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LIBRARy

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MONDAY

Reg. U. S. Pat. Office

Volume 166

Number 4639

New

General
RAILROAD
Admiral Corp.
6

(& Subs.)—Earnings—
1947

sales

Net profit after charges and

Capital shares outstanding-^
Earnings per share..
—V. 165, p. 1993. -

Aerovox
6

165,

income

Corp.

The

stockholders

and

The

amendment
and

to

the

permits

166.

the

this

for

of

the

of

less

not

The

these

than

classification

Aetna

Co.

14

companies.

nine

nor

The

of

shares

591,356

591.356

591,356

$2.76

outstanding

$1.32

$0.14

share

per

SELECTED

BALANCE

SHEET

and

securities

company

covering
Abbetf

Oct. 9

on

2,000,000

&

Co.,

filed

shares

common

Inc.

registration

a

Proceeds

(par

would

be

statement

$1.25).
used

with

the

Underwriter,

for

1946

Operating

9,759,366

of

13

cents

has been declared on the new
common
stock, payable Dec. 1 to holders of record Oct., 31.
This is
equivalent to 52 cents per share on the old common stock which was
recently split up on the basis of four new shares for each share held."''

tax

707,544

3,138,953

1947

1946

$1,226,065
480,000

Quarterly

■f

distributions

shares.—V.

common

of

166,

50

cents

each

had

been

made

the

on

310,000

352,000

$403,999

$394,065

387,366

J72.084

$0.90

,1^0,39

etc

reserve,

1250.

p.

American Box Board

6

Months Ended June 3C—

—V.

165,

Net

1947

1946

1945

$56,035

$207,859

363,508

356,841

$1.24

$0.16

$0.58

Alabama

.

of

Selling

sales

Such

be

to

are

presented

to

the

at the office of the mutual service company, Commonwealth
& Southern Corp.
(New York), 20 Pine St., New York 5, N. Y., before
11 a.m. (EST) on Oct.
20, 1947.—V. 166, p. 1349.
company,

Net

855,040

873,819

jjf. 13$6;y^lS

897,665

11,727,977

9,934,967

747,215

9,943,775

8,709.183

2,171,008

2,071,091

27,155,083

27,437,895

64,428

37,265

419,370

283,472

2,235,436
568,652

2,108,357

27,574,453

500,511

6,258,874

27,821,363
6,093,303

tax__

>

income
income

334,595

funded

on

Earnings
—V.

per

I"

electric

of

acquisition
Other

int.

adjustmt._

and

24,936

24,936
34,612

299,243
438,824

236,161

:236,161

2,833,933'

1,373,624

1,312,134
3,545,933

17,743,578

14,754,787

2,155,346

13,864,095

12,135,176

*781,721

*2,233,798

3,879,483

2,619,610

*781,721

*2,233.798

3,879,483

*67,535

330,931

2,619,610
146,690

*781,721

*2,301,333

4,210,414

2,877,933

2,222,668

deducts.

3,613,765

14,674,904

12,952,376

253,000

929,301

1,449,000

1

863,525

32,061

-

.

;

inc.

net

of

256,949

plant

t

Divs.

$1,259,339

4,003

360,307

119,303

$185,250

223,685

198,182

pfd.

on

Balance

Divs.

on

stocks.—

earned

—

stocks

common

Electric

share

$2.57

$0.93

166, p. 153.

consol

Gas

&

Co.—

income:

net

Subs, consol., as

Atlantic

City

Scranton
Total

above

El'. Co._

Electric

undist.

Co.

111,638

inc.

net

Inc. of Am. Gas & Elec.:
Assets

Administration has

for $1,500,000 of

pany

the

announced

sale

surplus steel wire finishing plant
by the Government during the

a

N,

this

to

at

From

$500,000
wire.

It

located
ment

converting

also

in

will

its

the

plant

said

company

will

from

employ

GO

Prior
three

to

in

the

to

the

production

stainless

Dunkirk

to

that when the
600

some

90

plant

is

Production

men.

receiving the $1,500,000 bid

times

rejected

offers

of

the

on

Dunkirk

$1,250,000.—V.

166,

p.

charges

&

taxes

per

571,962

company

4,020

at

sales of capital

on

assets.—V.

by

to

1349.

p.

the

SEC

subscription

stockholders. '

common

and

Curb

Stock

Unsubscribed shares will be
Taylor, President.
Proceeds would be used
expansion purposes.—V. 166, p. 945.
H.

Exchange

Boston

Stock

tv1

Alcoa

bring

Mining Co., a subsidiary, has
Alaskan limestone to Portland,

sale,

according

Ore.,

[Of

Mr.

i.."

Ore.,

Messer

to

said

of

E.

A.

Messer,

engineer

plans

for

company use
the company's

laboratory.

struction and
H

Cancels Plan—

temporarily abandoned
at

and

for

Hillsboro,

the

ocean

decision

was

caused

transportation.—V.

by

166,

the
p.

high

cost

of

561.

I-

Gen.

&

income

taxes

__33
33

34

con¬

•3 I

SPECIALIST

4

Stock

34

Exchange

Int.

&

&

Divs.

Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange

Montreal

Stock

3G

36

Balance

&

Toronto

STREET

HAnover

2-2600




19,423,545

17,855,543

44,296
120,735

48,090

527,592
810,825

790,587

210,438

60,017

60,017

720,209

1,558,309

1,186,871

1,226,398

17,364,918

14,715,834

753.

p.

Hair

Felt

&

Co.—Earnings—
1947

—V.

Section

41

Markets

pei

42

p.

$2.57

'Earns,

33

Miscellaneous Features

income

Co.—Earnings-

and

after

1947—3 Mos.—1946

Common

$186,951

shrs.
per

$122,828

$76,801

$82,042

559,197

559,197

559,197

559,197

$0.28

$0.15

$0.04

$0.02

outstdg.
share

com.

dividend requirements.—V.

American Potash & Chemical
51

(Including
6 Months Ended

Net

Costs

Clearings

43

44
41

Rates—

Statement

of

Domestic

Selling,
Profit

Banks

1947

44

administration &

general

261,136

income

$1,752,895

income

140,838

on

tax

income

$1,004,968
129,681

469,800

deductions

taxes

307,521
849,144
155,824

1,491,759

income

Gross

3,882,445

421,150

expenses

operations

$5,039,111

4,697,637

Income
State

Teletype: NY

..

1-573

Through Sept. 30, 1917__

N^t
:

____56

137,000

40,200

10,000

$1,102,057

i

income

Preferred
Enrnod
—V.

-

dividend

per

166,

1946

$6,610,546

Federal

of

49.

Corp..—Earnings

sales

from

Other

p.

Subsidiaries)

30—

Federal
41

Member

June

166,

sales
of

1947—6 Mos.—1946

taxes

charges

Corporation & Investment News_Cover

of

$1.08

share

American Ice

Stock and Bond Averages

Statement

160,054

1310.

Period End. June 30—

Transactions New York Stock Exchange—__24
Transactions New York Curb Exchange
24

Condition

$269,953

160,054

shares

165,

Net

Exchange

1946

$496,098

income

Common

790,811

for

stock

$723*970

U. S. Savings Bonds Issued and Redeemed

NEW YORK 4, N. Y.
Bell

331,045

1,544,945

39

Federal Reserve System____^

Established 1922
80 BROAD

416,597

taxes__

166,

American

Earned

38

Stock Exchange—Curb

Condition

Compan y

18,186,588

22,784

6 Months Ended June 30—

Net

37

Exchange

Reserve Banks

qAllen

19,840,142

31,063

stock

earned

'Loss.—V.

36

Montreal Curb Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange

Combined

DEPARTMENT

1,567,729

net

36

Foreign
MUNICIPAL

15,308,649

1,442,984

deductions

pfd.

35

35

Dividends Declared and Payable

Municipal Bonds

15,629,727

subs.

of

income

on

Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices_44

n

3,869,063

exps.,

misc.

Federal

The Course of Bank

FLORIDA & NEW JERSEY

2,224,706

Co.

undist.

Balance

common

Detroit Stock Exchange
Los Angeles Stock Exchange

State and City Bond Offerings

IN

43,747

Amer'n

Electric

inc.

net

25,521

1,411,921

&

2,298

34

General

Telephone.

Gas

Total

2.037

'After preferred

-.1,.

i

to

income

29

Exchange

Over-the-Counter
Aluminum Co. of America—Unit

24

Exchange

Baltimore

13

St. Louis Stock Exchange
San Francisco Stock Exchange

With SEC—

Oct. 9 filed a letter of notification with
($10 par)
common,
to be
offered for

Merritt

construction

$0.76

166,

on

shares
share

purchased

279,600

$2.05

profit

Allied Gas Co., Paxton, 111.—Files
The.

*211,514

279,600

share

'Includes $76,782

New York

(Stocks)
(Bonds)

Cleveland

1946

$4,656,527

income

Page
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange
Cincinnati Stock Exchange

1947

Fed.

El.

Total

Quotations

Chicago

Inc.—Earnings—

Capital shares outstanding

Earnings

plant, WAA had
1469.

$11,695,474
after

Stock and Bond

now

Govern¬

City

Scranton El. Co.

Other

steel

facilities

acquired

operating at full capacity
is
scheduled to begin in

sales

profit

for

stainless

newly

Months Ended June 30—

Net
Net

for

of

wire

steel

the

to

days.

Allen Industries,
6

plant
all

remove

own

plant.

The
it

in

consol

Frcm

than

more

subs,

From Atlantic

Dunkirk,

Y., which was built
war
for the
production of bullet core. Construction cost was reported at
$4,750,000.
WAA was infoimed that
the
corporation
will
spend

This Issue

In

com¬

1 2,833,933

income

net

subs,

of

American

Undistrib.

Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp.—Acquires Plant—
The War

299.235

437,168
3,145,968',

for

stocks

common

$308,556

311,163

outstanding

common

debt

retired

Amort,

$

925,792

profits

Reservation

$587,869

shares

$

310,030

profit

Common

Pro¬

116,729,501 100,634,029
46,165,533
34.368,759
9,205,915
7,917,044
12,531,215
11,901,584

Special charges for debt

.

2,308,950

Invited—

proposals

3,263,382
661,481
1,006,988

income

Interest

$0.44

416,341

profit

SEC

share.

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$

taxes

Undistrib.

Operating

the
a

Fla.

Subs.)—Earnings—

8,647,824

taxes

Gross

349,686

•

3,366,310
ect

expenses,

deductions (net)
Federal
income
taxes

bonds.

mortgage

sales

Cost

Company is inviting proposals for the purchase from it of $10,000,000

first

exc.

Other

14,000

May 31, '47 May 18, '46
$5,041,9)0
$2,927,586

Other

Power Co.—Bids

(&

1,096,884

income

Oper.

$219,471-

Co.—Earnings—

358,826

1445.

p.

1|2,

24 Weeks Ended—

$450,877

Net prof, after chgs. & Fed. taxes—
Capital shares outstanding
Earnings per share

^

pref|rred dividend requirements.—V.

old

Air-Way Electric Appliance Corp.—Earnings—

Co.

10,366,982

Depreciation

575,205

'Earnings pert^oihmqn share—i.v._
"After

Fla.—Files

securities.

$

$808,676

455,000

shares outstanding

'

t-

in

4,439,436

Fed.

1945

$1,168,999

provision

Net profit
Common

Orlando,

1947—Month—1946

Consol.—

revenues

Fed.

income

Inventory

on

shar#

per

investment

Maintenance

651,991

Months Ended June 30—

Gross

dividend

for

Operation

1,332,387

10,669,268
1,938,251

Subsidiaries

2401.

p.

used

Period End. Aug. 31—

1,376,638

New Common Stock—
A

Co.

Jacksonville,

be

7,168r636

3,736,157

Federal

tH

Casualty

Amalgamated Leather Cos., Inc.—Earnings—
6

166,

Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, Ltd.—To Pay 13 Cents

will

Other

Lord,

investment.—V.

&

American Gas & Electric

2,206,532

liabilities

164,

Fire

30

SEC

1145,

p.

JUNE

6,990,863

assets

—V.

buy machinery and equipment for commercial opera¬
was organized in
1945 for the manufacture of
not yet gone into production.—V. 165,
p. 66.

company

company on Oct. 10 filed a letter of notification with
12,500 shares ($10 par) common, to be offered
at
$24
Southeastern
Securities
Corp.,

for

$21,701,655 $20,554,140

government

Surplus

The

ITEMS,

Reserves

Affiliated Fund, Inc., New York—Registers With SEC

to

registration statement with the SEC

a

par)
common
stock.
Underwriter,
York.
Price, $1.50 a share.
Proceeds

New

Underwriter,
ceeds

OF

Current

office.

Co.,

The

deficit.

Current

directors

15

terms

to

as

used

The

American

*$508,263

Inventories

amendment

1250.

p.

591,356

$189,189

assets

Cash

an

Hicks

($1

$83,093

1947
Total

Surety

&

approved

than

more

directors

of

Casualty

Oct.

on

be

tions.

591,356

Co.—Amendment Approved—

company,
Insurance

&

Co.—Registers With SEC—

10 filed

shares

cladmetals, but has

below.

charters

election

provides

—V.

of

Automobile

Copy

With SEC—

STATEMENT

Co.

would

Oct.

on

1,000,000

Mercer

83,093

$780,545

$597,204

Earnings
'Loss

*59,280

71,261

$1,631,527
1,034,323

Surplus
Capital

Heineman

-

—

company

covering

434,079

charges

Dividends paid

1946

$77,928

1309.

Oscar

1,285,885

64,086
1,045,936

The

$5,303,527

1,160,556

2,741,549

Net
1947

$9,583,471

2,623,451

income

Income

Corp.—Earnings—

Aetna Life Insurance

a

MISCELLANEOUS

-

American Cladmetals
1945

Total

Aetna Industrial Corp., N. Y.—Acquisition—
See

$13,592,766

—-

Federal tax provision

$218,456

p.

sales

Operating profit after depreciation-

$0.40

Months Ended June 30—

—V.

Net

900,OOo

$0.95

Net income

INSURANCE

-

12

900,000
-

INDUSTRIAL

-

Alpha Portland Cement Co.—Earnings—
Months" Ended June 30—
1947
1946

1946

$21,548,786 $12,397,056
854,456
357,132

taxes

Price 75 Cents

Corporation and Investment News

PUBLIC UTILITY

-

Months Ended June 30—

Net

York, N. Y., Monday, October 20, 1947

p.

she

re

658.

requirements from March 21
on

class A

and

class

B

stock

77,778
$1.94

"~$L37

2

,

Newark, N. J.
Underwritten—

■American Insurance Co.,

Stockholders to be

Offering to

—

B.

It is expected that,
Securities and Exchange

the

underwritten

by

leadership of

Commission, the offering will
investment bankers under
First Boston Corporation.—V. 165, p. 2J21.
nationwide group of

The

a

taxesL-^

4,193,520
3,360,631

—-

taxes

41,023,975

50,283,222

2,700,548

11,444,243

16,163,614

515,404
198,230

402,934
193,794

1,714,174
725,654

1,615,808
240,661

adjustments—

sition

Transfer

to

res

surp

27,139,904
5,005,691

32,254,139
5,650,427

5,200,210

22,134,213

26,613,712

33,830

Balance

32,429

135,580

121,963

—

applic.

Portion

6,627,096
1,426,836

5,015,032

public

to

divs.

mi-

to

will

System

time

from

in

and

service

oi

construction

it

5,167,781

21,698,633

26,491,743

4,981,252
1,884

5,167,781
34,800

21,998,633
153,606

26,491,749

13

the

4,983,136

above >__

income

Total

-

__

5,202,581

22,152,239

26,787,391

already

another

is

selling

Einnloyees'

Stock

mailed

were

September
of

pany

election

their

taxes

447,421

172,999

656,953

639,988
153,037

21,047,859

25,431,812

4,899,222

4,690,881

surplus

Balance,

20,743,812

"tBalance

requirements applicable to respective periods whether
tWhich wou.d be carried to consolidated earned

dividend

"Full
earned

unearned.

or

surplus if there should be excluded the net effect
xion-recurring
tax
reductions and related special

of extraordinary

charges.-

have

to

of this company

kwh.,

13.9'/)

or

,

Operat'ng
Federal

taxes..

Net

operating

income

Subs.)—Earnings—

American Steel Foundries (&

1947
1846
$40,472,207 $27,445,104
3,450,716
1,022,375
1,485,300
557,003

Ended June 30—

Sales

charges

after

Profit

Provision

for

Minority

taxes.i.

interest

1945
$56,961,337
6,398,766
4,000,800

13,977

7,682

$2,390,£42

$0.39

1,187,495
$2.01

the accounts for any liability
portal-to-portal pay suits pend¬

provision has been made in

NOTE—No

might result from so-called
against the company and its subsidiaries
gating $23,748,000."-*-V. 165, p. 201.
which

ing

involving claims aggre¬

of

by almost 1,000 kegs.
plant produces nails, tacks, and staples
and
kinds.
The major part of the nails

topped

record-setting week

destined for the building

was

—V.

166,

to

stockholders at

The
ize

issue

new

a

a

special meeting held Oct. 15 voted to author¬
debentures in ap amount expected to

convertible

of

A resolution covering
in a proxy statement

approximately $360,000,000.

be

submitted

was

stockholders

to

this proposition
dated Sept. 5,

1947.

Commission

As

on

the

as

soon

debentures

vertible

1947

registration statement becomes
will be offered to stockholders

subscription

for

debentures
any

a

the

and

tures

31,

Oct. 16 filed with the Securities and Exchange
registration statement covering the convertible deben¬
shares of stock issuable on conversion.

company

for

ratio

the

in

of $100

effective, the con¬
of record on Oct.

principal amount of

each six shares of stock held on that

date.

Accordingly,

1947 on conversion of the

shares issued up to Oct. 31,

presently

company's
rights

debentures will be entitled to

outstanding convertible

warrants for subscription
will be sent to stockholders on or about Nov.
10, 1947, and subscrip¬
tions will be accepted by the company to and including Dec. 15, 1947.
subscribe

to

registration

The

debentures

dated

be

the

to

to

are

Dec.

convertible

15,

into

new

1947

the

Assignable

issue.

will

statement
bear

interest

at

that

forth

set
the

of

rate

the

23/47r

new
per

convertible
annum,

will

will mature Dec, 15, 1957. They will be
the company on and after March

and

capital stock of

not later than Dec. 14. 1955. The conversion price will
be $140 per share payable by surrender of $100 principal amount of
convertible debentures and payment to the company of $40 in cash
lor each share of capital stock to
be issued upon conversion.
The
1,

1S48,

after

or

debentures

Dec.

price being

15,

1949,

redeemed

be

may

days'

30

on

as

a

notice,

whole or in part on
the initial redemption

700,000 in the third
far this year to over
1,850,000. There are now more than 27,500,000 telephones in service,
or
approximately 5,700,000 more than at the end of the war.
The
increase in
the last two years is larger than the entire number of
telephones served by the Bell System after the first 37 years of the
Bell

System telephones
of
1947, bringing

increased
the total

by

32,229,387

Dr33,B75,620

Earned

228,521,864

11,077,345

53,858,231

42,652,078

S52.034.643

S 174,663,633

§ 197,838,854

809,474

1,525,436

4,733.224

6,766,573

191,072,231

169,930,409

per-

thL

reductions

substantial

of

Federal

ill

connect.on with debt redemption,
by charges against other

includg the

etc.,

mccjme.

flncludes proportionate interest
Electric Co. and all other sub¬
^Includes $6 229,000
and $8,307,000 for the 3 months and 12 months ended Aug. 31,
1946,
respectively, and $7,519,000 for the 12 months ended Aug. 31, 1947,
on
account of tax refunds due to carry-back of excess profits cred.ts
deficits of

in

in

earnings

sidiaries

subsidiary companies,

deficits

or

1946.—V.

Western

of

consolidated

not

166,

Earnings

per

taxes

which
+Does not
company's proportionate interest in undistributed earnings
in

offset

were.

(partly

value.

See

Bank

Hanover

the

Trust

&

V.

166,

Co.,

New

of

shares
1469,

5,000 COO

for
in

in the electrical and electronics
elected President of Frederick Hart
& Co., Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, to succeed Charles R.
D'Oliye,
who resigned Oct. 8, to enter another line of business.

its

series,

$6
fdr

15,

1947

hks

Trust

Co.,

agent

of

There

will

of

p.

York,

Y.,

N.

common

stock,

has been

$5

par

3

liquidation, including the retirement of all
stock by making
the distribution

preferred

of

fixed

was

II of

Plan

cash

such

distribution.

the preferred

stock of this

required

the holders

to

of

for

equal to $100
such distribu¬
this company

the ho'ders of its preferred stock, or their assigns,
if any, as it may later lie finally determines
holders of preferred stock are entitled to receive.
cash

in

pay

such

such

amqu.rt,

of the plans and of the orders approving the plans,
the making of the requisite delivery of cash and escrow deposit with
the distribution
agent
shall be in full cancellation a-nd satisfaction
of
the $6 series,
first preferred stock, and thereupon all rights of
By

the

the

terms

stock

preferred

the

of

holders

such shall terminate except the

as

right to receive front such distribution agent the cash and certificates
as
aforesaid, and from and after Oct. 15,
1947, dividends on such

shall cease

stock

preferred

to

of

holders

the

Accordingly

in

accrue.

series,

$6

first

preferred

stock

should

with

accordance

the

such

for

plans.

output

Power

week

ended

of

11,

of

output

166,

1946 —V.

the electric properties of
1947, totaled 100,992,000

of

Oct.

the

over

American

On

Sept.

p.

92,362,000

kwh.

9.49%-—

with

ment

payable

to

V.

166,

the

company

banks,

four

Sept.

stcekho'ders, held on Oct. 15, S. H.
Hammond, C. S. Traer and Robert Crown were elected to the board
of directors, according to R. B. White, President.
Mr.
Hammond
is
President of the Whiting Corp.; C'. S. Traer is
Fresident
of
the
Acme
Ste"l Co..
end Robert Crown is Assistant
Treasurer
of
the Material Service Corp., and President of the Sang

Oct.

On

of

System
the

extraordinary

employees

number

of

is

growth

which

is

stockholders

at
is

at

reflected
an
a

in

the

all-time high
high of

record

number
of
of 650,000.

Bell
Also

717,000.

the result that, notwithstanding
the tremendous
and equipment since V-J Day,
about
1,900,000 people are 1 Still waiting for telephone service.
We
are
doing our utmost to meet all demands and also to improve the
quality of
existing service.
Most calls in
most
places are going
through somewhat faster than a year ago, but
we are
far from
satisfed and
expect to do a great
deal more to make the service
New

more

demand

useful

continues

and

heavy with
expansion in plant

Smelting- Co.—Borrows from

borrowed $3,000,000 under an agree¬
by 2Vse/r
notes with the final instal¬

evidenced

1952.
Of the proceeds $1,500,000
the remainder was added to working

used
capital.—

was

attractive* than




ft

has

ever

been.

1947
$9,957,007

6 Months Ended June 30—

income

Profit before
Income

income

taxes

taxes

;

shares

"After

per

Ohio RR.—Ask for Bids—

the

sent

company

for bids on an issue
series W, to be dated Nov.
Nov. 1, 1957, inclusive.
be received up to noon
1350.

request

out

trust certificates,

outstanding

1,752,400
402,920

1949
$7,950,187
1,156,503

229,461

preferred

$927,047

629,513

629,513
$1.39

$'2.01
dividend requirements.—V. 166, p. 1146.

common

share

RR.—Notes Authorized—

Bangor & Aroostook

the company to issue ^it par not
promissory notes in further evidence of the
unpaid
portion
of
the purchase
price of certain equipment to be
acquired under a conditional-sale agreement.—V. 166, p. 1350.
The

ICC

exceeding

Oct.

on

authorized

8

of

$700,000

Barker Bros.

Corp. (& Sub.)—Earnings—

Profit

Net

1946
$9,904,502

1,496,512

1,426,253

620,000

590,000

577,000'

$176,512

after

Provision

1945
$7,676,548".

1947
$13,346,364

$836,258

__$330,654

356,400

356,400

178,200-'

$2.32

Months Ended June 30—

6

$2.20

"$0.75
1946.

charges

for

Federal

charges

profit

Common shares

to

outstanding

give

EARNINGS

effect
FOR

to

2-for-l

907,654

stock split in April,

THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE

30

1947

Earnings
"See

per

("i

share

common

above.—V.

Bell & Howell

$3,373,352

492,712
$1.31

113,687
" $0.23

165, p. 3275.

Co.—Earnings—

Period Ended June 30,
Net

1945

$5,440,593

470,305
$1.25

profit

1946

$7,072,920

Sales

3 Months

1947

pev

common

Black & Decker Mfg. Co.

&

sales

462,375.

$1.17

share

$1,311,672

462,375

preferred dividend requirements.—V.

Period End. June 30—
Net

G Months

$571,299

profit after charges and taxes
shares outstanding

Common

"After

$1,349,480

income

"Earnings

&

equipment

$2,840,000

Net

Net

Common

1631.

p.

11

"Earnings

Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp.—Earnings—
Gross

the

of

1947,

"business.
This

meeting

and due $234,000 each Nov. 1, 1948, to
Bids for the purchase of the certificates will
Oct. 23 at 2 Walt Street, New York.—V. 166, p.
1,

Net

1250.

p.

142,

Baltimore

this company for the
kwh., an increase Of

for the corresponding week

29.

and

loans

repay

$0.66

Terminal RR.—Directors

Chicago

Ohio

&

annual

the

"Adjusted

1470.

Zinc, Lead &

29

ment

$0.80

562.

p.

Baltimore
At

Banks—

so

360,810

share

per

166.

Earnings per common share

Weekly Electric Production Increased

9.49',;

Earned

1946

$252,633

360,810

shares

Sales

stock, together with a letter of
transmittal, to City Bank Farmers Trust Co., distribution agent, 22
William St., New York 15. N. Y., whereupon distribution will be made
certificates

their

surrender

1947

$354,731

Aug. 31—

common

or

to

additional

that

Imperial Diesel Engine Co.—Earnings—

Corp.—V.

$100.25 per share In cash (being an amount
share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to
date)
and a certificate evidencing the obligation of

tion

ago as Vice-President,
from the general man¬
Company's piant No. 2

year

a

such distribution. The com¬

for

company
per

company

income

Number

and deposited with City Bank Farmers
which has been appointed as distribution

certificates

and

distributed

such plans,

the date

as

delivery to
of New York City,
be

Hart

of

Months Ended

Net

Inc.—Dissolved

company

made

the

the

joined

been

has

Manager, going to the concern
International Business Machines
Poughkcepsie, N. Y.—V. 166,
p. 850.

—V.

1935,

its

first

by Step

pany

this

of

Act

with

proceeding

now

of

end

District

the

for

fields,

General

agership
in

prominent

long

N.les,

J.

Niles

Mr.

and

9

filed under the Public Utility
which have been approv-d by the
Exchange Commission
and the U. S.
District Court
of Delaware, this company has been dissolved and i;

plans

Company

Unit—

ATF, Inc.—New President of
Walter

Inc.—Registrar—

American Water Works & Electric Co.,
Under

$0.31

1469.

p.

registrar
offering

appointed

297,266-

..

1583.

p.

Atlas

Central

...

93,573

2)7,269

t;.xo-

share

common

manufacturing

estimatedi.

American Water Works Co.,
The

$2,584,142

186,381
$0.62

after charges and
sharer outstanding

165,

June 15,'46

June

sales

profit

14,'47

$3,848,816

Net

—V.

effect

Mists

from

.

Ended—

Weeks

$9.44

$8.20

$2.48

$1.67

i.

$1.63,

$1.09
....

Corp.—Earnings—

Artloom
24

Net

50,559,207

448,000

1470.

p.

Common

35,233,782

$1,063,992

458,000

.

.

share

per

166,

$309,143

-----

shares...

common

240,460,932

63,161,988

16,321,481

about

gain

income

of

1946

1947

6 Months Ended June 30—

6,684.404

inter.
T.
h

Co.—Earnings—

Farms

Arden

11.214 571

earnings

"Includes

or

warrants.—V. 166, p. 1330.

production of f'.ax in the State

107%.

Quarterly Report—Walter S. Gifford, President, states:
quarter

$

$

No.

stock

reductions

but

convertible

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$

a

plant

manufacturing

principal telephone subs.i

for the e'eaning of

linseed oil re'ining plant and a farm feed
which will utilize by-products from
the new
linseed mill.
Capacity of tire existing Kenedy e.evator will be increased
by 500,000 bushels.
Provision
is
made
for expansion
of the Texas plant as soon as
grains,

and

flaxseed

REPORT

EARNINGS

and

Co.

converted cctt^n.ced plains.
plant will inc ude facilities

at

five-story

new

started

be

wi 1

handled

was

area

The

estimated.

52,364.737

share

to

The

Telegraph

$9.10

$8.20

$2.32
partly

1947,

36.043 256

A.

Co.

Oct.

Telegraph Co.—New 2%% De¬
Authorized'—Files Issue With SEC—

American Telephone &
bentures

47,260 089 170,600,000 184,373,579
45,904,099 187.2BO.QOO 182,439,700

"274,366,552

deductions.

called

754.

p.

immediately on a $1,000,000 flaxseed
southern Texas as part of the company's
Archer, President, announced on Oct. 15.
The large modern plant, to be constructed on property adjoining the
company's flax elevator at Kenedy, brings an entirely new industry
to the southern part of Texas.
All flax eed hitherto processed in the

196,292,477

income

Consol.

25 cents

of

both

Builds New Plant—

56,477,584

income

T.

stock,

1946.

in

—V.

Applic,

dividend

special

a

regular

the

and

common

41,150,166

net i

inc.

Securities

14.5%—

Sales Increased

Co.—Sept.

1947—Month—1946
1947—9 Mos.—1946
$28,420,901 $24,811,534 $276,648,995 $214,730,041

Period End. Sept. 30—
Sales

the

expansion program, Shreve M.

1947—3 Mos.—1946

income

oper.

Total

ueclared

15

Oct.

on

quarter.y d vidend of 25 cents per share
payable Dec.
1
to holders of record
Nov. 20, and a special dividend of SI per share on the common stock,
payable Jan. 14, 1948, to holders of record Jan. 2, 1948.
Including tne distributions to be made on Dec. 1, next, dividends
in
1947
w.ll amount to -$1.25 per share, as compared w.th $2 paid
share

on

revenues.

Holding

Stores

American

directors

per

Net

produced during
and construction

162, p. 242.

industry.—V.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.—Special Dividends—

processing plant at Kenedy in

in a wide variety

Juliet

sizes

the

3046.

p.

19,718,589

$

Interest

tAfter

claim.

war

a

income arising from settle¬
preferred
dividend
requirements.-—

non-recurring

(net)

2G4 092.163

567,104.570 523,659,152 2,140,096,596 2 038,039,572
Operating
expenses. 467,218,321 408,519,373 1,701,995,673 1,493,730,437
Fed. taxes on income
14,880.737
19,013,920
74,746,297
117,976,342
Other oper.
taxes..
43.355,346
39.643,275
167,062,149
151,966,241

in

Nail Output—
The company's Juliet (Ill.t works has just established a new weekly
record for nail production
with the making of 28,723 kegs of nails,
Richard R. Snow, General Superintendent, subsidiary plant, announced
on Oct.
15.
The previous weekly record production, set last September,
The

165,

Wire Co.—Record

American Steel &

was

of

ment

$133,685

$2.70

$1.95

tEarnings per common share
"Includes

"935,654
340,000/

340,000

shares

31,520,000

CONSOLIDATED

&

6 Months

672,476

after taxes and charges
outstanding

profit

202,120,000

September,

Aug. 31—

Operating

7,724

$457,693
1,187,495

$1.64

outstanding
share
j

shares

Earnings per

Net

Common

4,987,200

$1.75

Telephone

Earnings—
3 Months

52,247,289

37,055,000

SYSTEM

BELL

Per. End.

arising

Caoital

27 310,000 "46,232,046
152,120 000 167,709,813
12,700,000
5.782,914
RrlO,000Drl5,632,605

129,897

47.765,000

(American

$3.99

$3,601,146 $15,753,367

9,695,000

for

3,746,024

$9.33

Apex Electrical Manufacturing Co.

2,069,861

Earnings per share
NOTE —Figures

10,854,835

Sales

46,750,000

income

160,6^1
5,993,835
2,247,811

2130.

p.

7,339,499

deductions

Applic. to min.

$1,951,439
1,187,495

—

income

Net

165,

42,703,032

(net)

Dividends

126,880

14,006,998
3,152,163

13,708,658
$13.18

3,570,000
110,000

income

Interest

144,041

19,787,829
6,079,171

_•

6,260,000

income

income

11,064 475

xcs.

36,110,000

income

Interest

203.000,000 217,455,326
34,976,719 145,100 000 146,952,018
6,871,000
19,590,000
14 437,000
2,536,910
11,000,000
9,834,262

3,770,000
2,705,000

income

on

t

stmre

per

The

51,724,123

37,335,000

expenses

taxes

operating

income

Surplus
Earned

$

50,770,000

Other

foreign

income

—V.

-1946

1947—12 Mos.

1947—3 Mos.—1945

revenues"

Operating

1,006,853
11,180,126
2,476,236
2,549,364

interest

Dividends

COMPANY

$

Net

9 Months

notify the com¬
instalment pay¬

TELEGRAPH

&

TELEPHONE

AMERICAN

OF

Pericd End. Sept. 30—

JOther

the System input of subsidiaries
amounted to 220,357,000 kwh., an increase of 26,855.000
over the corresponding week of 1945.—V. 166, p. 1469.
1947.

9,

Oct.

ended

week

the

Net

V.

Net

Weekly Input—
For

in September and
month. Under the

ments.
EARNINGS

1,344,589
23,566,514
2,760,405
6,672,231

Period Ended June 30, 114 7—

until October 31 to
purchase shares through

employees

2,528,915
34 716,583

3,720,238
and

Minor.ty

«

24,8,479,635
22,221,925
10,173,268

32,187,668

Interest
Federal

1945

O

,

593 343,824"268,194,885

revenues

income

capital

new

Plan,
approved by the stockholders, prospectuses
employees of the company and its subsidiaries in

to

and

operating

income

Total

converted.

been

sold $40,000,000 of debentures
5100,000,000 of debentures, this

subsidiary

532,554

130,360.

170,220

deduces.-

and other

Int.

235,642

122,035

Expenses
Income

the

$233,584,900

company's

have

'k,

+Net

Light Co.—

(as

Other

carrying out

of
In

plant.

and

Operating income after deprcciat on

is

American Power &

"Other

amounts

new

1946

1947

July 31—

$

sales

Net

15-year convertible 3%
debenture
bonds, issued in 1941, more than £5%
were converted into stock of
the
company.
The balance of $8,898,400 which was not converted
was
called for redemlph»h on Sept.
1, 1947, and the issue has been
retired. Of the $343,087,700 23/.»%
convertible debenture which b"came
convertible into stock April 15, 1947, some $45,000,000, or about
Of-

Total

,

4,981,252

subs.

Net equity

service better,

the

make

to

substantial

need

to

for

time

Years Ended

to

for

continue

to

program

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

Anderson, Clayton & Co.

wages

Construction

of com¬
income of

equity

pany

_

essential that telephone rates be adequate to pay
good wages and a reasonable return to the stockholders, enough to
keep their savings secure and to attract the new capital required
for
expansion
and
improvement
of
the
service.
this

Other
Net

■

become

have

amounting

demands

meet

Dividend

interests

nority

_

6,211,198
1,196,116

Balance

®Pfd.

9,924,372

acqui-

plan

of

43,896,513
38o,700

2,977,324

(net)

ductions

Amort,

40,824,524
199,451

A,._.

de¬

etc.,

public,

to

9,949,607
I)r25,235

9,902,215

(net)

income

Gross
Int.

9,849,990
52,225

revenues—

oper.

10,458,194

11,454,572

2,631,719

2,907,965

rates

increases

To

higher

of

result

a

telephone

One

Pldepl. res^approp.-^.
Net

„

33,052,984 151,376,116 137,687,638
13,804,280 67,486,934 55,250,379
4,479,837 19,004,196 10.899,436
2,787,541 12,605,8^0 11,183,116

37,792,841
17,480,735

Operating expenses

Other income

$

$

Operating revenues
Federal

1947—12 Mos.—1945
$
$

1947—3 Mos.—1946

Subsidiaries:

be
the

SUhs.)—Earnings—

(&

& Light Co.

Amelican Power
Period End. Aug. 31—

Other

completion of registration

upon

stock.

capital
with

Sommers,

tv..

-

and other increased costs, increases
necessary.
Up to the present time,
$'78,000,000 a year have been approved
or
made effective jn 24 states.
Applications for an additional $93,000,000 a year have been made in 17 states, making a total of $171,000,000 in rate increases already approved or applied for.
Applica¬
tions in other states will be made in the near future."
As

in

rate

President, has announced that the directors have
approved an increase in the company's capital and surplus through
the
issuance
of approximately
662,000 additional shares of capita
stock.
This stock, which has been authorized by the stockholders, will
•lie offered under subscription rights to the holders of the outstanding
Paul

..

.

Monday, October 20, 1947

CHRONICLE

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

(1574)

$2.70

165, p. 1723T"

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

1947—3 Mos.—1946
1947—9 Mos.—1946
$4,368,554
$4,321,628 $14,128,452 $12,575,976

profit after charges
Federal

taxes

shares outstdg.
per .share
—V. 165, p. 3276.
Capital

Earnings

503,251

524,967

1,353,658

1,360,017

339,263
$1.30

389,263
$1.35

389,263
$3.47

38.9,263
$3.40

Volume

166

Number 4639

Bell Telephone

Co. of

\

THE

Pennsylvania—Earnings—

COMMERCIAL

-

&

FINANCIAL

California Eastern Airways,

Period End. Aug. 31—
Operating, revenues
Uncollectible oper. rev._

$11,541,151

23,466

14,706

|

$11,518,685

$10,807,075

9,247,364

8,288,047

70,056,291

63,599,639

904.598

1,014,481

8,351,142

$1,504,547

$12,343,922

$12,605,946

925,211

1,061,209

8,942,244

9,040,445

1947—Month—1946

1947—8 Mos.—1946

$10,8^1,781

See

$90,912,810 $84,937,266

__

161,455

96,236

$90,751,355 $84,841,030

Airways,

Inc.,

O'Brien

J.

With SEC—

has

announcement.—V.

an

The

resigned
accept.an offer

to

poration

President

as

from

166,

"another

director

a

of

company,"

this

cor¬

according

to

1147.

p.

company on Oct. 3 filed a letter of notification with the SEC
shares ($1 par)-common and $41,000
of 5Va%
sinking fundi
due 1957.
Price, $17.50 a common share and $100 a
debenture.
The securities are to be sold
through a director of ther
company,
Murray
Estes,
and
the
proceeds
used
for
purchase anil
for

and

3,500

debentures,

installation

*

Net

Net

operating

after

'V.

income

charges

166,

'

California Electric
(Mexican

(E. W.)

nounced

Bliss Co.—Places Notes Privately—It was an¬
Oct.

on

that

14

the

has placed pri¬
vately through Allen & Co. $3,000,000 of 3V2% promis¬
sory notes due Oct. 1, 1962, with the Massachusetts Mu¬
tual Life Insurance Co. and the New England Mutual

tiife

Insurance Co.

The

company

The

i

loan

ments

in

all

agreement

reductions

provides,

of

and

other

of

$200,000,

equal

charges

and

and

after

for annual pay¬
additional annual

of

$200,000
the

fixed

of

payment

assets

The

i

agreement

prohibits

the

of

payment

dividends

out

accruing after Dec. 31, 1946.
company
on
Aug.
8,
entered
1947,

Gross

Robert
cash

C.

at

Enos,

Unissued

Option

The

with

one-sixth

months

rights

each

granting him an option to purchase for
to 25.000 shares of the authorized but

up

stock.

association

approximately
six

share

a

common

continued

of

Chairman,

$31.25

the

following

expire

31,

Dec.

option

the

of

with

agreement

an

is

contingent
and

company

shares

during

Enos'

Mr.

upon

exercisable

is

of

each

the

78,717

892,236

966,207

$197,142

$246,460

$2,228,275

11,153

10,464

181,531

date

of

the

option

All

agreement.

Other

$208,295

$256,924

$2,409,806

$2,585,169

33,787

39,152

448,679

$1,634,281

$21,108,113

$18,780,50T

964,782

780,357

10,108,556

7,401,90*

107,837

127,691

1,702,037

2,536,566"

197,840

183,904

2,408,313

2,224,252.

125,000

125,000

1,500,000

1,500,OOO

$393,119

$417,329

$5,389,207

$5,117,789

374

3,829

53,988

$393,493

$421,158

$5,443,195

income

retirement

re¬

appropriation--

57,520

76,934

641,174

674,215

$116,988

$140,838

$1,319,953

oper.

revenues

547,944

income

$1,363,010

Other

income

Gross

income

166,

1147.

p.

etc.

Dividends

California Oregon Power Co.

revenues

annuities,
services
J

$7,410,595

97,610

211,839

cur¬

operation
Maintenance

45,641

81,411

63,025

1,557,964

1,123,162

2,210,282

1,624,798

391,287

293,981

559,777

412,834

Depreciation

470,619

432,503

690,866

636,223

of' limited-term

investment

4,387
income

on

pfd.

stock

4,410

6,592

for

share
V.

411,900

587,600

I

The

Its

outstanding

dividends

be

will

made

Broad

.be

St.,

each

&

Months

6

profit

367o

to

Chase

York,

into

for

Y.

On

stock

common

of

Laughlin, Inc.
Ended

after

June

chgs.

the

166,

^Earnings

973,017

$1,377,970

$2,203,440

$2,017,564

10

of

shares

the

13

shares

1.6

York,

New

to

2-for-l

split

in

of

Other

Gioss

common

Net

1945

$381,032

241,377
$1,776,187

Dr2,485

Dr697

18,119

$1,275,137

$1,216,429

$1,979,545

$1,786,804

393,211

.

392,674

584,746

590,373

$823,755

$1,394,799

$1,196,431

income
for

comparative

purposes.—V.

166

Stores

262,757

$1.81

t$0.71

165,

tAdjusted

Period End. Sept. 30—

+$0.50
effect

give

3276.

p.

1947—Month—1946
$7,026,441

—V.

166,

Borden

G.

and

1946

$4,671,123

$4,157,851

2478,374

1,817,529

administration-

has

•Company

acquired

thermosetting
The

America

involves

arid

as

the

of

one

15

Inc.,

a

molding

than

for

Provision

$49,183,293

for

Refund

Borden

the

Co.

leading

that

producer

and

of

varnishes.

acquisition

will

headed

Co.,

the

Under

laboratory

known

be

Em.ll

by

executive

•Of Borden Co.—V.

the

as

E.

direction

166,

Durite

Novotny,

its

Casein

Co.

plastic

opera¬

of

Plastic

President
William

immediately,

Division

Durite

of

F.

of

the

the

Net

Leicester.

held

now

new

Ended

June

Vice-President

*Loss.

dend

+Based

Sales

Compared
The

the

for

3,342,829

011

requirements

the

011

The

June

in the

company's backlog of orders

$178,682,000

compared

shares

Nil

with

on

after

1947

allowing

for

dividend

fitock,
With

and

cf

payable

$1

to

$48,030,185,

period.
June 30,

$159,359,000

Oct.

30

per

share

holders

to

Aug.

011

in

has
of

26,

and

were

a

1947

was

record

and

Nov.

29,

65

cents.—V.

Feb.

The

declared
Oct.

166,

755.

p.

45

the

on

This

20.

each

cents

165,

28,

May

p.

plan

value

100

common

compares
Feb.

on

The

28

and

Aug.

29,

45

•Capital

shares

Earnings
•—V.

165.

per

p.

wholly-owned

shares

751,172
the

Bulova Watch Co.
profit

Expenses
Profit

Other

capital

the

is

$240,020

324,786

$0.74

1946

$5,065,827

$3,937,640

mon

$3,317,757

1,399,225

1,167,597
$2,150,160

61,424

28,043

16,508

$2,874,916

$2,566,458

420,051

com.

New

stock

—V.

165,

303,471
1,141,594

$1,392,481

1,014,006

$669,664

649,762

649,762

649,762

$2.48

$2.14

$1.03

after

Provision
Net

for

a

The

324,881
$1.94

20,

be

would

approved

accordingly

the

exchange

each

former

three

ordinary
of

be

at

for

by

the

stock¬

by

supplementary letters
is binding on the com¬

of

stock.

1,000,000

of

The

certificates

and

C'.,

of

new

share

capital

of

entire

capital
par

no

plan

on

definitive

the

old

Canada,

stock

&

Federal

other services

1946

1945

$1,870,048

$1,714,208

400.394
taxes

391,279

152,150

certificates

Oct.

24,

Exchange,

declaration

non-voting,
payable

quoted

figures

do

not

wholly owned subsidiary.—V.
Commercial

and

Financial

$3.47

1476.

p.

include

$2,076 069

*472

148,686

165,

p.

$242,593

earnings
3276.

Associates—Meeting Adjourned—

this

Sept.

meeting

to

1947,

vote

the

on

its

and

company

18,

Arizona

Boston

The

shares
in

adoption

subsidiary,

adjourned

was

Light

Corp.,

of

10

plan

a

Central

Oct.

on

Aguirre
Oct.

to

Iff.

Power

&

Co.—Offering—The

and

1946,

67,044

preferreds.—V.

Central

the

represent

June,

additional

when

16S,

unsold

87,956

shares

balance

shares

of

in

an

original

offered

were

offered

were

at

exchange

offeringr
V2, and a;*

27

for

outstanding'

367,

p.

Cooperative Wholesale, Superior, Wis.—Regis¬

ters With SEC—
The company

basis,

13

filed

preferred

conversion

the

and

balance

will

be

There
from

struction

$25.75

which

of

the

A

offered

are

portion

is

to

the

stock

SEC?

will

and

patrons eligible
The price will vary

depending

will

inventories

be

used

and

tions.

the

011

for

eon-"

property

addi¬

Central Greyhound Lines, Inc.—Stock Issue
The

184

255 450

of

$216,734

Bush

class

for

of

the

for

preference

share

one

at

receive

a

the

such

new

the

of

the

office

share

no

shares

163,

p.

of

record

1947,

has

'

of
A

United

Works

produce

States

of

Steel

1947,
1947,

must

Steel

needed

steel

tons

Steam

program

tin

in

will

continuous

shares

of

151,

Federal

Nov.

be

that

10,

must

the

class

of

on

Corp.

sheets

now

Steel
and

annually.
of

tin

The

and

is

well

Corp.,

B

the

common

Nov.

under

will

that

Pfd.

mill

is

being

increased

13,

1947.

be
to

way

pro¬

at

facilities
process

also

of

manufacture

coating

are

erection

being
to

provided.

house

a

new

to

increased

025 5-.T

315,122

256,357

3,502,283

123,562

1,321,291

219.241

162,400

154,108

1,885,805

791,253

128,708

144,566

1,944,940

1,896.914

157.617

145,133

1,780,168'

1,634 642

$357,754

depreciation.

$400,797

$4,964,742

$5,093,1)87

2,102

4,783

39,148

120 r47

$359,856

$405,580

$5,003,890

$5,214.834r

.

oper.

than

Fed¬

income

income

._

deductions

-

118,347

126,581

1,471,364

$241,509

...

$278,999

$3,532,526

$3,372,157

67,085

67,023

804,412

1,150 704

-

income

div.

143,307

income

on

requirements._

1.842

0

as




17

Tenders Received—
The

Old

until

of

The

Trust

Oct.

17

106%

trustee

$116,590

and
had

for

Co.,

trustee,

received

mortgage series L

exceed

fund

Colony

noon

bids

3 '/2%

interest to

previously
investment

45
for

bonds,
Oct.

21,

the

Street,

sale

Oct.

to

1,

Boston,
at

Mass.,

first

of

it

1970.

end

prices not

1947.

announced
in

Milk
the

due

that

it

had

above-mentioned

in

the

.sinking-

bonds.—V.

166,

1476.

p.

by

be

completed

only by installation

Two

large buildings
galvanizing division

galvanized and long terne sheets with modern,
and forming equipment.—V. 166, p. 563.

facilities

1,494,450

the

capacity

Steel's

not

199,975

all

Central
6

Ohio

Steel Products

Months

Ended May 31—
profit after chgs. & Fed. taxes..
Capital shares outstanding

Earnings

per

166,

p.

Gas

signed

122.000

$0.85

$0.47

1945

$62,341

for

the

Leahy

of

the

U.

S.

District

an
order
enforcing
reorganization
of
the

Court,

plan

a

Wilmington,

proposed

Consolidated

by

Electric

the
&=

Co.

The

plan,

holders

of

the

132,000

Utility Corp.—Plan Approved—-

Paul

14,

corporation

1946

$111,519

176,000

share

Judge

Oct.

1947

$345,393

■

1252.

Central Public
Federal

Del.,

Co.—Earnings—

$1.96

Net

—V.

the

$15, 804,+ 41

299,106

income)

Net

of

modernization

unit

1947—12 Mos.- —j 9-0

109,424

(other

Other

business

1947;

where

plate
first

Carnegie-Illinois

Co.—Earnings—

com¬

of

fit

3550.

p.

$16,893,679

power

taxes

Gross

clas;

$1,424,498

and equivalent special
charges

Exchange
accompanied
by

be

redeemed

of

share

close

settlement

in

from

11,6'»®

outstanding-

$1,530,131

operation
for

exceeding
fnr

of

and

Maintenance
Prov.

Approved

not

outstanding

1947—Month—1946

Non-oper. income (net)-.

of
the
new
furnace, but by rebuilding the existing three furnaces,
improving
of handling facilities and enlargement of the slab storage
building.
New
pickling,
cold
reducing,
annealing,
temper
rolling,
shearing and tin coating facilities together with additional utility

service

shares

issue

exchange

200,000

value.—V.

par

in

pan

stock,

200,000

Power

revenues

purchased
Other

eral

plate.

capacity of

now

without

generation

Taxes

plant, is a new
heating furnace for the 80 inch hot strip mill, the basic mill
through which all steel is rolled before being processed into finished

are

and

to

company

(no

2720.

share

each

the

directed

expansion

Carnegie-Illinois

300,000

expansion

and

all

Central Maine

avail¬

be

Corp.—Expansion Under Way

major

the

much

the

stock,

stock,

the

stock

preferred

Period End. Sept. 30—

general

approximately
in

authorized

common

outstanding

Operating

cer¬

1475.

important part of
of

2

of

common

common

shares

par

will

notice

one

for
at

until

20,

10,

due-bills

of

value,

par

dividend

Oct.

Nov.

received

dividend

a

$25

held
10,

to

all

having

said

ex

Carnegie-Illinois
gram

Oct.

on

shares

shares

to

which

House

ICC

Atlanta

previously approved
Consolidated
Gas

Light

by the SEC,

preferred

Co.—V.

156,

will
p.

provides

receive

the

that

the

common

pubtto

stock

601.

Chronicle (Reg. U. S. Patent
Office) William B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 8, N. Y., REctor 2-9570.
Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Publisher;
Dana Seibert, President;
William D. - Riggs, Business.
Manager, ■ Published twice a week [every Thursdayi (general news and advertising issue) with a statistical issue on
135 ;S. La Salle
Monday].
Othei
St., Chicago 3, 111. (TelephoneT;State
0613); 1 Drapers' Gardens, London,
E. C., England, c/o Edwards & Smith.
Copyright 1947 by William B. Dana Company.
second-class matter February
Reentered
25, 1942, at the post .office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March
3, 1879.
Subscriptions in United States, U. S. Possessions, Territories and Members off Pan*
American Union, $35.00 per
year; in Dominion of Canada, .$38.00
per year.
Other Countries/$42.00 per year.
NOT!:
On account of tha fluctuations in
the rates of exchange^ remittance for foreign subscriptions and
advertisements must be made In New York funds.
9
William

offices:

be»

dollar-for-doila*

a

December,

Proceeds

of

with

the

on

members

to

sold.

expansion

of

notes,

underwriters.

110

January

stock

warehouse,

registration statement

outstanding

to

in

a

stock.

of

members.

$25

quarter

Oct.

on

$750,000
for

become

from

which

provided

thereof

will

1947.—V.

Nov.

after

prior

that

of

of

value,

par

delivered

and

and

$248,244
above

240,000

$2.75

share to dealers.

a

par

each

of

of

$6,800,000

surrender

fractions

for

about;

or

Stock

no

made

p.

The

1947

charges

240,000

$1.74

BIyth & Co., Inc., on Oct. 7t
offered 45,268 shares of $1.10 cumulative
preferred stock.
($25 par) at $24.50 per share, with a discount of 50 cents

par

for

value,

also

aggregating

no

$10

stock

of

The

of

arrearages

B.

new

shares

outstanding.

Nanaimo,

shares

two

outstanding

shares

presentation

on

that

1947

not

166,

sheets

Co.—Earnings—

income

NOTE—The

Ltd.,

rents

the

stock

slab

Ended June 30—

Revenue from
Profit

$631,363
■

1724.

Bush Terminal Buildings
6 Months

financing

was

and

become

in

the
of

due-bills,

207,543

197,684
864,701

$1,608,871

p.

240,000

$1.36

1351,

p.

Central

Ltd.—Recapitaliza¬

confirmed

fractional

York

of

contracts

An

share

which

was

and

certificates

stock,

stock,

Oct.

on

313,755

236,687

stk. outstdg.

per

the

bonds

addition,

common

of

dated

166,

First

to

$2,166,668

451,729

978,743

profit

V.

Net

Irwin

Net

$833,73T

240,000

outstdg.
share

special stockholders'

386,000

dividend

delivery

company
1944

excess

Earnings

of

mortgage
In

pari

for

Cannon Mills Co.—Stock Dividend Ruling—•

common

1945

$2,538,415

taxes-

and

See

324,786

$0.73

—V.

income

first

107.18.

<$25

(Dunsmuir),

of

expected

for

2,252,334

profits taxes

than

shares

Commission

1351.

p.

of

fractional

able

42,716

Fed.

$659,624

2132.

reorganization

Sugar Co.,

therefor.

and

Subs.)—Earnings—

471,278

for
lor

will

company

1945

$3,295,580

charges
Depreciation and

$418,483

166,

offered

Utilities

3V2 '/

less

not

Proceeds

1947,

par

stock,

1946

$2,813,492

Other

6,

consists

Holders

certificates

income

164,485

Bonds—

$1^^0,000

of

1947,

stock

$1

shares

$237,525

$3,252,864

oper

income

Gross

Shs. of

of

now

$878,404

2,548,461
from

1947—6 Mos.—1940

$325,647

Dahlberg, President, on Oct. 9 announced the appointment of
W.
Taylor as
Public
Relations Director of
the
corporation.
Taylor, who retired as Assistant Publisher of the
Chicago Sun
October, 1946, began his new duties on Oct. 6.—V.

in

EARNINGS

1947

$5,801,326

of

California

arrangement,

or

stock

$2.70

(&

166,

provided

elimination

new

3276.

3 Mos. End. June 30—

the

16,652

share.

a

Oct.

capital

The

Gross

subsidiary)

1947—3 Mos.—1946

chgs.

shareholders.

324,786

outstanding
share

sell

sell

25

preference

company

of

its

1947

taxes.

Sale

Collieries

dated

and

value

3276.

27

$30

June

on

patent,

It

Quarter Ended May 31—
profit after chgs. & inc.

Net

bo

will

program.—

Mr.

covering

to

price

a

to

compromise

tificate

CONSOLIDATED

than

Canadian

approximately

ago.—V.

year

been

last,

follows:

as

shares

construction

nrrw

one

Frank'

$480,859

tion Plan Effective—

stock.

1946

and

at

construction.—V.

pany

1947.

Payments
each

cents

share paid

per

May 23,

•Cents

75

and

proposes

less

divi¬

Buffalo Forge Co.—Declares 75-Cent Dividend—
A

has applied

issue

to

15

holders
amounted

152,903

Permission for

company

Oct.

*2,211.425

stock.

30,

1946

for

offered

of

1946

+$0.89

preferred

ended

quarter

with $27,049,984

used

under¬

be

basis

unsubscribed

any

be

the

Celotex Corp.—Public
Relations Director—

$645,344

stock-

$510,212

authority

$47,505,235

3,340.340

common

$5

937,739

$663,115

preferred

new

1947

$92,477,707

Net profit after taxes and charges
Earnings per common share

451,659

Crl04,649

j.

not

30—

$1,583,084

1945

income

cn

Seeks

Inc.,

Co.—Earnings—

Months

6

and

will

stock

the

on

the SEC

of
will

name

The

Bror

25,394

re¬

Balance

by

gales

$1,557,689

$1,114^(774

to

income

Dividends

Borden

Plastics,

Crl8,681

19,230

in

due

tax

deductions

company

Budd

164,

made

Income

of

1042.

p.

p.

384,366

299,269

income

on

profits

valued at approximately

through

Effective

space.

408,308

taxes

excess

Total

in the industry, Mr. Montague said.
The Borden company is acquiring the Durite office and plant facili¬
in Philadelphia, Pa., including
18 bui'dings on a 13-acre tract of
additional

shares
per

281,145

$1,095,543

tions

and

The

stockholders

taxes-,-

240,452

393,721

income)

on

the

thermosetting

principal

taxes

depreciation
Federal

1944

of

Non-operating

announced

ties

land,

Federal

Balance

compounds

exchange of stock,

an

establishes

division,

Oct.

on

Plastics,

resins,

Capital

of

295,907

(other

Provision

1947—9 Mos.—1946

$54,311,967

$6,991,576

President,

Durite

synthetic

transaction

$3,000,000,

Taxes

demption of bonds

Montague,

registration statement with
common.

amendment.

Central Aguirre

1947

levenues

Operating

Co.—Acquires Plastics Concern—

Theodore

Federal

The

12 Months Ended
Aug. 31—

Operating

1147.

p.

after

—V.

California Water Service
Co.—Earnings—

262,757

to

Co.—September Sales Slightly Higher—

.Sales

profit

1351.

p.

Maintenance

Bond

780.44®

$2,551,48*

10,617

(net

income

780,440

$271,602

requirements.

1946.—V.

242,014

$1,961,426

deductions

■Adjusted

1946

$959,104

taxes

160,844
$1,217,126

$881,926

income

Income

525,514

August,

161,564

a

par)

(Including
Net
&

may

1947

Fed.

dividend

preferred

elec¬

plant

period—

Castle & Co.—Earnings—

Earnings

1

'-After

of

1,864.909

$3,331,922

by

Proceeds

832,581

$1,277,622

-Earnings-

share—

common

per

Nov.
of

rate

City

1351.

p.

30—

&

the

of

before

or

at

preferred.—V.

Bank

shares outstanding

•Common

lease

.

cents

National

N.

tric

redemption on Nov. 14, 1947, all of
preferred stock at $55 per share plus
per
share.
Immediate payment

convertible

The

New

share

Bliss
1

$2.25

at

converted

Net

called

amounting

II

lor

has

company

for

for

1,787,780
$3,655,415

common

to

each

(A. M.)

805,800

593,499

(no

announced

publicly.
p. 1351.

166,

6,615

310,700
676,154

for

filed

8

shares

be

subscription

offered

Oct.

on

90,935

will

Period End. June 30—

Rent

163,49.4

$2,874,975

company

covering
writer

Other

to

$5,196,82*

Registers Common Shares With SEC—

$6,611,279

The

188,712

57,605

applicable

79,039

.

$257,664

.

1947—12 Mos.—*1946

$4,471,778

3,244

annuities,*

Federal .taxes
Other taxes

139,734
$253,759

Balance

past

service

Amort,

Earnings—

1947—8 Mos.—*1946

$4,911,146

____

Retire,

Retne.

charges

{let income

Period End. Aug. 31—

Operating

(net)

income

Interest,

Net
-V.

on

1950.

Calls Preferred Stock—

.1947—12 Mos—1948

$1,788,578

taxes

serve

1

i

taxes

-Earnings-

1947—Month—1946

revenues

1724.

p.

28,011

(net)

$1,439,186

the

on

$2,557,158

deducts.

to

as

periods

six

56,179

Light Co.

expenses-

Fed.

and

income—

taxes

rent

into

3,936,080

Fed.

«0f .earnings
The

4,999,571

Total .income

$200,000.

except

386,462

Operating
Operating

Net

i

loan

$7,459,445

500,502

revenues

Other'income

'The

unpaid balance is due in full Oct. 1, 1962.
The .agreement also provides for a reduction in the interest rate
to 3V4'■'<
per annum
in the event the loan is prepaid to the extent
■Of $1,000,000 prior to April 1, 1949, from the proceeds of the sale of

$8,120,082

&

Period End. Aug. 31—

.1947—12 Mos.—1946

$711,639

1

Net. oper.

machinery and for working capital.—V. 165,

Carolina Power

consolidated)

Property

nef earnings after

15'/

to

costs

expenses

i

fixed

not

of

Subs.)—Earnings—

$753,823

oper. rev. deducts.

Noil-utility

things,

other

among

principal

not exceeding

taxes

(&

1947—Month—1946

revenues

oper.

Utility

net

proceeds thereof, together
With other funds, will be used to redeem the $2.25 con¬
vertible preferred stock (see below).

payments,

Co.

subsidiaries

Period End. Aug. 31—
Total

\

Power

1350.

p.

'

t

3

Carney-Pacific Rockwool Co., Longview, Wash.—Files

below.

President Resigns—
J.

Operating revenues
Operating expenses
Operating taxes

Slick

(1575)

Inc.—Merger Off—

8,635,445

$1,366,723

CHRONICLE

off

4^ (1576)
.'i

Colonial

Central Soya Co., Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings—
4

■

Period Ended June 30, 1947—

Net

Operating protu
Interest, <.„c.
,

1,679,332

2

s

co.t

oi

subsidiary

book

over

value

stock

of

shares

Earnings
r-V. 166,

Cr25,413

118,462

$2,225,205
660,000
$3.37

$5,008,527

share

Oct.

&

Tl:e

$7.o9

Split-Up—

itockholder-3

is

proposed

will

14

Nov.

on

on an increase in the
com¬
split-up of the common stock.

vote

declared

the

on

regular

a

Sales

sales

the

for

th;

for

period

same

Sept.

ended

months

nine

30

of

to

Lehman Brothers

Weeks

Q4

the

Federal

taxes

income

State

and

During the
Brothers,
the

Net

Capital

profit
r
shares ott.landing
per share

cicc

—V.

«i

$3,65

in

$1.10

RR.—Equipment

Illinois

Eastern

Trusts

& Co. Inc. and associates are
offering at prices to yield from 1.30% to 3%, according
to maturity, $3,450,000 2%% equipment trust certificates
series E. dated Nov.
1, 1947, and due $115,000 semi¬

1.5625

& Co. Inc. in the offer¬

ing

Co.; First ot Michigan Corp.; Martin, Burns & Corbett,
Inc.; Mullaney, Ross & Co.; Alfred O'Gara & Co.; The
First Cleveland Corp.; Mason, Moran & Co.; and F. S.

$102

$1.50

Hear Plan of

The

ICC

The

has

ICC

taking

Island,

si uation

financial

in

recent

the

to'd

reconsideration

full

give

to

Rock

ihe

for

plan

ready

is

Situation—

Road's Improved

Consider

into

to

improved

road's

the

account

reorganization

a

being

30 days'
the

in

after

give

will

it

Court

Supreme

S.

U.

at

for

The

ICC

Chief

to

if

road's condition

the

on

in

action

Vinson.

Justice

Island

Rock

the

this

In

ca

Aitchison,

Clyde

letter,

the form of

in

was

e

shares and

company

consolidation

Inc.

Co.,

ol

Co.

Yellow Cab

Chicago

166,

1947—6 Mos.—1946

"$86,976

$282,811

"$54,428

$123,899

loss

"Profit.—V.

Subs.)—Earnings—

(&

Inc.

1947—3 Mos —1946

Per od End. June 30—

Jan.,

on

the

14,

of

C9%

The

for

1947

which

to

:

Peabody

&.

&

of

that

believes
col

and

ales

and

portion

in

rate

of

1,

1948,

from

are

the

at

case

cents

Cincinnati Milling Machine

for

the

unless

stock

of

sb

Common

"Earnings
"After

share

common

per

Re-

issue

of

year.

second

trade

pre¬

the

4,

in

mo.de

sold
by

as

a

5%

for

corporation

The

of

construction

the

of

the directors have approved plans
$100,000 addition to its plant in Burbank,

a

that

the

largest

from

Uniteu

SLa

In

es.

handkerchiefs,

accounted

were

for

men's
the

undershorts
which

apparel

approximately
shirts,
18%
by

by

handkerchiefs,

of

addition

items oi
kauleu
other;.
During
1943

by

collars

and

pajamas.

subsidiary.

a

The greater part of the company's
directly to se'ected retailers in the

salesmen

also

company

in

sells

its

products

countries

many

consolidated

...

Thfe corporation

Inc.,

which

nlck

and

of the stock of Film Classics,
produced by Goldwyn, Selz-

has also acquired 100%
reissues of films

distributes

Ilorda.

will

It

commitments.

international

an

distributing

outlet

having either Cinecolor or black
a
majority of the new product

producers

independent

be

However,

and

for

white

will

be

in

sales

Finance

Cinecolor

formed

to

provide

for

Corp.,

wholly

a

laboratory

of

financing

the

production and for the financing of release
Acting as a service organization, this new
distributors
of

them

take

to

putting

166,

production.—V.

advantage

that

money

uo

of

subsidiary,

owned

has

charges

been

during

prints for the distributor.
unit will allow producers

Cinecolor

otherwise might

well

as

used

be

relieve

as

additional

in

to

the

in

wholesalers

to

abroad.

made

were

(Del.)—Debentures Placed Pri¬

vately—An issue of $20,000,000 2%% sinking fund de¬
bentures, due 1967, have been placed privately through
The First Boston Corp., it was announced Oct. 14.
Substantially
the

East

the

of

all

companies

utilization

With

oil

of

started

was

be

will

for

used

of

also

construction

new

improving

allow

end

the

the

be

will

1.—V.

cracker,

quality
and

recovery

and
tankage
will be increased.

gas

35,000

day

a

163,

in

the

barrels
over

middle

day

a

delayed

a

waste

In

1948

of

for

Canada

of

The

company

shares

the

of

dealers.

The

Oct.

on

of

filed

8

and

5%

in

Kalb,

stock

will

sold

be

at

of

notification

behalf

on

Voorhis

&

of

D.

Co., New

market.—V.

160,

p.

is

presently

from

Electric

Approves
Bidding—
The

Chio

bidding
of

issue

The

let

tq

New

other

financing
not

The

a

44

wFh

refused

firms

on

a

Oct.

10

to

tue

order

syndicate
the

present

ignored

""'all

better pri.e- could

$4,50

the

Street

the

plea

by

is
preferred.
of

Otis

domination"

be obtained at




to

company

headed

issue, .which

a

&

and

go

contemplated

now

GIVING

4%

stock,

7%

preferred

cumulative

shares

2nd

preferred

(no

issuance

of

of

166,

Cleveland

by competitive

lower cost.—V.

will

AGENT. AND

its

plan

166, p.

plant

31,

share

to

Co.__

Brothers

&

Stearns

in

other

for

A.

1946,

by

names

be

Kraus
&

2.656

Co

of

10,832 %>

.885

Co
&

the

company's

be

required

nevertheless

166,

&

Anderson

Ripley

&

Harris, Hall & Co.

the

corporation
dated

to

Nov.

30,

and

$7,000,000.

borrowed

Jan.

The

15,

1946

$811,447

funds

$1,000,000 Add'l—
additional

an

providing

Sept.

on

30

added

were

$1,000,000,

maximum

borrowing

under

to

loans

this

working

of

agree¬

capital.—

1476.

p.

Commonwealth Edison
ciated

companies,

week

ended

sponding
totals

of

the

of

the

11,

a

past

sales

1947,

year

to

showed

weeks

and

Edison

other

the

are

and

utilities,

increase

percenetage

Week Ended—

Company

electric

8 7

an

Following

ago.

four

Co.—Weekly Output-

Commonwealth

excluding

Oct.

week

asso¬

for

the

over

kilowatthour

comparisons

the

corre¬

output

with

1946:

8.0

194,519.000

10.0

209,494,000

193,279.000

8.4

209,422.000

4

1946

197,146.000

213,962,000

11

Oct.

1947

212,856.000

Oct.

193,189.000

8.4

..I

Sept. 27

Sept. 20
166,

Inc.

1476.

p.

Commonwealth & Southern
The
of

weekly

this

territory
974.C49

1946,

opera-

for

served
as

compared

the

by each

for

Utility

&

property

munity

Marx

offered,

282,435

conversion

of

certificates

S.

Noyes

(Inc.)

&

&

for

York

.885

second

percentage

Co.

Chas.

Stone

1.328

The

W.

&

Co.

ities

Spencer

&

Co.__

&

Co.

Co.

.664
1.328
3.098

Webster

4.426

Trask

Co

&

1.770

Tucker, Anthony & Co.__

1.770

Union

5.311

3.038

Watling,

.885

bidding

Kidder, Perb^dy & Co.__
Kuhn,

5.311

Securities

Wertheim

Corp.__

Lerchen
&

304

-

in

such

Co.,

had

amount

preferred

stock,

the

date

not

plus

of

Water

represents

$7

-_uch

share of any dividends paid on
Such
payment of $193.53

surrender

the

by

at 80

company

cf

share

full

share

one

Community

(he

of

Water

per share
from Oct. 31,

minus
be

now

pre¬

the
the

rights of such stock¬

$180

the

for

such

1945
31,

to
per-

1945.

immediately

such

Y.—V.

N.

of

amount

made

certificates

York 4,

Curb

first

pursuant
to
will receive

Inc.

all

of

York

New

cumulative

shares

and

will

in

1947.

$7

annum

of

New

their

City of

and

prelerred stock after Oct.

holders

Broad Street,

of

Co.,

sum

per

exchanges
such

per

the

upon

this

the

share

per

making

1/20

14,

such

Works

the

of

thereof

011

company's

exchanged

surrender

Bank

$1

share in full satisfaction cf

per

Such

this

Com¬

of

Holders' of

Inc.

value

par

under

Water

including

bocks

to

share

stockholders

stock,

of

transfer

National

each

Works

filed

American

permanently.

reque ted

for

plan;

by

subsidiaries,

shares

166,

to

1352.

p.

Congoleum-Nairn Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings—
Months

6

Sales

Ended

June

30—

1947

(net)
of

goods sold,
Depreciation

selling & admin,

expenses

1940

$21,114,377 $11,714,000
16,756,719
*

_

Profit
Other

from

•

282.3a9

247,249

$4,075,329

operations

$937,540

income

Total

115,411

190,435

$4,190,740

Prov.

income

for

Net

Fed.

&

stale

income

$1,128,025

taxes-

1,636,400

Balance

Dec.

431,600

$2,554,340

$696,425

16,071,211

income

15,271,163

31

Total

$18,625,551 $15,967,589

Dividends

paid

621,500

621,500

$18,004,051 $15,346,089

Common

shares
per

outstanding

1,243.000

1,24 <.000

share

$2.05

$0.56

common

stated.

CONSOLIDATED

BALANCE

SHEET,

JUNE

30,

1947

ASSETS—Cash, $2,876,888; U. S. government and municipal securitic
cost iess amortization
(market value 5,622,316),
$5,557 216' ac
counts
receivable
(less
reserve
$233,790),
$2,909,488;
inventories—a
lower
of
cost
or
market, $9,623,895; other security investments—a
cost,

$705,588;

treasury stock—at
fixed assets—at cost

$1,368,486;

$15,753,568),

etc.,

deferred

$1;

LIABILITIES—Accounts

Federal,
surplus
of

state and
stock

(issued

(of which

common

local

cost

1147.000 shares

(after

reserve

common
stock)
depreciation am

goodwill, trade-marks, patents
$90,849; total, $37,184,273.

charges,
payable

and

accrued

charges,

$1,864,016

reserve*,

$3*119^921

taxes

accrued, $2,545,665;
1,390,000 no par shares),

$1,368,486 is restricted

stock),

for

$14,051,863;

$18,004,051;

total,

on

$11,650,620;'

account

of

$37,184,273.—V.

the

165,

earnei

re'purchas
p.

70.

Consolidated Cigar
Period End. June 30—
Net

profit

after

Federal

and

shares

Corp.—Earnings—
1947—3 Mos.—1946

"$321,911

outstdg.

$213,165

t$754,029

*$503,275

277,500

277,500

277,500

277,500

$1.16

$0.77

$2.71

Earnings per com. share
"After

p.

$125,000

reserve

contingencies.

for

1947—6 Mos.—1946

chgs.

taxes

*After

70.

for

contingencies.
tAfter $250 000
$100,000 reserve for contingencies
'

$1.81
reserve

V

165

'

*

Secur¬

3.098

4.426

to

week

1476.

p.

the

1935

stock

Chase

Water

American

of

of $193.53

final

shares

whs

offer

holders.

1.328

_

Corp.

3.093

166,

its

closed

been

The

of

common

of

stock,

Common

Hop-

..

Scranton

&

&

to

the

been

exchange

rights

the

and

have

American

of

holders

ferred

.664

3.0°8

Shields

amounted

corresponding

to

of
of

Co.
was
suspended from
dealings
Exchange at the opening of business 011 Oct.

3.098

Co

Schneider

1.770

the

Service

.G64

Co.

1.770

Co._

Weeks

Co

H.

in

Act

certain

have

stock

all

Accordingly,

follows:

&

Jaffray

3.£83

Co._

&

E.

Co.,

Co,

said

of

and

stock

receive

to

stock

common

Co.,

of

wood

Johnston, Lemon

&

the

and

&

and

&

for

pursuant

Ccmpany

Service

Co.,

Trust

Maynard H. Murch & Co.

Piper,

energy of subsidiaries
business conditions of

1947

.885

Miller

Moseley

Newman

9,

11.66% .—V.

or

dissolved

Inc.

Service

common

satisfaction

processes,

Trust

series

Co

&

Mead,
F.

electric
general

Oct.

273,124,391

been

Co.,

Water

Water

Community

"Not

677,844 shs.

for

as

ended

31,849,658

Holding

Electric

Community

New

has

company

Public

Works

Earnings

Lawyers

are

of

show

—at

initial

the underwriters

to

week

with

of

Corp.—Weekly Output—

output

Community Water Service Co.—Dissolved—
The

FINANCING

now

and

agent

ior

the

for

increase

an

hour

adjusted

the

33,970 shs.

reserved

kilowatt

corporation

Outstanding

Putnam

Co.,

Hayden, Stone & Co

Loeb

Pictures Corp.—Borrows

15

agreement

totaled

ment

V.

1947

undertake

purposes.

stock

initially

Co.,

4.426

Hemphill,

-Earnings—

im¬

33,990 shs.

.885

Evans

Ellis

its

$10,000,000

general

11 ?.°74 shs.

purchased

1,770

Michigan Corp.
Forgan & Co

Harriman

Co.-

in¬

plant

such

REGISTRAR—Manufacturers

10.832

Inc.

Green,

Elevator

"Business."

the

from

PRESENT

.664

Clement

$39,583 767

$869,950

Sept.

common

American Secur. Corp

Burge

Milling

Columbia
On

under

factors

improvement

caption

funds

not

TO

preferred

be

Electric

1476.

Dec.

stock.

Goldman, Sachs &

Ball,

$9,994,228 $117,678,745

266.

p.

obsolescence,

unsubscribed

Lehman

competitive
preferred
stock

maturing

seasonal

stock

second

transfer

a

—

1947—9 Mos.—1946

income

—V.

and

150,000 shs.

registrar

Commis¬

Ca.

necessitated

"1,000,000 shs.

the

stock

common

Hornblower

that

of

notes

share;.

TRANSFER

cf

1947—4 Wks.—1946

1048.

p.

Colorado

Cost

indebtedness

$100)

par)

stock

"Upon

(par

the

as

Trust

since

the

may

$100)_

(par

cum.

stock

the

Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.,
be exchanged share-for-

that

for

be

to

Co.,

or

be

with

other

payable

and

the

will

EFFECT

will

SEC

with

additional

will

act

levels,

accumulated

Y.,

Competitive

ahead

incur

or

Inc.

authorized

house

market

of

as

$7,000,000
of

Co.

incurred

that

company

Y.,

the

notes

Trust

under

financing
The

N.

order

$25,000,000

applied

Authorized
Preferred

Glore,
Commission

investment

Commi""ion

under

Without

funds

N.

428.

Co.—State

Preferred

of

will be obtainab'e

York,

rompanv.

York,

share

was

Illuminating
of

to

contemplated

program.

CAPITALIZATION,

First of

Utilities

amorg

the

a

Sale

connection

program

additional

this

additional

Second

$1,881,083

Quarter Ended Aug. 31—

term

that

of

Burrham &

Cleveland

in

referred

program

also

end

Bear,

sion

be

which

company

inventories

price

York,

Stoneleigh,

other

increased

higher

New

will

deducting
therewith,

wi'l

Manufacturers

The

New

with

R.

after

$1,875,000

Manufacturers

an

York,

from

company

connection

'consisting
of

payable have been

expenditures

It

and

preferred

letter

a

being sold

common,

company.

York,

Troy.

by

business,

U NDER WRITERS—The

for 500

New

carrying

of

provement and expansion

capacity

refinery,

City Baking Co., Baltimore, Md.—Files With SEC—

director

the

proceeds

the

of

total

a

in

of such

payab'e

and

by

offered,

now

company

Construction

1280.

p.

stock

$8,875,000,

to

held

notes

short

receivable.

coker

disposal

1948,

the

received

portion

notes

Bank,
Bank of

are

term

for

as

additions

Sept. 27—

aoorox-

borrowings may be made for these purposes
prior to the receipt of the proceeds from this financing.
The
remainder of
the net proceeds will be added to the general
funds
of
the company and will provide in part additional working.
capital to finance expected future increases in inventories and accounts

such

capacity.

present

A

payable

City

1952

expansion

Common

catalytic

laboratories

to

barrels

Aug.

It

of the construction

runs

3.000

will

the purpose

fluid

a

propane

completion

crude

for

for

by-products.

include

Output of

increase

proceeds

products.

will

additions

various

system.

the

refinery

additional

of

Installations
and

of

Chicago

be

(he

of

es

National

purpose

well

as

lions,

at

ail

ox

to

preferred

amounted

volume

creased

purposes

Cities Service Oil Co.

proceeds

expen

notes

National

funds

368.

p.

net

second

1047

The short
for

$2,225,528

1476.

p.

exchange

$11,205,941.

payment

Additional

Cinecolor.
The

to

Chase

The

$5,136,220

dividends

166,

Net

the

manufacturer

countries.

the

term

annually

Calif.

and

of

31,

Aug.

220,107

2,602,103

$12,181,482

—V.

was

under the nationally advertised trade
the trade mark "Rcsilio" is used for a portion

agents

estimated

amount

the

to

262,476

1,576,665

Colonial Stores, Inc.—Current Sales
Up 22%

payable maturing annually to 1952.
Of the short term notes payable,
$2,500,000 is
represented by commercial paper purchased and resold
by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and the balance is Represented by borrowings

(Calif.)—Plans Expansion, Etc.—

announces

sale

will

180,244

3,438,634

$3,276,174

income

Sales

the

was

chiefly

through

sa'es

foreign

$150,000

195,745
2,195,000

on

Shirt

whien

of

a

fabrics.
&

1901,

first

of

of

1913,

Col'nr

Apex

incorporated

and

rayon

Feb.

on

The

marks,

fabrics

types of

York

and

manufacture

them

by

are

States.

short

preferred dividend requirements.—V. 165, p. 2274.

