Nov/ cumulative from Nov.:, 1, 1949; Entitled $2,240,080. of / ex¬ $8,308,207 expense _Li taxes White, Weld ; • . J.949 Street, V'/ • « ." payable -• ? $30 in Operating revenues—1 $7,137,540 Operating expenses 5,658,940 Operating taxes 794,825 Net operating income charges Net after —V. 170,- p. 984. - . , issued 11,192 Auchincloss, *' measuring York. Certain consoL surplus representing Subscriptions on Bal. carried I" . - A- Offering/of Preference Stock— right to subscribe to share. ■ .Holders of the calculated to - 86,000 — control ^ apparatus, ■: being / ENDED • ; be $1,516,626 Curtis_ The , the present /. tion on & .Oct. on Minute Maid.Corp. ; have $8,418,248 $2,450,725 Total expenses :—^ Prov. for Federal taxes and '"V/- corporation Paine, .. headquarters shareholders $1,960,046 $10,183,041 - Total income Mr. .1 , is corporation. INCOME—YEARS surplus at end of year— or 1 for not underwriters and the per¬ centage of the 120,000 shares of prior preference stock not subscribed for through exercise of warrants which each underwriter hds agreed to purchase from the Janitor, new Warrants - $2,450,587 Utilit^s, Inc.: —— Electric Paine, Webber; Jackson & Curtis, The First Boston* Corp. and White, Weld & Co. head an underwriting group for an issue of 120,000 shares of $1.60 /cumulative prior preference stock (par $15) of which 116,440 shares are being offered to holders of the corporation's $2 cumula¬ tive preferred stock and common stock at $30 per share. (Company was formerly known as Vacuum Foods Corp.) 243,473 $2,884,156. $2;375,926 $11,930,602 $10,147,921 / public 4, 400,384 ; r 400,386 1,601,542 1,601,544 Portion of surp.. applies • ; 1 ,1 ^ to minority interests.,33,185 -25,494 146,019 128,129 ' to the UNDERWRITERS—The " 1 of OF charges •Loss and may proceeds of the added to and be 4il6VlUC Earned offered now the operations Balance Dividend declared ^ . • according householder, will Net income for the year 1 Earned surplus at beginning of year , . ' $4,117,718 $3,389,288 $16k704,268 $14,265,262 1,245,225 ;'V< 978,397 ' 4,646,234 ' 3,742,991 69,274 62,404 267,472 235,467 deductions dividends - their 5,191,564 Provision/ for Fed. supply of this company for . the New York area were 14 to its newly constructed building, in Ridgefiekl^N. J. building, the firm's largest branch office on the-East Coast, will provide, approximately 100% more space than the.former office at; 155 Avenue of, the Americas,- in New-York • City. The company's increase in business activity made expansion necessary,. the announcement said., .The new building, containing 53,500 square feet of floor space,, was begun last April and was built'by the Bonnano Construclion Co. of Union. City, N. J., from whom it is leased.—V- 170, p. 1398. ' Balance Pfd. the by and valves.—V.">170, p. .1299. The 354,199 . $4,054,674 (net) and contractors Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Go.—Shifts Headquarters—^•. ; •: ; The _ heating by railroad shifted Operating handled been of proceeds —— Installation household for controls of allocation l: from effected, ; stock income Other explained; is derived'from Industrial, air / devices 8,038,857 ^ 93,000- ... distribution M-H conditioning,; aviation - $4,147,674 * $3,441,369 $16,850,516 $14,476,425 Rent for lease of plants ,' Other and Minneapolishardware markets, he '•<' YYA ■; U. ,S. 'Y- ':Y: YY. company's annual volume, he 256,958 - revenues.^ ... 7,340,851' 256,958 retire. or (net) ' funds sales Profit acquired, been major all enter Michelson. v ., Among the many other control devices made by the company, and recently adapted to the retail store requirement^ are the plug-in Chronitherm; the-"Powerpile" self-generating control system for. gas heating plants and the TIme-O-Switch., Around half of this, company's postwar sales volume, averaging well over $60,000,000 annually, has come from household controls, a field it pioneered in 1885, Mr. Michelson estimated. The r«st of the 6,616,366 1 64,240 of if months. preference Selling, admin, and general Michelson, shipments of which are being made this month. It is an electrohydraulic temperature control system for hand-fired furnaces,- con¬ sisting of thermostat, motor and pump, self-contained and easily 40,121,185 1,620,941 " Cost first $86,626,549 8,193,728 - 403,482, have outlets to for installed - general financing, Sales, less returns and allowances— the distribu¬ in Arnold use, • 1949—12 Mos—1948 2,074,662 r- household at reimbursing the treasury for plant expansion increasing working capital. Corporation has , ^ many years by the heating contractors. Hardware store "staples" will include the new '• -2,183,602/ 1,898,366 ' vided - 10,745,062 •10,513,577 42,157,733 1,911,377 V 1,740,245 ' 7,522,924 utility plant adjusts... oper. .♦: ■ taxes... taxes.... deprec. ACCOUNTN 1949—3 Mos.—1948 acquisition Prop, INCOME the This y Mr. without subsidiaries of $23,689,062 $22,431,682 $93,734,279 ———„ Amortiz. of • input System prior however, made specific ence stock, and these distribution set-up, 82,442,000 kwh., an increase of the corresponding week of last year. over •' Maintenance Federal the several the of Michelson said, The new departure in the Honeywell he explained, is designed to reach the mass market, infringing on the market requiring installation service pro¬ houses, to CONSOLIDATED Operating revenues Operation _■ 1949, 6, amounted Period End. Aug. 31— Subsidiaries:; •' • • *.•». * :><■? ready Heretofore ended purposes. for purposes of penditures and of >:.v - authorized debt $1,750,000 corporate Expanding —*■ factor Important an for ::-Y- customarily week \ be soon controls is Middle South Utilities. Inc.—Weekly Input— the funded the PURPOSE—The first added. V. 170, p. 1085. For of of consummated Vice-President, announced on Oct. 11. This company such equipment at the National Hardware Show for the on Oct. 12 to 15 at Grand Central Palace. Honeywell 5,132,665 6,614,308 will stores automatic additional $5,900,750 $8,413,417 general *VVU* 8,413,762^ 0,7271499 „ $809,382 PRIVATE FINANCING—The stockholders in October, 1949, the issuance by the corporation of outstanding at any one time; It is the corporation, if satisfactory terms can be arranged, to place privately a loan of this amount, and to the the proceeds for the refunding of the existing term loan of step in broadening M-H merchandising and distribution practice occurred about a year ago, Mr. Michelson said, when market testing was begun in selected areas with the cooperatlbn ol 31 wholesalers and several hundred retailers of hardware. Since then 14 60,491,363 67,799,227 1,209,359*8;/: 813,602 : operating " 7;856,197 A'" Co. . . meeting intention - Region exhibited .^$11,073,337-!'$9,479,181 $84,626)406 $73,119,612 — J} Regulator Controls—( Eastern The U PLANS $2,000,000 Distribution Procedure to Garner Over-Counter Sales for 1949—8 Mos.—1943 $9,519,688 $84,984,475 $73,462,369 40,507 358;069 342,757 $11,119,269 I 170, P. 1085, .. STATEMENT ' 1949—Month—1948 rev.. be Minneapolis-Honeywell Hardware revenues to the devalua¬ Michigan Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings— Operating shares ' ' Co., Inc.—September Sales Drop— 1949—Month—1948 " 1949—2 Mos.-^1948 $2,534,488 $2,966,336 $4,455,889 $5,263,591 ; - Home 5Uncollectible will be payable upon the increased authorized. The company has paid dividend repaid. annual Period End. Sept. 30— Sales te® of the peso which took place In July, 1948.; The-average exchange Jiatg for June, 1949, was 8.39 pesos to the dollar as compared with 8.05 pesos in May, 194$, and 4.86 pesos in June, 1948.—V. 170, p. 1085. Period End. Aug. 31— cash common been • • for above figures have been approximated as closely as subject to final adjustment when the annual accounts ''' ' '::Y"Y .v-.":. .V-':'-. A"';- v Exchange conversions have been made at monthly average rates and dollar equivalent of both the gross earnings andt- operating expenses of of 29. common charges on bonds interest and sinking fund annual ^For - ture This Oct. working capital purposes —$1,500,000 under the 5% term loan and $1,600,000 under an agree¬ ment providing for seasonal loans. All of the seasonal loans have declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per stock, payable Nov. 10, 1949, to holders of record also common 1949. This meeting. quarterly dividends of 20 cents per share on the present outstanding stock, with an extra year-end dividend of 45 cents in January. The corporation operates a chain of 126 shoe stores located in New , York and adjacent states with approximately 60 stores in the New ~ York metropolitan area.—V. 170, p. 400. v Y/YY $224,467 $102,575 $75,267 $111,778 — the shares on stockholders' the 1949, to holders of. record. Oct.- 25, ; representing the stock dividend will 31, Oct. stockholders at action that expected to on number above) be directors The $59,222 income accrual—-— •Monthly payable 1949. 10,204,381 8,989,167 will - . . - favorable dividend $9,962,593 $11,089,914 $1,877,730 1,767,997 -1,395,579 from earns, toper, contingent, upon 1949—6 Mos,—1948 stock, dividend of 50%, ;l a common $6,435,766 $53,820,819 $48,032,982 4,938,175 43,244,993 37,907,374 837,181 5,828,380 .5,455,678 $683,775 $660,410 $4,747,446 $4,669,934 515,737 '■> 500,010 3,411,238 3,401,89: THE COMMERClAL^&.lFINANClAL Volume 170.. Number .4847, ' Mutual Life Insurance Co; of New York—Two Assistant MedicalDirectors Named— Dr. Edwin /- V to : and Assistant'Medical 'Hampshire-. " . Nash Finch Co., Oct. shares V Stock & of 3 letter a Minneapolis, Minn.—Files of stock, common notification with filed was booklet The • that the " System'" serves : day;—V. 170, a . New p., 1398. a. * Net earnings before Federal to customers-;.— share. M/.Dain,/ of-outstanding, promissory notes for •-••• ' Federal 740,193 income taxes__— taxes—__———— income 1,481,402 notes These In held are ami the by Net. profit amounted to $8,350,792, compared with $8,707,733 as of June 30, 1948. Cash, balance as Of June 30, 1949 amounted to $1,263,936 compared with $631,929 on June 30, 1948, an increase of $632;00T. Total current liabilities as of June 30, 1949 amounted to $880,585 Cbmpared with $1,195,115 as of June.30, 1948. Working capital as of June 30, 1949 amounted to $7,470,207, com¬ pared with $7,512,618 as of June 30, 1948. The ratio of current assets to liabilities as of June 30, 1949 was 9.5-to-l, compared to 7.3-to-l a of as June 30, 1949 one First $10,300,000 of Bank .of -Boston-.; and. ; 1193. ..... The In TJecember, 1948, the company borrowed $500,000, payable in equal instalments on Dec. 31, 1949, 1950, and 1951. In June payment on the Instalment was anticipated so that as of the close of the fiscal first outstanding $333,333 due December, 1950 and 1951.—V. 164, p. 1874. there year, was f in equal instalments . year ago .... , vOn Oct. bond 1949, 15, of for Federal income tax unrealized on appreciation at 170, p. 791/ Philadelphia Co.—Court Upholds SEC Order— Federal -The SEC Court lofj Appeals at Washington Oct. 10 directing the company to dispose of its natural order erties and upheld a gas prop¬ transportation Interests. 5 :n- The court'also upheld-the SEC -in directing that the company- disi solve and liquidate, as a public utility holding company. ' »• The tribunal was unanimous in. finding that Philadelphia Co., as two^lnsurance companies.—V. 170, p. 790. now constituted, violates the Federal Holding i Company. Act. Gas properties ordered disposed of include holdings in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky. The transportation interests consist of Pittsburgh Ry. and 54 subsidiaries which operate the public trafasi^ system in the Pittsburgh area. ' 7 ; West New York Water Service Corp.—-Rates Up— v Rate increases estimated to provide approximately a 12% increase operating .revenues went into effect at the company's Merrick plant on Oct. 1, 1949, it was announced by the company on Oct. 7. —V. 170, p. 1085. . the following distributions, per share, were paid 30, 1949 (all from investment income): on low-priced bond series, five cents; on The (J.J.) Newberry Co.—September Sales Increase— SEC's order , speculative series, four cents; on automobile shares, six cents; oh lowPeriod End, Sept. 30— 1949—Month—1948 • 1949—9 Mos.—1948 priced common stock series, four cents; on metal shares, four cents; Sales U— $11,118,932 $11,084,589 $88,445,054 $87,318,477 on steel shares, seven cents; and on First Mutual Trust Fund, five V —V. 170, p. 1085. ' . ■, Cents.', 1' V//; Ott Oct. 31, 1949, the following fund sell ex-distribution (the amounts : Northeast Airlines, Inc.—Earnings— all from' investment income) are estimates of such distributions, per 1948 v 1949; Eight Months Ended Aug. 31— ;, ,1 share, payable Nov. 15, 1949: Oh balanced series, nine cents; on pre¬ ; ferred stock series, 10 cents; on stock series, eight cents; on selected $149,957 ♦$746,477; Operating profit groups series,- four cents; on railroad series, four cents; on railroad;, v.^Loss. 'vV* ;l-V'*v'^ '-v'-.'r; •' equipment series, five cents; and on retail trade series, six cents.— NOTE—Company had Its most profitable August since the; beginning V. 170, p. 496. ' / of the company, the operating profit being $130,626, the highest of any • August on record.—V. 170, p.,1194. f: / • ' National Shirt; Shops of Delaware, Inc*—Sept. Sales-^- issued Philadelphia the court carried was case — . was In 1947 after long hearings. "n*vAppeals by Philadephia ^Co. and its New York parent, Standard Gas; and Electric Co. « In upholding the SEC the court said the Commission was wltttlh its rights in ordering disposal of the properties and liquidatiorL'-of The record Sept. six* cents; series, ; a f - value allowance an • • asset both dates.—V. in On 1195. p. ^ September,. 1949, against 139 fier share on ■ 882,000 shares of this corporation outstanding at Sept. 30/1949 was'$15.20 as. compared with $14.41-per 833,000 shares outstanding at Dec, 31, 1948, after providing , in National Securities & Research Corp.—Distributions— to shareholders —V. 170, 1949—9 Mos—1948 • $3,829,578 $33,982,169 $33,504,420 142 stores in operation in were share expects to replace its $2,125,000 4 V* % first mortgage bonds, due 1966, with a longer issue bearing interest at 3 Vi % and due 1975, according to reports. It is expected that the company will privately to _ u company sell the bonds $ Petroleum Corp. of American-Asset Value Up— , ( . 1949—Month—1948 $3,686,512 —- There Richmond Gas Co.—Probable Financing & $ 76,088,662 79,252,860 581,667,201 577,526,930 Period Endv Sept. 30rSales;—— Guaranty . Trust Co., of New York -has .been appointed trustee, registrar and paying agent for an issue of $9,120,000 2%% equipment trust certificates/ (fifth...equipment trust of 1949), due in annual installments of $608,600 par value beginning Oct. 1,-1950, and ending Oct. 1, 1964.—V. 170, p. 1399. New York ^ 1949—9 Mos.—1948 ;' > Peoples Druff Stores-, Inc.—September Sales Off—; f /t , New p. $ year. National The . ago. year 1949-i-Month—1948 S —V New York Central RR.—Trustee Appointed— $897,339 /, $461,193 — • assets current • $ Net Total stated (J. C^) Penney Co.—September Sales Lower— trust October, 1948 —V. 170. 584,063' 279,000 • ■ Period End. Sept. 30— companies.; They were issued .under a ' England Public Service's prior lien * preferred rstocl?.. -This' plan provided that New- England would sell enough of its holdings of Utilities stocks within one year to repay the -loan. ./.,/. : ' 1 ' >■ ' >"■. The SEC also approved a year's renewal of the Outstanding notes 1949 1948 * $14,581,540 $15,704,992 / * ———— .- The, company, won permission of the SEC Oct. 11 to renew Subs.)—Earnings Decline i ^ ^ ' : sales . . It'-was > i- England Public Service Co.- -To Renew $10,300,- four-other/banks Years Ended JUne 30— similarly Interested in .the, operation of 22 theatres . of.Michigan •,' that the. offering is being .-made in conformity with the plan.-of reorganization of Paramount Pictures as a result of the recent Consent Judgment.—V. 170, p. 1400. ' 329,000 000 Notes—for 800 wiH.be Sold by -W.K. -Nash; a Director. Underwriter, X. Net than representing a-population of nearly 900;000. It has .a total generating capacity "of 184,000 kilowatts, and its combined gas .plants can manufacture more than" 90,000,000 cubic feet of gas 1947- plan- for--retirement - , customers Co., Minneapolis. National Casket Co., Inc. (& more it (1499) Theatres ,Co, is In smaller towns .<■''/. - points "out ') electric — the SEC $15 »and $17 to be-offered between .../ ' :* On in Massachusetts,-.Maine and New panics that serve 105 communities - ; Dr.Frederick' A. Waldron have been -adDirectors, it was announced on Oct.' 6 by Leigh Cruess, Vice-President and Chief Actuary. The -new appointees, members of the American ^Medical'Association; have been home office medical examiners for the past two years.-—-V. 170, p. 595. vanccd - Jr. -Qulnn ■ CHRONICLE Co. as to the Court holding a of system.: Under the SEC add order -decision, the Pittsburgh firm is permitted to retain its elec¬ tric utility interests.—V. 170, 1086. p. , - . . Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output— , The electric . '.i Period End; Sept;30— Sales ; — ..1949-UMonth-T-1948 1949^9 Mos.—-1948 !: y,. $1,126,607 $10,044,626 , $9,527,959 / $1,052,360 — ■ 3,475,000 kwh., v. 170, p. 1400. 1 " Electric a special, offering Oct/13 en the' New York Stbck Exchange of a Mock of 25,600 ^shares of: common stock (par $3)." The stock was Offered at $31 Vz' per share. —V. 170, p. 1302. ; :, i ■ -i . . . .. . > . /• ,. . - ...... Pittsburgrh Plate Glass Co. . Norwalfc.Tked^R^her'Co/--*NGlnterest— ~/T National "Viiteanized Fibre Co.—Partial Redemption— j, V,' ... made r this company/for the week ended Oct. 7, 1949, as compared with 63,150,000 kwh. for the year, an increase of 2.2%.—V. 170, p. 1399. outputvof , "• ' , totaled-64,556,000- kWh^, 1949/had 92 stores in operation, against • corresponding /week last ago;—V..170, p. 98$. v^r' ;*V /h> "/ r//■..;y-./•, V' The company in September, 89 a' year . ; " ••• ; " ' '' + Philco Cprp.-r--Special .Offering—Smith/ Barney & Co.' " , Northern States Power Co. (Minn.) -^-Weekly Output— • output- of this company, and Its subsidiariesrfor the 8, 1949 amounted to 143,197,000 kwh., -a decrease of or 2.4%, from the corresponding week of last year.— ■•-; / ' '■ week ended Oct. . , .'■{ : ; •* -Winddw;Sill Line— "f/"""///., • ,- - ' -| - Offers — ' [' , " nil" . ^ Carrara: Glass t " The protective: committee Jot. .the" holders oC.The <4.% .convertible; fThe >company.'WEl/niffer,.complete ^ine' of standard '•Carrarw strucThe™cOmpany has called for redemption on Nov. 14/ next/through debentuies due April 15, 1958; 'has Vbeem&^vised^^^that,%tl^/ixiifetee tural-glass rw4ndow .sills, .it--was^announced -on Oct.- 8 • by 'Georgent." ; Operation' or the ^sinking fund, $75,860. of 4V*% sinking fund debet*- -■/< appointed by the jCourt doCsnot.Intend to pay the^emi-a'unuatHiitetes.t-* "Manager^Structural Gifts* Sales • -tares due Oct. 1, 1960, at 103. and accrued interest. Payment will be • on ^^ese debentures due"Oct. IS,' 1949 and it is not believed That'.the. -^ f^rieed -comperitiifely 'with made at The Marine Midland Trust Co. marble of ' the same thicknesses, "the of New - York, trustee; 120 / Court would'authorize this payment. V. 170, p. 308. 7 -/ / -. ' ; ( -sills/ will'be' fumished in -black, white, gray, Ivory and -tranquil, green Broadway, Now York,. N. Y.—V. 170, p. 693. ■'';/>•/ v'"ir/ . ; ; in IVi-inch thicknesses, and in all the aforementioned colors, except Ohio Bell; TclcphOlie "Co.—To .Sell Stock— , t rn.« Tranquil'rgreen ;4n.^%-inch--thickne8se3, It was stated. I "V - . . ^ ^ ^ . .. _ . , . . , . . . , 7*'.' if"— " . HNew Bedford Gas £ Edison Light Co, demption— " • >;v .ii. -.f, ^.Thefe have " been ? . Partial Re¬ ''/ -' for All . • ' •' . and properties.—V. 170, ; , ■' The subscription primary shares to subscribe privilege the in which ratio of permitted share the in additional SUBSCRIPTIONS—The Association Oct. Gas is -V. ^ holders " for -with designed the The acquaipt shareholders, operations of the Association booklet, called "A Tour System," takes the reader on of an and New customers $668,837 137)000 254,200 Federal income taxes— oper/jreVenue^---/ : ' Net income Non-oper. operations) M . • • *$132,867 '$136,417 17,520 $1,024,619 242,577 $2,707,257 19,180 «$113,687 ♦$118,897 $1,267,196 $2,937,137 159,504 1,958,208 1,919,271 (net) Gross income —> 229,880 ♦LOSS.—V. 166,129 170, 401. P. i , Plough, Inc.—Earnings— Nine Months Ended Sept. 30— ; 1949 ' 1948 -. Sales —1——^.—:^— $11,598,296 $10,618,890 earnings ——i— —449,500 389,750 Earned per share.:———————————— $1.00 $0.89 Net — Both sales and earning? for the first nine months of 1949 were- the largest for any similar period in the last 10 years.—V. 170, p. 889.. . officers : ■' a-cfc- - Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia-^ «;• • i. "> corporate the of sale of the 19,750 shares, company expects to apply purposes."—V. 170, p. 1194, The the at $18 proceeds share, is to "general per corporation announces that transatlantic air fares, which reached a peak during the war, are now heading back to a level where fast, luxurious travel between the United States and Europe will be within North Atlantic, slashed defiance of the trend American World Airways, which passenger service by air across Its round trip fares by 30% . toward increased prices during the past decade, Pan American is now offering speedy Clipper transportation to Europe for 40% less in actual dollars and cents, than the fare charged in 1939. This, the announcement says, has been achieved in spite of a 71% —V. increase 170, p. In 1301. the general ' cost of living during " the same period. ; Paramount. Pictures, Inc.—To Sell Stock in Michigan Theatre Companies— . * '* t ; , The company announced on Oct.- 11 that it was inviting offers for the purchase of the stock which it holds in W. S. Butterfleld Theatres, Inc. and Butterfleld Michigan Theatre Co. The stock, in' the W. S. Butterfleld Theatres, Inc. is slightly in excess of 25% of, the outstanding stock and is represented by 37,500 shares of Class ''B". Butterfleld Michigan Theatres Co stock is, one-third of • all out¬ standing $to.ck and. 1* represented by. 6,940 Share? of Class'"B". The.two*"corporations are engaged in the"pperattiow df theatres In thd -State of Mirttl^an/Xv. (Ss.' BuuerfielA Theatres, Inc/ either wholly the operation of/ 91 theatres in Detroit, and Butterfleld Michigan owns, or Is partially interested in the larger cities of Michigan, except j ^ew Investments— of this during the company first nine montha - of 3.67% as against a yield of 3.41% for the corresponding period Of 1948, and 3.58% for the first six months of 1949. Biggest classification of new investments was $21,001,000 in mort¬ gages; second was industrial bonds at $19,858,000. Outstanding in¬ vestments of the company are now at (he all time, high of $602,984/000. New insurance sold amounted to $72,383,000, while insurance,, in force increase^ Puget |o a new high of $1,341,571,000;—V. 170, p. 308., / "" Sound Power Light Co.—Washington State Public Power Act Asked to Be Declared Seek Test suit A Pan American Airways Corp.—Fares Reduced— every traveler's means. On Oct. 1, Pan in 1939 inaugurated the fir3t scheduled investments the year totaled $49,824,000, according to M. Albert Linton, President, in his report to the directors. Gross return on new investments ,^was of Law Invalid—Fi)rrts Permitting P.U.D/S to Buy Private Utilities— The In Adds $49;824,000 New company's stock option plan upon exercise of options issued 2, 1947, without cash consideration, to 25 of the company and its subsidiaries. Options Proceeds into and -employees ...y..v'-tsK $314,637 with respect to such shares become exercisable on Nov. 2, 1949. The bajanCe" of the 36,525 shares issuable under the plan became exer¬ cisable on Nov. 2, 1947, and Were the subject of a registration State¬ ment which became effective shortly prior thereto. — the . 100,000 —;' $223,013 —————— company May and employees the by $355,500. entered its affiliated-companies. England'Gas and Electric imaginary trip around the 13 cornthe 24,952 corporation has filed a registration statement with the SEC 19,750 shares of its common stock ($10 pari. " shares are part of 36,525 shares of common stock issuable under the Folder-Type Booklet— to •$643,885 25,427 —— reserve 168, p. 1586. The 10 The latest thing in the way of a business report made its appearance on Oct. 10 as this company began distributing a travel folder-type booklet income—— Pacific Finance Corp. of Calif.—Registers With SEC— of each for output for September, 1949 is reported at 588,084,000 cu. ft. This cu. ft.", or 1.10% above production of 581,cu. ft. for. the corresponding month a year ago.- -*' Issues Travel /m; ' covering 695,000 v mqint. taxes- Depreciation— $334,586 — profit ■—, Net increase of 6,389,000 an profit miscellaneous and Provision this Association reports electric output of 15,388,007 kwh. This is a decrease of 427,710 kwh., or 2.70% below production of 15,815,717 kwh. for. the corresponding week a year ago. Gas output for the Oct. 7 week is reported at 150,135,000 cu. ft. This Is a decrease of 7,536,000 cu. ft., or 4.78% below production of 157,671.000 cu. ft. for the corresponding week a year ago. For the month ended Sept. 30, the Association reports electric output of 65,442,547 kwh. This is a decrease of 1,337,371 kwh., or 2.00% be¬ low production of 66,779,918 kwh. for the corresponding month a year ... - , 7, ago. and exps. Operating 60,000 — $360,013 Weekly Electric and Gas Production Lower— ended 1948' 1949 and amortization (exclusive of charged to broadcasting dept.) Operating . week ■ bus and (ncline 1949—Month—1948 ' 1949—12 Mos- -1948> $1,881,329 $2,076,528 $24,970,845 $25,358,591 1,958,254 2,155,281 23,311,015 22,037,101 \ 55,942 57,664 635,211, .: « 614,233 * revenue J 57,500 agreement with seven investment dealers, namely Townsend, Dabney A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc., Draper, Sears & Co., F. S. Moseley & the End.'Aug. 3J— 1,792;844 Interest F. L. Putnam & Co., Inc., Smith, Ramsey & Co., Inc.; ahd G. H. & Co., whereby the managers egreed to use their best efforts to form and manage a group of security dealers to solicit subscriptions to purchase the additional common shares offered. ; ; v Further details of the offering were given in V. 170, p. 1193. • Oper. i.A " (Combined rail, ^ Operating ■ / and general expense.— depreciation Walker V ■ 1,760,576 Co., For Pittsburgh Railways—Earnings of System~r Period $2,496,729 & Tyson, • ,i "iVV-.'.'d, $2,152,662 profit "Depl-eelation purchase of of * 84,692 Operating subscription SOLICITATION - / 18,059 Total gross ' - 1194. : -profit (after provision for depreciation)—— issue. Hie of condensation and other forms of moisture.—V. 170, p. 1400. * .. 117,349 shares, equal to 94.18% of -Vy.." '■ "/r1/ privilege which entitled shareholders to subscribe for shares not taken in the primary, offering, at the/same price, brought offers to buy an additional 416,322 shares. With only 7,252 shares available, allocations were made on the basis of 17 shares on a subscription for 1,000 shares with proportionate amounts for other subscriptions. resulted held, The ' ; . $2,412,037 The one *; *" ? bonds and improve $2,134,603 beneficial interest at $11.25 per share. an ,, profit on sales —______— Income from leased depts. and broadcasting net Heavily Oversubscribed—The company Oct. 11 reported total subscription of more than 428% of its offering to shareholders of 124,601 additional common shares of V p. Gross Inventory common ^ "juse^espectelly -recommended tor use- with steel.casement; windowg/Jjecanseurf -their v^-superior.' ability.',to-- withstands the-1' effects* sold $21,000 4^4% $9,500 mortgage Jfix Months Ended July 31— Electric Association—Stock Issue New England Gas & .'•'.V'V Inc. have Outlet v0o.^Earnings— / - offering becomes effective. The stock offering is to be underwritten. Competitive bidding will determine the offering priee and the amount to be paid by the company to the underwriters as compensation for their commitments and Obligations in connection with the purchase of unsubscribed shares (plus shares which may be acquired by the company in stabilizing operations). Cash proceeds of the stock sale will be applied in furtherance of the construction program of the company's subsidiaries, either through advances or the purchase of additional shares of their capital stock3. Subsidiaries will utilize the proceeds to reduce or pay off in entirety bank debt incurred for construction purposes. Acquisitions of securities of subsidiaries in this connection will be the subject of later separate applications.—V. 170. p. 1398. - averriastinr'material *p'oS8$sslng greater tensileswength -<and -- restotence to wear1 than marbleu the announcement . the stock covering • Go., will be used to refund Proceeds has applied to' the'SEC for authorization to issue additional-shares of its common stock ($1 par). yto be offered for subscription by stockholders at the l new share for-each -10 shares held. The record date will date on which the Securitities Act registration statement of rate 'M & (closed) first mortgage serial bonds at par. company be. the ;; W.' York Warren ' Stock1 Is '. '.The • 5 i sell 69,508 • - -»Orblsonla ^Water'^Ctf.,' Harrisbufg, -Pa^Bonds: Sold— New 'England Electric System—Proposes to Sell 669,The V ; . S08 Additional Common Shares—. / asked The:T>hlo P. ^ Commission: for -authority; sell 600,000. additional shares-pf. common -stock at $100 i a share. * the -stocks now outstanding js pawned by the Amerloan Telephone &^Telegraph <3o. t*rn^eed&i>f the 4se«e-Tvnai4^einn»UTse»,tlie^5ompi)ny!s" * treasurrTor^capital •<wq>endituTes"6n>plant.^-:-V.T70, p-.TlW.*17 ■ •i-" < 7^;:. v;,^ V/. vy' 5 ksompimy imi The to redemption on Not.. 1, next, for the account of i the sinking fund/ $50,000 of 25-year 3% notes, series- A, doe- 1973f"»t-106.52% and accrued interest. Payment -will be mader at ttw -State Streer Ttust Co.,. trustee, State and Congress (Bts., Boston, called Maw,—V,_169,.p. 2645., n — , . . lias been filed ip Superior Court at Olympia. Wash., asfapg the State Legislature, that Washington's public power bill, enacted by declared unconstitutional. be also was asked to prevent the Thu$ston District, which has entered into contract Mth Meyers, fiscal agent of the district, to buy portions of the Puget Sound Power & Light Co. Under provisions of the bill two or more districts can join to acquire a utility system even outside its own borders. The bill, passed by the legislature, also creates a state power commission for/tthe A declaratory Judgment County Public Utility several other districts and Guy T. '~*r> development of power resources. Gov. Arthur B. Langlie has not named any commissioners Casco Co., Securities Properties, Inc., Buchanan Lumber Co. and P. D. Northcraft Co.. all Olympia firms. They instituted the action in behalf of themselves as taxpayers and other interested As yet, Plaintiffs are parties, according, to Tom L. O'Leary, attorney for the plaintiffs. Thurston County P. U. D. directors named in the suit are M. Y, George Marshall and Ben Stookey, Mr. Haskett recently announced that his. P. U, D. was negotiating for the purchase of Puget's system in Thurston County. While the p. U. D. did not make a flat offer 4n its resolution prompting the action, a value of about $5,000,00d was set by R. B. Beck & Associates, engineers, representing New York and Chicago .investment firms,...-Mr. Haskett. said *•' • • « Filing of the suit probably will delay negotiations of other districts and Tacoma in their efforts to acquire parts of ;the,;Puget In Seattle srstem. If the law is declared unconstitutional, it. will end months efforts to acquife the Puget Sound system piecemeaL hearing date has been set on the suit.—V. 170, p. 1302, Sound for many No months. Proceeds would be applied to the payment of notes maturing Oct. 26 and held by the three •/ SEC has given interested persons until Oct. 20 to re¬ The banks. ■ , '.....' ■' ■ ' " ' ■'/" ■' •' ' Registrar, Agent- and Trusts, Philadelphia, /•//.' Pro v. rock. acquired, company cjistribution of the the of usefulness plugs. (Pa.i. , has plugs particularly in demonstrated been • J ' Blasting as generally practiced in coal mining consists of (1) drilling holes 1% inches to three inches in diameter and usually from three to five or more feet in length, in the coal, rock or other mate¬ shot be blasted; detonating the charge. (4t Quick-Seal Tamping blugs are specially designed for use in the operation, that is, to stem the shot hole quickly and efficiently, and make It unnecessary to stem the hole by the traditional method of compacting it for two feet or more with clay or other loose mate-, rial. At the same time the plugs are a safety device. The third order PURPOSE—In funds obtain to and construct to purchase new machinery, pay off notes issued in the acquisition of patents and other assets, and to raise working capital, the, company is offering 49,900 shares of class A common stock through the underwriter. Unless 35,000 or more of these shares are subscribed, none will be sold and all paid', subscriptions will be refunded. • - •''//■, ; 20,891 10,374 10,374 , 10,724 53,412 53,413 53.413 22,253 underwriting discounts ' be applied as follows: issued as part consideration for The expenses of offering, $£5,000;. general" ////'Z. of short-term notes acquisition of assets, $49,750; remaining, $100,650. , CAPITALIZATION GIVING Class A •/ /••%%/'"//../:/ stock ($1 par value) Class B stock /•■'/ Warrants (no EFFECT TO SALE OF STOCK % ./'//// Authorized " *44,450 shs. 15,000 shs. 14,383 shs. 40,000 — purchase class A shares., to Outstanding 200,000 shs. — value) par 40,000 the maximum number of shares were sold, the total 'class outstanding after the financing would be 59,350 shares. entitle WARRANTS—Warrants the holders ... $406,322 ■/ '. 178,044 Z pressure. ■ $2.58 $0.40 JUNE SHEET. BALANCE 178,044 $2;39 • 1949 30, - , A to purchase up to 40,000 shares of class A common stock after Dec. 31, 1950, until Dec. 31, I960, at $5 per share, subject to adjustment of the purchase price and,the purchasable in the event of bination of a stock dividend, shares, or a merger, consolidation ; /•' '/;/. company. split-up or sale of assets or com-; by the RCA Communications Inc.—Earnings— Period End. Aug. 31— Total oper. Total oper. 3949—Month—1948 ' 1949—8 Mos.—1948 $974,249 $7,927,431 964,033 947,957 7,571,162 $6,504 $26,292 $8,298,568 7,857,136. $356,269 1,525 revs.— oper, communicat'n inc. Gross ordinary Deductions 5,903 11,941 $8,029 $32,197 6,242 inc... from $441,432 16,070" $368,210 17,436 $457,502 74,986 / 78,502 $1.4,271 ! 19,452 Net ordinary income. Extraord. inc. (Cr) Extraord. inc. $49,633 . $443,196 $536,004 ordi¬ income nary have payable of payable, accounts $330,000; bank, to Dr$5,181 24,348 Z $25,285 69,514 (chgs.). 164,048 10,300 144,481 $279,148 ' ' 476 . 13,711 income Net Deducts, Net $50,622 inc.. from .net income prepared and may be obtained Lexington Avenue, Pittsburgh 8, $391,523 250,392 1 ' —V. 90,497 104,111. 170, p. 18,057. < . $439,043 $400,933 9,400 189,017 195,649 - . , y Sales—» 1949—Month—1943 1949—9 Mos.—1948 $1,495,185 $10,709,712 $10,657,422 1087. p. oper. Railway oper. 1949—Month—1948 1949—8 Mos.—1948 $4,630,127 $5,027,458 $38,443,215 $41,279,819 3,045,241 3,203,076 25,890,879 25,455,993 31— revs expenses- Net rev. fr. ry. opers. $1,534,886 $1,824,382 $12,552,336 $15,823,826 State/"County and :city' /, " " .taxesZ-v.: 112,979 99,236 903,353 730,630 Bonds are callable on 30 days' notice as Federal income taxes. 500,202 617,891 3,448,529 4,777,092 a whole or in part, otherwise than through the operation of the Other Federal taxes—— 124,992 121,074 995;308 951,400 sinking fund, at the principal amount and accrued interest plus a premium on such principal amount in accordance with the following schedule: On or before July 15, 1950, 5%; thereafter and on or Railway oper. income $846,713 $986,181 $7,205,146 $9,364,704 before July 15, 1952, 4%; thereafter and on or before July 15, Other ry. oper. Income. 1954, 31,623 42,754 236,879 283,212 3% ; thereafter and on or before July 15,, 1956, 2%; thereafter and on or before July 15, 1958, 1%; thereafter without premium. Total ry. oper. inc.— $878,336 $1,028,935 $7,442,025 $9,647,916 Such bonds are qlso subject to redemption through the operation of the- Deducts, from ry. oper. sinking fund at_ the principal amount and accrued interest plus a // income — 206,492 237,698 1,910,095 2,099,271 premium on such principal amount in accordance with the following schedule: on or before July Not ry. oper. income15. 1950, 4%; thereafter and on or \ $671,844 $791,237 $5,531,930 $7,548,645 before July 15,' 1952, 3%; thereafter and on or before July 15, 1954, Non-operating Income— ; 28,437-/ 17,477 / 218,002 140,663 2%; thereafter and on or before July 15. .1956, 1% ; thereafter and on or before July 15, 1958, Va %; thereafter .without premium.' Gross income $700,281 $808,714 $5,749,933 $7,689,308 Deducts, fri gross inc.— "152,945 149,355 / 1,235,825 1,328,625 HISTORY AND BUSINESS—Corporation was incorporated in 'Ohio Dated Columbus and Sept. 1, 1949; due Sept. 1, 1959. Ohio National Bank of (Ohio), trustee. Interest payable semi-annually—Jan. ' 15 July. 15 each of year. , — * m - . ■ * . ' Nov. 25, and' sale (1) machinery; road including diesel f pow- Net the —V, 170, clay Period End. steel in Operating machinery products are generally sold directly to industrialusers by the'company's own sales organization while the road ma¬ chinery is sold through approximately 75 distributors who have ex¬ clusive distributorships (subject to the right reserved to the company to sell directly who $32,565 $6,061 $250,026 $205,284 / / / /,; v.: v • - < .•> The months is powered by mission and to the public the new RCA all-electronic, compatible color television system. completely shares of $5 color transmissions, originating at the National Broadcasting Co.'s will provide an opportunity for. representatives of the the press, science, industry and the public to observe the system which RCA believes to be the best foundation for satis¬ WNBW studios, .government, color of (no 12,447 issued are As result 1959. are planned to show how this system the basis for the establishment The 1, of present black-and-white a color television sets, service can without first bonds has consists of (a) Total Int. ?/ outstanding $282,000 of used has the to been payroll net proceeds retire derived unsecured to the from notes working the payable capital / of banks/ the share Dased stock of this company increased $1 93 market quotations as of Sept. 30, 1949, the company reports net asset coverage of its outstanding securities as follows: * Period End. Aug. 31- 1949—Month—1948 1949—8 Mos.—1948 Operating revenues Uncollectible oper. rev. $927,963 Operating revenues.... Operating expenses $926,345 $834,272 633,149 629,954 5,394,331 133,875 118,324 994,052 $109,321 $85,994 $799,922 $500,923 charges'.— 60,790 68,308 f420,755 $10 811,323 income 301,756 Operating taxes $835,230 1,618 . 4% Per cpllateral cumulative 170, p. trust $26 68 convertible 3V*% preferred bond—— share, "$50~parl" 156 72 ~ 2 597 95 — 1302. Z. • after Net —V. 170, $7,202,504 $6,327,984 14,199 9,493 958 The directors on 5,006,245 common 21. This payment, Engineering Co.—75-Cent Div.— 10 declared a year-end dividend stock' Payable Oct. 31 together with quarterly jghfiscal year each of Oct. 31, 1949 to $2.25 Paid in ending the three preceding we total of $2 per share—or paid for the preceding year.-y. four dividends quarters per of of cents per of record 50 cents bringstotal ?<S share, which payments 169, p. 2533. of 75 holders to to 50 compares cents each 144,428 $351,823 $292,p04 ——-./■■ , *$23,684 ; . 1 i ; | < : •- Energizable Lubricant— The has company creation of a system new which of cals, slurries, the of valves etc., necessity eliminated. lishes a fare new both the is and type states in cent in development, and may if be ever "spring'' instantly seals itself in gixed. In a a service. the" In use expansible for and plug valve of state lubricated (1) to maintain ing of the plug; by the use of a 100% not plug film (2) to connected lubricated on has first time estab¬ in been created the* and . of , , the Nordstrom condition form is unexposed a grooves the and type should, plug remains remain for may used seat pressurized on / ' ' . the present special the regu¬ Marysville, Ohio.—Preferred 1,5Q0 shares: of payable quarterly on first days of February, May, August Ohio National Bank of Columbus (Ohipt, transfer November. stock Is subject to redemption on 30 days' notice a whole or in part, otherwise than through the operation of the sinking fund, at par and accrued dividends plus the following premiums of par value:-4V2% if redeemed on or prior to Nov. 1, 1949; 3V2% Preferred as thereafter to 1%. Nov,' 1, V/2% inclusive; 1950, inclusive; 2'/2% thereafter to Nov. thereafter 1, 1955, inclusive; Preferred stock is also subject to to Nov. 1", 1952, and thereafter at redemption in part through the operation of the sinking fund at par and accrued dividends plus the following premiums of par value: 3/2% if redeemed on or prior to 1, 1949; 214% thereafter to Nov. 1, 1950, inclusive; 1V2 % there¬ to Nov. 1, 1952, inclusive; y2% thereafter to Nov. 1, 1958, inclu¬ sive; and .thereafter without premium. / " -/•'// >'/ for three to permit seal around and within ener- months.* purposes: easy each the HISTORY which embodies dynamic properties periods to give auto/ / . / ^ lubricant (he . $387 one way and . quickly decline but valve ' ,/ ~ will be . . after For- the prolonged / . „ Nov. leak, the automatic force-feed action of Hypermatic the void. If the valve has been neglected, it keeps Pressure does a than more lubricant: seetpingly. compound a stored lubricated a one the part: Hypermatic, this phenomenal principle in fluid dynamics. energy in now of to lines on announcement compressible Therefore, investment applicable r Offered-^The Ohio Co. is offering agent. of carrying oil, water, gas, chemi-, objection heretofore voiced by engineers frequent relubrication/ Now this obstacle is of The require Nordstrom valves the one history of lubricant is not devices the plug pressurized is does force-feed 1 Service—\ cumulative preferred stock (par $100) at 100.25 per share. Stock is being offered to residents of Ohio only.. • lubrication ^ Germany. Hamburg, (O. M.) Scott & Sons Co., . the announced A% \ 4 14 inaugurated direct airline service from This marks the first time that the Oct. on 4 Cr2,798 104, £80 5% Rockwell Manufacturing Co.—Announces First Known wherein Oct. 11. 169, 'p. person. ! , to Hamburg per The $7,188,305 > $6,318;491 Z % ^ round-trip fare in effect through April 30 is $531.80. During lar season the round-trip fare is $696.60.—V. 170, p. 1402. 1196. p. maticity to its feeding action. Reliance Electric & ' / prior $98,998 ' corporation York Stock operating Christened share pommon Per ; ' • 5,000,000 during September. upon 251,82a / city has been linked to the ^United States by such through service. '* • ■/ < * t The transatlantic crossing between the two cities will be made m deluxe DC-6's and will take only 15 hours and 40 minutes. Sleeper service will be provided and after Oct. 26 the surcharge will be only Rochester Telephone Corp.—Earnings- mechanical common 213,908 227,038 Cr2,798 Dividends Railway & Light Securities Co.—Asset Values— 188,295 55,654 Scandinavian Airlines System, Inc.^—New - on Oct. 10 featured variety artists, radio and televi¬ color motion pictures and color slides, all scanned by color' cameras to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new RCA system in transmitting and receiving scenes and action in natural colors for the added enjoyment of the public.—V. 170, pi 1086. — **.'«*.* This $934,332 75,000 important German 662. p. taxes * New com¬ 13,£94 $989,264 75,000 ' 80,718 State and *Loss.—V. — 57,104 : Net profit V : reserve Prov. for Fed. inc. taxes *■'T $920,428 ' $979,784 ./,„/ 9,480 67,769 bonds years ' ' $123,639 18,750 5% sale to of . 7,352 . $245,301 18,750 mtge.— — of for, Fed. 15, added —1 income Elimination / portion first on ... 2,629 — income on Int. I ■ has present $116,288 $242,672 income—— etc. — counts, program The asset value of the qper/ Other income—cfish dis- 2,100 1948/and due July" 15, 1958. company will also have outstanding bonds dated Sept/ 1, 1949, and due mortgage been balance pany.—V. 125, stars, a stock • PURPOSE—A the at bonds dated July this financing the of 5% Net Continuing demonstrations /;,//•//? Depreciation and .outstanding, DEBT—Company mortgage a capital taxes taxes United foreign countries. — estate Net Federal the (no pgr) (stgted value $100 per share) of issued and outstanding; and (b) 17,000 shares par) (stated value $1 per share) of which are factory standards. obsoleting of preferred stock 1,897 shares common stock high-definition The initial demonstration was presented for the official record of the FCC in its current hearings relating to the adoption of technical stand¬ ards for color television service. This demonstration and subsequent the to parts 100-h.p. diesel engine. a STOCK—Authorized CAPITAL the of color television broadcasts—a part of the corporation's field tests—was presented at Washington; D. C., on Oct. 10 by RCA to demonstrate to the Federal Communications Com-' and various exps. Real admin. gen. Other manufactures three models of heavy duty, dieselpowered motor graders used in the construction and maintenance, of roads and airports. These are also used in general land leveling and earth moving operations. The latest model grader, which has been developed and brought to the market within the past several r System first scheduled program in $8,360,683 $4,514,107 1949—3 Mos.—1948 1949—Year—1948 $946,066 $1,003,575 $4,080,883 $4,219,634 ' 591,235 791,213 2,701,360 2,907,964 81,675 82,408 326,700 330,733 30,484 13,666 73,040 60,510 July 31— revenues and Oper. company $150,000 - Departments located are Stqtes, and approximately 20 distributors in FUNDED surplus. 985/ Highway State to and Government) $659,359 $547,338 i4pi. p. Savoy-Plaza, Inc.—Earnings— tile, sewer pipe, drain tile, fire brick, refractories and other v products and including also equipment for grinding operations mills, foundries, cinder block plants and clay plants. The tive -4— income . and (2) clay machinery, including clay working production of building brick, building tile, decora¬ graders for of Cdnfpany is engaged in .'the subsidiaries, and has no 1936, road and with 170, Period End. Aug. only) $150,000 10-year 5% first mortgage bonds. first Radio Corp. of America—New Color Television : and been 400 N. $1,432,974 Railway 113,521 $15,461 Demonstrated— Oct. the company, p. 792. Rose's 5, 10 & 25 Cent Stores, Inc.—September Period End. Sept. 30— Sales Riddel] Corp., Bucyrus, O—Bonds Offered— O., is offering (to residents of (W. A.) Sept. —V. by writing to Pa.].—V. 170, St. Louis Southwestern Ry—Earnings— transf'd to, earned Per placement before Nordstrom valves. very detailed information question regarding Hypermatic has conceivable every claim every the market for bulletin giving product on interesting answering authenticate to conducted been the fAn due which per by or returns, under machinery contracts, $86,825; dividends payable, $14,844; accrued payroll, commissions, expenses, etc., $356,986; reserve, for Federal, State and local taxes (other than Federal income taxes), $97,296; customers' deposits, etc., $117,893; reserves for guaranteed/ replacements of merchandise, etc., $15,100; reserves for contingencies / (to provide for possible future losses), $500,000; prior preferred stock (par value $100 per share), $809,000; 7% cumulative preferred stock (par value $100 per share), $296,400; common stock (par value $5 per share), $890,220; paid-in surplus, $890,220; capital surplus, $943,-:/ 157; earned surplus 3ince Dec. 1, 1936, $3,460,346; total $9,160,720.— V. 170, p. 792. / ' T The sion but lutions accrued for LIABILITIES—Note $352,433; machines $970,537 revs exps.„ Operating income Ordinary income—non¬ communication 11 be Hypermatic lubricant, clay end functions the same as a non-energizabie valve by again turning the lubricant screw a few revo¬ replenishing the.,supply of sticks (or use of pressure exhausted ; , U. S. Govt, securi¬ gun», re-energization takes place. interest), $944,895; accounts receivable Of the more than 5,000.000 plug valves of the Nordstrom type, allowances and doubtful accounts of more than 75% are immediately receptive to this lubricant on tem¬ $62,146», $269,696; inventories, $2,725,313; U. S, Govt. securities—at - perature lines from sub-zero to at least 250 F. Tests are now being cost (set aside for future capital expenditures for facilities), $1,004,336: conducted to increase the temperature range. The manufacturers of cash deposited for redemption of 1% Nordstrom valves claim that cum. pfd. stock (2,964 shares), savings of many million man-hours $326,040; miscellaneous accounts receivable, loans and advances to per year will be made by its use, without present users investing a cent in equipment because relubrications will only take employees and branch managers, etc. (after reserve for doubtful ac¬ a fraction counts of $66,159), $27,305; miscellaneous investments (after reserve of time previously consumed by maintenance men. provided in 1932 for excess of cost over estimated values of $179,663),/Hypermatic is the most revolutionary development since the intro¬ $452; property plant and equipment (after reserve for depreciation,;, duction of Nordstrom valves 30 years ago, according to W. F. Rock¬ of $1,672,384), $2,845,732; advances in connection with acquisition" of well, Jr.. President.:' The reasearch laboratories are in Oakland, Calif., where the lubricant has been in process of, development for years. machinery and equipment, $49,200; prepaid expenses and deferred charges $373,355; goodwill, patents and trademarks, $1; total, $9,During the past year exhaustive tests in laboratory, shop and field ered —V. y ■: hand and in banks, $588,595; on plus cost, manufacture Net ' ' - —— shares Oth. / ■; ; Hypermatic is volumetrically flexible; it .' is self-sealing; selfacting; less lubricant is used because the operator neith r overlubricates nor under-lubricates the valve. When pressure is finally $408,221 Ohio proceeds to the company after deducting commissions will be $175,400, which will payment outstanding.. share— reserve 35,000 shares, and the sale of warrants to the underwriter, for $400, the funds $17,473 178,044 50 from Turning use.' The Ohio Co., CoJumbus, completion of the offering by the sale of the minimum of Assuming : $491,000 20,225 : common per (at (after an hole the hole opening, and atock "missing link" to effect automatic action. Being to 100% more can be inserted and stored for of the lubricant screw builds up the energy similar to the action of a door check which stores energy to auto¬ matically close - the door. Any amount of pressure can be built up within the valve but the lubricant will actuate with a pressure of as low as 50 pounds. In very high-pressure seryice the energy is built up to 1,000 pounds and higher. It is self-feeding even though the line pressure is greatly in excess of the valve's internal lubricant $494,611 ■' ; $101,484 — the plug slightly off its seat Hypermatic is the future J Cr 15,738 f to raise hydraulic jack a ever through compressible, 260,000 26,746 as plug valve void. 160,720.' placing an explosive charge in the far end of the (2) electric detonating cap connected to wires leading "out , opening; (3) tamping the charge, that i3, stemming the shot hcle in order to contain the blast and prevent its blowing out of " with -/■•If 340,000 —---'"■ / preferred dividends ASSETS—Cash ties here- * mining if permitted to do so. and 71,000 taxes CONSOLIDATED their extend net income shares Earnings mining in Pennsylvania. A primary aim of the company is.'" use into other fields, especially into bituminous coal anthracite to $738,873 Surplus Tor period—Z-w Co., Inc., is sales agent for the company I. duPont de Nemours & the $857,746 dividends.— Common and equipment with which the tamping plugs have tofore been manufactured by Heitzman Safety Blasting Plug Corp. of 42,234 preferred divicfends-iJi-U,/— Common "Quick-Seal coal, ore, ground /..///1 assets, the plant, '•'///' \ V:'-;..'' among other /•,./: the Recently rial Fed. cumul, as machinery hole, $696,639 90,468 $172,434 income Net 7% $767,278 70,058 income for Prior Delaware in August, 1949, to manufacture and sell devices known Plugs," for use with explosives in blasting Tamping The $102,425 (net).w income Spec. chgs.—net applic. to prior yrs. i'/:.;v *; ■ COMPANY—Company was incorporated in primarily to 6,738,506 " 64,709 . Transfer the 77,347 profit Operating Total ' Pennsylvania Co, for Banking and lation. E. 6,802,214 "" ' 49,900 shares of class A common stock (par $1 per share) by J. H. Drass & Co., Inc., Sunbury, Pa. The offering price is $6 per share. Stock is being offered as a specu¬ in $7,646,839 6,826,767 act becomes hard to turn. Lubricant is introduced into a hole in the shank of the plug. Sticks of lubricant are dropped into the hole and a lubricant screw is inserted, which, when turned, exerts powerful hydraulic force to transmit the lubricant through the channels. But this force deteriorates In case of leakage. Hence, constant pressure is desirable so that pressure at any level will effectively push the necessary amount of lubricant into the packing expenses...— - . Quick-Seal Products, Inc., Shamokin, Pa.; — Stock Offered—Offering was made Oct. 11 of a new issue of and Depreciation Other hearing.—-V. 170, p. 889. y administrative to the the $7,499,854 $7,015,234 ——— selling, goods sold, of and amount of quest a Cost if 1947 1948 <■ 86,042 (net) Sqles 11 In maturing a like 1949 Months Ended June 30— 6 has requested SEC authorization to borrow 81,500,000 from the Bank of the Manhattan Co., The New York Trust Co. and The Public National Bank and Trust Company of New York. The loans would-be evidenced by the company's 2ti% promissory notes company (3) Mills, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Real Silk Hosiery Electric Co.—Seeks Loan— Queens Borough Gas & Th Monday, October 17, 1949 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL THE (1500) 12 turn¬ port body;-; to O. AND BUSINESS—Company was incorporated in Ohio, and has no subsidiaries. Corporation is the successor the seed business founded shortly after the Civil War by the late M. Scott and conducted by him as an individual proprietorship Nov. until 13, the 1914, date of incorporation. processing and sale of lawn chase sale and of related Company is engaged in the purchase, grass seed and fertilizer, and in the pur¬ products. .Scott seeds now enjoy extensive distribution both by mail order sales and through retail stores through¬ out the United States. In addition to being featured by many of the nation's volume largest department stores, Scott seeds are also sold In large through independent, chain and syndicate stores. Scott's lawn (Continued on page 49) / / Volume 170 Number 4847 THE .. COMMERCIAL &.FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (1501) 13 Sftock Record «» New York Stock Exchange DAILY RANGE OF PHICES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE STOCKS Range for Previous S per share Lowest Highest Dec 2% 100" Jun 70 May May 6% 14% Feb 120 2 1% Jun 13 xl7% Jun 14 Abbott 18 3% Jan 16 Jan Saturday Laboratories Abraham & ACF-BrlU 7 Acme 21% May 2« Motor* 21% Oct 13 Adams 44 % Adams-MiIlls $ per share sper share 44 44 44 mo 127 *119 2.50 3 3 Co. _10 __ Expre** Co 19% 19% Dec 23% May 46% Jan Sep 9 No par *40 43 y2 27% Dec 41% July 2',% Mar 23 38% Oct 14 Addressograpb-Multlgraph Corp__lo *37 37% 7% Feb 22% 11% Feb 5 5% Jun 20 28 13 Admiral Corp Affiliated Gas Equipment com 26% *18% Dec 27% May Deo Jan 46 99 /Nor 2% 108 97% Mar Nov Dec Nov 21% May 80% Jun • 2% 37 * 65 % Dec Feb Dec 13% Feb May 34 May 17% Jun 109 May 88 90 Mar 7% Xl71 Dec Mar 83 Apr 98 Sep July 6 Jun Jun 16% Dec 21% Jan 15% Jun Dec 81 Mar Jun 83% Jan 91 26% Dec Dec 98 ; X25 Nov 3% Nov 76 31% Oct Jun 26% Jan Allegheny & West Ry 6% 1 83% Feb 121 May 89% Feb Dec 62% Jun 34% Jan Oct 10 Nov 18% Mar 31% 103 Feb Dec Nov 6% Sep 3 Dec 76 % Feb 163% Oct 28% Nov 74 Nov 18% Mar Mar 34% Oct 68 45 - Mar 51 Jan Jun 67% Oct 13 43% May 10% Dec 6% Jun 27 May; Aug 21% Jun 60 Jun 3 *91 85"% ,84 *84% 7% *63A 59% 59% 82% 82 Va 20% 20 % 20% •91 •84 7% 191% i 33 <>' Corp No par Chemical.No *119% Bosch Shoe Co American 118% *41% 41% 7 Amer Cable & Radio Corp 42 9% 9% *66% 67% *24 »A 24% *67 69 *32 *101 ,V 323/a 11,100 87% 700 43 - y% lu 67% 24 Vs ?4Vs } 10% 32% 32% T - - 33 800 J , , 10% 32% 33 900 69 9% 10% 32% 24 v 6T 24 69 10 9% 68.% 24'A 900. 1,700 31,000 43 y% 663/4 24 % •67 5,300 120% 43 ».v *67 66% 69 10 Va ■ 3% 38% ►119% - •1 900 34 34 *36 3% 119% 413/4 67% 32% '!. 383/4 119% 10% 32 95 32 41% *67 100 v 95 119 % 24% 6,900 *86 • 343/a 3% 3% iu 2,200 < 87% 99 34% i A 333/a 41% 69 9% 31% 32% W 200 30% 31 xll7% 67% 67% 24% 17% *163/4 <■- 30 •37 % y °/4 10 1,200 2,000 191% 30% 38% 10 9% *67 9% 32% 9% No par : 17% •86 3% 3% *37 ■" 7% v 189 Va 323/4 *95 34 Va 117% 120"% *41% 100 com__ 34 ■ 3% 38% par 2 3 34% 3% 10 Corp 33% *37% 1,200 3,200 87 7% , 30 87% ' v% 192% 31% 32% 86% ; •17 : 31% 3% 50 common 96 31% 87% 38% 100 preferred *95 31% 34 3% 1 preferred Amer Brake *33 *36 17% *86% 87 1 50 common conv cum No par com 99 *95 98 31% 87 *84 87 2,400 -■ 92 Va •91 93 14,300 • 7% 30 31% 10 82 Va 20% 2,000 ' '■ 59% 32% Airlines American 59% 192 *17 7,000 16% <72% \ - 30 17% . 3% 30 17% ; 3% 16 Va 72% v 3% 87 189 100 3% 93 7% •> 3% 3% 73 4,600 11,200 105 3% 20% *84 7% 190 *100 •v 82 19% *91 84 7% 190 192 *190 59% 81% 20% 8% 22% 22 3/8 16 Va 400 1,400 34,700 50 *473/4 105 3% 42 8 Va 8% 50 22% 1,900 5,600 21% 82 59 93 23 153/4 v . 33 Va 10 4% 187% Sep 42,400 3,000 7 Jan Oct 24 1% 11 7 July 82 5 110 38 Dec 61 15 Dec 20% 14% Dec 22% Jun 14 81 Dec 94 Jun 71% July 29 87 33% Feb 43 Oct 35% Feb 8 47% Oct <: 99 3 Oct 6 100% 400 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 3'A 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 33/4 33/a 3% 6,100 13,500, 25 97% 97% *97 97% 182% 182% 182 182% No par No par *23% 100 *106% 107% No par 44% Colortype Co_„ 10 American Crystal Sugar com LlO 4% % prior preferred 100 American Cyanamid Co com 10 3%% conv preferred series A-100 *17% 44% 18% 24 - , 'J 23% 97 Va i 183% 24 24% 65% 65 65 66% *65 97 97% *65% 66 23% 23% 107 % 45% 44% 44Va 18Va *17% 18 Va 107% 44% *17% , 24% 96% 973A 243A 66 66% . 183 % 233A 183 % 24% 182% 98% 182% ( 66 :• 4,100 . 200 "• 2,900 * *106% 24 *106% 100 100 100 183 ' 24% 24 Va 24'A *24 Cable & 101 7 Va 100 Chain non-cum *100% 7% 102 preferred 5% 101' 101 7% 100 common preferred American 6 109 ; Co Can Inc 1 1 Co 1% preferred American Car & Fdry com 7 33% Jan preferred Broadcasting conv American 98% Oct 13 » 1 6 6* ':>■ 30 Agricultural 3%% ' ,/ •• ; • . 33 11 1 19% July 20 93% a . 17% Jan 6 106% May 20'A *91 • 33% Jan Jan 104% 81 *20 par 38% 27% 2,500 ' 172% Mar 17 49% Jun 100% Jan 81 *80 par 3% ■ 297/a American Bank Note 15 3% Jan Jan 81 *• 38 *723/8 i, 33% 10% Jan 13 81 587/a ■;' 1 ' ; . 29% 35 1 2% Jun Jun 58% ' ' *16% 104 5% Jun 92% May 177 5 .30% Mar 23 96% July 11 Jun 111 3% <-95 American 10 Vo Mar 29 > 3'A ■* - 5 Amer 11 67% Sep 3 Va 3% No par Amerada Petroleum 24% Mar 31 61% July 6 x7Va Jun 29 3% 59%' 38% 28 •100 '• 73% 3% '• • 15% *72% 59 41 8% common—No par 5 10% July 22 ■' 4 20 *15% 1 Co 9 Sep 3% 157/8 73% Alpha Portland Cement Amalgamated Leather Co 609 convertible preferred Jan 31 ^ 120% Oct 3 V*1;* 29% July 70 May 10 43 3% 15% .-loo ADls-Chalmers Mfg common_Nopar 3%% conv preferred 100 3% Sep 14 r Apr 29 6% Jan 3 6 ' •' *72% No par Allied Mills 13 Oct Kid 105 15% 3% 21 22% 73% gtd—100 Dye Allied Stores Corp A% preferred 9 33% Oct - 88 3 6% Oct Sep 96 7 34 Vi 37 Allied •100 105 19% 21% ' ' ■ , £2% 3 •47 % Va 15% 12.80 prior conv preferred-No par Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.No $4.50 conv preferred No 30% Oct 13 3% 22 DAY 50 22 % *72% 100 Allied Chemical & ; > r 14 Jan A Allen Industries Inc 3 2% Jun 6% May 60 preferred 3% *100 COLUMBUS 33/a *47% 22% 1 10 22 Nov 58% 7 10 105 XR% R% 49 . ' 13 8 25% Feb 25 Jun 44 47 13 25% Feb 25 :.s\ 34 42% May 73 ; 21% .5 18% Feb 15 Feb 34% May 37% May 24% Jun 25 8% *47% CLOSED' 100 17 14 25% A. 0-/4 8% 4 2% 19% 27 37% 2o'/a 22% common 8% Jan , 37% 20 "'4 5,000 120 *2% 19% 41% EXCHANGE 37% 47% *100 21% 2b 8% 100 21 Shares 44% 433/4 *119 21%' STOCK 37% va the Week share 38% 19% *39% 22% , 2% 19% 19% 21% $ per 44% 127 •119 3 43% 47% preferred w w Allegheny Corp common Mar 12 93% Feb 16 _1 4%% 192% Oct 13 165 5 104 7 Jun May 11% 198 5 82% Oct 20 75 Alden* 16 27% Jan 14 Dec 23% 2 9 Sep 6%% 26% 20% Oct. !4 Oct. 13 :t per share 44 Sales for Friday Thursday , 127 2% 19% y. Oct. 12 $ per share 44 *119 3 *40 50 59% Oct 5 21% No par w <fc Inc 21% 1 Vicksburg Ry Alaska Juneau Gold Mining 73 64% Jan 24 Dec 100 w Inc 3% Apr 16% Aug < (: 40% Feb 25 Oct preferred Reduction Alabama Aug 10 l Corp 3% Oct .? 15 14 Apr 2% Feb 25 4% May 58% 103 9 84 $3 Air 23% May 16 3 2% Jun 21 4% May 13% 65 Oct 8% Apr 19 47% July 13 May 25 18% Jan May 5 ' 44 44% 19 % Wednesday 1 $ per share 127 2% 35 35 Oct. 11 5 Co Steel Tuesday Oct. 10 , Nopai Straux HIGH SALE PRICES Monday Oct. 8 Par Sep 29 AND LOW STOCK share 45 % Aug 14 18% Jun Dec $ per * YORK EXCHANGE Highest t per share t per share 37 76 NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Year 1948 Lowest 600 23% 23% 23% 233/4 *106% « 107% 106 Va 443A 1,500 106 Va 45 Vs ! , 40 , ' May 39% Feb 15% Feb 8 Jun 7 American 18% Aug 17 15 Jun American 47% Sep i 17%Mar 21 14 * 94% Feb 107% Jun 25 Feb 49% May Jan Mar 11 112 American 36% Mar 31 25% Jun 14 Chicle 6 Jan 14% Mar Highest t per share 13% Dec 1% Sep 42 1% Jun Jun 77% Jan 3% Dec 46 Jun 20% Feb 5% 79 Dec Dec 10% 59% Sep 23 3 13 Jun 17 Sep 22 51% Sep 22 49% Sep 19 10 OCt 11 43% Oct 6 5% Oct 11 •L2 Jun 13 3% Jun Jan , 10 34 6 Jun 3 47% Jan 26% May 24% Jan 5 29 8% May 5% Jan 5 46 Jan 63 Feb 73 Jan 92 . 11% Feb 112% 110% 110% 33% 32% 323/4 33 100 YORK Oct. 8 American Encaustic Tiling-, American European Secur No par American ; Export Llpee Inc. Amer & Foreign Power com__No $7 preferred No $7 2nd preferred A No $6 preferred —, No American Gas Electric & Co American Hide conv Leather & com Ice 6% Co 54% 11% 49 48 49'A 47 47 46% 47 46% 46% 45% 46 Va 46% 46% 46 V4 46% par 10 3Sa 42% 1 4% % 332 42 % 27% preferred 100 American International Corp-No par 100 *83 13% 100 No par E% Jun 76 > Jan 3 Dec 10% May 4% Jun 102 13 Dec , 22 11% Jun 7 Jan 20 1% preferred 48% *47 % 27 Va x27 Va 273/a 72% 6 84 Sep 26 7% Mar 14 30% Jan 24% Mar 35 July 22% Jun 13 93 98 Dec 96% Jan 4 Jan 5% Jan 3 Feb d 36% Aug 8 7% Feb 25 12% Oct 6 Dec Dec 5% 29 Feb 6% 80 Vs Feb Nov 69% Nov 12% Feb 162% Nov 6% 16% 8% 35 Dec 11% Jun 95% May 86% May 16% May 176 Jan Dec 12% Jan Feb 28 Oct 38 Sep 46 Apr 46% Feb 68 May 139 Mar 31 Mar 125 Nov 25% Nov Dec 21 32 . Dec 24% Feb 6 14% Jan 7 Mar 31 169 6% Mar 23% Jan 173 44% Sep 4 Jun 17 39% Jun 13 37 Feb 5 41% Feb 56% Jan Jan / 19% Jun 6 Jan 7% Jun 19 18% 18% 183A 14 13% 14% 14 25 120 ■' 147% Max 158% Jun 138 54% Mar 68% Jan 116% Mar 16% Deo Oct 131 46% Feb 115% Nov 6% Dec X33% Nov Dec 90 76% Mar X5% Dec 51 Nov 30% Feb 30 Feb 25% Oct 144 Mar 71% July 16 • Jun July Jun 3 135 ' Jan 49% May 10 Xll7% Apr 18 6% Jan 3 Jun s 112% July 8% Jun 67 May 41% May 45% Jun> 38% Jan 21% Jun 2 6 48% Jun 1 25% Jun 14 22% Jun 14 18% Feb 36% Jun 15% Jun 14 Apr Mar 8 4 24 . Dec Nov 6% May, 34% Jun For, footnotes sea com—No par 323/4 13% 133/4 100 5 *175 *7% 176% No par 43 % 43% 7% preferred American Safety American Razor Seating Co 90% 90% 8 6% 100 preferred American Snuff Co com non-cum American Steel 26 5 American 5 No par Tobacco 13 17 91% Mar 11 6% Jan 4 7 6% Tobacco preferred American Viscose Corp 8% preferred Am Water Works American 7% Woolen Co —100 7 $5 prior conv preferred Anaconda Copper Mining 25 50 35% Jan 8 Anaconda Cable 14 Anchor Hock Glass Corp com—12.50 Aug 23 •—,—No par Anderson, Clayton & Co —21% 62% Aug 18 35% Jan 106 55% Jan 27 26% Oct 5 Wire <te $4 preferred Anderson-Pilchard Oil Corp 8% July 7 10% Aug 15 *%. Jan » Andes 4 2 37% Oct 14 Archer-Daniele-Mldlaiid 26% May 6% *59 27% No par 36% Sep 65 A P Copper Mining W Products Co Inc 27% 34% •175 42% 43% 42% 39 463/4 156 159 *143 11 Va *10 Ya 8ys 11,100 42% 42% 2,300 39 393A 80 481/4 47'A 473A 6,400 156% 156% 280 •143 148 125 125 •10% 103/4 19% 19% 143% 143% 143% 143 '/a 73% "148 73% 73»A 73% 148 Va 148% 148 Va 1203A *120% 85% *83% 67 6 Va *59 63 63 63 120 Va , 4 156 . 11 120% - ",v': 20 143% 73% 143% 733/4 2,500 *39V4 ! *124% 19% 143% 723A 1,800 / 200 19% 1,600 143% 73% 20.400 1 x63»A 6,300 •119 148 148 y4 560 63% 63 63% 2,500 119% •119 70 119% f 67 73A 7% 73/4 7% 7% 2,000 26% 27 Va 25% 27% 25% 26 y8 19,600 85 85% 86 ♦34 68% 69% 72 72 6% 6% 6% - ; *60 60 aA 61% *60 6'A 61% 6 % *60 87% - 500 1,000 72 6% 5,800 61% 27'A 28 Va 28 V» 28% 28'A 28% 16,100 29 x28% 28 Va 29 27% 28% 1,040 34% *34% 343A 27% 34 y4 34% 343A 35 104 Va •103% 105% 105% 105% 52% 26 % *51 % 52 V4 *51% 52 y4 25% 26 V4 25 25% *10 ioya 27'A 27% 27% 27% 34% 34 Va *104 *52 104 104% 52% *51% 25% 26 26 Vs 25 V2 26 *9% 10% *93/4 10% 10% •9% 10% *3% 36% 3% *3% 3% *3% 3% 3% 31/4 36% 36% 37% *36% 37 % 3% 37 37% 37% No par 500 10 »A 39% 126 148% » « 800 27% ' 148 20 lo , 687/a / , 84% 27% 53 20 I 24 *27% 10'A , 39% 125 39 148 233/4 83% 26 3/4 6% 63 Va 39% 800 39 *143 40% 148 125 8 7*/8 73/4 7% *104 *52 - 19% 25 Va 104% ■■■ 39>/2 125 19% 7% 63/a 39 39 V* 39 % *124% 13% 40 39% 40% - 9oy4 176% 43% •39 157 *40 40% 148 106% 155% 47'A 25% 61 17,800 5,400 5,700 21,200 47% 39 Va 46% *175 ' 69 300 : 42% 42 3A 40 27% 120 Va 12% 8 "A 27% 63% 400 6% 7% 27% 19% 105 ' 12% 13% 13% 1.000 , 33% 89% 90% 176% 27Vt 10 »A 7% 25% *83 No par 13% .. 27% 5 common 13% 176% 27 % *147 A preferred *175 273/4 393/4 30 4,500 , ' *6% 106% 24 —100 common—14 100 $4 conv prior preference—No par Amer Zinc Lead & Smelt com 1 " 3,200 4 5% 28% 33'A 107% 23% 74 120% 90% 90% 13% 133/4 1063A 24 148 Inc ' 123A 23% 125 5% *1041/4 33V4 123/a 81% 28% 6% 233,4 143% 63 123/4 ' A ■"■•V 200 13% *81'A < -A 2,000 10,700 ' 89 13'A 105 23% 103/4 . 25 •, 1073A 90 90% 176% *40 73 /4 common *6% •32% 14 y4 *83% : — 187/a 14 28% 23% 10o American Tel & Tel Co American 107 107 *39 •143 ■ 300 14% 18% 81% 5% •103% ■■■■■ 7% 40 19% Sumatra No par No par American Stove Co American Sugar 7% preferred 100 ■ 6% 33 73A 148 40 * Refg common—100 100 Foundries Stores Co 40% Aug 18 126% Jan 17 Sep 25 *143 23% *27% 10% 39% *124 preferred 12% 105 7% 156% 14 32% 7% 157 7% *6% 32% 46 3/4 American Jan *103% 63/4 13% 47 7 80 105 •/ *14 84% 133A 81% 5% 28% 53/4 28% 90 *175 46% 157 27 38% Feb 5% 123/4 6,000 91/4 < ' *39% Ship Building Co No par Smelt & Refg common—No par 84% 13% 133/4 81% *28% 32 Va 107% 107% preferred $5 T.'-,I/-''-." \ 84% 13% 81% 29 6 3A 106 7/a *83 13% 12% No par No par $6 preferred *103% 123/4 Amer Rad & St San'y com—No par 2% Aug page.,24. & Light 6% Am Aug 25 8% Mar 30 1 6 Sep 29 60% Jun Jun Amer Power No par 105 *6% *32% 12 % Amer 121 * 79 59% Jun 4% Jun 46% Mar Sep 107 News Co *28% *103% 7 74% Sep 23 151% Sep 13 63% Sep 22 3 Jun 104 1 Co • 8% Apr 66% July 120 Molasses 3 150% Jan 14 - American Jan 20 6 3 25% Jan 99% Mar 29 48% Jun 20 98 A 10 60% Jan 100 preferred ■;> 82 5% 27«/a 98 ' 14 5 Va 8,900 48 *9% 18% 14% 600 43A " •93 98 347,100 32 41% 27% "< 14'A 18% 29 3*2 *40% 9% •14% 14 5% 27% 14 18% 40% July 26 Sep 4% % American 9% 14 29 1,400 30,200 A 41 •93 13% American Metal Co Ltd com_No par ,12% Jan 13 17 31% Feb 30 preferred 28% Sep 28 14 May 131% July 20% May 41 150 3 21% Jan 14 159% Aug 29 11 34% Jan Sep 8% Oct 13 8 Jun 41 6 92% Oct 6 Jun Apr 10% Oct 3 10 142 34% Oct 11 ■* 130 35% 109 19 Sep 20 70% Feb 10 Jan «27 7 83% Feb 163% Jun •A; 35% May 140 105 -i 3.90% 9% 1 84% 46% *471/4 1 13% 46% 48% 14 *83 4,700 46% •47% 27% 14 *81% 11% 46% 43/4 *13% 82 11% ." 98 6,800 6,300 1,700 55 $54% 5% 13% Amer Mach & Fdy Co com—No par Amer Machine & Metals *93 2% 4% <_■- . *13% ■ 14% Apr 12 9% 9% 100 23/4 32 41 48 Va 9% 84% 13% *81% 73 DAY A/-.;' 5% *94 100 "94 COLUMBUS 32 4% 27'A 9% *9 2% 41 5% *47 % 48% .27% 41 43A 5 *47'A 3®3 32 41% 41 74 — 173A 2% 113/4 STOCK 2,300 193A 17% 55 CLOSED ■4 6'A *19 ; Shares *6 17% EXCHANGE 18% Jan 20 Jun 17% 11% Locomotive 21% May 94% Jun 12% Nov 17% 553/4 Investment Co of 111 Feb 274 $ per share 6% 19% •19 . 113/4 American 95% 17% ' 553/4 non-cum common 193/4 18% : 11% American 14 ey4 V',.... the Week Oct. 14 Oct. 13 $ per share 6 Sales for Friday Thursday Oct. 12 S per share 56 Va 6 12% Jun *19 173A 340 7,000 1 PRICES Wednesday 2% 19% Oct Jun SALE 11% 1 Jun HIGH 55 Va 7 Jun 19 2,000 12% 11 15% 1,000 31% 56% Oct 26% 110% 31% ll% 48% 14 Jan 109% 323/a 56 No par com 111% V, par 1 Home Products American 46% par par 50 preferred American 17% 83 46% 23/4 — Co *53/4 193/4 *19 193/4 *18% 18% • 17% 2% / 23/4 10 Rights American Hawaiian SS 6% 40c AND i per share 6 53A 6 6 1 17% 83 47% X32 . r Oct. 11 f ver share f ver share 17 3/8 82 •110 * Tuesday • 900 17% 323/4 LOW Oct. 10 1,700 18% *18 18% 83 111% 323A Monday Saturday STOCK 5 Dec 108 *110% 45 46% 18% .83 47% 111 47% 47 45 •173/4 17% 83 *82 *»• *82 47 Va ,.17'/a, 17% .. Aug 13% 15% Mar 27 May 17 9% Sep 8 23 16% Feb Sep,22 3 37 43% May 7% 3 7 Jan 44 % Oct Dec * .. 47% Par 19% Aug 10 18% Oct 10 5 45% Oct 35% 83 47% 20 share 6% Jan Jan, 14% Nof 37 13% Jan 4% May 89% Dec *82 EXCHANGE 6% Aug 10 28 15% Feb 24 Apr Dec 6% $ per $ per share 4% Feb 7% May 19% Oct 19 17% *17 STOCKS NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest Year 1948 t per share ; Distilling Co Range for Previous Lowest Co , - *10 700 140 8,900 i' 400 31/4 37%. . 1,700 14 Highest Monday PRICES Oct. 11 Oct. 8 Thursday Wednesday ' Tuesday Oct. 10 Saturday EXCHANGE Highest Lowest YORK STOCK NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Tear 1948 Monday, October 17, 1949 HIGH SALE LOW AND STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest CHRONICLE RECORD STOCK YORK NEW FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (1502) Oct: Oct. IS ; ' t per $ per share $ per share Jun 77 Jun Jun Jan 99% Jun Nov 115% July 18% Jun 77% Jan 10 49% Oct 6 99% Feb 4 8 Jun 22 105% Jun 110% Oct 15 13% Mar 19 May 111 May 95 87% Dec 106 July 13% Jan 11 7% July 18 11% Feb 28 Dec 87 17% Aug • 6% 6% 6% 19,400 60 "48% 49% •97% 59% 59 % 8TOCK 60% 59% 60 48% 48% 48% EXCHANGE 47% 98 •59% 98 48% "97% 97% 97% CLOSED 110% 110% 110% 110% •109% 15% "14% 15% *14% "9 9% 14% 9% •8% 43% 43% 43 3 4 Atch Topeka <9c Santa Fe 5% non-cum preferred 97% ? 97% 96% "100% 11% 12% 11% 12% 11% .47 Jan 7 37% 37% 38 38 38 39 % 53 Feb 7 Line RR_.—..No par Atl G & W J SS Lines common—1 77 Feb 14 Dec 70% July 13 39% Sep 30% Jun 13 Jun 106 111% Sep 1 100 93% Jun 24 20 * Jan 4, Apt 42 Jun 100 ' Feb 24% Aug 11 4 Atlas •• 8 .'« !■ 11% Jun 20 7% Oct 4% Jun 14 ' Jun 34% Jun 14 " 46 3 7% Sep 14 15% Sep 21 . 4% Jun 14 Jan 24 17% Mar 10 7% Jan 7 44% Jan v 10 68 67% 68 67% 85 85 39 38% 110 110% 5 •23 —— common--- Austin" Nichols >80% May. May. 28% Jun. 38 30% Dec 15 Baltimore 7 4% 25 Jan 7 Bangor 72 July 27 Conv Jun 16% Mar. 39% Mar 4 9% Feb 15 ! 11% Jun Jan* 32 i43% May 6 3 Barber 7 Barker 41 " . Barnsdali 4 ^ 59 - Oct 13 "13 Bath 6 \ 11%' 11% Jan 87% Feb~25 i.22% May 12% Apr 27 80% Sep 16% Mar * 16% Oct 69 n Deo 100''1 Feb 30% Jun Oct 8 85 * 6 27% Jun 30 134% Apr 37% July 20 5 6% Jun 30 Sep 29 20V4Jan 8 : 3 Mar 69 Jail 99 Oct 8 10% Jan 21 32% Feb • 4 Mar 30 37 14 11% 11% 14% 14% 14% 14% :: 9% 9% 10 % 14% 10% 14% 9% 10% 10 8% 9% 9% 9% 18% 9 17% ,: 9 9 18% 19% 19% 67 66% 66% 18% 17% 47':"' 47% *37% 51 51 14'% 14% 12% 55% *• 51 , 14% ! 12% ^ 56% Feb 26 0%YDeo 2i 68 Y Dec 86% Deo 93 <„ 2 Feb 25 ' 30% May • 37% May' i 'pfd——jr.--—-—100 Mills, Inc -_2.5o preferredj£_No par Shoe (A B) 4%% pfd——riOO 14 7 2 34% 34 34% 34% 34% 12% 12% 12% 13 13 "• *13 13% 13% '13% *12% 13 12% -12% ' 22 % Jun 29 14% Jail •31% Mar 21 9% May 31 11% Mar 11 .. Highest $ per . 36 26y« Dec ' Feb *13 9%vDec 13 Dec . Range*Since Jan. 1 Highest $ per $ per share % July 22% Jun 30? 10% Jun , 8% Jun 17 % May * 9% Jun 30% Jan 12 13 : . 15 13 Ya 6 Oct Sep 16 13% Jan 15 7 8 47 19% Nov 17% Jun 13- 25% Mar 30 22% Dec 37% May 21 Aug 24 Sep 13 27 Jan 18 Bohn 64 Jan 12 5 18% Dec 27% May» 16% May '2 Jun 38% Mar ' 10y4 May 11% May 36 y8 Jun May 5% May Oct 15% Mar 8% 27 26 33% Aug Aug 35% Feb 17 8% Mar 30 . 47% Jan 6% Jun 13 9% Apr Jan 7 Jan 10 33 Jan 6 25% Oct * 6 Jan 14 18% Jan 9 ' Jan 3 98 3 ■ 103% Aug 23 35% Oct 13 •10% Jan 21 29% Mar 14 , 37 90% Feb 99 23% NOV 85 Jan 6 15% Jun 27 " 15 Nor 24% May 13% Jun 14 Sep 7% Deo 124% July 11% May 75 July 65 Mar 30% Deo 40 ' 78% Aug , 120 Feb "97 72% Deo 100 >.Apr 88 77 12% 10% 89 Dec 2% Mar 16 .Mar 98 Jan • 125 Sep 30 6 34 Jan 13 95 Sep 13 • Apr 20 15 77 Feb 10 7 Jun 16% Jan 14 9 121 6% Jun 13 , Jan 60 Feb 7 17 Jun 13 98% Jun 10 , Feb 9% Jan 1 3 4% May 27% July- Jun 82 7 May 14 Feb 4 7 2 4% Mar 30 24% Jan 27 * 30 Feb 20 36% Jan 28 May 2 58 Jun 2 3 14% Mar 10 Feb 45% Apr 18; 56 For f00 tnotes Jun page 104% Oct 2 T Oct 10 5% Jan 6 109% Mar 21 18% Jan 8 10% Jun 13 40% Jan - 5 12% Mar 23 24. 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Y 17% 200 31%, 92% 400 16% 16% 1,300 34% 34% 600 17% *89% " 31% *91% • 17% 79 *74 ; • •89% 90% 140 : 84V4 84%' 4,600 89% 89 *74 , .*84% 86 85 85 200 — * 74 79 *74 79 79 :Y; YY: ; Y : 18 90% r .. _ v 14%': 14% 14% *14% 14% 8 s ' 7% 8 *7% 110 111 110 7% 111:; 14% 14% • 8 8 113 111 115 8% 8% 66% 66% 4% 4% 8%. *23 *103% 67% 23% 22 23 . 105% 23% Packing conimbtt__No par preferred 50 "33% *53% 34% 55 *33% 34% *53 55 ——1 1% 1% 1% 4 18% 4% 18% 18% 10 10 •98% 100 "39 *20% 13% 47% "14% *54 4% 4% 41 20% 13% 47y2 15 55% 23% 2 4% 4 10 102 t • lRVo 10% 1()2 *39 41 *20% 20% 13% *47 •14% 55 14 48 15 55% ■ . 4%' 22 y2 *102 34% 34% 55 *53 1% 4 22% 105 23% 23 ; 18% 2 4% 18% ioy8 10% 102 *101" 41 *39: 20% *20% 13% 48' 15 *55 : * 14% ... 22.% *102' , 34% - 101 *40 20% 13% 4% 22% 1,100 " 103 40 23 YA 35 55 1% * 4 ' 2 4 18% 1874 10% 10 10% ; 400 800 ; 18% 101 52,000 7,100 1,400 19,800 ioi% 101% 41 40' 20% 20% 14% 48% 13% 14 200 ' 40" 20%. 48 *47 15% *14% 15% 56 *55? 56 *47% s • 5,000 35 2 4% 4 18% *21% : *53 34% 3,400 526 23% 55 1% . 130 8% 68- 103 23% *53 10 22% 2,300 112 8% 4% 4% 103 *23 ■' 68 67% " - 4%' 103% , 8% 67% ' ' 4% 8% 67% 8% / 8% 67% 8% 67 112 ";- 5,300 8' 8 8 - 14% 14% 14% *112 ' 23% preferred A———-t^_>._10 . 10%« California $3 ' ". 25% 105% NO par ' 46% 54% - 6,000 Ya *23 ^ 45 3A ' 33% Byron Jacksoa ^Co Mills'- ,. * ' 1,420 ' V 25% 25% "lO'/s preferred -100 Butte Copper & Zinc_:— 5 By era Co (A 'M > commonii._No par Capital Admin class A cdmm6n_—i j '■ 104% ————15 Cannon 10 - ;■ *104 4 Ya % 11 17% , 25 *74 11 19 17 340 54% 18% 17% Y 25% preferred 100 Burroughs Adding Machihb—No par Bush Terminal; --rr -----l Bush Term Bldg 7% preferred—100 Oct 54 18% 17 DAY 25% 88 15% Oct -A: 54 18% 54 ' 25% *83 48 1,500 25 3A preferred—.-100 Canadian Breweries Ltdii:_^_NO par Canadian Pacififc Ry-^.—25 23 7% 7 % 17%"' Dry Gihgtfr Ale cdffiiL---1.66% 23 22% 29% 89% ' $4.25 convv pf ef erredl4-> No par Canada' Southern Ry Cnir—-ys.100 4,500 25% 17 3A Can 21% 25% 89% Copperi-—5 70 21 20% 25 5a 90% Campbell W & C Fdyj^^-Nb par 800 12 49 24% 7% 17% Calumet & Hebla Cons , • 7% 4 *89% Zinc-Lead 12,'' *46% 20% , 25% 104 104 - 5% 6,300 12% 11% 25 Buloya Watch Co Inc_^—^ ——5 Burlington Mills- Corp cdmmon—1 4% .preferred ——100 Callahan 12% 12% 49 29 % 30% *34% participating preferredi—100 —-j..-. No par 6,500 7% 34% 7% 700 14% 25% *34% common 26% 14% 24% 16% Butler Bros Shares 26% 7% 16% - the Week fi tper share 24% *16% - . 26% 7 Ya 24 *25% *33 Sales for Friday Oct. 14 7% No par Co May 6 20% Sep 29 15% Sep 19 55% Oct 8' 8 30% 32 1 3% % x97% Jun 13 ■i COLUMBUS 33 Ya 323i 300 14% 22% 2ya 2 33 *32% 7% 7% 2% *2 2% 33 *30% , 3 % %; conv '2nd 46% *32% — 14 Apr 6 ; 13% Jun 14 * Sep* May 8% May 31% May? ^ - Oct 52 101 :*2 10 54% > M^tine RR (gssented)-ioo Feb 7 ' 97% 92 18% Jan 40% Jun Dec *96% •85 52* 6 52% 97% 13% Apr 19 77 May 7 70% Jun 6 27% Mar 9;. Nov 52% 11 Jan July 85% Jun 21% Deo 46% *96% 36 105 Jun 46 51% 96% '46% 15 — Bearing Co.: -5 Braniff Airways Inc r_2.50 /Brewing Corp of America15 Bridgeport Brass Co No par Briggs Manufacturing Corp—No par Brlggs & Stratton : No par Bristol-Myers Co common —2.50 3%& preferred .100 Brooklyn Union Gas—i No par Brown & Bigelow— l Browq Shoe Co Inc common—_15 $3.60 preferred ; No par Bullard 17 52% 13 23% Feb 1% Deo 17%". .17% 1,500 26% 11% CLOSED , 54% 19% 96% 16% Oct July 15% Jun 10 73 Dec 17 17 Bucyras-Erle Co common——: _5 7% preferred -10o Budd -(The) Co common-—No par $5 preferred —i —No par Buffalo Forge Co 1 Buff Niag El Corp 3.60% pfd—100 5 Jan 114 8% Dec , . x54 xl9% Brunswick-B^lke-Collender —No par Oct 17% Jun Feb 7% Nov 79; -Mar 73: Jun 54% 19% 4 11 Ya Oct . 54 19% 2,500 11% * *11% 11% *46% ? 22% 22% 54 19% 25% 25 25 V4 12% V STOCK 21% *53% 24,700 . 26 V.".-. v . EXCHANGE -.r 52 29% Jun 15 Jun -. 14 74 12% Feb 24% Jun . 811 Mar Oct Aug 18 Apr 86 21% May 43% jun 29%. Feb 16% Dec 22 26% Jun 27 Jun 00% Jun Deo 100 49 21 22% 22% 11% *46% 7,900 •<■-,- 28% "29% *134% 135 t per share 12% 11% Y: ■; 21 20% 22% ■ 33 800 14% ■■ ■ 14 '/4 12% 11% 49 26% 32% 32% Oct. 13 $ per share : ■ ' • 27 y4 Thursday Oct. 12 14% \ 19 Ya Roller Bower 12 y4 11% *26 • 700 30,100 27 29% 135 25 v 11 500 . 2% 101' *' 2% PRICES Wednesday —5 100 (The) preferred Boston & 14% *47 21 17% Mar 14 7% Jun 13 61% July 6 „ ' 12% 16 32 29 17% Feb 120 10 14 12% July . 9 17 26% 12 > SALE 17% 46 V2 54% Co 3%% : 21 1 Inc HIGH $ per share 14% 47 29 ' : Oct. 11 ♦25% 11% 47 32% . *134% Tuesday No par Stores Borden *11% • 11 t per share 26 t 25% 11 No par Borg-Warner Corp common- 20% Jun 14 21% Jun 101% Apr 23% Sep Feb Jun 26 —5 Brass & B Bond 97% Aug 18 2% Jan 13 6% Jun 13 25'/a Jan 5 Feb 34% May 37% Jun Dec 4 l% Mar Jun Aluminum Class 55% Oct 13 7 42% Apr 21 91% May 11 66% July 96 92% 24% 11% Monday share 5 19% July 28 47% Oct 4 - t per No par Ben Ami Co class A 32% Jan 8'. -; 81% 81% 101 2'/4 27% *26 * 134% LOW AND Boeing Airplane Co—r 8 32% 29% 5 28% 134% 25% *11 12% 9 f Oct. 10 ,12% Aug 25% Nov 11% Oct. 8 Brothers Aug Nov 29%" 135 24% .25% Saturday r——1 Laughlin Inc— —2.50 18 25 •25% 27% • 32% 32% 28% 135 •10% *27 26 ; 5,500 2,000 9% 9% 82 30 5,700 32 26 101 2% 600 . 31% 9% f 101 2% ' 200 12% •12% 86 r 86 26 82* 33 2% 1,200\( " v 32% 9% 70 1,700 " 13% *13 13% 26- 3,300; 8% 30% . 12% 86% • 32 101 % 101 % 32% 29% & 50 *27% Mar 2% *81% 2% 27% 130 88 8%' V 34% >.'35 7 13 13% 13 12% ^ *84 : in 30% 13% 26' 100% - 27% 135 (E W) CO, Bloomingdale Jan 71 •j. 32% 28% Bliss Jan 7% Dec >32% "133% Bliss 96 6% Nov 26 Dec 2% .27% 14% 51 42 100% ' ' 34% ^ *85 9% 26 OO *81% .14% Dec 32% Dec 83 27 9% 9% 101 2% Y Black A: Decker Mfg Co__—No par Blaw-Knox 60 _j. j.—No par 57% Dec 44% % Par 80% 87%,Nov 1% Aug "81 1 ♦100 com__No par share 33% Apr 26 37% Nov 42% Feb 26 25% EXCHANGE 44% July 29% Apr 82% Mar 32 9% NEW YORK STOCK Lowest • share 19% May 14% Sep 31*/a STOCKS Year 1948 f per share 32 25% Bigelow-Sanford f Carpet: NO par Birmingham Electric Co——No par Range for Previous Lowest 31% ; 8% 120' 99 . 30 13; ; 86% ' 25% .-—10 t---——100 preferred 86% 31% 9% —1 ————— 87 >r 9% Appliances-.:—33 %c 1 87 31% • • 89 "87 i—5 —& : 34 - ' pfd $3:25 ser of 1940_Nopar of'19^6-Np ^)ar F66ds 85 85; .34% Cum. pfd $4- div feer 7% J —10 .1 1 ——• Bethlehehi Steel (Del) 3,200: —50 Best Oct 2,400 18% 8% -■» 33% Jan 14% 18% 29% Best & Co——— 136% Feb 14% 19.'; f 3% Benguet Consot Mining- CO-18 pesos 3 14% 19 29% 33 ' 11 May 10, 13 37% May * Cumr *14% 29 ^ *28,!' ' 8% 13 1,500: 9? *28% 13% 5,100 99 8% "12% 4,000 / 13 " '• *97% : 88 15 ^ 57% 14% 57 14,400 51% ■"'< 12% ' • 39 * 29% 29% ",13 51 > 600 *29) ' 8% 12%' *37%" 15% *28% V, 10 800 *46% V 46% 16% ' 13% V Z 16% " 59 :T- 58;.' - 19 *84 % 88 14% 8% 100 coht *84 85 19 • 51% 12% 14% 4,15 19% 51% ; 99 A 15 I •• 19% 39 29% preferFed Home 15 ' 17% "8% : 23% Jim . Bendix 85 commCh—i___10 Beneficial' Indiib1 Loan 20 47% "28% Beech-NUt Bendix Aviation'- 15% 19% 9,100 1,600 > I 66% • 57% ♦97 97 18 19 *66 V 1 Beech Howell 'Co 97 97 15 Sep 7 2% July 6 27% Oct 10 129% Jun 26% Dec NOV 102 Oct. 39% Mar 9 82 5 Jun 28 Jan 23% Feb 25 7 14 Sep 14 139 % July . 30% Feb 125 f Jan 26% Sep 4 73% Jan 102V4 July• 23% Feb 11 * 21% Feb 24 26% July 87% Mat i 34% Mar 30 6% Apr 13 21% Jail . Nov ■ : Jun 13 , 96% 16.100 *18% ' 14-4 12% 29 7,100 9y» 19% *37% ' * 800 14% 10% , 16% 51% - *28 V* $1.25 div cohv Aircraft" Corp—Beech Creek *Rtt i- 39 *37% 56% *12%56 ■>; Mar 21 26 700 37 37 y, *46 % . 17% 14% 12% 14%' 12% "55% 98 38% Jun r ■ . " 7 67 18% , 17% 38% " No par common-.;—.25 Beaunlt 4% %' ; •66 c 47% *47 < 17%" *17% 1 18 18% 5 19% i *65% * Wortcs CorpzL——j.——1 14 Oct 86 Jun 6% " 38 •18% 18 17% 51 Bell 103% 31,900 •14 50% Feb 90% Deo Si%: V4 57 a 9 conv & 6 £ 9% —5 — 17 l 37% 5% 14% 1——50 16% Jun 30 18 37% 1,300 9% 39 i4 ¬ Feb '• 3,200 11%, 8% "37 % 10% Feb 14 * 16 100 57/8 11% " 5% •' : "13% v- 17% 11 y# Jun 11% Jun 16' 6% 11% 11% 5% 47 19% Mar May; 6% y x37% 46% 24% -Jan 120% 15% *15 i. 15% ' 800 6% 6,% i 6% "17% 14%* Deo 14% Feb 10 *16% y 17 y2 38% 10 10% "Nov 1 80 109% .. 5% 19 Packing Coi— Belding-HfeSntrrwajr Bell Aircraft' Corp—_j. 32% Feb 2,330 , *37% 67 Bayuk~ Cigars Tnc FoodS" Co Beck 2.9C0 50 50 6% 18% Beatrice 3%% 23% 23 *108 7 •15 6% 11% 5% 6 ; CommCn7 "when: issued"--—12.50 00 510 39% "65 Ya Oil Cb Iron 98% * 6 (Delaware)—;_10 Cortf 6% 15 98 50% " ^6% 6% 15 5,700 *110 109 v 16% *• *16% 400 88 38% llO'/a 38% 5% ■ preierredi/-100 AroOstook common.—.50 preferred——*. .100 preferred 4%% 1 17% Jan 20 • Ohio Brothers' commons 3 Mar 51% Sep 15% Oct • 3 Jan , 5% Oil 47% Jan 36 8c 6% 15% *85% 98% 23% 50 17% •16% *66% 39% 110 y2 109 109 700 68 68 85 Y,; l Works' -13 comrhon——100 (B T) Inc Locomotive & 6% "15 4,100 , non-cum •21% Jan 23% • 7 • Dec Nov 15% Dec 11% Jan 22% Jan . Jun- 45 :45% 7 f y» Jun 13 ,Jun ?8 Sep 8 60 •59iv Feb 12% Jan 14% Jun 14 14% Jun 13 31% Jun 36% Nov Babbitt ■ 17% 39 V'4 22% . 50% 49 *in«3'« 39 *38'A Mfg Corp (The) common—3 conv preferred-——No par y;. 49% 103 "16% 7 v.: ■ $2.25 ■ 23 15% 11% ' 22% "6%; Automatic Canteen Co bf ' Amer—£ Avco 22% 17% •14% 5% :• 13 --N0 par common 22% 48% •106% 900* 5,200 40% 98 98% 48% 7,200 h: 12 110% 97% 98% 11% 38% - Ul 98% 23% ($1.20)—No par T——————6c Co *110 98 108 "16% prior pref 111 "110 98 12 85 98 98 40 1,800 43% 101% 101% 101% *67% 39% 48% Baldwin 7% Jun 13 ; 16% July 29 ya July4 "Feb Dec 8% Jun Jun* 17% 1,090 43% 11% ■V/'-V'"' 85 38% "105% 14% Jan 19 8 3,800 101 39% 7 "■ ■ . 68% 84% 39% B Jun xl3 18% jun 14% 105 Vz 43 %t 98% / 101 ■ "A ' 85% No par Conv 1 101 39 conv Autocar 98% 101 "85 preferred———.—100 Tack Corp No par 4% Feb" 11 13 % Corp Atlas 13 96% 101 "67 Atlas Powder 3 Oct "100% preferred series A—106 $3.75 series B_; 100 conv Preferred 20% Jan . 97% 101 100 25 preferred-.; ndn-cum 4% Jan 15 , 5% Atlantic Refining common 58 7 Sep 30 4% Feb 25 13 15 Aug 18 Atlantic Coast 109 10 Jan Mar 18 94 > 14% *99'A 14% 97% 12 7 110 ''••••"'• 105% 43% 43% 43% 240 100 Associates Investment Co———10 43% 2,100 98 106 14% 99 V 40% Nov 1,200 105% com—100 100 9% May 15% Feb 13% Feb 9% 14% ————10 .16% May 19, Jan 19% Jan ' Mar 15 >A 9% 99% A T F Inc—. 24% Jan 11% Dec 110% *14% 107% 7 25% May 13% Feb *110'A 9% 9 'V 14% 24 .64% 4% Feb DAY 99% Jan 114 35% Jan 110% 15% *14% COLUMBUS 100 preferred.' 15 Nov NOV 47% *97% "99% 2nd 105% Jan1 50% July • 48% 97% 100 7% 800 ■ 48 "99% 4 Sep 12 14% 14% 9,100 97% *106,' 14% ' *109% 15% 9% "8% 103% Jan 81 48% Aug Sep 20 Oct 4% Dec 12% Nov 60 110% "14% ' 64% Deo " 99 9 < 6% 4 32% Jun 13 Jun 31 6% 14 ! May 60 400 6% 6% 6% 14' 99 *20 ' 88 y2 Jun 114 10 25% 88% 10% Aug Feb *11 25 88% 97% Jun 35% -Jan Sep 30 Feb 102 Feb 6% Dec 25% 88% Jun 80 66 *19% 25% 19% Jun 62 July 120% Sep 107 % Feb' Mar 13 y* Dec 44% Deo 91 59% Shares 25% 88'4 r 6% 59% share tper y $ per share for the Week 87% 24% 88 107 1st preferred 13' 6'/a Oct. 14 24% 24% 87% 106 y8 6% f V\ 88 107 10 44% Sep 25 "106% 14 Oct 100 „ 25 88 100 100 15% Sep 107 Apr 27 Apr 12 30% Feb 14 Jun 35 Jan 96" S per share $ per share tper share t per share Par ■ com — 16% Jun 30 1 12% Mar 11Y4 Dec 3 94 Jun 88 84 ■ ■ 10 4%% conv preferred— 100 Armour 8s Co of Illinois com.—5 $6 conv prior preferred No par Armstrong Cork Co com No par $3.75 preferred -No par $4 conv preferred————No par Arnold Constable Corp— . 5 Artloom Carpet Co Inc -No par Associated Dry (foods common—1 8 49% Jun 7 38% Jun 13 Jan 103 Feb 7% Jan 13 56% 13% Dec 95 15 5 106 41% Feb 26 * •, Steel Corp Armco 27% Jan 26 19% Jun 14 15% May 101% 6% Dec 68% Dec 98 share ' Dec 89 $ per share 32% Oct 23% Nov Sales Friday 18 . . 48% *14% 15% 55 y4 55% 10 200 29,400 200 . 200 210 ? Volume 170 Number 4847 THE COMMERCIAL NEW Range for Previous Range Since Jan. 1 3% Feb 26 ft $ per share Sep 100 % Dec 5 ft Feb 30 ; Dec 30 i July 41ft Jan 32 Dec 12 ft . 100 Nov - ' 19ft May 43ft Jan 6ft Mar \ Dec 8ft July 26 Capital 7 Carolina clinch 5 Carolina 14 35 ft Jan 29 14 16ft May 9 37% Sep 29 8ft Oct 14 12ft Jun 4 J • 6 Feb 24 30 Jun 10 40 Feb 22 Feb 97 Feb 105 Jan 11 140 7 Carrier /'• Mar 12 July > 123 Feb 140 May 147 Va July 34% Sep 39ft *7% Corp & 97 23 105 15 Apr xll4 Jun Jun 131ft Jan 4% Feb .•34% Jun 13% Jun 17 26% Jan Corp Dec '20 ft Jan 15ft Jun 17 18% Jan 16 Dec 18% ; 14% Jun Feb 17 29 6ft Feb lift Sep 7ft May 31 5ft Dec 12% Jun 3 22 Va Dec 38% July 6% Dec 8% Mar 12% Jun 108 Oct 74 Nov •83- ' 9 Oct Oct 4 112 3 Sep 88 ft Aguirre Ga 7% Dec 15 preferred 11 Dec Central 111- r Dec '28ft Nov 20- 4 Va % 9 24 ft Feb .17% Feb -90 •33 Feb 7% May 11 Central & 6 Central 77/8 Nov 6 Jan 7ft Jan 4 ft Mar ■> 7% Mar 30 13% , Dec 7 29 ft Sep 34% Jan 7 Feb 3 Dec Dec 57, 85 3ft Jun 13 Jun 13 9 Feb 11 5ft Jan 21 24 10% Apr 18 ft Jan 28 10 Jun 13 4% Jun Jan 8 5ft Jan 7 13 8% Jan 13 33% Jan 7 8ft Jun V 14 27 15 21% Jun 14 49ft Jun 7 8 17 13% 13% 15 Ve ' Jan 72 ft Oct July 10 15 ft Oct 56% Jun 10 ' 14 May 11 5% 8% 8% 34% Jan $3 34% 11 14 14 12% 12% 9.50 13 13 No par *7 4 »14ft Feb 2 ft Nov 44 ft Oct 31 Feb 50% $ pershar6 Nov \ Conv Apr > 63 ft May :>..> 19 ft 29ft Nov Jan ' 7ft Dec •84ft 33 Jan • "27% Mar ' 176 21- Jan > 7% - > "'>3. 7% 22 *21 29% ^ 13 7Ve 14 »/a 176 88 22% >34 ft 108ft Jun Dec Nov >78 ft May 39 Dec 12% Dec 47 ft May V 18% Mar Nov 4ft Dec 75 ft 35ft . Dec 147 7 8 Chiie 14 58 Jan 7 32% Sep 16 105ft Sep 7 Jan July 4 Feb 11 3 25 5 Va % , 13 Va '97% 98 97% 98 7 7 > ,21% 6% , 4% 21ft 21ft 30 30% ,81% 81 4 Va 4 4ft 4% 4% 4 Ve 9 9 9ft 9 Ve 9% 11 Ve Va,, 8 Va 8% 16% 16% 6% 6% 3%* 11 Ve •, 8% 16 Va 3% 65/'a " 0% 3 > %•■•;. 6% 6% 26 ft 26% 11 7% 7 Va 6% 7 3% 4 4 3% 3% 6% 7% 7 Ve 4ft 7% 7ft 7% 31,600 27% 28>/a 28 Va 18.400 26% 11% 11% 11% 8% Apr 16 29% 29 Va 30 par 26 ft 26ft 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 52 33% 51 Vi 26% 52 >- 33% *51 33% 33% 73 ft 7">ft *11% 12% *72% 73 *11% i2%>>; '51 Oct. 8 13% 3 T- 13% *39 ft 74 73 12 •*11% AND HIGH Oct SALE *14% '. 14% V ' 31% 31% 31%: 31% 31% : 101% *7% non-cum 3 112% Jun 16 7% 7 ft *84% 84% 84% 20% Jun 16 26% Oct 13 > Jan 11 108 62% Jun 14 73 Feb 17 Aug 15 43 Jan 26 29% 29% *18% 19 18% ".'18% >■ 19 10% Aug 23 V 24% Jun 22 3% July 11 31% Oct. 5% Jan 4 15 «30% Feb July 19 141% Sep Apr 26 82% Jan 28 21% Jun & Pitts RR 7% ..50 No par > —1 "*'■ 4% 2nd cum No par 100 *68 , *109 DAY > *106% 103 66 *65 V8 66 39 *37% 39 31ft •31ft V *4 31 Va 134 %•"> •:< ':•'• -:> > 4 ■ »• 41 Dec 60 ft Dec 183 >; xl24% Juxf 13 Jan 172 6 64 1332 July 31 Dec 45% Sep 96 x87ft 1075 60% Jan Sep 1332 July 1075 > Jan 5 Jan 166 167% 166 Va 166^i No par *61 61ft 61 Va 61% ' 29% Feb 25 41% Oct Apr Jan 8 96'A Sep 40% ! 96 ' 15 Nov 16 Feb 12% Feb <22% Oct 16 Feb 22% Oct 25% May 26% May 15 20 *19% 13 preferred' 17% Jan 7 Mttr 22 15 : *94% $3.50 17 20% Sep 16 Colonial Mills Inb 19 24 Colo x!3% Feb i -No par No par 12 % Jun 13 Jun 6 Jan Collins & Aikman Corp i 13 7% Feb 10 48ft Mar 2 13% Sep 16 Columbia 68% Sep 28 26% Jun 13 32 ft Jan 13 Columbian 18% Jun 9ft 29 22% Sep 14 Columbus 19% Jan 24 18% Jun 7% Jun 10 12 Jan 7 Nov 11 Dec 8'ft Jun 15 13% Jan 8 7% Jun 7 11% Jan 10 17% Jun 6 24% Jan 10 16% Jun 22 23% Jan 10 9% Jun 7 12 9ft Dec 18% July 17% July 20 ft Dec 32% May 20 Nov 31% May Feb 14% Sep 13 ft May >10 ft * Jun Apr 40% 5% „— x ' i 50 > 1,900 . 18% 700 600 25 25 25 *120 169 *68 72 72 41% 109% 42 ft • 6,400 109% 109 25% 26% 400 108 108 *106% 66 *65 ft 66 Va 39 *38 39 12% 12% 31% 31% 31ft 4 4ft 25% *4 Ve 4% 25% 25 *132 77 25 ft 135 *76 r .4' f, *132% > *76 .. •; M 12% x3i% 1343/4 71 50 -r • 12 ft 4% 77 120 „ 25% 66 V ; 163% 165 ! i 9,300 : ! 3,800 | "2,500 > 25'A 1 2,600 135 : 77 110 100 '' . 163 > ., 61% - 40ft 95% 17% 16% 19% 19% 61% 163% 1.1,500 ' - 61% 420;' >1250 41 41ft 96 70 1 17 17 ft 16% 16% 2,800 - 19% 19'A 20 2,100 15% *•" - 41% 95% 19% > 16 Ve 15% 15% 9,000 '.*94% 3,300 96 ' 19% V 62 41% • 17'/a 1934 162 163ft 61 '/e / *1275 40 Va *94% • 17 20 : 29'A *18'A 169 * 800 71/4 84 1 " 15% 16 15% 16 17% 17% 17 17% 17 ft 17ft 17% 500 11 10 ft 10% 11 11 11% 11% 10% 10% 390 11% 11% 11% 11% 12 12% 12 Va 12% 12% 12% 330 *10% lift 10% 10% r? 10 ft 11 22'A 22 ft 22% 22 '/a 22% 223/a 22 22% 22 ft >22% conv , 17% > 7,700 *38 : ,f *1275 40 ft ->> 96 96 29 J 230 2,000 56% " *61 *1275 ' 40% 17Va Fuel & Iron Corp com—No par preferred—20 Colorado & Southern Ry com—100 4% non-cum 1st preferred 100 4% non-cum 2nd preferred 100 Columbia Broad Sys Inc cl A 2.50 Class B_ 2.50 Columbia Gas System Inc—No par • ; '> '*'> *1275 ' 13 89 A Coca-Cola Internat Corp No par Colgate-Palmolive-Peet com—No par 5 Jan Class * 7ft *83% ? 102 26% > • 1 (The) common.No par Coca-Cola Co 15 July 25 26% *106% - ' 63% Jun 10,600 ' 31% ">• 30 -31% 56 41% 109% 39 24%" ' , 77% 18% 24% . 134% 85 >*68 12 ft 134 135 *76 f 26,400 26 30 *■' 25 ft *134 77 66 12 31ft 4 Va 4" '•» 25 24% 134 *75% *65 1 31% ' 4 24% > 12% 190 32 53% 1013/4 1 7% 84 ft 72 ■•'*37% > 12 4,100 31ft 567/8 *18% 26% 526% »-■ 12% 26 ft 29 41% *106%: 108 300 . 53 ft 102 »7 ft .( 109% - *31 *120 41% 26ft- . 56 24% 109% -■ 31 543/a 313/4 : * 39 *257/e V fr 169 :;>*68 41% 110 108 • ■ *24% 72 V 41 ' *25% V *65% *37%" 12 •> .100 preferred 72 41.%.110 26 —1 Cluett Peabody & Co com 7% preferred..: 2 COLUMBUS 7ft *120' V 169 *106 ft -50 gtd 25.ft *120 *25 ft .100 ; Co *68 -19 25 25% 169 41% *109% par No par 1 Clopay Corp 9 71 ? i preferred— Cleve 12 V 133 92 ft May > .100 Climax Molybdenum. Clinton Industries Inc.. 37 . 5% Aug 10 *25 V* *120 , 39% ' ; >x31'A 18% 7% 3 Va 39% ' for Shares 14% 3 31 29% Special gtd 4%' stock- 15 ft Jan 105 ; CLOSED ; Sales the Week $ per share 3 53% < 84% 29% Illuminating com..No $4.50 preferred Cleve Graph Bronze Co- com STOCK T IV 29% . 2,000 >; 12 *14 14% 2% > 101% 26 ft 55% •56 85 .100 preferred 42% Jan 16 >U .> 102 25% —.5 Feb Cleve Elec 7% 25% *84% ..20 5% 55 ft >55 %ft> 73% " *29% .100 " 9 22 % 55% —5 C C Mar 102 102% 25% *14 • EXCHANGE 32% No par Clark Equipment Co f *102 •>.: 25% >55% ' 8 85 102 *3,1 23,700 Friday $ per share 39% ••• 900 :: 900 r Oct. 14 ' Oct. 13 40% *31% 30 ft Jan 28 32% *31 543/a 1 36% Mar 11 '39 Va 53 ft 19% Oct 68% Sep 40 39 ft Thursday f $ per share 3 53% 6 109 ■;> :>2% 3Va v ■' Oct. 13 $ per share- 1 4,900 3,100 ; V FRrCES Wednesday - 11 . 53 ft 20% Jun 14 % i ..> 34 Ve 73% 53% No par & St Louis Ry Co com ) 2,100 51% 33% '11% 12 :•"' 31% 5 % % preferred City Products Covp City Stores Co C 40% 3 *51 ft 74 Tuesday 14 14 .' >»: . 26% 34'/a 31% 13 . 3 26% , 52 53% Oct " ; • 11% 33 % iB.50 * 2,500 --2,300 29 Va 51 ..25 Sep 21 Jun V 11% 33% *11% $ per share „ 27% 52 Oct. 10 t per share 1 common 1,100 17ft 29 Ve , 73 • Monday Saturday ■ Milling Machine Co..-10 City Investing Co 9 33% LOW -10 i 9 12 Ve 23 "2 100 C I T Financial Corp 9,300 7% .100 Cincinnati 13 11 17ft 29 Ve preferred— 18 1,800 3,000 9 Ve -25 56% Oct 10% 1 100 4'A 9 Ve 8% 17% 11% ^——v,~.10,0 26 ft Aug *4 Uft 200 ♦ 6% 26% >' 25% > 'V-W 11 , 19,900 82% 8% 28 Va com 30 17ft 11% ; Elec 21% 8% 2 a ft t, 21% *80% • 30 16 81 11% * no 2,600 17% 17 7 6% 11% 8% , : I 6% 29% ■v 4% 9 *81 28 Ve nil & 6% ' 800 3,700 ' 8% 3% 86 ; 7 Ve ,'30% 29% 8% II,000 26% 26 98 > 700 11,9001{ „ 13% 26 26 HVe ... Gas 13% 26% 26 28 ft A Copper Co Cincinnati 14 ft 26% 81% 18% 1,600 7ft 20% 25% *21 21% 27,700 /•' 7ft 18ft 27 30 11 13 7% V *81 STOCK preferred 13 ; 1,100 18% 8% No par Chrysler Corp 17 3 10% Jan 36% May Feb Deo Jan Jan Jan Jun 69 ft ".23% 60 36 6% Feb Apr Oct l 79 ft Jun Jun Nov 27 ft 14% , 7.700 12% 7 Ve 81% 11 14 18% 4 '• 13% ,-12% 26 >;• >>>>,;. common 16 25 July 43, 111ft Co Jun 97ft Jan . May Jan Childs 13 Ve 13 140 10% *97% , 7 Va > 29%. 14 6,600 84% 10 ft 25 ft 98 • 108% *84 10% i 7,900 . *26 ft 25'A V 7 9 34% 108 ft 85 12% 14% 8% 34% 109 14 19 13% 14 ft 9 34% 10% 7% 17% r 27 *21 . 29% *80% '84 13 *97% •• > ;-'• 108% 851 13 Ve >» 7ft 13% 97 % 109 14% 8% 13 .. 17% ,..17%- v., 25 ft 97 Vi • "'34% 13Ve *26% ?: 14% 8% 34% •14ft 27% __No par series Chirkashft Gntinn 7 Jun Jan Feb 137 14% 8% 34% • 12% 25% Par 19 5ft Jan 42 ft Jan Apr 34 ft i 16ft Jan 26 ft Apr 25 Jun 105 ft 105 6 20 x20 "38ft Aug July 80 ' ;• Jun 101ft May 27 ■ May 48 ft July 10. 75 ft Dec 24% Deo -15ft share Jun 2,100 1,300 13 ....... ~. 500 i 2,900 3% 14 ft *7 r. 15 ft 9ft 12% 14% RR Co__No par YORK 44ft Jun . *15 300JJ 3% 14 14 ft EXCHANGE 31 Jun '65% Jun 23 ft Feb 90 Nov 36ft > 180; i 17 9Ve •I"--- 35 . >42 16 ft 3,000 > 3% ' 4% 200 . 16% * No par com preference Pac preferred NEW 2ft Jun xl3 19 ft May ' . $ per 16% 17 100 Is & Highest $ per share '•? 12,800 > 9% 12% *25 ' $ per share 28% 101 Ve 126 ft 3% 11% *26 Va No par Chicago Yellow Cab Range Since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest 20 5,700 600;. 102 ft 9'A 14 .;; ... 17% 15 10% 1 STOCKS Year 1948. Lowest 3,900 9ft lift No par preferred Range for Previous ' 7,100 3% 11 No par com preferred Rock ■.», 7ft 17% 5 Products convertible Chic 20 12% Feb 15% 14 8% 34% 10% Chicago Pneumat Tool com__No 55 ft May 4 347/b Jan 21 74 28% 101 Ve 15 *16% 100 8ft 38 32 ft *126 17% I,900 3% " 45% 17 14% 140% 32 102 ft , 600 36 Va *139 29 30 3,800 9ft 13% 8% * * com.5 Co Chicago & Northwest 29ft Mar 30 28 25ft Jun Jan 36 ft Jan Jun 28 13% 15 ft.-' *34% par Chic 7.nd & Louis Ry Co cla6S A..25 Class B No par •Chic Milw St Paul & P vtc No par Series A preferred vtc 100 7 Jun 17 - 100 No Chicago Corp (The) 1 Chicago Great West Ry Co com__50 5% preferred 50 7 3 Sep ->: 3% Chic & East 111 RR Co com__No par Class A 40 9 14 5ft Jun , 9'A 3% Mfg 1.25 Chesapeake Corp of Virginia ,5 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common__25 3 Va % convertible preferred 100 May 16 lift Mar 30 12% Jun ; 9ft Checker Cab 12 7 ft Feb Jun 42ft 7 8 49% July 40 May Feb 21 Jan Belt $4.50 7 79 23% July 33% 25ft 8% Jan 28 ft Jan > July 26 49% Mar Certain-teed 14 5ft Aug 31 22% July 15% July >r 9% Jun 41 ft Oct 17 ft July 18 *• 16% 15 ft Copper Corp 98 v13 ft July Apr 6 de Pas<;o 14 14% May 12% July Jan 12 Cerro 91 Jan + 16 ft 9% Corp Champion Paper & Fib 9- July 17ft July Feb 9 11 14% Oct West Chain 90 '35 126 ft 2,700 30% 32 14% 101 16% 3% vto Sugar Co Century Ribbon Mills 8'A Mar 29 21'A Jan *15 50 South 11 45ft,Jan Feb 28% 17 15% B 18 Dec 4 '31 32% 7% 103 30 Ve 139% 126 ft 16% 9ft Violet* Class , Oct Dec 76 ft 7% *102 102 ft 101 *84 Jan 31ft 32 ft 126ft 17 ft '16ft 139% 102 8 102 126ft 85 26 May DAY . 287/a „ '101 126 ft 17 17 28 102,. 126 ft 1'* 32% *84 13 ft Oct ft Jun ; Oft 37% 101% 85% 27 15 8ft 39 ft 32 Va *84 8 30 17ft '101 *3% j. 13 Dec ' 5 B 18 ft Jun 25 ft Mar . 36% '8% 101 Va Central NY Pr Corp 3.40% ptd—100 Central RR Co of N J class A 50 Aug 24 13 ft Oct Jun 140 No par Corp 22% July , 103 Va 126 ft 17 ft Co Co, Jan " 100% Jan > 140 32 32 ft 101% 101% 28ft- 28% *108 13 14 '139 32 108 7 9ft Jun 141 r 108 10 ' 36% >38 ft 8% 39 ft 1 Jun > • 26% CLOSED COLUMBUS 37 7% 38% 109% 14 ft Oct 8 14% '36% *108 11'A Oct 6ft July 37 100 5 14ft July 13 14% 14% 7% '101 preferred 5 v Apr EXCHANGE 14% 39 Ve '16% series Light 9ft Feb ,28 Jun 18% 12 ft . 31% 7% No ] No; G & E Central Hudson Oct May 31% 38 ft No | Ry Co vtc 10ft Jun 10 ft '36% 126 ft Sugar of 13ft Oct 8 STOCK ' • 7% 99 Foundry Co 5% 13 35 79 ft May 24 May Central Central 8 4 104 ft Jan Jun 30% 38% '101% "101% 28% 28% ; Central 7 30 34 ft Sep 100ft 21 Jan 24ft Jan 17 6ft Mar Jan 6 102% Shares i 11% Mar 14 14 Jun 14% ? 14% 37 '139 common preferred bx the Week $ per share 7% for Sales Oct. 14 $ per share 30 ft '7% 2nd preferred Celotex Corp common 11 14% 31% Friday Oct. 13 $ per share 102 Va '30ft: 38% 1% 7 17% 14% Celanese Corp of Amer com $4.75 1st preferred 7 22ft 31% '31 Thursday Oct. 12 30% '101% 30% Co common preferred.. Caterpillar Tractor Preferred> 4.20% 7 Mar 102% 30 ft . Wednesday 102% >8 '101 Va 30% '36% 15 FRICES SALE , 8% 8 102% series 7% 6 . 77/a HIGH $ rter shrrp. '30% No common General (J 1} $ per share 8 AND Oct. 11 . . '101 Va Ry. Light (1503) Tuesday Oct. 10 31% & Conv preferred Case 13 22 23 ft Apr Monday i Oct. 8 & Ohio Power Carriers 13 102% Sep 32 ft Jan 100% Aug.29 Saturday Carpenter Steel Co ' Aug 18 131 f Jun 130 LOW STOCK Airlines Inc Feb 30% Mar May 52% ■ CHRONICLE RECORD $ per share 30% Oct V 26% Jun 9 YORK EXCHANGE ' 35 ft STOCK share per 108 7 17 25ft Jun * >>> $ 23 Jun 26% Jan Nov " NEW Highest $ per share 8% Mar 110% Lowest - Highest $ per share YORK FINANCIAL STOCKS Year 1948 Lowest & *10 ft *22 22% » 16 - 16 ft *17 -• 17ft f •>• *10 Va *17 | , lift *10% lift 23% 23 Ve 23% 5,100 22% 22% 22% 22% 2,300 11% 11% 11% 11% 33,700 12 12 12 12 Ve 800 68 68 *67 69 Va ' 210 23 100 • ■" 11% 11% 11 % 11% 11% 11% 11%. 11% *11% 12% *11% 11% *68 70 *68 69% >>f> 31ft >' 30% 31 30% 30% 1,800 : •>' 20% 21 20 Ve 20% 5,300 > > . • 7% 49 Dec 28% - Dec v 1 "78% Jun Pictures common__No par $4.25 cum preferred w w—No par *68 70 No par *30 30% ' • - >37ft,Apr Carbon &' Combustion ' 18% Feb 36% Jan X16 28ft Jan 90 Nov . Jun <" 21ft Feb 11 46% Feb 25 Oct 11 % 95 Jan 12 102ft Sep 16 13% Jun 22 17% Jan 7 3 29% Sep 28 53% July 27 ft Oct 56 5 Co- Ohio So Engineering Superheater 5 21% No par 10 26 Ve Inc 30% 26% 55% 55 Va Elec Co 21% V >30% 30% 21%; 21% .> 20% : ,21 T . Commercial Credit common ' 26% *26% 55% 27 11 56 26% •>.55% 55% r " 104 July 3.60% preferred '101% 100 —. 102'/a 102 102 x26 ft 26 ft 26% •; 25 Nov 8% Dec 27% Dec Dec 32 ' 25 ft Jan s ' : 21 Sep Mar 103% May 6% May 108ft Dec Xl8% Jun 12 ft Jun 51 25 28% Commonwealth Edison Co—^ Jan 30 11 2% jun t. Feb 17% 14 4% Jan 21 Conde Nast Publishing Inc—No par Congoleum-Nairn Inc .No par Consolidated Cigar No par Consolidated Coppermlnes Corp—5 21%" Feb 25 > 11% Mar No par Solvents 25% Feb >; 25% July . Commercial 7% Jun 24% Jun 11% May 36% July x24% > 4 > 27ft Sep 23 ConsoL Edison of N Y com—No par 7- 10% Aug 22 Feb 1 31% Oct 10 30 17% 28% '9% 101% 17ft 17% 17 ft 17% 28% Apr 6 Jun 14 109 Oct 8 $5 4 14ft Jan preferred ,——No par . 28% V 9% 28 : 31% 102'A 17% 56 28% , > 3 ft 3%; 3% ; 27 37% - Dec Dec *■' 8 19 Dec 29ft Dec 107 ft, 107 ft v:: 9% 28% 28% 31 31 3ft •107% 107% f> 107% 12% 11% 43 ft 42"ft "42% 11% 41% 107% 21% Jan 7 14 12% Mar 8 Consolidated Retail Stores Inc 16 9% Jan 7 Consolidated Textile Co Inc ' Jun 6 12 ft Apr 13 7% Nov 29 Va Dec 35%- Jun 98% July 106% May 106% Dec < 103% Apr 27 111 Sep M 105% Apr 20 109% Sep 14 33% Dec ,>42%' Jan ■; 27%' Jun 17 40 ft Oct 13 90 Oct 99% May 17% July :■ Jun 13 Consol RR of Cuba 6% • 8 ; 29% July 26 36 May 4 Consolidated Vultee Aircraft 17 ft f 17% 1 11% 11% 11% 1-1% *11% 7% 7% -100 pfd. Consumers Power "Co com 18% ~ x41% >41% 16 Va 17% 10c 23 io 1 No par '17%r 10 - 32% 10 ft 9ta 32% Aug 29 1 V $4.50 $4.52 —No par —No par com__20 —.100 preferred preferred Container Corp of America ' * 10% Mar ! 84% Mar 92% Sep : 6 96 36% Mar 30 July 95 Jun 15 -102% Aug 16 6ft Jun 2 99 '. Nov * 13% May 64 ft 16 ft Oct 5 6 Oct 48% Mar 3 Jan 92 8% 13% Jan 85 21 30% Jun Nov >40 Sep 101 May 29% ; 93 Oct For footnotes see page 56% Feb 24 24. 4% preferred Continental Baking Co com—No par $5.50 AUg 25 9Va Jan 7 preferred' Continental Can ' $3.75 preferred' Continental >—No par Inc common No par : Diamond 20 Fibre 5 '109 , '107% 37%' 32% 109% 108% 108% 108ft 107% 107% 38% 37% '99 38% '99 100 ; > 41% 11% "7%- 10 10% 32% : 8ft ft 32% 7- 108% 109 T08 ' , 108% 38% ■' 100 V1 . » 1,100 >> 600 41% 41% 3,700 6,200 '■ 700 I* 17% 16 ft 16% 11% VI,200 fi 11% 8 10 , 32% 108% 109% 108 Va *108 ft 40 40 *99 830 108% 40 ft 100 M 40,100 , 109 ft 108% ;" 19.400 10% 32% 10 % 1,900 8 100 *99 50 > 10 Continental Insurance 10 SI 4,100 " '15% 16 : 16 - 16ft 93 % 93 % 93% -93% 34%. 34% 34 102 Mr '100% 102% 7% *7 % 7% 93% 34% 7% '101 15% 15%*93 * 34%- 34% ? 16 '*15% 16 1,200 ' : 130 93% 93% 93% 93% 34 ft 34% 33% 34 "*101% 102% *101% 102 ft 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 800 69% 68% 69% 69 ft 69 ft 2,100 *100% 102% * 15% > 7% • 6,900 ' '* 69 ft Oct '; 12 Va 11% 11% 33 »< 4,800 '' 19,000 1 107% *108'A 39% 100 "> *99 , 11% ; 7% 10 • 12% > 39% J 700 3ft 7% a 32% f 107% ■ 1,600 " 27 16% 11% • ' >. 8ft 10'Ve 32% . " 100 26% 107% *12 ft 11'A .43 : Jun ■ 3 Ve 3% 27 lift Consolidated Natural Gas.——.—15 15% July 16% Mar 26% 107% 12 ft > 12'ft 46'A Mar 5 3ft V 11% lift,-; Corp.—1.33% 5 * 3% 27 12% lift, Grocers ' 3ft .■'•26% . i 400 28% 31% 9% 800 10,300 9% 28 >> *31 12 ft 12 ft Consolidated Laundries Corp. Consolidated 9% 9% 31% 'lift 12 % 11% Sep 29 7% Jun -15ft May Dec 13 lift Feb Sep J0% ' Feb.23 38 ft Jun ' >8% 11 2,000 n 8,100 - 29 27% ' 8% 28% 29 9 7/e 27 26% 28% - 27% 28 " 26% " { T 31% 9% 27% 31% >31% 4,700 55% 102 ft 55% 101% ..17% "17% 28% 9% 28 '31 * X106 17% " 26% 55% 101% " 101% ' 29% May 29% May f '> '69 70 69 69% - 69 ' COMMERCIAL THE (1504) 16 YORK- STOCK NEW Highest $ per I per share 6 10% feD 40% 5% Jun 11 15% Jan 3 Continental 19% Jun 28 51% July 19 23% Oct 6 21% NOT 23% NOT 66% Dec Oct Feb 62% Sep 8% Deo 06% Deo 165 Apr 98 Oct 7 11% Dec 16% Dec 24% 7 , 150 47% 61 Deo 12% July 21% Mar Mar 14 133 19% Sep Jun Jan 21 7 13 507a *49% 50 *4974 *54 *63% 64 *6374 64 183 *18274 184 183 6% RR 1% 647a 64 64% 3,600 18372 184 4% 23/s 47a 3,600 27a 274 23/8 6,800 277a 273/4 26% 27% 8,400 *9972 1007a *99% 1007a *99 7a 1007a 12% 127a 12 7e 127a 127a 127a 127a 2772 15 *3874 407a *39 4074 407a 407a 297t 28 28 *101 102 101 101 101 *96 100 *96 100 *96 100 1772 177a 173/4 59% 593/4 ♦5974 2572 24 26 7% 772 7% V *48% 77a 77a 7% 77a 667a 667a 667a 400 11% 11 11% 3,200 2172 21 21 21 % 22 77a 67a 128 128 49 *483/4 2,300 107. *21 49% 15 180 6678 213/a 67a 15 ♦160 24% 77a 21% 128 640 15 180 22% 11% 11 7 23 15 *160 180 23 500 6772 117a 128 127% 2,800 772 67 1172 22% ♦21 20 1774 60 *66% 7% 67 11% 11% 17 3/4 *59% 24% 220 98 18% 59% •157. 67% ♦67 98 177a 597a 15 ♦160 3,300 101 18% 24 15% 180 ♦160 100 28% 287a 101 60- ' ♦15 15% 180 28 28% 400 8,000 407a *39 101 28% 17% 15% 1,500 277a 14% 58% 7 4 157a 100 -No par No pax 47a 27 a/a , 28 26 70 27a 4% 2 17% • 184 277* 4% 58 % Inc 1827a 273/9 14% *96 87 preferred Prior preferred 64 26% 27 10o preferred Press 50 64% No pax Cudahy Packing Co common 4%% 1017a 407s *160 60 *100 157a No pax 100 10 Iff 3,700 *99 10172 27 7. 101% 100 243/8 100 10072 15 27 28 800 770 *101 • 27% 101% pfd 247a 247a 50 97a 56 X56 157a No par non-cum 9% 974 567a *99% 5072 *4974 493/4 93/4 5674 24% 27 *3874 preferred 15 147a 15% Cuban-American Sugar common—If 143/4 27 •26% preferred 15 15'A f 2.5t No par com I Corp 107a 1007a 127a Zellerbach 10% DAY 184 *18274 2 2 2 20 10% 493/4 COLUMBUS 1,700 2,100 1,300 1074 247a 64 4% 37a 37s 23% 54% 102% 100 100 *101 •997a conv Cuba 99% 10172 223/4 *54 147a 5072 24% 247. 997a 101 % 12% preferred 5% 24% 100 102 *99 100 % Crucible Steel of Amer com , 24% 24% *100% 12% preferred $4 2nd preferred 19 26% Jan 14% *49% Cunningham Drug Stores Inc 2AO Curtis Publishing com No par 137 7 14% *99% 8 50% Aug 18 9% Apr 4 24% Jan 7 3 14 7% Jan 18% Jun 137 July x31%May Jon 183 May 143/4 1 Cuneo 7 14% -IOC America. of 1 Jan 14% 26% 27 129 CLOSED 27% Jan 7% Jan 24 14 43% Jun 28 Jun 103/s 3% 23% Aug 4% Feb 107a 14% 28 100 13% Feb 73 Jun 28% Sep 4% Feb 18% Feb ; >■ 109 Aug ■, 16% Sep 13 May 6 8% Mar 29 IS 10% Jun 14 16 Feb 28 Jan Apr 21 31 107a 2 84.20 160 July 60 13% July Feb 132% Feb 7 12% Feb 24 May 6 5% Jun 27 21 160 10% preferred. 3%% 14 Jan 10% 27% Crown 24 547a 10% 1 $2 72% Jan 24 54% EXCHANGE J28 13 14 July 17% May 547a 54 common Co 42% Apr 30 88 23% 8 *6 Cream of Wheat Corp (The) Crown Cork & Seal com i4 Jun 13% May 23 *54 23% 54 Refining com 7 oo Deo STOCK 23 preferred 1 Jun Deo Products 19% Jan Mar 17 7% 237z 23% 93/« 27% Aug May 24 67% 1,300 23% *23 *54 567a 1 94 Jan 1374 03/, 7 15% Jun Jun 1374 56% Feb 90 177 13% 93/4 13% Oct 17 % Aug Feb 13% 56% Creameries Jun 34 Deo 13% 9% 5 23 July Jun' 13"/S 56% 7 28% 78% 1374 9% Crane 13 103 % 13 % No par No par 12% Oct 29% Oct 129 13% 5 8 101% Oct Feb 9,300 7,700 13% 56% 100% Aug 18 Jun 27 8 Deo 12% 7 14 Dec 6474 Coty Inc Coty International Corp. 13 Jun 91% 633/4 *9% 7% 9 2% Oct 36% Jan 95 25 4% May 32% Jan 20 20% ' 674 647a com 8% Jan Jun 63% 56% 6 34% Deo 23% Deo 6% €372 1 Corn 9 Sep 189 3% Mar 25 96 Sep 28 64% May 0 Jun Aug 29 102 24% Deo 26% May 46% Mar 17% Not 38% 100 6 57 Jan 6% C2% Exchange Bank & Tr Co—20 Corning Glass Worke common 1 3%% preferred IOC Cum pfd 3%% ser of 1947—100 26% July 19 i 1% Jun. IS 21% Jun 13 13 Mar X21 Jan 171% Jan 98% Dec 29 Apr 20 Shares 67a 674 63 72 Corn 6% Jan 3% Feb 89% Jun Deo 1% 11 94 Jan 10 92% Jan 3 Mar 177 56% Oct 20 97% July 98 July 08% Mar Oct 3 6 6% 62% Cornell Dubiller 49% Mar Oct 18 15 7 $ per share G% 63% Steel Co common Convertible pref 5% serlee Electric Corp Feb 11% Jan 62 6 6% Copperweld 4 13 $ per share share Sales for the Week 63% Corp Co Jun 7 July 88 Range Copper 17 6 49% Jan 60% NOT 15% Jun 67 V* 12% Feb 19% Jan 20 Jun 12 Oct 65% May 13 13 Jun t per Oct. 14 14 Cooper-Bessemer Corp $3 prior preferred July t per share 8 per share t per share Friday Oct. 13 Oct. 12 e Delaware 14 Feb 3% Steel Oct. J1 —1 of 47% Feb Feb 164% Oil 11% Jun 68 42% Mar 9V4 Not 80 Continental Jun 68% 9 BO 13 19% Apr X49% Mar 13 Par Sep Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Oct. 10 Oct. 8 Continental Motors 7 8% Jan 14 PRICES HIGH SALE AND Monday Saturday $ per share $ per share share Jun 65 Feb Mar 14 LOW STOCK EXCHANGE Highest Lowest YORK NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Year 1948 Monday, October 17, 1949 RECORD STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & 77. 49 7% 774 128% 1287a 48a4 128 497a 48% 500 77. 1287a 48% 7% 207a 77a 128 2,000 4872 17,700 240 600 I ' Curtiss-Wrlght Class J common 7% 1 100 ♦136 No par Cushman's Sons Inc 7% Cutler-Hammer *21 77a pfd 73/4 21% 21 A 20% 21% 127a 77. 73/4 -;7% 20% 203/4 207a 203/4 207a 21 140 *136 140 ' 127, Inc -K 73/4 77a 7 3/4 21 *136 21 *21 12% 13% *95 7a 967a 13 13% 21 203/4 1,400 ' !' 140 140 21 ♦136 " 140 •136 217a 10,200 217a 600 127a 127a 13,000 957a 9574 50 1374 200 D 9 4 Oct 947a Deo 20% Jan 11% July Deo Feb Feb 17% 15 28% July 31% Aug not 94 84 Sep 94 2 31 Jun < 227. Sep 3 92 Jan 4 Jun 92% Jan 11 Dana 3.75% Preferred 3.75% series B Decca Records *95 7a 96 13% *12% 13% 177a *16 7a 177a *1672 17 2172 213/4 2974 293/a Jan 12 10 Deere & Co 31 Mar 29 36 y. Sep Jun 9% Jan 5% Jun 13 13% July 15 40% Jan 21 7 19 Jun 20 22 Sep 16 39% July 19 Jun 13 29 Oct 68 34% Jun 14 217a 213/4 2174 21% 1,100 29% 297a 297a 2,700 97 97 97 *96 9772 97 977a 9 29% 2972 97a 9 21% 2974 2172 297. 9774 *96 9774 *96 97 *97 98% *9672 987a *96% 9772 83/4 83/4 9 ... 9 50 100 9 1,600 77a 2,200 7'/a 7% 7% 23% 237a 2474 2474 2472 287a 273/4 2872 277a 28 3974 393/a 39% 38% 39% 39 3/8 393A 3974 6.800 *347. 347a 347a 24% 34% 34% 35 35 34% 39% 343/4 100 ♦3074 3174 3072 3174 307» 313/a 317a 31% 307a 30% 3,200 Lack BO 774 87a .; 874 7% Western & 9 8 77/a 8 77a 8 ' 8 8 87» 8 874 6,000 1.000 8 21 21 21 21 21 2P/« 217a 2172 217a 267a 27 2874 28 287a 28 29 27% 28 47% 48% 48 4874 22% 22% 22% 21,900 21% 257. Delaware Power & Light Co—18.80 13 167a 397. & Hudson Delaware *16 7a .Nopai common— preferred Delaware 16% 97 21% 21% *297. *96 Deep Rock Oil Corp— 39% Oct 13 ♦167a OOe 29 13 7% - 13 *87. *774 Inc 14 26 347* May 507a Jun 96 ♦12 5/a J0 7 Jun v 13% •957. 1372 OOe Dayton Rubber Co 30% Jun 17 12% 12% 96 ♦16 7. 100 100 series A 9% Jan 4% May 31 Jan Jun Preferred 12 3/a *957. *1274 pfd series A_ Davega Stores Corp common—2.50 5% conv preferred 20 Davison Chemical Corp (Tha) 1 Dayton Pwr & Light common 7 8 10% Jan 7% Jun 30 Jan 29 May 12 Corp common 3»/4% 98% Aug 18 9972 Sep 22 46% Jan 7% Feb 17% May 13 xl6% Mar 24 8 13% Deo Jan 26% Jan 42 8% Sep 31% Deo 29% Feb 38% Jan Aug 18 14 Jan Jan 15% -8% Not 27 Jun 96 5 Jan 87 80 18% 14% 18% 24% 82% 15% Mar 18 23 1,700 Denver & Rio Grande Weat RR 14% Feb 82% Mar 20 Apr July Escrow for Escrow 60% Jan 24 ctfs ctfs for 100 com Jan 3 23% Sep 16 Detrblt Edison Jun 7 58 Jan 10 Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co_10C 22% Mar 2674 Oct 15 Deo 16% Jan 117s Jun 20 13 Mar 29 De 197. Deo 35% Mar 28% Jun 167a Jun 13 22 Jan 26 Devoe & Reynolds class 46 Jup 317. Sep 20 3774 Sep 21 40 Jan 7 Diamond 45% Feb 1 11 88 Feb Deo »• 19% May 4% Jun 29 Jun 9% Jan 24% Mar 14 7 2 127. Oct 13 Detroit-Michigan stove Co Detroit Steel Corp Vllbiss Co 6% Match partic Diamond ; $ per share $ per 13 Diana 1774 Oct 13 Distill Corp-Seagrams Ltd- Range Since Jan. 1 Highest 106% iOct Jun July May May 29 24% May 4 86% Jan 21 20 19 8 2074 Oct 11 18 1474 Oct 11 99% Jun 119 112 Jun Jun 20 9% Jun 15% Jun 14 7% July 11 7% Jun 14 13 Jun 38% Jun 13 Jun • 164 Jan 5 189 18 88 Jan 12 94 16% Jan 10% Feb 4 14 Jan 95 July25 101 8% Jun X56 Dec 15% . Sep 4 Deo Mar Deo, Dee Apr ft May 2 7% Apr r 1 Jan 7 15% Apr 14 43 36% Oct 34% Jun 10% Jun. 51 7 2 17% Jun 18 Jun Jan 10 23% Aug 2 8% Jun 14 29 13% Jan 7 12% Jun 17 16% Oct 5 16% Aug 14% Jan 6 July 84 • Jan 104 Jun x29% Jun 16 100% Jan 24 Corp 9 1674 17 167a 17 17 177a 62 62 613/4 6P/4 62 55 11% Jan - 25 6% Jun 20% May 13 6% Jun 28 49% May 7% MM For foofnn« July 12 3% Feb Chemical Co 3%% conv Dunhlll 11072 1874 100 1 18% 177s 62 2,000 51 7,900 51 517a 50 3/4 *105 1077a *10572 110% 1097a COLUMBUS 110% *79 DAY 1093/4 19 84 < 19 19 19% 20% 20 137a 147a 14 14% 137a 84 *1227. Duquesne Light 5% 1st pfd DWG Cigar Corp 114 *1072 *18% 183/4 203/8 *19 20 1,000 14 7» Xl3% 137a 4,900 loya' 41,700 124 122 % 123% .700 *1003/4 10174 1017a 10174 200 113% 1137. 114 1137a 1072 11372 107a 300 54% 114 54 3/a 107. 10% 10% 10% 183/4 183/4 18% 19 157a 153/s 15 15% 157a 15% 11 y. 11 11% 117a lly4 10y4 10 9% 10% 9% 4374 43 190 *188 26% 26% 10 43%.. ♦188 437a 263/4 27% 16% ♦153/4 16% 1674 .16% ♦92 93 ♦927a 9372 *92% 93% 1274 X12 12 98 x95% common., 4 %% preferred Elastic' Stop Nut Co *127. 27% 27% 2,400 16% v 1774 177a 177a 4,100 92% . „ 92 92 127s •• *943/a - 93 12% 5 12% x7 774 7% 3874 37% 39 ' 39 3974 38 3/4 38% 14% 14% 15 - 15% 15 15 14% 15 36% -•35% 3672 353/4 35% 367s 7% 7% 172 1% 1% 1% 4074 4072 4Q% *3572 , 1% 403/4 . 774 40% ., ■ 12 113/4 11% 12 12% 2374 22% 23 ya 23 23 .B0 *60 613/4 .16 *46 49 V 12 26% 3 367a 1% l3/4 14,800 ; i V 4074 40% ,1,100 613/4 *60 7a i ♦46 49 27 27 ,- 127, 613/4 *46 127a 127a 1,400 237» 23% 3,700 613/4 27 *61 4 49 . 26% / 277a 10% 10% *1074 10% 10% 15% 16 15% I674 177a 17Y8 17% 1774 33% Mar 25 Endicott Johnson Corp common., 26 4% preferred ; 100 1772 32% *10172 Jan 31 1 *57 7a 60 15 5% Apr 6 Products Co 1 3 4% 4% 8% 97a 97. 974 *52 *372 5272 3% *57 7a 4% 8% 974 53 *372 < 103/4 f 51 60 4% 8% 93/4 537. 4 32% 3272 101% 10274 53/4 6 6 preferred series A100 RR Co—B0 Erie & Pittsburgh B Jun 103 1072 Evans 3 / 51 Eversharp Inc Ex-Cell-O Corp Exchange Buffet 6 6 103/4 10 53% Oct - 51 B 4 6 10% *50% Eureka Williams Corp. 13 - 32% 1017a 32% 32% *10172 103 —JNopax 5% Sep 28 10% Jan 7 Oct 32% *327a 10% ... ■ 5% ' - > *57 7a 4% 8% 9% *. 9 52% 9% *3% 3% 53 ; " 83/4 33/4. • 10 w 53 % 33/4 1,400 16% 26,500 1,500 102 * 53/4 -J " 110 5% 6,100 10% 11,100 527a *57 7a 60 4% ;V 1,600 8% • 2,000 9% 9% *3% 500 4% 8% ,»:»52 23,400 5274 2,700 3% - 700 103 10% 4% 87a 9% 523/4 60 10% *5274 5% 117a 4% 60 100 5,600 17% 32% 327a * 5272 > 4% 263/4 10% 10% - . 16. 52% 51% V 49 17% . 10274 5% - 11 51% •57 y* 63 *4672 26% 10% 167a 68 200 233/4 237a 61% 49 26% 27 *60 *46 • *12 . 16% s 2,700 v 153/4 common ; 2,800; 1% 40% 1774 RR 1.100 v 36y. i 1% 40% •• 16% 5% 10 7% 38 I 2,500 96 73^ •22% Emerson Elpctrlc Mfg Co. Emerson Radio & Phonograph—., Equitable Office Bldg. 150 1272 *94% 96 , : El Paso Natural Gas Erie 1,300 10,300 437a 190 14% ,17a j* ... 1074 433/s *188 38% *40 common preferred 1,400 95% 7 *■' *36 .NO par Elec & Mus Ind Amer sham Electric Storage Battery. preference 17,400 11% 7% I , Convertible preferred. *9672 27% 1,200 15% 10 43% 27 18 34 U 7a 38% 1 (The)— 98 , -14% ■ 100 Electric Boat common. 127a 12% *96% .It , 27 18% ■ 190 ♦188 200 1574 1974 9% 43% 190 *15% *26% * 10% 103/4 4V*% preferred Ekco Products Co 100 54»/2 183/4 190 *188 100 S 547a ♦1227a 10174 •107a 433/e 43% —Jl 547a 122 15 ♦10% J9 54 122 Edison Bros stores Inc common—l conv 10,600 84 10% 15 _1 Inc. preferred Eaton Manufacturing Co... 5% 1,300 18% *79 84 *79 1137a 1017a 114 11 .If Co 6% 6%% 110 *100 3/4 1227a ♦1003/4 • *11374 100 1 Eastern Corp common. Eastern Stainless steel Corp. Eastman Kodak Co common 122 1237a ♦10072:1017a No par 5474 537a 5472 54 8 .—No par series Electric ~Auto-Lite 13,900 1077a 1874 183/4 1872 *79 197a 13% 4,900 17 6174 A Co— Common Airlines 110 1974 30 1774 13% ♦19 No par (E I) 51% 107% 197a 193/a 84 *80 International Duplan Corp 507a *105 109% 1093/4 11072 BOe preferred 51 10874 *105 10772 2,700 63 103/4 61% Jan 24 Shares 17 15% 104 for 617a *16% Jan 94 »105 74 No par No par $3.25 2nd preferred Dresser Industries common 50% 51 51 If common $4 preferred series A CLOSED *10% 36- . 333/4 62 1 Jan STOCK EXCHANGE No par 4 Sales the Week $ per share share B 14% Jan 21 l t per 10 6 •4%Jun- $ per share Empire District Electric Co Jan 13 67a Oct 5 48% Jun 11% No par • Oct. 14 Oct. 13 17% Oct 13 9% Jun 13 6% Not 16% July 65% July 68% Apr May 16 ■T Ltd 13 Feb 28 $ per share share Friday Thursday Oct. IS 34 Elgin National Watch. Co. 61% Oct ; 33% Elliott Co 47 *"• Wednesday W'M*. , PRICES 34 13 14 ;'Kl. per t per share Tuesday ; SALE 34 23% Oct 15 Oct. 10 HIGH 3374 13% Mar 24 Jun Oct Monday Saturday 17 AND Douglas Aircraft 14 2% Jan 12 42% Jan ; 7 10 Aug 12 48 Deo 0% 7% 94% 8% Jan 16% Dee Fhb 89 1 , 32% Mar, 18 VI % Jun 13 .Jan 2*0% Feb 4% Jan 9% Feb 50% Feb Jun 32% Jan 49 9% Met 13% Jan 39% Dee 07 6 -33%'Apr 29 12% Feb 25 Sep 20 74% jun 41% Doe , ■ . 16% Get 97% Jun ,2% May 56% Jan 7 7 13% Jan 7 47% Mar 20 14% Apr 13 17 15,800 163/4 34 Eagle-Plcher 21% Jun 37% 1674 17 3374 Eastern 19% May 12% Dee 16 3/a 163/4 34 16% Mar 29 13% Jan 83% Deo 19% Not 1774 1674 *3372 $4.50 series 02% Jun 1% Not 48% Deo 16% 1674 600 400 $3.50 Deo Jun 2,500 1,400 Preferred MM * 8% liy4 Preferred 14 - 8% *103/4 1 11 56 83/4 10-/4 20% Mar 30 14 ' 46% May .5% Jen 8% 10% 29 12% Jan 10 IS 35% May 30% May 19% No? .11 Feb U% Feb 8% 872 2,600 1174 547. Sep 3 19% Not 22% Jan 106 8% 8% 1 124% Oct Feb 28 97% Jan 15% Jan Deo 8% *87. Oct. 8 102% Aug 26 115% Jan 12 43% Jun 14 124% Jun 10%. Deo 4,000 1174 Class Du Pont de Nem 92 127a 1174 Dow 30% Deo 127a *11 517. Oct Sep 41 12% No pat S Dome Mines - 3378 41 1274 Pepper Co 347. Oct 175 3374 41 1274 4974 1034 1874 Sep 20 63% Mar 31 1*% Deo .15% Feb 3372 407a 12% 32 3/4 *40 4974 103/4 1 157 33 40% 1274 4974 3 Deo 337a 4074 12 7a 4974 7 Dee 323/4 4074 4974 July 12% Jan 11% Oct 32 3/a 12 12 *49 48% Feb 18 32 74 40% 3274 *40 4974 Feb It 1,200 •48 74 19 116 19 4974 40 111% Aug 10% Deo 19 *4872 Doehler-Jarvis Feb 19 No p*> 25 94 38% A Jun 113% Jan 1874 1274 Feb 18 187a 32% 29 20 1874 1274 Dr. Deo 187a 32% 14% Mar 29 12% Deo 18 74 127a 10 12 1,200 *18 7B 327a Jan 98 600 12% 12 23 317. 21% 127a 327a Deo ' 213/4 33 10 Jan / 1272 ii% 26 '83 22 127a *327a Apr X18% Not 22 1274 117a 53 Feb 21% 1274 337a 45% Jun 13 90 1,200 213/4 *32 Apt 11 5,600 ' ■ *113/4 60 108% Sep 20 1107. Oct 11 6% 33% 46% Deo 29 22 6% '11% 6 43 Apr 101% Apr 101 Apr 17 Sep 78 Sep 11% Mar 8% Jun 63/4 6% *3274 8 Oct 4 ■ 8,800 55 •117a Jan 33 67% Apr 50% Oct 106% Jun ¥ *52 12 7a Par 17 14 12 ' 55 *52 No 24 Jun 6% w-.i. hij 2174 LOW Divco Corp Dixie Cup Co common 9% Feb 247. Feb Feb i■ . 12 7a S $ per share S per- share share Oct Jun 97 -v- EXCHANGE 20% 22% Feb . ' 2174 NEW YORK STOCK Lowest 41 Not 55 6% STOCKS Not 11% Not 223/4 7 7 .501 Corp 13% Deo 47 2074 2 874 Oct Stores "-,'4 21 13 25 - 49 22% •52 55 1274 No par common preferred Motor Car Co T 77a 2074 12J0 A 14 Highest Lowest v: c uK' *52 i-J *12 I 12% Jun 19 xl9% May Mar 54 *674 1 1 9% Jun Range for Previous Year 1948 • - 48 483/4 223/4 * 6% Jun 13 ,• 467. 227. l-0i 2274 *52 ■ 407a July 11 2274 20 Deo 8% 47 4674 100 pfd 20 50 21% May 80% Jan 13% May Deo 60 14.000 . 100 ' Number 48<H Volume 170 THE COMMERCIAL & NEW Range for Previous Range Since Jan. 1 / n Lowest Highest - YORK 37 NEW Highest $ per share $ per share 64% 34 Feb $ J 13 19 Oct Jun 28 23% Feb Jun 33% Not 15 per YORK LOW STOCK 41% Jan 7 20 28% Nov Apr Fairbanks Morse ft Co Fajardo Sugar Co 3 Falstaff 19% Oct 14 11% Not 11 16, Feb 35% 43 Feb 16 Mar 5 ,11% Mar 15% Oct 13 Family 7% Jan 7 9 15% Sep 14 38% Jan 20 14% Jun 20% May 17 Dec 12% May 3% Jun 14 20% Feb 31% May 24% Feb 9 90 Feb 99% 18 95% Mar 23 Jun 19% Dec 24% Sep 12 Sep Dec 26% Jun 12% Jun 14 Oct 42 Feb 69% Not Jun 43 Jun 105 59% July Dec 103% 53 53 107% 49% Mar July 10 29 104 63% July 13 63% 6% Jan 31% Sep , 21 17% Aug 17 Sep 21 Finance Corp 6 50% Mar 31 107% Mar 17 3 68 Sep 13 Feb 20% Aug 11% July 13 17% Jan 3 Not 42% Jun 21% Jun 7 31% Jan 7 96 Dec May 98% Jan 7 103% Oct 10 4%% ft Rubber 28 Jan 6 13% Jan 3 16% Sep 28 Florida 12% Dec 21% 12 May 26 15Vb Sep 26 Florshelm Shoe class A Follansbee Steel Corp.. 79 Dec 92% 9% 24'/b Jau i 24 14% Sep 7 29 29% Jan 8 78 2 90% Jan 18 Dec July 18 22 21% Jun 17 25% Feb 3 9 Feb 26 12% Aug 17 8 Oct X38 Jun 13 10 % May 13 Feb 26 55 11% Jan 19 Feb 47% 10 Feb 17% Mar 12% May 24% Jan 16% Jun 68% 84 67 Aug Sep Oct 7 16% May 27 6 20% Jan 12 26 78% Feb 2 6% 6% Dec 10% May 10% May 4% Jun Dec 4"% Jun 14 16% Dec 20 Jan 14% Jun 30 Dec 12 9 10 30 % Sep 35% Dec Oct 11 May 10 96 19% Feb 16% May 8% Aug May 89 Dec 38% May 25% Jan Mar 2 8% Feb 20% Apr Jun 105 82% Nov 24 % Dec 22 9% Sep Jan Jun 12% May 47% 15 Gabriel Oo Corp Aug 6 9% Jan 10 Dec *48% Aug x33 Oct 14 41% Jan 12 Feb 17% July 13 Feb 25 17% Aug 18 Gamewell 16 % Nov 23% 15 Jun 15 19 Gardner-Denver 10% Jun 13 "5% Dec 3% Jun 14 6% Feb Dec 45 May 21 % Jun 13 32% Feb 4 16% Dec 14 23% Jan 7 Feb 26% May 18% May 15% Jun 11% 13% Jan 3 99% Mar 42 9% May 105% Dec 100% 8% 106 Feb 103% Jan Apr 9% Mar 25 41% Sep 27 99 May 11% July 159% Dec 146 July 9% Jun 152 Oct 6 72 % Sep 82 28 % Nov 44% July 24% Jun Dec 24 17 28 X125 Nov Jun Jan 144 Jun 129 Oct 13 Jan 7 79% Jan 20 31 Jan 7 20 Apr 1 139% Apr 40 Jan 2 : 17 Jun 19 12 65% Apr 25 Jan 11 10 14 18 2 Jan 163% Jan , 13 Jun Jun 17 10% Jan 24 13 9% Feb 24 Sep 29 46% Aug 106 14 15 July 107 6 14% May Nov 9 Jun 53% May Jan 18 - 3 31% Mar 43 Jun 28 34 41. Jun 39% Jan 3 46% Oct 14 96 Jun 93% Jan 4 100% Sep 13% Jan 6 Mar 87% Nov 9 Mar 40% 118% 13% Dec Feb x6% Jun 14 Oct 44% Jun 15 53 Feb 128% Feb 97 34 i. May 108 Jun Jun 123% Jan 97 v 6 11 52% Jan 13 ; 4 128% Jun 7 1 Apr 108% Oct 14 Garrett Gar Co Corp Wood $ per share 66 9% 1st 4% $ per share Nov I -t per 51% Jun 14 Oct 13 Jun 123% Jan 5 127% Sep 23 Jun x97 Jan 6 103 17% Jun 13 Feb 25 16% 26 General 66 Sep 2 ;19% Sep 26 14 24 Apr Mar 14 18% Jun 30% Oct 122 10 Jan 27 29% Oct 10 23 22% Apr 4 Dec ; 99 % Apr 4 102% Jan 4 15% Jun 13 21% Jan 5 67 July 19 77% Apr 11 64 Sep 26 73 5% Jun 30 Dec Jun 102% 15 12% Feb 14 33% Jan 90 May 82% May Mar 13 9 75 Dec 85% 72% July 11 x78% Oct 6 Jun Jun 21% Jun 38% Mar 96% Mar 15 Dec 2% 5% Dec Feb 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16 Va 16 Ve 16% 6% Oct July 6 15% 11% 11% 11% 11% ll5/8 11% 3,coo 133/4 13 Va 133/4 133/a *26 2,500 26% 26% 26% 26 5/8 26% 26% *83% 26% 13 Va 26 3/a 85 85 84 84 *95% 96 95% 96 28% 27% 27% 24% 24 24% 10 10 27% *24 *9% . f 85 i 9'/a 10 10 54 54 Corp 69%: 69% 5% 5% 7% v 5% , *15% 16% *17 ?.i 6% 4% ' com 23% 5% Jun 8% Apr 10 Jan Jun 104 Aug 9 45% Jan 28 106 10 Sep 27 16% Mar 5 3% Jan 1 Ye May 12 7 Time Corp preferred 28 27% 28 ♦26% 273/4 19% 20% 20% 20% *20 Va 20 3/8 2,900 17% 17% 17% 173/4 17% 17% 4,600 *105% 105% *105 Va 5 par * 105% 10 Ye lOVa 10% 26 100 Jun 14 32 Sep July 93% Apr 11 , 26 Sep 20 16% Apr 9 Jan 6 36% Oct 4 11% Jun 13 14% Sep 26 36% Feb 15% May 50% May 3314 Jun 13 43% Jan 7 16 Dec 23% Jun 16% Jan 3 19% Oct 6 132 Feb 145% Jun 133% July 8 144% Mar 60 Apr 77 Jan 66 29% Feb 40% Jun Jun 7% •73 *27 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 28% *27% 18"% 18% •19 74 j-\» >, 18% ; 136% r .*135 *135 37% 45%' t; 8 ; *51% *127 *106 L 8 52% 52% 108 .. •106 Saturday / 37% t 45% 13% Dec 17% May Feb 13% May 65 Ye 9% Oct 90% Dec 98 Jun 93 % Jan 25% July 9 Jun 15% Jun 15 Feb 24 11% Jun 22 127% 128 *127 128 -V, 108 108 •106% 108% July 92 Jan 4 100 Sep 13 14 Jan 7 14 50% Oct 13 13 71% Jan 7 20% Jun Feb 58% Jun 41 Jun 57% Feb 81 Jun 56% Jun page 8 9% Jun 12% Not 44 Julv July 27 7% July 13 16% Jan 24. 3 20% Oct 30 5 AND HIGH $ per share 64% 65% SALE 65% 65 5/s 66 125% 1243/8 125 125 100% 100S/8 1003/8 101 65 3/8 18% 18% 28% 28"% 28% 28% EXCHANGE 29% 15 14% 14% 14% 14% CLOSED 14% 29% 14% *99 32 3% 3% 15% 15% 15% 15% COLUMBUS 17% 17% 18 18% DAY 123 r: 3% ♦122% 124 30% 30% 106% 106% 30% 106% 28% 29% 29% *21% 21% 21 % 21% 103 106 . 21% 103 103 *99 17% *70 % 71% 7% 32 ♦84% 16% 15% com. *78 10% 106'. " 71% *64 8 8 1,400 V 295/8 ' 145/g 3,400 143/s 1,600 3% *3% 3 Va 3,400 15 % 153/4 18 3/4 183/4 37,400 2,600 ♦122% 124 :i 30y8 x29 107 108 21% 21% *70% 67 9% 32% ♦84% 15% 22% ♦52% 10% 10% 10% 10 •108 1 32% 4,400 £6 5,700 1?% 82 253/4 1,665 22% 23 5,800 53 53 53 12,100 *78 23% 53% 22% 53% 100 9% 15 Va 82 23% 22% 110 67 ♦84% 15% 253/4 22 t: 70% , 32% 323% 25% 2,500 9% 86 ♦78 900 17% 70% *64 9,300 103 17% 9%^ 32% 86% 15% t 15% 213% *99 71% ♦64 9% 210 29% 21% 17 s/s 71% 1,000 29 103 •99 25% 10% 1,400 30 107% 29% 25% 10% 2,500 24 295/« 17% 82 6 Ye 24 30% 31% *78 20 124 6 24%. 106% ♦84% 82 *122% • 6% 6% 24 86% 16 900 193/a 17% •67 * 1,300 18% 153/4 •53 53% 39,800 t 183/4 25% 22% 1 100 >V 25% 25% 53% 50 Co 82 22 No par preferred! 655/8 101% 153/8 / 32% 32 86% 25% 17% 65 65 - 16% *78 *99 17% *84% par 29 Shares iV. 125 *18% for the Week ;.t 3% 29% 30 % , 9 2.50 Sales ' ■j No par No 200 300 Friday 100% 3% ; 128 108% $ per share 125 28% 100 1,300 125% 28% com 51% 101 *14% • 300 3,400 Oct. 14 1 3% 5,400 f 7% 108% Oct. 13 No par 15% 26,000 73/8 *127 S per share STOCK *21 99 Thursday Oct. n $ per share 18% No par 46% PRICES Wednesday 18 •3%- 39 51% 18% 53 25% ,9% 800 10 ♦108" 111 10V« ill 6,700 ' t •' 30 108% 108% 108% 17% 17% 17%' 17% *17% 17% 17% 18 ' 17% 17% 1,800 No par 62% 63% 61% 62% 61% 623/4 623/4 64 62% 62% 3,700 $5 preferred. No par Goodyear Tire ft Rub com—No par 101% 101% 100% 101 % 101% 101% •101% 102 1013/4 102 % 600 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 40% 6,200 105% 105% *105 % Goodrich Co Inc (B F) 10 com $5 preferred Gotham Hosiery Graham-Palgo Motors Granby Consol M 8 & P No par No par Union *105% 106 12% 12% 12% 2% 2% 2% 7% 7% •26% 27% *26% par 23% 23% 5 *25% 100 No com pfd *99% 15% : 1 No par *35 ! Gt Northern Iron Ore Prop__No par Gt Northern Ry 6 % pfd No par (H L) Co Inc 26 ,*23 26 , 100% 99% 4%% 39% 19% $•• preferred conv 9% 100 Aircraft Corp— *99 1 17 Sugar common—;—1 preferred No par *53/4 *98' 19% 19% 136% *66 40% ■ •12% • 2% 2% 75% 7% 2 2,200 76,700 2% 7 Va 7% 2,200 7% 27% 27 273/8 S 23% 23% 23% 23% 23 »/8 r *23% 23% 25% 253/4 25% 26 25% 253/4 1,100 99% 09% 99% 100 99 Va 99% 760 1,700 26 ■v 100 27 27 1,800 - , 500 16 •15% 153/4 15s/8 15% *35% 36% ♦35% 36 Va *35% 36% 13% 13% 13% 14 14 14 39% 39% 40 3/4 40% 40% 39% 40% 5,900 19% 19% 19% 19% 195/8 19 Ye 19 V* 2,700 1363/4 136% 15% II; 14 137 136 69 *66 40% 12% 1363/4 136 137 •66 69 39% •39% 39% 39% *12% 12% 12% 12% ♦12% 10% 360 69 *66 69 39% 1,260 > 393/4 1,200 " ' 100 13 TTHUtfaM Oo 10 10% 98% 99 98% 983/4 •99 99% 98% 98 3/4 110 17 'V r 173/4 ' 5% 17 % 17 17% 17 17 % 16% 17% 14,500 -5% '*5% 5% 1,600 5% 101 •98 .12 VB 12% 11% 48% •48% 29 — 63% 63% NA A.» • 19% 19% 10% 10% 9% 10 100 10 10 *47% COrp hulf at*t#a 136 2% 12% 12% 12% 7% t-: 15% 39% • 2% 12 ' 26% 7% 36% 14 39% ;■ No par $5 preferred—. OH 2% 12% 5% 102 ' 5 »/8 >98 5% 101 ' Gulf Mobile ft Ohio RR com.No par Gulf 100 106 *105% 106 (The) — Guantanamo $5 40 40% *105% 27 *15% 14 xl2 12% *35% 15% 36% 14 1 Common Grumman 40 39% 106 ' 1 City Steel (W T) Co common conv " 9 3%% $2.25 •106 10 Co (The) preferred Grayson-Roblnson Stores 106 13% 20% Apr < ;,t'" 52 18% *12% 100 513/4 18% par Greenfield Tap ft Die Corp—No par 4 8Va 18% Co preferred Greyhound Corp 5 7% V 20 t 99 ' - 1,000 v. 453/4 t 127 Oct. 11 64% 69 July 20 y/ 100 80 '"•** 37% 38% 45% 100 125% 40% 6 52% Tuesday 135 101 65% 101 *66 12 37% 45% v 7% Oct. 10 . •125% 125 7* 101 37% 46% 7% . 19 134 136 28 19 5,400 74 •27 19 ♦134 3,100 t 8 *73 . 40 113/4 75/a 28 19 100% 51% 52% It 2,700 154 11% < 72% •27% 1 - ; £7 8 I per share 135 ' *100 Monday - $ per there 10 No par ..No par 19 ; v 108 127 127% ' 37% 100 % ♦100 72% 28 136 45% -tV 44% •loo r 100% 73 *134 136% 37%? 37% 45% .. 73 ; 10%: t -10% 8 74 *18% 2,400 t't lit-! 100 ' 12 7% 103 »1£2% 1533/4 11% - 30 45% *102> " 1,600 106 45:j/4 t 10% 152 11% *40 3 3 X10V4 -155 10% Green Jun *152 *105 Va 46% 103 10% Great Western Sugar com—No par 7% preferred 100 Green Bay ft Western RR 100 66 10% 10% t . r 106 453/4 ♦102 10% 10% 14% Mar 29 3 10 »ee 10% 46 104 • 28% /T^t»27 % - 40% Oct 33% Mar 19 footnotes 45% *102 155 •153 155 105% 46 103 103 t 106% *10 105 % 45% 45% 45% *103 No par $5 conv preference Grant 5 300 5,200 12,000 j ' 26% •153 Glmbel Brothers common 7 20% Mar 5% 17% 105 % .1 com Gen Tire ft Rubber Co Oct Jun t 200 14 Va 10% 50 Granite May • 800 17% 5% . 16% 17'/8 14-/8 17% 26% 28% 7 99 3,800 33 16% 16% • 300 63/4 x33 17% 29 Ye 28% Jan 31 6% 2,400 10,300 : 19 % 106% 14 Nov t 53% 26% 28 Ye 16% Jun Nov 5% 55/8 29 Ye Oct 89 16% •17 5% ♦105% 35 23 7V4 5% General Shoe Corp 1 Gen Steel Castings $6 pfd—No par General Telephone Corp 20 Grand ; 280 17% 23% Goodall-Sanford 14 6% 17% 4% 123 6% 5 20 7% 14 % 6% 19 24 5% 7% 13% 23% Sep Jun 800 68 Ye 17% 10c, 64% Oct Jun 68% % 8,000 19% No par Cement 19 98% Jun 800 53/3 ' Equip Corp 14 34 16 173/4 m7% 26% 5 Advertislng..._No 29 100 69 tv' 17% '26 0 : (The) 2,800 117%; 17% 16%: 17% 6% Co 1,900 9% *19% No par series 14%Jun Oct 69% 13% 5 tv 190 1 Par 52% Jun Oct ty 17% 13% LOW 24% May 64% Oct Jan 13% 1,800 55 153/4 15% 6% V 90 ' 9% 9% 333/4 61? 4% 9 54% 18% 6% 13% Oct. 8 tv Goebel Brewing Co Gold ft Stock Telegraph 50% 9 3/a 9% 543/4 333/4 *15% 4% 24 6% 16% 13% 24 33% ■17% •13% 24 6% *15% 17% 17% 28% 23% 6% 34 33% • 28 9 Va 7% 6% >29 tt 15 Va 17% 34 20 s5v4 ' 5% 7% *17% 6% 1 *5% 7% 17% *33% STOCK 12 97 5% 7% 17% 5,200 84 95 % 95 % 543% y: 7% 5 100 Jan 105% ' 15% 17% *17 *83 Va t *93/8 ::t t ■■ t-tt 69% 100 116 103% Aug 9% 9% 15% 25% ! 85 24 54% 69'a 100 3 5 9% *9% *54 *15 15% 28 3/4 ' 24% 69% common 13 10% Oct t'1:.t r/t.;'v 68% 50 5% Jan 14% 9% •15 ■. 95% 29 *24 10 Va ; " ■ " 100 Co $3.75 ■/;/■ 27% 55 tt;tt/. t... /; •'/ .■•:/ 96% 18 1.68% x95% Jun 40 *95% • *83% 17% No par .2 Nov 122 9%' 10 543/4 No par YORK conv 90 200 3,600 13% 1 Refractories 4%% 9,400 103 *14% 50 Glidden 11 " 28 Va 103 133% Xl 5% Gleaner Harvester Corp. t 53% Mar 25 273/4' ■ 103 113/8 18% ... Portland $4.60 27 7% 103 ' 15% com 23% Oct 17 48 , 133/4 20 28 % Aug 18 17 17% Jun 28 May 65% July 91 • *15% 23% 5 For 16% t 6% 23 14 16% *15 23% 8% Apr Feb 23% 6% 27% Oct 85 *223/4 . 24% 4 5% Mar 23% . 6% 19 16% NOT 23% 27% 28 *23% 5% Feb Dec 22% 103%' 10c 16% Jan Mar 22% No par Oct 9% Mar 27% 103% 23% 2,300 >11% com. Public Utilities Corp Railway Signal com 8% preferred Gen Realty ft Utilities 18 29 27% 103% *22% 15% Gen Public Service 15% Aug Xl2 27% 103% 23% 104 IIIlOO $6 preferred 18 Feb 28 47% *22% Gillette Safety Razor com—No par Jan 17% Jan Dec *27% 7 1 14 14% 1,900 8 12% Jun 47% Mar 94% Mar 1,000 11% 68 79% Jun Mar 120 66% 71% 24 May 400 11% 17% General Motors Corp com 4%% 74 653/4 47 Va 47 *15% : General 74 73% 11% *7% 25 73% 73% 66 *70% 39% May 96% Jun 733/8 11% *65 t Dec Mar 73 3/4 18 Va preferred t%% conv preferred General 80 65% 4%% preferred 100 8% % preferred .100 Georgia-Pac Plywood & Lumb Co.l Dec 4 1,000 ' 11% 7 3 Feb 113 1,600 163/fl . 65% 17% 17 : 13V* 153/i, , 11% *17% 87 Feb 12% 16% ■ 65% 5 27% 19% Nov 13 16% 733/4 124 99% July 18 22% Jan 3 Dec 101'/a 12% 16 3/8 102 113/8 *122% Oct Dec ♦100% 125/8 163/a 65% 100 Jan 1013/4 123/a 16% 11 3/8 5 31% 1013/4 1013/4 12% 65% 123% Oct 29% May 30 % May ' 103% 11% May 19 4% Feb 10 132% Dec ..." : 5,900 16% 18 24% Nov Feb 1 31 47 Va 15% 7 303/8 105% *17% 6% Sep 14 31% 47% 9 24% Jan 31 Ye t ' ■ 105% No par 22 ■! '■ 106 Gen 20% Jun -/■ 600 105% Gen 120 3,100 105% 3 Jun 700 4% 46% 7 Jan '■ f 105% Oct 6% May 17% 4 a/8 4% 46% 20% Jan 30% 17% 18 105% 3 Feb 17% ■: ■' ■ 46% 14 16 8,200 10,100 43/4 18% 6% General ii!14% 34% xl4 66 *102 No par Gen Precision tr: '•/'; 15 35 105% 15% Jun 8 10 '■ ■ 14% ■ 12% 47 11% Jan 3% Oct ,-av 13% No par Outdoor y/ 15% com Gen % 343/4 ■ 34% •15% 2nd preferred Preferred .< 11% $3.60 preferred General Instrument Corp General Mills common ¥'5.S ■ j (The) Foods 103 v 105% Jun 128% 4% Mar 48% 12% May 15% Jan 101% 12% 29% Oct 29 72% 101% 16% Mar Dec 76 31% 11% July 19 2% Jun 28 Dec 18% 30% 22% Jun 17 18% 98% 303/4 Nov 10% •21% 305/8 18% May 4% May 12% Nov 2% Feb 110% 22% 30% General Cigar Co Inc com.__No pat 7% preferred 100 General Electric Co No par there 99% Sep 30% - 15% preferred conv 5,200 % 4% EXCHANGE 125% 22% 17% 4% 1 Amer Transportation pfd series A No NEW Oct 120 17% 4% No par Co Baking 15 13% Industries Inc'com Highest 93% Feb 12% Mar Feb 173/4 43/4 IIIIIII10 $8 preferred General Bronze Corp General Cable Corp. com Range Since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest 50% Mar 119 *17% 4% ... $4.50 preferred General u ih 15 STOCKS Year 1948 $ per share 17% 4% IJb General American Investors > $4.25 200 1,500 15 15'/a 193/4 11% common 4% % conv preferred Gaylord Container Corp General 1,100 19% 1 Corp (The) Range for Previous Lowest 17 % par preferred conv 15 34% No par common Gamble-Skogmo Inc 6% 1,700 24% 10 (The) 12% 373/4 243/4 100 (Robert) preferred 9% 37% — 100 Gslr Co Inc 27% 15 343/4 No par 2 Chem Fruehauf Trailer Co 4% preferred 8 14 14% 343% *11% Shares ' DAY % u 14% Froedtert Grain ft Malting Co Inc.l 7 % *34% *65% 39% 19% ''' columbus 14% No par No par 24% 39 •19% 15 34% • 36% 24% the Week S per share ' 34% ' 4 14% Oct U 14% Sales for Oct. 14 36% - • CLOSED *14% 46% I_No Freeport Sulphur Co 7% Oct 20 14% •« 105 % Franklin Stores Corp 7% Apr Apr 14% 25 prior preferred. Francisco Sugar Co 38% Jun 14% ■ 74 0% 6 Oct 103/4 *73 preferred 17% Jan • *19 7y2 Machinery ft 3%% conv pfd Foster-Wheeler 20 ~lo Corp Food Fair Stores Inc Food 3%% 193/4 16%! com FHntkote Co (The) common $4 preferred Florence Stove Co 18 % May 25 40% 20 100 36% May 15% Jun Dec 40 No par Dec Dec 40% *16 preferred Dec 9% Mar exchange 5 Ins NY 13 27 STOCK 243/4 j 26 Jan 36% 24% *38 Va 5 First National Stores Ftrtb (The) Carpet Co Power 36 24% q Mfg Co... Fidelity Phoenix Fire Firestone Tire 36% *39 No par Ferro Enamel Corp 6 36% ♦24 Va 40 14% 100 Felt ft Tarrant 6 Oct Sper share Friday Oct. 13 $ per share $ per share •19% ^, com Thursday Oct. 12 2 preferred 6 74 14% 22% 17 PRICES Wednesday 24% 1 Federal Mining ft Smelting Co Federal-Mogul Corp 4%% $ per share 37 24% I_ II common Federal Motor Truck Federated Dept Stores •36% 1 Liquidating Corp. Fedders-Qulgan Corp Oct. 11 *3y' 20 when issued 17% Jan 28% *104 stock com 20% Jan . May 16 Jan Add Tuesday Oct. 10 t per share No par Corp FAR Jun * 6 32 Jun 3 8 % Jun Jun Oct Oct 1" 12% Aug 5 21 Brewing Monday Oct. 8 , Par 3 25 % May ,*41% Oct HIGH SALE AND 'Saturday EXCHANGE share * xl9% Not (1505) STOCK. RECORD , I per share CHRONICLE STOCKS Year 1948 Lowest FINANCIAL : - 68% 19%- 5% ♦98 102 ♦98 123/a 12% 12% 12% 13 483/4 49 50 50% 68% 68% 68 Va 69 12% 50 68% 102 12% 49 67% 20 19% 20% 20 r 20 Va -v 50 8,700 ' 600 68 9,100 19% 5,300 " 193/4 37,400 COMMERCIAL THE (1506) 18 / Range for Previous Highest $ per t per share tper share $ per S per share Par $ per share share ; Oct. II Oct. 8 share i Oct. n $ per t per share . Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Oct. 10 PRICES SALE HIGH Monday Saturday STOCK EXCHANGE Highest * YORK NEW Range Since Jan. I Lowest AND LOW STOCKS year 1948 Lowest RECORD STOCK YORK NEW Monday, October 17, 1949 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & share Sales Friday Oct. 13 Oct. J4 for the Week $ per share $ per share Shares H 31 Oct Nov 22% 31 Jan 16% Jun 7 Dec 12% 89 Jan *101% Feb 107 Jun 21% Feb 27% 146% July 150% 20 Va Dec Oil 13 .81 4 23% Jan 20 • 4% 6 107% Aug 4 6% Feb 4 25 Oct 13 10 Jan 5 68% Oct 8 6% Jun 28 9% Oct 61 11% Jun Jan 106% 105 >/2 Refrac com__No par *21% 21% 21% 100 *143% 10 24% 24% •24% 1 100 A 2 5'A 5»A 5% 68% 68% 8% 8% Hat 20 ; i Marx—_ Schaffner & Corp of America 4%% preferred common Hayes Industries Inc.— Jan 11% Jun Hayes Mfg . Corp.. 26% Jan 19% Feb 3 24% Aug Hazel-Atlas Glass 20% Jan 13 25% Aug 20% Oct 78 Jan 91 Jun 84 29% Dec 42 Jan 30 95% Jan 22% 98% Jan 14 23% Jan 4 30 Oct 14 Dec 35% 34% Jan 6 Dec 22% May 13% Jan 4 Dec 57% 40 Jun 1 120% Dec Oct 122% Feb Feb 128% 25% Oct Apr 30% 114 Mar 17 Nov 17% Nov 28% May 14% Jun 86% 131 Sep Oct 84% Sep 1 10% Oct 13 14% Jan 12% Dec 25% Jan 12 % Jan 21 Vs Feb 29% May 20 11% Jun 9% Dec Feb 30% 30' 29 V« 42% Nov Holland 15% Sep 30 20 < 22% Jan 21 ; 28% Sep 16 47% Oct 14 3 ■ 31 Sep Dauch & Hires 29 34% Jan Feb Vz% preferred Hinde 2 Co 6% x6% 6% 6% 23% 23% 23% 23 Va 25'A 25 »A 25 *92 93'A 92% 92% *92 93 VA ♦92 36 Vt Dec 29% 30 *29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 30 41'A 41'A 41% *41'A 42 % 42 42% 42 VA 42% 15% *15% 15'A 16 *15% 48 •15 *82 .,—100 *14 1 *15 28 10 10 10% 10% 14% 14 % 14% 14% 14% 14 y4 15'/a 15 28 44% 44% com—5 *28% No par *107% 15 15 Va 300 28% 28 28»/a 4,200 15 % 15% 300 15% *15'A 15% 20% 20% 20% 28% 28 % 28 % 45 46 46% 47% 46% 47% 21,000 28% 28% 28% 28% 28'A 800 108 'A 108'A 28% 11 99 9 %Jun 8 13 12% Mar 30 Houdaille-Hershey 34% Aug 10 Oct 13 38 preferred 50 Household Finance com No par 36 ———100 *92 93- *47 47% 47 47 46%' 40 Va- 39% 39% 39% 41 % *14% 15% 14 'A 14% 39% 39% 39 ?A 39% 8V2 8 % Dec 18% Jun 29% Dec 46% Jan 30 Feb 11 Nov 34% 28% Jan 6 81 Jun 86% Jan Oct 42% Jun 20 Jun 29 % Feb 7 Mar 94% Feb 14 Dec 23 Jun 12% Jun Jan 47 Jun 31% Jun 28 3% Sep 8% 41% Oct 15% Sep 46% Jan • Howe Sound Hudson 14 7 26 14% Oct 13 9 19 Apr 8% Aug 31 5 May 1% May 23 Feb r 10% Jun Jun & Hunt 6 Hupp Corp Hussman Refrigerator Co 16% Oct 6 14 Foods Inc_ Year 1918 93 93 93 93% 93% 47 VA 47% 41% 47% 47% 3,600 40% 40% 41% 12,900 *14% 15% 8Vs 8% 8% *92% 93 *92 % $ per share 47% 40 40 8% -?.;%30 500 Va' 3,100 16,700 9% 9 4,000 *11% 12 11% 11% 12% 12% 12% ; 13 12% 14% 40% 39% 39% 39% 40 39% 40% 39% 40 14 13% 13% 13% 14'A 14 14% 13% 13% 9% 9% 9-A 9% 9% 2% 9% 9% 5,000 2% £ 2% 12.6C0 16% 1,100 13% 9% 9% '7: 9% 2'/s 2'A. 2'A 2'A 2»A 2% 2 3'a *15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% LOW STOCK Oct. 11 16% $ per share Shares $ per share $ per share for the Week Oct. 14 Oct. 13 : Sales Friday Thursday Oct. 12 $ per share tper share t per share .'■t 16 2,400 33,900 PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Oct. 10 Oct. K Par SALE HIGH AND Monday Saturday ; ' , 40 39% • 400 1,500 V 15% *15 9% 8% No par $ per share 8 per share 11% -1 EXCHANGE Highest . YORK NEW Range Since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest $ per share 38 STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest 33 Va 33 :—.—6.66% 7 2% Jan : 33% 38 11% *40 non-cum Hudson Bay 11% Jan ■ 11% 33% 37% 39% preferred 100 Min & Sm Ltd—No par Hudson Motor Car * 12.50 Jun 11% 33% 37 Va Manhattan common—100 14 22% 12 33 36% 15% 9% Oct Dec 11% 33 36'A 39 14% Oct 5% 11% 33% 36'A *14'A 47% Jan . 2,800 *11% *32% 36 *'38% 7 ' 93 % 11% 25 — 410 108 103 *97% 98 *97 98 33% -5 Co 108 *97 98 300 29 11% Corp————1 Stores Howard 9 20 107% 107% 107% *97 1,900 203'a 20% *28 *32% No par t a v 7 12% 14% Oil of Texas Houston 29 Nov 12% Sep ^preferred Houston Light & Power 4 13 8 % Jun 14% May 50 Dec com 4% Jun Sep Jan 2 3% 22 conv 33% Jun Dec 8% 34% 10% Dec Sep 48% May - 14 33 1 96 6 49 38% Oct 38 20% Jan $2.25 *14% 15% 1 27 1,300 28 V4 v 29 *28% 29 14% 45 Va 44% 98 '14% 20 16 *23 107% 21,700 15 29 *97 10 10% 27% Apr No par No par 7,200 10% 15 Va 27% 19% 19% 19% 28 y2 1,500 16% 28% *15'4 16 *19% *27% 16% 82 y2 *81 82% 28 *15 15 27% 490 16 Va 16% *81 1.400 129 % 16% 10% 28 *15'A 5 10 30 12.50 83 9% 14% 10 16 VA 82 30 39 38% 16% 16 VA 15% 82 800 3,400 127 >;-'V 127 126 15% 15 % 15 VA 15% 126 520 15 34 48 Va 127 38% 38% ; 38% 127 15% *82 10 38% *126 128 15% 83% 9% 48% 127% 1,000 48% 15% "48'A 127% 80 104 % *104 16 48% 129% 38% 38% 16 15% 48'A 130 *128% 130 129% 43 % 48'A 48'A 15% $4.50 2nd pfd. ser A$4.25 preferred 30 200 29% 29% *41 Jun 3 36'A 104 104 105 100 May 300 36% *104 x24 109% Aug 17 4,200 25% 93% *35% 93'A 36 Va Dec , 23% *92 23 105'/2 Jun 35% 103 6% *24% '. 36 Vs 94% Sep 24% NOV 99 .. 8,300 2,300 :/'77 104 % 15% — 10 6% 36% 5 Mining 1,300 9 104'A 15% preferred ; ■ *36 *15'/a _ 700 - 5% *104 1 E) 70- • 68 *36 5 Co 7 8% 25 36 VA 25 *5% 23% 25 127 Hooker Electrochemical Co. 28 6% 23% ■ ♦ 147 *65 9'/a 6% 25 38% (A) & Sons Holly Sugar Corp Homestake 9y>: 7 6% 127% Paper Co 1,100 25 25% 5 (Charles 21 % 5% 68% 23% 38% A ter Furnace conv 8% '' 30 21V« 25 5% *65 500 79% 105 % *143% .6% 127% Hollander 5% 8a4 9 *8% 100 No par —No par Hilton Hotels Corp 13 8% Jun Oct . 247/a 5% 1,000 12V2 '12% 147 68% *65 68 «/a 10,900 79% 21% '143 % r 14 105% 79% 106 21 Vi 24% 5% / DAY >v 22% 13% 12% 7V: ♦78 Vs '105% 147 24% 5% COLUMBUS 21% *143% 24% : 106 21% ■ 147 " *128% Chemical Corp 30 16 24 % Mar 10 Jun Dec May 15% Sep 28% Oct 3 Jun 16% Jun 16% May 15% 25 15 16 3 *105% 21% : 12'A 12'/2 80 100 36 *35% 22% 7 23% No par preferred Heyden *65 *12 *78 Va 105% V *143% 147 14'A *24% No par Hewitt-Robins 7 - 3 Dec 9 21% Jan j Motors $4 conv preference™. Inc Sep 20 21% Jan 26 ; _ preferred Hershey Chocolate com ■130 14 14 8% May 20 Jun 5% 5 xl3% Aug 25 common Hercules Powder common 16 40 common non-cum Hercules 14 49% Sep 1 79% Jan Oct 113% Jun - W) (G 7%> 17% Aug 22 - 13 26% Mar Apr 123% July 27% Jan Helme 12% 78% , ' 100 25 100 10 25 preferred 3.65.% 10 42% Oct 13 Vt 78 10 Nov 24% 41% 34 % Oct 105 — Co_—— preferred (H J) Co Heinz 36% Aug 19 3 Jan 3% % 94% Sep 17 May 103 Nov Jan 9% ; 80 23 CLOSED 78% *12 12% *78% 36 EXCHANGE 14JA 22% STOCK 22% 5 Hecht Co common 7 5% Jun 27 % July *12% ■:> 15 Feb Mar 6% *20 14% *14 *105% preferred Hart 5% Oct 3 4% Jan 79 14% 14% 35% 22'A 14'A 22% *35% 14 35% 35% 21% 21% 6 No par 100 (M A) Co $4.25 pfd—No par Printing Co Harbison-Walk 13 20% Jan Dec 21% preferred conv Hanna 149 May 12 142 Jan *35% 36 *35% Hamilton Watch Co com; Mar 29 Jan (W Fl Hall 14% May 19 3 Jun 8 Well ' 27 18% Jun 26 Cementing__5 Water Halliburton Jan 104% Apr Jun Feb 6% Hackensack 13 ,34% May 4% Dec 69 16 Oct 72% July 26 Xl4% May Mar 79 Sep 23 - 11% Jun 12 16 % May Dec 12% 36 4 Sep 35% Peb 15 % I 20% Idaho Jun 31% Jun 7 27% Mar 42% July 22% Feb 24 Oct 13 62% Feb 90' July 73 Jun 13 89% Oct 8 6% 95 Sep j 97% May 37% July 95 Jun 29 96 4 Leased Jun 13 .30 25% Jan 4 Apr 35% 36%, Oct 11 •31 Power 20 Co 97 *94 97 23s,a *26 26% 26% 26% COLUMBUS 33% 33 33% 33% 33% DAY * . 24% Jan 26% Aug 20 May 28 % Jan 28 7% Sep 21% Jan 12 10% Jan 4 > series A 1000 *26 No par 33% * 50 *53% Co 5 RR 5 51% Jun 1% *94 Illinois Power Co common 21 34% Oct ; 100 54% Aug 31 stock 4.70% 4% lines ctfs —: 20y2 Nov 12% jun % preferred Illinois Terminal RR 7 27 Indianapolis Power & Nov 25 % Jun 15% Jan 29 % Sep 7% 3 8% Jan 10 Industria 38% Dec 56 Jun 33% Mar 4 48% Oct 6 58 % Nov 76% Jun 55 Jun 7 68 'A Sep 22 Jun 155 Jan 11 Nov 30 150 s Feb* > 160 34% Mar 15% Feb 6% 477/b Feb 13 Dec B6 Dec 103 Dec Feb ' 125% Feb 8 18% Jan 8 135 88 7% Aug 16 32% Oct 13 73% Jan 17 81% Mar 11 3% Feb 26 5% Aug 19 Jun Oct 64% 135% July 41% Jun Jun 99 July 14 . Jun 25% Jun 139% July Dec May 94 iJan 31% Jan 14 143 Jan Feb 8 13 103. 5 4% Aug 23 107% Jan 46% Sep 64 Jun 50 45 39% Nov Jan •••/ 41 Aug 25 fi IVa Feb 65 3A 1,460 *159 % 162 Inland Steel.Co Jun Int'l Int'l Machine. —No par —1 Corp 43 preferred..1 $4 Mar 8% Nov «%Nov 9 Feb 17 International Oct 10 International Shoe €5% July 38% Jun 14 35 Mar 30% Aug Jun 7% Jun 10% 57% Jan .16% 34 8 13 13 Jan 27 4 11% Apr 11 15% Sep 26 .26% May 35% Jun 18 % Feb 22% Mar 24 Jan 3 31 Oct 5 29 .39% May: 24 fjun 14 32 Jan 21 136% Aug 12 148 Feb 2 6% Oct 14 14 137%. Jan 145 0% Deo May 10 14 1 July 28 ' 2% Jun 13 Jun 11% Jun 14 92 ya Jan 81 May 80% Feb 48 May «oy2 99 May Oct 23 17 23 y2 18 Dec 99% Dec B8y* gep 100% Feb 42% Jun 113% Jun Jan .. * 3 5% 27% 177 »/2 *78 80 *78 5 5 *4% 29% 29% 29'% 136 % 102 5% 17«% . *101 5% ':v7 V' 63% . 51 51 *50 59% 59% 60 60 45% 46 45% International Silver common..25 50 *33 *48% *48 - 42% Oct 13 6 112% Oct 11 29% Jun 30 44% Sep 21 15 106% Oct 14 Feb 35 Oct 106 May 102 Feb 158 Jun 155 59 May 23 39% Oct -03% Apr 43% Jun 11% Dec 21 3 6 Jan 30% Nov ' Oct 93 30% Jun Jun 101 21 73 Jun Foreign share ctfs—1 —_No par International Utilities Corp —5 Interstate Dept Stores —No par Intertype Corp . Jacobs (F L) 28 5 . Jewel Tea 3%% Jan 3 Co.Inc*om_JL. preferred..preferred.., Johnson & Johnson A% *92 93 V2 58% i ; 41% *my2 113 12% common 12% Jan Kalamazoo Stove J& Furniture^ Co '26% 20 7;/- 'V'/-; 7; ;v:'7V 41% 170 * 105 % *155 .10% 10% 9% 31% 10% *10% 31%. 9 % 32,500 9Va 2,700 15 3a 15% "V 20 % 2,800 400 100 30% 800 27% 27% ' 142 *139 6% 5% 20 24,400 '.v"»'V V- 13% 133*- 13% 92 92% 93 90 59 58% 59 900 104 ..-v 1 -V. 5% 13% 59 ■ j1. -y. 6 42% 42% ■ 42% . ;'7"' .vVf'Vv-' ^ *i' , 104 ' . *113 W' 115 42% 106% i 81 31 Va . 271/4 80% : 31% VA 400 40 104 104 : 42% 9,700 l;\ *112 ,h 115 42% 42% 100 42%. - • 106 lA 106'A 170 *155 170 26% 26% y 26%. 80% A 82 31% 100 34 9Va *30 27% *105 Va 80% 600 92:. *155 '■ 26% ' 20 V2 15% 140 106'A 31% V.., 31 170 10% 10 , 810 9 9% 21 . 42 »A 80% 81 31%- 60 , *31% 34 . • -140 112 % 20% "26% 81 49% 600 27%: 42% >42% 42% 108'A 112% : 2,000 " 53'A 103% 42 42 % 45% 49 V2 . ' *20'/2 -5% 13% 58% * 45% 49 •30 92 103 V2 53% 104 *105% - 60 45% 15% 7 143 4%: 92 93% 60 9% 31 *12% '12% _■ 50 V2 *31% - 28'A *140 j 2,200 538 50 VA 9% , 31% 1—100 Joy » *111%. 113 ; *155 170 1 preferred series A 40% Mar 16 58 41% . ;V '42 %.• •: •42% *105'A. 106 y2 *155 12%. *103% 42 100 : 7 143 *92 104 100 No par 2nd preferred series A...-.100 Manufacturing :58% *103V2 '15%- *27% 4% ••"4%. 4% 12% % Joliet & Chicago- RR stamped 100 Jones & Laughlin .Steel tsom.-No par 5% *140 4% > -7V 9%! *30 27% 727% •12% —No par ■ 20 .31 ; 7,'' ■' ' 143 y - / 15% 20% *30 30% '28% *140 : pfd__160 Johns Manville Qorp com. 3% % 30% *27% 9% *20 1 Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% 16 20'% 9% 7:. ' 9% 9% • 15% 715% 15% 20% No par Jaeger1 Machine Co. 13 86 Co. 9% 9'A *9 15% ...^.No par _ Island,Creek Coal common.—_—5pc $6 preferred—. 1 Oct ' ,160 >'Apr 26 ,33% Jan 7 .jun 14 30% Oct preferred, _ *5'A 5% : 49% 33 33% 9% 50 33 50% *33 -34 9 W 9 7 9 50 ,.^.25 1% 440 35,900 , 45% 45% International Telep & Teleg__No par ' 60 51 60 45% 51 102 51 50 *45% 3,300 13,300 63% 63 *101 102 5% 5% *57% 100 5»/a 29% 137% 137 65% 6,500 80 5 29% 137% 137 4,300 32% *78 5 130 7 6"%, 29% 2,103 177 32 80 5 29% . 102 5% 51 - *101 No par 1 ■'* • 64 % No par Salt ' -7 139% 62% 63 102 *101 . 51/4 7 5 29% 176 % 7V4 32% : *78 80 29% •J- 136 % 62 % 5% 7 .32 31 62% >. 7% 31% 31 80% 4"%. *101 7% 30% 7% 5 7'% 6.1r 0 15,400 26% 26% 178% *177 136% preferred..' 104 % Sep 17 Dec 83% Feb ,18% Jan 24 24 89 4 Aug 10 44 -Jan 95% Jan 145 29*A Mar 26% 177% ■ liy8Apr 7% Jun Nov 26% 178 % • * Jun '17% Mar 26% 5,900 / 182 182 27% > '-'-.s-... 1% 11% 11% 11% 181 % 181 'v' 93 1% 1% 1% 11% 181% 2,900 16 % 16 *92'A 93 300 9% *9% 9% 16 S *92 % 1%, 11% *177% 61% __No par . 93 27 *135% Int'l Rys of Cent Amer com..No par 180 16 , ' Mar 30' 179% 15 Co coin " !f 179% 178 —100 Preferred International Paper *92 % 1% *78 * 4% 29% preferred— Mining 93 9V2 . 16 11% 100 4% 15% 1% 30% Int'l Nickel of Canada corn..No par 9% *9 % 11% 30% com 9% 15% 1% 5 Chemical International •• 11% 26% 178'% 7% : & 13% 3,600 *92 267% Minerals 3,500 13'A 1% *177'% » 7% Int'l 37% 13 113/„ ,100 Int'l Hydro-Electric Sys cla.ss A—25 common preferred 37 > 13% iy8 __No par Harvester 7% 37% ' 13'A 11% 178 »•«); 162 159 % 37% 13% 9% 93 * 37% 15% No par f. 36% ■- 9% 15% 100 a—, ' *159% 13 % *9% 2 Feb ' 7 13 13 % ■? 162 7lA 7% 37 36% 36V2 r. 160 NiO 162 15% *92 Rubber—No par Iron— Business *159% 36?% 13 1 common preferred 4V2% 65 _5 Inc Corp 46 <5* 20 Inspiration Consol Copper 61 20, Jan 8 No par — 71 6 . it 7; 65 % Oct 7 13 * Dec 62% 14 5% May Feb 6% 65 5% Feb 24 24 93 Jan 65% 14 Jun 42% Mar 66 Oct 9% 34% 65% 5 38% jun . 65% *145% Jan 8 Deo 65 Interlake 14 8% Mar 1,800 65 y* Intercontinental 28% Sep 24% Mar 48'A 65 % i 8 180% Sep 71 100 47% 65 7 3 ■ 7% 48 2 ye Jan 1 > *7% .47% 13% Jan 22% Jun 28% 7% 8 164% Jan 1,400 4,700 47% 29 Jun 8V4 28 V0 *7% Jun Jun 8Va 27% 47% 9% Jun 174% 600 8Va 7% De Insuranshares Ctfs 182 54 VB 47% Interchemical 20 5,500 33% *7% 14 93 V\ Apr 510 33% *53% 47% 28• 11 54 28 28% 28% 34 Va 8% 81/4 26% 27% 54 7% 9 % Sep • 27 33% i V:' •: 27 47% 16% Oct 1 500 97 *94 97 *7% 3 3% May Feb , 20.500 *47% 30 x34% 6% Nov - 25 Dec 23% 1 14. Apr 41%. Jan *94 54 8 28% 28% 28 % 28% par 88 Mex, S A— Jan 16% May Dec J 65 Oct 160 ■ 8 Jan 156 -• May 31» Light—fao 30 ¥a 87% - Rayon 1 Ingersoll-Rand common No par 6% preferred ——100 Electrica Industrial 12% Apr 86% Jan 8% May 23 % May 1% Jun 11% Jun ,21% May ? 11% 26% 4 2,500 29% ? 89% ' 97 54 8% *9 8% *P4 54 *53 % 54 *8 35^a 31 *88 CLOSED A " • Feb 90 *89 36 30 Va STOCK EXCHANGE 89 89 % ■ Jan 36% 30% 29% 29% 89 35%: 35% 36 36 89 35% 29% A—100 non-cum conv pfd ser 29% 35% 28% 35% j Illinois Central RR Co common_100 1,900 20 . 12,500 26% 26% 81% 81 % 660 311'a 6,500 10% /10% 300 ,31 K 8% Jun 30 May : 8 Kansas x80 Nov 98 May 08% Dec 101% Dec 28% Feb 48% Oct 94% Jan 100% Feb x34%Feb 12 11 48% Mar 60 y2 18% Dec 80% Feb 18% Dec 18 May 10% Jun 26 y« July 17%. Jun 23 Jun 22% July Fpr footnote* see page 102 Aug 22 '105% Aug 30 24 45 % Oct 52 ,,Jan 3 14% July 25 xl3%Jun 24 1 13 58 ' Sep 13 7 16% Aug 18 14% Jan 7 21% Jan 17% Jan 8 7 100 100 *100% 105 43% *100% 101% *104% City Southern eom__No par 4% non-cum preferred 100 Kansas Power & Light Co com.8,75 3.80% 4% 10% City Power & Lt Co— preferred preferred cum ,— Kansas 43% ' 101% *100% 101% *104% 105 *104% *10 y* 10% *100% 101% *100% 101% 104% *104 104% 40 43% 7,300 57% 100 . 105 43 43% 43 V* 104 43% 44% 45% 43'A *56 *57% 58 57% 57% *57% 58 15% 15% 15% 16 15% -15% 15% 16 15% Kayser' (Julius) ;& Co.. 5 Kelsey Hayes Wheel conv class A_1 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 1,300 20 20 20 20 20'/* 19% 20 y8 *19% 20% 1,300 .1 16 16% 16% *16 16% 1.500 Class B "51 59 16 *19% *15% 16% 16 16% • 16 , 7,900 I THE- COMMERCIAL Number 4847 Volume 170 NEW Range for Previous Lowest 42 % Feb 60% Oct Nov 51 12% Dec Apr Oct .19 Oct 11% Feb Dec 89 i 75 Nov 32 , Jan 37% Mar 63 29 % $ per 56% Jan 12 47% Oct 13 14% Oct 14 "u Jun .. .17% Jun "90 24% Oct 15 14 Jun 10% Jun 14 62 " Mar 18 > Oct . 72 Sep 22 31% Jan.i 7 ',■25% Jun 20 58 y2 July ' / 43 : Jan 26 Jan ;42% Aug 1,7 ; 48% Feb 14 Oct 49 98 x35% Feb >16 39%» Jun Feb 13 103'/a Oct 14 x 14% Sep* 7 , *95% July 1 ". 90% Aug 11 45% Feb 40% Nov CHRONICLE 59'A Aug 2 Oct 13 56 3 Saturday Par .Kennecott Copper *Kern County Land Co__ .Keystone Steel & Wire Co -Kimberly-Clark 4% .No 45% 23% 14% 23% 100 *100% Kinney (G R) Co common _1 $5 prior preferred _No par , , /Koppers Co Inc common .4% preferred Kresge (S S) Co_ , ioo JIo 14 24% 24% •■■>•23% *95% *14% *58% 59 *55% 56 Friday Oct. 13 Sales Oct. 14 $ per share 48% 47% 46 47% 14% 14% 293/a 14% STOCK *95% 24% CLOSED 59 55% 7% 7% COLUMBUS 96 14% 5,000 1,400 ' 24% 7,400 103% , 14 72 320 14 500 72 10 28% 29 3,900 96 *95% *70% 29% 29 DAY ■ 24% 102 95% 95% 30 41%., 4134 7% ' 41% 41% 3,800 59 55% •59 ' *70% 29% 41% 59 102 % *14 71 12,500 ■,/ " 24% 102% - EXCHANGE 14 '-•29% :95% Shares 48% 47% 14 „ for the Week $ per share r 453,8 243/a '13% 41% t per share 47% 104 55% - Thursday Oct. li 473/4 71 41% •v "j 14% 73% 95% >41% par 19 PRICES ^Wednesday 45 Va ■ *102 14% ,'71 •'■•>■29 96 41% 102 101 29% * —No par "Kroger Co (The). 45 73% 29 iq ^Kress (S H) & Co 47% 14 15 *71 : 47% 45'/a 101 *14% 10 47 *13% SALE < $ per share ,-,44% • HIGH Oct. 11 share $per . 47% 44% *13% com___Nopar Corp ,47% _5 No par 2nd preferred conv AND Tuesday Oct. 10 $ per share, par '>.» Monday Oct. 8 . (1507) RECORD LOW "a STOCK share >... 6 39 : 104% July .14% Jun ; STOCK EXCHANGE Jun 20 11% Feb 25 A0 , j- May 24 Feb 92 16% NEW YORK Highest .,$ per share share per f40% , Range Since Jan. 1 . Highest S per share . YORK FINANCIAL STOCKS Year 11)48 Lowest & 59 59 58% 58% 55% 56 55 55% 1,500 1,700 , 55% 41% ' ■, i; 4% Dec 12 Apr 3y8 Jun Mar 17% Jan 4 9% Jun 14 14 y8 May Oct i 53% May 42 Mar 47 i May . Jan 7 14 Jan 43 4 29 22% Jan 98 13'A May 6% Jun 3 11% Jan Feb 33% Jun 13 43% Oct 3% Jun 13 5% Jan 7 39 8'A 4y2 Mar A 6 19% Mar > 5% 41% Feb 56 8% Dec V-12 16'A Feb Dec 8 May v, 52% Oct 21 4 Apr 38 y2 91 Jan Mar 174% Mar Oct 33 Nov 8% >47 Nov Dec/ 68% Jan 14% Dec >-4 Xl8 U 10% Jan 66% Jan Jun 14 33% Oct 13% Jun 14 17 65 y2 Jun Jun 5 • Feb 18 • x60 25% Oct 3 25% Sep 28 168 % Sep 29 23% Jan 4 153 6 ■19% Jan Jun 23 Nov 25 Nov Dec .50 May 20 Feb 91 Dec 357/a May 98 Va July V 17 Nov 24% -7% 14 -20% Jun 14 25% Sep ,95 Jan 14 99 15 jJun 13 Sep 9 21 % Mar 30 *89% *42 2 8% 61% ... No par 27% 27% com No par 15% 15% 100 *' (P) Co 16% 16% 69% 69% 69 24 23% 18% ' (Ky) No Nashville_„_ >'■ ■" { \ 243/4 24% 24% 24% 1.5001 58 57% 58 5,800 •' 36 Vb / ; .90' 36% „ *184 ? " > 44 8 8% 8 ■>»•' ■A >: 43% 1.000 3,600 36% 600 90% 89% 184 ,183 *42% 43% .2,800; 8% - 36% 91% 185 8% 61% 61% ■f> 32% y> i6 >68 8% / > 15% .? 15 Va • -a 16% <8% 61% 31% ,61% i 30% 69'- ,69 •. 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A__No par- y4 61% 15% •/- ,20% 4,400 3,000 4% 18% 89>/a 8'A *67 8% 43% 18% >18 •" *182% 28 20% 4% 2% 36% h 36% 89 15% 20% 4% 4 2% . * l Corp Gas & Elec Co • 36% 42 / 8 43% *3% *6 , 1823/4 . 8% 43% 2% 57 :/ % 60 4% ,56% 8 ) 1,200, ' 94 2% 56% 61% 70 *67 8% • •25 /, 42% 8% *61 % *92 4 18 8'/a 94 4% 24% —No par JLousville / & . 43 5 600 1 187/a 2% 25 89% 1,100 • 44 18% 2% * No par *92 51% 10% 36% 19 *4% « • 10% 182% 185 —_No par ,_i Cement Louisville 11 36% 89 *183 Corp Bell, Lumber Lorillard *36 25 VB" " : 51% 8 *41- > 42 43% 55% 8% 100 com Inc Star -Long 30% Aug 29 41% Jan 131% May 31 Jan Lone 23 Jan 15% J un Sep 158 >37 14 13 -21% • 71% Oct Loew's > 8 11% ' 4% 11 , *41% 43 51%; " 24% • - 24% 55% ; 5 *5% 51% ■■' 11 25'A 55% J 3%% conv preferred Lockheed Aircraft Corp 5 4 *25 No par ™__ Co 3% 2% 11% 48% 24% 8% 4% *10% 11% *46% 24% ' 8 42% 4Va 6% 52 52 5 No par •Liquid Carbonic Corp 5 8 •Jun Oil 6% _l 8% 42% , 11% 48% , ' 3% 17% 600 11% 19 42% 18 200 18% 42 2% 18 par 13,400 3% 21% 24% , X92% ->92% 2% 18 % 6% 7% 3% 21% -*46% 11% 19 95 8 7% 3% 21% 21% 48 *41% 7% -3% ► 24% 4 2% No par I Corp Belt: Co •Lion 27 Jan 22% Apr 18% Aug Stores Lima-Hamilton Link 7 3 14 y# Jan >30% July Feb Nov 20% May 68% Jun 14 Jan 78 14 16 ya Feb Jun pfd (The) prefetred Lily Tulip Cup Corp.™ 10 85 • Corp 4 *3% 7% 7 17 >24% Nov 138 13 52 y2 Jun ' >•57% 12 xti% Jun Jan 2nd non-cum Lehman 8% 42% 1 Lehn & Fink Products 13 Sep 43% Oct Jun 23% Dec 13% ' 91% Oct 15 Jun • 50c 7% 3% com— / $3 non-cum 1st preferred—No ; *93% 42% 11% 243/4 18% 18% 95 10 Issued Lerner 186 Feb 14 19 15% Lehigh Valley Coal 8% Mar 30 33 May 13% when com 19% 7% 7% 33A 21% *46 44 *42% 44 25 No Libbey Owens Ford Glass Libby - McNeill & Libby Life Savers Corp Liggett & Myers Tobacco 70% May 55 % Mar Additional 37% July 27 170 : *42 par Cement 13 14 -6% Jun > Portland 28 34% Jun 14 72% Apr 13 Jan 24% *93% Oct 58 48 % 24% 100 26% Sep 25 _5 ___ & Sons Co Lehigh Valley RR 11% May 16 20 VB Feb 11% *46% 24% 19'A 13 15 8% Feb 11% 48% 24% - 3 Lehigh 12 x41% Jun i (James) 11% *46% l ■ " *3% 21% 3% 22 *21% *11% 50 Tire *3% 22 *21% com 12 8% Jan 44% Jan -10% 157 24% Jan 15 Jun Nov -82 13 ! & *3% No par No par cumulative preferred Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co 8 Jun Jun >26% >56% Jan 47/aJun 15 May .31% Mar - 3 -10% May Jan 43'/a 3 & 7% pfd„75 Pesos Mex (The) 3.85% 4% Aug 23 ■1% Jun 4% July 26'A July Jan 4 ' Co__ Rubber Lees May 24 3% Aug ~1% Lee 13 Jun Jun * 6% Co ^Lane-Wells 10 Dec 99 Consolid Co. Bryant common 4%% preferred Mar 21 20 26% May Dec Light Lane 29 19 Gas Lambert 14 16% Jun Dec 90 30% Mar La 6 26% Jan 37 ;Laclede 21 90% Jan .721% 10 Jan 22 y2 May 19% Jun 43 ; * 6 11% Sep 46% Sep . 29% May 25% Aug *5 6 10 24 9% Mar :• 7% Oct 5 Dec 4% 17 • 4% Jan 6% May Feb 100 ( ■ 100 *99 18% 1,000 18% 18% 1,166 ■ _ ' Range for Previous Year 1948 Lowest $ per share Lowest Highest • NEW .Range Since Jan. 1 Highest . STOCKS $ per share YORK ' .LOW AND STOCK Saturday EXCHANGE $ per share $ per share Par HIGH SALE Monday Tuesday Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 8 $ per share Sper share n- ,, Thursday (Oct. 13 $ per share . PRICES Wednesday $ per I per share' Sales Eriday Oct. 14 Oct. IS ,t $ p&r share for (the Week v share Shares ' py M k- • V 9% Jun x35 % Dec 40 129 Oct 142 Feb 13% Dec 30% Mar • 131 ..",15% 14 138 22 Dec 15% Feb 247A May 490 -j 27% Jun 95 y2 Jan 10% Jun 6 ( 100% Apr Jan Jun 10 24 1 Apr 10% Sep 430 .Jun 13 Dec 525 Inc 19% Jan 500 Jan 3 35% <•134 12% 12% *35 *134 123/4 123/4 35% 35% 35 % 137 *134 12% 12% 12'A 32% 32% ,32% 100 Vo *98% *99 v 9% *12% 9% 12 Dec 13% Jun Dec 26 Jan 15'A Jun 14 18 Feb 14% Jun 6% Feb 10 10% Apr 29 Maracaibo Oil 25 % May 17% Jun 13 23% Oct 14 Marathon Corp May 6% Jan 13 Marine Midland 4 Market St Marshall > 6% Feb 9 'A 24 Mar 25 7 « Aug 30 Manati Sugar 8% Aug 25 Mandel Bros ■ Mar 7 1 50 RR Co Nov 18% Mar 6% Dec 8 " 15 22% Dec -92% Dec 9% ,.■< Feb Nov 17% Co J 9% 1 22% 8% Sep 18% Oct 29 24 % Aug 8 95% Jan Apr 13 19% Apr 29% May, 103y2 Jun' 5 103% Feb 14 .,4%% 7% Jun 14 Apr 12 Martin . 12 - Ry *8% •*' Field & Co 7% *17% 23% (Glenn Jan •10% Feb 11 13% Jan 7 18% 8% 8% 21% 21% 13 57% Jan 7 Masonite Dec 27% May 11% Jun 13 19% Jan 7 Master Feb 45 34% July 12 42% Sep 13 Nov 176 170 Jan < Feb. 15 1 4 97 80 Jan 11 80 Feb 23 Aug 9 86% Sep 30 7% Jun 27 10 84'A Mar Jun 89 84 Feb 93 Jun 77% Aug 8% Dec 85 Jan 33 Dec 110 Apr 21 Dec 25 12% May Jan - 110 Feb Jan 101 y2: Jun Nov 42% 12 25 Jan $3 Jan 4 14 24 .Feb 24 90 35% Oct 99% Oct 40 Sep No par 1947 seriee_.No par Co No +2. preferred >,-. $6 1st No par preference cum No par McCall Corp No par McCrory Stores Corp com.. 1 14 5 3%% preferred.—. conv McGraw 21 Electric Co 100 1 .... 23% Mar 31 41 Dec 52% May 41% Jan 3 58% Sep 23 Mclntyre Porcupine 29% Dec 4 41 13 McKesson & Robbins Inc com Jan 35% May 98% Jun 30% Jan 87 3 100 18% Feb 24% Jun 15% . Dec 24% Jan 15 Dec May 23% May 80% Mar 96% 31% Dec Dec 25 11 % Dec 19 '/a Dec 62 V2 May May 12% Jan 18 y2 Jun 8% NOV 50%. May {:■ ,47 Jun Jun 92% May 19% Feb ,xl3 / Jun i 34 McGraw-Hill Apr 21 Oct July 20 24% Oct 16 17% Mar 11 McQuay 17% Jan Mead McLellan-Stores Norris No par. 8 Mines preferred 21— $4 11 14 Publishing 18 Mfg 12% July 14 15 ' 70% May 25 92 Oct 34 Jan 12 13 20% Jan 3 Melville Shoe Mengel Co > 14 1-3% Jan 34% Jun 30 49 12% Jun 14 15% July 25 7% Mar 21 8% Jan 20 Jan 8 22 5% 1st Mercantile Co Inc 120 22% 22% 22% „3,700 V *102 > ' 102 J/4 9% 9% 9% 13% 9% 13 ■> 13 13 13 50% 50% 51' 51 13% 13% 13% 40 39% 40 40% 403/a 40% 39% 40 177 *175 177 *174 47 46% 46% 46% ■ - *174 177 ♦174 177 *85%' 95% 96% *953/4 96% 97 *95% 96% 95% 95% *85% 88 86% 86% 86% 86% *86 *9% 93A 9% 9% 88 38 % *37% 38% 112 22% 34% *34% .34% 343/a *98 99% 99% 36% 37% 31 *30 y2 31% 58 573/8 573A 40%. 40 403/8 40 99 3A 31 *57%, 40% f ; Merch & Min Transp Co 223A 343/4 >34% > Nov 95% Jun 27 90 -Apr 28 Jan 3 105% May 25 17% Feb 2~7*% Jun 18 44% July 27 35% Dec Jun 30% Jun 20 92 Nov 104% May 97% Jan 3 Nov 106% ,101% 13 -38 % Feb Feb > 106% Oct Dec 38 Oct 97 Aug 19 5 ' Merritt-Chapman 38% Jan 26 Mesta 102 Mar 14 110% Feb 24 35% 14% Jan 8% Jun 8 69,% May 128 Dec 140 Nov 16 May 9Vb Mar 14 > July Jun 42 ya Nov 56% 87 Nov 98 54% Mar 78 Apr 47% Jan 7 17% Sep 13 24% Sep 2 37% Jun 124% July 14 10% Aug 2 7% Jun 15 43% Feb 105% May 87 May < 66% Jun Jun 18% July .Mar 139% Mar 37% 37% 37% 3,100 31 30% 30% 300 573A 31 573A 58 57 57% 2,400 ,40% 40 3/4 41 40% 41 4,100 31% *31 >/ *99% Copper Mra-Continent Middle South Midland 101 *98 99 98% 98% 24 24% 24% 24% 14% 143/a 14% 14% 14% 13% *91% 92% *32 34% *32% 34% 23% 23% 23% 3,000 • 14 13% 133/4 13% 13% 91 7*90% 92% *90% ,927/e 34 • 31'A 31% *31% 22% 23% 23% 14% 23 9% 9% 9% 10% 44 ■ 23% >9% 93A 45 *43 14% *14% *43 44i/2 143A 14% ' 34 45 .. 8'A y;j*8/.:> 14% *8 8'A *8 J: page *94 112 36% *106% 107% 11% 10 Inc com *45% No par 8 11% *23% new 16%, *128 45% 16% 13% 14% 45% % 130 8% 1st preferred Minneap & St Louis Ry No par 11% 9% 9% 10 59 Oct 7 98 Aug 30 10 89 Sep 6 16 4 107% Sep 1 13 14% Jan 15 & SS 100 Marie.. Minn-Honeywell Regul com 3.20 % conv pfd series A Minn $4 Min & Mfg common preferred ... 3 100 No par No par MinneapolisrMoline Co common 15 80 Feb 25 -$5.50 16 19% Oct 7 $1.50 1st preferred 2nd conv . preferred 1 100 25 *56% *105% 12%. 74 *18% 106% 12% 74 19% ' 100 112% 590 19% 19% 19% 1,400 1,100 36 3/8 363/a 36% 36% 36% 101% 1063A *101 101% 101% 101% *106% 107 106 % 106% 80 11% 11% 12% 12% 12% 12'/a 12% 3,100 46% 46 46% 45% 45% 45% 130 11% 9% 36% : ; 340 46% 5,600 13,800 1,700 17 17% 17% 16% 17% 24% 24% 24>/a 24% *128% 20 130 *127% 129% .11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11%" 9% 97/a 9% 10% *9% 9% 58% 58% 128 800 2,100 58% 58% 98 *96% 98 *96 97% 97% 97'A 100 86 85% 86 86 86% 85% 86% 1,500 57'A *105% 106% 12% 12% '74 73 4,100 96 112% 100 34 24»/a 128 % 57% 37% 96 96% 112% >106% ■ 167/a 86 37 37% 37 19% 19% 24% *96% 97% r 86 800 8% 112% 16% 9% 120 14% *8 57 *105% 57 106% 121/4 13 73 74 % 743A 13% 74% f 105 , . *105 105% 13 1,000 10 106 13 13% 74% 75% 16,300 ■ 380 ■ *19 20 *19 19% *19 20 • *19% .: 3,400 ;*•■ ' *96 24% *11 58 97 *85% v 112 16% *128 11% No par P 37'/a 98 30 9% *14% 8% 1,800 44 > 43% 14% 600 92 9% 9% ; 13% 92 13% 44 *8 8% 23% ... 23% Minn St 3 , 1,400 - 1071/4 101% ' 11% 193/4 363/4." O 36% 100% *106'A " 111% 20% 19% 20% 100 Petroleum *95 97 112 12 Jan 24. *20 36% 36% 36 97 112 25 Jan 16% jun see 36% 36% *94% 112 101% Prod ! 100 23 91 *31% 36% Utilities , 200 993A >237/a 14 >/2 12 67% Jun footnotes Steel 10 37% 237/a 12% Jan 10% Jun 104 Miami 1,800 ••"•,. 101 *98% 14% 101% series— 600 23% 6 preferred 10 227/a 145A pfd.100 3.90% * 19% May «11 Oct 4.35% Scott—No par & Co Edison • 14% .....—-___™:—8 Machine Metropolitan - *14% 14 & ■> conv • 233/a *98 99% 44 60c common 20 $4 300 23% V ,10 preferred 2-2.2.2.--No par 2nd preferred No par 23% Jan 14% Jun 10% Mar $3.50 6 18% Jun 98% Merck & Co Inc 113% Oct " 200 113 *22% 35% 34% "*' 38 38 , 20 9% *110% 22% 20 220 88 9% 113 3,400 . 69% 37 36% jr. 85% 3,800 > • No par " 101 *98 37% 97 39% 223/4 57'A 100 *98 ■37% *38 *110% 113 *22% 22Vb 343/a 22% *110% .., >" 39'/2 *38 39% 113 *111 112 22% 9% *9% 9% 9% 800 , 97 96 .95% 900;; - . 47% *95% 97 96% 2,600 • 177 47% 47% 96% *95% | i ' 47 47% 46% .*95 5,700 .5,500 51% > 13 3/8 / ' ? • 102% *102 13% >13% 23 3% 8 Vb 18% '22% 1 nq yA 9% 9% ' ; 13% 60 preferred Stores y2 8 *18 *13 1 common »1 o 1 2,600 8% 18% 13% 1 Corp (The) - conv 23% ' 8 12% *98 Corp common No par % pfd (1st series) 100 2nd pfd (1st series)... 60 4% 4% 24% Aug 16 7% Jun > 4 5 28% Jun •*,. 22% 10,900 > 18 50 *23 10 8% 12% 39'A 200 ,/>.-■ 600 ;< 8% " 23% x223A 9% 12% 12% *175 * 1,500 ' 2 , . 50 1 Co 22% 17 *49% ..No par ! Co ' 46% May 20% > par -No par common. 8., . 8% ; *39%' 0 common 22% 22% 7*17%,. J8 103 9 .9% 1,700 .8,600 7% ; 8% 17 > *13 No par pfd cum 23% - 8% 490 . 50 50 100 $3.75 cum pfd $3.40 10 Corp preferred Maytag 38% Aug 24 Sep 29% Jun Jan >> 23% 9% *12% 1 Chemical 23% *101 8% 16% 1,900:' .. ' 9% .7% 7% 8% 1,700 ;: 9% >460 7% 17,000 . 13% : 16%' / 9% 13% 9 490 j : 100% > 9% *460 7,9% 21% *98 V ,9% 12% 32% 13% 9 , 12% 100% 9% 13% 83/4 a% 17% 102% v *81/2 '7% 17% 9% Co_ Dept Stores $3.75 preferred Aug 25 113 Electric May Aug 25 97 5 . 30% Mar 23 36% May 88 29 May 25 Jan , 19% Mar 22 Jan 41% : 30 Jan 43% 112 7% Aug 16 47% Oct 14 Jan 38 93 *98'A , "lO • 18 *101 1 Corp Mathieson 179 Jun 47% Apr > ■; . / 7% 16'% >17 8 8 7% 7% _No par No par Martin-Parry Corp 39% Jun 27% ■ com Co L) 19% 69% July 18 - pfd 100 Feb 35 3A Mar DAY '' 1,600 139 •32% 13% 32% 490 7% 8% 16% 21% *21% *8'A 8% 6.25 5 100 9 8% 1 preferred Dec X165 12% 13 35% >135 137 32% j .79% ♦465 17 No par Corp prior 6% 11% Oct 137 J""r 7:9 490 7% 7% *7% *16% . 47 y2 • 13 *35 > ,9% r 9% *465 490 S Exploration 9% 9% *465 No par ; Shirt Manhattan 16% Mar 18 Sep 12% 35% COLUMBUS 100 .9%/ 7 *12 3/4 *35 13 32% 32 *93% 9% 13 t . ,. 100 9% 13 13 137 >12% 12% 32% 10 STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSED 123/4 *35 137 No par (The) Magnavox Co Mahoning Coal 7 5% *12% No par 100 (R H) 6% 15% com ' 5 21 1 10 100 5 Forbes Co Inc com 4 % % pfd series A Madison Square Garden Magma Copper 21. 22 Jan Trucks Mack Macy 6 13 Working Co & preferred >0% 6 20 23 Dec Feb M & M Wood MacAndrews Apr 26 Jan 10 33% Jan 8% July 27 Apr 9 3 14% Mar 36% Jan 10 .>9% Jun Nov 9% Jan Jun 10 xl6% 30 39% May 103% Jun 27% 94% , 6 31% Apr Jan 20 :*"■ U COMMERCIAL NEW Range Slnee Jan. 1 Year1948 Lowest Highest Feb *33 % 64% Jan 10 Sep 14 3 % Jun 13 6 Jan 7 July 15% Jun 14 5% Aug 16 Jun 34 Dec 25 Feb 15% 22% Dec 45% Not 29% July 81% May 9 99% Dee 9% 11% Jan 8 7 % preferred Mojud Monarch 4 56 Aug 17 Monsanto Aug 16 14 112 10 111% Jan 13"% Oct 13 47% Jun 13 May 69% Mar 29 Deo 17% May 10% Jan 8 6 Moore-McCormack Not 27 Jan 16% Jun 29 Jan 7 Morrell 11% Jan 21% Deo 14 Jun 0 24% Oct 14 20% Jan 16% Jun 6 25% Jan 7 19 Deo 29% May 23 May 15% Jun 14 15% Deo 24 Jun 11% Jun 1 13% Not 10% Oct *9 % Jun 13 10 Deo 14% Oct 9% Sep 21 11 83% Feb 45 107% Jan 112 Jun 109 12% Sep 17 Jan 10 34 Dec 43 Jun Deo 60% Jan 41 14% Mar 21% Jtm 10% Jun July Motor Products Motor Wheel 8 Mueller 7 7 29 112% Mar 17 19% 20% 4% 4% 4% •29% 30% 29% 29% 29% 29% STOCK 11% 11% 11% EXCHANGE 22% 23% CLOSED 52% 53% 11% 11% *11% *22% 23% 22% 23 6 52% 52% 52 % 52% No par *106% 108 % *106 108% *109 110 "109 110 com —No par Co '"7 13% 13% 13% 13% 52% 52% 51% 52% 12 12 Ye 1 12 1 :< 4% 52% 9% 29% 5.000 10 6,100 4% V 10,600 19% 20% 20,600 4% 7,300 *29% 293/4 400 11% 523/B 11 % IP/4 22% 23% 900 52% 52"% 4,200 / 53 COLUMBUS *106% 108 DAY *109% 110% 133/4 13% 52 51% 52% 23% *23 108% % Shares f.;/- 4% 29% 11% for the Week 4% . 43/4. 110 Ye *107 110 5 No par 51% *105% 110 800 108 500 110 13% 13% 13% 52% 51% 52 — ' 5,100 11,800 *17% *17% 18% *18 18% ll3/4 17% 12 No par 18 17% 17% 21% 22 21% 22% 22 22% 22% 22% 22% 24% 14,900 No par Co Corp 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 23 2274 23 22% 22% 1,700 19% 19% 19% *18% 19% 14 13% 13% *13% 133A 100 4,600 1 Corp 12% 18% 11% 12 12 12 3,100 I *19% 19% *19% 19% 193/4 Co 1 •14% 14% *13% 133/4 *13% Mfg Corp Munsingwear Inc 1 *11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 113/8 11 *9% 10 *9% 10 *97/a 10 10 10 *93/4 500 : 11% 6 10 Brass Murphy Co. (G C) common 4%% preferred Murray Corp of America com \% preferred 13% Jan 6 39 Oct 11 il Jan 8 Myers (F E) & Bros 16% Jan 1 19% 4% Mull ins Jan 48% Sep 17 14 19% 4% Lines & 14% Jan May 17 Jun •:/ 19% 54 10 ■/ : 9% 4% /, 4% • 20% 21% 9% 4% 4% Inc 17% Jan 14 38% Feb May 4% , 52% 53 9% 9% Sales Oct. 14 $ per share 8 (John) Motorola 19% Mar 80 30% Mar 22 60 13% Apr 23 4% • 19% Montgomery Ward & Co 10 4% 1.28 Utilities 20 9% No par Co 50% 507/b 507/s 974 4% Friday Oct. 13 t per share 1 per share 20 (4 Montana-Dakota 50% 4 Thursday Wednesday 100 Machine Tool Chemical *9% $ per share I per share SALE PRICES Oct. 12 11 . Monday, October 17, 1949 pfd_100 con ♦3.25 conv pfd series A conv pfd series B 13 4 A Carpet Mills Hosiery Co Inc 24% May 16 Jan series 50% 8 No par com Mohawk 4 103% Jun Par 10 RR Missouri Pacific RR 5% 13 101% Jun ' , $ per share Oct Oct. 10 v HIGH AND Tuesday Monday Oct. 8 — Mo-Kan-Texas 45% Jan Oct 65 Corp Jun 10 Saturday Mission Development Co 21% Jan Apr 10% "47% Mar 20 May 112% Dec Jan 35 0 Jun 122 105% Mar Jun 9 * Jan 44 8 Mission 85% Mar 30 3% Aug 16 13 % 14 13 73% Feb 4 38% Jun 9% July Feb v.';1':',... t per share 7% Jun 42*4 CHRONICLE LOW STOCK YORK EXCHANGE Highest t per share t per share I per share FINANCIAL STOCKS Range for Preview Lowest & 7 Nash-Kelvlnator 1 47% 100 ►109% 200 _ 400 47% 109% 47% 47% 473/4 473/4 47% 109% 109% 109% 109% *109% 109% 13% 13% 13% 13% 133% 13% 13% *38 39 39 39 *38 39 *38 39 *48 50 *48 50 49 49 *48 48% 10 13 60 *38 39 No par *48 50 48 48 48 13 1,600 109% 30 13% *109% 11,300 100 -.1 100 N Corp. Sep 22 Jun 13 28 Jan 21 Nashville Chatt & St 29 Jan 17% Jun 14 23% Apr 11 National Acme 4% Sep Jan 3 9% Apr 4 8% Feb 10% May 18% July 9% Jun 13 17% Mar 10% Jun 13 13% Apr 45 28 14 41 '.v Aug 28 National Battery 36% Oct National BiEcult 9% 29 Not Mar 5 July 28% 162% Oct 176% Jun 5% Not 9% May 82% Feb 82% Deo « 48 Feb 9% Oct Deo 30% Jan 10% Mar 4% Jun . Jun 82 14% Deo Not National Automotive National Aviation 1% Corp Can National National Container 14 Ye Feb 25 Nat 17 Oct 10 85 Oct 96% May 86% May 13 05 Feb 10 29% Jan 88 Jun 182 25% Apr 14 Oct 177 Jun 169% Jan 4 183 130 Not 147% Apr 135 4 149 Products National 16% 33% Jan 21 7% Oct 13 19% Jan 21 1 Jan x% Jun 13 May 19% Jan 21 24 Oct 73 % Jun 13 21% Feb 28 15% Feb 11 25% Aug 19 19% May 16 15 80 26% Jan 25% July Not 80% Not 94 Lead Linen National Natl Natl Power Shares National 21% Jan 4 9% Jun 13 12% 12% 9 % Jun 20 11% Sep 87 Feb Jan 24 35% Oct 13 Apr 20 20 National 8 Not 90% Mar 38 Feb 12% Deo $ per share 19% j«n Tea Natomas 3 13% Mar 30 Nehi 10 14% Mar 17 Neisner 104 Jan xl01% Jan 12 SB May 29 Jan Jan 8% Jan 3 84% Oct 18% July Feb 92 121 Feb 11% Mar 20 Mar 49% Jan 200 Jan 6% Mar Jun July 144 July 23% Apr Jun 01 10% Sep Jun 14 59% Jan 8 25 13% Jan 10 Apr 30 72% Jan 27 14 14 Apr 12 33% Jan 12 9% Jun 13 13% Jan 85 7 86 Oct 13 N Y 117% Jun 13 140 10 Jun 20 20% Jun 8 21 96 jun 91% Jan 4 Feb 19% Oct 15% Feb 25 Jun 14 48% Sep 81 Jan 8* .Tun 86 20 Deo 26% .Tun 16% May 25 Aug 14% Mar 8 Jan 82% Mar 17% July 30% Jan ct> Jan 243/8 24% 23% 233/4 17% 173/s 173/e 17% 82% 82% 82% 82% *82 32% 32% 32% 32% 33 33 11 10% 10% 11 11 11% 11% 11% 11 11% LOW 10% *13% *101% *36% 67/e Jun Oct 4 Nobllw-Sparxs 16 14 Jan 3 Noma 28 Mar 24 59% Jan 10 7 28% JaD 20 17% Jun 15% Jan 3 13% May 8 Ve Jun 14 20% July 19 11% Jan 7 Mar ♦3.75 Norfolk 12% 12% 69'% 29 29% 29% 27% 10% 283% 27% *27% 273% No par 103% 10% 103% 10 5% too Adjustment American North American Northern Central 36% Mar 17 Northern Natural 18% Oct Northern Pacific 8% Feb 28 10 Not 83% Jan 3% Dec 10% Mar Dec 84 Apr 29 107% Sep 19 17% Mar 27% Ma? 40% Apr 7% May 14% Jun 7 Jun 0 13% Jun 14 32 Jun 15 1% May 21 11% Mar 2 11 Sep 26 94% Aug 11 109% Mar 22 $4.80 36 Northwestern Jan 4 4% Jan 11 7 4.6% Gas tNorwalk & Wednesday Oct. 12 Sales Friday Thursday for the Week Oct. 14 Oct. 13 80% 132 $ per share *101% 103 37% 102'% 10% STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSED *36 COLUMBUS 12 12'% DAY 68 68 *100% v. 79 134 12% 23% 23% *22% *53 59 *53 *220 235 *220 10% 99 *57% 58% 1,400 11% 6,200 11% 12% 68 68 293% 29% 30 3/4 29 5/s 30 273% 27% 28% 28 Ye 28% 2,700 10 7/a 10% 11% 103% 10% 27,900 86 84 84% 3,600 83% 84% 11% *68 150 68% 5,600 v 135 % 134% 12% 12% 12'% 1274 25 *23% 24% 233% 24 59 *55 59 *55 59 235 235 *220 235 134 12% 235 135 6% 6% 25% 263% 26% 98% 98% 173% 17% 51% . 10 3,100 26% 3,200 98 18 '51% 300 26 98% 173% 1,700 ;.•///, 98 1774 265% x98 % 1,600 135 6% 1774 1,100 5,700 6% 674 18 7,200 10% *97 59 58% 98% 98% 102% 10 % 253% 253% *17% *100% 200 37% 99 6% 6 3% 20 37% 102 % 10% 500 102 ' 123% 63% 102 37% *97 99 59% 58% $ per share 150 < 51% 51% 51% *92 93 *21% 22% 7 515% *92 93 93 22 22 *22 93% 51% *92 22'% 21% *8% 8% 83% 8 3% 8% 8% 87% *26% 27% 26% 26% 26'% 26% 49% *27 27s% 51% 93% 93 % 22 21 % 21% 600 8'% 83/4 2,500 *273% 2774 700 51% 87% 2774 ? 60 4,200 493% 49 49% 49% 50% 49% 27 5% 275% ♦27% 28 27 3/4 2774 400 17% 17% 17% 17'% 173% 17% 1774 19,700 10'% *27 50 275% 49% 49% 27 50% 93% 10% 10 3% 101/4 103% 10'% 1074 16,000 173% 17% 10'/4 103% *78% 79% *78'% 79% 78 3% 78% 78'% 79 78% 78% 240 10 34% 34% 34% 35'% 34'% 35 % 34 7% 3574 17% 17% 18 17% 18'% 18 3574 18% 35 V* 17% 1774 18 4,600 33,300 1074 11,800 No par Inc 103% 91 108 % 17% 1. 103% 10% 105% 91 91 ♦1073/4 108% . 103% 10% 10%' 10% 91 913% 91% 91 % 108'% 1073% 1C73% 108% lo *103% 10% 10 3% 11% 11 11% H'% *183% 18% 185% 19 19 19% 19 *333% 33% 34 3274 *2% 2% 2.88 *14'% 143% 34 ; 34 23% 2 3% *14% 14% *2% 14 23% 14% 2% 14' 290 11'% 8.200 1874 19 2,700 *33% . 91% 108'% 107% 34 34 No par Co 540 90 108 11% 19'% 80 Rubber Pharmacol 1074 1074 91 10874 28 common Telegraph Tire SALE PRICES 88 Co Co preferred Norwich 6,700 100 Ry Ry Airlines 113% 1 preferred Northwest 11% 130 1-0 Northern States Pwr Co (Minn)— Common No par 83.60 preferred No par 11% July 22 19% July 25 14% Oct 28 A-iation 85 Mar 28 com Co 13 11 4 preferred North 75% July 22 Jan 14 18 1 ;• Co 11% Jun Feb 8.§0 Corp Western Ry 79% *97 *125% 18 500 Corp— 28 & 10 Ye 10'% 27% Industries Chemical Nopco H OO 102% 283% preferred Electric 37'% 38 69'% 98% 3,300 10% 2,700 69 26 34% 10% *101% 12% 18 82 33% 10% 11% 103% 12 253/4 81% 35% 10% Shares *68 *98 82% 33 700 14 Ye 58% 6 3% 6,500 10% *57% 63% 173% 17% $ per share 58% 235 17% 7 10% No par Co 2,000 18 *82 ■ *13% 58% 132 24 f 14% 103 10 125% 24 24 103/4 99 100 24 "j 13% *97 ■1 85 10% 1 Common 31 Jun 101% 24 85 84% 14'% *37% 10% 200 24 85 , 103% 14 102% % 24% ' 103% $ per share 10 3% 14 1<HJ common Elec & Gas Oct o 26 10% *97 1,700 5,900 *13% 10% 14 *102 60 r 10%:, 99 State Aug 26 21 jun *101% 1 HIGH Oct. 11 $ per share 37% 100 AND Tuesday Oct. 10 103% is *24 /' 82% Monday tper share 1 • % 5,300 18 % 11% & Light 3.90% pfd 100 Shipbldg Corp partlc stock 1 52 18 17% Saturday 7% *17% 7 7% 18 18 17% N Y Power 22 7% 24 N Y 94 6,700 . 24 Haven & Hart RR Co.100 Preferred 5% series A 100 4 10 7% 7% 24% N Y New 3 146% 84% *220 20 33% 180 % *145 % System RR 32% *179% 84% BO Harlem 32% *23% 11% 10 146% \s *10% 11,700 180% 24% lo 10Q 92 323/4 17% 84 200 ; 16% 92 *145 7 7 9%: 16% *179% *% Oct. 8 preferred - 145% 33% Xl45% 17% 84 59 6 13,700 180 33 180 181 149 , 92 *23% STOCK common ■//•-: 92 % *53 Dock non-cum Y 200 17 *91 84 No par 47% Sep 100% ♦91 33% 181 *147 ; 16% 17 24% Louis Co com 36% Jun Oct 323/4 33 181 149 , Central & St 27% Nov 33 181 9% 9% 16% *83 Pa com Brake Air Feb 8% 93 common_Nopar Elec Dec 103% *91% 93 $5 21% Jun 90 *92 100 10% Aug *8% 9% *23%. common 25% 78 20% 9% Apr 23 62% Not 28% Jan 93 21% *147 N Feb 20% *9% 17 25 21 21 2,200 16,200 21% / 21% *9% 16% *22% 33% Jan 15% 21% 21% 16% No par 99% Sep 12 19% Apr 7 8,800 153/8 15"% York 21 36'% 15% New 9% Jan 1,300 35% 153/4 6 13 103/4 16 26% May 5 Ye Jun 14% Jun 89% July 4,600 10% 15% 9% 16% 10 J) 7% No par Fibre (J 4 16% 213/8 80 & 7,100 7% 28 preferred— York Y 3,300 8% 6% 36- 132 N 32% 8% 7% 35% 12% 9 32% 83/4 7 ■ 35% 153/4 79% Mar 32% 8% V 35 *130% 250 2,000 35% 100 10 6% 35% No par Feb 6 Ye 35% preferred series A City Omnibus Corp 225 330 6% 11 N Y Mar 1813/4 10% 8 59 181% 12% 40 11 21 14 182% 32% 181 12% *39 11 Jan Feb 36% *. H 14% Jan 48 Feb 55 *9 No par Co Inc Co Chic 6% 36% 6% :■ 36% 103/4 No pa; York New 0 363/4 8 3/4 7 13% 393/4 13 40 181 10,800 1,800 1474: 36% 32% 8% 7% Newport News Ship & Dry Dock__l Jun 56 Not Dec 32% 8 3/8 173/4 YORK Engmjr.a New 14% Deo 32% 8% 17% Newport Industries 4%% preferred 23% Jun 86 13% 32% 7 / 7 Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% pfd_100 Newmont Mining Corp 10 24% Jun 20% 23 >' New ' Jun 258 32% 7% 17% ' 27 *32% 12% 290 393/4 6% 6% preferred 3%% 19 9% Feb Jun 39 Sep New 65 43% 6% No par Bros Newberry 16 90% Deo 102 Sep 29 99% July 29 94 42 Not 6% 6% Corp 4%% 4 Mar 21 Aug July 20% May 12% 38 8 04 31 103% Aug Mar 28 93% Jan 99 Not 6% Par 9 % Jan Feb 6% 6% t per share 12% Jun 70 183% EXCHANGE May 20% 182% l Corp Co NEW 10 12% 183% 100 Corp Vulcanized Natl Lowest $ per share 98% 36 .100 National Supply (The) 4'% % preferred Range Since Jan. 1 Highest Highest Feb 12% 39% 35% 353/4 25,800 182% 12% 39% 35% *39 14% 15 15 273/a 12% 12% 40 STOCKS Year 1948 Lowest 100 *39% -10 Corp National Sugar Ref Co Range for Previous *27% Mar *12% 14% *27 273/a ' Steel *80% Jun Not 14% Steel Lt & National Jan 9 14% Cast-No par ex-dlst No par Malleable & 7 80% May 12% Not 14% 1 common.. Service 4 15% May .. 14% No par Co 14 Dec $ per share 14% 18.50 preferred A. preferred B Oct Not Jan 7% 6% il Jan 10% Not National 91% Jan 21 9% Enameling & Stamping Gypsum Co com $4.50 preferred Sep 15 Aug 19 26 Not 14% 21% Distillers 13 14 20 14% Prod—No par National 13 7% Jun x117/b Jun 114% 1 *15% 17% Jun Deo Deo 2,800 5 Department stores Jun Not 73/4 3574 National 14% A 7% No par Cylinder Gas Co 20% 19% 73/4 *10% National Deo 81% Mar 7% 1 11 14 13 7% 15% *27 ' 13% Feb Jun 7% 8% 7% 11% Dairy 14 73/4 ; National Jun 7% P*r 14 94% 700 7% Co Jan Sep Feb 21% City Lines lnc_ National 15 15% 21% 14% 15% 8% Cash Register— National 12% * 21% 14% 6% 36% Oct 5% Mar 10 21% Corp 10 Feb 21% 14% 27 *182 % 27% Feb 7% 21% common. May 22% May Deo 27% 21% preferred 17% Aug 18 21% Oct 6 6% 27 *21% 35% Co Co " Jun Jan 27 213% —f Fibres Inn 5 12 9% Jun 13 21 17% 13 14% 263/4 National Airlines 8% Aug 19 9% Jan 8 13 Jun 4 13 35% Aug 6 5% Jun 5 13 Oct 185% Sep 15 7% Mar 29 13 30% Jun Jan 14% Aug 24% Mar 3 170% Mar 15 9% May 13% Jun 15 14% 14% Louis. Co. 26% 4 22% D?c *21% 7% Kb 18 .100 1 20 34 *2% 2% /:•••/ 14 14 270 400 274 14 1,000 O 26% Deo Jun 92% 27% Jan Jan 3 103 Jun 26% 99 % Jan Feb 3 48 Jun 16% Apr 18% Jan 22% Feb 23% May 31 17% Jan 8 92 Mar 6% Dec 34% 30% July *109% July 12% Apr 88 Dec 100 Jan 20 Jan 28 Jun 87% 27 144% 20 33 May 18 106% Sep 26 19% Mar 7 Oklahoma Oliver 31% Jan 7 Jan 7 9 Oct 5 79% July 13 90% Jan 10 18% Aug 22 22% Jan 7 Jun 28 35% Oct 164 13 Jan 148 Oil Gas Jan 15% Not 15 23 Jan 11% Jun 1 Deo 80 16% Jan 24 Corp Outboard Feb 47% Dee 64% July 49% Jan 7 70 Jan 28 Outlet 3 59% Sep 7 For 78% Jan footnote? sei j*ee 24 Sep 30 6% pfd common (The) common preferred 0 30% 30% 105% 105'% 30% 30'% 30% 18% 18 18 *38 24% *94 A 8% 3C% 105 30% *17% 30 7% 105 2074 18 3074 105 31 *1774 Mfg r?o 31% *173% 18 18 31,000 220 13,100 100 : 24 3% 245% 24% 24% 25 25% 24% 2474 *94'% 95% x93% 94% *94 95'% 94 2,200 94 8 % 8% 88 % *88 *20 22 *21 8 5% 8% 85% 8% 874 8% 874 88% ♦88% 887% 8874 8874 8874 22% *20% 22% *20'% 22% 35'% 35'% 353/4 35% 166% 166% *166% 3534 35% 35'% 167% 167% 167% 167'% 2.80 *13% 14 *13% 14 *133% 14 13% 75 *70 75 *70 75 75 75 58% 58 y8 58 74 *21 1374 *70 583% 58% 140 88 7% 35'% 58% - 31% 95% *88 ■»«»■/• 31 105 24% 100 No par Glass 105 3174 100 & Co 3074 31% 105 No par preferred Owenw-Tlllnois 10o 303% 105% 30% lo common Marine 80 No par preferred Collins Elevator 80 170 Elec 4% convertible Oppenhelm Otis & 30% *105% | No par convertible Omnibus 8% common Co Corp 4%% Co preferred. Ohio 99 13 4.40 7u 7 Jun 14 91% July 26 6% Feb 11 Jun Edison 33% Jan Not Jan Ohio 58 34 35 166% 57% 167 3,300 80 22% 357s 6,000 230 167 ' 13'% *73% > ■" 58% 13'% 77 58'%" 400 10 3,600 Volume 170 COMMERCIAL THE 4847 Number Lowest Highest $ per share $ per share 11% Feb lB%May 8% Dec IB May 80% Sep 73 ADr Feb NEW YORK Range Since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1948 $ per share 14 Jan ,7 Pacific Amer 6 10% Jan 18 Pacific Coast Sep 1 71 Apr 4 43% May 29 Aug 16 40 Jan 17 15% Mar 21% Jun 18 Feb 24 21 Apr 14 29% Nov 36% Jan 30% Jan 3 34 Sep 13 55% July 44% July 104% Jun Jun 6 54 Jan 6 27% Jun 14 Feb 7 1/64 Sep 20 47Y* Mar Dec 89 Dec 130 Nov 3% 147* Dec 39% Nov 4 50 89 135 Mar Dec 8*4 Nov 1 3*4 Jun 44 •99% 100*4 99*8 100*4 3*2 33 1/64 02 iuu *144*2 144*8 ♦144*2 144*a 1 10 3*3 3*2 3*8 40*4 40*4 40*4 41 3*8 3*8 3% 4 9 9 8*3 9*8 9*8 8*a 15*8 15% 15*3 16 16*2 17 17% 17% 18% 1,900 57*2 57% 57*2 57 57% 57% 58% 58% 62 100% 3,800 1,130 18,600 Rights 61a preferred May 95% Jun 23 97 Jan 105 18*4 Feb 8% Apr Panhandle Prod 6c Refining 16 Jan 7 Jun 102% Feb 8 104% Jan 14 24% Feb 3 18% Sep 14 21% July bT 37 Parafflne Cos Inc 7 18% Jun 30% 6*4 Mar 10 16% 47 4 9 24% Jan 3 30 2 x6 Jun 15 convertible 15*8 6% 100 *102*2 103*2 ♦102*2 21% 21*8 21*8 3 Parker Parmelee 144% 144*4 30% 42 3% 3% 3*a 8*8 100 100 6% 4 100 6% 6% 19% 103% '102% 103% 22 22*4 21*8 22*4 21% 22 19 19 19 18*8 18*8 19 42 43 44 44 47 2*4 2*4 2*4 2% 29*8 29 29*4 29*8 29*a 2.50 26*2 26*2 26*2 26% 25*8 25*a 25% No par Transportation Enterprises 5 7% *7y» 9*8 Co 7 26,500 19 41% 2*2 29 Proof 1,200 103% 41% 2*2 29*2 Mines 6s II,700 7y8 19*4 ♦102% ♦102% 41,300 , 9 19% 19 19*4 1,800 5,900 3% 100 6% 7 19 110 3% 43% 3*4 42 4 3*8 • 9 ' 144% 144 3% 44 43% 43 460 15,100 29 No par 703 100% 2*8 19 20 *40 2*8 1,200 53 30% 100 2*4 28% Rust Pstlno *19 1 1 53 53*4 31% 100 ♦40*4 1 Mines 8,900 144*a 3*3 22*4 32% 1/32 8*8 103*2 1 32% 1/64 - 3% 19*8 I,000 A 1/64 ♦144*2 6*8 19*8 52% 31% 20*a 32% 32% 20% 99% 99 6% 110 20% *20 100*4 99% 100 100 19*2 Parka Davis & Co 7 100 *99 34 52% 31*2 - < 32 52% / 41*4 6*8 When Issued 14% Jan 18 *57 • 3% *19*4 preferred Park Utah Consolidated July 19 - 53 l Park 6c TUford Inc 2% Feb 28 9% Aug 30 Jun 4% 14 26% Aug 7% Jan 23% Mar Jun May = ♦57 —No par com_ Paramount Pictures Inc 7 Oct Aug 1% Jun May 3% May 33% Jan No par Car Panhandle East Pipe L com—No par 4% preferred 100 102% Jan 27 20 Motor American Airways Corp—2% Pan-American Petrol & Transp—5 26% May 9 — Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp Pacific Western Oil Corp 13 14 14 Feb 31% 62 13 24% Nov ♦31*4 5 5% Jun Deo 52% 31*4 49% Jan 15% Jun 23% 52*2 31*4 Oct Jun DAY *52*2 14 May 32% No par 18*2 Oct 28 32*2 150 No par Lighting Corp. Packard 11% 32*8 35 Pacific Telep 4? Teleg common—100 Pacific Mills „ Pan Feb 32 % *34 32*4 B Dec COLUMBUS 370 59% 32% o 6% 20*2 500 9 8*8 ♦58*4 2S> 4% Jan 18% 20*4 12*4 12*4 9 59% 20*2 10V, Apr 100 34 19% 32*2 19*8 33 Shares *19% 3 Oct 58 the Week share 34 *58 CLOSED 58 12% *8% EXCHANGE 9 58 $ per 10 10 92 ♦8*2 12*8 STOCK 12*4 ♦12*8 : 8*2 8*2 Sales for Friday; Oct, 14 32*2 Pacific Oct Oct 12*4 12*3- 8*2 I per share $ per share share , 33 13 66 12*2 8% per Oct. IS •31*a Jan Feb Mar 12% $ Thursday Oct. 12 No par Jun 46 S per share PRICES Wednesday 58 8 11% May 21% Jun 2 5 10 _Nopai SALE Oct. 11 21 *55 12 13% Mar 34y4 Feb Inc common Pacific Finance Corp oX Calll Pacific Gas & Electric— 3% Sep 22 147*2 Sep 22 4% Jan fl 13 Co preferred non-cum. 2nd preferred non-cum 34*8 July 20 103% Sep 8 5 Jan 2% Jun 29*1 Jun 6% Apr 62*4 May 5% May Fisheries 1st HIGH AND Oct. 10 Sper share (1509) Tuesday Monday Oct. 8 Par Jun 11% Mar 29 , Saturday $ per share < 8 29% CHRONICLX LOW STOCK EXCHANGE 51 34*4 FINANCIAL STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest & 26 J/2 26*2 7*8 7*8 ♦7*8 9*8 7*2 10 9*8 9% 7% 7% 10 10 10% 1,100 700 2% 11,700 29* 25% 6,900 600 7% 10 1,400 10 2,300 • 5% Aug 31 15% Sep Dec 37 Jan 27% Jan Feb 49% Jun 42% Jan 3 9% Dec 18% Jan 7% Jun 14 15y4 Feb 21% Nov 27 34% May 17% Feb 23% Jun Dec 4 10 8 31 38% Jan 19% Jan 6 27 33 y4 Aug 23*8 Oct 11 28% Jan 21 35% Dec 48 Apr 32 13 43 103 Feb 120 Apr 104 28 Dec 45% Jan 29 Jan 3 36 86% Feb 99 Oct 96% Feb ,9 Penn-Dlxie Feb 14% Feb 44% Dec 40*4 Feb 48% Dec 93 Deo 20*4 Deo 22 Nov 25% Jan Jan Sep 91 . 