Cinecolor Corp.
The

$464,114
850,000
$0.4'j

tanding

cut

-res

June 15,'46

$313,417
850,000
$0.32

Federal taxes

and

116,122

$4,703,300

deductions

166,

—V.

certain

unuerwear,

thrcugh

the

June 14,'47

profit after charges

1x4,613
$4,034.66?

237,790

upon

1 of each

the

of

of

(such

reductions

date

textile

certain

New

the

sales

13%

PURPOSE—The

Co.—Earnings—

Weeks Ended—

12

17b,4u8

$3,755,0.99

1,355,688

—V.

sum

Net

180,455

$5,666,920

237.790

per

share

one

with

"Sanforset"

cotton
of

Co.

is

in

subsidiaries

neckties sold

other

$4,587,177

concession

1957,

preferred

the listing
Exchange.

Co.,

and

are

$3,950,051

1,355,633

of 79,177

25

1,

second

partueranipa,

it

a"

"Arrow," although

United

$8,576,630

income

Electricity output

Oct.

the

at

and

in

Peabodv

and\ uunuu.e

products

the

of

3,224,259

$5,481,465

opers.

237,790

NASD.

accrue

for

process

consolidated

neckties,

from

2.033,532

to

market)

selling

a

of

the

of

Stock

incorporated

&

manufactured

are

$1,362,917

2,985.905

118,895

being

cents

unsold

April, July and Oct.

applied
York

succession

its

pajamas

imately

266.

p.

Oct.

prior

.

and

$964,145

5,294,652

677,844

warrants
are

underwriters

in

allow

to

stock

stabilization

Cluett,

a

and

company

$3,281,978

Common

1851.

in

formed

$5,716,854
4,353,937

"Sanforized"

Prov. for taxes based
income

share.

the

and

from

of

"Sanforized"

the

was

of

Cluett

outgrowth

mark

Net

of

12.5

per

the

dealers,

value

par

has

the

for

process

neckties

.

from

$102

which

and

Dividends

shrinking

compressive

shirts,

.

was

date,

security

common

New

of

promotion

The

4,211,816

$2,183,648

sales

income

Total

BUSINESS—Company and its subsidiaries are engaged
principally in the manufacture and distribution of the "Arrow" brand
of
men's shirts,
neckties, underwear, handkerchiefs and collars, and
a

$5 175 961

5,198,336

AND

company

District Court by

sent to the
material changes

p'an

at

warrants

dividends

$40

payable

the

on

The

the Commission,
there
have been
in the situation as it affects the
condition of 'he debtor.
The Commission, of course, does not attempt
to appre.i-e
'he «?r«:t of these changes. .
.
The Commission is pre¬
pared to give a full hearing on the facts."—V. 166, p. 1476.
the

"Since

of

member;

into

price.

are

chair¬

ICC

said:

man,

stock

the

$8,480,315

3,202,503

exps.

(in¬

warrants

subject to adjustment under certain contingencies).
company's option, in whole or in part at any time

letter

a

company,

shares

(representing

convertible

is

each

ranging

notice, at $106 per share prior to Oct.

HISTORY

in

fr.

Other

100 shares of second preferred

shares

and

that

to

stock

redemption

ferred

full

new,

a

the Court will remand the case to
the Comm'ssion.
The original
plan of reorganization was ordered
into effect by r. Circuit Court of Appeals, but this order was appealed
to the U. S. Supreme Court, where action is still pending.

hearing

of

exercise

72,653

basis

stock

certain

to

redeemed,

stock

chemical

years.

the

the

of

to make a general public offering

exercise

reallowed

preferred

e'eemab'e

from

Income

Net

stock

before concessions to dealers;
shares of second preferred stock

prices

at

accrued

p.us

share

be

may

common

adm.

$5,386,152

3,297,816

&

royalties

Other

194.4

Preferred dividends

preferred

exercise

upon

v'hen-issued

shares

LISTING—Company

Will

profit fr. sales-

gen.

Period End.

28,300

prexerred

the

delivered
per

previously

the

Pacific Ry. — ICC Asked to
Reorganization—Notifies Supreme Court It

the

upon

remaining

and purchased

a

propose

second

share,

per

shares

21,709,710

com¬

period, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Lehman
of the underwriters, sold 19,876 shares of

$4,812

on

through

cf

rate

of

unsubscribed

of

Rock Island &

Chicago

second

stockholders

common

for

covering

market

the

of

acquiring

Inc.—V. 166, p. 1352.

Yantis & Co,

cumulative

underwriters

warrant;

per

the

the

of

A. G. Becker & Co. Inc.; Otis & Co.; Freeman &

are

by

subscription

underwriters

The
shares

The

Associated with Halsey. Stuart

14,
unsold portion

represent the

them)
and
the
the underwriters.

warrants

cent;
in

share

received.

shares

aggregate

an

stock

Offered—Halsey, Stuart

annually May 1, 1948-Nov. 1, 1962, inclusive.
The issue
was awarded Oct, 16 on a bid of 99.5407, the only offer

the

804,151

sold

31

1945

$44,440,314 $31,250,056 $32,059,970
1,340,845
849 153
934,690
34,619,152
25 232'941
25,408,425

prelerred

purchased

&

group

aggregate sales price of $2,039,132,

an

for

Chicago

to

$27,900,013

sale:

on

Income

a

discts.)_

goods

Gross

1148.

representatives

as

second

lor

89.

165, p.

of

Sell.,

stock on a when-i sued basis at prices ranging
from $104 to
$102 per share (less a concession of 75 cents per share
in
the case
of
15,396 shares soid to dea.ers, including underwriters)

$4r?rr5

■

Earnings

(bef.

INCOME

Year Ended Dec

1946

stock

common

Oct. 10 headed

on

CONSOLIDATED

publicly 79,177 shares of 4%

4%>

of

subscribed

were

26,300

purchased by
purachased by

$338 676
338,bib

848

shares

subscription

shares

cluding

$l'?6q
1,369,843

taxes

shares

offered

112,974

for

offered

June 15,'47 June 16,'46

Ended

heidie

in

112,974 shares of 4% preferred offered by the
to common stockholders for subscription.

40,321

Profit

cash dividend of 25
27 to holders of

Oct.

share and accrued dividends from Oct.

per

The

Of

Virginia—Earnings—

Chesapeake Corp. of

sales

Cost

pany

year.—V. 162, p. 2638.

last

$102

1947.

of

ahead

18.6%

were

payable

OF

6 Mos. End.

June 30, '47

has

Stock Dividend—

quarterly

stock,

common

and a 5%
stock dividend, payable
holders of record Nov. 10.—V. 166, p.

Co. and

at

increase

to

STATEMENT

been

effective

York

value,

cumulative convertible second preferred stock (par $100)

the common stock from an authorized
195,000
shares of $5 par value
(of which 130,000 shares are out¬
standing) to 500,000 shares of $2.50 par value.
It

New

^ar

Net

of underwriters that offered

4

of

$1

Income

&

pany's capitalization and a three-for-one

Co.

stock,

Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc.—Preferred Stock Offered
—As mentioned in"our issue of Oct. 13, Goldman, Sachs

66®2°J?®

4.3.

Cliambeiiin Co. of America—Plans

Trust

capital

17,

24

Nov.

on

have

share'

per

record

outstanding

pec

p.

directors

The
cents

of

Net proilt

Capital

Bank

Colonial Mills, Inc.—Declares 5%

14,285
1,325,000

acquired

Monday, October 20, 1947
*

Discounts

3,946,160

Minority l.ue.c t
Contingency ' ie erve

CHRONICLE

209,539

2,652
525,000

Income ta:as

National

appointed transfer ""ent of
Oct.
14, 1947.—V. 166, p. 1476.

' 10,621,973

4,448,541
41,769

FINANCIAL

&

Airlines, Inc.—Transfer Agent—

Commercial

The

3 Months
9 Months
$22,396,877 $63,117,360

sales

Exce

COMMERCIAL

THE

Co

White, Weld & Co

&

Co—

1.328

3.983

3.983

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York,
The

Inc.—Output

on
Oct. 15 announced that System
output of elec¬
(electricity
generated
and
purchased)
for
the
week
ended
1947, amounted to 210,800,000 kwh., compared with
199
300,000 kwh. for
the corresponding week of
1946
an
increase of
5.8%.
Local distribut on of electricity amounted to
*192 400 000 kwh
compared with 285,600,000 kwh, for the corresponding' week of laV*

company

tricity

Oct:

12,

year,

an

increase

of

3.6%.—V.

166, p.

1476.

1 lasfr

m.
"

;v.
.

directors

of

of $250,000

board propose by the issuance
will be used to retire existing
short term bank loans of $175,000 now owed by the corporation and
to
provide additional working capital.
The increasing scale of the
corporation's
business
has
necessitated additional
working capital
and
the
board
have
determined
upon
this method of raising the
10-year convertible debentures. The
debentures to obtain iunds which

6%

said

of

capital.
denomination

Holders

tures
of

of

$100,

30,

each

of

$5

the

record

Aug.

lield

Trust

be

The

resale

629

at

of

of

share

at

common

for

stock

to stockholders of
entitled to purchase
each share of stock

par

was

for

$1.50

of

a

3,

161,

Corp.

on

latter

may

of

adopt

to

in

details

value

par

V.

effect

166,

Approved—

application filed by the corporation
other things, for the sale by

an

providing,

among

of

stock

common

each

for

shares

five

of

held.—

common

1148.

p.

of

stock

been

utility

from

maintenance

and

excess

stockholders

Balance,

15,359,440

reject

166,

operations

utility

Profit

before

Income

Net

$12,25^,080

897,643

*345,710

2,480,402

taxc;

381,287

392,015

1,157,643

$516,361

taxes

$553,695

$1,322,754

$1,12 i.331

2,534,703

2,634,703

2,624,708

2,634,703

$0.19

$0.45

from

15,305,559

4 513,029

6,065,689

income

9,239,870

11,031,785

income

166,

Common

shares

Earnings

per com. share

outstdg.

S145.000

$0.16

-

-

.

will

be

The

flood

losses.—V.

165,

1725.

p.

rights

Corp.—Earnings—

Period End. June 30—
Net

profit

Earnings

$157,405

$293,474

600,000

600,000

FOR

$.026

THE

12

profit

after charges & Fed. taxes

165,

In

1945

1946

$1,222,435

$1,017,209

$2.16

t

Months

$2.03

Earnings

1947

dividends

share

1347.—V.

June

on

Crucible

30,

Steel

Co.

$166,935

187,913

187,913

187,913

$1.24

$0.96

$0.89

...

NOTE—Undeclared
a

1945

$179,854

_

share

A

1946

$233,046

taxes...

outstanding

class

per

of

the

cn

165,

class

p.

:tock

A

amounted

after

Prolit

from

Income

$8,107,859

22L642

2,744 ,643

Maintenance

42,718

46,572

545 ,696

78,496

74,680

941 202

2,475,621
536,480
1,019,373

Operation

Subs.)—Earnings—

settlement

of

1945

war

contracts.

Cr219,051

...

298,854

.

in

$1,695,034

444,698

444.698

Nil

Months Ended

requirements.- -V.

165,

June

2123.

p.

Prolit

before

1947

1946

$1,468,319

202,494

taxes.

Net

profit

15,000

...

Earnings

rer

—V.

p.

166.

$112,833

93,000

93,000

31.03

$1.11

outstanding.
share

common

337.

Months Ended

9

sale

Nct

;

.

Provision

Earnings

Federal

1347

certificates

1343

1945

due-b.lls,

1 )0,798

1^0 798

*$1.68

*$2.33

$5.19

preferred

stock

then

outstanding.

1477.

Mills,

redeemed

be

must

that

this

holders

ci

that

10

of

as

recorded

stock

the

as

of

of

third

than

moie

the

at.
.

holder-

73.807

were

holders

this

Sept.

'

dividend

(Inc.)—Number of

a

INCOME
Net

sales

Other

STATEMENT,

cloth,

c

income

27

close

ENDED

,

JULY

_

6,

35^248

—

of

cents

15

payab.e

of

in

1

to

stock

and

23,082

holders

of

ended*
The e 1 figures include
stock.—V. 1G6, p. 495.

has

nolders

Dividend—

been

of

Co.—Offering

Stock—Mention
offering Oct. 6

of

13 of the

of Oct.

issue

our

share

per

Nov.

Electric

Coast

made

principal

tive

7

rnd

supplies,

a

«.

----ma numc.uring,

general expenses...

...

selling,

$45,709,142
administra¬

& Co. and Scott, Hcrner &

Further details follow:

executive

20,264.152

Wages, salaries and

social security taxes
Provision fcr t i-preriation of p art and equipment.
Stla'e. local cri miscellaneous taxew.
Prdvlsliou
'

Net

tor

estimated

Fcde:al

taxes

011

14,254.231

539,235
488,253

income

4,000,000

profit

Total

---

.his

Bfjikihce

s.;

Dec.

31,

$6,163,264

.

1346.

16,281,191

su:;.

PURPOSE—Net

1926.

proceeds

from

the

sale

c

preferred

Divixlends

on

common

EFFECT

GIVING

stoi k..

stack

*Unliirited,
stack

articles

of

(par

except

incieased

of

ser.

A,

thesO

of

will

bo

FINANCING

as

1,

19)7
....

-

piovidcd

from

in

tAuthorized com¬

Indenture,

the

te

12( .000

200,000

shares

1947.

12,
and

a

$1,300,008
11,050,000

*
'$2,000,000
by

amendment

fln-dudes

stock

to

the

1.9,000

of

30 000

dividend

in October,
1947. Pursuant to the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, East
Coast Public Service Co. has filed with the EEC a
plan providing fcr the prorata distribution to its stockholders of the
90,000 shares cf cemmon stock of 'his company now held by it.
Uponconsummation
of
this
plan,
which has been approved and ordered
carried out bv the SEC and the U. S. District Couit tor the District of
Delaware, all of the common stock of the company wi.l be outstanding
in the hands of the public.
shares

of

such

stock

paid

SUMMARY

Public Service Co.

East Ccast

to

PRO

OF

FORMA

1.

BALANCE

l(

ASSETi-r-Cash,
accounts

receivable,

investment-:

at

SHEET.

$2,783,337:

cost,

less

lers

V.

6,

1947

Treaeury ob'igntions, $2.COO.000:
$6,188,738; inventories, $19 886 822-

reserves,
re-ervc,

JULY

S.

$37,518;

fixed

assets

less

reserve

EARNINGS

LIABILITIES—Notes

payable,

82,385.303;
reserve

is

for

rives

for

contingencies,

$1,200,000;

renegotiation

Federal

and

$1,453,732;

accounts

refund

State

taxes

1345
on

payab'c

and

sun-

(net)

estimated,

income,

Operating

1946

1945

1944

$878,826

$775,327

$637,727

$567,343

567,499

488/729

I $207,828

$168,968

$152,093

14,758

...

629.939
$2^8,867

deduct:.-

income

income

Other

Gross

Federal

10,084

10,485

4,085

415.250

>

$263,625
taxer__

income

$217,911

$179,483

$156,178

41,832

income

deductions

41.980

41.925

41,879

59,366

43.230

cumulative

preferred

stock

$7165,

Pro
Per

forma

sh.

♦This
the

of

.

"1

corn,

figure

90,000

income

$146,485

stock—

net

*$1.63

represents

shares

307,500

117;092

$3,395,390

$2,118,081

Share Co.—Extension Granted—
approved

13

April

to

request by the company for a
of the time within which, It

a

1948,

6,

the American
Co. and the

holdings of the common stock of
Co.,
the Carolina Power and Light

166,

Co.—V.

Electric

9,

Oct.

ended

week

Corp.—Weekly Input—
the System input of subsidiaries
64,705,000 kwh., an increase of 11,corresponding week of 154.5.—'V. 166,

1947,

amounted to
21.7% over the

corporation
or

1477.

p.

of

(<fc Subs.)—Earnings—

Earnings

per

outstanding
share
stated

company

that

$1,000,000

were

construction

costs

of

reserve)

excessive

values."—V.

inventory

1946

1945

$1,533,940 $1 046(278
907.am
907,810
$1.69
$1.15
during the first half of 1947
"additional
set amde from earnings to provide for
of new plants and lor possible decline
$2,608,415
907.810
$2.87

-

shares

1947

30—

June

165,

1454.

p.

Preference Shares and In¬

Elliott Co.—To Create New

Common Stock—

be held, on Dec. 11 will
110.0.30 shave, re $50 par
will rank junior to the
present outstanding 5h
preferred stock, and to increase the author¬
ized coir men stock from 436,260 shares to 1,000.000 shuie j.
It is stated that
funds from th^ sa'e of any add.t.ona. stuck will be
stockholders

The

vote

used

at

meeting

special

a

to

proposal to authorize an issue of
preference stock,
which

a

on

cumulative

value

for

expansion.—V. 166.

plant

666.

p.

Britannica,

Encyclopaedia

Inc.,

Chicago

—

Benton

Returns—

board
the

which

The

University

of

Co.

&

board

the

of

Chairman

of State for Publ'c At fairs also
of Encyclopedia Britannica Films

Secretary

Ass'stant

former

elected

subsidiary.

a

asked

When

about

and

department

United

the

The

the State Department, Mrc
ma'nta'n an office in the
consultant to tie department
Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organization.
from lis State Department Assistant Socretary-

States

with
to

continue

will

serve

resigned

Benton

as

spec al

a

1.

Oct.

on

will

counc"tion

his

he

that

stated

Benton

University

of

paedia

Br tannic*1,

Benton

holding

the

the

when

1943,

in

br'ngin® .into
association with the
property was transferred from Sears,

in

instrumental

ware

university

slrn

was

directing control of the 179-ycar-o'.d reference
he
and Chancellor Robert
M. Hutchins of the

Chicago

Inc.,.

it

d'rcctors,

of

to the corporation as Cha.rman of
announced on Oct. 9. Ha a-min takes
work concern

returned

lias

Benton

William
its
u)

Chicago controls the preferred
and
Encyclopaedia Britanni a

the

common

stock.

He

stock in Encyclo¬
Fi.ms, with Mr.
Lie trustee of

continues as

university.

E.

and

boTd

Brtannm'o's Pres'dcnt and a director of bo h Britan¬
company,
who had ac.cd as C lai una 1 of I. 0

Powell,

H.

nica

Films

the

Films

the

of

company

posit on w t.li the
comcanies.

that

return

during

of

Benton's absence, resigned
Benton to act ve par'icipation

Mr.

Mr.

both

in

Encyclopaedia Britmn'ca. Inc., bovdes Messrs. Benton
Chancellor Hutchins. w.10 is Chairman of B-.lannicas
Chester Bowies, former Administrator of the Office
Administration;
Paul G. Hotfman, Pros dent of Studebaher
of

D rectors

and

Powell,

beard

Price

of

R.

Henry

Corp.;

of

Chairman

the

board

Lhp

of

are

editors;

of

of

Luce,
Ed lor of T me
board of R. H. Macy &

Quaker

Oats

Magazine;

Beardslov Ruml,

Co.; John Stuart, chairman
and Harry Houghton, President of

Co.,

Corp.
of

directors

Encyclopaedia

Britannica

F 1ms

Inc..

besides

Hutdhins, Bowles, Hoffman. Powell, Houg'nton, Ruml
Marshall Field, publisher of the Chicago Sun an I
Timps;
Ravmord
Rub cam,
Chad-man
of the brard of Young &
Rubicam;
Wavnc
fc. Taylor, tornvr Undersecretary of Commerce;
Pichard De Rochemont. producer of the
"March of Tun"'; C. Scute
Messrs.

end

Fletcher.

of

Benton.

Stuart,

are

Pres'dent

company's
Kansas

Bnttanica Films; V. C. Arnspiger,
Vice-President; Milton E senhowcr. President

of Encvc opaedia

Executive

State

College:

a

id

George

D.

Stoddard,

Pres.dcnt of fthe

36,996

75,3(8

taxes

prof,

excess

25,625

$227,437

its

of

kwh.,

Capital

the

Income

25,625

&

Oct.

profit

The

4,617

merely

common

an

stcck

$116,745

University

of

Illinois.—V.

Engineers Public

$9 226 60"

Inn'eno sllRrc?,< $5.000.000; common stock (1,500,000 shares),'
500.000; curu.Uo (earned), $21,581,955; total, $48,747,538.—V.
p. 1588.




revenue

electric

revenues:

Fed.

$2,235,174

$282,968

Months -Ended

6

Muzak

fcr

totaf $^8^4- ;^'£81,037; prepaid and deferred charges, $322,147;
S400.00C.

Oper.

Oper.

$21,581,954

$3,702,890

1477.

Net

-Years Ended Dee. 31

12 Mos. End.

750,000

1947

$253,062

require.

on

the

this

of

Mr.

Outstanding

Aug. 21.'47

Balance surplus July 6,

1,012,342

$308,593

_

Electric

and

was

securities

PRESENT

TO

due Jan.

$10 >_

asrociatian, eifectivc Aug.
common
stack new offoied

112,500

stock

bends,

rntge. 3Va''

Common

-

extension

dispose

545,000

Its

arc

services.

$22,444,454

Dividends

$1,247,517

1,126,233

1354.

p.

Roebuck

organized in Virginia May 14.
located at West Point, Va.

was

oil ices

to provide funds ior the acquisition of property and the construc¬
tion, completion, extendon and improvement ol the company's ia.ihucs

shares

..

$4.P21.153

84,565

Electric Power & Light

used

mon

.Total
Material>

div.

SEC

crease

15,000 shares ol' common stock (par $10) at $19.25 per

1st

1947

$45 3*1*893

_

$337,623

98,500

by

-

commons

kind

owned

was

Authorized

WEEKS

etc.

yarn,

351,744

$407,013

surplus

166,

Fcr

decrease of 554 from
of the second quarter

-.

quarter

one

company

30,

declared on the com¬
record Oct. 24.
Tnis com¬
pares
wuu
a
semi-annual
dividend
of 5
cents per share paid on
May 1, last, and on May 1 and Nov. 1, 1948.
In addition, an extra
of 5 cents was paid on Nov.
1, last year.—V. 166, p. 53.
stock,

CAPITALIZATION

Mills—Earnings—

73,692

Fed.

..

Lirmingham

on

Dan River

stock

Gas

corpora¬

Cleveland,

South

of

Inc.,

Duro Test Corp.—To Pay 15-Cent

and

7,150

taxes

Electric Bond

in

OH.

on

Mason. Inc.

$4^2,878

Dr25,822
$3,599,262

4,747

taxes

income

—V.

16,

Decline—

stockholders

1 190 350

837,697

$894,255

190,798

0:1

due-bills

du Pont dc Nemours & Co.

share by Woodcock, MeLear

608,000

requirements

1947,
27, 1947, must
Oct.

after

announced

15

Oct.

on

1 653 223

share..

common

delivered

all

Cleveland Silk

the

$15,993,314

$389,342

Dr4 3,328

$4,902,843

Electric Storage Battery Co.

President,

COMPANY—Company

p.

that'

and

1,761,952

.

Dr4,345
$344,778

deductions

income

Balance

p.

announced

preferred

of

120,159
$3,625,084

,

$17,203,861

.

cii.iclend

166,

that

all

be

1,597,942

taxes.

t

per

After

will

1477.

number

was

21,790
$4,951,174

733

before

income

must

Exchange,

$18,761,375

shares outstanding

Common

*

30—

Federal taxes...

fcr

Nc. pro.

•—V.

June

-

Profit be.err

inc.

Net

Federal

while $200,000
31. 1936, are to

May

price was not disclo ed.
i; equipped with 7,000 spindles, 20 winders and 30 twisters.

different

East

Cunningham Drug Stores, Inc. (& Sub.)—Earnings—

6,825

$349,124

$411,841

income

income

The

1947.

A

$110,548

...

shares

of

date

purchase

p.

was

mon

Common

Total

cancelled,

been

maturity

a

Exchange contracts made prior to Oct.

Stockholders

69,193

_

reserve-

of

1947.

The

5,905

568

$411,107

Modified—

182,026

76,946

taxes

inccme

have

notes

split-up

1947;

Chapell,

166,

It

331", 135
£3,745,244

income

Gross

The

the

$2,105,200

Inventory

of

Stock

a

purchased

There

30—

sales

Federal

27,

The piant

90,984

Crystal Tissue Co.—Earnings—
6

Other

1948.

York

that

29,

has

Tenn.

Of

Net

Oct.

—V.

355,175

$4,980,965

devel¬

and

Balance

agreement

Stock Distribution—

on

New

Oct.

tion

$2.92

shares
outstanding♦Earnings p.r common share

dividend

loan

having

31,

May

(E. I.)

preferred

serial

accompanied by

on

26,270

$355,949

costs

opment

stock

said

for

certificates

all

and .until lurther notice must be accom¬
the
subscription rights.
See also V.
168,

lor

the

originallv

on

settlement

be

33,584
$411,676

..

revenues

oper.

Exploration

169,687

$376,214

Common

♦After

bills

that

and

having received notice from the
effected in the common stock,
of
no
par value,
by the distr.button on Oct. 24, 1947, of one addi¬
tional share
to
holders of
each
share of
record Oct.
16,
1947, has
directed
that
the
common
stock be
not
quoted ex said distnbut on
until

depict.

&

taxes

six-months'

$1,645,670

$675,063

income

Net

1946

1947

charges...

amort.

Taxes,

Buys Silk Mills—

(&

revenues

proposes

1<J47

16,

prepayment

notes

mature

Harold

America

faxes

$2.85

to

1947- -12 Mos.—1946

$9,567 483

250,114

Net

requiring
01

2544.

Quarter Ended June 30—
Pro.it

due

corporat:on

Including Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary)

shares

A

Corp.—Earnings—

(& Subs.)—Earnings-

(Del.)

1947—Month—1948

End. Aug. 31—

$726,115

registration

a

company

$1.69

Ended June 30—

profit after charges ar.d

Class

of

the

1933,

notice

O.t.

alter

by

The

6

further

until

Ruling

Crown Cork International

Net

of

dated May 31, 1946, with
banks
covering loans totaling $5,000,000, was modified to pro¬
that the interest be increased to 2V2%
from^fV, ; all provisions

four

70.

p.

effectiveness

Act

September

vide

30

JUNE

$1,295,008

Earnings per share
—V.

$0.80

$0.49

ENDED

MONTHS
1947

Net

Co.—Rights to Stockholders—

prior

Duplan Corp.—Bank Credit Agreement

600,000

share.

per

EARNINGS

7,500 shs.

Inc

Mason,

1477.

p.

$816,589

1354.

P.

$182,994

600,000

_

out.tdg.

&

underwriters and the numberrespectively, are as folio, s:
7,500 shs.

by them,
Co

El Paso Natural Gas Co.
Period

Pfd.
$50.0 J 2

$0.03

taxes_

shares

&

the

of

names

purchased
McLear

Horner

166,

Net

ciigs.

alter

Federal

and

Capital

1947—G Mos.—1343

be

to

•

1

approximately 18 days.
011
Security Rulings of the New Ycrk Curb Exchange
11
ruled" that the common stock be not quoted "ex" raid

panied

1947—3 Mas.—1346

,

e-lectric energy, require¬

purchases substantially all its
Virginia Electric andSFower Co.

Committee

Oct.

on

of Wheat

a

canning.

income

statement under
to olfer to the
holders of its common stock, without par value, of record at the close
of business on or about Oct. 16,
1947 the light to subsciibe at $82.50
per share to one additional share of common stock fcr each four shares
of
common
stock
held.
It
is expected that
the subscription period
to

Securities

delivered

Cream

is

engaged

is

from

Scott,
—V.

1353.

p.

Subject

the

$0.39

__

profit

"After

June 15/46
wot stated

$ol,059,y53

25.

Oct.

company

shares

553,549

15,544,817

income.-

corporate

Duke Power

Jan. 1 to—

June 21/47

June 15/46

$14,924,759

pericd

Depr.,

Gross

Net

12 Weeks Ended

June 21/47

sales

record

of

It

and

of

Corning Glass Works (& Subs.)—Earnings—
Period—

stock has

oiicn

Aug. 1, 1947,
paid on

purchase, transmission,
light, heat, power and

14,752,010

income

Deductions

1476.

p.

common

tax

from

income

4,295,000

company's

the

of

public utility operating exclusively in
principally in the busine.s ol the generation,
distribution and sale of electric energy for
general industrial and utility purposes.
The
total population of the cities, towns, unincorporated communities and
rural territory served is estimated to be 56,000.
The territory served
is
a
diversified residential, agricultural
and forest area located in
the tidewater region of Virginia.
Principal activities include .arming,
dairying, peanut growing, poultry farming, lumbering, lishing, oyster-

Virginia.

67,518,919

4,631,000

all

1934,

BUSINESS—Company

Woodcock,

surtax

offered.

now

UNDERWRITERS—The

81,171,317

and

tax

profits

consideration of the
this period. This
cl the 15,COO shares

the 60,000 shares then outstanding.
Company intends 10 establish the
policy of paying quarterly dividends 011 Feb., May, Aug. and N.v. 15.
A dividend of 30 cents per share has been declared payaoic Nov. 15, to

$

185,377

normal

issuance

by

which

at

current

appropriations, etc.
Federal

the

to

East Coast Public Service Co., and du-mg
paid 110 dividends on its common stock unti?
time an initial dividend of 40 cents per uuue

held

ments

86,565,930

101,161,757

operations
charges,

without

shown,

effect

give

the company

The

$

earnings

Operating

—V.

Net

common

period

V

credits to surplus made during

not

DIVIDENDS—Since

ing

1946

1947

31—

the

during

charges and
does

(The) Detroit Edison Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings—
12 Months Ended Aug.

Gross

of

Operating

or

V.

obligation

assume

Derby outstanding 3%
collateral trust debentures,
due in 1954, and 2%%
collateral trust debentures, due in 1956. Derby
also would pay to
Equitable $812,914 in cash.
In addition Derby would issue warrants to its common stockholders
evidencing the right to subscribe for one additional share of its no

special

a

14 approved

subsidiaries

$4,231,000

Other

meeting to be held on Nov. 3 will
the "agreement of sale dated
this corporation, The Nashville Corp. and Avco

at

to

company

Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
$5,031,000 3% collateral trust debentures, due in 1957, in exchange

Sale

Cqrp.- -Tp Vote on

Aircraft

the

the

to

Federal

Assets—

between

See

Co.

the

1947,.
1947.
acquire

Nov. 1,
Nov. 1,

to

2784.

p.

Vultec

proposal

1947"

which

debentures

any

prior

paid for
Harbach &

and

Oct.

on

three

Derby

were

Los

St.,

Spring

authorized

7

Derby Gas & Electric Corp.—Financing

payable at Cali¬
Angeles 14, Calif.

Subscriptions

15.

Hopkins,

to

par

price

stockholders

on

Mfg.

deben¬

the

convert

to

option

stockholder

subscribed

10212%.—V.

Consolidated

Oct.

payable

prior to payment or redemption

one

debentures

sum

South

not

of Non-Aviation

vote

in

issued

debentures.

of

Each

October

Co.,

sold

be

The

be

will be

They

$1,000.

an

time
of

the

principal

expired

■will

shall

1947.

the

and

have

any

rate

offered

debentures

Any

will

and

1947,

Oct.

on

The SEC

him.

by

Rights
fornia

at

value

face

31,
in

i,

ICC

outstanding
calculation

in respect of not exceeding $2,220,000 equipment trust
certificates, series L, to be issued by the Chicago Title & Trust Co.,
as
trustee, and sold at 98.357 and accrued dividends in connection
with the procurement of certain new equipment.—V. 166, p. 1477.

for

the

at

corporation

debentures

$500,

will

stock

common

debentures

The

Oct.

1957.

debentures

of

into

t.ie

dated

$50,

before Sept.

or

be

will

RR.—Equipment Trust

liability

and

debentures

The

on

The
and

(1577)

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

Certificates—

Offering—

regular meeting
held August 11, the board
and approved the issuance by the corporation

its

authorized

COMMERCIAL

Denver & Rio Grande Western

Calif.—

Pasadena,

Corp.,

Engineering

Consolidated
Debenture
At

THE

Number 4639

166

Volume

%

$77,302

$83,681
,

arithmetical calculation treating
outstanding as if they had been

Call

Price

for

164,

p.

Service, COct—Court Asked Not to Pay

Preferred—Common

Price Limited to Par Plus
Preferred

accuuiu.ated

2152.

stockholders

div.dend;

Stockholders Want

Di^s.1—'

of the tompa&y, fthou d receive only
and not .the eu.l price, cru- cl n:

$100 .and
common

€

THE

(1578)

stockholders'

groups contended in proceedings before the U. S. Circuit
Etf Philadelphia, Oct. 10.
Argument • before the Cburt was on appeals by the SEC and two
croups of stockholders, one composed-of five insuranoe companies and

COMMERCIAL

the

Tradesmens

National

Bank

■Louis

Trust

&

CO.,

hold

collectively

who

1

the

event

of

Feather

■of Engineers

proposed liquidation
of a premium is not

the

that

payment

required.
Berman, counsel for Central-Illinois Securities Co.,
holder
shares of Engineers common, told the Court that the SEC

5,000

on Oct.
10, Roger S. Foster, SEC solicitor, asked the Court
uphold the Commission's decision that preferred holders be allowed
prices in redemption of their holdings.
..The
SEC
determined
several
months - ago
that holders of Engi¬
neer's-$5 preferred; were entitled to $105 and holders of $5.50 and $6

■Earliex',

■

.

preferred
the

to

all

"when

stock

each

(par

preferred
authority in

legal

Preferred

dividends

which

have

already

and "are

the

represents

been

paid

fighting

now"

difference

the

for

value plus
fund of

par

escrow

an

concluded

was

the

and

between

par

reserved

Court

decision.—V.

the

and

call
166,

Office

Building Corp.

New Refinancing

—

Proposal—
by

plan

T.

Roland
was

and

F.

Charles

-consideration
the

made

trustee's

The

One

for

the

share

of

right

to

new

and

Co.,

The

of

The

new

of

court

on

December
in

common

would

to

corporation

which

which
Mr.

for

would

approval

by

1,

November

This

for

whole

each

five

shares

in

There

would

now

present

be

to

t>f

The

of

and
sub¬

of

new

from

upon

York

New

would

and

be

$10

carry

share

per

and

as

each

to

if

exchange
at

like

four

class

a

$1

of

in

which

contemplates

underwriters

elect"

dividends

will

of

appoint

of

been

be

pre¬

ihe

more

have

with

proposal made by
two
last minute attempt by

"The

plan

for

reorganization,

to

of

stantial

letter

majority

to

is

Which

•Obviously

them

the

benefits

of

Uncertain

definite

a

and

that

do

the

of

the

plan

completed

court

"Persons
the

is

approved

minute

proposal

have

the

to

by

Their

October

Donald

December

offering

of

1,

the

Duncan,

reorganization.

Ke

Oct.

on

made

24.—V.

the

apparently

tally of full returns of
midnight.
Duncan
will
Court

of

trustee

had

new

the

the

the

known

possible

for

statement

would

than

more

166,

on

The

the

final

half

plan

his

of

in

of

the

16

the

basis

of

the

deadline

outcome

to

said

plan

itself and 10

The

15.

K.

to

165,

will

the

sold

ranging
that

the

year."
of

Three

Co.

under

to

can

be

166,

p.

p.

bids,

were:

construction

,

Lawn

and

The

cars.

filed

7

debentures,

Forest

Lawn

B,

will

be

a

2';

coupon,

were

received

at

the

36,154

&

shares

immediate

(all

company's

sale

of

The

1967.

of

$1,528,490

capital

*$830,672

398,806

398,806

shares

share

per

'"Includes

years.—V.

1945

$3.83

reserves

166,

p.

of

$306,037

for

provided

398,806

$2.08

reconversion

$1,471,400
$3.69

in

prior

267.

Foods

Month

for

.Fairmont

Creamery

of

Earned

per

common

Falstaff

1946

$3,025,707

$3.82

the

first

lor

for

Brewing

Corp.,

St.

Louis,

Mo.—Co-transfer

figures

at

the

common

of New

stock




($1

York has been appointed co-transfer
par

valuei.—V.

166,

p.

1149,

in

1,

annual

1944, with the first
$1,000,000 amounts in

1355.

p.

companiesi

subsidiary

foreign

Other

1.856,316

318,323,531

284.487,425

sales.

241,880,533

204,506.579

409,827,672
332.850,091

5,922,979

5,444,949

8.149.412

406,680,108
322,364,983
5,687.259)

37.431,540

33,141,979

28,390,136

25,844,006

800.229

822,135

1,347,039

&

aani.

gen.

funded

on

expx.

other

&

.

Minority
U.

S.

741,629

277,958

374.834

14.425.000

*25,150,000

37.620,000

6,706.887

6,316,965

3,653.168

3,672,618

2,500.000

2,500,006

2.000 000

4.000.0C6

11.601.416

taxes

_

income

profits

&

taxes

for

15.088,189

exc.

......

contingencies..

Prov. for

1,125.280

729.947

11.250,000

interest

inc.

Prov.

1

282,736.1711407,991.835 404,707,818
1.751,254
1,835,837
1,972,290

income

of

Int.

S

$

S

316,467,215

income

1944

1945

1946

1947

foreign invests.

Profits

carried

earned

to

surplus

Earns,

per

_

7,491,078

7,509,868

1.486.008

1.519.635

1.527.135

1,530.885

stock

4.130,464

2.573.199

2,058,559

2,058,559)

share.

$4.90

$6.59

$2.90

$2.89

pfd.

stock

com.-

.

stock

No

June "0.'47

to
ASSETS—

plus

par.

plans

or

for
166,

contemplated.—V.

are

SHEET

BALANCE

SEC

are

31,'4G

Dec.

S

Cash

$

$16,886,361
&

Post

market

or

£5,227,953

70,539,005

151,256.455

101.684,827

1,624,637

reserves)

174.138

receivable

whichever

lower

is

investments

refund

war

"Land,

claims

contracts

war

cost

a.

iless

$50,792,703

1,56.9,101

receivable

notes

Miscellaneous

of

buildings,

foreign

equip.,

&

taxes

1,928,697

1,952,957

cost,

profits

excess

machinery

100.088,618

90,692,177

at

patents

Deferred

future

to

I

1,288.710

945;C99
318,406,144

trade-marks

and

charges

1

328,245,896

Goodwill,

LIABILITIES
Acccunts

1946

operations

Western

Auto

166,

$11,980,205

increased

1947

consolidate

1946

(California)

unified

were

of

19.27'i

over

the

Stores.

Macleod's Limited
Inc.
Nov.
1,

and

Stores

Gamble

of

sales

(Can¬

Gamble-Skogmo,

as

1946.

U.

lor

Contingent
Minority

stockholders

Capitalization

the
authorized common stock from 1,500,000 shares to 2,500,000 shares.—
Part
of
the
additional
common
stock
is
expected to be used to
consummate
the
transaction
announced
in
August
whereby Edward
director

of

vote

Nov.

General

25

on

a

proposal

to

of

the

at

of

rate

$5

Motors

share.

a

V.

See

166,

and

takes....

collateral

miscellaneous

&

shareholders'
stock

ino

John

P.

For

the

immediate

offices of

the

company,

reasons

health,

of

future

will

166, p.

which

board

the

of

continue

to

available

be

at

*

328.245.896

318,406,144

depreciation

in

in

shares;

and

J946.

1°46

11ssued

outstanding

orders

was

shipments
and,
such

case

were

since

Introduction

hoihe

and

Joseph

of

of

ceived

it

1947,
or

products,

Wilson,

however,

the sales value

represents

electric

shipment

output of

amounted
over

,

the

of

is

reported as orders re¬
business booked in each period

amount

new

made."—V.

166,

p.

1478.

light

W.

—V.

166,

to

the

this

corporation

140,435,873

kwh.,

for

the

increase

an

corresponding week of

—Week End

revenues

p.

Motors

shares;

no-par

shares.

in

Ussued,

1947

and.

treasury

in

2,067,6.99

shares;

Corp.—Introduces

166, p. 949,

Motor

New

the
will

it

The

—V.

industrial

the

from

the

six

amount

price,

1

the

type

he

to

five

horsepower,

Extremely
hours

work

will

a

impulse-coupled

eight

of

said,

is

engine

with
stated.

announcement

selling
166,

President.

"Frazer,"

gasoline

run

on

*

lightweight stationary motor for farm,
applications was announced on Oct. 9" by

compact

a

Frazer,

as

on

economical

the

"in

gallons

two

performed,

be

magneto

two-cycle
for

in

easy

opera*

of

gasoline,

Frazer

Mr.

revealed.

neighborhood

of

$150.'?

1355.

p.

Grand

Union

6 Months Ended

of

No.

Co.—Earnings—

Aug. 31—

1946

1945

$692,240

$322,255

222,738

222,733

$3.11

$1.44

capital shares

Earned

222,738

share

per

*After

!
1947

$662,604

profit

charges

$2.97

and

Federal

Grayson-Robinson
In

and

week ended Oct. 10,
of 14,217,422 kwh.,

1946.—V.

166,

Oct. 7—

1479.

September,
150

1479.

p.

taxes.—V.

166,

\

1479.

p.

1947

1946

$47,950

$44,225

$1,964",412

$1,348,813

were

stock

purchase

issued

to

the

P:

Holzemer,

succeed
S.

the

formerly

late H.

Williamson

E.

were

the

exercised

and

H.

D.

Henry

has

been

•

elected

•

'

befin

Boy ton

Wolfson

elected

Vice-President

Vice-President

as

as

in
charge of
charge of store
in charge of reql

in

Vice-President

.

C.

Wallar,

President

sidiary,

;

President,

estate.
R.

1,050

Kittinger.

has

R.

Vice-President,

oii

warrants

there were

Green COi, Inc.—New President, Etc.—

(H. L.)
A.
to

of Warrants

warrants

holders of

share.
At the end of last month
warrants outstanding.—V. 166, p. 1479.

supervision

—Jan. 1 to Oct. 7—

Stores, Inc.—Exercise

common

shares

payment of $7.50 a

merchandising,

1946

150

common

purchase

Georgia & Florida RR.—Operating Revenues—

Operating

601,258

594,403

$178,700,196

"is

other

11.37*

of

single- cylinder

customary practice in the case of certain products
lamps
and appliances,
to
report as orders only the sales
shipments actually made in each quarterly period.
In tho

as

value

President, explained,
"the amount
smaller
than
it
normally would have been since no
made for nine of the first 13 weeks due to the strike
E.

of

$

912,090,000 656,563,000

months

Charles

amortization

treasury, 2,288 shares; outstanding, 2,065,411 shares.—V.

*Net

nine

11,502.132

19i614;372

$174,700,189

272,5^9,000 111,7*5.000
300,058,000 277,921,000
339,493,000 266,867,000

-

quarter

quarter
for

59.440.30Q

11,502.132

valuei

par

92,952,000)
.j

After

6,865

Increase—
1947

1946,"

36,602,10*
13,574,777

98,936,944

starting,

1478.

General Electric Co.—Orders Received

quarter

16,473,933
59,440.300

.

.

Total

tion,

Third

38,691,563

_.

subs.

stock.

surplus

depending

Second

in

3,889,849
10,802,809

36,090,000

19,672,413

Known

Eliot

Mr.

company.—V.

4,235,182
11,786,014
36,090,000

bonds

)

surplus

Earned

accepted.

regretfully

war

For Low-Cost Power—

that John A.
Eliot,
a
had been compelled to

announced

this

of

for

resignation

had

has

President,

of

..

854.

p.

Supply Corp.—Official Resigns—

Vice-President

and
his

submit

directors

the

Kane,

reserves

equity

preferred

...

_

3'z't -2:,t

trust

Graham-Paige
General Builders

renegotiation

_

foreign

cumulative

Capital

2,128,175

increase

Corp., and C. W. Perelle, Presi¬
Gar
Wood
Industries,
Inc.,
would
invest
$1,500,000
and
respectively,
in
five-year
notes
convertible
into
common

a

$150,000,
stock

will

taxes

.

&

mtge.

ICcmmon

Gar Wood Industries, Inc.—To Increase
The

S.

lor

1st

s

31.809.626

2,938,180

overdrafts

contracts

t$5

1050.

p.

Prcv.

the

bank

Prevision

Supply

which

—V.

months

$

28,479,235

—

payable

Foreign

1947

The Guaranty Trust Co.

«sgent for

the

1947

nine

for

Period—

Agent—

166,

sales

Net

conmon

1946.

$5.97

share

made

being

May

s

on

improvements

shares.

46,154

September-

period

Sales

Co.)
1947

of

free

negotiated

(Including domestic and

General Public Utilities Corp.—Weekly Output—

$2,167,410

entirely

was

6 Mos. End. June 30—

Divs.

$12,103,605

Sales
same

The

Aug. 31—

income

loan

SEC—

with

Inc..

capital

Sales

Co.—Earnings—

(Formerly
6 Months Ended

Efet

31

Oct.

said the company will
borrowings and with no

Treasurer,

Total

irrespective of when

Fairmont

the term loan

of

amount

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.—Earnings—

$5

present

debentures

Association,

to

additional

Peters,

1947.—V.

cn

Malting Co., Inc.—Stock Increased

the

A.

payments

Divs.

Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.—September Sales Higher—

of

1946

and

J.

CONSOLIDATED

notification

of

used

outstanding)

loan,

1149.

p.

"In

Corp.—Earnings
1947

in

1946

Accounts

Grain

the company has pre¬
the first maturity of

that

term

original

loans.

will

markets

Calif.—Files With
due

Memorial-Park

Proceeds

its

The

After
for
includes
provision
deducting
postwar
credit
in
1944
renegotiation,
(provision for rcnegctiat'on of war contracts deducted.

letter

a

business

announces

on

1949.

1,

year

lot

666.

series

balance

time,

$10,000,000

$3,000,000

Each

parking

a

new

the

by

Maryland.

and

space

stockholders at their annual meeting held on Oct. 14 approved
increase in the authorized $2.20 cumulative preferred stock, par $50.

the

Federal

& Hutzler,
99.337; Harris,* Hall-&
Stuart & Co. Inc., 99.1801.—V. 166

profit

Jfo,

com¬

The

last

Bros.

9 Months Ended Aug. 31—

Earned

started

be

President, said.
type and will be

modern

supplied

Co., Glendale,
Oct.

on

interest.

Total

Kct

will

or

be
to

the

that

of

Friedland,

floor

200

will

ten

each share

for

and

close

the

Chairman,

July

same

fiscal

its

The

Invent,

a price of 99.54 for a 2%
net interest cost for the road

naming

Halsey,

Joyce,

due

Terminated

1478.

Ex-Ce'I-O
.

each

Salomon
and

in
the

increase

investments.

First

99.21;

the

supermarkets
will

expected

are

most

of

closed at

$7,000,000

the

Sell.,

in

$

other

They
(Inc.I,

D.

was

Foreign

Pennsylvania

feet

50

22

and

remaining

George

the

Jersey,

from

they

either

are

square

facilities.—V.

to

accrued

associates, offered
a

amendment;

the

end

first

was

additional share

the

outstanding bank

S.

states.

construction

be

New

13,000

six

and

this

of

in

12

days
under

York,

$295,000 2'<

be

one

be

debt

of

»

the

from

$10,000,000.

was

launched.
$4,000,000

'.

notice

received

having

of

Depreciation

program

Stock Distribution—

on

Exchange,

of

Total

expansion

1479.

p.

as

Paul

of

166,

Repays Last of $10,000,000 Bank Loan—

2798.

p.

of 2.09%.
«ale:

Jamieson

Stock

the

bank, bidding for the account of

This produced

coupon.

built,

end

company

director

Oct.

the

New

Forest
The

York

will

Adrian

paid

C.

166,

Canada.—V.

1947,

Balti¬

of

Co.

promotion

office,

construction

outlets

30

of

RR.—Equipment Trusts Awarded—The award of
$6,850,000 in equipment trust certificates, maturing Oct.
15, 1948-57, went to the First National Bank of New
on

Bonding

the

latter

important

been

involves

be

to

situated

dent

Oct.

on

Erie

York

J.

board.—V.

Edgar

of

and

the

of

most

has

Those

about

warehouse

the

115

next

capacity

sc

under¬

reorganization

modified

voting

to

total

have

with

1253.

p.

15.

future

who

corporation,

ballots.

report

the

of

American

appointment

approximately

supermarkets

located
will

that

cost

1948.

before

ada),

date.

interests

approved

the

1937.—V.

since

which

will

the

in

The

1.

15.-

stockholders

Nov.

on

Stores, Inc.—Expansion Program—

chain

within

early

under¬

Approval of Trustees' Plan Expected—
J.

Chairman

Cleveland

in

agent

company

program

Fisher,

fhat

duties

new

morgage

November

sacrifice

the

states

"Of

be

sub¬

a

proposed

expires

plan

cast

his

of

.

due-bills.

said:

face.

by

Fair

of

company's

speculative

last

Merchandise Manager
of
Associated
appointed President of Halliburton's

its

as

the

special

announced

The
four

trustee's

necessary

the

that

is

the

its

plan

and

by

do

to

already voted against the plan."
period
for
balloting cn the trustee's

•The

expired

he

of

announced

companies

Food

history

the

reorgani¬

corporation,
favored

on

their

the

on

defeat

futile

commitment
the

to

to

have

not

stockholders

and

is

proposals.
associated with the real estate

'

the

been

commitment

be

not

asks

has

approval

assents

could

letter

the

Court

and

stockholders
to

What

they

that

cn

date

to

stockholders,

admits

states

impossible,

•securities

ballots

It

conditioned

is

write

the

stockholders

commitment.
writers

of

of

two stockholders

its

directors.
until

serve

commenting

shareholders

which

will open

Texas,

the

filing

which

.

appears

of

resident

held at the time
transfer books of ,the
Oct. 23, 1947, for the
purpose
of such distribution, on Oct.
10 directed that the common
stock be not quoted ex said distribution until further notice;
that* all
certificates
delivered
after
Oct.
23..
1947, must be accompanied by
7,

At

its affiliate,

Vice-President

Froedtert

Common Stockholders Committee—
committee

1946.

agent who

a

Co.—Ruling

New

the

of

Cost

an

stockholders

and

company

formerly

from

common

Houston,

in

board

the

Glidden

Halli¬

original

position of
Manager.
Mr.
Jamieson
succeeds
Hamilton
W.
McComb,
who has resigned.
Mr. Jamieson was formerly Manager of the com¬
panies'
office
in
Philadelphia,
and
Mr.
Wise
has
been
associated

eliminated.

board

four

of

meeting.

Statement by the

$5,000,000

as

P.

the

a

to be, or the company nas
United States of America, oe
"
'
their rights in Canada providing
in conformity with regulations respecting sales of securities
is,

possession thereof.
States shareholders may sell

1945,

Resident

to

would

or

majority

seven-member

a

would

Foley's in

assume

continue

shares

sold

default

a

dividends
a

estimated

Earle

from

..

.

are

no

company that an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation will be
filed at the opening of business on Oct. 24, 1947, pursuant to which
each share of common stock, of no par value,
will be changed into
two shares.of common stock, of no par value, by the distribution^ on

20.

will

He

by

acquired

was

1333

or

non-residents

Fidelity & Deposit Go. of Maryland—New Vice-Pres.
This

share;

per

be

common

be

have

Oct.

on

owned

been

it

of

not registered under tho
subscription will be accepted

shares

these

Act

his

or

believe

so

The

that

Securities

person

to

United

feet,

square

their

for

number

would

of

should

quarterly

would

of

arrears

share

there

150,000

over

1478.

be

common

in

shares

an

Dividends

of

a

that

announced

Halliburton

with

pari,

notice.

offered

40,000

was

Store.

for

that

amounting

plan
the

shares

together with

(no

would

days'

stockholders

shares

unit,

It

quarterly.
at

30

on

1,332,147

offered,

except

all

date

of

space

has

when

John
H.
O'Toole,
Divisional
Merchandising Corp., has been

compensation.

$18,000,000

shares

share.

redeemable

oe

land and property.

total

a

volume

building

new

a

1937

store

Department

under¬

not

shares

other

no

payable

Halli¬

Inc.—Purchase

a

per fthare.

voting

until

new

sation

.1478.

p.

any

,

.

fact

the

territory

they do
by

1947.
of

States

reason

any

Corp., Washington, D. C.—

Stores,

Halliburton's

since

also

was

huge

It

shares

obtained

86,209

per

share,

present

preferred

vote

stockholders

The

unless

way,

from

said.

The

each

warrants

each.

all

debt

be

of

$10

per

of

to

per

$1

of

stock

these,

first

one

at

for

common

40,000

receive

can

dividend

1,034,517

at

one

directors
The

regular

be

that this corporation has
in Okalhoma City, ,* Okla..
Federated also
five-story building directly across the street,

Federated

50-year-old

Inc.,

share.

selling

purchase

consist

of

total

a

$11

dividends

preferred
•of

new

per

price

mortgage

would

any

wouldMre

share

entitled

of

or

would

first

a

cents

issued

at

uderwriters

Each

They

It

on

holdings;

preferred

ferred

and

held,

now

subscription

offering

would

would

40

be

would

the

common

of $1

exercising

liquidation
of

part

-86,209 shares

shares

Department

give

Lazarus

pleted

stock

in

172,419

of

preferred

new

of

separate

mortgage

a

cumulative.

or

shall

all

that

and

1947,

Assistant

Co.

dividend
be

share.

such

preferred

would

of

shares

price

a

the

addition

in

per

Insurance

annual

of
at

contemplates

preference

a,

privilege

that

at
two

purchase

$1

offer

expectation
The

1947,

23,

1478.

capital.—V. 166,

option on*

an

will

Wise,

receive:

share

10

1 Vs

to

receive

and

at

common

Oct.

on

Oct.

15,

view

United

company

burton,

has

1.

exchange

one

each

held

now

the

would

scribed

to

for

subscribe

would

have

writers

Life

subscribe

common

common

Holders

21,

p.

purchase includes the big store,

has taken

price of $11, and

right

Share

Oct.

J 66,

.

rejection

"

combined

settled

Fred Lazarus,
Jr., President,
announces
purchased Halliburton's department store

Co.
Its

agent.

stockholders'

the

of

Investing

City

managing

by

Iield;
•share

Co.

Traction

&

In

the

of

on

Oct.

on

Nov.

more,

expires

plan, stockholders

new

&

only

reorganization

conditioned

is

Noyes

possible

court.

commitment

Under

be

Services Finance

Federated

p.

broker

estate

made

the

offer

new

the

real

a

be

plan

by

Hemphill

by

Noyes,

would

approved

and

refinancing of the corporation was announced Oct.
Berner, counsel for two stockholders of the cor¬

for

pora tion.
The offer

Leen

after

for operating

It

Equitable

■of

and

on

shall

$71

specified.—V.

owners.

157.

11

Light

that

Stock Offered—Mackall & Coe, Washington,
C., on Oct. 4 offered 2,870 shares of 6% cumulative
preferred stock at $104.50 a share. Proceeds will be used

The

Argument

new

announced

15

D.

prices.

A

Federal

Ltd.—Rights—

capital stock, par valUe $1, of record at the close of
17, 1947, have been offered the right to subscribe to
one additio"nal
share' of said stock for every 50 shares held at $6 per
share
in
Canadian
funds.
The
assignable
rights will expire
in
Toronto,. Canada, at the close of business on Nov. 14, 1947.
This issue .was quoted "ex" rights on the New York Curb Exchango
Holders

business

Preferred

The

stockholders

accumulated

p.

the

in

Oct.

on

of

Association

National

13,

burton's—

j

stockholders contended Judge
Leahy
"substituting" his judgment for that

the

for

his

dividends.

accumulated

plus

Commission.

44,000,000

contracts

the

of

No.

contingent interest, Federal Liquidating Corp. capital
10c.), and Public Service Co. of New Mexico common

value

Federal

plus accumulated dividends.
Judge Paul Leahy, of
Court
at
Wilmington,
however, overrode - the
May, limiting the shareholders to par value of $100

last

Attorneys

■

District

(par value

stock

District

case,

exceeded

of the

County,

Butte

in

Co.—Delivery Ruling—

Committee

Inc.,

issued"
of

miles,

10.05

1947

Monday, October 20,
Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines,

permitting abandonment of
railroad1; extending from

of

$110,

Federal

Commission
in

approximately

Practice

Dealers,

contracts

to

line

360.

p.

Uniform

otherwise

call

its

Federal Light & Traction
The

Lad

changed its position regarding rights of preferred stockholders
forced liquidation.
For five years before 1945, he said, the SEC
took
the
position that preferred stockholders were only entitled to
i»ar and accumulated dividends, but now the Commission contends the
iweferreds should get a premium.

Ward,

certificate

a

of

company

to

150,

Securities

in

a

the

Falls

certificates

'Alfred
of

by

Calif.—V..

2' issued

Oct.

on

operation

an

voluntary liquidation and
is not voluntary, therefore

ICC

The

attorney representing Frances Boehm and Lucille
"White, common- stockholders, said the charter of the company pro¬
vides that preferred stockholders are entitled to a premium only in

Boehm,

CHRONICLE

Feather River Railway—Abandonment—-

Court

•4740,000 of preferred stocks.

FINANCIAL

&

of

formerly

Metropolitan

and Mr. Holzemer

Executive
Stores,
as

a

Vice-President,

Ltd.,

wholly

has

owned

director.—V. 166,

p.

been

elected

Canadian

1051.

sub*

Volume

THE

Number 4639

166

Griesedieck Western Brewery
The directors recently voted

,

to

stockholders

common

ratification
ized

stock

Dec.

had

and

stated

a

31, 1946,
shares

the

followed

of a proposal to increase the author¬
change the par vahie of the common stock

to

value

of

$6

share)

per

there were 75,000
outstanding.

62,987
The

This

date.

same

13

the stockholders

by

common

(which

the

record

of

Co.—Stock Div., Etc.—

stock dividend, payable Oct.

100%

a

no

from

shares

par

At
which

$6.

to

par

no

authorized,

of

were

directors

also

increased

This

5.

declared

equivalent

to

dividend

cash

a

stock,

common

is

payable

$1

of

Dec.

share
April

per

cents

50

per

holders of

to

18

the

on

old

par

no

Gulf Public Service Co., Inc.—Earnings—
Period End. Aug. 31—
Total

oper.

Total oper.

$2,909,366

$4,857,241

$4,227,334

2,392,902

2,062,519

3,621,868

3,022,734

deducts.

rev.

the

oper.

Non-optr.
Gross

Total
Fed.

&

3,239

additional
both

In

237,843

271,202

inc.

291,852

237,019

383,233

310,146

taxes

$617,535

$439,194

$494,423

$632,406

50

after

Federal

secuied

a

2%%

Power
for

note

due

$1,000,000

The

1976.

bonds

authorized

has

Commission

$1,000,000

and

will

be

pledged

as

the

The

first mortgage
collateral for the

bonds
notes,

The
tion

desires

company

expenditures

—V.

166,

the

in

funds

proposed

current

and

Louisiana,

the

for

and

Texas

construc¬

Commission

said.

1479.

p.

become

becoming

All

of

but

Aug.

according
sales

shares

30

record

the

third

highest

of

29,
A.
the

In

month

who

sales
the

subscribed

record

history

Nov.

The

the

Nov.

record

have

declared

stock,

common

1947,

25,

and

the

Feb.
25, 1948.
From
1947, the company paid 15

cents

previously

each

Dec.

on

March

on

Sept.

10,

cents

per

three

dividends

quarterly

payable

other

record

10,
10

two

one

10,

the

1946,

and

to

share each

months.—V.

166,

for

shares

Sept.

including

against

as

The

llanna Co.—Calls 1,500

company

Oct.

on

called

16

for

beneficial
in

its

will

$102 per share, plus accrued dividend
ol'

$4.25

cumulative

National
the

Bank

City

had

company

•—V.

166,

preferred
of

of $1.06 V\

stock.

Cleveland,

outstanding

Cleveland,

1,500 shares

made

at

At

Dec.

the

of

at

be

will

Ohio.

shares

95,500

next,

1,

31,

Corp.

of

New

tions for
and

York,

the

Heineman

announced

Corp.,
was

in

sale

the

and

of

excess

Oct.

on

board
the

14

of

As

yarn.

the

capital stock

31,
of

as

of

negotia¬

stock

1946,

Aug.

He

Oscar

who

1921,

headed

been

named

its

will

the

Heineman.

has

be

Brewster,

since

has

capital

its

31,

1947.

and surplus was

the

in excess

company

Other

officers

associated

with

President and

Vice-President

as

will

be

Heineman

the

General

since

announced

Manager.
death

the

later,

of

Weis-

Mr.

said.

jnan

will

warrants

expire

on

&

general
from

of

par

three

the

value of

subsidiaries have been

Canadian

of

these shares

which

not

is

Int.

well

as

as

the

shares

35,521

of

all

new

qualified

Net

the

involving

without

company

in that

the

itself

corporation

INCOME

6,133,745

$8,051,560
income

—V.

412,192

140,452

(est.)

196,104

162,450

736,217
777,203

453,989
982,210

$807,612

$374,173

$3,043,570

$2,183,36ft

outstanding

1,098,618

1,098,618

1,098,618

1,038,618

$0.73

$0.34

$2.77

$1.66

taxes

166,

159.

p.

Net

Refrigerator Co.—Earnings—

subsidiary

of

Net

2,550

income

6,045

of

Cost

less

"Arising
the

1947

1946

$3,738,782
2,954,211

6,352,025

sold

and general expenses,
operations of branches

administrative

income

income

from

310,352
$474,219
48,945

20,780

income

Profit

438,578
$1,423,836

lrom

22,695

Dr6,302

$1,467,312
592,000

$516,862
212,00®

$875,312

financial

$304,S'o2

44,916
166,309
176,795

33,272
51,473
171,599

$4.79

$1.5®

(net)

operations

2,224,851

share

$1.89

2,167,518
$1.10

income
Federal

for

Prov.

taxes

income

on

187,505

dividends

dividends

common

from

Company)
$8,214,439

goods

Gross

1,625,639

outstanding

shares
per

$2,562,017

187,505

2.002,366

stock

stock

Subsidiary

Owned

Cr2,015

$4,398,037

preferred

Wholly

sales

Total

3:V<

share

com.

per

Other

139,046
Cr36,043

earnings

1,351
1,614,750

1,784,250

taxes._

compensation
in

3,989
1,618,560

profit

Earns,

$4,762,483

2,628,052
919,918

Canadian

paid

Minority interest
Sundry income

901
406,978

971

201,443

inc.

Selling,

Interest

410,299

67,687

depletion..
retired
and

shares

Com.

1946

$10,896,234

operations

and

$5,390,115
154,459

6 Months Ended June 30—

1947

7,757,511

from

Federal

377,741

$6,465,020
285,475

disc.

(Including

$15,809,071

operations

expenses

income

346,171

$1,161,195
76,241

and

STATEMENT

6 Months Ended June 30—

for

64,532

$1,684,117

debt

Hussman

from

5,502,295
$5,012,374

country.

CONSOLIDATED

income

5,960,292
$6,118,849

abandoned

standing

the change in the method of ownership
Canadian operating units available as

that

notes

assets

1,405,377

114,046

of

Property

1947—12 Mos.—194S

$2,502,040 $12,079,140 $10,514,67®

$1,096,663

expense

Deprec.

%

Co.)

1,566,340

bonds, notes, etc.

on

and

Line

$1,570,071

taxes

operations.

income

Amortiz.

Pipe

cxps.,

income

Total

capital stock of the new Securities

although Household Finance Corp. is the

directors,

Other

$3,136,410

oper.

general

Inc.

operating

of

sale

corporation's

stock

common

stock

ownership

to

employees

and others

under

Net

profit
dividends

Preferred
Common

dividends

Common

shares

Earnings

plan.

CONSOLIDATED

BALANCE

SHEET,

JUNE

outstanding

share

common

per

ASSETS—
and

1946

$10,063,961

banks

in

receivable—net

notes

$6,533,162

125,875,988

83,377,342

4,117,176

2,941,464

713,094

390,512

501,462

264,287

assets

Office

furniture,

Deferred

ASSETS—Cash

1947

hand

on

equip,

improvts.

and

(net)

charges

Total

$141,271,681 $93,506,767

payable

$47,254,411 $28,724,000

banks

to

Present floor space area occupied by Oscar Heineman Corp. is 286,000
Square feet housing 116,000 spindles.
It is Mr. Weisman's intention to

payable to employees, officers, and others,
pursuant to thrift jhun

Fed.

Canad.

and

Dividends

1947

and on hand, $827,752; notes and
withheld on instalment paper pur¬

amounts

(less

$2,670,455; inventories of raw material, work in
process
and finished goods, at cost or market, whichever is lower,
$2,303,751; other current assets, $122,939; other assets, $13,910; land,
$47,390; building and equipment (less depreciation of $543,290), $1,327,977;
deferred charges, prepaid insurance, etc., $47,719; patents,
dies, patterns, etc., $1; total, $7,361,894.
$52,580),

chased,

payable, $858,021; dividends payable, $94,$1,396,934; reserves for losses, $145,352; un¬
$2.25 cumulative preferred stock (27,525
no
par
shares issued),
$1,376,250; common stock (176,795 no par
shares), $1,214,922; earned surplus, $2,334,100; capital surplus, $6,313;
treasury
stock ($2.25 cumulative preferred, at cost, 2,000 shares).
Dr$91,842; total, $7,361,894.—V. 166, p. 1255.

and

prof,

excess

taxes

"Miscellaneous

610,590

603,910

4,314,931

3,355,956

960,730

197,112

106,454

40,000,000

989,616
164,929
10,000,000

22,248,510

21,675,180

liabilities,

accrued

$27,077;

discount,

15,000,000

565,804
30,084
10.000,000

debt

767;

earned

1,094,936

income

payable

Long-term

JUNE 30,

demand deposit

on

receivable

accounts

SHEET,

LIABILITIES—Accounts

LIABILITIES—
Notes

BALANCE

CONSOLIDATED

30

Notes

G.

company

subscription

from

earns,

Houston

1947—3 Mos.—1940

End. June 30—

Gross

of Oscar

$3,900,000.
Donald

(Including

of

operating funds borrowed in Canada by the holding com¬
also will facilitate intercorporate transactions within Canada

the

Sundry

Industrial

Aetna

capital

Dec.

and

$3,800,000;

purchase,

of

completion

the outstanding

of

processors

the

of

Chairman

purchase of all of

surplus

basis of
of

Weisinan,

the

for

and

Cash

(Oscar) Heineman Corp., Chicago—New Control—
VV.

the

three

stock

corporation

make

Instalment

Walter

of

Texas—Earnings—

Houston Oil Co. of

statement

copies

stockholders

to

Federal

last,

stock.

preferred

and

1192.

p.

The

666.

p.

registration

165,

Period

that

like

owner

Earnings

share,

per

Payment

Dec.

on

the

upon

subscription
warrants
stock
will be mailed

—V.

name.

security

($1

Total

1947.

the seven

Common

Preferred Shares—

redemption

Contingent

the

of

a

Common

(M. A.)

1

surplus

166,

25 cents
holders of
to holders of

quarter,

surplus

Earned

Fourteen of the new company's shares are held as qualifying

by

Operating

371.

p.

Paid-in

the

on

Oper.

capital

the

of

1948,

par)

of

—

$660,53L

taxes current year

stock—common

23,000

12,514

for Fed. & state inc.

Capital

439,380
30,000
J)rl37,958

$767,760

Reserve

Net
1947

52,000

439,380
30,000

was

share

common

39,950

and state income tax

1947.

months

nine

first
per

15,

subsidiaries, Household Finance
Corp. of Canada, Household Finance Corp., Ltd., and Campbell Finance
Corp., Ltd., was transferred in September, 1947, to a single Canadian
holding corporation known as Household Securities, Ltd.

was

to

10

29,

ownership

"Additional
directors
on

$2.84

debentures

expenses

Federal

incl.

Net

The

the

for

Oct.

income

balances

stock

common

due

1947.

Gross

Hammond Instrument Co.—Dividend Rate Increased—

each

the

on

payment

convertible

year

Accrued

Merges Canadian Units—

Prov.

1

the

dividends

stock

contemplated

17,

for

company.—V.

the

of

that

155.

p.

dividend

with

approximately
outstanding.

effective.

Oct.

on

is

levels

September

in

volume

Five

loans,

or

be used as conditions

may

for,

announced

unprecedented

financing

stock

and

credit

and

now

describing

stockholders

to

been

further

reach

will

in

had

basis,

President,

addition,

offered

shares

new

corporation

single

any

6,987

one-for-ten

a

Brecht,

W.

quarter.

in

the

on

of

to

volume

New Stock Heavily Subscribed—Sales

—

quarterly

effective,

prospectus

pany

Ilajoea Corp.

preferred

deposits

$49,374
99,239
94,41.*
2,400
60,681

$47,813
33,295
38,577
900
73,330

payable
payable

Customers'

is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
a
registration
statement with respect
to the 222,485 new
common
shares
proposed to be offered.
Rights to the registration statement

through
,

Notes

Accounts

company

The

amount.

to

shares

company.

issue

to

company

would

by

beginning

preferred

equivalent

was

All

Gulf States Utilities Co.—Secured Note and Bonds—

the

cents

exchanged
The

LIABILITIES—

plan

this

approximately

up,

is not intended to have
broaden the base of obtaining

equity but it

This

capital

taken

are

If

capital.

common

shares

the

under consideration

aie

September

2,224,8ol

467.

p.

offered

1946

at

income

$1,213,755

177,922

working

in

increase

an

the

added to

undciwritten.

which

of

by

all

be

7

(1579)

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

warrant.

9,155

$1,238,612

154,603

surplus

166,

7,290

$854,137

deductions

State

Balance

—V.

4,546

$940,878

(net)

revenue

income

income

$1,204,600

$1,235,372

$846,846

$936,332

revenues

and

will

offering

It
Net

business

of

effected

has

1947—12 Mos.—1946

1947—8 Mos—1946

$3,329,235

revenues

volume
is

$3;782,245

fixed

share
record
shares
Which received 75 cents per share on
1, July 1 and Oct. 1, this
year, and a total of $2.75 per share in the year 1946.—V. 166, p. 371.
the

on

Dec.

COMMERCIAL

,

dispose of

all

throwing

machinery

excess

including

all

the

of

silk

spinning

and

equipment.

Operations

will

personnel

and

Heineman

Corp.,

and

for

carried

Oct.

with

on

the

31

the

present

will

company

division of Aetna

be

management
operated

and

Oscar

as

Canadian

other

for

Minority

stock

fluctuations

subsidiary

in

($100

company.

par)

stock

Common

Capital

surplus

Earned

Industrial Corp

exchange

contingencies

interest

Preferred

be

after
a

Reserves

1,487,978

surplus

—

465,394

13,467,325

__

11,460,368

Helicopter
The

Air

Transport.

Inc.—To

Withdraw

Regis¬

has

company

Statement,

filed

March

stock.—V.

capital

asked SEC

164,

14,

permission
covering

1947,

2154;

p.

V.

165,

withdraw

to

its

166,

ilOe

Oper.

(Walter E.) Heller & Co.—New Vice-President—

End. Aug. 31—

revenues—electric

1947—Month—194S
1947—12 Mos.—1943
$1,949,752 $22,749,341 $20,234,424

$2,200,455

Operation

I.

Lutzker

H.

director.

Mr.

of

New

has

York

Lutzker,

been

member

a

elected

the

of

Vice-President
York

New

Charge of the company's New York office.—V.

166,

Bar,

and

will

be

a

in

1051.

p.

773 691

798,612

9,236,974

7,670,103

Maintenance

334,687

181,047

2,750,523

165,791

151.694

1,898,389

1,786,313

200

200

2,400

2,400

Amortiz. of

electric

Hickok Mfg. Co.,
The

Guaranty

registrar

(Joseph)
All

Called

for

Co.

of

York

New

stock

value

ipar

has

been

$1).—V.

Prov.

outstanding

redemption

shares
Dec.

on

of

15

6'i

preferred

$107.50

at

stock

All

share.—V.

per

been

160,

246,387

271,198

2,616,554

192,644

91,876

1,711,157

1,386,297

$487,055

$455,125

$4,533,344

$4,637,987

2,109

6,525

51,331

69,122

$489,164

$461,650

$4,584,675

82,252

1,033,751

1,060,285

$379,398

$3,550,924

$3,646,824

389,538

389,588

2,953,735

9 filed registration statements with the SECT
($100 par) cumulative preferred and 214,451
shares
(no
pari
common.
The common will be sold competitively.
The
name
of the underwriter for the preferred will be supplied byamendment.
The preferred will be offered publicly while the common
will be offered to common stockholders of record Nov. 5 on the basis
The

of

Income

1Q47

$840,813

162,239

162,303

$726,412

$678',510

11,775

11,984

$738,187

$690,494

273,150

254,380

19,353

2l|o64

$445,684

$415,050

$0.92

$0.86

deductions

Interest

investments

on

Total

Federal

income

normal

tax

Depreciation

applic.

pfd.

to

stocks

for

the

period

profit

Earnings

share

per

BALANCE

ASSETS—Cash,

$516,149;

$3,500 reserve), $217,431;

ing

first

six

$1,122,279;

SHEET,

months

accrued

customers'

and

marks,

total,

receivable

charges

S.

made

dur¬

Government

U.

S.

$1,200,000;

total,

payable,

provisions

series

tax

$2.50),

$964,062;

Cost

of

future

notes

for

of

capital

$2,885,525.—V.

$91,571;

securities,
buildings and
$547,346; goodwill

operations,

accrued

Federal

income

$300,000),

surplus,

160,

p.

Ended

general

$34,014;

payrolls,

Income

from

The

company

The
the

in

Standing
The

to

ratio

scription

jears.

no

Oct.

8

subscribe
of

price

one

is

common

company

It is

Oct.

shares

9

now

filed

(no

underwriters.

directors

right
the

on

222,485

are

taxes

$264,859;

(after

approved
for

new

common

capital

earned

statement

(stated
be

stock

surplus,

141,985

81,815

11,731
52,000

24,908
23,0fTo

$78,253

$33,907

outstanding

439,380

added

with

value $10
to

the
a

SEC

share).

working capital.

share

a

for

each

the

ten

tangible

shares

book

$0.18

Federal

&

state

income

of

shares
per

has

experienced




Cash

on

Cash

in

Accounts

common

Fixed

hand

and

in

banks

Other

Prepaid

substantial
to

finance

growth
a

part

of

during
this

$36,552
15,000

196,464

89,479

cost

116,904

368,849

104,678

13,756

13,756

24,797

expenses
.

4,791

1

1

recent

increased

166,

allowances

194>7
$2,376,106

(other

than

income

taxes)

shares
per

$1,379,434
4,174

21,025

-27,085

78,353

74,068

1°7 40Q

taxes

113,320

435,750

outstanding

$184,899
329,348

$710,955.
329.348

share

$0.56

52.10

expenses

depletion

income

Earnings

82,41ft

$537,570
3,799

income

Net

3,519,303
$1,297,018

138,210

and

for

1946
$4,816,321

1,870,500

51,965

taxes

Provision

common

BALANCE

SHEET

AS

AT

JUNE

30,

1947

$1,167,907; United States Government
obligations,
receivable—trade (less reserve for doubtful ac¬
inventories—at the lower of cost or market, $2,411,533;
advances on cattle purchased for slaughter, $117,240; republic
of
Paraguay 4%
bonds due Dec. 31,
19b3 ($61,364 Argentine Gold
Currency), $31,877;
livestock (cattle on ranches, cxeu, horses, etc.),
.$467,371; fixed assets,
(less reserve for depreciation and depletion,
$4,981,586), $1,616,526;
deferred charges, $29,687; total $8,121,170.
accounts

$579,029;

$767,760

$660,531

and accrued liabilities, $672,311; in¬
reserve for contingencies, etc., $200,value $10 • per share), $3,293,483; capital
earned surplus, $2,424,545; total, $8,121,170.—Y,

LIABILTIES—Accounts
taxes

common

164,

p.

payable

(estimated), $482,572;

come

surplus,
Total

and

expenses
and administrative

133;

Goodwill

30—

income

Domestic

Selling

counts),

396,426

depreciated

June

discounts

income

$1,700,000;

1946

15,000

(net)

Land

out-

31

$31,835

segregated

receivable

assets

sub¬

MAY

1947

bank

Sys¬

ASSETS—Cash,

SHEET,

Inventories

the

shares.

deemed desirable

taxes

income

Common

the Securities and Exchange
28 on the various plans of

Oct.

$505X05

Common

Net

on

profit

$0.08

charges

for

The

held.

value

Gross

439,380

share

income

Income

Pa.,

goods sold

Depreciation
Gross

ASSETS—

plan to offer common stockholders
additional common stock at $17 per share

approximately

9,694

Ended

sales—less
of

General

Earnings

$77,100;

registration

a

par)

$72,121

6,949

de¬

1527.

Proceeds will

447,698
94,582

$135,035

operations

credits

income

BALANCE

There

1946

taxes

Household Finance Corp.—Registers With SEC—
covering

$614,401

603,433
87,788

admin, expenses

&

Cost

Gross

Other

H.

Months

Gross

1947
$831,256

May 31—

sola

goods
&

on

International Products Corp.—Earnings—

sales

Frov.

$287,933;

expense,

Months

Net

Hearings

1255.

6

land,

$386,582),

to

760.

p.

(after

$2,885,525.

ducting
-(par

U.

$38,456;

of

reserves

deferred

LIABILITIES—Accounts
and

$403,849;

166,

—

$3,257,236

Howard Industries, Inc.—Earnings—

Selling

1947

accounts

receivable,

(after depreciation
$1;

30,

inventories, adjusted for transfers
1947,

of

interest

equipment
trade

JUNE

$3,161,336

Balance

System

filed by Bartholomew A. Brickley, trustee of the
Todd, Gabriel Caplan and C. Shelby Carter.—V.

reorganization
Paul

Philadelphia,

at

before

be held

will

hearing

public

Commission

p.

6

Net

Proceeds will be used for new-

Hydro-Electric

International

A

$407,957

income

Net

Dividends

—V.

«.

shares

share for each four held.
purposes.—V. 166, p. 1480.

new

one

Oct.

on

50,000

Plans—

1946

$888,651

profit

company

construction

tem;

Operating

Co.—Registers With SEC

Indianapolis Power & Light

$4,707,109

81,207

(net)

income

Gross

6 Months Ended June 30—

and

taxes..

revenue

income

1316.

p.

p.11.

I

Hoskins Manufacturing Co.—Earnings—
Manufacturing profit before depreciation
Selling, administrative and general expense

England

New

covering

taxes

oper.

Other

inc.

profits

other

Net

have

Fed.

for

co-

1255.

p.

limited-term
investments..

excess

appointed

166,

Home Co.—Preferred Stock CallecU—

the

of

Inc.—Co-registrar Appointed—

Trust

the common

for

issue and sell an
series bonds to Aetna Life Insurance

Mutual Life Insurance Co. in equal proportions.
Proceeds from the sale of the third series bonds are proposed to be
used in connection with the company's construction program.—V. 165,
and

1,797,584

Depreciation

third

of

$990,000

of

Inc.—To Sell Bds. Privately

(he SEC for authority to

has asked

companv

aggregate

Power Co.—Earnings—

Co.

Period
>

Indiana Gas & Water Co.,

Houston Lighting &

par)

continue

to

667.

The

1590.

p.

demand for petroleum products the companyits program of plant enlargement.—V. 16'ff,

prospective

and

decided

$93,506,767

1479.

p.

1950 to

H.

H.

has

registration

shares

270,000

$141,271,681

Total

—V.

decided to issue $24,000,000 of 2'A r/>
debentures
1955, to finance a plant expansion program.
Hewetson,
President,
said
that because of
the increased
has

company

present
p.

tration—

Debentures—

Imperial Oil, Ltd. (Canada)—To Issue
The

maturing

stock

$1,048,126;

1722.

(par

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THE

International Paper
Co.—Large Expenditure

COMMERCIAL

the

Planned

It is announced that the
company's Southern Kraft Division alone
will, spend $37,000,000 for wood to
make into paper and other products
at its eight Southern
mills.—V. 166, p. 1356.

effect

that

ol

the

Eoth

the

approve

sale

of

2,132,223 shares,of

On

Jan.

24,

1347,

reorganization
District
and

of

Court

Interstate

tor

enforcing

the

new

Fewer

District

order

an

of

approving

On

Co.

Delaware

April

24,

entered

plan

a

Alternative

stock

of

One,

Interstate

become

to

could

be

the

1947,

either

operative

sold

at

of

if

net

a

S.

to

the

would

company

sell

only

enough

retire

(together with the proceeds from the
presently outstanding iirst mortgage bonds

the

order

of

with

Jan.

24.

1347,

the

to

respect

reserved

issuance

sale

of

the

two

to

the

declaration

iiled

$13,400,000
the

of

Rule

bios,

Vve

stating

filed

taken

bids

to

in

comply

pursuant

to

One

to

to

tile

FOR

THE

Ripley

&

Co.,

Inc

for

FOR

Under

Alternative

THE

COMMON

and

The

of

No

Wertheim

Harriman

plus

Goldman

&

to

our

3.42',

which

(hey

accrued

lesulting

were

3.872422

an

be

o.iered

from

June

underwriting

stock.

common

be

to

offered

for

Sachs

sale

)947

and

bid,

of

shares

pier

A

public

hearing

of

Interstate)
lavor of
state's

accepting the bids

67,

of

baris

of

factor

stock

the

for

for

the

on

basis

of

of

shown

in

Interstate

by- the
of

U.

no.be

due

arrears,

and

changed to
bonds
At

the

yefc

the

plan

undetermined,

ings

of

debt

The

plan

would
of

mon

was

sale

Ptock

to

the

effect

the

that

lor

full

first

the

of

company

hearings

in

possibility

cash

of

stock

$6.90

bonds

the

and

share.

per

be

the

sale

an?

stock
Two

to

be

»l"n

,he

be'

1

:V

of

the

public
stock
to

l:e

that

to

new

be

first
o£

be

and

the

3.000.000

unsold
with

the

for such

based

it

order

bonds,

Thus

would

to

the

slo-ks

accordance

ot

with

mortgage
per

in

bids

bid

of

bonds.

Based

for

unsold

for

the

41.3%

new

be

note

owned

foe .equivalent

to

by

but

held

for

Interstate, such escrowed
subsequent plan subject

$4.05

the

on

Sept. 25, 1947,
share for the new

Interstate
the

to

sell

proceeds

2,132,223

from

the

sale

required under Alternative
867,777 shares of common stock
holders of securities
junior to the

upon

the

common

of

per

the

proposed

shares

have

a

public

proposed

offering
to

market value

principal

amount

be
of

of

nriee

sold

by

$4,121,940

Interstate's

$3,575,000.
$2,475,000 de¬

Ogden. tQ the
£577

of

debentures, the above
(he outstanding debentures.




value

of

the

plan

may

will

of

be

shares

between

price,

be

of

of

new

of

of

case

Although
Interstate's
the

latter

the

case

instant

would

Apart from

of

of

the

specifically

fair

issuance

by

cash

our

of

We

public

Co.,

payments

the

fair

or

new

the

and

of

if

We

payment
sale

this

However,

not

stocic

plan

its

would

necessarily

not.

to

the

the

of

the

new

nor

$5

per

are

share

acceptance

be

stock

the

the

the

public

the

date

of

sales

number

the

of

amount

and

modify

spread

offering

of

"The

company's

and

of

accept¬

is

clear

was

of

Moreover,
holders,
writer

the

that

20,

apart

in

connection

of

it

was

between

competitive
the

Act

that

incument

bidding,

whether

case

upon

testimony

indicated

common

stock

to

was

us

$4.05
and

valid

and

"the

in

plan

record, that the
per
share would

equitable
all

of

the

this

by

not

affected

to

contentions

case

the

the

on

parties

Inter¬

effectuate

persons,

urged

basis

as

by

sale

the

of

by

we

the

whether

price

below

It

the

of

effect

the

that

quite

company's

and

to

to

the

to
need

a

be

urgent

provide

generally
for

taken

standards

it

of

Alter¬

the

of

to

of

need

for

its

resolve

Alter¬

immediate

satisfy

the

financial

the

166,

con¬

funds

tar

construction

prob¬

consideration

both

Act.—V.

for

new

its

Dealers discount $1.—V.

at

value

Sept.

with

per

30,

securities

$26.76

of

the

company's

the

bid

definitely

price

accepted

on

upon

witness

the

low

and

by

share

common

1947,

owned

based

on

Aug.

to

31,

of

the

upon

adjusted

of

the

requirements

of

1430.

p.

163,

1052.

p.

this

1947,

sheet

prices,

and

such
of

the

Interstate

side.

A

out¬

company,

balance

market

$29.43

on

that

on

was

$25.63,

Sept.

1052.

p.

30,

Inc.—Earnings—
ln47

1946

$4,630

$5,18(5

176,041

140,099'

$810,671

$115,285

_

3,181

3,890

43,235

55,791

$134,195

$35,604

compensation

ord.

income

dividends

(exclus.

of

security

trans.)

—

declared.

profit

-

securities

on

145,722

sold

$105,073

273,857

during six

-

tExcludes

t85,604

"38,215

realized

dividends

BALANCE

ASSETS—Cash
(cod

SHEET,

deposit

on

$9,373,809),

$9,077;

interest

charged

to

under

Irving

profit

from

security

$8,746,138;

security
rar'-'^d

undistributed

transactions,
at

Co.,

$130,696;
for

$32,027;

securities

payable

management

to

securities

securities

sold,
$.8,773,218;

total,

purchased.

$55,726;

Investors

Management$21,257;
dividend

contract.

value), $721,883; paid-in surplus,
income. $13,933; deficit from

par

ordinarv

net,

$38,215;

market quotations

1947

receivable

for

$2,699;

of

Trust

receivable,

payable

taxes,

terms

JUNE 30,

accounts

dividends

miscellaneous

Inc.,

in

$9,601,418;

and

LIABILITIES—Accounts
accrued
Co..

unrealized

appreciation

above, $227,609;

total,

securities

on

$9,773,218.—V.

165„

2799.

p.

Iowa Public
The

recent

$15.75

Oct.

Service Co.—Common

security
under¬

for

witness

offering

of

10.

the

purchase

the

the

1C6.

warrants

Oversubscribed—

the'r

each

five

their

the

of

to

shares

by

company

privilege

of

in

them.
Oct.

on

purchase
held

direct

excess

The

8,

to

entitled

minimum

a

record

on

of

warrants

and

of

Sept.

1356.

p.

company

the

shares

entitled

expired

by

remaining shares are
offering, among those

the

additional

18,

stockholders

common

for

for

warrants

Sept.

on

and

terms

of

oversubscr.bed

was

announced

exercised

the

stock

common

1255)

was

shares

by

of

p.

it

subscribed

which

share

166,

103.000

issued

company's

additional
V.

the

who

to

originally

shares

warrants,

provided

as

min'mum

were

of

than

more

holders

warrant

V.

(see

purchase

Holders

109,866

of

share

per

being allotted,

one

16.—

Italo-Argentine Electric Co.—To Increase Capital—
The

stockholders

capital

stock

from

Brown

was

Fence

announced

157,

vote

Oct.

28

011

to

pesos

increasing

200,000,000

the

rehabilitate
&

this

Wire Co.),

to

authorized

pesos,

Argentine

1846.

p.

Stores, Inc.—Recapitalization

to

program
Brown

will

100,000,090

currency.—V.

Jim
A

the

stockholders

Proposed—

corporation

(formerly
known
as
the management of R. S.
Stevens,

under

Oct.

on

17

by

Robert

A.

Weaver,

Chairman.'

us

bid

from

While

of

Corp.—Secondary Offering—Merrill Lynch,

166,

months

1947,
regarding
language similar

contain

distinctions

the

recognized

bid

a

the

salvation

dividends

Cash
Net

stock,

the common stock would be
precluded.
accepted by Interstate would lead to the
effectuation of a
reorganization with an extremely harsh result, and
we are not
presently prepared to accept such a result as inevitable.
It

that

say

Total

reasonable¬

common

expenses

Jan.

not

under

of

disposing

but

solution

framework

Taxes

order."

our

respect of:

think

results

fair

consider
we

therefore

steps

asset

as

Management

not

company

namely,

bidding,

and

now

fee;

We

at

to

holders.

satisfactory

the

unfair.

does

common

factors:

new

basic

no

stock

common

which

nrt

cbjectors,
which

Cash

min¬

a

become
which

the

01

competitive

steps

basis

a

6 Months Ended June 30—

The

rehabihtation

plan,

cf

negotiations calls, for
ing of additional capital
E.

the

on

results,

prepared

consider

would

sub¬

In

merit.
are

of

of

company.

problem

a

company

for

the

security

within

Income—Interest

reject

common

unfair.

the

have

plan

exchanged,

our
responsibilities
unfair."

concluding,
of

oi

for

reach

to

Investors Management Fund,

out

(to

offer

new

become

required

the

four

at

of

become

the

where

stock

consider

of

holders

between

presented.

light

net

with

holders

and

observe

here
in

Interstate,

better

company and its security holder.';
what steps,
if any. can be taken to

and

excerpt
from
the
Central
and
South
West
reservation of jurisdiction
in
the order entered
in
the
was
no
broader
than
the
jurisdiction
reserved
in
the

ones

is

and

comcared

at

opinion
reorganization did

of

of

for

should

we

the

necessity

share.

1946.—V.

legal

findings

produce

require:;

received

position,

reorganization

course,

it

bid

the

public

a

cf

achieve
the

con¬

the

of

problems

maturities

approval

exchange

an

feasible

common

the

and

to

of

this

of

place

as

transactions.
In

common

sale

price

jurisdiction in

spread

plan

case.

the

state

The

equitable

being.

time

paid

to

as

objective,

persons

the
price
bidder
or

and

Utilities

would

create

least

proper

be

to

to

Investment Co. of America, Los Angeles, Calif.—Asset

our

setting

at

such

to

the

the

to

stock

o.fered

a

necessarily
of

prepared

is

that

taking

that

devised

recognize

the

the

per

Net

accept

Committee

Ihe

at

reserved

our

determine,

In

or

be

stock

the

to

on

take

we

price

of

company

$27

above-quoted

opinion,

a

do

we

scope

successful
be

West

plan

which

of

common

shall

we

the

We

Intert.ype

this
upon

a
bid.
We must pass on
the price and spread e tablished
competitive bidding
when
the
results
are
shown.
If,
in
light of the
facts as
they then exist, the plan has become

that

not

are

time

so

eager

functions

such

acceptance
In

treatment,

be

can

its

with

reorgani¬

interested

precedent.

occasion

call

into

come

management
is

bid

in

but

1947,

stock

the

new

for

not

the

below

period

underwriter's
therewith."

do

of

the

their

shares

price

will

interests

exploration

sub¬

Pierce, Fenner & Beane on Oct. 15 made a
secondary
distribution of 10,000 shares of common stock
(no par) at

holders.

our

the

cr

the

visited

bidding,

whether

not

price

preference stocks

the

the

has

of

11,

in its present form and we
circumstances that wc would

.depend

the

this

indicating

as

loan

There

nature

accorded

lliei,

1947,

other

satisfied

had

we

which

would

available

the

and

unfair,
In
ness

to

be

the

the

the

and

be

of

ance

by

25,

would

South

sale

unnecessarily,

never

number

the

of

to

lair

floor

wish,

will

to

lems.

as

security
responsibilities

common

without

to

common

ether

the

in

management

perform

upon

the

by receiving a lower
debenture holders and

by

reorganization

stock.

contingent
of

Ogden's interest
interest is presently

such

borne

accord

at

attendant

satisfactory

and

program,

the

by

and

of

consider

administer

whether

and

the

at

light

represented

be

to

in

pavnb'e, $72,188; capital stock ($1

plan
the

or

not

and

Central

common

a

outstanding 671 debentures and xlemand notes
aggregating
Assuming, arguendo, a complete -subordination of the
mand

by

bonds

3,030,000 shares
to

not

minimum

shares

10%

a

future

"Loss.

from

of

any,

represented

company's
are

common

we

bank

meet

respect

affected

all

which

to

Section
to

Sept.

new

plan

is

contentions

price

to

Alternative

purpose.

such

all

level

do

that

of

only

baiance would

onlv

the

Agent

received

for

necessary

remain

escrow

share

represents

the

together with
$23,025,500 of
funds

would

$28,035,500,
mortgage

here

below

the

under

recognition
of

accepted

be

We

of

under

recognition

and

thereby,,

stock 1,
a

set,

pres¬

amount

by

effective,

results

treatment

to

of

in

become

the

competitive

Interstate
a

In

loss

position

structure

sideration.

date,

Sept.

us

In

of

Interstate's
to

and

against

only method of approach or whether it
appropriate to effect some modification of the
present
pro¬
scheme of reorganization.
These are matters for

standing

our

011

order

issue

to

believe,

of

security holdc-rs did

that
be

a

Ogden, as the holder
preferred
stocks,
and
the

provide,

the

there

deposited

$4.75

the

on

of

Escrow

of

the

relating

proposed

declaration

consequences

investors,

the

debt

Interstate

reorganization

Two

spe-

reserved

Ogden

the

steps

s

of

be

where

the

intended

our

its

of

received

the

state

exist

to

debentures,

of

some

in

shares

s

amount

and

the

not

convinced

that

that

those

situation

a

the

following:

securities

the

reached

is

asserted

if

would

the

We

not

Two,

approved."

preference

deem

to

Two,

designed

in

of

first

new

balance

an

G'r

preferred

of

of

necessary

the

of

approval.
described ■ results

Interstate, the
which

the

escrow

note

of

stock,

in

snares

Two.

that

in

holders

disposed

above

common

of

the

demand

was

Interstate

01

principal

of

of

consummated,

native

the

State,

have

we

in

Interstate.

of

extent,

price

better

further

native

juris¬

More
we

in
and

stated:

respect

the

least

Alternative

Two

aggregate

Commission's

The

show

provided

of

d

would

as

deposited

holders
to

the

number

of

at

stated,

which

inherent

unsecured
been

us

impact

issue

bulk

that

a

more

be

spreads.

and

upon

the

com¬

price

of

the

we

offered

results

paid

common

assumed

course

be

should

we

common

a

was

include

to

retirement

ior

itsucd

further

vrou'.d

the: benefit

the

there

Alternative

working capital or an
$19,400,000 principal amount

of

at

the

Interstate

plan

us,

manner.

affected

such

stantially

as

a

the

presented

"Obviously,

realized, and that
the
plan
Interstate might not be feasible.

of

new

"The

proposed,

the

reasonableness

to

this,

conception
bids

effectuate

persons

that

the

determination

sold

the

securities

as

impact

involving Central
security holders were

there

with

new

of

prices

ignoring

regard,
on

be

to

contention

proceeds

new

the

treasury

sufficient

a

such

be

produce

posed
re¬

stock.

commit

the

bidding.
approving the plan,

determine

their

consider

should

stock

be

not

outstanding first mortgage bonds in the
$26,035,500, and for the reimbursement of its
$2,000,000

its

During

that

apparent

ior

then

as

its

$5

the

stocks

stockholders

new

believe

Interstate

Inter¬

sell

to

V alue—

such

Congress

such

shares

proceeds

a

in

would

issue

senior

Interstate

the

of

of

awaiting

would

that

of

reserved

we

The

higher

construed

a

to

that

in

of

have

ultimate

result

finally

common

terms,

net

of

stock,

regard

new

the

to

the

the

be

we

upon

common

did

respect

to

permitting

plan

a

extent

hold¬

equally

from

shares

shares

plan,

debt

luiicrs

amount

without

stock

could

assumption

face

ently
of

share

in

acquisition

requires

of

company,

of

the

to

shares).
its

to

in

reorganization

our

this

would

wc

"sale

mortgage

questions,

respect

to

to

was

first

specific
the

competitive

1847,

the

case

a

by

hearing

bidders

dividend

(3,000,000

in
of

common

from

of

over

a

are

to

that

proposed

of

harsh

may

the

sale

however,

the

a

are

as

extend

purposes

limit

which

not,

regard

24,

1947,

sale

legalistic

lead

the

imum

the

on

at

The

became

necessary

stack
new

pending

with

Interstate,

company thereafter amended its
which hat been summarized
abcvc.

the

of

were

right,

remaining

common

of

substantial

stock

of

$2,475,000

and

in

for

that

1947,

$36,000,000),

in

and

statute

holders

notified

our

consisting
and

about

common

there

of

debt

the

price

payment

of

and

declarations

11,

light

powers

be

reduction

the

obligation

securities.

of

issues.

it

of

Ogden's

The

provide

zation

sale

drastic

a

with

common

proposed

least

at

for

structure

debt

stock,

value

stockholders

this

to

the,, low

below

wc

require

and

Two

the

declaration

things,

sales

in

the

believe

net

date

20,

and

bidding

would

The

$7,500,000 debentures,

mortgage

new

1946,

that

25,

the

resulting

of

holders

in

by

1947, the plan
conditions, by us and

provided

submitted

distribute

preferred
subordination

im

Sept.

not

regardless of price and
holders.
As
hereinabove

bonds

jurisdiction

narrow

findings:

Jan.

corporate

long-term

comparable

new

of

subject

A

value

was

its

Of

opinion

Court

stated

originally

and

following

A

OPINIONS

consisting of $19,400,000
par

$36,000,000

of

.dock,

AND

of

did

result

Interstate

in

which

speedily

stock";

context

under

case

forth

forth

the

security

order

our

retained

prices

time

setting
in
set

now

order

our

Hue

preferred

pre:erred

of

its

pav

the

of

concerning

and

in

make

ar.d

(aggregate

$6,600,000

public holders

stated

We

course.

that

share

speedily

illustrative

Alternative

the

contingencies

of

preferred

in

not

company

program;

which

ior

of

of

the

did

for

nature,

security

other

of
Sept.
issuance and

competitive

the

the

to

opinion

and

approved,

value

$10,500,000

time

an

taken,

expressed

District

structure

a

and

Due

prepare

due

mortgage bonds,

stated

thereby."

of

securities

order of Jan.

among

order

duty

Interstate's
would

of

Two

this

things,

spreads

common

security
>

sale

on

plan,

"floor"

a

price

of

and

issuance,

new

In

we

Interstate

the

effects

the

claims

Interstate's

would

per

interest

construction

presented

set

the

conditions;

$3.50

regard

application

vested in
its presently out¬
stock, which has no conceivable equity in "asset,
that Ogden, holding all the common
stock, has a

company.

the

forward

move

in

a

took

of

control

recognize

may

new

applications

the

we

decla¬

and

which

had

capitalization.

Ogden

$11:,000,000

affected

plan

a

the

stock,

to

of

and

record

sale

other

our

in

contemplate

to

below

in

but

Securities

allowable"

the

1948,
or

Addi¬

(

that

preferred

utility

Alter¬

company

that

criticism

necessary

summate

shares

of

in

of

not

to

market

of

stock

of

expenses"

maximum

withdrawal

April,

the

Interstate.

the underwriting
groups
who
par¬
While we recognize that the
underwriting
have fruitlessly expended
time and
money
in
submission
of
their
bids,
this
is
one

the

company

that

by
Department

Interstate.

in

1948.

may

but

against

We

in

until

for

served

and

"exceed

clear

and
contingent interest

by

be

including the invitations for bids and the prices and
spreads
pertaining to the proposed sales of first mortgage bonds and

in

stock,

of

paid

would

arc

rehabilitation

in

for

Interstate,

as

in

it

any

undetermined.

of

that

company

the

the

Two

not

major

merely

Alternative

plan

among

the

shown

did

affected

the

and

to

Interand

appeared

issuance

sale

be

effectuate

in

findings

Delaware

$26*035,000 first

and

to

ofiicial

them,

in

hand,

for

common

to

we

record

heretofore

S.

for
were

omer

C0.1

common

an

share.

stated

Tvvo

bid

company

stock),

its

of

stock

bid

any

possible

plan

Interstate's

"the

public

debentures,

the

of

of

per

to

new

neces¬

bidding.

the

earnings,

in

of

the

as

company's
poor
the fact that no

stock

demand

Wisconsin

a

the

to

record,

common

territory

"commissions

reflect

ordination

under

pointed

new

institutional

stock

leave

common

interest

the

need

purpose

well

construction

new

dividend

a

the

the

in

note

25%

opinion

prices

of

or

not

$5

who

unfavorable

financial

minimum

a

a

upon

of

cilically, in

of

the

Interstate's

the

the

Trust

the

issuance

not

issue

the

Co.

for

of

Interstate,

respect

proposed

unable

On

such

for

the

FINDINGS
As

in

persons

conclusion

bid

shares

price

action

would

the

&

of

of

jurisdiction,

headed

Interstate appeared

<te

of

of

and

that

were

the

opinion

aa

and

we

approval

prices

our

resulting

having considered
the
denying effectiveness to

day

would

the

to

the

After

the

Bank

holders

of

bonds

at

equitable

reasons

that

(Chemical

stockholders

Interstate

bidders

involved,

reasons

of

to

in regard'to the above
Ogden Corp.
(parent
of

securities.

Inter¬

security

the

character.

We

the

to

the

as

for

immediate
company's

State.

instance

standing

he

of

on

required

to

preparing

per

sold.

designated

diction,

1947

than

new

various

same

conclusion

our

and

the

on

mortgage

successful

fair

of

argument.

amended,

first

common

the

tru..tee

acceptance

order

the

mr

preferred

the

oral

an

as

new

new

of

to

heard

we

entered
ration.

the

of

debentures

committee

opposition

25,

Other

holders of any of the securities of

110

representatives
a

Sept.

on

'bidding.

on

and

01

below

1946,

Alternative

common

operate

that

recognize
a

In

held

was

competitive

range

behalf

the

of

of

finance

was

but
be

permit
face

new

prices

would

approval

to

in

intent

various

holders

thereof

delivery,

bid

share,

underwriting spread of $0.70 per share, or 14.74'v
offeiing price and 17.28', of the price to the
company.

that

Two

Alternative

in

this

by

stock which did

testimony

common

accepting

to

of

the

not

ticipated
in

011

$4.05

as

findings

our

extend

or

presented
of

needed

share,

per

not

sale

102.80

group

Wertheim

the

$4.75

at

in

the

would

to

bonds,

subject

an,

results

of

range

$5

We

under¬

the

date

Also,

.

low

as

circumstance

23,

effectuated

designed

justified

approving
the

public

underwriting

Co.,
at

the

the

to

the

&

public

to

O.S0",

oi

that

to

the

to

1,

the bid of

Pursuant

sale

for

spread

approval, Interstate accepted
by Lehman Eros., Goldman
the

was

shown

Our

2,230,000

accepted the bid of
Stuart & Co.
Inc.
for

Halsey,

to

interest

in

the

quire

Bid for

2.132,223

Interstate

by

be

arguments

demonstrate

No. Shs.

Company

and

Inc

approval.

annum

wish

does

the
the

then

acceptance

value

par

below

3.48',

$4.05

headed

group

been

security

to

Co..

for

that

unfortunate

same

Oct.

We

in

the

common

effect,

lack

that

that

new

this

common

the

to

on

stock

obtained

pointed
for

1947,

additional

specifically,
paid

note

we

in

he

borrowed

December,

of

of
any
stock
in

the

position

and,

connection,

loans,

in

price

light of the
finance the

the

the

be

absence

in

Alternative

not

the

state's

of

More

to

for

tionally,

in

times

per

the

the

demand

this

bank

$1,800,000

history,
is

in

that

the

point

cents

the

and

In

of

the

opinion

accepted in
permanently

common
stock underwriters,
in testifying in
admittedly unusually large underwriting spread, stated
marketing of this common stock presents certain inherent

difficulties.
dividend

his
was

and

the

company,

the

and

did

adduced

cn

could

there

&

that

in

but

maturing

finance
to

financial

equivalent

10.1

to

to

and.

representative

regard

policy.

share

per

that

stock

effect of

range

its
reorganization
consistent with the

(the

STOCK

by—

stress

the

objectors

consummating
the
and
of
enabling it

3.40',

100.393

its

Two

have

bids.

Sachs

the

common

they

plan

Ogden,

One

of

native

Companv

101.52

Co

Ripley &■ Co..

Subject

writing
under

group headed,

Bros..

A

and
the
Commission,
subsequent
acceptance

range of prices for the

based

stock

One:

the
a

the

principal

support

Cost to

Price Per Sh.

Underwriting

in

below

and

opinion,

Alternative

Alternative Two:

Lehman

price

a

for

connection

noting

4o

contend

bid

the

of

is

company

cents

stock

.dividend

equivalent

plan,

contemplated

a

the

to

52.13

rate

the

forth

to

Under

sity

debenture

such

that

low,

reorganize

progiam.

construction

ren¬

prevailing
conditions,
Interstate
could
receive approximately $6.90
per share so that it was uncertain whether

competitive

101.90

3V2 '<i

the

of

anticipated

is

also

of

not

Jan.

that

Lehman Bros., Goldman Sachs & Co.
and The First Boston
Corp

of

They

set

declaration,

Company

3'/i>7t

had

this

dividend

a

Two

share,

with

3 '/a '>

of

stock.

value

true

of

and

per

that

Coupon

connection,

is

to

refinance ,$3,000,000

com¬

required.

its

Price to

Harriman

it,

Additionally,

BONDS

Underwriting group headed by—
Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc

estimate

1947;

$5

his

leceived:

were

the

the

the

earnings

30,

Alternative

Interstate

Two

requirements

invitation

for

reorganization

fair.

be

of

earnings
and
that the price

20,
1947,
also
Alternative Two,
which

sale

prices

in

reflect

new

Alternative

or

respect

June

holders, presented

pro¬

the

to

represent

forma

pro

common

In

state,

not

regard,

ended

company

share.

the

and

of

this

times

new

the

effective

issue

shares

with

the

months

company's

Our

these

become

the

amendment

an

to

7.76

proposing
approving

things,
and

found

Chapter X

company's

in

12

the

does

the

of

to

securities.

new

that

order

and

with

other

be

can

under

even

stock

note,

of

of

respect

jurisdiction

Interstate

action

following

the

the

of

1947,
the

and

to

in

mortgage bonds
either Alternative

retained

sale

25,

lorth

U-50

Interstate

first

pursuant

upon

Sept.

setting

by

new

but

plan,

spreads
On

of

stock

common

Interstate.

securities

the

generally

urge

company

in

this

In

compulsion
construction

objectors

the

testified

stock

common

far

to

interest

thax

lignt

bonds)

new

their

common

shares

new

of

among
new

price and spread in respect theieto.
On
Sept. 11,
1947,
we
entered
an
additional
ceedings which, among other things, permitted
of

the

of

jurisdiction,

and

of

sale

by

interests

inequitable.

grossly

point

Interstate

obvious

falls

alone.

stock

obtained

Monday, October 20, 1947

(whether

is

Both classes of objectors
Bankruptcy Act they would
fare better than the outcome of
Interstate's plan if the acceptance
of the common stock bid is
approved by us.
Both classes of
objectors urge that the price of $4.05 bid for the

effective

which

plan

preferred

price

respective

bid

it

stock

common

the debentures

and

the

their

residual

debentures

argue

the company of $3.90
per share, the company would sell enough shares
of its new common
-stock (but not exceeding 2,700,000 shares of the
3,000,000 shares to be issued i which, together with the proceeds from
the
sale
of
$19,400,000 of new bonds,
would
permit
retirement
of
alhits debt securities, wiih the balance of the new common
stock to
be
distributed to preferred stockholders.
If, on the other hand, a
sufficient number of shares could not be sold at this
price to render
Alternative
One
operative, Alternative Two would become
unuer

the

out

shares

price

of

upon

the

the facts,
among others, that 6%
has been paid
continuously since their issuance in 1928, and that
sucn
6%
interest
is
currently being earned by the company.
The
preferred stock objectors contend,
among
other things,
that since
the
earnings of the company exceed its fixed charges and show a
balance for the preferred
stock, no reorganization plan which wipes

the

U.

the

objectors

approving
thoroughgoing

plan.
The
plan
provided
lor
a
Interstate to be consummated under

common

for

impact

of
of

amount

debenture

stock

011

order

an

the

reorganization of
alternatives.
Under
of

entered

we

the

-valuation

lace

the

that

stock,

common

follows:

above

mon

ders

CHRONICLE

the

on

the

short

Interstate Power Co.—SEC Issues
Opinion in Connec¬
tion with
Proposed Financing—The opinion of the SEC
dated Oct. 3, issued in connection with
its refusal to

FINANCIAL

preferred stock of acceptance of the
subordination of Ogden's interest is assumed),

not

or

&

L.

over

Bakkom
a

and

principal
Illinois

Bakkom
the
As

Jim
a

ciates
All

chief

of

Inc.,

of

in

will

company

Brown

through
the
and

executive.

owners

the

be

Weaver

its

of

funding
the

of

Mr.

operated
Mr.

the

is

of

wholly

a

these

the

preferred and
is

the

Weaver

for

not

transactions

entire

the

said,

program

are

is

by

and

of

loans-

Stevens

as

ons

of

stores
The

owned

Jim

as

subsidiary
its
and

Brown

and

holders

majority of common shares.
considered
judgment of the bor-M

bank

operates

Stevens

interdependent

approved

Mr.

secur¬

stock

eouipment.

continuing

the

of

Presidnt

farm

proposed transactions Mr.
will acquire a large stock interest in the

of

of

the

oi

which

company

as

all

months

the

company,

$1,962,000

Stevens

Stevens

represents

of

employment

distribution

with

said

acquisition

Bakkom

the

company

Mr.

recapitalization

a

period,

engaged

result

unless

"It

Co.,

seven-year

President
the

in

&

which

none

of

of

President.
his

asso¬

company.
will occur

two-thirds

of

a

"that

consummated

the

the

plan

is

banks will

fair
take

to

all

of

director;,"
stockholders; that if

steps to

enforce

their

note;,

Mr.
it

is

ar.:l

(that

hanks

the

if

return

steps

such

take

do

there

likelihood

little

is

company's stockholders.
Accordingly, the
strongly to the stockholders that the plan

the

to

ommend

most

of

Each

stock.

.common

When

the

declare

share

common

would

of

51

completed,

is

cents

share

a

the

ItiG,

by

company

writer,

P.

George

tional

of

filed

10

Breen,

186,

the

notification with
sold at market.

of
be

to

York.

New

working capital.—V.

letter

a

stock,

common

will

Proceeds

used

be

in

Offered

Inc.

bid

The

awarded

100.1599

the

for

certificates

annually March,

bid

a

on

same

100.5567.

Nov.

certifi¬

1948-1957.—V.

166,

24,000

19'-

of

Corp.

and

balance

Koppers

by

the

on

plant,

acceptance

with

Chicago,

interest

111.,

submitted

automobile,

of

acceptance

upon

other

and

land

agreed

to

quarterly

in

Co.,

will

of

offered

be

America—Files With SEC—
filed

6

5C

used

letter

a

cumulative

at

for

cf

notification

convertible

Underwriter,

par.

general

corporate

the

4P

at

the bid

of

and

the

Dr.

James

General

of

the

and

the

annual

28

are

capacity

is

and

balance

coke

465,000

166,

210

of

tons

ten

to

years

by-product

a

on

the

agreed

over

ovens,

structures

coke and by-products.—V.

tons of

Period End. Sept. 30—
Sales

of
and

Net

profit

—V.

166,

profit

director

Co.,

of

the

Pittsfield,

at,

plastics

Mass.,

Corp.—V. 120,

SEC

(par

Chicago.
166, p. 667.

division

has

been

laboratory

elected

of

director

a

459.

p.

pig

iron

Earnings

per

"Includes

of

$

s

outstanding
of

stockholders

have

at

At

an

adjourned

a

agreement

of

meeting held

and

by

dissolve

Samuel

earnings

shortage
prospective purchaser

Oct.

oil

this

16"

corporation.

S.

Glass,
of time, he

the

with

$1.20

tlncludes

Voted—•

special

liquidate
report

"because

Corp.

months.-

seven

to

followed

that

an

been

35)0,289

$0.42

Distilling

Dissolution

at

proposed

action

stockholders

390,289

:

Siboney

Distilling Co. for

the

11946

$891,135
481,335

share

common

Liquidation and

arrive

99,945,449

"1947

$325,673
184,673

earnings

Penndale

This

103,877,322

(& Subs.)—Earnings-

taxes

taxes

shares

approved

$

11,195,755

after

Common

1052.

p.

Pyle,

before

acres

1947—9 Mos.—1946

11,567,446

the

stock

Haas,

purposes.—V.

Nine Mos. Ended July 31—

760.

p.

1947—Month—1946

-

J.

Electric

Locke Insulator

Logansport Distilling Co., Inc.

the

unpaid

manufacture

to

T.

$3,255,000

bid

on

$2,751,000

with

preferred

Ray

Locke Insulator Corp.—New Director—

The

semi¬

be

or

Oct.

on

9

and

Inc.,

offered

of

organized
bid

a

There

equipment.

rated

the

and

435,000

Co.

Lorp.

shares

to

Proceeds

Gross

Tucker

plant

1480.

p.

bid

upon

the

$

$88,000

due

for

run

company

.

(S. II.) Kress & Co.—September Sales—
Stuart &

Halsey,

and

1947

1,

organized

to

rate.

coupon

elated

are

of

$2,750,000

quarterly payments, with interest at 4'-.
properly includes two blast furnaces,

from 1.15% to 2.20%, according to maturity.
was

for

The

cates, series H, were offered Oct. 16 (subject to ICC ap¬
proval) by Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) at prices to yield
issue

Co.

quarterly payments,

40

Tucker

pay

The

Iron

pay\$618,450

to

bid

a

Inc.,

Furnaces,

and

Coal

in

The
new

Kansas City Southern By.—Equipment Trusts
—An issue of $1,760,000 2V8% equipment trust

is

balances.

addi¬

for

which

plant

The

$12.50),

acceptance of the bid, and
yprs, with interest at 4'-

ten

proposed

baiar.ee

Under¬

567.

p.

in
Administration.

Co J submitted

Iron

Fulton

Hanna

and

SEC

lock

government-surplus blast furnaces and
Granite
City, 111.,
were
made public
on

being operated under lease
above company, war-time
lessee,
were
submitted
by
Fulton
Cleveland,
Ohio;
Missouri-Illinois Furnace,
Inc., Granite
111., and Tucker iCorp., Chicago, 111.

Missouri-Illinois

Oct.

on

shares

95,000

(1581)

the

$8,000,000

the

$522,500 upon

the

The

ovens

Assets

payments over

Johnson Automatics, Inc., Boston—Files With SEC—
for

for

The

pay

1258.

p.

CHRONICLE

Co.,

Ciiy,

to

present preferred

on

FINANCIAL

the

lion

slock,,

preference

new

purchase

War

by

Bids

into

intend

directors

the

on

representing the dividend now accrued and unpaid
Stock.—V.

changed

be

6

common.

recapitalization

dividend

a

present

new

Oct.

to

coke

by-product

adopted.''
The ^capitalization calls for changing each present preferred share
into one share of new preference stock plus one-half, share of new

one-third share oi'

bids

Three

recapitali¬

of

&

Koppers Co., Inc.—Proposed Sale of Gov't Plant—

any

directors_ rec¬

b>

zation

COMMERCIAL

THE

Number 4639

166

Volume

Chairman,

to

unable

was

and

to

negotiation*

discontinued."

a

meeting on Oct. 14, Mr. Glass informed stockholders that
he
been approached
by a financially responsible person who desired,
purchase all his Logansport stock.

had

Kawneer

Co.—Earnings for Quarter

Period End. Sept. 30—

IMet

profit

and

after

$229,887

$274,832

$0.76

$0.79

$0,94

$1.88

The

It

on

announced

was

which

about

or

Sept.

30,

1946,

payments

paid

of

30

payable

June

1946.—V.

the
the

stock

of

extra

an

30

last

To

Oct.

9

SO,000 shares
Corp.,
cold

and

by

registration

a

(no

par)

Goldman,

H.

Co.,

&

President

the

Underwriters,
York.

New

of

with

filed

was

stock.

common

Sachs

Kendall,

P.

statement

the

The

SEC

covering

The First
shares

The

company.—V.

166,

Boston

in

declared

Sept.

2,

this

2,

during

quarter

Dec.

on

Distributions

1946.

and

last

dividend

a

$1.20

of

60

year,

1946.

year.—V.

166,

each

cents

compared

as

An

of

extra

50

made

were

with

50

cents

Co.

heavily oversubscribed
investment group headed

were

which

had

underwritten

the

ex¬

change offer.
The

Income

close

business

of

preferred,
shares

and

of

The

and

lime
notice

$103

by

Sept.

Sept.

mail,

at

if

1957;

1,

in

each

and

tinental

Illinois

tional

PURPOSE—The
tvith

cash

effect

1256,

p.

and

its

offer

Ti

.April

Changed
Shares
<of

its

of

the

stock

payment

cash.

tion

Power

Said

subsidiary

subsidiary

$10)

by

for

redemption

to

the

unex¬

27,

of

West
its

the

properties

Middle

additional

prior

has

agreed

of

stock

common

1947,

1,

and

CAPITALIZATION

200,000

first

GIVING

TO

Cash
U.

contribu¬

a

Old

shares

of

of

unsecured

mortgage

Dominion
the

capital

$1,500,000
note.

5%

to

The

1,

for

2%, due $275,000
to Nov. 1, 1956

stock,

pfd.

(Common

stock

"Articles

at

400,000

par

200,000

shares

to

prior

1,

July

on

the

of

the

in

articles

the

first

of

six

Respective

FINANCING

tLand,
Land

$5,225,000
$10)

(par

period

incorporation

Sept.

months

number

Corp.

shares of
of

of

1,

has
the

<!Net

and

1947

and

JULf

SHEET,

in

1947

tl,530,000 shs.

agreed

to

1947-Dec.

1,

be

may

increased

or

for

at

purchase

stock

1947,

(at

cost)

31

of

names

shares

to

be

the

and 200,000

purchased

by

each

are

as

8,333

Smart

6,000

The Bankers Bond

6,000

Stroud

&

_

Co

<Glore,

Forgan & Co
Kidder, Peabody & Co

Lynch,

Fenner

&

Pierce,

Beanc

Bros

6,000

&

follows:

$1,336,682

50,000

75,000

1,461,392

&

4.000

Wagner

&

3,500

Co., Inc.

Company Inc
Moore

T.

&

"

942,564

3,012,451

2,745,699

Coip
White, Weld & Co

6,000

6,000

Almstedt Brothers

5,000

F.

5,000

Field,

5,000

Metropolitan

5,000

Russell &

5,000

William

4,000

J.

4,000

James

Becker

Bear,

Stearn

&

&

Co.

Inc.—

Co

B. Hilliard & Son

Schoellkopf,

Hutton
Pomercy, Inc.
&

A. C. Allyn and Co.,

Republic Co
"The Milwaukee Co.

166, p.

Dupree

Inc.__

4,000

1356.




D.

&■

Richards

Paeilic

Co.—

Central

L.

income

Co.

C.

St.

of

Co

Louis Co.

California

Long

R.

Van

&

$561,845

for

Deposits

refundable

bottles

St.aats

Co

Hooser

&

Co.

Willson

&

Ce.__

30,176

$1,107,537

$660,060

76,132

73,340
$586,711

2,963,806

2,963 806

$o-34

*°-2»

outstanding

output

of

(his

(Ky.)—Weekly Output—

for

company

kwh.,

the

compared

as

week last

year,

week

with

increase

an

company

shares

Kebbon,

be

($50

to

exchange
will

filed

par)

of

The

be

6%

two

used

to

11

kwh.

preferred

Chicago.

A

total

of

of

the

retire

tho-

1481.

p.

the

stock.

of

cumulative preferred

shares

1947

for

166*.

111.—Registers With

cumulative

Co.,

balance

Oct.

43.7%.—V.

registration statement with

a

5%
&

holders of

basis

piefei red.

Proceeds

10

McCoimick

offered

an

Oct.

011

ended

28,924,000

of

SEC

Under¬

15,764 shares

stock

(par

$100>

preferred for

new

each

share

shares

will

unexchanged

be

old

offered

publicly

preferred

working capital.

McAleer

and

tgf
^

Manufacturing Co.

EARNINGS

FOR

7

MONTHS

(&

Subs.)—Earnings—

ENDED

JULY

31,

1947

profit after charges and Federal taxes
Earned
per share on
203,650 common shares
—V.

166,

$131 76f
$n 5R

*U'0>*

857.

p.

McCormick & Co., Inc.,
Baltimore—Stock

We

V.

advised

are

shares

of

5u

that

there

preferred
leceived

aie

166,

will

stock

from

be

no

general

$lbO).

(par

employees

The

and

offering
stock

friends

of

will

of

the

761.

p.

the
be

1 400

sold

as

company.

.

stock

Common

returnable

on

738,849

519,732
25,000

on

250,000

250,000

2,357,702
3,699,867
100,000

2,357,702
2,732,536
100,000

$8,482,931

"After

1947

tAfter
and

$1 702 774
and

1947

depreciation
tAfter

1946.

$1,633,506

and

1947

11 After

$4,125.

in

deducting

in

after

$151,297

in

1947

Macy's
L.

and

New

Aug.

York

John

Moffatt

1946.

SAfter reserve

mortgage
reserve

payable

Sept.

1,

of

for

Federal

for

and

Cost

577,879

80,600

220,000

$143,665

$357,879

576,081

after all charges and taxes
outstanding at Aug. 31

Net profit

286,374

$1.20

Common shares

Earnings
—V.

3

common

per

of

Ended

Months

share

June

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

sales,
and

Income
"Other

1946

$6,184,332

$2,621,098

4,672,248
511,834

sold

goods

Expenses

buying,
Federal

departments)

publicity,

administrative

2,564,406
364,445

$1,000,250

profit

Operating

selling,

261,152,406 224,443 666

retail

income

rtal
on

"$270,827

82,946

64,352

■

refund

taxes

on

Crl9,836

362,500

30,800

$560,164

"$346,143

155,140

150,000

$3.52

Nil

income

5,217,000

dividends

declared

on

preferred

declared

on

common

common

from

Net

Common

shares

1,000

Earnings

per

profit

"Loss.—V.

-

outstanding—

common

165,

p.

share

703,800

and

expenses

and

$677,460

CONSOLIDATED

other

& Co., Inc., Fillmore, Calif.—Files With

sec—

sources,

interest'

ctnrlr

shares

nf

on

of

Oct. 6 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for
capital stock, to be exchanged for all outstanding

Rpps-Dnvis

Drues.

Inc..

Meriden.

Conn.—V.

1G5.

».

net

of

expenso

BALANCE SHEET

obligations

"Due

from

customers

other

tory
Estd.

3169.

(at

cost

or

red.

amt.)__

(determined

Miscellaneous

by

the

current

on

retail

523,000

leaseholds,

and

copyrights,

prepaid

fixt.

and

744,00$

170,000

equip.__

marks, goodwill,

2,037,482

745,000

expenses

trade

523,000"

2,023,722

assets

assets

buildings,

38,005,144"

invent-

income

Macy's Bank, at cost
in joint merchandising organizations

{Leases,
Total

taxes

in

Miscellaneous

tLand,

Federal

2,284,064

15,339,242

and

method)
of

$4,596,466

31,195,378

"cash-time"

1,767,994

21,383,672.

(incl.

instalment)-

refund

Aug. 3, '46

$6,685,139
Govt,

Supplies

The company

$5.02

non-trading

Aug. 2, '47

S.

U.

Invests,

50,000

'703,800

4,47ol320'

and after deducting
in 1946.

Cash

Investment

1592.

1,000

Lientz (E. C.)

9,334,826

168

2,75oi966
$3.70

broadcasting

1947

stock
stock

share

administrative

in

C,437^000

3*025

dividends
per

332,527
20,796 995

estate

income

Cash

Merchandise

2,000
1,000

20 464 468

12,288,059

loss

ASSETS—•

deductions

2 352 014'

12.348,055

operations

income

36,926

$1,005,612

Total income

2,202 918

2,758,115

7,071,059

of

$126,381

"3 744 777
2454'608

3,634,057

3,273,623

repairs

Dr59,996

taxes

"Income

$
662 451

occu¬

income

on

before non-recurring

corporate

Aug. 3, '46

285,082,754- 255

expenses

taxes

less rent

from

Earnings

53 Wks. En.

'$307,753

5,362

income

169 097 77-},

L9Hk498
and

salt

on

Federal

of

Other

leased

income

Income
Loss

(incl.

Cash

1947

30—

saies
of

197,413,819

1947.

1481.

66, p.

Leland Electric Co.

Cost

1,

$
sales

expense

Net

Net

Feb,

Aug. 2, '47
retail

Rent

224,265

interest

(est.)

_

52 Wks. En.

Net

$10,229,331

$0.23

taxes

JFrom

in

1946

'44

$

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

Maintenance

1947

deprec.

income

1945.

depre¬

$31,680

July 29

I_IIII

285,082,755 255,662,451

"From

except
Depreciation

31—

after

estimated

profit

'9,904,721

for

$10,809,057

Provision

13,364,106

$2,722,128

Total

$90,768

52 Wks En

$

151,789,247 121,555,509 108 835 <>88
55,639,825
51,713,281
41,895,104
36'243'760
29,459,230
26,119,330
20,123 746
13'209 723
17,837,370
16,135,872
13,839,460
11 609 003

Koch

&

52 Wks.En.

July 28, '45

165,799,596

Taylor

revaluation of $455,396
reserves
for depreciation of

Sales
Net

$

Davison-Paxon
Lasalle

O'Connor,

pancy

Ended

Aug. 3, '46

and

Bryant, Inc.—Earnings—

Months

53 Wks.En.

Bamberger

194.

p.

RETAIL SALES

$

$6,833,878

depreciation of $4,377
$3,596 in 1946.
""After deducting $594,000 in 1947 and
1946 U. S. Treasury
savings notes, series C, at cost.—
and

1946

in

$32,400
and

163,

in

of

accounts

for

reserves

$404,121

in

of

ciation

doubtful

for

reserve

1946.

NET

52 Wks. En.

and

boxes

Total

in

(R. H.) Macy & Co., Inc.—Annual
Report—

Aug. 2, '47

liabilities

sundry

Capital surplus
Earned surplus
Reserve for contingencies

Federal

1,000
1,006

'
$629,884.

$1,031,405

102,740
198,784

real estate (per contra)—
(par value $1 a share)

payable

Mortgage

2,000

1,000

538 36G

729,003J

,

59,006

41,568,000

old

252,733

155,655
429,549

contra)

(per

tax

1,000,

I

'

taxes, leases abahd.,

etc

shares

20,000

$294,651

189,463

taxes

and

expenses

Income

1,000

1946

$1,168,250

36,5691

income

The

10,996
104,700

$6,833,878

taxes

sundry

and

1,000

Co

1947

$1,814,103

SEC—

S34.875
10,934

cost)

assets

(trade)

payable

roll

2,000

A.

cur¬

pay¬

$8,482,931

Federal

Other

Co.,

525

is

1481.

p.

income

41,958

170,839

(at

whisky

Co.—Earnings-

Lyon Metal Products, Inc.,
Aurora,

3,000

2,500

Inc.

166,

revenues

exps,,

Electric

776,072

1,372,968

and other

and

common

bonded

Net

cost

land and building

in

said

765,333

:

4,000

Co

O'Neal, Alden & Co., Inc.
Security & Bond Co

Securities

G.

in

the

Boyce

Wisconsin

Berwyn
6,000

33. H. Rollins & Sons Inc.—

and

No. of shs.

Stein

Freres

shares

underwriters

$3,000,000.—V.

lease rentals,

corresponding

ot

39,041

at

charges

Accounts

6

several

about

of

$1,048,531

totaled

011

1946

(trade)

will

Glass

LIABILITIES—

200,000

1948.

The

Brothers

cash

follows:

as

company's

income

writer,

$1,239,361

hand

on

Total

3

130,000 shs.

this amount

the

Louisville Gas & Electric Co.

$14,262

$167,507

(per contra)

equity

Lane

5,225,000

8.333

—V.

in
of

and bottles on hand, with the
in
the
trade
against
deposits

boxes

Deferred

V.

200,000 shs.

common

of

company's stock

expenses

Taxes

8.334

Shields

BALANCE

buildings and equipment
and
building, subject to mortgage

able

$24,000,000

Lehman

J. J.

$30,607

1,125,944

contra),

(per

semi¬

The First Boston Corp

Union

of

depreciation

receivables

$500,000

Outstanding

No. of shs.

Merrill

for

1947

receivable

(Barrels,

1947

2,000,000 shs.

West

additional

UNDERWRITERS—The

Lazarcl

depreciation

'

securities

Govt,

Sundry

in

PRESENT

$10)

tMidale

400,000

.■shares

or

1948.

incorporation provide that the highest amount of in¬
liability which the company may at any time incur
including indebtedness evidenced 'oy bonds.
By amend¬

or

$50,000,000,

decreased,

cumulative

(par

of

debtedness

ment

for

provision

bonds, series A, 3r,'<, due May

rotes,

annually

par

$2.02

1946.

banks and

in

S.

in

cash

1977

43-i

93,750

$2 11

gold

*

1st mtge.

125,000

Inventories

in

$6,496,890

Authorized

Serial

provision
tlncludes

Accrued

of

make

to

follows:

as

shares

gas

Capital

$506,473

-

CONSOLIDATED

shares
of

advance

purchase

to

3,540

share

common

$150,014 in

Pay

company.

shares

Dec.

to

the

Corp.

West

of

296.600

$527,863

paid

1946.

shares

consideration

subsidiary,

3'<■

company

outstanding

480,311

the

-ttii, r2i9hr

2,602

341,200

surtaxes

ASSETS—

May

to

16,512

and

that

Depiec., depl, and amort, of intang. devcl. costs

11,592

250

taxes

at

exps.,

Total

will

$1 500,000

the

additional

in

Corp.

6,000

10-year
its

into

(ai

an

of

1947

134.375

Corp,

cash

of

32,480

income

from

income

shares

offer

same

$820,307

taxes

per

''Includes
in
and

CORP.—On

bonds,
15, 1951, cf which $2 450,400 were outstanding. The remain¬
ing funds thus derived from the sale of common stock have been or
are
to be applied toward paying the cost of additions and
extensions

due

Dividends

stock

exchange

cf

WEST

649,689

West

this

all

used

the

to

sale

$4,803,110,

Middle

its

by

Na¬

together

be

preferred

contribution

a

issued

surplus

Con¬

First

stock,
will

and

requests

consisted

of

of

the

On June

Middle

to

$2,500,000

evidenced

called

and

preferred

MIDDLE

made

which

capital,

to

BY

said

of

Registrars,

company,

of

ibl to purchase for $150,000,
subsidiary and (c) to make

Co.,

stock

Corp.

Drive,

stock.

the company.

company

used

$850,000

Kv.

Chicago,

22,814

accounts

profit

trade,

proceeds

STOCK

stock,

(par

the

to

Company
of

the

West

surplus of

after

or

Wacker

North

20

Co.

the

proferred

COMMON

common

common

normal

income

•Accounts

new

of

par)
of a stated value
stock
ipai
$10)
and

mo

common

deductions

Ky.

of

funds

of
new

Middle

1947,

3,

to the paid-in

doubtful

for

Sundry

to

there¬

or

en

$797,993

45,645

$918,306

Provision

37,495

the

1,406,521

$872,661

1952;

prior

1957,

of

the

of

OF

1,

June

1,

1.

2,176,075

2,146,272

income

Earnings

whole at any
than 30
days'

redeemed

Lexington.

Trust

shares

general

application

PURCHASE

if

2

Ma'ch

to Sept.
thereafter

Sept.

on

share

for

in

less

cr

4,440,019
expenses—

Total

cumulative

prior

1952,

Oil

Operating

$4,380,590

Balance

Other

owns

which I have insisted,

on

reached

corporation," Mr.

discounts

sold

and administrative

is

the

of

Profit

194G

$7,458,952

products

sale,

agreement

preferred.
disclosed

valued

Net

Net

ease.

to

of

Other

1947

after excise taxes,

sales,

-Selling, delivery

6

1.

outstanding shares of its 6'*
preferred stock either pursuant

junior

by

shares

&

Lexington,

130.000

retirement

or

changed

from

of

the proposed

an

Quarter Ended June 30—

1,

share

disbursed

of

if

stockholders

Louisiana Land & Exploration

with

per

also

that

the

the

dividends.
Co.,

Bank

Co.

the

from

the

Utilities

National

Trust

&

Dec.

not

upon

1,

per

each

company,

redeemed

nd $101

plus

case

Kentucky

Bank

il

in

at

for

preferred,

new

redeemed

if

expired

basis

entitled

Illinois Stock Transfer Co.,

agents.

Chicago

;

of

Sept.

on

share

1962;

of

is

quarterly

time,

share

per

shaie

option

to

share

adjustment

payable
at

time

per

1,

one

cash

and

2

for

(cumulative)

redeemed

$102

1962;

Transfer

of

1947,

1,

a

with

Oct.

share

on

basis

$104

after prior to Sept.

Sept.

was

stock

from

made

was

Redeemable,

1.
part

share

1,

the

on

irom

in

per

14.

preferred

Sept.
or

Oct.

rreferred,

l'>

434't

dividends

which

offer,

Glass

Admin,

allowances

and
+ Cosl

State

exchange

This

March

on

cents

was

all

the

on

11.

other

explor.

Federal

&

share

per

conditions

is

was

rently

of

the

start,
to

time.

Mr.

(G.) Krueger Brewing Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings—

publicly offered by an
jointly by The First Boston Corp., Lehman Brothers and
Freres

the

lit

It

stock, payable Dec. 1 to holders of record
total payments this year to $3 per share, as

2

the

made

shares

have

directors

each

in

standing 6% and 7% junior preferred, 97,216 shares, or
74.782%, were taken by stockholders.
The 32,784 shares

JLazard

weeks

compared

1052.

ferred stock offered in exchange for the company's out¬

%vhen

four

corresponding

year.

Six Months Ended July 31—

}iot taken by stockholders

the

the

be

being

are

p.

Kentucky Utilities Co.—New Preferred Exchanged—
Balance of Issue Sold—Of the 130,000 shares 4%% pre¬

is

in

2,639

Nov.

'

1

during

operation

against

as

common

June

Kendall Co., Walpole, Mass.—Registration—
On

in

stores

2,542,

Pay $1.20 Common Dividend—

$2.50

j

of

was

brings

372.

p.

period

1947

4,

"One of
fiom

$408,007,665

'

From
made

company

addition,

In

the

on

common

omitted.

also

1947,

30,

166,

taken

been

on

was

payment

each.

cents

Dec. 27,

on

30

has

action

no

become

Sept.

including

and

to

quarterly

that

12

would

The

31.

cents

was

Oct.

on

ordinarily

Dec.

number

average
Oct.

to

1947—40 Wks.—1946

$41,713,381 $561,627,573

$56,613,084

$542,132
ended

dividend

1947—4 Wks.—1946

Period End. Oct. 4—

Sales

$221,526

share

per

1947—9 Mos —1946

1947—3 Mos.—1946

taxes

charges

learnings

Kroger Co.—Current Sales Increased 35.7%—

175,000

1,138,603
33,101,219

975,552

26,499,456"

2,064,830

etc.

1,926,29$

2,369,080

1,452,463

$103,167,637 $94,558,16?

LIABILITIES—
Accounts

Amts.

Working

and

commissions

be

to

^Federal

depot,-, in

taxes

current

Taxse

collected

ie,ir.

from

for

4x/\%

and

war

preferred

par)

surplus

16,560,000
25,790,310
15,532,069
10,373,324

$1,365,000 in 1947 and $1,187,000 in 1946.
t After
reserves for depreciation of $22,650,812 in 1947 and $23,384,913 in 1946.
fAfter deducting accumulated amortization of $321,700 in 1947 and
After

in

$10,891,729

$6,142,758 in 1947 and
shares.-

tax notes of

SAfter deducting

by 1,719,354

^Represented

1946.

The

company,

long-term
will

modernizing its main
operat.ons in new stores

flotation

month.

of

Full

principal
and

25

terms

have

decided,

been

not

figured

has

debentures

iund

sinking

of

which

amount

thus

$20,000,000

but

far

the

is

conversations,

the

in

166,

the

Ended Aug. 31—

Net

(Incl.

earnings after

Earned

per

166,

447,345

Net

banks,

profit

830.000

Net.

$1,362,114

$1,323,467

$0.23

$0.68

share

per

166, p.

$3,821,647
$0.67

$3,823,918

$0.24

income

Earned

373.

Period
*"Gross

Ended

Whitney

George K.

has been

appointed

succeed Charles
the

trustee to

a

retired.
The appointment is subject to ratification by
shareholders, to whom ballots are now being mailed for return
Rowley,

than

later

Nov.

Whitnev

Mr.

since

and

&

research

the

b:en

the Trust

of

department

director

a

Massachusetts Investors

of

of

plant

&

Prov.

equip.

The continuing

P.

Jr..

Robinson,

Kenneth

and

Fed.

Common

Sept.

15 the oompanv

The

1948.

proceeds

added

been

inc.

on

directors

declared

8

ft^k,

common

This

340,000

450,000

issued),

$4.94

including

$2.57

materials,

labor,

40

Nov.

cents

31,

JULY

S.

U.

and

Aug. 30,
share
held, the old common Mock was on a $2 annual dividend basis, or at
the rate of 50 cents each quarter.—V. 166, p. 1482.
inc'ud-'ng

Nov.

1°46.

1,

Prior

the

to

issuance

share of common stock for each

1946, of one additional

bonds—at

receivable—trade

inventories

(after

and

other

machinery

and

equipment

deferied

(after

taxes

payable, including
income,

on

for the

$764,060:

sundry

reserves,

for

reserve

$86,534;

period

of

taxes

surplus,

income

on

months ended July

nine

stock without par value

common

earned

Federal

$4,718,882;

31,

1947

(200,000 shares

total,

$7,269,364.—

J.

Taussig.

dealers

ment

of

St.

President

Louis,

of

Taussig,

National

Airlines, Inc.—Earnings—

expenses

$759,992

1947—2 Mos.—1946

income

in

a

issued

-V.

31_

&

Uncollectible

oper.

$7,882,398

34,087

25,430

83.468.006

$7,856,968

rev.-

149,877

202,808

166,

7.024.243

.

due

Operating

7,107,276

1,020,834

736.204

taxes

8,372,593

3'a%

cv.

deb.

due

Net
—-V.

$647,559

$1,005,007

$5,343,218

taining

1,007,499

5,232,895

8,527,602

hqs

begun

announced

deb,

New

166,

1053.

p.

expansion

15.

Oct.

on

of

Addition

The Guaranty fw-t

of

Co.

York has

New

been

with

the

and co-registrar for the common stock ($1

agent

Period End. Oct. 4—

1947—4 Wks.—1946

Sales

$18,906,102

Sept.

for

include

1947

Co.

chain

since

sales

value).—V.

par

166,

Oct.

4,

with

the

1947,

705

Months

6

Gross

a

their

the

England

in

Standard

the

National

by

had

before.—V.

Tea

Co.

in operation,

stores

716

166,

on

goods

corDor"'Moo's

^ropo-al

Indiana

and

$14 75

at

Inc..

The

share

a

purchaser,

shares

for

Middle

West

as

Service

and

Co.

Inc.,
Oct.

holding
for

not

its

on

15

of

of

30—

June

the
obtained
by

224.586

buy

shares

common

from

1946

1947

income

Gross

1,144,808

Rt.

Paul

Sault

&

Ste.

Marie

226,665

A

has

Line

Soo
of

of

nrogr°m

hit

b"

P

Diesel-e'ectric
of

Ten

for

use

of

u"ed

of

■Cight

r-•-'!(•

in

the

ere

3,260

income

"0"'

comist
i son

vmin-

'a-mrm 'v-a
Linx"

soft

seats

of

decorating

-—st

week

of

the

it

two

t

500

other

units

The

most

per

train.

road-switchers
lines, hauling grain

horespower

the

branch

Soo

include

number

a

{,rc1

163.

above

$25,027 in

completely

interior

new

The

ICC

a

t1""

p-

after

acted

directed

suspended

n

on

Washington

the

Tj

t-h"'-^-"

creditors and

rani-ao

rircui'
-J

rc-P"" —'tan

a

M-r'-vi»r

to-

q-rnr'-.d

accounts, $5,320),

etc.

hearings

of

of

beginning

the

Apoeals

n'sa.

h^rn
on

at

been

the

Nor.

St.

Paul.

thp

is

(less

S.

Drtro'

XT

to

nav

s— c.,.,

$lo 0">

r*UroaH.

$106,555;

and refunding
Orl«*pn- m—- -

income

national

bonds;

Great

ct

->•>«—oa.

,

-•

r"

$iaioooq

Northern

loan,

$135,697;

Louis,

At-—,

<-eriea

on




for

JUNE

Mo.,

1947

(less reserve

for doubt¬

inventories—at lower of cost or market
$20,223), $273,096;

machinery,

buildings,

miscellaneous

and

equipment,

$503,34 7; deferred charges,

$328,079},

$1,501,377.
payable

to

accounts

bank,

$50,000;

payable,

current

accrued

$113,443;

portion, of
liabilities,

payable to bank (less current portion), $161,000; com¬
capital stock ($1 par), $229,541; paid-in surplus, $136,916; earned
since Jan.

1940, $614,781; total, $1,501,377.—V.

1,

1396.

162, p.

A

ja'-ue0'

^ond
nn

through

Mi<5<;0urj

I:

$6,324,140

aeries A. B.
first

mortgage

bonds

of

pacific

National Tube Co.—New Coke Plant in
Production
the

of

the

facilities

onening
National

employed,
capacity

it

tons.—V.

of

this

ox

Tube

800,000

164,

corporation

coke

new

N.

The

than

more

coke

new

will

tons,

Ohio,. at
11,000

plant,

plant

increase

with

a

capacity

Oct.

on

the

9

plant
are

persons

rated annual
to 1,650,000

425.

p.

of

on

C.

the

For

of

week

14,973,642

ended

kwh.

Oct.

This

production

of

's

10,

the

Association—Output—

the

Inter¬

Air

due

9212

1,005.4122

Line

1955

York

TJleXTEj£change

Exchange

old

old

stated

as

160.0000

Stock

respective

oper.

direct

securities

securities,

that

be

may

the

or

Exchange contracts in
by delivery either

settled

equivalent

in

166.

new

securities,

above.

agent is the Guaranty Trust Co.

of

New

York

New

1484.

p.

1947—3 Mos.—1946

revenues

$8,461,640

$33,403,834

3,009,302

2,583,744

12,070,623

$33 962,458
10 155,902

1,840.571

1,685,085

7,823,083

803,844

812.822

for

682,333

2,733,972

421,561

897,272

704,148

pur¬

resale

for

retirement

3.439,514

154,367

410,000

1,898,000

832 000

861,970

3,620,317

359,200

$1,770,727

$1,534,361

$6,817,927

$6,235,583

£>r74

1,548

3,300

$1,770,653

taxes.

499,000
932,602

income

Operating

$1,535,908

$6,821,227

2'

income

income—miscel._

Gross

Net
=■

income

deductions

income

Reduction
Balance

Earnings1947—12 Mos.- -1946

$9,762,297

taxes

509,382

479,919

$1,261,271
Federal income taxes.

in

transferred

to

1,989,969

$1,055,989

18,109
$6,253,692

$4,831,258

1,875,415
$4,378,281
Cr425,000

earned

surplus
$4,831,258
$4,803,28i
'Resulting from deductions, in the consolidated
returns, for intern,
amortization
charges on
securities
of
former
indirect
paient

and

Act),

in

which

January,

deductions

1946

under

not

are

Chapter

available

SHEET,

X

after

JUNE

the

of

that

30,

Bankrupts

date.

1947

ASSETS—Property,

plant
and
equipment
(including
intangible-:)
investments, $276,250; special fund (deposit restricts
to
construction), $7,225,820; cash in banks and on hand, $1,165 879
special deposits, $500; accounts receivable (after
reserve
for

$138,264,692;

uncol

lectible

accounts

operation

and

of

$145,024),

construction

$292,075;

undistributed

$2,237,814;

(at

average

unamortized
( 1947

expenses

debt

materials

cost

discount

refinancing),

and

less),

or

and

supplies

$2,779,814;

expen.-e,

$307,509;

io
pre

$147 087

other

deferrei

debits, $168,894; total, $152,866,333.
LIABILITIES—Common
and
a

stock,

no

par

value

(46.484

shares

is"Uf(

outstanding),

$22,000,000; serial preferred stock (par value $10i
$15,000,000; premium on 3.75% cumulative preferred
stock
first mortgage bonds ($13,000,000
series, due Jan. 1
and $33,393,000 3V4%
series, due April 1,

share),

1971),

divisional

Association
of

increase

an

13,637,934

kwh.

1,335,708

the

for

reports electric
kwh.,

or

corresponding

output
9.79%,

week

a

ago.

Gas
This

output

is

an

for

the

increase

Oct.

of

10

week

8,244,000

cu.

is

cu.

ft.

for

the

other
less

Operating

oper.

rev._

ft.,

or

corresponding

week

1947—Month—1946

27,502

Operating

a

year

ago.—V.

166,

Co.—Earnings—
1947—8 Mos.—1946

$84,515,282

175,845

Net
Net

—V.

oper.

after

incomes-

chorees

166, p.

135&.

accrued liabilities, $268,577;
unamortized premium
debt, $1,160,632; customers' advances for construct'nn

other
of

deferred

property,
taxes

surplus

166,

$34,380,198

23,366

76,766,857

C9,152;218

931.412

48,313

" 7,416,917

6,122,551

$970,669

$1,005,128

$7,238,624

$9,105,929
5,899,810:

537,392

$30,956;

and

prior

for

reserves

equipment.

retirement

$26,211,937;

$1,258,381;

years,

$1,084,736; contributions in aid of
$1 290,310;
unearned surplus (special)

p.

(since

Dec.

31,

1946),

total,'

$1,244,537;

(de

reserve

fo

for

reserve

expenses,

(non-refundable).
earned

—V.

credits,

plant
for

cycl
construct!-]
$24 840 169

$152

866*333

1484.

New York State

Rys.—Reorganization Ratified—

The reorganization plan of the Utica
Lines is approved in an orde
signed by Judge Stephen W. Brennan and filed in U. S.
District Com
at Utica, N. Y.
The creditors, largely bondholders, are
given two vear
to Vke advnntaee of funds set asu'e for
their benefit, after which
a

assets

become

property

trolley

bu ine.s.

further

order

of

Benjamin

by

the

&

614,598

3,930,142

Newark

the
F.

bus

company

Ti'ton.

Es.ex

Court —V.

135,084

$■"? '93.$11,024,259 $91,422,398

expenses—.10,211,A83ttap,970,818

Operating taxes—I-—

and
on

income

change-over

at 139,213,000 cu. ft.
6.29%, above production

$12,221,415! $11,047,625 $91,598,243

revenues—.

$393 144

current

expense,

reported

New England Telephone & Telegraph
Period End. Aug. 31—

$48,393 000

lien
(Elmira Water,
Light & RR. Co., first mortgage &'/
50-year bonds, due Sept. 1, 1956), $4,994,000; accounts
payable, $1 197
569; dividends on preferred stock declared,
$140,627; customers'* de
posits, $438,399; taxes accrued, $2,747,054; interest accrued

Federal

New

D and

579.3253

1937-

mentioned

cash,

$151,456;

New England Cas & Electric

14,
the

737.3414

1,000.0000

-

cue

Y.

4s.

New

1977,

Operation—

increased

were

Lorain,

at

owens

where

Co.,

announced.

is

of

130.969,000

first

261.6340
261.6340

$20,850;

1484.

comnanv.

RR.

5s.

&

payments,

Minn.,

0"t.

on

thp

261.6340

492.8053
492.8053

1947

30,

receivable

obsolescence,

depreciation,

$60,000;

Uncollectible
St.

492.8053

345.5607
345.5607

1.000.0000

Other

notes

of

among

345.5607

40.0000
40.0000

BALANCE

$39,104;

Operating revenues

- -

RR.

$0.02

depreciation of $27,594 in

Commission

distributed

of

eii iso

ban'40.
■

a^d

total,

p.

reorganization plan.-

a

-«

Pr-f'-

includes

$249,607;
and

land,

reserve

jn

Interest Favrnenti Aoproved—
O.

$138,834;

ICC

The

comnanv.

this,

Pen'-'mg

nrhirh

stockholders ehgib'e to vote

approved an >m"-a

for loss

reserve

assets,

above

nidation

Conrt

'ho

of jiaVat-

229,524

$0.27

statement

SHEET,

year

Missouri Fnriric RR—ICC Calls for Further Hearings

258.6609

263.2197

1946.

accounts

ful

of

1357.

p.

487..'.'052
495.7919

1.000.000C

chased

34,431

229,541

ASSETS—Cash, $190,834;

a"d coaches with improved feather-

''e-;or~>

341.6339

347.6550

dite

preciation)

Line

261.6340

due

(reorganized

an-

will

horespower

492.8053

RR.—

Operating expenses
Electricity and gas

$4,384

first

was

separate locomotive units,

3 000

7,485

$63,441

outstanding
Earnings per share

freight-hauling

new

256.5797

345.5607

40.0000

Ss

mtge.

Total

5,674

tue Takes.

of

"ars

faciVies.—V.

and

of

he

on

completelv rpm--'I'tprt Opening

18

ha-epaw°r.
of

a"ri

head

last

locomotives,

all,

483.2852

1955-

$17,543

5,073

45,480

(est.)

shares

Common

with

-

wiu

,***nroverp"n'«

recent,

delivery
in

$113,994

,.

tax

the

on

272.9318

338.8851

New York State Electric &
Gas Corp.

1,665

income

surplus
facilities

and

order.

on

l^nmoc'ves

n-«--

tho

on

the

vu^el-e'ectrio

.prpspie"'.

and. other products to
Other

eou'nment

n"*-cr-t'nar

naw

capable
be

wi'h

rtroip

streamlined

C

locomotives

the

r"h
o'ten

f"M

of

fle°t

r°w

a

unuiKed

of

514.0855

$15,878

expenses

credits

income

mon

ernizing Its Equipment and Facilities—

257.2735

360.4827

1956_

Period End. June 30-

144,943

$110,734

general

and

LIABILITIES—Notes

RR.—Mod¬

260.0485

484.5917

35.0000

702,899

charges

term

Minnenr>o"-\

$265.4991

489.8186

339.8014

40.0000

40

Federal

$863,720

operations

Income

1357.

p.

$500.0853

343.4662

40.0000

50-yr.

Other
Other

(less

to

were

166,

Co.,

SEC.

intends

Inc.—V.

&

$350.6656

35.0000

(deprec.) of property^
plant and equipment-

$1,482,207

administrative,

Profit

common

Ward

the

by

Thev

resale.

holdings

C.

P.

companv.

Indiana.

of

to

Pfd. Stk.
($100 par)

60.0000

50-vr.

the

Co.—Earnings—'

BALANCE

shares

11.299 6/20

Co..

sanctioned

was

d'-M^od

a

sell

to

Water

nersenal

a

in"e~tr""">+

Public

the

Of

G?s

of

registered

Inc. Bds.

1948

Maintenance

sold

NOTE—The

of

fully

40.0000

mtge.

above

and

com¬

as

1358.

p.

-

Middle West Corp.—Stock Sale Approved—
The

in

stock;

35.0000

mtge.

The

1947—40 Wks.—1946

stores

48

acquisition

company

year

Ended

sales

of

Cost

and

stock

due

mtge.

tne

$158,302,416 $112,773,610

$13,157,154
of

1947.

2,

On

1483.

p.

only

will

amounts

Gen. Mtge.

New Engl. Rv.—
mtge. 4s, due 1961

con¬

and approximately 300,000 sq.uare feet of floor
the company's facilities in Eau Claire.—V. 165, p. 3396.

Dividends

appointed co-transfer

securities

preferred

RR.—

plant,

new

issued

of

cash

Mtge. Bds.

1956

Housatonie

1st

program

the

old

fractional

shares

pur¬

dated

and

Central
st

$191,984

Co.—Expansion—

$3,000,000

a

Court

ser.

cert., due'56

York, N. Y.—V.

Net

Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc.—Co-transfer Agent—

be

the

company

of

for

and

company
of

amount

issued

to

this

decree

fractional

1945

117,668

bui'.diri&s

10

triples

Federal

charges

be

Cash

-

1947

50-yr. deb,, due
450-yr. deb, due

Dr6,093

3{>j$-acre plant site in Eau Claire, Wis., L. E. Phillips,

a

contracts

flat.

be

National Tea Co., Chicago—Current Sales Up 43.7%—

$8,601,876

601,550

income.

oper.

after

RR.

1954

Cr8,747

Cooker

issued"

shall

with

1947,
$1,000

per

Ry.—

Cons.

Pressure

"when

reorganized

principal

bonds

1947

due

deb.,

Cons.

Dr$456,027

1,

2022

of

final

the

for

deb., due 1954
deb., uue 1955

4'/

Income

Net

and
of

to

and

3'/2%

Cons.

1483.

p.

President,

space,

42,865,463

49,705,259

H.

4 la',

due

deb.,

cv.

$315,746

$.14,214

be

July

$45 0000

deb.,

1,451,534

$62,155,753 $59,839,932

5,331.127

(scrip

$100

income

ft

lntge.

deb.,

b'v

$464,775

1,860

shall

$12.2222

of

reorganization

order

1967

3 V2 '<

1,891,364

Dr$165,602

company

Selling,
Operating revenues.
Ooerating expenses

of

$1,000

foll'.ws

than

H.

N.

ref.

due

728,911

57,744

2007

to

of

4',^s

16,
Settlement of

from

4'/

8

securities

October

1st & ref.
1st

$153,818
Dr

of

Oct.

on

after

specified.
4s

of

settlement

Inc.,

company's

and

amount

income

securities

each

mortgage

Y.,

$1,767,280

Dr25

this

—Cash and New Securities to be Deli"erpd—

N.

$1,426,589

( net)

National Tool

1947—8 Mos.—1946
$62,358,561 $59,989,809

io47—Month—1946
$3,502,093

revenues

plan

new

lor

less

Boston

Michigan Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings—
Period End. A no-

the

as

of

Provision

Operating

will

1359.

p.

RR.—Ruling—

on

first

inclusive.

1957,

form):

925,569

income

pared

1194.

p.

to

1947,

exchange

$882,728

taxes

Grocery

invest¬
director.—V. 165,
Inc.,

agreed,

consummation

11,

$165,576

income

oper.

166,

Bros.

for 2s.

99.39

(Inc.)

Dealers,

in

rate

1945
Net

1,

otherwise
new

the

Salomon

1948 to

contracts

the
at

mortgage

4'a

1947—Month—1946

revenues

99.0599.

Co.

Securities

accruals

otherwise

4%

on

Co.,

&

elected

has been

Mo.,

Day

to

Sept.

4%

Period End. Aug. 31—

of

Hall &
Nov.

Treatment of Bond and Debenture Holders—

total,

payrolls, $777,529; accrued

$8,892;

The

general

Pursuant
suant

$50,623;

assets,

(after

charges,

plus

56.

Operating

common

Merchants Distilling Corp.—Taussig a Director—

bid

a

contracts

unless
in

$108,003),

reserve,

receivables

SI.947,875;

cost

way,"

Consolidated

Sales

Garfield

on

All

computed

1947.

new

v

since

21,

of

21.

contracts

Unless

the

4 '/<■

p.

"regular

in

bonds

1947

Government

accounts

merchandise

buildings,

than

acquisition of

holders of record
paid each quarter

1
to
share

per

14

issued"

Oct.

on

interest

bond.

be

SHEET,

"when

issuea

Oct.

200,000

sold

products

$547,982:

SI.000,000;

166,

be

"wnen

166,

Increased—

Oct.

Association

all

settled

accrued

450,000

$1.59

$1,265,438;

$625,59Si,

—estimated).
V.

shajl

$514,564

200,000

that

be

1

auarterly dividend of 45 cents per

a

payable

with

compares

636,000
$.188,126

National

ruled

shall

CfiiM-nl

miscellaneous

other

The

Oct.

on

the

on

17.

204.000

(est.)

expenses.

LIABILITIES—Accounts

I

The

34,826

200,000

of

cost

$962,920;

S142.520;

Net

capital.—V.

working

to

awarded

Philadelphia Plan.—V.

to

150,000

interest,

National

share

and

estate

$7,269,364.

from five banks under
evidenced by 2% notes due Sept. 14,

Melville Shoe Corp.—Dividend Rate

Oct.

$854,564

outstanding

manufacturing

land,

(Inc.)—Bank Loans—

ln46,

have

$1,658,952

$318,802

deducting

$2,264,473;

373.

p.

38,563

paid

$44,560i,

borrowed $1,000,000

agreement dated Dec. 27,

an

11,235

1,024

taxes

shares

-After

Other

Mathieson Alkali Works

was

New York, New Haven & Hartford
The

$816,001

4,152

Earnings per common share

Federal

On

issue

Corbett,
Co.; Alfred O'Gara & Co.; F. S.

&

Hutzler bid 99.548 for 2s. and
Harris,
Nov. 1, 1947; due $380,000 each
To be issued under the

991,216

$1,647,716

income-_

profit

Dividends

L. Sherman
Isaacs.—V. 166,

L.

1256.

p.

Inc.; Mason, Moran
Yantis & Co., Inc.

Merrill Griswold, Chairman;

tru-'ees are:

Dwight

Co.; Mullaney, Ross & Co.; The First Cleve¬

land Corp.; The Milwaukee
Co.; Martin Burns &

69,120)

26,040

deductions

for

Net

837,899[

$o2J,82/

other

real

of

Operating

Fund.

Adams,

$2,554,735

261,828

$519,675

and

sale

9 Mos.'46
$1,807,217

9 Mos.'47

$807,543

expenses

income

oh

other

not

in 1943,
Second

&

,

Dated

3 Mos."47

31—

general

deprec.

earned

Tctal
Loss

7.

joined
has

1945

$0.28

:

admin.

lor

Prov.

July

profit

Selling,

taxes

Massachusetts Investors Trust—New Trustee Appoint'd

Others making the offering included: A. G.
Inc.; R. W. Pressprich & Co.; Freeman &
Gregory & Son, Inc.; William Blair & Co.; Julien

The

(including $636,000

F.

222,409

$2.28

Myers & Bro. Co.—Earnings—

depreciation,

—V.

maturity.

&

accrued

1947—9 Mos.—1946
$6,151,318
$5,807,247
2,327,400
1,985,600

$2,055,967
732,500

$2,192,114

Provision for taxes

etc.)

companies,

trust

1,827,119

$0.56

share

857.

p.

ASSETS—Cash.

1947—3 Mos.—1946

$15,259,169

taxes

common

(F. E.)

Corp.—Earnings—

constituent

to

Co.;

$10,928,692 $32,060,236

BALANCE

Period End. Sept. 30—

Stuart & Co. Inc. and associates on
Oct. 15 offered $3,800,000 lFs%
equipment trust certifi¬
at prices to yield from 1.25% to
2.20%, according

cates

Collins
1947—9 Mos.—1946

3 Mos. 1947

sales

Net

—V.

Offered—Halsey,

Becker & Co

Motorola, Inc.—Earnings—

and

55.

p.