103% 17% 1 May 18 7 Aug 18 111*2 Aug 24 May 16 Pet 9% Jun 14 13 20% May 17 Jan 3 64% July 40*4 Jun 6 59 July 36% Jun 7 63% Jan 21 65 May *48% Mar 30 104% May 24% Jun 90% Mar 24 ' 57 Oct Oct 9*4 9% 300 5,100 600 23*8 23*8 23*8 23% 23% 233/B 28% *26*8 28% *26% 28% •106*2 110*2 ♦106*2 110*2 ♦106% 110% •107% 110% •107% 110% 19% 19*8 19 19*4 19*4 19*4 19% 19% 19% 4,000 14*4 14*8 14*4 14% 14*4 14'% 14% 14% 143/8 14% 22,500 41*2 41 41 41*8 41% 41% 41% 41% 700 *41 107*2 116 • 9*8 8*4 • 9% ...., 27 . ; 9*8 •103% 116 10% » 9% C 9*4 29 12% 12% 12*8 12% 28*8 28% 27% ♦12% 12*2 29 10% 8% 104 2,300 27 700 < 9% 27 27% 500 116% 9*8 9% ; 190 35% , 116% 10% 104 108 35% * 116*3 10% 28% ...29*8 12*4 108 37 •26% 27*4 105 19% 110 *35% 116% ♦26% . 106 •107 37*4 10*4 9*8 9*8 •104 106 116 116*4 •41 109 >35*8 9*2 27 2,7*4 *26% ♦107 116*4 i 10% ♦104 109 >36 36 36 *35*4 * ♦107*4 107*2 - 71,700 200 i *102% 104% 20 ♦12% 12% 12% 28 48% 48% 1,900 4,200 1,800 42*8 1 *47% 48*2 48% 48% 48% 49 48% 28 48*8 25 Phelps-Dodge Corp. Philadelphia Co 6% preferred 50 86 preferred No par 42*8 42% 42*8 42*8 42% 43% 43 44 Brewing Co (Chas) 6c Co Inc Pfizer 7 20*8 Jan 3 24 8ep 23 % Jun 8 26*4 May 16 115% Jun 110*4 Apr 6 117 Sep 22 4.4% 103% Jun 98 Jan 7 104 Aug 8 3.8% 111 Jun 105 Apr 8 110% Sep 1 4.3% < 8 y v4 6,100 43% 19,100 ' Weiffer 10 103 .100 53*8 ♦26*8 33 %c preferred Petroleum Corp of America 52% 23*2 No par Milk Co common 4 %# 100 53% 28*2 5 Pepsi-Cola Co 28 100 33 23*8 *9 Sep 14 16% 33 ♦26*8 116 Apr 11 6*8 *16% 28*2 loo 28 106*2 Sep 5 6% ; 23*8 100 12 3 Mar 11 Jan 9 6% ♦26*8 Peoria & Eastern Ry Co ays Jan 21 .! 9 ■ 6% 6% *23 7 Co Peoples Drug Stores Inc Peoples Gas Light 6c Coke Sep 13 11% Jan 19 102 Jun 10 Pennsylvania RR 50 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co com—10 3%% conv series A pfd 100 Sep 13 31*8 Aug 3 51% Jan 19 • Cement Corp com—No par 6% preferred loo Penn Power & Light Co No par " 9% 104 'Mar 28 Coke <fe Penn Gbus Sand Corp 120 Jun Mar Coal 7% May 31 Jan 9*4 5 3 17% Jan Jan •8*2 6 20 May 53% 9*4 111 30% 53% 8% 13 24% 53*8 Penn 16 104 53% 3 29 Oct 53*4 10% Feb Jun Dec ~~33 53% 16*8 Jun Nov 17 33 53% 14% Jun 7% 17 33*4 No par 20% July 22% May 98% 17 33*4 Penney (J C) Co Oct 22 6*3 ♦16% 33*8 54*2 Sep 16 Dec 20% May 6*8 16*8 33*8 33 Dec 9% Nov ♦6*2 ♦16*4 33 ley. 106 6*2 17*2 ' No par 16% Jan 6*8 *16*2 Penlck & Ford 109% 112 5 25 Peabody Coal Co common 5% conv prior preferred Phlla May 17 Electric Co No par .56 103 No par com 103 25*4 57 55% 102*4 56*4 56*4 103 56*8 ; < 102*4 \ 28% 56% 23*8 23% 23% 25*4 •25*4 25% 23% 25*4 113% 102% 23% 25*4 25*8 2f*s 25*8 56% 102*4 L102 23*8 23% .23*4 ♦25*a No par common $1 conv preference 56 ♦102 ; ; 100 ♦114 115% 113% 113% 113% ♦101 102 ♦101 102 •101 102 101% 101% *101 100 ♦107 109 ♦J07 109 •106% 109 •106% 109 56% 114 550 23*8 • 10,400 25*» •106% 113*8 560 103 ♦113 100 preferred preferred preferred , 600 114% 130 v 102 - 100 >: 188% ■* Range for Previous Lowest ! Range Since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest Highest tper share S per share Sper share ftov NEW YORK EXCHANGE Monday S per t per share Par $ per share 14 Jan 21% liy8 Jun 28 19*a Jan 7 Phlla 6c Reading Coal 6c Iron— _1 Jan 45% July 22% Jun 28 40% Jan 7 Fhllco „3 *31 81 Sep 91 80% July 11 88% Feb 8 *81 50*8 Oct 11 39% Dec 87 Jan 97% Jun 93% Jan 82% Nov 88% Oct 88 Jan 6 11 Dec 13% Sep 10% Feb 10 87% Jan 54% Jan 92% Aug 77% Jun 14% May 10 Deo SO Dee 98% Apr 103% Jun ■ v 113 110 10% Sep 15% Jun Dec 94 Sep 21 12% May Mi Feb .41: 51*8 Jun 14 64 Apr 19: (V 8 11 Marffe.f * Jun 13 100% Jan 5 100% Jun 22 32% Aug 26105% Apr 4 100% Jun 22 14% Mar-14 11 Jan 3 79 Jun 15 85 Feb 36% July 24% Jun 13 32 Jan 23% 10*8 Jun 7 80*4 Dec 93 26 Mar 12% ; 102% Aug 24 90 26 Jan 3 87% Aug 18 7% Sep 34% Jan 4 Feb July Jun 138 Dec 155 Apr 157 Feb 169 July 30 Deo 142 Jan 28 156% Jun 28 2 - 16% Jan 15 15*8 14*8 15*4 14% 31% 31% 30% 31% 81% 81% 82% 82*4 ♦81% 5 Jun 28% Jun 13 35*8 Oct 4 10 Jan 6% Jun 13 8% Jan 7 Feb 20 Jun 7% Jun 14 15% Jan 7 Jan 10% 140 170 Dec 73% Oct Feb 96 70% Dec 15 Feb Jan 161 July 48% July 26% Deo 9% May 33 29% Feb 11% Dec 12% Jan 5*8 Nov Feb 81 11% May! Dec 25 Deo / 28% May 94 Jan 32% Nor z25% Feb 101% Feb x25 Feb 17% Dee . 88 May 18 Jan 24 8 71% Jan 27 21% Jan 24 Aug 12 147 Feb I Apr 4 29 11*4 Sep 8 50*4 Apr 18 Pitta ton Co (The) Potomac 8% Jan 24 Pressed Steel Car Co Inc com 21 24 Oct 11 14% Jun 84*2 Sep Feb 9 4%% 37 Apr 30 Pullman 42 May 24% Jun 14 33 Oct Pure 108% Sep IS 107 Jan 6 Sep 16 .28% Aug 8 13 ♦130 74% . * *16% ♦137 *13% 14 13% 14% *14 14*8 700 *153% 158 / 158 ♦153% 158 *163 164 •163% 164 ' 7% 7*4 35% 35% 9% ♦130 7% 73/a 7 9*8 ♦130 : 164 140 158 164 , 70 35% 35*8 7*4 7% 7% 7% 3,800 4,000 9*8 1,300 10 •130 . , 145 - 73 73% 73% 74 74*4 74% 60% 60% 60% 60% 61 61% ; 17% 17% 17% •17 17% : •137 140 ♦137 ♦137 140 25*4 253/4 74 V* •61 26 290 61% 270 17*4 17% *137 300 140 v 24 25% 5,200 25% 25% 11% *10*8 11% *10*8 11% 11% 11% •11% 12% 300 46*8 45% 46% 45% 46 46% 46% * 45% 46*8 4,000 •40% 41% A 25% 4 25 >/ *41 42 40% 41% 41 41 11% 11% 11% 41% u% 413/a ♦11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11*8 1,500 15*8 15 15*8 15% 15% 15 y8 15%.; 15*8 15% 8,100 ;*i5 Y : 6% 6% 63/a 76 v. ' 6% •23% 24% 73% 75% . 9,600 200 8,800 ■ 16% 16% 85% 84% •84% 30 44*8 44% 44% 4,800 25*a 24*« 24% 24*8 24% 243/4 10,800 28*4 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 6,200 34 34*4 34 34% 34 34*8 31*8 32*a 32% 33 32% 32% 13,200 16,700 108 16*8 16*8 16*8 84% 84% 45*8 x44% 24% 24% 24*8 28% 28% 28% 33% 33*8 34*4 31% 32*8 31% 32*8 17 16% 85*4 45% 33*4 No par 75 44% 16% ♦84% 45% 28% No par 6% -24 73% ♦84% 16*8 85'A 45% 24*8 *. 6% 24 y 600 45 16*8 ♦84% 0 , 145 74% 140 , 9% •130 46*8 25 24 No par ♦153% ;v 2,000 35*8 9% 9% 145 72 common - *16% < 61% 17% 140 9*8 145 >. 24 6c Oas com 84 ♦83% 35% 35% 6*8 Inc ''^ " 35% 71% (The) ' *10*8 81.40 div preference com—No par OH 3,200 24% 3 30% Feb 25 105 12% 6% Pub Serv El 300 104% *95 12% 12% 200 • 293/4 71*8 25 ♦103 105 9 31*8 84 ♦23% com 104% . 12% 6% No par Colorado—20 •103% *7% ♦31% v 17,200 29 71% 84.75 cum preferred 8% 31*8 - 84 .: 23*8 Public Berrien Co of 8% 100 - 60% ' No par Publlcker Industries Inc 90% 60 Va 30% 12% 6*8 45% Sep 30 V 12 31*8 •95 84 71% 90% Mar 17 20% 25% Jun 10 ' ' .: •• 96% *89 >" 90% 61% 30% 12% *83% 14% 162%, '• . : ....' . *94 *10*8 200 • 30% 12*4 84 30% 162% . 105 *23% 22 13 9*8 145 r 1 ..." 14,200 99% 11 60% DAY * 100 49% 99% 96% 11 104% 1 3 i 7% 9*8 *95 105 preferred series A—50 14 Jan Jan conv 30 53 Jan 7% No par Electrle Power Co Procter & Gamble Apr 39% July 24% Jun 30% Ifaj 38 35% ♦103 104% 30% ♦152 163% 35% •89 5,000 5,400 > 83 49 100 •94 8% 313/4 14*8 158 163% 1 Poor 6c Co class B Jan 12*8 CLOSED ' 14 76 ♦7% 50% 49% *99% COLUMBUS 60% 3i% >. 30 ; 14% ♦153 1 15% Oct 28 ; ♦83% 30% ♦14*8 8 12% Mar 30 Mar 22 12% 84 30. ..5 12*8 Apr 21 4% Jun 13 57% Feb 26 • 12*8 ♦83% 1 Pond Creek Pocahontas 13 60% 60% 31*8 *95 STOCK 11% 104% ♦103 A » EXCHANGE 90% ♦95 Plough Inc Plymouth Oil Co 44% Sep ♦U ♦88 ♦103 •73% 11 12 25 105 '■ " 96%' ♦94 v V 100 -91 No par *60% 14 96% f ■ 50% 49% 100 8% preferred class A 24 3 60 100 5% 8% Feb Mar 60 6%% 1st ser conv prior pfd—100 Pittsburgh & West Virginia 100 Pittsburgh Young 6c Ash pfd 100 36% Feb 8*8 Jun 14 *10% ♦89 * 49*8 31*8 preferred—No par Xl9% Jun 32 Jun 16% May 14% July 35% May 71% Jan Mar 20 136 46 . 62% Feb 18 < 175 15 . 14*2 Jun 70% May 22% Nov 32% 59% Sep 12% July' Jan Apr 7 65*4 Jun 21 82% May 26% Oct 145 135 12 91 : 101 8% Pittsburgh Forglngs Co 1 Pitts Ft Wayne 6c Chic Ry com—100 7% gtd preferred 100 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co 10 Pittsburgh Screw 6c Bolt No par Pittsburgh Steel Co com No par 7% preferred class B 100 28 ♦94% 96% ♦89 Pitts Coke 6c Chem Co com—No par convertible 49*4 *100 83 *31% Pitta C C & St Louis RR 85 ♦81% 100 PUlsbury Mills Ino common 84 preferred Shares 14% 31% ♦10% ♦7% the Week 31 50 59*8 Sales tor Friday Oct. 14 $ per share 15% 101 ♦94% Oct. 13 31% 8% 7 Jan 49*8 *100 I Thursday t per share 15 ♦31 Pitts Consolidation Coal Co 153*8 Oct 170 i 7 39% 7% Nov 3%% share Oct. 12 $ per shai 30% 15% 15% $ per share : 83 37*8 Jan preferred series A. 100 Philip Morris 6c Co Ltd common—5 4% preferred AOO 3.60% preferred 100 Phillips Jones Corp com No par •% preferred 100 Phillips Petroleum No par Phoenix Hosiery • Corp common PRICES r ; *32 25% Mar Oct. 11 Oct. 8 " Wednesday Tuesday Oct. 10 Saturday STOCK 28 July HIGH SALE LOW AND STOCKS Year 1948 3,200 100 •107% 108 107% 107% •107*8 •107% 108% 100 No par 27% 27% 23 28 23*4 28*4 28% 28% 28% 27% 1,300 Quaker State OU Refining Corp—18 *18% 19'% 19 19*4 19*4 19 19 19 80% Jen U 14% Jan com—No par 83.60 1st preferred No par Radlo-Kelth-Orpheum Corp 1 Ralston Purina Co 3%% pfd 100 Raybestos-Manhattan .—No par Rayonier Inc common 1 82 preferred 25 Reading Co common 50 4% non-cum 1st preferred 50 4% non-cum 2nd preferred— 50 109 July 11 July 25% Jun 17 29% May 18% Key 15% Jon 19 Jun 9% Jun 28 9 5% conv preferred Purity Bakeries Carp 103 •107% ♦19 ' r 500 19 R 7% Feb 83% Feb 6*a Oct IB 75% May 11% May 89 NOV 98% 25% Dee 34% Jun 22% Feb 31 Jan 16% Feb 36% Feb 31 Feb Jun X30 July 35 May 27% July 66% Jun 14 X7 15 92% Jun Jan 4 23% Jun 14 7 74% Jan 22 9% Apr 100% Sep 29 Jan 4 7 19 21% Jun 14 30% Feb 4 26 % Jun 17 14 34% Feb 23% Jan 3 17% Jun 7 45 Apr 36 Jun 13 43 Jan 3 89 Jun. 28 y4 Jun 29 36 Jan 7 For footnotes see page U. Radio Corp of America 12*8 12*2 12*4 12*8 ♦72% 73*2 73% 73% 7*a 7*4 7*8 7% 99*8 •26 y« 25 99*8 •99*8 27 •26*8 25 *30*a 30% •19% 20 100 12% 12*4 12% 12*8 73*4 73% 72 7*8 7% 7*8 73*4 7*4 98% 98% 29,400 12*4 73% 7% 12*8 *73 •98 ; 99% 7% ♦98 700 - 18,300 40 99% 26% 26*8 26*8 26% 27 27% 25 24% 25 25 25 24% 25 30*8 31 30*8 31 30% 30*8 19% 19*8 19*8 900 27*4 25 xl9% •36 37*2 •36 37% •30*2 31% *30% 31% *36 31% 37% 31%. •30% 31 19*8 20 *19 19% 37% •36 37*4 •36 31 31 30% 30% 2,400 800 600 . . —- 300 *2 COMMERCIAL THE (1510) 22 FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE Monday, October 17, 1949 ■ YORK NEW STOCKS Range for Previous t per tper share share 14 17% Dec 28% May 18% Jan 4 8% Dec 13% May 6% Jun 14 Dec 66 52 Feb Jan 5% Nor 22% Feb Jan 82% Feb 8 4% Dec 8% Jan 3% Apr 9% Oct 10 Jun 13 27% Jan 7 13 Jan 31 10% Jun 15 16% Jan 12 1 99% Jan 5 91 104% Jan 5% Deo 33% Dec Aug 110 11% May 41% Jan * Jan 3 23 *11% 11% *11%. 13% 18% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16% 16% 13% 16% *18% 16 *6% No par 5 100 50c 25 Motors Inc 8%- 8% 10% DAY 9% 21 v 9% 6% 6% 3% 3% 3% 10 9% 9% 9 9% 9 " 9% 9% 10% 6,200 500 20% 21% 21% 102% 102 % *102% 13'/4 13% 104% *102% 21% *102% 104% 13% 95 13% - - 5% 5 95% 19% , *93 5% 5% . 20 20 13% 94% 13% 95 5% . Sep 22 4% Jun 14 7% Oct 3 39'/a Oct 13 convertible preferred 100 Reynolds Spring Co Reynolds (R J) Tob class B 8 34% Jan 5%% 1 10 10 *48% 50 *48% *94 94% *94 — Sep 19 Common Aug 13 Preferred 3.60% series. 100 103% Dec 102% Jan 4 107 Mar 25 Preferred 4.50% series— IOC u 13% Jun 13 19% Jan 13 Rheem 24% Jan 41% Sep 13 Richfield No par Jun 15% Jun 21 21 Jan 12 Ritter ComDanv No par 39% *15% 5% Jan 10% Jan 25% Jan 3 Roan 7 Robertshaw-Fulton Antelope Copper Mines.. Controls com.. 1 3 50% Oct 14 4%% conv preferred Rohm & Haas Co common 7% 39% 39% 7% 39 50 *48% 94% 105% 105%, Jun 3 7% 39 % *105 24% May 101 *99 101 7% *99 1 7% 39% 98 7% Jun 13 Jun 21 36 ; 28 Jun 15 j ""i 17, Dec 10% Dec 107% Sep 89% Feb 32% Feb 67 ' ; Jan 6$V 101* 8% Feb Jan Feb : 79?'Feb 8%^ Feb . • 25% Mar r 88- Nov 13% May ' 91% Mhy' 15% Aug ' *93 50 5% 17,400 20% 9,100 ' *94 18 18 *17% 39% 39% 16% *15% 161/4 15% 15% *4% ' 8% 4% 8% *4% 8% 4% 9% *4% *23% 25 48% 17% 40 * ' 93% Apr *48% *93% 94% 105% 105% 18% *17% 40% 39% 40 15,200 *15% 16 100 16.' *15% 12*" Dec Oct 13% Feb 15% Jun 7 » Apr- ' 28% July 44 62 % - Feb 87 Jun 12% Jan 87 16% Jan 36% Feb * Mat 8% 6ct : 103 Oct 14 '91 5% Dec 9% Dec 33% Jun 12% July 8% May 14% Jun 94' Feb 104 Jan 20 Sep 13 7 14% Oct 10 6% Jan 7 11% Jan 7 4% Jun 14 f 6% Jun 3 77 Jun * 13 101% Feb 9% 9% 9%-1- 38 86 12% 13 29 29% 60% 29% 29% *60 .61 *94% ■ 60"% *95 96 ; 37% *87 13% ' 88 *87 *13% *88 102 16% : *53% 54% 18% *52% *9 54% 18% 53 • 9% No par 1 42% '42% —5 14% 14% 1 *4% 4% Servel Inc common 9% i 1 1 . No par ' 9 Vn 91 *89 ; . • 102 1,300 • 60 90 » 7% 21,300 77/a 70 87 *84% 12% 12% 13 10,600f 102 *85 3,800 *9 *87 ♦88 54% 55 18% 53% 18% 13% 53»,4 54'% *9% 9ya ■if 9% 42%. :/ 42% • K 14% 14% *4% 434 4% 9% 9% 9% . 91% *90 ry *90 > r 92 1*900 55 '/4 4,109 9% *9 42% 42% 16,900 *14% 14% 2,600 43i 4% 4% 200 9% 9% 9% 6,000 14% *4% 9V2 900 55% 55 9% i,700 7,000 18% 18% 42% v' 93/8 *90% 43, ' -rt 14% v 70 17 *55 18% 42% 143't f 553/a *9 : 42 7a 14 :f 90 ■ 16% 56 18 3/4 ; 42% 14 *88 17% 547/s ' ( , 10 87% 13% ^ 60 * 104 14 90 X 16% 17% 108 *87 1,100 V,- *102% 55% 16% 10,900 61% 97 x97 *106 ". 103 13% ii > 90 ■< 87% V 103 13% •88 . 109 <■r 102 16% 61 rf-'. ' 93 37% 13% X *97 29 28%: 29% 62 60 Va - -it *107 54% s V'a 108 102 ;; 13% 90 .*;■ 53 18% • ' 16% 16% . Seeger Refrigerator Co4.-—.Seiberjing Rubber Co ... . 102 60% 96 % 108 *87% • 90 ?'* preferred 37 * 102 90 29% 29% 60 */4 96% x; 108 *107 108'' *107 *88% $4.50 102 127/a 280 2,600 9% 37 38% 11,400 43% 9% ; 7% ■■■! 8% *84% 87 8 29% . 96J% *13% 5 38% 400 10,700 , 112% 43% J l.iop " 28% 28% 112 9%- *85 ' —■ Co 12 ;; — 1,800 18% 54 11% 44 9% *99. v- 86 13 V/o . 18%' 54 29% :£ 90 86*'• 12% 3.35%-preferred' .100 Seaboard Air Line com v t c__No par 5% preferred series A 100 Seaboard Finance Co 1 Seabodrd Oil Co-of Del No par Seagrave Corp ...—_5 & 101 > 8% *101% Roebuck 101 *85 *85 13 -. 12% 43% '" " 116% 18% 112'/a " 1,900 50 y4 50 16% 28% r t 38% 38 v 90 100 Sears >, 44 «>.;'> 101;.. Scrdnton Elec Co (The) common—5 42% "Oct 11 13 29% , 8 86 200 55 10% 112% 43Vst *86 8%' 100 8,000 *99 — 109 112V8 28% *112% 44 v" 28% 38 ♦99 18% *54 *' 112% 43% ' / 13? 1.75 Nopar pfd—..—100 Mfg Co 3.65% 4.30% preferred 13 56 Oct 13 19% Sep 19 55% Oct 13 10% Sep 14 preferred.!. . 4% <9% ' 10% 9%:. 38 *85' No par Scovill 18% Jan 9% Jun 14 % Jan $4 ' a .90 8 18% 541/2 9% '98% 98% *86 No par $3.40 preferred 14 ♦38'. 131/4 54% 9% ' 600 25% 9% 50 .. . T : Schenley Industries Inc Scott Paper Co commons, 108 Oct 11 91% Mar 8 Oct *44% 91 18% 54% 112 112% 44% 9Ve 50 1,130 18% *24%' *99 ; 100 ' 16%, 17 , , 17 9% 28% .. . 112% 5 V/:-;.' y 28 1001 16% 17% 50 *4% 4% 9% 25% *24% 50. /' 48% *99 100 4% 9%"; ' 18% *53% i 9% >28 25 , 17% 18% *9 9 Savage Arms Corp 30% Jan 12 62% Sep 13 5% Jan 27 43% Nov Deo 54% :• x97 7 9% 5 3 V * 4 59% May 6 May 13% Oct 3 20% Jun *53% Ruppert (Jacob) 122 Jan 25 '91 Jan 19 ^ 9% Jan 7 Jan 6 13%Jpn28 47 V2 Jun 10 15% Feb _l No par Royal Typewriter— Ruberoid Co (The) 42% Jan 26 ~ 83 35% Feb 81% Feb 3 8 *99 >•« 4% 6,600 50 ' 39% 9% 23 24 43% 48% 17 St L-San F Ry Co com v t c—No par Preferred series A 5% v t c—100 8t Louis Southwestern Ry Co;—100 5% >noa-cum' preferred— 100 St Regla Paper Cd comnfon. -5 1st pfd 4.40& series-'A—...100 94% Jun 30 79-* 100 17 *18% Safeway Stores common.—... 8 5% preferred 100 St Joseph Lead Co 1— —10 22% Jun 14 46% Jan 6 '* xl03% July 13 78 Jun 29 *99% 12% Jan 25 9 Jun 17 *47% preferred series A— '29% Oct 13 113% Feb 16 v 48% Jan 3 - 6y4Jun 1 77 July 8 V 9% Jun 14 ' 90 » 20 24 ; 9'% i,80(y 39% , 94% 1 105% 18 39% 39% 10 ■7% 7%' 105% *48% 94% 105% 105% 1051/4 18% 39% *18 " 1 100 4% 12% Mar 12 .; v 87% iJov Jun 78 Jun 35% May 51v May 95^ Jfttt ' 89% Mar i!• 18% Feb 55% Jan i 25 7% Jun 13 31 Jun 13 87 Jun 13 May May ■■ Jim 13 18% Jan 3 109% Apr 27 35% May 11 < July- t-1 - 300 ' 99% 39% 25 Manufacturing Co. Oil Corp Ronsop Art Metal Wks Inc..i...—1 3 10 100 8% Sep 28 Jun ffutF j , 39% Apr 21% Jan " 113 61% 10% 48% 139% 8 16 '727% May; 72 May 18% Jaw Mar 8%:Deo Oct 17% Oct 96% Apr 2110% Jun 13- ; 54* 8,200 5% * x3% Jun 23 7% Mar 121 July 29% July Feb 100 13% 94 ' 98 *50 19% 104% 20% 7% 39% 20,900 21% *99% 99% 39% 1,700 9 13% 21% 7% 6,300 *93 5% 20% *99% 5% 20% 99 6,100 3% *102% 14% 7% 5% 19% 6% 21 93% 93% 99 19% ■ 8% 104% " 13% , 95 V'; , 9% 6 21% 20% 4,100 9% 3 9% 21% 10 56 81% 6% 3% 21 300 1,300 10 Va 9% 9% 6% 9% 300 7% 81% 83 9% 3 { 200 ; 1.200 5,300 8% ::v *54 55% *81% 6% 7 .6% JFeb ; 21 ■" 8% 10% ' 10% ; COLUMBUS 3% 42% Mar Sep 10% 81% 9% 85% Jan 4% 10 81% 6% Jun 28 " *54 54 10% 81% 3% Jan Dec 54 54% 10% < 8% CLOSED 6 %. 94* 17% Shares 11% 18% 16% *6% 7% 21% 8% EXCHANGE 8% 3% 50 ^49 *53 *6% *20% STOCK 7% 21 6 9 1 Oct Dec 3% 3j/2 1 Dee 17 7% 20% 3% *81% 10% 82 7% 21% 3 boc 89 15% Jan , 54%. *53 *81% 43 108% Dec *6% *20% 7% 21%, *20 Republic Steel Corp com No par 6% conv prior pfd Berles A—100 Revere Copper & Brass com—No par 5%% preferred • 100 Rexali Drug Inc_ .2.50 Reynolds Metals Co com—.—No par 26 103% Feb 11% 18% Republic Aviation Corp Republic Pictures common 61 convertible preferred 5% Apr 18 4% Aug 2 18% Jun 28 29% Apr Mar 92 Reo 6 3 4 17 May 19 V* Nov 5 91% Jun 1U% July 21% May 102 Oct Deo 15- Conv pfd 3%% series Remington-Rand common 14.50 preferred 3 2% Jan 5% Jan 11% 18V2 10 Stores Corp Reliance Mfg Co common 83% Feb 12% Jan 6% May 31 33% Oct 108 54% F$b 10% Oct 3 17 11% 18% for the Week $ per share - «,li% gl.25 dlr prior preference Reliable 4% Jun 13% May 5% May 11% May 2Vk Dec Aug Jun $ per share t: 11% 18% Inc 22% Sep 13 9% Jan 24 8% Apr 26 73 Aug 29% Dec 6% 99* Dec 10% 50 Aug 15% May B% Dec 78% Jan $ per share *11% *18% com Sales Oct. 14 (Robt) & Co— Beta 8% Jan 27 4% Jun 29 14% share Oct. W 5 Reed Roller Bit Co Dec 8 per Friday Thursday Oct. 1*4 $ per share 50o Real 23% Jan 25 16% Oct 13 Bros $ share PRICES Wednesday Oct. 11 No par Silk Hosiery Mills 13% Apr 10 Reeves S per SALE Tuesday Oct. 10 Oct. 8 share 3 14 11% Jan May 18 share LOW AND HIGH Monday Saturday Par Jun 18 11% Dec $ per 10% Jan 15 ft May Dec 10 $ per RECORD * EXCHANGE Lowest Highest YORK STOCK NEW Range Since Jan* 1 Highest Year 1948 Lowest STOCK A 92 t- „ 92 *90 •' Range for Previous ' $ perbhare 24% Nov 36% Jun 24% Jun 30 46% 21% Aug 4 22% Jan A 4 Feb 17% Feb 6r 27% Jun ; Feb 79 9 " Dec 12' Oct f Deo 77 ',15% Jan Mar 14 28%" Feb Feb 11% Apr 46% Jun 30 Jun Shamrock 7 13 May 18 10% Oct 6 , 14% Feb 10 40% Oct 8 13 Dec 7% Jan 3% Dec 25 7% May Dec 34 15" 86 44 13 Feb 7 7 12 39% Jun 5% Mar 89 Feb 52 Jun v Jun 14 22% Aug 3 98 Apr July 26 Jun 10% Jun Jun 14% Jun 14 23 104% Jun 5 33% 33% 34% 33% 33% «io 10 10 1 *13% *14% 14% 14% ilShell Union Oil Corp Sheraton Corp of America 15 38% 38% 38% 38% 1 6% Oct , 3% 3% 3% 2,600 26% i 26% 3,500 29 24% 23% 24% 24% X23% 24% 24 DAY 20% 20% 20% 20% 29% 29% 29% 29 29% 2Wz 29% 20% 29% / 29% 24% 23% 24 23% 23% 23% 23% 22% 13% Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc 29% South 13 5%' 116V4 115y8 114 118 20% *20 5 ' *87 —50 50 16% Jan 11 44 Aug 26% Feb 26' ; 39% Jan 42% Jan 36% Jan 7 45 30% July 29% Jan 5 337/b Sep 11% Oct Dec 25% Mar Oct 7 14 % Apr 26 10y4 Sep 30 20% Feb 43"% Feb 83% Feb 58% Feb 65% Dec 12% Dec 4 Feb 80% July 62% July 50% Jun 70 July 73 Jan 20% May 7% Jun 28% Jan ^3 lo Aug 16 34 13 6 Southern CO (The) May 49% Jan 3 Southern Natural Gas CO— 7 Southern Jan 7 Southern 45% Jun 1? 61 Jan 26 Railway common—No par 5%' non-cum preferred—^ 100 56% Oct 5 66% Feb 9 Moblle & Ohio stock tr ctfs—.100 10% Jun 20 13% Jan 7 Spalding (AG) & Bros Inc 6% Jan 7 5% Oct 13 Sparks-Withlngton Co Spear & Co common $5.5o preferred Spencer :Kelloggv& Sops..: 13 25% Jun 14 3% May 23 3% July 19 ', 4 Dec Aug 73 Jan 68 Jan 22 Dec 29% Jan 21 Feb 20% Feb 80% Jun 22% Jun 13 29% Mar 30 7% Dec 14 6% Jun 13 10% Mar,31 61% Mar 15% Feb 21% Aug 95 Nov 8% May 104 Jan —5 41 32% Jun 63 May 74 May 23% May 29% Jan. Southeastern Greyhound Lines 5 South Porto Rico Sugar 6om_No par 8% preferred., L 25 Southern California Edison— 25 64 Jan 24 7£ 5 73 May 26 Oct 7 11 13% Jun 28 71% Apr 28 16% Oct 13 23% Feb 33% Oct 13 106% Sep 26 100 5 Apr 13- Pacific V 88' 87% *97 % 99; 13% 98% 98% *97% 98% 13% 13% *13 1314 13 87% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 101% 101% 102% 102% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 9% *. 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 9 % 8% 9 52% *52% 54 101 17 53% *52 54 65% *65% 66 *52 65% 4 53 52% ■ 64% 65% 4 22% Oct 13 Standard Brands 89% May 12 40% Oct 5 $3,50 preferred —.—No Standard G & E Co $4 pref—No $6 prior preferred—— No $7 prior, preferred— NO Standard Oil of California—No 1 Feb 97% Feb 64% Jan 121 Jun 13 3 98% Jan 3 135% Oct 4 * 150 % Oct Oct 109 73 Jun 55 88% Feb 53 Jun 69% Feb 92% Jun For footnotes . see page Jan 6 6 Jun 13; 36% Jun 14 ' 70 43% Oct 5 Standard 60% Jun 13 - 74% Jan 7 Standard Oil of New 24 Sep 13 Oil of Indian&i— Jersey. par par .25 25 2,800 11% 35% 41% 41% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 1 11 11% 11 11% 11 33% 11% 11 11% 11 34 33% 33% 33% " 34 33% 34 33% 43% 44 43% 44 44% 45% 44" 44% 32% 32% 32% 33% 33 i 33% 32% 33% 9,000 *52 32% 52 Vs 43% 32% 45% • 51% 52 52 52 1,900 <*58 58 % 58 • 58% *58% 11% 11% 11% 4% 4% 5% 5% 33% *11% *4% * 4% 25% -25% 26%' 26% 8% 9 *69% 71 15% 15% 31% 32 105 105 21% *88 par par 12 35% 11% 35% Inc com—No par par 11% 35 V 11% 41 % 5% 17% Apr. 23 18% Jan; •• 35% 71 % 82 ■ 11% 5 91% Jun t 41% *68 27% May 109% Oct 100 800 61% j 35% 1 17% Nov 5,400 24,100 11% 35% '41%' No par 29% Jun 11% 2,300 . 35% 41% ; • No par 19%'Deo 79% Oct 88 *11 33,000 V * 61% 65 80 ;:700 102% 4% •• 16% 101% 16% : 1678 101% 4% 65% 1 Sperry Corp (The) Spiegel Inc common :. 2 Conv $4.50 preferred No par Squar- D Co 5 Squibb (E R) & Sons common 1 $4; preferred; -———No par 50 *87 Va 13% *51% No par 1 1—1 2,500 2,800 88 i 88 ' 98% 13% " 7.50 Co.j— ' 2314 .. 36 -700 / *20 ' 98% *87% , 111% % 9V2 Carolina E & G Co com_4.50 52% Oct 111 101% 16% *101% 4 111 4%' 15 Solvay Americah Corp 4% pfd—100 South Amer Gold & Platinum 1 14 preferred 5%% conv preferred— 33,000 1,200. 24 114 / 20% 88 11% Nov 86%' Mar 100 29 - 110% 99 7 3,500 29 % *29 *13 65% Oct 14,500 6% »- 26% 29% 24%, 6% 3% *28% 26% 200 39% x39% 65/a 26 Va COLUMBUS 25% 29% 26 1,600 1414 *20 16 3 40%5 6% 1,000 10% ■ 110 4% Apr 9% Oct 53% Mar 39% CLOSED ; 25% 24 _xo 102% Oct 1 3% 3% 3% 9% 20 Corp 7 Mar EXCHANGE 6% 80 14% 14% *28% *86% 7 39% X80 ' 10 13 7/b 257s *98 % 17% Jan 38% X6% * 29% 4.20% preferred ! 100 Smith & Corona Typewriters_No par 8 STOCK 25 7 8 *24 O) 14% *28% Smith (A) & Sons Carpet Co com—20 3%% preferred 100 (A 3% 9% ' *13% 7 80% • .15 3 40 3% 10 *79 80 % 10 4,400 7,000 1 * No pa* 3% Jan 7% Jan 13 67/a 7 31% Jan 24 17% Jan » 3% - 10% 8014 81 *80 81 Smith 88% Feb 3 100% Mar 25 7 5 97% July 8% Oct 45% Aug *79% 29% Sep 26 J 83% May 21 95 % Jan f 3 May 60 32% Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron 27% Dec ' 33 7 19 Nov 32% 2114 Jan 16% Jun '20 - 32% Sinclair Oil Corp Skelly Oil Co ' 25% Oct 3% Nov 32% 7 35% Jun 96 24% No par 11,800 28% 23% 13 4 >4% Feb 27% 25 24% Sep 127% Jan .. ~ 90 ' 27% 24% No par Feb Dec 27% 24% No par Dec 80" 27% 24% Simonds Saw & Steel 231 91' Sep 15% Dec 27 % 24% Silver King Coalition Mines Simmons CO : 14 Shares Sper share 27% 24% Sheaffer (W A) Pen Co„ , S per share $ per share for the Week Oct, 14 - 27% *27 $3.50 conv pref series A—NO par Shattuck (Frank G)_. Nopal | $ per share / S per share Oct. 13 Oct. VI Sales Friday Thursday Wednesday 24% 7 Jun share : 27% 7 97 Oct. 11 24% 27% Jan >81 , t per I 36% Jan 18% Jun 14 Jun Tuesday Oct. 10 No par 31 22 \ May 32% Jun 160 Oct 4% Jan \ 2% Jun " 6 Jan 92% Feb Jan '3 par v Gas 28% Sep 20 May Dec 1 5 * , . & Steel Corp. ; Sharp & Dohme common 83 10 Oil Monday Oct. 8 Sharon * 4% ' 5 377/s Jan 34% Oct ;., Saturday * EXCHANGE 31% May 13 8% Jun 13 Oct NEW YORK STOCK ; $ per share $ per share LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES ' Range Since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest Highest' t per share STOCKS . Year 1948 Lowest 21% 88l/2 38% 39% *134 135 *149 149% ' 68% 68% " *68 71% 53 59 11% 11% 12 12% 4% 4% 1 5% 5% *68 ' 71% 26% 26%' 26% 8% 9% >104% 87s 26 9 4% ' 4% 5% 57/s *63 71% 4% 5,700 1,000 25% 5,600 13,700 71 71% 16% 16% 167/s 16% 16% 32% 32% 33% 32% 104% >104'/8 104% *104% 22% 71 70% 22 70% 22% 21% 21% *87% 88% 38% ♦133 39% 135% 133- 333- 149 148 V 148% 86% 38 Va 87 Vi 39% 70 4,800 3,700 104% 21%. *87 ' 900 26% 8% * 8% 104% ' 90 2,500 71% 26% 9% 18,400 5% 4% *5% 27- 8% 3,200 - 12% 25 88 Vs 38% : 38% 133 133 147% 147% 68" 68% 21% 59 32% *70 16% 88 " 33% ; *68 26% 5,300 73,000 11% ■: 12% 25 300 33% *58% 25 1,100 42 *40 16% 69% 105 % ' 59 i 26% 32% - 52% 25% 15% 35% 42 52 % 25% 69% - 59 52% 25% *32 11% 35 ? *40 • 37%~ 100 21% 12,100 88 170 38% 17,000 *132"% 133% 200 147% 147% 800 68% 69 69: 69% 68% 68% 43 43% 43 43% 43 43% 4314 43% 43 43% 9,700 10,800 70% 71% 71 71% 71% 72% 72% 72% 71% 72% 20,400 149 , Volume 170 Number 4847 THE COMMERCIAL NEW Range for Previous .V Year 1948 Lowest 233/4 Nov Range Since Jan. 1 Highest / $ per share >,.y $ per share Ct 35 < Jun 20 Jun Oct 97% Jun 96 ft May liy4 Feb 15% Oct 12 Jun 38 Feb 36ft 43 ft lift Mar 40 41ft May 15 ft May Nov May x27 18 ft Oct 7 Jun 14 Standard , 15 •32 y? Mar 39ft Jun 88 Feb 97 Jun Jan 6 23 ft Dec 36ft May 24 ft Jan 3 12 Va Feb 16% May 9ft Jun 17 14ft Jan Dec 18 15 Dec 20 113/4 Jan 18 ft July 29ft 94 Jun 9 '/a 41ft Aug Jan 15 ft Jan 27 14 100 6ft Nov 91ft - Dec 113ft 25% 26% 100 ft 100ft 17 ft 173/4 17% 4 3 ft 44 ft 433/4 4Jj/4 *431/2 **-*'72, BTOCK *30% 31% *303/4 31ft *31 31'/a EXCHANGE 113/s 113/8 4% Bros Sterling Drug lnc Stewart-Warner Stokley-Van Feb 17 ft 18% 13 Studebaker 13 40 3ft Oct 13 Sunbeam 8% Oct 7 8 96 Sep 12 10 65 Oct 13 July 117 Jan 9 Jun 14 Dec 15 July Dec 26ft 16 Jun Dec 140 Jun 43 Mar July 36 ft Feb 11% Mar 235 8 13 21ft Sep 573ft Oct 14 Jun 127 Jun 168 Corp lnc 11 Sunshine 16 Sunshine Mining A 25 25 lnc 10c Jan 11 Superior Jun 14% Jan 12 Superior Steel Jun 30% Jun 17 37 ft Oct 5 Jan 7ft Feb 25 103ft Oct 14 Sweets Co of America (The)—4.16% Nov Sutherland California 36% Jan 27% Jun 14 32 ft Jan 25 Swift & Dec 22 Jan 8 ft Jun 14 12 21 Swift International 17 ft Feb 26 Dec 91 9ft Mar v 33/4 15 ft Nov 24ft Jan 7 89 Mar 2 5ft Jan 9% Jun 14 48% Jun 13 62 ft Oct Nov May lift Jun 71ft July Oct 56 25 13 Talcott lnc 22 Telautograph 11 Tennessee 13 Texas 14 17% Jan 14 Jun 683% Oct 16% Jun 14 25 11 Oct Texas Texas Feb 45 3ft 48 ft Dec '33ft Feb' May 10 3ft Dec 653/4 May 203/a May 14 3/4 Dec 24 5ft 7 36 48 13 ft July 12 Jun 8 May Jun 13 Dec 14ft Jan 25 ft ..'4% Mar Dec 46ft Jan 25 ft Apr Apr 15 ft May 12% Jun 23 43/8 Jun 5ft Dec 10 3ft May 343ft Dec 47ft 6ft 7% 7 ft Oct 5 ;v;;i4;:; Oct 6% Jan 19 2 41 ft Oct Mar 13ft Apr 1% Jun 20 24 Jun 14% Jun 7 20 73ft July 27 9 10ft ' 393/4 Jan Feb 59 ft May 34 ft Jun 95ft Jun 84ft Apr 14 4ft Jan 19% Mar 31ft Nov 2ft May 23 23 ft May 19 19 ft 32ft Jun 19% Jun " 953/2 Feb Jan 104% Mar 23% May Dec Mar 1 Third Thomas 9 47 Oct Sep 29 Oct 8 43/a 37 Oct 25 ft Jan X105 3ft Sep 37 ft Sep 19 lb% 81 80 *4% 4% lift 4% 10% 5ft"' 16ft 11/, *5 1/8 61ft 60% 9% 10% 3,200 303/b 30 ft 2,900 • >.'7 9% 93/8 9-% 3,700 19 18 3/a 18% 4,100 791% 79 79 5 47/s ; i": Hft Si/a V;' 5 161/2 5 61% 61% 4 3/4 ii'% "■ ; 630 4% *11 2,500 11'% 5'% 5 '/a *163% 163% 62 ft 613/4 900 51% 16 ft ■■ • 1,100 600 , i ; t* 16% 623% 16% 16% 16% 17,800 16% 17% 17'% 66 ft 17i% 66% 14,000 66% C7%. 67 68 3% 68'% 24'A 24 ft 24 68% 24 4,900 25 24 ft 25 243% 24% 11,100 , 45 44 ft 45 ft 44% 44%: 4434 45 ft 441/4 443% 4,500 1 45 45 ft 45 ft 50c 10 10% par >15 15% 6% —No par >- l I *44 ft, 46 9% *15 7 31ft 10% • 46 10 15 -••'• 7 - : 9% • 15% ^ 7 *44 >- 6% 31ft >30% «13% 14 ft 53/a 5% 5ft 5% 50 *39 ft *3'/4 3ft *163/4 5% 17ft 40% 39 ft 39 ft *3ft x38ft 3ft *16% 17% ■ *7% No par 45 100 41/4 —No par 453/4 401/2 i; 89 ft 69 ft t 4% 4% 36% >""•4% 43/8 37 24 24 *105 com -< 36 —No par 143/4 23% 105% 105 ft 105% 14ft 105ft 37% 37 14% 14% • 37% 37% 24 > 37 ft 46 ft ; i 105 373/4 v; 37% 400 ' •': 3,000 ; >: 53% , 17'% 7% 3% 24% 24 1 373% :•■>• Ve 105 , 5,700 , 400 ' 9,000 270 * >3,700 ,; 3,400 f, - 14%., 373% v 120 , m 36 ft 14.1% - - 1,800 ., K 24% 105 143% 4 • 200 400 47 01 *35% " i700 . 7% 47 ' ■> 50 - 33% *90 4%, 200 2,800 , 39i% 3ft 8'4 100 V •; • >. *16% 105'% % 14% t *38 > ft 36 24'% ' 14%' 5'% 47 3% C: 36 24 ft 3 16% , . 14 ft 91 *90 7-4 / 105ft 37% .38 *7% • 4ft *36 23% k 14% .———5 Bearing 7% 891/a 8 > v. 31 . 3,000 153% 73% 30i%' *13% 5ft 3ft 16% 45ft *89 8 ~ : 10 —No par — / 451/2 89 ft •' 38 V 33/4 16% 7% 45% 89ft No par* com 7% 14 ft 5'/4 . IV* 31 ft V. ' 9% *15 7ft 3114 >. •" 45ft: 9% 15% *13% ' 38 ft *3ft 163/4 " *44 v. 10 7 31ft 14ft - 46 9% 15% 7ft' *30 3/4 *14 Corp.Nopar (The) 1 com *44 . ' 31ft 5ft 15 I -V 15 ( 14ft *14 Transit Roller 400 9% 16% 1 No preferred. Timken 5,700 36 66% 100 Timken-Detroit Axle— r: 16ft 1 *35 18% i ; 11%' 5% 16 »/4 61 2,400 10 ft 79 ■; 43/4 5ft 61% 11,100 . 166 9% 30% 9ft 18 Va 11% r 11 lU-78 • *163 241/4 preferred Co J.X 167 1,700 2,300 66% common Steel 55 ft 9% 93/4 16% ■ 16% . 600 55'/4 30 ft • 801/4 4% 10,700 .16% No par preference $3.75 8 4% 16ft €1 ft preferred Avenue $3.50 43 ft Mar 30 20 18% 80 Va *5% Tide Water Associated OH 10 Jan 18 ft 81ft *. 21 55 '•> May 19 Co 4% preferred Thompson-Starrett Co 8 14 9% 18% 113/a 17 57 363% *80% 10 203/a 35% 93/4 «; 11 % 201/4 303/4 30 ft 65 203% 363/4 37 9% 1 Thompson (J R)_, Thompson Products 13 91 . *36 3-.400 100 9% 30% *11 preference. conv 8 1023/4 May 3 13ft Jun 13 July 17 40 $2.50 6 Jan 37 1,600 8% *16% 9ft 93/4 common Co 165 ? -1,000 11% 9'A . 72,900 - 17 J-U-/8 I 5,000 96 ft 64 ft 9% •9% 1 ctfs conv ,• •' ' *119% '120% 119% X55'/4 9,700 2,200 ;4o% * 8% *95 65 ► 12% ft 40 8% 203% >■ 12 95 *16% 1 ;W !.. 103/4 165 ' 165 9 3/a 30 3/a \ Fair Thermoid 5 7ft Jan 15 Feb l3/4 Mar >85 $2.4o . ; 10% ; 164 9% 9% Producing Co Sulphur lnc 573/4 ! - 9% 2 conv: 57'A , , 4 113/a 203/a 12 ft «ft 95' 641/4 119% lift * 17 19% 301/4 Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common—5 The 6 17 $1.25 7. 13 32 ft Aug 21 Dec Oct Textron 7 11% 17 10 Corp Pacific Ry & ; j No par com Corp share • • 120 v Pacific Land Trust— Sub *119% 4 30 ft Pacific Coal & Oil- Texas 3 lift Jan Apr 19 >•' 35 Jan Jan 153ft Jan 22 19 12% Apr 25 46 16 ' j . 64 *9% (James) Gulf ; 8ft, 30 ft ' Corp Texas Gulf 7 13 ; 403/a 9% 25 Co__ Texas 29 Gould 5 'ft Sep IX 96 ft 63% - 10%:. 164 9ft *36 . Ltd preferred lift Oct 6 < $4 403/4 11 % 10% 163 123% 40ft 40 3/a *9 ft ; 17 ft Aug 14 2 3ft Jun Co- Symington 10% ; 12% 25 8% 56 9ft 10 Sylvania Elec Prod lnc 7 133ft Jun 25 ft Feb 19 5 9 3% Jun <14 113ft May 5% Jun Nov 47 17ft Aug 76 ft Sep 19% May 67 Jun Dec 14% Mar 52 .Jun Aug 73/s May 43/4 Mar 56 333% 24% *95 20 55% 32 »/8 ■253/s 17 19% 32% ! ••800 243ft No par Dec V 79 162 25 50 ; Paper Co 83/4 "5 17 1! ft 12% u . Corp 28 ft Feb ll'/a 17 10% 19ft - 120 V* lift 55 ft Co y4 631/4- 120 ; '100 200 8% 20 ft 17 *19% 12.50 44ft 16% 8ft x 11 ft 1 A B 121 8,200 99% 32 . *120 ft 100 11% 36 *97'/2 .'7,900 i 96 ft 631/4 11% 35% 99 ft 17ft 40 ft 64% 113/a 363/a 183/4 40 Dec of 11% 99 25 ft *63 ft 200 18% 24 ft 40 " • ■ 18% 24% 8% - ft 24% 401/4 31 - - 18 24% *95 31 ■* *17 »/4 24 ft 8ft 31 « 36 ' 18% 96 ft 200 13% 18 ft 8 3/a 443/4 17ft 183/4 Dec Oil 31 ^ 45 12% 18% *95 1 443/4 ' 17 ft 123/4 *17% 1 I 14,300 13%, 171/aV 12% 17 ft 13% 15 *43% DAY 12% . ! 300 17% 26% 12% *17ft No par :No par 8,300 1003/4 17 ft *100 18% ' COLUMBUS 31% 123/4 • 26% Shares 12% 17 ft 183/4 31 83ft Aug 30 12 ft 12% common series Biscuits 12 ft i CLOSED 991/2. 18% pfd preferred ?ift 12% * 26 ft for the Week S per share 100% 173/4 Sales Oct. 14 n rn *97 ft *17 ft No par Sunray Oil Corp common 4ft % preferred series 4 ft % • 32,: 12 ft noo . lift 36ft lift 36 "•or 26 ft • ' . 18% .20 common Class A 4ft % lift 36ft 99 ft f)' 'A *97ft v- ' 100ft. No par —1 Corp 99 ft 313/4 > 1 common. lift 36 36 ft ■, *97 ft —5 „i___ Chemical 36 .100 -15 $4.50 series A preferred "• 13 12 ft Sep 7% Mar 25 —5 ! Corp Corp Sun Oil Co 121ft Sep 28 lift Sep 13 173ft Jan 13 17 15% May 21ft Jun 9 Sun 6 Jan 120 M% Mar ;f' 25% Oct 6ft Feb common Camp 1 —1 5 % prior preference Stone & Webster— 10 52 ft Feb No par lnc * 4 90 Stores 6 -50 26% 26 Friday Oct. 13 r $ per share IOO1/4 Oct Jan Thursday Oct. 13 $ per share 17% 16 ft Feb Nov $ per share PRICES Wednesday *■ 26 ft 19 98 ft May 5 per share SALE v 100 ft 12 ft Feb '25 70% Jan 9ft lift - 50 ft Mar Oct. II 17% 28 ft Jun 16 ft Mar HIGH Tuesday Oct. 10 25% 3ft % preferredStevens (J P) & Co Inc. 13ft Aug 2 17ft July 29 4 Ohio of AND Monday Oct. 8 100 ft Sterchl 2 Jan 333ft Oct 3 9ft Jan ' 3 Jan Saturday convertible preferred Starrett Co (The) L S__ 7 35% Jan RECORD common— -10 j , 38ft Jan 7 13 Jan 18 July 12 Oil (1511) / 33/4 % preferred series A : .100 Standard Steel Spring common. —1 '!■ 11 443/4 Oct 14 CHRONICLE LOW STOCK Par 100% Aug 31 9 14 Jun 10 26% Oct 13 89 YORK $ per share share per STOCK EXCHANGE , t YORK FINANCIAL STOCKS NEW Highest Lowest , & 37 5% . . 4 Range for Previous Lowest 10 ' 13ft Nov 233ft 5ft Feb 96 19 - 173ft July 31% Dec ;j 92 ? Jan 4% ft Aug ' 100% Jun 5% Deo •9% Dec 39 Dec 27% Feb Oct 91 ,, - '108ft Oct 11 6 983/a Sep 26 4% Jan 3 ? . Nov 24 Jun 4% Jun 20 30 ft Oct 13 6% Jan 7 14 10% Mar 17 17 46 8 19ft Jun 17 333/4 Jun 13 .Jun 107 94 Jan Jan Jan 86 ft Jan 6 75Va i33/8 f* $6 13 7 Twin Coach Udylite Corp (The)— Underwood Corp • 31% Jan 7 Jan 7 Union Bag & Paper Corp Union Carbide & Ckrbon Asbestos Jan 94 13 Aug ^Preferred 5 13 32% Sep 14 Union 89 ft Jan 21 Union 16 513/4 Feb 15 Jan 41% 31 Mar 28 363ft Jan 5 22% Dec 30% May 103'/4 Nov Jun 104ft Jun 14 19j/4 Apr 10 ft Jun 13 90 ft Mar 61% Jan 3 231/4 Oct Feb 38 ft Dec 29 Feb 2% 41 36 Nov 27 43/a Jun July 55 Jan - 26% Mar 30 109ft Oct 11 143/8 Mar 29 79 28 293/4 Jun 29% Jan 5% July Dec Oil of United 16 13 3 Oct > 5% United Lines Air 28 ft Oct 106 13 Sep 6 38% Jan 18 35 ft Oct 11 2ftJun 13 3ft Apr 6 13 47 ft Sep $4.30 United United United-Carr 23 Unite 7 United 82 ft Apr 45 Jun 163/4 Feb 281/2 Jun 14 ft Aug 2 37 ft Jan 463% Jun 34% Jun 22 48 Feb 58 ft May x44ftJun 183/4 Dec 23 lift Dec 21ft May Jun - 166 ft Nov 179 8 ' Dec 76 191/4 Dec 4ft Dec 17% Dec 36 lift Sep 21 % Jan Jun Jun 7% (The) Electric 82% 82 ft 50'/a 50 ft • 28% v - 32 ft 32 *92 8ft ! 23,600 4,300 / : 107ft " 81/4 107ft 108 . ' 13 ft 600 32,800 500 * 11% lift 223/8 y lift • v 113/8 21% .. 22 3,200 8,000 - ' " 35% 35% *99ft 100% 100 ^100 8% 8 8 29% 29% *29 30 5ft 5ft ' DAY ;•:■ .i • 9% 93^ .*353/4 36 5% 7 * *• 9ft 390 42 ft 43 ft 11% 12 > 26% 4,700 9ft 43% 121% 26 ft 26 ft 7t: 26% ;■ 40% 110 ft "953/4 1,500 5% 11% *92 • 26% 40 ft 111 1,000 3,500 2,900 7,900 j 40% i 40 ft 110ft 15,800 *110 95% • *92 100 100 - r 43 > 110 23% ! 81% -'• *89 '83 29% 160 953/4 89% T 29 7 893/4 893/4 29 ft 28% 82 ft 82% 81 ft 82 50% 50 ft 4934 50 ft 31% 32% 32 ft 32 ft 23 23% 22 ft 1,590 2914 E t - 23% 50% > 50% v > 108% 90 283/4 / 23% 108% 89 32 ft 23 ft 111 ■;> •14 > 13% >13% • 31ft "31% >; 23% 23 ft 109 ft -i4ft ;• 109 ft: 13% 141/s 77% 77 26ft 28 ft *108 109% 7 i 13% *108 14% 12,300 •< 1,600 1,500 Z 1,500 \ 4 . j 6,800 109 s/8 13% " *34ft 3% 4% 4ft 43/4 7ft ' .- 7'/4 ' *54 ft 57 15% *54 15% 55i/2> 54 54 . tf' 49% 16 40 ft 175 Jan 10 6% Jun 6 . 4 " Jan 5 U 27 26 ft Oct £ 1 1 1 *24 *23 U S & Foreign Securities—-No par U -10ft Sep 28 w 1st preferred Freight Co Gypsum Co common 7% preferred. $4.50 No par • • 50 25 - 26% *97 . 25 50 / 50 ft • : ' '24% *24 ^' 27 < 26 ft *97 99 ■" *14"* 14% 25 12 ft 99 14 / 99 100 ft 101 100 100% *185% 188 185 ft 185ft 10 9ft 9 ft 49'/a 49 ft .100 Hoffman MacHlnery com— —5 .100 preferred —1 *9% *49. , 49 ft 26 , 12 26 Industrial Chemicals No par *25% U Leather Co common No par 4ft 4% class A No par —1 -*191/4 19% *19'/* U S Lines conv Co common - 16 73/4 Dec 9% May 19 8% Apr 18 _10 *8% Feb 531/4 July 38 Jun 13 49 ft Jan 28 U S Pipe & Foundry Co.. _20 451/2 49 Jan 58 52 ft Jan 12 643/8 Oct 6 U S Playing Card .10 *63% 4 ft % preferred 15 100 • V * *40% • 55 ft 50% 501/4 161/4 42 800 rS .. 20 4,000 500 503/4 10,700 18 17 ft 173/4 32,500 243a 243/8 3,800 11,900 ft 12 3/4 25% 12 Va 12% 24% 25 25 ft 241/4 24 27 ft f 27% 26% 27'A *991% 100 ft ' — 16 8%. 45 ft '• 15 15 65 : " 99 ft 15 1,200 ft. 100ft 15 200 9,100 ; 4% > 20 700 9ft 700 48 3/4 180 253/4 4% 25% 25% 1,200 4% 41/2 4% 1,600 -19 'A 19ft 19% 19'/* 1,200 15% 4,800 25 ft 15% '45% 643/4 60 9ft 157/a *63ft 185 7,000 483'4 15% . 185 1001/4 9%. *8'/a 8% 453/4" 453/4 " 98% 49 ft ft: 19% 16 t4'/2 25% •■ 101 185 9% *49 -19ft - 8% 45'%' *63 *184 9% 25% ■ .993/4 49ft .4% 19% 15% 453ft 184'/2 9% *48ft *8 »/8 , 1003/4 184ft .7 -4ft Partic & , ' U S 21 100 14ft ft'". *14% -20 S 60 117,900 24% 12 '? 27 ft 16 ft 16% 42 25% *24% 25 ft 26 ft - 5ft Jan 14 43/4 7 17% 25 *24 26% No par ft % *54 4% 23,600 "7 24% ■• 12% 25 25ft S S 53 ft 50'/8 50 3/a 49% ■> / S 4 7 4lft .12% interest 4% ; 100 3y4 46 y# 73/a • : 36 ft 3% 4% 7 16 42 *40% 12 ft of 1 7 53 ft ?' 15% 153/4 15% 40 ft 39% >40 12% Certificates 110 46% >, 3,700 9,500 6,100 ' - 12% 1 Mfrs lnc__ *34 47 ft 17% & 36 ft 3ft J4 243/4 U 24 35 ft <7ft 173/s 8 16 ft Aug 351/4. 4ft 24 ft 20 3 363/4 273/4 106 ' 17 ft > Jan 7ft Jan 8% 7% • 73/4 *7 24'A "17% II3/4 Jan 8ft ' 'i l73/». 100 Jan *105ft 83/4 H *46% 24ft 104 ft Jan . 28 ft 27 ft a 300 106 ft 7 300 16,700 8% /: ' 14 82 *79 *105 ft ft 3ft 47 ft 17ft ' 13 21 - 243/8 28 13 •'• 3% 17% 12% Jun 15ft Jun 4 %; '• 35 35 ft *46% v 79 7 ' 35 ft 36 *24 »/4 x89ft Jun Jan 35ft 47 ft > > 7 28 ft > 10 13 May 17 13 *46 ft V 79 ft 8 35% , 7% No par 27% Qct 28 35ft -: 7>33% < 47 ft 4% * 105 ft. 105 ' Co 11 May 25 3 > 8ft' Improvement Co—13 ft 183/4 Feb 3% Jun v; *46% 26ft 105ft *34 :35ft 3 ' ' - •/ 3434 34 ft *34 "8 • Corp Fruit > 17% Apr 8 3/8 34 ft 26 • *105 105'/2 ' ft: United 14 Oct ' •< United Gas 24 ft Oct 57 79 United Gas 20 187 ■>•• 8 Jun 7 • ; 26% *8 5 United Paramount Theatres wi Mar *253/4' 5 United Mercb 94 *76 79 *105 100 Fdhndry 13 Jan 28% 901/2 20 • ft' par 1 Coal Cos— United Engineering & 15 Jan page 90 "2 *82 82% *50 ft T 51 •.'*76 ■ 1 25 ft Oct 8% see ; 95% ' Corp—No par com—30c 100 13% Sep 423/4 footnotes *92 > 8ft 40 ft 39% >109% 13 ft "•'/ 22% ; . 43 26 ft . > 110 91 > 39 ft For 26 ft 40 ft ; CLOSED ' 11% lift 15% 13% 107% 9ft 43 i 95% *108'/a <' Stores 6 43 July EXCHANGE Shares 143% ' 8% Eft •; 9% K 12 153/e 13% STOCK > 7 24% Oct Jun : 40 *109 ft 30 133/4 15 ' ft :/.•/ *8 11 18 Va Aug * 54 ft ; 9ft 26 ft ;> 40 ft *90 10 Dyewood Corp common preferred United 13 543/4 Mar 93/4 Mar 23 171/4 May Dec 24»/4 May Oct 7 19 101 7 3 Jan 42 6 July 18 ft Feb 19 ft Jun 1133/4 65 223/8 Jan 24 16 - 22 No Corp ——No par Fastener United Corp 6 Feb 26% 110 •' 5ft ' 51/4 43 ft *11% • 30 15 . for the Week $ per share 14 ft 14 V- * Oct. 14 - • 23 No par ; Co Cig-Whelan 73/4 Oct Feb • 32 ft- / $3.50 convertible preferred. 4% Oct Feb J, ' 3 * 100% 8 >•■ 30 ft 9% *11%; 28% V 50 . COLUMBUS 36 *991/4 43 ft 9ft 43 ft 43 ft 11% *92 : .——_—100 & Carton Carbon 24 15 ft 5ft ' common—10 lnc preferred Board 2ft Jan 92 ft 53/a 26% 50 com— United Biscuit of Amer 21 Oct 9 3 3/4 Jun 189 Co preferred 4ft%• preferred 13 40 ft Jun May 32% May 4" Corp common..—5 convertible preferred., 100 9 Feb *5 Aircraft 3% May ; 16% V _No par 25 Car Co————No par Union Tank Feb May RR nen-cum Feb > series California^ Pacific 4% 4ft Dec 29 ft No par $3.50 2% 60 *353/4; 8 • 8% " 19 ft Feb Jun 103 - 100 • 29 ft . ' . Sales Friday r ' Jan 27% 8 . Oct. IS $ per share " 20 ft July 15 HO3/* 151/4 *99 ft 7% / No par Preferred, $3.70; series 14 » 36 100% 29 5 Co • :> Thursday > * lift ; No par Rubber & - $ per share 22 3/s 22% * 94 Apr Dec 11% V40 ft 48 Jan 108ft 22% <7% 50 . ' : 1/2 22% *353/4 *36 v *109 ft 73 ft Jun 19 1073/4 - • b lift/ lift No par 25 ft Jun •61/4 108 8 1/8 lift Un El Co of Mo pfd $4.50«er__No par Aug 30 38% July - 108 13% 22 ft *9% Union 96i/4 July 513/4 July Nov 8 11% *35% 1 6 Sep Nov 108 -*99ft' par Co_ 12 Feb 9% No par _No par Jan Nov ,57ft preferred 13% > 22% ;• No par" City Rap Transit com__No 5% cnnv prior preferred 793/4 Jun prior 8ft *107 5 — Twin 45% 313/4 Coal Co_ 13 ft 8% No par Century Fox Film com $1.50 conv preferred—. $4.50 >13% 1 common preferred- 21ft ^ Corp 123/4 Apr 112 * 1 i3y8<: 15 10 8ft Jun • 13%: 15% 13ft; ,-:t> 8ft 8 10 3/4 Feb 90 13% 15 102 ft Aug 12 39ft Jun 98 v 13ft Tri-Continental 10 Wednesday Oct. 12 14% — 20th 8'/b Oct 7 PRICES Oct. 11 ' ! SALE $ per share 13% Truax-Traer Jan Jun Tuesday Oct, 10 $ per share 14% 16 Jun « Monday t per share Par 13 ft 13 Jun 39% May 431/4 Nov Corp \ . HIGH 2 24 ft May 36% Aug Saturday Oct. 8 . AND Transcont'l & Western Air Ine 5 Transue <fc Williams Steel—No par 15 Ya Jan 3 591/4 110 Feb 80 10 12 Nov 103 11 LOW . STOCK"' \ ' • Transamerica 13 Aug 10 16ft / 9% Mar -37% 8ft Oct 32 ft Jan 14% Jan 24 11 ;./r 4 14 ft Oct 16 ft 4 9% Aug 30 Jun 8% May 32ft Jan lb% Feb 19 ft Jan Jan Dec 19 13 98 ft Feb 25% Mar 36ft Jan 6ft Feb 10% May 107 ft July Nov 12 ft Mar . 10 Apr YORK EXCHANGE i $ per share 10 Jan lift Jun 22% Mar Nov STOCKS NEW Highest t per share Jan 9% 15 ft Range Since Jan. 1 Lowest tper share Dec ■ v Highest »S per share i * Year 1948 *8>/8 64 15% 8% 46 64 15 ft *8% 45 ft *64 8% 46 64% 2,700 100 !? Dec Dec 94 Dec 19% May 37% May 86 49% May 377/e I per I per share share 227a 82 May Jan 43 31% Aug 12 26 Jan Nov 68% Dec 72 13 Jan 4 46% Apr 18 Oct 3 72 13 Apr Dec 62 i 133 129'A Mar 1*0% «>ua 129% Juu Feb 19% Jan 140% Jan 18% Jan 6% May 4 % Mar 8% 857a 2% Dec 6% Dec 8 27% Oct 12 V2 Jun 14 17 y2 Jan 7 3% Feb 25 97a Sep 10 Feb 4 Mar 10% Jun 23% Dec 70 Feb 147a Feb 27% 9% Dec Jun 28 8% Aug 8 17 15% May 21% Oct 20% Jun 26% May Feb 2 Oct 59 14 10 Feb 16 13y« Jan 20 Jan 86 Feb 95 Jun 32% Deo 48% Jun 14% July Feb 109 117% 10 00 Feb 1 40% Oct 7 5 91 Jan 7 5 Jun 6 98% Sep 11 y« Jan 82% Jun 17 15% Jan 3 113% Jun 29 Jun 118 19 14% Jan Jun v23 6 Feb 17 - 18% May Jan Oct 89 85% Jan 124% July 14% Nov 25 33% Jun 96% Apr Oct 7% Mar 83 6 3 5 Jan 15 21 Oct 10 Feb 118 14 23% July 14 32% Jan 12 3 15% Deo 28% Deo 29% Nov 34% May 29% July 27 33% Apr 6 24% Deo 39% Apr 25% Jun 14 3272 Oct 13 25% Deo 32% Jan 23% Mar 29 Apr 32% Jan 30 Maris 32 67% Aug 66 Jan 45 Jun 6 12% Deo 15% Jan 12 Jun 30 80% Jan 28 1472 Sep 13 28 Dec July 18 27 38% May 378 37a *2672 28 27% 277a 27% 273/4 ♦267a *14% 147a 147a 147a *14 7a 73/4 73/4 7% Pictures Co Inc 30% Apr 5 20 30 Apr 26 7. 647a ' Y' 24% 2474 135% 135% 700 *21 2174 1,800 *4374 447a 500 .Y 20 12% 127a 25 25 *85 89 87 7 87 39% 247a :• 99>/2 "98 Y, 700 200 7% 7% 15,100 800 25 *24 s/a 166 ♦164. 9% 93/4 14,200 597a *58 7a 597a 10 20 *19% 193/4 1,200 9% *25 7a 113/4 24% 243/4 300 26 11% 247/a 2,200 25 11% 1,600 92 *89 92 ,92 *88 *88 *88 93 70 : 900 407a 407a 4074 4074 700 97s 97s 267a 117a 91 9,000 147a 10 97a 407a 3% 147a 243/4 19% 91 V;:v! 27% *26 167 *26 25 \: 91 Y 3% 7% 2474 3,000 2,800 11% 11% *8972 3% *163 187a 187a 19 ♦1774 29 28% 327a *3274 240 116 1157a *17 5/a ■Y 19 *17% 19 2874 287a 29 327a 327a 3174 13,700 32% *3274 327a 3174 2874 *32 7a 18 3/4 28% 32 3274 327a 32 32 3/a 28 *2774 28 273/4 28 50 31 *30% 31 *3074 31 |20 48% *48% 497a *48% 19 *17% 19 *17% *2874 95 1874 116 116 116 116 947a 183/4 187a 9,800 1,300 97 *95 7a 19 — 73/4 73/4 87» 97 1872 1157a 115 3174 31 8 8% :Y 19 187/a 116 *115% 874 9674 997a *98 99 Va *98 997a *98 97 ■ *9674 28 28 Ry Co common preferred (The) Vulcan Detinnlng Co common 7% preferred 37a 1174 8% 87a 96 25 6% -/'■ Q 4072 9972 ♦98 874 77a 9372 10 100 Virginian .. 2574 *86 407a Y' 20 2474 SO 40% \ *58% 2572 *87 90 *87 41 10o Virginia Elec & Pwr Co com $5 preferred... Va Iron Coal & Coke 4% pfd 2474 ♦87 i 10% Xll% 12% * 1,200 ' 3%% preferred 100 Va-Carolina Chemical com—No par partlc preferred 1274 Y 3,900 46,300 678 *6 6' 91 97/a 9 . ; , 11 a/a 117a Y - 59% 197a 2574 : • 167 *58% 1974 1974 *25 ■ 25 10 *9 9 2572 Y' *■. *897a 3% *24 7a 597a Y 91 , 447a 6 6 •162 10 *58 3/8 9 Inc 7 dlv 59 257a 2.50 10 Vertlentes-Camaguey Sugar Co_6% Vlck Chemical Co 2.50 Vicks Shreve & Pacific Ry com_10O 5% non-cum preferred 100 Victor Chemical Works common—• Co Co 247a 167 9% 10% 59 10o ; 247a ♦163 21 203/4 : *43 3/4 113/a 11 8 7% 167 97a 1 com preferred ■ 247a *163 100 53/4 YYY 91 DAY 20% 447a 53/a li% 8 3/a 24 7a Tobacco com_Nopar Leaf preferred 5% . *88 7a 37a 7 6% 3534 15 3% • 20 Va 437a YY, COLUMBUS 690 647a 28 15 11% • 20% 43% . 13674 T/'Y '-34 74 1357s No par 20 7a 91 1 21 *135% 24% 1357a 1363/4 •43 5% 5% 1174 237a 24 70 10,100 1157a 115 24% Paper Inc common—2 preferred 50 Norman May 2474 *89 7a ?>.Y.- 3% Raalte 15% May Y. Y' 647» *88% Van 29% /'v.. 647a Y 433/4 Universal Laboratories Inc 474% 35% CLOSED 20% *14% Universal YY 35 EXCHANGE 643/4 2072 1 8% 3574 64 7a *42 74 Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp Universal 343/4 25 1 2d pfd—5 Van 94 85% Mar conv 115% STOCK a00 No par Co com preferred conv 337t YYYY- * 136% Vanadium Corp of Amerlca_No par Deo au $6 114% Y 65% 24 33% 115 lib % 343/4 04% 33% Y;;.// //■':'.■■ ' '• 323/4 lib % 347a 657a 91 136 % United Stores $4.20 non-c 4% lib 247a 7,600 267a 90 3/4 33 92 Shares share 2674 91% 26 91 136 % preferred Stockyards Corp United Wall 7 *347a *0472 $ per 2574 Yy Y Y;Y 327a 327a the Week Oet. 14 $ ver share 257a for Sales Friday Oct. 13 t per share share *91 92 327a Thursday Oct. VI 23% non-cum United 257a ♦91 117 *11674 No par common preferred 7% 92 32% 327a 8ALE PRICES Wednesday 11 . 24% Corp U S Tobacco 8 May 13 25% Oct 11 Deo < 7% *91 S per 257a 257a 50 ll7/, 19% Jan Steel S $ per share 25% 257a oo preferred 25% Apr 25 85% 12 % July U 14 10% May 18 3 7 May 29 Jun 170 10 43% Jan 15% May Deo 7'A 42 Mar 156 74 25% Sep 17 5 19% Jan Jun May • common 1st preferred non-cum 7% 11 Jun 170 8% Co U S Smelting Ref <fc Mm com Sep 28 Jan 8 20 Feb 91 29 21 Feb 5 11% Oct Feb Jan 19 19 Rubber S 20 2% Jun 34 150 13 44% Sep 2 6 Oct 11 Apr 29 80 Jun Dec 22 21 7b May 8% Jun-14 12% May 98% Jun Dec <J 4 38% Jan 3 4% Feb 24 42% May Nov 37 U Mar 17 24% Oct • 177a S 21 33% Oct Juu 63 7a V 112% Jun 20% Jun 137% 37'A 121 1 100 10 100 Plywood Corp common 374% pfd series A U Aug 11 92 29 Apr 14 Oct Oct. 10 t per share Par share 267s Oct 3 HIGH AND Tuesday Monday , Oet. H Monday, October 17, 1949 CHRONICLE LOW Saturday STOCK EXCHANGE Lowest Highest $ per 'NEW YORK Range Since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1948 share FINANCIAL & STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest t per COMMERCIAL THE (1512) 24 1,000 29 29 327a *3274 200 . 1,200 8 20 31 27% *27 28 30 Visking Corp *30 31 *30 31 307a *4872 49 •4872 49 487a 497a 100 *1374 14 14% 14% 13% 14% 14 14 13% 13% 900 *30 307a 30% 3074 30 30 3074 3074 30 307a 600 *104 10572 10572 *104 *104 7a 2774 *27 W v„ 100% 35% 25% Jun Jun 13% May 16% July 10% Mar *83 % Mar 9% Nov 5 Jan 7 9% Jan 7 14 157a Oct 13 Jun *12 *87% Jun May 3 Nov 32 22 *19% Nov 34% May 14 Jun 14 Jan 27% Aug 23% Jun 27 25 12% Deo 20% May 11% Jun 14 1472 Sep 2072 Oct v 18% Jun 10% Dec 22 Dec 30% 16y« Feb Sep 13 Jan 3% 6% May Dec Sep *80 86% 1 78 7 67* Oct 237a Jan 14 29 3 Apr 119% Jun 113% Feb 25 103% Mar 111% Oct 103% Feb 8 105% Nov 113 Jun 107 Apr 18 100% Oct 107 .16% Apr 33% 100% *113% " 104% Sep Jun * Feb 51% 110% Jun 106 4 Jun Feb 35% Jun 14 13 44% Oct 14 108% Jan 25 34% >. $ per share Dec t- $ per . $4 West West Class 6% 6 May 31 13 Apr 90% Jun 3 Jun 98% Feb 213A Jun 15 115 80 Jan Mar 83 Mar ■i 23 • 24% May ; 22% July 10% Dec 69 : 12% ' Dec 125 Dee 28 13 7 28% Oct 14 997a Oct 3 104 2174 22% 1972 19% 207a 20 2074 19% 207a 19% 20 25 25 25 X2474 2474 2474 2474 247a 24% 600 13 1374 137a 137a 137a 133/8 137a 133/a 13% 2,000 1872 18 18 18 7a 187a 197a 193/4 19% 207a 1,400 14 14% 147a 14 < 4% 11 12 48% Jan 27 28 12 Sep 7 Pacific Preferred RR 6 ■5% 5-'a 574 1,700 23 2234 227a 227a 227a 2,400 8372 8374 8374 *8374 84 83% 837a 83% 84 1972 197a 1972 19 74 197a 19 197a 19 197s 2,400 207a 19% 20% 193^ 2274 27,600 247a 24 247a 1874 1874 17 167a 24% 24 7a 247a 11674 11674 116% 11611 1167a 1167a 1167a 116% 1117a 1117a 1117a 111% 1117a 1117a 111% 111 17« 1127a 112 7a 1113/4 1127a 1053/4 *10574 10574 1057a 1057a 111% Weston , Sewing Prior 8 Wilcox 7% Jan 8 *42% Jun 22 6674 Jan 8%. Jun 15 12% Mar 10 Jan Oet Jun 6 14% Jan 14 Jan 37% 49% Jun 21 10 Jan 4 22 Jun 2 44 Sep 27 128 Jun . . 79 Apr 2 13% Jan 17 197a Oct 138 13 Oil , Co 2 10 Woodward (F ;.'6% STOCK 277a EXCHANGE *65 7a 677» CLOSED 17 17% 17 277a 277a 277a *277a 40 ■ 53% ; *117a 197a 147a 277a 127a 13% 25% May Dee Deo 81% Nov 68% 94 Feb 14 24 69% Aug 17 Jun 10 72% Apr ; 96% July ' 64 ' i 68 Jan 68 Feb 25 ' 60% Mar July 69 : 11% Jun. Dee 34% : Jan Feb 16% May 8 Mar 22 10% 15% Mar 30 11% Jun *50% Feb r May • £ 66 Feb 0 S % Feb 29 79 Jan 7874 Sep .'1174 Oct t527i 710% 767a 7672 757a 75% 117a *107e 107a 107/s 19 19% " ,19% 143 "139' / ►139 Y common - Tale - 2 15 84 Jan 20 Jun 13 12% Jan 7 •14% No pax Prior . ft York Towne Corp Mfg Co. common . > 18 1 * 39% Jan Oct 30% May 13 16% Jun 17 Oct 53% Jun 13 74 *19%-Maj 10% Jun 28 48 Dec 37 18% 65% Dec 13% Dec 19% Feb 3% Dec •Bid rCash 24 Feb and sale. - May * 89% 39 July 6% May asked prices; sSpecial sales. 20% July 12 "3% Feb 9 no sales on wdWhen 18 472% conv preferred 80 24 7e Oct 13 Jan 28 14% Jan 6 Young (L A) Spring & Wlre_NoPar Youngstown Sheet & Tube—No pax Youngstown Steel Door No pai Jan 7 Zenith Radio 47a Oct 13 Zonite Products *33 this day. tin receivership, distributed, x Ex-dividend, or y Corp— Corp. v: i *72 14% 63 Y 71 71 73 " 68 7 ►117a 143. *138 '<• ■Y 213/4 117a 387a 1 j 10,500 y 1574 147a 14% 3,200 7 i.f. *673/4 75% J. 76 * 117a 113/4 757a 22% .*38 247a 6974 24% ; 237a 2,300 v 5,700 1174 7.500 3874 247a -7: 247a 24% 687a 69% 67 3/4 68 74 7 127a 127a 127a * 273/4 2874 "'7 2,100 47a 4% 20,700 -*38 . 7 ' 7 24 ;; 12 11% 117a 27% 277a 2874 287a 28% 287a 43,fe 47» 4% 472 4% company's reorganization. ~ ,1,000 11 67% 7 4 ! 757a 117a 3874 117a 4 1 130 11% H7a . 67 3/a 28 90 73% 11% 237a 71 ; 387a 22%. , 12 4 30 68 71 243/4 y:? /YYyyyy;y 113/a 383/4 6874 28 'j 4 73% 11 247a 600 29% V 68 ■ 5 ♦ " 45 3 71 21% 143* 29% 7 75% 1174 11 : 45% *73 ;Y; J 6,000 29% *673/4 *72 , } 300 V 46% 677a 1 • *70 „ 117a 21% 247a 19% 673/4 75 75% 2174 ' 117a *38 19% 70 .7572 217a 247a 193% ' 300 297a Y 75 3A 11.% 7 117a 247a 10% 697a 11% ►38-"' 3874 107a 6774 71 7574 11 107a 1,200 6,700 / 4574 - 15 *11% » 76 3,900 17,200 7 147a 147a 75 *757a 1 2934 457. Y 73 1174" 76 *138 J 297a .Y 68 Y! 107a 76 - I ? - 147a 1474 *67 • 7: 457a ' 7572 « -Noptx petition has been filed for Ex-rights. *67 *69% Prior . 143 11% ■ 46% 457a 52 :f. *75%' 30 *29 7a 467a 574Y: 517a 11 117a ' • 77 5% < 6,500 Y 300 19% 10 Ye 19 4,400 77 107/a 52% 107a 30 46 11 10 19% Jun 8 Machinery ; 57a 5272 5374 197a *29 pfd 4%% series / 108 pfd 4%% conv series—106 Wright Aeronautical —Nopal Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del) Nopax Wyandotte Worsted Co ——8 7 Y " 574 ' 117a 12 H7a Y j 200 337a 117a 77 52% 107a 142 ♦138: 28 • 310 7 14% 277» 57a 5374 Worthington Pump ft *62 v 767a > 14% 337a 147a f 1,700 337a ' 578 27% 2874 277a *33 12% 11% 55/a 78 7 a 277a 33 ■33/ 127a 57a 39 27% Y 147a 2774 1074 .1 387a 787a 7872 Y 277a Y143/4 287a 14% 337a 3,300 115 *113 397a " 600 25 247a 115 190 99 101 101 24 ■ 177a S8% 99 1017a 78% 537a -*757a 28% 397a 79 24,000 6,600 ; 56,700 '.! 277a 277a 23% 39% 277a 57a ' 27 277a 99 115 14% *33 1272 .710%- y 177a 273/4 *113 39 3/4 *277a 67 18 74 *100 277a 147a 3372 57a'. DAY 23% 79 297a *27 7a a 277a 277a *65 • 27% 127a '■ .'7. 997a "11274 Y. 7974 24 7 2472 ■ . 26% 101 23 115 3974 *79 2972 1474 18 Co * 277a 23 "11274 115 397a 10 Co 101 23 7 7972 *33 10 *98 101% 24 *79 I :< 9972 101 28% 67% 27% COLUMBUS 275/a 267a *98 98 *39 v 263/4 26 % 2674 117a 25 7a 277a *65 18 27% 1017a 117a 2,900 2,700 6,600 ' 1,100 1,300 6% 3434 1274 *247a 674 3472 177a 1774 *11274 ... ' W) *65 7a 2774 *227a < i—180 Iron Woolworth 257a 27 7a 6774 18 u preferred Sep 3474 Jan 247a 27% 98 No pax Wisconsin Elec Power Co com 497a July 29 24 27 27 -No pax $4.25 preferred Wilson-Jones 24 24 Shares $ per share 6% 11% 267a ■ Wilson & Co Inc common 12% *1017a I Co— 34% 11% 167a Willys-Overland Motors com 1 $4.50 cenv pfd series A._Nopax 5 34 1172 *267/a 1 SO Motor White 3472 11 *2674 1 Co White 347a 107a for the Week 347a 6% 347a Sales Friday $ per share $ per share 7 6% 7% 80 Oct. 14 Oct. 13 Oct. 12 $ per share share 6% 1,700 106 106 Thursday Wednesday 34 *23 100 Machine com preference 16% Mar 30 $ per 40 3,400 ..■iSW HIGH SALE PRICES AND Oct. 11 Oct. 10 4474 260 443% *44 107 170 • 15 143/4 15 107 Tuesday Monday 6% 44 1097a 560 '• 1057a.. 15 44 4374 *107 1097a' *107 *65 —-67 74 No pax $5 conv prior pref No par White Dental Mfg (The 88) 26 2972 Sep 23 70 *105 15% 147a 107a , 1272 Oct . 105 105 ■ 347a 12.80 Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry Wheeling Steel Corp com 3 13 *105 4374 •43 43 109 72 $ per share 106 3372 Oct ; 10574 15 147a 147a 43 166 Instrument Elec 13 6 11174 *104 7a 112% lll7/a 11272 *107 10 166 160 . 390 11611 No par pfd series B 44,300 • 1 11611 *116 74 Western Union Teleg class A-No par Westlnghouse Air Brake No pax Westinghouse Electric com 12% "3%% pfd series A 100 3.80% 210 11672 674 A series 6 24 24 116 247a 116 LOW com 4,100 15% • *5% 22% 6 *11674 Par Western 8,400 227a V'.6Y Oct. 8 Supply Co Maryland Ry com non-cum 2nd pfd 15 .< 100 3,000 2274 6 Saturday Auto 15 7a 3,600 30,800 23 167, Lines Inc_. Air 147a 147a 8 1974 STOCK YORK 8 *138 ' Nov 217a 105 Aug 11 11474 Sep 13 28% Feb ■ Jun Feb 41% 21 ♦104 4% Jun 18 Deo 2174 105 18% Jan t ' 14% 217a 145/a 7% May 31 Nov • 22 *104 May 19 *21% 100 100 series B preferred 4.10% preferred series O 12% Jun - •7 17% May 88% Jan Nov 2174 Virginia coal & Coke 8 West Va Pulp & Paper com—No par 4 Va % preferred 108 4.20% 65% May Mar 61 12 28 8372 West 26 1874 Oct 7 " - 1174 1057a *96 106 12 31% ; .. 11% *10472 pfd 19%. Jun 1 Feb 1174 106 8 68% Jan 2 , : F»b 12 EXCHANGE 34% Jan 237a Mar Jan Feb 6% Mar 117a 11274 NEW Jan 24 89% Jan 27% Dec 30 5 i 71 Peb 27% 12% 24 share July Jan 9% $ per 7% Apr 26% Jan 29% Jun 92 i : 9 11% *10472 Highest Mar 30 102 July - 13 Y 20% May 31 Jun 13% . 21% Jun 57% Oet : 117a 199 12% Jan 20 Jun 37 967a 6 166 106 Power 4%% West Penn 29% Apr 53% Jun May 40% 96 116 preferred preferred 7% 8 95% Dec 97 No par A 13 33% 25 967a -No pwr Elec Co com West Penn Sep 101% • 97 *2274 Snowdrift com—2JQ preferred No par Indies Sugar Corp 1 Kentucky Coal Co 4 Jun Jun • 9672 137a .8 conv 21 26 Feb *9574 13 .1 Western 39% Deo 9674 1972 Wesson Oil & Western Deo Feb Corp Inc— Tobacco Webster 41% Mar 12 Nov 91% 15% *177z Western 15 85% 157a .8 11 24 29% 23% 157a 8 Wayne Knitting Mills Wayne Pump Co 20 16% July 38% July 36% May 74% July 58% Deo 153/4 100 & Pipe Petroleum 32% May 23 87s Feb 24 46% May Nov share Feb 5 10% May 7% Mar Y Lowest Nov 22% Mar 25% 1574 8 STOCKS Highest $ per share 15% *2474 Range since Jan. 1 Year 1047 75% 4,800 157a 96 74 Pictures Range for Previous Lowest 7,300 87a 15% 157a No par 3 Sep 14 17% Jan 20 May 12 104 21 287a 87a Washington Gas Light Co—No par Waukesha Motor Co 8 108% Jan 26 2 13% Mar Oct Jun 113 30 101% May 22% 5 2274 Oct 14 24% Aug 10 117% Sep 2 117% July 11 11172 Aug 10 108% Mar 22 Jun 114 14 157a Oct 14 287a 878 277a 8 8 2174 847a Jan 24 14% Jan 19% July Feb 14 27% Jan *7 16% Sep 13% 104% Mar Warren 11 13 16% Jun 26% May 19% Mar Warren Foundry 283/4 8% 157a preferred Bros 1057a 28 3^ 8 7a 27% 1 Co 5%% *104 7a 277a 8% *104 287a No par No par W Ward Baking Co common Warner July 13 *19% Jun Jan * 3 3% Jan 34% Aug Nov 26 10 11% Apr 21 y Jan Walworth 105 7a 2774 117a 100 preferred 4% Walker (Hiram) G & 3 227a Jan 20% Jan System Walgreen Co common 4 Oct 97 14 9% Jan 12% May 25% Feb 22 Waldorf 8 287s Oct Jun 101 14 105 1 6% Jun 29 21% Jun 27% May 8% Feb 3174 Oct 13 May 10 101 Aug 105 Apr *18% Mar 100 No par No par preferred Wabash RR 472% / vr? 12 • ^Effective Sept. 23, name was changed to Shell Oil Co. 7 7 100 1,500 ; . 8.600 1,100 a Deferred delivery. Volume THE Number 4847 170 COMMERCIAL / . > Bond Record italic letters In the column FINANCIAL " CHRONICLE (1513) " New York Stock «» FRIDAY The & headed WEEKLY - "Interest Period" indicate Flgnres after decimal point represent In one eacn the case 82d more or Exchange YEARLY - of month a when the bonds mature. point. LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES GOVERNMENT Range for Previous Range Since Jan. 1 Year 1948 Lowest Lowest Highest NEW Highest v 101.11 May BONDS Saturday STOCK 9 *•«>» ITrgasury 3Vis V Monday H- Hirb Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Oct. 10 Oct. 11 7 Oct. 8 * EXCHANGE 101.11 May 9 YORK Low High Low High High Low Sales for Friday Oct. 13 Oct. 12 " Low Oct. 14 Low High the Week High Bonds($) 8ep *"100.15 100.16 *100.15 100.16 *100.14 100.15 •100.14 100.15 *100.13 19al-lS55 *104.4 104.6 *104.4 104.6 *104.4 104.6 •104.3 104.5 ♦104.3 104.5 2 Vis 1955-1960 *109.10 109.14 * 109.14 *109.8 109.12 *109.6 109.10 •109.5 109.9 2%s 1951-1954 *103.5 103.7 *103.5 103.7 *103.5 103.7 •103.5 103.7 •103.4 103.6 Treasury Treasury Treasury 2%s 1956-1959 *110.14 110.16 *110.14 110.18 •110.12 110.16 ♦110.11 110.15 2%s 1958-1963 *111.18 111.22 *111.16 111.20 *111.16 111.20 *111.14 111.18 *111.13 111.17 2%s 1960-1965 *113.3 113.7 *113.2 113.6 *113 113.4 *112.30 113.2 *112.29 112.31 ^Treasury 2%s 108.28 May 3s 1949-1953 *100.11 100.12 *100.11 100.12 *100.31 100.12 *100.10 100.11 *100.10 100.11 105.28 Mar Sep Treasury Treasury Treasury 105.1 107.4 108.13 Jan~26 108.13 110.23 Mar 11 110.23 Mar 11 101.18 Dec 102.22 Feb 102.23 Sep 102.23 Sep JazTii 102.31 Jan 102.31 Jan 14 104.9 Feb 3 104.9 101.7 Sep 101.11 101.19 Jun 102,1 MarTl 104.6 Aug'lO 100.25 Jan 103.8 July 25 103.8 Juiy 25 Jan 100.26 Apr Sep 100.24 Sep 101.12 Feb 9 101.13 j"un 101.12 Jun 101.7 Feb 7 103.2 Aug 2 100.27 May 100.18 Jan 6 101.28 Jun 30 100.23 100.23 100.16 Sep 100.7 Oct 102.26 May 100.23 24 Oct 100.28 Jun Jun 103 14 1950-1952 *101.18 101.20 *101.18 101.20 *101.18 101.20 2V2S 1952-1954 *103.5 103.7 *103.5 103.7 *103.4 103.6 1956-1958 *106.6 106.8 ♦lUt.o iuo.7 *106.3 106.5 STOCK 105.7 *105.3 105.5 EXCHANGE *104.21 104.23 104.20 *104.15 104.17 Jun 1964-1969 *104.8 104.10 *104.5 104.7 *104.J 104.0 Dec 1964-1969 Aug 1982-1967 8 102.13 July 102.30 Feb 9 100.4 May 100.13 Jan 20 Mar 100.2 Feb 100.17 Feb 9 100 100.9 100.31 Sep 101.7 105.4 Aug 10 20 102.30 Sep 101,3 14 100.21 Feb Sep 28 Jun 9 101.13 Mar Dec 101.26 May 101.8 Jan 26 101.8 100.31 Sep 101.18 July 100.30 Sep 101.19 July 100.7 Oct 100.16 101.18 Apr Feb""9 101.18 Peb _ 98.30 May 98.24 Jan 10 94.14 Jan 99.30 May 99.11 Jan 5 •Bid 2s and due Dec. asked price. 15 at 100. this a 103 *103.29 103.31 *103.26 3 03.28 105.4 *105.2 105.4 104.16 *104.13 104.15 ♦104.2 104.4 *104.1 104.3 COLUMBUS ♦103.29 103.31 *103.28 103.30 DAY 28 *103.24 103.26 *103.23 103.25 103.24 *103.21 103.23 *103.24 103.26 *103.22 103.5 *103.2 103.4 *103 *102.29 102.31 105.22 *105.18 105.20 *105.17 105.19 *105.14 105.16 *103.4 103.6 *103.3 103.5 *103.2 1C3.4 •103 103.2 *102.29 *103 103.2 *103 103.2 *103 103.2 •102.31 103.1 *102.31 103.1 1952-1955 *102.20 102.22 *102.20 102.22 *102.19 102.21 •102.18 102.20 *102.17 102.19 1954-1956 ... *105.30 106.2 •105.28 106 *105.28 106 ♦105.26 105.30 *105.23 105.30 : i 103.2 102.31 1956-1959 *104.28 104.30 *104.26 104.28 *104.24 104.26 ♦104.22 104.24 ♦104.20 104.22 Jun 195J-19C2 *102.29 102.31 *102.27 102.29 *102.26 102.28 ♦102.24 102.26 *102.24 102.26 ____Dec 1959-1962 *102.29 102.31 *102.27 102.29 *102.25 102.27 ♦102.24 102.26 *102.23 102.25 *100.8 100.9 *100.8 100.9 *100.7 100.8 *100.7 100.8 *100.7 100.8 *100.14 100.15 •100.13 100.14 •100.13 100.14 •100.13 100.14 *100.13 100.14 ♦100.28 100.29 *100.28 100.29 •100.27 100.28 ♦100.27 100.28 *100.27 100.28 „ Sep 1950-1952 1951-1953 i *101.19 101.21 •101.19 101.21 *101.18 101.20 *101.18 101.20 *101.17 101.19 1951-1955 *101.25 101.27 *101.25 101.27 *101.24 101.26 ♦101.24 101.26 *101.23 101.25 Jun 1952-1954 Dec 1952-1954 *102 102.2 *102 102.2 *101.31 102.1 •101.30 102 *101.29 *lu2.10 102.12 *102.9 102.11 •102.8 102.10 *102.7 102.9 *102.6 102.8 1953-1955 *103.30 104.2 *103.28 104 *103.28 104 •103.23 103.30 *103.26 103.30 1950 *100.15 100.16 •iov.io luo.16 nuu.15 100.16 *100.15 100.16 *100.15 100.16 1957 1972 *101 101.4 •101 101.4 *101 101.4 *101 101.4 *101 101.4 *102.12 102.16 *102.12 102.16 *102.12 102.16 *102.12 102.16 ♦102.12 102.16 2s Bank for for redemption: 3Vis due 1949-52, called Dec. 15 at 100; 2Vis due Bonds Bid St Asked * Jan. 1 i 15 100; at . ENDED OCTOBER 14 BONDS Range Since Sold called Dec. 1949-53, ' * " Week's Range Friday Week's Bangs or Friday's 101.31 Development 10-year 2 Vis 25-year 3s Sale Price *105.2 •104.14 CLOSED *103.3 tThe following Treasury bonds are being called Odd lot transaction, r Registered bond transaction. Period 106.1 *105.20 RANGE FOR WEEK New York Stock Exchange 103.3 *105.31 103.6 Dec 1949-1951 Last 101.19 *103,1 106.3 105.25 day, Interest *101.17 103.5 *106.1 *103.4 Mar 1950-1952 Friday BONDS 101.20 *103.3 *105.23 2s 2 *101.18 1Q4.1 *103.26 2s July 14 102.16 Sep No sales transacted 1949-51, called Dec. 15, 101.2 *103.31 103.30 100.14 1951-1953 ; Reconstruction & Jan 104.3 *103.28 Dec 1967-1972 2Vis International 94.10 *104.1 104.1 1966-1971 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 1 Vis 9 *104.18 104.6 Jun 1967-1972 2 Vis 2 Vis Treasury *105.5 *103.31 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s 26 Jan 105.10 *104.4 ;—Sep 1967-1972 Treasury 2 Vis Treasury 2 Vis Treasury 2Vis Treasury Treasury Treasury ^Treasury Treasury , 1965-1970 Treasury 2 Vis 101.14 Sep 100 Mar *105.8 1963-1968 Treasury 2Vis Treasury 2 Vis Treasury 2 Vis 102.26 May 100.7 110.20 Treasury 2 ViS Treasury 2 Vis Treasury 2 Vis Treasury 2Vis Treasury 2 Vis Jan Jun 100.24 Mar *110.16 109.10 2 Vis 3 101.19 . 2 Vis Treasury Treasury Treasury 14 Feb „1949-1952 New York Stock '' Interest Exchange 7 Period Last or Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Sale Price Range Since Sold , Jan-1 • Low No. Low High 3% Low High J-D *63% 64% J-D *63% 60 3 Vis Series No, 17- J-D *63% ,58 65% 3%s Series No. 18_. No. High 15_. '3%# Series No. 16- Low J-D *63% 56 65 Va High New York City Transit Unification Issue— K {?3%s Corporate Stock .1W0 J-D 106Vivvvl06Vi 106 3,i r: - 38 104 > • 107% Series No. '•■?' 1*-* •'" • V-' '' '• J ■ ' 59% 65 65 3%» Series No; 19_. J-D *63 % 3%s Series No. 20- J-D ♦63% 59% 65 3%s Series No. 21- J-D *63 % 60% 65 3%s Series No. 22- J-D *63% 55% 67% 3%s Series No. 23- J-D *63% ; 58% 65 67% 65 65 55 Va 65 3%s Series No. 24- Telephone Members 120 New York Stock NY 66 J-D *63% 68 J-D J-D *63% J-D *64 J-D ♦63% (City) s f 5s Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s 1-1693 Canada Foreign Govt. St Municipal AGtd sink fund lAChile (Colombia)— i AQtd sink fund 6s 1947 6s P-A 1948 72 af-a 1945 (King of Norway) 4s lAAntioquia (Dept) coll 7s A J-J SAExternal s f 7s series B 1945 IA External s f 7s series C 1945 s f 7s series D____„1945 45% j-j fAExternal : j-j s f 1st series 7s AExternal sec sec s 45% 70 62 62 4 81 93% 45 Vi 45% 2 37 Vi 47 46 4 37% 46% 45 45% 2 7 37% 46% 45% 45 A-O *45 45 45 37 11 7 • 8 !• 46% 37% 46%" 37% 46 A-O series_.1957 f 7s 3rd series__1957 X 46% 37% 46 10-year 3 Vis 1957 20-year 3Vis j-d 101 (City) External s f 7s 101 102% 12 95 106 .99% 99 99% 152 97% 103% 89% 91 19 89% 97% j-d 90% 90 90% 37 89 95% 1967 86 V4 86 Vi 6 85% 92% 84% 85% 39 84 93% J-d 3 Vis I960 j-d 15-year 3%s 1962 F-A ' 20-year Belgium (Kingom of) External s i of) s f 6s__1955 7s S exll J-J 84 113% 1955 J-D -- -1941 j-d — 82% 84 20 82% 93% 113 Vi 113% 14 102% 113% (U external 8s 117% 119% 20 115 121 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) AExternal s f 6Vis of 1926 .1978 A-O 1957 A-O A7s (Central _1979 Ry) Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) __ ■X:-- j-d' 1957 A-O 1979 2 60% j-d .1978 j-d 5% funding bonds of 1931 due_ .1951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) _1979 External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— 3%s Series No. 1 4 45% 56 74 75 3 62 75 -- 7— 6 75 75 2 60% 2 43 55 61 72 46% 59 *74 — 58% 53 7 ,7 4 55 42% 53% 69 69 62 ye •57 1942 U-N 104 Vi 22 104% 107% 35 Feb 1961 F-A Feb 1961 F-A Jan 1961 J-J ;*36 - Jan 1961 J-J '*27% Sep 1961 Sep 1961 M-S *•' M-S 1962 A-O 1962 A-O A6s assented sinking fund 6s A fls Mortgage ' J-D 67 Vi 57 Vi J-D 67 66 Vi 67 59 69 3%s Series No. 4 J-D 66 Ms 66 % 66 Vi 57% 37 25 Va 29 35 % J-D 66 Vi 66 Vi 58 % 69 3%s Series No. 7 J-D 75 70 73 72 62 Vi 3%« Series No. 8 •71 J-D 72 J-D *36 J-D J-D — J-D •71 58 Vi 73 10 J-D *71 79 60 Vi 73 3%s Series No. 11 J-D •63 Ms 65 Vi 58 Vi 65 3Vis Series No. 12 J-D 3%s Series No. 13 J-D •63 Vi J-D ♦63% 1 Series No. ror rootnoies 14 see page an 63% 63% 65 58 65 59 63% • 65 55% 66 29 34% 36% 26% f , '*36 *27% 28% 26 29 27 25 29% 40 *27% 26% 34% 37% 28% 23 37 •26 T_1961 A-O •J*36 ; __ '34 A-O '♦27% 1962 Af-N *36 1962 ___> assented '*27% Af-N 1960 M-S 1960 assented ;*36 J-D 1961 AGuaranteed sink fund 6s •29 26 •34% .: J-D 1961 M-S 1951 J-D * __ 28% . 29 -« 26 35% - 37% 29 36% 27% 27% 26% 29 36 36 36 35% 37% 27% 27% 27% 26 29 ~ Cons Munic 7s assented A Chinese (Hukuang Ry) 5s *4% 5 r 4'A •" For Financial Institutions FOREIGN SECURITIES FIRM TRADING MARKETS ram MAKES 6. P.O. INC. ; FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 73 3%8 Series No. 9 3%s Series No. 36'/a 25% __ 27%' 69 3%s Series No. 5 •66 Vi 29% "34% 35%*'!" 69 3%s Series No. 3 37% 26 1961 „ 29 34% __ - 27% Af-N 1957 6%s fund A6Vis assented A6s 37% 26% *27%' 30 Af-N 1957 A0Vis assented ASlnklng 29% 7 3 — 735% *36 1993 Bank 6 Vis 37% 25% ' 1963 bonds 2-3s : 34 Vi 2 27% "27% 1963 assented t $ '• j'7_ *36 35% 28% 34 36 sinking fund 6s 25% 1 27% 36 27%,,,27% f 6s 37 1 __ 27% s 59 54% *36 ( 100% 100% 1 71 3%s Series No. 2 . J-J 102 75 54% 7 *53 69 100% 100%*; 101% 102% 25 55% 55 46 54% 7.7-- A-O J-D 56 106% 106% assented AExtl A7s 55 Vi 106% M-S A-O A6s 75% 54% A-O .1952 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375% )__. 75% J-J A-O A Chilean Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) AExternal s f 6Vis of 1927 75 102 y8102% M-N AGuaranteed sink fund 6s fABrazil 102% 1960 A6# assented A Chile A-O 101% 98 100 ♦lOOiii 101 1960 ARy external a 6 63 Vi 97% 5 98 % 98 % J-D sinking fund 6s A 8s Extl 98% 98 98% P-A 1942 AExternal sinking fund 6s ' 98% Jf-8 65 60% 1954 8s assented AExternal — — j-j F-A 58 1960 4s £4-% 59 , — 1974 of) A08 assented Antwerp (City) external 5s 1958 Australia (Commonwealth) 5s_____1955 10-year 3'As 1956 'ry- __ 1950 AExternal sinking fund 6s A6s assented AKrtl 45 45 — A-O ( la 2d 5 93% 45 „_1957 t AExternal •j._ IA7s 72 72 93% *71 7 j-j AExternal 72 A-O 1968 Akershus — 65 1958 3 Vis (Rep) r. 1957 (25-year) Acftiifbttd *63% 65 606S 56% , 1961 (Dominion •J*-vear 2%s Agricultural Mtge Bank " Brishane ,>Teletype Exchange 70 67 3 Via Series No. 30- Broadway, New York 60 65 3%s Series No. 29. REctor 2-2300 e65 *63% 3%a Series No. 28. Wertheim & Co. e65 J-D 3%s Series No. 27- Foreign Securities J-D 3 Vis Series No. 25- 3%a Series No. 26- r 50 Broad St., Telephone IIAnover 2-0050 New York 4, N. Y. Teletype NY 1-971 7% 25 2,6 (1514) NEW Friday Interest BONDS FOR WEEK High San Paulo (State) 1928 Oct 1901 Jan 1961 j.j m 1970 A-O 44 1947 _._1946 1947 1952 1953 1951 1977 A-O JASlnking fund 7s of 1927 Copenhagen (City) 5s 25-year gold 4'/2s A Costa Rica (Rep of) 7s Cuba (Republic of) 4%s extl Czechoslovakia (State)— gold gold 70 82 1 70 82'/a 35% 47% 41 Va 79 Va 20 68% (Int 74 75% 13 63% 22 % 17 12 y2 17 series 24% 108% 103% secured A7s 79 21 Va 108% ASllesia 1137/a 104 '/a 50% 54% 50% J- J 92% 92 93 78 81% F-A 89% 88 89% 31 74% A-O 78 77% 78% 32 64% Salvador 4s extl $„ Jan 1, 1970 J-3 s f J-J 3s f Jan 1,1978 Jan 1, 1978 J-3 *47 1967 J-J fund of s $ AEstonla (Republic of) 7s Republic extl 7s French Greek 1949 US 3V2s 1964 M-N 45 52% 10 14 A4y2s 104% 101% — AWarsaw part A 6s part paid paid —1968 *8 % F-A i960 A-O i960 Helsingfors (City) ext 6y2s U-N ; Irish Free State extl s f 5s Italian (Republic) extl s f l-3s Italian Credit Consortium for Public Works 1% to 3% ~7 8% 8% 64 y. - < ' 11 65 •• AAdriatlc Electric Co 7s Alabama Great Southern Alabama Power 1st 101% 100 Va 1977 63 18 39% 33 40 16'/a 37 *__ • M-a 26 50% American j-3 16% 37 J-3 27 % 52% 2%s 28 y8 60 2%s 11'A 2%s 46% 2%s conv 1951 A-O 3-D 76 57% *9% 7 10% 37% 46% of agree—1943 A due - "5 ~4% 6 Va *5 Va , A5s 1945 Q-J M I- I-IIIIIIIII agree)"_Il953 A 4s III j~-j ' IIIIIIIIIIII II of 1904 (assented n "7% 11 11 8'/a 11 *9'/a 11% 7% 11 *10 HI agreement) 1954 A4s new ass'td (1942 agree). 1968 1910 (assented to 1922 agreement) 1945 3-d *7% 3-j 6% 1 ^ —J to 1922 J-D 2030 M-a 87% 87% 88% 72 76 22 92 100% 94'/2 100% 100% 100 y4 agreerill963 (1942 6s of 1913 1975 A-O 99% 99% 99% 1986 3-J 95% 95% 95% 27 88% 105% 105 V'4 191 101% 99 % 68 debentures 1961 New debentures 8 94 107% 107% 74 103 106 106% 9 103% 107% 113 112% 113% 284 106% 114 103 104 y8 102% 105 1959 . 101% J-D 1962 A-O 104% 104 A-O 104 y4 104 Va 104% July 1995 Q-J agree)"IIl963 v«0 _9% 8% 00 ~8 ~6% 1st 6 8>A 9% 30 Hi'. ~3~*j IIIIIIIH1952 (State)— . . (Int ASec reduced external 2.125%) 2008 M-S A-O 126% 126 % 127 M-N 116% 116 1963 M-S —-i''"' 93% M-S July 1952 4s 4y2s M-S A 1964 a-O 95% f-a 10*7 loan extl ;;i j-d A4 y2s assented 1961 "4' / (Int reduced f 7s 1947 2%) 1 Unt Paulo 8s redr.ced to to 49% 62% 49% 63 1 26% 54 V* 3-D 66% 65% 66% 62 59% 73 38 May 45% 45% 46 Va 186 39% 52% 84 82% 84 ::''V 22 75% 35% 68 67 68 39 60% 74% 70% 71 11 66 73 82 82% 80 95 *„ 83% G Ref & gen mtge 6% (2%% fixed : and 3%% contingent interest)— J— Series < A4y2s . due Dec 1 1995 income: conv . Feb 12010 25% 31 37 39% S'western div ' series 13 88 ' 99% 16 83 Va 96% 91 80 -—1980 mtge 5% Y ser A J-J fxd & l'/2% lien J-J J-J —1951 ser 1985 —1951 4s M ref & 3-J D -- Bangor & Aroostook RR— 97% 80 % 1st A 1st to 82 93%, • 6 99 Con ref 4s 83 98 95 81 % 96 *9% 'n 4s stamped Beech Extension Creek ■ 1st 3'/2s j 2 . 2134 73 17 J/4 2%s ser 2%s ser 13 17 18% 14 V* 15 ; 16 9% 5% 15 12% 9% 19 *9 ;i;'' 10% 6Va 14 j-j 35% 35% .35% 10 27% 35'A 1 27% 31% 31% A-O *38 A-O . 31% 39 *34% 46 27 40 40 33% F-A , AC series 31% 24% 97% 97% — (Ernesto) Co 7s Terminal 101 100% 100 y2 103 % * 4s Bush Terminal Bldgs 5s 83 101 — 87 101% 89% *__ * J-J 72% 72% 723/s 14 70% 46% 46 Va 47 22 44% 59% 35% -35% 103 «/2 104 Va ./ F-A ■ ' *104% 105 % A-O 83 7/s 100%. 102 F-A *100 US *102% 103% 97% 103% 3-J t ibo'/2 100 -100 y2 7 90% 100% M-N 102 Va '101% 102 Va 16 98% 102% V M-N ; +'55% 55% -_1955 A-O gtd j—1960 .96% 96^4 J-J - 97V4 106 ' 106 101 V ' V 56 y2 *101% A-O 1952 . 1st A-O i M-N 1954 5s - ■ Bristol-Myers Co 3s- Debs 1968 Bklyn Union El 1st. gold 5s___x._—1950 Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures _1969 Gen mtge -2%s— : 1976 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 2%s__ 1975 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry—. c ; Stamped modified- 4y23__' ;—-1957 Consolidated *101% M-N > 82% *__ M-S 1967 5s series II -1955 :_1961 Z 1960 AInc mtge 4'/2s ser A—July 1970 ABreda 40 *103y8 103% ■ 45 ■V -- 50% 100% 6 91 y. 61% 102 99 3 105 106 5 101 - 100 101 % 40: 31% 99 V* 105 Va Z 35 — - f a ZZ": *99% 100%' M-N J-J mtge Bush * J-J ,r. 121% 94% 102% 100% 100 % 100% J-J 1970 1976 _1979 L 4%s series JJ— 1st mtge 4s series RR 10% 6% 12% 2 *104'/a 105 100 119% ~7 98V2 98V2 u. — 95 100 — Maine RR— mtge 1st 21% V* & mtge 5s 1st ' 8 I J mtge. 3s ser K 1st 21% 21% " - F-A,,; < 31% O I T Financial Corp— debentures 2%s 194c a"0 . ; r • *44 J-D J-D ■; '• •' ' 45 — 1 *35% —— "• ~ J-D 41 29 32 A-O ' J-D 1976 35% 38 35 * 35% Guaranteed 27 ;J 35% Guaranteed jlt-N 33 ' 50 33 ;33 1 27% 33 50; .. .1 50 1 25% 54% Carolina 53 67 Carthage 34% — 1st 2001 M-N jw_N *53 59 *62 — deb 102% 102'% __ Adirondack Ry-^- & *103 % •_j? — 2 99% 102 r 103 104 104% 1 113% 115% 7 105% 103% 112% 112% 6 lliy2 113 y2 112% 112% 105 VB 94% 105% 105% 112% - 43 114% 114% 99% 10 niy2 113% 105'% 105'% 15 105 106% v 98y2 99'% Ry— J-J stock (perpetual)——i_ 1965 99'% - ' ~ 66 Celanese Corp 3s debs Celotex Corp 3y»s debs__ 56'% 3y4s debs (1947 issue)— JACent Branch U P 1st gold 4s; • » 1965 —I960 .-4.' , 93% 101% 106% 56 108% 57% 1 57% 10 102% 104% 99'A 101% 57% 62 ' A-O F-A *101 - *100% F-A J-D 1960 1948 99 y2 103 Va 103 Va J-D -1981 mtge gtd 4s__ 98% *107% 108% U-S Clinchfield & Ohio 4s 33% 60 *^3 -- conv 46 A M-N gold 4'/is. Pacific 60 *63 — 4% J-J F-A J-D F-A US ^^.1957 1970 _1956 1956 " 1951 Guaranteed 40 10 M-N A-O —^_1074 gold 4V2s— gold 5s gold 4%s Guaranteed gold 4y2s 32 39% — Canadian J-D A-O Power 3'%s_^ Southern cons gtd 5s. A—1962 Canadian National Ry— Canada 24% A A 1959 • Guaranteed "32- *38% ,.i; 35% 35 *37 1V V M-N A 2012 40 California Elec Power 1st 3s__ Calif Oregon A-CT i960 ' . 1957 mtge mtge Cons 21% 9% ■ — 2012 29. Cons Cons 33 17% -- 2.5% page 25% 21% - *77% __ 101 — 101 y2 75 79% 79% 55% 67% . 1999 j_i 1950 see 33 , 1968 Stamped pursuant to Plan A : 1964 f debentures s . 80% — Bethlehem Steel Corp— 40 12% — J-J ~ A8a external For footnotes 3%s k 3 , 120% 120% M-N 103% 35 - *9 Plan A (Int reduced to 2.5%) A-O of Pa 5s series C *97 A-O 1951 1960 Bell Telephone 94 82 102% — *16 — 2%) to 110 89 86 21% 1999 f > MrN cont int) —1980 Toledo Cincinnati division 4s Ref i ;-i 31'/a (State of)— reduced 63 VB •••f 24 3 Plau A 1936 stmp pursuant to Plan (Int 49% ' 120 94% 21% 2012 Stamped pursuant to Plan San 107 - 58 3 4 96 Va — n a ' 2001 Plan A Stamped pursuant to Plan 1 95% mtge 5% (2% fixed contingent Interest)— 5834 94% *21% Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) . 31'/a . s 88 83% 53% 96% 21% 1946 loan of 1926 extl secured 80 42 57% 33% 21% - 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan 1 23 92 57% 92 Va *37 ~ "— to Plan A <Int reduced to 2%) 46 %s 87'% 90% ^ 58 25% a r. 1953 to to 87 92 58'. ' 4 86 — A-O Toga (Int reduced to 2.25%) 2004 7a 1967 stmp pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 2004 ARome (City of) 6%s ^1952 Aflao Paulo (City) 8s 1952 , 87 58 % 44 J-D 1961 gold'iiIIIIi950 to Stamped pursuant 47s external > July 1975 58'% Boston III1940 (Int reduced to 2.5%) A6s external sink fund gold _ 3% A-O A-O fixed M-S 103% 103% M-S ser (City of) Stamped pursuant . %-% ser.ZZZweS Rio Grande do Sul (State of)— 1A88 extl loan of 1921 - (4% M-3 *101% 103% M-S <A«_a(Int' r€duced to 2.375% ) A ► July 1975 — B ser J-D 33% 95 — S M In' reduced to 2.25%)-____2008 External sec 6%s Stamped pursuant 102% due Dec 1 1995 93% * — j-~d ioco Stamped pursuant 103% 99% due Mar 1 2000 91 » 2008 ^.^t reduced to 2.375%) _a001 *IYat 1986 stmp pursuant to Plan A IAO 105'/a 93% 1 due Mar 1 1996 A .... stmp pursuant IARIo de Janeiro ' u 1959 Porto-Alegre (City of)— 8s 101% 6 97 K— 95% — s A4%s assented 26 97 Va 101% 101% ' 1947 7s s I 6s 1st « f 6s 2d 68 Aaaernal sink fund 102% 102% 102 Va J-J — 94% I'. —■ A-O 1994 a1^ (Rep of) *°ld assented lAStabilizatlon loan 104% " Igg? 2.125%) external A4y2s 102% M_— 94% n * lam ref 3y2s series B AN.; loan extl 118'A 2 Series ► lAPernambuco (State of) 7s Stamped pursuant to Plan to 109 J-D 1966 debs Beneflcial lndus Loan 2y2s debs—1961 reduced 122% 14 Series 33% 94% 1905 (Republic)— AStamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3y4S ext toIIII tRep of) 128% 35 116'A 11% Panama (Int 92 n% 93 ' ——1963 ? CXti l0aR sec 81% '103 y2103% M-N 32% *39% M-N Municipal Bank extl s f 5sIIIIIIl97o Oslo (City) sink fund 4%s 1955 Ext '69 8% 49% *30% ~ 1956 4Vis— f external &,gen (3y2 % 4'/2s s 3 13 iii% — M-S 1959 fIn^ reduced to 2.125%)—.2008 (*jingdom> 3% 1957 Norway (Kingdom of) 3y2s 70% _1995 70 Pgh Lake Erie & West Va— 6%s fund 70 A-O 10% ' J1 % Plan A fu sink 78 38 *11 Stamped pursuant to Plan A External 1 Air Line Ry— contingent int) Series ' 49% M-a 5% 1% and . 1953 to to f s 78 % J::V A-O " . 6y2s f ',24 78 1966 : 4s ser A mtge and ■ s i4:' 104 V2 110% B Ref .11% Stamped pursuant 102 101% 101% 107% 106 Vs J-D 5>A : 9 V4 ____ Sec external 100 3-D 4s__^__j——L_July 11995 unified 97% 105'% 92 3-D 1969 Charlotte General 98% 93% 46 1973 1st gold 4s & 105% A-O 1987 debentures 1st mtge J-J — ass'td-(1942 * Minas Geraes 92 Baltimore & Ohio RR— 8 Va » J-J 1933 6%s 93 % _1957 ; debentures conv 3-D _1902 debentures (ass'td agreement) ASmall 75 92 ; *91 deductions debentures 1 ~3Vo ASmall A Milan (City of) 100'/4 1956 1966 debentures Atlantic Refining 2%s 1 » ASmall 9ATreasury 80 Va 98% 7% 4 6 *5% — J-J ASmall ass'td 66% 10 u-s to 1922 A4s New 102 .-3.'. 70% 70% V 101% 99 VB 1st mortgage 3%s Atlantic Coast 1st cons — 70% 57 104% 100 >/4 *102 A-O |A4s of v 9% 104 y2 98% Stamped 15% 15'/a Q-J *9% (1942 4s__1998 debs 3s A-O RR 4y2s__1975 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe—■ General 4s 3 agree_Il945 ALarge ASmall ■ 14 104% __ 99% Atlanta ass'td *105% F-A conv 3s — ::::::::: New J-J II 1980 Ann Arbor 4% 4% Large ASmall , 1972 Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s ALarge ■ mtge 3'/2s — J-J 36 V* *104% A P W Products Co 5s Asmaii ' 81 COMPANIES *^7 M-N debentures— 3'As 1943 |A5s Assented to 1922 ■w n Telephone & Telegraph Co— 2%s M-N INDUSTRIAL AND A-O Foreign Pow deb 5s 3%s 102 99% 100'/2 100% -- • 1968 1899 & Airlines American (Republic of)— lA5s A 88 90 5% 1967 <fc Western 1st gtd Mfg 2s debs 2%s ' ASmall - 56% *45 — A-O 1950 ANew assented (1942 agree)„1968 • 33 & 5'/2s 1922 32% II 3-D Irrigation— Mexico s 89-4 81% ' 1952 debentures 32% 1954 — - 8 6 "4 79 82 J-J F-A F-A Allis-Chalmers 1957 6Y2s 5A4%s assented to A4 Vis small {• 82 26 100 3'As Albany & Susquehanna Amer Water Sewerage Drainage Board 36% 32% 2%s Metropolitan 36% 32% 1977 (Kingdom of) 7s Jugoslavia (State Mtge Bk) 7s Mexican 36% J-J 1947 to 2% (Colombia) J-J Alleghany Altaly AMedellin , *90 RAILROAD 10% 65 5% 53 10 *100'/2 ' 1952 Credit Institute 1% A External 7s - F-A 1958 1958 79% 16 80% 87'% 3-D 12% 6 1977 5 A 7s series B Italian Public Utility- V 79% *78% Government— A 7s A 130% *121 80% 85 1984 external 7s (City) 130 — 85 1978 assented *130% M-N 1978 readjustment 93 90 2 90 *126 M-N 1979 61% 11 : conversion 77 13% M-N 1979 readjustment 71 extl f 1937)— 55 49 Va *102 -- ($ < M-N 'i5y2 6 9% 90 J-J F-A . 11% 5% 11 13 *6% 1964 6s bond 33/<i-4-4yes J-D 11% 5% 4 9 8% 1960 75% 55 79 2 97 9VA "12 J-D 1957 1946 55 *72 , 1958 3%-4 Vi-4 ^s extl conv 4-4y4-4%s extl readjustment *12 extl $ 38 M-N 1958 sink ' External f 75 8% 8'A M-N 1962 6s (Republic of)— s 85 •' 7s fund 83% 3y2s extl extl of) sink External El 55 75 A-O assented AExternal 90 y» 1962 79 85 — 1962 extl—. sec AExternal 97% 1955 5'/aS 4,/2s 2012 (Kingdom) Sydney County Council 3J/2s lAUruguay (Republic) extl 8s 63 50% 3 48 85 J-J 2%) to 78 y2 78% J-J 1968 external B (Prov A4V2s i A-O M-S 2004 2.25%) to reduced A8s 75'A 21 '/a High 58 » loan Serbs Croats & Slovenes U-N Low No. Stamped pursuant to Plan A 84 M-N J-D reduced A6s extl dollar 47 78 1950 loan water (Int 49 41% *47 *47 . 79 Vs J-D extl Jan. 1 Sold ' High (continued)— Stamped pursuant to Plan A 46'/a 42% 26 44 44 F-A Stamped assented (int reduced to 6 %) extended to 1960 20-year extl 6s 1942 External 1 80 *47 U-N lADenmark External ■ ** 80% 80 A-O 1927 3s external s f $ bonds lAColombia Mtge Bank 6%s SASinking fund 7s of 1926 A7s 80% A6s of . Low No. High Low Range Since Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked Sale Price Period New York Stock Exchange Jan. 1 Last Interest BONDS Range Since Sold (Republic of)— A 6s of Week's Range Friday Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked Low Colombia RECORD ENDED OCTOBER 14 Week's Range Last Sale Price Ferlod New York Stock Exchange BOND YORK RANGE Monday, October 17, 1949 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE j-j » 78% ~ 75 75 - 41 79 66 j_j 1999 Central ' . 90 41 79 of Georgia Ry— > 1995 AGen mtge 4y2s "ser A z._Jan 1 2020 AGen. mtge 4y2s ser B Jan 1 2020 Central Illinois Light 3%sJ 1966 1st J-J May May mtge 4s ser A * A-O 59 27 59 59% 61% 61 Va 3 37% 41% 43 *108% __ 61% 37'/2 f08 72 52 108 y4 Volume 170 Number 4847 ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (1515) 27 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED OCTOBER 14 Friday n'BONDS P Interest New York Stock Exchange 4 Period Week's Range Friday's Bonds Bid & Asked Sold Last or Sale Price Range Since /BONDS Jan. 1 ,.• f, ■■/ [■)\ Central RR Co of N J— Gen New Central 1987 J-J 1974 Pacific York 3s Power 40 % •-,:. i. gold *104% 3 . 130 F-A 101 130% v Ti : 105% 105% j-j *113%, 6 — >■ :• 1st & ref 1st & 1st 4%s series B 1977 ref mtge 3V»s ref mtge 2%s & j-j 111% 111% 107 % F-A 1983 108% F-A 108'% 108% Chicago «fe Eastern 111 RR— A Gen 1st inc conv 5s mtge mtge 3%s AGen inc *68 69 % 67 M-N 120% 120% 118 A j-j Jan 1 2038 mtge 4%s 1988 J-J 67% 68 J-J 49% 50 Vi mtge 4s inc ser A A 2d mtge 4y2s inc Jan 1983 A ser Jan 2003 Chicago Indiana & Southern 1st 78 78 4s conv 38 40 88 88.7:'. J-J 98% 98 58% 57 58% B ser Jan 1 2044 Apr mtge inc conv 1st mtge 3s 4 Vis Jan 11999 B ser 47 Apr 1989 47% -- Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry— 1st mtge 4s series A 1994 mtge conv 4Vis ser A__Jan 2019 Chicago St L & New Orleans 5s 1951 Gold 3Vis 1951 ^emohis Div 1st gold 4s Chic Terre Haute 1st & ref Income V .:-/■= j-j Gen 48 48 87% $ 102 y2 102% 100 " . ■ . • . 38% ; 196 88% • . 2 102 '/4 100 71 70% 65 M-S 1975 103% 1978 102% General gold 4s General Ref & Cin 5s .series & Mich Div 1st mortgage Cleveland & 3s v r 1961 Fuel & Iron 3'As Gas 4 *95 - 45% f 3%s A of A-O *106% M-S *102 5/8 *99 M-S : 3s series Consumers Power § A Cuba 1st mtge 27/8s 1st 1st 5s § A Deposit Co & N Y Lack 1st 0 A & & 5s Income mtge Morris div 106 »/8 95 105% 113% 101% 103% 100% 104% ,*44 99 103% 93% ; 46 95% 43 27 . 83 V2 /• : • 52 68 J-J 99% , 58 Apr 99% '57y2 2 68 v • 10% "• 103 V* , 101% 97 'y 74 60 101 Va .95% 49 •:.48 y4 ,*61 „ *99% ,99% > J103% / 95% >100 (>103 .<Y03% ilOl — S104 , t 3 ,,4 58 *98 , A-O 104y4 104 27% 27% 25% 30% 31 29 35 j-d *31 30 35 A-O 102% j-d M-N *105% A-O 1963 102 *105% . j-d *102 102% 93% 102% 1055/a 104 _Jr:: 102 13 1993 M-N If-N *50 Va •> „ 79 *:96 166 ,>55 30 303 . Delaware 1st Power mtge 1st & & mtge & coll Light 3s tr coll tr mtge ser 96% " '• J-J J-D y>; J-J 19% *101 J-J *101 1951 — lsJt 1951 lines trust Div S. —1952 goldt4s « -21955 -- —1952 3 y2S—— - i 1955 101% 102% - Gold Registered v 1st Joint 1st 1951 J-J : • - L & N O—>• ref.5s series A ref 4%s series C— Indiana 111 & Iowa ^^.1063 . . 1st gold 4s__„1950 Indianapolis Union Ry Co— Ref & Imp 2%s ser C tlnternational , i.1970 A Great 100% 100 lOOi/s 102% y *102% 1% 73% 87% 60 48 68% mtge A ser & Income 1% mtge Detroit Edison 3%s _1993 99% 100% 101% 94 95% & ref 3s series & ref 2%s 3s 1993 G H see 106 104 104 02% 92 77 86 '95«/2 87% 2 78 >, 92 ; 91 2 *99% 101 93 25 Apr 64 67 145 87% 100% • 100% 98% > —1986 Northern - *90 J-D 93 RR— 76% J-J A-O 77 - J-J 71% * J-J 71% A-O 61% M-N 98 Jamestown Frankl & Clear 1st 4s__1959 J-D 66% Jersey Central Pow &.Lt 27/bS——1976 M*N 1st 6s series A— A Adjustment 6s series A A 1st 5s series -.1952 July 1952 B_— / 1956 A 1st gold 5s series "C /i_1956 fAinternat Hydro-Elec deb 6s__ 1944 Int Rys Cent Amer 1st 5s B 1972 18 26 56 71 Va - 78 25 25% 71% 16 59 78 ,20 W. 26% 53% 717/s 71% 71% 13 53% 71% 6i% 62 43 60y2 71 98 98 1 66% ;. 67 97 11 ' '100 -64%; *ioiy2102 K Kanawha & Mich 1st gtd gold 4s_ 1990 77 J-D Kansas City Southern Ry 1st 1st mtge 4s ?er A.——— 1 ,;*■-> .1975 - **** *100iJ ■- . 105% A-O .1968 ' • ' A-O 3s_ .1950 79% *102% 102% ■ J-D 105 . __ 105% 96 iooy4 103 •102 y2 *70 > J-D Power 104% 100 i5 .1987 Kentucky Central gold 4s Kentucky & Indiana Term 4'/2s— .1961 105% 99% Stamped .1961 J-J .1961 87 93 58 67 *102% *114% J-J J-J .1961 y2S; unguaranteed Kings County El L & P 6s Koppers Co 1st mtge 3s lAKreuger & Toll 5s J-J 104% ctfs — J-J .1997 A-O .1964 A-O .1959 M-0 - . , ■ 114% — 35 ' 50 99 2 * 103% 104 1 • 114% 35 100% 108 ,108 __ 179 % 179% ■ 35 98 ' *99 — — —. 99% ,102% , — *98 V 35 *20 V —z 101% 103% 28 ■ — A-O ::■•'//■; ( Kansas City-Terminal Ry 2%S—. .1974 102% '.7 ■ A-O . 96% I ; t 4 92% _1966 J-J 82 81% M-S 82 38 107% 77% Va Via • 1 173 180 32 101% 105 46 % 2 107 107% 123 82 107% 110 1970 I page 29. j-d 106% 106 106'/a 16 104 Va 1982 M-S 101 % 101 Va 101 % 35 1958 series conv' debentures. For footnotes J-J 100% 92% 95% ..2 '87% 95 fixed int) series Gen 69% 1055/s — (3% Gen J-J 103 101 i/a „ <100 100% J-J Plain 1979 2018 Salt Lake contingent 52 5/a 103 106 __ (4Vi% contingent int) Denver 60% 102 101% •101% „ ' •A 1st mtge 3%s series B fixed contingent int)__ Alncome *105% 103 100% 99 Va *101 J-D J-D J-D J-J . ^1963 ser 100% 11 , *100 '/s 100% *100 103% •100% . _jil963. 1st ref mtge. 4s ser D Illinois Terminal Ry 4s . 89% 77 100 104 >/4 . 101% 101% J-J .107% 103 •; ,102 0991/2 ■•»• 1st & 101% J-J gold 4s—>---1951 F-A ———F-A 111 Cent and Chic St 102 *100 -1951 Western Lines •52 89% 88% 103 .100 *102 gold 3y2s—1951 1st 12 105% 106 Va 88% 105% 10J% 100 101% J-J gold 3s_—.1951 3%s 101 101 105% J-J 3s 100 32 J-D 21951-:, 103 14 101% 102% 101% F-A - 70 101V2 101% - F-A gold Springfield Div 106% ,103 1011/4 101% 101% — *100% M-N M-N Louisville Div & Term gold 3V2s_1953 1st 102% 101 *35 J-J 2.1966- ——1950- gold 3s_ M-S Omaha Div 6 105'% ,102% 97 3 105% M-N ^—1953 4s^! 1st 101 Va 101% A-O — 81 J-D 30 A-O 1951 & Light 2%s. .1976 lst mortgage 2%s— .1978 West RR— (3% A 60 % A-O 1977 27/8s„ Denver & Rio Grande 1st 1973 3%s 67% i • Coll 100 i/a 95 66 27% > -20 63% 29% 103% s division 100% 9iy4:,9i% 66 A-O y 99% 127% . / 3s Kansas City 80 .:.*'• 96% 121% / — *— 91% 102 90% v M-N —Feb 1957 99% *127 F-A . *99 y4 - 104>/4 101% ; 94% 98% 102% __ *102% 94 24 __ ■' ' M-8 J-J J-J J-D * 1957. J—1—J—1951 St Louis Div & Term 36 ; 8i 31 V 1962 5s A , 3%sJ gold Litchfield z 79 j-d 1973 4-6s . RR— 5s Debenture 4%s Cairo Bridge gold 105% 102% ,30%, 31 May 12042 Essex 99% 102% 96 " ' __1970 " ; 5s series A 'Refunding ^98% 1021/4 24 Corp 2%s_ f s 4s— Collateral 101% 94 5/8 5 ■*81% 1965 due & Tr 96 t 1946 „ V 106% . 15 .*94 . C ser 2 1st Central Purchased 104% 6 103 y4104 • . 1965 Western 105% *102% 103% J-J B 68 J-J mtge 2%8—1970 gold 3y2s sterlingCollateral trust gold :4s Refunding 4s 1st 104 Va 1948 debs ref M 103% Coal 1st gold 1st gold 105% 101 12 j-d j-j ' ,>70% 62% 100% 100% 100% J-J M-N 1978 1969 • 106% 1035/a 99% J-J 1978 , -1976 debentures Illinois 107% 104 101% 101% 1952 ser 104:,' 102 J-D —1978 11968 1 98 :.'7 *101% 102% A-O Illinois Bell Telep 2%s. series AI—1981 •1st mtge 3s series B_ —1978 ioi% 106 10 103% 1942 Delaware & Hudson 4s extended Delaware Lack & West RR Co— v \. *102% 103% M-S 3s 2%s — 111% 112 % 111% M-N Dayton Union Ry 3%s 100% 102% 106 Va 106 '/a . A-O receipts "t *65 A-O J-J B_„_«__Jan 2044 " 3s Household Finance 106% J- ... 