Marine Midland

signal project on its Texas
completed and material ordered

completion, and plans
signaling job.-; calling for a total expenditure of some
the company has its signal engineering and installation
very busy schedule,
it was announced last week.—V. 166,

a

on

Monday, October 20, 1947
New York Chicago & St. Louis
RR.—Equipment Trusts

block

$383,000

a

other

Period

23.

about Oct.

Exchange Commission

and

Securit.es

of

part

1357.

p.

time next

some

t;ie term. Interest of 2%% probably will be designated,
market conditions.
Present negotiations call for registering

issue with

—V.

issue

an

years

subject to
the

forces

CHRONICLE

Signal Project—

on

major

$1,264,000,

it is understood, is about to enter the capital market
debenture borrowing of
about
$20,000,000, most of

store in New York City and
for expanding
in other cities.
Negotiations going on between Macy's and the investment banking
houses
of
Lehman
JEJrotners
and
Goidman,
Sachs & Co. point
to
the

FINANCIAL

nearing
six

Interest

for

go

the

£z

Operating profit

$2C,000,0CG Debenture Financing Planned—

which

for

of

reserves

$198,500 in 1946.

for

lines

$103,167,637 $94,558,163

Total
*

With

-

16,560,000
25,790,310
19,148,362
10,373,324

$100)

surplus

Capital

2,226,411,
3,400,000
3,750,000

1,811,606
7,400,000
3,750,000
62,141

(par

tno

648,407

655,939

employees

contingencies—

postwar

scock

stock

Earned

1,270,169

y65,8'03
and

miscellaneous

self-insurance--

for

11 Common

1,839,472

cu:>.oncers

deposits and
payable to banks

Reserve

611,032

822,001

funds

(.rust

system

taxes—:

Customers'

Reserves

vacations)

(incl.

income

on

Other

Notes

$10,290,211 $11,507,436
3,698,468
2,889,006

payable

Salaries

COMMERCIAL

THE

(1582)

10

166,

the

succeeded

continues

th

unt

570.

p.

Securities
Liquidation Dividend—

which

trustee,

Corp.,

Newark, N.

J.~

liquidating dividend has been declared b" the trustees
in
nation, pavable Oct. 20 to stockholders 0(record at the
close of

liqui

A

Oct.

9.

National
&

Essex

This

buMne<

payment

Newaik

Securities

&

will

Essex

consi t

of

Bank'ng Co.
Corp. held.—V. 154,

one

for
p.

share
each

1415.

'par
50

'•">"uo

shares

of

$100)

c

Newar

3.

will

The

Sims."

S.

the

conversion

of

this

for

cost

of

conversion,

to

be

S.

by the U.
the transport

awarded

contract

a

has

elected

been

director

a

stockholders approved proposals to split the capital stock two for one, reclassify the 296,875
shares of $5 par capital stock into 593,750 shares of $2.50 par, and
increase the authorized stock to 1,500,000 shares of $2.50 par value.
V.

166,

held

meeting

special

Oct.

the

13,

.

952.

p.

tax,

shillings,

two

net

the
37

or

distribution

18\-z

or

cents

per

on Oct. 15 made
secondary distribution of 78,379 shares of common
(par $25) at $39 V4 net.
Dealers discount 600.—V.
166, p. 1521.

stock

Gas

Electric Co.—Bonds Offered—As

&

issue of Oct. 13

our

men¬

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph

a

Period End. Aug. 31—

Operating

payable

be

to

are

June

on

dated

June

and Dec.

1

1

agencies of company in
office of company in San

at
in

York:, jankers

New

Bank

Trust
Co.

Trust

&

1947,

office

at

due

Dec.

1,

1980.

Net

Interest

Net

of

company in San Francisco
New York and Chicago. Principal payable
Francisco ancl at agency of the company

at

or

1,

Co., and in Chicago, Continental Illinois
Company has no fiscal agent.

Service Co.—To Create Pre¬

ferred—
stockholders

.The

>

shares
from

of

would

convertible

be

be

first

issue of 272,694
increasing the common
The preference, which
into common
on
share-for-share basis, would
subscription
to common
stockholders—V. 165,

will

vote

3

Nov.

authorizing an

on

stock (par $20) and on
shares
to 3,000,000
shares.

preference

2,500,000
offered

for

funds

the

of this
55,999 000 kwh.

totaled

output

week last

corresponding

31,

AUG.

ENDED

MONTHS

12

San

operating

Total

operation

I

Ki'/r

3

,Series J 3'n

income

for

ref.

bonds due June 1,

for

State

income

taxes

taxes

operating

bonds

due June

Total

income

Net

deductions

I,

Oct.

on

declared

4

and

bonds

O

3'»

P

2'A*%

Series

Q

2V"1

due

bonds

Dec.

due

1975

1,

June

1,

1981

Dec.

1,

1980

bonds due

1st

preferred

per

share

A

Oct^ 9.

oper.

rev._

(par $25)

Operating

$6,226,261 $51,190,251 $46,868,256
5,015.652
41,011.661
35,660,392
710,101
5,637.496
6,191,598

$7,011,746
5,569,189
779,916

revenues

expenses

Operating

taxes

1,173,163

cumul.

800,000

400,000

cumul.

(par

$25)—

1,000,000

bonds

Net

606,013

charges

166,

$5,016,266
4,889,387

$4,541,094
4,072,346

$500,508
481,948

$662,641

income

oper.

after

—V.

10,000,000

resolution

to

dated

Sept.

On

1,

of

the

board

10,

funds

borrowed

the

N.

Francisco,
of

of

the

and

S.

Bank

Period End. Aug. 31—

.12 Mos. End.

of

The

American

and

Wells

the

N.

Bank

Uncollectible

oper.

1947—8 Mos.—1946
$1,773,077
$979,192
1.991
1,105

$189,207
154,344
12,866

$1,771,086
1,501,488'
137,294

$978,087
671,056
135,626

$21,997
4,081

253

rev.-

Operating

expenses

Operating

taxes

23,828

Net

after

V.

income

oper.

$132,304
51,009

$171,405
114,964

$20,439

charges

166,

9,484

Bell Telephone

$7,889,979
22,876

revenues

Uncollectible

rev._

oper.

Net

—V.

1,099,210

taxes

$1,026,814

$1,167,629

$8,059,850

$9,167,862

1,028,468

income

oper.

after

Net

5,741,079

expenses

Operating

1,153,337

7,935,455

9,045,752

charges

166,

$7,424,777 $59,927,182 $56,047,320
5,117,438
43,346.967
37,800.557
1,139,710
8,520,365
9,078,901

$7,867,103

Operating revenues-—
Operating

Pursuant

Int.

of

approved
District

OF

the

under

filed

holders

Securities

the

by

the

for

and

shares

of

of

of

this

company's

series A,

who had not exchanged
American

1947,

.•26,

Such

expired

and

:$158.60 per

-date

plus
of

represents

$6

This

the

discount

cumulative

$6

6,

iwhich

Inc.

1947)

sum

zits

cumulative

by

Broad

now

made

be

them

the

to

preferred

the
was

preferred
to

Other

bond

Oct.

stock,

on

Sept.

share

such

of

holders

of

preferred

the

to

31,
of

of

1945.

$158.60

non-exchanging

per

shares

of

stock, series A, immediately upon the sur¬
for such shares to this company at
N. Y.—V. 166, p. 1359

certificates

of

Street,

New

York,

Credit

Republic

Life

Co.,

Insurance

Chicago—

directors

the

class

B

on

Oct.

stock,

amount on the

declared

8

no

34,239,005

35,367,547

44,950,307

9,498,292

10,379,355

11,871,677

to holders of record Oct.

on

on

issue

will

—V.

164,

the

"B"

amount
p.

to

$1

a

dividend

and

of

50

cents

per

share

,The

share

of

752,496

794,109

21,952,014

per

share, the

same

this

amount

as

year

on

paid

in

that

1946.

record

the* deposit

Nov: 21

agreement

6f

American

dated




June

shares

24,

issued

1946,

under

After

Federal

in

taxes

income

on

arising

term

of

in

company

133

in

September,
the

A

had

136

stores

of

E.

Merle

Jefferson,

135

in

protective

Zimmermaun

with

Harold

—

J94G

operation

corresponding month last year.—V.

stockholders'

common

sisting

194-7—9 Mos

$3,511,031 $33,266,766 $31,374,523

1947

Peoria & Eastern Ry.—Protective

Company

is

business
energy

com¬

166, p. 1154.

Committee Formed

committee

has

been,

formed

con¬

Albert W. Greine'r and
Secretary, and Joseph Neme-

(Chairman),

B'arnet!

as

and

and

in

for

was

incorporated

in

of

public utility engaged, prin¬
purchasing, distributing and
commercial, industrial, agricultural

—V.

the business (from which for the
approximately 0.6%
of
its gross
distributing and selling water
towns
and certain rural areas, and producing and
certain parts of the cities of San Francisco and
of

sells

the company are Western Canal Co.,

water

for

iirigation

and Arlington
non-operative properties.
company

Frank

subsidiaries

its

carries

on

electric

York

6,

N.

Y,

as

Counsel.

system

is

and

this

and

company

amounted

3.2%,

to

its

subsidiaries

for

the

136,837,000 kwh, an increase
corresponding week of 1946.

the

over

Phillips,

Chairman, and K. S. Adams, President, announces
15, 1947, the company has increased its
price post¬
barrel on all grades at all points where it purchases
166, p. 705.

effective

Oct.

cents

per

crude oil.—V,

Piper Aircraft Corp.—Loan Sought from RFC—
The

corporation

pany's

preferred

According to
by

large

a

rate
for
in

If

W.

T.

much

and

longer,"

to

greater

but

he

receives

settle

materials"

by

the

withholding
have

with

payment
in

to suppliers
improvement

an

suppliers

cannot

stockholders,

the

bo

amount

loan
of

and

the

past

by

deliveries

the

five-year

issuance

notes

to

of

of

a

company-

goods and
"somewhat

suppliers."—V

954.

p.

de¬

said.

the

the

of

of

resulted

settlement

a

approval of
indebtedness
"for

its

use

principal

of a majority of the com¬
$600,000 three-year loan at 4% per
Reconstruction Finance Corp.

President, the loan has been made nec¬
from suppliers which have
contributed to
inventory.
"The production of planes at a.

acquisitions,

position,

loan

approval
a

the

Piper,

sales,

inventory

cash

the

by

orders

unbalanced

than

past

seeking the

authorized

excessive

and

less

the

is

stockholders of

recently

annum,

any

interconnected

of

1947,
or

1522.

p.

20

plans

transmission

11,

kwh,

ings

ferred

of

any

rural

California.

of

outside

nor

certain

which sells electrical appliances in
Properties Co., Ltd., which owns

Electrical Supply Co.,
Fresno,

the

in

purposes

which

output

Oct.

that

also engaged in
July 31.
1947,

derived)

166,

essary

and

Now

Phillips Petroleum Co.—Increases Price—

operating

of purchasing, transmitting, distributing
domestic, commercial and industrial pur¬

olectric
ended

4,298,000

California

generating,

for domestic,

were

Broadway,

common

Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output—
week

large part of northern and central California.

a

is

an

of

purposes,

The

The

BUSINESS—Company

company's

cities

and

towns

about

and

unincorporated

85

estimated population of
is also distributed.

having

an

250

more)

communities

in

most

of

166

'

PURCHASERS—The
the

principal

names

amount

of

of

series

the

Q

or

(each

(H. K.) Porter Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.—Division Ex¬
pands—
The

which

energy

several

bonds

principal

purchased

purchasers

by

each

are

and

"Nail-It"

George

as

the

manufacture

Hinderliter's

Tulsa

It-Kwik."—V.

&

Peabody
&

Co.

Co

Smith,

Barney

& Co.—

Portland

Electric

1,650,000

Harris, Hall & Co.(Inc.)

3,650,000
3,650,000
3,650,000
3,650,000

Tucker, Anthony & Co.
l,345;00O
The Wisconsin Co
1,345,000
Bacon, Whipple & Co._
660,000
The Illinois Co
:—
660,000
Kebbon, McCormick &
Co.
:—
660,000
William R. Staats Co._
660,000
McDonald & Co.:
550,000
Pacific Northwest Co.—
495,000
Elworthy & Co.——330,000
Hill Richards & Co.—
330,000
Merrill, Turben & Co.__
330,000
Sutro & Co._i
330,000

Weld

&

Co

&

Co

Hieginson

Corp.—

Becker & Co. Inc.

products

under

the

will

begin

trade

new

immediately

name

of

"Nail-

Confirmed by Court—

1,500,000

3,650,000
3,650,000

& Webster Secur.

Witter

these

165, p. 578.

Co.,

Lazard Freres & Co

of

works

2,000,000
1,650,000
1,650,000

Inc

Co.,

Loeb

Kuhn

G

"Nail-It" swivel joints and pump suction
couplings.
Manager of the Hinderliter Tool Co, further

General

that

3,650,000

&

Kidder,

LAe

Tool
Co.
Division, at Tulsa, Okla, announces its
manufacturing rights for "Nail-It" pipe couplings,

all

Hays,

announces

at

of

mud guns,

Shields & Co
Hemphill, Noyes & Co.
Hornblower & Weeks—
Paine, Webber, Jackson
& Curtis

$3,650,000
Eastman, Dillon & Co..
3,650,000
Glore
Forgan & Co
3,650,000
Goldman, Sachs & Co..
3,650,000

Dean

Hinderliter

acquisition

follows:

Blyth

A

1947— Month—1946

$3,722,387

The

from

the

on

incorporated cities and towns, about 225 unincorporated com¬
munities (each having an
estimated population of 250 or more) and
an
extensive rural area.
Company distributes gas in 106 incorporated

White

the

rent

$37 497 234*

Peoples Drug Stores, Inc.—September Salesperiod End. Sept. 30—

etc.

charges

Corp.
Union Securities Corp.-

deduction

liabilities,

148

Stone

3148.

accrued

22,037,339

operations,

Brothers

total

directors on Oct. 15 declared a dividend of four shillings per
on
the ordinary shares, of the
company, payable Dec.1- 10 to

holders

of

306,491
25,445,447

reductions

to

Stanley & Co.-

the

O'okiep Copper Co., Ltd.—Doubles Dividend—
v

310,985
24.405.835

Morgan

last,

and

stockholders
are
asked
to
join
the.
Committee
in
opposing Court-confivmation of the Special Master's
report.
No
authorization is sought from
the stockholders
at
this time
V. 166, p. 570.

inc.

the

payable

rov,

Harriman Ripley &

par

etc.,

depre¬

amortization)

premiums,

7,079,460

Lehman

1,

no

(less

Cr970,204

Aug.

15.

stock

ahade

value,

stock,

provision for

Cr970,204

supplies distribution systems extending into 46 counties of the northern
and
central parts of California.
Company distributes electric energy
in

(less

leaseholds

Cr87,375

ended

Valley

The

to

charges—unexpired
insurance
$778,474; total, $186,561,710.

'Cr87,375

steam

business

fixtures

improvements

11,469,358

only subsidiaries of

Neither

furniture raid

deferred

64,472

revenues

cities

certain

$2.17

1947

Dr379.173

natural gas,

of

JUNE' 30,

C?'379,178

company

city

SHEET,
and

Cr766,917

the

distributes

the

8,23) 953

$1.33

payable, $10,000,000; provision for Federal income
taxes, $17 1
460,822; reserve for fire losses, etc., and
employees' death and dis¬
memberment benefits, $3,094,182; common stock
(outstanding 8,231,952
no
par
shares), $34,122,767; earned surplus (including
undistributed'
surplus
of
subsidiaries, $2,378,337), $84,386,706; total, $186 561 710
—V. 166, p. 1522.

Edwin

bond

throughout

areas,

8,231,952

CV766.917

selling

The

17,882 767

expense.

e'.ectric

17

banks

208',736

10,940,972

construe-.

municipal

in

in

LIABILITIES—Accounts

41,579,730

9,857,720

debt

usual quarterly dividend
value, both payable Nov. 1
Together with the distribution of 50 cents

par

class B

advances,

318',055

AND

months

17 674 031

stock

common

41,261,675

and

12

of

Sales

1,501,980

1905.

operating

_

159,135

$1,768,623;
$12,205,575;

$1,704,563:

20,573,870'

deductions.

in

selling

final

share

per

ciation),

37,188,822

43,448,327

interest

10.

selling

Oliver United Filters, Inc.—Distributions—
The

20,920,853
38,586,417

Oakland.

privately at $5.10 a share 8,850 shares of capital stock
(par $1).
Proceeds will go to selling stockholders.—
V. 166, p. 1521.

on

26,518,734

35,994,984

405,869

HISTORY

S.

Shares Offered—Paul H. Davis & Co., Chicago has sold

■of like

23,835,367

company's funded debt will aggre¬
gate
approximately
$12,146,000
on
the
completion
of
the
present
financing. Annual sinking fund payments will approximate $4,000,000,
which amount, however, is
not chargeable against income.

cipally,

share

per

$687,750),

taxes

34,961,678

refunding

Annual

subsidiaries

of

5,366,722

308,145

electric

Old

$

6,156,018

33,930,860

to

inc.

be

to receive the sum of
rights of such stockholders.

per

1944

6,842,738

income

U.

were

of $159

1945

151,773,235

charges

to

the exchange

made

was

paid on such preferred stock after Oct.
has been dissovled and such payment

will

$6

Com¬

1946

•

S

income

and

chgd.

"Special

liquidation,

such

company

render

and

company

upon

such

share

50

Holding

share per annum from Oct. 31. 1945,
exchanges and minus the amount

per

making

dividends

jmy

Co..

share in full satisfaction of all

amount

■stock,

Oct.

on

this

plans,

such shares pursuant

Works

Water

Delaware,

under such

and,

Commission

Exchange

and

District

liquidated

-offer

of

Utility

Public

the

Dec. 31-

8',812.570

net

28,574,031
10,900,000

on
hand, $20,673,293; U. S. Govern¬
securities
(at
cost),
$25,100;
accounts
receivable—trade
and
miscellaneous, $541,750;
merchandise, at lower of cost or market
$138,854,432; investments in and advances to
subsidiary companies'
$7,640,837; land, $2,369,059; buildings (less reserve for
depreciation'

47,382,146

of

taxes

27,718,978
855,65#

10,781,837

(net)

notes

EARNINGS

160,^69,446

income

Amortizat.

The

its

Court

-dissolved

plans

Co.

51,157,831

funded

on

poses.

1935 by American Water Works & Electric Co., Inc., and
subsidiaries, including this company, which have been

of

Act

pany

-certain

the

to

Trust

revenues.—

oper.

profit

ASSETS—Cash

their maturity

63.560,402

and

704.

p.

Ohio Cities Water Corp.—Dissolved—

Union
to

74.150,275

'"Equivalent

1947—8 Mos.—1946
$7,445,867 $60,105,745 $56,173,673
21,090
178,563
126,353

1947—Month—1946

Period End. Aug. 31—

Operating

Co.—Earnings—

&

other—

and

inc.

16,720,394.
711,443
17,431,837
6,650,000

misc.

subsidiaries

pared with
Net

Net

Ohio

of

$

1055.

p.

of

National

transmis., distrib.,

Miscellaneous

Int.

Net

Bank
Bank

First

167,878,536

income)

Gross

$235,224
190,957

Operating revenues

promissory

Co.,

prior

notes

pro¬

company

35,884,002

Fed.

income

BALANCE

$500,-

176.613,074

amortiz

(incl.

Taxes

before

of

Earnings

18,

National

Crocker

A.,

Fargo

foregoing

1947

—

repairs

and

Deprec.

general

$189,334
127

1947—Month—1946

from

90-day

Trust

California

Anglo

California,

and

revenues—

oper.

&

rec

Net income applicable to common
stock—,
Common shares outstanding

$
Gross

Co.—Earnings—•

$235,477

revenues

June

the

program,

unsecured

its

on

The

retire

to

int.

Federal

mortgage,

working capital ancl

its

construction

banks:

A.,

Francisco,

expects

increase

to

its

SUMMARY

Prod.,

Operating

adopted

refunding

increased

was

for

Income

dates.

on

Ohio Associated Telephone

6,869,524

directors,

first

authorized

$10,000,000

&

The

San

Company

of

following

T.

purchases,

ment

in order

continuing

total

a

front

notes

1947,

for

plans

profit

12,654,349

$600,000,000.

to

Sept.

vide

the amount

1947,

taxes

retirement

income

Provision

may

1947,-and supplemental indenture to

1055.

p.

on

Total

be Issued under the mortgage except bonds
thereunder in lieu of outstanding bonds.

•(Pursuant

income

to

None

18,000,000

additional

Maint,

Net

exps.

4,211,662

1,600,000

Profits

issued

Federal

contributions

Operating
Disc,

4,600,000

July 31,

Operating

Shares

(par $25)—
(par $25)—

cumul.

$25)

(par

Company

75,000,000:

Total

Bank

1947—8 Mos.—1946
$6,235,477 $51,290,452 $46,932,077
9,216
100.201
63,821

$7,022,208
10,462

revenues

stock

American,

1947—Month—1946

stock, cumulative

1st preferred stock,

,

other than

24,875,000
Shares

stock,

1946; none since.—V. 166, p. 857.

gen.

amortization

,Series

1946

$
'$
)
322,061,455 284,300,898'
299,469,88 1 251,039,818"1,055,421
710,590
911,546
716,200
2,794,212
2,408,8Q#y
1,110,000
1,706',50O

repairs

and

stock,

Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings—

Uncollectible

selling &

Taxes,

San

Period End. Aug. 31—

&

Depreciation

preferred

cents

merchandise sold

Maintehance

preferred

record

1947

79,345,000

first

25

of

48,467,000
12,700,000

first

holders of

15 to

Cost

1977

4'r

of

dividend

a

payable Oct.

paid on Jan. 5,

was

Subsidiaries)

Sales

23,904,000
110,093,000

1979

5',«

$10,066,993

of

.

18,744,000

1S71

1974

000,000

stock,

common

Profits

Ended June 30—

1,

Dec.

due

6,457,275
753,600

Northrop Aircraft, Inc.—25-Cent Common Dividend—
directors

Months

927,000

bonds

5Va%

1359.

like amount

(Including
6

1966

bonds due Dec. 1,

6'r

$9,566,458

_(J. C.) Penney Co.—Earnings—

mtge. —+600,000,000

3"«

6,598,959

$13,758,34/
2,925,531
3,691,353

income

7,664,681
11,744,272

2'(c

5,676,66/

$12,491,989

.

4,523,537

N

"No

income

620,044

M

$10,851,331 $13,503,657
1,640,657
254,690

income

income

715,279

1521.

p.

Series L 3bonds due June 1,

Common

Total other

charges.-—-

166,

stockholders will vote Dec.
15 on' increasing the authorizedcapital stock, par 50 cents, from
300,OOo shares to 506,000 shares, for
the purpose, among others, of
paying a stock dividend.—V. 166, p. 954:

Outstdg.

bonds due Dec. 1, 1970

K 3'*

5,391,369
5,347,750
599,750

taxes)

income

Federal

Provision

166, p.

and

1st

4,660,456
than

Provision

Operating

Co.

Capital' Stock:

(other

Gross

Electric

&

Series

Consol.

Maintenance

Depreciation

8,480,198'

6,044.224

Series

$49,781,271 $59,732,387
20,222,577
23,277,130

revenues

12,975,985

908,000

$7,930,000

Gas

Series

518,9(>4

1,125,855

Payne Cutlery Corp.—Plans to Pay Stock Dividend—

Joaquin Light & Power Corp. unifying and
mortgage
*$.150,000,000
6v
gold bonds, series B of 1952 (as¬

Pacific

,

1947

Company
Total

the

Authorized

2,081,135

The

PRESENT OFFERING

»

354,680

income

operating

Series

(Minn.)—Earnings—

Co.

Power

FOR

EARNINGS

The

TO

sumed)

for the week ended Oct. 11, 1947,
as
compared with 51,799,000 kwh. for the
year, an increase of 8.1 ','r.—V. 166, p. 1521.
company

States

Northern

on

GIVING EFFECT

taxes

596,177

148,252,263 100,844,635,
11,355,255 128,432,054
84,699,756'

September the corporation repaid $8,000,000 under the credit,
agreement doted Oct. 2, 1946, with a number of
banks, thereby reduc¬
ing notes outstanding to $18,000,000 on Sept. 30.—V.
166, p. 1153.

company.

CAPITALIZATION,

44,648
12,782,249

Pan American Airways Corp.—Reduces Bank Loans—'

treasury

program.

Series

V.

the

of

part

a

30-year

(Del.)—Weekly Output-

Northern States Power Co.

Net

become

refunding

Electric

Taxes

will

proceeds

Company intends to use an amount equal to
such net proceeds (a) to retire 90-day bank loans made Sept. 10, 1947
aggregating $10,000,000, and (b) to finance, in part, its construction

3056.

p.

of

net

93,998

24,297,919
21,090,949

In

-

PURPOSE—The

1947—8 Mos.—1946

12,826,897 148,848,440 101,199,321

rev._

oper.

expenses

after

—V.

24,391,917

revenues—

Operating

Operating
Operating

Co.—Earnings—•

1947—Month—-1948

revenues

Uncollectible

and

National

Northern Indiana Public

11

Secondary Offering—Blyth & Co., Inc.

share,

1

.

(1583)

a

share,

per

cents

The initial offering price was
interest, but due to the poor reception received
the
underwriters terminated
the
price maintenance
agreements.
100

Bonds
a

of

2%%, due Dec. 1, 1980.

and

Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc.—Split-Up Voted—
At

shareholders

share.

per

dividend

banking syndicate headed
by Blyth
Co., Inc. on Oct. 8 offered to the public $75,000,000 first and refunding mortgage bonds series Q,

Vice-President

Assistant

Watters,

27,

tioned in

of Buffalo Niagara
Executive Vice-Presi¬
dent of The Niagara Falls Power Co., effective Oct. 15.—V. 166, p. 668.
F.

cents
a

compared with one shilling,
1946.—V. 165, p. 2929.

as

Pacific

Niagara Falls Power Co.—New Official—
Corp.,

74

last,

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

by August,

completed

excess

Gustav

Electric

Dec.

on

"Admiral

to

27,

paid,

was

Army

of $5,000,000.
The company is presently working jon
four
ships being similarly converted for the Army under contracts
received earlier this year.—V. 166, p. 470.
is in

1948,

June

&

non-resident

African

amount

On

been

Corps

Transportation
W.

has

company

South

the

Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.—Award¬
ed Army Contract—
This

COMMERCIAL

THE

Number 4639

166

Volume

3,650,000
3,650,000
3,650,000
2,980,000
2,500,000
2,000,000

First California Co.

275,000

Federal
of

as

Judge

October

New

J.

11.

securities

A.

Fee

will

It

to

be

mid-December,

will

has

become

issued

Co.—Reorganization

confirmed
effective

under

the

the

in

plan

reorganization

40

will

Plan
plan

days.
be

available

about

Thomas

Portland

Power

The

bank

only

have

been

to

a

first

U.

S.

W. Delzell, one of the trustees, reports.
A
designed soon as exchange agent.
hitch now in reorganization proceedings, which

be

higher

of-

possible

in
process, more
than
eight years, is a possible appeal
court, to stay the order.
On October 4, four holdersf
preferred stock,, who made an unsuccessful appeal to the
Circuit Court of Appeals, filed a petition with U. S.
Supreme

Court,
■As

of

seeking

of

Oct.

Pepco)

found

that

P.

of certiorari.
1945, the valuation of the company

writ

31,

was

placed at $141,000',000.
At the
G. E.:s retained earnings and

same

(chief subsidiary
time, the couri

dividend

declarations

12

(1584)

.subsequent

THE

to

that

date

the

are

equivalent

of

any

This

at

the

time

Under

the

$680

holders

Prior
E.

$3

new

31,

G.

on

cash

special

declared

ORGANIZATION

of

$1,000

plus

share

bonds

stock,

valued

$103.50

of

P.

G.

in

will

receive

retained

FCC

Bond¬

dividends.

E.'s

pletion

plus

to

will

receive

6Vh

will

receive

two-thirds

dividend

a

40 %

pay

procedure
of

KSBR

earnings

shares,

will

effective

of

share

of

of

$10,957,297.—V.

of

166,

with

of

a

full share.

per

P.

by

total

G.

the

bond

the

is

E.

the

turning
trustees, with

claims

in

(Ore.)

dent;

cash.

E.

the

The

for 500 shares

1967.

$50

9

($50 par)

The

while

filed

delphia.

Proceeds

stock

the

working

will

letter

a

and

common

common

share

a

Oct.

on

will

debentures

firm

be

of

used

of

offered

will

Suplee,
for

notification

$150,000 of 5%
be

be

offered

Yeatman

reduction

of

to

at

&

the

($5

face

bank

be

made Oct.

was

17

at

loans

and

for

nary

capital and
between

surplus of

capital

written.

Fcr

funds

the

the

past

company
and its
solidated basis at the

year

ranged

1946.

The

from

ratio

55.0%

and,
received
by
been

ten

of

such

the

in

of

the

increase

capital

1939

to

of

as

Co.

low

a

June

ended

present

net

a

of

to

is

expected

by

that

the

substantially
in

company

Public Service Co. of
Period End. June 30—

Operating
Oper.

of

the

net

166,

$3,873,058

and taxes__

p.

Net

operating
income

-V.

Deducts,

from

to

In

—V.

166,

2,613,212

will

$3,824,566
13,819

$3,036,545

161,350

202,522

716,438

$3,838,384
892,655

837,513
$687,879

$571,200

$2,320,107

169,264,000

kwh.

40.7%.—V.

$2,108,216

Corp.—Output—
by this corporation

for

166,

the

corresponding

kwh.

week

as

com¬

last

year,

1522.

p.

In

September
in

the

the

open

a

purchased

company

8,200

to

2,678',431

market

at

an

price,

average

U.

S.

District

Court

of

exclusive

thereby reducing the number of
shares on Sept. 30.—V. 166, p. 1154.

its

capital
brokerage,

of

shares

outstanding

on

the

of

entered

its

and

On

the

Nov.

Ninth

and

at

in

a.m.,

the

United

States

Court

Chestnut

House,

Street,
Philadelphia, Pa., the Court will hold
consideration of the confirmation of the
plan and of
which
may
be
made
to
the
confirmation.—V.

hearing for
any
objection
Pi 162.
a'

Each

and

RCA

revenues

$993,989

$996,974

$7,584,298

Net

958,166

918,648

7,759,713

6,596,546

Operating
Ord.
>

inc.

Gross

income

$78,326

*$175,415

$2,651,455

I)r3,671

Dr70,077

94,642

$37,581

$74,655

*$245,492

3,226

24,330

385,932

$2,746,097
19,092

t non-com.)

ord.

Deducs.

$40,823
Dr3,242

inc...

income...

from

ord.

$40,807

$98,985

$140,440

$2,765,189

12.354

9,748

90,521

82,232

inc..

Net

ordinary income
Extraordinary income
Extraordinary income..

$28,453

Net

Do 67

Crl,869

$49,919
Crl78,820

$2,682,957
Cr86,634

Drl 3,75 7

Dr93,415

Dr95,755

$16,461

$77,349

$135,324

$2,673,836

8,700

36,450

74,600

income

Dcducs.

from

Net

inc.

to

$89,237

net

inc...

surplus..

'Deficit.—V.

166,

p

$7,761

$40,899

1,063,850

$60,724

$1,609,986

1055.

Dryden,

General

Major

director

a

George
of

L.

RCA

Van

Deusen

Institutes,

C.

Ingles who was
munications, Inc.—V. 166,

recently
p.

Inc.,

has

been

elected

succeeding

elected

$2,802

$190,141

the

of

change

a

Co.

to

in

this

of

name

Employees

its

Loan

always

are

as

corporation

subsidiary

Co.

(U.

will

plan

vote

at

1946,
of

the

7'.

of

the

first

shares

to

cial

President

of

General

RCA

Com¬

each share

cumulative

of

will

first

be

changed

mitter

located

Calif.,
Jam

fdr

on

1,
an

The

on

of

present

second

changed

into

into

11

166,

of

new

six

of

all

shares

accrued

second

new

share

a

at

new

share

$25
divi¬

preference

$7.50

new

of

share

per

common

lessor

land

1962,

BUSINESS—Company intends 1 to operate a
(FM)
broadcasting Station with
on
the
top cf Mount triable; 6'ontra Costa
Modulation
leased

wPh

is,the

State

an

10

bv

the

option

company*
on

part

firm

of-the

period

company

commer¬
a




trans¬

County,
expiring
to

at
a
mutually.^agreed upon rental.
Commission, State of California.

v»ts

Lands

the

A.)

of

new

com¬

of

stock

plan, the company will
preference stock,
100,000
shares
of
common

prior
and

(&

Sept. 30—

fund
be

bonds,

made

$

839,091,095

624,897,575

58,859,258

784,610,703

582,489,699

four

1946

Subs.)—Earnings—
1947

of

$717,659

168,740

272,710

$60,000,000
the

of

has

called

sinking
Nov.

fund.

15,

Street,

for

redemption

$196,000

1960,

Commercial

which

of

the

wil

years

is

1950

1958

at

York.

102 'A

15,

$438,404

for

&

lextend

the

at

same

payable
to

to

States

Nov.

15,

3'/4%

interest.
166,

1947,

discounts

bond

income

1947

of

New

to

1962,

will

renew

The

of

$186,830

mature

6

coupon

in

35,626
$277,804

1947

$300,000
Issued

and

each

under

on

bid

a

99.1699.

of

submitted

was

by

$99,973

Oct.

the

A

Halsey,

in

15

from

Philadelphia

competing
Stuart

&

bid
Co.

in

1957,

1966,

over

period

a

2%%

interest

insurance

and

inclusive.—V.

years,

the

last

follows

Reynolds

$3,000,000

$4,000,000

a

com¬

October.

of
of

166, p.

Rubber

Co.

below.—V.

166,

The

during
during

each

each

1154.

p.

Rubber-

$9,912,130

$6,709,425

2,969,413

5,011,193

3,555,764

501,624

342,098

616,867

432,445

155,278

239,263

151,506

102.428

90,825

135,507

90,237

85,298

119,387

113,841

375,767

345,157

496,372

478,738

84,045

taxes

$5,111,704

4,076,528

72,628

106,111

106,852

exps.
Fed.

1

expense

rentals

common

July 31,'47

33,144

47,233

197,517

$2,408,615

income

$1,017,862

$3,140,197

$1,552,737

income

432,133

308,346

554,468

390,645

$2,840,749

income

$1,326,208

$3,694,665

$1,943,383

charges

for

192,086

34,463
$56,229
201,041

$0.05

$83,710;

accounts

JULY
and

Net
No.

profit

$0.28

of

$837,888

$2,563,489

$1,186,217

1,345,570

1,345,570

1,345,570

$0.62

$1.91

$0.88

shares

common

share__

$1.47

BALANCE

SHEET,

ASSETS—Cash, $2,197,186;
for

serve

doubtful

interest,

Federal

notes

notes

and

inventories,

taxes

capital

notes

oil

$163;

AUG.

and

accounts

$1,267,393;

31,

1947

accounts

of

receivable

$19,404),

other

(after

$817,372;

current

re¬

accrued

assets

reserved

on

income, gasoline taxes, and
contingencies, $1,309,Continental Carbon Co. (30%
owned), $60,000;
current, $14,401; production
payment, $30,000;
and leases,
plant and equipment, pipe

stock

of

receivable—not

and

(after

gas

lands
for

reserve

depreciation,

depletion,

171; deferred charges, $198,418;

etc., of
total, $16,456,425.

lines, etc.
$7,623,917), $10,562-

LIABILITIES—Notes payable—bank, due within one
year,
$250,000;
notes payable—other, due
within one year,
$33,000; accounts payable,
$1,297,071;
accrued
taxes—other
than
taxes
on
income,
$155,153;
accrued
payrolls,

$44,659;

other

accrued

liabilities, $18,8G0; Federal
taxes, $789,909; gasoline
taxes, $134,414;
(non-current), $3,750,000; notes payablesecured
(non-current), $90,000;
reserve
for
contingencies, $385,000;
capital stock (issued and outstanding,
1,345,570 shares at $1*
each)'
$1,345,570; capital surplus. $796,512; earned
surplus, $7,366 278: total
$16,456,425.—V. 166, p. 375.
and

excess

profits

payable—unsecured

Sharp & Dohme, Inc.

Loan

—

Placed

the

tional

total, $4,000,000 has been borrowed
$4,000,000 may be borrowed when and

1949,

at

$5,644;

subject to

de¬

LIABILITIES—Accounts payable,
$35,311;
mortgage
(short-term),
$80,000; accruals, $66,661; long-term Indebtedness
(mortgage), $301,730;
common
stock, $201,041;
capital surplus, $326,606; earned
surplus,
$74,678; total, $1,146,027.—V. 166, p. 1360.

Privately—The

company has concluded arrangements with
Penn Mutual
Life Insurance Co. and the New
York Life Insurance
Co.
for an $8,000,000
loan, it was announced on Oct. 15.

inventories,

1947

notes, $188,634;
equipment, $546,419; prepaid assets,
ferred assets, $14,929;
goodwill, $1; total, $1,146,027.
and

272,791
484,375

outstanding

Of

31,

295,576
835,600

taxes

90,692

201,041

SHEET,

184,013

304,307

1,345,570

inc.

673,416

$1,975,247

Fed.

$1,388,188

6,021

share

BALANCE

120,024

36,000

operating

income

706.

15,844

outstanding

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$7,803 540

holes

322;

25

that

company

instalments

inclusive,

of

Corp.—Earnings—

1947—9 Mos.—1946

costs...

than

Earns, per com.

$9,823

plant

$313,430

$312,005

inclusive.

Oct.

Depletion

York,

1360.

$215,074

ASSETS—Cash,

121.068

exp.

stock

taxes

and

15,

Depreciation

for

profit

$306,690;

2,041

Crl,596

188,295

admin,

sinking

Payment

Co.
p.

Federal/axes
Federal tlfixes

per

112,761

Crl,G49

exps.

and

prem.

common

income

(other

Prov.

8 Mos. End.

Earnings

and

35,626
for

for

Julv, 1947

shares

103,899
95

End. Aug. 31—

and

Income

Redemption—

Oct. 15.

on

sales

Common

$547,704

1395,

Gen'l

$0.19

Trust

Y.—V.

profit before

Net

5,156

$449,977

bonds

A

ser.

2'4%

a

166, p.

and

Net

Rudy Furnace Co.—Earnings—

lor

$542,548

11,574

awarded

was

oper.

Other

mortgage

and

Bank

N.

Period—
Net

626,368

$444,949

Richfield Oil Corp.—Agreement With U. S.
United

1946

$1,168,915

1395.

p.

exp.

1,817,860

on

first

of

National

New

loan

with

loan

years

1947

$347,632

Oper.

1,817,860
$0.07

long-term

arranged

pany

166,

903,721

:

premiums,

available

166,

99.534

Inc.—V.

Lease

1946

$401,762

States, J. W.

loan,

1946.—V.

plan.

Selling

Reynolds Tobacco Co.—Places Loan
Privately
—The company has borrowed $30,000,000 from the
Equit¬
able Life Assurance Society of the United
The

5,

$1,342,125

depreciation

mortgage
interest

(R. J.)

$60,000,000

Oct.

31—

2142.

The

ended

maturity.

$233,022

Wall

weeks

dividends

income

(&

shares

due

at

46

Oct. 5,'46

$

64,007.283

first

Oct.

Period

1947

provision

corporation

trustee,

Oct. 4,'47

»B

Works—Earnings—

and

15, 1948 to Oct.

Gross

705.

the

—40 Weeks Ended—

Oct. 5,'46

income

Dated

Subs.)—Earnings—

share

of

bags

392,515

Revere Copper & Brass, Inc.—Partial
The

shipping

paper

1056.

p.

deductions

of bond

The issue

$71^B13,702 $62,268,225

p.

166,

1523.

p.

common

165,

recently expanded facilities
Que., will enable the Canadian

Seaboard Air Line
RR.—Equipment Trusts Offered—
Salomon Bros. &
Hutzler, Drexel & Co., Union Securities
Corporation and Stroud & Co.,
Inc., on Oct. 7 offered
$4,500,000 2Ls% equipment trust certificates at
prices to
yield from 1.20% to 2.45%, according to

stock.

recapitalization

shares

preference

longaddition,

bags for the Canadian export

225,000,000

said.—V.

the

Aug.

'Including Federal

Oct.

common

in

Ended

before

Balance

stock,

stock.

common

one

the

ot

126,522

of

land

of

redeemable

Van¬

the

in

(includ¬

change each of the 99,145 shares of

to

into

stock

shares

three-quarters

shares

proposed

second

preferred

1.3'/a

dividend!,

with

and,

a

preferred

preference stock, plus 10 shares of
preference stock will be redeemable at
into two shares of new common stock.

non-cumulative

outstanding

per

Coast

moderniza¬

former

on

prior

convertible

*

additional

S.

expenses

on

Amortiz.

outstanding,

second

into

built

was

revenues

Opera ling

Net

preferred stock

profit

account

Net

1055.

($5).

Frequency

Months

arrear¬

share

a

stock

and

the

of

the

Rivers,
of

company,
said
milestone in
the

83,289,447

only)

San Jose Water
12

Dry
of

that

West

paper

with

capacity

Canadian
another

expansion

factory
the

011

for

the

tipies

new

Three

a

of

plant

three

"the

announcement

U.

Preferred

$155.75

preferred

of

17

dividend

stock.

13 Weeks Ended July 26—
before Federal
tax

Net

paper

"marks

lor

together

and

develop

Miscellaneous

President

Major

Radio Diablo, Inc., San Bruno,
Calif.—Stock Offered—
Wilson, Johnson & Higgins, San Francisco,
recently of¬
fered (as a speculation)
41,000 shares of common stock
OF

plant,

Operating profit
Non-operating income

,

NATURE

in

1946.—V.

plan,

dividends thereon)

be

tax

subsidiary, has completed
bag plant at Van¬

a

1259.

p.

an¬

Recapital¬
Nov.

on

large

preferred

amounted

arrears

7,500

meeting

eliminate

cumulative

the

on

special

a

to

classes

two

in

89,806,638

S.

Balance

designed

dealt

During the four weeks ended Oct. 4, 1947,
company had 2,399 stores
operation (including 2,258 in the U. S.
A.), as compared with 2,427

from

also

was

Co.—Details of Proposed

quoted

Exchange

be

to

not always
alphabetical
alphabetical

near

Profit

Federal

plant

industry

sales

$27,110

Changes Name

of

name

be

with

shall

$

possible.

share

p.

Ltd.,

multiwall

Oct. 4,'47

(2,286

Corp.—Sub. Also

Republic Pictures Corp.

Provision

at par

added,

Ontario

the

notes

and

(Canada)

$450,000

capacity

serving

to

Taxes

See

Radio Corp. of America—New
President of School—

Harry

he

of

Sales

transferred

earned

new

24,280

Glenn, President, announced

Drl 1,425

_

149,780

changing

consummation

166,

beginning

certificates

Safeway Stores, Inc.—Current Sales Increase Sharply

2,660

sales

—V.

$9,248,001

expenses

revenues-..

a

$51,390

10.6G0

Reis &

6 Months Ended

1947—8 Mos.—1946

cper.

communic.

Paper Co.

Vancouver

Gross

1947—Month—1946

oper.

oper.

plant,"

annually,

$51,390

cumulative/prior

stock.—V.

p.

that

the

Paper Co.—Subsidiary Completes Plant—

annual

an

company

1360.

p.

as

stock.

of

and

1947,
1523.

Columbia, Canada.
Cosford, Vice-President

H.

view

The

2,691

$9,289

the

outstanding

—V.

Communications, Inc.—Earnings—

Total

Other

$337,260

$339,921

However, they

plan also

Upon

No.

Total
Net

to

166,

share

shares

166,

Aug. 31—

$5,462

$5,462

Employees

convertible

have

166,

1947;

1,

meeting the increased demand

34,110

transfer'd

the proposed

stock

1.

Nov.

tion."

couver

30

company's

will

Exchange directs that the certificates

Nov.

4 Weeks Ended

(50-cent

Earned

Period End.

28,579

2,658

surplus
1056.

and

dends)

for

11

$17,291

Remington Rand, Inc.

order

1947,

3,760

$19,949

31,
shares

$1.25

445,140

plan

at

3,110

all accrued

stock

Stock

on

Special write-off of

a

$689,501

320,452

trade."

outstanding. 4

share

a

plan.

19,

$85,500

Dec.

$182

ing

order

approving

$365,839

Credit Corp.,
Personal Loan

21,087

$526,983

60,147

that completion of tne new
organization's
long-range

term

ordi¬

stockholders

stock

Plan—

the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania
finding that the trustee's amended plan of
reorganization, heretofore approved by the Court, has been
accepted
by the holders of the debtor's first mortgage bonds and class A
(preferred)
stock in
the
percentage required in
the
Court's
has

$9,222

the

$87,507

Shamrock Oil & Gas

Quaker City Cold Storage Co.—Hearing
The

$20,401

recapitalization

mon

shares

share,

$55.46

Thomas

175,067

together with

Pullman, Inc.—Purchases Add'l Stock—
stock

565,338

(Robert)

on

3,774,120
811,496

British

"With

ization—

ages

798,831

31,514

interest."—V.

couver,

1947—8 Mos.—1946

NOTE—-For mechanical reasons it is
possible to arrange companies in exact

The

of

America—Earnings—

rCri.

97,297

$56,178

on

The St. Regis
construction of

3,723

income.

2%

St. Regis

shares

41,044

order.

new

238,098,000

of

shares

10,519,454

21,184

Electric output of the operating
companies served
the week ended Oct.
11, 1947, totaled

with

200,000

*

be

$3,015,361

for

increase

of

York

made

Operating

common

an

consists

$89,567

p.

Employees

have

3,448

Public Utility Engineering & Service

pared

"and

years.

Interest

12,453,767

$773,722

The New
contracts

operation

$199,499

from

Employees

$14,344,020

954.

p.

station

$5,499

__

497,499

94,280

166, p, 1056.

ex-interest

to

$20,643

nounced.—V.

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$849,229

income

studio

757,814

__

$5,275,117

574,990

$5,660,751
4,334,937

Interest

$668,247

addition

Under

Net

of

Area

be

$770,274

inc.

Bay

charges

$682,303

due
Nov.
1,
1947, on the first mortgage 4%
gold bond
certificates, due 1983, will be paid on that date at the Central Hanover
Bank & Trust
Company, New York, N. Y.

in

in

3,146

gross

all

the

947,205

position

charges

Special

from

6,322

$725,448

$5,281,439

St. Louis Southwestern
Ry.—Interest—

Brown, Presi¬
Treasurer, and

$747,706

Railroad

the

$846,083

(net)

income

electrical

87,161

income

166,

As

Gross

H.

Eitel,

1947—Month —1946

earned

to

1360.

$3,383,487 $15,469,128

3,026,975

income

and

—V.

of

Total

The

Other

O.

officers

$92,660

was

would

proceeds

radio

W.

6,660

Net oper. income
Net after
charges

organization

the

Oklahoma—Earnings—

1947—3 Mos.—1946

revenues

exps.

all

securities.—V.

the
be

121,321

income

69.0%.

It

invested

two

income

Net

nec

1947

proceeds

financing

link

capitalization

Deduct, from net income

of

73.1%

1947

30,

W.

$5,667,411

799

an

$100,678

ordinary

Net

con¬

during

30,

June

for
will

Extraord.incomeicngs.)

the

funds

on

written

minimum

the

the

to

Insurance

months

to

used

premiums

funds

from

company

net

146.0%

effect

be

ratio

Anchor

to

capital
the
12

giving

will

than

income

Net

as to improve the
relationship
increased volume of premiums

the

subsidiary,

during

after

stock

years

year-end

high

a

of

written

the

company so
the greatly

and

the

premiums

of

FM

and

watts

revenues

Extraord.

on Oct. 16.
The offering to stockhold¬
which will expire at noon Oct. 28, has been under¬
written by a group headed
by The First Boston Corp.,
G. H. Walker & Co. and
Brown, Lisle & Marshall.
sale

responsible

carry

Gross ordinary inccme

three shares held

the

letters

megacycles,

expenses

Deductions

ers,

from

call

100.5

50,000

this

to

operating deficit
Ordinary income, non¬

per
stock for each

new

and

Net

Phila¬

price of $28

a

share of the

one

of

1947—8 Mos—1946

$683,012

b57

rev._

Operating revenues
Operating expenses
Operating taxes

amount

Inc.,

Providence Washington Insurance
Co.—Capital Stock

the basis of

of

Period End. Aug. 31—

communication

standing shares

assigned

been

of

contemplated

transmitting

more

com¬

common stock
(non-assessable) of which but 100,000
outstanding at the completion of this financing.

Operating
Operating

Offered—Offering of 100,000 shares ($10 par) capital
stock initially to holders of the
company's presently out¬

Proceeds

of

proper

par)

SEC

public

capital.

on

top,

upon

1947—Month—1946

$726,305

oper.

usual

financing is to obtain capital for
broadcasting facilities on Mount Diablo, studio

the

radio

Under

^Telephone Corp.—Earnings-

revenues

Uncollectible

with

Legal Counsel.

Radiomarine Corp. of

bonds,

the

Co.,

period

a

will

with

Rochester

period End. Aug'. 31—

Operating

watts.

Vice-President;

CAPITALIZATION—The

Proceeds

debenture

directly

is

and

purpose

of

the

mountain

for

Small Loan Co., Inc.—Files With SEC

through the underwriting

share,

construction

equipment,

company on Oct. 13 filed a registration statement with the SEC
covering $6,000,000 of first mortgage bonds, due 1977.
The names of

company

has

1947

1948.

issued

power

250,000

it

is

frequency

individuals

who

J. A. McCullough,
Buckley, Secretary

D.

the

Pottstown (Pa.)

Monday, October 20, 1947

incorporated

was

16,

company have had
years
of experience in
The officers of the corporation will be:

1360.

determined by competitive bidding.
additions.—V. 166, p. 1360.

a

Feb.

work.

General Electric Co.—Registers With

the underwriters will be
will be used for property

license

station

on

of

power

and

company

before

transmitter

a

MANAGEMENT—The

$3

the
p.

The

broadcast

radiated

G.

a

well

bioadcasting

construction.

and

P.

plus

anticipated

a

263,

share.

per.

old,

completion

proper

$30.50-

at

channel

stockholders

hand,

on

Portland

due

company

11,

SEC—

at

HISTORY—The

CHRONICLE

California,
July
28,
1945.
It
has
been
Issued
a
construction
by the FCC applicable to the Mount Diablo site, under which
(subject to extension
application)
construction
must
be
completed
by Feb. 16, 1948.
Construction was commenced
Aug.

PURPOSE—The

The

AND

FINANCIAL

permit

payable

dividend.

to

requires

stock,

issued.

common

1945,

common

paying the special dividend,
trustees $1,600,000, which will be used

to

over

other

be

bondholders

of

stockholders

the

addition

will

P.

shave

per

pro-rata

the

of

for

a

supports

$3

1934

Oct.

retain

preferred

stock

This

cf

as

above

dividend

In

each
shares

preferred

First
new

of

securities

34V2

also

and

over

noted,

1947,

new

each

is

7,

plan,

cash,

share

a

it

July

on

interest

&

in

condition,

dividend

accrued

E.'s

dividends.

or

COMMERCIAL

The

loans
SKF

the
a

same

repayment

purpose

incurred
war

interest

plant

of
in

the

rate.

schedule

financing

connection

near

North

at
as

The' loan

27/a%.and
needed

matures

beginning Sept. 1,
is

with

in
the

part

Wales, Pa.—V.

(Continued

on

to

recent

repay
p.

47)

an

to

309.

the

1

1967*
'

temporary
of

addi¬

Dec'
1

'

1951;

purchase

166,

page

up

Sept.

bank

former

Volume

166

Number 4639

THE

COMMERCIAL
•"'•■/■J1'":''

'ft"

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(1585)

■

''

f. '

DAILY RANGE OF PRICES

WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING

YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES

FOR EVERY LISTED ISSDE

LOW

AND

HIGH

Saturday

Monday
Oct. 13

SALE

Tuesday

Oct. 11

Oct. 14

9 per share

*74 3 4

< per share

75%

*80

8%

*84

8%

17%

17%

*48%

*104

COLUMBUS
DAY

*95

1

49%
40

39%

39%

8%

9

8%

8'%

29%

29%

29%

29%

29%

29%
*104

4%

110

*104

Alabama Sc Vicksburg Ry
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining

Aldens

93

94..

96

3%

3%

40%

35
*92
24

*64%

95

24

4%

—

189

36%

36%

95

97%

250

3%

3%

3%

25,100

39%

41%

8,000

67

67

*92

35

36%
95

200

12

190

12%

190%

11%

191

189 %

12

11,600

95.
400

11%

191%

189 %

20%

*20%

Inc

4%%

preferred—

Allegheny Corp
5 % %

Jan

11%
191

32

July

Allen

Industries

Inc__;

1

1,400

Allied

11% Oct
Chemical

&

Dye

No par

20%

21

21

100

Allied

Kid

35%

35%

36%

35%

36

35%

36

35%

36

2,800

Allied

Mills

35

35%

35%

35%

37%

36%

36%

35%

36%

7,800

99%

99%

99%

99%

99%

99%

*99 %

100 %

*99%

100%

500

Allied Stores Corp common
4%
preferred

41%

41%

41%

20%

Co

164

5

Co

10

44%

Jan

10

24%

8%

Sep
Dec

41% Jan

6

Nor

89% Apr

1

33

Feb

18

104

8

5

Sep

2

25

Not

Oct

90% Deo

4

135

Feb

Mar

12% Feb
81% May
103

Aug

Oct

8% Jan

29% Oct

Oct

17

52% Oct

69% Jan
82
Jan

18

38

67

Apr 12

24% Sep
12% Oct

16

196

3%

Jan

113

July

17% Oct

26

Aug

15

July 24

154

Oct

22% Feb

7

18% Deo

29% May 17

36% Oct

14

30
Jan
99% Feb

39% Mar

29% Sep
31% Not

16
18

61% May

91% Oct

17

No par
100

20%

8

No par

Inc

68% Jun

Feb

104

2

May 20
May 17

18

Jan

May
34% Feb

48% Feb

13

15% May 19

New

1,600

30% FeJ>
13% Oct

44

May 19

93

Jan

Feb

ISO

15

5-% Feb

$2.50 prior conv preferred-No par
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp_No par

56

Deo

May

11

17

102% Aug 11

2% May 19
25 % May 19

100

91
169

6% Feb
31% Jan

8

1

gtd

8

Oct

112

100

34%

*20%

15

Aug 27

92

7

40% Oct
10% Feb
38%Feb

19

4
Apr 14
18% May 19

100

common

preferred A„i.

34%

20%

55

16

104

10
5

*20%

*20%

100

common-

July 28

Highest
f per share

Nor

61% Apr
105% Oct

18% Oct

Alleg & West Ry 6%

35%

*92
-

—

_

67

*65

37

*92

*

39%

3%
39

67

4%

24

36%

No par

4,700

4%

27

May
30% May
6
May
27% Sep

1

Air Reduction Inc

58

$ per share

7

10% Feb

38

Corp..10

Corp.—

2,900

39%

95

10,500

106

*104

106

Admiral

110

19
13VaMayl9

No par

Addressograph-Multigraph

5,000

4

43% Apr

1

Adams-Millis Corp

2,700
:

Jun

87% Jan

6% May 21

10

93

93

35

Co—

Adams Express———

4%

3%

*23

Acme Steel

90

2.50

Year 1946
Lowest

9 per share

66% May 20

Co

22%

40%

*92

29%

52

share

No par

Straus____

Motors

22

3%

67

&

ACF-Brill

$ per

No par

com

22%

39%

*64%

Abbott Laboratories

20

4%

20

95

Par

20%

4%

20%

95

190

100

49%

3%

*188

7.000

39%

38%

34%

800

17%

9%

3%

66

58

17%

*49%

40 %

*38%
66

18%

Range Since January 1
Lowest
Highest

!

•'

8%

108

20

96

57

18%

2,100
4,800

39%

*

Range for Previous

STOCK

EXCHANGE

Abraham

8%

9%

4%

20

57

56%

18%
50

8%

8%

.

100

*80

100

8%

75%

40 %

9%

*104

4%

4%

56%

18%

*48%

29%

108

20

55%

18

-

75%

NEW YORK

Shares

tper share

75%

*85

8%

51

40

9%
29

the Week

75

100

8%

17%

39%

8

29

Sales for

Oct. 17

tper share

75%

*85

8%
57

*49%

51

39%

74%

.100

*56

Friday

Oct. 16

t per share

75%

8 Ye

56%

STOCKS

Thursday

Oct. 15

share

per

75%

100

*56

t

PRICES

Wednesday

6

105% July 28

99%

Not

30%

112% Jun
29% Jan
39

Jan

63% May
108

42%

42

42%

42

42%

13,100

99%

99 %

99%

99%

99%

99%

2,400

33 %

30% May 19
Jun 26

Not

99%

*32%

Allis-Chalmers Mfg common—No par
3%% cum conv preferred
-100

42,% Oct

99

42%
99%

42%

*98%

July
62% May

91

32%

99% Oct

14

33'/a

33 %

33%

33

91% Not

33

32%

33

95% Not

2,500

Alpha Portland Cement

No par

247/a May 19

35

Jan

23

25

39% May

'4

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

3,900

Amalgam Leather Co

1

8 % Feb

3

4,200

Amerada

5% May 19
46
Jan 16
73
Mar 7

Amer

t

"50

53 %

♦50

53

£C%

80%

x80%

49

49

9 %

•69 '-4

7%

7%

6%

7%

*48

53

*49'%

84

84

84

83%

84'%

84

86

48%

49%

49 %

49 %

49%

49%

49%

49%

1,800

9%

9%

9%

9 %

9%

9%

9 '/ 4

9%

29,600

70'%

69%

71 %

1,500

23'%

23'%

3,100

9%
70

69%

70

22%

22%

22%

23%

•69%

70%

70%

71

53

70

70

70%

23%

24

23%

24 %

73

72

*50

72%

*71

52%

*72

6%

73%

12%

13

13

13

13

13

13

12%

13

41

41%

41

41%

41

41%

41'%

41%

12,300

n

41%
n

1

rl

1>V,

rl
1 1

110

5%

5%

5%

14,500

87%

1,900

*85 3 e
182 %
44 5

5%

86

45%

23%

23%

*108%

109 3 4

46

87

87'%
183

45%
*103

45

105

24%

24

24

109%

108%

1 Va

rl %

5%

5%

87'%

181%

46%

103%

24

*108%

5'%

5%

87

183

44%
103%

8*6 %

184%

182

104%

a

*103

5%

5%

85%

182 V2

1(5

87

183

182%

45 %

*103

45 Va

104

24'%
103

184

*103

3%%

3,900

cum

6%
Amer

Common

Amer

Shoe

&

Radio

Can

7 %

3,900

Amer

&

&

Fdry com

Cable

*108

110

48

49

49

49

49

49

500

American

Chicle

21

21

22

22%

22'%

22%

22%

22%

1,700

American

Colortype

20%

20%

20%

20%

21

21

21

21

20%

20%

1,200

American

Crystal

*98%

99

98%

98%

*98%

99%

*98»%

99%

*98'%

99'%

40

47%

48

47%

48%

47 3 4

48%

47%

48 ',4

46%

47%

117%

117%

118 %

115%

117'%

*115%

116%

117%

33 %

COLUMBUS
DAY

34

33%

117

34

34%

34'%

5%

5%

--

*5%

5 %

5%

16%

16%

16%

16 3

4

16%

16%

*17%

17%

17%

18%

18%

18 %

18%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

5%

5%
*16

94

*16%

16%

*81

82

*3814

38%

38%

38%

8%

9%
55

9%

9%

9

52

52

52%

52%

*52%

23%

23 %

23%

23%

23%

23 %

23%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

9Va

*98

*81

*12%

12%

*13%

14

21%
*112

LOW

*99

81

81%

*80

81%

81%

81%

30?

38%

38

38

38%

38'%

300

American

Hawaiian

9%

9

12,800

American

Hide

12%
*13%

14

22%

22%

23%

113

HIGH

SALE

*13%
22%

113

*111%

1 per share

23%

No par
Leather

&

400

13,500

American

Home

8%

5,600

American

Ice

1,200

American International Corp
American Invest Co of 111

*97

102

*12%

12%

14

*13%

14

22%

22%

23

9,000

*111%

113

100

preferred

conv

6%

12%

113

6%

American

7%

23%

99

99%

10%

10%

10%

29 %

29%

30

Locomotive

29%

133

*130%

*99

10%

I per share

23%

99 3

a

10%

1,300

29%

1,600

29%

132

4,000

3.90%
Amer

cum

Machine & Metals

60

10%

10%

10%

800

American

Molasses

*32 %

33%

32%

32%

33

33

32%

33%

33 %

33 %

1,000

American

News

11%

26,900

11

11%
107

95 %

15 Va

15

97

14%

15%

15

*178

183

*178

33

32%

180

180

11%

11%

107

105%

96%

95%

15%

15

180

178

11%

18%

18%

19 %

19%

19%

*41

42%

42

42

42%

42%

65%

65%

162

34%

34%

*143

146

*142

30%

30%

31%

66%

66

160

161 %

34%

33%

145

143

32 Va

*25%

25%

25%

24%

25

32%

25%

*24

25

42

*41%

132

*130

56

*54%

41%

19

*42%

66%

164%

25 Va
*24

43

COLUMBUS

♦130%
56

42

130

27,000

102 %

630

65 Va

159

34'%

34%

143

140

32%

31%

11%

12,300

Preferred

4%%

American

18%

800

American Seating

42'%

280

Amer Ship Building

65%

9,500

160%

520

64%

66%

159

160%

34

34%
140

142

34'/a

1,700

Am

31%

5,000

American

6%

25'/a

1,000

American

Stores—

200

American

Stove

42

157%

20,900

155%
71%

71%

1,800

71%

72%

*149

150%

148%

149%

148%

670

56

56%

4,500

117

117%

170

17%

51,800

*97

95%

95%

8

8

*63
35

7%

65%
35%

56 Va

*63

34%

*53%
*17%

\

48%

48%

101

*99

97

97%

8%

8

65%

49%

35%

8'/a

8

*63

65%

65

36%
62%

42%

42%

*52%




53%

17%

18%

108

*

108

'

49

48%

8%

61%

108

49 %

99

35%

108

17%

100

98

65

.

48%
*99

62'%

For footnotes see page

16%

97%

42%

18%

56

117%

15 Va

101

61

54

148

100

27,500

100-

6%

97%

7%

3,100

65%

Am

35%

35%

100
25

25

100

preferred

Wtr

$6

1st

Wks

Amer

Elec

Woolen

Preferred
Conv

&

100
com—No par

preferred

American

100

*64

Co

common

B

preferred

5%

1.100

8 Va

class

American Viscose Cor.p common—14

200

97%

Tobacco

Common

600

42%

108%

148

117%

15%

61%

•IQT

56

117

42

6i
*41'

147%

102

47%

101

148%

American Tel & Tel
American

Zinc

No par
common—No par

100

„—

prior

preference

Lead

&

Smelt

$5 prior conv preferred

35%

35%

20,800

Anaconda

Copper Mining

62

62'%

61%

62

950

Anaconda

Wire & Cable

42%

42%

42%

800

No par
com.

1

25

Anchor Hock Glass Corp

*42'%
108

108 Va

*107

108

240

53%

54

53%

53%

54

54

18%

18%

18%

19

18%

19%

600

5,100

$4

18

Oct

37%

Sep
Sep

9% Oct

14

5%

Oct

55

16

22% July 30

Jun

27

X34% Jan

10

10% Jan

May 16

24

106% Mar

Apr 23
9%, May 17

12% Oct

7
15

May 19

14% Aug 15

18% May 19
110% Jun
4

30% Feb 10
110
Jan
0

Anderson,

24.

-X"

'j

V

.'.V

th

y'-f-:

.'1

* "r,«-

Clayton

Anderson-Prichard

t per share

$ per share

18% Jun

94% Apr

28% Sep

10

19

101

'j'pv

<•>

Sep

28% Aug
14% Jan

129% May
44% Apr
118

May

85% Jan

12% Jan

44%, Oct

63v

31%, Dee
8% Sep
99% Jam;

35% Not

9% Sep
11% Mar

22% Not
111

Sep

Sep 25
x25% May 19
130
Oct
10% Oct

Lowest

$ per stiare

2

Jan

19

15% Feb

9

3

32% July 17
147

17
1

July 17

14% Feb

28% May 27

176

Jan

7

39% Feb 24

16% Feb 24

Jan

18% Mar
IIS

May

16% Jun
18% Jun

44% Jan
119

May

Jun

-

50
-No par

45% Mar

98

Not

106% Jun

12% Not
23% Oct
133% Deo

26% Jun

11

Oct

34% Sep
10% Sep

97% Jan
88% Jan

17

Feb

7

Oct

8

12% Not
1173% Not

7

27% Jan

109% Feb 24

95% Feb

14% Deo

43% Jun
163

July
17% July
Apr

60

22% Jun
133% Aug
123% Aug
23

Feb

186

Feb

42% Aug
108 % July

16% Feb
22% Feb

10

4

19

Sep

Aug
33% Feb

42% Oct

15

33

Sep

82

66% Oct

27

15

172

May 14

40

May 19
Oct

Oct

37% Feb

48% May 19
159

Highest
$ per share

21%

186

21

July 17
Mar

5

45% Sep
165

Oct

34% Deo
160

Jan

20

Apr

73% Jan
191
Apr

•0% Feb

16

158

Jan

6

25% May 19

37

Feb

8

27% Not

80% Feb

23% Jun

28% July 24

25% Dec

43

10

149% Jun

3

29% Jan
x45

Jan

7
2

146% Feb 24
62

Aug 20

19

174% Feb

4

Apr

15

82% Feb

61% Apr
147% Oct

19

84% Feb

5
5

62

163% July 23

16

41% May 17
x!16%Oct

58% Jan

10

26% Jan

3

120% Aug 12

24
Sep
38% Oct
138

8ep
47% Jan

172

Apr

May
38% July
88% Feb

318

Apr

•7% Apr

159% Not
73
Oct

•00% Jun

76% Oct

100% May

150

Sep

48% Oct
116%

Sep

13%

99% May
174
78

July
May

121

Jun

Oct

28% Jun

13

102% 8ep
29% Jan

110% Feb
70% Jun

110% Feb 13

12
May 19
xl00% Sep 18

100% Dec

182% Jun

18% Feb

30

50% Feb

16

May 23
68% Jun
5

8

106 % Jan

90

103% Feb
10% Jan

13
6

69% Apr

5"% May 19
62
May
2

1

87%

Deo

108% Not

7

Sep

64

Deo

•O

81% Feb

11% Jan
May

307/a May 19
45% Jan 15

42

Mar

5

35

Oct

65

Oct

6

41

Sep

60% Jan

40% Sep 12

51

Jan

4

38

Sep

111% Mar 10
58% July 7

108

Dec

108 ' Oct 14
46% Jan 16

Oit;porp^.|—10

14% Apr 15

&

100

Year 1946

Highest

com^-12.50
."4— iNopar
Co—4^21%

preferred

23% Jun

80

40

9,000

July

Oct

1

American Sumatra Tobacco—No par

156%

73'%

78

13%

17% Nov
5% Oct

6

May 17
May 19
May 20

*57

72%

Jan
Jun

11% Feb

8

Jun

57%

500

A'pr

Sep

25% Feb

34

American Sugar Refg common
Preferred

59%

32%

8%

42% Apr

21

400

58%

Feb

108

41% Not

101 % Feb

116

2,400

155%

47%

7

3

100

44
132

72%

*93

0

6% Feb

July 29
5% May 19

100

43

71%

*99

No par
No par

Co__

*129

57%

34"%

15

Jan

79% Oct

33

43

15

40

37

140

25%

155%

15

118 Va Oct

8

12

ISO

48% July 28

115% Jan

25

25 Va

74

14%

Mar 12

89% Sep 11
14% May 19

100

130

55

4

Feb

8

common

Foundries—No par

42

117

24
102

17% Oct
20% Sep
97% Dec

6% Feb

preferred

Steel

*24%

73

101%

Snuff

non-cum

American

25%

71%

15

-100

24%

72%

101%
47%

Co

Refg common—No par

25'%

72%

14%

&

24%

72

101%

Smelt

25%

71%

55

7

10414 Sep

5

17% July 28

34

5

Co

25

71%

117%

Aug

26% Feb

20% July 15

No par

100

Preferred

40

142

31%

32%

71%

54%

56

0

No par

10

Safety Razor

18%

42%

71%

116%

110

24% May 19
99
May 21
9% Aug 25
15 % May 20

Rolling Mill com
conv preferred

19 Va

71

54%

100

American

43

71%

117%

72% May
132% Mar
40% Jan

21

26,500

156%

117%

Not

96% Oct
21% Not

21

15 Va

156%

*53%

42

117% Feb

130

148

1

8

10
Feb
Q

129% Feb

34%

34

156%

157%

54 % Feb

9% May 19

130%

130

210% Mar

90
May 19
11% May 19

155%

56

106% Jan

100 V* May 19

*56%

1321/4

DAY

17% Feb

Oct
Dec

No par
Amer Rad & St San'y com—No par

177 Va

11%

101%

11%

♦18

Oct

79

9

Jan

45% Jun

184

10

49

19% Apr
74% Deo

1

8

No par

14%

11 Va

102%

10%

No par

Co

Light

5%

Oct

12

Mar

com—No par

177%

15%
178

1

preferred

101%

102%

11%

&

100
Co

preferred

$5

102%

103%

Power

$6

1,500

34%

10%

Amer

preferred

2,400

34%

102%

6%

96%

34%

10%

164%

106

95%

34%

163%

*34

105 Va

95%

34%

10%

164 %

11 Va

11%
106

33%

*103%

65

130

No par

American Metals Co Ltd com_No par

130 %

10%

107%

Apr

10

Lowest

com—No par
preferred
a.—100

10%

10%

64%

Range Since January 1

Amer Mach & Fdy Co

10%

97

Oct

Not

Range for Previous

STOCK

Par

210

10%

29%

23 %

99%

10 %

YORK

EXCHANGE

Shares

23 %

100

NEW

10%

107

1

100

10%

8

common

36%

28% Feb

90

1

Jan

3

Jun

100

100

30

Feb

16% Sep
2% Jun

6

preferred

10%
10 7

1

13

Jun

Not

9

Apr

115% Jan

94

No par

preferred

*10%

97

1

50

Products

common

non-cum

Sales for

99%

107%

com

24%

the Week

29%

10%

10

52 %

Oct. 17

10%

*95

Co

8%

Friday

10%

107%

SS

23%

I per share

24%

133

No par

preferred

52 %

Oct. 16

24

No par

24

Thursday

Oct. 15

136%

$6

40
par

88%

12%

37% Not

STOCKS

Wednesday

29

*134

preferred1

$7 2nd preferred A

PRICES

10'8

136%

9

$7

No par

Inc

53%

102

12%

12%

9

9%

*97

102

*97

113%

9

29

*134

Lines

Foreign Power com—No

*38

$ per share

100

Export

100

European Secur

American

Amer &

1,000

400

1 per share

*99

American

4,700

8,200

Oct. 14

23%

Tiling

18'%

Tuesday

24

Encaustic

94 %

Oct. 13

23 %

American

17%

Monday

share

1,400

17%

Oct. 11
per

Co

93%

Saturday

9

Distilling

preferred series A

16 7%

9 Va

10

com

3%%

93%

12%

AND

Co

American

17%

*93

100

1,900

93

14

21%
*112

4

10

com

9,100

19%

3%

Cyanamid

17%

101

12%

21%

16%

18%

4

Sugar

72% Oct

5

9

7% Feb

3% May 19

10

4%4&fc prior preferred
American

93

82

*13%

113%

5%

1

No par

Co

7

99

May 21
20% May 21
105% July 18
47% Oct
8
19
Sep
5
Xl9% Sep 12
95% Jan 22
44
Sep
9
112
Sep 29
25% May 19

100

(new)

25%

Apr

196% Sep

May 21

20

preferred

conv

17%

16%

*97

5%

5%

36

57% Not

7

l^a Oct

16

100

Mar 26

Jan

50

23

No par

91% May
83% Jun

77% Jan
17% Feb

3% May 19
82% Sep
181% Oct

No par

Inc

1,800

33

*16

18'%

60

93

*92%

IOO

5%
16%

*92%

*52

33

—

1
25

preferred

non-cum

Chain

48

*116%

Corp

common

75

Sep

80

2

100

American Car

100

24%

12,400

36

Preferred

20%

>

No par

com

Oct

64%

31

July 15
May 19
May 19
% Oct

48

108'%

9

rights

Cable

American

Co

*20%

*48

67

1

Corp

12% Apr

44

July 24
50
Sep
3
11% Apr 11

65% Sep 11
20% May 19

common

Sep

6% Oct

90

May 19

10

50

Bosch

Brake

51

34% May 16
8'/a

100

preferred

conv

*47 %

108%

1

preferred

American

700

45%

50

Corp
No par
Chemical-No par

Agricultural

103'%

24%

24%

preferred

Petroleum

American Bank Note

104,200

n

'

1,200

com

American Airlines common

80

12%
41

convertible

Inc

14

*

20% July 24

43%

Jan

62% May
xll4% Mar
*64% July

15%

Oct

May

13

14

NEW
LOW

HIGH

AND

Saturday

Monday
Oct. 13

Oct. 14

t per thare

I per share

t per share

$ per share

12%

*11

5%
38

*11%

12%

12%

12%

5%

51/8

5%

51/8

5»/a

37%

38

14%
107

14%

14%

106 »/2

107

50%
*104

51

50%
105

14%

105

the Week

*12%

13

*12%

5%

5%

5V4

39

39

38%

14%

15 1/8

14%

14%

*108%

109%

1,500

52

51

104

*102

14 Va

14

14

14%

14'%

14 Vs

13%

13%

13%

14

14 V2

14%

14'%

CQLUMBUS

110

108

DAY

110

'110%

112

15%

1,000

Arnold

141/2

1,500

Artloom

7,900

Associated

16%

16%

Constable

16%

16%

16%

17%

111 1/2

1101/2

111 »/2

111

111

190

6%

110'/2

110'/2

111%

110

110%

110

7%

2d

109 Va

20%

30%

30%

30%

31

30%

30%

30%

31

6,200

*83 %

83 '/a

83%

85%

85%

85%

85

85%

84%

87 >4

8,900

*102%
15%

*5,0%

102%

103

52 'A

*71%

*34%
*109%

76

511/2

52

32%

32%

76

*71%

34%

34%
1091%

109%

100%

100%

100%

23%

23%

23 '/a

1091/2

*68

68 Va

681/2

68V2

H91/2

119'/2

1191%

II8V2

*24

29

7%

71/2

8

*15

16

21

21

21 »/2

21%

21%

22

20%

20%

201%

20'/a

20 3 4

*20%

22%
'201/4

23 3

4%

1,350

100%

8,100

70%

580

Atlas

*115V2

116%

200

4%

23%
20%

1.500

20,700

5%

5%

41%

41%

41%

41%

1,300

$2.25

15V2

15%

15%

15%

15%

15%

500

Babbitt

Aug

32%

Jun

I24V3

Dec

153

May

125

Dec

148

May

121

May

125

Jun

2

2

Oct

78

Feb 10

100

Oct

10% May 19

183/4 Feb 15

13

Oct

No par

RR

40% May 17

59
Feb
34% Feb

13

45

Sep

15

26%

Dec

49% May

68

Dec

94

31

Nov

105

Nov

common___l

25

31 % Apr

15

107% Jan

15

100

98% Apr

14

105

Aug

B

21% May 19

26%
73
121
27%
12%
18%

July
July
auly
Jan
Feb
Feb

24
28
9
30
10
18
29
27
8
8

62

common

No par

preferred

,100

Corp

Apr

18

113% Apr

22

57

No par

22%> Mar 11

No par

5% May 16

pfd ($1.20)_,__No par

13% May 19

common

77

5c

19% May 14

29% Jan

5

xl7% May .13

27% Jan
7% Feb
49
Feb

Canteen Co. of Amer

Corp

(The)

common..a3

preferred

conv

29Va May
Jun

83

May

8

__5

series

$3.75

Mar 29
393/0 July 8
113% Sep 22

1C0

Co

Mfg

5%

41%

5%

Sep
Jan

preference series A„_10o

Automatic
Avco

41

5%

34
99

4

prior

42

5%

41%

Line

Nichols

5%

30

Nov

112

22

Tack

5 %

Oct

17

May 23

Jan

conv

Autocar

6,100

22%

20%

a

21

Dec

12

4
13
Feb 13
Feb
4
Feb
4

May 19

30% Aug 26

23% Jun

Powder

Co,nv

15%

18%

Feb

17%
20%
132%
134

66

preferred
Refining common

Austin

1,200

8

8

*14%

Jan

19

100

Corp

Atlas

29

May

112% Feb
36% May

com,,100

10

I SS Lines

W

conv

Atlas

July

Sep

65

,10

Preferred

231/2

23

22

139

Nov

102

Feb 17

110

May 17
Sep 25
Oct 14

Sep

42 V2

7

'a

18% May

Sep

112

100

Fe

non-cum

151%

5%

41%

5%
*41

*15

540

10%

6

•

Co—

& Santa

Coast

&

Atlantic

6,700

*24

16

8

16

F

5%

34%

8

*14%

8

15 %

Atl G

70%

29

15%

7'/2

*7%
*

Atlantic

1,300

110%

100%

23 %

117%

117
*24

29

*24

29

*24

1181/2

2,500

32 V4

76

34

70

69

69

68%

*117

4,700

A

110

110
101

23%

24

23'%

23%

32 Vb

*71%

76

351/4

109%
100%

101

100%

101

24%

25

34%

109V2

34%
110

51

52%
32

*71%

76

T

108

1

Jan

55

6

Sep

14
110

100

Inc

17

14

15% Mar

jfeD

Few

lO-ttk
*

26% Mar

1301/2 Jan 24

8
10

J per share

13% Sep
4% NOV

ban 29

10

6% Feb 21
39% Oct 15

10 % May 19

100

T

preferred

52 V4

16%

52

32

*71%

16%

17

5

—

common

Topeka

5%

500

103

103

103

32

52 %

31

52

30 %

30

16%

16%

16%

15%

16

*1021%

103

103

103

New

Atch

103'% Sep
38 % Jun
102 % Jun

No par
common

Investment

Associates

30%

Corp

Goods
preferred
preferred
Dry

1st

*110

com

Corp.

*110%

16%

15%

15%
111

Co

preferred

$3.75

*141/8

15

13%
15%

80

Nopar
No par
No par

$ per share

15
29

Highest

t per share

17

Apr

93/4 May 19

com—__5

Cork

Armstrong

4,100

15%

14

111

52Va
103'%

51 '/a

52

104

30

Illinois

of

$6 conv prior

Sep

3% Jun

No par

pre.erred

Co

&

12

5

Inc

Co

Products

Armour

57,600

IO8V2

105

51V2

20

Mining

Copper

A

Archer-Daniels-Midland

108 Va

P

W

1,900
2,400

5%

15%

*104

Andes

200

13

39

$ per share

Par

Lowest

Highest

Lowest

EXCHANGE

Shares

$ per share

t per share

Year 1946

Range Since January 1

STOCH

YORK

NEW

Sales for

Oct. 11

108%

14%
107

51'%

105

391/2

38 Va

38

107

Rahge for Previous

STOCKS

Friday

Oct. l(i

Oct. 15

-

RECORD

STOCK

Thursday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Oct. 11

YORK

PRICES

SALE

.Mprtday, October 20, 1947

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE,

THE

(1586)

4% May 19

No par

May 16

39

22%

51% May
130V2

Jun

34%

Apr

97%

Jan

Oct"

x53%

Nov

114

Nov

25

Sep

•*0% Aug

10V4

Nov

25%

16%

Sep

23% July

18

Nov

37%

Jan

15%

Oct

32%

Aug

Nov

14%

Feb

41

Oct

83%

Feb

Jan

6%

135

Jun

Jun

B
*15

*15

15i%

(B

17%

17%

17%

18%

18 1/4

18%

18%

18%

17%

18%

16,900

Baldwin

12%

13

13

13'/2

13 Va

13%

13

13%

13%

13%

29.500

Baltimore

19%

18%

20%

10.200

18%

18%

19

*13%

13%

*13%

19%

19'/4

19%

18%

4%

14

14i%

*14

14%

14

14%

800

Bangor .&

66

66

*65

66

66

66

100

Conv.