105'/a 105% 106% j-j 1st mtge 3s series A Deere 98% 102 M-N J-J J-D Dayton- Pr Ss Lt 1st mtge 2%s__i975 1st mortgage 101 98s/8 102 1975 }A7%s series A deposit rets jA6s series B deposit receipts 1975 ^1969 >tHudsou^fe Manhattan'1st AAdj Income 5s 100 - 103% __ __ . 101% A-O 1966 gold - A_„__July 2015 '" ser Peb 94% ' B ser 97% ; 3%s seris D rptge inc 4s '/ J959 ' 92 y4 80 ya ■75 •Feb RR—" series inc 5s A— 84 '•*96% 95% 921/8 86 Va / . 104% 105% 105% . 1965 Northern RR io§% debs 3s Ry.lst 5 Vis § A Deposit receipts ' A Cuba 98 104%. 104% *102 mtge 3 Vis Baking Steel ref J-J Hocking Valley Ry 1st 4y2s_——-1999 105% *105 y4 106 >/4 M-S 1968 Gas 23/4s 4s ref mtge & Ohio ctfs *79 98 Vi 93 , 92% ' • 1963 Natural J-J 118% 106% 101% 106% 106% 104% j-d _1979 ' 124 116 108 :•> 1 1972 E__ 106% F-A 1977 debentures Consolidated F-A 1972 D ser Mobile & Extended *;o6., A-O 1982 2010 95 , 92% 110% 120 97% 95 • - 107% H 101% •■ 98% 100% i6iy».ioi% F-A York— ref mtge 2%s ser A 1st & ref mtge 23/8s ser B 1st & ref mtge 2%s ser C mtge 3s 96 104% F-A 1963 95 92% -1961 1 — *__ J-J J-J .Gulf States Util 1st M 25/es -r 1961 New Gulf Hackensack Water 1st 107% 102 *104% 105 1973 1st & &%ref 46 V M-S j-d s 5 105% Inc— Cigar Corp 3J/4s 59 104% >-99%103'/8 11 123% 123% J-J 68 5/a ¥:■ 45% j-j Edison hr 107% 107% A-O A-O Crucible 104% 97 1971 1951 65 V* , 102% 107% 107% *118 Va ' R 1st mortgage 104% 107% 1964 1970 104% 103 y8 45% 89 123% "" Collateral trust 3%s , 101%; 101% 1 1951 99 102% 37 105 107% 62% £ ' 1999 Consolidated ser Gen J 1978 Conn River Pwr ; 50% debentures Continental 84% 39% _____1974 ■ *85% „1982 ; AGreen m "87% 14 Sou •Consolidated •\ 106% 107 107% M-N Ss conv 8 10 ;Conn Ry & L 1st & ref 4Vis 3s 71 • <105 A-O 1977 1st 59% 80 F-A 1st mtge 3s series L 1st mtge 3s series N . 106% ■ -57%; ■ 36 Ohio-El 3 Vis Toledo 1st extl 4s Commonwealth Edison Co— 1st & ref 56 *77 105% 105% Columbus & f 58% ■ . , 104 Electric Corp— 87% * ' 102 86% 105% 1980 debentures s 65% 105% debentures Columbus & 2'/4s 1 96 A-O debentures 3s t mtge >83'/a A-O Corp— Columbia Gas System, 3 Vis debentures 3s 71% 1974 & ser 102% :■; 79 A-O 1st mtge & coll tr 4s Columbia ;,82 -88 ..P-: Ry— (stamped modified) Colorado 2s/8s 111 _1977 Southern 1990 mtge Gdn —1973 1st mtge 4Vis series C 4Vis —' j-d : %J 101% 8 53 y2 102% 102'A 2000 P Q 1st & 1972 1st mtge 5s series B & 0__ ser 102% 99 Co— mtge 5Vis series A Colorado N ser Hudson 1950 Terminals ser /Gen 106% 106% Pittsburgh RR— Union 3y8s 3%s ' 57; j-j 1982 - Series D 3 Vis gtd 1st mtge Gen,mtge 103 102% 102% 58% j-j M-N 1970 79 102 -99 j-j 1991 :1990 Cleve Short Line 1st gtd 4 Vis Cleveland Gen ,Gen mtge 2%s * , 3a 1977 1st 4s St Louis Div. 1st coll trust 4s Cleveland Electric Ilium 3s 2 45% J-J 100 *110% j-d 89 Va __ 52 *103 J-J 102% 16 __ *95 -.1993 B 99% 103% 103% J-J 1976 Bay & West deb ADebentures ctfs B_: 70% 72 95% 80 105% *103'/a 52 a M-S M-N ; 1973 4yas series D Greyhound Corp 3s debs_L_ j-d 57 6 99 M-N General 106 5/8 *83 17 M-S A4s conv ino debs __„__+_1969 Goodrich (B F) Co 1st mtge 2%s_1965 Great Northern Ry Co— ' ■ General 5Vas series B -1952 103 Va j-d * 149 81% 81% M-N 1956 104 5/a j-d 112% 81 *~I J-D 101% 1961 1993 1961 60% 97% i M-S 101.' 102% 60 M-S 1959 102% 1966 impt 4Vis series E Wab F-A 102 81 M-S 1974 9 P - 1953 ;1971 5 102% 103 110% — *-_ ' 81 J-J __2000 3y4s 2 F-A 1974 Louis Ry— St 1st mtge 1st & ref 5s series A 1st City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs City Investing Co 4s debs & Div 104 % 105 *102% 60% A-O J-J 103 % 103% j-j 1969 J-J Jan 2013 r_1964 ■103% 103% 105 A-O 1st mtge gtd 3%s series E 1st mtge 2%s ser G A ser ;_1990 1 *103% 106 Cincinnati Union Terminal— Chic iiic:4%s mtge 1st cons mtge 3%s ser F 1st cons mtge 3'/8S ser G 1st cons mtge 2s ser H Gen Cine Gas & Elec 1st mtge 2%s 1st mortgage 27/8s Cin *103 *110% General Realty & Utilities Corp— 4 t Cleve 105 V* A-O stamped A Certificates of deposit Francisco Sugar coll trust 6s * 72% j-j 102% ,_1965 80 66 1962 100 106 y4 102 71 1952 102 Va . 104 66 - 102 101 Va A ,985/a j-j j-j - -49% 102 Firestone Tire & Rub 3s debs ^Florida East Coast 1st 4VaS * 107% j-j 1963 100% 46 A-O Ohio 59% .91% 1994 j-j 97% 49% ,54 x 100 , 1 M-N General 5s series C 100 ■ .-1965 Gen • 1963 P-A il977 1st cons mtge 3y4s ser E 103% / :65 105 j-d j-d lOO'/a IOOV'8 *47'/4 J-J 147% • t 86% 97% 89% lOO'/a 102 'V WW Erie Railroad Co— 51 1994 2% -4V4s ,> ; b: 96% 1961 1937 ; 71 ,105 » 94% i 46% 17 97% j-d -1951 1st mtge 3 Vis series F 1st mtge 2%s ser G_ Chic & Wgst'n Indiana conv 4s 1st & ref 4 Vis series D . . 105% Chicago Union Station— :P.V , 105 Va Apr > ' .65% 81% 96 /,;102 '(7 87 y4 87. ■48% 80 ■? 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M-B 120% 120% 123 •„ J-D - - I _I 28 *fc THE (1516) COMMERCIAL & Monday, October 17, 1949 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE i NEW YORK BOND RECORD OCTOBER 14 WEEK ENDED RANGE FOR Week'a Range Friday Friday Interest BONDS FtrUA New York Stock Exchange gale Price Lautero A 1st Nitrate 1M7 J-D 1W7 Dm __ .1970 .1904 F-A stamped 5s 4%s 6s cons series A 4s C Miami 75% 59% 61 38% 40% 97 & 1st 65 V* 65% 67% 9 34% 226 93 N Y 70% N Y & 60 10 67% 72% N Y State Elec & 41% tN & Steam 34% 34% 341/2 12 30 40 § A 1st 38'A 37 % 38% 117 32 46% 37% 2 31 42% 34% M-M M-M 34 Ve 37 Ve 41% 41 42 67 35 51 51 32 50 52% refunding N 56 3!/aS mtge 3%e series F 55 25 54 58% 59% 31 56 60 27% 28 Va 36 27 29% Nfagara Falls Power 3 y2s 30% 30% 6 30 A-O 72% A-O 106% 73 ♦102'A II 104'A 104'A MS 4s lb0 105 % 108% 7B 2d Ref A-O 80% 2003 A-O 99% I960 ser O & 87% 95 76% 95 Coll 84 80% 81% 99% 99% 19 97% 100% 89% 1 89% 93% 107% 7 108% 108% 1969 trust 3%s J-D 65% 65 1964 J-D 86 86 86 87% 87% 85 91% M-m *50'A 54% 61 61 1972 j-j 100% 97 1966 Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2%a_lF74 Michigan Bell Telephone Co— debentures 65% *100 J-D __ *103Vi 100% 103% *106 103% MS ♦99% 193j M-M 102 102'A 10 75 1963 1907 75% 17 107% 107% 1 M-M *99% 75% lien 5s 40-year 4s Prior lien ACum series series A-O 4%s 198O J-J 108% ' m J-D 70 §AConv gold 5Vis ret 1st & ref 58 series Mohawk & Malone 105'A & ref & New Ref & ref 1st 41 53% 1st & ref 70 13 66 y2 74% 1st & ref M ref M 3s ref & 80% 59 87% 47% 50% 816 37% 50 87% 89% 314 75% 89% 87% 83% 42 75'A 89% 25 26% 325 20'A 27% 88 90 53 75% 90 88% MS F-A J-D <^'v — % 160 89% *54% 115 58% 87 Tel u-m 50'A 73 ^xtW °rl?ans Term 1st A 68 97% *104% 105% A-O Gtd 4s A 1st A ACertificates of 1st 5 V2 s series A ACertificates of New York Central Cons 4s 102% 1st mtge 3s Cons General 98 100% *86 102'A deb Peoria 1 101% __ M-m 117 117% 117% K A-O 104% ' MS 2 104% 104 % 14 99% 103 *103% 104% J-J 106% 106% : lV-' 105% __ — 105% 105% *99'/a 103% 6 *75 75 — 13 103% 98 — 118 J-J 103'/a 103% 103% 102% 100% 102% 102% 4-0 ' *92% ws *93 94% 94% 94% 6 lb 971/4 96% 97% 39 J-J 1998 F-A __ 1998 F-A — I.IIlS98 F-A iggg F-A York Chicago & St Louis—~~~ Ref mtge 3%s series E ._____1980 J-D 73 — 10 mtge 3s series F_. 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Oil 3J/2s debsJ series E 58% RR Co— series J-D ~2 101% Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co— A-O — 4'/2s series D 1981 100 % 100 % Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3y2s 62% Gen J-D MS 101 Va 105 Pennsylvania Co— 3s 1983 1 *104% 105 Va income conv 65 4 67 *97 A3 Vis 70 38 of deposit Certificates of Tel & Western 50% 4 M-M 1974 105% 105 VB 105 y8 105 Va J-D debentures 91 54% M-M F-A 101% J-D & III 1st s f gold 4Vis Pennsylvania-Central Airlines— 104 % 101 54 72% M-m 1954 1986 5 1977 Paducah 89% 75% *101% 54'A 1907 }g$J 105 y4 1979 debentures Pacific % 102% — *102% 1868 1961 105% N ser 3Vis 89% 75% 89% r-A • 105% 102 % M series S'/aS 102% 4 105 ,2%s"series Q 107 106 1 105% 105% A-O , 105% 105'A 105'A J-D 1987 49% . 101 103% *106% 105'A J-D debentures 33 13 1971 3Vis 60% 101 95 1974 70% 88% Telephone"^ sIIII 19 88 A 1st 5s series C 2%s J-D 59 68% 16% 105% 96 L series 11 88% H.r / 105 J-D 1970 series 3s 47% & 1966 I 65 25% 1974 Certificates 3s ref 87 88% • 10% 100% K 61 Peoria imp 4 '/is series 107 Co— series & Pere ?New Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry A 1st 5s series B A 3'/2s 79 69 A-O ser A_. -1960 3s series J 10 •> 13% 105'/a 105% 13% 115% 105 1st 102% 105 Orleans Great Nor 5s A Orleans & Northeastern" New 105% 107 *106 J-J MS A-O A-O Junction RR gtd 1st 4s Jersey Power & Light 3s New 99% — j.; 105 series 105% N J 101% 97 -K __ 100% series 104 debentures 100 •„ *__ 3s 103% Jersey Bell 102 98% 24 J-D 3s *105 3s 98% ... -1979 ref *105% 106 New 95 103% __ 3s ref J-D gtd 4'/2s series B 3s debentures 95 95 y4 — 101 y2101% *101% A-O & A-O 1st —— F-A & 1970 Tel 88 J-D 1st ~3>/8s debsll974 Tel 61% 72% - Ry— -1974 1986 r-A England M-M 1985 68% J-D 3s 54 MS debentures M-M 195a gold 4s___ 101% A-O 2%s M-m 2~%s~debsll970 ist A-C 69% MS _ RR *101% F-A *64 A-O Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis— 1st mtge 3s series B 1986 New 81 -1978 1st 62 N Naugatuck 6 24 61 M-M 195a Nat'l Distillers Products Nat onal Steel Corp 1st mtge National Supply 2%s debs 88 54 -1975 1st .... Gen cebentures 87 y4 100'A 101 J-J -1975 & Electric 1st & ref Conv 3s 87% 9 F-A Mountain States Tel & Tel 2%a 1986 3Vis debentures ___1J)7| National Dairy Products J-J 64% 83 64 1958 2000 Constr M 4 Vis series B 11 63 1986 iJ2.hn) & Co 3s debs rwi? iS8iex series A 3VaS l8f gtd Constr M 5s 88% 64 1991 Mnrrf 87% ■ J-D iggi B J-J 88% Pacific 1980 gtd 4s 21 85% 1949 I 1st 101% 56 Va 80 % 70 1979 Monongahela Ry 3'As series 106% 94% .. 79% 9 1977 A ser ' 80% 62% 3y4s 3%s gold 58 series H MS . 2 77 J-J Jan 1967 series G_ J-J 98 G0'/2 76% 1978 1st 107% 97 21 60% 77 J-J 197§ 1st «& ref 5s series F_. A —~. -1948 2%s__ Gas 1st 101 ya 83% 47% ■ 1969 A 103% 104'A 100% 100 % mortgage Pacific "l- : 83 A 5s Champlain 4s mtge 3s ' 1st «St ref 5s series A A General 4s 112 y2 105 — 131% Telephone— Lake & 1st mtge 105% 48% *102% 103% J-J ♦Missouri Pacific RR Co— A 105 s. J-J iflgj D 85 128 111 Oc 102% *48 % i»cj adjust 5s series A & ref Bell mortgage 1st RR— series Q-A 1979 3s 1st Jan 1991 B ~6 63 1977 1979 2%s guaranteed 100 98 105'A '105 J-J 1967 A 109 y4 72 80 102% bo 105% '102% 105% M-M 6-0 Paui & Sauit ttte Mane— 1st mtge 4yas inc ser A Jan 1971 AGen mtge 4s lnc ser A Prior 105 Va 62% 1975 debentures 1st St Missouri-Kansas-Texas 101 y2 106% 100 99% M-M' J-J 1940 Mo Kansas & Texas 1st 49 1 1 *__ Q-F 1978 Oklahoma Gas & Electric 2%s 107 100 107 A-O Rff & lmpt 4 %s series C 1979 Michigan Cons Oas 1st mtge 3V&S.1969 1st mtge 2%s 1969 8 A Midland of N J 1st ext 5s Minnesota Mining & Mfg 2%s 106% 104% 104% *104% — 103% Q-J 1974 Oregon-Washington RR 3s + 101% Co— 23As 1st mtge Edison 1st 1991 debentures 75 97% 103 y« *111 1975 Power mtge tOgdensburg Ohio 103 100% Michigan Central— 1st mtge 3%« 2A 62 17 __ 130 '/a 130 Va A-O MS 2047 4 Vis 1st § Alst 100% __ *100% M-m 198* Jack Lans & Sag 3%s 1st gold 3 Vis 46% 35 14 95 M-M 1999 Corp 1st mtge 3s 33 109% 71% 100% 1966 4s 107% 28 8 —— 73% *74% 2047 2047 5s series D Northwestern ♦102% 98% 1041/4 — — 101% 101 96 '■ 14 40 63 y2 106 V* 106 V* — 2047 1st mtge 2%s 1st mtge 3s (Wise) 1971 104% 1997 States (Minn) 109 y4 39% *107% 2047 1 Jan 3s Impt 4%s series A impt 5s series C Northern 12 89% 2003 H series lien Ref & impt gold 3s 3%s 4s registered Ref & *90 inc registered 3s 5 50 f 3 Pacific Railway- lien General M-M 4-0 J-J Q-J 50% 11% 101% Co.— conv 4'/2s series A ref & Prior 6% 98% : 104% 105 *63 Vs 101% F-A MS Northern 55 V2 •98% • „ MS J-J 1997 Gen 108 »A 103% 98% 14 1974 123% 104 1 48 y4- 103% 2% 3 34 74 Ry 5s 31 117 55'/a A-O mtge 9 *12 2014 Norfolk & Western Ry 1st gold 4S-1996 Northern Central gen & ref 5s 1974 Southern AGen 101% 3% *__ Norfolk 102 % 11 104% 105 69% 8% 39% 35 luov4 *106% 107 56 33 Ya 5 V. V 3% F-A 32% 26% 81 175 F-A MS 103 — 72% 71 s 101% 101% 3% J-J 1966 106% J-D V-l Ref mtge 3s series F 120 "5 106% 106% ~8% 101 y* 104% 61 14 High 62% 435 / 104% *102 J-J 32 — oj22 A-O A-O 2003 Manila RR (Southern Lines) ; May Dept Stores 2%s debs Minn E ser 55 1966 ; f 5s Telephone 23As ser D Y 27% 34% 12 Low ' RR— 1937 -1937 —1940 1943 1982 1978 1981 5s— 59% fund—Feb 11987 s J-J 4%s gold 5s. fATerminal 1st gold Ref M 3%s 1977 1963 Gas 2%s 1st 3>/2s Corp 55 '34% , A-O gold § AGenerai 49% 51 1963 Maine Central RR 4%s ser A 1st mtge 6c con 4s ser B Manatl Sugar 4s sink 3y.s 1993 gtd 4s cons §A2d 1981 }*acy (R H) 6c Co 2%s debs , MS Y Susquehanna & Western MS 1963 A Atl Knox 6c Cine Dlv 4s Mead 1st Putnam 1st mtge ! 1st mtge 23As_1975 & Light Power Y N 30 4s AGenerai M-m 1979 6c ref M 2%s 1st , J-D 96% 56% 82% 65% 1963 series 7s 1st M MS 1955 4s mortgage tAN Y Ont & West ref 4s.__June 101% 72 67% 2003 1st & ref mtge 3s ref 1954 1992 M-m 78 *2 Louisville 6c Nashville RR— St Louis Dlv 39 V* 98 — F-A 2003 LorlJlard (P) Co deb 6s 3s debentures Louisville Gas <k Elec 3%s M 60% M»J 2007 4s ser A Jan. 1 . Harlem 2003 Electric ref J-J mtge conv inc 4'/2s ser A.2022 River & Port Chester— 1st & ref mtge 1st 81 81 ♦72% —2003 i is series A gen 70 75 MS Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry ext 5a_1961 Lexington & Eastern Ry 1st 5s 1969 Liggett & Myers Tobacco 5s 1981 Lombard 70 75 B 2003 wi w A5s series F wl A 70 MS 94 91% M-m series Range Since Sold No. High 1973 4%S AGen 2 93 ♦99% 81 2003 A4'/2S series E wi Little 90% 88 31 93% W 2003 i w series D 93 F-A 2003 modified mtge 4s ser A wl 4%s series B 5s 74% Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked ——1973 N Y New Haven & Hartford RR— Lack & West 4s series A N Y 2003 registered stamped 96% 81 1 2003 .2003 stamped modified 4s registered 4%s stamped modified— Gen 89 93 Vi Last Sale Price High Low No. High 93 r-A .1964 stamped 5s stamped .1974 Lehigh Val Harbor Term gtd 6s—1964 Lehigh Valley Ry Co NY 4%s ext.lMd Lehigh Valley RR— 93% Perled New York Stoek Exchange Low 83% A-O 4s Range Since Jan. 1 Ltd— Co mtge income reg lehigh Coal 6c Navigation Co— 8 F mtge 3 %a ser A Lehigh Valley Coal Co— 5s Low J-D 1171 ■ ■ Sold Bid 6c Asked 89 j Interest BONDS Bonds Friday's or '! Lake 8h & Mich Sou gold 3%« 3 Via registered Week's Range Last 108 y4 102 104% 98 99% M-N MS 99% 99% THE Number 4847 170 Volume COMMERCIAL & CHRONICLE FINANCIAL (1517) 20 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED Friday Interest BONDS Period New York Stock Exchange or debentures 3s 1st & .1963 ref mtge ref 1st 8c 1st & ref *148% *106'A 104 106% Friday's Bonds Range Since Sold High Jan. 1 Low No. 103 103 1 High 100% J-J 48 45% 48% 120 20 VA 19% 21 283 103 41 A-O 1960 16% 71% 104% — *103% J-D Orleans 3%s__1974 of New RR {Third Ave Ry 1st ref 4s 148% 220 103% U-N J-D or Bid & Asked Pacific— Pacific-Missouri Term 1091/4 146% 215 — 1972 1st & ref mtge 2%s— Sale Price Low 105% 107% *220 Week's Range Last Period New York Stock Exchange , High 101% *108% 109% J-J J-D 1979 3s mtge Low No. High 104% 104% J-J 2037 JiOSt mtge 8s— 104 % U-N 1968 3y*»— mtge 5s ref Jan. 1 Interest BONDS Range Since Sold Texas - 1st & Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Oo— Elec & Gaa Service Friday Week's Range Last Sale Price Low Public 14 OCTOBER „ Jan I960 Tol 8c Ohio Cent ref 8c impt 3%s__1960 Tri-Continental Corp 2%s debs 1961 A Adj income 5s J-D 45% *— 94 102 99 Jf-S 94 99 98% 100% 108% 110% U 1964 Quaker Oats 2%» deb. 102% *102 J-J 100% R Oil 2%s Reading Co 1st A ref 3%8 aer D—1995 193 105% 105% 1 85 93% 102% Hec 8c 117 119% 1977 1967 1967 mtge 3y«s f ARut-Canafllan ISARutland *s J-J *8% 97/a 7% J-J *9% 10 % 8% U-S 97% 102% 1996 stamped J-J A-O *73% 7„ — J-J 101 101 3 1991 St Lawr 2d Adir 1st gold Ss & gold 6s Bt L Rocky Mt & P 5s stamped__1955 Bt Louis-San Francisco Ry Co— , : 1st mtge 4s series A —1997 A2nd mtge inc 4%s ser A—Jan 2022 St Louis-Southwestern Ry— 1st certificates bond 4s *119'/a — U *11 U-S 2d inc 4s _1989 bond ctfs Gen & ref Nov 1989 gold 5s series A 107 y2 106% 105% 2%s Rubber S 2%s *106 Va *102% 103% 68 67 1 68 1967 1959 97 1990 A—1955 89 'A J-J 55% May 89% 89 55'% U-N 72 57 83 46% 239 112 y4112 'A $q1 J-J cjc; 85% —— 103% 103% J-J 1st 100 102% Shell Union *107% ser J-J 101% J-J 65% 65 y4 67 1960 J-D 98 Va 97% 98 ya 1974 Oil 2%g J-D debs 1971 1965 98% J-J Southern 3s 2%s 1st 4%s 102% 105% 100 100 99% 123% 12 100% 106% 2 105 'A 105 Va F-A 95 94% 101% 100 J-J 103 103 5 97 103% 1994 Ry 2%s J-J 71 71 1 70 77% Co— __1977 A m-a 99% / 99 99% 89 48 101% Gold 4%s 1969 Jf-N 90% 89% 91% 73 74% 95% Gold 4%s 1981 If-N 87% 86% 88 % 37 75 92% San Fr Term 1st mtg 3%s ser A_1975 Pacific RR Co— Southern *100% J-D 1st mtge 2%s series E loag J-J 1st mtge 2%s series F 1st mtge 2'As series G Southern Ry 1st cons gold 1996 J-J 1961 J-J 1994 J-J 5s Devel & gen 4s series A 1 I>-'el & gen 6s series A : Devel & gen 6y2s series A 1956 Jf-N A-O 1996 J-J Memphis Div 1st gold 5s Spokane Internat 1st gold 4%s__2013 Standard Oil 2%s Calif 2%s of (N J) debs deb 2%s 1966 Apr J-J 102% 98% 87% 3 85 87'% -107 107 A-O 49 49 *— ,5 •7 103% 105'A ~i /' U-S 56% 28 52'A 49% 97% 101% 99% 101% ' — —' Union „ - 104% 97% 39 93% 98 51 101% 103 102% J-J *100% 100% 97% U-N *103% 104% 101% 98% 16 95'/a 102 97 96 97 28 86 101% 82% 82 83 68 647/a lOT 99 3i 100 100 A J-J 1960 J-J 1949 J-J 3s S B § A 1st general 4s 1st 236 100 of 99 100 103 t 4 100 103 103 * 99 *99% .96'% 100 4 102% 104 112'/a 115% « *113 40 75'A 75 Va 76 44% 44 45% 1936 Jf-N 132 78 74% 49'% •.,36 46% 35% 95% 2%s 1976 J-D *100 1979 Jf-S *103% 3'As 1971 J-J *106% 107% Lt & Power 2%s 1976 J-J Power Service 71% 71'/a J-J mortgage 2%s Public 104% 96% 3 - ACertificales of deposit Electric 101% " U-S deposit §ASu fc Du div & term 1st 4s 1st ft 101% 98'/a J-D 1/1 • 86% Ry— 4s A Certificates 100 100 A 103 '/a 104% lp4% J-J 4 101 '/a *101 / M-S 1973 mortgage Central Wisconsin 62 J-J A-O Wisconsin .7 M-S J-J 1st Co 6 63% U-N 1958 104% 97 *98 101 v101 May Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 2%s A.1992 Wheeling Steel 3'As series C 1970 1st mtge 3%s series D 1967 107 Va 52 148 1951 debentures {Wisconsin 40 99% 1950 4%s 5s Winston-Salem 103% 53% 99 1951 1960 estate debentures 104 4 52% 99% Jan 2014 Westinghouse El & Mfg 2%s 108 102% 53 A-O 109% Telegraph Co— 25-year gold 30-year 5s conv Jf-S 15 1952 1st mtge 4s real (c Wilson 96 55 2361 110 101% 107% 2361 107 104 106% 106'A Western Pacific 4%s inc A & 55 99% 99 103% 103% 103% 45 101 49 F-A 107 8 Registered Funding 92 104% 1 1st 4s guaranteed /West Shore Western 99'% 102 106'a 106'a 99 Va 1973 debs 2%s debentures 9 76% 94% 101'a 101'a 83 64'% 3 J-J 95% 1972 27/as 11 96% 1960 9 97 J-J 67'% 96% I West Penn Power 3%s series 23 102% 102% 97% F-A 1974 69'% 81 - 67'a 104% 105 98 41% 106% 105'a 105% 79% 25 102% 103% — J-D 35 *104 Af-N 1971 6 98 79 96 Jf-N 3s gtd mtge U6% : 104 15 26 83 1967 1979 3%s mtge Gen 109% 40 *69 F-A 2.65s *106% 40 114% 103% — 1 J-D 2%s 108 Jf-N 1970 RR 1st ref gtd gold 3y2s__200O Washington Terminal 2%s ser A 1970 1950 Ltg 5s stpd gtd 95% *101% 102% 100% 104% 107% Co— Warren 84% 100% 100% 162% 103% *105% Apr Westchester 92% 103% 1017/a 19 114'/4 82% Apr Apr Jan 1881 (subordinated) debs 77 Swift Co Baking 5%s 2 95 103% 104 103% A-O 1966 debentures 101 Sunray Oil Corp 27/es debs & Ward 83% J-J St Louis Div 1st gold 4s 1951 Southwestern Bell Tel 2%s debs_._1985 3Vas debentures 1983 Standard Oil " 90 101 A-O 98'A 101% 102'A Jf-N 84 86 82% 106 106 106 *__ 101% 102 102 107% *103% Walworth Co conv debentures 3'As_1976 9 84% 85% 85% 114 U-N 89% 111% 112 Va 112% 66 75'/2 *105 J-J A-O G & W 2%s debs_1966 (Hiram) 83% A-O 1950 A / Walker 89% A-O 1956 100 __ *94 96 85% 84% *101% 102 inc 4'As series B—Jan 1991 1971 Western Maryland (Oregon Lines) 95 99 *96% " 1987 Indiana Pacific J-J 93 Va lf-8 Jf-S A-O 1st mtge 3%s series B Gen debentures Southern 100 27 '123'/a Co— debentures Southern 99% 54% 123 A-O 1985 Tel 8c Tel Bell debentures 2%s 96 25 99% 98% J-D 1963 58 Gen mtge 100% 13 91V2 99% 6 W 98% 102% "102 98% 1976 RR gtd 94% 54% 3 15 95 95 Wabash RR Co— 69% 2 98% 1979 Ala Nor 58% 100% *48 Va 98% F-A Skelly Oil 2%s debs Socony-Vacuum Oil 2%s 4 74 '100'A A-O & 97 1017/a 95% 95% 1973 ; 5s cons G 1st gtd 5s Gen mtge 4s inc series A 101 % 101% 1990 i§ASilesian-Amer Corp coll tr 7s__1941 South __ Jan 2010 debentures 103% 101% 101 % 95% *102 102% 128 3s 103 Va 100% 8 *102 107% 100% & Sons 2%s 104% 103% 127 E) 104% 99% 102% 102% Jf-N 1st lien & ref M 3y4S ser C 92 101 1061/4 7 2%s M & Southwest 102% F-A Virginian Ry 3s series B 112'a *103 (Jos 102% 101 % 17 102'% 1995 debentures ref & 1st Va 61% 105 2 ♦126 AGen mtge 4%s series A v *102 1975 1978 1963 1979 2003 1958 mtge 3s series F ref 1st & 89% A-O 1989 Seaboard Air Line RR Co— //;; 1st mtge 4s series A 101% 102% 1957 series B f 4s s 3y8s conv U-N V & N E 1st gtd 4S Seagram ' Cons 101 J-D ; : A-O M-fl debentures Virginia Electric & Power Co— 1st <!te ref mtge 2%s series E 86 71'% Scioto / Jf-N debs Universal Pictures 3%s debs 76 Bt Paul & Duluth 1st cons gold 4s_1968 St Paul Union Dept 3%s B 1971 ■ A-O 1976 series C 2%s mtge United Biscuit Co of Amer 2%s U-S ' : 1960 101% 10 .v RR— Vandalla RR cons g 4s series Baguenay Power 3s series A F-A Jf-S J-J 99% 100 % 102% 102'A *105% 12% 1971 ecampcu 1970 110% *110 102% 10 1941 series 4tts RR U-S 1949 series I J__ 3%s mtae u-s 1969 4%s series D J-D deb 3s debentures Ref mtge 3%s aeries H 1970 Calif of Pacific 2%s Corp— mtge U-N debentures Union 106% A-O 1996 Gas Gen Gen Gen 89 % 1973 Reynolds (R J) Tobacco 3s debs Rochester 89'/a Jf-N U-N A-O 1968 1967 : debentures Union 1971 & coll trust 2%s 1st mtge 3s 1975 Co of Mo 3%s Union Electric 102% 100 101% 101% 104% __ 107% 101 104% Yonkers Elec 97% 94 99 '96% Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— -2019 Texas Corp Texas & New ~ deb 3s *119% J-J —1985 -1965 U-N 119% 99% 103% Included 15 104% 106% not delivery sale not Included In the year's range, d Ex-Interest, e Odd-lot sale year's range n Under-the-rule sale not Included in the year's range, r Cash included in the years range, y Ex-coupon. 18 94% 99 2 88 % 97'A the Bankruptcy Act. — 105% 106 106 115'A 20 • — 103% 103% A-O / a Deferred in the §Negotiability Orleans RR— -1970 .2000 J-D -1985 96% A-O J-J 94'A 97 94'A A-O -1990 94'A 100'a 100% 100 22 ■ by maturity. {Companies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, or or securities assumed by such companies, * 127 97'A •Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted 102% 118% •124% 137 impaired A Bonds selllnv not sal# reorganised under Section 77 01 . during current week. flat. NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE AND WEEKLY RECORD YEARLY Oct. 8 following extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transactions on New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday whether stock ending the current Friday, Oct. 14. It is compiled from the reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, whethe bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. In the and or range for week ended october Last STOCKS— New York Curb Exchange ;/ acf-Brill Motors Acme Aluminum Acme Wire Adam Hat Co Low warrants Alloys Supply ' Ainsworth Air Shoe Surpass Agnew Mfg 3% Jan American Sep 32% Jan — 9 5'a 400 3% May 1% 900 1% Mar __ — 10 200 10 10 7% Aug Jan Jun Jan Class 10% Mar 7% 7 7'a 3,700 4% Jun 6% c% 6% 1,600 5% Feb Oct 7% 1 7 Southern Alabama Power 4.20% Airlines Alaska Alles & Inc Mar 4%% Allied Products (Mich) Altes Corp common Brewing Co Bros Aluminum $3.75 Co ■ 100 of cumulative preferred Goods Industries Mfg 4% 5% 15% ' 17,300 • — — 6'a 15% 6'a — American American 50 13 Va Jun 17% 300 see page 33. 5% Feb Mar 6% 100 6% ?5 49 "a 50% 3,300 45% Jun 96% 49% • 97% 100 93% Jan 7'a 7'a 6 • 99 : 6 Jim i Sep Jan 6'A May 9'% American 54 Jan Mar 100'a Aug 6% 50 American 26% Jan Class Jun 7'A Oct American 4% :,•/'„ 2'A 74% 74'% 10 58 July 74% Oct 1,300 6 Mar 8'/a Sep 150 111 Jan 2 Jun 7% 8 112% 112% 2'A 2% 37'A 41% 15'A Jun - ■ 1,600 114% May : 875 2% July 4% 450 27% Feb 41'% Jan 40 Oct Jun 13% Jan 18'a Sep 25'A Apr 13 52,300 July Oct 15% Mar 3 Jun 5'a Jan 7'a Jun 11% Oct 42% Oct 29'A Oct 10% 27'A 11% 1,100 41% 42'% 900 34 Feb 27'A 28% 17% Jan 125 30 Jun 22% 42 Jun 28'a Mar 8 class a. ; Republics , 15 4 32% x33 b Jan 1 19% 4% Co Chem Jan 1% 300 18% Products common. & Jan 1% 9'a Natural Gas co com Potash 51% l'A 19 preferred 20% July - — — Meter High Jun ft Sep 35'% 3,000 32% Mfg Co common Maracaibo Co American Metal LOW 1,000 45% u 3. n 40% convertible American Range Since January 1 High 15% Sep Apr Jan 92% Shares 1% preferred Apr 91 > Sales for Week » , American General Corp common— 5% 50 5 • .,/ 3% 98'a — • common & Electric— Feb 98'a ' Aluminum Aluminum For footnotes common Gas 45 n 7% Feb Oct -100 Range of Prices Light— Feb 79 5% • America & 2% 70 1 1 common Power .. 3% 81 ■ Investing Cities 45% 1 preferred $2.50 convertible preferred American Hard Rubber Co American Laundry Mach 79 1 Internat Altofer 80 1 Fisher common Allied class 3% 50 pfd Car Co c a. I"i b American $2 Great Bantam American 7% Jan 8 Va 6 i Alabama _• common Beverage common American Book Co 1% ■:■'/ J) (N Electric Ltd American 1% 1% • Aluminum Jun Appliance Inc Associates Air-Way Stores common Oct 1'% 5% 1 1% ': Low Par 19% __ Sale Price Exchange High % May 1,800 —— 1 Mfg New York Curb Range Since January 1/ / Low ■' ........ Aero l'a 1 Inc Shares High 1 Va 1% 10 common Stores of Prices Sale Price Par Last STOCKS— for Week Range Week's Friday Ssles Week's Friday .,;;.////- 14 x33 Oct 25'A 24'A 25'A 3.400 22% Jun 28'a Mar 27% 26% 27% 2.800 20% Jun 27% Sep v i THE (1518) 30 COMMERCIAL YORK NEW RANGE Friday of Prices Par common..— a Superpower Corp common... aeries preferred ,_10O American Amer $6 Low Seal-Kap 500 11 48,400 750 4% 4% 1,100 6 6 1,000 5% Feb 107 200 II 7% Feb 7% 7% 200 14% 500 6% 6% 3% 3'A 11 100 109 % 108 109'A 6% 10% 180 3% 3,000 11% 22,300 Jun Mar 8 3% May Jun 8% Clarostat 109% July 3% Jan 11% Jan 11% 11 11% 38,800 10% . 10% 10% 500 9% .... 8% 9% 9 900 Atlantic Coast Line Co Atlas Corp warrants Atlas 16 3% "-32 Apr 3% Jun 4% Apr 4% Jan 500 16% Feb 42 21 Colt's Manufacturing Co Commodore Hotel Inc • % May 3% Jan 35 July 51% .21 Baldwin Rubber Co common Banco de los Andes— 1 15,900 11 1,200 Jan 6 Jun 4 1,600 5% Vtc ext to 68% 21% Jan 4% % .100 Jan 5% Oct 4% UtUltlei 6% July 8% Jan Consolldated 100 8 Mar 11% Apr Consol Liquidating Corp. Consolidated Mining ft Smelt 100 25 Jun Feb 15% July 10 53% 54% 1,500 41 33% 333/4 250 32 4 9% 4% 500 7,700 Jan 55% Mar Jun 36% Jan Aug Gas 1 10 1 1 Ltd 1 ~6% "7 13 5 1,400 13% 475 >1 1 200 113/8 200 200 1% 37%' 7% 900 100 • 14% 100 14% 14% 600 7% 13% 3% • —* 33% 7% 600 13% 13% 25 2 Sep 38% Feb 3% 7,000 7% 400 3% 7% 41% 41 42 75% 100 Jan 57 Oct 13 Jun 14% Oct Curtis 3% Oct Curtis 6% 6% 100 16% 16% 1,300 4% July 15% Jan 4% 5% 700 3% May • 16% 1 • Mar jt.78 Jun ,.22* s Sep Sep Jan 7 18% Sep 6 Jan 21% Co • Amer dep rets ord reg British Celanese Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg British Columbia Power 15% 22% cum Buckeye Pipe Line American dgp rets 9% pfd Calamba Sugar Estate Calgary ft Edmonton Corp Ltd 625 12% 1,100 5% 5% 5% 1,800 13% 13 13% 3,300 16% 16% 100 5 5 5 100 11% 11% 14% 15 13% Feb 16 Aug Jun 34% Sep 19% Mar 22% Oct Apr 11% Jan 73/4 Sep 11% Feb 15% 7% 1,400 900 21% Mar 253/8 Oct 3% Sep 13A Jun 8% Feb 7% 133/8 Aug 53/8 Aug Jun 43/8 Jan 2 1% July V Jun 14% Oct 14% July 4% Jan 103/4 July 20% Jan 5 May 11% Sep 200 12% Jun 6% Jun 22% 7% 16 16 % 5,600 ft Jun % Jan 3% 2% 3% 7,700 1% Jan 3% Oct 7% — 12%« Aug Jan 12% Feb JP IN fll — — — MM) 1 • ~6% 2% Jun 4% Jan 1% July — 1 1 Jun 8 22% 3% Jun 6ft Class A voting Class B non-voting 1,700 8% 22% 50 22% Oct — r2% July r2% July 20% — Feb 22% Aug 24% July X24 * Sep Carman ft Co Carnation Co common Carolina Power ft Light $5 pfd Carr-Consolidated B«*cult Co rets A ord 8% 100 7% Jun 10% 7% July —IN Jan 9%, Jan 148% July 148% July 1% Oct 1 1% 8 14% 14% 300 1 9% 9 9% 900 2% 2% 2% 000 3% Apr 52% 57% 750 Jan 57% Oct 112% 112% 25 109 Mar 112% Oct 2,700 2 Feb Central Ohio Steel Products Central Power ft Light 4% pfd • • Century Electric Co common Century Investors Inc Conv preference Cessna Aircraft Co common Chamberiin Co of America Charts Corp common page 33. 2,100 13% 3 3% 1 Jun 4% 5% ~4 % IN 78 9 3,100 78% 1,300 80 9 9 200 93 50 13% 14 325 92% 95 330 13% 93 100 10 14 100 6% ~3 6% 400 3 3 100 10 3,700 17,800 ft Jun 3,200 2% Sep 5% 300 5 Jun 5% "7% Feb 6% Apr 1,700 5% Feb 8% Apr 550 11 % Aug 13% Jan 2% 2% 800 1% Jun 3% <: 33/4 600 1% Jan 63 63 16% 17% 3,200 106% 106% 16% 30 12 12 20 13 t • 30 14% 12% 12% ~7% "7% 1ft I 1% 100 65 Jun 10 % Jun Sep May 19 % Apr 4% 3% 4% May 106% Mar 5% Mar 200 , Jan 102 2.60 (Mo) ... 7% 11% 7 101 ; 9 ■, 11% ZIU ooamon. D1 "hi/ Jt ; 15% Aug Oct Sep Jan 6 14% Jan 34 Sep n'~' f 27% July * Day Mines Inc Dayton Rubber Co class Dejay Stores Dennlson Mfg class A, 6% 10% *6% 100 1% 10% 5% Jun 7% 1,100 1% Jun 3 22% Davidson-Brothers Ine common Jun 32 Feb 6% Oct 8 Jan 20n 10% 9% May 2,300 14% Detroit Gray Iron Foundry. ~2% 10 144 14% 13% ~~2 "2% 21% 213/4 - ^ 132 Jan 4,900 10 Jun 7 144 144 debenture.. Derby Oil Co common Detroit Gasket ft Manufacturing. Jun 1% Jun 5,600 Sep Jan 11% Jan Oct 144 15% 9% 2% Apr Jan Jan 18 400 Jun 23% Jan 9 Detroit Steel Jun 12 Jan Distillers Co Ltd— 10% Amer dep rets ord rsg. Dobeckmun Co common "9% "9% Domestlo Credit Corp class A. Dominion Bridge Co Ltd 1 —* II Dominion Steel ft Coal class B Dominion Tar ft Ohem Co Ltd 3% 1,400 Draper Corp .. Driver Harris Co Jun 143/4 Sep 6% 500 Jan 10% Jan 3% 15 14% Oct Jan 3% 26% 3% Jan 33% 11% Jun 15 2'A 1,000 20% Mar * 9% Mar Dominion Textile Co Ltd common— II* .— 3tj0 57 Apr 10% May Jun 65 % 23 Jun 32% Jan 74 64 63 .11 — Oct Oct 22% Feb 82% Sep Sep - Duke Power • Co Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ordregDuraloy (The) Co.. Durham Hosiery class B common-. Duro Test, Corp comm 6% —l • —1 4% _• 14% Apr 1% 41 Duval Texas Sulphur. Jan ~4 ~4% 1,100 9% July 3 Jun 143/8 143/4 800 10% Mar 4% 1,400 7% Feb 23/4 Mar 13 Aug 5% Feb 15% Aug .101 Eastern Malleable Iron. Com Jun Mar 3% Feb 3% Jun 9% Jan Oct 4% Mar 13% Mar 2 74% May 9 85% 5 "3 7% 4% Jan Empire District Electric I ft pfd Empire Millwork Corp Emsco Derrick ft Equipment Equity Corp common IS convertible preferred.Esquire Ins Eureka Corp Ltd Eureka Pipe Line 100 150 50 Jun 76 ,Oct 66 100 39 Jun 67 Oct 1,100 16 ,Qct 15 16 77% 74% 78, 1 IN 1 I —10s 1 1 1 17% 9% 23A Jan 17% 18% 42,900 11% ~6% X6 12 "l% ~1% 5% % 3,600 Oct Jan 18% Oct * 92% July 4% Aug 11 : Feb 1% Feb 13% May 101% Apr 7% Apr 13% Apr 1% Mar .42% 425 31 Jun 42% 6% 500 4 Mar 6% Oct % .41% ~5% 600 78 10 9% Jan 400 x6% „ Mar 5% May 10% Feb 60 1,200 12 ~1% 11% Mar' 725 8% 2,200 % May % Sep % , 14 -1 ..1 Oct 14% Aug 96 Oct 14% Sep Sep 14% 9% Jan Jan 4 Jan 7%' Jan 10% Jan Be to (Phlla).. 19% lis .—10c 4% Feb 4% 10% 74% 2%. 33% 2,400 12% Feb 6,100 3% Feb 10,300 21 4% 11% $2 div cum preferred—— Flshman (MH) 7% Mar o 76 16. Fairehlld camera ft Instrument— 93 Jun 37% Mar 64% 1 1 Jan July "o 1 Electric Bond ft Share common First Tork Corp common—. Apr 2% Aug 1% Jun 75% • * Fire Association 3 6 26 Sugar Associates— Jan 36% 100 Apr Oct Feb 18 Jan Jan 700 Feb 75 5% Aug 5%. Oct 36 Sep *3% 77 Jun Mar 3 -7% Jun 61% ' shares of beneficial int 15 May 62 375 -21 II pfd shares of beneficial Int Sep 5% July 5% July 300 72% • Sep Feb Jan 71% 71% ... 83 5% Feb 55 Jun 4% 3% 70% 71% .101 4% % prior preferred— 9% preferred Eastern States Corp 2% 3% Eastern Gas ft Fuel Assn Electro graphic Corp common 21 35 10 ~3 3% 41% Jan 1 % Aug 7% Jan Jun 1% Fair child Engine ft Airplane Faneteel Metallurgical. 100 1 Jun 22% Aug 93 100 1.80 2% 40% May X4% Mar • II 1 7% 2 1 1 12 12% Feb 2s Id 100 see 3% preferred—100 preferred.. Conv pfd opt div ser Conv pfd opt div ser 1929 For footnotes 1% • 1 Central Maine Power Co— 3.80% preferred (Central States Elec 6% 1% fll Oatalln Corp of America Mfg Co 28% 3% Easy Washing Machine Mass B Ltd— Amer dep rets B ord Carter (J W) Co common Casco Products common Castle (A M) ft Co Lighting Inc Eastern 8% —'• —1 Jan 1 3% $7 preferred series II preferred Aeries B. —•- 2.N Capital City products common Carey Baxter ft Kennedy Inc 42 31 200 2% Sep 22% 6% May 19% Jun • • Canadian Industries Ltd— 1% preferred Canadian Marconi Oct Jun Oct Oct 8% 8 N common Convertible preferred Canadian Industrial Alcohol— 7 ■ 83/a Mar 34,100 5s8a • common Feb 7 17% Sep 2% Jun 3% "eft — California Electric Power Camden Fire Insurance 7% 25% 12% I6V4 1 Cable Electric Products common Gables ft Wireless— - 12% 1 S.N dep rets Burry Biscuit Corp dep __ 25 S.St * 4% TVvn* % Rftvnn'.ds class • Bunker Hill ft Sullivan Burd Piston Ring Co Burma Corp Amer .Amer It 23 10 — „ Brown Rubber Co common Bruce (E L) Co common Bruck Mills Ltd class B Carreras 300 • —1 Junior pfd Canada Bread Co Ltd Canada Cement Co Ltd 6% % preference Canadian Canners Ltd 50 7,100 7 1 Davenport Hosiery 8% 22% SI fll 10a class A—.—* Class B Brown Porman Distillers 22% 15% Apr 33 • Jan 43% Sep Apr ———• Jan 14% 8% Aug 5% Jun 62 Aug 4% 1,300 2% July _• Cuban Atlantic- Sugar common 6% preferred Sep 13% 12 Jun 4,500 6 % laie 13% 23% 7% 300 7 17% 3 —I pertlo. Mar 50 Jan ft Jan 11 6% 16% .1 Cuban Tobacco common...... 75 28 % ft Jun 1 Jan 20% Jun Jun • Croft 7% 75% Oct 20 50 35% Creole Petroleum. 6% May 20% Jan Jan 14% 3,800 36 I Crystal Oil Refining common $6 preferred Oct 75 3% 1% Jun dep receipts (ord reg)—fl Crown Drug Co common 61 1# Jan 2% ft 11 Oct May 103% Jun 10% 26 3/8 35 American Oct Jan Feb 70 % 1,100 37% Crown Cork Internet! "A" 9 2% 18 ..3/8 - -Aug 13% Sep 200 37 Sep 6% Jun 9 108 7% 1,150 3 37% Apr 11% Jan 35% 7% 114 % May Jan 14% convertible preferred Brewing Co.. Crosley Motors Inc Crowley Mllner ft Co. Crown Cent Petrol (Md).. Mar 26% Jan :/■>.; Jan Jan 9% Jan 5% 8% Mar 1% 373% ■ 109 Courtaulds Ltd— 7% Aug 4% May 1% — 70'A Sep 600 6% Oct 14 Jun 11% 37% Jan 14% 6% — ' 1 Jun % May -1 Reynolds common preferred class A Jun 1% Aug 5% Feb 10% 5% 5 1 Convertible preferred • Blckford's Inc common 1 Blrdsboro Steel Fdry ft Mach Co com.* Blauner's common 1 Blue Ridge Corp common X 4% $1 Oct 9 6% 40 90% 3 -- 14% 11 Inc Coro Apr 58% 26 3% Co Cosden Petroleum common 6 Jun 3 — 32% 27 V* July 1,600 8 88% 89 32 9% 4% July Sep 5% Mar Feb 1,100 12% 8 Consolidated Royalty Oil 6 Feb 7 1% Aug — "6% 44% Jun 4 100 12% Cook Paint ft Varnish Co.. 9% H Aug 33% Oct 2,700 9 68% 113% 113% 113% 123/4 100 9% 375 .100 series B preferred. preferred series O. 8% —1 1 67% 32 8% Jun 4% 5 % 1 31% 1956 Consol O E L P Bait common 9% 4 shares 2,900 32 Cornucopia Gold :Vj 33% 8,800 3,200 5% Jan Corroon ft N 1% 41% 5% 5% Jan 12 Jun Compo Shoe Machinery— Sep 1 5% 123/4 40 1 Community Public Service- 33% 1,400 16% 123/4 1 39 1 Colorado Fuel ft Iron warrants Feb Jan 9% 54 ■■■<■ Oil Aug 1,600 8% Locomotive— British American Tobacco— Amer dep rets ord bearer Feb 5% Jan 4% R'.b British-American 4 Apr 4% Sep Sep Sep Continental Fdy ft Machine — 200 10 Continental Car-Na-Var Corp Breeze Corp common Bridgeport Gas Light Co BrUlo Mfg Co common x4 % 8 34% Jun Mar 4% 20 Brazilian Traction Light ft Power x4 % X4% Sep 2% Jun 5% 22 .1 43/4 — pfd 1% 100 900 Colonial Sand, ft Stone Co. 4% "■ — Co 7,500 6% 33 5% 7% % preferred cum 2% 31% Jan 7% 15% IW.4P Ayrshire Collieries Corp com prior Mar 3% Jun 850 3% 40% 5% common— 31 3 5% Plywood Corp Automatic Steel Products Inc Automatic Voting Machine "ft 30 42 5%% Jun 17 Jan 150 ""% 30 Borne, Scrymser Bourjois Inc 14 Jun 1% Aug 4 6% July % Sep — Associated Tel & Tel class A Atlantic Coast Fisheries common Jan 14% 3% 10 Co common 10% 1,500 6% .4 Club Aluminum Products Co. 100 500 2% 2 2% Claude Neon Inc Clayton ft Lambert Mfg. Cllnchlield Coal Corp 13% 15% 2% 2% 3,000 Jun Bohack (HO) 13% 15% .11 — Mfg Co 2,900 6 3/4 Blumenthal (S) ft Co 14% Aug 5% 1,900 — Jan 5% 93/# Benrus Watch Co Inc Benson ft Hedges common 12% 14% 4% 9% — common Jan Oct 65 5% Electric Industries— American dep rets reg Assarts ted Laundries of America- pell Tel of Canada 1% Feb 4% 21 (AS) Shoe Corp Bellanca Aircraft common 9% Mar 38% 400 65 Jun 5% 24 'A Beck - Jan .1 Jun common Jan % Colon Development ordinary. Colonial Airlines 9% Jun Jun Beau-Brummel Ties 6 Oct 6 143% ft Co common 6 100 47,600 62% 63% 500 , 4,400 Cockshutt Plow Co oomnum. 21% Baumann (L) 1 % Oct 400 Barcelona Tr Lt ft Pwr Ltd 8% 8% 1 > Jan Aug 17% Feb 10 % Mar Sep 8,700 ,Barium Steel Corp Basic Refractories Inc 65 Jun Sep 20% American Jun 11% 11% 233/4 preferred 57% 200 11 20 1% 400 15% 115 223/4 Babcock ft Wilcox Co 63% 15 Jan 20% Baldwin 62% Jan 223/4 9% 62% 5% $1.20 conv preferred Aspinook (The) Corp Avery (B F) ft Sons 13% 10% Ashland Oil & Refining Co Associated Oct Jun 14% Clark Controller Co 5 5"% 10 v-8% City Auto Stamping. City ft Suburban Homes 173/e Feb Feb 1033/4 Apr 1% Jun 800 1 .11 High 10% .—4 Cities Service common Low 10 Voting trust ctfs_. Chief Consolidated Mining. 12% Jun Jan _il Range Since January 1 High 10 113% Jan non-voting Arkansas Power & Light $7 pfd— AP.nrp 6% Apr 5% Jan I Cherry-Burrell common Chesebrough Mfg common.. Chicago Rivet ft Mach. Chlc&go ft Southern Air 2% common preferred 43% 14% — Common class A 58 Jan 108% Oct 4% Jan 4% May 6 Anchor Post Products..... 6% % Jan 108% 4% Angerman Co Inc common. Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg — Angostura-Wupperman Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co Appalachian Elec Pwr 4 % % pfd— Argus Inc — 33/4 Mar 2% Feb % Mar Low Par High Shares of Prices Sale Price New York Curb Exchange Range Since January 1 for Week Range Last * Sales Week's Friday LOW U 107 American Thread 6% preferred— American Writing Paper common.. Arkansas Natural Gas Shares 3% tt EXCHANGE STOCrS High ,3% .. CURB FOR WEEK ENDED OCTOBER 14 for Week Range Sale Price New York Curb Exchange -Monday, October 17, 1949 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Sales Week's Last STOCKS— & 8% Feb 12 73% 75 320 57% Jun 2% 3 1,700 2% Jun 33% 33 75 25 Jun 13% July |1 Stores. 21% Aug 5% Mar 13% Apr 75 Oct 3% July 33 Jan 17% Sep Ford Motor Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg-, Ford Motor of Canada—■ Olaia A non-voting Class B voting. FovA 16of JB1 5% 22% 5% .5% 22 : 2,000 3,300 23 4 Jun 5% Feb 17% Feb 23 Oct Mar 23 Feb 20 Fran®*— Amer dep rets bearer— H % U 14,500 ft July % Jan THE Number 4847 170 Volume COMMERCIAL & NEW YORK FINANCIAL CURB CHRONICLE Week's Friday of Prices Sale Price Fort Fox Pitt Oo Brewing tPeierj Franklin 10% 1.21 Brewing 10% 9'/a . Range Since Janaary 1 Low 900 12 xll 8 1 Blmon h Oo Ine common > " ■ STOCKS— - " ■ Loto Par Oct 11% Sep 9% Range Kings County Lighting common 4 % Sep cumulative King Seeley Oorp Kingston Products Kirby Petroleum Range Since January 1 Low 6% 6% 6% • Shares High ft! preferred Sales for Week of Prices Sale Price High Jan Last 7 New York Curb Exchange 12. f. 8% May 6% Juo < 2,850 v Week's Friday t. Shares High Low Par .—1 14 Sales for Week LastRange STOCKS— 10% 50 23% Mar 18 32 400 ,7% Jun 11 Sep Sep 36% 300 18% 15 Feb 18 % .......1 J 2% 2% 2% 1,500 2 Jun 1 14% 12 % 14% 6,800 9% Feb 1 1% 1 Jun e 9% Feb -, (D Emil) Oo onmrnow Kleinert (IB) Rubber Oo ~5% C'-ellman Alloys General Builders % 1 Oo , 2,100 v.;- 3% 1,100 3 3 Supply Oorp com—1 preferred 28 conv 500 1% •18% 88% July 1 Mfg Oo oommon General 0* ~5% 1% 14% Mar 100 preferred. 5* 15% 92% - Feb Krueger Jun 8 1 Jun 1% Jun 3% Oo 2,300 100 . 500 18% 1 1% £1 1 10 14% 14% 14% Laclede-Ohristy Company L'Aiglon Apparel Inc 12% 12% 12% 4% 4% 4% 1,600 3% Jun 5% Jan Lake Shore Mines Ltd 12% 12% 12.% 2,600 8% Jan 14% Sep 7% 7% 600 6% Jun 8% Apr 5% Jan 300 12 1,000 10 14% Aug May Mar 23% Aug Feb B* preferred series A— — • 100 General Phoenix Oorp 1 General Plywood Oorp common 50o General Public Service $6 preferred—* Georgia Power $0 preferred • OB Yellowkmie Gold Mines Giant Gilbert (AC) Gilchrist Co Alden Jun Jun 400 3'/b 7,300 8% Feb 37% Aug Jun 3% 104% Jan fi% 100" Jan 107 107 107 3% 4'/a 100 Jun 116 105% Jun 107 Jun Jan 5% 800 17% 200 18 18 10% 10% 18% 20 5% , 9% Line 18% i 11% Glenmore Distilleries class B_ 1 Globe-Union B Ino 18 20 16 2,500 21% Jan Jan Locke Steel (Adolf) Ine Class 1% ' l7/a 1 common 300 9% Jun 2,100 13% Jan Gorham Inc I Jun 42% 25 35 31% 100 .21 Mar Jan 32% Sep 80 Feb 9% 9% 900 7% 1% 47,300 103% Lynch 49% Mar 82% 9% 6 Jun 100 5 Jun 8 1,600 7 Feb 13 103% Feb 128% Sep 1,200 10 5% 5%7 • __ 12% 13 •7 ; stock 125% 100 124-126% 425 134 • 133% 136 39% 550 39'/< 25o 40 26% 2 Brewery 7 120 2ft 26% V1 • — 32 50 106% "7-~, 120' 105% 106% 40% 28% 8% Feb Marconi 9 * Apr Marlon Sep 6% 7Va Mar 9% May Power Jun 17% Mar McKee 45% x46 % 45% 25 • 5 7% 700 14 500 7% 7% 11% - McWllllams Jan Mead 2% 6 8% 12% 8% July •' 14% 12 5* Jan 11 600 90 91 71% 10 68 * Mar 9Ya sr 5% Feb 4 Aug Middle States Petroleum class A 33 Sep 17% Jan 133 common • I 32% Jun 225 32 % 32 30 y8 110 108% 109 —100 (Harvey) Inc common A Refining Hurd Lock A Mfg Oo Hussman Refrigerator $2.25 pfd 32% 106% May Corp $2 non-cum Mldvale Co 111% Aug 19% 100 16% Jun 21 Jan Mid-West 79% 3,600 68 'A Jun 79% Oct Midwest 4 4% 2% Jan 4% Oct 48 48 • 1st conv preferred 16% 1 Hydro-Electric Securities v Hygrade Food Products.— Jun 5% Apr "9% "9% 4,200 2% 2% 3,200 common dividend shares 22 Va Jan Feb 2 11 Vi 3 Aug Jun It Jan Co 8% Feb 38 % Sep Feb 10 Sep July 25 Apr 16% Feb 11% 18% 1 600 "2 _2% 7% 4% Jan Jun 19 % Jan 24% Sep 2,500 May 1% Oct 2,800 *r2% 7% \"7% X 31% 31% 10 10% 10% Jun 9 6% Jun 7%. Oct 29% Jun ,32% Jan Jun 10% 3% Aug 16% , . " 25 5,600 , , 7% 93 % * 4.40* Imperial Oo 6% common Chemical 6% 7% 7% 1,200 6% Jun 2% Monroe Loan 3% Aug 4% Feb 17% 9,400 13% Feb 17% Oct 16% 17% 1,600 14 Va Feb 17% Oct /100 11% Jan 13% Oct __ 17% 17% ft 2% 2% 3,100 2% Jun <" I 12% 12% 12% 8% International Cigar Machinery——.* 119% , 88% 98% 12% May . Jan 600 Jun 98% • Oct 400 10% Jan 13 Jan 63 coupon * 100 * 21% shs 21% shares 9 8 9 * 21% 20 Sep 22 6% Jun 11 liv*- 6% Jun. 11% ■ 10 * International Safety Rasor B Royalty- % 1% 100 11% n% '% '.:h 8% Mar 400 % May 1% 14% 14% 100 • 5Va .5% r: % Fireman Mfg v t e Irving Air Chute l Italian Superpower Oorp com el A "5% — 1% 5,100 1%: . 2,800 * 13 ■'/: * Feb 13% Aug 3% Mar» . % 200 Jan Muter Co common 1 1% May 17; Jan Naehman Preference Julian A Inc Nauxin's •% Apr National Bellas Hess common. 1% Jan National Breweries common— 1 Kansas Gas A Electric T* pfd Co Kawneer Fuel Inc.. 1%. Jun 4% Feb 6% Jan _• Kldde la Kennedy's (Walter) A Oo Kimberly-Clark Oorp— 5% Jan National Steel Car Ltd 3Va 100 Sep July. 3% Jan 4% Jan 20% Jan 4 % * referred For footnotes _ see page 33. * lft • 1 30o National Radiator Co Transit common National National Union Radio (Herman) Nestle 9% Le Mur Co 2% Sep Sep 127 May New Jan 95 July 100 17 Mar 300 24 Apr 30' Aug 500 Jun 10% Jan 10% July 7 Jun 13"% Jan 12% Jan 13 30 7% 25 14 Oct Ne^ Haven yy4 Jun 13 100 11% 50 9% 350 6% July 11% 400 9% • Feb < 9% Sep Jan Sep 12% Mar 105 8% 7% Oct 100 2,300 May 300 10 Jun .4% 500 3 Mar : 3% 12,600 13 36 270 4 6 % Clock A Watch 2% 29 % Mar 36 Oct Jan 35% Aug Jun 10% Aug 11% Jan 10% 2,500 8% 100 1,600 9% Jun 11% Feb 6% Jun 10% Jan 9% 6%. .7 V * 7 % " '! 8 % : 7% .7% 1,200 400 5% Jun Jun 7% May 9 Jan 8% Mar: 18% 2% * 2% 16,300 Sep 1,200 Jun Sep 3% Mar 2% Sep 4% 6% Feb 13 Jan Oct 93% 1% 20 2ft 1 1 Park Mining Co — ,4% 13 15% 15% 200 12% July 5% 1 A jArisona Land Co common Jan July 2% w-100 Co convertible preferred Process Jan 4 12% New Jersey Zinc New Mexico 6% 2% Mar 14 % Jan New 100 11% 10 . 10%. 10% "* 15% Ingland Tel A Tel Feb 104,000 9i Sep Jan Feb 29% 6% 7 1 common— 12% 6 14 10% 33% 103% 25 102 35% 10% Corp. Neptune Meter common. K 11% 9% Sep —1 National Rubber Machinery 3Ya Aug 117% I Key Oo common. 28% 3% 10 Gas— 100 4%, 1,000 34 900 14; 4% • 31% 4 35% 4 100 - 14% preferred Nelson Calsex-Frazer Oorp Jun 13 4% 3% 18 y« ; 10% 9% : 3% 5% Kokenge Oo. < 1,000 11% 10 common 3% 3%'. 3% 13% 7% X 8% JLft Corp 400 4'; 4% N ! -"5% . Jan Jun 24% • 5% Sep 37 Ya 3% 167 % Mar Jan A Stores common 1 National Pressure Cooker common——! „ 185% Jun 1,000 Jan National Mfg Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co.. Jim Brown 8tores eommoi 80 4% '.29 12% July National . 179% 102 102 10 ——Mt common Company National Malllnson Fabrics „ Sep Sep 2% Aug '30% Vernon-Woodborry Mills —I Mfg Co * Muskegon Piston Ring common 2J0 7* jeannette Glasa Oo common. 98 104% Jan 4,900 • International Products 8% Mar 3% Mar 12% Mt Aug Feb Sep x4 31% A Tel.. I Oct Sep 177 • 13% Muskogee International Metal Industries A ' Murray Ohio Aug 47 75 * 60 —— -10 Producers Apr 31% 30% ' 4% States Tel "2% July May 2% 200 • !l0o Mountain Sep 119% 600 12%. 12% 59%. 50 Petroleum Society com class Ward A Co class I Mountain Hydro-Electric— Preferred $3.50 series Registexed Jan 110 96% <96% 118 118 ~2% 25 .IN Mountain States Power common £1 International Montgomery 98 86 98 98 98 JUBft pfd series B Moody Investors partlc pfd Morris Plan Corp of America- - A Ireland International cum pfd cum 4.80* 10% Jan 16% -«1 Indianapolis Pwr A Light 4* pfd—100 Insurance Co of North America. 10 Iron 5% July 1,450 Industries— Amer dep rets registered. Imperial OH (Canada) ooupon Registered Imperial Tobacco of Canada Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain Investors 7% 102 Feb 7% Corp 3% Mar Jan 24 Monongahela Power Co— Zinc S^p 10% May 19 Monogram Pictures common. Illinois 2% Jun Mar 18 -- —BOo common Public Service common Molybdenum Oct Jan 1% May 9% Oct Jun 1% 500 17% 18% convertible preferred Missouri 9% 9 — — * Jun 10% Mar 6% 6% July 50 10 11 11% • 10 80 Mining Corp of Canada • Minnesota Power Si Light 5% pfd— 10ft 100 Mar 6% -- 60s Co Jan 4%% 6 48 *;■ 3 V* 425 2% 10 * common Wohl Jan Products— Jun 48 Jan 29% • Abrasive OH 3,800 ; - Jan 3% 1,100 ~9% Miller '2% I 110 % t c_l Oct 1% 2% Sep 3% Mar 3,200 1% Sep -16% 16 - • Apr 6 Aug 7% 7% 200 " 2% July % May 5% May 9 % Jan 274 27/a 1 1% Mar 6% 1% Apr * common Jan 1,000 8% 7 Va 43 ? 150 48 warrants Jan Jun 8% 4 6 800 Sep Sep Sep 33, 9% 4% 7 % Midwest Piping A Supply common Mid-West Refineries - Sep 15% 300 . 1% pfd Midland Steel Oct 6 VB 7% 1 t c West 19% 78 • v Oct 155 Feb Middle 40 45 9 Corp Midland OH Corp $1 conv 78 _5 Oil 10 155 Class B 42% May 17% Jun 6% 300 1 Jan Jun Mar Jun 13% 14,400 —5 3 155 4% 5% * lft 100 Aug Sep 2 Jun 3,000 4% 2.60 3% • 1% 1% 6 3% Aug 7 Sep 1,200 II Mlcromatlc Hone 12'% 4% Jun 34 200 14% -Us Jan 39 Feb 107% "7% 14 1 Apr 25'% Jan 11% 75 100 Co— 11 Baking Oo Hubbell Huyler's preferred. Iron 48% 50 4,000 .1 Jun 100 17% 39 —. Jun 31 Jan 19 % 2% Co 7"% 31- 1% ~7% 39 Mi xl2% xl2% 17 38 II 200 • 8% Jun 25% July Co. 250 IS 6,500 17 38 Dredging 8% * A Co stock 1,200" 8% '41 Feb Jun Feb — 8% 40% 40% 1% .1 1 Inc Oommon 8% 1 10 Jan 2% Feb 4% 1,000 6 _• 0 A Oo class A 38 5% _1 common Michigan Bumper Corp.. Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co common. 8* preferred May 8% May Sep Jun 2% Participating preferred. 74 71% 5% .10 Metal Textile Corp common- Jan 11 96 27% Feb Chapman A Scott Corp— 6%*_A Mesabl Apr 13% 5% .10 common. Mfg Apr 2% J1 common A Feb 14% 31 May 96 10% 94% 96 100 preferred Co Apr 13 100 14% 8% 13% Marine Warrants Sep Jun Merritt Oct 10% Mar r 200 12 2 100 Hollinger Consolidated G M Holly Stores Inc Holophane Co common Humble Apr Feb Jun ' A Hardart Feb -12 12 • common Oct Jun 4 Oct Jan JaD 10% common Johnson Menasco July 10% 15% Jan -8% : 150' 14% Jan 2% 8% Mar 14 Va July 6 400 600 14% preferred (AG) & Ce class B x50% 11 600 14 * : 1,700 11% Jan Jun 1% July l,bU0 10% 13% 13% 25c common 2 1% 10% 1 common 300 "• ~1% 1 Mfg *4% Jun ■>•44% 220 1% 1% i Heller Oo common Horn Oct Feb 113 25 8% 12% Co Shovel Corp $2.50 < 25 y« 10% Aug 1,000 12% commo International McCcrd 4% 550 12 11% 8% convertible preferred. 1,200 - ft : 5Mi* preferred w W 4* preferred w W 5% 4% 8% II % 11% 12% Communication Co Ltd 5* • A Horn A Hardart 17,300 111% July Co (The B) McClanahan Oil Co • A) 25% Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co Sep 13% Service Manlschewitz Feb 108 Public Mangel Stores Sep Jun Feb Corp Maine Sep Sep 13% • Mining Oo (Geo 24% M Feb 7% 102 1 Macklntosh-Hemphill Co Oct 142 Jun 100 Exploration Oct 126% 25% " 100 Brewing Co Hathaway Bakeries Inc Haseltlne Corp Hormel Oct 3,125 92 y2 25 Feb Feb Jan Tea— Harvard Horder's Sep 103 y2 66% 16% Jan Oo Henry Holt A Oo 1% Feb 92% 1% 100 Jan 11% 10 pfd—28 Hartford Electric Light Hartford Rayon common Hoe (R) Feb 77% 89% 1% 102 ft Bridge Oo Ltd Hammerrnill Paper common Rubinstein % 850 89% • 100 Jan Hamilton Class May 9% Sep 24 V2 Jun 5% Louisiana Land & t! Jan MoAleer Helena Oct 9% Jun 4,900 H Dept Stores Sep 26>/4 1 Long Island Lighting CoCommon ctfs of dep 7* preferred A ctfs of dep 6* preferred B ctfs of dep Jan 43 Massey Harris Hecla Oct 27 y2 Jun 3% Gypsum Lime A Alabastlne Hearn 26% Jan 21% Mar 23% 20Vi __50 Stores Products common Gulf States Utilities 14.40 pfd Lamp 24 Va May 50 100 • uuocery Hall 300 27% 26 Va 2,700 Louisiana Power A Light $6 pfd Paper Western 26% 23 % Jan preferred Grlesedieck Oct 22% 53% ft Northern 10% 23% Sep Gray Mfg Co 1st 6 % Mar .11 45 V 1 common Oct Mar 1,100 27% Jun Gorham Non-voting 26 10% 25 % • A Pacific 17% Jun 26% % "% "% 1 Grand Rapids Varnish Great Atlantic Feb 10% 10% Chain. Jan class A_ conv Sep 25 Jun 10% 24% 900 __ Groceterias clasa A. Lone Star Gas Co. (Texas) Oct 20 2% Jun 31% • Mfg common Graham-Paige Motors ft* Oct Apr 13% May 9% Mar ■-•'. * 74% $4.50 prior preferred f»**at 1% 1,000 42% • B Goldfleld Consolidated Mines Goodman Mfg Oo. 7 * 1% * Godchaux Sugars class A 17% ' 18% Longlnes-Wittnauer Watch Co Gobel 16% ft II Class B.¬ 11% 500 Apr 7% 10% Feb Jun Oct Jun Jan Loblaw * 10 % 6% Jan 6% Mar 23 Jun 9 Co Lit Brothers common Jan 4,200 9% Oorp common Llpton (Thos J) Ino 6* preferred 2ft Coal Material 400 7% 10% 13 y* Jun 19 500 9% 9% Lionel 4% Aug 6% Sep 12% Julv • May 20% 7% Realty common L» Tourneau (RG) Inc Oct 3% 4 3,000 20 Lefcourt Mar 10 4% 17 5% Jan Xll2% 50 7% Lanston Monotype Machine La Salle Extension University. Feb 4 1% July Lakey Foundry A Machine Lamson Oorp of Delaware Sep 95 100' 1 Gladding McBean A Co_ Glen "4% 2% 2% • common Aug 29% 700 37 ~4% 1 Corp Jan 6% Jun 100 • preferred 8y« 5% 7% 36 General Fireproofing common General Outdoor Adv 6* pfd Gerity-Mich 7% Jun 600 5% Oct July 8% Aug 23 , Jan 22 v 5% Jan 12% Feb General Electric Oo Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg General Finance Oorp common Oct Sep 10 Apr 6% •, — Oct Jan 3 14% , 10% Mar 200 12% 22 ' Sep Sep Apr 2% Brewing 1% 9% 12 1 Stores 1*6 21% Kobacker 12', 1 Apr 4 Ya i* 1 9% II Knott Oorp common 100 15 '/a Gattneau Power Oo common— 7 Jan Jan — Klein 10 ®® 1 conv preferred (Geo A) Oo 31 High . 3% 26% 1,200 „ Kirkland Lake G M Oo Ltd 4%* Fuller 31 31 EXCHANGE RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED OCTOBER New York Curb Exchange (1519) 5% 800 5% Aug 91% 94% 370 Oct 4,000 78% May % Sep 94% 1% 2% Jan 4% 300 3 Mar 7% Jan 1 4% 16% Aug 6% Sep "1% Jan Jun 67 7% 2,000 1,100 61 7% 56% 6 Feb 11% Apr 1% 1% 2,800 1 Jun 1% Apr 65 Apr 56 57 75 Jan THE (1520) 32 COMMERCIAL & YORK NEW CURB RANGE FOR WEEK Week's Friday Last STOCKS— of Prices Sale Price New York Curb Exchange Low Par N N Y Y Y Shipbuilding Founders 14% 1 102 .100 North Jun 20 Apr Salt Dome Oil Co 58,200 7% Jan 14% Oct Samson 94% Mar X1027/# 750 180 Lawrence Savoy 98% Oct Bayre Feb '/* Jan 9% Jan 7% Jan Apr % pfd 100 Northern Indiana Pub Serv b% 105% 105% 105% 1 5% 5% • Northrop Aircraft Inc Novadel-Agene Corp 10% 7,603 6 500 16% v 16 Manufacturing Steel Securities Corp Co Jun Selected 10% July 15% Jan Convertible 3% Apr $5.50 Feb Allotment 2% Jan July 89 101% Jan 107 5% Sep 13% May Aug ll5/# Jan Sentinel 19 Aug 247« 14% 1% Corp "2% 2% stock 5 21-/2 20% 217# 3,150 25 88% 87 8874 350 Ohio Brass Ohio Power Oklahoma Old 4'/a% Poindexter Oliver United 15 Distillery class B_ 5% % 1st 6% 1st Apr 16% Sep Jun 22% Jan Simmons-Boardman 9% 9% 1,100 6% Jun 9% Oct 7% 300 6% July 3674 2,300 32% Aug 36% Aug 31% 317a 100 29% Apr 33% 102% 10372 72:j 100% Jun 98 150 94 Jan 98 Mar 1674 100 15 Feb 19 May 23% Jan 26 July 37% Aug 3% 3 "3% 13,300 7 A 7 77t 14,400 24% Jan 157# Jan 52% Jun 80 Jan 2,703 3 Jan Penn Traffic Co Penn Water & Power Co Pep Boys (The) Pcpperell Mfg Co <fe 20 2.50 Rubber common • 1 Scale Prentice-Hall Pressed Service $5 500 900 97a 97a — 4* jl 15% 15% ' - 300 2,200 Jan 8% Jun z7/a July Feb 11 157a 157# 100 "213 27/a ~27a l,4uu Jan 4% Mar 697# Apr Mar 10 3% Jan Oct 16 2 10% 10% 900 17a Oct Mar 56'A 55% 5674 1,110 54% Oct 69% 8 19% 19 19% 300 14 Jun 25% Jan 3% 3% 100 ~5% "5% 1,900 3% 27# Jan 4% 4% Jan 13% May Jun 6% Sep % 85/a Jan • 14% Apr 91% July 95% Jan 26 38 Jan 8%' 87a Jun 200 1 1% 17a 174 • 8 774 8 7% Feb 8% Jun 300 11 8% Jun 11% l7/a Jan 8% Jan 2,300 ' r; 2UJ 1% Jun 7 Jun 9% 100 101% • 99% Sep 150 95% 103 94% 900 9974 100 1017a 1017a 64% 67 14% 3% ll3/4 Feb Jun 374 Oct 19% Aug 700 300 2,600 2274 Oct Jun 1874 Oct 53 300 3 % Jan Jun 11 Apr 10% 600 14% Jan 67 Oct* 105% Mar 15 Sep ~5% Corp Manufacturing common South Coast Corp common— South Penn Bouthwest 4.56% conv 4.48% 4.32% preferred Southern Pipe Line 11% Jan 10% Jan Jan lOl'/a Jan 5% 4,600 47a Oct 774 200 220% Juiy 24474 Oct 3% Feb 12% 13% Aug Jan 93 U 27a 9 9 3% 3 Oct % May Jun 500 3% 17# Jan 37a Feb 9% Oct 672 1,800 — Jun 272 1,500 30% — 13% 2% 1,500 9% 3% 29 29 2672 Mar Jan 2,900 Va u 3 Jun 8% 8,600 Jun Jan May 18 Jan Jan 45 May Jun 14 37 — 37a July 36% 25 44 Btahl-Meyer Inc 44 29 74 29 29 74 307a 30% 31 29 7a 29% 2974 1,600 2674 Mar 3074 26% 2672 1,100 237a May 26% July — 20 2774 1,900 Apr Mar 28 800 29% Feb 31 Sep 672 Sep Jan 4 3574 347# 357# 167a 1772 26 300 Jun 39 Jan 1374 1,400 17'A July Feb 17% Oct Oct Jan 274 . 3 300 27a Mar 4% 2% 37a 47# 100 374 Jun 4% 7a Jun 74 7# 500 8% 8 V2 600 2 5 Jun 18 V4 18% 200 16 Jun 3% 372 1,000 2.7 Co 87# Standard Cap & Seal common Convertible preferred 10 Standard Dredging Corp common $1.60 convertible preferred. ——20 '''x — 27a 167# — Jan Jun 1 ./■ Aug 974 May 19 _9% Forgings Corp (Ky) Standard Oil 3% "972 100 8 Jun 347a 35 10 3572 2,800 2872 Feb ,357a 37a 372 31,300 1% Feb 372 374 500 17» Feb 374 90 1127# Jan c 3'/4 3 150 150 preferred 150 Oct 21% Feb 43A Mar 10% Jan Oct' Oct Sep Oct 150 77/a Jan 37# Feb 3% 3% 37b 1,900 57# July 23/4 Jan Standard Tube class B 27a 2>/4 2% 2,200 2 Jan 2% Mar Starrett 4 4 4 7a 1,900 27# Jan 474 May Products Co Corp (Theyfcorp teeLCO/^f Canada 77% Sterling Aluminum Products 77% 7772 50 677# Jan 24 24V2 100 197a Jun 117a com Sterling Brewers Inc {Sterling Engine Co Sterling Inc Stinnes 10-% Oct Jan Jan 774 July 17* Aug 4,600 % Mar 4 1,100 27a May 4% 200 97a July 78 Mar 1474 Oct 27/a Apr Sep Oct 4 3% 1372 13 17a Corp & Shop Inc Stroock (S) 6t Co 97# May 572 Jan 500 117# 77% 24 Va 15 "% "l Co common (Hugo) 600 772 247z & Co comnron Stetson (J B) 7% — — 1% 2 1,000 200 lO'/a Feb 17% 133A 1,300 107a Jan 13 3A 4 72 300 4Va "" 17% 4% 17% —— common Sun Ray Drug common 1772 100 2% " 1774 12% Stop 27a 1,500 25o ; Jun 5% Jan -- „ Jan Apr 18 274 Jun 3 Jan 77# Superior Portland Cenent, Inc Superior Tool & Die Co Jun 11 Mar 14 Aug Sep Jan Apr 257a Southland Royalty Co Speed Queen Corp conv cl A Spencer Shoe Corp Standard Jan 2974 244% 25 cum Standard Brewing May 87 25 -25 25 25 preference conv May 4% Edison— preferred preferred preference cum 16 5 13 10 Line—. Pipe original 4.88% Jun 27a Mar 12.50 common California Southern 5% Pa Aug 238 241 • Manufacturing Co Oil Jan 15 27 1 1 1 1 Boss 20 Jan 3'A Jun 100 SSolar Sonotone 10972 July 11% 14% 3 % 1 101% Aug 21% Jan Swan Finch Oil Corp • 12 11% 12 S 10% 10% 11 10 com 7% 6% Jun 250 77a 9 Mar 2,300 5 Jun 12% Jan 7% May 1 Technicolor Inc Power & common • 993^ "1100 155'A . preferred Quebec Power Co Shovel Thor Corporation Thorofare 93% 154 9974 15574 340 70 • 85% Jan 143% Apr 13% Aug 99% 156 Oct Sep 14% May Tllo Rooting Tishman Tobacco Co 100 31% 1474 —3 13% 122 122 14% 10% 25c Inc — Construction- & Allied — • ;> 70. 300 200 10'A , Jan 1U% Jan Oct 32 15% Sep Feb 128 120 May 13 Sep 177a Jan 8% July 133A Jan Feb 137a Sep 10% Jan 700 7% July 1072 Jun 137a Aug 170 ■ — 52 80 „ 87a 600 1274 78 78 26 700 5,000 1474 — . 127a 1 • Stocks / 14%% 8% 87 a Tobacco Security Trust Co 32 122 14% 5 common Inc Realty & pfd common new Markets 32 "• common Light 7% Thew [ # Tampa Electric Co common-. Texas 6% 64% 13'A Light— Manufacturing Oats 18% £ 1 Paper Mills (Howard) Feb 5% Aug 11 Jun 10% Smitn Steip jiV) Jun 11% 1 1 • 100 Solar Ah craft Co Standard-Thomson 14 39 100 22 18 • Simplicity Pattern common Simpson's Ltd class B Singer Manufacturing Co Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis Sioux City Gas & Elec Co— 3.90% preferred Apr Jun Feb 32 217a • $3 convertible preferred-*. $7 Jun 3174 6,700 18 • Btandard 1% 1,100 3% • Sep 10% 7 Jan Jun Publications— *3 % 36% 6% Breweries ~2% Jan 100 67/a Slck's Jan 4,400 5'A 47a Jun 2% lOOr • Canada 24% 14 2.50 preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Pyle-Natlonal Co common Quaker •, 1 25 Sep 15 37% 3% Jun % 87# 8% 3 3% Standard Power & Light com Common class B 13 7a 1% Jan 1,400 8 Jan 37% • preferred Si 5% Mar 41% 13% — 5 1,200 —• 8% Colorado— Power Jun 57/a July • of 3 50% 500 13 16 Jun 4 32% Mar 3 Sep 106% May 100 common prior Pyrene 3% 557a 54% 10 America cumulative Puget Sound 300 l.ano 3 3 54% 2.50 common Producers Corp of Nevada Prosperity Co class B 4%% 47a 37% Jun Jan; Oct 1 Providence Gas Public 1% 100% Sep 50 common common of 300 225 4% 25o Inc Metals 10 37% 1 common Power Corp of Canada 8% 1st preferred Pratt & Lambert Co 29% Mar Jan 2 Mining Co Alexander 26% Apr 50 RR Pleasant Valley Wine Co & Jan 7 27a Mar shares , Powdrell 23% 27% 15,100 35% — 36% 1 Piper Aircraft Corp common Pltney-Bowes Inc Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Sc Lake Erie Pneumatic 47 • Governor common Pinchln Johnson Ltd Amer Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd Metallurgical — 50o * 10 27a > Apr Jun 104 % 1047a • 5% 50 257a 97a 10 May 41 400 28% 1 (Mass)-—. Pierce Polaris 25% 28% • Philadelphia Co common Phillips Packing Co Pittsburgh — 19 100 4574 28% 2.50 Periect Circle Corp Pilaris Tire 5 25 100 Jan Jan 10% Aug 350 23 pfd 11% 17 50 447a • Penn Gas & Elec class A common Penn Power & Light 4%% Jun Apr 10 4% -- 1 6% 2,300 4% common Jan 11% 3 Corp Apr 4 24 5272 $1 cumulative preferred $1.32 cum preferred 38% 11 52 % common Jun 23 7a -- 1 Telephone 1% 14% 5 Ltd Sep 16% 1 Mills Sep 105 98 • Pennroad Jan 7% 35% — Corp Co Peninsular 87/e 7% Patchogue Co 14 -- -- Jan 2,000 Sllex Co common 12% 9% — Oct Sep % Ltd Aug 11 100 Parkersburg Rig & Reel Patlcan Mar 11 —* Oct 8874 88 Sep 275 • common (CA) v t c— (CA) Amer Bb Plymouth 9'A 217a May 37a 1% "374 100 of 15% • preferred Pen Jun Jun 72% May °4 America class A 15% 103% 15 374 preferred 4 % lo% 100 Pancoastal Oil Parker Shoe Corp of 35 A • Service com Pantapec Oil Paramount Motors Sherwin-Williams Oct 5 Lighting $4.50 preferred Pacific Power Sc Light 5% pfd $1.30 toep 20 — 1st pid Pacific Page-Hersey Tubes Oct ■3IV2 23 common preferred Pacific Public 42'% 1W/4 Jan % common 15 1 pacuic Gas Sc Elec Sherwin-Williams 15% • 1 Pacifc Can Co Sep 374 3% Water & Power Feu Jun luo-/4 b'/4 O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares Securities 27# 17,300 . 3 common 27 % Juiy 32% 30 1,100 31% 1 Omar Inc Overseas 30% 30% Feb 2 100 110 110 100 Gas Filters 42% • common preferred Natural 3,200 2% 42% Oct Feb "5% Bheller Mfg Co„ 2% 1% —1 1 1 common Safety Control Serrlck Corp class B Leather Jan 1772 167# 1 Corp Radio Apr 76 Inc B; Jan 2 Jun 15 12,600 ~3 1972 Aug 7a Jun 123/a July 2% Jun 100 1% Jun 1 Jan 2872 10 100 17 Jun 20% July 300 17# certificates Bhawlnigan 2% BOfl common Co class B Jan 1 ShattucK Denn Mining Ogden Jan 3% 27# July 15 17a common Sentry SetoD 27# Jun Jun stock prior <R 1% 17a Inc 27/a Mar 1 1,200 237a 1474 1% Oct Jan 27# lu,<uu 24 74 17 Jan 8% 217a ~117a 200 2'/# 1 • Industries Bemier O High 1,500 1% .3 1 • Jun 1% July 3,200 • Inc Bros va 25 common General 2% 1% 82 60 Scoviil Scullin Oct Feb 13% 700 2 Segal Lock Sc Hardware Bel by Shoe Co : 12% 1,500 1% 2% 2 Seeman 100 3 1% 3 14% 4% 2 1 Oct 2% 1% 1 common Oct Apr 1,100 — -25c (Del) A) Sep 28 — 3% May Jun 1,800 i Inc Inc (D 41% 26% 1,400 872 217# 0*/2 Fisher Brick Co Oil Sc Sep 1 ft 1 common 41% 5,200 2% Corp Sep 9% 15 Low 77# 0% 1 Apr 41% 41% 2% 12 Range Since Jannary 1 High 20% 49 Mar 1,100 37% 2% 1 United Schulte 8'/a 100 1 1 Oct Jan 1,600 9% Shares > 77# 1 Ltd common Corp preferred conv 92% 1,000 12 15 -50 Co RR 15% 38% —I Oil Airlines Penn St 300 41% Utility Securities. Texas Central Northeast North Fen 18 41% class A— Rayon American 13% 14 1 8 Mines Class B common North Jun 9% 9% 14% —3 Nineteen Hundred Corp common American 10 12 Niagara Share Corp common North 32 100 warrants Nlles-Bement-Pond Niplssing Aug Feb 11% ; for Week • Q h. 32 14y» 14% Xl01%xl02% 9774 98% , of Prices Low Jan 250 y# .100 Sales Range Par 17% ' —1 optional 26% 8% Week's Last Sale Price Exchange High. 11 : shares B Low 1st Corp— Niagara Hudson Power common 1st preferred 2d preferred Class Friday New York Curo 31% .10 Merchandise Y 14 STOCKS— 7% Aug '.10 Kosarlo. Honduras & N EXCHANGE ENDED OCTOBER Range Since January 1 High common N Monday, October 17, 1949 Sales lor Week Shares m Co Auction Range ' CHRONICLE FINANCIAL 80 11 Jan Oct Ltd— ' Amer Amer 1 R Aadlo-Keith-Orpheum option warrant*. Railway & Light Securities— Voting common Railway & Utility Investment A Rath Packing Co common Raymond Concrete Pile common $3 convertible preferred 10 1 10 Manufacturing common Reading Tube Corp class A Regai Shoe Co • Rice-Stix Inc Rio 24% 23 Radiator 18,500 iff Oct 10 Jan 250 15% Jan 19% Oct Trans % Jun 1% Oct Tri-Continental Jan True 23% Oct Trunz 56 Apr 400 24% 24% 275 23% 600 16% 55% 110 6% 6% 8,003 52% Mar 4% Jun 3% 3% 3% 400 3% 3% 4 1,600 6.21 1 1 Rochester Gas & Elec 4% pfd F Roeser & Pendleton Inc common Amer Rome rets for ord reg Cable Com common Field Inc Russeks Fifth Ave 5% Aeronautical Ryan Consolidated flovnw For footnotes Corp • „ • Inc„ — 1% 1,000 % Mar 17a 21% 625 25% 1,100 27# Jan preferred Jan 2% Mar 75 91% Jan 9872 Aug Jun 60 II Jan 3,300 ■fr Jun 37# 200 37a Apr 4 2% 2% 7,800 27a Feb 27# Mar 19'A 19 74 25 15% Jun 1872 July \r ; 1872 Jan 474 600 1974 Oct 24% Jan 5 800 37a Jun 778 Jan xlO 17% ZIi 78 • X10 100 87# Jun 1172 Jan 1 1.100 1372 V U 1 2 i% 2'/a 23,300 Apr 2% Jan 95% 96% 130 89 Jan 967a Sep 21% 21% 100 18% Jun 27 Jan $3.75 pfd series A Union Stock Yards of Omaha—« 1 Jan 700 1% Jun 1272 1,400 7% Jan 6% Jan 98% 275 P?% Jan 61% 10 17# Apr 37# Jan Union Oil Co of California— 1% Jun Ulen Realization Unexcelled 1% Corp Chemical Corp 96% • Canada of £1 3 Gas Investment Co United Aircraft Products com 9% 10% 2^000 22% 23% 3,400 77a 10 8Va 500 7% 8% 14,300 8 % 4 22% 8 1.25 ~5% 47e 5% 600 • 4% 4% 4'/a 2,409 7 Union Union 100 1 Feb X39 Jan 2% convertible 80c 2% • 33. 174 100 3% Jan 300 xl7% July 19% Jun 217a 21% Petroleum page Jun 1,200 Jan 19% Co see tt Jan % 400 2% 93 7» 98 ■ 27'a warrants * Temper 2% U — Feb 4% Mar May 21 1 nnmrnnn 98 74 1 674 Jan 3 2% -1U0 Corp 2% 10 common Rvan *r 2% July 21 3 Rotary Electric Steel Co Rowe (The* Corp common Royalite Oil Co Ltd—... Ryer«nn Jan Ltd— dep Roosevelt 7% —— Jun 44^4 44 ■ _1JC 1 Valley Gas Co— Corp) v t c Rolls Royce Jun 26 21% Grande (Texas 21% July Lux — u —20 Tung-Sol Lamp Works com 17a 55% 6% • 19 23 5 Reis (Robert) & Co :—1 Reliance Electric & Engineering——P 7a 1972 V Vff — —6s Shipyard Corp common Toklan Royalty Corp.; Toledo Edison 474% pfd Tonopah Mining of Nevada 174 _• Raytheon Richmond : 19 —£1 dep rets ord regis dep rets def regis Todd 3% " May.. Jan 20% Aug x6% Feb 10% 5% 37 Oct United Chemicals Apr United Corp Feb United Elastic 87# Sep United Aug 8% Oct United Milk 67# Jun 4% July 3% Aug 10 V# Feb 5% 3% Jun 6% Jan 57# Jan 67# SeD 75c 10c —8 * u 1274 12 Va 3 3 - 4 98 6174 .100 -50C 2% 27a 27 a 1,500 & Railways participating preferred IV2 ~~74 Jun May 7 327a 32,400 % 33% 74 Corp—— Products common 5374 May 32 common warrants Light ie 3372 100 2578 Jun 32 3274 15,400 21 Feb r 32 • 100 Sep 6174 37/# 40 Oct Jan Aug & Jan Jun 7% May 35% Jun • 13% Aug 7% Oct 33% 32% Oct 1072 Jan 21 Mar Oct United Molasses Co Ltd— Amer TnitoH 3% Aug dep rets ord regis w.T rm fc Canal 100 238 238 10 4% Feb Oct 24674 Feb 238 Volume COMMERCIAL THE Number 4847 170 & YORK NEW CURB RANGE FOR WEEK Week's Friday Last STOCKS— New York Curb /,'• -/r■''■''' f " ■'" Low Friday Low United Shoe Preferred . United U S U S $5 U S 1st preferred Radiator with — 3,075 40 Interstate 1,000 13% 143/4 1,700 3'A 3% 3% 1,400 85 83 IIIi 85 .500 2 —10 45 Utah Power & ^ ; , Jan 27% 25% 50 2% 1'* 27% 25% 3% 11,800 2 23% ^ /. 23% 700 21 3% 5 • — 2% 450 35% 200 24 Jan 50 '/2 Feb.// July Aug 21 ye 27% Jan 1 1952 1952 coupon 1 common Venezuela Sep y24% Vogt 10 4 ~4% 2% 500 273/4 52% 36 21 $21 36 ;1966 J-D $1023/4 105 102'/a 105 .1969 1956 J -J $108% 109 108 3A 1093/4 F-A $100.% 1033/B 100 102 *s Power Midland Valley RR— Extended at 4% to 4%s 40% .O'',v. $59 A-O 1963 62 57 65 1967 Jf-S 1033/4 105% New England Power 3%s___a_ 1961 M-N $105 106'A 104 '/2 106'A Ohio 1968 a-o $105% 105% 105 3/e 108 1971 A-O $105% 106'A 103 106% Power 1st 1st 3%s mtge mtge 3s Park Lexington 1st mtge 3s 1964 Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%s_1964 Jan 71 Jun 104% 1043/4 1043/4 Apr 53A Jan 3 1% May 107/a Aug Jan 12% Jan Hydro-Electric Vis with Oct Oct ex Public Service 50-year 1 13 Elec 6%. & GO 97 Q7 106'A 106'A 1053/a 106% $106% 107% 105'A 1063A J-D J -j Co— 1940 1 1947 97 j-j 1970 A6Vis 34% Mar Jun 2,100 2VA • Manuafcturing 6% Sep 3% ~4% 4% 20C Inc Jun 61 % 25 Mi I—1 Petroleum Syndicate 1,000 • Vanadium-Alloys Steel Co Venezuelan 5 65 65 87 54 3Vis A 6 4% 5 preferred High 62 94 J- J Superpower Piedmont Corp convertible $4 $50 Jan. 1 Low 1963 Oct 33/a Feb Jan 87 Range Since No. Oct 26 •' Jun 1947 Nov ex 1940 coupon 3%s Valspar 85 86% j-j — Milwaukee Gas Light Jan 13A 1% Aug 300 ; Sold High Kansas Power & Light 3%s McCord Corp deb 4Vis 6'/a 46% 1 Kansas Electric Oct 1 Sep 86 . ctfs escrow A 7s Jun 45 Bonds Bid it Asked Hydro-Electric Co— Altalian 3% Jun 1 Week's Range or Friday's Last Sale Frice Period Co— A7s with Nov Jan 3'/2 Jun 73 Isarco I 16% May V Feb 2% 3,400 1% f; 2 ■ 10 Light common * :mmmm —10 Sugar i 1% • Power ADebenture 413A Aug 83A Feb % July 12% Mar 125 5'A 43/8 United Stores Corp com.. Universal Consolidated Oil Insurance Jun 200 1% . Universal Products Co common Jan 6% 8% 1 Utah-Idaho 52 y8 Jan P/8 U S Rubber Reclaiming Co Universal Apr Jan 37% 14% 1 1% 7% 360 8'A 8% ' • warrants. common 46% 393/8 -V • Securities. 100 45% 453/8 *' _10c class B_———.—.. International and 5% Interest , High 4% Aug 42% May % 5% "i.nn'i' ; 1 common Conditioning Corp U S Foil Cot '/'I 10 common.. —25 —25 Machinery ... Specialities Air 25c — ' Low Jun ' —— 33 14 New Yorn Curb Exchange Range Since January 1 ' United Profit Sharing com 10% preferred————4—- OCTOBER BONDS' Share* High —— (1521) EXCHANGE ENDED for Week Range <•'I';1^«'■''■ Par <• CHRONICLE Sales of Fricea Sale Frice Exchange FINANCIAL 1960 Gas 52 $49 .I960 $21 coupon coupon 51% 26 Co—' debs 1998 Queens Borough Gas & Electric— : 5%s series A 161 J-J 1952 A-O 1043/4 161 148% $100% 161 101% 104.% 100% 1043/4 1043/4 101 Safe Harbor Water Power Corp 3S.1981 San Joaquin Lt & Pow 6s B ..1952 Southern Aircraft Waco Wagner Baking 7 % • Co $2 Ward 9j/4 100 Inc Watch l3/4 Aircraft $6 Western Maryland Ry Tablet Western & 1st pfd (The) Williams l'/a July 43A Oct Feb 1% % July 10 1973 j-j 1973 FA $105'A 107 104 105 1970 A-O $106'A 106 3A 103% 1063A 1971 J-J 99% 101% 1970 F-A 1989 m-N 1950 a-o 1966 a-o 74 74 75 v-. 1946 j-j 40'/a 40 42 1948 a-o 40% 37% 40% 8% Sep 112 Jan 115% California Southern Counties 1st Spalding 138 Apr — Jun 155 22 300 21% Jun 26 250 27 Va Jun 36 100 20 Va Mar 22 Jun 16 16 16 14 Jun 3% 100 2 May 17% 200 8 -- • 100 3'/a 16% — ... 8 Brothers Wilson 1 common____ preferred 5% 25 Woodall & Lt 4%% Industries Woolworth pfd May 19 9 8 Jan 5 American deposit receipts— 6% 5s £1 preference Wright Hargreaves Ltd—— — 123/8 v:* I Last A 7s Jun 12 series Bethlehem 1960 Steel Edison Central States 14 1998 3JAs Cities Service Debenture 5s Debenture 103'A 103 J/s 104 Q si . 1083/4 165 100% 103% 89% 101% 104% 72 92% 57 90 1st mtge 11 104 17 102% 1043/4 31 105% 106 3/4 J-J J-D J-J A-O ' ' : • 105% A 1st mtge 4s ser 199 11 95% , 87 Elmira Water Lt & 107% 96% 103% 99% 103% $105% 107% 102% Ercole Marelli Elec Mfg 111% A6Vis ex Nov 1 Af-N May J-J M-S 57 57 413/4 49 5 41% 10 1003/8 100% 27 118% 118% 100% 112% 10 63% 323/4 $50% 1947 coupon— .1953 Mtge Bank— stamped — ... M-S 100 % 33 54 '. $21 —:.. 1963 6s ser A Power — (coupon .1958 on) 50 (Dec 1 $46 3A 45 '/ A7s (Aug 1941 series F A78 (July 62 on 103% 5 3 .1952 '64 32% 31% 5 62 '61% 62% $61 — '32% ; . 63 * 106% ALima City Indus¬ 11— Oct. Util¬ Oct. 13 Oct. 14 65 - I Indus¬ Grade Grade Rails ; 10 Util¬ ities Total Parana Bonds 105.74 99.47 48.75 37.93 66.30 103.00 104.42 84.96 105.74 99.53 186.74 49.77 38.02 66.98 102.99 104.17 to Is to 2%s Interest to Government 12% 2 13% 15% ,6 24% 33% 37% 13'/a 33% 46'/a 1997 6%s 5'/2s M-S 26% 31% 15% 18% 2 30 24% 30 — 2% J-J 23/8 1 2 3y4 2% 'i; — 80 24 18 3/a J-D 2012 -1919 1921 ' 61V* 333/4 18 3/e 18 S/8 34 34 75 $31% __ ~i 34 30 J-J J-J 49% 413A 34 (Plan A) 2% 48 $72 J-D 2008 2 Vis (ser A B C D E) reduced 6 V* $403/4 • (Republic of) — Rio de Janeiro stamped 82 70 5 $483A A-O J-D stamped (Plan A) Interest reduced Peru 13% AT-N •No par value, a transaction Odd-lot Deferred delivery transaction (not (not included in year's range), 2% 10 2 3 3A Included In year's range), d Ex-interert. g Ex-stock dlv. f Ex-distribution. s range), principal, n Under-fhe-rule transaction (not Included In year (not Included in year's range), x Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights. z ABonds being traded flat. SReported In 7 above-"cod," certificates of deposit; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v, when issued; "ww," with warrants; "x - r ' ' " *' ' receivership. •Abbreviations used • r Transaction for cash Ex-liquidating dividend. current week. sales being transacted during ■ 4 - - - V . "cons" . non-voting stock, vtc, w," without warrants. ' - ' " • • . . voting trust certificates, . v .' Over-lhe-Counter Industrial Stock Average ' ; Oct. 8 Oct. 104 Oct. „ 11 — 105.70 99.45 33.19 High 33.30 Low 102.98 104.19 85.14 105.68 99.49 66.88 102.98 104.03 85.16 105.65 99.45 — 33.54 Oct 13 27.79 Jun 15 Range for 1948 Holiday Oct. 12 13— — Oct. 14. — — 33.54 High 37.83 Jun 10 33.50 Low 32.37 Dec - 66.97 Range for 1949 33.32 Oct. 84.96 Holiday Quotation Bureau, Inc. Closing Date—■ 40 84.76 38.32 70'A "83 'A 7% $45 10 104.41 49.68 3 (35 Stocks) 102.98 49.31 46% 32% — 32% J-D "w i," 66.36 186.78 37% 84 7% — M-N 1947 1947 1931 1972 6s Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s tive; 38.01 186.43 71% 1 77% 77% $80 5/a M-S 2008 1951 stamped AMortgage Bank of Chile 62 48.71 38.05 71% 46 46 77% Compiled by National Second Holiday — ' (issue of 62 Stocks 185.36 — J-J Jones & Co. First Rails - High ; 10 trials Jan. 1 Low No. $71% (Plan A) (issue of Oct 62'% ities roads 12 7s A7s 37 -Bonds- Total Range Since Sold High $71% I J-D 6%s stamped.1958 (Peru) Bank of Bogota— May 1927) 1927) Mortgage 62 185.15 10 Oct. Rail¬ trials 8___ Oct. 15 A-O J-J 1952 reduced to 2%s Interest 32 — 10 20 Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Municipal Loan— Port & Waterways— stamped AMedellin 62% closing averages of representative stocks and bonds 30 - or F-A 60% Stock and Bond Averages -Stocks- Oct. Sale Price M-N 31% 4 /:■' the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Date— Week's Range Last Period $Friday's bid and asked prices; no 62 62 62% J-J .1952 coupon) Below are the daily listed 103 Interest AExternal 6%s e 58 46 ' 62% $61% F-A .1957 coupon) • 100% 102 Va $101 ..1955 : I F-A —1953 " a 1941 1959 97 102'A 40 S; 1 ; 62 62 .1957 series E_ A 7s 119% 5s 102'/« 1033/4 " A 7s 108 1183A 5%s Danzig 65 ,7 40 % "3 62% 62% .1955 coup) % 49 ''45% 103% 103'/a -- J-D .1955 1941 Cons ARussian ' ■■ C series M-N .1970 52% 99% 18 103% 103% I, — Ex-coupon market A6%s 1063A 4 92 95 External A $100 Va 101 103.% 45% Indianapolis Power & Lt.3%8 International Power* Sec— A6Vis 6 119% 119% 20-year 7s 7s Danish 118% — :n 60'A 58 __ J-D RR— Western & 60% J-J .1950 33/4s Mountain Green 97 107% 107% 119% A20-year " .1961 Grand Trunk Western Ry 4s Guantanamo 82% 107'A M-S (Col)— April 1946 Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s 1948 A Finland Residential 5s 13 J-D J-D Mortgage Bank Agricultural 48% 963/4 116 Co— 1940 coupon—1953 A6%8 with Nov 1 50% 1960 Friday 107% 111% lll7/8 111% 1965 28% 1964 BONDS 106 3/4 993/4 6 102% 102% Af-N a-O 1993 5s__ RR 59 Union— Newspaper Maranhao stamped 104% $102% 103 102% 1956 B Eastern Gas & Fuel 3 Vis.. 30 107 % 96% 105% 105% 96% 1993 52 52 $50 1954 3 Vis Power A7s 4s ser A 18 39 $21 New York Curb Exchange 91% Division— J 1956 1956 coupon 6s conv s f debentures 1063/4 Delaware Lack & Western RR— N 52 9 ; 59 r 105% M-Q 1962 of 1940 debs income Western — 4'/as~ Lackawanna 1 1947 coupon.. Hotel— 1 109 4 90% 90 1033/4 104'A 1954 City) (Bait Gas Dec External 90 103% 1969 .. 2 Mi8 conv debs mtge 105% ' 99% A-O 1981 3s ser P 75 18% 56 $54 High 105% — 1st ref 23/48 series R Gen 99 104% 105'/a 1976 (Bait) & Pwr 1st ref mtge 23As ser Consolidated Low 3 160% 104% 1969 3s Consol Gas El Lt 1st ref mtge Jan. 1 106 M-S 1977 5s Debenture M-S 1958 -j, 63 S3 Range Since r No High 1033A 103% 93 J-J 1966 Jan 5s 95% 130 Foreign Governments & Municipalities Sold $163% 166 103% J-J 1978 of 1947 107 123 135 ■ Bonds Friday's $106% 108 Q-F 1954 ser $127 76'A A Apr Authority— Transit revenue 2 ltt $105% 106% J-D 1948 debentures 5'/as Chicago 82'/a 8 3/8 May x63A Jun Corp— debentures 5s 104 % 106 106 $81 Jan 103 Vi 108 Vi J-D 1970 6s_ 23/4s Electric $101% 103% 106 Low C Boston ex A5s Oct Aug Low 5s 1043/4 Mar Jun 8 3A Bid & Asked J-J with Dec A7s Waldorf-Astoria Washington Water Apr 10 Va or -t J-D 1964 106% $21 West Penn Traction 5s 2,500 Sale Price 1970 Appalachian Elec Power 3%s_ Atlantic City Electric 3'As__i. Bell Telephone of Canada— 105'A 1953 1947 coupon 15% Mar Week's Range Interest Period Exchange 106 Va 6 Service Co— 33 98 — Friday BONDS New York Curb Aug 1 ex Electric Feb 300 "2% 2 stamped Jun 1,400 — — ~2Va • 1033/4 106% 106'% Hydro-Electric Co— 1 1940 coupon__1953 United Jan Apr 2nd A7-4s Ternl Apr 10 Jun 2% 20 12 12 Ltd— (F W) Corp— stamped (Hugo) Industries— 13 300 102 11% 12 Va 8 5s 23% 325 29% 102 2 common.. 3'As 3rd Stinnes Jan Feb July 7 200 13% 29% 100 Inc—. Petroleum Woodley 114 20 (Hugo) A7-4s A6%s ' Wisconsin Pwr 109% 105 3A 105% 1053/8 A6Vis with Aug 8 3/4 • . 33A '•/ 3% 13% — 29% w w $1093A 1133A m-b — trust Oct 5% 900 —. Winnipeg Elec common. Elec & Corp inc Sep 3% 153/4 July — 1 Inc (Calif) — Jan 21% Gas 5s collateral Stinnes Feb 32% 21% - __ 32 Gas (AG) AStarrett 5s 3'As Gas mtge 3s Southwestern Feb 6% May 3s „ Southern ' Products Willson series Edison 1st & ref M 3s ser B Apr 21% — 1 & Co Sep 1% Julv 300 32 Va 10 5 Corp Corp (R C) 8 115 1 & Co A Jan 11'A 6V2 2 3/4 Mar 2 Va — com—• Weyenberg Shoe Mfg Wickes 8 115 — 10 Oil 5,400 100 7% Stationery Inc (Wrri) 4% — • Westmoreland River 4'A 111 !8 May Jun 1,000 __ 20 Wichita 10,500 M-S Apr 9% Jan ; 1965 ■ 1.25 preferred Westmoreland Coal Whitman 600 P/8 1 Corp Utilities Texas 10% 1% — 1 Wentworth Manufacturing West 1% 10 3/4 4V2 wi 1% - 7% July 108 3/4 Sep 1,800 1% 30 vtc Co .9% ' Baking Co warrants Warner 9% 1 preferred cum Waltham 1% Aug voting trust ctfs ext.* preferred Waitt & Bond • California 3'As W U-N 29 ( i ' j 34 (1522) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange CHRONICLE Transactions at the New York Curb Daily, Weekly and Yearly Week Ended Oct. 14,1949 United Statet Total Stocks Government Bond (Number Bank Foreign Miscel. Bonit Sharet Bondt Bond$ Bonds 8al*t $740,000 $131,000 2,318,000 274,500 2,592,500 3,324,500 377,000 3,701,500 1,789,580 3,473,100 322,000 3,795,100 1,192,5G7 2,726,100 367,000 3,093,100 6,302,887 $12,581,700 $1,471,500 Week Ended Oct. 14,1949 $871,000 1,123,970 1,655,880 - Week Ended Oct. 14 1949 of S. ' 6,302,887 1949 3,421,310 $11,000 $3,000 308,035 174,000 7,000 $12,000 169,000 7,000 1,000 177,000 27,000 194,000 — . 464,345 21,000 $461,000 272,270 211,000 17,000 22,000 250,000 $711,000 $55,000 $62,000 $828,000 Stocks—No. of shares 873,000 66,883,140 12,581,700 10,744,000 533,687,700 747,380,500 $14,053,200 Total $11,839,320 $607,364,170 1949 1948 1,566,890 881,400 46,127,682 58,953,641 $711,000 Domestic 3,753,000 72,341,470 Jan. 1 to Oct. 14 1948 Bonds $1,095,500 4,000 1,085,320 $819,112,140 Railroad & Industrial 193,000 1,568,890 Week Ended Oct. 14 233,216,442 $1,471,500 — $14,000 ______ Holiday 146,000 1948 189,729,070 $6,000 Bank Foreign Total 375,440 ■, Jan. 1 to Oct. 14 1948 Government International Foreign Corporate Government 1949 shares Bonds U. Domestic 146,800 : Total Stocks—No. Foreign Shares> $14,053,200 Saturday Monday ruesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Holiday Total Bonds <Par Value) of 540,890 Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly 5 lnt'l Railroad Stocks Number of and Monday, October 17, 1949 $575,000 Foreign $27,765,000 $39,858,000 government 55,000 79,000 7.946,000 Foreign corporate 7,174;000 62,000 24,000 1,360,000 1,393,000 $828,000 $378,000 $37,071,000 $48,425,000 Total * OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED OCTOBER Boston Stock Week's Last Par Agricultural Chemical American Woolen Anaconda Copper 25% 25% 27% 100 108% 25 Range Since January 1 Low 93 2,826 27% 724 44% 28% 500 172 806 Jan 38% Feb Domestic 150% Railway100 Maine 14% 14% 14% 630 prior preferred 5% class A 1st 100 . 32% 32% stamped_„__ 100 Calumet & Hecla preferred National Jan Eddy Paper j. • Fitz Simons & Connell D & D Co com_* Oct Flour 4 19% Aug Fox Jan 1,730 10% 6 87% 10 37% •4" 85 88% Oct 100 125 29 Jun 218 53 % Jan Co 36 36 66% Copper 65% 66%. Fruit 39 , -t May 37. 67% Spencer Bartlett Illinois Central RR 48% 155 40 Jun 10% 37 10 Jan 17 58 /; 56'/i Jan 4' 14'A May 68% Jun Feb 34% July 42% 50% 20 46 Jun 8% 30 8 Aug 14% 15% 19c 20c 1,000 9% 10% 1,526 91% 94% 700 10% 93% 100 —w 50 ! 6% 6% Jun Jan 25c 14% Jan 10% Oct 18 % 604 4% 2.50 ; 4% 5 •• — • • : Apr 94% 9% Jan 17% Jan 3% Aug 58 - 14% 4% Aug 13% Jun 29 18% 18% 325 12% 34% 4mmm. 35% 125 4 27% Shoe Machinery preferred 25 — Co 100 49% 50% 1,914 45% 25 common 27% 50 V2 • 45% 46% 425 39% Corp 32% 26% 28% 12.50 40 32% " .—— 10 Electric 28% Miller'& Montgomery Univ Jan ; Oct | Aug STOCKS— Last Sep 35% Jun 54% Mar 52% Jan Mfg North Range 40% Jan 28% Oct Oak i ; Oct 43% Par Abbott Acme Laboratories Steel Admiral Co Advanced common new Corp Aetna Ball Allied Laboratories Armour Co Automatic Co Ward Co 2% 2% 5% 5% 6% 10 common 1 10 5 ]' 17 _10 —. : ; 1 com— . common * 1 2 ♦ 17a Aug 1% Jun 2"% Jan 5 Jun 7% Jan 25% Jun 36% Jan 11 Jun 15% Feb / 300 50 . 11% 650 : 12% 16% • 17% 17 2 8%; 3% 34% 2% 16% 12% 13 11% 11% • 85% ♦ 115. 2% common 53% 63% 34 • 34 85% 115 ■ % / Feb 11% Sep Apr 55% Oct Mar 44/53 Oct Jan 250 14% Jun 22 150 13% Jun 17% Feb 100 6% Jun 9% Jan 1,200 100 15% 34% Sep Oct 52 5 28% 29 2,700 200 Feb 30% Jan 13 Jun 18% Jan 23 Jun 28% 200 7% .7% 13% 7% 6% 750 -. r/> 7% 6% 1 13 13 13 4 36% 36% 36% 10 8% 8'/a ? 8 300 50 10 7% Oct 15% Feb Jun 7% Mar July 13 Feb> 35% July 6% Jun Feb 8% Sep 150 39 64% Apr 500- . 39% 400 . 51 " • 22% x23'/a 22% 11 "2% 6 " 11% .2% , , 2% 19% 12 u \t July Apr 24 Jan 9% July 1% Jun 300 1,400 5,100 6% 6 4 11% 12 Mar 11 Jan 14% Jan Apr 25% 47% Jun 59 Mar 12 Oct 12 Oct 3004 21% 51% 51% 52% 300 13 13 13 4 300 850 26% 25% 26 25 Jun 31% 100 25% 16% 1 16% 8% 9% 9% 5 6% Oct 24 Aug 31 750' 25 •."• 25 25 22% Feb 25 % Mar 50 16 July 18 1,150 0% dun 9 300 5% Aug Jan fJan Jan 8 .6% 4> 6% 16% 16% % 15% 200 Jan y Jun 13 % -Jan : Jun 17% Jan 1 6% 6% 100 4% Feb 6% Oct 33% 33% ■ Louis. Nat Stockyards capital. Roebuck * & 26 26 27 200 11% 11% 11% 100-.: 42% 42% 10% ■IIS'4 capital • 42% 1 " 10% Lathe Bend Inc Works capital Ind capital Container Tool capital United S (The) Carbide & Apr 24% Sep 5% 5% Aug 6% Jan 13% July 21% Jan 10 Mar i 5 Stores 4 8% 400 " 4% 250 18% 3% - / 700 7 Jun 3% 200 2% Jan 43%" 8% 3% ■ - 300 36% Feb 9% - "9% 9% ■ I 10 * 12% 32% > 12 4- 12 14% 4 66% Jan 90 Aug Bethlehem com Copper. Mining capital Corp.. common 116% Aug Canadian 57% Jan Certain-teed Products 64'A Oct Columbia Gas System Inc Jan Continental Pacific Ry Jan ?; 27% Jim 32% Jan ' Jun 11% Jan Feb 61% Oct 100 9 49% 20 May Motors 15% Aug 28'A Jan CurtiES-Wright 25" 29% Sep Farnsworth Tele & Radlo. 9% • 13% 13% 27% 50 27% Aug 42% Jun 46 Sep 34 Jun 41% Jan 10% Jun 14% Mar 25% Jun 32% Oct ; 20% Jun 24% Oct • ■ 500 20% Jun 27% Oct ! 1 400 10% Jun 15% Oct ; 300 10% Jun 12 Oct Jun 12 Oct '* 14% Oct. 12 ' 100 14% 9 9% July 1,700 3% 10 13% "2% 1,500 J.-Y- 28% Jun 10 600 300 Feb 7y» 1.100 v. • ■ 25% > 3% - Jun Jun Oct 10% July ,143A Jan ; 35 Jan - 10 24% 25 - 97% 97% 29 29% * ——_.?5 1 29 13% 19% 200 4 -; 100 86 1,900 14 200 14 14% 11% 300 6% 6% 300 7% 4-4 10 y2 . . 9l/2 10 - 5Y* 7% 100 "."""4"--''" ■ 23% - 300 11% 7% f 4100 —100 new— Co— 3% 1 Lines Inc • 11% 2,200 • 12 i-i,.' 12 1; Corp •. Jun 24%* 15% 12 I' Sep 6% 500 27% 12% Feb 8% '32y8 4 > 15% • common 41 700 14% > 26% * common 24 Jun 30 44 4 V 24% :, Jan May 150 26% 13% 14% 5 28 100 40% ;» 7<•' ; 4 9% 44. Jun I f Oct 100 ; 61% 26% 40% 43% 800 30%' 61% 9% ] 4% Mar Stocks— Steel \! 200 4 40% • Industries common. „_2 Yates-American Mach capital———_5 Air 4 - 900 1 40% 10 4 30% 44 9% : • 8 ' 400 12% 8 40% • Co com Bankshares 4 12% 8 2, Corp capital (new) Inc 43% Woodall Unlisted 25 % 17% 18 _1 25 Carbon common Wisconsin Jan i 13% Jun — Westinghouse Elec & Mfg Wieboldt 28% Jun 19 25 common Light & Rys Steel Apr 10% 5 common United Air Lines Inc:— U 22 850 1,300 _1 stock South La Salle St i' /:< 700 11% 24% 24% —44*— Swift lnt'l Co Ltd ctfs of dep Texas Co (The)_ Co Jan 10% —5 common.. common Sundstrand Mach 208 13% 23% 25 Corp common Union Jun ' 01 Corp Trane 8% 4 11% 25% 2 — Stone Co Oct ~ common Sunbeam Corp & 42% 23% _1 common Stewart-Warner Swift Oct s Jun * • common- Standard Dredging common Standard Oil Jan 11% • Strap Society Brand Clothes Spiegel 4 Sep/.:- 29% Jun 34 300 . 35 4 9 600 4" 19% Jan ; Sep 30% July 22% Aug 70 ' • capital— Co 9 1 common.—: Cummins Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 6 ; Jan 14% Anaconda • i " Armco Steel Jan - Sep Aug 11 25% — 25 2% 5% July 2.2*0 25% • Sep Feb Jun 10 300 Oct Jan 24 200 l.Ol 10 800 Oct .July 300 16% 11% Jan 4. Sep / 27% 13 13 u Jan 14% 11% Jun Jan 2% 11 34 Feb 13 Jun 14% 65 % 45% Jun 16% Feb 39% 30%" Oct 7% 11% Jun 500 53 40% 1% 50 Jun 700 62 100 25 9 54% 20% Aug 9% Jan ___10 61 64% Mar Apr Switch class A Elec 26 % 111 22 Feu 15% 2% American Radiator & St San 86 Jan 6 200 2% 11 29 12 common.— Oct 115 4% 34% Sep Oct ? Jun 53% 4% 4% Mar 18 12 8% Mar Pennsylvania RR capital Potter Co (The) common Penn 4 Jun Jan 27 5 * common Alleghany 29 "4% ; ' 41% 2% 11 14% 100 8 40% lo American 25 42 Feb 8 11 20 common Oct 250 19 950 1 common Sep 20 page 150 19% » 2Vb 20 see 20% 19% 8 ._10 13 20 footnotes 20% 19% 10 16% 5 For 300 * — vtc 7A Mar 50 Jan 1,600 1 10% 100 17 15 » * 11% Jan Co - common-*. 50 100 10% July 2,600 9% : 750 3,900 Coleman fi 2 62 10 common..- Jan 43 * Edison 13% 40 Products Co com Inc 9 Jan 400 Club Aluminum (The) Commonwealth 4 7% Jun 10 Jun 10() 55% 53 8% 4% ..... 55 'A 63% common common (new) Co Apr 2,300 16% 5 preferred 8ervice 1 200 •34% preferred Chrysler Corp Jan 12% 3% • l Chicago R I & Pac Ry Cities 7% 650 16% 12% Chicago Corp common Convertible Jun ' preferred Chicago Towel Co 5 5% 52 . -- Jan Oct 34% 11 ' i '* 2% Central Illinois Light w d Central 111 Secur Corp common Convertible 11% 4 ' _* 10% Jan 12% 12 Sep 17% May 20% 5% 12 5% Mar 150 % 12% 5% Jun Jun 34 __ 1 Burton-Dixie Corp Butler Bros common W 34 10 4% 6% Oct 138% 200 ■ Sep 7 common Co Car Bush Shoe South Sep 28 850 2% 3 451/3 20'A Aug Feb 600 1% 3 Brach & Sons (E J) capital— Bruce Co (EL) common Convertible 1% 1 Jun 15% 700 1,400 ' — High 18% July -• 14 * Sinclair Oil Corp - 1,100 20% 143% 143% 6% 6 %: 1 common Carr-Consol Biscuit 300 7% 19% ■■ 143% 5 Berghoff Brewing Corp Binks Mfg Co capital Borg (George W) Corp Borg-Warner Corp common Central & S 7 4 7 .100 5"A — Bastian-Blessing Co Mfg 5'A 37% 300 3,800 12% Jun Jan 12 • & Bancorp Signode Steel Range Since January 1 300 19% 28 common*.—. Avco Mfg Corp Belden 19% 25% Oct 6 8% 14% Serrick Corp class B common Shellmar Prod Corp common LOW 44 19% * capital common Washer 44 d- *. 27% * common common— Mfg - —5 Castings Bearing common & - _10 Jun Aug 200 • — common Manufacturing Sears High —1 American Tel & Tel Co Asbestos (new) __5 common common Aluminum LOW 66 6% 500 14 5 4- Peabody Coal Co common—— 5% prior preferred-.* Schwitzer for Week Shares common common American Northwest Jan Sales of Prices Sale Price Jan ' Chicago Stock Exchange Week's 2,bOU 7% Sep 46 11% : preferred Sangamo Elec Co Friday 66 11% 1 Nachraan Corp common NationtU Standard common: St ; 250 ■7% Oct 11% 42% May 5% Jun 52 6 14 15% common Hart Inc ; 19% 31% Aug 20% May 1,334 800 100 14% * $1 prior preferred-—_ ■ 1 44% 20 10% 46 64% • 30% common Mickelberry's Food Prod West Corp capital Modine 26 147 Jun • Middle Feb 15% 42% May 38% May Co i 36 Feb Ext & Apr 7 5% 29% Jun Salle Nunn 9 — 6% 109 Marshall Field & Co common.! Oct Jun Jun 5% 14 100 5% 14% 6% —• common.. Llbny McNeill & Libby Lindsay Light & Chem Jan 79 50 •A- 14 '/8 ■ - 14% —25 Jun 1 common Switchboard Cumulative Sep 10% ' Hartford La Leath 11% May 15% Jan 13c Drug Co Kellogg Sep 59 8% 5 <fc 50% 20 4 12 10 International Harvester 100 1,700 :25 common Indep Pneum Tool 342 6% 10 common Jan __1 5% 1 Hupp Corp common— Illinois Brick Co capital Oct Sep Jan 100 Feb Jan 7% 1 33% 63 9% * : common 40% 40% Jan 95 12% 65% 3 Hibb Jan 23 - ti> 1 _— Drill Rubber Corp Jun 61% Jun Sep 12 Corp Jun 40% 46 > Jun * Brew Co. new cap Werner 33% 63 20 9 % 14 Hein 23% 50% 3% Aug 5% 1 common 205 10% • Jan 6 10 Co common 1,281 _• Co Westinghouse Dk 38% _• Twist & 32% 47% 100 Webster Inc Union Dr Hammond Instrument 37 ' ___— 2% 9% 1 common 31% 1O0 common Association United Lakes 1,200 Jan 60 • 32% • Tor ring ton Co S 75 20'A New Haven 6% Great H) Jan 200 10 common (W 7% Oct Jan Co Jun 78 46 37% Pennsylvania RR Quincy Mining Co Rexall Drug Co— U Jan 5% 65 37 N United Gossard 12% 20% England Electric System—.*. England Tel & Tel Ac Sep 17% Jun 36% 100 New Stone 3% Gibson Goldbiatt Bros 5% 9% 5 Corp common Refrigerator Co common Jan Oct 850 6%- 9% 1% Finance Corp common—. Apr "5% 9% common Motors 31% Oct 9% common- Transp 5% 38% July 8% Jun ——• National Service Cos Shawmut Brewing Jan Jun 5% 3% 78 10 Amer 7 Aug 25 Aug 19% Aug Nash-Kelvinator Y Auto 30 22'A 30. 9% ..5 General Jan 43 Jun _• Chemical Corp Mergenthaler Linotype Narragansett Racing Assn Inc Heileman (G) 87% .—_* Razor preferred America Harnischfeger _100 Mathieson New (Peter) Katz Kennecott of General 14% July 101 65 Stores Safety Mills 16% July 300 3% Jan 5 100 3% adjustment Inc_— Maine Central RR 5% 16% 10% Electric Gillette ■ 16% 62% 88 Lines General 40 3% 46 29% July 3% July 210 5 • — Employers Group AssocFirst 5 5 5 — Eastern Mass Street Ry— / 6% preferred B Eastern 140 —10 Service Copper Range Co 5% 33% 4% 8% class B 1st pfd stamped-—100 Boston Personal Prop Trust • Cities Corp class A Corp (The)_—_ General — pfd _1 Credit 6 35 12 High 5% : 6 10 27% 5% 10 120 Railroad— 1% i common Jun 4-i.f & Corp Four-Wheel Drive Stamped Boston Range Since January 1 Low 22 27% _2% com—: July 40 25% Shares High 22 25 Mfg Apr 100 45% common Lighting Inc Sep for Week Low * Curtis Jun 22% Crane Co (new) Dodge 46% Jun "Sales Range of Prices Co— Common High 34% Mar 138 109% 108 45 Consumers High 42'/8 " Par Shares 143% 144 50 Boston St Albany RR Boston Edison Boston Elevated 143% • Sales of Prices 41% 100 Week's Last Sale Price for Week Low * American Tel & Tel STOCKS— Ranre Sale Price American Friday Exchange Friday STOCKS— 14 - 1 Jun 267a May 103% "337s Jun Jun Jun 15 "" Jan Jan Jan Sep 14% Oct Jun 117a Apr Jun 874 Jan Jan May .: 97a Apr , 7ya - Jan COMMERCIAL THE Number 4847 Volume 170 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED OCTOBER Week's Friday ; General Electric • Co t Graham-Paige t Motors - New Central York Packard Motor Pan RR capital 1 Republic Steel Corp Inc common. » United , Wilson Apr 21% Aug Jan 12 32% Oct 9% Jun 141/4 Apr 25 * 1,500 300 7y« Jun 9% 300 17% Jun 27% Detroit Stock Chicago Stbck Exchange Exchange 700 5% 200 DETROIT Telephone: WOodward'2-5523 v Apr 29 Va 4V4 Aug 25% Apr Ford Building . . Jan 5 % - 28% , Detroit Stock Exchange Jan 30 16% 17 1,500 14% Jun 17% Jan 72 200 60% Jun 73 Va Jan 200 12 Jun 18 Oct 16% Feb 25% Oct 9% "Jun U% Sep 2% Jan 4% Oct 11% Jan 90% Oct 17%* 18 24% 25% 11V* 11% 11% 1,600 4% 4% 4% 4,100 17% 1 1 Exchange Jan * 400'.* 72 — Curb Apr Jun 100'- 7% ' 16% • Corp & Co Jun 8% New York Exchange 10% 21% "r 5 Va ' 28% t ■ -1 Oil Corp. Suniay i Jun 20% '' 1 U— ' —25 _ 8 Va New York Stock 4% Jan 7% » —15 Corp common Jun-; Jun 1,900 12% ..^W. ■ Bchenley Distillers Corp— Standard Steel Spring— 13% Jan 9y< 32% II—1 Jan 19% 12 Va Members Oct. 7% 15% Jun 3V* ;;■ 9% 31% • 1 Standard Oil of N J- 10% —— 9 12% • —2% - • 9 Jan 400 :>:■!:; 9 32%' common f "* \ I Oct 3V4 3,800 '3% ' *4 ■ ( 1,100 Watling, Lerchen & Co. Jan 15% : 1% May 4V2 July 1,700 10% * 10% ■ '• 1 -1% Studebaker - 7% 9 Socony Vacuum Oil Co Ino ' - 2,900": 15 Va 7%; 14% '3% common—— Corp of America Rexall Drug 2% 1-2% common Radio-Keith-Orpheum i 2 Va -33% Co Pure Oil Co (The) Radio Jan 14% ' * Pepsi-Cola ' 11V» '.7% ■ Airways Corp American 500 ? • Car Paramount Pictures 15% 39% Jun 15% 2Va 8 1 ; 34 V* 15% 4 . High LOW 300 . Laclede Gas Light— Range Since Janaary 1 High 37% I Nash-Kelvlnator Corp 4 Shares 37% y 37% 8 Public Utility Corp General for Week Low* Par 14 Sales Range ot Prices Last 8ale Price 35 EXCHANGES OTHER STOCK STOCKS— (1523) 2,200 '• • common — 11 ; Jan 90 — — Oct • Friday Last STOCKS— Allen Electric common.. High High Lov 3% 3% 6 2% 3% Aug Feb 6% May 7'/2 100 Feb 5Va 100 ^ 3% 1 Range Since Janaary 1 Shares *• of Prices Low 1 Brewing for Week Range Par Altes Salea ~ Week's ' Bale Price"' Jun ' American Metal Prod t BONDS— • 90 3% s_—1978 Authority Transit Chicago $4,000 90 Baldwin Rubber Eohn — Aluminum Brown-McLaren ,; , Par f Low , Industries" American L ... II20 19 —1 — -3 : 1 —i-u 132 18%; Sep 3%. Jan' 50, 3 V4 ... 7 ■:;. •I 22 ^ 22 ■ r i- 4% .■>■: > 1:74.:;:, 75 5 Davidson 1 7'/a 7'/a Detroit & Cleveland Edison 7 5 * 111. I- .- •4 V -'11% Mar i Jan: 30 Jan —10 Eagle-Picher; ---■. Insulation Formica Gibson Art Hobart Mfg Co 18% » common— Co Procter & Gamble Randall common. 7-v— 12% — ; * S U - I—miiio ; Service Cities . — ■'■*■"'■ , , 55«*'<'" Jan . •40% Feb Corp —— Standard Oil Timken R B Steel Motor & Motors Car f * I. •> 29% (•" v 31% ; 39% Jan 66 Ve Oct 13'/a Jan 4% Sep 10% 45 Jun f ! 35 4 12 25% 9% Jun Jun 27 17% Apr 25 J0% 10 12 % 25 22" > Jan 14 74% Jan 37% 10 " 37% Sep 43% Mar 24 50 20% Jun 24% Oct 20% May 28% ?. Oct 26% Oct 37% 180 28% 27 Motors Soss Range Share* Low Par City Products Corp,.; Cleveland Cliffs Iron LOW & Railroad (Un)__. Erie 34% ■25" Jan 29% 12% 464 10% July 16 tVk 76 42% 297 2% 2% 1% 1% i%' <-"i% 1 3% 7Va 1% 3% ' ...—— ? 50 ,70 76 5 ; 31 27% a37$ (Un)— General Motors com (Un)— s—10 Glidden Co (Un) —J———* Goodyear Tire & Rubber * Gray Drug Stores * Greif Bros Cooperage class A * Halle Bros common ——————5 Hanna (M A) 4V*% preferred—■——* Industrial Rayon (Un) * 1 Inter lake Steamship * Jones & Laughlin Steel—i... • Kelley Island Lime & Trans 0 Metropolitan Brick Inc——J— 4 27% 10% a 50 10% Jun 86% Mar 20% Jun; - Myers (F E) 15 15 105 National Acme 48 Aircraft Edison Ohio Co __ 22 a21 Republic Steel (Un) Roebuck Sears Co (Un) 8 common Feb *; 5% 400 5% Aug 6% Jan 11% 11% 760 10% Jun 12% 18 18% 4,486 11% Jun 18% Jan Oct 9% 100 8% 775 10% 11% f 51% Oct Sep 2% 21% Jun American Jun 14% Jan Amer Power 2% f 22 31%' For footnotes ;—_ see page l 42. Jan 10 * Jun Jun v • 2% Mar Sep 2% SepOct 11% Sep 525 Jun' 2% Jan Jun 18% Jan Jun 14 j 445 8% 10 % Mar Jun 6Va Jan 100 72c July 1% Apr 5,825 93c Sep 1% Jan 17% Jun 24% Oct 3% 2,400 :17,V.d 256 Low 3% 32% • May'' 17% 5% Jun Jun v; 23% 6% 'Barker Barnsdall Apr Bendix 7V4 *: 10 7%.10 Corp Works Co Sep May 7. Oil Company Corp > '■ 6 4 al7 10% 14% Jun Jun Jan Feb 54' 150 * Jan 23 Jun 37% Jan 647 25% Jun 35% Jan 20% Jun , : 5 Inc—»—-33V3 PI I Jan:; Jun 14% Jan Blue 10 a9% 2%' Jan 82% Jun 95% Mar 33% Feb 39 ^ 150 5 Jun ' 100 8% Jun, 2,100*" 2.50 Apr ; 160; ' 15 145" al7 . 7% 12 Jan Jan Apr 4% Apr 40 " Jun 21 Sep Jan 51% Sep Jan 9% 80 " Sep 18V4 27% 2,330., «. a31% a32% 2Va 7% Jun : 36* 4 Ye 10 Va 5 27% Jan v: 65 ". *• 0 ■ a51a51% (Un) Bendix Home Appliances 33% Jun 34% Mar a9% 30 2% 3,500 lOV* Sep 2% Aug 218 23% Jun 7 . Apr 2% Aug Jan Jun 42% ' Oct 17% Jan Bolsa a28% Corp.: * 2 Chica Oil Corp 1 5% Diamond Borg-WPrner Corp (Un) Broadway Dept Store Budd Co (Un) Calumet Gold Mines Co.. Jun Jun 74% Jan 26% Jan 33% Jun 42 Jan * Canadian 20% 6 " Jun 24% Oct ' Caterpillar Tractor Co (Un)—. Certain-teed Products Corp 6 July 12 Jan Feb * Chrysler Corp 5% 53% 53% ' 3,300; 180 7% 11 Va '190'" 410 . - Co (Un)— —; 5 200 . - 5 4% — 10c < lc lc* 52,838 ' lc 33% 7% Jun Oct 46% Feb! " 20 9 7 11 60% Jun 7 7% 123 Pacific Ry a28% a29 % * 8 205 " 13 . Jan 42 150- :s a96% a98% a38% a39 n 10%10% —20c Aviation Jun Jun 100 a98% 5 (Un) Oil Co 23% 9% 14% '' 6% ,33 Oct 10% July 12% Oct Jan 153 7 a25% 6% Apr 3% May 138% Jun 1,132; 50 28% a25 Jun 8% 111 ■ 3% Jun 7 1,505 : a27 27% 10 Benguet Cons Mining Co. Bethlehem Steel Corp (Un) 33% 234 13% 47% a27 (Un).—13 1 common— 33 80 60 * 13% 10 Jan 58 a Bros Oct 43% Mar • (Un)' 27% ' 1,000" Sep 27% T; Corp 14 : {7 435" 143% 143% Company Jan 49 9% High , 27% 780 33 ■ Jun 2 Va 50" 12% 46% 47% (111); (Un) 5 Fe (Un)—100 Atlantic Refining Company (Un) 25 Avco Manufacturing Corp (Un)— 3 & Jun Oct LOW 2% 9% Atchison Topeka & Santa Jun 16% al6% Steel Armco Armour 3% 49 Range Since Janaary 1 200 12% 28% Co Copper Mining Co Jan 5% 3% 12% (Un)__30 Anaconda Jan Jan Shares High ; ■3% • 13% 20 33% .. for Week 3% 73% 143% 11% . Range 1 13 105 Sales; Week's ef Prices ; 14% Jan Jun a24 Ya Publishing Oct 45% 17 a40y2 World 23% Jun 37 a24' « * Jun , 325 a40 Iron Works Oct 214 42 41% a24%- Dorn 65% a21% a21 a40% Van Jan 163 Standard Oil of Ohio common * K Petroleum ■Xi-'m 75 a26%'. — Jun 12 Va al2V4 a71% a71% (Un) 9% Aug " 2 1,213 I 5% 17:: 10 (Un) Sail St Bandini 4 a26 Steel ' l.^.. 1 24% 24% (Un)—* & .7 47 a26% S V 9% 4% Smelting & Ref Co (Up)—• American Tel & Tel Co (Un) 100 American Woolen Co (Un) * Radiator 1 30 a5% a71%; ' 2% 450 ' 14% . 9%, 1 • Light (Un)r. & Locomotive 75 : .10 _• 2% 14% Par (Un) Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co American Airlines Inc Jan Baldwin K -25 ... 11 Ve 11 7 " (Un) ;: Apr:-' " .15 U 9% Lastv Mining Co Alaska Juneau G6Id' 48 100 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co (Un) Standard Oil Co of N J (Un)— Union Carbide & Carbon Jun 4 5% Angeles Stock Exchange :;'V77'Ui 35 395 49 31% a 9% 7% May 2% July ; 33% Mar 5% a42 Ya a42% — Jun' 100 Friday 31% July ■;: 21 Jun yrfc 11•*: 28"' a30% a31% 41% & . * Bros Richman "■' 49 a 1% 3,800 400 Bale Prioe Apr Sep '• 13% 12% 31% 29% July (3% Jan ' 5% 777,' STOCKS— ' 54% 105 7. Apr a26% a26% a5% .50 4% Jan Jan v 1 Screw Products Basin a31 Jun 24 V* ?: Spring & Wirc'lL-...—* 32% ' $ (Un) —— Radio Corp of America (Un) Ohio Oil 33% 5% —8 --w-— U 2% 3% 135 2% 1 ——1 common Jun "■■15 7 81 , 48 33% 1 — Nestle LeMur class A Oct 30% Sep: 9% States Radiator common—: Alleghany Corp 9% Mar 405 105 49 3% July 2% Oct 3% July 2 July 30 V* 2% United 46% Mar 17% * 50": ; all% al2 & Bros———i——-41 ' Oct 13% Aug Jun 500 4 28% 2% 1 Los Apr 34 15 173 13 105 Oct 1% Feb 10% 9% 9% 26Va Aug 51% Mar a39V4 a40 Y4 11% 11% a26% 650 / ■'6% ~2% 14% Jun 145 a22% a23 Ya - 1 1,800 28% 1 12 34 a40% 48; 1% 13% Sep 2.00 Mar 5% Aug 200 150 5 Corp Jun 212 a37% a38 a64% a65% .. : Sep 7 May" 95c A Feb 200 Udylite 9% 43% 41 a22% 105; ' 28% ; American General Electrio 6 Jan 4 2% Mar 150 2% 1 Tool & Die Superior 9% 210 - Jun» 43^*' Apr 50 a51% a51% a54 % a54% a 200 30% f' 38% 25 -■ 27 %> 2% May 1% Jan 2% 11% Tube class B 2% Apr 4,767 " " 42% Aug - Feb 7 3V$ " 3 Ya 2% v Mar Feb Apr 1% 30% 5 common——1 Co 36 Oct ■ 2% 1% 1% - 7'/a 1% 3% is 2% July 30% ! 2% > 110 6 Ya 1% : Feb 400 3% * 13 1% Standard i " 1,100 ; 6% 13% 10 Southern ' 1V*1 6'/a 1 Jan - a4l% a41% —* — Jari 41% 41% 1 Jan ■' 8% 41% 1V4 Manufacturing Jan 138 all% all% 54% Oct Sep 1. 1% 2% Oct 5: 27/» y "Jan too Oct a26V4 a26 % a * Mar 14% 2% 1% 1 —: 18 "1% 2 5 Paper common Jan 23 a40% a41% 1 Columbia Gas System (Un) —• Consolidated Natural Gas (Un) 15 Dow Chemical 15 duPont (E I) (Un) 20 Eaton Mfg ——2 ? • Jan 8 Co— Jan Sep 70 Cleveland Graphite Bronze (Un),. 5% 6 ■' ■ 9% Mar' 1,983 43/, v. 3% Aug Jan High 150% 29% 12 $4.50 preferred — Cleveland Electrio Ulumin common—• 185 1.2oo 5 Oct 14'rf :JUn Wayne 70"' 12% 3% 14% :?5% • a29% a29% 1 -100 common 3% ■ ' Range Since January 1 229 a30 a30 m——* Sep Jun 2% Manufacturing Co.. Warner High al43%al43% 25 4% 4% Timken-Detroit Axle " al43% 100 (Un) Jarr • 2 Young of Prices Oct' 2% IV, May tor Week Last Sale Price 2,200 ' Sale* Week's 10% 15 —2 ——— W) Scotten-Dillon Sheller Jan Jan 200 ;—d—1 ;—: Oct 22 Jun 20% Jun Y common Peninsular Metal Prod Raisin 5% 5% 745 17% • River OCt Jun 10 % 1 —t Jan 65% 100 w. —1 * 10 Feb 9% Jun 10 ; ; »'•6% Jun 52% 210 S Mar 3 \ 1,355 2% Apr 95c 7% Aug 1,818" 5% * (H -8% . s Sep 1,200 Parke, Davis common 32% Oct * Sugar Corp Edison Rickel 500- 410 Jan 3% Oct 40c 100 1 Stamping Reo -2 1,300 10% 14 4% Jan 6% Jun 2 common Elec Welding. Ohio 3% Sep 2% 12% Oct —1 Products Manufacturing common Murray "3% Aug- 23% 11% Mar 300 a ■: 7 J Jtm: 11% —- 1 10 ...— National Apr 50 71% 26 28% STOCKS— Tel Jan 11% 11% 1 National 17 % Mar Feb 14 190 32% 21% Jun 3% Jun 50 9% 26 Friday 1 Ohio RR (Un) Jun 1% 4% 2% > & 4Va 20% - 400 5% 5 2% Packard Motor Car common 8% 14% 12%. t Cleveland Stock Exchange Tel & IV* Sep 9 10 V 1 (S S)— Michigan ~ • Chesapeake Jun ( 200 65% , . 3% - 1 — common Screw McAleer 10 5 Michigan" Bumper Corp. ST' American Jan 5% 5% 8% 65 . 12 Va McAleer Mfg preferred.— McClanahan Oil _• Oct Jun ' 130 295 24 ? Mar 50% July 83 31% 38% — . 26% 66% 32% ' ■ Apr 29% ,y 30% May _• I—"Hi2".50 Electric OcP 12 •' V i — "* 64% Jan1 12% —• ——. Feb Jun :-3% 4 -v"' .. -37% 190 .;■• 10% 1 :» Jan *»9% 9% 0 Jan * 35% May < 8 49c '5 9 1 common common Mfg common u— Drug Masco Jan 34% 37% . • 10 — (new)^^.,— Westinghouse Electric — 7. LaSalle Wines Jan 150% -25% 71% (N J) (Ohio) 27 % Jun Sep 25 14% ■ Standard Brands Jun 29.. 307 50 .^IIIII 19% 138- 244 33 %c _♦ ■ 60 , 11% — — Jan' Jun r 2 49c. 1 Manufacturing common Kresge Co Oct 104 : 341. j •;2.;, :——1 —1 • Lamp Kinsel Oct 29% * : 105- ■■ 64% 37% 65% — - Oct Jan 20% Jun 30% Sep 1,420 v.'4% 4 Va ■ '• Kingston Products Oct 30% * 10 — — Standard Oil Hall King-Seeley Oct 49 Va 4% 65 %r ' Paige Motors common Kaiser-Frazer Sep: Jun 29 29 IIIIII—♦ 9% iy8 July 5ty* 12% 1 Brewing common. Hurd Lock Oct 33% ; Jan 26% 19 75% -16% 64% 11% Dept Stores.. Central 75c 17 5,014'■• 2% 12% 10 commonJi Gerity-Michigan Corp Hudson " 29% 7 Pennsylvania RR Pepsi-Cola S Feb Motors Howell Oct r ,21% Janu, 55% Oct . Jan 155 64% 11% Packard Motor Car—. U 62% oV Motors New York Radio 30 — General Electric Oil 29% 63 /■;;/ .10 . ■■: Power & Light Federated Pure 25% 29% " Columbia Gas General 33% * 143% 143% 143% * ; 25 — City Ice & Fuel—* Dayton 49% 24% 25% -100 Tel & Chesapeake & Ohio— ' 200 6% 1 1 common; common Lansing Stamping'-. ♦ — — Rolling Mill Tel American American ; 55 Stocks— Stores Allied ■ 36 >>;■ Oct V Jan 57% 114: 64% 33% Printing preferred——— —50 Unlisted ' Oct 225 . 22% 2 * common— Brewing Brewing 6% 22% ■ 2 ..d.d—1 —1 Manufacturing class B Gemmer Hoskins Oct ' 16 64; 64 43 Va 1,101 75% 49 Playing Card—————— II10 S U Jan 19% July : 323:* : Jan 44 I ; 300 55% 15% ; 120 Ale Graham Jan;' 8% 19% Mar' Jun 23 816 : I; Feb " 15% 100. 21 55% ! .55% 75 71V, • — class B—;— 20% 21 » Kroger 18% 55 I 6 1,405.:.; 1 ;i 36 53% ' 53% ^ —— 8% 32 35%. I—* II10 : —— X 22% Motor Truck Goebel ' SV* 8% ? Federal General Jan 76% Oct i Bep 7% Jun 'V 63 ; 22" 100 12 Jun >6% 20 — Gar Wood Industrie*' common———1 Apr 32% Navigation___d—5 —d Corporation Friars Oct ' common—. Frankenmuth Apr 8 July Apr- -,>4 T 24 , 5% Bros Detroit Gray Iron common Dived Feb- <r 26 Va .1 Jun • 26% 95.. 505 22 / 12 12 * Dow Drug 'common 22% 170 6% 11% Aug 26 Va 7 Va Mar' - 1,410 ! 6'/a ) Oct Feb 25% Jun 18% . 35 5% 4 ■-■• ''.f' u Yard— Stock Union Cincinnati -.50 . 378 31% 4% ? ■ Warehouse.— -;25 Tobacco Cincinnati 25 Tel.. Bell Sub & Cine 5% 31% ; 31% 4% 200 ... 26% 25% «... —— 5 5 ? 26% ?; Champion Paper & Fibre.. — * Churngold Corp _ Cincinnati Gas & Electric common -SVa Btreet 19 33 1 Detroit High Jan 130 19% f- 3% Low' ii. ((v.i.'t': 7 18% . •. V* 5 • Cincinnati 19 32% 19„ 32% * ' Beau; Brummell 600 85c > •/ Shares-5 Range Since January i ' High 6% Mach— Laundry Balcrank 90c 90C » for Week of Prices ' Aluminum 105 Continental Motors common Sales--'-. Range Last-;';'" Sale Price *! 212 22% ' Wfcek's Fridays- STOCKS— - 9% 22% —■—1 —10 — Consolidated Paper common vi' I 2,540 . 9% 5 : Consumers Power common!!; i Cincinnati Slock Exchange : 11% 1 Brass Mfg 10% —2 d j——. & 10 . , Jan OcU Jan 53% Oct 6% July 10 Jan 7% Jun 11% Oct lc Oct 8c Apr " 14 • 661' 10% Jun 15 Sep mi 10; a32% 1: a32%a32% • 115 28 Jun 34 Va S 260 10 " ,May 14% Sep Oct a53% a53%a54% 170 ' 44% Jun 56% Jan 13% 25 25 14 14 -Is 36 THE (1524) COMMERCIAL & Friday Gas —10 (Un)—. System Inc Chollar Cons Gould of N Consolidated Vultee Consolidated Motors Continental Apr 21% Mar 27 Va Sep Union Oil 1,935 6% Jan 15% Oct Union Pacific 200 7 % May 17"»/4 May 26% 27 105 15% 14% 15% 8 8 alO'A al0y» 1 —1 (Un) al2Va 1 Co 508 8 y# Jun 12 Va Apr Unaed Corp <Unj l 150 5% Jun 8% Jan United Gas Corp —10 — a 12% 100 8% Feb 12'A 27 V2 United States Sep Class A Co Electric Foods Motors (B United Feb Universal 130 20% Aug 23 Feb Van 11 Feb 18% Oct Western Air 700 31c Aug 65c 17% 17% 38 38 40 37% (Un) a3GV« a45 % a46% 124 65% 1,518 al5% al5% al5% 133 a62% a62% 50 a39% a40% 109 34 y» Jun 2% 2,585 1 % May 3'A 2,036 36% Feb 39% 10 635 9% Oct 12 218 Feb 120 3 of Calif class A Hilton Hotels Holly Development Corp (i 3sU 2% , de Karap's H Inc Pictures Inc Jan Westinghouse Elec Corp Jan Willy-Overland Motors Inc (Un) Jun 3y-*a Jan Woolworth 41% Mar 45 % Jun 65% Jan 15 a— (F 45 Interlake Iron International Nickel 150 8% Jun 10% Paper Co 1.70 Jun 4% Oil 13% 14% 1,269 9 Va Feb 14% W) 9% 125 8% Feb 11'/4 2% 29% 31 2%c 1,000 8% 9% 2,375 1.15 1.25 900 9'/a 10 : 22% Jan 7% 9c (Un) 25 10'A Aug 13% 31 Jun 49% Mar 8 Jun 11 Apr 8c Apr 15c Jan 9% 9% 120 8c 8c 2,000 4% 4% 6 3 4,355 16 16 237 15 47% 520 43 9 May Lane-Wells 1 7 i Aug 47% (Un) Co Loew's Los 47% 39 Jun 47% 20 5 Jan 7% 65 20 Jun 26'A Petroleum Merchants 8'/a 245 1.05 1.10 300 90c a20% a21!/a 100 16% 1.05 a21 * 6% ..U 1.45 July Pictures Monogram Lehigh 16% 290 14% Jan 13% 20% Jun 26 y2 Nash-Kelvinator (Un) Corp 1% 1% a51% 12 11% 12 9% Feb — 7 7 581 5y4 Feb 7»/2 26% 5% 28y2 5% 714 130 21JA Jun 28 y2 Oct 4% Jun 7% Jan 45% 45% 385 23% — Jun Jun 1.90 300 2V2 119 48% Juni 11 Jun 15% Jun 147/a 15'A 780 8% 8% 240 3 Jan i Si Power Apr 143% i; 21% 455 17% Jun 10% 10% 895 9% Jun 13 % f a5c 100 7c Sep 20c Jan 8% Jun 12% Jan 13A Jun 3.25 Jan 9 Jun 9% 10'A 60 2Va 10Va 2'A 167 13 20 7'/2 485 10% 44 y2 4% Jun 21% 21V2 76% . .... Jun 22 y« Sep 16% 21% Sep Jan 76% Oct 34% Jun 51 V» Jan 56% Jun 75 »A Mar 60 25 40% 115 67% 10 1,914 51% Jun 80 12 v4 Jun 17 Va Jan 756 6% Jun 11% Jan 65% 64% 66 Va 15 Va 15 Va 15% 7% 7% 8% 10 9% 1 : "9% Mar 12 Jan 10 Oct 16% Jun 20 May 14 Jun 17% 32% Jun 427/a Aug 33 Apr 36% 19% 14% 2,076 10 41% 41% 41% 36 36 36% 155 23% 23% - \ 2,580 14'/a 17 div Scott Paper Oil 40% Jan Jan 25 249 25% Jun 28% Sep Oct 25 17% Jun 23% Jan 736 46% Jan 62% 463 52 64% 984 2 25 23 Va 28 Va 23 3 19% 20 Va 60 % 61% 64% 63 Va 64% 4% 4% 24 Va 24% 1,095 1975 47% 48 1975 53% 54 • 1—1 Gas Jun 20 31% 24% common Co Corp United Feb 22% 31 24% 1.50 United 25% 31 » common 4^u 24% .13% Improvement Oct 24 y8 May Jun 447 • Jan Jan 5,937 .25 V* 61 preference ... Apr 23 23% 25 1—3 Jan Jun Jun 6% 19 * 5% 3% 7% • - 2 14'A common Oct 66 Va 5,529 9% 10 9% - 30 4 Va 3% 3% —* common.. Jan 76% 10 PhiJco Corp common Public Service El St Gas Jan 7% 40'/a 40% • common Sep 57% J 66 % 1 10 5 preference Feb Jan llVa 16% Mar 80 488 19% div Jan 16 Jun 995 20% 21% 541 7% 21% 13 Va Light com 11 54% 6% 7% Sep 65 V2 59% Aug 250 53% • L) Jan 10% 14 Va 11% • Sun Jan a5c 150% Jun 693 65 Reading Co Oct 21% 28% Jun 13% 12% & Navigation Valley RR $1.40 Mar • Jan 138 1,632 143% 144 13 21 »A 105 27% 50 $1 8% Aug 21% Oct 6% 48Va Aug Range Sine# January 1 Low High High 65 Corp (Glenn Shares 13 Philadelphia Electric Feb' 59 • (Un) Oct 12% May tor Week Low Pennsylvania Water & Power Co_. Sep 2% 8% 1 Range ' Jan 17% 85c a51% a52'/a 2% Oct Julv 12% Sales Week's Pennsylvania Salt Mfg common Jan 1% 60 45 y8 Mar - of Prices Pennsylvania Power St Light Pennsylvania RR Feb 2Va 15% July 1,200 14% ' 17 Va 6% 1,130 90c 2% • Jun 100 9% 90c 9 National City Lines Inc National Distillers Prod Corp New York Central RR (Un) 51 Oct 10% Mar G5 j al6% al6% 1 (Un) 24% Feb Jan 1% * - & Jun 35 Apr 4% Jan 100 405 100 Pennroad Corp Aug 115 1 Coal Martin Apr 25% 1 Corp Co Inc Montgomery Ward 20% 2% partic pfd—50 Brothers Lehieh Jan 22 Jan 25% 9'/a 1 Co Feb * 2% Motors Gimbel 8y2 Mar Jun t 16% * 25% 1 —— 39'A * c Sugar Assoc $5 pfd Storage Battery General Jan 827 £ t v Corp Electric Jun a25 com < Middle South Utilities Sep ■ 12 13 Publishing Co_ Eastern Oct a7% 8 20 Magnavox Company (Un)Mfg Co Sep 33 y2 13y8 Fidelity & Deposit Co Jan 45 1 Menasco 18 26% 12 100 & Tel Company Delaware Jan a7% 10c Angeles Biltmore Hotel Co 16% July Davison cnemicai Corp Aug a24% S 4 Aircraft Corp Inc (Un» 7 16 56 y2 Sep 5 • Petroleum 52 100 27 Va preferred vtc Chrysler Jan 42 y8 Corp (Un) Kern County Land Co Laclede Gas Light Co (Un) Locxheed 20% July 12 10 Locomotive Works 1st Curtis Jan 27% July 60 8c 1 5% Budd July 400 29% Kennecott Lincoln 105 Last Bankers Securs Corp 6% 1.50 Mar Jun Kansas Power & Light Co — a23 a23% a4% a4% al7% al7% Jan 35 116 12.50 1 iUn> Co Baltimore Transit Co Oct 20 Feb 95c Tel Baldwin May 29% all% all% • (Un)—• 10c Company Libby McNeil & Libby Jan 1,375 Arundel Corporation Jan 31 Feb 2c a62% a64% * — 2% 2% 1% Aug 425 2V2C 13 Corp 100 1 Copper 86 Stores American Jan (Un) Kaiser-Frazer Jun Par American Oct 9% 25c 33%o Company 76% Friday Jan Tel <fc Tel Corp International 60 Sale Price Oct 1,100 of International Jade 100 1.75 (Un)— Can (Un) Corp ■■■■>. 10% Petroleum Corp Intercoast ■ 1.70 Independent Exploration Co Sep a82Va a82% May Va Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange Jan 10% t 32 y« Sep a— — 1.75 Imperial Deevlop Co Ltd-.; Jun Oct 11% 10% Illinois Central RR Co (Un) 41 25 Sep 52% 34% 1,540 100 Hupp Corporation 24 Jun 1,880 5 (Un> Inc_ Lines 7% —5 -— Mar 35ya 29 45% * Bakeries D % July 2,000 ——1 12.50 6.66% Co—_ Hudson Motor Car Company Hunt Foods, 10 10 * — 20 28% Oct a40 2% • (Un) Corp Hancock Oil Co 540 285 555 46Ya 24Va i.10 Co STOCKS— Greyhound 16% Aug 8% Oct 45% — • Oil July 119'/a 119'/a (Un)——* pfd (Un) Feb a32% a33y2 24 24 Va (Un)_—10 Corp Consolidated Feb 37 64% 5 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co common—* Graham-Paige Motors Corp (Un) 1 Great Northern Ry Co Feb 6% 1 Co Steel States Jan a40% a40% Corporation (Un)—_5 Rubber Bros 525 17"% 10 common Company F) Sep 9% • (Un)—— Corp General Public Util Corp Goodrich 7% Jan • (Un> Corp General General Feb 7y» 1 —1 Ltd A Liquidating Corp General Jun 5 5 Exeter Oil Company A. R. 22 100 250 a20% a20% —1 — Electric Bond & Share Co (Un) F. 90 a7 7% a23a28% a28'A common High 10% Oct W ' 7% Corp Co Corp Low 11 ■ 8% 22(4 40Va — — Range Since January 1 40 __ 50 (Un) Co 8% 22'A — 6 Warner Zellerbach Publishing Curtiss-Wright Railroad Shares High al4%al5% 22'A 25 Calif— of United Aircraft a6% (Un) 5 (Un)——* (Un)—• Crown Curtis 1 Twentieth Century-Fox Film (Un) * Carbide & Carbon Corp (Un)_* a23% a4% 6 — (Un)— al4% Union 263A America inc Creameries oi Sep 1.80 95c Corp Corp Apr 29'A 25% 80ft Corp * Aircraft (Un)—1 Tri-Continental Corp 11% Jan 183 1.20 Liquidating 5 Transcontinental & Western Air Oct Jun 10 409 1.15 a28% a29'/s 25 63% Feb Sales for Week Low Par High July 11% 1.20 Y Engineering Consolidated 11% * 38% 517 (Unj—• Sav Edison Consolidated & Week's Last Sale Price Range Since January 1 Low 63% 63 63 Shares High Mng——1 (Un) Commonwealth Edison Co of Prices Low Par \ (Un) Cities Service Co Columbia v Range ef Prices Friday STOCKS— for Week Range Bale Price v';" v; ENDED OCTOBER 14 Sales Week's Last STOCKS— Monday, October 17, 1949 EXCHANGES OTHER STOCK RANGE FOR WEEK CHRONICLE FINANCIAL 20 - -- 292 1,048 a ; Va Feb - Feb Sep Oct Aug 5 / 18% Feb 25% Oct $22,500 43 Apr 61% Feb 5,550 43 Apr, 61 y2 Feb * Nordon Corp Ltd North American l — Aviation North American Inc Company Aircraft Northrop Oil Oceanic Oil 1,560 8% Jun 11% 70 16% Jan 20 50 12% Jun 17% Sep 5% 2.00 9,325 30% 568 a31% a3iy8 a31% 1.412 preferred 5Va% preferred - s . Transit 4s - Oct 32% A Jan Jun series Jan 2.65 30% Jan 24% 1,689 30 y2 Jan 337/a 45 32% Apr 35% Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Sep Sep 135 32% 32% a35% a35% 25 5s 20% May 20% 32% liy4 Sep 1.30 28 18% Mar 20% 29 Jan July July 5% 225 1.75 30% 5% 10 Pacific Gas & Elec common 6% 5% 1.75 30% • Corp of Calif— Baltimore Sep 1 1 d w (Un) Pacific Finance 10% al7% 8 Inc. Company Co 10% al7 al7'/4 al8 '/a al8y8 1 10 (Un)__100 Co Ohio Edison Ohio (Un) (Un) Northern Pacific Railway Co BONDS a31% a31% 25 30% Feb 33 »A redeemable 25 28% 28% 28% 100 26% Apr 28% Sep 5% redeemable preferred class A—25 28% 28'/a 28% 1,000 27% Sep 28% Sep 25 _ preferred „ Sales Week's Last for Week Range Sale Price Aug 5% Friday stocks— of Prices Low Par Lighting Corp Pacific Western Oil a52% Corp Packard Motor Car Co 10 (Un)___ a53 277 50'A 42 ♦ 32% July 3% Jun Pepsi-Cola RR Co (Un) Company (Un) (Un) Co— • 11% 11% 11% 262 9% Duquesne Brewing 5 10% 10% 10% 1,138 8% Oct Fort 11 12 765 8'A Jun 22 22% 950 19% Jun 24 Jan Harbison 21% 21% 160 18% Jun 23% 14% 695 14% Jun 17% Jan Joy 31% 317/a 150 30% Oct 39% Mar 515 75 Pure • •>"' — a33% a34 % 8 Jan 43% Pitt Brewing Walker 1 Refractories Manufacturing com 12 Apr 53 Jan Mountain 12 20% Jap National July Fuel __ I Seaboard Feb 32 Apr 12% 412 9% Jun 14 Jan Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp. * 7% 233 7% Jun 9 Apr Renner 1 Pittsburgh Brewing Seaboard Sears Shell Oil Co Roebuck Oil of 17% Jun 27% Jan Standard 8V4 5,005 3'A Jun 8% Oct United 5% 4,380 4y8 Aug 5% Apr. 50c 250 2,438 5% 500 28% 28% 28% 490 Del 6 Mar 48c Aug 25 Jan 41% Jun 6% 28% Jan 8 195 6'A Jun 29% 270 22% Jun 30 18% 949 16% Jan 19% Steel States 50 41 Apr 41 42 % . 6% 996 34% Feb 42% Southern Paclfio 31% Feb 38% a33% a33y0 4,000 - 30 12c 1,000 July 20% Feb ,12c Jun 10c Standard Oil Co of 28c Jan Invest American Tel Tel Brown Shoe 1,330 18% Jun 24% Sep Burkhart 1,084 14 % Jun 17% Jan Clinton Mfg 33% 2,026 29 y2 Jan 33% Sep Falstaff Brew 230 27% Apr General Electric ' a30% 29% Aug 3iy8 Oct General Motors ' Griesedieck-Western 40 28 Va Mar 29 28% 29 456 26 y2 Mar 30 Sep 26 Vs 26% 26% 397 23% Apr 26% 34% 34% 188 33% Apr 11 11% 3,814 10% Sep 35% Aug 11% Oct 45 Va 443 34% II common / 68% (new) Oct Apr 6 4% Sep • Jun 34% Jan 26% 27% 136 20% Jun 27% Oct 12.50 Exchange Sales Week's Range of Prices Low —-ZlOO 143% for Week , Shares Range Since Jannary 1 Low High 19 19 V 143% 144 110 542 36% 110 22% 22 % —i ■ — 31 % 30 High Feb 19% Oct .Tun 150% Jan 28 % Mar 36% Oct Jun 25 Aug Jun 31% 16 - 138% 250 31% 35% 24% Oct 19% 19% 19% 526 19% Oct 21% Oct 37% 37% 37% 147 34% Jun 40V* Jan 64% 66 464 52% Jun 66 Oct 26% —1 (Un) common common (Un) Brewing .—10 26% 118- 19% Jan 29% Aug 23 Jan : 39% 40% Jan 45% Feb Oct 10 Feb 65% 2 common 49% Jan Key 27% July 37% Feb Knapp-Monarch 17% Apr 22 Oct 68'/a 68% 557 56 Va Jun 69% 37% Feb 25 % 3,189 11% 807 -■ common. 4 7% 1,525 5 Jan common —20 107 23 July Laclede Gas Laclede Steel Sen North Jun 20 Sep Rice-Stix Jan 30 Feb a68 85 58 Feb 23% 23% 590 14% 14% 19,005 64 Portland American Cement com (Un)_. 5 Stix-Baer & Fuller common 10 14% Oct Wagner Electrio. common Jan 14% 10 13% July 17% Jan 19% 348 16 Jan 19% Oct 17% 17%. 255 15% Jan 20 % July 21 21 Jun Feb 28 4% 4% Jun 25% 5% 42% 42% 210 34 Jun 42% Oct 10% 10% 95 10 Sep 15 Jan 13% 13% 90 12%-May 13% Mar 37% 38 22 33%' Jun 46 1 Jan 34 14% 21 .50c Mar 25% Jan Mar 7% Aug 42 \k common St Louis Public Service class A 9% Sep 8% 14 18% 28 19% .10 Sears Roebuck common. FHorprtgr Aluminum common 19% Jun Jan Oct Laclede-Christy common 11% 62%: Oct 4% Jim Jun 'Feb 6% July 10 9% 17% 125 50 —25 49 9% 7% May 125 —10 28% 270 4% Missouri 35 45 196 8 12% 7% McQuay-Norrls common 250 - 4% Oct *67 14 9 25% 321 20 8 12% Feb 62 Va 45% 45'/a 1 16% 62 Va 19% — 5 common Sep 43 Va Sep 72% Jan a30% a30% —. * common • : 62% Jun 12 55 241/4 45% * I Jun 60 28% 28% 8hoe common. 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Number 4847 THE COMMERCIAL & CHRONICLE FINANCIAL (1525) 37 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED OCTOBER 14 Friday San Francisco Stock Week's Friday STOCKS— Last Par Reduction Co Alleghany Corp (Un) • (Un) American Amer Power Radiator Light & Stan & Tel Tel & Co American Woolen Anaconda Atchison Top Atlas Corp (Un) Bank Earnsdall Eenguet Oil RR Co 31% __ Blair (Un) 8,000 6 6 300 9 9 9 225 245 253 30 a51 a51% 75 42 15o a__ (Un) 2.40 2.70 a20% a20% a46 Service Clorox Colorado Fuel Edison a— 2% Aug 7 Jun 33% Jan Jun 23% 14% Jan 1.95 Mar 2.70 Oct 18% Aug 24 Mar 40% Feb 45 May. 51% 22 Jun 35 34% 35 475 30 Feb 36% Jan __ 10 10 1,000 10 Oct 10% 13% 13% 13% 238 10% Jun 14% Jan 32 32% 1,000 27% Jun 34% Sep 10 __ 100 al01% al01% __ • 2974 ' Jun 30% Jan Jun 1.80 Jan 29% Sep 34% Jan 118 18 V* Jun 32% Jan 665 44% Jun 57% Jan 62% 63 624 43% Mar 63 Oct 31% __ 32% 330 25% 32% Oct a 100 13% July 18% Apr 16% al6% a22% 100 100,: 1174 • a41% 1 1074 85o 26% __ (Un)._^15 29 26% 450 a41% a41% __ n23 11% 28% a23 25 11 Jan 18% Jan 22 % Jan Apr 9% Jun 11% 25% Jun 29% Auto National Vultee Continental Oil Creameries Crocker Aircraft Co of (Del) Amer First Natl (Un). 5 Inc Bk 10% 255 Sep 21% Mar 27 % Linen Sep 43 Ve Jan Jun 12% 12% __ Jun 8% Jan 12% Oct 10 87% Jun 95 Oct 50 12%*' 95 com)..25 8 Apr 55*%* Jun 95 . 54 Zellerbach Corp 2nd preferred Crucible Steel Co of (Un) 13 90 10 16% Jun 20% Apr 7% 1,020 7% Jan 9% Feb 96 (Un) Amer Corp Mar 1 774 __ • 96 101% 96 May Giorgio Fruit Class B Dominguez Chemical Dumbarton du Pont Fields Co Oil Co (Un) ( a50% 10 (Un)__10 a43% a4274 a43% 90 11 261 Apr El Kodak Dorado Electric Oil Eureka Food • & Share Capwell Corp Ltd FAR common Works Bond Emporium Co Oct Co (Un) 5 Co Liquidating Corp 60 38% 1 i7« July Oct U Jun 11% May North American Inv 74% Mar 76 Jan North American Northern Oil Pacific Occidental General Electric Co (Un) Foods CorD (Un) General Motors 14% Jan 12% Mar 18% Oct 39 Jan li'o Sep 176 % May % July 7% 22% May 28% Jan General Golden 4% Paint State Ltd Tire North Greyhound Hawaiian Hobbs Honolulu Hudson Hunt Ry non-cum Oil Oil Co United Oliver Paauhau Pacific Can Pacific Ltd class Co A (Un) * Corp • Co Car 12.50 Idaho Idaho _6% (Un) Maryland Power 1 Mines (Un) Corp Co Independent Nickel of 33760 Canada (Un)_* Gas Pac 6% Tel & Tel com (Un) Johns-Manville Corp (Un) Ksiser-Frazer Corp Kansas Power & Light * • 1 8.75 Kennecott • Kern 5 Copper Corp (Un) County Land Company Libbv 10 McNeill & Libbv Inc Magnavox Marchant Martin Co Matson For Co 1st Pacific 4.50 Navigation footnotes Co see (Un) page 42. 12% 100 5% 5% 17 12% Portland a7 0 i 25 a7 Pacific Tel Parafflr.e Tel 200 40% 974 40% 10% 155 34% Jun 40% 10 919 9% Oct 11% July 18% 18% 18% 1,503 4,493 36% 1,076 33 Apr 36 y8 Oct 32 488 30 Apr 32% Jan __ 16% July 19% May 18 23 % Mar 30 57% 60% 1,055 42% Jun 66% 14% 667 10 % Feb 14% Oct 974 9% 100 8% Aug 2% 2% 100 2 28% 807 26% Apr 29% Oct " 28% 28% 173 27% Sep 28 y2 Sep ~ 52% 53 800 50 Jun 54 Jan 53 >„ 61 102% 103% __ __ 4% 15% a47% 46% — a33 9 125 30 9 9% a2934 a29% 950 .. 124 32% 7% 26 Jun Aug 2% Mar 9% 155 a41% a42% 4% 6 1574 16 a47% a48% 45% 47% 9% 190 5,285 549 Radio Ry Inc 100% 44 574 15% Feb 19 y4 May 24% 200 24 % Feb 26 y2 May 100 100% 113 89 Feb 103 1/64 8,460 1/P4 a43% a43% 3 38% Sep Sep 39 4 820 3% Jun Corn B C (Un) Preferred 2% __ a32% 100 __ 1 25 (Un) 15% Jun 20 Jan 115 19 Jun 24% Feb 178 14% Sep 17% Jan 9% 710 8% Jan 11% Apr 43% 180 37 Jun 49 y2 Feb 60% 60% 540 52% Feb 60% Oct Oct 2% 2% 100 2% 11% 11% ? 800 11% 33 a32 a32% 100 a24% a30% ' • __ 1" 1 17% • __ H: Sep Feb 19% July Jun 3174 Reynolds Tobacco class "R (Un) Rheem Manufacturing Co ' Oil Cement Bros Corp class Co common __ (Un)_.• A 201 1,356 30 8 100 " 30 Sears Jan Oil 14% Jan 33 42% Jun 62 y2 Aug 137 21% Jun 28% July 34% Feb 20% 20"% 845 17% Jun 26% Jan 39% 17% 39% 18% 40% 28% 287 35% 40 27% 1,330 Soundview 21 700 10 16% Edison 28% 628 ;8c a42% 9c a43 25,GOO 39% .39% 33% 234 — 8c — 23% 16% 26% Co com __ a30% 34 25 5 11 Co • — G) 1 1— (A (Un) Oil Oil Co Standard Oil Co Studebaker (Ind)— of N 32% 23% 16% 26 17 26% 33% 150 33% 1,045 1,354 — 28 — 1 24% Swift & Texas Tide (Un) Co —25 Union 8% Jan Apr a32% 9 142 418 28 Union Oil Union Calif Sugar Co Carbon (fe of Aircraft Air Feb •;•(," 20% 18% 372 18 18% July Oct 39 y2 Oct 34 Aug . Jan Jun 24% Sep Jun 17 y8 Jan 21 Jun 28 V* Apr 858 29% 223 1 14% 914 26% 267/2 a29%a29% a30% a30% 34 34 28 Mar 31 158 24 May 26% Sep Oct Jan 33% Sep rSep 50 26% Mar 29% 10 33% Apr 35% Aug 11 11% 1,130 10% Oct 11% Oct 43 % 45 1,127 33% Jun 49% Jan al2% al2% a26% a26% 22'/a 22% 80 11% Oct 11% Oct 44 24 July 27% Apr 100 18 Jan 22% Oct 55% Jun 70 1,388 68% a43% a43% 72 72% 24% 25% 30% 62 50 39% Aug Sep 42% Sep 519 61 u> Jun 72% 1,055 16% Feb 25% Oct Mar 30% Oct 279 30% 62% 30 Oct Corp '776 48% Jun 62 y8 Oct 24% 24% 540 19% Jun 25% Jan 13% 13% 14% 20,249 10 Jan 14% Oct 40% 28% 13 40% ( 29 13 335 33% Jun 41% Jan 25% Jun 32% Sep 11% Mar 13% Jan __ common (Un) • — 28 — 13 a23 696 300 45 a23a23% 21 Jun 24 y4 Mar 14% Mar 14 14% 240 10% ''an (Un) 1 4% 4% 4% 208 2% Jan 4% Corp common • 24% 23% 24% 1,091 20% Jun 24% 45% 3% 467/2 3% 400 35 Feb 51 150 2.05 Feb 3% Oct 7% 7% 150 7% Sep 9% Jan — Lines 10 Inc United Corp of Del __ U S Steel Consolidated Sugar Co Oil 10 — —5 1 (Un) Equipment Co — Warner Bros Pictures , Oct Jan Jun 27% Sep Western 17% Apr Westinghouse Apr Dept Wool worth (F W) 12% May 12 285 285 60 85c 86c 1,400 5 2,300 al8% al8% 16 17 25 1,771 17 Oct 27 /4 46 432 21 Jun 27% Oct 315 44% Jan 49% July 1 : Corp (Un) (Un) Jan 11% — — 5 Stores——— Elec 9% — 100 (Un) Jun 620 Oct July (Un)—1 (Un) Wells Fargo Bank & U T Petroleum common Westates ■ ,' 5 4% 31% May 17% Oct Mer 24 % 12% ,.5 (Un) i United West Indies Sugar Feb common Corp Carbide 42 10 26 Oil Ass'd 11c Feb 2 (Un) Company Water __ . Feb 31 It. 32% 24% 28% 6c 32% Mar 21% 11% Feb 34% 32) 68% 25 - (Un) J (Un) Corp a26% • : of Co Standard __ 1 • Calif corp Standard Brands Inc Universal Jan 1,420 Sep 12% Jan 28% a42% • 15 Gas Co pfd ser A Pacific Southern Utah-Idaho 18 29 Oct 25 Oct Jun 15% Odt 11 4.56% Jan Jan 15 28% 10% 8 Cumulative preferred 47% Jun Sep Feb 21% 10% • preferred 4.32% Southern Calif 55% 5% Jan 41% July — Jun 7% 19% 23 33% Jun 6% 95 Oct Jun Jan 57 25 25 41% 14% " 39% 14 25 29 (Un)__» Calif 4.48% 39 16% 23% Jan 4S0 28 convertible preferred Southern Oct 325 a9% Jan Jan 645 15 a9 28 Jun 265 15 r Pulp Co. 16 8% 2374 9% 696 ...• Signal Oil & Gas Co A Sinclair Oil Corp (Un) Socony-Vacuum Oil (Un)„ Sep Sep Jun Jan Apr 32 y» Apr 55 12% 55 28 „5 P10 Co & Co.— Sep 20% 21 al674 al6% a33 9% Feb 1 — _ Stores Inc Mining Roebuck Apr 27% May 25% 21% 35 32% July 10 —— Maurico San 40% 9 2% Oct Jun a24% a24% a30% a30% 12% • ; Republic Steel Corp Feb 1,430 a33% a33% • com Jan 43% • (Un) 4% 19% 19 - • America Sep 9% 1 (Un) Sep A al4y8 al4% al4% 33%c 25 Equip <& Realty Co Ltd pfd 11 3 July a21%a22% - • Incorporated 3% 1974 1 00 (Un) of 1/64 4 • (Unj of < __ • pil Co (Un) Jun 15% Oct 940 17 24% __ __ Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Pure • Co. Mines Pioneer Gold Jun 8 33% Sep 61 61 17 10 2.50 Sep 35 104 y4 100% Jun 57% * (Un) Co Petroleum Fhiliips Transamerica Jun 34 Jan 2874 Jan 13% 1.70 30% 28 % 100 Oct 23 a36% a36% 9% 2% Mar 23 3,600 Sep 32% Aug 10 (Un) Pepsi Cola Co (Un) Phelps Dodge Corp (Un) Standard 2.35 Apr 30 (Un) Sperry 2.15 Jan 6 21 Apr common Pictures Jan 890 11 Feb 8% 6% July 3% Apr Jun 18% 27 • Corp com Pennsylvania RR 44 37% 2% 2.35 , 6% Mar Jan 35% A__25 common— Oil Companies Paramount Jun 102 244 2 Feb 5 110 common Southern Co wd 66% 66% a3974 a407's __ Jan 13% 29% • Cement Packard Motor Co Spalding Inc 9% Oct Jan 31% __ ; Oct __ Jan 33 29% —— & Jun __ Mar 2.65 30% 29% common Service Western 66% May 41c Sep Aug 1.40 25 series Rights Pacific 14% __ Jan Sep 25 preferred Jun 56 1% May Jan 60 Oct 20c Jan 17% Jun 13% July 558 20% 16% Jan __ 37% 40 5 20 32% 32% - a7 4% 4% 20% 25 preferred Public Pacific Jun 5 • 12% 23% May 10 Jun — Pacific Feb 8 1 (Glenn L) 150 29 Lighting Corn preferred 10 1 Calculating Machine 31 5 preferred red 10 21 • 31 __ _10 (Un) common red 5'/o 885 • (R H) common 28% common—. 5% Preferred Macy & Co 435 15 preferred 395 1 (Un) 1,500 30% 20c • 1st 12% 7 Lockheed Aircraft Corp Loew's 400 2.00 30% B preferred 1st preferred Victor Leslie Salt Co class Electric & 1st 5% % United International 20c 1.85 30% 1 Plantation Co 14% 20 Exploration International 1 75 cap Aggregates Finance Corp com 12% 2 • 862 al8 Coast Pacific 13% a40% V 45% * Filters Sugar 12% (Un)_* Foods Inc Hupp Corp Oct 3 44 al7% (Un). Oct 65% 1 pfd 44% al7% I Ohio 70 10 distributed)__8 (when 20 100 (Un) Petroleum Corp com Jan 45% Jun • (Un) (Un) Pineapple Co Motor 39% Jan 53 % * Corp Eattery Jun 41% 1,510 100 Rubber & Graham-Paige Motors Great 34% 265 65% common preferred Goodyear 38% 45% 64 __ Cons.._ Ry Ohio Edison 14% Corp common Co 37% 44% 576 • * 100 Jan 161 10 Corp pfd Oil Co Oceanic Cumulative General 5% % 47% Mar 31 Jun 12% Oct 19 Safev/ay Sep 7 9% 9% Jun 10 Oct com E & W Fine Foods Inc. 50% 700 j£ __ 10 850 a2G% a26% __ 39 % __ 1 Machinery & Chemical al7% al774 __ * —- 11 __ Sep 100 700 Jun Co Oct 54 • 7y» 11% 7y„ 11% Jan Feb Jun Jun. 7% H3/8 Oct 47% Aug 40 5% Mar 7% 11% Oct' 8% Aug 8% Shell Eastman Oct 14% 17% 998 ' .119 5 21% 450 Jun 43 % Feb 670 3 225 Jun, 1,041 300 566 Jun 6% 17% 10% 3% 6% 9% 145 296 10% Riverside 6% 1,470 8% 17% 74% Roos a54%a54% 6% 14% 8% 17% Jan a5434 14% 10% Jan 5 Jan 10% 12% 30% 15% Jun 17% 12% Apr 10% 10% Jun 24% 300 10% Juijl 30 Sep 14% 1 8% 6 23 y2 • 8% 3% 19% Mar 10 30% a50% a50% : 30% 15 (Un)__ de Nemours. I) __ • common Bridge (E * — _ 345 (Un) 405 9% ;; 23 (Un) 1,100 8% 9 1 57% Mar 6% May Jun American 9 8% com—5 5 Doernbecher Mfg Co Dow class A Corp common 48 American Aviation Richfield Di Feb 10 362 North Oct Jun 94 29 101 101% 101% * Curtiss-Wright 29 20 76 28% __ • 1,591 al8% al8% 5 common. Preferred Feb 8 7 ___1 (Un) 8 Sep July 52 ———• Central RR 3% Oct 23c a20% a21% 14% g% Corp.— July 14% a20% Service 25 North Rayonier Crown __1 Jun 22% __ —1 10 2.10 Jan 7 ; 5 — Sep 41% 225 a6<% a64% __ 1 (new 10% .3% Jan Jun 22 15'c High 24 Jun 1.35 51% __ L2 Prouuets%un>____• Natomas Co Puilman Consolidated 3% Fibres City Lines 1st 90c V 501 29% lac 22 — 53% 53% lac (Un) Corp Distillers Y i»c (Un). 10 National N 31c pfd (Un)_____10 Co (Un) • National Oct 24 2,200 29% a— a.. 341 1.60 a26% a27% __ 53% * UTn). 28% 1.50 1.60 10 Co 25 28% __ 1 of N Y Nash-Kelvinator National 29c Co Morrison-Knudsen 32,800 l,o5(j ' 29c & Ward Montgomery 400 —_1 (Un)_ Monolith Port Cement Jan 25 Cons M & 100 1,75 P10 Mother Lode Mines M I Low 25 1,75 __;i Range Sine* January 1 High 25 __ ._1 . 5% Jun 9 & J Co Shares Low 10 Monolith Portland Cement com Jan 5% (Un) Gas M Oct 13% Co Co Mindanao Sep 44 % 58 Mfg Inc Co for Week — 2% Aug 470 common.. Natural Aug 250 Benson Consolidated Jan 50 9 Sys class A___2% System com (Un) * Consolidated 355 Mar 15 3% Iron Gas Commonwealth Jan 8% Broadcast Columbia Jan 10% 14% (Un) & 7% Jun • Co Columbia Jun 9 America Co Mar — common... Mining Chemical a5174 a55% __ 1% (Un) preferred of a46 32c 237% Aug 10 — Jun 8 440 10,275 25 a46 Oct Mar 2% common Railway Tractor Corp 2.60 Jan 6 5 " 165 7% 5 Co Pacific Eureka a29 7 1 Ginger Ale conv a28% 7 23% Jun 22c 2,100 a29 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry (Un) _25 Chicago Mil St Paul RR pfd (Un)__100 Cnryaier Corp 25 Cities 2% ** 4% Jan • Packing Corp Celanese 2% 5 (Un)—.; California Central a31V2 a32J/4 __ 2V8 15 Cement 4.20% 80 * Calaveras Caterpillar __ 5 (Un; 102 Aug 20% Mar 30c 1 Sullivan 7% 87 26c (Un) & Jun 30c (Un; Corp Sep 1074 Sep Jan 500 2 Borg-Warner 36% Sep 5 227 a22'/4 a23% 31% Mar 6% 400 98 34% Jan 5% <Un> Canadian 98 Jun 36 10 6% Sep Feb 25% 50 6% 62% 37% 5% (Uni_ Dry a37 Jan 28% July 4,639 PI Holdings Corp Canada 31% Feb May 5% 100 Boeing Airplane Co Bunker Hill 160 all Ve all V4 __ 51 53% 149% 22% Jun 125 a37 __ 100 A N common Steel Co 1,287 4o 30% __ 45% Apr 138% Jun 439 - a23% Bishop Oil Co Borden 47% a27%a28% Corp Mining Cons Bethlehem Oct Jan 3 Ohio Aircraft Beech 12% 14% 5 California of Feb a63% a63% 26 26% Mfg Corp & Feb Jun 2'/2 10P Imp Diesel Engine Atok Big Wedge Mining Co Baltimore 7% 7% 26 (Un) 374 Aug 12% Oct 10 V* 47% a63% 100 Atlas Avco 530 143% 14374 — —5 23% May Feb 2% 90 47% (Un)__* 20% Feb 150 * (Un) Santa Fe & 9% High 13"% 1374 a28% — Arkansas Natural Gas class A (Ill) W • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co Co. 135 3Va . Frank Menasco al2% al2% __ 1374 14 (Un) Ranee Since January 1 Low 22% -50 (Un) Anglo Calif Natl Bank___ & 9% 8hares & Sales Range of Prices Sale Price For Meier High 20 Copper Mining Armour ; (Un)__* (Un) HV8 9% - * (Un)_—_10o American Viscose Corp com Co * (Un) 22% __ (Un)__l (Un)__ San American Smelting & Refining American 22% 1 American Airlines Inc common Low Week's Last ' for Week of Prices r. STOCKS— Bales Range Sale Price Air Exchange 1 50c 12% 10 al8% 17 — — 26% 46 270 85c Apr Feb 4%-Oct 17% Jun 13% Mar 290 Aug 1.20 May 7% Jan 22% Jan i 38 COMMERCIAL THE (1526) & RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED OCTOBER 14 Friday Montreal Stock STOCKS— Exchange STOCKS— R*»g® Sale Frit* -Sale Priee ef Price. ■ Abitlbl Power $1.50 & Paper • common.- preferred Montreal lor Week Morgan Range Since January 1 .Shares 20'A 9,520 Jun 24% 102% 197A Tramways (H) 1,160 30 .—,——* £214 51 '/a 52'A 715 41 26 26'A 285 25% 6% 5% pfd 25 — Jan National Steel Bell & Paper class 61% Jan Noranda 26% Sep Jun 9% Ogilvie Flour Mills 1% preferred Ltd 8 6% 8 7 7 3,325 Jun 7 Sep a75 70 61 Sep 76 Mar Ottawa 24 24 24'A 775 21 Jun 26% Apr Jan 5% • Telephone Brazilian Trac British Amer ■ cl Corp Pen mans 26%. Oct B —* 5% 4% * $1.30 preferred Canada Forgings class A Canada Iron Foundries common Power Steamship 28% 20 common Northern 28% * 28 4% preferred 3 Jan Regent Knitting Mills Ltd Sep Rolland 3% Sep Sep Saguenay Sep St Lawrence Corp 1st preferred 6 Aug 35% 16% May 18 % 18% 130 10'A 10 10% Jun 29 657 Jun 30 Feb 8% 28 Jan 11 St Feb 22% Apr Sep * 14 14 14 375 12 Jun 15% 35% 35'A 35% 1,136 33 Jun 37% Celanese 20 - * common class Class B pfd _ 14% 150 24%. 3,282 18% 5,893 23% Jun 19 Sep 23%: Jan July • Jan Class 13 Jun 17 Jan ,4%% 19 Jun 24% Consolidated Mining & Smelting Qonsumers Glass ..5 • Southam 195 34% July 20 Mar 22% Mar Southern Canada 145 8 Jun 13 Feb Standard Chemical 10 80 10 Oct 13% Feb Steel Jan 39 Co United 125 24 Jun 36% Jan Viau 12 July 15 Feb Wabasso 17% Sep 9% Feb 14% 122% Jan 14,814 11% Jun 7% 7% 84 14 1,076 101'A '103 839 81 25 30 20 7% Jun May Jun , . Feb Tuckett • Common t v Donnacona Paper 4%% Dryden ; pfd..: * pfd Famous Players Canada Corp. Foundation Co of Canada Fraser Co common Gair Co Qatineau 5% Jan 40 Sep 18 101 10 Jun 21 509 22% Jun 27'A Oct 5% 47% v 50 4,490 36% Jun 25 JA 25% 2,389 22 % Jun 25% Oct -47% 48 714 45% Jun 48 % Jan 18% ,19 60 25 Jan 20 20% 1,195 Power^ preferred 140 35%. Feb 45 Oct 31 Feb 35 Aug Jun 17% Jan Montreal 32% 32 % 105 23% 24% 275 24 24'A 11 10% 11 21% Mar 22 a98 a98 10 90 • • 100 5%% preferred General Bakeries Ltd 100 - • 370 158 Jun 32 Jun -..Oct y. 9'A Sep 90 Oct 85% Feb 13% Jan Oct 28 16% Oct 4,800 24 Jun 33 25 21 Apr ,g97 10 98 Mar 18% Jan 25 ' 18% 100 33% 33% 34 1,332 99 99 99 75 ___* 48 48 .48 Oct ■; Apr 100% Jan 19 17%. July !_ 21 Aug 26'A Mar 150 21% Jan 27 Feb 37 Apr Jun 100 .Feb 39 Feb 48 .Oct 24% Jun 25% 19% Mar 20% 10% Sep 12 Jan 170 •20% 20% 20% 25% 27 25 >A 25% 535 22% Feb 25%^ Oct 26% 27 866 25 Jun 27 :.io 37% 37% 37% 220 34 Mar .10 Mar 25 90 ■ 165 25 88 Scotia Nova . " ... 26 26 26 2,423 24% Jun 38 38 410 ,35% Feb Royal July*. Toronto ...... -.—.^,....-,.....—.10 16 16 25 14% Jan 16 Apr 19 Feb 20 July 13% Jun 15% Jan Acme Glove Works Ltd—. • 24 Jan 30 Sep Anglo-Nfld 5 Jan Atlas Steels Fabrics 19% 19% 11% 1 50 15 15% 2,930 Jun 25 !A Jan Mar -2% Oct Friday 28 170 19 4,952 28'A Apr • Development Co Ltd Ltd Jan 92% Oct Bathurst 17 171/4 281 16 July 17% Jan 17 50 100'A Jun 106 17 110 108 Va July 110 100 17 1.75 >200 Jun Pr & Paper Co class B 16% .Range Since January 1 High High .Low 8 100 7 .Aug 15 Mar 14 14 .500 14 Aug 18 Jan 7% 8 935 7% Sep 12% a3% a3% 50 3% Oct 5% Feb 5% 5'A 50 3% Jun 6Va Jan 13% 100. 13 % Oct al65 al65 6 165 Mar 165 Mar 163 165 5 160 Mar 170 May 2 2 300 2 Aug 30c 40c 6,300 30c Oct 15 15 50 13 Jun 15 Jan 11% 11% 200 10 Apr 12 % Jan 4 . 4 1 4 Oct 6% 77 Jun . 8 — .. 5% . 14 Jan May Feb Belding-Corticelli Ltd Jan 2 % I'M Aug cumulative 100 common preferred .. 100 165 * * 13 Jun 17% Sep Brand 99% Jun 102 % Jan 50% May 14'A May 52% Jan Brewers & Distillers of Vancouver Ltd.5 British Columbia Packers class A • 17 Jan 776 8hares 8 * 15 a52 Oct 38 13% 14 • 10 101% 101% 16% : Oct for Week Low • Eeatty Bros Ltd 103 Range of Prices . Products Co class B—_*• 85 a52 Oct 38 26%,Apr .; Bale* Week's * Par 55 2V2 Last Sale Price 92% 2% Jan . Canadian Fnnds STOCKS— 923/4 .109% 105 Montreal Curb Market Sep 103 > Jan Jan 24% Jan j 10 _ 14% 23% 50 10 ... 17 27% 25% Aug 95 ' 25% _ 26 % Mar 4,332 __25 ■ Jan 97% .490 : 7%. Jan Jan a97 • i. 170 Jun 33 24 100 common 5'A 24 24 • ___* common Jun 16% Jwn —100 - Feb 17 80 376 13% .. 78% Mar 30 13% 24 11% 101% 85 32% 65 * 50 90 13% * ___* 175 100 Goodyear Tire 4% pfd inc 1927 Gypsum Lime & Alabastlne— 88 a88 a88% 35 Bickle-Seagraves Ltd General Steel Wares common 5% preferred.. 19 >100 141/3 109% 20'A Jun 5 28 15 % * Sep Feb! 17 6% 14 „ Apr 17 '167 15 • 100 97% 50 28 300 __ Oct : Jun ,640 6% ;2% 24% Jan; 94'/a 4,310 167 2% __ .Oct 25% 19 20 .100 300 __ 30 8% 88% jg 15% 20 Sep July 8 20 8'A a88% 171/4 — ; 20% j Oct ; Feb 16 Oct 18% * Canadienne 32% "Oct 169'A 169'A V July 24% 435 173/4 15 15 50 15% Mar 475 • Commerce 13% __ . * preferred — . 20% , common * Banks— 260 141/2 • preferred 43 Oct; Jan 86 Feb 27% 2,661 1 * ..25 preferred Sep 6Q5 Ltd 17 20 • 70% 14% 48 Auto .Estabrooks .(T H),4.16% 180 Apr 25% 2% East Kootepay Power Eddy Paper Co class A preferred Electrolux Corp 1. Enamel & Heating Products.! 82% * preferred Zellers Limited .44 100 Paper 80 25% 5% 34% __ • 100 7% ' 34 * common Jun 24 common Winnipeg Electric 43 17 • c Textile 9 25% Cotton 16% __ 25 preferred 31% 18 „ __20 Dominion Tar,6c Chemical common-—* "■.<1% 105 20 Corp. preferred Wilsils 1 25 __ 27% Tobacco Steel Biscuit 4 % % „>PQ ..Jan 1,106 Dominion 14% - 11 39% i Oct' 14% 103% Jan l,b50 16 25 * Ltd... Jan 25 * Walker Gooderham & Worts Weston (George) common... 15 39% Stores 10 May • 28 39% Dominion May 17 Oct Oct B Jan 4 580 25 Jan 19% common 100% 205 25 26% common Jan Jun ... Canada 11% 102 25 > Oct i, 9% -25 preferred 33 14% Glass 80 Jan Jan 24 • 11% 13% . • 9% 18'% 1 May Aug .8% Jun 3,615 preferred 8.95 .20 ... 8 24 19% 7% 9% Feb 26 % common 575 19% Dominion Jun 0 Power 125 19% Dominion Steel & Coal class of Co. 1,012 • •„ Press 33 14 __ 27 6% 5.90 —100 93/4 • > Jun 10 19,345 • 10% \ Steel—_ 25 Oct - 25 —_* .... 100 : & preferred 8 s preferred 35 Apr' 12 17%; Jan Oct :l7.*jA- Foundries ;294 Jan 8.95 18% ! B 37 14 * 98 10% Mar • Voting trust certificates Simpsons Ltd class A 14% 9% 21% 15% 16 20 Dominion 95 16 103 103 Va • 28 __ *25 Distillers Seagrams Dominion Bridge ; Dominion Coal 6 % 25 17 a6% j com 9 ...» Canadian Pacific Railway..! Cardy Corp class A Cockshutt Plow - 12 > 50 Power 33 __ com 100 V 17 25 ' 99 preferred 9% 10% * Companies Water & 4% 10 ,10 • Canadian Locomotive Jun j 60%" Oct 14% 8 8 „• B Jun 45 Va 9% Breweries common Jun Oct 24% Sherwin Williams pf Canada com— 7% Canadian Foreign Investment Canadian Ind Alcohol class A 97% 12 .100 pfd— Paper {1st preferred preferred A Sep a6% Lawrence Series 27 ,8.70 common 21% — 20 • A 97 % ,>/■ 25 com preferred 2nd Oct 8.85 4%# 36 % „ 25 — Converters 1,045 22% 23% 25 210 12% 14% __ 23% 12 12% 23% 23'A __ • preferred preferred 23% 237/e • common 4,114 - — common.. Power 34% 385 60% Feb Canadian Breweries Canadian Car Si Foundry common Class A Paper Shawinlgan Sep 50 common 15% 57% Oct 25% May 18 July 10 18% • 1,014 15% __ .. Royalite Oil Ltd...— May Oct ' / Apr. 27% " • 28% Sicks - Apr j 41% • ■ Feb 27 385 • Jan 21% 4,334 28% 28% a26% a26% __ 29 10 Corp bit preferred Bronze Ltd Co Jun 2 300 101% Aug 2»/a 24% 10% ■. > Jan 16% .100 27 : 42% ! 580 : Jun T12% Jun 24'A Apr 2nd t 41%" 1,070 275 Oil .40 267/a 35 Canadian Jan 26% 10% Class 63 26% 10% $1 Aug 15% 34% Canadian 56 59% 35 $1.75 49 • 5% Canadian Sep a56 • & Sep 173Va 20% Jan Sep River 24 a55 56 a common 740 Feb 49 Powell 853 20 103 Price 6,475 1,245 Jan Power Corp of Canada 2% Oct 23% Apr Oct 3% 62% 37 2b'/» 28% May 101 Feb 2% 49 60 22 28% 2,607 535 2,305 2% Feb ,62% 2,149 26% 3% Jan 23 103 26'A 28% 104 Jun 47'A 26% • Jun 20 26% Sep Bros Jan 23% *00 47 Apr A__• Jun 5 100 26% 21% Apr 16% 780 22 '102% 14% 97% 20% « 103 Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 17% May alOO'A alOO'A 8 175 Aug 12 10% Canadian : Feb 7% Sep ' 18 -1—* Co Aug 40 168 150 43% 43 150 10 4,107 Jan Oct •' Jan 43 235 8,254 38% 40% 43 168% 168'4 • common 101% 27% 133A • Mills Ltd class Building Products Canada Ltd Jan Jun 34% Mar 26% 100 ... Tubes 100% ■ 1,474 26% Light Heat & Power com—:—• preierred 50 40 23 27% ~rf 19% Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd.—__5 Bruck High Jun 61 Va .100 Products Steel 27 41 ,102% 102% ; 43% 3 57A Canada 23% common 190 ' 43 • Power B Canada Cement 62 ; 32% 22 13% 100 Columbia Class • • Ltd Provincial Transport Quebec Power British Columbia Forest Products British Jan 23 Jun Electric— preferred Low 19% * 102% 18'A * Range Since January 1 '?% 20% 100 i—* _ 43 — 25 Columbia 4% Vo 17% 800 22 > pfd 19 JA * Shares 4 7% • Power & Note Co Preferred British 21 for Week High 40 . 25 Light Bank British American Oil common ' 217A 5% (Wm) Mines Ontario a74 A Corp— Neilson Niagara Wire Weaving • Power Car Jan Page-Hersey Bathurst 4 Sales 101% 101% 41 25 Jan a74 Asbestos Corp 32 pfd„100 common 56 May Jun • 8 32% Natipnal Drug & Chemical common—5 100 • 4%> Co Ltd & Breweries preierred 50 _— preferred ,100 Jan 50 54 Co of Canada 4% Range of Prices Low Jan 102 ; 1% Oct 20% 99% July 90 23 19% Jun 16 53 102 High 9% May 30,256 53'A Amalgamated Electric Corp Argus Corp Ltd common 4 % % 19% 23 23 Low High * —100 Aluminium Ltd Aluminum 19'A 2Q'A * 5% preferred Algoma Steel 17 19 ...20 Acadia-Atlantic Sugar class A . Low v Sale* National Par ' .JPor Week's Last Week's Last ! "" 0u«4lu Twnia Friday Monday, October 17, "1949 ■ MARKETS LISTED CANADIAN CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Millen CJass Ltd class A B i — 30c • 4 2'/a Aug 1.15 Jan Jan ' Hamilton , Howard Bridge Smith Hudson Bay Imperial • Paper 5% j.8% 32% 46 760 193/4 9,025 14% 1,150 preferred _25 common • 100 25 Ltd __ 27 __ 27% 30 100 pfd — 25 the Woods Laura Secord Co 25% ; common 470 24% Jan f 7% Jun Canada & 27% Oct Canada Malting 98 98 110 .97 Jan 98 Sep Canadian 26% 27'% 245 25 Aug 27% 30 30 .40 25 May 30 alOO alOO 5 120 Jan 120 150 12,243 143 Apr ; 15 69% 67% 71% .530 -44 Jun 150 2,000 Oct / Jan -Jan 15% July 22 .Jan 29 36 Jan Jun 1101/4 110% 6,090 • 9% 10% 2,725 17»/8 17 171/4 360 * common 10% 5 20 Dominion 150 71% Oct Oct Sugar Co; Ltd A)._... • 19% 1% 14% * ... * Ltd Montreal Locomotive Montreal Rand sef page 42. Jun 103 85 94 ,795 1.90 100 10 •' 10 25 21% 22 V» 1,420 \f Jan Jan p. 4 1.85 Sep *9 Jun 12% Mar Jun . 50 50 25 35 - -80 23 Jan Feb 50 :Jan 30 Mar 35 Sep 5 Jun 18% , 42% 6% 50 16% 185 >: 15'A Mar 22 23 1,880 19% Mar al78 al78 7 ,170 * a67 a67 5 64 Jun July 50 3 Jan 50 C:23 Sep * com Marconi Company 101% Apr 110% Jun 12% Jan Canadian Vickers 17% Oct Canadian Western Westinghouse - 9 .- 17 Va Feb Ja<n - 5 5 5 23Vb 23Va 23V8 __ 1.85 1.90 c ; > 1,100 , 1.15 23 Oct 178% -Feb 81 5 33 % Jan Oct Jan Jun 2.00 -Jan Jun Oct 7 13% May . __ 1 20 125 19 Jun 23 Jan .Catelli °7 100 22% Jun 29 Jan Celtic 150 150 30 142'% Sep 160 18 145- 16% Feb 19% 1434 i4.y4 520 13'A Jun 15% Mar 33/, 310 7% Jun 9% Jan 7 350 6 July 7% Jan Jun • common Lumber 82Va Ltd 54 .89 935 89 Oct 3V2 6,090 3 Aug 4 Apr 54 54 61 47 May 55 Sep .,;a37 * 82 13% 1.2 Co Co a37 3 30 Feb 40 -Oct 7% 7% 40 6 May 33 % 33% 10 32 Sep 62 Jan 13 Ltd Jan Food Products Ltd Knitting Co Ltd Claude Neon 8%- Alcohols preferred Ltd pfd 100 Standard Sec Pieferred cl A 314 3'A 1,350 2 Sep 6 a4]/2 150 4% a40c 6 30c Aug Aug 50c Aug al5V2 al5V2 1 15 May 16 Jan 24 July 30 Feb Jun 19 • 21 2,680 15% 22% Jan Consolidated Lithograph Mfg • 14 5,574 10% May 15 Jan Consolidated Paper Corp Ltd * 18% 18% 18% 90 17 20 Mar Frere 431/2 43 431/3 196 19% 18% 19% 975 17 Aug 23% Jan Donnacona 50% 50% 50% 56 50 Aug 52% Apr Eastern 33 Feb 43 Oct Dominion Limitee class Oilcloth & Linoleum Paper Co Ltd Steel Products Oct Sep a40c 12% & ' 40 a4JA * 20% David 33% 7% * 14 Feb __ 5 corpmon — Div • * Adv General Consolidated common 20% 40 Jan 71 Ltd B • 25 25 125 18 19 13,806 8% __ 18% ; Apr 4 6% Light & Power Company.100 • ... " * Ltd Co Canadian Int'l Inv Trust Ltd ^Canadian • Telegraph' 160 May y!6% • • Feb 2 35 ,_i_* » Oil 151 100 Ltd .... Ingersol Commercial 3 ... -106 19,305 __ • com Investments preferred Canadian 7 __ 153 • Canadian Industries common., g3/4 150 Feb 106 '3% '. 22 • Fairbanks-Morse Co Ltd Canadian Food Products Ltd 27 • 100 — • 3 . 1.90 • Jan Feb •>: -190 25%. Apr 6% 19% 171/4 / .92 1 25 333/4 •' '88- 152V2 __ • 1,925 > 84% 3% J00 — a7 r- " 1 Butterfly Hosiery Co Ltd— 27% 17 — (John Candy footnotes .Preferred . 26 149 ... For * 100 Company a7 331/4 MacMillan Export class A Class B Mitchell (Robert) Molson Breweries 25% 33% Ltd —1 Massey-Harrls McColl-Frontenac Oct *150 Corp <John) preferred Oct 14% Brown Canadian Utilities of 19% 16% • __ Petroleum 7% Feb 13% Mar • Preferred Oct Jan . Jun 100 common International Lang & Sons Ltd 32% 56% 38% Canadian Paper International Lake Mar British Columbla.Pulp& paper com 10% May .Canadian Gen common — — preferred Labatt Limited 27 Jun > Burnett Ltd _£1 v Coal 8 .610 45 % 14% International Nickel of Canada 7% preferred $4 31% 46 18% preferred -International 32% 191/3 International Bronze 6V< •' • 14% cumulative preferred Intercolonial 630 Canada common.5 Acceptance CorD conv iq • preferred Indust 5% of gy2 • * 6s Smelting Ltd— Imperial Tobacco ,4% preferred 6% common Mining Oil 10 8% 5 13% 8 7% 8% Apr Co Ltd.* 40 40 40'A 210 36 Va July • i6Va 15% 16Va 517 13% * 5% 5% 5% 100 5 Jan Oct Feb 40 »A . Oct 20 V4 Jun Aug Jan Jan 7'A Jan Volume 170 Number 4847 * THE COMMERCIAL CANADIAN RANGE Friday STOCKS- Week's Last r:-\: Kootenay Power 1% Fairctuia Fanny ' Par ■■ East Aircraft tLtct Farmer 6% % red Co class a40 1.25 1.25 9 12 '/2 _* A 11'A of Securities 205 25 26 1,406 a91% a91% 10 Ltd.*1 — 13 a37 Loblaw MacLaren Maxwell of Minnesota 40 Jan 9 9 B___* 31% 31'/a 40 30 14 14 4bo 13 34 '/a 35 Va 400 32 415 17% 870 233/1, class * . 18'/a 25 pfd 25 % J V4 „ a96 a96 1.20 1.20 Paper Co 5 15% Montreal Refrig & Storage Ltd com—* 17 31 9 31% Jun 16% 39 % Jan Feb 18 Va July Aug 27% Jan 92 Aug 97% 1.25 Sep 12% Jun 22 V* Mar 31 Mar 743/4 23'/4 23 23% 710 * 5'Ac 5 %c I,000 * 8% 9 160 70c 70c 21c 22c Knife 1 Consolidated * Nova Royal Rice Mills Ltd Scotia Lt 6% & Pr preferred * . I | ____100 111% Orange Crush Ltd —————* • , 100 193A common,——* 9% 19 3A 150 8% — Paul Service Stores Ltd ' Russell Industries ^Southern Sonthmont Standard Invest • pfd 100 Ltd Co 1 Jun Western , 44c 11% 100 Jan 11% 20c 1,000 15c Oct 65c 14 14 400 9" Jan 233A 23% 60 ' 1 Grain Co 10 10 70C -70c -—i.U---:-'1' i Ltd.. 10 a43* * ; .. 70c t 19 46c Oct Feb 35% Feb 42 Oct 70c V 12 Oct 17c 5,500 12c Jun 27c Sep Nepheline * 32c 32c 500 25c Sep 38c Jan Yellowknife 1 16 Rouyn 7,600 9c Jun 20c Jan 32c 37c 8,300 16c Jun 68c Jan 4.35 4.30 4.50 27,200 * 9.00 9.00 9.10 455 1 Mines 28c 25c 32c 28,100 4'Ac 4'/aC 18,7oO • Porcupine 1 Ascot i Metals Aumaque Corp. Gold v 34c 34c 1 — Mines Ltd 54c Mines Ltd lye 8c Mines 17%c 13C 1%C 103.000 1 _L 5c 7%c 6c 6c 6c Chesterville Mines ; Consol i Central Consolidated Cortez . t Ltd 1,500 Duquesne Explorations Cournor !_1 — Cadillac Mines Ming 1.66 5c Ltd,l Co * Ltd Mining Co Ltd 1.47 __ 5c Ltd—1 1.12 1 4'Ac 2ac ; f Ltd Mines Donalda Duvay Eldona God's _ Ltd Mines Ltd Mines Ltd Mines '■ 19l/a * —1 - Ltd Goldora Mines Ltd ! Hollfnger i Jack , Lake ; Kerr-Addison Labrador Lake Mining Shore Lingside Gold Louvicourt ; i Malartic Gold Fields New Goldvue Norlartic Mines Mines Ltd Normetal Mining O'Brien Gold Pandora Mines 12c 12c ll Gold Base Jan 7c i Mar class Oct 2.75 Sep Pato Cons ; Preston Gold 19'/a 4 88c 100 East Mines Dome i Quebec Yellowknife Quemont Mining ! Mines Co May Bevcourt 15'A 22 Jan 9'Ac Feb Brand 12% Jan Brazilian ; 3c 730 2,000 '31c 685 Oct Co 55c 4,000 >; j Sullivan Mines Cons (1944) Brewls Red British American Brewers 1.4%c Mar 60c 14% Feb 19% Sep 2.P5 100 4c ■% Jun 6.25 Jan 163/4 Sep British 9,200 4,300 6%c Jan British Jun 8c. May 19c 2.70 400 385 100 a24c a24e '250 3,500 32c 3.20" 2.75 2.12 ,51 70c Jan 700 9c British 2.05 21c 4c ;4c 2c - 1.72 ;.1.45 . Mines Ltd— Hughes Gold I Torbrit ■; Trebor Mines al7 2V2C 18,500 2;ouu - al7 2V2C Va5c ' 2%c ' /,4c Jan 3lc 2;95 Oct 49c A_. a5c /:A.25r Jun 2.50 Sep 4.05 Jun 11c Sep Sep • 2.05 . Jun. 67c ll'A Oct Jan 8c Junv Feb 17% : Jan 7c July// 1 ^ 16%c Oct 3.35 Sep 4 /. 14c - - 3.05 '36c 2,100 20c May 42c Jan 8lc : 12,800 25c Mar 98c Sep Feb 6c Ltd United-Asbestos 1_1 58c Sep 4c 500 3c 48c ,'r 1.000 41c 2.25 36,025 3.25 1,600 1.14 1.17 Corp Ltd _l Upper Canada Mines Ltd-^. Vinray Malartic Mines Ltd r > Westville \ Mines — 64c 1 3.90 '_1 i Ltd 10c ll'/2c HV2c : 1 : 5%c r 61c - 3.95 3c • 5c 4.30 Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd___—„0 > l.oOMay 2.25 2.90 3.45 Aug Dalhousic - 6c -i 74c Jun Jun : Oct 134 May 73c Jan ; ' 10,000 8c 178,200 - - 42c 7 ,800 * -: 500 'J Aug May / , 1.28 1.25 May 2c - Jan 4.75 Sep 4'AcJan v? Jun 20,500 -3c Feb Oil Co Ltd——. Oil Co 5.600 6.25 ;' * 4 50 f 10c y.Jan 7.00 4,450 40c 43c 1,000 30c Aug 2.90 Jun, 3.85 Decalta Oils Ltd— 5.30 Jun ,• Jan 7.00 43c Oct May —* 1.06 1.06 1.06 200 70c May ^_* Ltd— L_ 6c 7c 8,500 5c Jun 50c 58c 10,200 30c Aug 58c Oct :i5c 15%c 3,500 10c Jun 32c ' Feb Ltd——_—* ; - ' f 1_* 1 Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd General Home New Petroleums Oil Co Pocalta Okalta Pacific Oils class ^ '• 1 A Ltd ;7; ' Oils Co 1,025 99c 95c 99c -7,000 • j23/8 11% 12% 5,323 10c 11c 9.500 1.98 2.10 1,800 1— Ltd_ _1 Ltd Petroleums 1.50 ——* ; Ltd Pan Western Oils Ltd For 76c Oct May 22c Sep 9 150 9 Oct 3c 3%C 27c 27c 9 Oct 2,000 2c Jun 53/4C 14,000 25c Sep 45c 25c Oct 173/4 Jun 6,776 143/4 15% 5 15% 350 4c 4c 26% 26 26% 3,465 25 26% •26% 263/4 1,015 90% 90% - / .. 3c Jan Apr 1.25 Jan 21% Sep 15% 133/4 July 1,500 * Feb 7'Ac May Jun 22 Mar 26% Oct 24 July 263/4 Oct ' Electric— —100 — —100 preferred 37 86 July 90% Oct 145 100:100% 100% Products 97 May 1013/4 Jan Aug 3 Jan Columbia '2% .... _ 23/4 ♦ Packers class A_ 2% 11% 11% 11% 185 * Forest 6'A 6 6% .360 28 28% 3 3% _ Columbia Power class t A__ 28 ♦ Dominion Oil IIII* - 3'A / 23c 2% 4,475 Jun 13 Jan 1.5% May 7 July 10 51c 16 153/4 16 19C 18c 20c ♦ ZZZZi 490 25 58c ,, Oct 63c 143/4 July 17 Jan 10c 125 6,500 , Sep Feb 37c May 30c... Jun -39,350. Sep 33/4 Jun 18c 14,150 28% Jun 2 1,150.. 23c 24'Ac 51c 1 Buffalo Canadian Buffalo :i Ankerite Buffalo Red Lake Burns ^ • 25c Sep Jun 3.05 Jan Jun 20c Feb May 9%c Jan May 35% Sep Jan Jun 5'Ac 5'Ac 6c 7,000 343A 35 395 13% ' 8C 5c 27 ■ 50 12% July 14V4 10 24 Aug 29'A 12% Jun 67A Jun 17% Feb 8'/t Jan ■» A_ ZZ< 1,500 25 25 25 » class 1.60 800 10c -A 7s . 343/4 ■ Steel Co & 2.15 2.10 9'Ac 13% Building Products _./■■>-/ Burlington 2.10 :10c 1 '/iiZZ*'/ ZZZZi Class B 15% 15% 15% 170 Burrard 7% 7% 73A 285 __— class ;ZZ* A , . / ■ ' Jan 14c Aug 7.00 5%c Jun Oct 7c 7c 6.95 6.10 7.00 30,200 3.75 Jun 6%c 6'Ac 7c 9,700 4V2C Jun 9%c Aug 42c : 41c 45c 27,080 30c Aug 54c 3.05 3.00 3.10 3,400 1 - 1,000 ' Flin Flon —• ' Calmont Oils IZi — , Campbell Red Lake—! Class 4%4V preferred—.—100 —50 preferred— common Malting Jan V''' Northern Packers Power class Canada Canada SS Lines • ———_ 14 35% _• —— Jun 50 195 43 Jun - Jun -x 135 20 1,190 28 13% 7% 25 Jun 143/4 July 187% Mar 53 255/s , Oct " Jan 28'A Oct 50 Jan 11 Sep 33% 20 Jan - Oct 1921/4 May 12 Jun 15% 765 33% Jun 37 % 175 36 7 29 Aug 330 14 35% ■ * 83A 50 10% 32% 190% 191% Z-ZiO common— Aug 22 19 19% Mortgage—— ZZioo Preferred Canadian Bakeries 40 10% • Permanent 84 90 3,785 32 "A • ./h. 102% .185 46 28% 49% 50 » Class B 3.75 Mar Jan 46 102% 102 7A 'f 28% _____ Canada t — 2.70 ■'27% 102% Eread B Canada Cement Canada 1 Canadian Bank of Commerce Canadian Breweries ZZZio 5% Apr 25'A r' T- 1,262 22% Feb • 1.65 Jan 12c Jan Canadian 1st Canners 23% 23% 23% 6,366 • 19 19 19% 685 23 23 23% 19'A 19% 19% 12% 12% 480 14% 15 175 1,615 — common .—20 preferred Conv -— preferred Canadian Car „—;———— • common 12% — ZZZ20 Class A • Canadian Celanese common Preferred — —— * —90c 1.43 f" 10c 1.43 ^ 89%c Feb 72c Sep 8 Sep Sep Jan 25% Oct 19 Jun 23% Sep 13% 1 3.10 3.15 2,000 * 13c 15c 2,000 8c Jun Jun 1.20 Feb 2.10 Feb 9'Ac May Jun 197/b 22 3A Sep 25 13% Jun 19% 9'A Jem 14% Jan Jun 17 Jan ^ 13 19 22% 24% 37% 55 35 21 21 150 20 21% 21% 200 6% 6% 265 9% 9% 90 62 — Oct 160 190 1 37% 23% I—25 ■ Oct Canadian Jan Canadian Food Products 14c Jan Class Apr Preferred 2.60 3.20 25c - Sep Apr 'V Dredge —^ « common- * A Canadian Class B —•.— - - Indus Alco —- "A" — voting— '• ^ 9% !~ZIoo • ' ♦ - • 6% 10 • 62 30 9% 10 9% 9% footnotes, sec page 42. . Mar Oct Jun 24% Jun 39 May 22 Mar Oct Aug 18% Jun 28'A 4% Jun 9% Oct 8% Jun 13% Sep 77 Jan Feb 2.00 May 99c 13% " 8.50 " — • * May 8c ' 4.30 7.00 .———-li__A-ll Oils Leduc Homestead Cons May 11c 10,500 i:/ Calmont Oils Ltd Central 4.400 3c OR Stocks Anglo-Canadian Oil Co Ltd 'J V 71c 3.60 , ^ 25c 10 %c May 19,000 112,978 18c — _1 Columbia Canada ' 1.99 V— Jan Sep Aug Jun 5,500 ,, 3.25 1 16c 54 Jun ' 75c 14,100 Callinan Jun 4c 2.15 Sep 36c 33/4C May 46 60c 35c common May Sep Apr 9 Calgary ft Edmonton 1.25 May 45,100 48c 1-1 Sep 9.00 55c -17c 19% Jan Oct Jun 5'Ac 100 — 25c Feb 2 'A 6c 2,500 ■■ 66c __ Jan Oct 35c __ 43% Sep 8% 2c / Oct /• / — ■ 18'A Broulan Porcupine Bruck Mills class A 3.70-Jan Jun 1.47 July 17c » 16c 19'Ac ' 60c 25c Class B Sep ,2.90 77c l43/8 May Feb Mar 18c 10 19% preferred British Mar Jun "//2c ,12,500 '12cl4%c 13c 5.00 32c 7,705 52 * Calder Bousquet Ltd—i Ltd Mines Mines 6c 52 Light & Pwr com_* Oil Columbia British Sep 12'A , Mar 3.10 ; •..1.400 . . 3c , Jan „ July 38% 4,000 „ 5'Ac * Class B Sep 66 Jun, Jun frit AC 28,000 19c 2%c 3.20 1.80 19c 23 Jun 12 Oct Jan 65c Jan 3.15 Jan 8.50 2,200 8c . 9c ' Oct 45c Jan . May 18c 32c37'/2C • 25c 1 Lake Canada Teck . 26o 17% 500 25c Jun 2,815 Distillers & 43/4% Jan 3c 5,000 19c 49c 2.50 20c 1.06 May Sep 1,225 • Jan *65c • 300 < 35c Preferred Jun 11% r 21% 50 class Apr 65% 1 Ltd 21'/4 » Millen Mar 85 V2 i_l Stadacona /' 30,000 8.55 Gold Traction 37c 2.67 Soma-Duvernay Gold Mines Ltd—I 28c 3l'Ac 1 23c ,11% __ ' 2.700 35c A 3'Ac 26c 75 17c class & 11% >. ' 46c 1 70c _1 Jun 2%c Jun •500 3.80 3'Ac • Gold- Mines-Ltd— 70c — 8.45 Pershing ' al4'A al4% 1 Sladen-Malartic Mines Ltd 38 - 5,367 preferred 9%c Feb l'Ac Jun 3,500 1 3'Ac al7%al7% 1.65 1,000 37c 55c il Siscoe 35'A 13% Bowes /Jun j 55 43% Oct 3c i 38 —— 13% 4.20 8.75 May 1 Oct 37% ' 1 Kirkland Boycon ■} Santiago Mines Ltd_„—„T__—r—50c Oct 38 423/4 Boymar L.* Jan 27% —1 Ribbon Aug Ltd—1 11c Jun 34'A July 43 Gold Bidgood Jan 1 ' Jun 25 13% Jun 19c Jan 4'Ac • 84,750 3.80 27c 505 1 3%c Jun 283 1 1 Oct 14c Sep 27% 1 37c 8 37% -25 Mines V Jun 27 A—__ 0 River Jun 6'A 37% 28'Ac class 4.10 3.00 27 Mining Belleterre Quebec 49c 2.73 7c 8c 2,500 37% — Bcrens 78c __ 17'Ac • Ltd Power Jun 1 Sherritt-Gordon Mines Ltd^ 1,000 Bros May —1 - 7'Ac Bobjo 6,375 v 23,500 Bordulac ,1,000 Ltd 19c 3.60 -10 Jan vV"v/ Ro.chette Gold 17'Ac Bonetal Gold 2.18 Red. Crest Gold Mines Ltd.' 25 Sep 6%c Corp Ltd 3,850 8 Oct 1.98 Mines Gold 3.70 8 Jan 6%c Ltd 3.50 1 16%c 2.10 Labrador Develop Co Ltd Quebec Manganese Mines Ltd—— Feb 90'Ac 6%c Quebec i Jan 38c Jun V 1 Dredging Ltd Sep 11'Ac May —1 Pitt* Gold Mining Co Ltd_^ 25c Jun May -1 . Scotia Telephone 42c * 1 Jun 6c ._1 Feb 16c ;; Jan 10c __ Consolidated Metals Eeatty Jan 123/4 Sep 500 A Mines Bathurst 7% 20,500 Jan. 13c 94c May 8c Toronto Jan May 19c . Electric Co 13c 9c 50c 8c of May • Oct 15c Bank 5c Oct -1 Gold Feb 3c Jan 75 -1 Mines 25o 39c Jun 103/4 May 3UU 2.545 .10 I Jun - 8 Yellowknife Blue Ltd—1 Mines Apr 6c ll Ltd______ Gold 18c 13 7% 33c II3/, Corp Lt.d Cadallic Jan 12% „ Aug 7'A Jun held (1937) buifadison Gold : Oct 13 V* .10 10 7% 500 5 iiii. — A 39c 1 ». class 4,000 1 < 56c 29.500 3.80 Ltd Oct « 15,000 Mining Corp of Canada Ltd 50c ' Steels 40c l____l Ltd f Mclntyre-Porcupine Mines 20,000 75c 1 y 56c —— 8,900 40c :_l Sep 50c 1 12,800 63c Ltd—_1 — 15c 79c 4.20 * Ltd—. Jan 13c 56c —1 Ltd 8c .10 1.47 15c Ltd 4,000 - 5% Oct a2c Mines 11c Nova Sep 15c Goldfields Macdonald Mines 11c 11c Aunor Apr ale Explor Co May Montreal 1.20 a2c Ltd—— 30c of 32c 6c & Mines Jan of 3'Ac 9.85 Ltd— 8c Bank 7 Vac 6c Mines 3,100 Bank Sep 9.75 Gold 20c 75c 3.30 1 Oct 19'Ac 11c 56c __1 25c Bankfield 10c 6c Ltd July 78'Ac 4% I : Mines 10c Sep 3%c Mar .9.'80 Joliet-Quebec Mines Ltd I 233 • _• 4.05 „1 J-M Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd—1 15c 9%c Howey Gold Mines Hudson-Rand Gold Mines Ltd i / 60 Feb 5,000 Ll 1 —, 135 -1 1 1 Gold 75 Jan 2,800 Mines Ltd 5 Ltd _———,1 Cons 75 > 66c ' ' * i 75 9c 66c / 23c Oil 1 Gold.Mines Ltd————— Lake Gold • .1 Mines Gold East Sullivan V . •i— shares 4 Mines Bagamac 5c ■ Dome each Jan 25c '■/'"' - ',v ' 15c 65c 800 1.20 1.08 25c 1 — Jun May 65c 1,500 28,900 't 5c 10c 1,325 1 Corp Hardware Aumaque Bell . II,000 43,700 36 %c 5c 19,DUO 1 lie 19c 7'A Oct l'Ac July 3%c July 1,200 - Aug 7%c Jan May 14c May 20%c Jun 5c Mar 10,500 18c 1%C Ltd—--1 Centremaque Gold Mines Ltd Century Mining Corp Ltd '500 Jan 70c Feb 3c 6% 15c 4,ouo 22 %c 103/4 1 Metals Aubelle Jan 65c fi.^O Jan 8.65 Mar 15c - Barymin ———1 Gold y Jun 10 %C Jun 16c 50c 29,300 30c 8V2c 7%c 17%c 11,300 , xjo 30c , 1 Candego Mines Ltd Cartier-Malartic 35c 56c 50c l Ltd——__i* Bouzan Gold 1 • Metals Mining Corp Base 1 ' 11c 2.85 7'A » Gold Auto - 12c 133/4C 33c • Oil Mines Atlas Mining ' Stoclut— Anacon Lead Mines 12c Jun • Lead Canadian Atlas 1.50 Mar 12'A May Jan 16c Athona fSep 21 Jun 61 % 16c Atlantic Sep Jan 56 May 1 for May 24 35 Ashley Gold & Oil Minerals— Exchanged for 1 share of Western Ashley Minerals, Ltd. Mar July 10, 5 .:/? 1 - 413 Jan 8 5 a43 • al3 * 4le 599 Apr 273/4C Jun 26 % July 15% Aug 11,743 16c 85c 25 % May Ashdown Apr 43c Jun 40% Ascott Jan 113 11% * Windsor Hotel Ltd 18% / 55c Jan 265 pfd Armistice Jun iJun Jan 515 Arjon Jan 24 15 43c 100 ^ Westeel Products Ltd j 20'A Feb 108 14 B Jun 5 Ltd—_* Union Gas of Canada Ltd— Corporations class United Securities Ltd i 255 20c United 15 288 Feb 9% 52% Canada Warrants Oct 12% 150 /;■ 8»/4 16% 16% Trans-Television ; 16 Jun 8c Jun 26 % of 100 Sep 4 Sep 26 Aquarius Jan 112 54 25 7% 5,680 / Jun 5c 900 - Jan 193/4 51% Area Jan 20% Apr 112% 1112% 112% • Materials & /// 2 /. 223A • 93/4 , 110% Mar 8'A 15% 22% ; Pr 6% Paving 8 % * Ltd Canada 16% 111% 111% red pfd—100 Quebec Pulp & Paper 7% 8% Mar 53 * 20% 52% Oct 9'A 533A • Oct Jun 26'/s Co. common Mount ■ 1 * Apex Consol Resources Aug 65 * High 193/4 16 • Anglo Jan 28 305 . 5,475 Anglo-Huronian May 225 74% 20% 9% May 25 Anglo Feb Feb 8 19% Ltd Aluminum Anacon Jan 20 Yt American Jan Aug 15,907 American Oct % 193/4 Amalgamated Larder Jan Sep A.uminlum Sep 9% 50c 1,202 31 74% ,_* , Apr Jun Low 17 — Steel Range Since January I High 19 — Yellow Shares 20 Oil & Pacific Algoma Aug 6 500 Akaitcho Alberta Oct 15 Aug Gas Agnew-Surpass 3'/a Aug tt 10 10 11% 7% ♦ lxO —100 „ V Moore Corporation Ltd 15 26 18% \ 25 >7'/4 pfd__20 conv Oil 4% Ontario & July Acme for Week Low Paper common preferred Acadia-Atlantic class A Jan 9 Co 6%% Ltd 16 9 —* Canada Jun & $1.50 Aug common—* Ltd McColl-Frontenac Mica 87 _1 Paper Ltd Sep Power Sales Range ef Prices Par Abitlbi Jan 8'A May 2Vi July Last Oct Jan 26 35 Week's Bale Prioe Oct 2V5i - Feb 9'A 35 250 12'/a Jun Exchange Fnnda Friday STOCKS— Oct 128 July 15 . 38% 84 100 Canadian Aug 20 3A 95 3 Maritime Teleg & Tel Co common—10 Massey-Harris 99 15 Inc & lift 15 Toronto Stock 1.55 Aug Apr July >-1.25 i&NV 20 ..'r; 3 100 (Walter M) Power a40 1 1,492 11 Vs Corp__——* Groceterias Co Ltd Lowney Co Ltd 133A 40 5'A May 825 Co Ltd (Alfred) s, 3,325 128 10 Investment Foundation Ltd Lambert 31 1.50 — Hydro-Electric 60c 122 25»A 39 14 High May 150 1.50 * Can 28 200' - • Co Inter-City Baking 5 100 Rubber Insurance ■. 38'/2 Great Lakes Paper Co Ltd com——• Class A preferred Halifax Low a40 38'A preferred (1527) MARKETS OCTOBER Range Since January 1 High i> Ficet Manuiaccunng Ltd Ford Motor Co of Canada class A Goodyear Tire & Shares Inc—1 — LISTED FOR WEEK ENDED CHRONICLE for Week low 100 Shops Candy Federal Grain pfd FINANCIAL Sales Ranee of Prices Sale Price & / 62 Jan 1,975 - 8'A Jun ll7/* Jan 325 8'A Oct 11% Jan . (1528) 40 THE - COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN CHRONICLE FINANCIAL LISTED MARKETS 14 RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED OCTOBER Last Sales Week's Friday STOCKS— Friday Range Shares Low Par STOCKS— for Week of Prices - Sale Price Canadian Locomotive Canadian Maiartic 24 Jun 36% Jan 55c Jun 85c Sep Great Canadian 5% Oils Jan 5 12% 97% 12,732 11% Jun 23 Cos 28 35 67 Vic 70c 1,800 15 14% 15 695 • common-. preferred 23 67 %C • Zlioo —— w 100 % 100 Vs 25 Canadian Pacific Railway— Canadian Utilities preferred-. 15 Vi 16 16 98% Oct 101 Jun 17% 26 Cardy Corp —— 8 8 1,28 1.15 98'/a -Aug 102 Leduc Central 93c 1.08 Oil- 83c 95 Vic 1.05 — -1 Central Patricia Gold Mines 95Vic Mines 23 Vi May 26 Sep Gunnar Feu so . Gwlihra Lake Gypsum Cneniical Cin^iam 7% Sep 9% Coin 1.50 Jan Halliwell Gold Jun 1.95 Sep Hamilton Bridge Hard Rock Goid 33,750 56c May 1,65 Jan 10,300 65c May 1.45 Jan Harding Carpets _• .1 51c 51c 1,784 35c .1 35c 28c 36c 21c Jun 10c Jan Heva 4,400 May _1 12c 10c 13c 6c 1.60 Feb May 1.86 Highridge Mining 17,250 1.45 11c 13 Vic 18,500 6c Mar 1.15 2%C 2.75 2.85 8,650 13% 13% 14y8 3,735 U 23c 23C 23C 1,100 17c :1 5c 5C 5%C 6,000 4c 73c 78c :';y 2.050 1.05 1.05 1.10 2,903 12c 15 %c 19,711 120,250 1.45 Oct 2.85 1.25 330 1.15 Oct 3c 14,000 3,500 Mines 1.75 Mar 28c Gold 2 Vic July ; 5%c Jan & Hclbnger Jan Homer Jan 3.20 Sep Hosco May 14% Jan Jan 30c Aug Sep Hudson 64c Jun 1.24 Jan Hugh 85c Jun 1.25 Aug 1 14c 10c Oct 24c 36c Sep 2.00 38c Feo 10% 190 Jun 11% 5bc 58c 15,749 40c Jun l'.OO 42c Apr iuc; 9%c May 2,000 9.80 1 1.05 1.19 7% 67,040 6Vic 6c 6%c 6,000 1 30c 15c 30c 229,869 5 Oro 1.15 * — 102 101% 102% 1,575 100 153 154 2 Mines Conwest Exploration Corrugated Paper Box • 1.10 1.09 1.10 5c Smith Paper 19 Imperial Mills 14 1 Mines Pershing _1 5% Maiartic Coal Petroleum Leather class A * Ltd Dominion dominion Malting Dominion Steel class 76c 18 Dominion Tar & Chemical Donalda 5c 3c May (John) & Dulama Gold Crest 5% Co Inspiration Mining 7 Vi 7% 7% 37c 3SC 33c Jun • 25 94 Preferred Feb International Jan Feb International Uranium Sep Jacknife A 14c Feb J lac Jan Joburke %C 37c 48,500 16c Jun 43c Jan Joliet 22 30 20 Aug 23 Co common • 72c Mines Ltd 16c Aug 45% Mar 7c 18,503 1.60 600 7 Vie 52 Jan 10c 1.20 Jun 33c Jan 1.90 • Jellicoe M 3,500 5c Jun 15c 19,100 20c Jun 38c 1,800 14% Jun 19% 19 19% 2,140 ,15% Jan , V-_ *22., 26% 26% 203 24% 27% 6,417 9% 9% 16 0 Jun 14 100% 100% 16% 17 v 65 100% Oct 101 27Vi 32 Vi Sep 24% Feb 27% Jun 27% Oct % Oct Quebec Oct Lake Lane Dufault Fortune Lingman Rowan 10% 363 Lake 67c 78c Shore Mines 228,900 Lake Wasa Mining 9Vic 8%C 10c 12c 11c 6c 17c 18 %c 10 13% Jan May 92c Oct Sep 35c 15,300 15c Jun 25c Feb 36,000 5c Jun 17c Jan La 12c 5,700 7c Jun 16c Sep 7c 19,000 5c Lapa Cadillac Lapaska Mines 23c 7,000 Frobisher 10%c General Jun Jan Globe • 19% V class Wares A li Larder Sep Laura 1.62 Jun 4.25 Oct 7% Feb Leitch 4c Jun 15c Sep 19% Sep 21% Sep Lunward 18% ...27c Jun 19,565 129 940 4c 100 7% 25 26 11c I,403 Jan 62c 500 41c Jan 95c 9,410 1,000 11c 1.30 2,138 20% 2,000 7c class 2.10 5,315 230 104 25 102 93c 22 1.00 •' 1,800 1.75 16 100% 78c Oct 98 Vi 17 17% 335 101% 101% 5 6.45 7%c 17Vic i 3c 13 ' Macho River __ Sep Maosen Red Feb 4,500 3c Sep 30c Jun 64c Jan 8,200 6c Jan 12c Feb 14% 14% 10% Jan 17 Sep 48c 51c 1,280 7,850 34c Jan 60c Sep 4.75 Jan 2.60 2.70 1,700 4%c 4%c 3,000 3c 6c 6c 3,000 5c Oct %c 4c 7,500 2,600 _ 17% 7Vic Oct 2c 102 7.60 11c 6,203 40c July May 15,150 44c 4c 6V* H 3 Oct Oct 29c Jun 56c 3 Vic 74Vic Oct Sep Sep Jan Jan 2,000 14c Jun 19 %c Feb 9c Jun 16c 19,000 3c July 5%c Feb 1.000 5c Lake & Mines Jun 4%c 7c 36,200 3c 4c 5,100 92 95 30 52 10 20 180 - 400 20 13c 13 13% 36% 38 Jan 6%c Aug 15 755 Jun 15% Mar 6,500 53c Jun 86c 1.19 2,650 95c May 1.31 Sep 63c 68c 6,350 55c May 1.08 Jan 30% 31 1,010 31% 31% 435 9 9 25 21,600 31 , 317/a 9 19c 18c 19 %c 23c 24c 13 • 27 Jun Jan 31% Jan 32 27% Jun Sep 9 500 Oct 11% Feb 8c 4,100 IIV2C 11 Vic 11 %c Jun 45c Jan Jan 26c Sep Jun 17c Sep 10 %c 8c 2.69 2.69 2.80 5,350 46c 44 Vic 48C 12,000 21c May 74c. Jan 5%c 6c 5,000 5c Jun 13 %c Jan Sep 1.90 Jun 15c 17c 7,000 13c 1.50 1 1.44 1.55 11,486 77c 3.10 Jun ^co 8% 9 695 8 Jun * Gold Mines CO 7 Fields ' ■ 2.75 1 40 9,150 4.300 2.67 - 22c 2.76 2 %c - 3.05 20c ' 7 2.95 3.05 1 1 * Eastern Sugar preferred Maple Leaf Milling Maralgo Mines Marcus _ -100 4c 101 ' —— * % 6 34c Jan 1.85 10 Jun 2.40 3.70 Jun Sep Jan 7% Jan 16c Sep 30c Jan Sep Jan 8,975 2.02 Jan 3.25 Sep 5,000 . 2c Aug 4 %c May 1,500 12c 12c 600 20% 21% Preferred .. Grain class 4,604 25 25% :: -- - 20% 25 .. ♦ A 50 ' » 4c 3c • 9Vic Sep 3.15 ■ Jan Sep 12%c 9%c Feb 1% May 80 50% 4 Apr Mercury Lake .. _ Midland Milton Sep 22 2,605 - 229 9% 34 17 %c Feb & Oct Jan 96 96 5 90 Vi Jun 98 Jan 10 Vic lie 2,000 65% 65 Vi 860 65c 64c 68c 40,875 4c 5c 1,500 10c 11c 2,940 8c May 10c 10 Vic 2,600 8c Jun ■ -- -1 * Oil 10c 6 4%c 6% Model Jan Apr 17 %c Feb Jan Jun 68c Oct 3 Vic 80,400 4c 5c 16% 16% Oct 12c Apr 21 %c Jan 1.25 2,200 * 11% 11% llVi 3,532 30c 30c 500 15?/2 15 Vi 15 Vs 50 9% 9% 9% 100 '' . Corp — . Monarch Monarch Moneta 1 Containers class A ^ Mortgage & Inv^ Corp ♦ 67% Sep 12c Sep common _ • 9 • 25 25 9 3%c 74% — • 7 %c Mar . / July 17 Vi Feb July 1.55 Jan 8.25 30 .... Jun 12 Oct 9% 18 Oct < 1,145 74 74% * 465 64% 26 Vi 26 Vi 200 25% 38 %c Oct 17% Aug Jan ' 14 6% Mar 39c Jan 48 14% May 19% 2,370 Jun V Jan 16 18% 19% 7% Sep 95c 38 Vic 1 Porcupine Preferred * $ Knitting 5%c 30 1.20 * Oils Moore 16 40 Aug 30c 475 1.25 — Grain Montreal Locomotive Jun 9c 50% • ...-• Pacific Jan July Feb 9% 15'/a * Brick Mining "" 1.000 27 Vi Jun Jun 8 65 % 0 Mills Feb Jan July 10% ' Modern 53 Sep 11c Jan 10% 9Vi Aug 19 Feb 103 Sep 23 25 Feb Jun 820 3,100 1 Red Jan 9% 1 Gold Sep 22% 14 VB # Lake McMarmac Jun Jan Feb 15c 13 _ Gold McWatters 15% % 96 > Red Jun 5 _ Porcupine McKenzie 8c Aug 11% 5 Vic • 9% 100 McDougail-Segur 102 May 14 • _ 8 3%c Jan " • common 94% Mar 293 4 Vic — common McColl-Frontenac Mclntyre 30 10 4c 1 Massey-Harrls Preferred 101 9% 1 Gold Mid-Continent Jun 1.55 13c 2%c July Jan 12c 63c 68 %c Apr 10 2.85 Aug 5%c v 1.15 . McLellan II,000 51% Jun 14% 23c Apr July 9c 10 2.00 CO Oct 5Vic 51% *5VaC May July 6c 15c Gold Manitoba Sep 100 Jan 5,500 1,000 „ 2.65 * . Manitoba 1.00 99Vi May 5c 3c Jan 4,000 _ Gold Maiartic McCabe 2.05 1 Sep ,1.45 . 39c 1 Consol Sep 9c 5c May Jan 22 Jun 3,000 V 17 %c 17 %c f Jan Jan 6%c I _ Export class A Aug 4%C , MacMillan Class B 106% May Jan 6,210 57c 58 %c 41c 65c 23% 6.50 : Oct 2.90 16 Vi Mar 20 3c 4,100 Aug 2.85 May Jun 1 Lake_ 18 Sep 85 7%c 82C > 1 Mines 14c Jun 22 71/2C 81c 19 2%c 48C • Mines 26 Jun 100 6.25 325 1,150 11.000 1 Red 2% July 22 6.30 20 4.00 4%c 8 Vac .. Goidfieids MacDonald Oct Sep 3'/8C c A Gold Macassa Apr Aug 38c • A class Yellowknife Macfie 8% May 100 17 1.85 22c 14% « Mills Jan 12c Jun Jun May 1.15 B Hosiery Jan 129 Sep 1.19 * 17% 13% 42. Groceterias Magnet 1.97 13C page Loblaw 12% Feb 6 Vic • see 10c 63c 38 Vi May 1.95 , Sep 4.50 May 98% July 5,400 17% * footnotes Jun 3c 3 16 5 5 Vic common — 3c Jan Jan 6%c _ r 6%c ♦ A_ Sep 5,000 14c 23c " Feb 74c 30% Aug 12 y4 > 1.99 common—* B Paper Sep 19% May Jun __5o Grandoro Mines 58c Jun 8% 41c 1 class 19% 38c Lac 4-uuvicourt 51/2C , —: A Class London • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Lakes Sep July 3.10 1.55 57Vic _i Mines Mackay 82c 25c Hi Goodfish Mining Preferred Jun Sep 13 % 8% j — Jan Jan Jun 535 173/3 —1 Porcupine Oct Oct 3.75 * _ Long 41c 325 11c Mines———L_—-__—1 Arrow 4c 14% 19 Vi 82c * Gold 30c 4,204 1.99 • . Oct 6 %c 4%c Mines * 1.50 25 Vi 1 Mines 1,000 Sep 59Vic Jun 6,510 4%c 1 ... Secord 13V2C 15% 5%c . ♦ - Gold 17 ,13% July 38% 9 1 Gold 26c Sep Apr 28c " 20 - Leduc-West 4% Aug 15 * common 4.50 "U" 3.25 37 ■ 121 | 1.50 • Manitou For 4.35 ' 127 1 Preferred 4,500 6'Ac 1 Golden Class 130 47c 100 Golden Gordon 19% 42c . 10 Vi =: * com 8c 3% Oct 1.40 1,35 %C 15 %C 3.75 • MacLeod-Cockshutt • • Gold Goldhawk ; 33 100 Lake Goldora 42c 4.50 • Lake Ooldcrest Great 25 10 Oil Goldale 107,200 1,833 —100 Steel Gold Eagle 16c 21% • Yellowknite Gold Mines God's 10,900 63c 21% 15% Preferred Glenora 42c Mines 1.83 May 8,500 1 Preferred Gillies 40c 56c 13c • General Products Mfg class A General 35 12c 1 Petroleum 16 15 %c —25 preferred Giant 40Vic 57Vic ♦ Power 1 % Jan 37,250 li Jan 38c July 19c Luz Lynx Exploration Gatlneau 5% 15 ♦ Fr^ncoeur Gold 62c 4%c Mar 15 %c Mar ■ 15 — -1 17Vic 1 A 4 Vac 1.33 -1 100 class 4c ,_1 * preferred—. 18 —i Lake 1 Products 5%c 8%c * Lake May — Motor Gold. Oct 12 J Manufacturing 5%c 6%c -1 22 1 Fleet °"ord Mines. Sep Little Fibre 23,600 ...1 Apr —20 Kirkland 54c . 10% 515 Federal Ltd Gold 19% 235,523 common 51c • 150 5% Grain 19,700 17% 1 240 4.25 Preferred 15,000 1 11 5% Federal 834 2c 22c 62c . 22 3.30 Falconbridge Nickel Players Fanny Farmer Candy Shops 5%c 18c 6%c 22 5Vi Famous Jan 17% 10 Vi 4.05 preferred Sep 19c -I Jan 1 (T -H) 13c j9c July 52c Mines Laguerre 33 Mines Corp 3%c May 7,500 -1 10% Steel Eureka 52c 13,200 14c Mines. Labatt (John) 17% Sullivan Estabrooks Oct 12,300 9c 13c 2c Jan Feb East Empire Brass class A— 15%c 18c 8 Vic Oct 22 V2 > 6,450 : Jan 5%c Townsite Jun 2.48 Gold 13 18c Lake 13 Vi 2.42 Sol Jun 8c Gold Kirkland 21% 2.43 El 7 4%c 1,160 1 — 7,079 13c Kirkland-Hudson 1,103 Mines Gold Sep 10% Jan Sep 19% Aug 22c Pen-Rey Mines— 150 9'/a _• Jan 30c Maiartic Eldona 36 Apr 15 %c ; Ken-Addison 19% 1 Mines Jun 143 10 Vs Mines Kelore 27c • - 29 145 33% Consolidated Oct 18% 1 Eddy Paper class A 3,519 21% July 99% Mar 15 %C II — Mining Feb 28c • Oil 33% 149 % Gold Walte Feb 15 Oct 117 Jan 250 Feb 115 Jan 25% 101 % 9^ 149 149 Vi 33% 5/100 Petroleum Feb 54c 101% 101% _100 — Nickel Jan 9 Jun 20c Oct 8% Aug 7% Sep 10,075 Sep 26% 7 Oct — 8c 20% Mar 700 1 class 6 Jun 40c Metals Preferred Jun East El 120 — International Jun —cL Elder 175 7% __6 30c Jan 16c 200 East^Leduc Eastern 1,600 26 Vi 1 Amphl East 5c 26 7% *■ Duvay Gold Mines East 4%c * * common * Mines 13% Mar .1 5%c 23 Vi pfd 935 Oct 2,500 33 common 14% Aug 45,000 31% Woollens 14% Apr 31c Jun Oct 7 Vi 15% Sep 13% Aug 10c Oct 19% 14% Jan 19'/u • Dominion Textile Dominion 14% Jan 32 25% Apr 1.45 6c Feb Feb Jan 21 Jun Jun 27 % 16% ^ Jan 12c 7c 25 Dominion Stores 5,500 6% 10c 13%c __100 B 19,421 3c 24% 50% • ; preferred— Coal & 2c 390 19% Jan 255 Inglis Sep 650 1.58 1 Magnesium Dominion 32 18% 57 310 13 7c 10 — Foundry & Steel 31% Jun 7% Oct -* - 2%c 32 Sep 38% 25% Kirkland Dome Mines Ltd—— Dominion Bank 3c 41c 7 Lake 1 . 1,221 Jun 25% Acceptance 2 Yellowknife Distillers Seagrams 46 19% 30c July 45 27c 7% 500 29 15Vic Oct 19,500 Mar 25% 117 1 1 32 23 Jan £i 56c -j, * _. Lake Feb 38c 10 Kayrand Mining Mines Feb 22c 25 22 34%e 11 V2c 35c 1 , preferred 9 Vic * 12% Jun Oct Preferred 9%c 10c 1 May 4% 50% 50 Vi 1 8.75 300 Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 117 117 100 Patricia Mines 1,410 32 Oil 56c -———100 —— Sep oan 6,500 Jan 15% 46 Bans Imperial Jack Trust 9c Sep Oct 19 Vi 10 35 Vic 1 Indust 156 2,000 19c 19 %c 19c 1 4c 16 Vi 31% Ingersoll Machine cla.is A 123 130 26c 5% —5Vi common 14 25c — 3,000 77,500 Bay Mining & Smelting.. Oct Jun 81 75 • Mining 6%c 10 %c common.. Feb 1.20 148% Mar 700 19 common---—" 10 5c 9c 11 Vic 5%c ; 12c 5%c Sep 387 9.80 Consol Yellowknife Gold Howey Gold Sep Sep 10 Vi 2 16% Feb 13 %c Sep 10% luc -- —• Mines 20c 5ac 1 16% / 59c 17c Apr 8c 11 %c Dauch International Discovery Jan Gold Mascot 4c Mining & Smeiting Oils 83c Hasaga Hedley 8,000 Consumers Gas Red Jun Jan Mar 6C .* Consolidated Detta Jan 24c Lebel Delnite Oct Jan 10c 2.83 Consolidated Decalta 38c 12 Sep 6c Petroleum Jan July 9 5c 6c 3%c July Indian Davis 475 ft 8,500 • 2%c — Davies 9% 7%c the Ansley Nest 3c Sep 10%t May Jun Mar 1.15 Consolidated Duquesne Consolidated Homestead s 9 6%c 6 Vic 8 13 %c v Jan 17 %c Mar Apr l%c 15c May - Bc-attie «ragon 9% II Gold 500 Julv 32c Jun 14c * "l Mines 1 Bakeries u 64,100 Jan Jan 17 41c — Consolidated Crow 1,295 38c 25c • Jun 3,400 Mines Crowshore 10% 32c •: 65c. Oct 4,700 —1 Consolidated croinor 2c 8% 33c Oct Apr 80c Jun 3c 32,000 consolidated Astoria Crown 2c 10 % 16c 14 20c Yellowknife li-L; Bit 1,330 -1 imperial Craig 8,000 27,500 56c Plow Cresiaurum 7 16% 7 Vic ——- Commonwealth Cosmos 21c 3 Vb 16% 19c Laae— Cournor 25c 5% 16% .1 Alabastlne. 5%e , —— Consolidated 6c , 53 %c 19c Wiilans Coniaurum 25c May Aug Feo Sep Howard Colomac 13,000 45c 7c !— Maiartic Ccckshutt 9c 25 13 .1 — Oils 8c High Sep 9% Mar 53 Vic 1 Mines Lucneiiour & 1.40 . Hinde Coastal 1,000 16 150 50c Cheskirk Mines Chromium 45c 1,550 % : —.—1 — Researcn Chesterville .1 . Lime Harricana Central Porcupine Centremaque Goid 25 9% 45c 9c — Gold 1.05 15 1.93 —— Low 20 45c Range Since January 1 High 9% 25 — 7,500 1.28 1.85 1 Castle-Trethewey Mines Lead Low —— Saddlery 3,775 3 —20 1 A cia^s Gold C'ariooo H Gulf Coal West Ciuayana - v : Canadian Wirebound class A_ West Shares Sep 30 99% 26 ,—100 15% Feb of Prices Par Great for Week Range: Sale Price High Low High Sales Week'a Last Rsnge Since January 1 " * Monday, October 17, 1949 Feb Jan 9 - • Oct 60c • Jan 23% Jan Jun 75 Oct Apr 27% Feb Volume * ,■ 170 Number 4847 ' 'i • - , . THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE CANADIAN LISTED MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED OCTOBER •■.■V.:"- /"//•■■,,/''■•■ Friday ■ STOCKS— Week's Last "A/:AYY. Y Par Mosher Long Lac... Mylamaque 1 Mines Drug common Preferred Shares Low ''' 7% 11 14c 6,100 7c 5 STOCKS— 7c 500 May 5'Ac Jun 7% 7% 1U0 6 11'A 305 10 Par Bllverwood Dairies Oct 12c / Jan % Feb 10% 14c Mar 8 Grocers * common Preferred 13% 13% 28 % National Hosiery National Petroleum— B ciass * 21% * 28% 21 21V2 755 41c 20 13% 43c 5,000 41c ■-,■ 25 12 27% 50 14 »July 28% Apr Sewer Steel National Negus vi V ■__• 30 31 20% 2,008 28 28 28 140 Mines ',.' • 2.15 2.15 2.20 21 % Oct 47c preferred 100 102% Alger New Bidlamaoue New Calumet New New Jason New Marlon Mines I New Pacalta Oils 23% : Malartic (N) Southam Jan Jan 29 1.95 May 2.63 Mar 100 6%c 1,100 1.35 11,500 84c Jun 2.35 20c 2,500 20c Oct' 31c 57c 17,466 47c May 75c 11,500 5c Jun 23c 3 Vic 4c 5,000 • 10c 10c 11c 7c ,7c 8 Vic 3c 9c July 3c I,500 Jun 7c » 26,625 1 New Thurbois 1 Yellowknife Nicholson Mines 5 Mines Norlartic Mines 3%c , Nipissing Mines Noranria 10Vic V 11c 1 72 V*c May ^ • Ltd 1 '61 32c Nordon Corp 1 Normetal • Norpick Mining Gold Norseman North Northern Gold 1 Mines Ontario Steel Orange 11c 11 Vic 5% 5% 55 9c 3c 6 5% 2.70 2.60 Western 22c ■11,000 12c Jun 24c 6Vic II,500 3c Jun 7%c 27 27 53/4 170 15c 103,000 7ViC 7ViC 1,162 5c May 95c 1.08 12,250 45c May 500 7c 18 Feb 3% 25% Jun 6c Jun Olsen Bros of 40,670 2.02 Feb 3.20 1,025 36% Jan 50'A 1.65 1.28 5c 96c May 6c 4,750 4c July 8'/2c 59,000 9c Jun 24 %C 3c Apr Sep 3'Ac 3,000 Malartic 2'Ac 2'Ac 3'Ac 5,500 lc Paymaster Consol 35'Ac 35 Vic 37c 6,250 30c Gold 66c 67c 1,000 26 26 26 165 Porcupine 1 Pickle Crow Gold Mines..^.....^^... 1 7'Ac 7c 9c 18,600 1.99 1.99 2.05 7,436 Pioneer Gold 3.35 3.30 3.35 600 5c 5c 5c 500 56C 55c Photo — — Engravers ;— Piccadilly 1 —. 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Porcupine Reef Gold Powell River ...1 Voting trust certificates— Corp Metals Pressed ; ...1 Purity Rlour Mills common....JL. 1.00 16 65c 1,000 500 __10 7 7 72 Robinson 12% May 17c 34,100 1,000 46c 40c May 173/8 5,123 11 May 2,200 65c 80c 2.20 5c 27 27 % (Little) 9% 9% 50 8%c 9c 3,000 27 common Roche Long Lac 8%c Rochette Gold 8c 8c Works /.J; Finance Ltd class Fuel Royallte Oil B 1st preferred 2nd preferred Lawrence 1st pfd Paper 14 133/8 14 4,317 21c 21c 26c 50,016 Oct 23 24 190 8%c May 183A July 27c 24 24 Ve Jan 54 54 55 620 47 Jun 55 Sep 555 17 Mar 22 Oct 63/4 200 3.95 3.45 3.93 76,550 5.25 5.25 5.35 983 9.30 9.00 9.35 2,550 33 32 33 8,473 * __ 7 7 100 9c 9c 2,000 24 __ 2nd preferred Antonio San Sand 1 Mines :: Co —._ 5c Winora ; if-- York 99 99 20 5'Ac 173/4 Senator Rouyn Ltd Feb 115 2.41 3,715 Mines 34c 32c 35c 4,600 18c Jan 91c 90c 92c 12,475 61c Jun 1.15 6'A 6'A 50 6% Sep 7% Jun ' 2% 2% 156 13A Jun 3 Mar * — -- Toronto Stock Par Asbestos Corp r 103 "A Jan Pulp & j ADr Brown . Co Bulolo Gold — 48c Canada and Canada j Canadian Bronze common Sep * High 21 Jun 26 150 13 Jan 13% 75 Sep 145 July 2 May 88 155 20 3 3% 84 10 94 ll3/4 22 Dominion Sugar Industries i Canadian Oct { 12 8,825 Jun 4.75 3%c 1,000 3%c Oct 6c •7c 7%c 5,100 6'A •'/■; 150 6 50 Sep •> Sep / "■ o*. Sep Jan Oct 114 156 Jan Jan Jan 4 Feb 103 395 70 Ve Jun 600 A 10 Oct 16'% Jun 1 19 Feb 22 3A Jan 11% Aug 13'A Jan 100 20 Apr 23'A Oct » 225 • 30 July 35 Oct Jun 23 Oct i 1,280 i • • 35 1.95 22 88 • ••>•'•'- 240 1.95 82 83 / 23 1.75 22'% * i 25 * 12 23'A • 1 common 22% 23'A — com Canadian Marconi 21% 12 34 * —_—_* Fairbank's-Morse /Jan 3.50 ■- •/.: - High 190 165 v> 91 10/ v ••• Range Sinee January 1 19% ; ' 155 -4.000 G'A Sep f 50 Mar May 24 V* 13'% 84 ♦ Vinegars Oct 86 71% July 3% , /■v Low 155 — 5 — 14 Jun 24 — 1 —100 Shares 13'% com.* common Preferred Jan A 93/4 : Paper for Week Low 24 * —100 24 Jun Jun. Range . • Banknote Preferred I 4.10 , Sep Sales Week's of Frices Last Sale Price Jan 10c 3%c Canadian 17c 6'A Mav } Oct 1 common Western Canadian — Lumber Consolidated 15 100 143/4 Jun 16 14% 14% 250 14% Oct 16'A May * 8,000 30c Jun 60c Sep Foothills 223/4 Jun 25% Jan 14 Oct > 1,300 3% -55 755 55% 20 " * 183A 18 '/a 19% 53c 46c 58C —* 39'% 39% 393A 480 • 3.15 2.90 3.25 6.585 , 8,943 ■ 60 * '88 Jun 4 3% May 49 • Jan Oct 55 % Apr} Oct i Sep 13% Jun 19 26c Jun 58c 313A Jan 40 Sep 3.65 Jan • Feb Bridge Oil 273,211 2.30 Aug Oct • • Shawinlgan Shawkey Shea's Water & Power com.. T'-i Mines Winnipeg Erew Sheep Creek class 310 15c 15c 1,100 10'Ac May - 13 'A 14 235 11'A Mar ... —. 1.15 1.15 100 1.01 Jun 1.60 1 Gordon Sherrltt 25% .50c Gold Sherritt Gordon 25% 15c 14 A___. ; 2.85 3.10 55.711 1.25 Jun 3.40 20'A 20'A 250 2.91 ...1 20 Sep 21 • International Paper common International Utilities i 29 28% 29 285 31% Jan -* Hayes Steel 69% 673A 71% 10,272 43'% Jun! 71 % Oct 815 13 5A Jun 17% Oct 3,475 12 V* Jun 22V* Jan Breweries Sep Minnesota Apr Ogilvie Flour preferred 17% & Ontario Paper • -t*-.— Voting Sigma Siianco Mines Mining Silver Miller »• z (Quebec for footnotes see 17% 17 15% 17 172 "172 25 5.50 5.40 5.55 2,800 59 CO'A 250 45% 42c 42c 115 40c Mar * 400 153A Mar 20'A Oct 18'A 193A 635 153/4 193A ' 9.50 Sep Southmount Apr Southwest Petroleum 172 Oct 3.35 May Jun 173 6.70 63 Jan Jan Sep Oct 7.90 7.90 250 Feb 7.00 May 30c 30c 34c 8,300 29c Aug 1 page 42. Bros 20'A .1 „ Price 193/4 .1 Mines. 1 19% trust certificates 17 ——100 Oreille 20'A common...... 213/4 Aug Jan Pend Slck's 45c 45c 47c 31,400 32c Jun 65c f Jun Oct 20c 55 A * Paper Dalhousie Oil 37c 39 %c 3'A • Westinghouse i 2.00 1.15 July 2,100 : Canadian Vickers Dominion 25'A 2.75 2.00 May Funds Friday STOCKS— Apr / 48 • May Exchange-Curb Section Canadian t Mar 18 3A 101% Mar ' Sep Mar 115 — { 26%cMay Jun' 143A Jun ' July 7c 118 2.35 18 '/2c May 4.05 38c 100 Jun 4c 110 Oct 1.18 May 9c 1 May 500 2.40 • * ~3c - Apr 10 100 Knitting class A 12,500 ; Jan 37'A 1 preferred Mines 16,000 ' 11 %c Feb Jan " / 7c Jan May 97 1.140 5'Ac Apr 27 4,000 5'Ac 1 Jun 1 J) Bear 6c 33% 100 .1. .... & 5c 33'% 6c • 90% v.-, 33% 1 common Gold (Alex 13c 15 %c ' 25 Mar Jan Oct — 21 rt.,U5 8.95 —.. common.... Sep Jan 15 & 15c July Feb : Sarnia Bridge (new) Jun 5c 5.85 Scarfe Ltd class Scythes 7c 500 26,448 ' Jan 6c 8.95 . .Sannorm . Oct 11'A 6c 8.70 Jun Feb 33 Oct 1 Columbia 1 Gold River 15'A Jun 7 37c British 31 Jan Sep Jan 100% Yellowknife Oct 50 7% 4.85 6.40 May Oct 4.10 Y 7c 10% i... ...1 (new) Gold Jun Jun 6.50 May 233A 15 ' . 5% 1.10 May 4.00 Jan 728 Yellorex 8c 93A 6% __ Sep 17c Sep week Wright-Hargreaves Jan 35 8'Ac 3.05 17,500 Preferred 12 14 500 Jun 12c Wood Oct 4% 1.22 24% 993/4 y; ;>9% 17'A 10c __ 5,200 . 993/4 Wingait Gold Winnipeg Electric Feb 20 2.95 10c A 22 2.80 . 153/4 Aug Jan Winchester Larder ./.>V;V. v. / 'vi..'•••' 30 3A 20 20% 22 2-90 8 3/4 10'%c Oct 80 May 24 10% 80-- Apr 65c lie 90 . 90c Oct 993A 10% (new). ..99 Feb 15c • W) Canadian St 55c 1,000 • 10% 14 25,800 20c 1 American __ Si Preferred British 1 69c 20c 100 ' ; Oct 50 Oct 60c Sep 9 Oct 23'A 200 Wiltsey-Coghlan ■ Jan f 24 22'A Jun 2,560 1 Sep ' 103 Jun 22'A 1 Minerals No transactions during current Weston (George) common 13c ; Sep 17 17% Sep 23'A 25 Ashley 26% 9 51c 21% 1 50c 24 May Jan Mar 23'A Wekusko Consol Jun 103 15c 29c __ • (G Jun 9 Jun 39,600 12 103 50 preferred common Aug _;.49 7c 42c • (Hiram) 6c 1 — —— A Amulet Waterous Ltd 243A .100 Power preferred 'St Lawrence Corp new common 1,000 35c Oct Aug 10% 100 5 ■ 1.20 Aug Oct ,1,120 10c • 250 ■;;: • 23c 163/4 Feb 102 9c • 7,200 163/4 10'A 11 102 • Mines 1,135 6c Jan • Steel 2,000 5c Oct 1.35 Mav 11 Jun • Resources Ventures Ltd 44c 16 V* Aug 14c Mar 9 Feb j 70c 10% 41c * Upper Canada Walte 100 V -\ • .22'A Hill 26% " A preferred Keno 38c 13c • common class Oils 25% Roybar. Chibougamau Rupununi Mines "Russell industries 9'% 9'A 22 , May y . 1 class 10% A 93/8 Jun 1,060 Sep 22c Jan 69c 8,850 Oct 3.75 Oct Oct 7c Oct 10 1 26 8c ..10 1.18 10'% 1 class A 42c Co. 1.15 103/8 Jan 17'A Oct 5% Sep 45c i Feb 30 • Corp 8.85 Oils Eank Oak Dairy, 1.17 i03/s 50 Mining United 3.75 27 101 1,500 Sep 36c Oct" 8%c Jan 4,282- 14c Oct Jan 2.35 26% July 4'% Jun 2.54 Oct 103/4 Jan 9% Sep 2.24 40c • United 8%c 2">0 17'% / 50c common........* Petroleums United Jun 3c 2,000 6,000 17'A __ United May 1.45 1,100 : 11c 14'%c i 45c __ Jan 1.04 10,145 11c A United Jan 67c Jun 10,308 2.20 A____~. Iron Union Gas • Jun 65c 73c 3.30 1 Transvision-Television Oct 9% 3.20 _* Class B . 65c ... 17 50 12c Class B 11 '/2c May Jun 10 15c 100 200 * Mortgage Towagmac Exploration Oct 6'A May 30 5'% 10 3.25 ; • Toronto Jan 2.05 67C 80C class Silk Jun 133/4 Mar 5'Ac 19,800 30 A Toronto Sep Jan 57,297 16 5/8 __1 Elevators Union 17c 15c , ./...l.-.....* — Gold Traders 5 1.27 Sep 27c Sep May 7,125 Oct 1.95 Mar 1,000 7 88 3A Jun 1.27 Jun 1,74 5'A Mines 16c 34c 5v2c 30 10 Toronto Tower 5,900 1.65 1.68 • Gold Class 76,890 common Gold 1.26 5%c 1 common.. 78'A Mar 2,100 2.24 38c39%c 16c Ltd (Pearson) 21c 1.99 . , _50c .... Torbrit Silver Mines Sep 1.25 9 V* 20c 2.14 \ 39Vic River Tombill Jan 1.30 16% 1.30 17 42'A Jun 455 63/4c 17 V. Inlet Toburn Oct Jun 2.05 5c Riverside ! Jun 123/4 12'A 18c 21 %c Oct • Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines Jan 8c 57c 3,200 ' 425 I.74 Regcourt .Saguenay 30c May 65c Reeves MacDonald * s/ G3,4c Quemont Mining Quesabe Mines Ltd Royal 3c H.3/4 19C Mines Tip Top Tailors Sep Jun 72c Cons Preferred Sep Jun : 90 1 153Ac Mar 2.70 65c Quebec Manitou Mar 1 common Feb 4.00 33% Quebec Labrador Queenston Gold 78 65 30,245 Jan 27 Jun 1.71 1,630 1 — 425 90 Sep 89c Apr 4,900 1.88 Oct Sep 3.00 Mar 16,400 17 Purdy Mica Mines Roxana 7c 1.06 ...1 — East Dome- 45c Jun 413/4 95c Sep 16 1.88 Sep 1. 6'/2c Sep July 1.03 Proprietary Mines Royal 59c 15% 83c Feb Western 25 40% 1.00 Jun 13'A 883A Walker 1.05 Power 50c 185 6c Jun 41% 1 Powell Rouyn Gold common—.—— Preston 55c 8,200 87 1 Perron Canada Tech-Hughes Oct 15 1.66 Apr 3 'Ac __ 24 73c 87'% Sep He 16 Vic 5c 15c _ 13,100 18% 15 1.75 Sep 1.20 Jun Oct 68c 88 3A Sep 48 Sep ' 12 15 88'A Class 3.15 47 1.25 1 1 Jan 2.97 Jan • • Sep 47 Ltd Vo Gold 25 Feb J.