4

47 %

47

47

25%

25 %

25%

26

50%

50%

70

31 7

32%.

15,200

*65

67

*46 Va

48

46%

47

46%

47

*25

25V4

251/4

251/4

25'%

25 3

*50

50%

50%

50%

*50 '/a

31%

31%

31'%

31%

46 3
4

51

31%

50 %

*50%

31%

32 Vs

8

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

2,500

Bath

22%

23

23%

22%

23

2,900

45

45'%

45i%

46

46

45

45

800

99

99

*98

101

100

*33

31

19%

*191/4
104%

104i%

8%

9

9%

*33

33'%

30%

31

19%

19'%

19%

105%

33i/2

8%

104

104

9'%

9 Va
*33

33'%
31 Va

31

311%

*19%

19%

19%

33 %

Foods

3%%
Beaunit

Mills,

Beech

Aircraft

*33

34

50

Beech

Creek

31

1.500

Beck Shoe 4% %

Beech-Nut

18%

18

18 Va

4.600

15%

14%

15 %

14%

14%

5,100

Bell

Aircraft

24

24

24 %

24

24%

2,600

Bell

&

*104%

104 %

105 Va

104%

*104'/4

4

*104%

105 3

10

4

331/2

33%

34%

34%

35

34%

35

34%

34%

10,400

Bendix

V4

20%

20%

21 Va

21

21'%

22

23%

23

24%

24,000

Bendix

25V2

251%

251/2

25i%

25

25%

24 3

251%

24%

24%

2,100

95

94%

94%

94

33
20

*94%
27%

27%

271%

27%

27%

94

.

28%

4

*93

28 Va

281/2

37%

28

23

28V4

28

28%

28

28%

28'%!

9OV4

921%

90%

92%

91

92%

90 V#

92

141 %

141 Vs

4.300

28%

90

142

142

60

60

*15 Va

COLUMBUS

15'%

15i%

15'/4

DAY

OW

141

AND

HIGH

«

141'%

141%

141%

*61

62

*60

62'%

61%

61%

15'/4

SALE

15%

*15'/4

15 '/a

62

—

15%

Tuesday

Wednesday

Oct. 11

Oct. 13

Oct. 14

Oct. 15

Oct. Hi

I per share

t per

share

share

*30%

31%

*30i/4

31

30'%

31

16 V8

16%

16 1/4

16%

16%

16%

32%

33

32%

33%

55%

16%
*361%

55%

50 Va

16%

16%

*36

37

23 Vs

56 Va

32%
55%

33V4
55%

17

16 3 4

17'%

37

37

37

23%

23 Vs

24%

'30%
16%
22'%

1 per share
30%

1,100

Black

16%

16%

9,100

Blaw-Knox

32 %

32

55%

3,300
10

22 3

23 %

22%

23 %

18,800

2,400

37%

39%

391,4

40'%

391%

96%

96%

961%

97'%

*96%

55%

4

40

39

39 %

97%

98

98

52

52

52

52

51

51

27 %

28

27%

28'7

28%

28%

23%

28%

43%

43%

43%

44

44

451,4

45%

54V8

54 Va

53%.

54%

54%

55

54

54%

*.98'%

100

9%

*98

101%
4%

*4%

39'%

*38'/a

38 v4

38

*105

29 %

38%
106

*10%

19

18%

19%

32

32

32'%

*31 %
*104

*22%
19%
*122

11%

74%
37

*94

20%
*33.%

20%

COLUMBUS

105%

*104

DAY

22%

23

19%

19%

*122

124

IDA

11%

74%

75

*37

37V2

98

98

105%
23

20%
124

11%
76

37 Va
98

29

38'%
*104

18%

3.2%
103%
23'%
20 Vb
122
12

76'%
37

*95

Class
Bond

9.9%
4', '4

13%

13%

13%

13%

13 %

36%

25%

36

35%

36

29%

29 3

38%

39

291/a

a

39

*103

105

32%
104

241,4
20%
122

38%
104

29%

2,000

39%

2,200

104

10

2,300

19

19%

19

19

*33

33%

33%

33%

*102%
24

19%
*122

103%

102%

24%

24

20 %
124

19%
*122

102%

240

24%

1,700

11%

77'/a

76%

77%

77

37%

x36Va

37

98

*95

98

36%
*95

37

21%

21%

21

21 Va

34

34

34%

34

34

21%

21

21%

20%

21%

20%

21

98

96'%

97

97%

971/2

97%

*91»%

95

94V2

*86 Va

88

*141%

14%

14%

141%

14'%

15%

*8Va

8%

8 V2

8%

'8'%

8%

*86%

*80Va

82

83

83

*86'%

*801,8

88

83

93 %

*86%
14%

2,500

34%

93%

*92

88

*86%

15

*8

8%
83

*81

4%

100

14,900

;

1,300

8%
83

Brass

■

Butler

13%

14

14%

14 %

14%

14%

99%.

991%

99%

99%

99

99%

380

3%

3 s%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2,100

Butte

19 Va

19'%

19%

20%

20%

20%

20'%

20%

20%

20%

5,600

—

3.100
'

102%

102%

102%

102%

70

27'%

*26%

27%

*26%

27'%

400

32

32%

32 V4

32 V4

31%

32%

2,000

53%

53%.

52 %

52 %

2 Vs

2%

2%

2%

2%

8Vb

8

102

27

27»%

*31

31%

31 Vt

3134

*52

531/2

53

53

2

2Va

*102

*26%

103

19

46% May 20
14 % May 19

Apr

112

Jan

Oct

58

Jan

28%

7
,

24%

Sep

17

06%

Dec

29% Nov

29 % Sep

22

yy

FeD

4

150

Jan

27

28% May

66

Feb

23

Jan

36 V, May
112% Aug
52V2 May

Feb

31% July

Nov

114% July

Deo

168

53

Nov

22

85%

3

18% Jan

35 Va

143

83%

Mar

Apr

No par
No par
No ear
2.50
100

1
100
100
100

10

Jun

10

Oct

16

14

34

Nov

24% Oct

15

18

Dec

Sep

Feb

11

42

Oct

8

101

Sep

9

52

Oct

35% Feb

7

27% Nov
42%

Sep

55

Oct

15

36

Nov

102

Sep

10

99

Dec

9

49% Jan

3

6% Feb

14
10

.

13% May
120
Jan
9
May
72 % Jan,
25% May
97
Oct
14% May
26
May
14
May

19
2
19

15
20
3
19
14

19
95% Jan 2
80
May 19'
84
Jun
4
12% May 19
6
May 19
72
Jun
6
11% May 19
99

Sep/12

(A 1V1) common
Participating preferred-

3%
13%
94%
19

May 17
May 19
Ma,y 22
May 19

California Packing common,,No par

24%
52
2
6%

Apr 28
Sep 30
May 14
May 19
May 19
May 13
Mar 15
July 1
Sep 29
May 17

Jan

Apr

July

48 Va May

57%

Apr

61%

Jun

107% Aug
11% Jan
35 Va

Dec

Dec

34%

Jan

Jan

95

Dec

18% Feb 27

13%

40 % Feb

11

Sep
Oct

20%

30%

53% Jan

31% Feb

10

23

Oct

42%

Jan

2

109% Apr

Jan

3

96

63

7

Jan

69 %

72

21

28% Feb

20% Sep

Sep

73%
112

12

1

13% Feb

36% Jan

11

4%

18% Aug
66 Va May
35
Mar

30% Dec

39% Feb

3
5

5
Nopar
100
No par

Co

Feb
Jun

58

Sep

Jan

-100

Zinc

30%
33 Va

July 23

18

May

Oct

18%. Oct

37%

41 %

46

Nov

15 Va

Wet

56

Highest
$ per share

31

10

33% Oct

Jan

102

Nopar

—5

J a n \6

X20% Feb 10Y

17% May 19

No par

common

36v

$ per share

share

25% Jun

5
,,100

Inc

Lowest

50

35% Sep 12
104
Oct 17

15

1
100

Year 1946

January I

67

:

Jackson

37

Dec

116

37% May 19
97% Mar 14
3% May 19
32
'May 20
8
Sep
8
85
Oct 10
12 % Sep 30
30
May 17
23% May 19

No par
No par

4%% 'preferred

Byron

Oct

16

FeD

95

No par

common

&

Nov

16%

Sep 26
51
Oct 17
25
May 19
38% May 21

34

15

common

9

14% May 19

2.50

No par

Copper

15%
102

21

$ per

28% Mav

5

common

Co

Apr

Oct

35% jnn

28*/b Jan

Highest

May 21
12% May 19
18% May 19
41
Apr 26
14
May 17

15

Co

Inc

Mills Corp

Since

25

5
100

Gas

Co

Mar

Ti

103 % Feb

$ per share

(absented). 100

Byers Co

102

19% Apr

1

Bros 'common

13%
99V2

3%

271%

9

15

76% May 19
136 % May 19

5

3%% conv 2nd preferred
3%% preferred
Burroughs Adding Mach,
No par
Bush Terminal —
—1
Bush Term Bldg ,7% preferred—100

13%

103%

Oct

25% May 17

No par

preferred

991%

*26i%

D4

No par

Co

13%

*102

17% Sep

No par

A

Inc

30%

17

28

Jan

21% May 20

2.50

Bearing

Watch

Burlington

15,500

88

14%

15 Va

8

*81

*34%

(The)

*3%

14%

24 % Oct

,5

common

Airways

991/2

100

7

,15

Maine RR

&

Bulova

100

93»%

May 17

39 % Feb

Corp common
preferred

Bullard

180

93%

7

Buff Niag El Corp $3.60 Pfd

1,600

21

21 %

95

2

1

preferred .:
Buffalo Forge Co.,

100

20%

*90%

6

No par

$5

1,700

98

21

*97

20%

550

•

32%
*97

Nov

Lowest

(The)

cum

Roller

Budd

33,600

12 1/4

76 Va

98

Feb

11

106% Aug

Inc,

Bucyrus-Erie Co
1%
preferred

40

124

12%

21 %

4

104

17

39% Mar 31

2

103

Range

Brothers

Inc

110

2

Feb

Range for Previous

preferred

&

May

15

Jan

14

common

class

73

118% July

40

18% Oct

STOCK

$3.60 preferred
Bruns-rBalke-Collender

.11,100

19%

Co

Sep
Nov

12

18% Jan

No par

Co

46%
111

7

24% Jan

No par

Brooklyn Union
Brown Shoe Co

400

34

20 3

Sep

30% Jun
6'
12% May 16

10

,100

Brewing Corp of America
Bridgeport Brass Co
Briggs Manufacturing
Briggs & Stratton
Bristol-Myers Co common
3% %' preferred

13,300

12

12%

108% Feb

31% May 16

18

No par

Co

Braniff

4,600

19

12

104
Jun 19
5% May 27

No par

B

Stores

Boston

500

100

105V4

Co

Bower

1,000

39

5,200

*97

*80

4%
39

Ami

3%%

10 %

29'%

2
31

15

16% May 19

:

Aluminum

Bohn
Bon

Borden

87%

35%

Jan

Oct

20% Aug

No par

Airplane Co

Borg-Warner

101/4

36'%

29

29

4'/a
39

W)

3,000

*83%

34%

62

110 % Jan

99

com,,Nq par

Co

9,400

.

10%

13%

107

*98

87 Vb

13 Va

*105%

54%

10%

13

1946

Carpet

Laughlin

&

Boeing

5.900

*83 V8

10%

34%

45

100

*4

39

85

34%

541/4

4'%

10%

13

44%
*93

39',4

85

12%
29

4 Va
39

10 Vs

*81

*37

4%
39

85

9%

9%
85

*81

100

(Del)

YORK

Bloomingdale

50

53

28

'E

Eliss

80

27V8

*4

Nov

com,,Nq par

Decker Mfg Co

$2.25'conv

5,100

I7V2
38%

55%

&

Bliss

7,600

32 Vs

17%

22%

*99%

Feb

24V3

Par

30%

*36%

97V2

*38%

39%

Oct

EXCHANGE

16%

18

17

37%

44%

NEW

31

36%

55%

37%

♦52

Dec

21 Va

10Vs May 21

Shares

■

*36%

21%

53

18%

7

33 %c

com

Electric

the Week

Oct. 11

I per share

*96V2
*52

8

Feb

1

Birmingham

Sales for

Friday

Thursday

per

19% Feb
24

100

of

ser

Steel

Jun

17

10

—

Bigelow-Sanford

600

15%

May

STOCKS

Monday

$ per share

400

62

May

31

,--1
common

preferred

7%

1,000

141 %

57

Sep

18

1

PRICES

Saturday

4

141%

Oct

21

xl2% Sep

Foods

Bethlehem

15,300

48 Va

9

Co

Best

1,400

27%

28

89%

41 '/a

1

Co

Loan

pfd $3.25

&

64%

Dec

17

No par

Co

Indus

Best

Apr

25%

32 % Oct

100

Aviation

Cum

200

94

94%

36%

54% Jan

2.50

Home App Inc

Beneficial

Jun

Aug

6

28% July 28

15

May 19

preferred,—

4%%

Jan

88 V2

27

42

Corp

Howell

.

Feb

100

Belding-Heminway

15 *8

105 3

55% Jan

25

common

pfd

Packing

23'%

*1041%

14

50

15%

105%

Sep

Jun

RR

23'/4

18

66

18

preferred
CorpJ

15%

18%

5

1

Inc

30

23

18%

Feb

20% Apr

Corp

Co

14%

18%

69

46% Oct

10

50

conv

cum

231/4

17%

13

No par

14V4

171%

Feb

Jan

Jan

May

5

22 %

17%
*

16 Vb

8

9% May 19

common,,.50

Inc

3,700

31

31

Cigars

31

33%

30

common

Works

Iron

Beatrice

400

19 %

*8%

Oct

Co

9

9 %

*9

Oil

103

*101

103

*101

12%

preferred

Bayuk

19%

471%

50

14 1/4

*104

Aroostook

Brothers

4% %

22'%

101

Oct

5%

Barnsdall

14

99

301/4

18%

May 19

22%

102«%

38%

Oct

7

18

13%

45

Nov

11

25 % Feb

Barker

22%

*101

17%

7

11 % May 17

1,000

13%

45

8

16% Feb

1,100

22 %

103

24% Feb

7% May 17

60

13%

*44%

16

16% May 19

preferred
100
Barber Asphalt Corp (Delaware). 10

22%

*101%

13% May 27

100

common

preferred,

14

7

May

1
13

Works

Ohio

&

100

Inc

Locomotive

C5

65

31

8

T>

106% Apr 30

3

27% Feb

35%

70

May

115

Apr

105

Nov

25

Oct

38%

31%

Sep

45% May

Oct

110% Mar

103
20 V*

20% Oct

14

14

Oct

30

120

124/

Jan

Feb
Jun

Apr

Or*

38 Va

Sep

25% May

Jan

14% Feb

7

9%

Oct

86% Feb

18

70 Va

Oct

130
22 Va
99

Apr

Feb

Jun
Jun

37% Aug 12

25%

Oct

45% Feb

102% Apr

11

06%

Dec

IO8V4 Mar

23% Feb

18

18% Nov

46% Jun

38% Feb

10

22% Feb
104% Feb

17

16 Va

Oct

15

95%

Dec

111

119% May
102% Aug

100

Mar 12

95% Jan

6

15% Feb

9%- Feb

8
:

8

Jan

22

24% Feb

7

88

108% Jan

4

33

NOV

84 Va

Dec

g7

Dec

13

Nov

6% Nov
75

Oct

20% Nov
105

4%

Sep

Oct

Feb

10

21% Feb

10

15

Oct

Jan

3

99

Oct

27% Oct

6

19% NOV

6

104

59% May
26% July
Mar

21% Jun
15% Jan
May
39% May

98

May
9% Jan
Feb
112% July
40
May

110

35 Va

C

7%

30 3 4

16%

7%

7%

30%
v

101/2

126

*44%

*19%
11%'

31

lft%
125 »/2

126

31%

16 s 4
126

32

16%

17

127

;451/2

*44%

45%

*44%

20%

20%

20%

'*20%

11%

11%

il %

11%

8%

31%

127

45%
21 Va¬

12

73/4
31V4

2V4

V

7%




2%
7"

6.600

a

14.900

31

17%

12,800

127

127%

2.500

410

45%

45%

*45%

47

50

ay\«Q%

20 3%

*20%

21

200

11%-

12

20,500

^•B%

12

-no >

For footnotes see page

60

16%

17

1271%

53

30%

31'4

16%
127

*52

24.

n&v.C
■

W

UVihfV-'ir''
'•'

preferred
Callahan Zinc-Lead

50
1

5%

Calumet

& Hecla Cons

,

Copper

Campbell W & C Fdy
Can Dry Ginger Ale com
$4.25
Canada

preferred.
Southern

Ry

.—

Co

5

No par
1.66%
Nopar
100

Canadian Breweries Ltd——No par
Canadian
Pacific Ry—
,25

21 %
12%
116
42%
18%
9%

32% Sep

18

27%

Jan

29

53

Dec
Oct

3% Feb

8

3

Sep

8% Feb

7

6Va

Oct

32

Oct

15

17

% Feb 10
Feb 10

x55

132

20%

Oct

Apr
-*7% Feb
12% Jan
'40% May
18

147

July
May

Oct

58

Jan

25% Dec
22% Feb

48% Feb

18

43

25% Feb

20

24

Dec

13

11%

Oct

15% Feb

58

Nov

12% Nov
113

47% Apr

Volume 166

Number-4639

COMMERCIAL 8t FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

THE

(1587)

15

m1

NEW
LOW

AND

SALE

HIGH

Saturday

Monday

Tuesday

Oct. 1 L

Oct. 13

Oct. 14

$

| per share
*74%

per

share

75%

$

per

74%

$ per share

$ per share

75

74%

U3

13%

133/<

13%

56 %

55

55

*115%

116%

117

117

*31%

31%

32

32

32

*45

46'/a

46

46

46

47

20 V8

20, Vo

21%

20%

21%

20:%

19'A
42%
7

*31%

44 Va

44 '/4

COLUMBUS

7

*41%
*147

151

14

*43%
*

117

*7%

7'/a
42%

14%

300

14%

*13%

56

1,500

*55%

56

116%

116

116

340

31%

31

31

47 %

45%

46

21'%

20%

20%

*44

148

44

45

•

3,700

10,300

149%

148

148

16,800

56

58%

57

57%

57

58'/a

4,300

26

25%

26%

26

26%

25%

26%

15,400

*106%

107

1106%

107

*106%

107

106%

106%

*107%

107%

*142

144y2

>143

144

*142%

144

143

143

*142%

144

*29

29 Va

29 %

29%

29%

30%

29%

30

29

29%

7,300

*20%

20%

20%

20 %

20 %

20%

20%

20%

20%

400

*18%

18%

18%

19%

18%

19 %

20%
18%

18%

*18%

9%

9%

9%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

9

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

114

■112

90%

112

111

'111

,-'89%

8%

*8 %

7Vo

20

2nd

Celotex

Central Foundry Co

113

*89

91

8%

70

100

8%

1,000

of New

Violeta

14%

14%

14%

14%

1,700

10%

10%

10%

700

30 Va

30 Va

30%

31

30%

31

29%

30 %

29%

30

11,300

Cerro

18 Va

18%

18%

19%

18%

19%

Xl8%

18%

18%

18%

18,400

Certain-teed

29%

29%

*14 ■A

14%

14 %

29%

25

25

30%

24%
*107

*30

25%
108 %

15 %

15

14%

*30

25%
108

107%

15 Va

30%

15%

300

25%

25'/a

4,000

14%

15'/a

1,400

29%

*28%

29%

29

29

29%

29%

29%

29%

500

Va

44 Va

44 %

45%

45%

45 %

45

45'%

45

45%

14,400

96%

96%

96%

96%

97

97

97

97

96

96

*29'A
44

*

47

8

5 "a

5%

5

5%

9%

9 %

9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

9 %

9%

8%

8 5 'a

8%

8%

8%

9%

8%

9

8%

9

5%

5%

*5%

5%

5%

6

*5%

6

6

6 Va

11%

11 Va

11%

*9

12

12

12

*5 (a

5%

5%

6%

4 'a

*3%

4''4

6

6%

*3%

*3%

9

9%

17%

18%.

17%

18%

32,400

42

43 %

41%

42

41%

42%

4,300

32 %

32%

32'4

22%

32 %

32 V'4

4,200

55 %

55 %

55%

55%

100

$3

54

53%

53%

53 %

53%

2,370

Pr

*12%

12%

*12%

12%

500

18

*18

18(4

500

Chickasha

5%

3,600

32

32

32

*55

55

Va

*55%

55 %

*5514

53%

53%

53%

53%

*12%

12

12

12%

12%

18 %

18 %

18%

18 %

5%

5%

5%

28

*35

28

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g

5%

18

5%

5%

*35%

37

35

64%

37

28 %

"4

107 5

18

18

65%

Ja

12%

66

64 5

28%

28%

5%

5%

35
a

*34

66

64

5,000

28

28%

27 %

27%

107%

106%

106 %

26%

*26%

27

26 %

26%

26%

44

44Va

44 %

44%

44 %

45 %

45 %

46

31%

31%

32

3 2'/2

32%

32%

32 %

*9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

*9%

9%

58,900

*104

26 %

20

65%

28%

25%

*25%

36

107%

*104

107%

*55

32 Va

32 Va

1,800

9%

900

83

*82%

17

16%

16%

16

%

16%

1,700

32 %

33

33

33

32%

32%

1,400

189

*165

189

*165

*165

189

*88%
407

a

*107%

40%
1C7%

108

*33%

107%

Va

*88%

107%

95

*88%

40%

41

41

40%

10.7%

107 %

107%

34%

34 Va

34 %

*107%

108%

20

57c

76%

*75

78

70

Cleve &

45 %

45

45

*44%

46%

70

18%

18

18%

18%

18%

7,900

47

45 %

18

18%

18%

18%

38

DAY

38%

38

39

38%

39 %

38%

39

149 %

149 %

149 %

LOW

Monday

Saturday
$

$ per share

per

share

62%

HIGH

$

per

$

180
63

63
»!

*1300

46%

46%

46%

101%

101 %

32%

31%

21%

21%

21%

21%

15%

16

16'A

16%

19

19

19%

19%

12%

13

13

13

13 Va

13%

13%

13(4

12%

*12 Va

*13

*12%
26 %

*26%

12%
37 Va

8.50

*62%

47

gtd

4%

Special

20

182

Sales for

Friday
Oct.

$ per share

181%

1,300

Va

631/4

220

63

47%

47

471/4

7,800

100%

130

30%

31%

2.400

X21%

21%

21 Va

21(2

21'A

21%

16%

17'A

16%

17%

16 %

17

19%

19%

19%

19%

19'A

19'/4

2,100

13

13%

13%

12%

13%

290

13%

12

13

12%

13%

710

12'A

12'

13

11

26%

26%

27

27

27%

27%

27%

27

26%

27

27

27

27

27

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

37 Va

38

38%

38 Va

38%

13

16

Xl2%
37%

75

13

37%
16 %

8

*71

75

13

27V4

27%
27

*26V2

12%

16 7

17

*71

84

10,0
100

23

Jan

37

Jun

Class

12%

12%

37%

37%

16 3

16%

8.

*72

4,200
43.200

460

1,400
500

5 7c

108% Mar
106
62

24% Feb

3

19%

Deo

44%

15% May 19
32
May 21
37

Jun

144

Jun

47o

non-rum

Class

5

preferred

2nd

preferred

100

141

Columbia

Pictures

33

10

May 21

May 19

99% Mar 13
26

May 17

24%

$3.60

3 Va

3%

3 Va

3 (A

3%

3%

3'%

3%

3 'A

111 %

111%

112%

112%

112'/a

1121/a

112'/a

112%

900

29 Va

29'A

29%

29 Va

29%

29 %

29%

29 (a

29%

8,100

Commonwealth

*11 Va

11

Va

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

12

12%

1,800

Conde Nast

*29%

30

29%

30

31'/a

2,700

*31 Va

31%

31 (A

31 Va

30%

31

30%

31%

32

*311/2

5%

5%

25 Va

105%

5%

5%

Aug 25

21% Oct

15

16 Va May 19

2,700

3,400

COLUMBUS

15%

15%

15%

16

16

16(4

DAY

12 Va

12 Va

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

50

51 Va

51

52%

52

52%

52

52

16

--

16

400

8,100

14%

14%

14%

15 Va

14%

15

14

14%

13%

14'A

17,500

21%

21%

22

22%

22

22%

22

22%

22

22%

3,300

*14%

15(4

5,200

35%

35%

700

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

15 Va

15

15

*35%

357/a

35%

35%

35%

35%

35%

35%

109%

109%,

*109%

110

109%

110%

109%

44

44

44%

45

44 %

45 Va

44Va

44%

44 Va

99

99

98%

987/a

98%

98%

98%

98%

99

13%

13%

13%

14

14

14 Va

14 Vs

14 V4

14

"98%

100

100

100

*99 %

110

109%

100

99%

109%

450

44%
1

3,200

99

14%

220

3,600

99%

300

36%

7,000

103 Va

700

36%

37 Va

36%

37 Va

103%

103%

103%

1031%

12 Va

12%

12

12%

11%

12

5,900

50%

51%
87/a

51 '/a

51%

51%

52

1,700

8%

8%

8 Va

8%

18,500

36

*102%

8 Va

8 Va

8%

8%

49 Va

48%

49Va

49 Va

49

48%

49 Va

48%

49'A

11,100

*16%

17

17

17%

17 Va

17 Va

17Va

17%

17

17%

3,900

§3 Va

24 Va

24

2,500/

48%

*23%

24%

24

24 Va

24

24 Va

*51%

52

51

51 Va

51 Va

51

16%

17

16%

17'Va

16%

16%

*46 Va

47%

*-45%

16,Va

16%

16%

*46

47%

15%

16 Va

■v

Va

Va
23%

"

*51

-

51%

16%

47%

47%.

471/2

16%

16 Va

*51

16 Va

16%

For footnotes

see

page 24.




110

16

16

1,900,

46

46

120

16%
......

.

51%

Commonw'th

16 Va

2,600

$5

Jan

20 % Feb

30

15%

Oct

24%

Feb

17'A Feb

4

127/a

Nov

41

Jan

9% May 15

17'A Feb

11

13

Sep

39

Jun

Jan

38

Oct

47

Nov

47

Jan

No par

10

Apr 18

12% Oct

14

8%

Sep

14

Jan

No par

30% May 28

39% Aug
22% Feb

6

14 Va May 19

Co

w

w__No par
10

common

8

May 20

100

South

&

103% Jun 17
20 '/a May 19

com__No par

No par

Edison

2V4Mayl9
109% Oct

3

32% Nov
Deo

50

Feb

13

36%

Oct

60% Aug

47% Feb
115% Feb

0

36 Va

Oct

69%

3

103%

26% July
4

Jan

7
2

123% Jan 29

19

106 Va

123

Deo
Nov

2% Jan

No par

8% May 16
23% May 19

14% Jan

2

31% Aug 15

24 Va

35,% Feb

33

36'/a

Nov

30
Apr 14
4% May 19
24% May 23

Oct

N

Y

Corp

5

com__No par

—No par

Grocers

Corp...1.33%
Corp

5

Consolidated

Vultee

Aircraft

of Cuba 6 7o

Consolidated

.1

100

pfd

Retail Stores

Consumers Power Co

15

Inc._J._l

com

preferred

No par

No par

Container Corp. of America com..20
cumulative

preferred

—100

Baking Co com__No

$5.50 preferred
Can

par

No par
Inc

20

common

$3.75 preferred
Continental Diamond Fibre
Continental Insurance
:

No par

105'A Oct

24%

Sep

36
,

Feb

1C8% Jan

17%

Sep

25% July

15% Feb

10

13% Nov

23% Apr

2

427/a Jan

10% July 30

May
12% May
34% May
109 Va Oct
32 Va May
17

19
19
19
7
19.

98% Oct 14
13 Vo May 27
97
Jun 18
34

Sep 29

103'AOct 11

60

May

14% Nov

19,% Feb

Sep

47

Jan

17

Jan

33% Jan

16%

17% Mar
30

Nov

32

Aug

38% Feb
*111

114% Feb

Deo

115% Mar

24

35%

Sep

54 Va

104% July 31
20% Feb 10
106 Va Apr
9

12%

Feb

22

48

Feb

44% Feb

8

110% July 30

Apr

July

101

109 Va

Jan

53'Va

Jun

103% Nov

113% Mar

Sep
33% Sep

May. 17,
May 20,

7

8 Va

NOV

18% Feb

54% Feb

3

46 Va

Nov

€3

Jan

6%Mayi9

12% Feb

8

10

Oct

24

Jan

Apr. 14

49% Oct

17

33%

Oct

Feb

19

15

Nov

35

13% Feb

14% May 19

19

12% Apr. 14

25 Va Oct

43
May 16
12 Vo Jun 27
46
Oct 17

53

12 % May 1%

49% May
*23% May

3

13% NOV

30% Feb

Mar 26

46% Deo

Co

Jan

17% Oct

6

12%

Oct

23% Feb

Feb

5

50

Oct

60

Apr

27%

Jan

55

29% Feb 13

*12% No?

■■

\-v"
,m

10% Feb

Oct

105 Va

20% Feb 13

9.

Coppprweld Steel Co, common——5
Convertible pref 5% series.——50
CorneU-Dublier Electric Corp
1

Oct

7
3

7

54% Jan

44

prior preferred.—Np par

Sep
40% May
55% May

11% May 21

10

Continental Motors.....
1
Continental Oil of. Delaware
5
Continental Steel Corp__
14
Copper-Bessemer Corp com._NQ.par

6Va

Feb

29% Feb

108 V'4 Mar 26

Feb

Jun

18%

11
Apr 29
40VaMayl9

,___5
...

3>

11

Jun

July

5% Jan
132

Sep
29% Sep
12% Nov

2

Apr

32% May

111

33% Jan

Consolidated Natural Gas

Continental

Apr
36% May

Deo

78%

7

Publishing Inc

Continental

48

20

Mar 21

27% May 19

of

Jan

86

25

Edison

Consol RR

May 19

No par

Consolidated Laundries

$3

Jun

May 14

8

Co

Consolidated

4%

23%

12% Oct

preferred

$4.50

Oct

27%

preferred series

Consol

10%

28

Coppermines

4,600
14,000

63%

110

4

Consolidated

5%

60% July
Aug

Deo

Oct

10

No par

25'4

Feb

37

14

17% Oct

42%
*99

21

No par

105%

10

Feb

69% May

16 Va Feb

Cigar

25 Va

Feb

Deo

32% Jan

Congoleum-Nairn Inc

105%

46

200

32% Jan

Consolidated

105%

105% July 25

61%

$ per share

16

300

251/4

25

105%

32

56

5
11

May 22
Jan
2

Oct

19

Solvents

111 Va

30 %

Aug

65 Va Jan

1155

Highest

$ per share
130

Apr

preferred

3 Vg

32

<

share

23

100

cl A—2.50

Electric

Credit

Commercial

$6

May

Year 1946

Lowest

May 17

18

12

131,800

23%

165

22% Apr

preferred

cum

29 (A

Va

Jan

Jun

common__No par

Carbon

Columbia

&

111%

12

152%

189

May 19

x6l% Jun
1140

1,210

51

7

Feb

$ per

7 200

11%

60%

154

share

24%

51

36% May

Nov

$ per

105%

11 Va

Sep

39%

Highest

24 Va

24

Ff t

24%

6

2.50

Broad Sys Inc

B

l.&OO

$4.25

20

common..100

1st

4.300
100

com__No par

Corp com—No par

Gas

75

No par

No par

No par

Columbia

41,900

Apr
Ju f

Range for Previous

Corp

Southern

106

39% Mar 12

30

104%

51 Va

3

Mar

48% Mar

10

preferred

conv

rion-cum

Columbia

Jan

Jan

Inc

4'/o

113%

Jun

No par

Iron

&

Sep

35% July 28

Lowest

Aikman

cum

Colorado

Jan

109

Feb

Feb

No par

&

108

66'A

106

8%

4

Jan

99 Va

105 Va

11%

115% Feb

Sep

105

22

106%

*50

28

27

18

23%

36%

Jan

Jan

106 Va

104

95

43% Jun

Range Since January 1

(The)

Mills

38 Va May

205

Feb

STOCK

Internat

Fuel

108% Mar

57

23%

35%

Nov

16

Oct

106 %

104

Deo

15%

45

23%

35%

88%

15

109

106%

103 Va

6

18

May

101

23%

101

22

9

106'/a

35%

44 Va May

Oct

10

*23%

103 Va

Sep

9%

10

100

preferred

Colonial
Colo

Apr

27%

10

Mar

Oct

Feb

July

76'% Oct

1

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet
$3.50

Dec

114

27% Jun

No par

A

Collins &

30%

Sep

10,6% Jan

Inc

YORK

Co

21%

1

Far

Coca-Cola

36

15

50

gtd

*106%

*98%

May

6Va

178%

4

36

'

63

33

May 19

107% Oct

Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec..10

...

Jan

Sep

Oct

20% Feb

26

Commercial

12Va

15

—

85

5,100

49 Va

Deo

94

28

1.400

15% .15%

25 Va July

11% Feb

19,
May 19

47%

49%

Oct

66

12% May

43

*12 Va

14

42% Mar 17

May 19

42%

*

Jan

18

32% July 24

8

45%

5%

25 Va

27% May. 20

42%

25

Deo

Jan

68 Va

46

105%

14

Oct

42%

5%

Jan

11

36 Va

45%

25 Va

67%

48% Jan 30

45%

105%

Deo

37 % May 19

43

5 Va

Jan

55

1

Feb

38 Va

44%

25 Va

59 Va

Deo

42

105%

Deo

Nov

43

5 Va

45

21

44%

25 Va

July 23

108

44 >'2

105%

Nov

6

42 %

Va

Feb

17

18

Va

*5

Jan

15

767/e
37%

20

43

25

Jan

34 Va

Feb

44 Va

105%

82%
43 Va

Feb

43%

30%

Jan

Sep
Sep
Sep

28

43 "a

*31%

38 Va

15%

7% Mar

Apr 14

70
Sep 29
39% Apr 28

%

Sep

3C%

29% Jan

25

106 % Oct

EXCHANGE

Coca-Cola

*100 Va

16

11%

7

111

Shares

181 %

63 %

NEW

the Week

17

32

72

8

21

17

No par

149'%

101

15%

33

5

Cluett Peabody & Co com
Preferred

31%

72

35% July
11% July

50.

Clinton Industries

*100%

16

Oct

21 Va May 21

stock

2,300

*1300

47

101%

74

33%

Sep

3%

10

com

7 7c

8,700

$ per share
*180%

181%

16

Oct

7

STOCKS

share

*71

9

Co. (The)

Co

38%

33

*12 Va

11 Va

100

RR

38%

*1300

31%

Bronze

Pitts

38 Va

Oct. 16

63 %

101%

46

17% Jan

15% Feb
21
Feb

17

preferred

37 Va

*148

Sep

56 Va Sep

20

39

149%

Oct

No par

39

Thursday

1300

31 Va

Graph

PRICES

per

180%

Va

*148

149%

Oct. 15

101 %

46

101%
*31

38

Wednesday

share

63

62%

*1300

SALE

Oct. 14

178

178 Va

*177

AND

Tuesday

13

Oct.

Oct. 11

*38%

5%

Jan

57% May 15

1

com

Climax Molybdenum

*45%

4% Oct

preferred.—

108 %

Clev

1

56

51VaMayl9
52'A Jun 27
12
Oct 11
13

Cleve Elec Illuminating com__No par
$4.50 preferred
No par

34%

47

149 Va

2,100

8% Feb

16

15% Jan

5

76%

*45%

*148

160

July

32% Oct

Co

*107%

77

COLUMBUS

107 %

107%

4,500

Jan

14 Va

20% Jan

$ St Louis Ry Co

5%

40%

26 Vo

Nov

par

—100

Equipment

C

18%

Oct

7Ve

13

City Stores
C

Oct

9%

53% Feb

10

Oct

2

36'AMayl9

No par

Jan

Apr
25% May
667/a Jun

No par

34 %

77

39

40

14% Feb

common

108%

78

38

95

*88%

6% May 19
23% May 19

Oct

32

9% Jan

27% Feb

Corp

City Investing Co
5 Va %
preferred

C

189

2% May 21

4

No par

Elec

34 %

"77

39

&

I T Financial

Clark

12% Jan 29

7

Milling Machine Co

*107%

78

*37 Va

50

"4%

Jan

114

Oct

48%

38% Feb

div

Sep

17% ivxar

2

54% Jan

30

2.50

34%

*77

18

95

87

*165

40%

107%

*83

30% Mar 10

102% July 25
7% Feb
3

Jan

25'/a

Nov

12%

6% Feb

No par

21%
105

May

43

23% Nov

7

15% Feb

Oil

107%

34

34
108

*165

95

*88%

95

40%

*107%

189

87

29% Oct

14V4Mayl7

City Ice & Fuel

9%

17

257/e July

10Va Jan

100

9%

83

51%

Jan

4% May 19

25

Gas

32%

32

24

Sep

No par

com

Preferred

C

16%

Deo

14%

100

new

5.200

88

11

31%

2

25

Chile Copper Co

Cincinnati

Jan

6

10
95
Jun 12
3% Apr 14
5% May 19
6Va May 19
4'A May 17
8% May 19

No par

Chrysler Corp

102% July
23 Va Jan

14

18

vtc__No par

P

cum

Cotton

46%

16%

Oct

27

41 % Jun

No par

preferred

($2.50)

46 Va

31%

*83

convertible

Cincinnati

16%

9

10% May 10
23
Jan
3

100

preferred

pfd

116

Deo

Sep

35% Mar

13

Chicago Pneumat Tool com_-No

100

31%

88

&

Paul

Chicago & Northwest
5%

15

14% Feb

20'/a Feb

preferred vtc

2,200

a

16 7

St

27

*31%

*83

Milw

Series A

Jun

July

Jun

89

8Va

23

tChilds Co

43

110%

Feb

10

Chicago Yellow Cab

42

4

116

100

18%

41 Va

Apr
Jan

No par

4,700

40%

137/a

Feb

Co cl A

Ry

14,400

17%

Sep

50

Louis

9%

18%

Jan

17%

2

10% Jan

110% Jan

B

33 Va

Chic

29

Oct

9

20% May 19
19 % May 21
103% Jun
4

par

preferred
Ind &

Class

Sep

8'/a

21% Jan

1

9%

17%

*104

5%
Chic

Va

20

2

29 V4 Sep

40

32 %

17 %

62

4,000

4

19

11% May 19

Chicago Great West RR Co com__50

2,000

6 %

22'/a Feb
l4VaJan

9

1

(The)

9%

17%

02%

12%

Va

23

9% Sep 25

No par

Co

32%

32

37

6

*3%

RR

9%

33 %

61%

11%

4 Va

Jan

Sep

12 % Aug 21
No par

preferred

32 %

32

*35 %

a

Jan

20

96% Apr 15

1.25

9%

31%

5

11%
6 %

3 5

38 Va

14

12'/a Jan 31

No par

33%

9%

31%

*53 %

6
'■

1,600

161 Va

21% Feb

No par

111

Chicago Corp

109%

Oct

Jan

22Va

3

Class A

2,600
23,800

Jan

81% May
23% Sep

Sep

138

Apr

Jan
Jun

183

Nov

104%

156

Feb

10%

18% Nov

108 Va Ian

Deo

55

Nov

54 Va

Feb

26% Sep

15

Mfg

East

153

158% Jan
64

Oct

31% nov

Oct

Co

convertible

&

6%

Oct

Jan

Chesapeake Corp of Virginia
3
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common__25
Chic

60

Oct

7% Fen

4 % May 19

Copper

32 %

9%

9 Va

11%

%

4%

%

1,600

34% Nov

45

90

preferred

3%%

13% Nov

61% Jan
34
Jan

111

100

Products

Checker Cab

May

39%

Sugar Co—

Pasco

Belt

$4.50

137

Deo

Sep

100

Champion Paper & Fib com-.No

700

5 %

5%

5%

5

5 Va

Chain

Sep

32% Feb 24

8% Oct

capital stocK
de

112

38%

ser.100

Jersey

Century Ribbon Mills

120

107

106

New

preferred

Corp pfd 3.40%

tCentral RR

Apr
21% M»y
59% M*y

Oct

7% May 19

1

Central 111 Lt 4%7o
Cent NY Pi

73%

Oct

20
July 17
18Ve Jun
6

Central Hudson G & E Corp..No par

*111

9

12 Va

50

39

45

xl39
Jun 11
19% May 19.

1,400

*10%

106

100

Jan

Highest
$ per share

51% Nov

21% Oct

104% Jun 18

No par

common

5,000

10%

24 %

No par

Aug 22

39% Jan
6QV« Feb

35% May 19
6
Jan 13
29% May 19,
138
May 23
49 Va May 19
17% May 19

1
25
1100

2,000

14%

106

50

Corp

8%

10%

*29%

10

series..

128

30 Va May 20.

40
Apr 14
iSVaMaylS

57c

14%

Va

100

'__5

preferred

Corp

15

24

Co

10%

8%

8%

100

10%

29

Mar 29

Celanese Corp of Amer com__No par
$4.75 1st preferred
No par

10 3

107 Va

115

Caterpillar Tractor

14%

%

100

Ry

Preferred

10%

24

14% Feb
1
57% Feb 18

Apr

May 26;

Light

&

4%

14%

29

14

11

Co common

14 'A

*106%

78

50

Ohio

General

&

(J I)

10%

4

| per share

I per share

17

-10

——

&

Year 1946

Lpwest

Jan

common—1

A

19

10

91

91%

8%

Case

Central
*

56

preferred
20
Central Aguirre Association_.No par

113

*89%

90%

8

Carriers

50

58%

7 '/a

class

preferred A

Preferred

1,100

7%

7%

7%
44%

$3

Power

25%

90'/a

Capital Admin

Carolina

58%

113%

J per share

No par

Carpepter Steel Co
Carrier Corp common....'

25%

*7 Va

Cannon Mills

700

58%

113

Par

Clinch

25%

*88%

Range Since January 1
~
Highest

Lowest

Carolina

58%

*8%

Range for Previous

STOCK

300

44

43%

45

7%
44

150

YORK

EXCHANGE

70

31%

44

*148

150

73

73

NEW

Shares

*46%

7%

43

Sales for

'

55 %

116%

45

44%

44%

7

'148

14%
56

117

42

DAY

42%

RECORD

the Week

$ per share

74%

74

*55 %

*55%

Friday
Oct. 1.7

Thursday
Oct. 10

Oct. 15

75

STOCK

STOCKS

Wednesday

share

YORK

PRICES

—

ll

j

16

(1588)

THE

COMMERCIAL

YORK

NEW
LOW

AND

HIGH

Saturday

Monday

Tuesday

Oct. 11

Oct. IS

Oct. 14

t

share

per

56

$

per

$

share

56

per

25 >A

25%

103 V*

103%

103'/a

56'A

*103 VB

104

65 Vo

-

1U3

65 >A

*5%
♦3>/a

*103

67'A

25%

*3 Va

$ per

share

56%

640

24%

25%

1,900

10''%

25%
'A

109 Va

40

Corn

Exchange Bank & Tr Co—20
Corning Glass Works common—_5
3%% preferred
100
Cum pfd 3%%
ser of 1947—100

103%

230

67%

68 Va

6,700

183%

183 Va

210

6

6

6

i>%

5 '/a

3,nut)

Coty

Inc

3'A

900

Coty

International Corp

36'A

7,200

3'A

35

36

36 Va

36%

103

*102%

104 Va

1

>'

V4

3 Ve
36

104%
*15%

16

*102%

103

t>7%

TVe

3 Va
36%

36

*102%

104 %

104

15%

16

Corn

Crane

300

16

Products

Co

3%%

24%

24%

24%

24%

24%

200

Cream

of

44

45%

44%

45

44

44

2,500

Crown

Cork

49 V2

43%

49%

49%

49%

49%

49%

49%

49%1

50

1,000

$2

33%

33%

33

33%

33

33%

34

34%

34%

34%

5,700

*104

104 Va

101%

104

102

103

101%

*124

125

123%

125

125%

126'A

127%

101

102%
130 Va

101

400

*30

29%

29%

29%

29%

31

30

30%

5,000

77%

77%

78'A

78%

79 Va

80%

80

80%

1,100

57c

90

Cuba

*30'A

31

165

ir;o

16

*96

100
18

17%

52%

11%

11%

11%

136%
63%

63 Va

5%

6

5%

5%

6

5%

62%

5%

100

Cuneo Press

Cunningham Drug Stores Inc

33,'jOO

137

600

5%

5%

20,000

18 Va

$7

new

com

10

2.50

100

Inc

Pub

5

(The)

Co

No par

com

preferred

No par

Prior preferred

Curtiss-Wright

No par

1

common—

18%

18

18%

*131

135%

*191

135%

*131

27%

28

28

28%

28 Va

28 Va

28'

28

1,100

Cutler-Hammer Inc—

24'A

24%

24 >/4

24%

24 %

24%

24 %

24%

23%

24 '/8

2,200

Dana Corp

*95 '/a

96 '/a

*95%

18%

13c'/a

120

18%

135 Va

18%

Curtis

50

63

62%

6

100

800

11%

*135

62%

100

Sugar common—10

preferred

300

11%

12%
138

Class A

3,500

135 Va

1

Cushman's

6

8
26% May 19

103

Oct

14

14

Sep

15

Inc

Sons

77o

pfd

100
No par

52

19

25%

6

101 Va

Deo

105% Jun

7

Highest
f per share
67 Va

Jan

26

75% Jan
195

Aug 15

39% May
109% Aug

75%

58% May
*185%

Deo

Dec

210 V* Mar

H%

Apr

8% Jan

91

4% Jan

4

4

40% Feb 13
107
Mar
5

31

Oct

49%

Jun

101

NOV

110%

AUg
Jan

16

Oct

7%

Va

Nov

7%

Oct

Jan

10

Jan

9

28

Sep

35%

45% Oct

15

32

Oct

62

52% Mar »»

47

Dec

54%

Feb

34"% Oct

16

75

Oct

40 V*

17

108'% Feb

'/*

103

110%

Apr
Feb

105% May 19
22% May 19
77% Oct
8

130% Oct

150

Apr

Oct

preferred

Cuban-American

27%

18

18%

11%
*135

5
Jun
2% Aug

7

32% Feb

101

100

*27 Va

*131

18%

12 Va

53

8

Jan

105% Feb

Jun

No par

com

18%

*17%

54

63%

6%

15

Oct

$ per share

Sep
Oct

No par

Amer

Cudahy Packing Co
4%%
preferred

99

*97'A

18

*53

138

6,200

of

53

99

xl8

*62%

RR

61% Sep
183

61

47
25

preferred—

77c

16'A

16

18

*135

4,300

130

56

99 Va

11%

136%

C2

*165

16%

99

17 Vo

17

17 Vb

IS Vo

30

30

30'A
180

17%

12

137

62

16%

*95

53

*155 Va

17

*53 Vi

17%

52 Va

*29 Va

*165

180

16%

99%

*17%

17%

16%
*165

16%

♦51

30'A

29%

16%
180

16'A

16%

*96

31

16 Va

15%

16%

Crucible Steel

Apr 14
23 % Sep 29
101% Apr
2
102% Apr 17

30

2

2nd preferred

$4

29

52

Lowest

$ per share

23% Sep 10
31% May 19

(The)

com.—No par

$4.20 preferred

73%

*165

1

$ per share

No par

Seal

&

—No par
Crown Zellerbach Corp com
5

370

130

*128%

Wheat Corp

preferred——

29

28%
*77"

100

America

of

Creameries

24%
43%

■

25

common

15%

1,300

—1
1

preferred

42%

*24'A

25
100

*24%

16

Refining com

Preferred

16
>

15%

102%

Year 1946

Lowest
Par

44

*24%
*43

Range Since January 1
Highest

EXCHANGE

26

16

*

Range for Previous

STOCK

YORK

NEW

Shares

share

55%

55'A
1°'J

Sales for
the Week

184

3 Ve

3%

Friday
'

184

67%

103

34%
103

25 VA
•11 no

103%

5%

6

Monday, October 20, 1947

RECORD

185

183

6

55'A

104

67

185%

3%

34?'a

103 '/a

65%

DAY

5%

*100

*103 Va

$ per

55%

25 Va

104

183 %

COLUMBUS

185

*183

CHRONICLE

STOCKS

Oct. 16

share

per

x55 Va

25%

STOCK

Oct. 17

Thursday

Oct. 15

$

FINANCIAL

PRICES

Wednesday

share

56

*24%
■

SALE

&

2

Apr 29

22

May 20
13% May 19

165

16

110

Sep
Sep

37%FeD

U

29

Dec

Jan

29

88%

Dec

34% Jan

6

21% Jan

2

96

Jan

7

15% Sep

18

96

24

101

16% May 14
39% May 17

19% Feb

7

56

B

Jun

6% May 19
113 % Jan 16
56
Jun
6
4% May 20
12% May 21

165

Jan

17% Sep

7

Mar 12

Feb

Sep

Oct

17 V*

Oct

54%

Feb

115% July
46%

28%

Jan

Jan

Jan

165

Jan

95

Oct

106

Mar

16%

Nov

24% July

45

Sep

82 V* May

160

18

Jan

B

10

Nov

5

103

Oct

146 Va

Feb

1

60

Sep

76%

5%

Oct

12 V8

Apr
Feb

17%

Oct

12% Feb
139

22

Jan

70
Mar
6% Feb

8

20% Feb

8

129
Feb 18
18% May 17

132
Apr 23
30% Feb
1

19% Aug 26

26% Sep 18
96'A Jun 26
20
Feb 13
23% July 14

26

34 V*

Feb

Oct

145

July

Dec

45

May

91 %

Deo

98 V*

17

Nov

34

16%

Nov

31V* May

28

Sep

36 Va July

128

25%

D
new

66%

*95

96 %

96 %

*95%

96%

17

*16%

17

16%

17

17

17

*17%

17%

300

21%

22

22 %

23

22%

22%

22%

22 %

2,400

Davison

3,800

Dayton Pwr & Light

21%

21%
30

99

*14%

_100

Chemical

5

(The)

Corp

30 %

30

30%

30%

30%

7

29% Oct

*98

99

99

99

99

99

120

Preferred

3.75%

series A

100

98% Oct

2

99

99

99

98%

98%

420

Preferred 3.757c

series B

100

98% Oct

17

101% July 24

30

15

13%

15

14%

15 %

2,500

Dayton Rubber Co

50c

12% Sep

25

16%

Nov

34 Va

Apr

14

14'/8

14%

6,200

Decca Records Tnc_

50c

11

Sep

29

23% Feb
20% Feb

11

13%

11

17

Nov

22 Va

Dec

34%

34%

36 %

36%

39%

6,300

Deep Rock

1

33

Aug

8

39% Oct

17

45%

12,500

No par

31

May 17

46
Oct
38% Feb

Dec

58 Va

Jun

44

44

45%

44%

46

34 V8

33 %

34%

33%

33%

39%

40

40%

40%

41

7%

8'/a

8'%

8%

45%
*33

15

45%

44'%

8%

Deere

&

11%

11%

12%

Oil

Co

Corp

common

33%

700

40%

41%

3,400

Delaware

&

8%

8 %

9,400

Delaware

Lack

*33

33%

40%

15

41

8%

Preferred

Denver

&

Rio

Escrow

ctfs

Escrow

ctfs

West

12%

12%

13%

20,500

39

39

40%

40%

41

41

41%

41 Va

42'/a

16,600

23%

23 Va

23%

23

23 %

23 Va

23%

23%

23'A

6,500

Detroit

2,500
1,100

Detroit Steel

*60

65

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

*25 Va

25%

25%

25%

25%

26

26

26

26

26

17%

17%

17%

17%

26%

27%

*26%

26%

*26%

38

38

38%

38%

*17

*44

*43 Va

45%
19%

1C%

DAY

16%

18%

17%

17%

500

De

26%

26Va

27

600

Devoe &:

39

38%

39

1,600

45

45

45

20%

20 Va

20%

45

20 Va

19%

20

*43%

%

20%

16%

16'A

16%

16'/a

*18 V*

18%

18'A

19%

19%

19%

xl9%

*38

39%

39

39

39%

40 %

40

16%

38

54

53%

53%

53%

53%

26%

27

27

27%

27%

38

38%

38%

38%

38 %

*

'

*

Distill

T

25

Car

Motor

Corp-Seagrams

Clas4

120

4 500

Dr.

2

Co

_2

Ltd

19%

19%

19%

19%

20 V8

19%

19%

5,300

Dome

64%

63%

64%

63'A

63%

61%

62 %

3,500

Douglas

40 Va

No par

40%

40%

41'A

40 Va

40%

14,000

Dow

*109%

110%

109%

109%

109 Va

110

1,400

$4

103 Va

103 %

103%

103 Va

103%

103%

103%

4,200

19%

20%

..20%

19%

20 Va

19%

20

20

20

39 Va

20

10,200

Chemical

Industries

Dresser

*92%

94%

*93%

94 Va

*92%

93%

92%

92%

*90%

92%

200

3%%

14

*13

14

13%

13%

13%

13%

*13%

14

300

Dunhill

35

35

35%

34

35

34

34

33

33%

189

190%

190

190%

190%

191%

190%

191

5,400

125%

125%

124

124%

124%

124%

124%

124%

1,400

Preferred $4.50 series

-103%

103%

103 %

103 Vt

103%

104

103%

103%

■103 Ve

103 Va

1,900

Preferred $3.50 series—

112%

112%

113%

112%

14%

*142

14%

*14%

LOW

112%
15

AND

HIGH

Saturday

$

Monday

Tuesday

Oct. 11

Oct. 13

Oct. 14

share

per

$

per

$ per share

share

112

112%

15

15

SALE

14%

112

15

112

15

14%

220

1,700

Pont de Nem

28

Apr

Oct

77

Feb

16%

Dec

19%

Dec

24

Aug

15%

Oct

3

23%

Sep

39% May

17

34%

Oct

50%

Apr

42

Sep

50

Aug

16%

Oct

34 V*

Jan

3t7/a Feb
Jan

Jan 28
247/a Feb 13
18% Jan

2

8

Apr

34

Feb

10

$ per

Sales for

Friday

Oct. 16

Oct.

17

NEW

the Week

$ per share

share

14% NOV

30

28%

Nov

52

48%

Sep

62%

25%

Nov

48

July

15

7

Mav 19
May 14

21 % Jun

18

May 27

76

Jan

7

8

14

91

Jun

39VaJuly25

42%
114%.
103%
22'A

*23% Sep
16% Deo

Apr
Jun

Mar

37% May
29% Feb

63%

Nov

108% Mar

111%

Deo

118

15%

July 24

Feb 14
Aug 28
Jan 30

Jun

98% Feb 19

91

Oct
Oct

10 % May 19

19

10

15

Oct

41% May

25% Apr 15

35'A Oct 14

25

Nov

58% May

_No par

1st pfd

100
5

173

3

May 27

124
Oct 15
102% Oct. 2

110% Sep 12:
14% May 20

Feb

YORK

33%
116

Jan

Apr

July

8

161

Oct

227

Jun

129'A Aug
107'A Sep
115% Jun
19% Mar

4

124

Deo

133

July

116%

197

3

9

112%

Oct

3

13 %

Sep

STOCKS

Thursday

Oct. 15

$ per share

Oct

60

62 % Oct
1
13% July 7
26
Oct 15
22
Jan
2

18

16
30
May 16

No par

Cigar Corp

PRICES

Wednesday

23

14% Mar 24
42'/a Oct 17
27% Mar 25

19'/a Oct

36 Va Sep

(E I) & Co com—20

Duquesne l ight 57c
DWG

Jan

No par

Duplan Corp

126%

.

16 V*

1

190

.

Oct

40% Sep
54% Apr

100

International

Du

6%

6

Oct

50c

common

*125%

189%

3

May 19
May 22

109% Oct
101% Sep

No par

preferred

conv

1,300

2

11% May 19

15

common

preferred series A

*13'A
35

Co

Jan

No par

$3.25 2nd preferred

103%

Jan

10% Feb

50

49

No par

110%

42 V* July
50 Va

2

_

25 Va
28%
16'A
45%

5

Corp

103 Va

Oct

Sep

43% Oct
,18

16

Ltd

110'

40%

33%

25%

47

25

Aircraft

111%

40

31 %

6

15

No par

Mines

15
20

45% Mar

35% Apr

No par

Ce

Doehler-Jarvis

19 V4

63%

17% Jan
3
17
May 19
20% May 14

1

A

19%

May 17

Aug
4
10% May 19

No par

Co common

Pepper

63

103

No par

common

Divco Corp.

19%

*110%

12.50

partic preferred

Diamond

62

40

5

Match

Dixie Cup

600

38 Va

1

Corp

Co

1,300

53%

38%

67c

1

Raynolds class A

1,600

il %

*'27

38%

18,700

19

53»/4

53>/a

26%

38

*19

40

53 Va

26%

-

Vilbiss

Diamond

100

2,600

16 Va

,16

19%
40%

26%

*52

59

*17%

*43%

45

19%

COLUMBUS

16 Va

19 Va

23

*26%
39

6% May 19
25% May 19

20

17%
39%

100

Edison

27

39

100

pfd

Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co—100

62 Va

*58

12%

5% May 19

com

for

14

RR

Detroit-Michigan Stove Co

65

*60

12 Va

for

33'/a Oct

32% May 19

50

Western

Grande

23%

65

12%

&

20

100

Hudson

38%

*60

S

14%

43%

65

35Va Jan

13%

33%

11%

14

14%

33%

7%

common

34

13%

33%

11%

Nov
May

101% July 29

*98%

34 Va

-

Apr 25
14% May 20
16% Jan 16

30%

14%

14%

*60

1

91

99

13%

*11

A

99

*9£'

33%

13

*33 Va

series

29%

99

*98 V*

3%-%

pfd

Davega Stores Corp N Y

98%

30

*98%

Cum

1

common

*95

♦lev*

21

Feb

May

Range for Previous

STOCK

Lowest

Lowest
V

Shares

Year 1946

Range Since January 1

EXCHANGE
Par

Highest

$ per

$ per share

share

$ per share

Highest
S per share

E
*24 Va

to

24%

19%

45%

45 Va

*52

93

17

20%

18,400

Eastern

Airlines Inc

23 %

21%

22%

22

22 3/4

21%

22%

27,100

Eastern

Stainless

45%

45%

46

45 V4

45%

45 Va

45%

13,100

Eastman

200

53%

54

21

21%

99

98

7%
55

17%
108

7%
56

14 Va

13%

14%

38

Va

37%

37%

2Va

2%

2 Va

18%

18%

18 %

*162%

■17

17

17%

*198

202

Co

33

53%

54

2,100

21%

4,100

Edison

98

16%

16%

16 Va

16%

50

Bros

3,900

Ekco

7 Ve

7%

2,500

55%

56%

55 %

5 6 3/4

56%

56%

6,400

14'A

14%

14

14'A

2,800

Electric

28%

*36

14%

14»A
*36

39

2%

2'A

18%

19'A

150

*150

152

*36
2 Va

18%
*162

150'A

2'A

2,200
22,200

150'A

*150

151

17%

*17V4

59%

59%

593/4

55%

55%

543A

18
.

Co

Boat

Electric

Power &

$6

500

preferred

900

El

Natural

Paso

14 Va

14%

14%

14%

14%

143/4

153/a

7,300

Emerson

Electric

19%

18%

19%

*18%

18 3A

18 3/4,

183A

2,700

Emerson

Radio

15%

15'A

15'A

15V4

15%

15'A

15%

1,400

33'A

300

3%

3 Va

3Va
9 V*

9%

9%

53%

53 Va

53

3%

9%
53%

32%
*104

33'A

105%

3 Va

3%
9%

9%
54

54

*64

67

*32%
*104

3'v

9%
54

33'A

1051/a
3%

9%

Va

91/,

6E

*64Va

68

600

RR

57o

10%

10%

103/4

103/4

22%

22%

22%

23

22%

23 Va

22 %

22%

*21 '/a

22 V2

2,300

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

14%

14

143/e

141/4

14,400

46%

4

47

47%

47%

48%

48V4

48V4

493A

3,000

Ex-Cell-O

12

12

12

11 %

11%

113/4

200

Exchange

56%

55%

56

56

56

30%

30%

31

30%

31

7%

7%

*55%

56'A

56

56%

55%

30 Va

31

30%

31

30%

7Va

8

7%

14

48%
*11

1

12%

Deo

35%

Apr

34%

Oct

48%

Jan

7%

Jan

10Va May 19

33% May 29
11% May 19
152
May 20
137
May 26

2

•

Erie

3,000

&

Evans

Williams

Products

Eversharp

8

Jan 10
Jan 14
Feb 8
July 24

3%

13%

Oct

Deo
Oct

138

Sep

27%

29

Dec

Feb

114

Jan

Feb

Va May

180 Va May
167
July

156 Va Feb 24

128

Sep

57% Oct
3
24% Mar 19

40

Oct

56%

Jun

46% May 20

59% Oct

2

44%

Sep

61%

Jun

15% Feb 21
21% Feb
0

11%

Feb

No par

100
50
5

Pittsburgh RR Co

Eureka

Sep

39%
3%
19%
171

17%

Feb

Aug

47
Jan
3
16% Sep 11

4
Phonograph-—5

common

11 Va

*11%

80 Va

Mfg Co

&

preferred series A

10%

%

Oct

Erie

54

10%

j

50 V3

7.40C

*533/4

10 Va

12'%

65% Fph ]•»
16% Feb
5

9,500

54

*65%

*11%

50Va May 17

9%

105 %

10

*64%

16%

10
Endicott Johnson Corp common—25
4% preferred
100
t Equitable Office Bldg
No par

63

66

NOV

District Electric Co

Empire

10

*65%

Nov

6%

■3'A-

*32%
*104
3

106 Va

71

40% May
112

3

Gas

15%

33

111% Feb 18
8% Feb 18

Oct

15

Elgin National Watch Co

1,200

13%

105%

107
Aug 28
4% May 19

No par

Storage Battery

18%

.

Dec

No par

173/4

'

Oct

23%

No par

5S3A

17%
59,1/4

39

101

No par

Light com

Electric

Aug

109
Feb
4
27Va Feb 17

May 17

96% Oct

3

preferred

900

Jun

209

17
15'/a Aug 29

19

No par

common

preferred

$7

31 Ve May

61

Nov

Elec & Mus Ind Amer shares

200

30% May

Nov
Jan

5

common

preferred

Convertible

300

2 Va

165

Products

4%%

19'A

18%
*162

17%

55

2%

19'A

59%

55%

39

165

17%

55

106

Sep

16%
30 %

5

Stop Nut Co
Electric Auto-Lite (The)

*103

19

3

Jan 30
48% July 23
51

100
1

Elastic

108

25% Aug 18
24'A Apr

190

100

7'A

*104

May 19

198
Oct
8
57
Feb 11
25% Feb
7

Stores Inc common—l

preferred

4%%

7'A

165

*32%

182 % Jun
6
42% May 17

7%

108

165

104

100
4

96'/a

59 Va

105 %

42% May 17

21%

59 Va

33

*104

10

cumulative

15%

15.%

common

53%

17%

14

*17

18

21%
98%

6 c/o

-17%

*13%

19% Jan 16
17%-May 19

5

53%

56%

59 Va

202

Kodak

1

Corp

Steel

21%
*98

COLUMBUS

17

*198

10

Eagle-Picher Co

7'A

*104

164

56%

'

2,900

preferred
Eaton Manufacturing Co

DAY

56%

*59

98

150

153

*55%

2'A

18%

Va

164

164

*148

200

21%

104

7%
55

38

*189

53%

17%

17 Va
107 Va

14

25

20%

*97

*104

55

243/4

21'A

52%

21%

*98

■

25

20'A

21%

52%

*21%

7

24%

20%

197%

200

*197%

25

19%

45%

21%

24%

19%

22 %

19

25

19

**

18%

Corp

9% May
May
Sep
May
May
Jan
May
May

13

13%
27 %
102
2%
8%
47%
64%
7%

19
19

29
17
7
2
14

19
Oct
1
May 17
May 19

5

Corp

18

1
3

Co

Inc_

12% May 17
32 Va May 19
'
May 12

2.50

Buffet Corp—

19% Jan
8
38
Apr
2
107
Mar 24
4'/a May 5
12 % Feb
3
67
Feb 3
85
Mar 25
13% Feb 8
24% Feb
7
25% Jnn 7
49% Oct 17
13'/a Aug 6

Nov

30 Va

17 %

Deo

43% Mar

17

Nov

21 Va

104

Sep

111

Oct
Jan

2 V*

Jun

5%

Jan

9%

Oct

23%

Jan

Oct

93

Jtm

90

Oct

95

Jan

10

Oct

22%

Jen

Apr

48

15%

Oct

33%

21%

Nov

58%

34%

Oct

63 V4

Jan

Oct

11%

Jun

7

Apr

F

25%

36%

•

7%

7%

7%

37%

37%

105%

36%

105

7%

25%

105%

25%

25%
105

8%

,

36%

21%

21%

11%

11%

11%

11%

-11%

25%

25%

25%

25%

1C4

21%

20%

*104

104
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page 24.




104 Va

88

25 Va Jan 16

31% feb

1

21%

Sep

36%

Feb

4% May 19

9% Feb

7

7%

Deo

19%

Jan

<

|

176

36%

25

20 "2

Nov

Fajardo Sugar Co of Porto Rico—2o
Farnsworth Televis'n & Rad Corp—1

1,600

5

*3*%

47%

2,400

10,100

1,700

104

36%

22%
12

:25%
104%::

37

37

21%

22,

21%

22%

600

Light & Traction com—15
$6 preferred.
—No par
Federal' Mining & Smelting Co
2
Federal

-

2,300

Federal-Mogul

11%

12%

,12

12%

3,200

Federal Motor Truck—

"25%

25%

x25

25%

7,300

Federated Dept Stores

.102%

103%

xlOl

102

380

No par

Fairbanks Morse & Co

4•%&

Corp

-

5
No par

com—No par
convertible preferred—100

44

20 Va
102%
32
18 %

May 19

Apr 19
Mar 19
May 16
Sep 29
9% May 19
19
Apr 18xlOl
Oct 17

60

26
108
42%
23'A

Jan 30

Oct
7
Jan 29
Mar 7
July 14

14% Feb
8
28% July 23
107% Jun 12

20

100%
35

May

Sep

26%

Jan

Sep

112%

Feb

Oct

54%

Feb

21%

i

Jun

10%

Oct

21

Nov

104

Sep

34 Va Aug
Feb

108

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166

Number 4639

THE

COMMERCIAL

NEW
LOW

AND

HIGH

Saturday
*

Monday

Tuesday

Oct. 11

Oct. 13

SALE

Oct. 14

t per share

share

per

*21%

t

21%

23

*21

21%

23

53%

53%

50

50

50

*105

106

*105

59%

59 Va

23%

51%

the Week

21

I per share

21%

*21%

21%

23%

23%

23%

23%

55

55%

55 %

52%

4,600

105%

Felt

400

200

52%
105%

51%
*105

58%

52 VB

52

105%

57%

105%

59

59%

59%

&

4%'/o

1,100

Firsi

17%

17%

17%

18 Vb

18

18%

18

18

1,700

39%

38%

39 %

38%

39 Va

38%

38%

5,800

*33%

106

34

14%

106

34

15

107

34

14%

107

*33%

15%

106

34 V4

15

106

*33%

15

*106

107

34%

34 %

x>4

500

15

14%

15 VB

4,900

23

14%

34%

*22-/4

23%

*22%

23 %

*23

32%

33%

32%

33%

31

32

31%

31%

31%

32

10%

11'%

11%

117/B

11%

12

11%

12

11%

12

78%

78%

77%

78%

77%

77%

77 V4

77%

102

102

•

27%

27%

27%

*25%

25 %

*25 V4

15%

15%

,

*41%

41%

♦13%

102 %

*100

X23

101%

*100

101

28

27%

28 Va

27%

25V2

25Vi

25 >/4

*25%

1CZ

28

*14

3,400

16

16

16%

16

16

3,600

41%

41%

41 %

41

41%

2,700

14 %

*13%

14%

24

24%

24 %

24 %

92

92%

92

10%
10

11 VB

10%

11

93

10%

300

9,800

93%

24

92%

10%

14%
24%

*13%

10%

3,400

10%

10%

22,700

10 Vb

10 Va

10%

10 >/8

10%

10%

19%

20

20

19%

19%

*19%

20

Co

Inc

(The)

300

Gamewell

7%

7'/a

700

7'%

6%

7%

Gardner-Denver

7

6%

6%

22,100

3G

*34 %

36

20%

21%

20%

15 %

15%

15%

15%

109

*105

567«

*10

10 %

*178

10

180

12

12

12%

57%

57%

*

105 %

58

57 %

xlO

10

9%

*178'

180

180

*178

109

*105

58

35%

178

General
General

178

20

13%

13%

13%

12%

12%

13

12%

13

12%

13

78

152%

78%

*77%

78%

78%

16,400
■

80

151

$8

preferred

General

4,230

4%

1st

43%

43%

43 V'4

43%

1,300

4%

conv

27 %

27%

27

%

27%

1,800

General

*150

152

*150

152

10

7%

2nd

37%

37%

37 %

37 %

37 3

a

37%

37%

37%

37%

37%

38'%

28,400

General

Electric

38 V8

38%

38%

100%

39%

100%

100%

101'%

6,500

General

Foods

100%

100%

14%

13%

13%

50

49%

*48

14

49'%

*118

115

58"^

14

49'%

49%

49%

128 %

*1.12

14%

COLUMBUS

128

DAY

128'%

*112

59

127%

115

59

127%

*112

60%

115

59%

128
♦112

60%

*100

49%

127

*112

60 Va

700

$3.50

2,300

General

50%

4,300

General

127%

360

5%

115

59%

60 Va

58,900

"126

127

126'%

126%

126

126

126

"103

126%

103 '4

*1251%

127

1027/8

103'%

103 %

102'%

102%

102%

103

16'%

16%

3,400

*16%

General

700

102 %

16%

10

16

16
—

*17

17'%
3 '/B

8

14

—

17%

*126

128%

3'%

13%

27%

128%

4 %

281/2

28%
31

31%

4%

27%
*126

115

26%

26%

26%

♦101%

103 %

*101%

103%

*101%

103%

25%

25%

25%

LOW

IOO.V2
87%

*85

AND

HIGH

Monday

Tuesday

Oct. 11

Oct. IX

SALE

Oct. It

per

26 7

$hare

1 per share

95%

95%

23%

23%

*95

..

■

95% :

23%

-

24

*95

46%

47

52%

52%

*51 "Va

*6%

G%

120%

Gen

per

5

6%

3,300

Genera^

*31%

1,000

116

210

30%

31

26%

26%

500

Gen

99%
*85

Friday
t per share

27%

27»%

98

Time

26

25 VB

*95%

49%

49'%
*52

6%

Instr

6%
*120

96%

96'%

6,400

54

6%

200

6%

*120

Gillette
$5

2,500

122'%

Co

47%

*102

47%
*106

20%
5%
7'%

6%

*35

35%

35

35

35%

35%

*35'%

*19%

20

20

20%

20%

20%

20%

*

27%
102 '/a

102 V'8

11'%

11%

12 %

*32%

33 %

*32%

16'%

16 Va

16 VB

Gold

&

23 %

5'%

No par

16'A Sep

30

2% May 16
12% May 19
19
May 19

5
No par

125

26

No par

Oct

3

19

19% Apr

20

14

101

5

com

May 27

201% Apr
29% Sep

Stock

28'%

12 Vb

12

678

6

65% Feb

11

129

Mar 25
107% Sep 16
19% Jan

33

33

com

No par

8

Oct

19
3

1

Inc

F)

11%

Granite

Grant

1,800

City

26

Pj.
}

150

Apr
Feb

Feb 26

Steel

Jan

47

Jun

Oct

132

July

2

32

Nov

30
Feb
1
Apr 15
40V* Feb 11

105

35% Jan
106

108

Jan

22

98

Feb

5

.Tan

7

116

NOV

Feb

15

27

Nov

71% Feb

11

59% Nov

Mar

5
9

May 19
Jun

2
2

101% Oct

1

9

31

May

16

2

Mar 28

33
106

July 23

61% Feb

8% Mar 27

28

Nov

101

Nov

14% Feb 10
37% Feb 18

*147'%

16%

10 Vb

9%

97/8

103'%

29%'

6

6%
•*89

17%

*17

16%

16%

*16%

17

800

Greenfield

10

103

10%

10 %

10%

107%

11%

71,200

*102'%

103

103%

*102'%

103%

20

32%

31'%

31%

31

31%

7,900

Grumman

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

7'%

7

7%

3,800

Guantanamo

90

90

90

92

11%

90

*89

11%

11%

12%

12%

12%

12

12

13

42%

12%

42%

42%

42%

43%

44%

44%

44%

44%

45 VB

1,200

69%

70

69%

70

69%

70%

69%

70%

15

15,900

15'%

15%

15%

14%

15'%

14%

15

14,700

15'/B

•

Corp__No par

Die

15% Sep

16

No par

31'%

90

69%

7

preferred-

32%

90

69%

May 12

29% Oct

Common

4%%

31%

%

15 %

Tap &

59

1

163% Jan
70

Feb

12%

Oct

113 Va

Jan

Feb

43

16

Jan

12 Va

Jan

54 Va May
27 V4

Feb

40 Va

jun
Feb

112

123/4

Dec

13%

Dec

Deo

35

Dec

3

33%
13%
40%

5

22%

30

Dec

21

Feb

Oct

64

Jun

Nov

343/3

Jan

Apr

27

158

Oct

188 Va

5

55

Oct

79

Feb

203/4

Dec

35% Aug 22
21% Mar 5

20% Deo

Greyhound Corp (The) —

10'%
103'/2

*103

31%

17%

142Va May 22

100

Oct

5

150%

100

5%

30 V4 Mar

16

149%

new

Oct

10

277/a Mar

Inc

5Va

20% Oct

17
Sep
49% Feb

Co

2

Sep
19% Nov

33

22% Jun

25

Apr

105 V4

5

13
Apr 18
34% May 21

Apr
Mar

77

5% Feb

No par

88 Va

107

4

Mar

Jan

47% May

Sep

10

Jan

151%

Nov

Aug

107

Jan

50 Va

Jan

Jan

8%

100%

24

41

Apr

21

109

No par

—

57/B NOV

123% Apr

No par

(H L)

B

6

Jun

pfd

Bay & Western RR

42%. Apr
May

108

Jan

Prop

Preferred

100

»

6

6%

Green

Dec

Feb

No par

Green

22% Jan
102%

7

7

Ore

110

Highest
$ per share

May

Northern

3,200

Year 1046

58

Nothern Iron

32%

Sep

106

Gt

64%

104'/a

56 Vt

Gt

150

Jan

Oct

Great Western Sugar com

31%

118

Deo

1,800

*62

102% Sep
96
Oct

Oct

1,900

*147'%

Jun

63

12% May 19
25% May 28

5

com

Feb

9,000

32'%

Feb

60

$ per share

Mar 31

16'%

64%

Apr

111

36%

5% Oct

100

pfd

30

23%

150

46%

Oct
Oct

32% NOV

15

31

No par

-

32

41

31

24%

49 Va May

Lowest

105% Jan 20

16'%

*62

JUU

29

17

3

5

common

Ry

lia/4
26 Va

Jan

101

36"% Jan 23
124% Jan 29

23%

31'%

137

7%

Oct

Sep

105% Sep 24
13% May 13

No par

conv

Jan

Oct

140

2%

49% Oct

Oct

41% Jun

1

Grayson-Robinson Stores
cum

Va

May

39%

DAY

40

48

16'%

16%

21% Nov

Feb

24% NOV

23%

64%

Dec

Apr

8

40 V8

31'%

103

23% May

16»%

*62

132

58

X102

par

1

Co

Feb

Oct
NOT

14% Oct

23%

31

80%

47%
124 Va

101% Deo

6

.39%

64%

Jan

8

40'%

149

Jin

123

8

23%

30%

54%
135 Va

Sep

Feb

40

*62

Jun
Dec

114

4% Feb

23%

149

Aug

42
126

16% Jan
31% Feb

40'%

COLUMBUS

Feb

103

49

No par

preferred

$2.25

56 Va

104 Va Jun 13
22
May 14

No par

Co

(WT)

3%%

200

Oct

15

95

10

Motors

Union

260

Feb

39%

May 19
51% May
6
5Vs May 21

100

,

14

34

No par

Hosiery

Granby Consol M S &

12

95 % Oct

No par

Grand

34

*33

Co

—

1,100

1,400

..

29

$ per share

share

17% May 19

1

com

5.200

3,400

62

Nov

Highest

23% May-19

No par

Telegraph

(B

Graham-Paige

20%

Apr

Dec

16

$ per

No par

_•!_

preferred

conv

28%

Apr

33%

6

Lowest

preferred

$5

Aug

182

Range Since January 1

Goodyear Tire & Rub com-—No

191'%

28%
*100

12'%

33

53,400

Co

Gotham

47%

Oct

156

Range for Previous

STOCK

36

20%

102%

800

$5

90% Aug
40%

Oct

3

Feb

23%

31

*16

:

1
2

27%

54% July 11

39%

64%

31

Sep
74% Deo
X35% Sep

Apr

8%

„

50

600

20

6%

101 %

16%

106

*35%

28'%

16'%

Apr

16%

11

131 V« Feb 25
xl22

23%

151

*103

7

36

20%

102%

*32'%

16%

28 Va

Aug 21

23'%

23 %

*62

i

34

103

39'%

39%
*

*149

28

105%

5

5%
7

27%

12,100

5%

5%
7'%

102 %

Nov

•

__

No par

100

48'%

5%

5
6%

11%

107

102 %

47%

20

6%

27%

3

13% May 20

1

com

30

102 %

48

20%

4%

102'%

102%

20 V8

6%

*11%

6

125% May

No par

common

Goodall-Sanford

*27%

Jun

*101 % Jan

100

(The)

Goodrich

*102

13

83% July 16
47% Feb 13

16% Mar

51% Jan

10

conv

3,900

106

May 19

110

preferred
Goebel Brewing Co

4%%

4,500

20'%

11

43
May 19
126% Mar 14

No par

$4.50 preferred

Glidden

27'%

106

9

9

com—No par

Co

preferred

59

4%

*

Corp

Brothers

27'%

20 Va

Deo

45% Jan

May 19

Apr

*170

3

Corp

Safety Razor

conv

Gimbel

100

49 %

49

122%

29,300

58'%

106

18% Jan
14% Feb

200

1

39% Feb

32

Par

28

*197/b

July

7

1

YORK

59

20

16

May 19

EXCHANGE

200

25%

*52%

6%

9,700

98

*95

49%
54

NEW

27%

20

185

87% Oct

58%

102%

5

100

59

47

Apr

Mar

preferred

28'%

*102

Apr

14%

100

58 %

46%

71%

Sep

preferred

27%

102%

Sep

10%

100

pfd

& Rubber

57%

45%

48

it

Jan

preferred

27%

106

17

iJ'APeo

Oct
Oct

56%
*102

58% Oct

16

4%

$6

Dec

17

20 V*

Cast

May

109

Apr

6

27%

46 VB

Deo

8

%

106

104

6% Feb

56'%

102%

«

May

21% July

Deo

Jar

29'A Oct

27

46

100

160

Shares

27%

*96'%

25'%

13%

15% July 28

Mar 12

3"% May 17

56%

106

24

18 Va May 19

27 ''4

*101%

67 % May

10c

Tire

Sales for

*95%

122%

Deo

No par

&

the Week

27 VB

95

6'%
*120

Dec
Nov

7%

1

No par

com

Apr

15

3%%

Oct. 17

t per share

25%

53%

Jan

STOCKS

98

48'%

29%

38

4'A%

87 %

Sep

Jan

6

21% May 27
99% Oct 17

80

17

150% Oct.

10c

Telephone

4'A %

100

Jan

1

Utilities

Steel

Gen

7,000

26%

26

Refractories—

General

102 %

26%

87%

Gen

1,300

26%

*101

26%

Realty

14% Nov

8

General Shoe Corp

115%

115%

Gen

3

Feb

100

II,400

21

33

preferred

5'/b

Sep

7

10

Corp

Signal

32

11%

18%

10% Sep

4

16

Corp

Utilities

28 Va

28'%

Oct. 16

27%

*52

6%

10

Thursday

share

23%

121

128%

Oct

2

Jun

Service

PRICES

95

53%

5'/b

101

*85

28

125%

4

24

Co

15% May

17

8

1

Cement

.equip

Railway

27'%

%■'

102 %

*100

87%

*95

'i

48

6%

124

101

27

95'%

46%

*121

1

27'%

95%

■

■»

95'%

26%

26%

Oct. 15

26%

2,400

27%

31

*101

Wednesday

f per share

27

a

31

27

♦100

Saturday

1

31%

25%

26

*85

87%

Public

128

115

*25%

•85

Public

Gen

28%

25'%

100%

Gen

32

25'%

101

2,600
30,100

4%

31

recisiou

i

3%

14%

32

115

Portland

3%

28'%

115

General

iu

July

8

100% Oct

common

112

9% Feb

11% Jun

No par

Artv

14 Va

4%

30%

I,400

Outdoor

3%

29'/b

30%

r-pn

14 Va

14

c

1,400

Sep

Jan

28

com

Jun

20% Oct

9

series

48

*17V4 Feb

100

Corp

27% May

Nov

10% Oct

37% Oct

common

NOV

W

103% Mar 10

Sep

Corp

Jun

It

28%

17% Feb

No par

$3.75

Jan

61

Apr

preferred

Motors

Feb

35%

Sep

21

9
12

No par

com

preferred

Preferred

18%

11 •%

4%

32

31

18

28%
*31

31

114 %

114J/2

128 %

*126

29 Vb

31

4%.

3'%

14%

27'%

4%

*113%:

3%

14

28%

*30%

17%

18

$5

16%

18%
%

27 V2

26%
*12G

11

3'%

xl3%

26%

*16%

....

17'%

3%

14

*26

16%

Corp

Mills

28

Sep

37

preferredconv

Sep

20%
45%

Jan

21% Oct

168

No par

Instrument

3%%

25%

26% Jan

No par

preferred

14

50'A

128%
115

59%

100%

*13%

15

25% Jan
6
50% Feb 10

50

Co

Apr

49%

100
com

100

19% Nov
"

9% Oct

100

37%

13

8
71

preferred

37

14

7

July 24

43% Feb

48

No par

preferred

Cigar Co Inc

36 %

14

110

10% May 19

5

preferred

36'%
101

Sep

94% Jan

17

4

105

No par

36

101

71

26% Aug

5

Corp
General Cable Corp com

43

152

May

17

5

Bronze

27%

*151

Fefc

23 '/a

Oct

100

Transportation
Baking

42

27%

21 Vt

Oct

14'A May 21

50
com__l

Amer

27'%

42

151

78'%

7,500

Jan

4% July 22

common—1.66%
Investors

^n

UV«
12 %

12% May 24
14% May 3.7

1

com

preferred--

Container
American

3,400

13%

42

conv

3,000

13%

26%

4%%

Inc

*1

14
13

5% May 17

No par

Industries

General

10

13%

29

33% Oct

18% Jun

No par

Co

Gaylord

58%

13%

77%

27

Wood

(The)

$4.50 preferred

12 %

78%

Co

3,900

109

9%

2u%

Oct

15% Feb

9% Sep

1

com

20

11,200

15%

57%

9%
180

Gar

700

21

12%

42

*26

109

*105%

10'%

*178

12 %

*77

109

57%

*34%

101

.1

common

(Robert)

preferred.

19%

21%

fcep

3

15%

15'%

16%

20%

90 % Oct

preferred

Apr
Jun

«

100

Co

Jbn

13

69% May 17

100

57

May 17

9

-10

common

Oct

Aug 28

24

2

19%

20%

14% Jan

33%

18

*15%

35 %

lo

115

17% Jan

13

May 29

Jan

19%

15 %

14% Jun
-■18

Sep

a

Jan

15%

37

7%
No par

105

?o

41% Jan

39

19%

21%

May 19

22

15'%

14%

30

110% Feb 25

8

19%

35%

Jun

May 21

19% Sep

19%

21

juiy

46%

common—_—l

19'%

15

May

,<>

Oct

pfd—

Trailer

19%

21

va

Nov

Fruehauf

19 %

35

No?

16
25 Va

105

12% May 20
36% May 19
12% Jun 16

6%

Jku

No par

25

Gabriel

Apr

52

prior preferred—L

Gair Co

*/a

15

Sugar Co
No par
Freeport Sulphur Co
10
Frpedtert Grain & Malting Co Inc_l
cum

Ft o

/O
00

109 */a

Dec

29

Francisco

4 '/o

Nov

23

29 Va Feb

6%

Oci

01

39% Oct

A

Corp

*19

15

49

105%

19% May 17
237/a May 23

200

*34%

7

60 Va July

Corp

conv

15

*20%

21

21 % Jan

10

15

e%

Feb

May 19

:_l

14%

7'.;,

2b

61

No par

Stores

cum

share

J4*'» Mar

51 % May 20

Inc

3%%

59 % Feb

107% Aug

16

Sep

14% May 27

Fair

Foster-Wheeler

Sep

19 Va

24

Machinery Corp

14%

*99 %

46% May 27
42 % jun
5
104

No par

.

Steel

15

3 1

4

25

Power

♦14%.

*151

26% Jan

Food

210

*19%

j

'

41 %

20'A May 20

$ per

10

Food
;

10

14 %

91%

10

56%

26% Feb

10

Stores

preferred-—

Foilansbee

100

27%
25%

15%

24%

19%

101

41%

15%

91

10 %

600

41%

23%

10

100

27%

23%

10%

.

*25%

25%

91

*19%

23%

14%

40%

14 '/a

23%

*105

Y
com

Highest

$ per share

20% May 17

_—loo

Corp
Florsheim Shoe class

4,600

78%

*78

23%

Vfcar J 046

$ per share

l

preferred

Florida

share

Lowest

5

Florence Stove Co

11,800

*80%

$ per

(Tnc) Carpet Co
No par
Fiintkote Co (Tnej common—No par

70

*22%

15%

Co

Corp

National

Range for Previous

Range Since January 1
Lowest
Highest

Firth

38%

107

♦100

Enamel

Mfg

Fidelity Phen Fire Ins N
Firestone Tire & Rubber

17%

38

Tarrant

Fcrro

38 %

*17%
*106

STOCK

Par

1,300

55

52

YORK

EXCHANGE

500

55

58%

NEW

Shares

23%

*105

59%

(1589)

RECORD

Sales for

Oct. 17

t per share

21%

*54

106

59%

CHRONICLE

STOCKS

Friday

Oct. 16

per share

21%

23

53%

*53%

23

STOCK

Thursday

Oct. 15

$

YORK

FINANCIAL

PRICES

Wednesday

per share

&

*88

70

14,100

$5

Aircraft

Sugar

preferred.

conv

14

4% May 14

—_1

8% Jan

10

78

No par

May 17

93

July 16

14% Feb

3

102%

Oct

23% Dec
6% Oct
80

Nov

9% Sep

Apr

111
52 Va

Apr

13%

Jan

108

Jan

30'A

Jan

6% May 19
31% May 21

49

July 22

31%

Oct

78%

25

preferred

5'7% Anr

14

74

Aug

5

66%

8ep

78

May

No par

14% Oct

17

16 Va Sep

12

39

11

35

Nov

40 Va

May

4

15

Oct

24

Aug

17%

Oct

26 Va

Jan

No par

Gulf Oil Corp
Gulf States Utilities

27

32% Oct

17

Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR—__No par

$5

17

105 % Feb

July 29

100% Jun

1

common

11% Oct

6

May 27

9

_100

Corp

:
Co_—

Jan

H
*35 \\

15.V2
;

36

'*14V
**99.

*35'%

15%

15%

15%

*106% 107%
26%

V* 7 %.'•
*88 '

152

33 Va

33

7%

x7%

91

8% i.

*87 VB

8%

*25%

25%
*97

-

26%

*152

33

15%

700

Hall

16

16

300

Hamilton

98 %

98 Va.

97

97%

*107

26%
156

26%
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160

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103

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119

12

105%

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109 Va

15

20%

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Jan

27

151%

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33

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343/4 May
170

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60 Va May

39% Jan

6

6% May 19

10V4 Feb

3

8

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16%

88'A Aug 20

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7

99

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106%

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8

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10

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15%

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4% May 19
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97

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100

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Jan

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19

14% May 27

100

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10

33

5

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1,700

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26%

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15%

108

33

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152

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35

May 16

105

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22

12

35% Jan
30% Jan

8

103% Apr
42% Feb

14

108

2

13

July 14

28%
101

Nov
Nov

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103

Dec

Jan

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Dec

51

May

1093/4 Mar
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Dec

44

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(1590)

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHltONICLE

NEW
LOW

AND

HIGH

Saturday

Monday

Oct. 11

Oct. 13

Oct. 14

t per share

AL
SALE

$ per share

1 per share
56%

*551/2

143%

1431%

*143%

6 per share
56

147

*1431/2

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147

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19

20

20%

20%

20%

56%

57

55%

57

*131%

133

131%

131%

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132%

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351%

34%

35%

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126

123

125

20

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11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

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29%

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26%

29

29%

122 '

123

(G W)

7%

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330

23%

23%

1,000

Hewitt-Robins

11%

12%

6,500

Hilton

29 Va

*29

30%

*28

26

$4

17%

DAY

33%
104

19%

19%

1,000

Holly

42%

42%

43

3,300

Homestake

18 %

18

18Vs

9,200

48 Va

300

24

10274

102'A

102 %

102%

102%

102%

43

43%

43%

43%

43%

43%

43Va

42%

42%

1,200

23 Va

23%

23%

23%

23%

24%

24 Va

24%

15,900

20%

*25%

26

600

37

*36%

37

1,300

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1,700

25%

26

251/4

25V4

25 %

36 34

36%

37

37

37V2

37

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

10%

11'A

10'A

10%

4%
10%
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10%
35 Va

34%

34%

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41/4
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35%

4%

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11

36

4%

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361/4

11

35%

3%%

90

•—No par
12.50

5%

5,400

19%

19%

20%

20%

21V2

20%

21 V4

20 Va

21

21%

22%

22%

22%

22%

22%

22%

22%

2,700

Hunt

Foods

4%

5'A

5%

5%

5%

5%

5 Va

5 Va

15,100

Hupp

Oct

28%

Feb

46% Apr

15

56

Feb

21

46

Nov

Apr

36

Oct

6

27

Sep

3
45% Jun 30

99%

Deo

111%

i._No par

28% Jan 11
97% May 26
37% May 21

52%
35%

25

16% Jan 16

26 % July 24

14 Va

Oct

30

Apr

l

20% May 19

29

5

24%

Oct

47

July

__5

31% May 19

38% Mar 28

30%

100

34%

34%

500

27,400

47'8

105 Va Sep

'

Corp

Motor

56

12%

common

3

100

Corp

4 3A

Hudson

35,500

Sep
Sep

34%

1

^preferred
100
Hudson Bay Min & Sm Ltd__No
par

22 '/a

22

May
34% May

13

non-cum

19

40

Jun

t c

v

Manhattan

22

Deo

48

17
May 19
35% Jan 23

18

19% Feb

Sound Co_
&

19 % July 17
25
Jan 2o

May

19

com—_No par

Texas

Howard Stores

*43

13% May

preferred
of

Nov

26

39 Va May

50

Finance

Oil

Jun

29% Jan

No par

—

com

Houston Light & Power
Houston

400

3614

Corp

Mining

preferred

Hudson

24

*36

5

Houdaille-Hershey

23%

43

*23

Apr

18

2,500

Oct

JI N

421/4

103

22

37%

18%

103

4

41%

(A)

43%

$2.25

Jan

Oct

5

Hollander & Sons

Household

146%

Sep

18

33%

NOV

21%

42%

3

123

22%

18%

33 7

Apr

5

2

44

*47%

Apr

139

29

19%

47%

Sep

Sep
Jan

Feb

19%

33'%

134

46%
130

Jan

19Va

47%

17

5

31 Va Jan

1

(Del)

19

33%

119% Jun

72 %

25

Mar 21

29

10

The

19 %

48

Sep

Feb

32

18

33%

38

11

18

48

63
134

19

34

26

Paper Co

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(C

Furnace

17%

33%

9
17

Sep

Jan

22% Apr 17
21% May 20
14% May 28

Hinde & Dauch
Hires

49

Aug

38%

3
10

100

33 YB

Jan

192

Nov

13% July

17%

33%

90

Dec

17%

5

100

Sugar

Oct

169%

8

23

17%

*48

61

22

Sep

17%

COLUMBUS

29

Jan

20

43

43%

Jan

22% Feb

10% Jun

19

19

68
165

5

1,400
300

Highest
$ per share

3

50% Sep

No par

share

11

14 % May 17

131 % Oct

per

5

25%

Co

52% July
143 % Oct

it

Inc

28%

Holland

$ per share

per share

Lowest

Corp

Hotels

25%

18

$

100

com_No par

new

preferred

qoiiv

Highest

No par

common

17%

*17

100
No par

5%
preferred
Hershey Chocolate

'

17

preferred

Motors

122%

29

25

common—

non-cum

Hercules

800

26

26%

Helme

220

34

*28

29

26%

29

26%

26%

49

331/4
*103

3,300

131%

34

23%

*11%

43%

59

56%

400

Year 1916

Lowest
Par

1,900

131%

Range Since January 1

EXCHANGE

30

19%

34%

*23 '/a

*29

17%

146 Va

19%

57

23 %

23%

*48

146%

132%

122%

231/4

*18%

55%

20%

Range for Previous

YORK STOCK

NEW

Shares

55%

147

124 3'4

22%

301/a

$ per share

56%

124'A

22%

*16%

the Week

*55%

56

35%

Sales for

Oct. 17

56

55%
*34%

Friday

Oct. 16

19%

Va

RECORD
STOCKS

Thursday

Oct. 15

56'A

STOCK

PRICES

XVt

*55%

YORK

Monday,. October 20, 1947

Car

No par

Inc

6.66%
1

May 19

7% May 16
33

May 14

12% May 19
15% May 23
3 % May 20

Feb

7% Feb
13% Mar

3

Jun

Jun

_

mmmm

28

Jan

Oct

Feb

12%

Jan

Dec

11%

60'A

Oct

5

25

Jan

45% May

43 V4 Feb

3

33

Sep

21% Oct

15

14%

Oct

34% Mar

2

25 Va

Oct

49 Va

Jun

9

5%

Sep

10%

Jun

30

Jan

7% Feb

I
*34

34%

34

34

34%

34%

34

26%
*60

27

26%

28 Va

27 Va

28 'A

27 %

60 %

60

61

*61

61%

*96%

97%

97%

*96 3a

97%

*22%

23 V»

*9

*96%
23 'A

9 Vs

*23%

23%
16 %

*16'A

45%

45%

*133 Va

136

*174

178

38%

16%

16%

*106%
3%
13%

*211%

*106%

3%

89%

89%

*179%

180%

8

23%

23%

23%

16%

16%
47%

135

135

174

174

*170

39 %

17%

*106 %

4%

28%
*132

91%

90 %

178%

179 %

8%

4%

28%

56%

56%

102%

14

*41
58

8%

131 %
57

86

4%

29%

29 %

133

132

57%

56 Va

57%

*100%

102%

13%

13%

13%

*112'A

113%

53%

53%

13%
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,

112
53%

13%

v|3%. 13%
nJLsr 113 %

112%
53%

3)3%

100

Nickel of

Canada

100

1

com__No par

Preferred

100

International

Paper
preferred

$4

Co

5%

15

com

No par

Int'l Rys of Cent Amer

com_-No par

preferred

100

International Salt

No par

42%

42%

42%

42%

42%

42%

42%

1,500

58

International

58

58 %

58%

58%

57'A

58

1,800

International Silver

36%

35%

35%

Va

12%

13

46,000

13

8,100

Foreign

600

Interstate

600

Island

36%

*35%

36%

*35%

12%

13 Vs

12%

13%

12%

13

*12%
*22

127/8

12%

13%

12%

13'A

13

13 V8

22i%

12 %

22

22

22%

*26%

22%

22 %

22 %

*22 %

27'%

27

27

55 %

53

53

53

155

*152

155

LOW

Saturday

Monday

Oct. 11

$ per Share

27

27

*52

*152

155

Oct. 13
f

Jjfer share

AND

HIGH

Tuesday

SALE

*27

53 »/a

"

27%

31%
*152

52 'A

155

—

-

I'/c

$6

—

Telep & Teleg_.No

share

ctfs

Dept

Stores

Creek

per

Thursday

Friday

22%

Jan

17

36

Sep

54

Jun

8

47 % Oct

116

Oct

136

July 29
Apr 19

180% Feb

18

33

40% Feb

9

12 Va

May 19

17% Feb

13

6% Sep

168% Mar

33%

t per share

13%

NEW

Jun

22 Va

Sep

Jun

Aug

44%

Sep

Feb

8

7 Va

Sep

11% May

Jan

9

35%

Nov

59

May

Aug

112

May
Feb

50
108

Mar 21

7

5%

Deo

13%

10 Va

Oct

20%

Feb

225 Va Feb

176 % Jan

15 Va

95

105

11

July 24

9% May 19
192'% Apr 29
70
Jan 13

13

July 14

Feb

Jan

250

Jun

Nov

102

Jun

175%

Deo

202

6%

195
66 %

Apr

21

186% Jun

12

May 19

10% Feb

11

Oct

15%

Apr

22% May 19

33% Oct

15

27

Sep

45

Jun

29

90 %

Deo

101

Aug

6

84-

Apr

23

3% May 17

96

Jan

5% Feb

8

30

36% Feb

8

9

136% Apr

2

38% May 19

57% Oct

15

27% Sep
130 % July

100

Jun

3

9
May 19
104% May 16
46% Apr 23

Oct

Aug

38%

Sep

95%

Oct

16

Feb

18

111/2

Nov

116

Feb

20

101 %

Sep

58% Feb

9

107% Sep

12

11%

Feb

42%

Feb

Oct

4%
28 Va

133

Feb

148

55%

Dec

113

Aug

26% May
125

July

Sep

70% July

44

Aug 25

36

Oct

49 Va

62

July 31

39 Va

Nov

60 Va Aug

32

40

Feb

37

Deo

42% Aug

par

No par

_.No par

No par

Coal

the Week

$ per share

151%
190

8 Va Feb

30

35 % May 17
105
May 2
3
May 19

Oct

May

2

1

common

preferred

Sales for

Oct. 17

Oct. 16

share

36

Sep

40% May 19

No par
common

preferred

International

Sep

11%

May 27

174

Jan

23

25

July 17

1

37% Jan

Juri

26

9% May 17
9% May 17
19

Apr

20

May 17

14

38 % May 20

143% Jan

2

7

52%

YORK

Jan

31%

Feb

17% Feb

11

14%

Nov

17% Feb

11

14%

Nov

31%

Feb

26% Feb

11

23%

Deo

50

Apr

26% Aug

19

54 Va Oct

10

153

Aug

1

20%

Deo

39 %

Deo

50

Aug

Deo

163

Jun

141

STOCKS

Oct. 15

I

27

155

22%

100

Shoe

PRICES

Wednesday

Oct. 14

$ per share

27

*51%
*152

-

July 17

25

Intertype Corp

400

*35%

-

107

10 %

25

41%

12%

*53

No par

_

57%

12%

*152

300

No par

Hydro-Electric Sys class A__25
Mining & Chem common
5

Int'l

270

53%

100

14

x35% May 20

1

common

58%
36%

16 Vs

20

Machine

41V2
.

*35%

Oct

Inc

preferred
International Mining Corp

700

.

Jan

6%

No par

4%.

100

111%

37%

No par

Preferred

17,500

102%

Oct

No par

180

56%

14 %

Interlake Iron

16,500

*100%

25% July 24

No par

Int'l

29%

16

com

Int'l

132

Jan

preferred
Intercontinental Rubber

300

28%

Apr

15

A—_

4 % %

1,400

132

S

Mex,

Copper

Ctfs

360

101 Va

13%

54

29%
132

99%

i

Corp

3,600

4%

De

insuranshares

18,600

85%

Sep

_No par

Harvester

4 %

87

Steel Co

Business

85 %

4%

Aug 22

100

Int'l

57%

101%

111%
*53

se

97

_

common

Int'l

-

9

21

preferred

800

33%

Jan

17

8,200

178%

3%
33

Jan

93

30% Jan

Electrica

Inspiration Consol

2,400

91 %

Jan

85

1000

series A

Interchemical

13,500

215

177%

33 Vi¬

4%

4

Apr

45%

Oct

12 Va Jan

Inland

10

14%

90%

8%

33%

88%

29%
*

57%

*101%

8%

33%

4%

29 %

132

102 3 4

53%

4

13%

91%

179%

8%

106%

213

90%

4%

111%

4%
14%
214

179 %

*56
13 %

*105

90%

33

*52%

4
14

*101
*

4%

106

44%

Oct

23 Va May 19

6%

300

xl06

Sep

18 Va
41

7% May 19

Ingersoll-Rand

2,500

214

*86

*111%

106%

31%

7

Industrial Rayon

5,300

7
46

14%

88

17

7

180*4

%

16V

1
8

Indianapolis Power & Light—No par

8,000

46

213%

33

131

17%

40 %

7%

14 Va

8%

29

39%

39 % Aug
30
Feb

61% Oct

5

20

46%

213%

32

174

7%

14%

88

133

17

39%

"4

x45 "4

7%
45

4%

•

39%

17%

*7%

88

4%

39%

44%

32

4%

46%

*133

174

7%

106%

47

135

174

May 19

Industria

100

46%

*133

30

18% May 19
37% May 21

100

4%

Illinois Terminal RR Co

5,700

47

%

lines

RR stock ctfs

300

135%

Leased

3,000

] 6

17%

88%

8

31%

*87

2,100

16%

213%

180

9'A

23%

44%

13%
213

240

9

16%

4

13%
213

23%

9 Va

^20

Illinois Central RR Co
common--10o
6% prefc-red series A
100

20

24

•

43%

107%

96%

23%

23 %

9 Va

96%

16%

39%

16%
*7

23 %

9%

Idaho Power Co

500

23%

1361/2

tiAY

28%
61

46

178

COLUMBUS

27%
61

16 %

38%

7'%

28 'A
61

97%

46

*134%

44

23

9 Va

24

*174

39

*6%
44

23

9%

23%

16 %

45%

*

,

23 Va

9

61

*96%

34

34% July

Range for Previous

STOCK

Range Since January 1

EXCHANGE

.

Lowest

Shares

Highest

$ per share

Par

$ per share

Year 1916

Lowest

$ per share

Highest
$ per share

J
9
*22

96%
*42%
*102
44

119
*25%

*109%

9

9VB

9%

22%

22%

96%

96

97

44

44

22%

102%
119

34%

39%

102%

44

44%

*120

26%
110%

26%
*109%

*150

*93%

44

*102

44

124
27

110%

*150

9%
*22

96%

44%
*102

45%
*123

9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

7,500

22%

*22 %

22%

22 %

22%

300

Jaeger Machine Co

96%

96%

97

96%

97%

160

Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt'4%

441/2
102%

34%

36

95

94

94

125'/a

125Vb

125 Ve

27 %

27%

110%

397s

40

40%

35%

40

44

*271/4

108%

36%
94

35%
*93

40%

39%

9,100

*123

127
28

1,200

108%

110

35 %

I)

Co

27,500

94

94

39%

40

6,300

pfd__100
No par

common..

preferred.—100

Johnson

& Johnson

5%

13% Feb 14
24% July 28
53

45%

Jan

Oct

16

2

110

Nov

24%

Jan

108

July
59% May

46% Oct

100

Deo
Deo

104% Sep

Jun

8%
100

104% Feb

37

common

12%
100

RR stamped

Jones & Laughlin Steel

10

101

2nd preferred series A

4%

6% Jun

21% Sep 25
95% Sep 24
39% May 20

No par

Corp com
preferred

3 % %

200

40%

No par

common-

cumulative

Joliet & Chicago

_

35%

34

1

Tea; Co Inc

3%%

130

-

(F

Johns Manville

200

27%
*

Jewel

160

46%

*150

36%

1,100

1021%

45%

28

108%

*150

441/4

102 %

46%

*108%

*93

44%
102

45%

*150

34%

44%
101

45%

Jacobs

100

com_.No par

preference series A

100

Joy Manufacturing Co

1

May 19

125 Vs Oct.

29

111

May

115%

Feb

Mar

150

Feb

153

Apr

34% July 28

May 15

112

Jan

11

27% May 17

39

Feb

8

__

x93

Sep

109
140

24% Sep
107

31%

Nov

53%

Feb

Jun

3

101% Feb

18

99

Sep

108

May

25% Jan

3

40% Oct

15

18%

Oct

34

Apr

10

17%

Oct

36

May

K
*16%

17

*103%
22%

104

*51
17%

*25%

X161/2

22%

44%
24

*108
*14%

44%

DAY

24

17%

26

26%

20%

COLUMBUS

17%

25%

20%

23%
52 %

17%

25%
46%

21 %

46

46%

45

24

109 %

*108%

15

15

76

76

*75%

35%

36

36%

*100

*16%
104

52

17%

46

104

23

53

20%

161/2

16%

16%

17

17

17

700

Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture
Kansas

*103%

101

100

45

24%
110 %

23%

104

103%

103 %

100

3.8%

City

Power

&

100

22%

23%

23%

24%

7,000

52

Kansas City Southern corn—No par

52

600

17%

17%

52
'.17%

52 %

17%

17%

1,700

26%

25%

25 %

*25%

26%

700

4% non-cum preferred
100
Kayser (Julius) & Co
5
Kelsey Hayes Wheel conv class A—1

21

21%

21

21

20%

20%

1,700

46%

46%

46%

467 a

46 %

46 %

45%
24%
*109

45%

24 %

108%

15

15

75

75%
38

37%
99%

*45%

24%

1103%

24%

*45

24%
109

16,80Q

4j5%

800

24%

3,600

109

160

4%

15%

300

Kinney

76%

77%

70

37 %

38 %

36%

37

100%

10C%

100%

101

38%

38%

38%

39

15

6,200
•

>310

1

Copper,,.

conv

(G R) Co common

$5 prior preferred—.

Cumulative preferred 4%

ser__100

49%

50

50

49

50 %

50%

49%

50%

50

50

49%

1,100

50

50

50 %

50%

50%

50%

51

1,700

57s

5%

8,200

Laclede

38 Vs

2,100

1

No par
10

Kresge (S S) Co
Kress (£ H) & Co
Kroger Co (The)—

38 %

,,

22% Feb

17

108% Mar

-

10

No par
——No par

5

16
May 17
47% May 19
13% May 19
20% May 17

26% Feb

8

13% Jan

21% Oct

13

2

39
Apr
22% Jan

Koppers Co Inc common.:

38

4

Oct

41 % May 17

com—.No,par
2nd .preferred—i
100

49 %

Jun

No par

Corp

38

14

103

No par

Steel & Wire Co

Kimberly-Clark

*14%

*76

B

keystone

76 %

15

100%
38%

46
110

Class

Kennecott

49%

38%

10

Lt Co—

preferred

23%

15

100

103

52 Va

*51

76

37%

103%

18%

Oct

40%

Jun

58% July 24

45

Sep

67

Jun

13

15

Deo

26

19%

Sep

34%

Jan

30

Jan

28% Feb
17% Feb

11

11%. Nov
41

Ve

52% Jan

2

Sep

60 %

15

49% Feb

13

32%

Jan

55

16

27% Feb

13

21%

Nov

104% May 19
11% May 20
65 % Jun 17

116% Feb

13

Feb

Apr
May

30% Aug
108% Dec

108%

Dec

20

Feb

7

15%

Feb

29

Jun

85

Jan

6

82

Deo

100

Aug

May 19

38% Oct

16

26%

Oct

46

Jun

95% July 14
34
Jan 16

102% Aug

96

Dec

101

33

Nov

43

Sep

Sep
45% May
62% May

43% Oct

65% May

25

45

■

Jun

3

40% Apr 29

5
39% July 11
59

Feb

4

51% July 15

L
5%

5%

11 »/4

11%

*lli/4

11 %

11'A

11 %

27

27%

11%

11%

11 'A

27'A

27 Va

IIV4

500

26%

27 'A

11

11

26%

27

27

11

Hi/4

271/4

2,200

Lambert

53

53

111/4

*53

11%

53V2

3,000

Lane

*44

45

45 %

26

28

*97

99

27%
*95

*43

5%

44

*26

26%

*97

99

11

5%

5%

111/8
*53

11%

11 %

11%

53V2

53

53V2

45 V2

45

45

28

98

98

*95

11 1/8

97 %

11%

11

111/8

11

11

36%

36%

5,800

36

37

36%

37

3,100

11

36%

5%

5%

57a

5 7/e

2 »/2

5%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

*25

36

160
500

28%

5%
36

531/2
45

*26%

11%

*20

45

27%

37 %

*21

*52

5%

27%

*5%

11%

5%

98

*36%

37

53

*25

36

*20

5%
2%
36

5%

2%
*25

2,600
10

6 Vs

2,600

2%

6,000

36

21%

21%

21%

*6%

6%

674

6%

7

*6%

471/2

471%

6%

*6%

7

47%

200

47%

49

49%

*12%

43%

12%

49%

49'A

50

12%

12%

13

13

4,400

13 Va

13%

13

13%

For footnotes

see

page 24.




21%

21%
7

■

21%

21%

21%

22

1,600

900

La

Gas Light Co

Consolid 67c

4

4% May 19

7

pfd—75 Pesos Mex

10% July 30
23% Sep 29
10
May 20

44

(The)_

Co

Bryant common
4%% preferred

Lee Rubber

Lees

&

Tire

No par

No par
—50
5

(Jarrics)

& Sons Co com—^-3
3.85% cumulative preferred
100

Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co
10
Lehigh Portland Cement
25
Lehigh Valley RR
—50
Lehigh Valley Coal com
No par
Non-cumulative preferred
_50
$3 non-cum

1st preferred

50c non-cum 2nd

pfd

Lehman Corp (The)_
Lehn & Fink Prod Corp

14

Feb

3

Jan

9

14% Feb

8%

Sep

9%

11%

Dec

14%

38

Sep

68

8

13%

Nov

20%

102%

Jan 31

Feb

8

52

Dec

May 15

56% Feb

13

49

Sep

2i%Mayl9

30% Feb
101
Apr

Oct

Sep

4

49% Jun
38

97% Jun

19

13

56

Apt

82

Apr

Jan

2

9% May 20

12Vb Feb

13

10%

Nov

17%

30% Jun lo
4% May 17

44% Jan

9

34%

8% Feb

7

6%

Sep
Sep

55% Mdy
17% Jan

1% May 19
—

3% Feb

11

2%

Oct

5%

Jan

64

18 %

Nov

38% May
151/4 Apr

25% Feb

13

9% Feb

11

6%

Oct

1

50% F*,b

10

41 Vs

Oct

65%

5

12

24

6

21%

Oct

33

Aug 18

Jan

49%

—

14% May 19
5% Jun 17
38 Va May 19

No par
No par

Jan

May

Jan

Apr

Jun

May

.Volume 166

THE COMMERCIAL

Number 4639

NEW
LOW

HIGH

AND

Monday

Tuesday

Oct. 11

Oct. 18

Oct. 14

1 per share

1 per share

*

$ per share

the Week

20'A

54%

55%

5 5'A

9'A

&%

9%

9%

9Vt

9%

35

35%

35%

35%

-f.%

36%

*36%

37%

89

89 Va

89%

€0

89

89%

19%

53%

53%

54 Va

55

8%

8%

8%

35%

35%

88%
*179

88%

182 Va

46

20%

20

20 Va

54

152%

182'A

183

46

*44

46

*44

*19%

182 Va

12 Va

12'A

12%

12'/a

12%

12

54

55%

55%

56%

55%

56%

1,200

182

i'

■

t

100

..

12

12%
56'A

64,500

,

3,300

25%

25%

25%

26

26%

26%

27%

27%

28

23

23

23%

22%

22%

22

23'A

23

23

4,100

*93

97

*92

97%

*93

97%

*93

97 Va

*94

15%

10

16%

15%

16%

15'A

16

15%

15%

19%

19%

19%

19%

19%

20%

20%

20%

20%

20%

8

Preferred

Lily ;Tulip Cup Corp
Belt

__No

Co

66%

67

65%

66%

66'A

67%

67

67

67

67%

24

24

24

24'/a

17%
*160%

*160%

24%

162

17%

17%

160%

17%

17%

17%
162

24

160%

24%
18

25

18%

18'/a

*160'A

5,000

24%

24%

18%

*24%

24%

24 Va

24

24%

25

*24%

25%

*24%

44 Va

45

44 Va

45'A

44%

45'A

44%

45'A

29%

28%

29%

29

29%

28%

29 Va

28%

28%

*98

93 Va

98

98

99 Va

99 Va

100

25

26'A

25

26'A

24'A

25%

23%

to

*37

37%

37 Va

37%

*37%.

37%

*37%

22 Va

24

*98

1,300
3,000

17,500

'

18,100

-

Lukens

cum

Corp__:—Nopar
>

i.io

Steel

series

83

Sep

102

July 25

183

Dec

210% Mar

x48

Aug 29

37% Deo

65% Apr

Oct 14
July 14
July 24

43

Oct

66

Jan

23%

Nov

43% Jan

99

Dec

18%

Dec

12%
60%
28%
30%

9

109% Feb

4

Feb

20

97

Jan

Jan

Oct

3

X20

Nov

166

Dec

24% Sep

Feb
7
29% Oct 14

45%

Oct

20%

NOV

07

Deo

Sep

101% Aug 22

26% Oct

14

14

39% Aug

13% May 17

Feb

94

-

17%

29% Jan 31

31

Jan

Aug
45% Jan

Jan

64

53

Apr
May

41

29

21% Jan
172

Jan

120

25% Nov

Feb 13
79% Feb
5
25% Oct
4

23% Sep 22
May 14
17% May 19

10

—_

Aug
8
58Va May 19
12% May 19

40

:100

A_

Co.

2

191

,17% Apr 16
160% Oct 15

100

& Sons Inc com__l

pfd

37%

20

Louisville Gas & Electric A__No'par
& Nashville
—50
4%%

Oct

27

common

(M)

May 27

15 Vs

28%

98% Sep 10

Louisville

Lowenstein

Apr 16

74 Va

Oct

19

preferred:..-—

60
W

Co

16

Nov

10

10% May 17

Lorillard

(P)

39% Oct
96% Jan

Mar

43

3

_100

Long Bell Lumber A——No par
7%

15
May 19

44% May

8

10

___i
___No par

—„.

4,700

•

25%

45

28%
*98

98%

I lie

s

Lone Star Cement

20

*44%

Va

Preferred

2.

1,800

*160V4 il62

162

3,

Lockheed Aircraft Corp.._
Loew

Apr

Feb

59 Va Feb

Oct
6
Apr 14
Aug 25
19% May 17

Liquid Carbonic Corp com...No par

20,000

11

33 %
10%
47
24%

par

—Nopar
Nonpar

Co—i

25

181

•

t per share

21% Nov

78

No par

Lima-Hamilton Corp

$ per share

May 16

29V«

Highest

Lowest

May 17
46% May 21

loo

26,100

r

t per share

17

97%

14%

$ per share

Libby McNeill & Libby..J
j._7
Life Savers Corp..*:—t
:
5
Liggett & Myers Tobacco com__j_25

10,600

*22

Highest

Lerner Stores Corp...—__—No
par
Libbey Owens Ford Glass
No par

Link

Year 1946

Lowest

"

25'/a

Range Since January 1
P&r

T

19

Range lor Previous

YORK STOCK

EXCHANGE

180

46

•

1,400

!

(

55%

12%

54'/a

4,500
16,000

;

90

*45

11%

*53%

1,200

54%

*181

l82J/4
45

45

89%

.

NEW

Shares

$ per share

$ per share

(1591)

RECORD

Sales for

Oct. 17

9%

19%

CHRONICLE

STOCKd
Friday

0*t. 16

20'A
54V4

19%

183

STOCK

Thursday

Oct. 15

19 Va

*43'/a

YORK

FINANCIAL

PRICES

Wednesday

Saturday
I per Share

SALE

&

5
21

32

Sep

140

Deo

Apr
May
Jun

35 -/■

31%

Jan

Aug
32% Jan

197

Feb

72%

43% May

July

108

30%

Jan

M
•37

37%

37%

100

MacAndrews

&

Forbes

*135

54%

54%

56%

56%

58

58

58%

57%

59

8,000

36%

36%

36%

36%

36%

36

36%

36%

36%

2,400

Macy (R H) Co Inc

*108

109 %

109 V2

109%

*108'A

13%

13 %

13%

13%

14

14

14

14

14

2,600

19%

19 %

20'A

20

20

19%

19%

19%

19%

2,000

13%

1,600

com

Mack Trucks Inc

36

*.10

140

*13 %
*

19 '/a
13 %

*430

*135

13%

13%

13%

500

*135

140

*430

110

*108%

13%

13%

500

*430

500

140

*13%

*108%

109

13%

13%
500

*430

140

*135

6%

100

110

500

*430

11%

11 %

11%

COLUMBUS

*247ii

26%

DAY

C»" .03

26%

*25 Va

26%

*24%

26%

4 »/2

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

22%

22%

24 %

24%

2^ %

24%

24%

7 Va

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

*14%

14%

14%

14'A

28

27%

28

22 3

4

7

11%

11%
*11 'A
CM

7

11%

11%

12

11%

12

12

24
7 V8

7

*14 %

14%

♦14%

27 «/2

27%

27'/a

106

11%

106

14%

14'/a

14%

28

27%

28

164 Va

104%

12

27%
104 Va

12

___

Marathon

15,600

'

-

280

6,100

r

105%

18 Vs

19%

19

19%

18%

19 %

17%

18%

22%

23%

23 %

23%

22%

23 Va

22%

23%

•

,

20,000

,

2,700

53

52

52%

5234

52%

52 %

53 Va

54

54%

3,200

23%

24

24%

24 Va

24%

24%

24 %

24%

24%

4,500

Oil

St

4 %

1

preferred
(Glenn

32'/a

32%

186'/a

42%

42%

42%

42%

42%

43

98

96

96%

95%

96%

95

96

*95

96

130

Dept Stores
$3.75 preferred

96%

96 Va

95 Va

96%

95

96

95

95

95

96

720

$3.75

*92%

93%

*92 %

93%

92 %

10%

10%

10%

16%

16%

92 %
11 Va

*96%

*45

46%

*45

40 Va

32%

32%
43%

93%

*91

11

11%

11

44%

2,800

,

3,300

4,000

44

100

Va

111 %

*111'/a

113%

42%

42%

*42%

43%

43 Va

43'/a

43%

43%

43%

43%

28

27

27%

27%

28 Va

*102%

27%

113

*110

113

*110

27%

2 V Vo

*102%

103

102 Va

102 '/a

102 Va

102 Va

*42%

43

43

44

44 %

44%

45'A

45%

*26%

27%

26%

26%

27 %

28

28

28

27

27%

53 Va

102 %

54

*36

53%

54

36%

36%

102

102%

102

36 3 i
101

101

20%

20 %

20 %

*25%

25%

*25 %

22'/a

20%
26

22%

*22%

*93%

94 Va

*93 Va

94%

*48

49

48%

48%

22%

23%

23%

23%

24

18%

19

19 Va

19%

59%

59%

*16

*59

*43 Va

44

*49

101

*41%
106%

51%
100 «/a

54

53%
36 Va

36 'A

101

21

26%

22%
94 %

94 %
49

*48

91> Va

94 Va
49

X23%

23%

23'A

23%

19%

19 Va

19%

64%
17 Va

16 Va
*43 Va

60 Va

16%

17%

43%

*61

19%
60 Va

*43 Va

43%

I per share
16'A

16 %

*60%

64 %

100

17 1/8

3,900

*43'/a

Metropolitan

SALE

$

per

16%

Thursday
Oct. 16

share
17%

$ per share
16 %

17

Friday

Sales for

Oct. 17

the Week

16 %

17%

45 "a

46'A

45%

46%

46

46 5

40

40 %

41%

40 %

40%

41

*139

140%

140%

140 V2

140%

140%

140%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

11,000
12,600

41

*9%

10

60 %

60%
106 %

*105

*105

9%

101/4

10 Va

10%

10%

10'A

63'A

61%

62%

61%

62 %

1,700

106 %

105%

105%

200

*105

64

64%

64

64%

64

64 V2

2,200

14%

13%

14%

13%

14 Va

13%

13%

11,400

5 Va

17%

DAY

49 7

a

.

18%

18 Va

18%

18%

37%

37%

39

40

40 Va

10%

10%

10%

11

11

29

*28

29

62

62

63

28 «/a

28 Va

61%

61%

*28

61%

*123 %

125

58

58 %

34%

58%

34%

33 %

125

59'A
34%

*68

69

*68

69

*25%

26

*25%

26

13

125

58%
33

*66 Va

*25%

40%

11%

125

59%
34 Va
68

26

18
40

11%
*28

61%
*124

58%
33

*65%

25%

13

13

13%

13

13%

24'A

24%

24%

24%

25 Va

21%

22

21%

22%

22%

22%

24%
*22 Va

21

21 Va

21 'A

21%

21 Via

21%

20%

*24

23%
*106

23%

23%

106%

*106

245/8

24

24%

106%

*106

106%

13

24%
*106

12%

12%

13

13

13

13

35%

35%

36

36%

36%

37%

36%

110 %

110%

*109 V8

*110%

111

*110%

112

13%

13%

13%

14

40

40

40

40

53

53

53

*52%

.

Mo-Kan-Texas

5 V8

14

*40%
54

*13

5%
18 7

8

5

Jun

23

5

May 20
May 19

97% Jan

3

357/s May 21

105

Jan

6

10

—No par

vtc

Regul

No par

3

com

.'—100
No par
1

Impl

com

No par

_

—10

Corp

No par

com

100
—20

preferred series A—

39%

39%

1,200

Mohawk Carpet Mills

11%

11

liV8

5,200

Mojiid Hosiery Co

*28

29 Va

30

62 %

125

59%
33%

61'A
124

58%

32%

200

9,300

62%
124
59
33

67 Va

*64

25%

25%

300

10,600
7,600

Monarch

200

Machine

$3.25

1.25

Inc

Tool—_—No par

Chemical Co

Monsanto

.5

com.-

preferred series A

Montgomery

Ward

cum

com

13

13

13

1,500

Motorola

24%

24 Va

24%

4,500

Motor

Products

22%

22%

22%

1,500

Motor

20%

21

2,700

Mueller

20,700

j...No par

25 Va
*106

25%
106 %

13 Va

13%

13 Va

37 Va

37

37%

110

*109V8

110

___

800

2,100
30

14

13%

14 Va

7,100

42

*41%

42 Va

200

54

*54

56

*54

56

300

preferred..

Jun

Nov

31% Feb

8

22

Oct

36

Apr
Jun

18%

Sep

30%

Apr

23% July 14
105% Feb

11

Feb

5

43 Vs

Sep
Oct

108% Mar

35%

107% Aug

Oct

50

103

57'A Aug

25% Jan

7

20 V*

26%

NOV

24% Jan

6

18

Oct

35 Va

Feb

8

61

Nov

105 Vs

Jun
Jun

28

18%

Deo

36%

3

65% Jan

10

64

Sep

3

97

Deo

47% Jan

30

111% Aug 18

39%
104

32% July
62%

Sep

47% Jan
103% Mar

Apr

Oct

77
May
110% July
61% Jun

Nor

113%

Apr

Nov

6

140

Oct

7

May
May
Apr
May

27
29
16
19

104
Jan 13
28% Mar 11
3%
11%
32%
8

May 19
May 19

May 19
May 19

23 % Sep
8
49%:May 17

110% May 16
49
May 19
20%

Jan

3

52% May 19
May 16

24

14% May 19
103% May 26
10
May 29
35
Apr 14
108
Mar 26
9"% May 17
37% Jan
2
50% Jun 10

1

100
-

Myers (F E) & Bros..

—50
—No par

62 Va

32

1

5

45% May

4

17% May 19

—.

Feb

17

Jun 18
May 19
May 19

156

Mar

10% Nov

14% Oct

15

14% Feb

24

66% Jan

7
25

105%

Dec

29

40%

Apr

8%

Oct

114% Feb
68

Sep

9%
45

14% Oct

8

Oct

14

100

55

Oct

17

28

8

Feb

3

123

Feb

Oct

46% Oct

136%
10%
6%
47%
103%
51%

share

18%

10%

31%

42 % Feb

Apr

Highest
$ per

5

18 % Mar

30

33

9% May 19

No par

.

preferred...

Year 1946

Lowest
$ per share

share

29"% May 19

17
May 19
19% May 19

Murray Corp of America com——10
4%

12% May 19

1

Munsingwear Inc—
Murphy Co (G C) common
4%%

Jan

66%

20

$ per

3

—

Corp..•

Corp.:——
Brass Co

Mfg Co class B
preferred.—
—

$7

69

Sep

39% Nov

21

Highest

share

-.5

Mullins

25%

106'/a

Inc

Apr

48% Apr

25% Feb

$ per

No par

Wheel

21

10

.50

preferred-

(John) & Co..

Morrell

No par
Nopar

Co:.

&

Lines

Moore-McCormack

$2.50

66

*25

•

*41

13%

7%

44

Range Since January I

100

40 Va

41

14'/a

44

8

,

46 % May

Deo

Lowest

Ry
A

RR

122

Range for Previous

$6.50 preferred

22,000
12,100

51/4

18%

Nopar

STOCK

Power

Mission

5'/a

17%

Moline

May

102

41
Mar 21
43%May 19

pfd.100

Minn Min & Mfg
Minn

Apr

43

6

19% Jan

—.1

pfd series A

conv

230

53%

5%

3.20%

55,700

50 V8

5 Va

88% Jun

16

com.——No par

M

71

Oct

20

13% May 20

pfd
SS

&

Sep

25

Jan

55% May 17

•

St Louis

&
P

55

122%

51%

5%

1st

cum

St

123

122 Va

50%

5%

24% Sep
9
16% May 19

56% Feb
44

No par

3.90%

Prod

54

*121 »/4

52

123

8%

Steel

123

123

123

5 %

17 Va

COLUMBUS

Midland

42

105% Feb

50

Petroleum

Mid-Continent

Minn-Honeywell

10%

65

49%

14
17% May 20

20

5

Minn

13%

122

Oct

^3%

Inc

Miami Copper

Minneap

62

106'A

9

30% May 19

101

1

Par

120

10%

106 %

46% May
<

73

common..

YORK

8,100

64%

491,4

...

EXCHANGE

14%

1,900

106%

NEW

140%

13%

13%

*122 %

14

2,100

65

*64%
*121%

*140%

a

62

61

1

100

Shares

$ per share

118

23% Sep

STOCKS

15

Mar

Jun

45 Vs

102'A Deo
30
Sep

18

21

Jun

May

Sep

111

1

10

preferred

PRICES

Wednesday

4

7

—50

Edison

Jan

17
55

16

.

Transp Co

Inc

50

113
Jan
4
48% Jan 2a

Oct

Feb

:

Mesta Machine Co.,

45%

14

Co

220

106%

38 %

140%

Min

&

$3.50 cum

6

Not

97

Dec

9%

32

No.par

Co

500

106%

44

'j

&

Merck

Jun

May

70

112% May

93%

May 17

preferred—i

Stores

204% Nov

Deo

24

1

43

*42

39 %

14 '/a

Mercantile

Jan

45% NOV
103

45% Oct

common

99

44

14%

1st

conv

Merch

43%

*38

44

5%

195 >•!

33% Feb

Corp

(The)

900

Oct

16%

Mengel Co

300

42%

per

Melville Shoe

2,600

■

19%

Jan 23

107% Feb

preferred

5,300

23%

19 Va

17

2nd

38% May

Mar 14

preferred..

4%%
4%

50

106%

$

800

97%

42%

share

23

50

49

Jan 10

Sep

May 22

com

common

50

Oct. 14

$ per share

94Va

Corp

97%

106 Va

HIGH

94 %

*47%

Mead

Apr

24%

May 26

Mc-Quay Norris Mfg CO—

22%

50%

43

AND

3,100

26

Va

22

Jun

75

25 % Aug 18

35

5

Inc

Stores' Co...

McLellan

1,700

-

30%

48

Oct
Sep

24

No par

99

107

Tuesday

21%

Robbins

preferred. J.

50%

42 %

LOW

McKesfcon

400

&

Sep

12%

100

McIhtjiJie Porcupine Mines

1,500

98%

99

*106'%

Oct. 13

2,100

36%

52

43

Monday

11

54%

Co.:

Pub

Sep

31

No par

36%

$4

42

108% Mar 20
35% May 19

Jan

Apr
112% Mar
45% Feb
677/s

*109

1

54 Va

*93

7% May 19

Feb

20%

6

Sep 29
63% Jan
2

100
I..1

Co

99

107

Oct

May 19

com

600

Electrics

McGVaw-Hill

15

95

preferred—

conv

52

42%

Saturday

3%%

16

91

♦

Stores'Corp

McCrory

Oct

Jan

8

11%

9

Jan

24

49% Feb
8
106
Feb 25
100% Aug 25
97Va Mar 11'
12
Feb
8

96

Nopar

McGraw

30% Nov

33
190

par

Corp

Deo
11V* Oct

39% May 19

No par

pfd—

34

16%

Sep

"7%

1

24% May 27
Mar 12

1-st

28'/a

*25%

48%

*

70

46% May

111% July

17

185

preferred.

*27%

21%

22%

2,900

103

Oct

May 17
14% May 19
39% May 17
18% July 23

$6

McCall

Nov

3%

15
Oct
3
34% Feb 13

Nopar

1,900

21%

22%

900

26

8% Feb

14

j.—Nopar

common

cum

26V*

May 19

103

$3
■-

Oct

27% Feb 17

22% May 19

No par

pfd

cum

Jun
Oct

19% May 28
6% May 20

__5

44V4

26%

*25

22%

>

36%
100%

21%

21%

*25%

54

36%
*98

106 %

43

16%

44

50%
*99

106 %

Oct.

16%

*43 V8

51

*99

63

16%

16%

53 %

101

x44
;

10

113

*110

$3.40

Maytag Co

8%
12 Va

4

10O

common

pfd 1947 series.-No

cum

2

18

620

10

Nopar

com

preferred—

May

40

11

111 1/4

7%

12% Jan
14% Feb

May 17

9

Aug
Apr
Jan

626

17

5% Feb

1

Mathieson Alkali Wks

10

43%

93%

*43%

44'A

32%
186

*182

*91

46%

*44 %

33
186

*182

13% Dec

1

Jun

32% Feb

—1

Co

Co

186 Va

33

*17%

Sep

4

100

L)

33

186

111%

Sep

14

Martin-Parry Corp—.—Nopar
Masonite Corp—
Nopar
Master Electric

Oct

12%
16%

3% Jan

_100

May

Apr
Nov
30% May
17% Sep

106%

24% Sep

com..;—No par

65

6

18% Aug
455

17

9% May 19

—5

pfd

prior

& €0

188

32%

6

Jun

,

76% Jan

Nov

1

15% Feb
21% Mar

1

Corp____

6%

Ry

Jun

7
Mar 28

Oct

37%

Oct 17

5

*32%

*182

455

6.25

Market

111

12% May 13

—50

Corp

Marshall Field

20

11% May 19
16% Apr 14

„.1

Exploration

Midland

Martin

107% Jun

—10

Nopar

*186%

42%

.100

Nopar

Co

Marine

210

104%

105 Va

18 %

23%

*42'/b

59

42% May
160

38%

41% Jan

Shirt

Maracaibo

4,500

25

17%

23%

Manhattan

Apr

30% May 19

A__

Bros—:

2,800

4%

23%
*52

Sugar

152

41% May 19

„—

Mandel

26 Va

103

series

Manati

12

104 %

pfd

13

Nopar

Square Garden
Magma Copper.:
Magnavox Co (The)

7,700

11%

*25

4%%

Mar 12
Jan

No.par
com

Madison

700

11%

11%

140

preferred

Mahoning Coal RR Co

11 %

34

100

140

54 %

*135

5%

173

14%

Jan

July
Deo

Oct

26% Mar

Oct

68'A

Apr

119% July
60

Deo

18% May

Sep

129

Mar

Sep

44

May

Oct

17%

Jan

25% Feb

7

19

Oct

62

Jan

51V2 Jan

2

42

Deo

70

Apr

137/a Feb

14

11%

Deo

23% July

Feb

17

45

Apr
Deo

28 %

Deo

63% Feb

3

43%

Sep

128 Va Feb

4

111%

Sep

135 Va

104 % May

32

64% Feb

8

34% Oct

11

G7

Oct

9

26 V2 July

64

Jun

57%

Deo

20

Nov

30%

Apr

50%

Sep

62

Jan

15%

Oct

34 %

19

Oct

36

1

13% July 14
25>/a Oct

15

27% Feb

3

25

25% Oct

17

107Va Mar 14
15 Va Feb

10

40% Feb

10

112

Jan
May

Mar 28

14% Sep

22%

Oct

109%

102

13% Sep
32% Oct
108%

Jun

9%

Oct

Jun
Feb

27% Aug
49

114%

May
Jan
Jan

Jan

29

15 Va Feb

11

44% Feb

13

33% Nov

66

29

50

Deo

19% Feb
29% Feb

13

Oct

25%

Jan

23

Oct

52 %

Jan

30

27

Sep

41% May

Jan

22

55%

Feb

70

Jun

N
17%

17%

17%

18 Va

17%

18%

*20%

21'A

*20%

21%

21 Va

21%

27%

17%

17%

17%

17%

22,700

*21%

21%

21%

21%

250

Nash-Kelvinator
Nashville

Chatt

5

Corp
St

&

Louis

28

28%

28

1,100

National

Acme

12%

12%

13 Vu

13

13%

13%

131/4

12%

12%

4,400

National

Airlines

11 Va

11%

11%

12

12 Va

12%

12

12 %

12

12

11,000

National

Automotive

13%

14

14

14%

14%

14%

14

14'/4

*13%

14

2,800

National

Aviation

32i%

32%

32%

900

32

31%

31%

11,000

3 2'A

27%

32%

31

32'A

31'A

175

31'A

179

*177

32%
32
179

32 %

31%
179

28%

32%
32'A
179

28%

X32 %

31%
5175

179%

*24

24%

24%

100

Nat

10%

IOV2

6.900

National

Can

40

40%

3,800

National

Cash

9%

2,300

Nat

15%

32,600

24%

24%

10%

10 %

10%

10%

10%

39%

39%

39%

39%

40%

40%

40%

40%

*9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

9%

15 Va

15%

15%

15%

151%

For

14%
footnotes

14%
see

page 24.




15 Va

—1
Fibres

Corp..

Biscuit Co

1,200

24 Va

10 Va

14%

National

241/2

24

1.0 %

Co

National Battery Co

179%

*177

24

9%

*23%

28%

7%

common

&

Share

Corp

5

4
—10
Nopar

10

Corp

Register.—No par

_i—1

City Lines Inc

National

Inc...1

100

preferred

Bond

19

1

28'/a

*12%

27%

14

.100

Container

(new%

.1

21

May 19
May 24
May 19

11
Aug 25
9% May 19

10% May 19
24
Jan 13
27
Jan 13

177
21%
8%
33

Oct
Jun

10
10

May 19
May 19
8% Jun 16

13% Aug

4

Jan

14% Nov

16% Jan
14
Feb

13%
417/a
14%
15%

Feb
Apr
Jan
Oct

34%

Jan

10

31% July 18
32% July 28
34% Feb 15
187
Jun 27
26% Feb 13
7

Sep

20% May

13%

Dec

28%

Jan

34%

Apr

20%
25'/a
180

Oct
Oct

37% May

Nov

205 'A

Apr

Oct

32%

9% Nov

21%

Apr
Feb

Jan

22%

2

31

Nov

45 %

7

13

Oct

24% Aug

'

15

20

(1592)

THE

COMMERCIAL

NEW
LOW

AND

HIGH

Saturday

Monday

Tuesday

Oct. 11

Oct. 18

Oct. 14

* per share
•

SALE

*141/4

$ per

share

15

30%

14%

30%

the Week

143/4

303/4

30%

$ per share

15%

303/4

143/4

l43/4

18%

18%

18%

19%

19%

31%
193/4

303/4

I8V4

19%

193/4

-21%

22'/a

22%

223/a

22%

223/a

22%

223/8

43%

43%

National Cylinder

17,100
400

21%
*103%

*421/2

213/4

211/4

22%

103%

103%

103%

: *32

32%

*182

184%

*151%

151

7%

19%

213/4

22 »/8

21,300

*103%

103%

80

34

34%

34%

88

4,900

National

183

184

*181

182

40

7%

152

152

152

*151

153

100

73/4

7%

73/,

73/4

21%

21%

21%

21%

20

21 %

5,100

Nat

1%

1 %

1

1 %

6,800

Natl

91%

6,200

National

200

f

1%

1

893/4

89%

90%

90%

91

25%

*241/4

*24%

25%

243/4

25%

73/4

7%

90%
*24%

1,100

25

Mai

&

21

15

Jan

3

30

20% Jan

6

Sep
15% Nov

34%

Jun

17% May l9

23% Oct

3

19% Nov

32%

Aug

67%

Jan

common

&

183

Corp

1

12%

19%

19%

20

20

20%

19%

20%

19%

203/4

95

95

94%

95%

94%

95%

95%

96

320

26

26

26

26

263/a

2b %

26%

26%

143/8

26%

800

14%

14%

143/4

15

*143/8

14%

*143/8

14%

123/8

1,300

12%

12%

12

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

1,600

rmtomas

20

20

20%

20%

20%

20%

20%

*20%

20%

1,700

Nehi

173/a

*165/8

163/4

16%

900

14

*12%
20

16%

*106

16%

16%

107

17
107

106

*17
*106

107

17

*106

107

29%

29%

29%

30

30

29%

30

*103'A

104 a/4

-102%

104

*102%

104

104

*103

105

*102%

105

*103

105

40

40

39%

105

39%

29%

-29%

*95

39%
29

97

30

29%

*95

*95

105

40

29%

29%

97

105

403/B

40%

30

97

30%

*95

97

*29s/a
102%
*105

43/4%

30

1,300

102 %

80

40 3/4

29%

4,000

293/4

6,300

97

*95

25

25

24%

243/4

24%

25%

*42

243/s

25%

44

43

43

44

45

45

45

14%

145/a

15%

15%

15%

15%

35

15%

15%

155/a

34%

34%

35%

36

35

35%

35%

37

34

34

343/4

343/4

14%

*33%
*33

35

119

119

*13

13%

*20

22%

*51

54

120%

*230

13%

DAY

122

193/4

101%

15

14%

96

49%

*47%

500
100

New

100

$5

255

*230

255

255

255

20

19

13,600

101

150

N

183/4

14%

143/4

19

*100%

101

143/4

18%
101

143/4

14%

14%

800

96

96

96

250

York

Y &

493/a

49%

39

*94%

39

200

24%

37%

25

25

25%

800

393/4

40

39%

393/4

900

Y

S

61
30

23%

24%

24%

24%

24%

25%

26 100

North

9%

10%

10'/8

10%

10

10%

9%

10 '/a

13,800

91

89

89

88

90

91

*88

29%

29 %

29%

29%

88 %

90

29%

29%

30

1,100

20%

205/s

215/8

21%

21%

20%

21%

21%

21%

96

94

95

93

94

93

93%

93

95

15%

15%

16

15%

16

153/4

15%

15%

153/4

8,600

25%

25

25%

25

25

8,100

39

39

39

38%

38%

25%

25

25%

*37%

38%

38%

383/4

38%

7%

7%

7%

7%

8%

13

x25

12 34

8'A

12%

340

150

Hart

29% Jan 24

21%

Oct

42% May
24% May
Feb

22

Sep

J3 g

100

105

29

Feb

18y, Feb

13

107

28% Aue 26

38

*

xl
104

10

Deo
Dec

109 % Aug

25% Nov

43 % May

Mar 11

103% Nov

110% May

Feb

108 Ya Jan

7

42% July 14
32% Feb
7

24% Mav 21

16%

13

July 25

106

Jmf 27

35% Mav 20

com

100

104

Deo

106

Oct

113?

30%

Oct

50

Apr

27

Sep

45

Jun

^

32

&

109%

Jun

NOV

34%

Apr

36%

Oct

69%

Jan

3

13%

Oct

35%

Jan

26

Sep

61% May

37% July 3
363/4 Oct 17

2fi

79

Sep

11 Va Mav J 9

20% Feb

4

16%

Deo

37%

19

Apr

26

1

No par

Aug

21%

Oct

53

Mav 23

5

63 %

Oct

250

MaJ 20

62% Jan

41% May
76
May

100

Mav 19

124

19

290

17

Feb

20

1

107
18

Oct

100

96

5

Oct

2

34

Mar

J

16

3

25
new

American Aviation
Northern Central Ry Co
Northern Natural Gas Co
Northern Pacific Ry

Northern States Pwr Co
Cum pfd $3.60 series

573/4 Sep

29

25

293/4 Oct

9

Sep

17

10

preferred
American Co

22% Oct

10

33% Jan

6% May 16

10% Feb

17

1

87% Sep
28% Sep

20

new

Northwestern

8

Norwalk

Tire

&

*12%

13

700

Norwich

Pharmacal

325

102

Deo

113 % Mar

11% Nov

28%

Feb

31%

Oct

53

Jan

41%

Sep

72% May

8

115% Jan
30

Oct

4

23%

Oct

9%

Deo

ill

Jan

39%

Apr

16%
117

Feb

May

11
17

22% Feb

7

16%

Oct

93

Oct

15

102% Feb

17

96%

Deo

11

No par

Telegraph

1,600

Jun

Aug 20

22% Apr
25% Oct

2

45% Jan

2

13% Feb

11

xl8% Feb

•

Jan

36

(Minn)—

Northwest Airlines Inc common__10
4.6% cumulative preferred
25

7%

63% Sep
30 %

19
13% May 19

100

Feb

275

7

50

Feb

17

53 % Jan

2

Ry—

common

1

Sep 25

51% Sep
25% Oct

16

Oct

Jun

100 % Aug 19

32% May 19
24% Oct.

4

135*

17

10% May 21

101

3

25% Sep

y °

18% Oct

Sep

Corp—

Industries

Western

Oct

18%

80

A—

Gas

95%

6

10

Feb

No par
No par

2.50

New

Sen

3

25 % Oct

102

18"% May 19

RR Co—

series

12%

12%

106% Mar

Jan

_.?J

8%

*8

13

24,600

Jan

Nov

100

Adjustment

90%

29%

29%

%

4.800

Apr

25

Nov

15

North

9%

59%
2934

38

Dec

11 %

89

32%

cumulative preferred

Norfolk

60%

59 %

25%

Oct

New

*29%

*29%

4

100

18%

Nopco Chemical Co

60%

9%

*12%

&

5%

Noblitt-Sparks

23 3/4

60%

17

101 % July

17

v

$3.75

29%

2934

10

Oct

Sep

Sep

24% Feb

STSLf £ight 3,90 % Pfd-100
£ Y, ^ipbldg Corp partic slock—1
N Y State Elec

23%

60

Sep

1% Aug
75

2234 Feb

preferred

New Hav

593/4

*29%

28% Jan
20%

MavlJ

Feb

2%

2
8

Aug

18% Mav 19

No par

common

&

96

1% Jan

Apr

10%
41%

Sep

Harlem RR Co

Preferred

*29%

23

15%

Dock

non-cum

29%

227/8

25

135/8

22%
55

19%

173

6%

Nov

distributed

*50

—

37%

when

*133/8

101

Oct
NOV

20% Oct

10%

„i

Co

*22%

60%

*29%

20%

Common

Louis

13%

*95

493/8

--

37

& St

22%

183/4

14%

96

Y Chic

55

101

X149

7
31

July

14%

67o

N

19%

96

*94

N

*22

*245

28

Jan

91% Feb

£1

*50

13%

207

46% Feb

400

1.400

Dec

13

Mr*

Newp^t

135/8

255

*14%

*29

36%
122 %

178

Jan

Jun

10

i0o

55

'240

*95

*89

36%

15

8% Apr

40,200

122%

Apr

13% Jun

preferred

22%

*51

101%

C0%

122%

40%

28

ft E1

New Jersey Pr & Lt Co
4% pfd-100
Newmont Mining
Corp
jq
Newport Industries common
1

300

3,000

Sep

3

preferred
common

22%

22%
54

19%

36%

121%

5,000

27

11% jan

common

serial

preferred series A
N Y
City Omnibus Corp

54

101 %

*47%

122

36

25%
45

I^c

*13%

133/s

*19%
COLUMBUS

255

19%
*100

121%

*34%

25

*44

Jan

9

173/b Feb

conv

3%%

33%
108%

No par

_i

Newberry Co (J J)

60

106

40 5/8

Oct

Oct

no par

Co

Corp

Neisner Bros

107

*106

16%
102%

1R

21% Mav 17

»S, M::::::::—To

2

190% Sep

AuI fS
M"v 2R

1

31% Nov

Apr

15

167

743/.

Steel

Aug

45%

35% Jan

163A Mav 2n

Sugar Ref Co——No par
Natl Supply (The) Pa com
_io

17

23

Oct

Feb

107

m

jan

ga/.

No par

Lt

ex-dist—No par
Corp
25

95%

20,400

Oct

i?o

100

Co

43% Oct
25% Jan

Mar 97

253A Mav 9f»

100

Cast

38

30% May 26
14% May 19
103

10

A

Stl

Power

191/4
*25%

-

173/a Feb

143% May 49

National

1

Highest
$ per share

13% May 16
27% May 19

No par

preferred B_
National Linen Service

share

5

6%

preferred

95%

v

Co

S per

No par

Stamping

Lead

Sper share

Lowest

No par

■

7%

88

25%

l

par

184%

151%

Co

Highest

$ per share

National Gypsum Co corn.
„1
$4.50 conv preferred—_—No

21%

l'/e

: *241/4

22%

103%
343/a

Nat Enam &

1

73/4

20

1%
*87%

213/4

34

Gas

Year 1946

Lowest

National Dairy Products
National Dept Stores
National Distillers Prod

20

*

■V

11183

423/4

31 %

103%

103

333/4

184%

150

152%

*73/,

184%

423/4

223/4

21%
103

33%

32

44

*42%

45%

Range Since January 1
Par

6,800
11,100

21%

44%

Range for Previous

STOCK

EXCHANGE

1,800

21%
*42%

*

NEW YORK

Shares

17%
:

RECORD

Sales for

Oct. 17

$ per share

15

14%

Monday, October 20, 194?

STOCKS

Friday

Oct. 16

$ per share

30%

301/4

STOCK

Thursday

Oct. 15

14%

YORK

CHRONICLE

PRICES

Wednesday

I per share

& FINANCIAL

19% Aug 20

50

Rubber

No par

Co

Jun

33

12

6% May 16
12% Oct

2

8

31% Apr

15

100

103% Oct

2.5o

104%

Nov

18%

Nov

56%

Jan

44

Oct

55%

Jan

9

Nov

19% May

Deo

25

30% Sep
Jun

112

6

16%

May

O
*33%
105

25%
*20
26

34%

343/4

105

105

253/8
20%

*100%

35%

*3334

34%

106%
26%

1053/4

105%

105%

26 3/8

273/B

26 7/s

27%

193/4

19 7/8

193/8

20

900

102

8%

26

7,400

19%

26%

20

26%

lb2

8%

103

26

203/a

26 %

102

8%

34%
1055/8

26

19%

26 %

*101%

34%

105%

25%

26%

101 %

25 3/8

200

106

26%

253/8

102

102%

102%

9%

9%

90

15.800

1023/4

9

102

9

9

34

34

9%

9'A

170

3,000

100%

100%

*99%

*16%

17%

*16%

16%

16%

16%

17%

17%

29%

17%

29%

17%

29%

30%

303/a

31

303/8

31

30%

31

5,300

151

70

22

500

*156

158

*22

153 %

156

22%

71%

22

87 %

*85

*85

87%

71%

71

*151

71%

22

Saturday

Monday

Oct. 11

$ per

share

AND

Tuesday

Oct. 13

$

per

share

HIGH

22%

Oct. 14
S

per

share

22%

,

102

150%
*85

71%

150%

22

87%

71
SALE

*100

154%

*85

,

.

LOW

102

71

22

87%
72

*100

151

22

*83%
71%

102

10
300

87%

Ohio Edison

4.40%
Ohio

4,700

Co

No par

21

Oklohoma Gas & Elec 4%
pfd—20
Oliver Corp common
No par
4%% convertible preferred
100
Omnibus
8%

Corp

(The)

convertible

common

preferred

Otis

Elevator

6%

&

Mfg

PRICES

Thursday

Oct. 15

Oct. 16

$ per share

$ per

Friday

Sales for

Oct. 17

the Week

$ per share

NEW

YORK

108%
19%

Feb

21

Sep

22

July 23

26% Oct

11

107

7

15

Feb 17

18% NOV
99'A

6

xll3

Sep

30

28% Feb

18

25

Deo

33% Feb

18

26

Oct

158

Sep

150% Oct

118

37%

Nov
Jan

29% July
22% Jun
36

Jun

xll9%

Jan

17"%

Jan

10% Nov

Feb

120

51% May
39% Feb

16

163% Jan

18

19% May 15

28% Feb

8

19%

Deo

180 % May
35
Jun

84
Aug 28 7
70% July 11

2.50

93

Jan

4

86% Oct

111% May

80

July 25

€9% NOV

100

v.

12.50

"

STOCK

Year 1946

Lowest

Highest

t per share

Par

Apr

Range for Previous

Range Since January 1

EXCHANGE

Shares

Oct

Feb

7

STOCKS

Wednesday

I
18

4

May

24

-w-No par>;„

Owens-Illinois Olass Co

Jan

273/8 July 14

13% Feb

15% Sep

No par

—

38

111 % Feb

3

14

May 19

86

100

Marine

Co

Jun

7% May

A__100

preferred

Outboard

97

10

common

Apr

19% Jun
9
17% May 17

6

Oppenheim Collins

Outlet

72

Co common

preferred

Oil

$ per share

Lowest
$ per share

Highest
S per share

P
15
*14
73
42

15

15%

14%

15%

15%

153/4

14V2

15

15

73

73

73

*73

43

42%

43

42

*155/8

43

74%

39%

39 %

39%

40

39%

56 %

563/4

56%

553/4

36%

37

*98

99

98 %

*154

155

151%

*4%
51%

43/4

COLUMBUS

*14%

16

DAY

51%
105 %

7%

29%

7%
9%

7%

19

4%

4%

56%

58%

20,500

53/8

5%

53/s

128,900

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

19,500

*143/4

15%

15%

15%

*15%

15%

100

53 3/8

3,800

*14%

51%

42%

*105

7%
109

22%
43

293/e

8

8%

8%

9%
*33%

42%

43%

43%

43%

8 '/a

8%

8%

8%

15%

15%

19

15%

10

19

18%

17%

17%

46%

*453/4

116%

116%

-,*49%

503/4

*503/4

92%

92%

92 %

13

29%
110

19%
18%
46

116%

10 %
34

109

23%

23%

*42

52

104

7%

74%

-105

23%
42 3/a

363/8

29%

29%

29%

8%

8 5/s

8%

10%

9%
*33%

93/4

600

31

*28%

31

110

*1083/8

110

93%

*92

*1-2%

93%

*92

46

'

93%

13

13

13

13

13

29%

12%

293/4

13%

29%

30%

29'/8

31%

32

29%

29%

29%

32%

32%

*31%

32%

32%

32%

*105

106

105

105

105

105

-105

10%

10%

103/e

10%

17%

17

17%

163/4

49

50%

17%

16%

16%

50

50%

50%

51%

50%

51%

43

44

43%

44%

43 3%

44

43%

42%

43

54

54

533/4

101%
footnotes

102
see

page 24.




54%
102

*53%
101%

103/4

533/4
102

10%

/53%
101

10%

.

53%

101

10%

107

400
,

Glass Sand Corp

24,300
400

30

Penn

Peoria & Eastern Ry

16 3/a

16%

1,700

Pfeiffer

51%

3,000

433/8

18,300

533/4

54

100%

620
90

Pfizer

Oct

12%

Feb

14% Feb

21

11%

Dee

27

Jan

13

Oct

20%

Apr

37% Jan

56%

Apr

16

18

July 18

109

17

Mar 24

9% Feb

7

79% Feb IB
109

July

8

18% Nov

100

Deo

4% Deo
56

•

105%

Sep

2

63% Jan

4

4% Jan

6

3%

Sep
Jan

52

43

9

35%

34% Feb 21

26 '•>

?% Sen'24
8%. May 19

32'A Sep 11
38% May 27
6% July;

Apr

1
15

Jan

14 %

Feb 11
15% Mar 31
38

Oct

Apr

14%

Jan

Apr
May

82

32% Jan

Apr

90%

27% Oct
i Nov

9

;

111

110

.8

Sep

34%

Oct

21AMay,17

39% July
7%

Apr
Jan

48% May
•35% Aug

12

Oct

22%

11%

Deo

'24%

Jan

40% Nov

57%
45%

Jun

Jun

Apr

7

48% Feb

11

15% Jan
16
Oct

15

6% Oct

16%

Feb

24% Feb 27

17% Sep
28% Feb

30%

Jan

4

36

Apr

16

117

Jan

29

18% May 17

22

Jan

6

28% Feb

3

May 13

51% Jan

6

29

118% Sep

12%

Deo

Jan U

2

50

17% Oct

10

38

100

115

^—5

com

47

100

_100
33 %c

6

100

Brewing Co

105

No par

(Chas) & Co Inc

1

25

50

—No par

5

May. 19

243A Jan
23

_5

Sep

2

May 19

81% Jun,

No par

Corp of America

preferred—

Sep

Oct

5%

29
Sep 25
107% May 20

Phelps-Dodge Corp—
,
Philadelphia Co 67o preferred
$6

.

10

5

17
13

_1Q0

2nd preferred

50%

13

13

7% Feb

No par

Co

4%%

Petroleum

Feb

Deo

Jun

58% Oct

com—No par

Co common

1,600

7

181% July
11 % Feb

13% May 19

Pepsi-Cola Co—
Pet Milk

Apr

164

Sep 24
5% Jan 13

7

Jun

8

.—7

Power &

10%

100%

_10

Co

(Chic)

9U0

117

291/8

Corp^—___1

Coke Corp_„

Cement

Peoples G L & Coke

28,600

51%

__No par

Penn-Central Airlines
Coal &

No par.

r.—

Jun

Feb

28-,'A May 20
.

48

Mar

168

16

34% M*y: 7

•

Transportation-—No par
5

67 %

Oct

58% Jun

37

Co_i————No par
1
2.50

300

18%

51%

&

Inc—

18

453/4

Davis

47%

160%

20% Sep

.

Parker Rust Proof Go J

Peoples Drug Stores

18%

117

;1
_i

400

18

51%

Inc___

Oct

54% Sep
28% Oct
122% Oct

53% Oct

107

Consolidated Mines—1

400

18%

1163/4

Utah

preferred—--^
Light Co
Pennsylvania RR—
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co
3%s series A preferred.

18'

51%

Pictures

:100

-5%

16.300

116%

preferred

Jan

25% July
86 % Mar

2

104
.

-

12% Deo

129% Jan

40y» Jan

5

commqn—No par

Park & Tilford Inc.:

Penn

■

19%

513/4

Paramount

Penn

183/a

1163/4

Inc

convertible

Penn-Dixie

19%

51%

Cos

1,800

18%

93%

Paraffine

2,800
■

19%

116%

Transp

Penney <J C) Co

19%

52

&

62% Jan 11
39% Feb 19

4% Sep
4
9% May 19
13
May 13

:2%

1

Aug 25

3% May 16
10

Panhandle East Pipe L com__No par
4% preferred:.
100
Panhandle Prod & Refining—
1

Penick & Ford-,.

5,600

20

92%

Petrol

5,500

15%

193/4

45%

Airways Corp

800

8%

153/4

48

213/4 jan

10
No par

Patino Mines & Enterprises

19%

45%

American

Pan-American

Corp

Car—1

Parmclee

153/4

46%

Pan

Oil

Motor

1,700

19%

*453/4

Western

Packard

3,500

153/4
*273/4

Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp_____1
Pacific

1

19%

*108%

150

>•

16

110

100

8 3/4

19

*108%

91

93/8

15%

Dec

36%

Apr 10
25% May 19

common__100

Parke

43%

31

Pacific Telep & Teleg
67c preferred

600

8%

24

18

54

No par

2,000

43%

17

43% Jan

Jan

34% Jun

I

8%

46% Oct

3

24

>

43%

3

No par

29%

8%

Nov

non-cum

Mills—

19%

49

preferred

Pacific

Oct

17

2nd

25

10%

Feb
Oct

16

No par

Sep 24

19

Jan

Pacific Gas & Electric
Pacific Lighting Corp

16

80

50

363/8

43%

May 28

9% May 19

No par

Park

34

10

non-cum

3,700

34

*27%

5

10

preferred

1

34

10%

For

31,700

23/4

Inc

common

1st

47c

•

423/a

23/4

31

106

200

233/a

2%
37%

17%

101%

17,600
;

109

43%

•

2%
-

1,900

106

7%
*72'A

37

23/4

34

7%
73

*105

3734,.