- 18c 7 Apr 1.18 Aug Jun 1,405 API Oct 9c 12 5 6% Mar 20c 11% 9% Transcontinental 10c 12 Oct Sep 5% Sep Jun Julv 4%c _~__ Oil Malartic 20c 3.05 Mines Jan 9'A 7 Taylor Apr Tubes 55c Jun 4 Sep Feb ll%cll%c July 5 675 Aug Jun HVic 23c 41c 1,715 135 5% .Sep Oct 1.11 1 July 2,473 83/4 430 July 1.42 5 10c 50c 8 • May 19C 10 31,740 —I' - PorcuDine Partanen 15c Sep Sep May 32,225 27 1,000 46c __ 8'/8i : 24 Feb 40c Sep • 73/4 Jan 2.20 12c 11'Ac 11 %c • common 4'A Tamblyn Jan 12c 2.11 1 Mines Mines Hershey Parbec 13 %c 1.96 1 Pandora Cadillac Pan Jun 1.94 • : Aug 7 Taku ; Jan 2.12 20c Aug 20 ,4 Jan 3.75 2.02 * common Lake Lake Pamour 14c 335 Pacific Petroleum Page 4c 57,000 9 30 Mar 23'% Sep 17c Jun 3%c May 14,500 14c 9 • Gold Red 52c 1.70 7,500 13c 13c * Crush Orlac Oct • Omnitrans Exploration Osisko 16c Feb 17 24c 4 Oct 1 Malartic Osulake 15c '15c Sep 63 9%c Oct 77,500 Sep 26 330 Superior Oils Ltd Apr ; Jun 10,000 10c 5 Gold Orenada 5c 8c 1 Oils O'Leary 4Vic 8%c 94c 50 20 Sylvanite Gold Mines 1.25 31c 1,000 Feb 29 20 7% j 1.03 • 48% 10,029 • Mines Preferred Okalta 10c 4Vic 1 North Star Oil common O'Brien Jun 1 Extension Northland May 90c 1 Mines Inca 47c 2.75 81c 29 23'% Jan 10c 64c • Surf Jan 8c 2.50 2.70 77,350 Oct 20 Sullivan I; AY. 26c 41,625 Jan Sturgeon River Gold Sep !•'- Sep 2,437 Jan 44C Jun 29 Preferred Jan Jun G2'A 99'A Steep Rock Iron Mines 12c '' 3c 31c 37Vic 62 27 Jun 18 %c • Steei 14c 5%c July / 437 Sep 93 8,175 • Stedman Jan 9c 1.05 21 255 37c Jan 80c Mines Chemical Starratt Feb Jan 1,3,00 77,100 70c 83 Vic 1.05 1.05 5,536 97% 31c Jan 30 Stanley Brock class A Mar 6,000 3%c 27 96'A 9% Sep Standard Radio class A 18c ■ Nib 24% 97% Apr * • Preferred Jan ' 26% 8'A 1 Standard Paving common Feb 10c 53c 8Vic 22 1 Feb 4%c 10c 2,350 Brazeau Standard Feo 15c 20c 57c 26 % ...20 Co Co Stadacona , Apr 104 Jun : 25 Jan Mar 1.30 1.30 1 Rouyn Merger 34 Jun 25 15 1 1 Aug 163A 13,066 1 Gold 27 4Vic 1 1 Norzone New 105 9%c 10 %c 1 Goldvue New 102% __ High 26'% 1 Sladen Jan 2,700 Low 9'A 100 • A Gold Slater Jan 15% Mar 105 19Vi 10 _ (Wm) :-y 31 20% Trust Neilson New Pipe class A___ Car Range Since January 1 High 9 • class Preferred South National National Low 9'A Jan 27c Jun Shares • Class B „ 11% July Siscoe National A for Week 100 Simpson's Ltd Sep class Sales Range of Frices Sale Price High 8c Week's Last Range Since January 1 High 13c i3e ...5 — Friday for Week ■' Low 1 14 Sales Range of Prices Sale Price National (1529) ' 41 ■ 48 %c Mar Temiskaming —* Invest Mining ; 42c —* 35c 35c 1,000 25c July 1 6%c 6%c 2,000 6c Jun 45c May 42c Oct 8%c Aug , 42 THE (1530) COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, October 17, 1.949 OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Quotations for Friday, October , Investing Companies Aeronautical Securities Affiliated Fund 1 10 1 American Shares Business series Shares " 4.15 3.83 Axe-Houghton lc Business Equipment shares-lc Electrical Equipment 8hares_lc General Industries sbares_lc Home Furnishings shares—lc Non-Ferrous Metals lc Paper shares lc Petroleum shares lc Steel shares lc Manhattan Bond Fund Inc—10c Fund 1 B B Blair Holdings Bond Inv Tr '14.24 1 1 * Beneficial Corp Corp of America 9% 7.70 1 15.48 ! - 5% 4% 2% - 2% 90.99 93.11 B 20.51 8.38 15.73 Bullock Fund Ltd 1 17.56 Century Shares Trust 1 35.17 < 17.01 19.24 37.82 Fund Inc Boston 10c Fund Inc Invest Corp Bowling Green Street Broad 22.17 Obligations Of Government Agencies Ask Federal 97.58 99.57 47.61 48.58 3.11 3.43 3.41 Home 3.76 3.68 Feb 1.35s 8ept. 15, Banka— 1950 10O.5 -400.3 100 — 3.67 Bid 1952-1950 Ask 99.26 100 1%6 Jan. 1, 1953-1951— 100.4 100.12 1, 1955-1953 102.16 102.24 Panama Canal 3a 4.81 .1961 118% 1%'S 119% 1, 1957-1955 100.8 100.1 Oct. Interest—.1 26.14 28.26 12.01 U.S. Certificates of Indebtedness 4.06 7.61 12.98 Dollar Matnrlty— Int. Rate . Bid Price Ask Maturity— Bid Ask . 1 Fund Chemical Christiana Securities 100 100 1 1 28c com Preferred Cominonwealtif Investment Fund Delaware Dividend Shares Eaton 13.86 14.99 3,500 3,650 134 139 * 5.57 6.05 13.36 14.60 xl.44 1.58 Howard- & 1 I Fund Balanced Stock Fund 25.06 27.76 17.71 18.94 2Go 3.75 3.95 Fidelity Fund Inc 8 Financial Industrial Fund Inc_l 25.29 27.34 1.79 1 29 % 4.94 > 1.96 31'A 5.49 Equity Fund Inc 10 Fund -1 Franklin Custodian Funds Inc— Preferred stock series lc : Common stock series— lc Fundamental Investors Inc 2 Fundamental Trust shares A—2 Gas Industries Fund Inc_—1 General Capital Corp 1 General Investors Trust —1 Group Securities— Agricultural shares lo Automobile shares lo Aviation shares lo First Boston Corp— First Mutual Trust lo Building shares lo Electrical Equipment shares lo Food shares lc shares. Chemical Fully Administered shares—lc General bond shares lo Industrial Machinery shares lc shires—lc Investing Company shares—lc Low Priced shares lo Merchandising shares lc Institutional bond Income Series . 6.16 5.20 15.29 6.98 16.94 5.62 4.74 13.95 6.08 15-67 48.61 4.79 52.27 5.14 Bank Steel 5.64 Tobacco 5.38 Group Investment Co of - ; Fund Inc (net asset Sovereign 1.83 22.85 21.14 2% 1 10c 1 ^und inc 26.84 Union Preferred Stock Fund—1 7.58 8.26 13.71 14.01 S-l (Quality common 15.16 20.95 26.71 8-2 (Income com 14.36 1-49 4-1-49 1- 3-50 bl.25 1.15% 1.35% 9- 1-49 6- 7- 1- 3-50 bl.25 1.15% 1.30% 10- 3-49 7- 1-49 Bid Oct. 20, 1949 Oct. 27, Nov. 7.38 — 3, 4.82 6.53 7.49 11.05 i 0.93% 0.95 % — Bank of the Bank of 5.72 93c 6.26 A 1.02 50.00 bl.05 0.97% 9.45 67C 100 Trufet 10 — 323 75c Chase 36% 4.87 Series Chemical Bank Bank 15 10 44 % Trust 50% 1 4.57 5.01 Series 16 32% 18.58 93 96 Continental Bank Central 10% 10 3.95 Federation Bank Trust & .10 17% National —10 Bank 1.305 ..100 290 6.80 7.90 Industrial Bank of Commerce. 10 27 2.06 2.35 17% 3.63 Irving Trust Kings County Trust. Lawyers Trust "l 2.25 Guaranty Trust Shares— 1 Manufacturers Insurance Companies Trust & .10 10 lo 87 90 59%' 61% Aetna Life 10 67% 70% Casualty A Surety -25 Co .20 Co Inc 100 12% 5 33% 10 116% 120% Jersey Insurance of N Y 20 47 51 71 »/2 American Alliance 10 17% 26% Maryland Casualty common $2.10 Prior preferred 16% 25 10 49 52 24 29% 317/s 5 31% 8% American Fidelity & American of Newark 14% 16% 8 $1.05 Convertible preferred—5 Massachusetts Bonding 5 23% 25% Merchant Fire Assurance Merchants A Mfrs Casualty-S 14% 2% 21% 22% National American Re-Insurance lo 31 y4 33 % National Fire 28 59% lo 47 Automobile Bankers A New 28 96 lo Fire 66 New common 21% 23% Hampshire Fire York North 31% 61 % ;■ 39 % 41% r 37% 39% f 2 2.50 12.50 10 57% 45% 48% 621% Pacific Fire 10 35% 37% Pacific • 36% 38% Phoenix 17% 27 10 Federal 10 63% Fidelity & Deposit of Md lo 65% 61 64 -f. 10 73 Indemnity Co Preferred 76 10 88% 91% 5 18% Co 10 12 ..100 8% Globe A Rutgers Fire 2nd preferred—. Great com Hanover Fire Hartford Fire Hartford Steam boiler I 28% 30% 5 54% 56% 5 American lo 11% 12% 15 36 15 Accident 60 15% 17% 96% 99% 5 4 % - 37% Republic (N Y) (Texas) 35 iq 104 10 • 36% Bank 45% ; 361/4 38V4 Bid 1 • Bell Telephone of Pa 3s. (Gov't of) -1974 i 35% 106 x270 Trust & 20 • 290 31% 33%); 63 66 53% 56% 45 Bank——13% United States Natl Bank 20 47 Francisco San Bank of Amer N T A S A. .12% X k— Security issues Stocks— Ask Cen 105% 105 ..1974 Canada Duke Power § 4.75% Conn ..1679 27As— 104% 94 97 Seaboard Surety Security (New Haven) Springfield Fire & Marine 1979 103% & Pow 100 $2.20 103 • 54 pfd ii j'; 105 54%" ! Delaware 4.28% Power A Light— 100 103% pfd—50 51% pfd_30 32% preferred Hartford Electric 3.90c 105 . 103 Elec l05 104 Iowa Southern Util 5%% 51% •; Narragansett 1978 3s 1978 England Power 3« ' N 106 Y 2%s States Power 104% North States Pow 101% 3s 1979 105% 1978 105% 106 3s—1979 103% 104% (Wise) Ser Power 8erv 3s^. of Indiana 1007/a 101% West Penn Elec 3%s——1974 103 103 Va Gas A 106 pfd—100 104 Diego 4%% Gas 113% U 107 ; * 100 •' 108<; * > 100 .JX Elec— A 20% 20 8- preferred Gas $4.65 J 107% .104%?,;:.; 112% pfd.100 preferred Staten Island Edison— Tenn 1 105 4.40%—100 Elec— ,jy.. ' 100 $4.75 preferred series G . ' Gas— (Colorado) Rochester San Ohio A Pub Serv of Okla 4.65% 101 104% : Elec pfd (series 1949) Penn Pow A Lgt 4%% 105% (Minn) 1979 State 4%% 34 ' —100 106 _ 21% •108 X 1 Transmission— preferred 103% 100 103% i: ' 10 52% 37 39 10 49% 51% i 55% 10 Standard Fidelity A Guaranty Co—2 58 60 37 U S Fire 65% 68% 107 U S Guarantee Westchester Fire preferred Lt 4.90% Travelers 10 100 —— 52 51% 104% 7% 39 Accident pfd_50 104% 30% 12% 6% $2.50 Ask/1.X Bid Far Ariz Lt A Pwr Central Hudson Gas A Elec— — Kansas Power A Light— 1st mortgage 27/»s Public —2 10 39 38% Detroit .: National First 9% Tenn Gas Transmission 3s—1963 St Paul Fire A Marine U S 10 1 "5% 10 87 5 of Portland'* 680 650 Recent Bonds— Northern 57 5 19% Republic Pittsburgh Pub 10 Casualty Reinsurance Corp v Bank 90 New 114 ' v 34 X:' 55% t. 102% 25 Providence-Washington Fireman's Fund of Frisco Firemen's of Newark 32 ' 18% 69% Fire Assn of Phila Bank^——16 297 290 241 43% Kentucky A W Va Pow 3S.1979 •28% 61% 59% Peerless Globe A X 29% 5 River Northern Employees Group Assoc Employers Reinsurance 282 34 44 42 53% 85 25 2%s 591/4 10 Fire lo General Reinsurance Corp Glens Falls 1 101 Connecticut General Life— Continental Casualty, Cram A Forster inc /; 5 Amsterdam Casualty New 70% 5 f lo New Shippers Boston Camden Casualty (Detroit)—10 National Union Fire 62% 27% ii 25% 100 Peoples First National 16% American Surety Bank—20 Co Farmers Deposit Natl Bank—100 1,530 235 9% 1 5 Assur 555 93? ».. 33% 4 American Casualty' American Equitable 100 Mellon Natl Bank A Trust 44 V 25% 47% Co 10 ... 18% 90 74% 4 315 35% Insur Co of North America 25 Automobile 193 300 Ask Agricultural American 85% 185 30 42 United States Trust. Home *.■ Trust—33% 100 National National 299 i 100 1,480 Title Guarantee A Trust Bid Ask 205 31 29% 100 1.245 —1 Par Bid 195 Detroit 19 Sterling National Aetna 1.00% ,• ? National City National City Bank Aetna Insurance 0.98%; / Savings—..100 A Cleveland Trust County Trust Co (White Plains, N Y) Empire Trust Shares— Ask A Bank Trust Cleveland Trust— A Stamped York Trust 25 Public Nat'l Bank A Trust. 17% Bid bl.05 34% 50 & Co New Par 0.98%: bl.05 . Bank Trust Northern 57'% Trust Morgan (J P) • 0.98% 0.98% bl.05 Commercial National Bank A First 1956XX Amer Trust bl.05 bl.05 —— ; National Harris 52% x55% First 46'A 20 Corn Exchange Bank A Trust.20 18.65 Fiduciary Trust 1955 North 1949 0.98% Companies 38% National 1 11.82 Ask 0.98% bl.05 1949. 1949 National 99 2.80 4.45 , bl.05 — Continental Illinois 47% • 10.83 1.15% Far 338 45% 96 5.89 3.65 i Fifth Avenue Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 : Stks)_l bl.30 City Natl Bank A Trust—.100 10.30 17.29 Shares 15, 22, 29, Chicago 25% 143 19.09 Trustee 1.15% 3-50 Ask 135 16.08 E bl.30 Jan. 5, 1950 Jan; 12, 1950 York Brooklyn Trust 20.97 17.52 Bid 100 17.49 Series 1.15% 1-50 1949. Dec. 0.96% bl.05 — —; Manhattan Co_10 New Bankers 53.00 1 1 Independence Trust 1.15% bl.30 1949 8, Dec. _ 11.21 1 Diversified 1, Dec. York 21% 10.10 1 New 19% Unit Type Trusts— 22.85 29.13 bl.05 Dec. Banks & Trust 10.36 9.90 Wisconsin Investment Co 1.15% bl.30 12.11 10.07 - bl.30 4- 3-50 8.21 7.00 Inc 3-1-50 .5- 1-50 Bid 0.96% Dec. 1949————— Nov. 17, 1949 Nov. 25, 1949 5.28 5.96 9.26 Fund bl.05 8.09 1 Whitehall 1.15% Treasury Bills 0.85 % bl.05 1949- Nov. 10, 1949— 1 Wall Street Investing Corp Wellington Fund Ask bl.30 2- Ask bl.05 18.36 United Income Fund Shares Stks)__1 Fund 8- 11.72 Union Common Stock Fund 1*>.67 Knickerbocker Investors 24.69 9.84 16.54 com 1-49 1.35% < United States 49.92 Street Investment Corp.* State 17.27 com 7- 1.10% 10.69 49.92 1 9.02 (Appreciation 1.55% bl.25 2.48 86c 1.17 12.98 15.83 (Low Priced 1.10% 1-49 16.12 78c 1.06 11.85 1 8-3 bl.25 12- 16.75 2.27 Trusteed Industry Shares 25c Union Bond Fund series A 1 Series B —1 Series C 1 Bonds) 1 K-l (Income pfd Stocks) 1 K-2 (Appreciation pfd Stks)_i 8-4 12-1-49 5-2-49 8.34 14.99 8.68 Stks)-1 Stocks)—1 3-1-49 Bid 1-50 Due 2-49 15 lc lc lc Priced Bonds) 6-1-49 4.13 7.92 (Speculative 1.55 % - Par Standard Invest Co Inc 28.66 24.52 (Low 1.10% 11- 10.82 value) Selected Amer Shares 4.68 27.42 22.48 B-4 5- bl.25 Due 1-49 Scudder, Stevens & Clark 6.28 Keystone Custodian Funds— <B-1 (Investment Bonds) 1 B-2 (Medium Grade Bds)—1 B-3 Dated 1.55% 11- 1-49 1.50% 11.85 1 Fund Investors 1.69 1 10.81 1 A Trading Putnam (Geo) Fund 4.33 Boston—1 Rat©-, 4-1-49 1.55% 7.28 8 Petroleum Republic .0420 ? 11.49 lo Investors Management Fund Ask 1.10% 1.50% 6.42 6.64 9.87 1 1 —1 1 Railroad equipment Television America of Investment Trust Bid X 1.65% 10.16 5.86 3.77 ——1 Pacific Coast Invest Fund—1 Public Utility 1 Ltd— shares 9.27 10.48 oils Railroad .0487 / 100.0231 1950 bl.25 8.56 7.92 .1300' 100.0306 1950 .1055' .1142 100.1160 1-49 2- 11.27 1 Insurance Group shares Dated 1.55% 1.50% 7.81 10c Stock and Bond Group 15.92 10.28 7.58 15, .0780 100.0872 11.42 Shareholders Trust of Boston—l Group shares 14.85 1 1 1 5.72 Aviation 1, 1950 13.24 7.91 7.32 9.44 8.68 5.92 8.18 100.0706 100.1018 Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures Rata 10.35 lo Shares tl%s Oct. 1, tl%s Sept. 3.78 7.61 lc Institutional .0498 3.73 3.44 9.44 4.54 4.85 5.01 8 100.0414 6.16 3.41 12.08 3.76 Investors tlYi* Jan. Ask 3.00 1 4.13 4.41 4.56 Incorporated .0876 ,4.92 5.64 1 lc lc Howe Plan Fund Inc 2.80 4.50 Electrical equipment Railroad stock shares Income Foundation Fund 100.0631 Bid 4.45 Insurance stock 6.91 .1517 X1V*» Dec. 15,1949 Indebtedness— .06751 100.0586 6.94 7.79 8.62 2.57 Utility shares— 6.35 4.07 1%% 100.1426 * (cont)- tiy4S of 6.39 6.66 9.75 4.99 7.21 6.67 8.99 1950 1. tl%s Mar. 1, 1950 Apr. 1, 1950 tl%s June 1, 1950 tl%s July 1. 1950 Certificates 7.23 5.85 7.10 3.42 shares- 6.62 6.07, 8.90 4.54 7.86 2.33 Tobacco 9.54 10.76 Diversified Investment Fund_l Diversified preferred stock—l lo shares 8.82 1 1 Machinery Merchandising Metals lndebt tl%s Feb. 11.67 7.23 lc lc Steel Certificates of tAprll 1, 1950 15.44 14.52 10.65 6.11 5.91 shares shares RR Equipment 13.95 13.52 8.62 5.57 * 5.38 Railroad Bond shares Petroleum Treasury Notes— 13.46 7.87 6.59 lc shares 1 1 Industrial Stock Series -1 Selected Group Series 1 Low Priced Cora Stock Series 1 New England Fund 1 New York Stocks Inc— Agriculture 1 Automobile 1 Aviation 1 Bank stock 1 Building supply 1 Chemical 1 Corporate bond series Diversified Industry 7.46 5.14 Mining 1 Speculative Series Stock Series i| 4.05 4.36 6.94 beneficial point 2%s Feb. Istuet Mass Investors Trust— of 1, 100.4 , Other a 3.26 3.68 Ctfs 1%S May - 1950 82nds of more or 100.2 100.2 1950 15, one Federal Land Bank Bonds— Ask Bid 3.74 2.95 Loan 20, 1.25s 3.48 3.39 !%• Jan. 4.06 3.15 Mass Investors 2nd Fund Inc_l Mutual Fund of Boston Inc—1 Mutual iDvest Fund Inc 1 Nation-Wide Securities— Balanced Fund 1 National Investors Corp 1 National Security Series— Bond series 1 Low Priced Bond Series 1 Preferred Stock Series—; 1 8.39 if ft ft. Figures after decimal point represent 2.61 Managed Funds— Automobile shares A 4.05 v.. 3.74 8% 7.12 Inc Fund Axe-Houehton 2.39 Lnomls Sayles Second Fund_10 34% 33 2 A Bid Lexington Trust Fund 25c Loomis Sayles Mutual Fund—• 5.49 Standard Oilstocks Associated Par Mutual Funda— A*k 5.00 IV* Inc Holding Corp Amerex Bid Par Mutual Funds— 14 4 10 8 36% 785 38% 810 a Odd lot sale Included in year's (not included In year's range), range)>;-eEx-interest, b Big yield price, f Flat price, k Admitted ; •, d Deferred delivery sales (not to listing N. on Y. Stock Ex-/ change, n Admitted to trading N. Y. Curb. rCash sales (not included in year's range), tEx- > liquidating dividend. (UnjT. Admitted to Unlisted Trading privileges, wd When delivered, wl When Issued, x Ex-dlvldend. y-Ex-rights. z Ex-stock dividend. J , 79 83 ♦No 22% 24% U1949 value, tin default. tThese bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. range adjusted (50% stock div. paid on Aug. 31). par : • . , Volume 170 Number 4847 THE THE Bank with clearings this week show a based year COURSE decrease a compared Preliminary figures compiled by ago. us, We 15, clearings from all cities of the United FINANCIAL OF cknnot BANK furnish the last day of the week in all In the elaborate detailed be We present 4.0% below Our those for preliminary the corresponding week totals against $13,027,119,975 for the this center there is stand week in same ended BY Friday^of TELEGRAPH . ■ that week there was increase of an 1.2%; the aggregate of clearings for the whole country having amouhted to $14,251,646,889, against $14,082,048,¥ 584 in the 3.0%;; Our comparative summary for the week follows: CLEARINGS—RETURNS For same week in 1948. Outside of this city there decrease of 3.3%, the bank clearings at this center was a having recorded increase an ■ of 5.7%. We Per Week Ended Oct. 15 New 1949 York: Chicago St. 1 San Francisco Pittsburgh 258,201,000 __L_ / . .'V-Y 1.5 + cities, five days_"_'^_ 2,782,682,360 Cleveland |' 8th St. • 11th >. „ Total all cities, five days. $11,731,121,452 $12,164,780,152 -! All cities, I I day one 778,135,749 ,V''i / Total all cities 9.8 — 6 4.0 933,993,699 742,570,201 451,358,924 619,653,924: 919,405,130524,727,079 391,350,952' 430,891,560 «• " 4 7 « '< __10 6 _^___ Francisco Inc. — + 939,130,951 801,280,461' + 5.5 $ 0.5 400,417,711 6,411,025,278 641,280,360 492,112,741 330,649,049 459,875,815 620,068,285 369.802,815 -245,197,795 350,883,124 829,248,036 714,517,327 7.3 3.5 673,118,680 — 7.9 + 1.3 892,713,432 498,960,259 + 5.2 450,801,200 411,024,032 427,565;662 — 490,640.449 8.5 —12.2 452,364,819 0.9 255,745,047 6.7 697,606,943 + 1.2 13,161,099,557 10,991-,714,233 — (287,288,858 3.3 6,376,415,498 4,729,658,282 — 786(345,436 14,251,646,889 14,082,048,584' 7,052,048,812 Outside New York City 1946 $ 500,223,376 7,003,984,924 907,585,208 6,818,735,352 T- 'v.!'-, 1947 3.3 390,079,262 562,791,159 733,974,968 Ill cities — — 436,063,408 284,594,204;, .____-_____10 or Dec: % , . 7,277,767,940 •• 16 i, 's 7,681,108,139 " 10 ; Total tiv;- $12,509,257,201 $13,027,119,975 ! ; Dallas I: .fc week_ for 862,339,823 ma¬ 556,301,272 ; Louis 12th San 3;e — 1949 538,018,109 n 9th Minneapolis ; 10th Kansas City ' 6.5 — Philadelphia 5th Richmond ! 6th Atlanta " 2,600,565,505~ 12 ; 1 7th Chicago 2.7 — Reserve Districts: $ —12 cities York 4th —13.3 —17.6 ' 204 ,232,851 summary by Federal • Boston 3rd —14.1 $9,382,097,792 days. I i 5.3 283 ,460,615 $9,130,555,947 five a Reserve'Districts 2nd New i cities Other •-i- 100,000 :.;<V 207,344,199 * Federal 1st 315 ,538,180 260,004,150 ... 3.4 9.5 — 300 583,000 - 245,670,067 __J Baltimore Ten 270 furnish Week Ended Oct. 8— 3.4 280 371,231 255,900,000 - 4 404, 902,958 - we and in the SUMMARY OF BANK CLEARINGS 13.4 + 820 000,000 391,083,935 __ Cleveland ' , 253,776,490 - , City Louis - 848,000,000 1 • __ Kansas following 3.0 — 614, 119,916 - In the Cent $5,888, 789,041 696,673,026 Philadelphia Boston 1948 $5,713,903,080 drop of 12.2%; in the Dallas Reserve District of 0.9% San Francisco Reserve District of 6.7%. the group the Philadelphia Reserve District of 0.5%. The Richmond Reserve District has to its credit a gain of 3.5%, but the Cleveland Reserve District suffers a loss of 7.3% and the Atlanta Reserve District of 7.9%. The Chicago Reserve District has managed to increase its totals by 1.3% and the St. Louis Reserve District by 5.2% but the Minne¬ apolis Reserve District falls behind' by 8.5%. - In the Kansas City Reserve District the totals show a statement, however, which Oct. 8. in and has to be estimated. cases 43 cities according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and from this it appears that in the New York District (including this city) the totals register an improvement of 5.5% but in the Boston Reserve Dis¬ trict the totals record a falling off of 3.3% by week. further below we are able to give the final complete results for the week previous — the week and 'At 1948. 16ss for the week ended a last $12,509,257,201 at next able at time of States (1531) CLEARINGS covered them from which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings will year. CHRONICLE today; inasmuch as the week Saturday' and the Saturday figures are not avail-" going to press. Accordingly, in the above ends the country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Oct. & Complete and exact details for the week the foregoing will appear in our issue of telegraphic advices from the chief cities of upon COMMERCIAL — t 177,350.305 - 493,050,955- Our usual monthly detailed statement of transactions1 1. We .also furnish tod&y a summary of the' clearings for Exchange is appended.1 The re-> the nibnth of September. For that month there was a de¬ sults for September4 and * the nine months Of 19.49 and i crease for the entire body of clearing houses of 3.7%; the' 1948 follow: 1949 aggregate of clearings having been $62,627,924,171 Description— —Month ot September— ; Stdcks— Number of Reserve District suffers a loss of 9.9% and the" Atlanta Reserve District of 3.8%.- In the Chicago Re¬ serve District the' totals are smaller ',1949 fshs._ ; 1949 1948 : > aggregate $65,023,177,484. In the New YorkReserve-District the totals show a falling off of 1.7%; in the BSstoh Reserve District of 4.3% and in the Phila¬ 1948 23,837,155^ 17,563,530 176,775,404 $47;i69,00d2 Railroad & Misc. Internat'l Bank_ $56,869,900 95.00Q. $510,129,100 862,000. 5,679,000; 68,791,770 ^ Foreign govt.- 17,000 225,503,422 8,166.000 U. 8. government Total- bonds > - 61,000 258,000 :• $719,452,800 461,000 . Monthof • September— Federal Reserve 1st Boston • $788,646,980" 2nd The volume of transactions in share properties on the- 5tfc 1949 1948 No. Shares No. Shares 20,217,606 23,556,803 23,757,877 19,336,900 51,510,197 17,179,755 1st Quarter 16,801,286 21,135,600 — 22.992.575 1946 30,483,608,708 16 " 3,859,065,494 3,567,252,061 " 1,991,846,236 60,011.467 34,612,565 20,619,550 42,769,258 20,615,786 30,922,212 17,482,740 5,720,239,403 2,058,115,590 7 " 16 " 15 " 2,541,410,445 1 11 " 2,262,032,783 __19 " ._ City 12th 21,716,872 San Francisco 1,791,340,037; 30,409,809 17.767,357 2,744,087,209 " 10th Kansas 31,426,715 18,179,374 " 11th Dallas 667651,580 111.266,707 19,313,984 16 30 Louis " 'Total / '( or 55,260,715 108,304,035 . Six1 Months July 18,751,895 21,785,250 August September 3rd Months The 83,553,396 25,472,787 33,203,810,608 We append another table 5.8 3,679,958,182 9.9 0.7 3,454,636,147 1,835,099,988 3.8 2,533,441,002 1.5 2.9 5,450,157,988 1,908,139,112 —10.8 1,840,466,152 9.0 2,513,517,106 2,001,027,261 — — — — — - 5.4 8.1- 57,187,920 16,017,170 55,643,415 43,450.216 84,852,398 1st 2n<T-New 176,775,404 225,503,422 181,013,071 279,672,501 course of bank 3rd 3,309,922,306 '3.7 60,851,345,965 31,760,729,627 t .< BANK (000,000 , . 1949 i 1948 $ . York New Chicago - ■ 2,971 __ 1,812 3,656 ____ 1947 1946 $ $ $..._, 29,424 _ Boston Phila. > w+L, 113 Pittsburgh1,208 1,194 1,099 1,003 1,334 1,183 San 1,785 1,622 Fran._ 1,619 913 $ $ - 914 10,661 9,257 11.481 9,991 1,535 14,362 15,455 14,232 860 750 7,988 8,133 671 588 6,349 11,262 6,805 6,047 1,047 12,670 11,242 Outside 1,251 1,298 1,089 11,423 12,390 10,802 9,085 970 9,460 10,309 8,846 Orl'ns 530 554 " 24,551,624,202 30 " 50,626,491,271 11 7,406 : 4,521 4,167 3,987 1,653 1,477 1,276 14,667 14,848 12,881 11,034 508 439 380 4,466 4,506 3.951 496 379 4,323 4,604 4,265 3,409 ; Providence! 108 110": 102 97 940 1,013 932 Milwaukee- 258 251- 229 192 2,296 2,294 342 362 352 308 3,030 3,219 1,982 2,988 1,720 i Buffalo 408" 351 485 420 361 222 227" 198 164 Richmond > 285 460 Indian'polis' 421 3,358 643 K i 634 __ 433 393 * —- 509 542 558 306 509 395 + Salt Lake C. 236 253' Hartford 116 105 Tot.27cities 54,042 Other cities Total Out. all — y-: -97 - 8,974 " 7,792 65,023 60,851 add now our - 3,290 2,840 2,359 •' 3,962 3,498 3,051 2,018: 1,788 1,486; 4,724 4,255 3,787 1 3,200 2,894 2,383 4,301 4,601 173 2,062 2,091 87 989 956 - 6,458 "75,903 55,628 560,631 N.Y.C. 33,203 35,148 31,760 27,359 294,122 We 2,482 3,782 56,849 53,059 49,170 484,728 8,585 62,627 217 • 845' 4,719 3,311 543 348 ' Seattle following compilation 3,853 £. 1,404 •—891 779- 469,655 455,401 77,386 65,682 $ January February Mass.—Boston." 583,398 535,337 511,175: 1948 Y Total, 1st Quarter New Bedford — —. Total (14'Cities) — — — 280,778,134,621 33,078,940,538 30,740,505,780 5.1 29,894,489,407 26,360,897,892, 0.2 14,934,508,752 " 22,320,593,737 47,713,228,884" 16,278,501,985 *. 13,148,973,049 " 21,381,155,279' " 0.4 4.4' 2.7 5.3 7.8 ; 13,555,061,084 19,911,371,626 41,041,194,806 14,062,512,5671 10,944,317,328 17,632,370,026 13,650,381,615 2.3 16,427,300,101* 6.2 26,885,215,090 3.9 535,337,764,131 511,175,164,016 " 4.1 271,080,892,773 238,185,979,463 ' 19,194,792 '" 1,914,206,015;*: 8,004,248' 7,988,155^ 4,316,598 4,092,600 — 66,698,329,329 23,909,936,822 . .32,636,033 22,232,038 57,470,663,632 V 61,328,509,538 188,063,555,453 390,518,647,681 Months 6 July 60,116,443,954 August 61,332,548,193 4.6": 3.6''. — 62,188,339.063 62,627,924,171 ; — 65,023,177,484 Total 3rd 9 Quarter 184,076,916,318 192,879,985,298 560,631,616,965 Months 583,398,632,979 ■ — — or 1949 "116,561,343 — — 105,269,437" 5.8 5.3" " + + — 0.2 66,828,806' 72,446,226" 36,503,976 39,199,393 9.5 33,338,997 32,757,495 1.3 1.4 + 10.7 - 46,715,957, 11,504,800.* 11,126,500" 5,495,515 * 2,203,363,435 110,263,600' :: 5,972,265" 2,301,120,288 f- — 8.9 + 3.4 — — — 72,551,272 172,254,029. 17,480,472,524; 9.9 3.0 2.0 8.0 4.3 Inc. or . 68,335,286 287,879,980- 73,597,974 • 297,002,375' 210,263,649' ,989.087,783; 956,778,859s - 199,530,468 412,807,628 ;*; 106,330,700; 940.301,000' 52,257,695 20,283,506,518' 430,194,412: 107,458,800-' 3,013,786,600; 55,576,673 21,014,340,281; 32,597,114,173- >. ; 35,448,835,893 197,339,640,533 202,693,016,371 30;961,385,266 1.4' + "■ 32,617,197,751 33,203,810,608 3.7 ' 4.6" 96,782,393,625 3.9 34,837,902,34433,940,101,695 35,148,032;681' Inc. or Dec. % — — — — — 3.5 r 0.7 0.6 : 1.2 ! 4.4:- — 2.2 — 5.1 — — 4.0 2.6 —HI ^ — — 3.9' 5.52 103,926,036,^2^ —*6.d 306,619,053,091 < 294,122,034,158 —' 4.1-' years: 1949 Dec. % 64,fe52,099 33,839,268,189 - -Weak Ended October 8 1948 155,113,7031 16,870,638,397 100,807,798,116 101,885,218,255 Sept. 30- $ 2.0 - 97,767,836,423 8.5'; — — 29,923,848,922 35,336,817,667 33,626,823,708 ■ — 65,667,968,751 , 31,894,721,758 . 4.5;'- 35,547,131,527 32,246,290,957 . 1.2 ". — 197,169,769,556 376,554,700,647 + r. $• r 99,571,804,110 7.9* — — ;•<: 2.5 — 69,422,367,362 Total, 2nd Quarter 2.5 — 62,064,219,618 66,267,522,393 2.4 — 69,179,885,164 * Total, + 22,924,127 1948 $ 34,301,881,896 29,710,132,367 35,559,789,847 2.7 — 65,683,182,576 May — 7,940,174 33,103,437 r:, 108,099,900 — Dec. % 60,467,523,522 Dec. % 42,573,561: — 1949'' Inc. or $ 193,348,878,125 June 8,474,035i " — R. I.—Providence .41 v- _________ N. H-—Manchester — 18,588,379.849 273,309,657,615 4.8 Clearings Outside New York 1948 188,491,145,194 April Inc. $ ■ 4,481,574 8,043,125 Lowell New Haven — — 19,965,199,694 3.7 Clearings, Total All 56,098,307,679 -Jan; 1 to 3,887,775 Waterbury — 24,177,755,090 Nine Months 3.5 showing the figures for each City for the month of September and the week ended Oct. 8 for four 1,812,982,124"*" Conn.—Hartford 1946 $ the clearings by months since Jan. 1, 1949 and 1948. 67,473,571,210 Total 18,089,525" ' covers 64,919.266,305 September 8,304,420 — >■ Worcester.. — 55,774] 306,619~271,080~ 238,185 1949 Springfield + — - years: 1947 .. District—Bosto-n Me.—Bangor — 306,619,053,091 $ - 3,420 1,728 - 506,012 detailed statement Clearings at— Reserve — 583,398,632,979 1949 -Month of September- First Federal 560,631,616,965 — 20,193,252,467 31,490,764,655 294,122,034,158 ' March 2,027 V ' Memphis 29,543,694,859 City 3,390 539 1 " 183 cities New York r"1" •- n MONTHLY CLEARINGS 500 ___ " 22,289,424,172 19,732,203,543 19 Months— 488 Denver 14,471,185,484 5,180 1,690 St.' Paul 18,063,975,784 " " 7 6,756 • Louisville.J ___ " 15 — 466 & 4,688 473 7,322 Omaha — 32,612,315,249 — __16 ; City Francisco The 9,304 1,374 16,562,377,165 16 ; Total 13,236 1,319 1,440 " Dallas 12th San 9,526 758 1,255 Detroit. 11th *• 287,041,666,505 37,116,263,636 34,355,970,427 16,526,573,919 24,657,253,707 52,970,426,265 18,569,828,850 15,284,537,177 Louis Kansas 27,359,938,443 ■ 8,149 1,084 10,087 11,242 1,432 1,161 _ Mihheapoirs New 1946 $ 705 City Cleveland 1947 $ 35,328,445,876 " Minneapolis 55,628,354,347 " Nihe Months " 21,014,340,281 276,566,372,842 8 Chicago 9th 1948 1,258 _ CincinnatiKansas Atlanta 20,283,506,518 " 17 • St. Dec. % " ; 7th 10th 1949 V Richmond 8th ! > ■ 29,875 29,090 28,268 266,509 276,779 264,256 272,989 3,107 3,017 2,522 26,699 28,725 26,489 23,149 1,914 1,885 17.480 1,767 16,870 16,786 15,726 3,881 3,498 3,135 33,513 29,359 35,277 31,472 St.. Louis Baltimore • CLEARINGS AT LEADING CITIES IN SEPTEMBER Month of September Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 : omitted) " Inc. or $ Nine Months 16 Cleveland 6th of September and the nine months ended with September in each of the four years is shown below. . ——11 im 14 ; Philadelphia 5th month 14 cities York'_ 1,401,474,980 2,000,925,138 1,588,422,227 2,817,349,340 5.5 — 1948 Nine Months : 4th clearings at leading cities for the Districts Boston 1,706,050,374?f showing clearings by: Federal Reserve Districts id the nine months for four $ federal Reserve San 1946 35,148,032,681 1949 20,807,082 9.0%,1 the 2,095,077,394 29,155,504,197 3,298,336,680 3,000,146,857 1,644,732,397 2,289,318,816 4,571,015,947 . + 65,023,177,484 20,595,100 14,153,458 17,563,530 64,374,300 „r__ . 24,585,115 15,039,275 23,837,155 ____ Quarter. Nine 58,718,076 112,401,104 168,315,502 125,369,656 194,820,103 ..w of and in 2,242,268,638 30,082,712,083 , 4.3 i 2nd Quarter decrease — 3,707,153,470 62,627,924,171 Outside New York City Min¬ In the Kansas City\ a — 2,791,365,560 V 2,390,635,303 3,405,562,720' 183 cities the ! in the —1.7 3,959,490,319 1,977,438,873 2,853,236,146 5,805,585,570 2,118,791,653 2,008,022,044 Minneapolis record in 1947 — 4,098,003,940 " 8 Chicago 8th St. 34,092,745 25,663,765 57,140,389 April " Atlanta 9th totals 1.5%, and Dec. % 7th No. Shares 18,825,034 1947 Inc. 2,301,120,288 31,012,334,318 __17 " 2.9% Reserve District of 5.4% , 14 Richmond i by Francisco Reserve District of 8.1%; 2,203,363,435 6th No. Shares March; Philadelphia York District District the 1948 $ 14 cities Reserve in the Ddllas 1949 Districts 4th Cleveland 1946 to 1949 is indicated in the following: January February New 3rd • Ne\y York Stock Exchange for the first nine months of; Months— Reserve District has to its credit 64,443,680 f 1,048,500 _ Louis neapolis Reserve District by 10.8%. delphia Reserve District of 5.8%. The Richmond Reserve a gain of 0.7%, but the Cleve- _ 3,702,000 $55,413,000- $62,901,900 * $580,243,870 ' __ by St. and the 1948 -Nine Months—— Bonds- ! land the: Ne\y York Stock on —11.0 . vl —10.0. — , 3.5 — 1947 Dec. % $ 3,494,725; —-37.2 2,089,605 6,759,051 —18.0 4,758,736 4,400,087 3.8 421.857,731 338,833,158 7.1 1,869,592 1,885,676 ~906~67l, ~6~42~992 464,050,834: 1,774,318 1,910,619 1.8 1,026,541 1.293,025 — — ! 7.1 1,997,301 9,246,075"" 5.1 5,556,881; + 3.4 25,527,361' — 4.0 11,952,398' — ; $ 1,885,837" 2,194,7901 3.1: — — 1946 5,540,933 6.9 + Inc. or $ .446,291,851' 7.8 — 1948 $ - —20.6 2,071,849 'I — 7,621,897! 5,811,322 ; •24,894,544' 11,829,018" 3.6 21.3 + 2,117,376"v 1,"502J39 7,155,040" 5,521,7081 + 4.4 5,130,932 2.5 — 21,832,114 1.0 + 9,401,156 0.7 21,741~600 3,901,868' 15,012,155' 6,660,141 ■ — — — — 1.0. 7.2 6.0 3.5 - ■ .. .. ; 25,242,300 T 1,667,360". 538.018,109 f „ s- 1 25,072,300 ' 1,492,088 »" 556,301,272 ■ + +11.7 — 3.3 1,362,823 500,223,376- I9,¥l4~500: 857,450'* 400',417,711! U ' -Jan. 1 to Month of September 1949 Clearings at— $ Reserve District—New York— Second Federal ... — - - Buffalo Klmira.™ 6,873,062 - New York— Rochester Syracuse Newark Northern N.J Oranges Total (14 Third Federal cities) 4,881,791 4,021,297 5,207,036 20,913,438 13,639,141 3,905,417 5,735,809 1,785.213 3.7 7,432,911,537 2.9 21,167,478 1,886,420 7,029.993,772 19,831,342 12,734,327 12,479,463 14,090,136 14,041,676 69,064.477 76.048,372 1.5 266.509,582,807 276,779,579,888 — 3.2 739,978,301 762.076.804 4.3 492,513,898 513,708,731 0.8 103,066,290 103,665,743 494,150,452 501,161.424 — $ 29,471,137 1,'645,262,249 1,386,338,739 2,036,005,440 SV 9.7 64,953,761 65,295,196 1.7 273,566,372,842 287,041,666,505 — 5.4 4.6 — 50,176,719 + 15.3 1,549,869 1,034,889 5.4 1,703,633 1,310,495 + 5.7 6,784,684,059 6,262,055,951 + 6.7 17,330,055 12,276.877 6,890,520 — ' + V 2.0 10,414,160 + 0.3 11,685,702 9,862,319 775.577 + 3.7 42.010,272 + 3.0 35,795.925: 26.057,403 46,957,591 49,372,623 4.9 45,347,824 20,284,865 7,003,934,924 6,411,025,278 — 7,277,767,340 7,681,103,139 " 530.333 650,885 ' ; !• ■i 3.7 — 2,255,905 69,613,059 804,643 0.5 — 8,058,402 2,320,916 4.4 44,214,885 . i. 7.4 — 21,388,737 + 18.2 — i.» 1.4 '— 27,877,706 vV 0.6 — 1,568,814,560 — 4.1 — — —13.0 3,656,000,000 11,081,473 —11.3 w; Norristown — — Philadelphia ——— Reading 4,910,048 11,487,327 — . Hazleton— N. J.—Trenton —, + 5.5 Reserve Federal Ohio—Canton District—Cleveland— Newark 18,838,102 79,131,171 i . OH City 1,208,671,162 Ky.—Lexington 13,901,635 14,879,829 2,949,729 4,861,958 2.735,285 + 7.8 2,860,112 1,904,117 1.2 4,315,833 + 12.7 4,618,728 3,014.633 4.6 97,829,852 95,646,789 2.3 2,696,470 2,435,853 + 10.7 2,533,904 1,718,110 153,480,146 166,336,078 7.7 3,736,209 3,367,707 3,817,976 2,692,506 11,5^60,643 11,907,269 2.9 6.3 54,054,315 54,922,514 1.6 344,446,450 351,304,849 2.0 11,261,913 9,939,569 + 13.3 7,324,366 312.628,063 291,176.896 7.4 8,947,157 5,811,442 + 54.0 6,863,564 6,490,282 5.8 35,328,445,876 37,116,263,636 4.8 933,993,699 939,130,951 0.5 829,243,036 641,280,380 272,703,209 264,050,019 6,349,552,532 — — 3.4 - v 1,262,280,700 1,338,531,400 9.9 62,135,409 63,643,181 5.1 40,257,541 37,329,198 v 5.1 172,458,998 7 — - . "• 6,569,590 161,665,982 660,326,200 1.5 ; 23.432,364 '.i 9.7 17,304.375 9.5 11,242,867,193 7.2 187,568,912 163,177,718 —17.6 159,249.415 144,325.044 —12.0 4,172,500 3,347,983 + 11.2 5,494,331 6,253,913 265,183,343 291,934,149 — 9.2 258,401,029 175,237,377 742,570,201 801,280,461 — 7.3 714,517,327 492,112;741 + 9.9 32,612,315,243 34,355,970,427 5.7 + 159,702,933 — 17,494,300 5,111,398 165,526,075 7.4 27,388.200 6,333,591 183.590,159 — 0.1 96,574,254 4,499,600 195,852,083 —11.4 188,786,617 7,044,742 11,481,145,293 — — 4,418,292 151,318,597 261,050,937 5.2 — 16.741,423 — 32,827,500 6,691,733 2.0 7.8 — 23,212,440 — 32,784,400 1.2 9.7 6.7 624,875,812 — — — ffki +15.0 170,507,607 9.9 295,095,905 2.4 — + 241,850,153 6.9 — 163,378,081 266,382,477 5.7 — f 6,599,837 160,157,154 7.8 — : 6,518,435 6.7 — 184,798,061 278,204,319 3.2 — 6,805,791,818 12,390,169,577 + 3,959,490,319 , 7.0 11,423,458,523 — 16,061,212 0.9 3.4 + 2.1 — 4.2 — "7—11.1. 3.8 — 0.6 — 5.1 — District—Richmond— 48,682,000 C.—Charleston 33,743,842 Frederick 35,834,955 4,813,451 4,501,321 C.—Washington — — + 1,991,846,286 7 ■ * 1.7 ft 2,615,587 3,170,404 10.453,000 133,940,421 138,211,539 1.2 _ 11,919,000 0.1 + — 3.554,278 3,738,907 216,430,250 209,004,099 5.8 288,951,531 269,094,442 0.1 7,988,779,529 8,133,485,731 1.8 6.9 39.495,680 39,547,475 . 0.1 1,977,438,873 I 1,776,572 2,300,224 + 14.0 11,564,000 8,065,000 3.1 122,056,123 109,855.209 1 1 4,000,644 3,743,163 J 132,645,841 145,694,910 — 4.9 • - 1 — + 3.6 'J' V: 2,854,009,905 2,686,273,752 + 6.2 82,899,388 71,485,459 0.7 16,562,377,165 16,526,573,919 + 0.2 451,358,924 436,063,403 + —17.5 — 7.4 + + 11.4 298,873,990 332,922,351 Total (8 cities) 130,144,861 131,700.026 7.9 _ 433,349.000 4,724.241,313 — 914,353,755 « 108.882,180 440.825,000 4,719,881,845 —15.2 15,766,653 913,761,573 Columbia—- Md.—Baltimore., 100.288.814 1.1 2.2 + 648,506,109 13,369,215 Richmond 48,159,000 634,322,200 "Va.—Norfolk —10.6 11,443.090 10,231,654 W. Va.—Huntington Federal Reserve 902,000,000 198,228,019 + 15.1 16,879,893 W. Va.—Wheeling Federal Reserve 892,000,000 5.1 195,828,341 — 20,813,924 3,567,252,061 5.0 1.5 — 22,280,562 18,432,687 Total (17 cities) 614,000,000 4.0 —14.7 1,334,847,771 ... 794,000,000 2.6 55,853,234 — 1,887,000 20,685,079 r;";: Pittsburgh Erie i.4 1.1 37,633,487 36,668.977 ' 5.8 —12.9 2,639,679 1,704,444 :V 2,Yl5~390 35,277,000,000 115,498,091 8.2 —10.7 27,056,354 *2,600,000 County— 3,645,289 53,622,165 — 71,976,555 Greensburg— 735,933 2.5 — 33,512,000,000 109,580,558 — 20,231,052 Toledo— 3,877,330 + 11.8 4,574,149 . 3,780,836 —12.2 21,104,327 - 2.6 ■ 160,028,100 4,340,335 20,038,149 31,130,297 , 127,665,393 812,181 + —11.8 1,440.744,484 Youngstown Lorain— Mansfield 124,359,745 — 7,332,933 .. 8.3 1,027,563 1,167,203 1,054,293 —14.8 —15.7 32,697,905 6,606,303 Hamilton 4.2 — 758,334.419 136,516,500 ;.i Columbus 201,433,693 1,357,601 1.2 —13.6 •n' ftp ft:.-: 1,255,395,487 Cleveland 192,909,975 — 4,098,003,940 29,196,892 705,183,989-] — Cincinnati-. 1.7 1,498,683 1,276,957 —16.1 28,484,720 3,859,065,494 Total (16 cities) 1,343,353 — 6,725,058 49,803,741 43,723,053 31,837,865 Del.—Wilmington 1,305,841 1,160.464 —10.7 1,394,858 6,299,758 1,322,006 5.9 — 12,040,715 ■— 2.0 45.525,343 — 20,907,971 1,229,662 DuBois 2.9 41,055.107 42,829,072 — 6,246,282 17,633,324 Wilkes-Birre 45,076.369 41,895,851 4.9 — 4,373,538 21,469,103 Scranton 43,751,723 —18.1 3,881,000,000 13,208,303 21,786,595 ; Lebanon, Sixth 9.2 6.2 —11.9 14,869,136 Harrisburg Lancaster D. 1,561,438 + —14.0 21,275,624 8. 1,800,772 — + 5,475,969 Fifth 0.1 62,553,204 + 5,501,382 Bethlehem Fa.—Beaver 1946 Reserve District—Philadelphia— Chester Fourth 77.819.265 —23.2 31,012,334,318 Fa.—Altoona York 2,737,121 74,406,435 — . + 10.9 24.352,963 3,235,590 5.9 62.608,899 7.3" 26,999,532 5.4 5.5 — 7,206,014 30,433,608,708 - $ 23.3 114,194,430 3,219,810,184 — 11,828,346 62,949,945 3,305,860 183,248,585 242,077,341 . 1947 Dec. % + 120,375,790 — 54,817,170 6,509,575 ft. J.—Montclair Inc. or $ + 1,132,833,698 1,396,592,193 3,030,454,909 + 29,875,144.803 83,247,061 11,920,602 43,370,432 2,911,703 157,610,981 210,687,847 Conn.—Stamford : 5.7 + -V. 57,183,183 - Utica. 1948 1949 Dec % — 8,758,913 8,213,592 29,424,113,563 80,612,111 Jamestown + 15.6 96,180,334 13,717,480 362,979,354 7,250,731 Binghamton . ' 111,203,874 14,713,103 342,307,351 tl. Y.—Albany. -Week Ended October 8- $ Inc or 1948 $ , Dec. % Monday, October 17, 1949 Sept. 30 1949 Inc. or 1948 , FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL THE (1532) l\ -Ww.* + 16 0 67,012,430 61.514,190 + 3.5 390,079,262 330,649,049 + 9.8 + | District—Atlanta— Tenn.—Knoxville 613 749.829 641, 683,340 2,554. 320,369 2,589, 620,238 6.6 8,420, 600,000 8,660, 000,000 21,706,945 —15.2 161 ,104,594 159, 021,485 — 288,310,980 288,156,122 + 939,800,000 1,006,100,000 — 18,402,700 Augusta 2.5 0.1 68,443,568 66,753,429 Nashville Ga.—Atlanta 16,475,545 0 ' Tampa— Ala.—Birmingham. 145, 450,206 1.5 131. 556,705 4.2 420,743,053 25,992,785 27,448,133 Montgomery 16,336,947 17,775,312 17,579,000 18,180,000 Miss.—Hattiesburg Jackson 33,160,003 5,902,056 1,865,362 530,817,312 2,744,087,209 142, —20.5 304, 511,038 5.0 47. 727.088 53, 082,126 —13.7 554,367,876 2,853,236,146 Total (16 cities) 144, 535,000 16. 142,417 17, 042,024 4.2 4,688 161,586 4,521, 235,779 3.8 24,551,624,202 24,657,253,707 — — — ,... 1.3 5,529,747 4,405,560 + 25.5 4,618,197 3,217,601 2.4 3?75~7~887 3,753,454 —"o~.i 0.6 70,891,699 67,029,582 49,322,541 3.0 947755.041 —12.2 135, 728,578 3.3 57,193,799 161,600.000 6,957,796 + 270, 947,715 130 966,711 62,770,139 199,600,000 — 3,449, 561,949 237 787,751 — 2,161,874 La.—New Orleans 3,552, 195,975 5.3 4.2 —22.6 — 220, 702,363 8.1 — 6,209,923 Vlcksburg 3.3 — 41,699,699 Meridian 3,155 ,449,955 247, 364,978 + 407,486,241 Mobile 6.1 12,943.987 14,509,517 66,837,874 283,800,000 —10.1 3,173 040,168 + — 14,812,509 69,642,235 223,400,000 + 134, 749,918 336,544,076 22,070,871 16,262,527 1.4 2.8 — 161, 833,235 — 23,417,258 Fla.—Jacksonville—. —11.6 16,241,356 322,530,696 Macon 18,639,150 *16,000,000 Columbus 4.4 — — + 89,519,866 + ~5.8 987l3~4,60l 70,166,417 6,563,872 + 6.0 7,187,403 6,165.934 3.5 1.6 + 326, 701,789 5.8 12.1 — 243,000 2,~506~982 + 3/70L946 64,090,059 6.8 — —10.1 5.3 — 595,290 127,914,536 130,195,673 — 0.4 + 542,456 3.7 — 619,653,924 673,118,680 — — 8.9 651,863 414,373 2.2 107,527,434 96,344,181 7.9 562,791,159 459,875,815 y Seventh Federal District—Chicago— Reserve Mich.—Ann Arbor 5,730,660 Grand Rapids 14,848,820,543 147,109,777 149,326,442 —10.3 — — 55,701,818 206,570.060 10,698,586 —18.0 83,856.525 7,924,101 + 11.2 73,068,802 65,317.463 21,490,248 25,451,218 —15.6 204,515,608 238,419,742 50,240,769 50,517,681 0.5 455,062,988 434,350,248 + 227,910,041 2.2 2,027,037,133 2,018,786,369 + 0.4 260,554,700 254,251,068 8,777,938 Bay City 8,809,989 8outh Bend 30,445,315 Terre Haute - 17,565,705 > Milwaukee. — — — 17,990,685 + t - ■ — — 28,749,648 ;V • til,284,153 < 258,598,928 3,986,227 1102,943,094 7,940,214 1,274,948 Manitowoc.. Des Moines 142,309,842 Ames 5,097,319 ; Peoria 45,810,956 70,201,997 — — 9,022,155 STissiiH 4,499~151 V - 5,555,727 3,804,199 ■ 5.0 46,482,000 30,478,000 (I + 22.7 5,811,798 4,257,906 I + 13,054,104 -r- + 0.6 + t 3.7 58,174,597 > V 12.638.783 58,530,550 36,972.118 51,328,327 —28.0 +20.2 1,084,545,241 0.9 515.974.330 528,397.323 + 88.2 22,367,132 18.087,151 —23.9 50,682,611 55,960,949 3.8 43,058,149 47,134,859 4.4 26,699,479,249 28,725,847,106 7.2 119,958,777 6.7 123,290,058 406,831,767 439,109,797 7.6 184,165,715 193.115.617 3.6 129,656,833 139,245,658 3.3 15,712,005 16,372,746 1.5 50,626,491,271 52,970,426,265 v + — — • + 49,105,074 — 20,807,967 15,673,547 1,682,630 5,805,585,570 — — + — 3.7 5.6 4,226,543 3,998,046 5.7 3,867,079 3,171,745 + 0.6 36,453,728 29,086,162 + 25.3 26,777,374 22,532,549- — 2.4 15,524,270 13,455,661 + 15.4 14,285,585 10,522,956 — ... +23.7 9.4 -. — — + — — — — — 1,252,501 879,774 690,342,365 472.657.401 5,562,963 ' 6.3 3,972,383 16,850,591 7,831,252 1 0.2 ;> 4,538,642 + 64.5 8.6 1,753,673 1,065,738 7.1 687,674,503 7,405,816 695,548,523 2.8 7.3 12,029,629 "11,321,227 + 4.6 4,862,944 4,851.567 + 4,349,245, + 14.0 3,906,236 2,305,275. 1.3 892,713,432 620,068,235 1.3 234,300,000 197,500,003 6.9 : - 4,956,784- 4,399,722 .* - 1.1 + 68.3 - . 3,487,378 1,113,615.774 1,194,118,708 6.7 10,087.739.356 10,661.695.162 11.242.090 10,876,276 + 3.4 98,853,919 98.082,631 1,505.970 1,499,480 + 0.4 14,131,247 Ky.—Louisville 13,999,663 488,066,867 508,749,867 Tenn.—Memphis 433,621,503 393,974,405 1.758,181 1,805,267 8,305,205 7,767,650 independence EI.—Jacksonville Quincy. Total (7 cities). 2,053,il5,590 ' t- JJ 4 _ , ' — 4.1 4,466,584.133 4,506,041,344 + 10.1 3,311,540.580 3,200,105.932 — 2.6 14,896,828 15,745,963 + 6.9 70,229,721 74,158,155 — 2.9 — 2,118,791,653 .. ■ 18,063,975,784- 18,569,828,850 — + 4.4 919,405,130 907,535,208 5.4 276,700,000 280.300,000 0.9 109,153,742 10*3,283.075 + 0.3 101,789,075 72,305,493 3.5 136,446,563, 108,401,938 + 25.9 112,740,377 98,556,621 + '< — — 0.8 0.9 + + — — — ,, 4.0 Cighth Federal Reserve District—St. LouisCape Girardeau ! —10.0 5,720,239,403 Mo.—St Louis I t 0.7 33,082,079 14,683,678 V 6,223,134 —16.3 4.6 143,829,990 1,733,501 cities) 41.043,322 69,699.917 0.1 11,379,881 15,109,424 (30 39,157,777 1.3 + 23,809,545 135,785,254 1,090,975,130 19,231,823 8pringfield Sterling 8.2 5,877,366 53,564.000 7,638,139 2.5 0.8 3,107,725.016 15,741,583 4,921,788 56,248,000 t2.942.520 2,294.151,875 + 5,298,363 2,971,877,232 Rockford— 2,296,537,186 + 58,393.642 3,650,238 Decatur i7l~5L241 ~0~6 0.1 —22.7 118,362,076 5,409,146 ' Bloomington Chicago + — 1,940,099 -ftpi 58,944,009 m.—Aurora ~8.3 11.9 7,110,821 15,124,158 Sioux City.; + —14.2 167,482,589 2.9 + — —13.0 t 167,298,672 — 3,553,000 14,537,015 5.7 — 96,379,943 — 1,265,400 2,745,670 . ' •; 219,047,721 + 8,042,006 Watertown > 2.4 •+— 4,342,921 Sheboygan 5.9 '.v x 251,196,527 . Oshkosh Iowa—Cedar Rapids 47942,011 1,583,463 4.8 222,946,654 Muskegon Wis.—Madison 9,350,682 47913,990 1,936,162 + 55.0 1.2 401,648.888 55,049,198 22,287,781 Indianapolis 10,129,605 8.4 — 367,841,102 21,982,222 Gary 1,377,527 1.5 1.4 6,479,175 Ind.—Ft. Wayne 2,135,168 1.2 r.V— 9.9 46,182,019 6,329,802 Lansing Total 14,667,759,985 7.0 2.3 41,616,954 Jackson . 58.170.161 2.3 + 17,610,682 52,204.182 + 1,653,439,025 18,834,217 —12.8 6,575,146 1,690,869,712 Flint Detroit .5.4 5.3 2.7 27426,774 524,727,079; 17975,246 + 2~2~.9 498,960,259 + 5.2 450,801,200 I74~4o7696 1,971,748 _ _ J, 369,802,815 '< I Volume 17Q THE Number 4847 -Month of Federal Reserve St. Paul———__ 33.158,220 '•—20.7 231,621,668 249,648,291 —15.5 9,460,161,p26 58,709,174 10.309,784,222 o:5 6,502,151 408,725,156 3,689,798 3,316,868 1,215,570 6,620,700 16,308,822 Sioux Falls Huron— 3,358,133,759 Inc. or 1948 $ 1947 1946 Dec. % $ 9,519,732 —26.9 249,550,495 — 5.3 37,818,000 274,814,606 38,444,000 + 8.8 43,388,460 43,299,287 — 23,132,032 3,175,222 . 8.0 130,195,047 6.3 205,977,074 136,614,735 223,189,714 27,015,270 — 25,304,341 -1;.8 + 8,414,542 3,685,115 170,314,298 ~o~6 83,454,003 527128/769 8,848,946 —Xi 7,473,742 4,675,910 37706,160 —~0.6 4,083)262 2,675,974 4,400,482 2,842,61g 6,326.855 4.7 9.2 + 1.6 — 0.2 + 4.7 7.7 1 6.3 — 137,192,057 -1. + 7.7 116,204,702 111,885,676 + 361,086,721 329,837,127 + 13.2 13,986,559 13,366,689 + 2,003,022,044 —rr.4 391,350,952 427,565,662 4.6 1,791,340,037 —T.3 ip"623625 9.5 2,248,373 47959,553 97413,500 3.9 +10.6 4,497,674 0.1 16,438,183 43,011,607 - Helena. Lewistown. Total (16 cities). 967lTo",274 7,634,561 294,251,834 , 4.1 + 2,544,916 — 96652,156 2.1 — 17,706,474 47,550,646 Mont.—Billings— •Great Falls 296,005,345 4.8 + 33,416,196 9,970,149 7,311,459 6,799,221 261,888,744 8.2 — 3,290,463,174 32,059,198 3.5 + 7.2 _ 56,046,401 3.1 + 17,730,287 21,676,873 2,579,329 19,028,115 ' - —10.1 43,997,104 4,723,000 6,087,753 4,745,000 — . S. D.—Aberdeen. — 1,174,870 32,148,875 , — — . . 1,374,987,737 — Grand Forks 1949 $ or Dec, % 6 26,289,989 Fergus Falls— N. D.—Fargo 45 -Week Ended October 8—— Inc. 1948 t 1,161,764.000 6,471,050 421,372,810 Minneapolis Rochester— Winona (1533) 1 to Sept. 30- 1949 or Dec. % CHRONICLE District—Minneapolis— Minn.—Duluth. Minot Inc. ■•■.it FINANCIAL & -Jan. 1943 ' $ Ninth Septcmber- 1949 Clearings at— COMMERCIAL 19,240,551 + 137,019,111 —10.8 14,471,185,484 15,284,537,177 5.3 In 9,726,148 411,024,032 8.5 T- i72~3"37373 245,197,795 Tenth Federal Reserve District—Kansas City- 1,991,651 + 7.3 20,621,796 20,621,633 31,408,132 29,178,854 + 7.6 262,333,199 266,793,757 500,687,607 7.2 4,328,463,376 4,604,966,947 21.924,682 31,099,686 539,968,466 2,612,900 1,755,334 28,315,716 49,759,882 52,276,216 5,469,531 6,250,189 1,258,494,511 1,432,751,025 41,905,427 44,606,387 2,137,984 Neb .—Fremont— Hastings— Omaha— 2,515,389 1,376,975 ^ans.—Manhattan.. 1. Parsons— Topeka. —. Wichita..— Mo.—Joplin. Kansas City— St. Joseph 1,507,605 1,514,408 134,847,029 11,071,327 460,118,973 2,541,410,445 899,763 553,725 660,771 + 36.2 636,385 291,741 ♦6,500,000 639,978 7,095,041 —13.5 1.7 8.4 7,289,722 — 6.0 115,783,358 123,879,307 6.5 119,949,127 4,824)424 78,693,134 + 1.4 (15 cities). — — — 742,956 280,270 • 12,464,718 4.8 278,247,893 437,126,980 —12.5 51,622,742 505,975,870 54,761,868 —12.2 11,262,683,451 12,670,805,524 — — 2,791,365,560 —. Pueblo 22,226,764 9.8 + 9,428,124 Springs... Denver 3.7 —21.6 485,861,128 9,010,387 Colo.—Colorado — 143,967,338 Carthage Okla.—Tulsa...—. Total 0.1 + .— Lincoln — , — 10,887,824 + — — — 6.1 • 390,518,029 15,242,884 —18.2 251,505,220 + 10.6 6,193,942 6,820,880 —13.6 12,633,604 11,974,717 —11.1 273,029,418 324,377,606 7.7 10,904,846 10,535,652 423,275,195 0.4 14,721,384 1,254,008,719 — 14,926,146 6.3 1,203,792,337 1.7 90,667,570 3,782)748,799 79,069,722 9.0 22,289,424,172 24,177,755,090 5,707,577 —15.8 289,772,790 242,391,910 3.5 11,400,623 7,317,243 + 1.4 + 3,962,161,631 80,968,752 6,853,601 12,048,666 5.5 + , 8,666,821 —— — 4.2 — 81,931,674 5.3 4.4 9.2 — 5.7 — ——— - 2,288,353 2,104,551 430,891,560 1,426,026 1,805,043 l,283,97f —42.2 490,640,440 1,865,906 4.7 452,364,810 350,883,124 2,009,283 7.8 —13.6 2,647,214 2.4 + 10.7 4.5 — + — —— + Eleventh Federal Reserve District—Dallas- 31,990,398 Texas—Austin 30.270,019 18,245,895 Dallas— + 1,092,738,581 El Paso. 89,697,317 ,Ft. Worth- 98,808,312 0.2 149,537,443 269,890,455 158,560,696 5.8 8,997,570,195 9,218,050,937 — 122,260,895 24,532,000 896,481,942 5.7 + 18,210,423 1,028,981,740 Beaumont 24,422,000 Galveston— Houston Twelfth —18.1 5,107,940 152,681,573 2,390,635,303 — — — —16.9 277391,343 1.0 6,095,000 1.2 39,346,028 362,465,386 360,951,723 5.4 19,732,203,543 20,193,252,467 Seattle 5,807,201 542,227,268 5,661,236 509,645,465 ... Yakima 16,180,656 31,103,284 y ' Ida.—Boise 0.9 4,225,930 3,709,000 97965,376 —"4.7 2,922,341 2,115,043 + 0.1 DJ^ioO 6^530/562 — 0.9 255,7^8.iQ47 177,350,30§ 4.5 —11.2 107,228,040 4,648,449 72,401,490 3,643,01? 5.5 131,403,125 71,638,87ft —~6.9 ■527783793? 347l29".78ft 97955,757 2.3 284,594,204 287,288,858 6.5 118,815,498 3.3 3,810,153 124,439,809 4,291,641 136,962,057 144,925,616 52,326,782 56.206.044t 0.6 — f — — — 2.5 48,342,215 51,447,883 6.0 4,301,705,997 134,581,228 246,681,568 4,601,202,763 —14.5 18,926,849 29,662,937 + 4.9 6.0 — — 139,128,623 — 201,551,317 9,235,000 ; Salt Lake City Ariz.—Phoenix 10,918,000 —15.4 72,030,000 —10.8 5,307,383,130 82,676,000 5,823,352,783 —12.9 716,727,313 13,509,983 —12.2 89,159,764 105,458,991 —15.5 7.7 2,062,114,498 2,091,767,724 256,775,430 49,409,003 i — —22.6 63,795,275 5.6 216,691,824 + 27.1 502,670,919 409,678,890 145,314,935 154,725,107 369,893,329 312,944,411 81,409,226 14,362,468,104 88,371,286 15,455,990,120 421,118,351 159,726,397 24,531,027 45,446,039 — 42,403,628 33,031,134 - —14.5 + 28.4 8,293,374 9,081,855 1,619,182,625 1,785,164,768 San Jose—— 53,i30,088 53,525,303 Santa Barbara.— 17,979,307 35,961,601 17,683,698 39,236,693 3,405,562,720 3,707,153,470 Riverside San Francisco— Stockton — — — + — 8.7 9.3 > 0.7 1.7 219,461,841 . 406,736,728 151,526,574 302,678,618 Grand total (183 cities) Qtltside New York in 65,023,177,484 3.7 560,631,616,965 13,194,054 107177,970 10,469,507 77690,170 7.1 — — — 374,364,902 41076~5~l7m 3.4 11,776,273 13,875,233 4,540,115 —15.0 3,879,606 —12.1 9,320,254 8,342,403 6.7 493,050,955 1.2 697,606,943 13,161,099,557 10,991,714^33 3.3 6,376,415,498 4,729,658.283 3,860,394 7.7 8,395,348 35,148,032,681 5.5 294,122,034,158 a 306,619,053,091 — — 361,4977131 27^8257995 11,073,237 , 9,679,579 2,892,759 733,974,968 3.9 14,251,646,889 14,082,048,584 6,818,735,352 7,052,048,812 — + — Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank certifies daily EXCHANGE RATES ' ;v ' ; 878 ■« tNot available. record for the week just passed: FOREIGN 5/mm —15.1 786,345,436 4.1 — to, the Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world. give below 6,718.85ft 776*297168 — 9,547,707 6.2 — Foreign Exchange Rates Pursuant to the 8,144,0pl 3(7.1 + 7.9 5.1 — + 29.6 6.1 + 18.2 583,398,632,979 totals. 1.3 + 22.7 — 31,490,764,655 33.203,810,608 tNot included ♦Estimated. — r—■— 8.1 62,627,924,171 . r^' 327,990,382 29,543,694,859 — —11.3 8.3 — (19 Cities) — 241,002,738- •%*.< -—14.0 21,754,328 - 1.4 603,169,048 23,158,422 57,775,627 18.592,345 Pasadena 8.9 207,304,702^*, + Modesto — 535,001,500 19,348,369 Berkeley Long Beach — 2.7 »19,872,481 Calif.—Bakersfield — + 22.4 11,856,944 236,893,560 Portland. Utah—Ogden y 167670^782 5,298,000 M33.122 0.4 — 639,228,074 Ore.—Eugene ,7.. 267932*, 110 + 1.9 — 154,112,078 39,591,774 1.4 T7 1.7 — 1.3 " 57,446,804 4,658,91ft 143,6667000 —13.2 7,022,000 — 7,012,096 203785l",000 267167,791 + + 994,614,807 216,709,000 4,7 "l.4 8,093,696 2317616,492 2.4 Federal Reserve District—San Francisco- Wash.—Bellingham Total 7,718,475 2287391,080 5.7 — 7,889,266,503 2.8 7,753,169,283 56,364,759 — 45,746,848 2,262,032,783 Total (11 cities). 3.5 — 20,679,628 5,047,110 45,084,483 845,198,795 886,147,520 218,856,000 + 0.4 + — 834,057,690 ' —19.2 928,945,819 16,944,423 Falls... 6.4 0.5 — 6,396,707 Texarkana La.—Shreveport , 95,856,443 6,219,163 Port Arthur Wichita • 270,866,561 CERTIFIED * BY OCT. FEDERAL 7 We t RESERVE BANK TO TREASURY UNDER TARIFF ACT OF 1949 TO OCT. 13, 1949, Country and Monetary Unit OF Transfers in New York Value in United States -Money stocks notes, called for redemption, including those called under sinking fund provisions, Thl© date indicates the redemption or last date for Dpf&iv ipg fenders, and the page number gives the location i» the current yplume (except where indicated) in wipefe the details were given in the "Chronicle." 1930 INCLUSIVE Noon Buying Rate for Cable Below will be found a list of corporate bonds, preferred and common ' NOTICES OF TENDER rr Date Company and Issue— Oct. 7 V Argentina, peso— "Basic ** "B" ——— .206949* 2.231573^ Closed Maine 1st and .138958* 2.231573 .019950 .019950 .019835 .019900 ,019900 .019890 B,r»zil, cruzeiro——; .054406 .054406 .054406 .05^406 .909090 ,909090 .909090 .909090 .905000 .900250 .905625 .906250 Consolidated .208000* Dodge . Columbus 2.231739 .019950 Day Canada, dollar— Official-- " « a Ceylon; rupee— .Czechoslovakia, koruna__— penmark, krone— r„—— France .208000* ■ ;t: .y''' ;020060 .002860S*» .002862* .002862* .208200* ,208200* .208200* .208200* .115693 .115650 .115615 .145615 Lake St. John Power & Paper Co.— .262985 Closed 1 444938* ( .263000 2.772896 • 2.772896 .002862* .262985 Columbus 2.773102 Philippine Islands, peso——— .497340 .497340 .497340 Portugal, escudo .034965* ,034965* .034965* Straits Settlement, dollar— .326125 .326125 .326125 .326125 Sweden, krona——--—. Switzerland, franc .193334* .193334* .193334* .193334* — .230983 D^y .497340 //v .034965* ,230671 .231280 .140154* .230685 * Union of South Africa, pound—. 2.783750"" United Kingdom, pound sterling- 2.800937 Closed 2,783750 2.783750 Columbus 2,783750 2.600859 2.800937 Day 2.800937 aa 0« ♦ 0 a a ♦ a a* aa *!* a* '*» *• a* aa aa •• ** — Uruguay, peso—— •Nominal rate, — —— ♦♦temporarily omitted. 139f 1st mtge. leasehold bonds.. .Nov Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 3% debentures, due 1961. .Nov Goodrich (B. F.) Co., 1st mtge. 2%% bonds, (due 1965- Nov .Dec Hanna (M. A.) Co., $4.25 preferred stock-—; ■■ .140154* Uruguay, peso-^— Mfg. .020060 •MP154* Uruguay, peso——— Co.— series E bonds, due 1973——~. .Nov Paper Corp., Ltd., 2xh% 1st mtge. bonds Jan Corp., 15-yr. 4% debentures, due 1962_^. Nov .144938* 2.772896 — — Power 1st & gen. mtge. 3 % .020060 .140154* Uruguay, peso preferred stock——7Nov Corp., 1 Corp.— Consoir mtge. 30-year 23A% bds., seiles J, due 1976 -Nov 15 .144938* .262957 —— pound Norway, krone. Date American Viscose .144938* India, Dominion of, rupee—— Mexico, pesb—_———— New Zealand, ♦* 130| Bethlehem, Steel .020060 (Metropolitan), franc——. Netherlands, guilder 1' 197Q— Oct 18 —Nov """" 8 " Company and Issue— Connecticut ——_— A PARTIAL REDEMPTION 2.231573 :y *- general mortgage series L 3I/2S, due .019950 ■ # -—Oct. 24 Co.— Republic Petroleum Coi, capital 'stock. Belgium, franc : —— Foreign "bank notes" account— —— Power .174562* .138958* —... ———— .297778* .206049* * * as Associates, Inc., common stock Air Central .297778* — Australia, pound— 1 .174562* "... as -"A" ' Preferential Oct. 13 Oct. 12 $ ... Preferential Oct. 11 $ . —.— Special Oct. 10 Oct. 8 irehandise. tApplicatlon depends upon type of merchandise,. < 1 ;.:< '''• 1.J \t I! ilil.! i iiULi , 11 1393 West 42nd Street, Inc., 1st mortgage 3%% bonds, series B—r--—------ Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.— 2.85% debentures, due 1963——— •Oct 1294 ? 17 .Oct 31 —_ Narragansett Electric Co.— 1st mortgage 3s, series B, due 1978 1 —-——u—. -Nov National Vulcanized Fibre Co., 4'A% debs., due 1960 -Nov 14 New Bedford Gas k Edison Light Co.— 25ryear Vh debenture Nov 1 1302 Nov 1 1195 1 preferred stock —; Nov Century-Fox Film Corp., prior pfd. stock— Nov 23 1 Union Terminal Co., 1st mtge. 3% bonds, due 1978— Dec Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 1st mtge. bds., due 1977. Nov * $3 convertible Twentieth « 1302 1951. Nov bonds, due 1963 ——— Raymond Concrete Pile Co., $3 preferred stock..——. 3% 1299 1299 • Nov notes, series A, due 1973 Portland k Rumford Falls Ry„ 1st mtge. 5s, due Public Service Electric k Gas Co.— |191 *40* ♦ 1339 134f . ,' CALLED ISSUE ENTIRE ■ >'■.■' . Central Terminals, Ltd.— Atftoma gold bonds, due 1961 gold bonds, due 1961, 6% 5% >-<- 3 3 Nov ——Nov _— series B— Electric Power Co.— 1st mortgage Power United United Rys, West Transportation Co.— Electric Co., 5% Penn 6% 7%' stock A 698 ; 1340 this issue. 1340 —— F. 1949 Total and U. S. 363 — • 9,636 1,388 Certificates 3,726 — — 50 + 43,500 — + * securities— and 3,253 — 122,583 32,828 C 741 72 265 33 demand to U. Govt, 8. 44.374,549 51,988 • — » / * • Deposits::.-.-.- * /• -■ 23,361,983 • * — v deposits availability —— : • + + 519 ~ • 12,353'f , & ■ . „ , . , _ | American Power Coal Co. tp - jtu. 585 ^ > 4y2% Co., U- '.12-7 1 1-3-50 55,387 *3.506.031 :— '- , • t Capital paid in Surplus (Section . 7) —:- (Section r;r p 207,033 406,711 13b»—. *7,031 + + 58~251 America 18,522 •f 27,543 capital; accounts Beneficial '; Ratio of gold 44,374.549 — 51,988 11- 1 —5,563,189 V certificate to deposit and F. R. liabilities combined— Contingent liability on 56.6% 0.2% + ;7.7%' purchased for foreign correspondents Commitments to make Trust — 148 & — 55 2,397 + trial loans 1.892 — 1 The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks of the Federal Reserve System in leading cities shows the following principal changes for the week end¬ ed Oct. 5: A decrease of $229,000,00(1 in loans; increases -of $248,000,000 in holdings of United States Govern¬ securities, $227,000,000 in reserve balances' with Federal Reserve Banks, $218,000,000 in balances with domestic banks, and $741,000,000 in demand deposits credited to domestic banks; and decreases of $171,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted and $265,000,000 in borrow¬ ings. ment x Commercial, industrial, and agricultural creased in most of the districts and at all 12-30 a in¬ total of $50,000,000 reporting 000 in the San Francisco District. American Common San Francisco District and $35,000,000 in New York and decreased $31,000,000 in the Kansas City City, District; at all reporting member banks was Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebt¬ edness increased in most of the districts and a total of $109,000,000 at all reporting member banks; the principal increases were $30,000,000 in New York City and $29,000,000 in the San Francisco District. Demand deposits adjusted decreased $131,000,000 in -Hew York City, $35,000,000 in the Kansas City District, and $30,000,000 in the San Francisco District; and they increased $36,000,000 in the Richmond District. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks increased in all dis¬ tricts,, Demand deposits credited to foreign creased $72,000,000. - v'- banks i : - Borrowings' decreased $183,000,000" in 10-20 10-20 10-10 $3 10-31 10-17 15c 11-15 11- $1.37 % - 12-20 11-1 10-17 11-16 12-16 11-15 10-25 12-31 12-13 10-14 10- (quar.) 11-15 11- 11- 1 10-24 11- 1 6'/4C (quar.l__ -V.'' Ltd.— (increased 10- 5 11- 9 12- r 9 11-15 10-24 11-15 10-24 ".. / 11-15 11-10/.; 10-15 11- 1 10-15 50c■:.*»,11-15/'; " : -.j 12-1, 62(/2c / * (quar.) 10-24 11-15 60c s-a) (quar.) (Del.) 11-4 ■ ———v/; 62Vic.12- 1 (quarC) lOc • 12-10 11-14 11-15 - ' 11- 1 6c 10-15 5c 10-15 9-30 4c 10-15 9-30 9-30 - Trust & 5 (quar.) pfd. General Electric, Ltd. Corp. 1- 2-1-50 Common Island (interim B Insurance Dillon Container Denn 4%%' Sierra 1 11-15 Stevens 11- 1 10-20 Co. 1 10-20 Trade 1 10-20 11- 1 9/lOc 10-14 87y2c $1.75 9- 10-15 ioc- 7 10-18 10-31 ; 10- 1 10-28 10-13 10-14 /. 35c (quar.) Company, Ltd. class A (quar.) Electric, 5% preferred B (quar.) 414% preferred C (quar.) preferred D (quar.) U. 10- 7 10-14 10- 7 37j'2C 12-20 12- 5 12-20 12- Co., & S. 6% class Corp., A Stores Walker 10- 7 11-15 11- 1 10-12 11-15 10-28 27V2c 11- 1 1.0-2O 87'/2c 11- Corp., Mfg. Pacific Westminster B 10-18 11-15 10-24 40c 1-3-50 12-15 59?ac 12-31 12-15 10-17" 40c 1 11- 1 10-17 11-15 10-24 50c (quar.) 11- J25c " 12-10 11-lO 12- 1 10-31 12- Ltd.— 1 10-31 50c 10-31 10-21 10-31 10-21 25c 10-31 10-21 16c 10-27 10-17* 10c 11- 10-20" 10c 11-23 11- 60c 11- 1 10-17 $75c 11- 1 10-14 $1.50 V 11-15 10-28 12-15 11-18 $$1.25 Inc. (quar.) (N. quar.) Y.), (quar.) (quar.) ; $6 (s-a) pfd. (quar.) Gooderham & Worts, 1 T Ltd.— $60c ; Point Class 1 25c • Ltd.— preference (Hiram) Western 10- 8 10-14 $1.50 Wesley Mason Mills, Ltd., 5J4% West 10-15 J12V2c Co. Insurance Steel United 10-25 10-17 (resumed) Corp. Fire 10-25 11-15 $1 (quar.) common Company, Bank. & Trust Co. United 11-15 75c P.) (J. United • ; 50c (quar.) (quar.) pfd. A (quar.)_ (irreg.) Corporation (initial Television Fund (irreg.) 11- ; 30c Co. pfd. (quar.) RR. Co. Paper Co., Ltd., class A $12y2c $2V2c (quar.) (quar.) 10-15 11- 1 10-31 19- '8 10-31 . 75c „ 10-15 11-15 75c (quar.) 1 11-1 .10- 8 11- $$1.37'/2 ' Co._ • 5 $12y2c 25c -• • 11- 10-20 1 10-5 10-15 ' '21J/4C 10-15 10-;5 25c 10-15 10- 5 White J$2 Machine Corp., preference (quar,)__ Sewing prior Winters & Crampton Wisconsin. Public common Corp.. .(quar.) : ; 11-1 50c ;>,15c Service, .5%. pfd. (qua-r<)_ $i_25ri (•Woolworth (F. Wv) Co. (quar,W—...',50c Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields—$5c 10-22 11- 50c ,■ i V : 45c Corp. Stouffer 11- 11- — (quar.) Increased 5 Y.) Year-end 15c 1 10-20 — <N. (increased) preferred 45c ;<■ (quar.) $3.50 Corp., Chemical 12- 10-21 10-21 (quar.)__Z Ltd Co., Common 10-15 10-21 1 10-25 preferred 5% 11- 10-28 10-31 Corp.— Standard 6% 10-20 1 1 (quar.) Power Co., common Pacific 10-24 10-27 10-20 11- preferred 10-25 11-15 10-20 preferred Mining Products 1 11- I 11-1 (irreg.) 11- 20c 11- 50c 3c quar.)__ Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. 87 VzC 25c .___ 10-31 56 Vac 10-14 Co. RR Sharp & Dohme, Inc., 15c (quar.)—_ Co. convertible 1 (quar.) Cementing Whitehall & $4.13 (quar.)— 1 Quarterly $1.25 * pfd. 11- ' — Rochester-American Insurance 11-15 10-20 10-15 t87'/2c 30c class Southam : 10-25* 10-31 Engineering Co.— 11-21 9-30 10-20 9-30 11-15 (year-end 1 75c $2.10 preferred (quar.) : 52Vic Republic Supply (Calif.) (resumed) 20c Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco— Common (Interim quar.) —45c 12-12 50c (J. F.) Electric & Shattuck 11- 4 10-20 75c Common Seaboard 1 1 .10-15 Quarterly Scotten 10-15 , 12- 1 11- ■ 45c (increased quar.) / (Dayton Ohio) — 1 10-17 75c 10-20 10-15 • 11- (quar.) Co Co. Insurance 3 35c Well Pile Conciete 1- 11-15 11- I ; 87c - (quar.) preference 12- 10-15 20c - 15c Company, class B Reliable Fire 11- (quar.) Giddings & Lewis Machine Tool Oil —_— Co. 1-3-50 5c t$3" '12- 1 75c 11-15 v 5c U 10-25 (quar.l 2-1-50 30c • 11- - 35c Redeemable Reliance 10-20 ' 10-14 11- 1 i 1.—w Corp., Ltd. Purity Flour Mills, Ltd.— Raymond 10-20 " 1 1 $1 Purex Randall 11- • 75c Electric Gamble Co. 31-21 (quar.)- com. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. Halliburton & 11-14 / 10-13 (accum.) General PirOcter 3 (Great Britain)— (Dallas) \Portland SI.25 -— deposit receipts (final) Shoe, $3.50 preferred (quar.)— Co. preferred 11-15 ~/, 10- 7 28c;'*.. 1T- 1 - - • (quar.)—. ; 25c (increased s-a) American Insurance 6% $1.19 (quar.) 4V2% Company $30c — (accum.)- pfd. $5 1 10-24 10-31 i. 10-17 1. (quar.)--.:. $1.50—.10-31 (quar.) $25c (increased)-'—— Machine, Industries, 4% pfd. Co.. (s-a) $25c (quar.)_ i. preferred Quebec Ry. .12- (quar.l..^7Va'c (New Hampshire) Utilities, 11- 1 50c ... common^ preferred ... . $15.. ...10-17 —.——1 .....tlOc-!/ 12- 9 ; ^^ . .. Casualty' Shellmar —- preferred * Corp., Lighting Corp. 5%% Co., Ltd.—- 4.80% Illinois l0-"3l 10-31 k 15 —10-31 i 5c ""11-16-^ 10-31^Ll-15--10^--; 4$1.50 preferred' (s-a)___• Railroad r -11-13 Canada,.-Ltd.^- 10-24 40c certificates A.) — of " Western convertible 10-31 11-15 ^ ^ 11-15 /' York Air Brake Co..' & 9c 4c-- 1 11- 9- . —...—8c- 10-24 10-17 ^ J series 11-15 • 9-30 11-15 ^',10-31 St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance $25c S. -.1— Rutland ; 9-30 - > Z 12- 294/sC : 70- ^-10-15 series..-: 10-21 1 4c ^ — 12-20 $2 > (interim)-;—__ /, r4c./ 10-15 9-30 10-15 •'•;//*' 9-30 J;■?6c* —-»* 25c —.— (quar.).—; trust —»:• — 50c — : Bronze 5% 10-13 10-15 30c 37'/2c $1.37Mi ' 1$1.19 —.J. $1.50 1 Industrial Securities Corp.— Wood 'Hartz 10-15 10-31 10-25 — shares' Products Rhode 15c convertible General 10-21 10-31 1 11- 11-10 Railroad-equipment shares 10-24 $1.06 Inc.— (quar.) receipts Ltd., Gear 4 : General Gulf 12- 37V2C pfd. Corp, Bros. 1 1-3-50 50c 87Vs>c $2.50 (quar.i. Williamsport RR. (s-a) •Hawaiian New York City 1-1-50 20c 20c 20c (quar.) (U. 3 37»/2C Sugar Associates, $3.50 1 11- 20c shares cs* 10-10 Extra Gar 10-15 40c in¬ ' and $56,000,000 in Chicago. — 10-21 1 25c (New Hampshire) Phillips Petroleum Co. (quar.) Portland Gas & Coke Co., 7% pfd. taccum.) 10-15 (quar. )_„ Fund: 60c 1 11-15 ( 125c 1 —Z - Packard-Bell 10-20 class A; Chemical voting Mutual Fulton 11- 115c com. 1 25c preferred Co., group Peerless 10-15 (Newark) - 1 (quar.$1.75 series Pacific 10-15 10-31 First ' 1111- 11- Firemens Insurance ■ 11- (quar.) shares Ontario 10-15 16c (quar.) Empire District Electric, 5% pfd. (quar.)— Federal Grain, 6'/2% pfd. (accum.)— Foote 11- 50c 25c $4,25 Corp., slock Freres, & 1 11-15 common Funds— series Northwestern ' 15c (quar.) Drewry's Ltd. Elmira increase 10-21 10-21 35c Ltd.— preferred Eastern net 1 (quar.)-^ Common Duro-Test $109,000,000. 11- II-1 $1' Corp Co., common Dominion Tar & Dupuis 11- (quar.l preferred Railroad . 10^21 — deposit Corp. York Holdings of Treasury bills increased $52,000,000 in the Oil Mfg. Co., dealers for purchasing or carrying United States Govern¬ ment securities decreased $233,000,000, largely in New 11- (quar.) Northern 10-17 1 Ltd Co. Corp., Company debenture $1 11- 45c — 2nd Corp, Trust Northern " 11- ' Divco 1 11-15 (quar.) Nonqultt Mills (liquidating) Normetaf Mining Corp., Ltd 10-18 1 (quar.) B.) Rock 12- 1-3-50 Ltd Company, stock 6% 10-26 8 11- (quar.) Dennison Loans to brokers and City. Fund, Gas & Pictures A Distillers 11- 30c Consolidated Chemical Industries, Deep 10-24 15c 30c Retail trade *12-21 I-9-50 20c Company (W. 10-31 150l4c (quar.) pfd. series Neon 11-25 11-30 lli (monthly) Common Coon 5 10-24 (quar.) Co., preferred Stock , B 2 11- (quar.) Ltd. Inc. prefeired Preferred -New 25c /—J Common) (monthly) Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co., com. $3.50 preferred (quar.l— Class 11- 10-31 $1 7% Grain. Moline (Henry 1 National 12-16 25c vv K Class 11-10 (quar.) Reclaiming Balanced 10-25 Allerton Columbia 1 1 11-15 *.• % Steel shares .*10-25 11-15 (quar.)__^— common Hotel — City Investing Co., common (quar.) 5Va% preferred (quar.)— Clinton Industries, common (monthly) $8 loans member banks; the principal changes were increases of $19,000,000 in the St. Louis District and $18,000,000 in New York City, and a decrease of $24,000,- the — B Collins 12- 12- 20c 10c Ltd. common Co., Selected 40c Electric Warehouse Class Inc. Sons, Products 10-14 $2 i (quar.) 1st Metal 1-14 — Investment Centra) Chicago & 10-14 1 10c Mines, Corp., Rubber (I.) 1 11- $1.25 (irreg.) .preferred* (quar.)'.: National Container Corp. I 1-31-50 1 preferred (quar.) preferved (quar.) $1.40 convertible preferred Central Condition Statement of Member Banks & Automobile 9-19 50c (quar.) Canadian 11- — 5% 11-16 10 31 $1 4,231 . Nov. 15 distributions; 8c $1.2o — Shoe 5%. convertible -v 20c . Co. Water Common 3,670 ■ (increased 1 Co., preferred Motor 5 J1 -10 - /25c — IN. Y.) (quar.) Telephone Co.— - Bronxville indus¬ 12-23 - $1 15c National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.— 10-14 Z": $3 (quar.) California + accept¬ ances 11-10 1-3-50 /Low-priced bond series.: ^ ^ Speculative series — Low-priced common atock.; series———. *'■ •* ' "TV — preferred 4% 10-11 1 * convertible 1 10- 12- 75C — (quar.).— common Fisheries Coi-p., Bfcoth 12-10 12- / 10-21 H 10-19 56V4c Corp.. (quar.)_^— Corp., (s-ai ^—— Best & Company (quar.)_^ Birtman Electric Co. (quar.)_ .serves, note - - preferred $6 Total liabilities & cap. accts. •— Aircraft Beech 3.386 167,231 10-29 10-20 (quar.l. Morrison-Knudsen •'< »$2 50 Mortgage Guaranty Co. of Bond .& Bankers 11-18 12-20 The amounts shown below are estimates 10-31 v$0.068 ^ h Imperial Diesel Engine Co.— 4,/a% series A preferred (quar.) 6% series B preferred (quar.)— - Frank & 434% ' (interim) Atlas Capital Accounts— 11-18 11-10 1$1.00V2 $1.50 1 10-15 iv 50c Ltd.— non-cum". preferred^ 5% 10-15 12-12 50c — $5.50 « Co.— RR. 11- 56 Wc (qoar. pfd. receipts Amerlcahr deposit -5,646,993 -i 1 $1.50 * 12-1 • 11-21 $i County-— Co. Associated Electrical Industries, "3,669 —' Alleghany of -Archer-Daniels-Midlaivd • 10-15 11- 50c —I Porcupine ;Morgan . 477.443 10-18 10-31 .' ^ (quar.)— (M0.1 Pacific Payable of Rec. Paper- Co., American-Screw —'4,400,677 11-18 11-1 10c (accum.) Stores Holdert When per *Share r ■ 102,521 — t7c $1 20c 34%c 50c (quar.) (Md.) Corporation Bond 220,477 55,346 10-17 12-15 ■ Atlantic Coast Line liabilities Bur pi us Meier paid. + 165,184 Theatres Lumber Minneapolis + —1,000,028 Co. & Mining Corp of Canada, Minneapolis Gas Co.^ 9,078 + R.) Corporation Midwest 154,659 681,171 A Bell 4% * 60,486 10-21 10-29 (extra)— Co. Mercantile Ltd.j,—?^J25c Extra -—;--'r 150c Admiral Co'rporatlon (stock dividend)—100% 15c Air-Way Electric Appliance Corp.- ■ & Extra we r.^v Namer of Company, —3,723,647 10-21 1 (quar.) Corporation The dividends announced this week are: 53/866.v—• 765,204 10-15 1 , (quar.)—— common Inc. Lumber Mclntyre 351 Dividends —5,563.189 1 11- 20c Special " Other . Further details and rec- ' ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given r under the company name in our "General Corporation' and Investment News Department" in the week when 59,098 — 11- 10c Macoii District). (Chicago revised which have not yet been 242.229 . Inc., Macco 1,125 are grouped in two separate tables. In th€ bring together all the dividends announced the current week. Then we follow with a second table in which we show the dividends previously announced, but 14 . 286.435 17.906,306 Items— " 2,225.389 Other llab., Inch accrued divs. Total Long DIVIDENDS . 551,389 557,790 - (F. Boston Miller Abitibi acct. gen, + ■ 16,115,956 — Total yl ••• acct. bank—reserve Treasurer Deferred . 10-29 -11- (irreg.).^ Mines, Ltd— pfd. (quar.) Lynch accounts, ' " - Foreign Other + 10-18 $1 30c 4% Stores, Apparel, Melville - friabilities— Federal Reserve, jtiotes--— „ . 22.795 figures 23 declared. assets 8. 11 deposit accounts, except and Fund Machine Loew's 51 ♦Sept. 10.255 • — 43 3,841 ; 8tock Long-Bell 9,375 + 1 $1.12V2 . (quar.)i——.——_ Midland 614,000 — 113,728 premises—-' Other assets 4'/2%; prefeired Extra 1,356 94 interbank —5.915,383 186,226 - 2.624,052 10-25 50 — 11- 11-15 12V2c 45c Lehigh Portland Cement Co. (quar.>— Locx Joint Pipe Co., 8% preferred (quar.l. 2,041 — 65 41 deposits 434.569 • items Uncollected U. 227 + — 2,798 8. during week —5.524,245 182,550 35 105,106 Member 648 2,670 —2,197,754 17,888,303 loans from 'Total + 164 — 17,778.624 securities- U. 8, Govt, foreign banks I\ it. Notes of other banks— .. 902 4 — .+ 345 Debits 390,974 — 7,538.200 —— 11-21 Lazarus 155 first Bank 26 + + —2,277.922 298,100 : Total 590 Domestic banks — 139,050 4.166,424 5,775,900 — Botes Due 4' + Foreign banks 665,941 — - 10-15 Landis Interbank demand deposits: 83,057 — 255,162 108,733 946 — Total 2,815 securities: Govt, Bills Bonds + —* Borrowings + advances 109 171 Government 748.998 + 9,999 + + Industrial loans + 46,286 15,270 deposits adjusted deposits, except Government $ 23,355,335 cash Other Discounts 10-29 10-20 L'Aiglon 53 U. R. gold ctr. reserves 11-15 Loan preferred (quar.) Kresgc (S. 8.) Company (quar.l 890 2,261 - Time 1948 $ 547.904 + + - banks Demand Oct. 13, Oct. 5, $ for 109 218 domestic with 2 2 11- 4,017 — 2 1212- Class 1949 fund + + 738- 11-19 $1.37(4 313 248 12,232 Banks Reserve + •f 5,056 1 12-23 Kobacker 84 — 7* + ■ 20,117 . 84* — 12- 12-28 Kingan & Co., 242 + 50c 11-29 Island Mountain 44 Si, 11-19 —_———> (quar.)—30c f —35 Liabilities- Oct. 12. notes ; vault- Balances (-—) since crease Redemption indebtedness— f 1 12-12 296 2. J; & + 12- Co., 5% preferred (quar.). Idaho Power Co., com. (quar.)^ 4% preferred <quar.)._— —______ Interchemical Corp., common (quar.)——— 489 . + 5 — 2,717 7,290 1,128 — of .1,877 + 29' + 25c Co., com. Electrochemical Investors securities—Total Federal with in -Cash 700 233 — 190 445 4,212 155 4,179 37,252 Other securities Increase ( +) or de¬ 22,807.431 ; loans Treasury notes U. 8. bonds Federal ' 758 706 - - loans— estate S. Government tJ. thousands of dollars) — ' s ,< Loans to banks Reserve Banks Combined certificates • !■, Government obligations-; 3- 10-25 — Hub —J pur Other securities Reserve Gold lor 10-25 11-15 (quar.37y2c /. ...,$1 (quar.) common (quar.) conv.-'pref. 11-15 preferred (quar.)—— $1.0614 $4.50 preferred A (quar.)———$1.12V2 Horder's, Inc. (quar.>—— 30c Hormel (George A.) & Company, common— ;,1„62,/2c 6% preferred (quar. )w»—_——__ $1.50 762 — Corp., Holier$ When Payable of Rec. Share $4.25 —, 50 + - Per. ■ Chocolate Corp., com. pref. (quar.)— Hotels Hooker +. 3,903 229 < 13,434 dealers and brokers blll3 Treasury certificates Assets— 24,079 , ■'/. cor.v. 4% - and agricultural industrial, Treasury (in 229 Other sacurities — — ! Other loans for purchasing or carrying: U. S. Government obligations Real ! Statement of Condition of the 12 23,769 - to Other •Announcement In 15 ( , / 2 66.077 -. U. V — debs., due 1951—Nov — — chasing or carrying: .:<%/(i —Jan 1 debentures, due 2030_Oct 24 27s% Wteatinghouse Electric Corp., loans Loans stock———————Nov istock—————-———--Nov ia —-a.———Dec 30 cumulative Class gold 1396 preferred preferred cumulative '\:v Investments—Total— and commercial, /,/-' 7 1966—-—--Nov ' "'1' (v'1';' Loans—gross 897 _ collateral trust certificates 4% - 1 1949 $4 ; Hilton Oct. 6, 1948 (In millions of dollars) Loans—net 878 l - , bonds, series A, due 372 % & Nov Jan preferred stock Pireprooflng Co., 7% General Kansas Assets— ,"'/■* Loans <5e Telegraph Co.— debentures, series A.—— 5Vi% 25-year Sept. 28, • 1949 * ' Associated Telephone , Oct. 5, 1390 ; " . Hcrshey Inc. (+) or Dec. (—) Since ... >'•■/■ ■' *'■ '• ■. Name of Company banks follows: !*-■■ ?: „« bonds, due 1961—-T~Nov 57* Co., Electric Associated • - t; of the assets and liabilities of reporting summary member stock and bds., duel959_Dec 31 1st mortgage debenture 5% A PBg0- * Company and Issue— Monday, October 17, 1949 FINANCIAL - CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL THE (1534) 40 10-22 1 •-Il-I5;iv?10rl9 ; 11-: 1 V' 10-15 i2-»a. 11-10 1 10-13 11- Volume 170 Below Number 4847 THE COMMERCIAL give the dividends announced In previous weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this Name of California & Adams-Millis Fund, Affiliated Gas Co., Mills, Inc. 4% preferred Amerada Aggregates, Canadian 10-15 Industries, Canadian Investors $1 10-22 ,10- 8 Canadian American Book Co. 11- 1 10-21 ^Canadian 11-1 10-21 10-17 10- (quar.) Special i American 5% Bosch Corp., preferred American Can American Distilling Co. General American Home 5% preferred Co., (s-a) American Metal Co., 6% Natural preferred American American Smelting & Viscose preferred American $5 (quar.) / 10-31 11- 1 4.20% 10-27 10-27 3.60% .. (quar.)— Post-Products, Co._(--___ 11,. ' . 4 % ; 1 „. 4.50% 4'A % Arcade Cotton Mills Co., $1 6% preferred (s-a) Argus Corp., Ltd., common., ___ 4'/2% convertible preferred (quar.) Aro Equipment Corp. (irreg.) 5% 12- 1 Industries, Ltd.— registered (interim) Telephone Co., Ltd.— City Clary 10-14 preferred preferred (quar.) Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co.— Quarterly 5% 10-28 Colonial 1 10-28 10-18 1 $1.08% '/ 11-1 10- 8 5% Gulf 4% 10- 10-15 $1.25 _ 3.75% preferred B Plywood Corp. Power Co., 4% pfcl. Atlas 11- 1 1 Federated Atlas Ault & (quar.) Wiborg Proprietary, 5'A% preference Austin, Nichols & <10-25 $2.25 convertible Avondale Mills, 4 (quar.) 30c 40c (quar.) 56'Ac '\/ / " (monthly) Common (monthly) (monthly) (monthly) preferred preferred ..Baldwin Baldwin Rubber 7% 11- 1 Co., 9-17 11-15 10-17 11-1 1 12-15 i'-M- 1 12-15 12- 10-20 10-15 10-31 10- Porcelain (quar.) 15c 10-26 10-14 10c 10-26 10-14 Cuban 1-2-50 12-13 Culver 40c Berland Best Shoe Foods, Blauner's Stores, Inc. Inc. , (quar.) 1 11- $1.18% 11- 1 10-21 10-27 10-13 18%C 11-15 10-20 $3 De Delaware 1 11- 1 11- 1 -10-14 .'■/ _« (George W.) Edison Boston Personal , Woven Hose & & Paper preferred, (accumj-— British Columbia Telephone ' (quar.) 6% 2nd preferred Brown Shoe Co., Steel Buchanan Buda 4% 2nd preferred preferred Burnham & Burns Class A pref. Class B 11-25 11-15 . (A. M.) Caldwell Linen $1.50 80c 1st 2nd 7% 11■ . 2 "! 10-20 25c '* 10-25 90c 10-31 10-14 , 10- 4 Dominion 5% & '10-10 Dominion Coal 10- 7 Dominion Fabrics, 10-14 11- 1 10-13 12- 1 11- 1 12- 1 11- 1. ' 5 7 10-31 10-15 < 10-25 Ltd., 10-2)6 conv. pref. cJlrH i- 12-.1 , It" \ * > .14-15 i 5% 11- 10-18 1 1 Coal, 5 8 Common 10-25 11- $5 10-28 10- 7 10-28 1 50c 10-25 10-20 4% 10-10 -10-10 . 10- 10-31 11- 1 10-14 $20c 11- 1 10-14 $37c 11- 1 10-14 $20c 11- 1 10-14 -4%% Dover Dry den & i 12- Co., 25c 10-31 10-14 55c 10-31 10-14 (quar.) 12'Ac (quar.)__ (quar.)—— 1 10-15 12-20 12- 1 (quar.) 62'Ac 10-31 10-18 common (quar.) 35c 10-20 10- $1 n_ 1 10-20 $1.06 V* 11- 1 9-26 15c 11- 1 10-17 10-25 9-23 (quar.)____ common 5 50C 11-15 1-1-50 50c 11-15 10-25* 11-1 10-10* .VW-6C 10-20 50c 5% $125 :_,/__ 11- n. 9c 11- 10-24 10-11 11- 1 10-14 11 1 $5 2- 6 10-14 $30c 1 r10-14 $37'AC & Union 11- l $137'A • * - preferred .Gypsum _ (Harris (A.) 11-15 11-15 <■ 10-17 * 9- 1 25c i• r 3c '10-25 62'AC 1-3-50 -15c i 12- 12-20 ! 37'Ac — 10-14 11-15 10-31 $i?y2c 11- 10c 5 , 12-10 11- / 9-30 : 10-21 1. 11- 1 10-21 12- 1 11-15 11-25 ; c $$1.25 $30c * 10-31 11- 4 .10- 11- 1 10- (quar.) 50c common (quar.) 1 10- 1 11- 1 10- 1 $25c 11- 1 10- 8 $$1.25 .11- 1 10- 8 »440c Ltd._— • (quar.)—— -$25c , 10-28 11- 10- 1 5% 5% Horn of $25c 1 ' 10-15 11-15 10-14 $15c 12- 1 11-15 $30c 11- 1 9-30 10-10 11- 10-14 _ 11-25 11- 25c 10-20 V, 9-30 56'Ac 11-15 11- 50c 11- 10-15 37'Ac 11- 1 50c (quar.)_ 11- 1 . • $1.25 (quar.)__ 1 1 10-17 12- 8 $1,125 3-30-50 3-10 6-12 Lt<L ' . pfd. 12-1 ' 4 1 11- 1 10-14 11-11 10-31 ,10-19, $1.12% 13c 1 11- 11- 60c ■, 11- 11-15 10c 68%c 11> 9-23 1 10-13 10-31 10-10 * 25c 10-31 10- 93%c 10-31 10- 8 $1.25 ; 11-15 11- 2 5c - n, 40c v. 10-25 15c 10-25 9-30 . 1 10-15 8 10-10 ... 35c 11- 20c 10-28 10-18 5% preferred Lumber & Co. Co. 11-1 .10-15 (quar.) (extra) $1,' preferred (quar.)__ Co. Process (quar.) 37y2c > (N. Y.) (quar.) 11- 1 10-10 . 12-22 1-2-50 10-11 11- 11-1 1 25c 10-22 10-11 10- * i 10-24 50c (quar.)_ (increased) * 10-29 10-17 4~$i ll- 1 10-15 30c • 10-20 7'Ac : pfd. Hussmann Refrigerator Co., com. $2.25" preferred 10-10 25c Inc. 11- 1 ' 10-20- 1 56%c ; Huttig Sasb Sc Door Co.,. 57f 1 9-30 1 50c (quar.) Lighting & Power $4 11- 11- ... 25c Corp. Corp. (Irregr.)— Fund, 10-25 25c (s-a) Hardert 11-15 lc Company— preferred ...$1.25 ______ (quar.) common 10-10 1 ; ; convertible Plan 7 10-15 : 12-28 Spencer, Bartlett & Co.— (Henry) Houston 11-25 ;$1.25 6-30-50 . Company, 5'A% Company, Houdry Howe 1 12-15 25c common Houdaflle-Hershey * ; $$1.12% 10-31 25c $25c (quar.) Home-(JosephJ-Company 10- 1 11- 11-15 Canada— (quar.) (Edward) & 1 11-15 12-15 $500 Co. Co., common (quar.) 3.%%. preferred (quar.)™— Hercules Powder Co., 5%. preferred (quar.)_ Hercules Steel Products Corp., common____ 7% preferred class A (quar.) Holt 10- 1 11- 11- 12-15 (quar.) Development Holly Sugar Corp., 7 11- 1 11-15 10-10 $1 ; (The) Hines- - T25C 12-12 $1.25 (quar.) -Holly „ 9-30 4 9-26 12-31 15C . 10-15 $1 ^ 10-20 25c Corp. of America, 4'A% pfd. (quar.)___ Haydock Fqnd, Inc. (irreg. Hayes Industries, Inc. (quar;)/____//______ Hayes Mfg. Corp._____. Higbee 1 11- ;$38c 1 10-10 33%% Hibbard, 1 10- 1 10-25 $1.37% Monthly 7 $20c $75c > 11-25 10- n_ 10-10 (quar.) Hecht 1 < $1.12% Hat •; 11-30 10-24 . 10-25 Electric Light Co. (quar.) Fire Insurance (stock dividend)-.Hart, Schaffner & Marx 1 6 10-18 25c Hartford . 10- 10-31 62'Ac Hartford 20% 10-18 1 •, He (quar.) 10-18 11^ ■ $1.25 common 10-14 10-18 f; 11-15 $20c $$1.25 Lamp Co & 9-30 9-30 9-30 10-31 $20c $25c Hall 10-10 • - . Stores, 10-10 1 25c Lime & Alabastine of Canada. Quarterly (C. M.) . * n_ 62'Ac convertible $5 preferred 1 11-1 $1 Corp.— Rubber Co. 10 10* 1 $1.50 (quar.)_____ Tire 9-30 1 933/4C _ (quar.) preferred (quar.) i Griess-Pfleger Tanning Co. - (quar.) Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR., $5 pfd, (quar.)__ 11-10 11- , L.) Co., Inc. (quar.)___ Grlesedieck -Western- Brewery Co.—; ; 10-10 - Co. 1 $1.75 87%c Green'-4H. .10-15 10-20 • Ltd.—„.—— 11- -30c (quar.) $2.25: preferred .10-10* $3 (quar.)_,—_—_ Worsted, Ltd 10-15 (quar.) Grayson-Robinson 11-14 1 10-31 3-1*50 ——_ Co., Ltd.— convertible preferred (quar.) Paper 10-15 1 — preference Grand 9-30 11-30 Paper Industries 1 11- (quar.) 3 10-20 $25c certificates Woolen Donnacona 9-30 11- Gotham Hosiery Co., Inc. (reduced)____ Grafton & Company, Ltd., class A •10-10 10- 7 Dominion 10-24 Investments, Ltd.— preferred " ,. 10-14 ' 50c Utilities Rubber Goodyear 1 11- 10-25 $37'AC B 1 10-14 1 preferred A Goodyear Tire & Rubber, 10-11 1 : (quar.)_ trust Voting $30c $50c (S. Goodall $1 common..; class 11- 112y2c McBean & Co. (quar.)__■ State Co., Ltd., common (quar.) preferred fquar.)__ 10- 10-11 Tar & Chemical Co., Ltd.— 10- 10-14 11- $1.25 (quar.) (quar.) preferred 4% 15c (quar.) Steel 10-14 10-24 common., Brothers, Inc., 5 - Dominion 10-20 & 5% Corp., preference Golden 12-16 1 , Dominion in-2R ■ J 15c ••' (interim)__ A.) Co., 5% preferred (s-a) Safety Razor, common (quar.) Gillette 1 11- 12- ■ 11-1 10-14 10-28 American certificates . 11- 10-20 31 'Ac & Linoleum Co., 11-24 11-15 quarterly Tin 10- - 11-15 60c •(initial)—-. common., 1 10_28 12'Ac (quar.) ' A 10-14 12- i5c Transportation Corp.— vwExtra, --r-, 5% preferred Gerrard >/ 75c 11-1 1 <- 7 12'AC —-—•——«—• class 1 25c • n_ iqc ■ common preferred Corp.—: Public 10- 1-3-50 12- 12'Ac ___ (quar.)— preferred 10-14 (quar.) preferred General '•«' 25C • (quar.)— Dominion Oilcloth 10-14 • General_Shoe Corp. (quar.) jpenqral Steel Wares, Ltd., common___ W" 1 15c (increased quar.) Dominion Malting Co., Ltd., 11-12 in-?n ' Tyust inc. Mills, -Increased 12-15 m - pref. 1 10-28 / A (s-a) / preferred C (s-a) Motors General 10-10 1-3-50 . $37'Ac Trust.— redeemable 1st 12- 25c 12'Ar $$1.12ya $3.75 preferred (quar.) General Public Service $6 pfd. $5.50 preferred (quar.) $4 preferred (quar.) 10-17 11-15 $17'Ac (quar.) —— 12-1 $1.75 $5 10C 12- $1 1 1 6% 2nd 37'Ac 20c (quar.)_ .General $1.25 (quar.)—— ———— Co., Ltd. (quar.)—^ Co., Ltd., 6% pfd.-(accum.) 10-20 87y2c common 5 10- \ (quar.)—— (quar.) fridge 10-25 87'Aci . pfd.. (quar.) 10- Anglo Investment Corp., Ltd.— preferred Dominion $l.l2ya Gladding, (quar.)——— 10-17 , $1- (quar.U___ participating preferred 1 10c Inc./—----.—— 20c .10c / (quar.) preferred 11- .: held) preferred -5% 11-20 Fireproofing Co., 7% pfd. (quar.)I Foods Corp., common (quar.). preferred (quar.)____^ $3.50 ; 5 10- (quar.)_.——— Corp., 1 11-10 10- $1.25 Co., common (quar.)—— Credit 12- 11- 1 1 (Irreg.) Corp. (reduced)-—-——-— Mines, Ltd— ——-/-_ Dome $1.50 11-10 11- 8c Mfg. Domestic . \ . 10-30 1 (s-a) Cup Co., common class A (quar,) Dodge ) . n_25 •&rra,1 General $1.13 of N. Y. (increased) __^_— Construction, Ltd., common— $1.50 conv. class A preference (quar.)_:_ Distillers Co., Ltd.— ■' '• ' *'*;•* American deposit receipts ordinary (final) Stock dividend (One share ior each two Dixie 2 : . 11-15 $4.50 $2.50 10-15 1 11- - Ltd., ...10-15 . , 130c Mills, • 1 5 12- 11-25 12-19 Shares, 12- $1 7 9-30 $1 General 1 11- Corp. Dividend 5 12-15 1-3-50 <-50c /, 10- 25c 1-3-50 45c (participating) Co., / . 11- V Finance 3 11- $1 Steel shares - 50c v (quar.) .. ■: ■. 11-15 _ (quar.) Byers 9-30 11-25 - . ". Ltd.— 9-24 10-10 10-21 50c ., .. (irreg.) Corp. Co. 10-16 10- ' 25c Investment Diocesan 10-17 : (quar.) 10- 47'AC V 11- 1 10-14 1 (Los Angeles)— preferred (quar.) 3'A% : participating preferred (s-a)_ (W. S.): Clay Mfg. Co. (s-a) 6% Dickey ,10-20 ; Gimbel — 10-21 10-17 (quar.)7'Ac 12-17 Co. 15c 65c 4% series Baking Co., 55C (quar.)^' —— 10-15 1 • (quar.)—: Inc., preferred 50c ► : Light Co. 11- preferred 12-30 & 10-21 conv. $2 Match Discount 11-1 Bullock's, Inc. 4% 10- 4 1 : 11- ,/;r.76C..k 11^15 • Disher 11- — Burlington Mills Corp., common 3'A% preferred (quar.)— 10-18 6c ,11-15 40c — 10-31 , /v $3.60 preferred (quar.) Products Corp.______ Co .. 10-21 10-31 4% $5 preferred 15-14 >,$$1.50 : Forge . quar.) $2c 10-20 $1.25 ' —. (quar.) Company Buffalo 20c 10-18 10-31 5% Mines, 10-15 : Brockway Motor Co., Inc—___— Brompton Pulp & Paper__— 10-15 10-17 Ltd. (resumed) Denver Union Stock Yard Co. (quar.)—— Detroit-Gasket ,& Mfg. Co. (quar.), Detroit-Michigan Stove, com. (resumed) 5% 11-1 /. $$19.25 , 1 10-31 12-17 Power Diamond 10-11 ! Co., Ltd.— —$$19.25 ; Co.— '•/< 11 * 10-15 • (quar.) General Electric Co, 50C 30c 10-31 . . (initial). 1 10-28 ' $150 Co Malting General Inc.— (quar.)———. 11- 1 20c . 7% .'25c ... (quar.) British Columbia Power & Paper— 7% preferred .(accum.) Pulp 11-15 A , (quar.) .j, 5% 10-15 1 10-25 Vilbiss Co.- 10-25. $1 " : 1 .11- 1 25c , Columbia 7 11- ;70c Special British 10- 11-1 70c Rubber 11- 12-30 Co., Ltd., class A Rubber Delnite 10-21 11-15 $62'Ac„ (quar.) Trust , 11-15 25c ... (quar.) Property $4.25 11-15 ————— clas3 $2 10-20 ; 25c , ,4<,75c,, _____— Corporation Co. 11-1 J0-28 25c (quar.)—_____ Co.. (quar.)___ W.) Boston Boston 50c 50c ;(quar.)., 11- * 40c ■,> 10-31 ;; Bloomingdale Brothers, Inc._____,— Blue Ribbon Corp., Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)__ Bon Ami Co., class B (reduced) Class A (quar.) Borg 50c - B Dayton 10-14 <20c Class 10-20 10-14 (quar.) common Leather $1.50 :, 11- 1 ; preferred (E. 3 10-15 25c -50c (quar.)___. General American General 80c 11- 7 $1- Co. Gardner-Denver Company, 4% preferred (quar.) 1 - $1.06 y» (quar.) & Gamble-Skogmo, $2 Davis 1 10-18 12-10 ; Gair. JRobert) Company, 6% pfd. $50c 11- 12- ,10-20 (quar.— (Philadelphia),. 9-30 (quar.) 11- 3 11- 1 10-18 1 (quar.)_ •(quar.)_/______ Corp. Froedtert Grain 90c Drug Stores, Inc. Davenport Water, 5% preferred Davidson Brothers, Inc 11- 1 Stores $2.20 preferred Gabriel Company, 9 12- 70c Cunningham 75c ••••> Extra Bliss 1 40c - __________ Co.,-Inc. (quar.) Hedges, $2 conv.; pref. I- ..... 10-14 '/.;//;• $1 (quar.)_^ _ & Benson 10- 1 11- /____- Preferred 10-10 (s a) 12- 1 $12'Ac —— (quar.)______________ -s 11- 1-3-50 50c (quar.) ; .— Kleiser -C01 '■ 10-20 20c 1 11- $37'Ac (quar.)___ Watch Benrus 10-20 $50c 10- .1856'A Telegraph Co. (s-a) Cos., Ltd., common (quar.) Freiman (A. J.), Ltd., common .(quar.)____ Co. Corp Corporation 1 (quar.933/4C dividend & Franklin ! Apartments, $3 prior pfd. (quar.) $6 1st preferred .(quar.) Works 11- $1.25 Sugar Co. Atlantic Sugar Co.— preferred (quar.) 5% - 5 10-20 —_ Cuban-American 8%c — Stock Foster 1 $20c — (accum.) common 11- 50c Corp.* $3 pfd. 2 11-15 $1.50 pfd:-(quar.)_ com. 11-10 12- 1 t25e prior-pfd. Rubber 10-20 1 25C Corp.__ (quar.) & 12- 11- 6c —— —— preferred 8% Corp.— Ltd., class A Extra 7 - . Seal, Ltd., (quar.)—— 8% preferred (quar.) — & 10- ______________ * 11-15 Forster, 10-31 (quar.) Steel Cork & 6 (k. Y.)— Products Refining Co., Crown 6 10- 1-1-50 — 25c (quar.) Corporation Iron Corn Crum 10- 10c Royalty Oil, common (s-a) Co., 4'A% preferred—_— — 1-3-50 12- Fraser 55c Co.— Motors 1-10-50 10-14 $1.25 Franklin 12-15 $1.12'A Gin Quarterly 1-15 (quar.) Extra 1 11- , 10-15 2-1-50 Beaux-Arts Belmont 4-15 $1.12 Bathurst Power Co., Extra Baystate 3-15 5-1-50 $1.12 Hydro-Electric Co. common (quar.) Innes, Ltd., $1 class A (s-a)_, & 2-15 4-1-50 •• 11- 10c Container Corporation of America, coramon. : Yu ,.75c i .•'£■• 4% $1 preferred (quar.) —— Cooksville Co., Ltd., class A (quar..)__tit.iu_«.-. s,; $i5C Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co. (N. Y.) — 1-15 3-1-50 (quar.) — Bangor Bates Consolidated ,12-15 J-l-50 2-1-50 4c Works Lobster 6% Insurance preferred 30c $1.25 ' — (quar.) Co. 7y,c (quar.) Foi'bes & Wallace/Class B (quar.» Fort Pitt Brewhig Co, (quar.) * 12-31 10-31 Machinery: & Chemical— 30c com.— (Increased preferred Fund Tire 3%% 10-10 10-22 Food * / > Co. Products, s 12-31 (quar.) Continental *'11-15 4c — Company preferred 1 4c Extra Baltimore 10-15 (quar.) Locomotive preferred preferred Continental 12- 10- 6 TO- 7 9-30 $11-25-50 10c A Corp. -(quar.) Department Stores, Whlnut Street 15c Inc— Co., 7% Consolidated 10-14 1 4c —; (monthly) $4.50 Hotel, Consolidated Edison 10-20 4c ___ (monthly) Common '$4.50 10-14 1 11- 1-r 11- 1 30c Light & Power, $2 pfd. preferred (quar.)