29%

7%

19

7

43

29%

52%
106

73

233/4

2%

10

31

51%
'104

73

37%

19

29

6%
*72

52
106

23/4

110

*30

51%
-104

373/i

17%

*105

73/8

72%
109

223/,

18%

*12

16

105%

*108%

-116

460

56%

*27%
*108%

*45

400

5%

33%

8%

*27%

4%

98%

150%

52%

29%

42%

*15%'

4%

98%
150

5%

2%

10

8%

150 %

54%

37%

34

42%

98%

150

3,000

5%

42

2%

34

38

10%

22%

37%

29%

151%

37%

52%

72%

42 %

*2%

151 %

38

900

5%

*105

22%

37%

1,190
5,800

55%

10%

7%

73

42%

46'A

55%

10

51%

109

22 %

230

39

55

98%

4 s/8

*103%

7%

*71

*105

80

44

983/4

53%

74%

38 3/a

98%
4%

Pacific Coast Co

43

37%

43/8

Pacific Amer Fisheries

1,480

5

10

51%

154

1,000

39%

373/,

51%

5

9%

*103%

98%

15%
173/a

43

x55

37%

4'/2

52

5

33

15%
15

38%

56%

36%

15%
743/4

*73

39%

*55%

15%

15%

15

16

May,13
Feb

5

8% May 17
13% Jun
37

9

May 14

36% Apr

14

52% Sep

30

X98% May 28

55
22

Feb

13
S

34% July 25
Jan

4

108% Jun

2

34

11% July 25
18

'37% Aug

Oct

8

62 % Jan

115 %

July

27%

Jan

47%

Feb

43

Jan

66

May

*1!

86% Nov

115

St

51%

51%

Apr
Jan

40%

Jan

Sep

8% Dee

43% Mar
109

14%

Apr

2

35%

Jan

80

44% July 28

29%

Sep

X48

59

Mar 20

5

•

Oct

105%

51%
107

16%

;

1

I

■:

Deo

Sep
28% Sep

14

21%

13

109% Aug

Jr

Jan

20% Sep
25
Sep
37% Nov

■

Jan 21

101% Feb

110

i

■!?;:

Mar

Apr
Feb

May
May

Dec

76%

Jan

Dec

117%

Jan

?

>

166

Volume

LOW

per

share

23 Ma

Tuesday

Oct. 13

Oct. 11
$

Oct. 14

t per share

233/4

23%

105 Ma

29%

29

*115

105 Ma

105 Mb

29 Mi

29%

105 Ma

*115 Ma

105 Ma

16 3-8

16%

16 Ma

163/4

16%

31 Ma

31 Mi

313%

31%

96

96

95 Mi

293/B

29 Ma

293%

29%

29%

99 Ma

99 Ma

♦993/4

100

100

*95 Ma

16MB

163%

9,200

Phila

32%

9,900

95 Mi

120

30 Mi

293%

30 Ma

6,400

99 Ma

99 Ma

300

*95 Ma

98 Ma

10

100

*95 Ma

96 Ma

29

29

29 Ma

29%

*28 Ma

29 Ma

*28 Ma

92

90 Mt

91

91 Ma

91 Ma

*89 Ma

92

*89

61

62 Ma

COLUMBUS

16 Mt

17%

DAY

*3534

36%

*103%

103%

58%

61%
173/s

*16 3A

36

36
103 Ma

103%

/' 15%

35%
103 Mi

353%
103

170

169

169

38 Vt

38%

38%
9 Ma

9

143/e

14 Ma

140

140

383%

393/a

383%

39 Mi

9%

9 Ma

9 Mi

143%

9

14%

14%

14 Ma

*135

9234

93 Mi

92 Ma

93%

90 Mi

92%

90 Ma

91M4

84

84

82 Mi

83

81

81

81

81

14 Mi

14

14%

15

*14

143%

160

*150

*150

160

14%

*14%

160

*150

•

160

36 Ma
9 Mi

39 Ma

8,200

9 Mi

14

14 Ma

5,900
4,900

*135

*135

10

—'

-

*91 Mi

990

81

81%

250

14

15

800

*150

160

92

160

333/B

333/4

343%

34 va

34%

34 Ma

35 Ma

35 Mi

363%

*10

103/4

*10 Ma

103%

*10 Ma

103%

103%

103%

11

11

200

*23%

24%

24 Ma

24%

24 Mi

24%

24%

25 Ma

25

25

2,600

*32 Ma

33 Ma

33

33

33

33

33 Mi

33

33 V*

500

14 Ma

14%

143/4

15 Mi

15%

15%

15%

15 Mi

15 Mi

1,500

11%

16,000

33

M4

*33
,

15%

aeries

cumulative

11,400

5%%

Poor

11 Mi

113%

113%

12 MB

113%

12

38 Mi

38 Mi

*38 Ma

38%

38 Ma

38 Ma

67%

68%

68 Ma

68%

68%

27'a

27 Ma

273/4

29 Ma

28%

29 Mi

283%

69
283%

*91 %

92 Ma

*91%

91 Ma

92%

*91 Ma

92

70

35 Ma

35 Ma

35 Ma

35 Ma

35%

35 Ma

35

35 Mi

35

35

1,400

Public

23%

23%

233%

23%

233%

233%

233%

23 Ma

23%

7,100

Pub

RR_

300

39

68 Mi

68 3%

4,700

28

28 Ma

15,300

Co

105

1053%

105 Ma

106 Ma

105 Ma

106 Mi

105 Ma

106

580

116

115%

1153%

115

115

114

115

830

*128 %

128%

128 3/4

1283%

128 Mi

128 Mi

127 Ma

128

*126 Ma

127

270

*141%

142

142

142

142 Ma

142 Ma

142

142

141 Ma

143

330

8%

*111%

111 Ma

111%

111%

111%

111

111

*111 Mi

112

52'a

52%

53 Ma

53 V4

533%

54%

54

543%

54

25%

26

253/a

263%

26 Ma

263%

26 Yt

26 %

26

106%

107

106 Mi

•106 M4

106%

29:%

29 Ma

293%

*22

22%

223/4

223%

♦22 Mi

8%

9 Ma

106%

29 Mi

29:%

29 Ma

22%

29 3%

106%

30

*100%

*29

106%

22%

22%

♦22 Vt

107 Mi

2,600

5%

400

29 3%

Nov

26 Mi

Deo

30

1

169

Aug 22

197

July

Jan

2

200

Nov

210

I

30

Sep

,7 Mi

Deo

9%

Oct

Feb

202

208

14% Oct

9% Feb 14

May 15

15

Oct

1

103

93Vt Oct

11

09

18
7

14 Mi Jan

Jan

22*

Feb
""eb

96%'

-m

68% Dec

92

34% Jan

Oct

200

May

200

Nov

13

Jan 23
36% Oct 17

22

14

12%

v

200

17% May 16

Mar

141

Nov

84% Sep
-17M2 Feb

May
-

48% Jan

Oct

140

May

Oct

Nov

31%

Jun

12% Nov

28

22

29% Aug

Oct

July

25

Oct

XlVt

Feb

l

9

16

Feb

11% 'Nov

30

50

34

May 19

43

Feb

I

38

Dec

63%

Feb

57

May 20

69

Oct

16

83

Oct

71%

Apr

32% Jan

2

32

Nov

67

3

102Mt Feb

13

98%

Dec

30% May 19
21% Jan 16

38% Jan

2

31

Sep

25Mi Feb

21

5

com

No par

Colorado

20

May 17

15% May 17
91% Oct

13

17Ma

Feb

May

105% May
41
July
30% Jun

Oct

103% Apr 24
109% May 14

111

5

103

120 y4 July 17

108

Sep
Sep

115% Jan

100
10o

117

May 28

130

139% May

100

127

Jan

2

9

110% Jun

24

146 M2 July
114% Feb

114% Aug
119 Ma Jun

8

112

Nov

117%

Feb

61 Mi Feb

3

47%

Sep

69%

Jan

28% July 25
109% Jan 17

19%

Feb

pfd $5__No par

51% May 19

No par

common

21M4Mayl9

preferred

100

Purity Bakeries Corp

No par

conv

17 M4

xl6%

16

No par

(The)

Fab

15
10

20% Sep
14% Oct

Inc

Oil

106

89% Dec

Mar 29

3

No par

Pub Serv Elec & Gas

Pure

May
15% Feb

7% Sep

16

10

preferred

Pullman

Feb

136

Sep

preferred
preferred
7 To
preferred—:

110

110 »

Oct

18% Feb

6%

5,200

Dee

Sep

29% Sep

34

$5

116

18,400

36

102%

11% May 17

of N J com__No par

106

26 3%

Jaa

123

10

427/a Feb

Sep
Apr

Jan

41

16% Deo

30% Qct

8yeMayl9
114
Apr 22
59% May 17
67
Jan 13
-10% May 19/

10

NOV

73 Vt

26% Feb

32MiApr21
7
May 19

171

Jan

89

Feb

1

Inc

of

116 Ma

54:»%

Oct

36 '

Deo

49.

.....

102

106% Aug

20% Oct
84

1

Feb

__

Sep

No par

Co

Corp

2

Aug

Jun

19

preferred

cum

Service

23

169

Feb

.

15% Oct

17MiMayl9'
165

Jan

112

96% Deo

8

No par

B

Industries

Serv

Sep

71

26'/a Julv 28

preerred series A

$4.75

May 16

91

Jan

33 y* Sep
104% Dec

38% July 24
108
,

18MiJan

Feb

102

21
19
19% May 19

Procter & Gamble

Publicker

18

15'

10

5

*105

Ma

102% Oct

5

Pressed Steel Car Co Inc com

4Ms%

10

'

100

conv

class

Jun

19 Ma

47

Dec

93

30% Apr 28

—_—No par

*115 Ma

*111

12

Oct
Dec

31% July 17
July 25
63% July 14

17

50Ma Mar 15

25

common

Louis

1st ser

&

68

*91 Ma

Jan

Pond Creek Pocahontas

37 Ma

92

Apr 29

81

Plough lnc_
Plymouth Oil Co

11 Mi

92 Ma

21

100

prior pfd—100
Pittsburgh & West Virginia
100.
Pittsburgh Young & Ash pfd
100
Pittston Co (The)
1

11

23%

Mar

July
May

11%

Feb 25

101.

Pittsburgh Porgings Co
1
Pitts Ft Wayne & Chic Ry com—100
7%
preferred
100
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co_
10
Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt
No par
Pittsburgh Steel Co com.—No par
7% preferred class B
100
5% preferred class A
:
100

37%

113%

109

14

5

preferred—

67

*37

11

Oct

34
122

89

18

96

30% May

Dec
Deo

20 Ma

17

43%, Jan

t per share

Sep

27 Ma

116

98V« Mar 17

99% Oct

No par

Pillsbury Mills Inc
C & St

32% Oct

26V8 May 19

5

No par

com

preferred

Phillips Petroleum
Phoenix Hosiery

$4

16

100

preferred:

Phillips Jones Corp
5%

May 23

24%

2

100

preferred-:

3.60

Jan

$5 convertible preferred—No par
Pitts'Consolidation Coal Co
1

*155

38%

common

21

89

1,000

169

169%

Philip Monis & Co Ltd

27 Mi Jan

107/a May 19

_3

140

170

170

*169

1

Oct

10o

6,500

169

*155

Coal & Iron

common

preferred series A

24

*155

170

171%

109Mi Aug 12
16% Oct 15

29%

24

•170

17

93%

30 Ma

24

*155

*150

29 Ma

94

29%

171 Ma

Ma

93%

94

30 Ma

*23 Ma

105

Pitts Coke fz Chem Co com__No par

23%

•

29 Mi Jan 21

120Ma Aug 12

8,100

94

170

*

'15%

23%

171 Ma

*132

15 Ma

94

233%

15%

Corn

Pitts C

,•

30

233/4

9

210

'

94 !

29 Mi

13%

300

102 Ma

293/4

93 Ma

9

102 Ma

*105

15%

233/4

13a4

35%

*35

353%
103

*105

....

14,000

17%

15 Ma

29%

*155

*16 Mi

17 Mi

60

15%

15-Mi

94

29%
*23

35%
102 Ma

62%

500

623%

15 Mi

15%

*93 Ma

*16 Mi

17%

*105

*105

*105

*16%

613%

30
92

61%

3
14

100

& Reading

3%%
4%

23 Ma Jun
26% Jan
114 Ma Oct

6

Highest

$ per share

No par

preferred
preferred

Philco

95

$ per share

Lowest

100

3.8%

32 MI

Year 1946

Highest

$ per share

No par

$1 preference common
4.4%

105

106 Mi

*

Range Since January 1
Lowest

common

110

16 Ma

*99

98 Ma

Co

900

96

59%

Electric

800

96

58%

29 Ma

Phila

105

28

23

*91%
*

100

6,200

116

99 Ma

*96

23%

96

29%

Range for Previous

STOCK

Par

32'/a

*95 MI

YORK

Shares

16 Mi

16%

(1593)

EXCHANGE

32MB

96

29%

29 Ma

NEW

116

29%
117

1053%

323%

96 Ma

23%

24

23%

Sales for

the Week

$ per share

$ per share

117

31 '<4

*96

CHRONICLE

STOCKS

Friday

Oct. 16

24 Mo

233%

114%

FINANCIAL

Oct. 17

Thursday

S per share

*283/4

&

PRICES

Wednesday

114 Ma

116

*105 Ma

SALE

Oct. 15

f per share

233/4

29 Ma

°283'4

•"•T141/2

HIGH

AND

Monday

Saturday

COMMERCIAL

THE

Number 4639

lOG'/j Oct

25

6

May 19

Aug

Aug 18

36 Ma Feb

4

23% Jan

27

126

Jan

150

Jan

28% May
115% Jun

107

Oct

30

8ep

38%

19%

Feb

88% Aug

8

Nov

Feb

Q
400

23

Quaker State Oil Refining Corp__10

20

Mar 14

R
8%

8%

COLUMBUS

74

•73 %

11 Ma

11

101 "4

9

8%

8%

74

73 Ma

73 Ma

7334

11%

11 Ma

123%

12 Me

83/4

8%

49,300

733/4

73 Mi

7334

500

123%

12

12 Mi

23,700

9

*101

102

102

70

32

32

32 Ma

32%

32%

32%

32 Ma

33

900

a

28%

29 %

293%

30 Mi

29%

29%

29

293%

8,400

37 Ma

37 Mi

3 7 Ma

*363/4

37 Vt

36%

36%

36 Mi

36 3/4

32
28 7

28%
»

*19

19 34

xl9 Mi

*44

4534

*44

*3534

37%

♦353/4

1934

4534

.

37%

102

102

19%

195%

*44

45 Ma

*36

3734

*101

102

*101

193%

19 3%

19 Ma

443/4

4434

*43 %

45%

373/4

*36

20

13%

14 Ma

14 Ma

14 Mi

14 Mi

14 Ma

14%

14 Ma

*95

97

96

96

96

96

*96 Ma

98%

*96 Ma

15%

153%

15

15

*14 Ma

15

14 Ma

14

132

129 Ma

129%

25

*24 Ma

6,500

99

15 3%

131

*2434
*

25

12 Ma

131 Ma

134

*24 Ma

25

12%
69

69

*68 Mi

153%

16

16 Mi

16%

*99%

100%

100%

100 Ma

*99%

100 Ma

32%

323%

32 Ma

32%

32 Ma

33 Ma

LOW

per

HIGH

Tuesday

Oct. 13

share

8%

AND

Monday

Oct. 14

f per share

I per share
9

8%

9%

SALE

25

*68 Mt

*68 Va

15 Ma

Oct. 11

*24%
*12 Ma

69

a

Saturday

135 Mt

69

12 Ma

a

153

12%

134

123%

123%

123a
681

$

$3.50

16 Ma

*100

16%
100 3%

32%.

323%

14%

600

Ralston Purina

Rayonier
$2

12 Vt

*68 Mi

*100

32 Vt

14,300

Remington-Rand

200

32 Ma

3,500

Reo

t per share
8 Ma

8%

5 Ma

103

5 Ma

103

8%

8

8 Mi

27 Mi

26

263%

1 per share
8 Ma

834

18,700

105

106

5

*102 Ma

51,700

6,300

104 Ma

8 Ma

43,100

5,200

105

123/4

12

12%

12 Ma

12 Ma

113/4

12

1,700

40

40

403%

40 Ma

41

40 3%

41

6,100

*49 Ma

50

*49 Ma

50

983/4

*98 Ma

99 Ma

223%

22 Ma

22 3/4

22 Ma

15%

16%

16Mb

163/8

27%

27%

27 Ma

*15%

16

*26 Vt

27 Ma

*26 Ma

22%

98 Ma

22%
16 Mi
*27

163/4
28

16 Ma

63/4

6%

6%

63/a

6 Ma

6M4

6%

3,400

19%

19%

19%

193/4

193/4

19%

19%

800

21 Va

21 Ma

22

22 Mi

22%

22%

223/4

22%

22 Ma

23%

4,700

2,200

44

44

63

20%

65 Ma

64 Ma

65%

64 Ma

66

*19%

20%

193/4.

193/4

19%

19%

44%

45%

45

453/4

453/4

453/4

6,400

8%

93/8

23,700

303/s

31 Mi

7,800

11%

39,400

64

5V\7o

600

50c
10

No par

com

preferred

Rexall Drug Inc
Reynolds Metals

5M2 7c

100

2.50
Co

No par

com

convertible

preferred

100

Reynolds Spring
Reynolds (R J) Tob class B

Sep 24
99% Sep 23
24 Ma Jan

13

17% Feb

8

84% Feb

18

17

3.60%

l

33 Ma Oct

15

20

Oct

Corp

$ per share

No par

4% May 19

Co

(The)

,

17 Ma

Feb

Oct

21% Feb

Oct

40%

4

13%

22 M2 May 19
110
Sep 30

30% Feb

21

24%

113 Mi May 28

107%

May 19
100
Sep 10
67/a Sep 15
14

3

24% Feb

16

110

7

Apr
11% Feb

8

9

39

Jan

2

90

May 27

124

Jan

28

9

7

19% Jun

May 29

98MiOct
19

8

118

Sep

87

Sep

31% May
110% Jan

9 Ma Oct

28% Feb

46%

50

Feb

104

Feb

100
19

Dec

25

4

42MaMayl9
18% May 19

20

Oct

108% Feb
38

Oct

17

Oct

30%

8ep

68

6%

44

Oct

7

24% Mar 31
Oct

17

40%

26 Vt Feb

21

21% Oct

24%

45

Sep

64

66

Jun

20% May
Apr
13% Feb

12% Oct

10M4 Mar 31

Jun

80% July

Nov

25% Feb
17 Ma Aug
31
Feb

9

Jan

12% Nov

16

14

136

36 Ma Sep
43
Feb

13% Jan
5% Sep

Apr

18% May
45% Jan

24% Sep
105 M4 Sep

14

23 M2 May 16

Feb

Oct

18

Apr

19% Oct

5

Apr

Dec

15% Feb

19% Sep

No par

24%

7

Jun 30

4% Aug 25

1

(Jacob)

Nov

7

11

Highest
$ per share

7%

9% Jan
8% Feb

2

Wks Inc

Royal Typewriter
Ruberoid

Year 1946

$ per share

$ per share

45

No par

Ritter Company
Roan Antelope Copper Mines

Ruppert

May

Apr
34% July

Lowest

16% Feb

1

Metal

105%

Oct

44 Ma Feb

100

Art

101

100

May 19

series

Ronson

Dec

2

36MaMay20

Manufacturing Co
Oil

27% May

74

Jan

102

lo

Preferred

14% Nov

Feb

Aug 11

10

Common

Richfield

100

1

prior pfd series A___100

conv

7,000

19%
63

6%

16%

*6%

♦193/4

Apr

187/a Feb
108 M2 Mar

Range Since January 1
Lowest
Highest

Revere Copper & Brass com—No par

3,000

6 3%

62%

14

Range for Previous

STOCK

preferred

Republic Steel Corp

22%

19%

20 Vt

YORK

convertible

Rheem

28

*27

$1

10

*6%

20 Vt

1

Republic Aviation Corp
Republic Pictures common

300

19%
*62

25

Oct

14

Par

150

12

22 Ma

50c

EXCHANGE

110

103

26%

7%
26

39%

50

100

Motors Inc

NEW

200

20%

12

99%

No par

common

Shares

39%

*.48 Ma

new

96

STOCKS

111

*98 Ma

No par

$4.50 preferred

20 3/8

99 Ma

31

Reliance Mfg Co common
Conv pfd 3 % % series

20

(Robt) & Co 1st pfd

16%

*110 Va

48 Ma

1
4

12%
69

common

100

100 V4

16Mb

203/4

48 Ma

Jan

Oct

111 Ma

*98 Vt

Jun

46%

Apr

20 Ma

50

Feb

83%

Oct

45 y4

*110 Ma

100

Sep
Sep

33%

40

36%

Dec

20%

*98%

July 25
July 14

26 Mt

111%

*48%

9 Ma May 17

22 %

48 Ma July 25

39

13

111

105

5

3

29 Ma Feb

•110 Ma

22%

Hosiery

Mar

20% May 21
11 Ma Sep
4
687/a Oct 11

29

22%

34% May 22

Reliable Stores Corp

28 Vt

39%

41

5o

preferred

100

293/8

*11%

50

2nd

900

28%

104 Ma

16 Ma May 17

1st preferred

25

25

29%

105

16%

50

common

Feb

Jan

28%

105

39

125%

29

105

Nov

Sep

27%

*103

32%

76%

27 %

102 Ma

14

9

16

27'a

Ma

38 % Feb

Preferred

2,400

8

35 % Jun

25

Feb

May
Apr

135 Mt Oct

9,200

26

33

May 17

5 Va

102

Sep

85

11%

8%

11 Vt

100

11 Ma

27 3/8

15

Reis

12

102

30 M4 Oct

450

131 Ma

123

11 Ma

83/8

17% May 19

16%

12

25%

1

112%

434

♦101

49%

Dec

11 Ma

8 Ma

Dec

non-cum

Sales for

25%

32

Sep

4%

102

10

non-turn

the Week

7%

112%

Feb

4%

Silk

Apr

Dec

41

preferred

Real

105 Mz Mar 1

28% May 19

100

10

Jan

Nov

Oct. 17

25%

100%

101 y4 Oct

19

15

11%

*10034

28%

12%

Friday

20%

96% Mar

Oct

99

Oct. 16

111

Dec

15%

11

4%

203/4

76%

2

16 M4 Feb

11%

20%

4

15% Jan

May 16

4%

20 Ml

1

80% Feb

11

Thursday

5%

10% Feb

15

Apr

No par

pfd

common

PRICES

9 Ma

Co 3%%

7 Mi May 19

10% May 21

70

50c

Oct. 15

83/4

1

Reeves Bros Inc

2,100

11%
111

Inc

Reading Co

40

Ma

Wednesday
$ per share

No par

4%

4%

20

1st preferred

conv

Raybestos Manhattan

100

1134
*109

of America com__No par

Radio-Keith-Orpheum

3 7 Ma

*36

*13%

15'%

Radio Corp

900

101 Mi

*31%

*363

74
11 Ma

DAY

Jun

May
Jan

S
8%

COLUMBUS

8%
30 Ma

*30

44

8%

9 Mb

8%

9

8%

31%

30%

31

303/4

11%

*91

93

11 Mi

11%

93

11 Ma

11%

113b
*91

43 Ma

293/4

DAY

93

93

11 Mi

*92

9

30%
11 Ma

94%

11 Ma

10

93

*91

St

Joseph Lead
10
St L-San F Ry Co com v t c__No par
Preferred series A 57o
100
St

Regis Paper Co
1st

pfd 4.40%
Safeway Stores

Mi

7,700

1113/4

111 Ma

111%

1113/a

111 Ma

112

10 Mi

10

10 Mi

10 Ma

10 Mi

10 Ma

10 Ma

10

10 Ma

2,600

37^4

37 Vt

38 Ma

38 Mi

38%

x37Ma

37%

36 Ma

373/8

37,900

*45 Ma

45%

45%

45%

453/4

453/4

46

46

600

Scott Paper Co

99 Ma

99 Ma

100

99

160

$3.40 cum preferred
Scovill Mfg Co 3.65%

1,800

22 Va

223/4

22%

22%

111V4

1113/a

111V4

*10

36%
*45 Ma

47

*100 Ma

102

98%

98

1013/4

Vt

102

98 Vt

98 Vt

23

xioo
*98 Vt

23 Mi

100
98 Ma

23

23 Ma

*993/8
98 Ma

100
99 Mi

22%

23

112

*98 Ma

15 Ma

143/4

15

143/4

14%

14%

15

15

95

15 Ma

15

94 Mi

94 Mi

94 Mi

95

170

100

94 Mi

95 Ma

95 Ma

94 Ma

16 Vt

16 Ma

16 3/8

17%

17 Ma

173/s

17

173/a

16%

17 Ma

7,600

*45 Ma

46%

47 Mi

47 Mi

47

47%

47

47

463A

47 Ma

1,000

31

30 Mi

30%

30%

32

31

32 Ma

5,900

7

7

*63/4

7 Ma

*6

6 3/4

500

*94

5

common

series A

100
5

common

5 7o preferred
Savage Arms Corp
Schenley Distillers Corp

3.35%

Jan

61

Aug
July

Dec

pfd—100

common—5

100

of Del

36%

3 7 Mi

363/i

37 Mo

37

37%

24,300

11 Mi

11%

11%

11%

11%

12

12 Mi

12 Ma

12 Mi

3,100

Seeger Refrigerator Co_

5

9 Mi

9 Mi

93/8

9

1,100

Seiberling Rubber Co

1

11%

11%

*102%

104 Ma

*102 Ma

253/4

25%

--37%. ,37%

37 Ma

23%
.

22
"*79

,.

*17
or,

12 Mi

103 Ma

*102 Ma

25%

263/4

26 Ma

273/a

12%

12

103%
27

9

12 Ma

11,400

1033/8

50

27 Mi

For

38 Ma

383/4

38

38 Mi

37 Ma

38 Mi

6,700

22 Ma

22%

22 Ma

23 Ma

23 Ma

243/4

10,200

81

81

81

X803/4

803/4

*79

*79

80 Ma

200

17

17 Ma

17 Ma

17

17

17 Mi

1,000

footnotes

see

page 24.

"

-21 ^




17

173/a

common

$4.50 preferred

No par

1

No par

Sharon

38

83

Sears Roebuck & Co

Servel Inc

No par
..5

9,000

22%

•

Seagrave Corp

Shamrock Oil & Gas

22

17 Vt

T.

33?,

26

103 Ma

12

11%
*102 Ma

9

22

*

,
-

12

104 Ma

9 Mi

100

102 M4 July

14% May 19
90

Jun

26

11M4 May 19

37

Ma

103% Sep

3

39% May 17
23
Mar 8

36 Vt
9

1

41MiMarl4
96M2 May
96M» Jan

100

36%

Mi
11 Ma

49 Mb Jan

42

t c„No par

7

9

Mar

Oct

6%

-»9

34% May
116
18

v

Seaboard Oil Co

Nov

100

preferred series A

com

22

110% Sep
9% Nov

114 Ma Mar

Deo

Nov

11V4

,

17

33

63

36 Ma
■

20MaMayl9
xll0% Jun

12% Deo

Dec

11% Feb

30%

Ma

10

Dec

55% Jan

6%

7

30

9

May

11%

30%

7M4Mayl9

30

30

Jun

91MaOct

65% Jan
2
12 Ma Jan
2
33
Aug
8
11% July 17
98 Ma July 24
26 Mi July 17

23 M2 May 17

No par
No par

cumulative preferred

Seaboard Air Line

9

May 19

5

cum

(The)

Jun

5Ma May 19

.1.75

common

Scranton Elec Co

5%

100

40

18

1

51/2 May 17
30 Ma May 19

110%

98% Mar

3

24% Feb 13
55
33 Ma

Feb

15

July 24

10 Ma Feb

Sep
8ep

87% Jan

42

23

Oct

89%

17%

77% Feb

6% Nov

49%

23% May
22% July

40% July 14

10

16 Ma Feb

8

lOMi Nov

8% Sep
9
10% May 19

16% Feb

11

13 M4 Nov

167/a Feb

3

102

Oct

Sep

22

110

Jan

20M2 Apr 15
24% May 19

27% July

Apr

17% Feb

6

35% Nov

11

Jun

102% Nov

95% Deo

18Ma Jan 20

7

1

12%
105

24%

Oct

Apr

Jan

113% May

Dec
'

32%

Apr

1*3

17% Octi

40%

Feb

Steel Corp
Sharpe & Dohme common
$3.5o conv pref series A

No par

38% Oct

15

23 Vt

Oct

No par
No par

18

May 19

33% Jan

6

23

Jan

£££39% May

75

Jun

82

Feb

19

77

Jan

7*" 81% May

Shattuck

No par

16

May 16

21% Feb

18

17%

Sen

•or

(Frank

G)

3

21

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COMMERCIAL

THE

(1594)

AND

HIGH

Saturday

Monday
Oct. IS

Oct. 14

9 per share

*12%

$ per

1 per share

STOCKS

Thursday

Friday
Oct. 17

the Week

Oct. 15

123/4

12%

12%

13

13 Vb

13

13

30

30

13 Va

*12%

700

(W

A)

Oil__—

Union

30%

30 Va

30 3/a

30%

30%

30%

7,900

Shell

7Vt

73/8

7 3/a

7%

73A

7%

7%

8%

7%

8 Va

8,800

Sheraton

4 3/a

4%

43/a

4%

43A

4%

43A

4%

4%

4%

3,400

Silver King

*37%

373/4

37 Va

38%

38 Vb

33%

38%

38 3A

38%

2,200

Simmons

1
15

Co

Pen

29%

30

38

No par

Simonds Saw & Steel

45 y4

300

16

45 Va
16

45 Va

15%

16 %

16

16 V4

16

16%

16

16 Va

22,200

♦88%

90

89'A

92 Va

90

92%

88

91%

88 Va

92%

7,600

Skelly

20 Va

21

20%

21

20%

21%

21%

22

4,900

Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron

•44%

20%

45 Va

,20%

46%

*45%

46

46

45%

'

1

Oil

57

57

57%

58

58%

58 Va

583/4

59

60 VA

2,100

Smith

39

383A

39 V4

38%

39

3G'%

38%

38 Va

38%

1,800

100

100

26%

27

27

27%

27 Va

COLUMBUS

16 Va

DAY

16 VA

16

16'A

16

16%

16 Va

4

4%

4

4 Va

4

3%

4

*99

6 Va

*6

*50%
17%

40%
164%

6'A

6 v»

6 Vb

6%

51%

*503A

51%

503A

50 3/4

17%

17%

18

17%

17%

41

41 Va

*163

165

41%

17%

41%

41%

165

6%
*50

165

41%

167

*167

16 VA

100
:

8,400

42

3,000

139

40

41%
*167

3,100

6.VA
19%

19 Va

41%

2,700

50 Va

*50

139

33,800

4

6 Va

6 %

19 Va

900

28

4

50%

80

100

*27%

16

26%

16

3%

100

100

100%

26 Va

*99

100 Va

26%

3,100

Oi

(A

California

Southern

32

32

32

32%

313A

32

31%

31%

24

24 V8

23 3A

24%

24 VB

24 Va

24 Va

24%

6,000

Southern

Natural

45

46 VA

23,200

Southern

Pacific

Southern

Railway

44

44 V8

44

45 V4

44%

45%

45

45%

38 Va

38%

38 y4

39 Va

38%

33%

3 8 3/a

39

38 %

39%

12,700

63%

63%

64

63%

62%

63 Vb

1,100

63%

64

64

*70

7414

*71
*18 V8

■5%

*8%
30 3/a

18%

53/4

5%
8%

30 VB

31

23%

23 Va

23 Va

24

11 Va

12

11%

12%

72 Vb

30

18:%

1,000

Spalding

23 Va

13

12%
76

30%
24

14,000

13

21,100
280

Conv

2
No par

76%

17 'A

17 y4

18

18 V*

18%

18Va

13 3a

18

18%

6,300

Square D Cc

30

30%

30%

31

30 3A

31

30%

30%

2,600

109%

*107

Squibb (E R) & Sons common.—1
$4 preferred
No par

109%

*107

109%

108

*105%

109

28 V*

28 V4

28%

28%

28%

28%

99%

99%

99

99

99

99

27%

28 V8

2734

28%

28 Va

28%

*98 Va

99 Va

273A

27 %

*106%

107 Vb

107%

107 %

*116

117 Va

117

2S%

28%

*97

-

28%

20

103

7,200

28%

500

98

29,300

2934

600

4

14,400

Standard Oil of Indiana

7534

21,100

Standard

Oil of New Jersey

27 3

10,000

Standard

Oil

40%

41

40 Va

75 VA

76

73 3A

74 %

75

76

75%

75%

75 Va

28

28 Va

28

28 Va

27%

27 Vb

27 Vb

27%

27%

*102%

40 3

4

3%%

103 Va

*1023A

1031%

•102 Va

103 V2

*102%

103%

*102%

103 Vb

14 Va

14 J/4

14%

14%

14 Va

14%

14 Vb

15%

14%

15

44%

*43%

45%

45 Va

45 Va

44 Vb

*47 Va

44%

43%

47

45-%

*46 3A

47

*44

*46

48

*46

48%

12,700
300

48

100

Standard

4%

Ohio

of

Steel

Spring

convertible

Starrett

preferred

(Thei

Co

_

LS

13%

14 Vb

14 Vb

15%

15

15 VA

15 %

16

3,800

1

38 %

38%

38%

38%

38%

38

38 Va

3,700

Sterling

101 Va

lOOVa

100

34%

12.000

16%

5,100

Stewart-Warner Corp

3,400

Stckley-Van

*100

35%

35%

353/4

36

36 3/8

36%

36

16

16 Va

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

23%

23%

*20 3/4

21 Va

x34

36%

16

*13%

23%

23%

23%

24 Va

23%

23 Vb

21

21 %

*20%

21 '/a

20%

20 3A

21

21

400

DAY

14

14%

14%

14 Va

14%

14%

14%

15

6,900

21%

22 Va

22%

22%

22%

22 Va

22%

20,200

12 Va

13 Vo

12%

l^'A

12 Vb

12%

12%

12%

4,900

105 %

106%

*105%

106%

105 (A

105 VA

105 VA

106%

10

*&!%

54 Va

230

22

12 Va

12 %

105 VA

106%

*54%
121%
11%
*41%

*

*54 V2

55

122

121 VA

55

5*%
122%

122 VA

*54
r<

122 Va

24

*

54%

12'3

122 Va

preferred

Stevens

5%

Corp

Oil Co
A

Class

Sunray

Oil

11%

11%

42

41%

41%

40 VA

41 Vb

1,600

Sunshine

Biscuits

9%

10 V8

10

10 Vb

9%

9%

4.000

Sunshine

112

173/4

18%

19 Va

19%

*40%

41 Vb

41%

42

*18%

18%

23 Va

22%

23%

120

119

23

5,100

121

1,600

10,600

Superheater Co
Superior Oil of

cum 1

100

..

Superior

Steel

19%

20

42

42

42%

400

Sutherland

18%

18%

18 %

200
3,600

Swift

25

Paper

—

33%

34

34'A

34%

34%

34 V8

24%

24 Vb

24 Va

24

24 VA

24

24

5,000

22 3/4

22%

23 VA

22%

23%

22 Va

23

22%

23 Vb

4,500

Sylvania Elec Prod Inc eom__No

97

96

96

7

7%

7%

LOW

AND

HIGH

Oct. IS

# per share

SALE

7%

*95

7%

7%

7%

7%

10

96
.

6,400

Friday

$4

preferred

33% May

Oct

70

Jun

50% Jan

2

33

Sep

65

Jun

77

8

64 Va

Oct

90%

73

Oct

96

Feb

4

16%

NOV

30%

Apr

8
7
13

5%

Oct

13%

Jan

81

Feb

Aug 26

20% Feb
7% Feb
14% Jan
93% Jan

31 %
24%
17%
90%
18%

11 %

Nov

27

May

92

Sep

104

July

18%

Dec

7

14 Ve

4

84 Va

July 14
Oct 15

Feb
Feb
Feb
45% Jan
112% Feb

Oct. 17

NEW

the Week

39%

Sep

109 %

Apr
Apr

24%

Apr

15 Va

Sep

2

33%

Feb

55

May

11

107%

Oct

116

Mar

343/a

May

5

2

Nov

55

98 %

Dec

99 %

20%

Oct

60% May
135%

Apr

149%

Apr

Dec

78

Oct

42 Va

Feb

59% Aug

44% July 21

37

Feb

493A May

61%

Nov

Mar 17
3

80

July 24

31% Autr

19

Ji...

29

17% Feo

11

Feb

7

Oct

14

20% Mar

100%

Dec

78% May
30
108 Va

July
Jan

16 Va

Oct

41%

Jan

102%

Oct

7

13'/a

Oct

8

20 %

3

21

Jan

3

14%

Oct

233A

11

18 Va

Oct

38 Va July

3

12%

Nov

Apr 17
Mar 24
Oct 17
Sep 18

103%

Sep

61%

Sep

May 17
May 20

31% Sep

9

16

May 19

10Va May 19
105
July 28
51

May 26

118
Jan
7% Jan

10
11

17V8May 20
101 % Jan

13

13

May 19

49

24% Oct
21% Jan
17
Feb
25Va Feb
15%
109%
75%
124
12%

5

Feb

Nov

56

Jun

Sep

53 Va

Jun

37

26% Aug
63

109%

May

Aug

117

7%

Dec

Apr
Oct

26 3/a May

393/4 May
23

Feb

Apr

24% May
110
78 Va

May
Jun

124% Aug
14

May

56 Va Aug

42'A

Sep

103/a

Oct

24

173/4

Oct

353/4 May

24% Oct
July 25

128

102

Oct

160

Apr
May
Dec

24% Feb
Mar

7

19 Va

Nov

23

5

38

Jan

55%

Apr

19

Apr

1

13 Va

Sep

21

Aug

47

37% Jan

28
2

5% May 19

Feb

37%

6

27% Jan

14

25

2

13% Mar

9

Oct

Oct

14

45 Va Jan

2

96

11

15

30% Jun

20% May 19

par

28% Feb 13
104% Mar 11
10% Feb
7

31

Sep

41 Va

Feb

253A

Nov

36%

Jan

19%

Nov

41

101

7%

Nov

Nov

Feb

109 Va Aug

16%

Jan

Range for Previous
'

EXCHANGE

Year 1946

Range Since January 1

Lowest

Lowest
Par

Shares

9 per share

$ per share

Jan

Nov

70

36
May 19
14% Jan
2

STOCK

YORK

40%

2

1

Corp

Jun

2

Nopar

Gould

Symington

Sales for

Oct. 16

9 per share

Jan

38 %

STOCKS

Thursday

Oct. 15

9 per share

*95

97

PRICES

Wednesday

Oct. 14

9 per share

Oct. 11

7%

7%

Tuesday

Monday

Saturday

97

Sep

22%

a

Jan
104% Mar
367s Oct
19% Feb

Swift International Ltd

22%

39% July

30

4

4 < y« neo

Jan

25

33%
24 Va

Dec
Feb

May

28% Feb

.21% Sep

Co

&

33 3a

193

18

4.16%

24 VA

Dec

18
Feb 19
July 24

10
(The 1

167

63

5o

Co

33%

*95

Jan

125

8% May 19

24

*96

>

May 17

12

No par

Sweets Co of America

34%

8
19
19
20
19
3
16

327'a May 27

Corp

20%

19

*18%

Sep
May
May
May
May
Oct
Oct

19
19
27

10c

(The)

*18

19%

17

12.50

California

*41 %

20

17

May
May
May
Jun

56

181
Aug 15
14% Jan
7

Oct

37

No par

Inc

42%

19%
*41%

19

22 Va

117

May 19

10% May 19

Mining Co

116

19

14% May 19
19% Jun
3

1

11%

23%

25

July 29

1

Corp

41%

116

May 19

x35% May 13
101% Oct 11

no par

(4%%

pfd

11%

24 %

49%

49
47

1

common

10

115

Sep

3

1

$4.50 series A preferred
Sun

43

24

48%

20

common

11 Vb

113

18

13% May 17

(The)

Corp

Chemical

42

2334

Nov

42%

No par

11 Va

23%

Nov

»3

5

Inc common

42

93/a

I

Dec

41% Jun

15

Inc

Co

Camp

Studebaker

Sun

&

Webster

&

51,300

HVa

P)

prior preferred

Stone

90

'124

(J

100

11%

9%

18%

22%

0-4 Va

122

23%

3%%

Jun

8% May

105

1

.5

Drug Inc common.

11%

*9 Va

112

16 V8

COLUMBUS

14

21%

*

*99%

101'A

Sep

8

Dec

23% Jan

50

_

Sterchi Bros Stores Inc

37%

102

4%

514 Feb

101% Jan
6
10% May 19

No par

13%
37 Va

*100

May

it%

Dec

63

10

100

common

101%

-

25

comxnon

133A

102

July

48

Oct

45% May

37% May .19

25

preferred series A

37%

♦100

108

Sep

13%

35% Nov

50% Mar 11

Standard

40%

Dec

29%

July 11

May 17

11,200

40 Va

99

17

81

1,000

60%

40

102'Vs Jun 30
35% Jan
6

89

116 Va

60

39 3/a

Jan

No par

$6 prior preferred

107 Va

116

39%

»i

$7 prior preferred
No par
Oil of California. _No par

*105

39 Va

Oct

36% Jan
114% Feb

60 %

GO

42

37% Jan
6
1Q2
Aug 14

No par

com__

116%

60

Feb

b.1% July 11
3&V4 Oct 14

17 % May 16

Inc

preferred

107%

59%

Jun

»7%

26% Jun
3
97% Jun 20

Brands

cum

116%

60

44%

Sep

No par

$3.50

1C7 Va

59 Va

Jan

Jan

14

Standard G & E Co $4 pref_.No par

Standard

109

116%

59(4

*43

5

117%

*107%

117

59%

20%

64

7Va

72% Oct

1

30 Va

28 Va

Oct

3
17

Oct

20%

15
4%
6
76
23%
16%
8
71%
13%
30
108

1

77 %

Feb

Jun

May

62%

28

No par

17 Va

*107

41

7

57% May 19

No par
1

30

77 Va
~

46%

Jan

9

22

1

Inc common
$4.50 preferred

Spiegel

77 %

*76%

Nov

38%

9

34% Apr

tr ctfs__.100

Sons

Spencer Kellogg &
Sperry Corp (The.

5,700

33

Jun

8% Jan

30% Apr

100

Co common
preferred

S5.50

12%

77"

a

Spear &

14%

54% Apr
22% Jan

154

7.50

Withington

Sparks

23%

13'A

77 Va

23%

500

82

17% July

6

5% Oct

14% May 38
37% May 19

No oar

& Bros Inc

(A Gi

21

43%

Dec

Oct

50% Sep 26

common_.No par

29%

30%
24 Va

24 3

*76 y4

*77

3,800

9 Vb

*9

9%

30 Vt

5%

5%

5%
82

3% May 20

25

Co

& Ohio, stock

Mobile

18%

5%

30%

12 y4

77%

72 %

18%

*77

82

*77

74 Va

Edison

Gas
Co

preferred

non-cum

72 %

*8%

9%

9'A

9Va
82

30 3/a

30 3'a

6

5%

6

83A
*77

82

*77

18%

18 V*

5%

18%

*

73

*71 Va

73

18%

19

63%

38
May 2u
29% May 19
98
Apr
2
24'A July 1
13%-Mar 14

100

preferred-

24 %

Feb

7

Feb

15

South Porto Rico Sugar corn--No par

31%

Jan

61

share

5%

22

1
50
Greyhound Lines—5

24%

41

ver

8

27%

May 20

1

& Platinum

*31 Va

8

15

preferred—

8%

17

16% July 23

South Carolina E & G Co com—.7.50

5%

Apr 22

15

Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc—

Southeastern

July 17

9% Feb

6% Feb

92% Oct

Corp

Amer Gold

34

Mar 15

Smith & Corona

South

May 19

May 19

Highest
$

10

May 19

cumulative preferred.--100
Typewriter__No par

3„%%

FeD

65

10
Carpet Co com__20

Smith (A) & Sons

22

20

Co...—

*38'A

$ per share

Jun 20

May 19
Apr 14

Year 1946

Lowest

15

-No par

Sinclair Oil Corp

*55 Va

*99

241/4
6%
4
27%
39
14

No par

Co

$ per share

12

1
5

Corp of America—
Coalition Mines

Highest

$ per share

Par

Sheaffer

-

Lowest

EXCHANGE

Shares

$ per share

9 per share

9 per share

share

Range for Frcvious

Range Since January 1

STOCK

YORK

NEW

Sales for

Oct. 16

Wednesday

Tuesday

Oct. 11

PRICES

SALE

Monday, October 20, 1947

RECORD

STOCK

YORK

NEW
LOW

& FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Highest

$ per share

$ per share

4 per share

Highest

$ per share

T
*10
*5

10 Va

10 Vb
5 VA

5

18

18

18

10%

*10%

10%

1,000

10'A

5

10%

10%

5 Va

10 Va

5 "4

5 VA

5V»

5»A

5 va

600

18%

18%

18%

18 Vb

1,900

18 3

18%

)«%

4

58%

16

15%

16 Vb

15%

16

15%

161A

18V4

55

55 Vb

55%

55%

55

55%

54'A

*37%

38'A

38 Va

38%

38'A

38 Vb

38%

38%

39

39%

58 Va

57%

58 %

58 Vb

59

»

Texas
Texas

Gulf

Producing

5
5
25
1

2,900

Texas

Gulf

Sulphur..

Nopar

6,600

55 V2

57%

.57%

Texas

Pacific

*26 V4

26%

27

27%

27%

27%

27%

27%

27%

283%

*46 Va

48 Vb

48 Va

48 Va

49 Va

49 Va

*48 VA

49 Va

49

49 Va

13%

13%

13%

13 3/4

14

14 Va

13%

14%

14

14

3,100

50 Va

50

51

50 V4

50 VA

*50

51

*50%

51

370

15%

*15

15%

*15

15 Va

500

11 3/8

4,400

*49

*14%

15

14%

10%

10%

10%

50

50

*49%

15%

15

10 3A

10%

11 Va

50

50

50

ll'A

ll'A

11%

x50 V4

50%

*50
8

6,400
500

190

51

600

8

7%

7%

8%

*7%

8%

734

7%

21%

213 A

21%

22 VA

22 Va

22 Va

22%

24 VA

23%

*10%

1034

10%

10.%

10%

103/4

U

11%

*1134

45 VA

46 Vb

46 Va

47

47

47

46%

46 3A

98

98

*97%

98

98

*

8

COLUMBUS

45 VA

45

♦98

DAY

99

5

5

22 Vb

32 Vt

22%
105

:

90

5VA

5 VA

32 VA

*30%

32

31%

31 Va

400

22%

22%

2334

23

24 Va

47,400

105 Vb

19
62%

18%

52'A

'*

2,300

51%

11%

11%

11%

11%

12 Vb

12 Vb

12%

12%

12%

7,900

17%

173A

17. Va

17%

17%

18%

17%

18 Va

173/4

18

4,100

7

*106 Va

♦106'A

107

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

*17'A

17%

7%

.7 3/a

7%

7%

7%

7%

•7'/a

17,800

107 V*

*107 VA

107 Vb

107 Va

60

107 Va

108

28 VA

28

28

27 Va

28 Va

28

28 Va

28

25%

25 Va

2534

26

27%

27 Va

27%

27%

27

38

37%

37%

37 Vb

99

99

1,300

28

25%

lOOVa

*99

*8%

*36%

*8%

9 VA

*36%

38

37%

*99

99%

9

9V'4

9

*36%

38

3734

*38
99 Va
9
*37

40

99

*39

VA

98%

Vb(

21,900

40

300

98 Va

300

9

9

37

9

3734'

21
4

15
19
16
17
19

Dec

13

Jan

Sep

25%

Jun

52

Feb

68% Aug

58
39%
29
58%

July 24
17

Oct

Sep 18
Feb 18

21% Feb
59% Feb
17% Feb
13% Feb
60'A Feb
14% Feb
24% Oct
16% Feb
59% Jan
106
Mar

9 % Mar

18

July

46 Va

Sep

60 3A

Jun

21

Oct

32%

Jun

14 Va

Oct

26% May
65
May

35

Sep

13%
47

Sep
Sep

61 Va July

15

Sep

30 % May

13

10

Sep

15

48

18
13
13

5

16
11
30
10
7% Feb 3
39% Feu
1

24% Oct 17
108% Feb 24

9%

18

17%

Sep

Oct

70

Feb
Feb

Oct

20%

Jun

16

Dec

18% Nov

14%

Oct

21% May

38 %

Oct

102
5 V,

Oct

Oct

69%

Jun

112% Jun
13%

Jan

32

Oct

68

Jan

17%

Nov

24%

Apr

99%

Nov

5

21% Feb

4

16 y8

Oct

26 Va

Jun

40% May 13

52% Oct

17

38%

Oct

66%

Jan

tTranshmerica Carp—-i——.2
5
& Williams Steel
No par

10% May 17
13% May 17

3
6

Transue

14

15-% Jan
22% Jan
19% Feb

13%, Oct

Transcont'l & Western Air Inc

3

14

Axle

Bearing

Tri-rConCinental
$6

Corp. common

1

No par

preferred

37

800
10.

Nopar

Truax-Traer Corp

20th Century Fox Film com—No par

preferred
No par
$4.50 prior preferred
Nopar
Twin City Rap Transit com—No par
5% conv prior preferred
50
$1.50

Coach

Va

15%

I6V1

17'A

163A

17 Va

16

16%

16

16

6,600

Twin

121/2

12V2

13

13

13

13 VA

12%

13

13%

13 Vb

2,800

Udylite

2,800

Underwood

15

26

Jan

6%
143/4

May 13

5% May 19

101

Jun

2

7% Feb
7
112% Feb 20

'

*273A
*37

19

11%

9

112

Feb

"

700

108

com___lQ
Nopar

29
19

17

14

No par

Roller

*11%

Nopar

com

preferred
Detroit

51

17%

1
25

49% Oct
12
May
9% May
49% Sep
6% Aug
16% Jan
10
Sep
38
May
97% Oct
3% May
20
May

8

19% May

Feb

7% Jan

20 Va Aug 15
68% Julv 28
17% July 28

18
May J.9
102% Jan " 2
15% May 19

Timken

18%

51 Vb

16

Jan 13

4%
preferred.
—,—;
100
Thorapson-Starrett Co com—No par
$3.50 cum preferred..
Nq par

Timken

19

51

15% Jan
Sep

—50

(The)

Tide Water Associated Oil

13
13

41

Transit Corp__No par

5,300

18%

52

7

Avenue

6,400

19

17

preferred

Thomas Steel Qo

10% Jan

46% May 27
21% Jan

13

1

common

conv

52%

18%
51%

7

Third

Co

div

$2%

May 16

5

Nopar
Nopar

The Fair

19 Va

18%
51 Vb

16 3/4

$2.40 conv preferred

Thermoid

10

3% May 16
13'A May 20
53% Sep 26

100

Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common

$3.75

18%

<

1

Texas'& Pacific Ry Co

320

105

10

Pacific Land Trust

Texas

Products

97%

104%

& Oil

Coal

Thompson

5'A

105%

(The)

2,400

97%

105

Co

Corp

Corp

(J R)

5Va

105 Va

Tennessee

Thompson

97%

*105

Telautograph

500

22%

22%

105 Va

*105

£',400

12

32

32 Va

22 Vb

24 Va

5%

5 Va

51A

32 Vb

*31

5Va

9

(James)

7,500

16%

55

57%

Inc

■47,900

58%

*153/4
*54%

Talcott

1

Co

15% May, 19
25

Sep

8

34% Aug 21

9.8/2
7%
36/2
9%

Oct

17

May 13
Aug 28
May 19

29
Oct
38% Jan
48
Jan
104
Jun
16
Feb
51 Va Feb
17'A Oct

18 3%

5%
105

'Dec

21% May
71

Dec

33%

Oct

12%

Sep

114

Jan

Feb
Jan
Mar

22% May
63% May

8

16

6
6

37%

Oct

46%

Nov

27

102%

Dec

11

11%

Oct

24

Apr

18

433/4

Dec

71%

Apr

14

11% Nov

26% Jan

80% May
23% Apr

Sep

79
May
106%. Jan

U
54

54

♦Hi/a
.

54

55

54%

55%

54%

54%

54%

55

11%

11%

11%

11'/a

11%

11 Va

11%

11%

11%

36%

36 3A

36%

3 7 Vb

37

37%

36%

37

36 %

36

106 %

104

104 Va

105

106'/a

106

106%

105%

*113%

114

112%

113%

*112 Va

113%

112 VB

112 Va

*112'A

113

*101

,1051/2

*101.%

105%

♦101'/a

105%

*101Vb

105 Va

*101

99%

99%

99%

98 Vb

*99

99 Vb

103 7/a

*98
,

|
c

99%

23% * 23'/4
140i'4o

t

v„.

var

9,900
6,000

Union




89% Jan

15
16

$3.70

series

No par

Preferred' $3.50

series

No par

—25

120

_100

103

No par

30

Union Oil of California

145%

143

144%

144%

147

4,200

Union

104%

103

103

104

104

500

34... .34

'

34 Va

.

34%

23 VA

34%

23%

34%

23'A

1

•

3.4?/*

23%

343/4

800

non-cum preferred
Union Tank CarJ

4%;

97% Oct

Pacific RR Co common—100

4,400

1433/4

23%

1043A May 14
20

104

23%

25% May 19
112 Vb Oct

145%

23%

2

9Vs May 17:

pfd $4.50 ser_.No par

Un El Co of Mo

1Q3

23'A

12% July

43% May 19

Paper
No par
Carbide & Carbon.___No par

Preferred
70

5

Bag &

141

34

For footnotes see page

99

110

1
No par

103

It,
£;>

.*102% 103 %*>
*331/2

105

(The)

Carp

Union Asbestos & Rubber Co
Union

105 Vb

99 Vb

700

Corp

Apr

10

14

15% July 23
7
25

49

Sep

153A Jan

12

Nov

37% Oct

16

23

Jan

1103A July 11
115
Mar 31

88

Sep

111

Jun

106% Oct

106

Feb

111

96

Dec

107% Jun

58% Feb

104

30
6

Jun

243/4 July 28

20% Nov

Apr' 15

147

July 28

110

14

111

Feb

26

102%

38'A Feb

10

Oct

May 21

24.
.'4--

■'

32

39
May
Apr
115% Jan

125

Oct

29

Oct

May
168% Feb

Oct

120% Mar

Sep

42% Jan

Volume 166

COMMERCIAL

THE

Number 4639

NEW
LOW

Saturday

Monday

Oct. 11

I per share

Oct

24%

*106%
21%

108 Va

108 Va

*106

107

30%

8

22

107 %

107%

107%

*107

10

10,000

61 Va

61 Va

300

3

3 Va

46'A

8

8

*84

85

8

28% Jun

200

5%

46

19%

—No par

30'A

5%

3 Va

84%

United Carbon Co

33%

30%

19 Va

62
3 Va

3
46 %

7%
*84

3

3 Va

26,400

46%

46

46 Va

2,800

18%

1,000

United Electric Coal Cos

3.9

400

39%

39

39

39 Va

39 Va

39

%

53%

54

54%

55 >A

557/a

55%

56 Va

55%

56%

11,700

23%

23%

23%

23 %

23%

23 Va

23%

23'A

23%

1,600

22,700

*38 Va

39 %

53

16%

108%

17 Va

17 Va

16%

16%

*106%

21

DAY

103

18%

11 Va

17

107 Va

107 Va

107

16%

17 %

17

102

102

102%

103

184 %

184 Va

185

*18

18%

18%

102%

*77%

16%

17%

*107'A

108 %
17 Vb

2,300

22%

13,800

22%

103 Va

18%

19'A

103
182

83

*80

19%

1.500

105

2,000

184 Va

United

19%

83

*80

U

*80

45

45

2,300

U

83
45 Va

5,300

U

9 %

8%

9%

£/%

8%

8%

8%

8%

3,000

U

37 %

3 7'/a

37%

37%

37%

37%

37%

37%

700

20'/a

20%

20'/a

21 Va

20;%

21'A

20%

21 l/a

20%

22

*9%

9%

*9 Va

9%

*9 %

9%

*9 Va

9%

*9%

43%

44 Va

44 %

46 Va

43%

43%

44%

44 %

44%

44'A

45%

45%

*53

54

*53 %

54

53%

53%

*53%

30

30

30%

32

32 Va

32 Va

32%

101%

101'A

101 %

48 %

48 Vb

49 Va

*101
46

*101

101 %

46%

*142

46 Va

143

400

69

75

74%

75 %

74%

76

74 Va

7518

53,900

144'/a

143%

143%

2,300

19%

1,400

19%

19%

19%

19%

19%

*18%

20 Va

-19 '/a

17%

17

70%

70%

18%

18

7 Vb

96%

96%
184

*180

8

*43

144%

143

19%

19%

11

8
11

Nov

13

Nov

109% July
29% Feb

107% Feb

11

93

Sep

132

May

Deo

*205

Sep
Apr

May 19
Oct

16

11

77

7%

7%
42%

*41

19 3

*19

*19
7 ',

4

*96 %

4

7 U

Va

18%

Rubber

8%

Co

9% Jan

U

S

Steel

Corp common

1,300

United Stores

500

7%

7,900

43

200

19 5

7ViB

100

8

7%

1,400

97

96

96

130

184

184

10

18%

18%

18%

4,300

70'/a

70

70 'a

70'A

70'A

140

18%

18 %

18%

13 Va

18%

1,500

$6

United

4%

Wall

cum

16

$4.20

68

2d

5

No par

Paper Inc

conv

pfd

2

common

preferred

50

140

4%%

100

Pictures

Co

Inc

1

com

preferred

Dec

17

35

Nov

60 % May

Feb

19

59

Apr

2

Sep
Dec

84

Jan

39%

Dec

Sep

106

Oct

48% Nov

00

Apr

Nov

187

Feb

100

36%
100

144

-

40'A
X72

65%
142

Oct

84%

Feb

Sep

89

Feb

Oct

97%

Feb

Deo

20% Nov

29 %

Jan

48% Feb

21

47

Nov

55%

Jun

10

9%

Jan

20%

Apr

Jan

13

12% Feb

21

Jan 27

109% Jun

18

100% Nov

10% Jan

30

7

Sep

17

41

Sep

3

42

Oct

May 17

2

May 20

15% Sep
69

Sep

Feb

19

8

165

166

Feb

23

4% Sep
7% Oct

16

Universal

9

8% Oct

4 % May 20
79% May 17

preferred

10

13

1

87o

Apr

Jan

1

Inc

Jan

5

Universal

Laboratories

Jan

13%

79% Feb
8
150
Mar 27

Universal-Cvclops Steel Corp

Universal Leaf Tobacco com—No par

Jan

44

25% Aug
11% July

19% Apr 29
44% May 1

6% Oct

May

13%

Sep

6%

81

May 19

102

62

Sep

25

51% July 28
Feb 28

May 19

61% May 19

1

non-c

37% Nov

11

38% May 17

25

preferred

conv

142% Jun

50

Corp

13

July 24

103% July 24
60% Feb 11
165
Feb 11

Jun 23

5

No par

Stockyards

98% Aug

73

50

preferred

Sep

46% Oct

40% Jun

100

non-cum

90

39

May 19

100

No par

U S Tobacco Co

15

10

100

Preferred

Feb

23% July 16

lo

U S Smelting Ref & Min com
Preferred

47%

9% Oct

7

100

preferred

Feb

53% Feb

22

common

1st

26

39

10

series A

6

94

16% Jan

187%

33% Jan

Aug 26

l

common

non-cum

104

18%

*69

S

United

19

17%

U

l'/o

184

*180

No par

pfd

3,300

7 %

No par

A

10

196% Mar 29

X41
Jan 13
5% May 19
25% Jan
3

No par

common

common

11

11

102'A

42:,4

600

7%

7%

104

*102^

1,700

44

*43

44

Va

18%

70 3 4

*18

•

17%

*69

19'/2

6 7'a

96%
184

*180

184

43

19V2

7'/a

96 %

7%

7%
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197/8

7

7

11

104

43

:;,42 '/4

96%

11

7'/a

7 "a

7 Va

IP 7

7%

*102

11 Va
102

43

44

7%

7%
11

20

*43

44

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17 %

142 Va

48

143%

*180

7,700

69

143%

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49

48

142%

96 Va

48%

69

142%

7

49

48 'A

102

101

17

49% May 24
23VaMayl9

69

142%

11 Va

32% May

28

Oct

35

48'A

73'/a

105

Oct

Jan

14% Sep

class

15% July

20

182

5
100

Chemicals

15%

Jan

86

20

Corp

23 % Oct

50

106

102

lo

69%

73 %

11

15% May 19

6

May 28
12% May 19

No par

20

49

69%

*101

Jan

Plywood Corp

69 Va

8 Va

22

110

Sep

Pipe dc Foundry

48%

72%

8

Oct
Oct

9%

Playing Card Co

69%

*43

12'A
104%

21

16

S

49

*69 %

44

17

12

19% Feb

Jan

S

144

69%

*43

19% Feb
110% Apr

12

S

143

143

43% Jan

104'/a Jun 17

100

Co

cum

105% Aug
21% Feb

Apr
Aug

preferred

3%%

12% Nov

53% Aug

U

40

71% Mar

30%

U

101

16% Aug

2

14

Dec

U

100%

Deo

Jan

Oct

100

32 7b

Jan

Oct

common

conv

Lines Co

8%

10

Sep

7%

56% July

18%

6,800

54

32%

102

48'A

U S

Oct

19% Oct

95

14

4,100

46'A

46

32%

Leather

3% Oct
44

May

34%

No par

preferred

Industrial

83

41%

No par

Machine

S

17% Apr

1

preferred

4 Va %

48

48%

Gypsum Co

S

40

2

10

Securities

S

Partic &

9%

*53%

54

23,800

*142

144

*47%

144

*142

*101

9

78

4VaJan31

10% Feb

Oct
Oct
Deo

6%

8

10

59% July 25

com

preferred

Hoffman

8

Jan

24% Jan

'

37%

42 %

Inc

Freight Co

S

Jan

100

Mfrs

S

4 % %

9 Va

42 Va

& Foreign

23%

Jan

54%

20% Sep 23
12% May 17

Paperboard

7%
U

*36%

42

S

Jan

119

19% Nov

53% Mar 27

15

447/0 Jan

13 Va

preferred

$4.50
U

83

11%'May 20
33
May 17

5

Deo

37%

17

Feb

8 "A Feb

6% May 28
78% May 22

No par

Mereh &

5%
United

160

19%

*181

19%

1

101

Highest
$ per share

1

33 Va Oct

2% May 19

5

Engineering & Foundry

2

32

10

45% Sep

...100

United Gas Improvement Co

80

20

103%

182

19%

105

19%

*103

103%

185

19

22%

23 Va

102 %

Corp

United Fruit Co

30

17 Va

17

104 %

103%

82

17'A
108 V4

17

19%

*182

18%

*78%

81

23

17 Ve

*107'A

104 %

19

103'/a

*180

17%

*102%

18%

18%

18 %

17%
107

22 %

22%

21Va

21

*101

COLUMBUS

United

55 Va Jun

5

Preferred

18%

18%

5

4% May 18

1

$3

Sep

16% Nov

22% July 25

26% Jap 15

_100

United Corp common

85

*84

19

preferred

preference
United Dyewood

23 %

*38

$3.50 convertible

4,100

8

7%

7%
85

19 Va

United-Carr Fastener Corp___No par
United Cig-Whelan Stores com—30c

14

28% Apr
120% Apr

4

5,100

32%

*61 Va

18% Sep

Oct

110

common—xlQ

9

5%

62

cumulative

100

t per share

25

18% Sep

30%

5%

Inc

16% May 19
103Va Jan 15

No par

33

46%

19%

4 %%

preferred

Lines

Air

,

3,100

31

5%

convertible

Year 1946

Lowest

$ per share

2

*29

5'A

*83%

5%

United

5

common

101% Sep

30'A

30 %

5%

*61 Va

United Aircraft Corp

$ per share

preferred—_100

30%

30%

30 %

Range Since January I
J
Highest

Lowest

United Biscuit Co

21%

30%

Range for Previous

STOCK

Par

200

108

21%

21'A

8

8

19

19,300

*107

108

YORK

EXCHANGE

600

22 Va

21%

21%

21Va

62

109 3'4

*108

22%

16,400

22

21

46 %

84%

19

109 Va

22%

3

Va

47

*83 Va

109%

109'A

21'A

24'/a

23%

NEW

Shares

$ per share

share
24%

109 %

*61 Va

62
3

$ per

21%

5%

5%

3

the Week

108%

*28

30

RECORD

Sales for

Oct. 17

23%

30%

30 Va

*46%

25

23%

20%

20%

*61 VB

$ per share

(1595)

STOCKS

Friday

Oct. 16

107'

20%

STOCK

Thursday

Oct. 15

21

21%

YORK

PRICES

Wednesday

14

25

24%

5%

.

I per share

24 %

*28

SALE

Tuesday

Oct. 13

t per share

HIGH

AND

& FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

52

Feb

22

.

18%

Deo

Feb

7

11% Feb

10

8

Deo

102 Va Sep

8

91

Nov

192

7

187

29% Feb
3
91% Feb 13

25

9

30

Mar

128

Jan

11% July
July
27'A Feb

54

22

Apr
Jan

May

110%
200%

Nov

49%

Jan

77% Deo

Apr

101

Apr

V
15%

15%

15%

15%

16

16

16

15%

16

1,200

13% May 17
14% May 21

22

*15%

Vanadium Corp of America__No par
Van Norman Co_,
2.50

*33%

34

33 V2

34

34

34%

35

35

34%

34%

1,200

Van

10

30% May 17

41

13%

13%

13 7

14 'A

14'A

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

6,400

Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co__6%

30'A

30 V4.:-

30%

1,200

VickChemical Co

a

.

30

30

30

30

30

30

*84

88

*84

87

*84

89

*84

89

*84

88

*85%

87

*85'A

87

87

87

*85'A

90

*87

90

46

*45

47

*98

101

COLUMBUS

*98

100

DAY

9%

*98

9'A
105%

16%

16%

16%

118%

118 Va

'

*118

118%

118%

*115

120

35 %

35

118'/a
121

*115

35 Va

V4

100

10 Va

16%

16%

16%

100

108 Va

9%
*107

107

*99

100%

*98

10Va

107

47

46%

46%
100

*98

9%
107

121

*115

35%

35'A

35%

46%
*96

*96

9'A

46%

46%

98 %

97

97

99%

*95

9

%

105%

16'A

16%

118 Va

118%

35'A

100

46%

105%

*115

30%

121

130

98

9%

9'A

8,700

105

105

16'A
118

16 3

600

10,100

8

110

118%

*115

35%

1,000

37

2,600

33

33

33

32 Va

33

32'A

32'A

32

33

2,200

31

3 2'A

32'A

32 %

33%

33%

34'A

34%

34%

1,400

*31%

32 V4

32

32%

*31%

32 Va

*91%

32

32

32

*31%

33 %

33%

*31%

33%

*31%

33%

*32 Va
31

*31%
LOW

AND

HIGH

Saturday

Monday
Oct. 13

SALE

Oct. I t

I per share

$ per share

$ per

210

33%

Oct

25%

Apr

35

Nov

58'/a Apr

12% May 19

20% Jan

2

15%

Sep

2.50

28

Sep

15

39

Feb

6

30

Oct

26%
51%

Vicks Shreve & Pacific Ry com__100
5% non-cum preferred
10o

85

Oct

8

94% Feb

20

83%

Oct

113

May

13

91%

Nov

115

Feb

Sep

53
May
108% Aug

Victor Chemical Works common

3%%

cumulative

$ per share

preferred

5
100

86
Oct
2
35% May 19
97

Oct

17

Feb

Jan

94

7

49% Aug 18
104% May 14

Friday

Virginia Elec & Pwr Co com—No

par

15

Sep 22

100

117

Sep 30

121

100

85

Aug 25
35% Oct 14

121

Oct

1

80

Jan

45

Feb

21

40

Dec

40

Jan

17

37
Sep
32% Nov

$5

preferred

Iron

Coal

&

Coke 5%

Virginian Ry Co
6%

pfd

25

common

preferred

25

cumulative

preferred

—

the Week

$ per share

NEW YORK

Apr

10% Oct

9

5%

Dec

12%

108% Oct

9

63%

Sep

99% July

16% Oct

14

Feb

5

32

Oct

17

5

31

Oct

10

38

Feb

20

32

33

32

Sep

117%

Dec

Jan

123% Apr
Apr
53
July

105

Aug 13

30

July 28
Aug 21

17

45% Jan
52

Apr

15

Range for Previous

STOCK

Range Since January 1

EXCHANGE

Year 1946

Lowest

Shares

$ per share

Jun

—

5% May 19
May 19

20

Visking Corp (The) class A
Vulcan Detinning Co common

Sales for

Oct. 17

Dec

69

STOCKS

Thursday

36%
100

3 % (i'o preferred 2nd series
100
Va-Carolina Chemical com—No par
6% div partic preferred
100

7%

Oct. 16

Oct. 15

share

Feb

is y8

13

PRICES

Wednesday

Tuesday

Oct. IL

*31%

39

15

Feb

Va

122

3 5'A

17% Nov

18% Feb

Raalte Co Inc

Par

Highest

$ per share

$ per share

Lowest
$ per share

Highest
$ per share

W
70

70

69%

*67

*15%

16

*15%

16%

16

16

16 Va

16 '

8

*15%

•33%

33%

33%

33%

33%

33%

33%

33%

33%

103Va

IO31/2

*68

*68

*68

68%

70

100

16'4
33 3

Wabash

RR

200

68%

Waldorf

System

2,600

4

100

Walgreen

4%%

Co

preferred

103 Va

103 Va

22 Va

22%

22'/a

23'A

23

23'A

22%

23

22%

23

6,000

Walker

10%

10%

10%

11

11

11 »/a

10%

11

10%

11

7,800

Walworth

11'A

11'A

11'A

11%

96%

11%
96 V4

11%

*95 %

96

96

Ward Baking Co common
5 % %
preferred

*102 %

103

♦95%
13%

13%

13%

14

13%

14%

25

25

25'A

25 %

25%

25%

41'A

41 %

41%

42%

42 'A

42%

105%

105%

107 'A

107%

105

108

*22%

23 'A

21%

*23'A
35%

35%

*7'A

7%
47%

47%
*86%

11%

11%

11%

12%

5,400

95%

95V2

951/2

95%

70

14%

14%

14%

37,700

2 6 Va

*25%

26%

900

42%

44%

44%

47%

11,100

107'/2

111%

111%

118

4,100

22%

23

700

21'A

21%

24%

24%

400

35'/2

600

14'/a
*26

23

22%

23

221/4

2i%

21%

24

2.4%

35

24%

24

24

35 %

35

35%

*35V2

104

104

22

22 Va

24

35

22

♦23'A

105

23

23%

22

*22 %

*103

*35

1,600

4%

preferred
(Hiram) G & W

Warner

No par

Bros

Pictures

preferred
100
Gas Light Co
No par

99

Sep

conv

7»4

1,000

Webster Tobacco

46%.

2,300

Wesson Oil & Snowdr com—No par

86%

60

26%

x24%

251/2

7,600

$4

conv

25

26 Vb

27

26

West

Indies

112

112

*111%

112

112

112

112

112

50

West

Penn

116

116

Xll5%

117

116

116

1161/4

116%

160

1%

110

110

110

109V2

109%

30

6%

1121/2

112

112%

210

46

47

461/a

1,900

*109

111

111

8%
47%

8%

8%
47%

49

8%
51 Va

45%

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8%

111

*110

8%

8'A

51%

50%

6%

6%

67/a

51

111%
46

Va

111

8%
51

*45%

10

111

111

8V4

1,800

8'A

6%

7

21%

31

COLUMBUS

81

DAY

21%

21%

-21%

20%

31

31%

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32%

*31%

32'A

83

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81

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81

-

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6%

21%

21%

31

7

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21

35%

35%

35%

35%

36'A

35%

28%

28%

28%

29V4

28%

291%

29Va

29 Va

29

36%
29%

98

99

99

99

260

103

103

103

1,000

38

700

34

1,800

98

98

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103%

102

103%

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37%

33

37%
33

33

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102%

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103%

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37%

98

33%

33%

94

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93%

93%

74%

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102

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48%
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29 Va

48%

97

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50

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48%

97

101

34
94

74%
101

50%

50%

95%

96%

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31 'A

102%
37%

37%

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1011/2

50

7,000

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102

50

51 Va

49%

50%

96%

96%

97

97

*30

30%;

cpm__

A

90

Elec

Instrument—
Westvaco Chlorine Prod—
Common

$3.75

Fpr footnotes

see.

page 24.




32%

100

9%

6,800

Nov

63

Aug

72

Jan

13

100

Oct

106

Jan

51% Oct

16

107% Jan

Jan

Feb

3

81% Sep

8%

9'A

98

Feb

May

$4

32%

1

44

*87%
*32%

9%

Aug

44

Sewing Machine

33

36

102% July 18
67
Apr
9

11% Nov

White

91

26
May 14
93
Oct 16
62% Mar 27
99
May 2

Dec

63 % Jun

1

3,700

*87

—No par

55

17% Feb

137/a

8%

S3

May

1

9% May 19
84
July 31
29% May 13

13%

•32%

Deo

39

2

Oct

Aug 15

Jan

1

14

33%
8%

91

Jan 24

Jan

30% July 28

Feb

13V4

8%

105
Aug 20
106% July 21

_12%

Apr

27%

13%

8%

21% Nov

41% Jun
39% Jan

21% Nov

13 %

*32%

Oct

7

13%

8%

26%

36% Oct

Jun

8

13

33%

53%

56%

Feb

Motor

♦8%

Oct

17
17

34

White

•32%

18%

26% Sep

May 19
27% May 19
22% May 19
17

32% Jan
101

29% Feb

2,500

91

Oct

May 28

27%

*87

Sen

71

90

19% May 19

27%

91

Sep

27

11

Jan

1

28

91
33%

14

18

Mar 29

5

Jun

74

35

90% May
13% Jan

May 19

27%

*87%

11

42 % Feb

27'A Sep

Jan

5% Sep

94

28

91

21% Oct

-100
No par
100

67

20% May 19

30

27%

*87%

3

31

30%

26%

13

116% Apr

Wheeling <fc L Erie Ry com——100
5%% conv preferred
100
Wheeling Steel Corp com
No par
$5 conv prior pref—No par
White Dental Mfg (The B 6)„i—20

28

300

113

6

No par

preferred—

30

»/a

119% May
53 % Jun

7% Feb

35

— --

32% Nov

75% Jan

93

280

14

38'% May 19
4
May 16
9% May 17

102

74%

117% Aug

Oct

Oct

7% Deo

100

93%

Sep

47

111% Sep

.12.50

93%

*33

Apr

Aug
122% Feb

4

—100

*691/4

45

119

27

Weston

34

29

Jan

Westipghouse Electric com,
3%% cum pfd series A
3.80% cum pfd series B

72%

2

43% July
89% Aug

10% Jan

26,100

93%

May

34% Jan

Sep
Sep

5% May 19

Western Union Teljeg class A_No par
Westinghouse Air Brake-—-No par

33%

85 Va

Feb

1

10,800
9,400

93

*691/4

RR

series

30

29%
27 Va

27

102

38

31%

4

34%

100

1,600

35

2

Feb

106

1,600

35 Va

Apr

Apr

90

113%

21%

35 Va

16%

9% Sep

48

14

311/2

25%

Jan

116% Aug 19

21

25

Sep

47%

112% Jan

Auto Supply Cq_:
Maryland Ry com
non-cum 2nd pfd—

Pacific

29%

Sep

9

preferred

Preferred

Oct

32% May 19
109 % Aug
8

30%

4%

May 17

Sep

31

6

Western Air Lines Inc

Western

6

20

20%

111% Oct

100

26'A

22

105

u_10

251/4

Jan

100

Western

25%

27

100

pfd

Western

25%

35 % Mar

22% Apr 28

Sep
Sep

3,000

25%

Deo

17

Jan

3,700

24%

Dec

25%

Oct

108

50%

25

39

118

115

~7Va

24%

Jan

Jan

14

67/a

81

50

18%

117% Mar 11

50%

*79

Oct

17

121% Jan

1

class

18% July
107% Feb
23% Aug

47% Oct

13

113% May 14

Corp

West Penn Power 4%%

'

6%

Sep

100

Sugar
Electric

West Va Pulp & Paper com__No par
4 %%

100

A—No par

preferred

112

Jun

xl 1% Mar

37% Jan 16
83% May 22
21% May 19
110% Jan
3

No par

preferred

46 V4

•77

5

preferred

113%

•109

Inc

Oct

20%

Nov

7

7'A
46%
*86%

29%

Oct

16%

12% Jan

7 "A

Nov

9%

22

7

4

86 7 b

23%

31

8

47V4

105

Feb

Jan

28

18

7'A

111%

18% Feb

7

Feb

86%

46%

13

26% Feb

46%

112%

19% Feb
106% Mar

41

7%

46 Va

Mar

23% Feb

1

87

112%

111

3

17% May 20

110

46

Apr

13% Feb

20
Sep 30
30% May 23

25

*112%

Apr

5

47Va

*109%

54

5

Knitting Mills
Wayne Pump Co

7%

110%

23% Jun

Wayne

46%

109 %

80

Oct

Dec

Waukesha Motor Co

*86 Va

*

Sep

15%

July 17
24% Jan
7

9

Jan

86%

26%

13% Sep

80

33%

109

May 21

94% Sep 23

31

com

47'A

7%

11

18

11

36% Feb

xl7% May 14
7% May 19

5

cum

Washington

75% Feb

17% Jan 25

May 14

86%

7'A

Apr 10

13% Apr 21
29% Apr 30
103% Mar 17

21

112

110

5

57

No par

116

24%
116

1
_100

47

87

*111%

100
No par

Co

Warren Foundry & Pipe
Warren Petroleum Corp

3%%

100
No par

No par

common

Co
com

preferred——i—No par
Prior preferred—
—20
Wilcox Oil Co—
—5
conv

5% May 17

103

101% Mar 31

90

,

'

34 " Feb 13
9% Oct 16

36% Nov

62 % Hay

90% NOV

107% July

30

Nov

5% Oct

23% July
103
July
36
May
12% Jan

23

24

COMMERCIAL

THE

(1586)

Monday, October 20, 1947

CHRONICLE

& FINANCIAL

NEW YORK STOCK RECORD
Saturday

S

Monday

Oct. 11
share

per

per

9%

60

*

141

135

14%

141

135

15

14%

15

95

"94%

17%

140

-135

140

68

68

15%

14%

*94%

18

*135

17%

95

18

14%
95

*17%

17%

60%

CO

17%

95

17%

17%

10

135

135

67%

*66%

900

7,100
3,600
40

63%

63%

66%

66%

68

68

47

47

47%

48

47%

48

48

48%

47%

48%

61

61%

61

63

63

63%

63%

65%

64

65

*84%

86

*84%

86

85

85

*84%

*92%

95

*93

95

93%

95

94%

64%
11

67

11

66%

67%

10%

COLUMBUS

11

DAY

66

2,000

*10%

10%

10%

11

10%

68%
66%

*66%

66

70
160

93%

93

68

x66

70

68

64%

67%

94%

67

65%

*66 %

64%

67%

85%

*84%

86

Willys-Overland Motors com
1
$4.50 conv pfd series A
No par
Wilson & Co lnc com
No par
$4.25 preferred
No par
Wilson-Jones Co
10
Wisconsin El Pow Co 6 % pfd—100
Woodward Iron Co
lo
Woolworth (F W) Co
10
Worthington P & M (Del)—No par
Prior pfd 4%% series
100
Prior pfd 4%% conv serieS-__10D
Wright Aeronautical
No par
Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del)
No par
Wyandotte Worsted Co
5

1,600

11

$ per share

6% May
51% Sep
10% May
94% Oct
16
Jun
135
Oct
43
Jan
43
May
48% May

13% Feb

17
10
19
11
27
17

62

11

Oct

$ per share

Nov

21

Jan

26%

Sep

9

3

12 ye

99

28

95%

19% Mar 18

15%

July
July

Sep
Oct

101

142

Mar

160

Jun

34

Feb

52

May

43%

Sep
Sep

62 %

47

May
Aug

3

Jan

84%

Sep

100

Apr

103

May

145% May 19
68

Oct

53

Feb

1

68% Feb

19
19
Jun 11
Jun
9

83

$ per share

15 % July 24

2

Highest

Lowest

Highest

$ per share

Par

27,700
1,000
17,700
200
400

9%

9%

10 %

60%..