—: $2.20 . 11- 4c 4c ______ Common 11- ; /•:. ;\v • ■ 10-20 ' 10-17 10-25 20c > _______ • Connecticut 10-20 11- 1 11-1 75c ; Consolidated Natural Gas Co. preferred t'Common Common Concord Gas Corp.— (monthly) Common 10- 5 $5 preferred 10-15 25c International 11- 1 1 35C .— Commodore $1.90 $$1.37'/2 11- 11-30 10-31 $1 Springfield Corp. * (year-end) York Corp" $2 Pre'e"ed (s-a) Fitzsimmons Stores, Ltd., — 6% 1st preferred (quar.) Florida Power & Light, 4ya%• pfd. -(quar.)_ Florsheim Shoe-Co., class A (extra) Class B-'(extra)__U. * 12-30 25c ____ First 10-14 10c Engineering-Superheater, Edison 1 Fireman 10-15 —— Commonwealth held. _______ - Insurance 10- 5 11- 1500 10-15 '. 11- 1 87'Ac —; 10- 7 11-^^10-17 $1 11-15 1, 10-31 56'Ac (quar.)——/ 1 Ltd.— (quar.) Co., Inc.— $1.20 convertible Avco Manufacturing Common L_ __— 12- ^$1 : 10-15 10-15 (quar.)___ tconverWble-preferred *•/ ______ 1 1 SEC Fedders-Quigan 12- 10-10 1 Firestone (quar.)__ pfd. 11-1 93%c 37'Ac Fashion 1 — (quar.), 11- share the (quar.) Brewing Corp., 4%% Park, Inc., (quar.)_ 12-31 (reduced) 10-17 $1 Falstaff 11- ;\ 90c _______ Life each of Associates preferred (s-a)_ Railroad Co., $5 pfd. Fibreboard Co.-(s-a) Quarterly (quar.) 10- - 11-30 20C Combustion Co. preferred A preferred 13c 5% (quar.)— National (s-a) Mass.) Lines— S. -10-31 10-15 11- 20c 7 11-1 11-1 11- Esmond Mills/ Ltd., 5% pfd.- ^quajr.) Fairbanks Co.* 6% preferred (quar.) Fall River Gas Wprks (quar.) 10-31 Co._„ Inc. lor approval Erie ■ 10-14 10-15 15c 10-31 7 / System, stock the Group 1 j 10-25 $1,12'A 10-20 15c Commonwealth (quar.) Refining S. to n_ 30c (quar.) 11-10 10-20 I Co.,« 4%% Inc. Gas common (quar.) 11-10 10- —.— Columbian Indies West & preferred Atlantic - 10-20 10- 8 4.35 % Co., 4% preferred (quar.)____^ Empire Millwork Corp. (quar.) Equity Corporation common (irreg.) 10-10 1 11-10 Bottling (St. Louis) (quar.)/ Plow Co., Ltd. (quar.) Columbia 11-1 1 11- 10-31 (quar.) , 12- $5 i5C common Derrick & Equipment Co.— 4% 10-10 11- 25c li : 12-15 (accum.) preferred common Emsco ' __ Ltd. Mills, 1 11- 10-20 -$1 (quar.) B Co., 50c <quar.)__ 10-10 Stop Nut Corp. of America Subject 11-15 25c - - Illuminating (quar.) Finance 12- $1 Atlantic s Electric Cockshutt 12- $1 preferred (initial quar.) preferred (initial quar.) 1 50c ' Y.) (N. Homes Breweries, $2 2nd $1.25 - com._ (quar.) Trust Electric preferred $1.50 4% Products Employers 10-16 12- 37'Ac common (quar.) Colonial 4% 11-15 50c (quar.) Products preferred Coca-Cola Atlantic * Bank Gas,& Cleveland <■. . 11-25 25c preferred Club Aluminum Products 10-15 10-15 City Electric Co.— preferred (quar.)— 12-15 A Steel 50c Cleveland, Cincinnati & St. Louis Ry.— 9-19 11- 1 11- 1 preferred Inc. 10-11 Title Insurance Co. (N. Y.) (quar.) Multiplier Corp. (stock dividend)- Coast $22'Ac $25c (quar.)___ Extra 10-19 1-6 1 :___ Corp.— Estate Suburban & $4.50- a5% preferred 10c 10-31 12 20c 6% 6% 9-30 11- 115c • City Stores Co., common Class A (quar.) City 10-31 1 10-25 $1.12'A 10-31 Ohio Ry.," ^ preferred (quar.) Molded Cincinnati 12-19 1 2-2-50 Chicago Corporation Electrical Ordinary Associated 4'/2% 12-23 15c . ; Associated 12-23 $3 (quar.) common 11- > & conv. Chicago 10-11 10-11 12-19 11- 1 $1.12'A National Real Chesapeake ' ' 40c convertible 3 'A % 2 $17%c (quar.) Investment Chase v . $1.12'/2 Store Store 10-22 11- $1.05 Light Co. (Texas) 9-35 10-25 Eleetric Bond & Share Co. (stock dividend) — 1/35 of a share of Middle South Utilities, Co. Chain .. preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Belt ■>'•■■ 4'A%: (quar.) v $1-50 1-31-50 1-21 Anderson Clayton & Co. (quar.).__.__L__—_ ; 75c 10-21. 10-14 Anglo-Canadian .Telephone Co.—. / /./•/'. ■ r:' 4 '/2 % preferred (quar.)—. 1 $56'Ac 11- 1 10-11 Appalachian Electric Power— .■■■ / / •, . & preferred • Chain preferred 11- 1 Power Chain 10- 6 10-14 " $1.50 •.,• Elastic 6 Paper Central . 11- 1 10-25. 50c —__ ' preferred* (quar.) 6% $1.25 . . 6% , 5 10- 10-31 120c preferred (quar.)— Co. (stock dividend) Central 10-13 & Smelting 10- (quar.) /Central Ohio Light & Power-Co.— 10-10 10-17 Ry.— Ekco $10c Corp.i 10-10 10-25 $150 Street 10-10 (quar.)_ Electric 10-25 30c 1 Corp & Co. Massachusetts 25c Gas 10-lff $1.25 11- (quar.) Building Co., 10-14 io_28 (quar.) _' Edgewater 25c Hudson pfd. (quar.) 9-20 Common 10-13 25c Coke Electric 1st 10-10 Common , 25c Co., & 5% 10-31 $25c (quar.) l 87%c (quar.) Co., 1 (quar.) Hollywood Central 75c H* 1 10-17 $1.25,. 11- 1/10-17 / , Coal Coast 4%% Lamp Co., Ltd. Companies (quar.) preferred Light 11- (quar.) Corporation, common preferred (quar.) 5% 10-20 25c ________— -----—-----—- Cable & $1.75 preferred Duquesne $$1.25 common 11- 4% 10-25 125c Ltd., Corp. Holdera Payable of Rec. 17c 11-15 $18%C Celotex 11- 4 10- 7 ;, 9-29 When 47 $1.12% $4.50 10-10 Ltd.— Co., Co.. (quar.)___ $31c ___* Oil Per it Share Supply $20c (quar.) Dredge & Dock, Ltd. & $3.50 10-14 1 11-10 Metals $15c , (A. M.) & Company (quar.)_ Caterpillar Tractor Co., common... 4 11- (quar.) Castle 10-14* - 10-28 11-30 common.. Lead Wire 10c 75c Ltd. Sullivan & Furth, 6% pfd. (quar.) Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Ry. (quar.)_ Carolina Power & Light Co., common Carpenter Paper Co., 4% pfd. <quar.)__ Central 25c Corp., Capwell, Central ______——_————. prior, preferred Anchor • 10-14 — Converters A Quarterly 10-14 11- 1 11-15 , Products (extra) Zinc, Anaconda 37'Ac (quar.) Class Canadian 10-20 10-20 11-21 12- 1 11-1 30c __ common Vitrified Preferred preferred (quar.), Common— Bottle Thermos American American 11- 1 11- 1 Corp., American 5% 25c $2.50 $1.12% Refining Co., common (quar.) _—________. preferred 1st (quar,)— Corp.__* - ' 7% 11- 1 _— 4'A% Canadian 11-15 10-27 1-10-50 _ Power (s-a), Bakeries, Ltd. (extra) Bronze, Ltd., common preferred (quar.) 5% 10-17 11-10 10-14* 10c 10c common Gas, Phenolic 50c : Corp. 10-25 11- 15c Canadian 10-20* (monthly)- (irreg.) com. (quar.)— Co. (bi-monthly) News American 11-15 $1.80 common preferred Canadian 3 .'11-30 (quar.) Corp., American-Marietta American ______ Products , $1.25 75c ___——————- (quar.) American $1 25c — common.. (quar.) co. (quar.) Motor Y / Northern • (stock dividend) £ I.) de Nemours & Co.— preferred (quar.)______ East Canada * (E. Eastern Foundries, Ltd., non-cumulative "*»• Corp. Pont 10-15 11- 2 __ du 10-15 10-31 common——. Duplan 10-31 1 12- 1 (quar.) Corp. 10-31 11-15 1 10-20 (quar.) Petroleum American 11-15 11- 25c _— Corp., common (quar.) Aluminum Co. of Canada, Ltd.— 62'Ac 62y2c Co. 11- $25c 75c (quar.) Inc Stores (quar.)_ common Ducommon J 30c 75c 10-20 9-30 $40c 6% • Name of Company 10-20 Canada Iron <50c Stores Payable of Rec. 40c 50c — 7c 15c f 15c Inc Shoe Reduction Allied 11-1 50c Equipment, Inc Surpass Alabama I - < Camden Fire Insurance Assn. (s-a) Camp Manufacturing Co., class B (quar.) — Corp. Affiliated Air $1.25 (1535) Holdera f Cement 11- 1 12- 1 10-25 10-21 Inc.__ Straus, Share Corp., 10-26 10-15 10-14 10- 5 10-14 10-31 10- 8 9-21 9-15 11-15 10-25 25c . When (quar.)__ common (quar.) Portland $1 Inc Abraham Agnew Share i__ Packing preferred California When Holden Payable of Rec. Per , F., Company Oregon Power, California 5% Name o] Company CHRONICLE Per... week, these being given in the ' i T. FINANCIAL we preceding table. A. & pfd. (quar.)_ ; 11-15 11- 1 $1.25 12-30 12-20 48 When per Name Brick Illinois Power 4.70% 55c 11- 10-10 58%c 11- 10-10 Mutual 20c 11- 10-11 (quar.) Co. Co., (quar.)— (quar.)_ preferred Illinois Terminal (increased) common —■->. RR. 10-10 12- 8 11- f 25c 1 11- 1 10-15 11- 1 10-15 group Ltd.— bond and Stock 25c group—-------—' International Educational Publishing $3.50 preferred (accum.) International Nickel of Canada, Ltd. preferred 11- 1 10- 3 11- 1 10- 50c (extra) (quar.) 12- Johnston" Kansas 11- B 1 10-25 10-10 tt.) (S. Kroehler & Lamston Lane Bryant, Rubber Lee Extra Tire New Ltd. Lincoln Printing Co., 1 10-20 Newberry 12- 5 11-28 1-3-50 (quar.) Insurance 5% 11- 1 10-20 Norfolk 10-20 11-15 ., omnion 11-15 of 11-15 stock for each ican 4 Northern 10-20 tic 11- 10-10 1 V9-30 1-2-50 12-22 4-1-50 37 tec 3-22 11- 1 10-11 50c 12- 1 11-10 12-28 12-21 11- 1 10-14 10-28 $1 . 10-14* 10-28 50c 1 10-15' 10-25 r 10-11 11- 1 10-18 10-31 25c $1.12 te 9-30 preferred 5% preferred k Sons Stock Marine 2-21 12-10 11-24 3-10-50 20c 12■i 1 2-21 11-11 (quar.) Public 1st 4% Park 11- 1 <11-15 12-20 3-20 10-10' 11- 11- 1 t 1 10-14 12-15 11-12 10c 4-14-50 11- $1.06te 1 4- 3 10-10 Stores Ltd., of California Merchants Fire (quar.)......: Service & Michaels Stern Michigan Michigan & 4.40% Gas & preferred Mid-West Inc., (subject at to meeting on quar.) approval Oct. 4%% preferred (quar.)__ Miller & RhoadS, 4V4% preferred Minnesota k Ontario Paper Co. $6 pfd. (quar.). Mitchell (Robert). Ltd— Mohmouth Park Jockey Club— 1 10-14 11- Montana Power, $6 preferred (quar.)... $1.32 cum. Penman's, Ltd., 6% preferred 1 10-15 Cement Co. Mines, preferred Ltd. 10-15 3.60% preferred Philips-Jones Corp., 10-15 Piedmont 43 %C 12- 1 $3 partic. Morris Plaii $2.25 preferred (John) & Corp preferred Mount Diablo of America, OH, Mining & 11- 4 11- 1 10-15 1 10-20 11- 10-20 10- $1.12te 11-30 11-17 He 10-31 10- 5* 5 11- 1 10-15 5c 12- 1 11-18 5% preferred (quar.) common ... (quar.)___ Common Co., 3.60% pfd. preferred B (quar.) 4.70% Metals 1 10-20 10-22 10-31 10- 12-27 12-15 Standard Silica 11-15 10-24 Standard Steel 1-1-50 $2.50 1-15-50 $1.1"0 * 11- 1 12-31 11- 1 10-17 $1.50 11- 1 10-11 10-17 11-15 11-1 10- 11- 1 10-18 56tec 11- 1 10-18 11-30 11-10 7 11-30 11-10 10-15 62 tec 10-20 9-30 62 tec 10-20 9-30 Standard 3 11-15 11- 5 2- 3 11-15 10-17 11- Co. Class Staten A 10-17 1 10-17 10-17 11- 1 10-17 11- 1 10-if 11- 1 10-17 10-24 10-17 11- $1.06 V* 11- 1 10-15 Sterling & 11-1 10-14 Stone 10-29 10-14 10-29 9-20 1 1-3-50 12- 9 11- 1 10-10 11- I 10-10 11- 1 11- 1 10-17 11- 1 Brothers 11- 11- 1 10-14 11- 1 io-10 11- 1 • - . 10-10 Common 10-20 Power $6 & Thatcher $2.40 Glaiss conv.- 20c 10-25 10-14 Thomaston 11- 10 1 Mfg. 9-30 Toledo 10-20 9-30 Trane 1 10-11 11- 1 57c 20c 1-3-50 Co.— Mills, ;comnion_-__ ! 4te% Edison, preferred 10-10 Travelers Insurance Co. (Hartford) $3 pfd. Corporation, 5% preferred (C. Class Regent A.) B Company, class A (quar.)"___"' Ltd.— preferred (quar.) non-cum. 1 * (Canada), Ltd.— preferred B Natural Raisin $1.25 Cement, partic. . (s-a)l Brass, 5te"% Robinson $5 Cotton Mills, Rock of Corp; Light & $1.31 te United (quar.) 11- 1 1 10-15 11- 1 10-15 10-25 10-15 10-10 11- 1 11- 1 10-14 11- 1 11- 1 10-20 10-r20 .10- 5 ;ioc< (quar.).___ $1.2550C ..11- 1 10-15 11- 1 V10-15 tlOc •; 11- i 10- 3 tlOc 11- 10- 3 "" 725c 15c 1 12-15 11- 1 5 12-15 11-25 11-15 11-10 11- 1 10-17 10-31 ".11-15 10-31 10-31 11-15 - $12 tec 10- .11-- 1 7 50c 11- 9 10-10 40c 10-27 10-17 11-1 10-15 ; 12-1 10-11 87 tec . "V.' - Ltd., class A $37c $25c. (quar.)__ & Tool Corp., class A (quar.)_ Fuel A Ltd.— . preferred (quar.) & Manufacturers, Merchant's U. 6. Lines, S. Transit 22tec Universal — preference (s-a) ____ 5 %• preferred Insurance Co.____;__ Co., 10-31 10-11 11-1 $75c —L25'c 4te% class. A 10-15 1 10-11 11- ,7. preferred (s-a)_______ Co. (quar.)—. U. S. Radiator Corp., 6% preferred (quar.) United Steel Corp., Ltd.— 6% 10-15 .11-30 .i 15c-•;■. Pipe & Foundry United , 1-2-50 12- --75c i' =75c $75c ________ 62 tec- (quar.)_^ . 11- 11-30* 10-20 1 11-1 10- if- r HPT 4 12-1 11-1 - 5% /Van Knitting Co.— prior1 preferred Camp-Sea Food Vapor-Car Corp.; 5^ ; (quar.) Co., .* __i_ Inc% (initial )_J__ preferred 1 12-16 T-3-50 «■ 12-20 25c - : 12-13 ■ Universal Leaf Tobacco -com.< (quar.) _i'____ '; ' 30c Upper Canada Mines,; " $2tec Utfca 9 12- j Inc.—' :: U. ' >v~-10c; I Investments, ".r 11-1 Tl-15 $2.50 B - (quar.) 4-— class 6% (quar.) (accum.) Quarterly 10-20 93 tec I__ 11-10 11-15 B-(quar.)i^_—— Drill Class 10-15 11- 19c :_.r 11-10 9 < — convertible-preferred Realty Corp.— Corporations, Class 11-18 50 c ^ " Ltd.:...-.—. Power_____ :15c (quar.) pfd. . Ages . 50c (accum.) Extra Rockland 10-21 II !___ preferred A 10-21 15c 9 12- 92 tec quar.) Inc._— Cities preferred United (quar.) class 1 1 5% United Gas Paper Co._ $3.50 United 10-14 11- $25c 12- Cigar-Whelan Stores— 1 11- - (reduced United ; 25c . 10- $1.12 te — California 10-20 50c , 1 20c —— Chemicals, 10-28 777$40c: 11- : 25C ____—___— Canada of of 11-16 87 tec United J0-13 1. Co. 6-15 1 Missouri— 10-18 11- 12- 3-15 12- $6 1 United Copper & Rice-Stix, Inc. (quar.) 1 Rich's, Inc.* common (guar. 3te% preferred (quar. River Gas'Co. ■" Mills, of Co. preferred (quar.) $3.70 (quar.) preferred $4.50 preferred (quar.) Oil 11-10 (quar.). 5% redeemable preferred (quar.) Republic Investors Fund, Inc. 6% preferred A (quar.)__ 6% Electric Union 11-15 11- 12-15 4-1-50 6-26-50 100% _______ $3.50 Union 50c 1 dividend _1—___—— 1 75c i. Knitting $1.60 Stock 10-31 50c (quar.) 10-15 $4 : T. "" (quar.)_. 10-31 1 11- 50c (quar.) i.; common 11-15 1-3-50 60c 62 tec d50c Quarterly Distribution Shares...... Quebec Power Co. (quar.) Pile, Inc.. (quar.) 1 10-10 1- (quar.)—— Company 9-30 Concrete IT- 11- $1.06 te (quar.)__— 10-14 Co., '10-14 11-15 1 / 11-15 11-25 10-17 10- 4 11-10 50c i_ 10-20 125c 1 11- - 15c 11- 11- 10-20 15C : —_____;_ 20c 5 5 9-26 10-10 ' Union 11- - 1 $1.75 (quar.) 11-15 .11-30 11- - 11-15 ;14c 11- 10-25 $1.50 1 $1.50r 10-11 10-20 1 11-15 .-25% 1 . 12-16 10-21 11- 50c t . 12- .... 7 , (quar;)__i_ 12- preferred 7 10- 25c Corp.—— pfd. $1.10 . 7 10- 10-17 31 tec • $4c $1.12te $1.25 10-11 • .... % 10- 11-1 50c 10-20 11- 10- 1 11- 5c 9-29 90c 11-1 V - (quar.)_ $2.50 conv. pfd. Company, 12-15 11-28 . preferred Common Thermoid 10-17 12-31 12-12 - - Chemical & Light, 7% (quar.) preferred 10- $1.17 te 11- 1 25c • —— dividend) (stock Products Tennessee 5 . Stores; Inc. Transmission—T Gas 10-20 1 10-10 (quar.)__^_ Electric Motors, Inc.__—— Stern Textiles, 4te%-pfd. (quar.)_ 75c 10-21 ■ • Strawbridge & Clothier_____=-_____ Wells Corp., $1.25 pfd. (quar.)_ Sullivan Consolidated Mines, Ltd.___s.__. Sun Oil Company, 4te% class A pfd. (quar.) Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. (increased) Super Mold Corp. of California (quar.) 10-17 5 10-20 11-15 tlOc Struthers 10-10 11- 1 10c 12tec $1.75 ; Tennessee 9-30 10-15 $15c Container Corp 50c 9-30 "11- 1 (accum.)_ $1.22 te V 4.90% preferred (quar.)^_________i.__^ Stecher-Traung Lithograph Corp. - -r • * - V: * ^.'''r,. 5% ? preferred (quar.) : —$1.25 Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd., common (quar.^ : ;-t75c 7% participating preferred (quar.)__—$43%c Participating $31teC 1 10- 9-30 10-25 -10-25 50c (quar.)___ Edisoh Corp.— 12- 1 $1.50 (quar.) Island Sterchi 10-15 1 Co.— 11-1 10-20 11- $1.75 (quar.) 10- 3 11- 11- 75c $56tec (resumed)~c Corp. 1 1 11-15 1 .• Spring preferred conv. 10-15 1 1 pfd." (accum.) Light, $7 pfd. Products 11- 1 >.12- 11- Stanley Brock, Ltd., class B^iaisissi 5 2- & 10-15 $1.25 preferred -(accum. Power 10-20 11- 1 $1 pfd. $1.06 % 4te% Riverside 10-31 prior 12-1 4.40% Republic 10-29 $7 12-15 11- 4V2% Standard Gas&Elec., $6 prior 7 11-15 Ltd7 Co., li- I Colorado— quar.) 10- 5 11-15 • (quar.) preferred (quar.)____ Puget Sound Power & Light Co. (quar.)_^._ Putnam (George) Fund (Boston) Quaker Oats Co., 6% preferred (quar.)___ of 10- 3 10- 5 10-31 - 55C Trinity Universal Insurance Co. (quar.) Tung-Sol Lamp Works, Inc., 80c pref. (quar.) 10-20 11-15 Fuel \11- 5 2-15-50 Sons & 10-14 Reed 12-15 R.) 11-10 Reece 9-30 (E. 75C America. }10-5 10-31 7 11- (quar.) (quar.)... 12-10 50c■ 92tec :.. (quar.) Standard 6c 10-10 12-20 ' 40c^. 11- 1 50c > 10-31 11- $1 10-14 i; : 1(T-15 1 . (quar.)ii__i.^._______^____ preferred 1 15c 60c 10-15 10-25 97 tec j 11- . 11-15 40c $1.03% (quar.)_ 1 10-20 10-15 preferred $4' preferred (quar.) ; $4 preferred series A (quar.) Standard FireTns. Co. (New Jersey) 17 tec * 10-10 10-14 50c $30c 55c 10-15 90c 1 - , 1 10-31 1 • 12- Rayonier, 10-31 1 1 $1.25 • ~ 11-1 1 (quar.) 11- $1.10: ' 11- Co.— ■* Squibb $1.07te 1 , $25c 7 Co.— 11- Reading 11- Telephone Service 10-15 $1 • $20c J30c (quar.) Public 25c Raymond 10-25 of Co. Common s (increased 10-25 $1.06 te Associated preferred 65C Public Service 10-31 11-10 $2.20 1 95c 11- V : $1.20 11- $1.50 10-18 *10-14 .. 28tec (quar.) (quar.)____w_. 5% pfd. (quar.) Edison 10-31 lc Mountain States Power, 10-14 : .15c 12-10 12-10 11-25 t30c 7 10c __ (quar.)__ ... 50% *12 tec Ltd 11-15 Southwestern preferred Ry. (quar.). Pierce Governor & Co. (reduced).. Pioheer Petroleum Co., prior pfd. (s-a) Pressed 11-15 Development ^Co. (quar.) Mount Royal Rice Mills, Southwestern $1 Potomac lc 10-12 preferred ' 1-3-50 1-3-50 i _i___ 4.15% ; 10-20 5c 1 10-12 1 Texas 1 75c common (quar.) 10-15 1 Co.r Ltd.- (quar.) (quar.) tic 11- 11-23 preferred Stein 10-20 10-11 4.8% 87 tec 1 1 (quar.)_^_i__ $1.10 11- 12tec ; 10-15 3.90% Northern Revere (quar.)—.: & Company— 1 Power 3.70% Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp. (quar.) Plymouth Cordage Co., common Employees stock 12-15 preferred Canada Standard quar.) -12-10 Indiana Gas & Electric Co., 33c 2-15-50 10-20 11- convertible 3 (quar.) (quar.); 1 25C 4.56% Southern 33c (increased 12-28 28c ; Southern 5% (quar.) 7tec (quar.) 10-20 Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing— 3te% preferred A (quar.)_ 1 9-30 preferred 9-30 25c pfd. 10-10 :r convertible 11- 92 tec 12- 10-25 - 4.48% 11- T $ 1.50 12-15 - 9-30 11- t75c 1 40c - (quar.) 10-14 (quar.) ___________ (quar.)____I..___.i._______ 1 8 31tec Canada, Ltd.— 10- common 12- (quar.) 10-15 * 12-8 12-15 (quar.) ^ Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)__ ; Sinclair Oil Corp. (quar.)__-___L^_-^.^_i.^i. Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. (quar.)__ Slater (N.) Company, Ltd., common Sloss-Sheffleld Steel & Iron- (quar.5 Smith (A. 0.) Corporation (quar.)_ ^ Southern California Edison, common____: 10-31 25c preferred B (quar.) Pennsylvania Power Co., 4.25% 4% of 11- 4.40% Gold common.iisii» 11-15 Pennsylvania Electric Co. — 3.70% preferred C (quar.) Permanente Corp., 10-20* 62 tec 12-31 >.;40c (quar.)_i.____ :25c 10-28 (quar.). 12- $1.25 preferred Delaware Corp. of America 50c (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) cum. of 10-11 15 -7 tec 50c preferred 11- Mobdy's Investors Service— Mot fell 10-14 11-14 v. 12-31 Common ^ 4% preferred cum. 11- $1.20 (qiiar.). 10-31 (quar.) cum. Reltman's 5% preferred (accum.) ___' Monongahela Power Co., $4.40 pfd. 4.80% preferred B (quar.) 10-15 12-1 ... Shirriff's, Telephone 50c t50c 10-15 fO-29 Philip Morris & Co., Ltd.— 75c $1.50 10-29 $1.12 te . Mississippi Power & Light, 10-14 ■" 11- ■ 20c 11-15 11-15 non-cum. Co. 35c 10-14 25c (quar.).. 10-14 1 ^ 1 11- 25c 1 11- 60c: (quar.) 1 * of 24).__ 11- Co $1 $1.18% (increased common dividend stockholders 10-20 $1.25 1 $1.50 < . 1 150c 11- 11 15 11-15 $1.10 Co. 9-30 11- 60c 12- 1 1 — (quar.) Abrasive Shoes, Stock (quar.)___ 10-20 ,20c 12- 1212- 20c (quar.) Electric Co.— 10-14 12- 1.-11-14 . 25c V' • Common 10- 3 28 %c $4 non-cum. 2nd preferred (quar.)_. Philadelphia Electric Co., 3.8% pfd. (quar.) 4.3% preferred (quar.) 4.4% preferred (quar.) 75c 93%C 115c preferred Co., 1 10-26 17 tec Philadelphia Co., common (quar.).l 6% preferred (s-a). Philadelphia Dairy Products Co. 9-30 10-19 10-18* 10-18* Corporation Sheraton ... Inc. 10-15 10-25 11-10 1 1 25c Sherwin-Williams Co. Parmelee Transportation Co. (quar.)____ Paymaster Consolidated Mines, Ltd.— $1.32 Co.— l___i Extra Seagrave 'T' ,e 12-10 50C & Bakeries 10-14 10-14 Transport Co.— 10-31 Co 1 11- 1 RR. 5% preferred (quar.) Shawinigan Water & Power Co. (quar.) 12-20 (quar.)—...—... Company Copper 11- $1.25 11- vtc Oil 1-18 11- $1.07te (quar.)_^__. 32 tec Co.— ; Petroleum 7c Y.) (N. (quarJ MeTcury Mills, Ltd. Meyercord Corp. $1.25 ! .7-18 91 tec ! (quar.)__=._ Line 5% scries A Seaboard 4-18 8-1-50 >'. 85c $1.25 50C __ 10-14 (quar.) Perron ... 1 0-1-50 . $1.25 10-14 85c 11- _: 1 37 tec Assurance $1.25 Common (Del.)— 11- 93 %C 10-15 27tec 27 tec (quar.) Go. m.75 10-14 ■ 1 common 11- 30c 11- $1 t$l (quar.) 93%c 20c 10-31 — (quar.) Co. Air $1.31te 11-15 30c Co. Stores Seaboard common 50c Mercantile 10-20 $1.25 25C Extra' McLellan 11-15 (quar.) 75c (quar.)— Electric Co. (quar.).. Electric 85c common t$1.25 2 preferred preferred Scranton tic Davis Common 4 3.65% 4.30% 10-20 10-14 10-20 10-18 V $1 - Co., (quar.)^_>i 50c Corp. Tilford, 12r23 10- 10-20 1 10-15 1 11-10 11- 2-1-50 . —- pfd. 10-15 27tec (quar.) 1 50c preferred & Parke 1 $3.40 1 11- 50c •=. 9-23 11- 27tec. (quar.)^ Manufacturing 11- .__ preferred American 11- preferred 11- (quar.) tlOc — preferred McGraw Mires Pan Paper Co., $4 (quar.). Finance Scott SCovill Co Pacific Pacific 4 10-15 25C Company 12-21 10-18 t3c Corporation Miami preferred Elevator Outlet Peninsular 1-3-50 $1.06 te —— (quar.) .— McClatchy Newspapers, 7% pfd. (quur.)_— McColl-Frontenac Oil Co., Ltd.— 4% 7% Otis 11- 10-15 Resumed tl5c preference (quar.) ——______ McCabe Grain, Ltd., class A (quar.).. $3 (quar. 1 (quar.) Co., Ontario Steel Products Co., 10-21 4-1-50 Trust...——— Maytag Company, $6 1st preferred (quar.).. A 10-31 < 110c (quar.).: preferred V 11-19 12-31 $1.50 — Department Stores Co., com. (quar.) — preferred (quar.)— $3.75 preferred (1947 series) (quar.) _____ $3.40 preferred (quar.) A 5V2% _______ 10-31 1-1-50 (irreg.)- $3.75 preferred 4 15c Oliyer Corporation, 4te% conv. pfd. (quar.) Oliver United Filters, class A (quar.) 11-30 $5 May Class B Company $1.30 . Marshall McCall Okonite 11- 25% Investors Electric 1 , dividend Massachusetts & 12- 50c Magnesium Products Corp. Field & Co. (quar.) Gas sinking fund series 62 tec common.. 5te % 11- 1 1 . 10-14 11- i 5- 11- .. 15c t20c <quar.>__ 20c preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.).... $1 (R. H.) Co., 4'/,% pfd A (quar.)..... Corporation, Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.) Company, Oklahoma 5% 3-10-50 & 11-15 11-15 i 2- Mining Schenley Industries; Inc. (quar.) ____! Schwitzer-Cummins, 5te% pfd. A (quar.)___ -11- 11- 12Vic 2-15-50 10-31 J 10-11 12-10 7 ' 10- ' , 12 Vic Syndicate, Ltd-.—;—. Company, Ltd., class A (quar.) Class- B 10-14 10- 25c Common $1 Mailman 4 12- 5 >. - - Arabian Scarfe ' (quar.) 1 15C Gas & Electric— yr preferred (quar.) Maeassa Mines, Ltd. (resumed).._— MacKinnie Oil & Drilling, common—______ Macy Co., preferred 11- Luzerne County Maltine 5% preferred (quar.). (M.) Nunn-Bush Shoe 5% $4 4te% 4 11-15 t7c > ■ s. A (quar.) 10-11 $1-10 9-23 50c Engineering 87 tec . 4 lOr 10- 12-15 $1.25 — preferred ...— 1 62teC Lotoenstein ' 11- 3 Saudi 2 (One share Co. common preference 50c pfd. (quar.)—. 10- 10-25 10-25 t60c- '■■■" - 5te% (quar.)___ (Minn.), Inc.— Airlines, 10-24 $1 $6 10-25 t50c ' ' t$1.50 Ltd.______ 10-14 11- 1 50C Louisiana Power k Light, com..:. 9-30 9-30 12 tec 5-15-50 Mines, 10-31 Works. 11- 50c (quar.) (quar.) 4 1 1 1 9-30 (quar.). Coal 30C 11-24 1 12- 2 12- Gold 97 tec 10-14* 11- 96 tec' (quar.t. 10- 1111- (quar,)____ Antonio Transit Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly 75c 5 te % Dock 5% Extra 4%, 5 11- held). Engineering Northwest 10-15 11- Antonio Ban shares of North Amer¬ 10 convertible 10-31 1 11-15 $1.10 Co. 4.6% 11-1 56 tec —— Ltd., Ry.* A vtc Securities Acceptance dividend Northern States Power Co. 11- 31 tec 10-20 preferred conv. San 5 12- 5 Co.— Kentucky common Northwest —-— 8% preferred (quar.) Longineo-Wittnauer Watch Lorain Coal & West 4 —-— Francisco 10-19 , Co. 1 10- * — Ry. liquidating 1 10- Co., common—— .—. American Partial 10-31 — Louis-San $1.18% (quarT ...i. (quar.).. series B adjustment preferred North 10-31 — (quar.) 4% pfd. series A Western 12- 30c —- Inc. 2nd preferred 2nd preferred & 3%% Co., 12- $4 Sommon 1 Co.— Groceterias, Joint Pipe 9-30 11- J.) (J. $1 — Original capital —i Original capital Special guaranteed (quar.) Special guaranteed (quar.) Loblaw 10-20 $25c (quar.)..— Company Little Miami RR. Loqk 5% 1 25c (quar.)—_——— preferred $3.50 Link-Belt 12-31 11- 15c ' Co., 10-31 Niagara Hudson Powei; Corp.— 5% 1st preferred (quar.)........... $1 $1.50 common 1-1-50 (quar.)___ 11- (quar.) Life National Lincoln Inc. 10-20 ■ Brothers, Co., 1 $1.25 Lees Lewis Merchandise 11- — (James) Sons Co., 3.85% pfd. (quar.) > Lefcourt Realty Corp..; —... Lerner Stores Corp., 4te% pfd. (quar.).— Bt. Mills 10-25 t40c preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 12- 10-29 47 tec preferred (quar.) Water Co. (s-a)___ Brothers, Inc., 4%% pfd. (quar.).. England Fund, certificates (quar.). 95c 4te% preferred (quar.) (quar.) — Inc., 10-11* Paper 9 10-4 t$1.75 2nd 10-18 3.8% Neisner 87 tec — ___ 1 1st 53 tec (quarj- preferred 4te% Co., New Co.,—— & Tea York (s-a). Machine Landis ll- Lawrence 37 tec (quar.). York Power k Light, 3.90% pfd. (quar.) York State Electric & Gas (quar.) 20c preferred $2.40 12- 10-25 tl8%c 12 tec Co. New $3 $6 $6 10-14 (quar.) 5c New $1.12 te Inc., 10-20 10-15 I '¬ preferred }50c 10-25 $1.50 pfd. (quar.) (quar.).... 1 1 $1.50 (quar.) 10-11 37 tec Company H.), (M. preferred B 10-18 Co., 414% Pfd. A (quar.)___ Mfg. Co., 5% pfd. (quar.) Mfg. 6% 1 5% Plante-Choate La Co., 1 —— $1.50 preferred (quar.). Water Works, 6% 11- 8c 11-15 , 2nd 11- 12-15 (quar.).. 11- — (quar.) St. 75c 11- -r/440c^ -1^3-50 —.—_ 11- —— $1.50 preferred Kokomo Kress (increased) Investors Corp. Tank National 2c semi-annual Company, St. Lawrence Flour Mills Co., Ltd., com. (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.). -. Ltd.— 87 tec City preferred - (quar.) preferred (quar.)—.--———-----— Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co., common 5% preferred (quar.). . Kennedy's, Inc., common (quar.— Kirkland Lake Gold Mining Co., Ltd.— Reduced Mills, 93%c 3.80% Kirsch 10-14 12-15 Naugatuck 4% 10-14 t50c 10-31 $2.50 (quar.) National 11- 1 $1 — Inc 10-31 1-1-50 __ 1 $1.50 (s-a) (s-a) Lead 11-25 6% pfd. (quar.) Power & Light Co.— (quar.) 1 5% 10-15 20C Fund, Mutual preferred 11- 50c (quar.).. Stamping Co.-(quar.) Steel Car, Ltd, (extra) 1 joplin Water Works, 50c t$1.06 , , 11-15 15c 1st pfd. preferred National 1 , 1st 7 10-10 (quar.) 11- U5c 5% 2nd National 12- -r: Royalty (s-a) Johnson Ranch Corp. National 11- $1.06 te ■— —— $2 20c 20c — 1 75c 1 12- 10-15 dividend). preferred 7 10-25 Lawrence Corp.,-Ltd.— 25c (quar.) Co. 11-10 20% :- A 3c Common 10-15 convertible 10- 10- —_ $1.25 30c 56 tec (quar.) Y.)— Products Corp., Hosiery Class 11-14* 1 1 Oil Refining, Common National National 11- (quar.).. preferred B (quar.)___...-i.— 2nd 10- : St. Welding Machine Co.— non-cum. 10-14 12-15 > 20c Power k Light— 4% preferred (quar.) ———-—Jewel Tea Company, 3te% pid. (quar.) — Johns-Manville Corp., 3te% pfd. (quar.)___ ate % (s-a) 2c National Erie 1 12- 25C 3 $1.25 Johnson & Johnson, com. (stock 4% 2nd preferred A (quar.).. National Electric 1 11- 7 tec __ 10-25 & 10-18 94 Vic (accum.). Holders Payable of Rec. 10c Saguenay Power Co., Ltd., 4te% pfd. (quar.) —.... Bank National Distillers Class — Jersey Central Johnson 10-31 t8%C (quar.)— A (quar ) B 10-31 t$1.75 Stock Preferred 12-31 30c com. Mfg. (N. 3% Corp. (increased) Iron Fireman Mfg. Co. (quar.). I»c., t25c Building Co., 6% pfd. W. Pine Foods, Inc.— 4% When Share ~ 30c Intertype Knitting Mills, dividend 11-23 Quarterly Co.— preferred ($100 par) (quar.) 7% preferred ($5 par) (quar.) International Resistance Co.-— 6% conv. preferred (quar.) International Utilities Corp. (quar.) 5% 11-25 10-31 12-12 S. ' 7% Jantzen 11-21 25c —— — -— _* Battery Co National Chemical & National City 9-30 12c National 15c 12-15 (Hawaii) — (quar.). Utilities, Ltd. Narragansett Electric, 4te% pfd. Nathan Straus-Duparquet (quar.) National Aluminate Corp. (quar.) 1 12-28 10-31 A 9-19 11- Per Name of Company Roper (George D.) Corp. (resumed) Royal Dutch Co. (N. Y. Shares)v (interim) 11-17 1 10c Inc 10-15 10-28 12- $1.50 Fund, Nanaimo-Duncan 10c preferred (quar.) __—-r— Brownhoist (quar.) preferred Holdert Russ (quar.) Investment 9-20 50c Industrial Aviation 10- 3 25c Incorporated Investors Associated Telephone— Institutional Shares, preferred 50c (quar.). Monday, October 17, 1949 Payable of Rec. ... . of America— Co. Mutual Telephone Co. 4.8% Indiana $2 6% Chemical Mutual (quar.) preference 11- . Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.— Ordinary (interim) Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada, Ltd.— 4% Share Name of Company Muskegon Motor Specialties Co.— $2 class A convertible preference 10c When Per Holder« Payable of Rec. Share of Company Illinois COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE (1536) (quar.)_ . 11-15 10-14 - 9-30 * 1-2-50 it-22 25c li-T I*T 5 $1.25 12-10 12- 82%c 1 10-31 4 ' 1 - Volume 170 ■' Name of Vi/.-' '.y'/- .'•/* \' ' Company " Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co. of Quarterly Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co.— 4% THE Number 4847 convertible Per 6 Months Cuba- Net 50c preferred (quar.) 11- 1 10-15 FINANCIAL Ending June 30— sales from strapping tools 9-30 1 2-1-50 37 tec 7 37tec ■:: 35c Warren Brothers Co., 5% pfd. (quar.)—— 62tec Washington Gas Light, common (quar.)—— 37 tec $4.25 preferred (quar.)_ . $1.06V4 4-17 Virginian Railway, 6% 6% preferred 6% pid. (quar.) (quar.) preferred —7 (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.) Vulcan Detinning Co., 7% ; 1947 $5,965,940 and Period End. Aug. 31— and other Operating , 398,936 "317,602 195,756 84,832 111,970 11- 1 Uncollectible 1 10-14 ,11-10 preferred Balance 10-15 11-1 10-20 preferred 5% A preferred Western 31 J/»c — »■ 7 & 4% prior lien Brothers' preferred Wisconsin 6% $1.25 1-3-50 12-15 11- 1 10-20 10-21 15c - 11-15 11- ' — .— Rubber_ Wilbur-Suchard-Chocolate $5 .— 2- Other U. In service 10-31 Other 10-20 with to FINANCIAL OF 56 cents and respectively. r'tfS POSITION — 1 10-15 Current 1 10-20 Funded 10-20 Customers' 10-15 Reserve 1 1,142,653 2,235,077 116,728 85,094 machines: 1,324,150 customers and 1,610,136 3,398,088 assets 524,869 486,201 1 10- 1 Preferred 1 Common 1 10- 1 Payment for Total Cost stock com. in in the of excess Costs 2,057 shares issued are it announced and was the Oct. dividend 25 Oct. date, 374,000 1,432,644 Refund general Other made.—V. also was 169, year-end 2533. p. of payment 20 • per y i ,!, Sioux City Gas & Electric Co.—-Earnings— (Subsidiaries Not 12 Months Ended Aug. Operating Operation Company presently debentures fund notes due due Nov. Nov. provide obtained it in with and 1959, $200,000 4% desires funds capital. the of purchase to working the sale 1,500 new Such to are stock Fed. 705,122 588,167 tuxes— income 559,426 ,498,627 449,879 2,073,779 245,743 298,905 . (net) $1,053,112 $1,606,947 271,460 $1,423,583 $1,502,354 income $1,180,857 426,090 $1,781,626 279,272 ; Dividends * accrued pfd. on stock. $1,335,487 148,206 of the $1,187,281 per garding the sale thereof. —V- 170, SKF Sears Roebuck & Co.—September Sales Decline— This 1949—8 Mos.—1948 $209,651,897 $216,781,841 $1,436,197,172 $1,532,680,512 common ^ \ ^ ' ' ' ■ f1. v • !>» V i r i ' 'jV" ! ' ,*• - • Sharpe & Dohme. Inc.—Wage Agreement, Etc.— A unique and their hour this and comprehensive immediate the were of an health voluntary dependents, features plus wage a plan of 5 Oct. on employees for increase reached agreement cents corporation cording to To 356,814 a mittees. Cost Dohme's the health employees company who insurance, in the United United are which designed is States and nationals States shared by company and employees. for all Sharp & the parent of employees of foreign in service, will be The new contributory plan includes hospitalization and surgical benefits, doctors' fees for both home and calls, and diagnostic laboratory fees outside the hospital. It will office effective become Jan. 1, 1950.—V. 170, 1338. p. $3.32 The 168, declared payable Nov. stock, paid company —V. have directors common 10 dividend a 15 on July 25 cents record 31 and per share Oct. Dec. 20; 24. $1,354,148 428,176 share r $3.16 and per 1948, since. Trust—Earnings— 1948 1949 received 1947 $26,349 $2,382 Management & admin, fees & exps. 1,913 $25,579 5,9o5 6,014 16,275 Oct. on tons in 'of anti-friction heart of France's the 11 loss. 27,000 28,800 28,800 deficiency—________ $26,531 $24,690 $25,510 Net realized loss from sale of invests. 105 Crl2,315 Cr 1,821 on senior Interest on junior notes. Net income debentures - Net loss for period —V. p. $26,636 $12,375 $23,689 ."V announced •Net No. income of capital Earned per 'After 1S49 bearings be to Lorraine iron receipt installed ore of in a order an hot for strip 1947 shares___ share 1946 $1,167,979 $995,416 $793,964 810,562 805,835 311,775 t799,220 $1.23 $1.00 $1.35 $1.45 and charges. tAdjusted split in January, 1947.—V. 169, p. 2425. to reflect five-for-one profit (Canadian above. Period Corp. of America End. Sept. 30— Sales The corporation and „ (& U. S.-built equipment the ECA.—V. 170, 204,467 1S49—Month—1948 $3,720,194 stock Subs.)— 1949—9 Mos.—1948 $3,602,740 $25,202,005 for the French mill is being during'September, 1349, compared with p. 14C2. 323 units a operation year earlier.—V. Nil share $227,904 165,265 ; $0.75 of $47,516 subsidiary) .-.o,:..; , reported for v the by Backstay ended year ^ . June Standard 30, Co., 1949 not rrw '1 ' V , BALANCE SHEET AS OF JUNE 30 ' V 1949 ; 1948 $1,300,540 $559,282 (less reserve of $30,000) 1,154,997 receivable receivable Miscellaneous 78,280 1,525,657 1,288,094 300,165 1,415,061 accounts Inventories—at stand'd Investment in plant other and cost advances and subsidiary— and (iirst in, first out) 128,629 ,__ assets Trade 128,62a 556,839 446,861 equipment (net) 1,343,668 patent licenses (net) 1,317,589 15,898 18,873 100,487 132,076 $6,095,016 $5,716,607 charges _____ LIABILITIES— accounts '' , „ payable - , $488,886 $547,050 Pay "rolls arid pay roll taxes Taxes, royalties and miscellaneous liabilities.— Long-term debt instalments due within one yr. 251,449 / 282,052 Federal 193,000 —_ — taxes Common stock Paid-in (par surplus Earned 116,449 value $1 per •_ 148,217 214,286 227,200 income—estimated op Note? payable lo banks (non-current)_ Purchase money mortgage ; -47,475 " 880,000 share)—'—___ l. 964,286 19,220 —— —, 300,000 S —— 300,009 771,594 < surplus Total 771,594 2,847,218 .i 2,441,647 $6,095,016 ;. $5,716,607 NOTE—Backstay Standard Co., Ltd. (Canadian subsidiary) reported assets of $308,234 at June 30, 1945.—V. 170, p. 1338. V ; V ; 1 '•* /. ? ;• Its .V'.' t ,7.5..'; I" t ' , . Standard-Thomson profit after Corp.—Earnings— company standing plan first be for by $1,494,000 Earnings per The the South Is approved by sold for at lower two cost its of Carolina properties Power Co. regulatory agencies, retirement of the present with issues a If new those 102,800 499,687 499,687 $0.20 $0.20 share common Manager, into has established a new manufacturing division for of "Tech-Forged" bellows recently developed in ita laboratories, John E. Golob, Vice-President and General announced. bellows flexible of out¬ its of a wholly owned 170, p. be Golob lor by use Southern Natural The company applied Gas to said. Co.—To Sell and The SEC 170, has p. scheduled Chattanooga Stk. for hearing a the on transaction for Oct. 25. 1438. for purchase of $15,780,000 equipment is already the Roe Organization vestment Inc., Gross —v. earnings 170, p. $5,208,191 Earnings— Farnham & of a $218,201,554 1948 $250,995,490 1438. value sists less of known be Paul B. Operating $467,600 revenues oper. 1949—Month—1948 rev. $382,601 Operating revenues Operating expenses Operating taxes of D. Alden Shares the 1949—8 Mos.—1^48 $3,520,102 $2,962,958 3,500 550 11,000 4,400 $464,100 $382,051 $3,509,102 $2,958,558 373,962 304,110 2,782,125 2,240,081 40,333 37,643 339,447 338,150 170, Net -V. income $49,805 $40,298 $387,530 $380,327 charges——-./ p. 1438. 29,125 26,533 242,296 270,584 operating after 170, 170, The of years new: research, 695. p. Investment open-end The as management Stein Roe & type Farnham Edward lrt- Fund. whole in or Authorized part net at con¬ •* Harry are H. Hagey, President; Vice-President;- Richard H. Templeton, Jr., Treasurer; Robert A. Woods, Assistant Secretary; Assistant Charles and all officers Farnham, Messrs. the and Secretary, Treasurer. Wells Gudeman, The asset capitalization Jr., Gudeman, Farnham. in stock corporation Odt are Mr. his transferable. are Ross, L. for Frederick Hagey, directors directors are of Ross Roe, and partners the Fund Sydney Zeisler. of Stein Stein*. Excepts Roe without serve & direct compensation. Stein Roe & Farnham will act investment as Fund of will receive a quarterly value; the firm will receive asset has and the the average Fund The for Fund agreed net any if in Fund and investment intended is times a therefore for in not of is intended the counsel be to will afford to supervision more clients substantially in are of the investment an as reimburse medium such investors that investors position a Stein Roe <fe eauivalent of to the se¬ receive Farnham. an for same with as The individually account, and it will be its policy to maintain at considered appropriate for the requirements of an the Fund will always maintain a substantialhigh-grade fixed-income bearing securities and is While designed sound, growth equity firm the year, to the Fund, of the average 1% position investor. investment term adviser of compensation from the than taxes exceed 1% investment managed average any primarily of professional investment curity portfolios of $100,000 or individual Ve other other expenses value organized was investor small that asset fee of no excess. type selection Net of! producers products. shares. Zeisler, Kenneth redeem may 1%. 80,000 Officers the Southwestern Associated Telephone Co.—Earnings— Period End. Aug. 31- largest several Inc.- -New Fund, diversified new to company, shareholder A net Jan. 1 to Oct. 7 1949 $6,235,599 coming announced by Stein Roe & Farnham, investment counsellors, of Chicago. Shares of stock in the fund are being offered directly to the public by the fund. The offering price per share is the net asset value, which is now approximately $50, and no portion of the proceeds will be used for organization costs or selling commission. Jr., certificates, series CC, to mature in 15 equal annual instalments, will be received by the company at Room 2117, 165 Broadway, New York, up to noon (EST) Oct. 25.—V. 170, p. 1437. 1948 product* corporation, Mr. off assembly lines* bellows of allied the is Directors trust —Week Ended Oct. 7— of nation's other result . other and division and the are heating ducts are of one thermostats bellows aircraft new fabricating steel jet and reciprocal system. on engineering development by the company.—V. and Southern Pacific Co.—Bids for Equip. Issue— Bids the products new auto "Tech-Forged" for flexible in > ■ of process ducts Company Formed— authority to sell 7,500 shares part common stock of the Chattanooga Gas Co. This stock is the only outstanding security of Chattanooga. Southern asked the SEC to exempt the sale of this stock from com¬ petitive b dding. If the request is granted. Southern will file an amendment setting forth the terms of the proposed sale. —V. The type new a exhaust as 793. Co.—Weekly Output— the SEC bellows, Standard-Tnomson bellows ^ , produced are ducts manufactured Stein Southern Colorado Power 103,456 , corporation "Tech-Forged" this plan of consolidation issue of 3% bonds would be issues.—V. $1,757,410 taxes production engineering will bonds, totaling $22,200,000. This action conincidently with the effectuation of a proposed consolidation subsidiary, refund may 1948 outstanding.— shares mortgage taken " " 1949 engine propelled aircraft and The ' Aug. 31— sales The financed 344. p. $24,727,202 its subsidiaries had 335 retail units in 180,517 $1.35 —' Establishes New Manufacturing Division— South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.—May Refund— Uncollectible Wholly-Owned Crl4,24® *$359,783 < Trade acets. all Shoe Cr39,820 mill stands. 1949 $1,093,272 _ taxes Cr35,886 years— amortization ASSETS— basin. was placed by United Engineering & Foundry Co. of Pittsburgh, which v/ill construct the mill for the Societe Lorraine de Laminage Continue (Sollac). It calls for 76 spherical roller bearings weighing a total of 45,756 pounds for the mill's drives and pinion Period— 1948 160,008 Cash order Southern Ry.—Estimated Gross <W. A.) Sheaffer Pen Co.--Earnings— € Mos. End. Aug. 31— 6,353 . 193,000 and, as such, 095. 't 170, 35,554 • • /;■-■.; Common 16,275 Interest 8,071 (est.): prior common Net Industries, Inc.—New Bearing Contract— ($100 6 Months Ended Aug. 31— 33,581 7,885 Crl35,000 3 Months Ended the on In none 1048. p. Shawmut Bank Investment Income of holders of to each cents 29,965 for prior year carry-back of op- / $2.89 242,034 Electric output of this company for the week ended Oct. 5, 1949, totaled 2,898,000 kwh., as compared with 3,236,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, a decrease of 10.4%,—V. 170, p. 1402. Shattuck-Denn Mining Corp.—25-Cent Dividend— the 23 would of debt $405,570 NOTE—Net 356,814 370,471 ac¬ for 25 months, the contract ended a series of meetings begun month ago between company and union negotiating com¬ run about and Local 8G, United Chemical Workers (CIO), joint announcement by company and union officials. a an between 11 •; loss eluded 1087. p. corporation The —V. 170, p. 986. "j\ > 420,273 ; profit Net 1v''Uy" 186,121 748,640 year. for erating '*Net $1,033,343 148,206 shares .outstanding Earnings _ 155,434 823,268 net Common Bales exps. taxes from Earnings $1,181,549 148,206 _ Balance present holders of the company's common stock at a price of $125 per share. Shares of class A and class B common stock are not being underwritten and there is no firm commitment re¬ PeriEnd. Sep. 30— 1949—-Month—1943 141,055 889,602 exps, $4,709,585 . $1,292,755 488,871 _ (net) Net income ; the to for 1947 be stock. Company proposes to obtain the remainder of the desired funds by offering 532 shares of class A common stock and 422 shares of class B common 742,707 Int. chrgs. and other deducts, equipment and funds shares of preferred taxes income earnings Gross additional part from est. sinking 5-year 365,877 358,841 depreciation— Other income l, 1953, PURPOSE—Company to 1, sinking 1948 supension Income arising Total 2,285,690 271,396 325,155 170, 98,806 Overprovision 1947 $5,266,847 ___v—■ for for Net 3%% 14-year 1948 1949 new $13,353,405 $12,024,610 $10,875,926 11,630,379 11,019,781 9,525,603 , charges taxes on Deferred $5,756,663 Taxes other than Fed. % £249.500 outstanding has 31— 1. $13,302,368 $11,980,256 $10,866,058 51,037 44,354 9,876 admin, with long-term Patents and Herein) 2,437,056 Provision Prov. Consolidated revenues Maintenance shares held in 368 1949 Investments cents The offices on Federal 10, ordinarily Nov. members.—V. board /i. sold and interest Property, which effective of common extra an on which the on ishare of of number of vending machines moving plant - facilities and of Net last-mentioned $100), directors, Co., and John W. Standard Oil Co. (New prod, 2,455,727 took no action on the would become payable stock, par $1. Quarterly dis¬ of 10 cents per share were made on April 25 and July 25, on March 24, June 24, Sept. 24 and Dec. 24, 1948. On the of about tributions (par outstanding including and the company's treasury. fund stock common activities the 14 $ Oil $12,579,542 $11,283,225 directors, or Standard elected to income—. connection Interest p. 1997. declaration on Esso producing were —^ general in of 1,557,444 Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc.—Omits Common Dividend capital consists of fa) 4,000 shares stock (par $1001, of which 3,772 shares are presently issued and outstanding; (b) 3,000 shares of class A common stock (par $100), of which 2,468 shares are issued and outstanding; B mis. products 2,684,793 ; of 6 of —.——_ Provision value par business-— (New Jersey)—New Directors— President increase income of Selling, 5 The cumulative preferred class 10,919,044 7,813,692 'r Research, engineering & devel. corporation has placed privately additional common stock to the value of $175,000, the company announced Oct. 7.—V. 168, p. 551. CAPITALIZATION—Authorized of 9,162,426 Oct. and 2,537,200 384,400 The (Continued from page 12) shares 1,225,491 sales Interest 53,401 673,617 Silver Creek Precision Corp.~Stock Placed Privately . as a result of consistent promotion and national advertising, Is probably the most favorably known quality brand on the market to¬ day. D.stribution is made from the company's main plant at Marysville, Ohio, and from its branches located at Ridgefield, N. J., and Palo Alto, Calif. 4,000 1,296,153 Years Ended June 30— Net 1,425,447 seed, (c) 12,991,696 Depreciation ~ last, and 15,157,638 1,695,108 Standard Products Co.—Annual Report— . v i Investment News of 5% 18,187,254 1,841,896 income . 2,537,200 Total Corporation and w 140,347,071 2,036,002 987. Ltd. l 15,676,609 2,287,099 will $2,331,189 ! retained —V; 169, income tax. General 17,718,473 1338.' on 83,238 stock 11- 532,965 146,744,24ft 120,667,564 coordinator additions 1,550,325 rentals prepaid stock 10- 666,445 171,526,021 Rathbone, $1,782,142 2,000,000 and contingencies— 1 J. Cost deposits 11- 66,593 19,407,719 charges, p. Jersey), 1,193,549 1,721,897 3,972,883 equipment liabilities 11- 82,386 21,847,468 operating Brice, 1,302,250 2,716,851 „— .____ debt for rev. Standard Oil Co. p. $12,579,542 $11,283,225 11- 11- oper. taxes 170, M. June 30/49 Dec. 31/48 $1,059,511 $972,830 assets noncurrent 11- 37V2C 75c J50c $31 tec $37tec this dividend. closed for Jamaica 1948 < •'; securities— Government plant 10-31 t$1.75 25c Wisconsin dividend tax. 3% 30% and LIABILITIES—1 (quar.) Less British Income tax." dLess equivalent 1949 10-17 (accum.) •Transfer books not S. • *; " products current 172,192,466 147,277,211 revenues— expenses after —V. , were for STATEMENT V Strapping tools and Inventory tPayable in U. S. Funds, less 15% Canadian non-residents' t**. $ Payable In Canadian funds, tax deductible at the s-urce. Non¬ resident tax 15%; resident tax 7%. xLess stock of Earnings * $1.09 Total (William) common (monthly) Co., 6% conv. pfd. (quar.) York County ,Gas Co — Zeller's, Ltd., common 57c preferred (quar.) {preferred and Property, d$1.50 Cab Net 193,330 reserve. earnings common ; 1 11- 1 Wrigley 6% quarter the $229,066 special receivable—— Co.— (quar.) preferred —_ for Inventory Wood, Alexander & James, Ltd.— 7% $1.06 251,595 stock— common provision on 1949—8 Mos.—1948 19,474,312 $260,924 $1.28 surplus—— share, Accounts 9-23 $1.25 Electric Power Cash 1 Co.— (quar.) preferred Yellow $337,841 Operating Operating $454,254 V ASSETS— Corp.— (quar.) Inc.— Fund, $543,403 \ 205,562 COMPARATIVE 11- 1 $1 15c (quar.) Stationery preferred (quar.) Wheeling & Lake Erie R>— Whitehead cents 7 $1.25 11-15 $1.26 2-15-50 .— 5 % Whitehall 72 10-14 11- 1 ? (quar.) A Tablet $480,661 Telephone— & 5% preferred (quar.) Western Pacific RK. 6% 349,303 NOTE—Second $2.50 class A Light to per •Includes "Western Insurance Securities Co.— Western 5,493,011 289,362 *6,993,429 Net Earned 17%c (quar.) $6,236,627 *7,850,606 earnings Dividends paid 11-12 preferred (quar,)— —$1.12'/a Engineering Co.—50c prior expense— tax___304,065 Net Michigan Steel Foundry, 7% and income 10-25 11-25 Federal 10-25 11-10 ____. cost $7,886,135 10-20 11- Operating 10-10 $8,635,332 __ 21,929,854 74,931 inc. ______ 1949—Month—1948 revenues— Operating Total 7-17 10-20 conv. Wellman West 8-1-50 —— (quar.) preferred — $4.50 11- 49 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings— 1948 $7,456,563 1-16 5-1-50 royalties (1537) ; 1949 —_ Dividends, 10-17 37 tec CHRONICLE $8,151,564 _____ Revenue n : • _„ machines 10-30 25c 37V2C# 7 & Signode Steel Strapping Co.—Earnings—. Payable oJ Rec. : L Share ■ Holdera When COMMERCIAL portion good primarily for rapid capital appreciation, thequality common stocks having unusual long- possibilities of the will portfolio. be emphasized Minimum present will be. $3,000.—V. 170, p. In conneetio^ subscription 1088. to be with the accepted ■' 1196. share and the uouai quaneny oividtftd ol 50 c on the outstanding capital stock, botn payable 0c^'3t'hj ol record Oct. 21, 194*. Tm» onngs toiai per share. On Oct. 80, last > ear, a special year-end $1.25 per share was made, bringing diviuends In 1948 P cents per ' Loss P. to vllle ift Delta Co., R. Wolfenden and finishing plant to be built at Cheraw, new i——J Shows Sharp Increase— $4,064,361 275,921 _ _ Trans-Atlantic ■ ments - Interest Loss Sons Diviston, and at the S. C.—V. 170, P. 1438. anticipation and charges before back & allowances profit — ™-, and administrative expenses Gross General $5,069,314 ——— refund Federal of under taxes 18,218 373,862 343,050 Sept. ASSETS—Cash bonds Savings and on deposit demand on and notes tat cost), ior doubtful treasury f l,1S5,121] V. S. $137,428, accounts re¬ accounts of $77,335), $746,224; accrued interest receivable, $1,(47; inventories <at l0*®r of cost or market), $582,895; sundry debtors, $ 17.053; P^Paid in¬ surance, etc. (current portion), $27,342; investments, $51,500, prepaid insurance, etc. (noncurrent portion), $10,000; deposits on purchase of equipment, $6,625; land, buildings, machinery and equipment, etc. (after reserve for depreciation of $827,055), $2,986,457; total, $6,353,907. LI ABILITIES—Acc oil n ts payable, trade, $166,744; sundry payables, $1,926; dividends payable, $140,000; employees' income tax with¬ holdings, $20,686; accrued Federal and State taxes on income (less tax anticipation notes of $608,100), $99,147; other accrued taxes, $41,391; accrued salaries, wages and commissions, $98,666; reserve for advertising, professional lees, etc., $32,425; capital shares (of $1 par), $700,000; paid-in surplus, $1,454,889; earned surplus, $3,598,033; (after ceivable—trade reserve Eight Months Ended Aug. 31— vjrxwoo vague v/g $865,809 730,852 wumow Provincial royalty Opef. costs, incl. income 1949).- - •' and social security taxes, $233,610; —V. 170, 1339. p. etc., ?Mr. • Zanuck has been in charge of the 20th Century and since the Fox merger in During the first 10 his of years producing studios 1935. contract new activities V < Mr. - Zanuck w.ill continue as full-time head of studio production. Through the ensuing d advisory period he will have no commitments other than with 20th Century-Fox nor any proprietary interests in other motion picture undertakings.—V. 170, pp. 1439 and 1339. " Union Pacific RR. (Excluding offsetting accounts between the companies) :v. ■ (& Leased Lines)—Earnings— V Period End. Aug. 31— Railway oper. Railway oper. 1949—Month—1948 38,309,387 27,482,512 revs. expenses. ' ' - 1949—8 Mos.—1948 '40,775,925 252,773,138 279,018,510 27,067,667 210,964,950 208,028,084 : 13,708,258 11,426,875 Federal Other income taxes taxes. V: - f 41,808,188 70,990,426 3,450,000 4,238,382 10,500,000 2,214,607 -2,142,730 17,482,086 21,676,764 16,954^78 1,929,077 - 1,568,538 9,507,297 8,339,494 24,020,090 Equip, and joint facility rents (net) Net income fr. transp. 5,758,608 4,318,805 18,578,883 300,981 300,022 3,732,469 .6,587,284 Income & 2,320,055 8,378,685 26,630,157' 508,827 521,316 4,120,408 v. i from oil operations 3,833,191 2,453,112 operations ^Income gas (net) 18,495,330 investments fr. ' . 6 Months Ended June 30— Sales and j . J sundry . Tide Water Associated Oil Co. 635,527 } retains, him as Vice-President in charge of production for the next -10i with an additional 10 years of exclusive service in an advisory 1949 JULY 2, 15, 1949 to Nov. 23, Contract With Zanuck Extended— capacity. other current liabilities, $681,395; ten-year 4'/2% debentures, due April 1, 1958 (less current maturities), $1,856,000; other liabilities," $1/102,272; reserve for contingencies, $2,935,954; minority interests in common stock and surplus of subsidiaries, $11,971; preferred stocks of subsidiaries at redemption value, $1,024,829; $1.25 convertible preferred stock, no par value (issued and outstanding 355,400 shares), $8,885,000; common stock (par value 50 cents), $566,316; paid-in surplus, $8,265,613; capi¬ tal surplus, $4,365,736; earned surplus, $9,480,981; total, $46,460,712. 49,660 $692,278 . BALANCE SHEET, " > ; • years, LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, $1,213,636; accrued salaries, wages, and other expenses, $1,985,204; provision for Federal income and profits taxes (after estimated refund of Federal income taxes under carry-back provision of Internal Revenue Code amounting to $2,284,000), $2,134,921; reserve for replacement of inventories on LIFO basis, $1,434,116; dividends payable, $283,158; employees* deposits for 1947 48,240 $707,247 660,049 70,615 milled —-————,i— Tons 1948 $3,339,808 .... its on Spyros P. Skouras, President, on Oct. 10 announced that this cor-> poration' has negotiated a new contract with Darryi F. Zanuck which, taxes $6,353,907.—V. 169, p. 2148. 1949 TWA excess ' total, 26,184 ASSETS—Cash, $8,122,890; accounts receivable—trade (after reserve doubtful accounts, discounts and allowances of $731,983), $4,221,488; notes receivable, $1,270,468; inventories, $14,738,650; other current assets, $795,688; notes receivable, $653,210; investment in securities, at cost, $1,043,690; property, plant and equipment (after reserve for depreciation of $5,695,152), $13,696,741; intangible assets (net), $282,040; cash surrender value of life insurance, $477,548; deposits with mutual insurance companies, $276,576; sundry other assets, $317,732; prepaid expenses and deferred charges, $563,991; total, $46,460,712. 1949 JUNE 30, SHEET, BALANCE CONSOLIDATED $3,313,624 Federal Income of for $0.86 Y taxes refund CONSOLIDATED $604,596 $542,845 $0.77 — Earnings 1948, On Oct. 3 there were drawn for redemption on Nov. 23, next,' a total of 977 shares of prior preferred stock at $100.85 per share (being : the redemption price of $100 per share, plus accrued dividend from ^Including write-down of $2,362,618 made to July 2, 1949 inventories, depreciation in the amount of approximately $478,000 and alter credit of $390,961 resulting from adjustment of LXFO inventory base. ■ 663,802 22,690 announced Oct. -7. ' flew 1,060,084 eastbound cargo trans-Atlantic routes. During Manager of Cargo Sales, 30, westbound , 'i' 2,246,000 — pfd. 573,289 Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.—Partial Redempt. carry¬ stocks of subs, in hands of public— estimated on loss Net $1,660,478 669,626 expenses tnet)—— ~~ Provision for Federal <te State taxes on income— div. an ; $5/559,624 taxes— income Federal of income of Internal Revenue Code ($2,284,000), for estimated State Income taxes of sub. after loss Prov. for 4,Z33,/88 $1,578,212 Other Net profit for period J per common share goo*276 $5,900, 3,491,102 SOld_„ Of goods *5 TWA Aug. 1949 period, the airline flew 1,538,245 eastbound cargo ton increase of 45% and 506,978 westward, an increase 01 58%. 1439. ^ 182,637 — estimated refund provision Net Ended June 30— sales, less discounts, returns Gross COSt Subs.)—Earnings (& Stone Container Corp. to 1 same • 6 Months E. Russ, i 1; / World Airline in the first eight the volume for the same period and '' provisions less S. over miles miles, 283,000 106,399 — — , ~v. 170, p. (including costs moving to expense other Estimated Trans the 1,199,148 machinery—: salary termina¬ executive offices certain and estimated incident Sundry 1948, From Jan. leasehold improve- abandonment of loss on lor tions) ; by cargo ton ($1,059,943) Provision air of 1949 increased, by 50% months $3,788,440 _ — for Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.—Overseas Cargo 3,566,410 in finishing company s the ol charge in continue will Harrell $497,951 —— Mnledgeville. with central cixk.es at (Ga.), Mr 32,441,326 administrative expenses Total oi tft* L_islon ol J P division to be known as "ja. t. Stevens fe0"t^r" ™ worsted manuStevens & Co.," comprising the company s woolen and worsted ma lecturing plants at itockmgnum «N. C.), Dublin (Ga.), ana » operations $31,943,375 r operations income Other charges: Provision for operations the from Other appmntedAsstetantSecreta^ been has Ervin C. supervise will ; advertising and Loss «2 75 Harrell have been Jame.s and Baum Herbert and Baum 1949 .. . ^ distribution oi to f . P *hJohn 2, Reorganizat'n Plan given until Dec. 7 to file their recommenda¬ reorganization of the corporation. The ruling was made by Federal Judge Michael L. Igoe after the trustees had asked for more time to study the stiuation.—V. 170, p. 1439. ..-The trustees have been tions —— — sales on Selling, share sales— of Trustees Given Until Dec. 7 to File SIX MONTHS ENDED FOR sales, less returns, discounts and allowances—— "Cost a^ntTotc Oct. 12 declared directors on Gross 'i;' Inc.—Special Year-End Div.— Stevens & Co., (J. P.) The ^ Monday, October 17, 1949 (& Subs.)—Earnings— ACCOUNT INCOME JULY $7,411,486 $10,276,8/8 $2,080,413 $1,082,805 ™™ —V. 170, p. CHRONICA FINANCIAL & Incorporated CONSOLIDATED £9A^o^2(T276878 tnd. Sept. 30— gales Textron Inc.—September Sales Drop— Sterchi Bros. Stores, Period COMMERCIAL THE (1538) 50 other sources Subs.)—^Earnings— 1949 (excl. of inter¬ revenues (& and - 1947 1948 $ '$ Fixed other and chgs... $ , 3,496,571. 46,011,991 4,220,548 —— 580,968 Total 5,049 800 Federal net profit $718,074 of •Includes bonus perioa $0.08 - $0.04 Total int. —V. 170, p. 247. have declared dividend a of 16 cents per share, $150,000 was invested covering 200,000 few days ago. i Texas shares 1949, the west in so the as of investors in of total, 31 a with others, . the South Treasurer), tor), ; Texas C. Sharp (President and director); director); John B. Carter, Jr. Houston; Ernest J- Macltin (director), Houston, W. Houston.—V. 170, p. National Bank, which collects all income, and keeps the Fund's vl^C^landoficers are: Dudley V&JZF" ^Wce-Fresident and and receivable accounts T, Skinner T. Carter, (director), HI Higginson Corp. and associates won the award Oct. 13 of $2,300,000 1%% equipment trust certifi¬ cates, series G. Reoffering of the certificates (subject to ICC approval was made at prices to yield from 1.15% for the Nov, 1, 1950 maturity to 2.10% for -the 1959 ma¬ turity. Others making the offering are: Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath; Mer¬ rill, Lynch, Pierce. Fenner & Beane. j^rtificates art dated Issue Nov. 1, 1950-1959. The bids received at l, was the 1949, and mature $230,000 annually awarded Oct. sale for a 13 1%% on a rate bid of 99.317. Kidder, Peabody & Co., 99.229; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, 99.212; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., 99.196; Harris Hall & CO. (Inc.), 99.119; Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., 99.0725; Blair A Co., Inc., L. F. Rothschild & Co. and Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, Inc. (jointly).. 99.025. The Bankers Trust Co. bid 99.35 for i%s.—V. 170, p. 1339. Lower (issued ($10 of A check estimated affiliated to due and * irtebme tax 1949 on companies, common stock 169, p. held in 2215. dollar from Travelers Pacific the $61,782; devaluation recent has of British the similar lion " . ( first in 12 of • record 10 cents Nov. per share, 1949. 7, than less of which to , rates.—V. normal • the on common .::*- - ' 170, , : when < Nov. payable 23, • directors 1949, J ; this of to 1 * v;,'" •' stock 13 Oct. v the securities owned by corporadeclared a stockholders '? f ,1 v-, ' common stock the company." now There 14,529,491 are outstanding. shares; - ; ? estimated earnings," Mr. Hickey said, "do not include any income; oii our largest investment, the common stock of the Niagara j Hudson Power Corp., which is currently not paying-dividends although f its earnings are substantial. Our holdings of that stock now haye an indicated market value-of about $39,000,000." r • ' '".''V v ' ' The i underlying poration public acquisitions and - . of the common of the company's plan for a stock share, of on United the Cor- basis ' of i to the letter. With con-i retirement of the preference' corporation's " " > In announcing the disbursement of 10 cents a share on the common: stock, Mr. Hickey informed stockholders that "it appears that this dividend will not -be Subject to ordinary Federal income tax. * TheV made certain portfolio sales earlier this year which should) i the dividend to be treated as a return of capital to stock- ; company permit holders f ' to The for tax company holding United row rather than as income." : - '* : to holds systems, The United's ^ hopes company - Tueker Corp.—Mistrial in Tucker Case— purposes effect during 1950 the change from a regis- ' under the Public Utility Holding Company Act to "an investment company in accordance with the plan approved by a majority of stockholders at the 1947 annual meeting," he said. tered Co. hearing the fraud and conspiracy value stock which became effective on April 30, 1949, the capital stock now consists solely of (he common stock. v stock csset approximates $77,000,00, or $5.33 indicated market prices, according summation Bank v utility latter excess more than 10% of the voting stock of only two / Niagara Hudson Power Corp, and South Jersey Gas I is a relatively small company and, in due course, ' holdings of its stock'will be disposed of. ' United how has pending before the Securities and Exchange Com- , against Preston T. individuals-who took part- in bis automobile '.?* mission am application to pay a special capital dividend of l/10th j dismissed Oct. 11 by Federal District Judge Walter- -'tctfrhr share of Niagara Hudson Power Corp. common stock for each seven was and advantage o- on authorized United "The' . is understood that if the transaction is completed, the proceeds be utilized by Transamerica to liquidate loans that were incurred LaBuy | coast-to-coast,( (Del.)—Resumes Dividend— dividend, payment was H . primarily in connection with the bank provide working capUal.—V. 170, p. 1235. promotion now '• . of - and one-third on held. The jury ap- *. agreements effect | •* Earnings on the common stock for the full-year 1949, Willlaai M.I Hickey, President, stated in a letter to stockholders informing ihdm | of the dividend aetion, "are presently estimated at approximate^ 12 cents per share, on the basis of dividend rates currently being- paid ! sale, through underwriters headed by 1,199,554 shares of Bank of America stock owfted by Transamerica. > The price to the public will be determined later. Sam H. Husbands, Transamerica President, said that upon completion of this transaction the holding, -of Bank of America stock by Transamerica and its subsidiaries will be reduced to 11.1% of the 10,238,052 Bank of America shares outstanding, from the present Tucker ' in J Europe also flights to many cities. Trans-Atlantic excursion ^ v-- •. years of present 22.8% fares | Unltedt', from • dividend imprint the certification num¬ . a slashed been fares on the globe. said, through interline international airlines. excursion (The) United Corp. in 2688. corporation plans Blyth & Co., inc., of major winter 1439. . each The have place between , . of America Stock— all approximately are Berlin taken | been £ have air ;; fares one-way or have these-cities beyond said, Rome cuts officials with reduced for p. certifier which produces a multi-colored certification impres¬ is and both European .and I Asiatic etc.) remain at the Shanghai, any of the 80 cities on United's California-to-Hawaii system can take and 60-day points points around fares total, Dr$226,946; from to officials have been ; shares), $17,213,500; common $160,171,886; less 11,323 at cost, York other rates, new Special fares example, to Tokyo, Paris, 9%. Similar Coast United reserves but New or cities surplus, treasury, rate • proximately in¬ (London, For Chicago States / employees' 172,135 $64,081,320; cities reduced. machine, the company will provide an insurance policy covering loss through counterfeiting of the certifying imprint.—V. 169, J. ^ J old wages Federal for reserves outstanding value), par certifier With were: - major foreign citfes pound resulted Air fares between the United States: and (due within one year), $556,860; each certification. A numbering head to ber on the check is optional. It to' many foreign currencies, according to company officials. These fares, combined with greater purchasing power of the dollar should do much to stimulate foreign air travel, they pointed gateway appearance to the Todd checksigner and several of its features, including double-locked control for prevention of unauthorized use (one key for the operator, one for the responsible executive), and a locked meter which automatically counts will States United have abroad, (after embodies p. the other reduced conforming fully with the recommendations of the American Bank¬ Association for standardization, control, and safety was announced by this company, manufacturers of protective bank machines and sup¬ plies, on Oct. 5. ' ".'..."V The from already sion . air fares and (direc¬ Ofieretf—Lee Nov. . 928. Texas & Pacific ^R^.—Equipment Trust Certificates 2% Devaluation of Currencies Result in Lower Fares— '• ' Transamerica Corp.—To Sell 1,199,554 Shares of _ addition to passengers, United flew approximately 905,000 air ton-miles, an Increase of 8% over September, 1948, and a gain over August, 1949; 603,000 air express ton-miles, a droj^ .of from last year, but a gain of 7V2% over August; and 2,273,500 air freight ton-miles, increases of 18 ¥2% over September, 1948, and 5% over August, 1949. ' (The) Todd Co.—Announces New Check Certifier— Texas.Fund is financial institution, holds all portfolio securities, books of account. Exceeds Year Ago— it flew an estimated 133,606,600 revenue in September, a gain of 7%s% over the same -month last year and a decline of only 4% from August. Harold Crary, VicePresident-traffic and sales, said much of the travel gain can "be attributed in large part to the continued improvement of airline regularity and dependability. ; mail ers' are performed for Texas Fund by a well- Air Lines, Inc.—Mileage corporation reports The ... an investment company of the standard well-known, type. Its' charter contains all of the customary safeguards protective features, and the Fund is patterned after the highest principles, of the mutual fund industry in every respect.- '• ■-; : r This of conservative participation and The services of custodian knewn $11,671,395; $15,059,849; for $687,353; $288,866,225,—V. open-end \ accrual taxes, shares area. The present investments of Oil and gas stocks make up about balance in electric utilities, chemicals, the ■ . 4,920,000 SHEET, JUNE 30, 1949 obligations (trade), $4,571,000; stock stocks, insurance, merchandising and ' the Fund BALANCE resources, payable value the securities of leading companies important operations in the South¬ conducting 3,198,404 6,396,809 $1.63 : deferred pur¬ for additional retirement allowances, $5,674,463; reserves for other contingencies and expenses, $3,293,553; deferred credits, $626,873; $3.75 cumul. preferred stock without par expansion, of the consist the In resources or assure industrial Fund 40%. to in 5,757,128 6,396,809 $3.09 chase obligations (due after one year), $923,111; t' Fund's ■I 929. for doubtful accounts of $288,970), $25,353,767;; notes and trade Federal was conceived and created specifically to bring to In one convenient security, a well diversified cross-section of the industries which are making Texas prosperous and which enjoy that outlook for growth. It is the management's stated policy Invest outstanding. share...™ common $166,303; come, Fund either domiciled 500,181 675,655 and miscellaneous ac¬ counts payable, $2,269,689; taxes payable, other than current Federal income tax, $13,735,629; dividend on preferred stock, payable July 1, Investors, to 10,906,572 411,896 5,117,447 6,396,809 $2.17 tax.— LIABILITIES—Purchase since July—the original capital August 17 but registration with the SEC public offering only became effective a on per accounts operation for 170, p. passenger* miles receivable, $236,078; loans to employees, $13,765; inven¬ tories, $60,530,161; reserve fund for retirement allowances, $4,116,853; investments and advances, $8,441,759; properties and equipment (net), $174,530,967; deferred charges, $3,971,480; total, $288,866,225. Houston, Texas. of 20,163,555 £% acceptances The general distributor is Bradschamp & at 304 Union National Bank Building, in stock ASSETS—Cash Co. with offices been income dividends common reserve entitled Texas Fund, conceived, organized and operated by a group of Texas Texas Fund lias Fed. CONSOLIDATED per share) of a new mutual fund i 15,962,091 135,519 344,686 ...... dividends Earnings Company Offered—Oct. 4 marked the debut enterprise unique in the financial history of Texas—the initial public offering at market (about $11 businessmen. 15,405,273 556.818 459,751 Net income from operations Shares new a est. for Common vestment of 26,596,706 r 653,530 1,598,307 Excludes Federal income taxes.—V. United 499,998 577,022 2,309,532 18,366,493 ... amort, of funded debt exps. Fund, Inc., Houston, Texas—Shares in New In¬ Texas 549,996 1,683,413 2,672,493 1,337,453 18,826,244 ; 27,250,236 86,681 4,571,000 7,000,000 (net) employ, retir. allowances- Preferred payable Oct. 27, 1949, to stockholders of record Oct. 17, 1949. The preceding payments were: On Aug. 15, six cents; on May 16, seven cents; and on Feb. 15; 1949, an initial of 10 cents.—V. 170, p. 695. % 700,002 2,169,620 2,861,581 14,255,244 retir. expenses— Dividend— 1 directors admltt. income and Prov. Television Fund, Inc.—Declares 16-Cent The for 8,667,460 In 1949 «»«« and Operating income Non-operating income period and $28,670 in 1948 uolu Mining Assistance Act.— the in 4,807,144 $0.15 $61,634 umier receivtro 4,807,144 * 4,864,106 6,260,599 9,848,486 6,211,988 10,523,190 — $171,618 4,807,144 Capital shares outstanding Earnings per share— $392,559 taxes) Dry hole losses & prop, General (est.) income , 184,225,261 186,154,834 138,282,089 141,794,080 137,205,688 105,283,043 Prov. for depreciation and depletion Amort, of undevel. leasehold costs. Prov. Total — sell. exps. Insur,, rentals and taxes (other than $174,568 2,950 _ (net) Cost of products sold and 9,466 $393,359 $720,974 2,900 — Provision for taxes on income. transactions) company $56,751 108,351 $47,198 * 338,216 7,945 $134,957 Ltd. Income from general investments^Divs. from Lamaque Gold Mines case other . a new trial was ordered to starti Oct. 17. share of United held. Volume Number 4847* 170 COMPARATIVE Three Months Ended THE INCOME Sept. 30— STATEMENT ; ■ income Total income [Current ,7 [Taxes, other than income tax—! [Interest on notes payable to banks |Provision for Federal income tax Net income ♦Includes [under 8,300 22,969 14,223 7777'.; "Y 77. _ .. of 1 $402,494 __77 $402,494 applicable to com. stk. ^dividends agsregating1 ;$743,538 fon SHEET—SEPT. BALANCE ASSETS—Investments in Ike t securities of 30, 1949 : corporationis mar- [payable [accrued value (par $1), $14,529,402; interest $32,757; account payable | $31,611,992; earned $16,500; payable, on-notes other accrued the (subsequent 166, company. his Southern and Utah the stock order and that Smyth, distribute sale the the v-YY-.;.: and from to 10 of next annual and T. Bartlett, General 2149. p. stockholders the M. F. R. election Mr. were; of Merris, The Steamship Refrigerated Line, Inc., subsidiary, a will rents Sales—less .coastwise fruit service between Florida and New York earlyvi&Y [November, according to Ralph Keating, President of the Line. ,,*.Z The service resumed was in after 1947 wartime a interruption Cost • of Selling, but 1948 $6,371,110 $7,968,712 6,370,483 1,894,595 discounts.—— general and administrative 2,015,499' expenses [was discontinued and will unavailability ships. Ithe' (at cost advances the 3Vt % —V. by UGI Estd. to 1— — $475,00Q ■ will used be by, the subsidiaries The programs. loans will to bear devaluation - the meet been are closed. scription books oversubscribed the and See also V. 170, each jids, naming Otis were: ^irst & Co.. Boston Peabody & Jew 10 on coupon, 101,5389; due City Oct. the continuing [initial OR Eight 101.235; Inc., Corp. and Smith, Corp., at principal office of to IMPROVEMENT and including is PRICES feast the 30 mortgage, days' notice April 1 and Guaranty Trust Co. of designed in the (on and> 1958 basis of the PRICES OF BONDS—Bonds will be I'ith shares. the corporate trustee five OF lateral at in 1973. will be for the maintenance replacement fund or mately or UNDERWRITERS-—The names of the underwriters' and the respective principal amounts to be purchased by them are as follows: & Co 727— $1,500,000 . Inc issue of 495,920 stock shares of 388,274 refinancing of the 72,977 $206,531 the the of been plan, shares held, and have at $23% 70,948 shares $115 Class A stocks issuance Aug. of all non-callable of the West shares 9, of company's Penn of been dividends, made Immediate upon Power ended the last |5ales -V. Oct. of (& Subs.)—Earnings— Years Ended June 30— sales Jross Jet profit lommcn and output year.—V. the electric of 113,398,000 K. W. the A cline the 7- $90,801,856 $80,495,241 8,539,731 Warren, 6,965,590 President, pointed out the . $4.10^%,Y .• that previous year ?*the was $5.02 * 7 decline due in of the A for trust earnings during lormal the fiscal current that period, year, which resulted and inventory write-downs charges in the aggregate amount of $1,067,459. in and lowered other *nded do not include earnings of the Devonian Co,,-In which owns a three-quarter interest. For the 11 months 1949, earnings for the Devonian Co. were $1,412,806. Petroleum June "Capital 30. additions for the year included the construction of addi- |ional natural gasoline storage facilities, >il and md gas the completion^ 65 producing natural gasoltneYplarjcts; pipe lines wells, completion of new facilities, and the acquisition terminal bapital stock in Illinois Bottled Gas Co., the changed to Dri-Gas Corp."—V. 170. p. 1089. of all of name . ,, of ,b the Y has been .YY'V" - b - Old National leases 8 Bank test lying East, Okla. Wewoka, Building, in relatively a approximately ' one approximately $171,000 for producers. To July 31, 1949, wells completed as producers ,1 • July, • , , principal the Y either the to exchanged for with of the The each the par share 25c of has value 25 cents the and the number public treasury the of the balance of corporation.—V. Y •. 50 offering, to shares presently presently out250,000 shares 40,190 shares will 170, re¬ value of returned were of 2,000,000, of which 1,119,810 shares are 590,000 shares are presently offered for sale, options and been par value par value par The to drilling '"■.•'Y* Y outstanding capitali¬ of of exchange 252,674 shares of the present holders. payable the capital. shares of notes of $55,000; 1949, two average securing the oil payments, attractive to the of retirement 50c). and both or an the is for : ■> working July 25, (par share produced sufficiently amount of by 127,292 . additional shares per wells its. purpose as discount obtained; connection reserved in of a for equivalent are has be of these 1 . retirement whether been payments^...,.... 1949, gross. financing cents oil $61,333 and treasury standing, Y remain " 1441. p. 5% Wilcox-Gay Corp.*—Changes in Personnel- of Chester Wilcox, founder, and for over 30 years, corporation, has resigned as President and Treasurer . health. and bonds which He member except Dr. Yof will of 12 stock to at redeem $115 per said shares at properties • of this 93,479,200 kwh., kwh., the for a retail 265 D. operation Period End. Aug! 31— issue due corresponding week the sale three at the end of Co., 7 $6,551,436 $672,100 $1,152,549 7 $992,275 181,683 155,195 252,362 $589,012 $516,905 $900,187 ; 222,355 available pfd. Commission, bonds bids with five follows: as it entered into institutional, John Hancock negotiations investors, Mutual Of Life 134,623 . ♦Including provision for $454,384 $769,920 134,628 income *, 201,943 199,859 $382,277 $598,244 $570,061 taxes > '}■ Y for these,- > ;Y of par at 3% interest; The Northwestern Mutual Life Co., -T00.087 % of par at 3 % interest; and the Travelers Co., 100.00% of par at 3%- interest, plus accrued interest Aug. 1, 1949 in each instance. The company accepted the r*':v Hancock bid, subject the bond from SEC has given 167. to sale SEC will interested clearance. be used for Y - construction until persons Oct, 24 890. p. Y to ■ 7 purposes. request a < Y; ' 1949—Month—1948 1949—9 Mos.-Yl948 '* . _—____$46,503,837 $47,113,429 $400,972,876 $409,533,176 , ( . The of the owners would and ; ■ station will signal set the will be on Channel 2 will split with 50 cents to phone company dividing the Commander E. televise the newest movies. into the 300 homes via telephone wire, cents or $1 per picture. The revenue from come pay 75 F. McDonald, the film company Part $1 and the station other half. President of this corporation, does not picture phonevision as replacing free television, but as supplementing The plan is to have a station show two, ,three or four feature a week via phonevision, In addition to its regular schedule of movies sponsored and depreciation. -YY about shows. addition $10 television to of the station phonevision retail for cost of equipment the set. phonevision.—V. It 170, to a will p. receiving ccst 1441. set $3,000 to will 4 and a it. stock : ■ (F. W.) Woolworth Co.—September Sales Lower- The ; Y^ corporation has developed a system,*1 "Phonevision," for giving a "box office." It will be tested on a large scale during the .coming months. A total Of 300 phonevision sets will be installed in Chicago, 111., homes, probably early next year, and the Zenith experi- ' $5,903,783 Yv $770,695 dividends ' position television 2,869 on the —V. 170, p. 988. $989,406 Balance accepted Insurance hearing.—V. , 1949—12 Mos.—1948 2,866 Dividends has .Zenith Radio Corp.—To Instal Phonevision Sets— Inc.—Earnings— 2,014 income the period End. Sept. 30— 3,512 for board, John from the of Sales 4,914,377 Net the 100.94% from September, $1,149,683 deduc. a sell to submitted John • -5,401,733 other and :YY-Vh YY'.-v'Y-consulting engineer, who has Insurance of $670,086 & ill y as Insurance 3,340,261 income of of Treasurer. and 1977 .^authorization company for the decrease of 17.56% $769,183 Gross member this of remain consultant. a industrialist a head because will has filed company to series . 3,651.399 Interest as and 1949—9 Mos.—1948 1949—8 Mos.—1948 $4,420,582 $4,010,347 expenses operating and well as interest an application with the SEC for authoriza$1,500,000 of first mortgage bonds of a 3% Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. Y The company seeks an exemption of the sale of the bonds from competitive bidding. The application states that, pursuant to informal tion will income Net as financial Wisconsin River Power Co.—Private Financing— ; Co.—Sept. Sales Higher— in Mayer, his Gearhart, a member of the board of directors for the past has been appointed Chairman of the Board.—V. 166, p. 803. Proceeds units E. President yY: The on the board years five years, share redemption price of continue the Emil served of "outstanding which other the the mental TV , of these in have fee •The earnings Jarren and of for the the Non-operating income— ab- of can 25 authorized $11,885,000 $11,264,000 $88,264,000 $91,432,000 were •Operating Y five day per wells, cents. Y In during gas 824 ... month upon to stock bonds stock, securities elected full 1949—Month—1948 Operating revenues jY_-_ earnings largely to the de¬ in prices of natural gasoline and liquefied petroleum of . the consisted duced called company common Co. also surrender Western Light & Telephone Co., $8.21 Offered—Birnbaum ; office east CAPITALIZATION—Prior zation 1949, compared with 262 a year ago. Wholesale accounts in the latest period totaled 2,306, against 2,020 a year ago.—V. 170, p. 988. 600,000 taxes and share - $188,625 b'ols. corporation 4,926,388 charges common half Y $47,762,450 corporation from last ' 1947 Corp.—Stock •." miles royalties Ystockholders 170, p. 1441. Period End. Sept. 30— There outstandings—;77/7l,6994507^1,699,450 after shares Samings. per 1949.7,7 71948 revenue 1,458,974 follows; funds Fred and 1949 totaled 8, Sales Warren Petroleum Corp. two company depending The $13,114.306$13.826,995 $118,241,500 $119,754,401 5,206,569 consists of 1,010 acres of Township 8 North, Range from the 77.69 capital redemption agent, 16 Wall Street, New York,- N. Y. Western Auto Supply 170, p. 1039. 128,148,638 155,107 company's PURPOSE—This Preferred Stocks—Also Class payment (presentation output week 1949—^9 Mos.—1948 $ ' 114,774 Petroleum as to For of Weekly Electric Production Declined 17.56%— '• ^ 120,361,711 operations in return Walgreen Co.—September Sales Decrease— 1949^-Montb—1948 194,—6 ^..—1948 - 16,085.888 present Return of by The West Penn Electric Co. The closing stock offerings marks the completion of the plan. share and dividends. It has 1949, all of the outstanding class from Period End. Sept. 30— 1949—Month—1948 _ in assumed Bankers Trust Do., <• Co.—August Earnings— -15,550.308 and Landowners approxi¬ shares Y ' 1340. p. Gross return under shares provided senior Traction per 30, -and ■ 170, •. . property has an The company has called for redemption on Nov. 15, next, all of its outstanding 6% cumulative preferred stock at $110 per share and dividends, and all of its outstanding 7% cumulative preferred stock Financing— purposes.—V. Wash. A Shares— be 360,826 a>l,8t>2,501 management has spent drilling nine test wells and equipping the were under for exchange will be on additional To Redeem 6% and 7% - 389,637 $1,919,166 speculation. north The over¬ share a stock, or over 250,000 available for exchange. All announced 856,895 retirement -the common ■ 44,346 $563,891 charges, i. e., capital fund, interest general mortgage 4'/2% income bonds, sinking fund and Agent, block mile Offering President, an¬ common share3 1,068,244 1340. as a The solid Stock $31,000,000 of 3%% sinking fund collateral at competitive bidding at a price to the and have 1441. . the $4,372,500 jt is reported, is planning the sale of $3,465,000 certificates. Eids expected about -Nov. 9.—V. • 170, qujpment- trust $133,554 stockholders common total a common 640,000 sold for Corp. above. RR.—Possible company, The of 101.5799 1,500,000 Victor Electric Products, Inc.—New Control— Wabash as common stockholders an oversubscription of 27,299 subscriptions comprised 424,972 shares taken by stock¬ under a' rights offer in the ratio of one new share for each The at t.~Maxsont are the for 426,647 $3,281,571 337,426 redemption. Dec. W. above 1948 Thompson, preferred and Class A stock not accepted for 170, p. -1440. See that 10 *S. 450,957 "$2,646,229 Cr2,543 HISTORY—Corporation was incorporated in Oklahoma Aug. 16, 1948, as an incorporation of a mining partnership doing business as Wewoka Oil Group. The latter was formed in March, 1946, to pur¬ chase and operate a producing oil property and undeveloped oil and gas leases in Seminole County, Okla. Additional adjacent producing and nonproducing leases were purchased in July, 1946. With the exception of 80 acres, the entire present holdings are in Seminole County. ••)•*' 1 respective from of .excess [barl M. Loeb, Rhoades -V. the Co.—Common privilege. of 6% preferred, 7% preferred and exchange offer were sufficient to require of & Sons the for 833. p. 42,367 $605,694 66,613 Co., New York, is offering 590,000 shares of capital (par 25c) at 50c per share.;. These shares are of¬ Transfer subsidiary 71,909 170, 641,739 $2,854,924 $375,898 on p. additional recently Rollins foreign our companies included in not are Electric Oct. shares the •979, and the 148.155 shares of additional common-stock will initially become part of company's general funds and as such may be appliedpo any of its corporate purposes, which include capital expenditures for construction. (For details of company, construction program, capi¬ talization, etc., see V. 190, p. 1088). k; of oversubscription re- P,URPQSE—The net proceeds to be received by company from the £a!e of the $3,000,000 first mortgage bonds, 27/»% rt$eries due Oct. 1, . those from Deposits BONDS^-Bonds or improvement fund requirement or with proceeds property or with proceeds of certain deposited col¬ the redemption prices ranging from 102 % in 1950 to 100.24 release 170, fered of The holders [he current sinking the which $59,600.—V. Penu Subscriptions received re- leemablp at the option of company, or pursuant to the requirements )f the mortgage, as supplemented, upon like notice with cash deposited )t the effect profit Oct. 7. company, or pursuant to the require¬ supplemented, in whole or in part, on at the redemption prices, ranging irom 105'/2 REDEMPTION to The offering of 468,621 additional shares of stock, and that deposits of 6% preferred, 7% preferred and $7 class A shares for exchange for com¬ mon stock far exceeds the deposits necessary to take up the 388,274 shares of common stock available for exchange. The subscription and exchange offers, essen¬ tial parts of the company's refinancing program, expired fin 1950 to 100.24 in 1978. SPECIAL received of 633,967 $2,195,272 stock common as at periods, subscribed & Lehman [leemable either at the option of ments. of effect dollar $250,032 nounced of $3,000,000 of October,' 1979, series bonds) to retire October, 1970, series bonds or to cause the waiver of the right to the authentication and delivery of an equal principal gmount >f bonds issued under the mortgage, as supplemented. REDEMPTION earnings Oversubscribed—Earle of GENERAL give 1949. States — •West Kidder, Barney 100.769; FUND—Commencing 1977, not 19, United subsidiary proximately other issue 5900,000 net 140,856 $563,327 50,124 from Spokane, information ""$3,496^663 $259,161 ; Y Wewoka Division net earnings of the British subsidiary do not give effect to the the pound sterling on Sept. 19, 1949. The effect of such devaluation is a reduction in the United Slates dollar profit of ap¬ York, trustee, SINKING ♦$108,418 Canadian The 100.1149. Interest payable 1979. 1, of -102.091. & Co. Equitable 1949; York —V. devaluation of received at the sale. These Bros.*& Hutzler, 101.45117; The* 101.27; Halsey, Stuart 101.101; Unicn Securities 1, New docs Sept. on the the $178,122 Total were Salomon in 794,560 $2,829,239 100,386 revenues the bid a Securities Bear, Stearns & Cd. (jointly), Oct. in 21/a% a 100.94; and Dated >ct.- 1 Oct. Corp., Co., [Co.. (jointly), brothers awarded dollar reduction a upon months' Brazilian let 1,1979 at 102.50 and interest. was which summary Canadian is operations of British sub¬ — Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. and E. Rollins & Sons, Inc. (as sole underwriters) on Oct. 13 )ffered $3,000,000 first mortgage bonds, 27/8% Series due issue the of 987,386 $704,133 54,947 y' & the 840,747 813,325 $320,951 Period End. Aug. 31— 63,000 of 833,128 income Deficit 1949 1440. p. results - "$6,119,356 Crl40,863 income Gross taxes provision this in Based nine Bonds Offered The inc. $4,334,830 ' follows: and has stock jmmon 15,653 $59,222 devaluation (2) Smith, Barney & Co. announce the public offering of 60,535 unsubscribed shares of [that ♦$155,764 7,152 approximately $1,600. interest Light Co.—CommofrTssue Sold—Union . prior year's Federal The included are ■ 599. & $66,374 taxes.... income profit NOTES—(1) . 610,000 Y : „ 505,000 Corp. of Canadian ~ $1,256,347 Western Union Telegraph : "•Loss. . ' —145,000 i construction Utah Power and carry-back companies, Securities 261,505 a Fed. refund Net Co. Gas p. for 1949—8 Mos.—1948 $4,321,040 $28,423,644 $29,403,879 3,064,693 24,088,814 23,284,523 108,520 $417,270 343,937 . Ry. and Tidewater Southern Ry. Co.) $421,337 inc— oper. other corporate $277,563 —. ... profit Prov. / loss.. (net) YY-'Y" •' $ 109,286 Dr) ry. requirements » to advances 170, operating income under the proposal, UGI would make advances Co.. their of Net Other applied -to *'tlxe1 have larrisburg Gas Co." of t"' Net incasterCouhty "Gas- Co.7777 Ulehtown-Bethlehem Proceeds The Yaqud-7 the follows: as Consumers. Gas fast Co.—Advances to 5JubS;,rr-^ four of its subsidiaries authorizing open account subsidiaries of ships ol new use arid company fSEC for an order [the subsidiaries.. Under [the the 8, Nov. improvement United Gas The of because [service will begin on [type.—V. 170, p. 536. Y'm'YY• '• 1 : ♦Amount available for contingent ' • regulatory proper 1340. 334,357 income ♦Net the p. 100,340 Fixed charges 1949 quantity sold 1950. 15,000 present 109,127 ... Miscellaneous deductions 4,754,078 and trade goods the 111,953 tax (net Net • to Subs.)—Earnings—Y'1'^ $742,757 Railway oper. income Equip, and joint facil. Secretary.—V. 160. from •' 1949—Month—1948 ry. oper. other Secretary-Treasurer .'Nine Months Ended Aug. 31— resume;,, [its Northern ... Income ■ nave aDout accruals— Payroll Wayne Pump Co.—Earnings— . (& 3,067,106 All you expenditures approximately offered 170, •, expenses. tax of be financing made.—V. i • oper. Total United Fruit Co.—Unit to Resume Florida Service— the is * Railway President; Assistant Loveland, first $3,809,863 directors. Loeb, ' revenues. Other ■ - the for company Vice-President; Manager, and (Y ;Y Y... 1 of for offering '"'.i •. Net rev. from meeting of officers as the *' Railway As estimated issuance will oper. Olympia, Wash.; Frank New York; Herbert D. Marshall, Omaha, Neb.; Nathaniel GUdden', New York; Leo Loeb, New York; Reno Odlin Sr., Tacoma, Wash.;-:-and Ethan Allen Pyser, Seattle, Wash. They will serve until the approval before the by which Period End. Aug. 31— Coxe to become directors customers. new additional Railway 6% them to of The additional requirements will be secured mortgage bonds and debentures. It is necessary first of the (Including Sacramento the of provided stock Western Pacific RR. yy ; date of the final decree was set bonds of, and other claims against, 7 for new securities or cash in accord¬ from years sale V Vy ■ be stockholders. secure bodies will common the studies year of common holders service of notified, completed which will require financing amounting to to carry the construction program through the funds shares proceeds of ') v-Y-" i';.'7 stockholders - all These New for providing extension been been $3,000,000 A. Nathan plan systems the for already have Ginberg, 1726. p. Power in may exchange -the plan, Named Inc.- above.—V. Industries, Utah stated of plant of F. expenses, Engineering &'Foundry Co.—French Contract SKF the subsid.ary. trustee, to following persons were named by Judge the.-reorganized company: A. W. Ghitty, John See the Y..7'777v:''Y 7v-Y with ance | total, $54,369,014.—V. 170, 1340. United for stock common the amendment an . Coxe debtor of $85,000; capital surplus, Dec. 31, 1946), $3,821,257; to of 7 The notes to financial adviser. surplus bond of provides that during); Which Time holders to banks due April 26, 1950 (interest at 2%%), $4,000,000; taxes (other than income taxi, $49,126; Federal income tax, ($222,890; > stock shares 20 $1,000 also Southern sale. and submit 7-A .period 30, IU. LIABILITIES—Common the first eight months of the year, expenditures for additions and property amounted to $2,900,000, consisting principally expenditures for additions to electric generating stations, and in the telephone three department, conversions trom magneto type equipment to the more modern common battery and/or dial to "fair,, equitable, as Washington Gas "are hereby enjoined from asserting, any liability against the debtor or its property upon any claim, debt, interest discharged or terminated by the plan." Under the plan the Empire Trust Co. was selected as the depository by which the cash and securities will be distributed. Y $76,154,185>, carried at values based oh those restated as 1938,' with subsequent additions at cost, $50,717,494; S. Government securities, at cost, $599,949; cash in'banks, $3,051,15714 total, $54,369,014. Y;'Y; YYYY;:Y> Yv '.7:. June 10 attempting to assert or value, lat Oct. reorganization oi of cla.ms against ■.« ; (indicated each plan Judge . bonds may the the v. " • for The York, " * 6% ■ of securities .exchanged ' 7 y Plan lor Retirement of Preference Stock. confirmed plan order Power $215,515 net income — Coxe trustee's 51 Additional Financing for Additions, Etc.— the company present $1,067,657 852,142 . Alfred C. tne (1539) In The 65,000 28,154, , CHRONICLE confirming the' plan 'also named tlie directors, and otneers and its subsidiary, Southern Utah Power Co. plan, dated Dec. 7, 1948, provides for the distribution of 30 *; shares of common stock of Washington Gas for each $1,000 of the 45,415 —— Judge feasible" The $1,192,300 cumulative preference stock-— $3 Balance of Federal and 63,386 ,—7 FINANCIAL Washington Gas & Electric Co.—Reorganization Plan Confirmed by Court— Y \ 1948 $525,303 7 expenses [Dividend of " $525,303 <"$1,185,893 \n»- 6,407 >••'■ — '* ;< --- 7 1949 • [Income from dividends[Interest "•. COMMERCIAL & add equip a >' 52 (1540) COMMERCIAL THE STATE AND & CHRONICLE FINANCIAL Monday, October 17,-1949 DEPARTMENT CITY BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS ALABAMA in 1954; $25,000 from 1955 to don, at 0.70% interest. Dated Oct. inclusive, and $20,000 in 10, 1949. Due on May 19, 1950. interest 1967 Birmingham, Ala. Bond Offering strong, City receive chase bids Nov. on of Arm¬ Comptroller, sealed (CST) E. C. — 1968 and until for 10 $2,480,000 noon the not 1964 inclusive. pur¬ to 100,000 park bonds. Due $5,000 on Nov. 1 from 1950 to 1969 ex¬ ceed 4% interest capital improve¬ refunding- coupon bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1949. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due Dec. 1, as fol¬ inclusive. ment lows: $50,000 in $80,000 1955 to the right 1953, and $100 000 in City reserves and The call for redemption to in or their of 1952 1954, 1977. in whole der in part, in inverse numbers, or¬ Dec. 1, 1959, or on any interest payment date subsequent thereto, any of the bonds having a stated ma¬ on turity, later than Dec. 1, 1959, at a redemption price of par and ac¬ crued interest plus a premium equal to 6 months interest at the rate borne by bond the called. Bidders required to name the rate of interest, expressed in a mul¬ Principal and tiple of V\ of 1%. interest (J-D) payable at the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., New York the First Na¬ tional Bank, Birmingham, or at the Birmingham Trust National City, at or Bank, Birmingham, at the option of the purchaser. The approving opinion of Wood, King & Daw¬ son, of New York City, will be furnished to the purchaser by the City Commission. A certified check for $49,600 is required. 'P ' •/ ,'i.:'..; V • •/ ■';/ "" Florence, Ala. Sold Warrants — has sold been ■ issue An school refunding $150,000 rants if V. . of war¬ Hendrix to 75,000 fire station bonds. Due $5,000 on Nov. 1 from 1950 to Nov. 1, 1949. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the City Treas¬ urer's office. Dated Oct. 1 from "; *, of cost 1979 to > Bond Offering President — J. N. School the of Hout, Board will receive sealed bids until Oct. 25 the for 3y4% purchase school bonds. 1, 1949. Due to date The Interest opinion approving market attorney the name County, ;77r:&>7 to exceed Dec. 000. & Of as l; from 87,000 1950 1, to as Principal payable at Treasurer's the name office. Bond Sale, school $1,follows: inclu¬ County Bidders to of interest, ex¬ multiple of V\ of 1%. a The bonds were election interest rate pressed in held authorized at the on July 15, 1949. The approving opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff & Herrington, of San Francisco, will be furnished to the check purchaser. $1,000, payable to the for County certified A Treasurer, is required. Oxnark, Calif. Bond Offering—Ethel Dale, City Clerk, will receive sealed bids un¬ til the 11 a.m. (PST) on Due 1959 to Oct. on bonds p. 1968 Oct. 20 for Oct. 1, 1950 $600,000 as sewer $45,000 : •' 1952; in $65,000 in $60,000 in 1953; $30,000 Spalding, 100.06, Oct. 7 were basis of about 2.24%. a Dated Oct. 1, 1949. Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1950; $20,000 in 1951 and 1952; $25,000 from 1953 to from 1956 1955 to $25,000 from sive. man inclusive; $20,000 inclusive, and 1960 1961 to inclu¬ 1968 Legality approved by Chap¬ Cutler, of Chicago. & Freeburg," til. about 1966 of $40,000 and: water system revenue bonds has been sold to the Munic¬ sewer ipal Bond Corp., of Chicago. has been sold to C. E» Bohlander. &. Co., of Barcus, Kindred & Chicago, at a price of Aug. 1, 1949. Due to Day, ceive (CST) Dec. of inclusive. sealed interest Due Oct. on $73,000 1, from Bidders to Town furnished. 2% as 1955 name A awarded Bank of to to exceed $1,000. 1951 interest j f bonds, Denomination $20,000 on July 1, Jan. 1 and July 1 Due 1950; $20,000 from 4% 1949 1 on to 1960 inclusive, and Jan. 1,1961. Bidders to \ interest, express¬ ed in a multiple of y4 of 1%. The - ,i approving opinion of Ross, Mc- < Cord, Ice & Miller, of Indianapolis A will be furnished to the purchas- * ] er at the expense of the County. A 1 $10,000 on the rate of name ; check for' 3% of the bonds, payable to the Board of County Commissioners, is^ xe-« quired. .TV--" 5 . , , "J i - Vernon)* Ind. Offering—W. H. Simpson, will receive i I | Township .Trustee, sealed bids until 7 p.m. (CST) on ; ^ Oct. 24 for the purchase of $16,000 not to exceed 4% interest as * follows: to the Oct. 1, 10 a.m. exceed 1948. 3% as Due City ceive Controller, sealed bids will until 2 re - p.m. (CST) on Oct. 17 for the purchase $125,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ terest side east bonds. Dated fire Sept. station 1, 1949. 1949 De¬ name the rate of interest, expressed in a mul¬ tiple of V\ of 1%. The approving opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice & Miller, of Indianapolis, will be I dates dates. constitute the after expense of the City. A check for $5,000, These an Hope, Ind. stone & Co., for 2s, at a price of 100.76. 12,000,000 park imnrovem't 1949 Due \ on Dated Nov. „ \ 1 A the & the Bond (P. O. Pittsboro), Ind. Sale—The $15,000 1341—were awarded to all of Indianapolis, 1, 1949. price of 100.25, a 1969. Ke- 1.70%, as follows: deemabje at: par and accrued purchaser, at the of the Townships. check in for $500, A cer- payable j1 to Townships, is required. IOWA Cresco, Iowa been as improvement sold 2V2s, at Essex Bond to a $18,000 bonds Cresco State price of has Bank, Indep. Sch. Dist., Iowa Sale $11,000 - The $55:000 high school gymnasium and equipment bonds offered July 12—v. 170, p. — | \ 151—were awarded to Sparks & Co., of Des Moines, as 23/4s, at a price of 100.45, a basis of about 1949. Due on Nov. 1 from 1950 to j ; 1969 inclusive. build¬ a syn¬ as l%s, at a basis of about School Twp. I par. Iowa (State of) Bond' Offering — J. M. Grimes, State Treasurer, will receive seal¬ Hughes & Co.; Indianapolis Bond ed bids until Nov. 2 for the chase of $8,750,000 service & Share Corp.; City Securities Corp., and the Fletcher Trust Co., pensation bonds. Nov. 1, expressed 2.70%, to maturity. Dated Aug. 1,... Middle Twp. dicate composed of Raffensperger, each of the years 1963 to 1966. Commerc^, of New, Lon¬ Bond Sale—The $12,750 fire de¬ partment of 1949 bonds offered p. bonds. I Denominame Bonds Sold—An issue of taxes have been levied, $320,000 for each of the years ' tified ing bonds offered Oct. 10—v. 170, 1962, and $300,000 for interest, expense street interest, and for pay¬ of principal of said total issue - of furnished to the City, is required. ment National Dated Sept. 15, 1949. nation $500. Bidders to certified accrued 10 sive, and $1,000 in 1964. 8,000 Civil Township bonds. Due on Dec. 30, as follows: $500 from 1950 to 1963 inclusive, and $1,000 in 1964. payable to the unsold issue of $6,000,redeemable at par and to bonds. furnished to the purchaser at the on Redeemable at respective 000, Counsel, certified Township J payment balance of School f & and accrued interest May said Note Sale—The $600,000 tax an¬ were not multiple of % of 1%. The approv¬ ing opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice & Miller, of Indianapolis, will be bonds, divided 1, 1968. bonds 1948 offered Nov. terest of the notes 000 on Dec. 30, as follows: $500 from. 1950 to 1963 inclu¬ — bonds, pay¬ able to the Town Treasurer, is re¬ ticipation Bond Offering—Otto H. Meyer, County Auditor, will receive seal¬ ed bids until 10 aim. (CST) on Oct. 17 for the purchase of $430,- $8,000 1, as follows: $150,000 in 1950 Oct. 11 v. 170, p. 1341 — were 1955; $163,000 ini 1956; awarded to the Hope State Bank, $162,000 in 1957; $175,000 in as 1Y2S, at a price of par. Dated 1958 to 1961; $163,000 in 1962; Sept. 1, 1949. Due on July 1 from $162,000 in 1963, and $150,000 1950 to 1958 inclusive. The second in 1964 to 1968, or on any in¬ highest bidder was Frank E. Hail¬ interest, expressed in a multiple of y4 of*l%. The approv¬ for O. Charles until not coupon Nov. ing opinion of Ropes, Gray, Best, Goolidge &"Rugg, of Boston, and check County (P. Evansville), Ind. a $3,000,000 park improvem't bonds. the rate of Gerety, ~ , rate follows: follows: $74,000 from 1950 to 1954 J. • Vanderburgh divided INDIANA to be ' : 1949. July 1, 1950, and $5,000 on Jan. 1 and July 1 from 1951 to 1962 in¬ Oct. 25 for the purchase on bonds. Dated Oct. 1, 1949. Denom¬ will 1, nomination $1,000. Due $5,000 on by bids $15,000,000 par Pierce I Oct. inclusive. Le¬ 1962 approved 000 not to exceed 2% interest Mill Plain School First Series coupon and clusive. Dated bonds; Bond Offering—Edwin F. Diek- Dated Dated inclusive, Due 1964 20,000 Civil Twp. bonds. Due on July 1 from 1951 to 1964 in¬ Bond bonds revenue bonds. 1950 to 1 from Vernon Twp. (P* 0„ Bonds Sold—An issue of $60,000 water clusive. Bidders to 1.58%. on to 1952 be received until 3 p.m. (EST) on Oct. 18 for the purchase of $1,100,- to 1964 inclusive. July inclusive. Due Chicago Park Dist., III. Bond Offering — LeRoy Wood¬ land, District Treasurer, will re¬ of New price of a 1946. Due $1,000. School Twp. on to follows: as $46,000 Kelley, of Atlanta. a Fairfield, Conn. ination on in¬ certified Bonds Sold—An issue of Sibley, Trauernicht, of St. Louis. B 170, v. to New London, Conn. bonds. Due Nov. 1, $35,000 in 1950; 1951; sold gality Bond Offering—Sealed bids will follows: follows: offered of purchase of $1,075,000 not to 2y2% interest 1949 bonds, quired. as of mann, Co., — at of to apolis. Halsey, Stuart & Co., county orphanage Mullaney, Wells & Co., of Dated Oct. 1, 1949. Chicago, jointly, as 2y4s, at a price Carrier Mills, III. Bonds Sold—An issue of $20,000 4% street improvement bonds has 1 from Series 7 Williams, 1.60s, Dec. from bonds to as 1958 Co., of Indian¬ and dated April approved Due to 1342—were awarded the Fletcher Trust rate (P. O. Arlington Heights), III. ILLINOIS exceed divided by 1 inclusive. awarded basis a Dated 1 & as the Cook County Sch. Dist. No. 25 been Oct. on improvement, offered 1341—were Stoddard been 1951 $66,000 build¬ bonds offered Oct. 7— 1949 170, p. v. Evansville, Ind. Sale—The $129,000 water system ing Treasurer's name obligation of the city BlOomihgton. Troutman & inclusive. 2%s, Due 1960 1 103.25. 1964 and the have and from Sale—The District, is required. inclusive. 1955 to Oct. on Danbury, Conn. v (J-D) 1956 as sive, and $6,000 from 1965 to 1969 inclusive. to 2y4s. as to the Bond Henry, III. are 1 clusive. . Due CONNECTICUT Denomination Dec. on 1952 from limited tax to interest, expressed in a multi¬ ple of % of 1%. The approving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, will be furnished to the purchaser by the District. A cer¬ tified check for $250,000, payable ■ 1949. Denomination $1,000. In¬ A-CL The bonds are un¬ 1, District Bidders : terest legality 2y2s. as 100.09, 1949. , elusive. All of the bonds Christensen, and Walter follows: $74,000 Haven, from ; - Co.,; att: Of Denver, at a price 100.19,' a basis of about 2.36%, Union interest pur¬ 260,000 electric bonds. Due on April 1 from 1950 to 1978 in- composed of Co., Bosworth, Sul¬ livan, •& Co., Coughlin & Co., Carrett^Bromfield & Co., Peters, registered bonds. Dated Due $7,000 5%" were 1 from 1950 to 1978 inclusive. awarded & Writer & the at of 100,000 gas bonds: Due :dh April syndicate a Boettcher able office. ' elusive.'r''■ date awarded to following $100,000 street bonds. Due on ; Antfl t from 1930Fto 1978 in- O. County Clerk, will receive sealed 10 a.m. (PST) on Nov. 7 for the purchase of $135,000 not coupon or ' 1026—were p. 239,000 bids until to 170, —v. some B. W. Ga.r bonds earliest the on Bond Sale—The $425,000 build¬ The — $460,000 2lk% Dated Oct. 1, 1949. Hamilton — COLORADO from Sch. Dist. (P. Willows), Calif. Offering ex¬ Monte Vista, Colo. • High Bond interest, Sale 1961 Indiana date are callable for payment. Principal and interest (M-N) pay¬ ing chased recently, by a syndicate approving opinion of O'Melcomposed of Johnson, Lane, Space veny & Myers, of Los Angeles, & Co., Citizens & Southern Na¬ will be furnished to the purchaser, tional Bank, J. H. Hilsman & Co.,. at the expense of the city. A cer¬ Norris & Hirschberg, • Courts & tified check for 2% of the princi¬ Co., and Clement A. Evans & Co., pal amount of the bonds, payable all of Atlanta, at a price ot to the city, is required. 101.972, a basis of about 2.359%. CALIFORNIA Glen of Albany, Bond pressed in a,multiple of V\ of 1%. is expected to be paid by the purchaser. ' rate Jan. All bonds will first be redeemed before any bonds optional at a subsequent GEORGIA \ The (J-J). of redeemable of 1950 to 4,00u oivn Twp. bonds. 1967. 1964 to Denomination $1,000. FLORIDA redemption to the date of maturity of the bond. Bidders to Dated Jan. 1 from 1950 on inclusive. 1975 $350,000 Sept.. of from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. principal amount thereof for each unexpired year from the proposed 1 from Dated July 1, 1949. The second highest bidder was Frank E. Hail¬ stone & Co., for $11,000 as 2s, at a For the payment of principal price of 100.79, and Union Trust of said issue, taxes will be Co., Indianapolis, for $4,000 as 2s, levied, $640,000 for each of at a price of 100.34. the years 1949 to 1963, and Union Twp. (P~. O. Bargersville), $600,000 for each of the years 100.70, a basis of about 1.62%. Sept. 1, 1949. Due on Sept. the bond or bonds called, accrued second highest bidder was B. J. interest thereon to the date fixed Van Ingen & Co., on a bid reflect¬ for redemption in the notice, plus ing a net interest cost of about a premium of *4 of 1 % of the 2.89%. July on inclusive. any to Dated 1 follows: as $600,000 in 1965 to 1969, or on interest payment date after said respective dates. 170, p. 1341 — were Halsey, Stuart & Co., Eastman, Dillon & Co., and Fran¬ cis I. du Pont & Co., both of New York, jointly, as 1.70s, at a price v. —• whole or in part and if in part National Bank, both of Jackson¬ only in inverse numerical order, ville, jointly, on a bid reflecting a on Nov, 1, 1959, or on any princi¬ net interest cost of about 2.89%. pal payment date thereafter, upon Dated July 1, 1949. Due on July 1 payments par value principal of from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. The ... Newport Sch. Diet., Ark. < Oct. 10 awarded further are Bond &S7' ' ARKANSAS ■ Bidders Sale—The $400,000 water ^3.04%. on Marcfcy Refunding bonds offered Sept. 14 inclusive. The $950,000 high school issue of 1949 bonds offered — requested to submit bids upon the Levy County Special Tax Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Bronson), Fla. bonds to be issued in part as call¬ able bonds, as follows: all bonds Bond Sale—The $60,000 school coming due after Nov. 1, 1959, bonds offered Oct. 11—v. 170, p. shall be subject to call and re¬ 1129—were awarded to the Clyde demption prior to maturity, in C. Pierce Corp., and the Florida about 1, 1949. Due 1950 Southington, Conn. Bond Sale of 1964 inclusive. Dated 6 Mayes, of Birmingham, and As^. sociates, on a bid reflecting1 a -net interest 1969. 300,000 water works bonds. Due $20,000 on Nov. 1 from 1950 to will 1, May $600,000 in 1951 to 1956; $650,000 in 1957 and 1958; $700,000 in 1959 to 1962; $650,000 in 1963 and 1964, and / Due 1 Valley, Iowa Offering—Harvey A. Bar- nard, , bonds. Rock Bond purcom- Town sealed bids until Clerk, 7:30 will p.m; } receive (CST) c Volume 170 Oct. on 17 Number 4847 : for the purchase of $7,000 street improvement special bonds. assessment 1949. Due Dated May 1, on $500 from 1950 to and 1, follows: as 1953 inclusive, $1,000 from 1954 to clusive. Oct. 1958 in¬ The THE COMMERCIAL. & 1966, $100,000 000 in in 1961, 103, $106,000 in 1963, 000 in 1962, $109,000 in 1964, $112,000 in 1965, $115,000 in 1966, $118,000 in 1967, $121,000 in 1968, and $125,000 in 969. Bonds maturing on and fter Aug. 1, 1955, are and shall approving opinion of Bannister, Carpenter, Ahlers & be subject to redemption at the Cooney, of Des Moines, will be option of the County prior to ma¬ furnished to the purchaser. turity on any interest payment KENTUCKY Beaver Bona and Oct. bonds offered 11—v. 170, p. 1443—were Nelson, Browning & Co., and Widmann & Co., both of Cincinnati, jointly, at a price of 100.13, a net interest cost of about awarded 3.699%, to follows: as $60,000 3%s. 1951 to Due 1961 Oct. 1 from on inclusive. 110,000 33/4s. Due Oct. 1 from on from 1962 to 1974 inclusive. The 1949 bonds and dated are callable are 1959, Oct. in 1, inverse beginning Oct. 1, varying premiums de¬ at tion. date Second high for 33/4s of redemp¬ bid of 100.502 made was Bond ers the on by the Bank¬ Co., Louisville. Fayette County Bond including Aug. 1, 1960; there¬ after at 102 to and including Aug. 2%% $1,000. from 1951 1, 1949. Due $5,000 1960 in¬ ject to Jan. The bonds be sub¬ and on after 1, 1951, at 103 to and in¬ cluding Jan. 1, 1953, thereafter at 102 to and and to and including Aug. final a maturity. of rate at Bidders V Lancaster), Kentucky Bond Offering — Geo. M. Noe, County Court Clerk, will receive bids until 10 (CST) on Nov. 1 for the purchase of $50,000 not to exceed 2 V2 % in¬ terest hospital bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due 1, as in 1968. These bonds of a series amount of $150,000, part an election held in interest, expressed in ap¬ will be furnished to price of are the 1 from a total pur¬ of providing fund s for the erection and equipping of a Coun¬ ty hospital, the $100,000 bonds having been sold at an earlier pose date. The entire series of bonds is subject to redemption at the of the whole inverse L 1951, or op¬ County Fiscal Court, or in part, in their numerical on any order July Jan. on or 1961; thereafter at 101 to and including Jan. 1, 1966, and there¬ after at par. Principal and inter¬ est (J-J) payable at the Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust Co. 1, rate to the name of interest, expressed in a multiple of y4 of 1%. The approv¬ ing opinion of Wyatt, Grafton & Grafton, of Louisville, will be furnished to the purchaser with¬ out cost. A certified check for $1,000, payable to the County, is required. ' . , County (P. O. Louisville), Ky. Bond Offering — Edwin H. Stierle, County Fiscal Court Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 1.30 p.m. (CST) on Oct. 26 for the purchase of Nov. sold was were sold 1 for the purchase of 1 4% Bond Sale—The building 11—v. 170, due 1966 on offered 1443—were p. Sept. inclusive. from 1950 to 1 Bonds 1966 exceed ;o are Bond Offering—Robert N. Cart- right, County Judge, will, receive sealed bids Oct. on 25 1, until for 1 purchase 01 refunding and (1949) 1949. bonds. Due $2,000 from 1951 p.m.', (CST), the 3y4% Dated May 1, as 1950, and $3,on in to 1961 inclusive. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the Louisville Trust Co., Louisville. The approving opinion of Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, of Louisville, will be fur¬ nished to the purchaser without cost. A certified check for $1,000, to the County, is re¬ payable quired. bonds scheduled 11. vided 4% to be 'NNN A. interest di¬ Due Se¬ Nov, 1 on public improvement, Se¬ bonds. Due on Nov. 1 ries B from 1951 ries C to 1969 inclusive. improvement, bonds. 1951 Due Se¬ Nov. on 1 to 1969 inclusive. public improvement, Se¬ ries D bonds. Due on Nov. 1 from 1951 to 1969 inclusive. 200,000 electric light and water bonds. Due revenue on These bonds were authorized at a special election held on Sept. 20 1949. The approving opinion of Houlton, Rouge, La. Offering — P. T. Ecton, Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 5 p.m. (CST) on Nov. 2 for the purchase of $750,000 not exceed 4% interest public im¬ Series 1949 bonds. provement, Dated Oct. 1, Due 1949. Denomination on Oct. 1, as follows: in 1950; in 1952; in 1954; in 1956; in 1958, $69,000 in $72,000 $76,000 in in 1951; 1953; 1955; $79,000 in 1957; and $84,000 in 1959. The approving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, will be furnished to the purchaser $15,000, payable required. to the City, is Calcasieu Parish Sch. Dist. No. 21 (P. O. Lake Charles), La. Bond Offering—H. A. Norton construction €00 in 1958, $95,000 in 1959, 000. to 10 coupon -Dated-May 1, 1949. and 4% interest equipment 15, 1% City pressed in De¬ of interest, ex¬ multiple of J/4 of 1%. a Principal and interest payable at the First National Bank of Boston, or at the First National Bank, of approving opinion of Ropes, Gray, Best, Collidge & Rugg, of Boston, will be fur¬ Houlton. nished the to the 1949. Due Feb. bonds. Notes Due and ton. dated are Oct. on 24, interest tional as Oct. 13 from 1950 Due to 1964 inclusive. Dated Oct. 1, 1949. The second highest bidder was the First Na¬ tional Bank, of Boston, for price of 100.98. ■> l%s, at the Bank, of Na¬ Bos¬ Donovan York Boston, Mass. & Heenehan, Note mons, sealed bids New the at office of the 18 Tremont Donovan & Heenehan, City, will be furthe Authority at its York by own exPense lV4s, as basis a 1950 second at of 1954 price a about 1, 1949. to highest Note Due on Oct. 1 inclusive. bidder of 1.02% The Na¬ was 11 1953 1 Act Nov. 1950 to L. — F. of 1949 relief bonds. loan, Due on 1, as follows: $90,000 in build¬ 11—v. 170, to McDon- Co., Detroit, fol¬ as of State Oct. on .15,000 2y4s. Due on Oct. 1957 to 1959 inclusive. 1 from £&'.■*; 1 notes. on Oct. optional are 1953 at 011 beginning July 1, varying premiums depend¬ the date of redemption. Twp. Frac. Sch. Dist. No. 8 (P. O. Inkster), Mich. Bond Sale—The $359,000. build¬ ing bonds offered Oct.! 10—v. 170, 1444—were awarded to Stran- p. ahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of To¬ ledo, and Watling, Lerchen &Co., of Detroit, jointly, at a price of 100.12, a basis of about 2.93%,. as follows: Oct. 31 awarded Rockland are Atlas Nationa jointly, for lVas - dated Nov. 1, 200,000 1969 interest 3s. as inclusive. payable Principa in Boston Legality approved by Storey Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of July on Due 1 July 1 from 1960 to 1966 inclusive. :; Dated Oct. highest Moore on 1, 1949. bidder & The second McDonald- was Co.; First of Michigan Corporation, and H. V. Sattley & Co., jointly for $100,000 as 2%s, and $250,000 as 3s, at a price of 100.11, a basis of about 2.95%. Erin, Warren Frac. Bond bonds and Sale—The 1444—were Oct. & follows: Co., 11—v. McDon¬ Detroit, > •: 3y4s. 170, p. to of -V; as $85,000 school awarded ald-Moore $48,000 Clinton Twps. Dist., Mich.. < V Sch. offered Due .N1 .-\V. as • May on 1 from 1950 to 1954 inclusive. 37,000 23/4s. Due on 1955 to as from 1957 inclusive. May I Dated May 1, 1949. The second highest bidder was Barcus, Kin¬ dred & Co., for $48,000 $37,000 as 3s. 1949 $15,000 from 1950 1959 inclusive and $10,000 from July 1 from on Due from 1956 to 1959 inclusive. and follows: to Due 23/4s. as to Boston, price of 100.87. Bonds 3s. as 1952 to 1955 inclusive. 20 $1,615,000 Sec¬ Dated : from. ' Bonds are dated Oct. 1, 1949 and those maturing from 1954 to 1959 Housing Boarc (EST) a.m. ■ t Carew Whiting Weeks & Stubbs, and R. L. Day & Co., both of Boston, jointly, as l%s, at a price of 100.88, a basis of about 1.39%. The second high¬ est bidder was Blair & Co.,'Inc. Boston. inclusive. 350,000 municipal > from & ^ $50,000 1950 to 1956 inclusive. 90,000 Series —were to Sale—The $35,000 2y2s. Due $60,000 Offering office as 1, 1949. lows: Housing Authority, Mass a Sale—The $250,000 sewer construction bonds offered Oct. 7 1, j dated Oct. are Township, Johannesburg old-Moore Chairman, will receive sealed bids and relief loan, Act of 1949 bonds. Due $500,- building follows: $7,- Bond Bank, of Boston price of 100.65. lV4s, at a April 1 from on inclusive. Shawmut Med ford at 1950 Agricultural Sch. Dist. (P. O. Johannesburg), Mich. Dearborn awarded to Coffin & Burr, of 100.66, 1960 $2,000,000 municipal $1,- Charlton Mass. $50,000 side¬ loan, Act of -1949 bonds of¬ fered Oct. 11—v. 170, p. 1443 Boston, 1, Second high bid of 100.098 for $150,000 iy4s was made by theFirst of Michigan Corp., Detroit, Sale—The walk for April on 1954 The bonds Denomination $1,000. Due on Nov noon follows: Datec 1952 to ing Maiden, Bond tional Due Offering—Robert T. Gam¬ ing bonds offered Oct. Chairman, will receive p. 1444—were awarded State Housing Board, were Is. 90,000 lVzs. Due Natick Housing A uthority, Mass. Bank, (EST) on Oct. 26 for the purchase of $15,550,000 coupon bonds, divided as Nov. Sale—The $150,000 build¬ Rural sealed on ; Dist., Mich. and 1951. of at 000 1343—was canceled. p. $60,000 City. Offering—Henry F. Bren¬ nan, City Treasurer, will receive until 170, ex¬ building bonds—- Bosworth & Co., Inc., Toledo, at a price of 100.024, a net interest cost of about 1.2004%, as follows: were Legality approved by Sulli¬ New and Bond bids of $450,000 not to Bronson Common Sch. Shaw- 24, 1949. Principal 1950. payable Shawmut van, ond 105,000 water mains bonds. at a v. Bank, of Boston, at 0.72% in¬ terest. Second high bid of 0.75%, plus a premium of $14, was made by the Bankers Trust Co. and J. P. Morgan & Co., jointly. Mass. bids Denomination 15, Oct. National Bond 1 10 Mich. Sold—Proposed sale ceed 3% interest mut until purchaser. clusive. Oct. Oct. on City 1949. Due on Oct. 31, 1950. Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at any $186,000 bonds trust or savings bank, as may be offered Oct. 11—v. 170, p. 1443— designated by the purchaser. The were awarded to the Middlesex approving opinion of Caldwell County National Bank, of Everett, Marshall, Trumble & Mitchell, o; as l%s, at a price of 101.00, a basis New York City, will be furnished of about 1.62%, as follows:, to the purchaser by the Authority $81,000 water bonds. Due on Wellesley, Mass. Oct. 1 from 1950 to 1969 in¬ on Co., De¬ ■) Hills), Bonds Not of the bonds, pay¬ notes offered awarded The to & field Hills Fractional Sch. Dist. No. 2 (P. O. Bloomfield Bond Dated Oct. rate Shannon Chicopee Housing Authority, Mass. ing bonds offered Oct. 12—v. 170, Note Sale The $100,000 first p. 1444—were awarded to Braun, from the B. Bloomfield, Troy, West Bloomfieldi Townships, and City of Bloom- the rate to Henry F. Brennan, Treasurer, is required. Oct. on Dated Oct. 3, 1949 and due Treasurer's name able 1960 to 1969 inclusive. Bidders to name a.m. (CST) on Nov. purchase of $200,000 not exceed check for nomination $1,000. Due on May 1, as follows: $6,000 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive, and $5,000 from Sch Secretary of the Parish Board, will receive sealed the the Bidders to offered March 1, 1950. on from Bond Sale—The City until at office. j nished Me. sealed bids until 3 p.m. (EST) on Oct. 18 for the purchase of $110,- Billerica, for payable of Bond Offering—Robert L. Price, Town Manager, will receive bonds. troit. bonds. 1 notes Jones ;o inclusive. t an¬ 0—v. 170, p. 1342—were awarded : 1, 1949. Denomina¬ Principal and interest $1,000. for the purchase of LOUISIANA $1,000. $67,000 $70,000 $74,000 $78,000 $81,000 1969 ' Sale—The $29,600 tax ticipation Dated Nov. tion Sullivan, MAINE , Baton to 1950 to Street, Boston, until 11 a.m. (EST) Dudley C. Foley, Jr., of New Or¬ on Oct. 20 for the purchase of leans*-wilLbe furnished.-Ar certi¬ $545,000 First Series notes. Dated fied check for 2% of the bonds Oct. 31, 1949. Due on Oct. 31, payable to the Town, is required. 1950. The approving opinion of school . 1950 to 1979 inclusive. from 1951 to 1974 inclusive. 000 County (P. O. Beulah), Mich. 1959 in¬ Note Nov. 1 MASSACHUSETTS Bond 1950 to 450,000 sewerage loan Due $15,000 on Nov. series improvement, 12,500 public from — ries A bonds. 14,000 MICHIGAN Benzie interest, expressed in a mul¬ tiple of y4 of 1%. A certified Cooper, bonds, inclusive. of follows: as $57,000 public maturing subject to (P. O. Elkton), Ky. County im¬ These Offering—W. prior redemption. Todd interest public from 1,300,000 construction of build¬ ing. Acquisition of land, etc., bonds. Due $65,000 on Nov. 1 not Denomina¬ multiples thereof. awarded to the Bankers Bond Co. Louisville. Dated Sept. 1, 1949 and $250,000 1 clusive. 6 Dated Nov. 1, 1949. tion $500, or of from 1954 to of Dec. Nov. on 1959 1 from Town Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 1 p.m. (CST) on Nov. 7 ;:or the purchase of $298,000 not $4,- $40,000 school bonds revenue until bonds. Oct. from County (P. O. Benton), Ky. Nov. | bids originally on Bond Louisville, Ky, .. Aug. of the bonds, Parish School the to 300,000 East Boston Stadium, Act of 1949 bonds. Due $30,000 on cer¬ Rayville, La. to Bank, as 3s, at a Due $1,000 on June Marshall $1,800,000 school building rev. bonds. Dated Aug. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due Aug. 1, as follows: $79,000 in 1952, $81,000 in 1953, $83,000 in 1954, $85,000 in 1955, $87,000 in 1956, $90,000 in 1957, $93,- $98,- A O. Plaquemine), La. provement without cost. A certified check for Jefferson of expense Board. 1950 Offering—Jury D. Gerald, the Janu¬ after at 102 to and including Jan Bidders the , $1,015,000 Secretary of the Police Jury, will tion, will receive sealed bids until ary 1, thereafter, upon 30 days prior published .notice at 103 to and including Jan. 1, 1956; there¬ Louisville. at School to (P. Bond $12,000 Bond Offering^-Geo. L. Evans, Secretary of the Board of Educa¬ Nov. the inclu¬ Board, is required. 15,000 Nov. 4, 1947, 1967 Iberville Parish Road District No. 1 1950 to 1961 inclusive. $35,000 funding for to from 1951 to 1969 inclusive. Indep. Sch. Dist., Iowa par. follows: a pur¬ Lone Rock 000 as the Bond Sale—An issue of State Constitution Parish is required. Lone Rock conforming to Section 157 of the tion name proving opinion of. Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, and Wyatt, Grafton & Grafton, of Louisville, authorized at on purchaser the multiple of y4 of 1%. Principal a.m. follows: $4,00.0 in 1963, $9,000 in 1964 to 1967, and $10,000 to 1, to and interest payable at the Stock Yards Bank, Louisville. The Oct. Garrad County (P. O. Jan. 100 % 101. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the Union Bank & Trust Co., Lexing¬ ton. Legality approved by Wyatt, Grafton & Grafton, of Louisville. sealed at including Jan. 1, 1955, 000,000 school bonds. thereafter the to exceed 101 1966; and thereafter to will redemption 1965 $13,000 in 1968 and 1969. The approving opinion of Wood, King & Dawson, of New York City, will be furnished to at . clusive. , and purchase improvement bonds 1 1962 for the Jan. sive, . inclusive; $10,000 inclusive; $11,to 1964 inclusive; sealed County, Russell, Long & Burkholder, Lexington. Denomination from 53 and 1951, and $85,000 hi" v. 170, p. 1443—were awarded to in 1952 and 1953. the First National Bank of Boston, 1,000,000 construction of public at 0.68% interest. Dated Oct. 24, ways bonds. Due $100,000 on 1949 and due on May 19, 1950. The Nov. 1 from 1950 to 1959 in¬ National Shawmut Bank of Bos¬ clusive. ' \ '• '-"j , ton, second high bidder, named a, 10,150,000 transit assessment rate of 0.73%, plus a premium of loan, Act of 1949 bonds. Due $10. 1961 receive ed to on to 1962; thereafter at 101V2 to and including Aug. 1, 1964; thereafter without cost. A certified check for $30,000, payable to the O. Oct. 000 1957 $12,000 from and of dated in to 1958 payable revenue, " 1949 bonds offered Oct. 10 were award¬ are time 1955 from (1541) .;M950 tified check for 3% building Bonds to chaser , (P. Lexington), Ky. Sale—The $50,000 school time 1951; $8,000 from 1952 to 1954 inclusive; $9,000 from maturity (less than all of a single maturity to be selected by lot) upon 30 days' prior published notice, at 103 to and including Aug. 1, 1956; thereafter at 102 V2 the numerical order pending Aug. 1, 1954, in from or CHRONICLE and part, in the inverse order of their $170,000 water revenue after or whole, Dam, Ky. sale—The sewer date on ].$. 000 in 1950 FINANCIAL as 3y4s, Flint, Mich. Bond Sale—The $330,000 special assessment, Series 1949 bonds of¬ fered Oct. 10—v. 170, p. 1444— were awarded to the Citizens Commercial and Savings Bank, of Flint, a as Is, as basis of about ity, as a price of 100.01, 0.99%, to matur¬ follows: Winthrop Housing Authority, Mass. $75,000 sewer improvement bonds. Note Sale—The $770,000 second j Due on Dec. 1 from 1950 to series notes offered on Oct. 13— I 1953 inclusive. , 54 25,000 water improvement bonds. Due Dec. on from 1 1950 to inclusive. 1953 improvement 200,000 street Due bonds. from 1950 Dec. on 1953 to from 1 inclusive. 30,000 sidewalk improvement Dec. from 1 bonds. Due on 1950 1953 inclusive. to Oct. Dated 1, 1949. The second highest bidder was Watling, Lerchen & Co., for $65,000 as iy2s, and $265,000 as Is, at a price of 100.02. // Sch. Diet., Mich. Garden City $25,000 build¬ Sale—The Bond ing bonds offered Oct. 6—v. 170, p. 1343—were awarded to a syn¬ dicate composed of R. S. Dickson Allen & Co., York, Dempsey & Co., M. B. Vick & Co., and McDougal & Con¬ don, all of Chicago, at a price of 100.13, a basis of about 3.55%, as & Co., of Chicago, New follows: $275,000 as 33/4S. 1952 from to Due on July 1 1959 inclusive. Due on July 1 350,000 as 3y2s. from 1960 to 1966 inclusive. Dated July 1, 1949. Mich. Hazel Park, Sale—The Bond 1949 assessment 10—v. Oct. awarded to $22,000 special bonds offered 170, p. 1444—were McDonald-Moore & Co., of Detroit, as 2y2s, at a price 100.06, a basis of about 2.47%. of Dated Oct. 1951 from second 1, 1949. to 1955 Due on Jan. 1 inclusive. The highest bidder was H. V. Sattley & Co., for 2%s, at a price 100.14. of COMMERCIAL THE (1542) Bidders to the rate of inter¬ name District Treasurer, is required. Bond Offering—John F. District Secretary, will Snyder, receive building coupon bonds. Dated July. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due July 1, as follows: $125,000 in 1950, $130,000 in 1951, $135,000 in 1952, $140,000 in 1953, $145,000 in 1954, $150,000 in 1955, $155,000 in 1956, $160,000 in 1957, $165,000 in 1958, $175,000 in 1959, $185,000 in 1960, $195,000 in 1961, $205,000 in 1962, $215,000 in 1963, and $220,000 ip 1964. Bonds ma¬ turing in 1961 to 1964, inclusive, may be redeemed at the option of the District, in inverse numerical order, on any interest payment date on or after July 1, 1954, at and par accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption, plus premium each or for follows: as bond bond called for building Dist. (P. O. Romulus), Mich. Not Sold—The $350,000 bonds offered Oct. 7— 170, p. 1343—were not sold as v. no bids were received. bond bond $25.00 Bond 1965 Dated Oct. Royal Oak, Mich. Offering—Gladys Holmes, Oct. The S. M. Series Saunders & Co., on a bid reflect¬ ing a net interest cost vf about 2.88%. ' ' $82,000 water works, sewer and fire de¬ partment bonds purchased by George K. Baum & Co:/ of Kan¬ City, sas noted in at 21/28, as at 170, p. 1344, price of par. a v. Sold—An 000 school bonds 170, the to from 46,000 SS offered bonds Oct. of $96,- offered bonds Dated Oct. 6—v. 170, p. inclusive. 3—v. 170, coupon i p. 1239—were awarded di¬ Nov. 1956 inclusive. ^ 70,000 water, Series B bonds. Due $5,000 on Nov. 1, from 1950 to 1963 O. Jefferson), Mont. Offering —W. J. Rankin, Bond bonds, 1/as follows: $2,000 in 1950, and $3,000 from 1951 to on Commission, as price of par. Dated Sept. (P. . registered or ^ Joint Sch. Diet*. No. 16 and 31 MINNESOTA on vided as jblldws:^^*" • . . The $55,000 water $20,000 water, iSeries A bonds. Due; bonds offered Oct. Jefferson and Madison Counties Detroit. (EST) — to the State Land 3s, at a 1, 1949. Bond Oct. 25 for the purchase of $185,000 not to exceed,, 6% ■ interest Eureka, Mont. inclusive. — come dates on and after Jan. 1, 1951, at and accrued interset. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the Detroit Trust Co., Detroit. Bidders to name the rate of interest, ex¬ Regal), Minn. City Treasurer, is required. Sault Ste. Marie Sch. Dist., Mich. Bond Offering—Ronald J. Tux- worth, District Secretary, will Todd County Indep. Sch. Dist. (P. O. Eagle Bend), or — p. 1344—were awarded to thereafter un¬ are paid. The bonds, whether amortization* or serial, will be redeemable in full interest payment date from and after 2V2 years from the date of issue. A certified check for $1,on any 000, payable to the District Clerk, is required. •/''/.'/ c'/\ f a 170, syn¬ Bond . exceed 6% school coupon or Dated Oct. $1,000, on 1, 1949. Denomination for $500. Due as' follows: $34,000 in except Oct., 1951 interest school registered bonds. and one ; . » : ) Farmers State Bank, both*• of jointly, as 21/£s, at a Scribner, price of Due par. Oct. on Dated 1 from inclusive. Any or be may five from to 1, 1954 to 1949. 1958 on or after date. the in pressed NEW HAMPSHIRE of rate a . Sale—The $150,000 sewer bonds offered Oct. 7—v. —were & at \ 170,p. 1344 awarded to Salomon Bros. interest, multiple./of ex¬ eeive ft J ' District Co-) bids sealed will Clerk, until 2 re-v. p.mf (EST) on Oct. 19 for the purchase; $44,200 not to exceed 5% in/ of school terest bus 1949 registered bonds. lows: $7,200 1951, inclusive. 1954 terest to from. 1952 > State name ler Ci-j Bank, Cicero. Bidders; the rate of interest, ex/ - Vi 'of) The approving pressed in 1/10 of 1%. ion of fpl-j $7,000 payable at the (M-S) lj one. in! to! Principal and in-f 1950; in $10,000 and or' coupon Dated Sept. 1949.; Denomination $1,000, for $200, Due on Sept. 1, as of opin-l multiple- a Vanderwater, Sykes, Heck¬ Galloway, of New York/ & City, will be furnished to the pur-j chaser without cost. check for A - certified/ $884, ' payable " District, is required. to » sor> the; ! ■ )| Wind- Colesville, Fenton, Sanford, Greene, Afton and Coventry Central Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. | Harpursville), N. Y. ■ $■Bond Offering — Josephine D/ Wood, District Clerk, will receive| sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) or? Oct. 27 for the purchase of $130,-* 000 not to exceed 5% interest, , school 1949 registered 1,/1949. Denom-I. coupon or bonds. Dated Dec. ination $1,000. Due on Dec. 1, ar $6,000 from .1950 to 1959 inclusive, and $7,000 from 1960 tof, 1969 inclusive. Principal and in¬ follows: terest of (J-D) payable at the First; 1%. a multiple of lk or 1/10 The approving opinion of J. Leland Rickard, of Deposit, will - to the purchaser A certified check be/ furnished without cost. for $2,600, payable to the is required.;/'/r V District^ 1 /; I Hamilton, Eaton and Madison j. certified to the check $34,150, school or- purchaser. for $120,000 not. to exceed 4% inter¬ est Vs :i%.. The approving opinion of Hawkins, Delafield 8? Wood/ of New York City, will be able to the Board of Nashua, N. H. Bond Syracuse), N. Y. 1963 of furnished . DeWitt, inclusive; $45,000 Central Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O* f inclusive; $50>000 from 1964 to 1986 inclusive,; ■r/)/•:;-'a Hamilton)„ N.' Y..}/. \ ;' |Bond Offering-p-Rose H. Staf/ and $49,500 in 1987. Principal and ford, District Clerk, will receive; interest (A-O) payable at the Sealed bids until 4 p.m. ; (EST) Citizens First National Bank & on ^Oct. 21 for the purchase of Trust Co., Ridgewood. Bidders to name Oct. and Bond Offering—William G. larocco, 1959 1960 to all of said bonds ,l/20th redeemed years 1952; $35,000 from 1953 inclusive; $40,000 from 1957 Scribner, Neb. North pressed in to not from Bonds Sold—An issue of $5,000 bonds has been sold to the First National Bank and the Salina Cicero, Central Sch. Dist. No. 3 (P. O. District Clerk, will receive sealed National Bank, df Afton. Bidders) bids until 8 p.m. - (EST) on Oct.' to name the rate of interest, ex-f 27 for the purchase of $1,707,500 tor 1956 Bond Sale—The $540,000 indus¬ trial bonds offered Oct. 4—v. interest payment date on dicate composed of J. S. Love Co., after April 1, 1955, at par and of Jackson; Harrington & Co., any year the on funding Minnesota Bond Sale The $30,000 school sealed bids until 7.30 p.m. (EST) on Oct. 26 for the purchase house bonds offered Oct. 8 — v. of $1,650,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ 170, p. 1343—were awarded to the terest site and building coupon Perham State Bank, of Perham, as bonds. Dated July 1, 1949. Denom¬ 2%s. Dated Oct. 1, 1949. Due on ination $1,000. Due April 1, as fol¬ Feb. 1 from 1951 to 1964 inclusive. second lows: $75,000 in 1950 to 1954, $85,- The highest bidder was 000 in 1955 to 1957, $95,000 in 1958 Kalman & Co., for 2.80s. to 1960, $100,000 in 1961 to 1964, MISSISSIPPI $110,000 in 1965 and 1966, and $115,000 in 1967. Bonds maturing Cleveland, Miss. on amount NEBRASKA No. 73 re¬ like til all of such bonds from 1950 to 1963 inclusive. ceive in the years 1962 to 1967 may be redeemed at the option of the Dis¬ trict in inverse numerical order a day each same Bond Sale Details—The $25,000 road bonds purchased by Piper, pressed in a multiple of % of 1%. Jaffray & Hop wood, and the Alli¬ The approving opinion of Claude son-Williams Co., both of Minne¬ H. jointly, as previously Stevens, of Berry, Stevens, apolis, in v. Barbier & Evely, of Detroit, will noted 170, p. 1239—were be furnished to the purchaser at awarded as 2.40s, at a price of the expense of the City. A certi¬ 100.12, a basis of about 2.38%. fied check for $1,400, payable to Dated July 1, 1949. Due on Oct. 1 the and Ridgewood), N.J. ' Offering—John Kollmar, due and payable on Jan. 15, 1951, Spring Hill (P. O. Route 1, $200, payable to the? District, is required, / v . » par fied check for cero 95,000 sewer bonds. Due on Nov. 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1950 and $6,000 from 1951 to 1965 will receive sealed District Clerk, will receive sealed -inclusive. I Austin, Minn. bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Oct. 25 Certificate Sale The $75,000 bids until 8 p.m. (MST) on Nov. 14 Dated Nov. 1, 1949. Bonds stated for the purchase of $73,000 not to for the purchase of $10,000 not to in combination will mature Nov. street improvement certificates of¬ exceed 3% interest special assess¬ exceed 6% interest improvement fered Oct. 7—v. 170, p. 1343—were 1, as follows: $12,000 in 1950; $14,ment 1949 coupon bonds, divided bonds. Dated Jan. 15, 1950. Amor¬ awarded to Kalman & Co., of St. 000 from 1951 to 1956 inclusive; as follows: tization bonds will be the first $11,000 from 1957 to 1963 inclu¬ Paul, as 1.30s, at a price of 100.01, $50,000 Eleven Mile Road bonds. a basis of about 1.29%. Dated Nov. choice and serial bonds the second sive, and $6,000 in 1964 and 1965. Due on Jan. choice of the School Board. 1, as follows: If Principal and interest 1, 1949. Due on Nov. 1 from 1950 (M-N) pay¬ $15,000 from 1951 to 1953 in- to 1959 inclusive. The second amortization bonds are sold and able at the First Bank and Trust elusive, and $5,000 in 1954. issued the entire issue may be put highest bidder was Allison-Wil¬ Co., Perth Amboy.; Bidders to into one single bond or divided 23,000 water bonds. Due on Jan. liams name the rate of interest % o* Co., for 1.40s, at a price of into several bonds as the Board of 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1951; 100.26. • 1/20 of 1%. The approving opinr $7,000 in 1952;: $8,000 in 1953, Trustees may determine upon at ion of Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble St. Paul, Minn. and $3,000 in 1954. the time of sale, both principal & Mitchell, of New York City, Bond Offering—Joseph J. Mit¬ and interest to be Dated Sept. 1, 1949. Denomina¬ payable in will be furnished to the purchas¬ tion $1,000. The bonds of each se¬ chell, City Comptroller, will re¬ semi-annual instalments during a er without cost. A certified check ries maturing in 1954 in 1954 will ceive sealed bids until Nov. 2 for period of five years from the date for 2% of the par value of the be subject to redemption prior to the purchase of $152,000 not to ex¬ of issue. If serial bonds are issued bonds, payable to the City Treas¬ sold they will be in the urer, is required/ maturity, at the option of the City, ceed 5% interest public welfare and in inverse numerical order, on any bonds^ Due $49,000 in 1950; $51;- amount of $500 each; the sum Of one or more interest $2,000 of said serial bonds will be¬ Ridgewood Twp. Sch. Dist. (P. O. payment 000 in 1951, and $52,000 in 1952. Clerk, City a multiple of lU The approving; opinion of Wm. G. Birmingham, of Liberty, will be furnished to the) purchaser without cost. A certi/ / Township Treasurer, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. MONTANA system exceed est, expressed in or 1/10 of 1%. Twp. (P. O. Box 14, { Nixon), N. J. Offering — Otto Schuster, , nicht, of St.. Louis, works to Clay, May 15, 1949. Legality by Charles & Trauer- Bond Sale J- Raritan Feb. 15 from 1964 to 1967 inclusive. approved or of rate 4% interest fire; highest bidder was Ira Haupt & house 1949 registered bonds. Dated Co.; Butcher & Sherrerd; Francis Nov. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000." I. duPont & Co., and J. B. HanDue $1,000 on Nov. 1 from 1950 auer & Co.,-jointly, for $884,000 as to 1959 inclusive.; Principal and 1.60s, at a price of 100.21. interest (M-N) payable at the Na-| Keansburg School District, N. J.' -j tional Bank of Liberty, Liberty,! Bond Sale—The $200,000 school Bidders to name the rate of inter-1 1963 inclusive.' on y8 the name expressed in a multiple; 1/20 of 1%. The approv¬ . : issue has been sold to 2s. Due Bidders to . interest, 10 Republic 1958 to as ton. of 1344—were awarded to Boland, Co., of St. Saffin & Co., of New York, andi Louis, at a price of 100.17, a basis J. B. Hanauer & Co., of Newark, of about 1.86%, as follows: jointly, as 2.65s, at a price of $20,000 as 1 V2s. Due on Feb. 15 100.28, a basis of about 2.61%. from 1954 to 1957 inclusive.; Dated July 1, 1949. Due on July 30,000 as l%s. Due on Feb. 15 1 from 1950 to 1969 Central the redemption redemption after 13—v. not previously were sold Jennings Sch. Dist., Bonds Oct. awarded NEW YORK *170, p."."1344—were awarded to C. J. Devine & Co., A. G. Becker Bethel and Liberty, Swan Lake & Co., and Mackey, Dunn & Co., Fire Dist. (P. O. Liberty), N. Y. all of New York City, jointly, Bond Offering — Louis $teiger,i taking $883J)GQas 1.60s, at a price District Treasurer, w i 11 receive of 100.26, a basis of 1.57%. Dated sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on Oct. 1, 1949. Due on Oct. 1 from 1950 to 1968 inclusive. The second Oct. 25 for the purchase of $10,000 Glasgow, Mo. Sale Details—The $1,000 and ,,"1 1949. ^Denominations $500. Due $5,000 on Nov, 1 from 1950 to 1963 inclusive. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the Authority, N. /. $1,350,000 19th Bridgeton National Bank, Bridge- on were — 6% interest school coupon registered bonds. Dated Nov. 1, or —v. MISSOURI Bond offered exceed Trust Co., Jersey City, interest, plus a premium ing opinion of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York City* will; of $35. Dated Nov. 7, 1949 and due be furnished to the purchaser.. A on May 5, 1950. certified check for $1,400, payable East Orange, N. J. to the Board of Education, is re Bond Sale—The $885,000 school,' quired. * r Oct. was Co., Bessemer 1 on bidder & price of 101.15. Housing 1348 highest Devine Sale—The Note inclusive. on highest a J. at 0.77% Due 1, 1949. Due second C. NEW JERSEY Camden 1 1969 to was iy2s, at series Dated Nov. 1, 1949.. bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Oct; 18 1950 to T964 for the purchase of $70,000 not to. 1 from The ./'■//■' \ p. 1 from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. (J-J) payable at the Detroit Bank, for 1964 inclusive. 2%s. as from on July 1, 1961, but on or prior to July 1, 1963. Bidders to name the rate of interest, expressed in a multiple of V\ of 1%. Principal and interest bidder 1 Oct. on Nov. on inclusive. " re¬ called for redemp¬ called for Oct. on Due 1960 to 190,000 a so prior to July 1, 1957, $20.00 each Due 2V2s. as from school Note Sale—The $50,000 tax an¬ ticipation notes offered Oct. 10— tion after July 1, 1957, but on or v. 170, p. 1343—were awarded to prior to July 1, 1959; $15.00 on the Hillsdale State Savings Bank, each bond called for redemption at iy2% interest. Dated Oct. 15, after July 1, 1959, but on or prior 1949. Due on Feb. 1, 1950. to July 1, 1961; $10.00 on each Bonds 125,000 500,000 not to exceed 4% interest on Romulus Twp. Sch. Due 1953 to 1959 inclusive. bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on 24 for the purchase of $2,- Oct. 21As. as from sealed on ... 165,000 second Wayne School District, Mich. each Hillsdale), Mich. plus a of $20 on each bond called for re¬ est, expressed in a multiple of JA of 1%. The approving opinion of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, of Detroit, will be fur¬ nished to the purchaser, at the ex¬ pense of the District. A certified check for $35,000, payable to the Monday, October 17, 1949 about 1.32%. premium Walton-Hamp Jones Co., both of Jackson, Max T. Allen Co., of Weil & Arnold, demption on or prior to April 1, Hazlehurst, Scharff & Jones, both of New Or¬ 1959, and a premium of $10 on each bond called for redemption leans, Otis & Co., of Chicago, and after April 1, 1959, but on or prior Shaughnessy & Co., of St. Paul, at to April 1, 1963, and no premium a price of 100.03, as follows: shall be paid on bonds called for $60,000 as 21/£s. Due on Oct. 1 redemption after April 1, 1963. from 1950 to 1952 inclusive. interest accrued deemed Hillsdale County (P. O. CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & A pay¬ Education, is required. tered Coupon or Oct. regis¬ t, 1949i Denomination 1,> as 1954 to $1,000. Due on Oct3 follows: $7,000 from 1950 to inclusive; $8,000 from 1955 inclusive, and $9,000 from 1959 1960 to and Principal;' interest , the: Upper Deerfield Twp. Sch. Dist.(P. O. Seabrook), N. J. - 1949 bonds.- Dated 1964 inclusive.- (A-O). payable at National Hamilton : Bank, Hamilton.-Bidders rate of to name the interest, expressed in a TOnnrl Hutzler, of New York, as l^s, Albert P. Clarjr multiple of y4 or 1/10 of 1%. The a price of 101.26, a basis of District Clerk, will receive sealed approving opinion of Hawkins. ., Volume 170 THE Number 4847 basis Delafield & Wood, of New York a will be furnished- to the purchaser without cost. A certi¬ Nov. of COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (1543) 55 Dated New. York City. The approving Noble County (P. O. of about 1.210%. Dated Nov. 1, Nov. 1 from opinion of Mitchell & Pershing, of 1949 and due on Nov. 1 from 1961 Caldwell), Ohio The second New York City, will be furnished Bond Sale—The $12,000 county to 1959 inclusive. Second high fied check for *$2,400, payable to highest bidder was First National to the purchaser. A certified check bonds offered Sept. 30—y. 170, p. bid of 100.138 for l^s was made the District, is required. Bank, Poughkeepsie, for Is, at a for $1,500, payable to the State 1134—were awarded to the First by C. J. Pevine & Co. price of 100.17. Treasurer, is required. National Bank, of Caldwell, as 4s, New York (State of) Chester Municipal Authority, Pa. at a price of 100.09, a basis of Southpld, Cutchogue Cpm. Sch. NORTH DAKOTA Bond Offering — * Frank C. Bond Offering — Frank G. An¬ about 3.97%. Dated Sept. 1, 1949. Diet. No. 12 (P. O. Cutchogue), Moore, State Comptroller, will Secretary, will receive Bismarck, N. Dak. Due on Oct. 1 from 1950 to 1955 drews, New York receive sealed bids until noon sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on Warrant Sale An issue of inclusive. Bond Offering — Gerald Beebe, (EST) on Oct. 18 for the purchase Nov. 3 for the purchase of $5,680,District Clerk, will receive sealed $675,000 refunding improvement of $43,365,000 not to exceed 4% 000 coupon bonds* divided as fol¬ OKLAHOMA bids until 3:30 p.m. (EST) on 1949 warrants was awarded on interest lows: housing bonds. Dated Oct. 19 for the purchassnof $5,500 Oct. 11 to the Bank of North Da¬ Board of Governors of Jhe Nov. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,not to exceed 4% interest school kota, of Bismarck. $3,000,000 water revenue bonds. Oklahoma Student Union 000. Due $885,000 on Nov. 1 from Due Dec. 1, as follows: $30,1949 coupon or registration bonds. Warrants are dated Nov. 1,1949. (P. O. Norman), Okla, 1951 to 1999 inclusive. Principal 000 in 1950 to 1952; $46,000 in Dated Nov. 1, 1949. Denomination Denomination $1,000. Due on May Bond Sale—The $2,300,00(1 stu¬ arid interest (M-N) payable at 1953; $47,000 in 1954; $49,000 $1,000, except one for 4500. Due 1 as follows: $35,000 in 1951, and dent union the Bank of the Manhattan Co., building revenue in 1955; $50,000 in 1956; $52,on May 1, as follows:, $1,000 from $40,000 from 1952 to 1967 inclu¬ bonds offered Oct. 11—v. 170, p. New York City. Bidders to name 000 in 1957; $53,000 in 1958; 1951 to 1954 inclusive, and $1,500 sive. Warrants maturing in 1965 1345—were awarded to a syndic the rate of interest, expressed in in 1955. $55,000 in 1959; $57,000 in Principal and interest to 1967 shall be subject to re¬ cate composed of Shields & Co., a multiple of *4 or 1/10 of 1% . 1960; $58,000 in 1961; $60,000 (M-N) payable at the First Na¬ demption and prepayment at the Bear, Stearns & Co., Eastman, The approving opinion of Nathan¬ tional in 1962; $62,000 in 1963; $64,Bank, Cutchogue. Bidders option of the City, in inverse or¬ Dillon & Co., First of Michigan iel L. Goldstein, Attorney-Gen¬ 000 in 1964; $66,000 in 1965: to name the rate ofyjnterest, ex¬ der of serial numbers and ma- Corp., W. E. Hutton & Co., and eral of the State, will be fur¬ $68,000 in 1966; $69,000 in pressed in a multiple of or 1/10 urities, at par and accrued In¬ Andrews & Wells, all pf New nished to the purchaser without 1967; $72,000 in 1968; $74,000 j of ~1%.~ The approvirng" opinion of terest, on May 1, 1959, and on any York; Fifst Securities Co., of cdst.'A certified check for 2% of in 1969; $76,000 in 1970; $78,Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of interest payment date thereafter, Chicago, J. M. Dain & Co., Minne¬ the bonds, payable to the order of 000 in 1971; $81,000 in 1972; New York City, will be furnished out of moneys in the special fund apolis, Robert Hawkins & Co., of the Comptroller of State of New to the $83,000 in 1973; $86,000 in purchaser without cost. A from which said warrants are Boston, Rapd & Co., New York, York,,is required. 1974; $88,000 in 1975; $91,000 Certified check fdf $110, payable / \ ' / payable in excess of a reserve and Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., in 1976; $93,000 in 1977; $96,* North Hempstead Common School to the District, is.required. of Indianapolis, at a price pf par, equal to one year's principal and 000 in 1978; $99,000 in 1979; District No. 2 (P. O. East Worcester, Westford, Decatur and interest on the warrants then out¬ a net interest cost of about 2.855%, $102,000 in 1980; $105,000 in Williston), N. Y. as follows: Maryland Centred Sch. Dist. standing. Principal and interest 1981; $108,000 in 1982; City, about-0.90%. 1, 1949. Due - on . 1950 to 1955 inclusive. — . " ' , # .... [Bond Sale-r-The $59,000 school 1049 bonds offered Oct. 11—v. 170, 1445—were p. awarded the to Nassau County Trust Co., of Min- eola, as 2s, at a price of 100.37, a asis of about 1.94%. Dated Nov. Due on Nov. 1 from 195.0 1, 1949. 19.64 inclusive. North Y. Bond Offering—Irving C. Lenfcardt, Village Treasurer, will - receive Syracuse, N. sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on Oct. 18 for the purchase of $47,000 not to exceed 5% in¬ terest municipal building 1949 cbupon or registered bonds. Dated Sept. L 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due on Sept. 1, as follows: $5,000 from 1950 to 1958 inclusive, and $2,000 in 1959. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the Ci¬ cero State Bank, Cicero. Bidders to the rate of interest, name ressed in cost. A check certified payable to the Village, required. Northport, N. Y. Offering—Guy E. Bond ceive sealed (EST) on bids until John2 p.m Oct. for the purchase of $46,500 not to exceed 5% in¬ terest sewer 1949 coupon or regstered bonds. enomination Dated Oct. 1, 1949. $1,000, except one for $500. Due On Oct. 1, as fol"ows: $3,000 from 1950 to 1963 in'usive, and $4,500 in 1964. Prin- ipal and interest (A-O) payable t the First National Bank & Bidders to interest, ex- rust Co., Northport. rate of in a multiple of % the parne ressed New payable at york Bond Offering Kenneth Wilr President of the Board of Education, wilF^ receive sealed bids until 4 p.m. (EST) on Oct. 29 for the purchase of $20,000 not to exceed @%Tinterest school 1949 coupon of "registered bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due $1,U00 on Nov. 1 from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at Bank of Worcester, Worcester. Bidders to name the rate of interest, ex¬ pressed in a multiple of of 1%. The R. or 1/10 1%. The approving opinion of Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler & pf Galloway, of New York, will be furnished to the purchaser with¬ approving opinion of Hector Qiacobbe, «of Worcester, will purchaser. A certified check for $400, payable to the District, is required. be furnished to the suc¬ cessful bidder located in Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul, or build¬ ing 1949 bonds offered Oct. 10 170, p. 1445—were awarded to the Marine Trust Co., of Buffalo, and R. D. White & Co., of New ork, jointly, as 2.10s, at a price of 100.47, a basis ,of about 2.07%. on Nov. from 1955 to 1957 inclusive. 1,870,000 2.80s. Due on Nov. 1 from 1958 to 1979 inclusive. The 1949 bonds and are those dated Nov. Brilliant Local Sch. Dist,, Ohio Whiteville); N. C. ; $335,000 school Bond Offering—W. H. Lewis, building, Series C bonds offered Clerk of the Board of Education, Oct. 11—v. 170, p. 1446—were will receive sealed bids until awarded to a syndicate composed noon (EST) on Oct. 28 for the Kirchofer^^npld Associ¬ ates, Inc., of Raleigh, Vance Secu¬ rities Corp., of"*Winston-Salem; Lee Peeler & Co., and R. S. purchase of $545,000 3% building and equipment bonds. Dated Sept. 1, 1949. Denomination $!000. Due on Sept. 1, as follows; Hays & Co., both of Durham, at a price of 101.82, a basis of about 2.47%, as follows); - ';r^ '" $25,000 from 1951 to 1967 inclu¬ sive, and $24,000 from 1968 to 1972 inclusive. Bidders to name as 6s. DtXe on June 1951 to 1956 inclusive. $30,000 2,680,000 1, 1 from the rate of interest, expressed a in multiple of !4 of 1%. The ap¬ as follows: >:■ '/'; $292,500 separate school improve¬ ment bonds. Due $20,000 from i 1952 to 1965 inclusive, and $12,500 in 1966. 270,000 county court house bonds. Due $20,000 from 1952 to 1964 inclusive, and $10,000 in water revenue bonds. 1, 1988. AH of said bonds shall be subject to re¬ demption in whole or in part, by lot, at any time on or after Dec. 1, 1951, on at least 30 days' published notice, at the following redanption prices, plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption: if redeemed on Dec. 1, 1951, to and including Dec. 1, 1956, at 104.00; thereafter to and in¬ cluding Pep. 1, 1961, at 103.50; thereafter to and including Dec. 1, 1966, at 103.00; there¬ after to and including Dec. 1, 1971, at 102J50; thereafter to and including Dec, 1, 1976, at 102 00; thereafter to and in-, eluding Dec. 1, 1981, at 101.50; Due Dec. maturing Offering — Jerry Mc Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, wijl re¬ ceive sealed bids until 2:30 p.m. (CST) on Oct. 19 for the pur¬ chase of $562,500 bonds, divided $112,$115,000 in 1984; $118,000 in 1985; $122,000 in 1986; $126,000 in 1987, and $129;000 in 1988. 1 Bond ,/ thereafter to and including and 1986, at 101.00, thereafter at 100.00. Dep. 1, Denomina¬ Bidders to name the rate of interest, expressed in a multiple of Va, Vs or 1/10 of 1%. The approving opinion pf -Wood, King & Dawson, of New York City, will be furnished. A'certi¬ fied check for $114,000 is required. Dated Pec. 1, 1949. tion $1,000. 1965. Corry School District, Pa. A certified check for 2% of the , Bond Sales—The $80,000 school bonds offered Oct. 10—v. 170, p. as 2}4s.HOue on June from 1957 to 1961 inclusive. proving opinion of as 2%s. Due on June from 1962 to 1975 inclusive. Dist. Miller & Co., of Cleveland, as Okla. 1.40s, at a price of 100.15, a basis Bond Sale—The $31,450 build¬ certified check for $5,450, pay¬ of about 1.32%. Dated Nov. 1, able to the Board of Education, ing and equipment bonds offered 1949. Due on Nov. 1 from 1951 to Oct. 10—v. 170, p. 1345—were is required.. ),'/v 1959 inclusive. The second high¬ awarded to • the First National est bidder was E. H. Rollins & Coshocton, Ohio Bank & Trust Co., Oklahoma City. Sons, for l%s, at a price of 180.59. Bonds Sold—An issue of $26,Bonds are due $4 000 from 1952 500 street and sewer inmprove- to 1958 inclusive and $3,450 in Lackawanna County ' Institution ment bonds has been sold to the 1959. District t(P. O. Scranton), Pa. :• City. Due on Nov. 1, as follows: Bond Sale —The $500,000 gen¬ Rogers County Indep. Sch. Dist $2,000 in 1951 and 1952, and $1,~ eral obligation bonds offered Oct. ; No. 33 (P. O. Rt. V 500 from 1953 to 1967 inclusive. 11—v. 170, p. 1346—were awarded Oologah), Okla. to a syndicate composed of Stroud Garfield Heights City Sch. Dist., Bond Offernig — Z. A. Cannon, & Co.; Schmidt, Foole & Co., both Ohio Clerk of the Board of Education, of Philadelphia;; Singer, Deane & receive sealed bids until Bond Offering — Jack Wilson, will Scribner, of Pittsburgh; Janney & Clerk of the Board of Education, 2 p.m. (CST) on Oct. 17 for the Co., of Philadelphia, and Fauset, will receive sealed bids until noon purchase of $37,000 building Steele & Co., of Pittsburgh, as 2s, (EST) on Oct. 27 for the purchase bonds. Due $3,000 from 1952 to at a price of 100.93, a basis of of $150,000 2i/2% school, Second 1962 inclusive, and $4,000 in 1963. about 1.89%, to maturity. Dated Series bonds. Dated Oct. 1, 1949. A certified check for 2% of the Oct. 15, 1949. Due $25,000 on Denomination $1,000. Due $10,000 amount of the bid is required. 53,000 222,000 30,000 as 2s, Due .1976 and-1977. June 1 in on Dated Dec. 1, 1947. The second highest bidder was First Securi¬ ties Corp., Durham, and Byrne and Phelps, Inc., jointly, for $35,000 as 5s; $84,000 as 2y4s; $171,000 as 2V2S, and $45,000 as 2%s, at a price of 100.04, a basis of aboui; ,V..\ 2.57%. , ' ; Y*r ... «• ' " v. Due from 1956 to 1979 are subject to prior Sykeston, N. Dak. beginning Nov. 1, Bond Offering—F. W. Dummer, redemption City Auditor, will receive sealed 1952, at varying premiums de¬ rids until 4 p.m. (CST) on Oct. pending on the date of redepiption. Second high bid of 100.02 24, for the purchase of $5,500 4% for $1,446,000 3s, $356,000 2*/2s, dam and reservoir bonds. Dated and $498,000 2%s, or a net cost of Dec. 1, 1949. Denomination $300 about 2.88 %, was made by a group and $400. Due $300 from 1951 to 1959 inclusive, and $400 from 1960 composed of Blyth & Co., Harris, Hall & Co., C. Edgar Honnold & to 1966 inclusive. The approving Co., and E. J. Prescott & Co. opinion of Joan A. Layne, of Fessenden, will be furnished to Carter County (P. O. the purchaser without cost. Ardmore), Okla. Bond Sale—The Of the 174,000 2,60s. at the Bank of North Dakota, Bismarck. egality approved by Dorsey, Cplman, Barker, Scott & Barber, of Minneapolis. 000 in 1983; Nov. 1 frpm 1950 to 1954 inclusive. on Charen, A Bond Sale—The $125,000 $256,000 6s. Due NORTH CAROLINA certified check for payable to the Village, is cost. suitable banking Columbus County (P. O. Durham, N. C. Bond Sale—The $214,000 stree $930, improvement—bonds offered Oct required. 11—v. 170, p. 1446—were awarded Orchard Park, Aurora, Hamburg, to the Equitable Securities Corp. Elma, West Seneca and Boston of Nashville, at a price of par, a Central Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. basis of about'X65%, as follows: Orchard Park), N. Y. $114,000 as l%s. Due on Feb. out any institution designated by the J. Village Treasurer, will re¬ ton, O.^Worcester), (P. sey, a "o"r $940, s v ex- multiple of Va or 1/10 of 1%. r The: approving: opinion of Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler & Galloway, of New York City, will furnished to the purchaser /ithout No. 6 from 1951 tb 1959 inclusive. as IViS.. Due from 1960 Jo 1965 40.000 as l3/4s| Due 60,000 on Feb. inclusive. on Feb. from 196610 1969 inclusive. Dated Aug. lfi949. Sunbury School District, N. C. Squire, San¬ Dempsey, of Cleveland, be furnished 'to the pur¬ & ders will chaser at the Board's expense. A bid is required. Cleveland County Indep. Sch. No. 1134—were awarded to Hayden, (P. O. Noble), 40 . , . on Oct. 15 from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. Dec. 1 from 1951 to 1965 inclu¬ sive. Bidders to name expressed in a multiple of 1%. These bonds are the interest, of Va balance of the OREGON the rate of Yachats Bond Water District, Ore. North Versailles Jotpnship (P. East McKeesport), Pa. Offering—R. W. Wardell, $550,000 issue au¬ District Secretary, will receive Bond Sale—The $200,000 O. sani¬ tary sewer bonds offered Oct. 10 thorized at the election held on sealed bids until 8 p.m. (PST) on Nov. —v, 170, p. 1447—were awarded Bond Offering— W. E. Easter 1 from 195,0 to 1968 inclusive. The Nov. 2, 1948. A certified check for Oct. 21 for the purchase of $35,000 to a group composed of E. H. 1 i n g, Secretary of the Loca secpnd highest bidder was Manu- Government $1,500 is required. water bonds. Rollins & Commission wil Sons, of Phila¬ acturers and Traders Trust Co., receive sealed bids at his of¬ Jersusalem Local Sch. Dist, (P. O. delphia, Singer, Dean & Scrib¬ PENNSYLVANIA uffalo, and Roosevelt & Cress, fice in ner, and Fauset, Steele & Co., R. F. D. No. 1, Cprtice), Ohio Raleigh,"^until 11 a.m jointly, for 2.10s, at a price of both of Pittsburgh, as 2Vzs, Abington Totpnship (P. O. (EST) on Oct. 18 for the purchase Bond Sale—J/The $175,000 build¬ Dated Nov. 1, 1949. Due on • 100.23. of $75,000 not to exceed 6% inter est school coupon bonds. Dated ing and equipment bonds offered Oct. 6 — v. 170, p. 1241 — were Sept. 1,1949. Denomination $1,000 awarded to Braun, Bos worth & Due on March 1, as follows: $3,000 Co., Inc., as 2s, at a price of 100.44, Abington), Bond Sale—The Pa. $300,000 cou¬ pon sewer bonds offered Oct. 11 public] —v. 170, p. 1134—were awarded mprovement 1949 bonds offered to White, Weld & Co., of New ct. 11—v. 170, p. 1445—were J from 1952 to 1962 inclusive; $4,000 a basis of about 1.95% < Dated Oct. York, and Hallowell, Sulzberger warded to the Farmers & Manu- from 1963 to 1970 inclusive, anc acturers National Bank, of Ppugh- $5,00 in 1971 and 1972. Principal 1, 1949. Due on Oct. 1 from 1950 & Co., pf Philadelphia, jointly, as ly^s, at a price of 100.169, a basis eepsie, as Is, at a price of 100.30,«and interestU (M-S> payable in to 1969 inclusive. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Bond Sale—The $97,000 at a price of 101.19Q5, a basis of about 2.396%. Dated Noy, 1, 1949 and due on Nov, 1 from 1951 to 1970 of inclusive. Second high bid 100.60 for 2Y2S was made by Blair & Co., Inc., Lestrange & Klima, and Arthurs, jointly. 5G ment coupon Pa. Olyphant, Bond Sale—The issue of $60,000 11 was award¬ bonds offered Oct. ed to New York, Phelps, & Byrne 33As, at as of Inc., price of a about 3.733%. Dated June 1, 1949 and due on Dec. 1, as follows: $25,000 in 1953; 100.10, basis a of and $20,000 in Second high bid of 100.16 37/gs was made by Fox, in $15,000 1958. for 1957, Reusch & Co., Cincinnati. Jan. on Olyphant School District, Pa. Sale—The $42,000 school bonds offered Oct. 11—v. 170, p. 1346 w were - awarded ' to Fox, Bond at a 1956 $3,000 in 1958 and 1959. Prin¬ cipal and interest (J-J) payable at and banking institution designated by the purchaser. Bid¬ Co., Cincinnati, as 3%s, ders to name the rate of of - V' of price of par. Jan. on $3,000 well 170, p. Dandridge), Tenn. Due purchase of $250,4% exceed as $5,000 follows: Sept. on —were /-///'y-//'■■■■■/•>'V York County Institution District ( I (P. O. York), Pa. K Bond Sale—The $800,000 gen¬ obligation bonds offered Oct. 11—v. 170, p. 1346—were awarded •to Drexel & Co., and Yarnall & eral Co., both of Philadelphia, jointly, as l%s/ at a price of 100.20, a basis of about 1.35%. Dated Nov. Due on Nov. 1 from 1950 1, 1949. from 200,000 school bonds. Due $10,000 on Sept. 1 from 1951 to 1970 inclusive. curities from 100,000 J awarded to the Robinson-Humphrey Co., of Atlanta, on a bid reflecting a net in¬ terest Oct. were Due on Oct. on Lenoir net in¬ a of about 1.87%. •on Oct. 11 Coke County (P. O. Robert Lee), Texas " 000 to ■ the Robert Lee tional as City, Tenn. of $75,- hospital bonds has been sold Robert from 1950 to Kalman & 1964 Co., in¬ v. second . . l J man, Barker, Scott & Barber, of Minneapolis, will be furnished to the purchaser certified / terest New 1971, in $260,000 and name 1979. the rate of inter¬ (J-D) payable at without check cost. A for $600, payable to the City Treasurer, is required. Veblen Indep. Sch. Dist., S. Dak. Bond Brakke, ceive Offeri ng District sealed (CST) on bids Oct. — Grant Clerk, 19 will until for M. re¬ 8 p.m. the pur¬ chase of $16,000 not to exceed 3% interest building and improve¬ a certified check for Lee Bank, of 2V2S. State the and of Na¬ jointly, Bronte, ///•,,/ - Bank First //' V /'/■•/.,// York nished. $6,000 170, 1951 City. A r The check certified for . Co., New York City, at 0.78% in¬ terest, plus a premium of $32. Dated Nov. 7, 1949 and due on May 5, 1950. street time fund Oct. 3—v. 170, p. sold as bids were no offered warrants chased by Marshall, Texas Bond Sale — The $50,000 water improvement system general ob¬ ligation tax bonds has been sold to the Dallas Union Trust Co., of bid reflecting a net Dallas, on a interest cost of about 2.84%. Dated Aug. 15, 1949. Legality approved by McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe, of Dallas. Sourlake Bonds Indep. Sch. Dist., Sold—An issue of Texas $150,- Due for $1,600, pay thereafter.. Dated Sept. 1 The — $20,000 bonds improvement pur¬ the Bank of Prairie du Sac, as 2y4s, at a price of 102.05, previously noted in v. 170, p. 1348, will mature $1,000 on Aug. X as from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia (State of) Bond Offering—Okey L. Patter¬ son, Governor, will receive sealed bids until 1 p.m. (EST) on Oct. 19 for the purchase of $1,000,000 Woodson Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas Sale—The Bond First $60,000 school Sept. 29 were offered awarded Throckmorton the to National Bank, of Throck¬ morton, at a price of par, as fol¬ lows: J■) 1950 Due to 2s. Due as to 1960 The 2%s. as from on Oct. Oct. 1 from on inclusive. 1969 First Texas of Corp., $30,000 for 3y4s, as at was San An¬ and 2V2s, as a ■! Bonds price of Oct. 1, 1949. $1,000. Due $3,000 Oct. 1 from 1950 to 1969 inclu¬ are interest road 1, 1948. Coupon, $1,000 denomination,1 convertible into fully - registered bonds of $1,000 and $5,000 denom¬ inations. Due $40,000 on Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1973 inclusive. Prin¬ cipal and payable (J-D) interest Treasurer's office, or, at the State at the option of the holder, at the City Bank, New York City. Bidders to name the rate of interest, expressed in a multiple National dated approving opin¬ Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble Mitchell, of New York City,: ion of & will be furnished to the certified A check Bonds maturing in 1960 to subject to call 1C years from their date. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the State Treasurer's office. Legaltiy approved by Dumas, Huguenin & 1969 to be made purchaser.' 2% of the WYOMING Rawlins, fv Wyo. Sold^-The Bonds $86,000 bonds ($50,000 water system and $36,000 system) offered on Sept. 19 sewer awarded were Kalman Minneapolis, & 1.60s, at to of of Boothman, of Dallas. for bonds, payable to the State, is re¬ quired. Denomination sive. 4% in bonds of y4 of 1%. The second highest bidder tonio, 1 inclusive. 1959 exceed to a Co., 100.127,:"':. as price WASHINGTON CANADA Bremerton, Wash. Bond Offering Gowan, E. H. T. Mc- — City Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 12:15 p.m. (PST) on Oct. 19 for the purchase of $450,000 water and bonds. from sewer revenue Denomination 1951 to 1973 $1,000. Due inclusive. school — The bonds offered 7 to Dated 6, bills Oct. 7, 1949. has interest. Due on Jan. 1950. r — QUEBEC K*."; ■/ ' ;<■7 1 -i Acton ous $7,000,000 Oct. $75,000,000 treasury sold, at 0.51% been v. bonds awarded f. vari-^ $55,000 offered to V, Value, Que. Sale—The Bond King County Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Seattle), Wash. Sale of (Province of) Sold—An issue Bills Treasury Le¬ gality approved by Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, of Seattle. Bond Canada Oct. 4 were/ the Dudley Dawson,, Ltd., of Montreal, at a price of' 98.13, a basis of about 3.39%, as,J follows: $22,000 * « 3s. Due as 1950 33,000 to from Dated 1959 on 1960 inclusive. inclusive. to 1969 Sale — ^ The 1 Chase Bonds Sold—An 000 ; | issue of $360,- bonds has town - been sold to*; $7,000,000 J. F. Simard & Co., of Ottawa, ah5 7 — v. a price of 97.33, a basis of about bonds offered Oct. 170, p. 1343—were awarded to a syndicate composed of the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, of Chicago, National Bank, Chemical Co., Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, all of New York, Na¬ tional Bank of Commerce/ of Seattle, Central Republic Co., of Chicago, R. H. Moulton & Co., of San Francisco, Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy., of Buffalo, Foster & Marshall, of Seattle, Kean, Tay¬ lor & Co., W. H. Morton & Co., both of New York, Stern Bros. & Bank \ Sept. 1, 1949. Gatineau, Que. Bond 1 Sept. on 1969 inclusive. King County Sch. Dist. No. (P. O. Seattle), Wash. school ] Sept. 1 from 3y4s. Due as 1136—were not received. on bonds. Dated Dec. / 3.70%, Principal and interest Faul, both of Portland, at a pirice follows: as $81,000 3s. Due as - on 279,000 as from Dated | Sept. 1 from ; 1950 to 1959 inclusive. & Trust Corp. of Texas, of San Antonio, as 2s, and 2y4s. Dated Sept. 1, 1949. elusive. All interest rates bid Due on Sept. 1, as follows: $11,000 Co., of Kansas City, Andrews & must be in multiples of y4 of from 1950 to 1952 inclusive; $12,Wells, Inc., of New York, A. Web¬ 1%, with not more than two 000 from 1953 to 1955 inclusive; ster Dougherty & Co., of Philadel¬ rates to apply, provided, how¬ $13,000 from 1956 to 1959 inclu¬ phia, Bramhall & Stein, of Seattle, ever, that no more than one sive; $14,000 in 1960, and $15,000 Breed & Harrison, of Cincinnati, interest rate may be named in 1961. Optional Sept. 1, 1959, or Fordyce & Co., and Hess & Mcfor any one maturity. A cer on any interest payment date check Cobb State par. Sac, Wis. Bond Sale Details not Board, is required. 170, p. 1343—were awarded to the syndicate headed by the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, of Chicago, Jefferson County (P. O.' at a price of 102.19, a basis of Beaumont), Texas about 2.12%, for $895,000, as 4s, Warrants Not Sold—The $220,and $6,105,000 as 2y4s. Dated Nov. 500 not to exceed 3% interest gen¬ 1, 1949. Due on Nov. 1 from 1951 eral sewage 1966 inclusive. to Prairie du Land 1348—were awarded to p. $8,000 on July 1 from 1950 to 1959 in tified the awarded to were $100,000, payable to the Veterans' the Central Hanover Bank & Trust 000 school house bonds has been payable to the County Trustee 80,000 not to exceed 3% interest sold to the Columbian Securities school bonds. $8,000 system bonds offered Oct. 11—v. 170, p. 1448— bank in a approving opinion of McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe of Dallas, will be fur¬ on issue Sold—An Bonds $300,000 not to exceed 3y2% inter¬ est school bonds. Due July 1, highest bidders, named a rate of as follows: $6,000 in 1950, $7,2.40%. ; -V .y./ 000 in 1951 to 1953, $8,000 in r 1954 and 1955, $9,000 in 1956 Selby, S. Dak. Bond and 1957, $10,000 in 1958 and Offering—Stewart Cook, City Auditor, will receive sealed 1959, $19,000 in 1960, $20,000 bids until 2:30 p.m. in 1961 and 1962, $21,000 in (CST) on Oct. 27 for the purchase of $30,1963 and 1964, $22,000 in 1965, 4)00 not to exceed 3% interest pav¬ $23,000 in 1966, $24,000 in 1967 and 1968, and $25,000 in 1969. ing, General obligation bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1949. Denomination All bonds maturing on and after July 1, 1960, shall be $1,000. Due on Dec. 1, as follows: callable at the option of the $1,000 in 1950; $2,000 from 1951 to 1963 inclusive, and $3,000 in County on any interest pay¬ 1964. Bonds maturing after Dec. ment date on and after July 1, I, 1959, to be redeemable on said 1959, at par and accrued in¬ <late and terest in inverse numerical any interest payment date order. All interest rates bid thereafter, at par and ac¬ crued interest, in inverse order of must be in multiples of V\ of .serial numbers. Principal and in¬ 1%, with not more than three terest (J-D) payable at any suit¬ rates to apply, provided how ever that able bank or trust company designo more than one interest rate may be named nated by the purchaser. The ap¬ for any one maturity. Enclose proving opinion of Dorsey, Colclusive. Wis. plant and — ': • 1978, $30,000 . - in 100.30. J. C. Bradford 2.59%. /■'■ disposal est, expressed in a multiple of Y\ or 1/10 of 1%. Principal and in¬ The second 1962. was and Bidders to Union Planters bid reflecting on a terest cost Co., First National Bank, Mem¬ phis, and Associates, on a bid re ¬ flecting a net interest cost of Oct. 1 from was National Bank & Trust Co., Mem¬ & about Nash¬ $225,000 1970, $230,000 in 1972, $235,000 in 1973, $240,000 in 1974, $245,000 in 1975, $250,000 in 1976, $255,000 in 1977 30,000 highest bidder phis, in. $30,000 a 1.86%. 1950 to 1964 inclusive. 1, 1949. The second highest bidder Cobb, Sale—The Bond 1968, $215,000 in 1969, $220,- Due on Aug. 1 from Aug. 1, 1949. Oct. 1 and net in¬ Dated bid reflecting on a terest cost of about 1.58%. Dated of about 1949. 1, and Due 10—v. Delta County (P. O. ■y//: Bond 1950 to 1958 inclusive. The second Offering — Alex Bailey, Cooper, Texas highest bidder was R. S. Dickson City Recorder, will receive sealed Bonds Sold An issue of $500,dc Co. on a bid reflecting a net in¬ bids until Oct. 24 for the purchase terest cost of about 1.61%. of $60,000 not to exceed 4% inter¬ 000 road bonds has been sold to est municipal memorial building C. N. Burt & Co., of Dallas, BarSOUTH DAKOTA bonds. These bonds were origi¬ cus, Kindred & Co., of Chicago, and Rauscher, Pierce & Co., of nally offered on Oct. 10. JLincoln County Indep. Sch. Dist. Dallas, jointly. These bonds were No. SO (P. O. Worthington), Marshall County (P. O, ' authorized at the election held on South Dakota Lewisburg), Tenn. July 23, and are part of the $526,Bond Sale—The $15,000 school Bond Offering — J. M. Taylor, 000 issue. ' -h >;•'!.*« -v;bonds offered Oct. 11—v. 170, p. County Judge, will receive sealed 1447—were awarded to the Farm¬ bids until 1 p.m. (CST) on Oct. 31 Houston Housing Authority, Texas ers State Bank of Canton, as 2s. Note Sale —The $2,131,000 28th for the purchase of $380,000 bonds, Dated Oct. 11, 1949 and due $1,000 series notes offered on Oct. 13— divided as follows: , s cost ville, on Oct. 1 1960 inclusive. to $150,000 road 170, p. Oct. berland Securities Corp., of Due 2Vfes. 1961 Dated $116,000 assess¬ ment bonds offered Oct. 7—v. 170, — 1954 as in 1956, $170,- in 000 bonds \ awarded to the Cum¬ 1243—were '50,000 as 2%s. Due on Oct. 1 1 from 1963 to 1966 inclusive. Bond Sale—The 1346 2Y*s. as Sale—The Bond bonds offered Corp., $200,000 follows: $85,000 as O. Lebanon), Tennessee syndicate a (P. County school jointly, at a price of par, a basis of about 2.59%, as follows: > ;Columbia, S. C. p. Wilson of Nashville, Davidson Co., of Jackson, Fisher Hawes & Co., of Knoxville, and W. N. Estes & Co., of Nashville, in SOUTH CAROLINA to ; composed of the Cumberland Se¬ 1969 inclusive. to awarded bonds. Dated Oct. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due June 1, 000 1 1960 inclusive. 1951 to 1956 required. '■ Oct. 26 for from to bonds offered Oct. 6—v. 170, p.935 / on $205,000 in 1966, $210,000 in 1967 11 /;/''95;';I;/ 1 Bond Sale—The $500,000 (CST) purchase of $5,000,000 not to exceed 3% interest veterans' land 1961, $190,000 in 1962 and 1963, $195,000 in 1964, $200,000 in 1965, not Morris purchaser without cost. A certified check for 2% of the bonds, pay¬ able to the District Treasurer, is a.m. the interest until bonds, divided to until 10 1, 1949. WISCONSIN Bank, at a price of Sept. 1, 1949. Due 000 from 1951 will receive seal¬ a.m. (EST) on Dated Nov. griff, Secretary Veterans' Land Board, will receive sealed bids $50,000 street improvement bonds. ■'''•■■ White, as 3s, at a Dated Oct. 1, 1949. 1 Vandy- Alvis — as 2y4s. Due on Nov. 1 from. 1954 to 1969 inclusive. 6,105,000 (State of) Offering coupon of the Board of Dated Sept. 1, 1949. School Directors, will receive inclusive. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on TENNESSEE Central Hanover Bank & Trust Oct. 25 for the purchase of $400,Carter County (Pi O. 000 improvement coupon bonds. Co., New York City. Bidders to name the rate of Dated Nov. 1, 1949. Denomination interest, ex¬ Elizabethton), Tenn. $1,000. Due $20,000 on Nov. 1 from Bonds Not Sold—The $1,685,000 pressed in a multiple of V\ of 1%. 1950 to 1969 inclusive. Bidders to not to exceed 3% interest bonds The approving opinion of Chap¬ man & Cutler, of Chicago, will be name the rate of interest, ex¬ offered Oct. 3—v. 170, p. 935— pressed in a multiple of Vs of 1%. were not sold as all bids were re¬ furnished to the purchaser with¬ out cost. A certified check for $5,The approving opinion of Townjected. 000, payable to the Town, is re¬ send, Elliott & Munson, of PhilaJefferson County (P. O. quired/* delphia, will be furnished to the Secretary shall, Texas Bond 1957, $175,000 in 1958 and 1959, $180,000 in 1960, $185,000 in bids ed Oct. 26 for the to Tenn. Bond Offering—Paul E. Walker, ..•» 6—v. awarded 1243—were Due Oct. offered Madsen, The — ville, or at the County Trustee's office, at the option of the holder. The approving opinion of Chap¬ man & Cutler, of Chicago, will be furnished to the purchaser ^with¬ Town Recorder, White, S. Dak. Sale Bond July 1, 1949. Principal (J-J) payable at the National Bank, Nash¬ interest Morristown, District. certified check for $320,000 is required. Austin. , American Barker, will be furnished by the A Dated and at the National Bank, of 102.19, a basis of about 2.12%, Legality approving opin¬ as follows: ion of Vinson, Elkins, Weems & $895,000 as 4s. Due on Nov. 1 Francis, of Houston. from 1951 to 1953 inclusive. Trustee, is payable \ out cost. Minneapolis, of Barber & Scott Colman, Dorsey, bonds Springfield Twp. Sch. Dist. (P. O. Springfield), Pa. Bond Offering—Harriet S.Mar¬ interest, expressed in a multiple of V\ or 1/10 of 1%. The approving opin¬ price of 100.02. Second high 100.10 for 4s was made by Byrne & Phelps, Inc. suitable any of bid 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1952; $1,000 from 1953 inclusive; $2,000 in 1957, and 1951 to required. Monday, October 17, 1949 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & able to the County bonds. Dated Oct. 1, $1,000. Due Denomination 1949. ion Reusch & COMMERCIAL THE (1544) 3^s. Due •, Sept. on 1960 to 1964 inclusive. L ; Sept. 1, 1949. I Hull, Que. $981,000 mu-J nicipal works bonds offered Oct.; Bond 3 Sale—The awarded were Young, Weir Gouinlock & & Co., ronto, jointly, at a basis of about to Co., a McLeod,; and Bell/ both of To¬ price of 97.13/' 3.80%, as fol-f lows: $151,000 from 830,000 from Dated as 3y4s. Due 1950 as to 1954 3y2s. Due 1955 Feb. to 1, 1963 1948. on Feb. 1/ inclusive,! Feb. I? inclusive on f