Year 1946

January 1

Lowest

Shares

$ per share

*94%

14%

94%
.

9%
GO

61

61

95

14%

14%
94%

the Week

10%

9%

10

59%

GO

Range Since

NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE

Sales for

Oct. 17

$ per share

$ per share

$ per share

share

Range for Previous

STOCKS

Friday

Oct. 16

Oct. 15

Oct. 14

£%

9%
*58%

*17%

$

'

Thursday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Oct. 13

PRICES

SALE

HIGH

AND

LOW

•

15

13

94% Apr
100

Feb

20

8 7'/a

Aug 14
Sep 10
May 17

80

Feb

8

75 Va

6

59%

Sep
Dec
Oct

10

13 V4

Dec

33% Aug 28

45

io% May 19
41
May 19
14% May 19

Feb

21%

74

50% Mar 31

84
59
63

8

70% Mar

18% Feb

Feb

106

82 V2

Apr

25%

Jun

Y
*36%

37%

38

38

38%

38%

38

38%

38

38%

14%

14

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

P 5°0

*45%

43

45%

46

45%

45%

45%

45%

45%

*17%

18%

13%

18%

18%

19%

19%

20%

2o-/4

46
2o%

b.^oo

75%

76%

77 %

79 %

78%

79%

78%

79%

79

C'0%

21.800

18

18

18 %

18%

18%

18

18

18

18%

23

23

24%

23%

24

23%

23%

23%

7

7

7%

6%

6%

Yale & Townc Mfg Co
York Corp common
4%% cum preferred
Young Spring & Wire

1,200

13%

*17

22%
7

ortres

u«i

nhis

m

shjht

receivership

tin

day.

7

6%

7%

•>

May 17

23%

4,400

Zenith

Radio

Dei

42%

Jan

4,800

Zonite

Products

14% May 19
5% Jun
5

19 %

6%

10% Jan

Sep

14%

Ap»

k

r

Casn

suit

Bonds

Special saleb

s

1

wd When

$20,192,600

25

July

7

9

31

>-Ex-ngnii>

x-Ex-divtdends

distributed

Stocks

Saturday
Monday

32,000
87,000

~3~ooo

4.613,000

Wednesday

455,205

610,000

162,000

274,000

26,000

5,000

4,451,700

Thursday

344,930

499,000

110,000

$1,570,500

$180,000

$14,000

$21,957,100

384,080

445,000

26,000

1,725,990

$2,074,000

$419,000

Friday
Total

7,538,895

6,812,210

194b

1947

1940

1947

1,570,500

1.27T560

62,242,320

65,834 200

20,192,600

24,452,000

721,913,300

1,016,794,900

$803,897,620

57,013,724

118,327,010

$1,088,000

$67,350,000

$56 863,000

419,000

192,000
16,000

5,524.000

9 828 0»0

$73,337,000

$67,124,000

Foreign government

Foreign corporate
$2,493,000

Total—

$^,101,109,100
k

2,059,720

shares

Domestic

18,738,000

$26,014,000

1,725,990
$2,074,000

of

Bonds

$18,480,000

$3,004,000

$291,000

180,000

Jan. 1 to Oct. 17
1947
1Q46

1946

1947

Bonds

$21,957,100

$2,493,000

Week Ended Oct. 17,1947

299,178,661

196,383,381

Stocks—No.

$14,000

—

Jan. 1 to Oct. 17

Week Ended Oct. 17,1947

International Bank

509.000
772,000
609,000
471,000

113,000

396,000

420,510

369,500

447,000

U. 8. Government

Total

$132,000

$8,000
(Columbus Day) Holiday

$124,000

121,265

Tuesday

5,591,400

Domestic

Shares)

Foreign
Corporate

Foreign
Government

of
Week Ended Oct. 17, 1947

6,066 000

5,000

Bonds (Par Value,

(Number

$1,235,000

$1,000

$30,000
(Columbus Day) Holiday

6,812,210

Railroad & Industrial

No par

Corp

Sales

Total.

Foreign

Corp

Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange

Bonds

Friday—

Stocks—No. of shares

15

Daily, Weekly and Yearly

5,000

Thursday

2,800

83% May
31
Jan

Bond

406,000

Jan

Sep

jr,

$74,000

7777777—
-

-

Wednesday

35 V2

Nov

Total

5,650,000
5,1S9,9G0
4,076,000
4,146,700

Tuesday

Oct

)f

Government

1.807,620
1.929.440
1.399,610
1,268,15,0

Monday

15%

57%

United States

$1,130,000

Jan

7

Feb

17

Bank

407,390

Saturday

23

21

Bonds

Bonds

Shares

July

27 V»

80% Oct

Int'l

Number of and Miscel.

1947

61 %

NOV

21% Feb

Foreign

Railroad ^

Oci

13 V4

3

11

53% Mav 17

Exchange

Daily, Weekly and Yearly
Week Ended Oct. 17,

No par

33

Jan

16% Feb

Youngstown Sheet & Tube___No par
Youngstown Steel Door
No par

»>.

t>-»«rre.

Transactions at the New York Stock
Stocks,

1,000

25
1
50

433,000

$1,296,000

;—

T-r■■■*

Bond Record

'V..

New York Stock Exchange

<o>
FRIDAY

NOTICE—Prices
the

week,

Income and defaulted bonds.

"and interest"—except for

are

WEEKLY

-

-

YEARLY
the only transactions of
computing the range for the year.

Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range, unless they are

and when outside of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote in the
italic letters in the column headed "Interest Period" indicate in each case

The

week in which they occur. No account is taken of such sales in
tbe month when the bonds mature.

Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32d of a point.

LOW

Saturday

Oct. 13

Low

100 4

Low

High

High

100 28

*106 7

106 9

*112.7

112.9

111 22

*113.6

113.8

*114 21

114 23

*101.17

101.19

*103 12

103.14

*104.14

1C4.1S

*104.22

104.24

*106.26

106 28

*104.20

104 22

*104 2

104 4

*163.21

103.23

*103.20*

103.22

*103.19

103.21

103.17

103.17

*102.16

102.18

*105.21

105.23

*102.16

%2.18

COLUMBUS
DAY

*104.30 105
*103.23

103.25

*107.13

107.15

*105.3

105.5

*102.3

102.5

*102.3

102.5

*100.6

100.8

*100.14

100.16

*101.12

101.14

*101.13

101.15

*101.18

101.20

*101.21

101.23

*101.26

101.28

*102.2

102.4

-

*102.13

102.15
102.24

*102.27 102.29
*105.13
*100.16

105.15

100.18

Thursday
Oct. 16
Low
High

*113.5
*114.19
*101.16
*103.11
*104.12
*104.20
*106.23
*104.13
*103.28

103.14
103.13
103.12
102.12
105.18
102.10
104.31
103.23
107.14
105.1

*103.14
*103.13
*103.12
*102.11
*105.21
*102.11
*104.28
*103.21
*107.12
*105.1

*100.29
*

113.9
114.22
101.19
103.13
*104.12 104.14

*113.7
*114.19
*101.17
*103.11
*104.12

*104.21
*106.25
*104.16
*103.30
*103.18

104.23
106.27
104.18
104
103.20

*104.20
*106.24
*104.15
*103.28
*103.17

103.16
103.15
103.14
102.13
105.23
102.13
104.30
103.23
107.14
105.3

*103.16
*103.15
*103.14
102.16
*105.26
*102.15
*104.29
*103.22
*107.12
*105.4

103.18
103.17
103.16
102.16
105.28
102.17
104.31
103.24
107.14
105.6

*103.15
*103.14
*103.13
*102.10
*105.24
102.15
*104.29
*103.21
*107.12
*105.2

103.17
103.16
103.15
102.12
105.26
102.15
104.31
103.23
107.14
105.4

*102
102.2
*102
102.2
*100.5
100.7
*100.13 100.15
*101.11 101.13
*101.11101.13
*101.17 101.19
*101.20 101.22
*101.24 101.26

*102.3
*102.3
*100.5
*100.13
*101.11
*101.12
*101.17
*101.20
*101.24

102.5
102.5
100.7
100.15
101.13
101.14
101.19
101.22

*102
*102
*100.5
*100.13
*101.11

102.2
102.2
100.7
100.15
101.13

—

*101.12 101.14
*101.17 101.19
*101.20 101.22

—

101.26

*101.24 101.26

—

102.3
*102.1 102.3
102.13
*102.11 102.13
102.20 *102.18 102.20
102.21 *102.19 102.21
102.26 : *102.24 102.26
105.13 *105.10 105.12
100.18 *100.16 100.18

*102.1
*102.12
*102.18
*102.21
*102.25
*105.10
*100.16

102.3
102.14
102.20
102.23
102.27
105.12

*102
*102.11
*102 18
*102.20
*102.24
*105.10
*100.16

*104.22
*107.14
*111.21
*100.25
*106.4
*112.7

113.7
114.21
101.18
103.13
104.14
104.22
106.25
104.15
103.30
*103.15 103.17

*113.7
*114.20
*101.17
*103.11

.

*

100

480-;»nr)

asked

100.18

*112.8

,

price.




No

sales

104.24
107.16

—

111.23
100.27
106.6
112.10

—

—
___

113.9
114.21
101.19

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury

—

103.13
104.14
104.22
106.26
104.17
103.30

___
—

—
—

'

—

103.19

—

—

—

1,000
3,000
—

5,000—
—
—

-

—
—

102.2
102.13
102.20
102.22
102.26
105.12
100 18

—
-

_

___

100

*100.26 100.28
99.12
99.12

99.2

transacted this day.

99.12
a

*100.27 100.29
99.3
99.7

99.1

99.8

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury

„

*100.27 100.29
99.2
99.6

51,000

99.16

129.000

99.14

1947-1952
1949-1952
1951-1955
1955-1960
1948-1951
1951-1954
1956-1959

2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s
2%s

-1958-1963
1960-1965
-1948
1949-1953
-.1950-1952
1952-1954
1956-1958
1962-1967
1963-1968
June 1964-1969

2%s
2%s

Dec. 1964-1969
1935-1970

2%s
2%S
2%s
2%8
2%s
2V4s
2V4s
2V4S

2V4s
2V4s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s
2s

2s
2s
2S
2s
28
2s

1%S
l%s

1966-1971
June 1967-1972
Sept. 1967-1972
Dec. 1967-1972
1951-1953
1952-1955
1954-1956
-.-1956-1959
June 1959-1962
Dec. 1959-1962
1947
March 1948-1950
Dec. 1948-1950
.June 1949-1951
Sept. 1949-1951
--Dec. 1949-1951
March 1950-1952

—Sept. 1950-1952
1951-1953
1951-1955
June 1952-1954
Dec. 1952-1954
1953-195^
—1948
1950

Range for Previous
Year 1946

Range Since January 1
Lowest
Highest
102.13 Feb

4

104.25 Sep

30

Lowest

102.22 Jan
106.6

Feb

fl

Odd lot transaction, r Registered bond transaction.

Reconstruction & Development
10-year 2V4S-1957
25-year 3s
1972
llThis issue being redeemed on Oct.

104.14 Jim

Highest
104.27 May

21

107.20 Oct

3

4

110.3

Jun

111.18 Fftk

111.23 Sep

22

112.6

Feb

3

112.21 Aug

115.26 Jan

July 24

102.6

Feb

4

102.11

102.12

Dec
Feb

101.8

108.21 Feb

Dec

Dec

109.22

Aug

115.23 Apr

113.3

106.13 July 24

107.5

113.12

106.13 July 24

No*

113.3

NOT

114.8

May 14

114.8

May. 14

118.15 Mar

118.23

Feb

104.12

Feblir

104.12

Feb~21

106

106~

Apr

Apr

106 16 Mat

107 15 Jan

105.29 Aug

107,5

Jan

Jun

108.4

Jun

108.4

104.24 July 14

104.24 July 14

105.22 May

107.27 Apr

Nov

107.4

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30

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11

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102.8

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104.22

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103.9

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Low
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Volume

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

THE

Number 4639

166

YORK

NEW

''RANGE

Last

or

Period

Sale Price

Liu

Stock Exchange

York

u

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Low

108%

114'/a

New

York

25-year

Corporate Stock

108%

15

108% 108%

Stock

Week's Range

Last

Period

Exchange

Sale Price

or

Friday's

Bonds

Bid & Asked

Range Since
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Sold

Low

Copenhagen
J-D

Interest

High

York City

.1980

17

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No.

High

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78

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16

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1952

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Cuba

25

RECORD

OCTOBER

Range Since

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3%

ENDING

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Low
New

BOND

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Friday
Interest

BONDS
New

WEEK

FOR

(1597)

'82
16 y4

No.

Low

High
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102%

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1977

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1966

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99%

7s

S

15%

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101

f

s

(U

J-J

7s

AAss'td to Nov 5,

102

f

s

External

lABrazil

extl

—

—

Assenting 5s of 1899—-,.

Mlnas

M-S

101%

1967

A

91%

1962

io:%

75 Va

1

J-J

7s

A

94%

1967

1949

81%

90 Va

83%

Irrigation—

Mexico

109%

1956

6%s

13
30

J-J

paid
paid

AAss'td to Nov 5,

103

3%s

15-year 3%s

%

88 Va

101

34

J-J

A4%s assented
A

45

98

10-year 3%s
20-year 3%s

Belgium external

(Republic of)

part

Mexican

45

18%

7

99% 100

95

86

101

88

—

97

Jan 1, 1976

AJugoslavla (State Mtge Bk)
AMedellin
(Colombia) 6%s

45

s

B

93

88%

94

Jan 1, 1976
Jan 1,1976

Irish Free State extl

45

1st series

A External

series

95%

A-O

96

79

97

40'%

t-A

87%

—

—

Helslngfors (City) ext 6%s

1948

(King of Norway)

of)

f $

s

part

A6s

Foreign Govt. & Municipal

J-J

Government—

A7s

Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)—

A-O

101

f $

Republic

Oreek

*113

1955

f $

s

s

115

1962

4%s

(Republic

extl

extl

A-O

4

1942

6s

5%s

gold

Salvador
3%s

New York Stock Exchange

114

(called bonds)

External
El

101% 101%

1960

to

(ADenmark 20-year extl

Foreign Securities
Telephone

extended

F-A

45

46%

98
—

-

42

-

53

Telephone HAnover 2-0050

Teletype NY 1-971

£.001
■

fi.

26

THE COMMERCIAL &

(1598)

YORK

NEW

range

Friday
Last

Bid & Asked

Friday's

or

Low

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
(Int reduced 2.5%)
Bfts external

High

*46

1936

f ASan Paulo (State) 8s

A7s extl water loan

Low

No.

68

*36

50

Urn

48

64 %

46

46

1

46

67

42

50%

1956
*

1968

45

*38

2004

45

42 Va

--

33

33

91

—

A-O

*74

76%

secured

external

—1962

M-N

5

5%

A 7b

series B

sec

extl

1962

M-N

1958

Sydney County Council 3%s__
AUruguay (Republic) extl 8s

5

j-d

1958

extl 7s

J-D

19

J-J

;

*

1957
1946

F-A

*120

fund

6s

1960

M-N

sink

fund

6s

1964

M-N

*120

1

External readjustment—
External conversion

20%
101 %

} A Mobile Div 1st gold 5s

121

130

—

&

ref

M-N

1979

89

90%

M-N

1979

89%

90 %
89 ¥1

—1978

J-D

*89

1978

F-A

96

1984

J-J

90

86%

26

83%

100%
100

93

102

3%S extl readjustment
AWaraaw (City) external 7s
A4 Via assented

series

1958

*10

F-A

1958

F-A

1948

2d

consol

Alabama

Great

1967

Alabama

Power

Southern

3%s

mtge 3%s
^1972
Albany 6c Susquehanna RR 4%s„ 1975
Alleghany & Western 1st gtd 4s__1998
Allls-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs—
Amer

*104%

M-N

1st

16

mtge

A-O

&

Foreign Pow deb 5s
2030
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.—

*103

A-O
M-S
M-S

1956

*100%

*88

107%

107

104

105

88%

100

100%

128

101%

106

—

108%

2%s

debentures

1980

F-A

96

95 ¥a

96 %

95 ¥a

103%

2%s

debentures

,_1975

A-O

97%

96%

98

111

96 %

103%

2%s debentures

1986

J-J

91%

91 %

92%

133

91%

100%

1,446

108 V8

119%

2%s

debentures

conv

274s

1961

109

J-D

108% 110%

Calls

.

3s

bonds

Jan

1995

—

*95

84%

General unified

127

126

132

1989

J-J

124

124

124

B

-

inc

111% 111%

6

111%

F-A

112 % 112'/a

10

112%

F-A

100

100%

12

98 a/4

104

*95

94%

100%

1970
1997

M-N

1982

3%s ser B

Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s
Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series A

J-J

1985

5s

conv

F-A

M-N

1988

J-J

Jan 1 2038

75

75

118 %

118% 118%

44%

25

150

39

88%

73

12
6

118%

140

79%

13

79 %

68

52%

53

15

45

66%

51

52%

7

39

39 %

25

32

4 5 ¥4

88%

79%

J-J

81

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inc

4%s

mtge

88 Va

3

87

69

(Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry—
A

.-1983

Chic

Milw

1st

St

Paul

mtge 4s

Pac

J-J

1956

J-J

1994

&

J-J

—2003

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A 2d mtge 4%s inc ser A_>
Chicago Ind & Sou 50-year 4s

J-J

--

66'%

49%

RR—

A

ser

39 %

10474 105

105

104%

29

105%

98

69

88 ¥4

180

49

64%

25% partial redemption
1927
(Chicago Rock Isld & Pacific Ry—

95

—

95%

Gen

mtge 4%s inc

4%s

conv

inc

ser

ser

A

B

-

97%

122

132

116

118

110

71

119%

103%

107

104%

104% 105 Vo

16

104

107%

105 %

105 % 105 %

16

104%

1111/*

1948

J-J

-1948

J-J

9

29%

31

20

20

28

1

41

17%

25

—1988

ACertificates

of

SASecured 4%s

30%

.

I960

ref

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84

28

101

206

A-O

53

52

5574

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39

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57%

56%

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101

42 %

62%

M-N

217b

17%

22 Va

1,164

12'%

27%

99

97

86

80%

77%

76

105

J-D

J-D

1994

J-J

1994

J-J

1963

J-J

101'%

101% 101 Va

1963

J-J

101

101

4s—-1952

J-J

103

103

3

103

108V4

103

103

104%

5

103

10774

2%-4%s

1st

mtge

3V4s

series F

mtge

2%s

ser

G

1962

M-S

1943
1957

4%s series D

A-O

§ A Debentures 5s part paid
SAChoctaw Okla & Gulf cons 5s__1952
Cine Gas & Elec

105

97

4

1951

2%~4%s

M

101%

*101

55 3

J-D

Chicago Union Station—

103%

Stamped. modified bonds

87%

—

97

Chic Terre Haute & S'eastern Ry—
&

84%

9

81

1951

Memphis Div 1st gold 4s
1st

82%
88

82 ¥a

81%

—

1951

—

1st

mi/i

30

1934
1952

-

59

66 Va

827b

J-J

F-A

deposit

series A

A Conv gold 4%s
Chicago St L & New Orleans 5s

3%s-

b

78%

AGeneral 4s

KAChilds Co deb 5s part paid
86%

36%

38%

115%

(SAChicago Railways 1st 5s stpd

103 %

J-D

84

96

101 %

84%

1

M-N

84

114%

J-J

1977
1985

series

3%s

106%

97%

Baltimore & Ohio RR—

1st mtge

1975

2%s

*81%

_

_

M-N

~

11

*25%

101'/a

2

101

101

—

100

93%
85

107%
106%

24 ¥4
—

-

34%

24 ¥•

__

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A-O

A-O

77

77

—

34 5%

82 V2

6

60

82%

101 % 101 Va

17

101

105%

82'/2

-

—

Cincinnati Union Terminal—

1st mtge 5% (interest
Fixed
at
4%)

a-o

July 1 1948
mtge 5%
(fixed int at 3%%)
1950
4%s

107%

107

J-J

4%s

1st & ref

Conv

103%

83%

M-3

Div

103%

9

101 ¥4

B

S'western

15
27

104% 105

9774

1964

A-O

143%

132%

104% 104%

8

July 1952

July 1 1948

132

132

104%

9774

4s

mtge 4s

104%

1989

Chic & West'n Indiana conv

1st

51%

101

*99% 101

J-J

101%

—

100% 100%

39

104%

2%s
1
Chicago 6c Eastern 111 RR—

Gold

j-j

mm

44%

9774

4%s A

1966

107

44%

9 7 ¥4

110

Atlantic Refining 2%s debs

103%

104 ¥4

*_-

mm

J-J

110

31

F-A

105%

Line

Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s
Second mortgage 4s

105%

61%

Nov
M-N

cons

103%

99

July 1 1995
July 1 1995
Ry—
1963

110%

103% 103 5/b

16

6474

122
_

108

63 7a

122

Adjustment gold 4s

103 %

102

637

A-O

Stamped 4s
Atlanta & Charlotte Air
1st mortgage 3%s
Atlantic Coast 1st

122%

33

24%

4

1996

JARefunding gold 4s
1995

36%

24

10

23

Apr

Atchison Topeka 6c Santa Fe—
General 4s

33

103

__

97 %

28

102% 102 %

102%

Chicago & North Western Ry—
2nd mtge conv inc 4%s—Jan 11999
1st mtge 3s ser B
1989

78

84%

A-O

40

55

103%

103

*103%

Q-J

I960

A P W Products Co 5s

103%

A-O

1967

F-A

41

7074

102 %

__

1969

deb

27%
33

28

33

A-O

86

25%
24%

—

53%

171

—

debentures

AAnglo-Chiiean Nitrate
Ann Arbor 1st gold 4s

34

33%

69 "2

102% 102%

A-O

32%
32%

54 '/a

101%

1962

J-J

65

53
118

—

34

33%

69 ¥4

102 %

98

—

109%

108

—

Apr

95 ¥4

95%

98%

m-

Apr

98

96

J-D

mm

66%
27

20

19%
*108%

J-J

J-J

42%

Jan 12044

50

A-O

1987

59%

Jan 12019

35

-1982

102 %

,

96 %
98%

debentures

S%s debentures
Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s

87

17%

*48

—

108%

87

„

—

107 %

105

109%

104

10

ref

1st mtge

106 %

__

__

—

132

ref mtge

1075/b 107%

J-J

J-D

1958

1st &

100%

17%

8

M-N

General 4s

21%

1

8

Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR—

18

companies

39

2

68

gold 4s

ref mtge

17%

67%

74

9%
10 %

M-S

gold 4s

&

7%

51%

9

9%

1992

cons

&

101ft 101ft

MS

50¥a

51%

10"

3%s series E

1st

__

102%

F-A

1st

1st

7%

High

79

—1996

4%s

gold

90

railroad and industrial

Hdams Express coll tr (old 4s

1974

Ref & impt mtge 3%s D

84%

7

Low

8

No.

A

stamp (partial redemption)__1942
Champion Paper 6c Fibre deb 3s___1965
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry—

89%

f.t

1974

3s

High
92%

5s

100

85

29
__

96 %

A-O

_1987
Power

(4%% to Aug 1 1949)
J ACentral RR & Banking Co

AGen

4-4%-4%s extl readjustment

M-N

A-O

Central Pacific 1st ref gtd gold 4s_1949

R & A Div

90

Range Since
January 1

Bonds
Sold

92%

__

J-J

1961
1987
1987
-11987

4s

A4s registered
New York

Ref & impt M

—

Friday's

or

Bid & Asked

A-O

1946

Light 3%s
(ACent New Eng 1st gtd 4s
(ACentral of N J gen gold 5s
4 A 5s
registered
AGeneral

F-A

1966

Illinois

General

140

bonds of 1937) —

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26

12%
95 %

5

*120

AExternal

10%

4%

— -

95%

10%

21

--

12

95%

sink

($

80%

5

5

5

*15

AExternal

3 74-4-4 %s

Nov 1945
1945
1959
1959
pur money gold 4s__1951

AChatt Div

1st

10

Sale Price

Low

(Central of Georgia Ry—
§ A 1st mtge 5s
5 AConsol gold 5s
ARef & gen 5%s series B
ARef & gen 5s scries C

91 %

65%

mm

Last

Period

Stock Exchange

Central

A8s

of)
A4Vis assented

55

85

2

*83

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
(Int reduced to 3.5%)
1978
Serbs Croats & Slovenes (Kingdom)—

ASilesla (Prov

59
60

33

2012

f 7s

s

56 %

40%

mm

*—1940

(Int reuuced to 2% )

Week's Range

Interest

BONDS
New York

Central

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
1A Secured

mm

65

48

44

*36

1099

A6s extl dollar loan

17

High

48

mm

--

1950

i

RECORD

October

Friday
Sold

1999

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
(Int reduced to 2.25%)

Ending

Range Since
January 1

Bonds

•

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
(Int reduced' 2.5%)—

BOND

Monday, October 20, 1947

Week's Range

Sale Price

Interest

BONDS

New York Stock Exchange

week

for

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

86

86

89%

86

89

1st

101

70

45

income

Feb 1 2010

1969
1974
1966
1961

mtge gtd 3%s series E

1st mtge 2%s ser G

1st

74 ¥a

J-J

May

46%

46%

58%

58%
58%

74%

3

City Investing Co 4s debs

259

35

60

63

54

74

General

gold

59%

80

51%

73%

General

5s

47%

59

City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs

111

113%

*._

101

101

105%

J-D

*_.

97

97

99

J-D

83

81

88

*111

F-A
F-A

—

—

84%

21

Ref & gen mtge 5%

(2% fixed
contingent interest)—

and 3%
Series

G

Series

K

Series

Series

J-D

1200o

M-3

due Mar 11996

M

Ref & gen mtge 6%
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Cleve Cin Chic & St Louis Ry—

'

due Dec 11993
due Mar

m-a

(2%%

58%

58%

59

18

62

J

4s

St

J-D

due Dec 11993

series

70

70

703 4

60

39

84%

1980

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J-J

79%

85

21

84

97

Series

C

3%s

80

12

79

86

Series

D

3%s

Bell

91

90

91%

10

90

J-J

92

91

92

16

90%

1951

3%s

J-J

1951
1st

A-O

Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960

A-O

Beneficial Indus Loan 2%s debs—1961

98%

mtge 2%s
Cons mtge 2%s

ser

Short Line

125 %

125% 125%
97

97

1st mtge

99%

99%

~7

125%

6

95%

100%

Colorado

53

99%

103%

Columbia

1967
1955

J

J-J
M-N

99%

M-S
M-N
A-O

1961

4%s series JJ

1st mtge 4s series RR
Alnc mtge 4%s ser A

1960

J-J
M-N
F-A
F-A
M-S
J-J

July 1970
(ABoston & N Y Air L 1st 4s
1955

Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s
Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures

1950

1969
1976

mtge 27/as

99%

103%

98%

101

100 %

104

*99% 100

Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 2%s__1973

*__

*101%

100%
__

Columbus

1952

96%

14

79%

91%

51%

51%

52 %

49

42

66

Conn

27%

57

Consolidated

*105
*104

97%

97%
100

Bush Term Bldgs 5s gtd

60%

J-J

1934

5s

A-O

1960

&

1980

modified)
3%s

Elec

J-J

II
105 "4

97%
100%

59

36%

61

95

38%

105%

95

105% 105%

1st mtge 3s

1977
1951

& L 1st & ref 4%s
River Pwr s f 3%s A

1961
1965

3%s_
York—
3%s debentures
1
1958
1st & ref mtge 2%s ser A
1982
1st & ref mtge 2%s ser B
—1977
1st & ref mtge 2%s ser C
1972
(AConsol Ry non-conv deb 4s
1954
ADebenture 4s
1955
ABebentiire 4s„
___1956
Consumers Power 1st mtge 2%s—1975
Continental Baking 3s debs
1965
Crucible Steel 1st mtge 3%s__
1966
(ACuba Northern Ry 1st 5%S__~1942
ADepbsit' receipts
---ACuba RR 1st 5s gold
1952
ADepOsit receipts ___!
A7%S ser A deposit rets
-1946
A 6a ser B deposit rets
1946
Cigar

Corp

Consolidated Edison of New

105%
5

37

49

141

*99% 101

California Elec Power 1st 3s

1976

J-G

Calif Oregon

1974

M-N

1962

A-O

104%

J-J

114%

Power 3%s

Southern

cons

gtd 5s A
Canadian National Ry—
Guaranteed gold 4%s
(Guaranteed

1957

gold
gold

5s

Guaranteed

gold

Guaranteed

gold

4%s——^^^1955
4%s
1956

Guaranteed

gold

4%s

Guaranteed

»

1969

J-J

-1970 1

J-D

Oct

5s

107%

97%

103 %

100

104

55%
25

99

~1

91

6

105

72
39

103%
97

106%

-

*__

104

104

:

104%

104% 106

104%
8

12

Pac

Carolina

Ry 4%

1st mtge gtd 4s

114% 114%

3

114%

120%

Dayton Pr 6c Lt 1st

110

4

109 Va

113%

109%

114%

114'/a 114 %

1

113%

119%

Delaware 6s Hudson

112% 113%

39

112 ¥8

119¥a

F-A

107%

107

107%

24

107

Delaware. Lack & West RR
~N Y Lack & Western div

F-A

--.-1951

100%

100

100%

116

94%4

107

108% 108%

3

107%

110

*110

110

1105/a

112%

1965

~

M-S

page 29.




F-A
A-O

65

103

65

1

63%

102% 103

45

102%

105%

36

102%

106

_1960

F-A

102% 102%

1948

J-D

*72

75

82 ¥4

80 3%

1

64'%

64

105%

109%

102%

104

90

M-N

96%

103 ¥a

102% 102 Va

104

1

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108%

106

3

105

109

A-O

102 %

102% 103 Va

16

102'/a

107 Va

A-O

100:%

10074 101 Va

23

100 %

10674

50

52 %

49

103

103 %

9

106

A-O

M-N
M-S

103
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M-S

*__

107 Va

F-A

*__

114

F-A

105'/a 10574

105 %

'107

J-J

19

110¥a

114

114

105

109¥b

108 %

108 ¥•

2

105%

108
104 ¥4

5

102%

7

102 ¥a

103

102%

103'/a

10274 102%

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J-J

63%
106 Va

108
—

__

10574 10574

F-A

44 ¥4
103

10274

102

A-O

103

104 34

M-S

99 %

98'J%

997/a

12

9874

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A-O

97%

97%

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45

97 %

101

J-D

100 %

1003a

19

100

100

10374

5174

J-J

467/a

47%

51

30

J-J

46'/a

47'%

23

34

J-J

47'/a

47%

15

33%

51%

101%

10674

M-S

101%

101'/a 1027'a

53

J-J

100 ¥4

10074 10074

2

M-N

*-_

99

JD

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page 29.




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bond

4s

Gold

&

110

1
-22

53
*8

M-S

1996
1953

mtge 4s ser A
4%s per A

Louis-Southwestern

Gold 4%s

1st

110

—

1996

2nd mtge

5t

103%

47

101

M-S

..I960

105

M-S

1971

3s ser A
1st gold 5s

gold 6s
St L Rocky Mt Ac P 5s stpd
St Louis-San Francisco Ry Co—

A

*12

.1975

99%

93

Skelly Oil 2%s debs
Socony-Vacuum Oil 2%s
South Ac Nor Ala RR gtd 5s

100%

J-J

.1975

2%s

mtge

103%

102%

102%

#

M-S

1949
1941

2d

128

101

44

68

96

1977
1967
1967
-y.1969
2.1934

mtge 4%s

Gen

136 Va

126%

__

65

*62

93

M-N

Southern Bell Tel Ac Tel Co—

1st

108 %

100

100%

100

Af-N

48%

127

122 Va

*99%

A-O
A-O

1974

111

J-D

17%

9%

1

65%

F-A

1948

17

109%

J-J

Reading Co 1st Ac ref 3%s ser D..1995
Revere Copper Ac Brass 3 Vis
1960
Rochester Gas Ac Elec Corp—

A 2d

J-J
J-J
J-J

1974
1975
1977

mtge 2%s
1st mtge 2%s
(Wise) 1st mtge 2%s

109% 109%

43

29%

9

Co—

1st

100

J-J

-

120

M-S

trust

105

9

103%

14

102% 104%

103

Q-A

Coll

103%

128% 130%

Q-J

&

77

40%

40

*__

Q-F

3s

Ref

104 Va

99%
59

108% 108 Vi

M-S

Jan 1 2047

registered

General

25

105% 106
42

5%

3

99%

*24

42

37

67

*__

14

8

18

10

*64

Northern Pacific Railway—
Prior

11

*—

1968

M-N

20%

48%

M-S

inc

conv

11

Af-S

Quaker Oats 2%s deb.

64%

1997

mtge 5s

*113

F-A

101%
107%

83

12%

High

98%
106%

__

56%

72%

Low

100%

52%

46%

No.

52

47%

Range Since
January 1

Sold

51%

102

Bonds

51

46%

46%

30 Vi

M-N
J-J
J-J

*100

*105%

1977
1957
1956

52%

47%

Norfolk

A Gen

28%

47%

J-J

J-J

J-J

1st mortgage 3%s
IA Providence Securities 4s
lAProvidence Terminal 4s

.

85%

38

64%

j-d
J-J

1974

Niagara Falls Power 3Vis
Southern Ry Co—

80

11%

Vi

130

*§AN Y

110

50%

A-O

2%s ser D
West & Bost 1st 4Vis

1st M 3%b

High

Public Service El Ac Gas 3%s_

110%

45 Vi

40

N Y Telephone

103

46%

A-O

5s

Potomac El Pwr

1964
1966

APittston Co 5%s inc deb

103

66

Range
Friday's

or

Bid & Asked
Low

101%

46 Vi

2014
Ry 1st gold 4s_1996
& ref 5s
1974

IA General gold 5s
t A Terminal 1st gold

Sale Price

99

45%

72

Week's

Last

Period

High

103

47%

45%

M-S
A-O
J-J
M-N
J-J
J-J
A-O
M-N

J-J
F-A
F-A

refunding 5s
gold 4Vis

Interest

1st Ac ref mtge 5s

1937
1937
1940
1943
1982
1946
1966

§lst
tA2d

BONDS
New York Stock Exchange

93%

77

47

M-N
M-S
J-D
M-S
A-O
J-J
J-J

—

17

6

68 Vi

68%

1954
|AN Y Ont & West ref 4s.__June 1992
A General 4s
1955
N Y Power & Light 1st mtge 2%s_1975
N Y & Putnam 1st cons gtd 4s___1993
N Y State Elec & Gas 2%s
1977
N
Y Steam Corp 1st 3 Vis
1963
IN Y Susquehanna & Western RR—
1st 4s

Low

No.

104

*103

Port Chester—

A Harlem River &

RECORD

OCTOBER

Range Since
January 1

Sold

*103% 112 Vi

*-0

3Vis

deb

ANon-conv

ENDING

3

99%

103

103

Y-N

deb 4s

ANon-conv

BOND

Friday
Bonds

92%

99%

Harford RR—

|N Y New Haven &

High

*90

A-O
P-A
M-N

B—1973
1951

RR 2%s ser
N Y Dock 1st gold 4s
N Y & Harlem gold 3V2S
Y Connecting

N

WEEK

FOR

Week's Range

Friday

Interest

BONDS

f

Monday, October 20, 1947

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

(1600)

28

inc ser A
Jan 1981
4%s ser B—.Jan 1991
1st mtge 3%s ser B
—1971

Apr

80%

80%
98 Va

81%
81

98%

1
11
25

80
80

95%

94

92%
102%

.'MS*.,,

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL
CHRONICLE

Number 4639

166

Volume

NEW

YORK

RANGE

Friday
Last

Feriod

Sale Price

(Hiram) G & W 2%s debs_1966

M-N

debentures 3'As_1976

M-N

Walworth Co

Ward

conv

Bonds

Friday's

or

Bid & Asked
Low

Walker

WEEK

BOND
ENDING

Sold

Range Since
January 1

No.

High

Low

BONDS

New York Stock

A-O

1970

Last

Period

Sale Price

or

Friday's

Bonds

Bid & Asked
Low

107

No.

Low

98%

20

98

100%

1958

95%

A-0

14

94

100

1960

J-J

—

J-J

69%

69

69%

65

ART

24

21%

24

57

106% 107

Q-ikf

*45

J-D

_

9

110%

113%

7

§ A 1st general 4s
.1949
A Certificates
of deposit
§ASu & Du div & term 1st 4s_. "1936
A Certificates of
deposit
Wisconsin Electric Power 25/8S__. .1976

105%

107 %

Wisconsin

101

102

___

110% 110%

60

103

%

J-D

106'/a 106'A

West Penn Power 3%s series I

1966

J-3

108

108

10

106%

Maryland 1st 4s

1952

A-0

102

103

44

101%

Pacific

5

101'A

105%

118'/a

95%

60

82%

66

*19%
J-D

98

*—

75%

15'/2

24%

18

21

98

102

„

98

--

106

79%

102'A
116%

98

15

106%

Western

1

1

118

*

109%

Western

High

102% 102%
118

JWisconsin Central Ry

107%

100%

——

102'A

—

_

105%
50

__

*
__

25

53'A

*100%

F-A

Range Since
January 1

Sold

High

95

F-A

Washington Central Ry 1st 4s
1948
Washington Terminal 2%s ser A__1970
Westchester Ltg 5s sfcpd gtd
1950

Interest

Exchange

High

Baking Co—

5%s debs (subordinated)

17

98
—

Warren RR 1st ref gtd gold 3%s__2000

RECORD

OCTOBER

Week's Range

Interest

BONDS

York Stock Exchange

New

FOR

(1601)

Gen

—1967

mtge 3%s

4%s

lnc

ser

A—2014

102%

May

101% 101%

—

Public

Service

3'As

.1971

J-J

Yonkers Elec Lt & Power 2%3

.1976
1970

J-J

108%

108 '/a

109'A

Y

Western Union Telegraph Co—

1950
1951
1960
1951
1971
2361
2361
1949

Funding & real estate 4%s
25-year

gold

30-year

5s

5s

---

Westinghouse El & Mfg 2'/as
debentures —1

2%s
West

Shore

guaranteed

4s

1st

Registered
Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s
Gen

&

3'As

mtge

D

ser

95%

95

M-S

95

93'A

95 '/2

142

76%

91%

90%

92'A

101

75

93%

*97

95%

J-J
J-J

101%

101% 101'/a

100

M-S

M-S

99% 100

62%

M-S

16

H OO

9

103

99%

not

64%

66

57

76%

62

25

55%

72%

__

——

*104%

98%

98

98 %

99%

99%

99 %

106'A

15

*98%

__

98

106

99'A

included

sale not

year's range,

in

the

n

included

In

.

100

101%

100

the

year's range,
d Ex-interest,
e Odd-lot sale
not
Under-the-rule sale not Included in the
year's range,
r Cash sale

year's range,

y

Ex-coupon.

A

<

.

§Negotiability impaired by maturity.
tThe price repreeented is the dollar
quotation per 200pound unit of bonds. Accrued interest payable at the
exchange rate of $4.8484.
tCompanies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, or
reorganized under Seotton 77 of
the Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed
by such companies.

102'/a

7

J-J

104%
100

J-D
M-S

delivery

included in the

60%

M-N

Deferred

a

103

62%

__

1970
1967

Wheeling Steel 3'As series C
1st

94%

1992

series A

2%s

M

ref

95

M-N

101%

♦Friday's

bid

and asked
flat.

prices;

no

sales

ABonds selling

being transacted during current week.

NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE
WEEKLY-AND
NOTICE—Cash
in

in

footnote

a

sales

and deferred delivery

week

the

In the following

in

which

they

are

disregarded in the week's

No

occur.

account

extensive list we furnish

is

taken

of

sales

in

YEARLY

RECORD

the only transactions of the week, and when selling outside the regular weekly
computing the range for the year.

unless they

range

such

are

range

are shown

the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday,
Oct. 11, and ending the present Friday, Oct. 17. It is compiled from the daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include
every security,
whether stock or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year.
complete record of the transactions

a

RANGE

Week's

Friday
York

Exchange

Curb

Range

Shares

Low

Par

Aluminum

Acme

Wire

Adam

Hat

Alloys

Friday
STOCKS—
New

Range Since January l

High

L010

10

May

5%

Jan

Baldwin Rubber Co common

6%

300

4'/2 Aug

12%

Feb

Banco

31 %

Oct

31%

_

31%

20

23

Jan

6% May

11%

Feb

Barium

Aeronautical Products lnc

1

3 %

3%

3%

1,000

2

Aug

3%

Oct

Barlow

Aero

Supply Mfg capital stock
Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores

1
•

2%

2%

2%

3,100

2%

Sep

3%

Feb

Ainsworth Mfg common
Air Associates lnc (N J)

5

14%

13%

14%

800

8%

10%

400

Air

2

Convertible
60c

1

common

preferred

Mfg Corp

10
50c
10

common

Electric

Alaska
Alles
Allied
Allied

Power

4.20%

Airlines

&

Fisher

~2

pfd

$3.75

cumulative

Aluminium

Ltd

Feb

Bellanca

Aircraft

Jan

Bell

of

Tel

Jan

Benrus

Watch

5%

6%

1,500

4%

Jan

6% July

Benson

&

87.%

87%

80

"4%

2,400

99

~3 %

1CO
1
1

common

preferred

1

100

—

17

101%

25

57

62

17
63

6,500

*

common

5'A
11 %

Jan

Convertible

Berkey

30'A
180

29%

850

30%

500

177% 188

Bantam

American

Car

Co

1

1

Beverage common

American Book Co

100

American Cities Power &

Class

&'Gay

Class

25

called

A

2%

Jan

Bickford's

lnc

Blauner's

13

Jan

25

Feb

Blue

48'A May
101 '/a Oct

80

Jan

Blum

105'A

Feb

Blumenthal

22%

Sep

Bohack

Jan

32%

7%

195%

Sep
Feb

5

Feb

1

—

American Gas & Electric

10

preferred

100

American General Corp common
$2 convertible preferred
$2.50

convertible

preferred—

Hard Rubber

--

52%

■

Mar

52%

Sep

13

Itf

1 6

•'

%

20

36%

37

11.2'A

20

37'A

Oct

52%

Oct

1,300

4 'A

May

7%

Jan

2,600

~5'A re
in

%

Jun

1%

Jan

500

10,000

111'A 112%

300

17

May
36% Sep
110'A Apr

23

Feb

43%

Jan

113

May

2%

2%

1,100

42%

25

42'A

44%

44%

25

43%

Sep
Sep

20%

2

l'A

450

13'A

Jan

21'A

Oct

32%

33%

100

37%

Feb

2,900

29% May
18'/a Sep

24 %

25

2

l'A

20

(S)

(H C)

& Co

Co

2% May

3%

Borne,

Products Co

Potash &

Chem class

:

A

Jan

Amer dep rets ord reg
British Columbia Power class A

Feb

Bruck

Silk

2

Jan

3%

2,900
400

15

Jan

25%

Oct

47%

100

35

J an

48%

Sep

35%

50

32

43

Feb

Burd Piston

43%

Feb

23%

Jan

Burma Corp Amer dep
Burry Biscuit Corp
Butler (P H) common

4%

700

3%

Sep

6%

Feb

l'/a

1

25,100

1

Apr

1%

£00

42

5'/a

600

10%

2,600

May
4% Aug
7% Jan

Anchor

2

7%

7%

7%

1,300

6

A

A

6,500

Va

Sep

%

Oct

6%

6%

100

5'/a

Apr

7'/a

Jan

Products

Rights w i
Angerman Co lnc

_1

common..

—

Angip-Iranian Oil Co Ltd—
dep rets ord reg

h

Common class A non-voting

preferred™—

Oil

&

100

3%

__

pfd

Refining Co__

6%

7,300

6'/a

6%

Atlantic Coast Fisheries

Atlantic

Coast

Line

Co—_n

Atlas Corp warrants
Atlas Plywood Corp
i<

^

*

2,900

6%

28,900
200

10%

Jan

10

110%

Jun

11%

1,600

12%

13%

12

13%

6,300

preferred

Ayrshire

Collieries

*

Corp

1

3% May

9% May
10 % Jan
Sep

""%

55%

9%

525

% May
4% Jan

6%

9
__

"l'/a

8%

l'/a

7%

4,100

5'A Aug

54

1,700

55%

125

5%

6%

18,600

33

32'/a

33%

3,900

1

Ltd—

5%

7%

•

Oct

9%

Jan

Cable Electric

Calamba

For footnotes see

30
page 33.




11%

13

2,200

45

45

100

124

124

30

26

25

26

330

__

17%

18%

♦

—

5%
—

8'A

1,100

12
5%

13 Va

700

5%

900

23

23
8'A

25

8'A

300

7%

14%

Jun

10
May
37% May
May

15

Apr

55

Jan

Apr

37

Feb

17%

Jan

22%

Jun

14'/a May
17% May
11'/a Oct
4

Feb
Jan

132

116

21%

Jan
Jan

Jan

20

Feb

Jan

5 '/a

Oct

Jun

26%

Jan

6'A May

10'/B

22%

-i-

*

14% July

18%

—

18%

1,000

22

Jan

36

Feb

18%

Oct

25

Jan

14% Aug

18%

Jan
Feb

33

—

—

12%

600

13

2%
--

21%

Jan

12%

20%

Feb

4%

Feb

Oct

2%

2%

300

2%

Oct

22%

22%

25

22%

Oct

2 7'/a Mar

1% May
15'A May

2% Mar

22
7%

21%
7%

22%

1,700

8'A

2,300

23% July
9
Feb

5% May

500

11%

47

Jan

Feb

26'A

Feb

10%

Jun

12%

Feb

32

41

42

11'A

11%

1.200

1,600

15'A May
10% May

18

18%

16

16

16

{U
3%

Jun

25

—

—

12 %c

%
3%

50

7,700

%

2,300

U
3%

3 %

19% Mar
16

Oct

1 % Mar

Jun
Oct

.

7

Feb

13'A Aug

12'A May

25c

24

5%
11%

pfd

£l
-1

Electric

Tungsten

6%

500

Feb

Canada

Bread

Oct

Feb

6% July

6% %

preference

Convertible

Canadian
A
B

Mar

Class

14"%

Feb

Canadian

13'A

Oct

7%

voting—
non-voting

11% May
Jan

•

Kennedy lnc

27

58%

9

Jan

7'A

Feb
Feb
Jan

Oct

2,500

37% May

61

Oct

39%

Oct

42%

.Tan

12

Amer

Co

*

common

Power

&

Co

Jan

26

May

200

May

22

May

12'

12%

200

15%

Jan

15

9'/a May
9% May

Jan

1%

1%
35%

1%
37

;

Jan

33%

Sep

45

Mar

6%

Jan

10'A

Feb

July

32%

Oct

6'/a

Jan
Oct

8%

8%

400

"6%

6%

6%

100

1% May

23

51

52

Co common

190

6%
43 '/a

115

Jan

52

Oct

Oct

119

July

Sep

20

Jan

115% 115%

25

8'A

8%

2,900

10%

115"%

10%

100

1,300

6

50

30

May

43 %

9% May

17%

Feb

96%

Feb

7%
1%

1

(A M)

& Co

Corp of America
Maine

Power

Sep

3

Apr

9

Apr

11

Mar

May

9

Jan

—

6%

*

10
1

6 %
35

6%
35

11

12%

5,500

£'5 %

11%

86%

50

20

20 %

400

Co—

100

preferred

Central Ohio Steel Products

Light 4% pfd

Central & South West

2s 6d
1

Corp

1

100
*

Jun

3

250

2,600

8%

52

165

Jun

Ltd—

(J W)

Casco Products common

Castle

*

Light $5 pfd

Biscuit

dep rets B ord

Carter

12

10

-—2.50

common

Carreras

20

165

1

New

Jan

May

22

12

*

Carey Baxter &

Central

60%

Feb

23'/a Mar

20'A Oct
20

_*

:

Capital City Products

16

Feb

100

5%

26

-1

Carr-Consol

.31%

Jan

22

22

100

Carolina

100

Mar

10

•

preferred

Carnation

300

8

7% May
2% May

1,300

-

Industries Ltd—

Feb

58%

6% Jan

1,200

8'
4

Alcohol—

Feb

55%

Apr

3% Mar

*

<

preferred

Industrial

Class

July

26%

4%

Jun

600

7%

8

20

;

7

10% May
24'A Jan

7%

Canada Cement Co Ltd common—___•

Canadian Caoners U;d

37

100

3Ve

*

Ltd

Co

63

600

1,000

3%

8

5

Apr
3% May

6%

7%

1

Fire Insurance

6% July

1%

3%

2% July

1

Power—

Corp

Camden

11'A July
114

rets 5%

July

114"% Mar
8%

3%

50c

Products common

24% May
5% Sep
5% May

14%

5,7

12
45

124

rets

Sugar Estate

California

3.50%
57

400

4

May

Wireless—

American dep

Central Power &

preferred

12'A

3

Feb

B
Baldwin Locomotive—

12

—

1

Catalin

Babcock & Wilcox Co

8,200

2.50

Ring Co

50

26%

—

3%

*

Carman & Co common

6%

—

3

*

11% July
9% Feb

14%

__

5
25

Mills

Canadian Marconi

__1

Automatic Voting Machine.
Avery (B F) & Sons common

3 % May

9

6

l

Automatic Products

6%

50

i

Oct

4% May

6%

112% 112%

•

1

108%

10%

£i
—•

3'A May
7'A Jan

6'/a

Associated Electric Industries—

American dep rets reg
Associated Laundries of America
Associated Tei & Tel class .A—

140

1,300

Jan

10%

2.50

1

11%

6yfl

6%

•

800

108% 109%

6'A

*

3%

10%

11

10

:

Arkansas Power & Light $7
Aro Equipment Corp„

1

1

Arkansas Natural Gas common

May

16%

'

__1

5%
10%

Callite

£1

Angostura-Wupperman
:
Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co
;
Appalachian Elec Pwr.4%% pfd
Argus lnc

.

Cables &

'A

3'A

24% Mar

Oct

Feb

63

5%

__

11%

15%

Jan

58%

9%

5

11%

6% May

1

Bunker Hill & Sullivan

55%

7'A May

50

5

Buckeye Pipe Line—

4%

1 %

500

9'A

1

common—

common

35%

4%

100

9'A

•

Distillers

Rubber Co

25%

9%

preferred

Brown Forman

47%

58 %

16%

8'A
9

♦

4'A

.

16%

95,800

9'A

__

10c

Class B

2% May

10c

com__

16%

•

i

5l

25

May

Jun

Jan

£1

(E L) Co

29% May
16% May

Feb

Celanese Ltd—

Brown

2,100

Oct

23

2%

l'A

dep rets ord reg

Amer

Bruce

2,400

Feb

10

1 Sep

l'/a

♦

Go

British

July

19%

common

QH

Jan

17 %

36%

Jan

Oct

9%

1

1%

£1

32% July

18%

1,000

35'/a

dep rets ord bearer

Apr

35

10

180'/2

Jan

5

Ashland

Amer

Jun

19

9%

Jan

3%

Oct

136

British American Tobacco—

14'/2

36

160

*

28%

♦

1,200

2'A

8% Mar
23

May
l'/a July

May

1

common

100

10

American Thread 5%

6%

Mfg Co

200

:

Feb

Jun

16

31

1

Class A

18%

__

Feb

Apr

*
*

49

American Writing Paper common

Amer

Brillo

-British-American

16

Republics—

Seal-Kap

Light & Power

Aeronautical

31

*

:

Bridgeport Gas Light Co
Bridgeport Oil Co

18'/8

2%

2%

139% 143%

•

Corp common

Brewster

15%

—

Amer Superpower Corp
$6 series preferred

_

Breeze

31

American Meter Co

Post

Traction

18%

3'A

7'/a

20%

16

*

lnc

Brazilian

31
__

600

100
25
*

common

common

preferred
Scrymser Co

25
i_25

common

2

American

50

42%

American

B

100

2%

1

American

May

42%

American Maracaibo Co

Class

52%

Jan

5'A May
9 '/a May

1
1

1st

25

Mfg Co

American

3% Mar
90

52%

~6

1

Co

preferred

Metal

Jan

l

Laundry Mach
American Light & Trac common
6%

Va July

10c

American

American

2

70

10

18'A

1

Ridge Corp common
(Philip) & Co lnc

Apr

20

2%

& Mac{i Co com_*

common

18

200

25

B

American

2%
x85

600

19%

3

Birdsboro Steel Fdry

Feb

2% May

6%

1

common

Aug

9,900

3

2%
x85

—

American & Foreign Power warrants—
American Fork & Hoe common
*

4%%

2%

Feb

May

*

Furniture

5

Light—

A

Class

2%

Apr

6%

Jun

Bourjois
American

26,800

Feb

11

July
3% May

*

preferred

23

161'/2 May

5%

13

6

18

„

143%

1

common

Jan

700

4%

6%

—

1

lnc

Co

Hedges

19

101% 102%

*
♦

common

108

May

High

9% May

16

100

common

15

1

*

Oct

3

6% Aug
4% Oct

is

Mar

1

Canada

9

92

5'/a

1

common

Corp

5'A

Sep

*

America

Aluminum Goods Mffe
Aluminum Industries

Ties

Shoe

3'/4

1

common

of

(A S)

500

1

Co

Beck

4%

5

Aluminum

Beau-Brummel

Feb

Sep

100

lnc

Co

Feb

4'A

Jun

1,100

1

4'A

common

Bros

1

12%

(L)

l'/2

81

Low

11%

5

lnc

Bauman

6%

86

1

& Co common

Feb

4%

Internat Investing Corp
Products
(Mich) common

Altorfer

Refractories

1~5

38

Range Since January 1

High

10%

8

Corp

5,800

July

Low

11%

Seelig Mfg—

50

Appliance

Alabama Great Southern
Alabama

&

"2%

31

"2'A

May

Steel

3

convertible preferred

Air-Way

3 '/a

1

$1.20 convertible A common
Basic

10% May
7'A Jun

Shares

shares

American

1,000

--

for Week

los Andes—

de

8

Sales

Range
of Prices

•Par

High

3

7%

lnc

Week's

Last

Sale Price

Exchange

500

7%

Aireon

Curb

4%

1

Investors

York

6

6

1

Stores

17

4

common

Co

OCTOBER

for Week

of Prices

ACF-Brlll Motors warrants
Acme

ENDING

Sales

Last

Sale Price

STOCKS—
New

WEEK

FOR

on

85%

Oct'

A

10

10

10%

15,600

15 '/a May

av»

98%

--

a

Sep

8% May

Feb

21'A July

1? 102

11%

Jan

Feb

2)

30

RANGE

Friday
Sale Price

Aircraft

Co

Corp common
Cherry-Burrell common
Chesebrough

Mfg

common

Chicago Rivet & Mach
Chief Consolidated Mining
SChilds CO preferred
Cities Service

Stamping———
City & Suburban Homes
Auto

City

Clinchfield Coal

22%
23%

Feb

12%

200

12

12%

Oct

3Va

3%

2,900

Jun

4%

Jan

27%

1,600

July

27%

Oct

%

12

13

150

26 Mi x27 %

75

2>A

11%

oct

27%

Oct

77%

Jan

425

14

Oct

3,800

1

May
May

18%

1%

93

May

430

36%

40%

46,800

12%

12%

600

10

9%

2,100

17%

16

2

1%

600

2%

1%

650

66,100

15

Feb

13% May
1% Sep

19

Jan

1% May
Jan

12

12

100

9"%

100

152

460

66%

100

Jan

10% May
8% May

143

7%

148

Oct

12

7%

1% Mar

40%

23%

152

—•

Feb

14

19 Va May
70
Mar

120% 126%

9%

2%
18

Jan

18%

1

12%

Oct

125

71

18%

40 Va

46

-4

Jan

6% Aug

11%

Jan
Feb

3%

Jan

3%

Jan

15%

Feb
Oct

152

10% Aug

9% May

•

Feb

13%
4%
11%

Feb

3%

3%

3%

1,000

3

May

1
1

9 %

9

9%

6,000

7

Aug

6%

1,500

5%

5%

6%

19,700

25

Airlines

Colonial Sand & Stone Co

34%

33%

34%

700

5%

1,900

3%

58,400

A

Aug

200

30%

Jun

34%

Jan

%

Sep

2%

Jan

6V8

Colorado Fuel & Iron warrants
Colt's

Manufacturing Co
Commodore Hotel Inc

6%

5

1
warrants-

iV

16

25

Southern

&

May
Apt*

12% May

70%

—1
*

Corp

Commonwealth

12

375

23%

Development ordinary——

Colonial

225

21%

1%

Cockshutt Plow Co common

Cplon

520

21%

17 Vz

17%

Products Co——

Club Alum

78

21

—-—,—1

& Lambert Mfg

Clayton

70

13

30%

30%

Community Public Service
Community Water Service
Vtc

$3

32

4% May
3% May

8

ext

4%

series

3% May

5% Aug

■fk Jan

preferred

69%

707/a

1,400

83%

Jan

115

115 V4

190

115

Oct

118%

Jan

108

108

108%

70

108

Mar

110%

Jan

9

9Va

2,100

x7% May
63% May

9%

Jan

85%

Feb

9 Va

69%

73

75%

800

75

3

500

28

27

28

2,100

21%

Apr

34%

12%

12 Va

12%

2,200

7%

Jun

12%

2%

Oct

27/a

10c

2%

2'A

2%

1,100

1

2%

1

157/B

14

1
•
5c

3%

3%

500

10%

10%

10%

4,400

Coro Inc

•

10 V4

Corroon & Reynolds
$1 preferred class

1
•

3Va

l

"4%

Car-Na-Var

Continental

Fdy & Machine Co.;

Cook

&

Corp

5%

A

common—.—.

convertible

preferred—

dep receipts

reg)

Brewing

Crown Cent Petrol

Cork

preferred
Atlantic

Cuban Tobacco

debenture

Co

Gasket

Gray

Detroit Steel

11% Jun
3 % May

100

47

3% Aug

11

Feb

4% Jan
14% Aug
5

Oct

47

Oct

36

Jan

Sep

7%

35%

Oct

25%

Jan

1%
7%

Oct

100

7%

800

5%

900

&

6%

5%

5%

"4

4

4 Va

2,300

1%

1 Vz

300

25%

170

1%

25

25

21%
10%

15%

new

17%

Feb

33

107

Jan

7% May
5% May

17

Jan

8

Feb

15%

10%

15%

100

200

36%

7%

50

7%

900

35

90

11'A

12

2,100

16%

17%

10% May

28

May

6%

Apr
Aug
6 % May
9% May

32

May

26%

Jan

15%

Oct

38

Jan

10%

Feb

12%
155

Feb
May

10'A

Apr

17 Va

Oct

9%

Sep

14

Feb

9%

2%

3

1,400

20%

20'A

21

500

*

2% May
17% Aug

21

Oct

16

Feb

3%

Feb

11%

Sep

6%

3,000

4%

Apr

17%

Feb

19

Feb

12%

13 V4

1,100

11%

Sep

19%

Feb

3%

4%

9,900

2 Vz

May

4%

Oct

33%

Jan

33%

Feb

10% May
22% Oct

17%

Feb

25%

Jun

6%

—50C

7% Jan

Ltd

£1
_

_

__

Corp class

Dominion

Steel
Tar

Chem

_

Co

_

4

12%

25
*

Ltd

_

22%

100

Sep

94

Feb

69%

25

67

May

79

Jan

40

10

__

_

41

150

39

May

48

Feb

Oct

106

%
£1

reg
common.

92

84

_

Durham Hosiery class B

%

355

%

Oct

7%

Sep
May
4% May
11% May
12

——

5%
--

84

3,100

__

__

•

Sulphur.

l'A

•

Duro Test Corp common
Texas

8,800

76%

Rights w i
Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd—
dep rets ord

13

69%

•

Co

11%

22%

*

Corp.
Co

—

*

Dominion Textile Co Ltd
Driver Harris

13'A

*

& Coal B
&

—

——

1
1

A

Bridge Co Ltd.

Dominion

_

14

5%
14

700

200

-1

Fire

6%

prior

preferred

3%

100

preferred

__

75%

100

Eastern

Malleable

Eastern

States Corp—

Iron

3%

3%

84

84

71

76

3,100
25
1,600

25

1%

Apr
Oct

10% May
18'A

Feb

6%

Feb

15%

Jan

97%

Jan

49

76

Oct

4%

May
Jan

«

4

4

preferred series A

_•

79

77

79

200

50

$6 preferred series B

•

75

73

75

700

40

May

int—

1

13%

12%

13%

700

13

Aug

$5 pfd shares of beneficial int
Easy Washing Machine B

1

59%

59%

60

•

9%

9'A

$7

8,200

4% Jan

2% May
81
May
35%

1% May

May

50% Aug
4%
79

Oct
Oct

75

Oct

14%

shares of

beneficial

9%

2,900

42% May

1,700

6y« May

& Share

common

Electric Power & Light 2d pfd A

5

13%

151

•

5%

Option warrants
Electrographic Corp—

1

14 %

44,800

148
152
5%
6

1,100

3

500

100

1

Electromaster

13 %

Elliott Co

5%

Inc

Empire District Electric 5%
Emsco

Equity
$3

Derrick

Corp

&

Eureka
Eureka

preferred—

Inc—.xi,

45

45

46

100

60

see

page




33.

__

1%

<

1

3^

10

28%

43 % Aug

50

400

8,600

9%
28'A

Oct

100

1%

3%

Feb

Sep

11%

28

Sep

24%

1%

9%

7%
24

Jan

4,200

11%

9

17%
155

Feb

101

200

7,500
250

8%

Jun

Jan

1% Aug
43% Jun
6

May

lii May
28

Ffb

Feb

Aug

3,700

12% May

22%

Jan

11%

2,400

11

14

Jan

53

350

45

64

Feb

Sep
Aug
1% May

700

Jan

Jan

43 Va

Jab

18

2%

2%

40

Jan

20 Va July

Sep

6%

Apr

Sep
18% Aug

20%

Feb

4%

4%

300

4%

17%

18%

1,600

16%

22%

22%

75

2

JE1

dep rets ord reg_

Amer

2

800

—

Ford Motor of Canada—
Class

18%

non-voting

A

Class B voting.
Ford Motor of France—
Amer dep

—

rets bearer

4% %

Franklin

common

Jan

Sep

31%

Feb

400

7Va

Sep

14%

Feb

50

29%

Sep

38%

Feb

6% May

12%

Feb

29

Feb

1,300
700

27

26

Garrett

10'A

500

8%

X8%

8%

Co.

100

32

32

Stores—

Fuller (Geo A)

Jun

Mar

9'A

8%

preferred

conv

Sep

7%

Oct

3

8%

27

27

(Peter) Brewing
Franklin Simon & Co Inc..

1%

23

28%

8%

8%

Fort Pitt Brewing Co
Fox

Corp

5%

*

Gellman

__

—

20

16% May

19%

Feb

Apr

104%

May

9%

Oct

May
3% May

3%

Jan

6%

Jan

32%

Jan

2

8%
2%

3 Va

1.100

4 %

4

Va

4%

4,500

24 Vz

25%

100

22

Apr

Feb

Electric Co Ltd—

General

£1

Amer dep

rets ord reg
General Finance Corp common
5%

General

Public

Service

preferred

Coal

99% Aug
115% Mar
110% Oct

Jan

5%

4,500

20%

250

5

Goodman Mfg Co^

Aug

13%

Jun

1778

Jan

27%

Sep

29%

Apr

24%

1,100

18%

Jan

25

Feb

21 Va

2,600

16

Jun

22%

13%

800

Ve

700

4

1,800

3%

9% May
Oct

13

33

——

100

33

50

99% 100
%

II

II

Mfg common
10
Graham-Paige Motors $5 conv pfd__25

64%

5%

Jan

61%

Jan

1

Sep

104%

Jun

IV*

Jan

44

Apr

200

7% May

300

47% May

19

1,200

9% May

51% Aug
15 Va

Jan
Oct

65'

Oct

19

Feb

9%

200

7

May

10

3,000

8

Sep

14

Feb

103

150

July

7%

7%

8%

10

5

34 Vs

Sep
% May

99

~9%

18

7%

25% May

65%

9%
63

Jan

17

Jun

9,000

„

"9%

Oct

14% Mar

3y4 May
48

Gorham

Varnish—

Feb

54 Va

100

3%

•

—

22''2

14'A

14% xl5

14%

1
—50

6% Mar

Jun

13

_

*

prior preferred

4% May
52% May

13%

20%

20%

•

Class B

Grand Rapids

Mar

23

1

Goldfield Consolidated Mines

Gorham Inc class A

May

*

Godchaux Sugars class A
$4.50

3

89

__

5

Inc

(Adolf) Inc common

Jan

210

__

_

Oct

4

Sep

24

1

Feb

25%
100

110 Va

14'A

*

May

Jan

111%

5 V*

Feb

31% Aug
109

800

—

.*
2.50

18% May
89

40

20'A

Glenmore Distilleries class B

Jan

24

150

•

Gladding McBean & Co
Gleaner Harvester Corp

110

112% 113

*

Co

9%

110'A 110'A

—

1

1,100

Jan

9 %

3%

99

*

(AC) common.

May

99'%

3%

3%
99%

•

Preferred

19%
100

100

•

Gilbert

Globe-Union

300

19%

19%
100

Giant Yellowknlfe Gold Mines

Alden

31%

Jan

14

7% July

6

xl03% July

1
•

Georgia Power $6 preferred
$5 preferred

Gilchrist

8%

31%

preferred—*

General Shareholdings Corp com
convertible

Va

250

——

1
$6

2,400

8

100

Plywood Corp

General

8V4

7%

8

10
*

preferred series A
Fireproofing common
General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd

10 Va Aug

—

1

General

Glen

Feb

Apr

6% May

4

9 Va

3

1
—25

_.'4
11V

15
94

1,800

9

1
•

Mfg Co common
Alloys Co
General Builders Supply Corp
5% conv preferred

5,900
__

_

100

preferred

General

$6

10'A

9%

10'A

2

Gatineau Power Co common—

Great Atlantic A Pacific Tea—

Non-voting

common

stock

7%

1st preferred
Great Northern Paper

•
100

—

_

45

46

700

10'A

10'A

10%

300

Products

108

108

9%

108

100

9%

100

14%

400

95% May

112

133%

__

-

46

—J
25
common__25c
Gulf States Utilities $4.40 pfd
100
Gypsum Lime & Alabastine
•
Stores

Grocery

102

•.M

Jun

145

Apr

39%

Jan

47

July

9% July

15%

Jan

Oct

114%

Ffeb

Oct

15%

Feb

108

9%

H
Hamilton

14%

5

Hall Lamp Co

Bridge Co

36%

Hartford

25
1
1

Harvard Brewing Co

Hat Corp of America B non-vot

Hathaway Bakeries Inc
Hazeltine Corp
Hearn
Hecla
Helena

2%
8%

13%

—

800
__

_

14

500

600

70'A

2% May

4%

Feb

9

Feb

9% July

& Co

9%

1,000

10%

11 Va

1,200

10 Vz

12

13'A

800

13

13

13'A

600

11

11

11%

800

99% 100

170

78

20

78

class A

10%

13%

Aug

Sep

14% Mar

May

25

Jan

13

Oct

16

Jan

9

% Mav

10

13%

99 Vz

Oct

107

78

Oct

85

Feb

Jan
Mar

Feb

Jan

15%

X35V*

10
5

500

77/a May

10%

Feb

400

4%

Apr

6%

Feb

Jan

9%

5

5

300

9%

_9%

23

55'A
5

•

Inc

Hormel

(Geo A) & Co common
Horn & Hardart Baking Co
Horn & Hardart common——

preferred—

40

•
•
'•

38

35 %

35 %

200

69%

2,500

5

5%

300

•

1st

preferred
Hydro-Electric Securities
Hygrade Food Products

57

Feb

AUg

27%

Jan

Jun

23

Aug

37

Jan

41 Va

AOg

150

Oct

34% May
Mar
28

Apr

55% Apr
4% Jun

181

Feb

43

Feb

116% July
36% Aug

7

1

7

9%

9%
49

1
•
5

2%

2,000

72% Aug
9 V*

Feb

July

7

175

10

1,900

50

2%

375

200

12%

Sep

14

42

13% xl4

14

warrants

Huyler's common—

30

275

69

69%

common—*

preferred

60

113

-5
Co

153%

37%

38

•

&

40%

153

153%

100
5

(Harvey) Inc

8 Va
49

20

Holophane Co common.

stock

Feb

Jun

19% May
Mar

400

4,200

20 %

54%

22%

1

Holly Stores Inc

Common

17 Vz

23%

10

1

1

Hollinger Consolidated G M

Refrigerator

Oct
Apr

May

13

10%

9%

Feb

6% May

12%

9%

Oct
Feb

5

7%

2%

8'A

100
100

preferred w w
preferred w w
Henry Holt & Co common
Heyden Chemical common

$2.25

Apr

55%

2

4%

Hussman

Feb

36%

Jan

•

5%%

Horder's

Oct

8%

May

*

A

(R)

10,200

2%

2%

5

Heller Co common

Hoe

60

5

15 %

5% May

9

28

25c

Dept Stores common
Mining Co
Rubinstein

Class

58

4

4%

com__l
1
*

650
650

57

!

58

Hartford Rayon common

6%
36%

"7%

10*

Paper
Electric Light

35%

6

6

Ltd

Hammermlll

Oct

4%

_1
„

Jan

3%
30 Va

17%

2%

Aug

47%

Feb

Jun

15

Ffeb

5%

Feb

7% May

10 V*

37% May

51%

Feb

Oct

3%

Feb

J&n

2%

100

21

May

49%

28

28

29%

28%

29'A

4,600

25

May

31V4 July

#58%

57 %

58 V*

1,000

55

May

64

11

13 V*

14%

1,050

12 V*

11%

12%

4,200

11%

11%

500

10% May

11%

11%

700

10%

Oct

14%

Feb

10%

11%

150

10%

Oct

21%

Jan

102% 103 Vz

190

28

I

10% Aug

2% Aug
15% May

—

5

l

Corp Ltd——
Pipe Line common—

For footnotes

22%

10c

common

convertible

Esquire

pfd

Equipment;

20%

50

preferred

20%

May

2
2% May

17
3

10

common—

8% May
115

Oct

13%

Apr

xll%

.1

Illinois Power Co common

Electric Bond

7% May
3
May
21

Sep

Eastern, Sugar1 Associates—
Com

16

100

X50 >A

11%
53

.10c

Refining
Hurd Lock & Mfg Co
•

High

Ford Motor Co Ltd—

5%

common

14,300

29

5c to $1 Stores-

Humble Oil

4%%

1
-10

Association

9,700

3%

3%
29

__

16%

MetallurgicaL
Corp—
(Phila)
First York Corp common—«
$2 div cum preferred—
Fishman (M H) Co—
Fedders-Qulgan

13%

9%

3%
_

Fansteel

Hubbell

East Gas & Fuel Assn

13%

„1

Brewing-

Falstaff

Jan

200

9%

-1

Falrchild Engine & Alrpiane.

Oct

8

38

1,800

-

Fairchild Camera & Inst Co—

Gray Mfg Co

Oct

—10

class B

Feb
2% Feb
6%

Sep

2%

—

Feb

6% Feb
Feb

18%

1

Corp common

Apr

150

1

com

21

10%
20

104%

mm—

8

Foundry.

Apr

Feb

300

33

11%

lVa

Feb

13,600

10%

7%
'mm—

16% May
3% May

2%
14%

22

35

35

Sep
6% May
4
May

Jan

105

19%
105

50c

150

17

-100

Products

Credit

Power

6%
17

5

common

Manufacturing-

Raynolds
Co

.

35

Loto

F

Gobel

3,900

.2.50

Amer dep rets ord reg
Dobeckmun Co common

Duval

Feb

6,900

—35

;

Iron

Stores

Amer

3,700

15%

1%

2.50
5

common

Detroit
Detroit

Duke

47/8

9% May
2% Jun

9%

1

Dejay Stores common
Dennison Mfg class A

Draper

4%

Jan

35%

•

common

Brothers Inc

Dominion

100

1%

1V4

100

-

Dayton Rubber Co class A

Domestic

13%

Feb

9%

5

Sugar

Davenport Hosiery Mills

Distillers

3,800

41%

1%

10

Curtis Lighting Inc common
Curtis Mfg Co (Mo)

Diana

3 "A

May
Sep
8% July
% May

3%

9%

5

*

preferred

Devoe &

2%

26

5

25c
:•

Derby Oil

4,100

3% Aug

Feb

35%

Drug Co common
Crystal Oil Refining common

8%

12%

46%

1

(Md)

International

Crown

Davidson

10%

£1

•

5%

1,200

13%

A

Cuban

%

Sep

19%

1
•

Crowley Milner & Co

$6

100

3% July
Feb

10% May

5

Co

.

Crosley Motors Inc

Crown

36%

%

50

(ord

Petroleum

Croft

2,400

2% May

Ltd—

American

Creole

com

16

36%

•

Co

Cooper Brewing Co class A
Copper Range Co
.
Cornucopia Gold Mines

'Courtaulds

Feb

*

Textile Co

Cosden Petroleum

J an

5
10

Ltd

Oil

Varnish

Jan

2

115%

1

Continental

Paint

10%
43

100

Consolidated Steel Corp common

Consolidated

Apr
% May

*

Consolidated Mining & Smelt

Royalty

7

34% Jun
68% May

100

preferred
series C

B

Consolidated Gas Utilities
Consolidated

600

•

Range Since January 1

High

Feb

36% July

•

Consol G E L F Bait common

4%%

8%

8%

1

1956

to

& Coke Secur common

Low

July

7

Jan

25%

1

preferred-

Shares

Feb

Compo Shoe Machinery—
Conn Gas

for Week

24% Jun
83
Jun

600

1

Clarostat Mfg Co——
Claude Neon Inc common

11% May

22

X27V*

Range
of Prices

High

19

3 %

Sales

Last

Sale Price
Par

Low

12%

—10

Clark Controller Co

Range Since January 1

21

10
——5

common

Shares

High

21

10
5
10
4
1
——100

Charls

of Prices

76

1
5

common

America

of

Chamberlin, Co

Week's

Friday
STOCKS—

New York Curb Exchange

for Week

22

icentral States Elec 6% preferred—100
,7t5>
preferred—
———100
Conv pfd opt diV ser
-100
Conv pfd opt diV ser 1929
—100
Century Electric Co common
.—10

ENDING OCTOBER 17

Sales

Range
Low

Per¬

Cessna

Week's

Labi

StfOCKS—
New York Curb Exchange

WEEK

FOR

EXCHANGE

CURB

YORK

NEW

Monday, October 20, 1947

CHRONICLE

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

(1602)

111

Mar

Jan

12% July

2%

Jan

53%

Jan

12

Feb

3%

Oct

30%

Apr

5%

convertible preferred-

Illinois Zinc Co common

Imperial Chemical Industries—
Amer dep rets registered^

•
50
•

&

Ireland—v

V

10%

:

v

102%
95 '

*

Cigar Machine
Hydro-Electric—
-50
Preferred $3.50 series
*
International Metal Industries A—
International

6
12

—

4 71

10%

Jan

21lA Mar

Feb

68/a

Apr

14 Va

Apr
Feb

14

Feb

—

t ""
_£1

Indianapolis Pwr & Light 4% pfd_. 100
,_10
Insurance Co of North America
International

i

JE1

Imperial Oil (Canada) coupon
Registered
—
Imperial Tobacco of Canada
Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain

Sep

Oct

111

90

95

950

85 Vz

15%

200

14%

Sep
Sep

100 Va Mar

15%
68%

71

1,900

45 V*

May

71

Oct

26»A

26 V*

ADr

29

Jan

25

102

25

21

Apr
Jan

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Number 4639

Volume 166

1

YORK

NEW

!

RANGE

Week's
Range

Friday
Last

STOCKS—

Sale Price

Tofk Curb Exchange

New

Par

10%

10%

15

10
*

1%

Razor B_—
Utilities common.._
5
Interstate Power $7 preferred
•
Investors Royalty-*
1
Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust ctfs—•
Irving Air Chute
1
Italian Superpower A
*
International Safety

15

International

15%
2

l7/8

Low

Last

Curb Exchange

10%

10%

11

700
300

5%

2,000

mm mm

--

16% Sep
5% Feb
12% Jan

Muskogee

Co

OCt

30

Sep

Nachman

Corp

1% Jan

7%
Glass

Co

9%

Class A preferred

Julian & Kokenge Co

9

*

200

2%

3,400

1%

Sep

8

~2%

1

4%

2%

1

10%

4%

10%

1

common

9%

1,500

5%

Sep

1,500

*

22% Feb

9% Aug
3% Jun

24%

7%

Jan

6% Feb
18

Jan

30

Jan

Inc

Hess common

Jun

_1

& Electric

Gas

1%

*

Kennedy's Inc

(Walter) & Co
Kimberly-Clark Corp—
4% %
preferred
Kings County Lighting 7%
5%

National Mfg

1
2

National Radiator Co

4

175

11

11%

600

Oct

Nelson

Feb

46%

Petroleum

_

Kirkland

Emil)

1

_

Lake G M Co Ltd

14%

-10
1

Corp common

Kobacker Stores

1

—

Krueger Brewing Co

1,200

13%

14%

1,600

7%

6,900

IV4

Jan

400

14'A

Oct

1%

14%

15

17%

17%

_

_

_

—1

23%

--

8%

_

16 %

—m mm

100

4

500

25

8%
17

1,000

10

10%

1,300

9

May

16%

16%

400

13

Feb

6%

6%

400

Co

convertible preferred

Lake

Shore

Mines

Ltd

Co

United Bakeries class

12%

12%

7%

7'A

7%

1,700
3,800

5

Langerdorf

12%

1

Lane Wells

9

8%

9

1,200

_

1

..

A.

21%

*

31%

31%

31%

*

common.

B

25

24

25

350

23

20%

23

1,000

6

200

20%

Lanston

Monotype Machine

5

La

Ext

5

5%

1

10%

Salle

University

Lefcourt

Realty common
Prior preferred

Leonard

Oil

Le Tourneau

Oct

Feb

20

Aug

26% Sep
10% Jan
11
Jan

N Y

Honduras Rosarlo

&

Lionel

__

25

_

(Thos J)

Loblaw

___

Locke

Inc 6%

19%

10%

1%

_

100

19%

LOne

Gas

Corp

9%

_

Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co
LOng Island Lighting Co—

_

_

7%

Oct

5V4

7

Jan

7

May

12

Jan

Jan

44%

Jan

Sep
Sep

2

Mar

29

Jan

Jun

N

Y

500

19% Apr
26% Aug

26%

Feb

82%

—

—

24%

25%

100

11%

12%

11,500

20%

29%

20%

8%

8%

x2i

Jun

Oct

11%
•*

Louisiana Land & Exploration
Louisiana Power & Light $6 pfd

1

9%
105%

26

Feb

McCord

$2.50

common—
*

preferred.,
Dredging

*

Johnson &

Co

1

...

_

*

6'%%

.-100

preferred..

A

Textile

Metal

18

9O0

109% May
15% Jan

Participating preferred

Michigan Bumper Corp
Michigan Steel Tube
Michigan Sugar Co..
_

25c

.

15

-

_

•

21

900

-

-

—

200

8'A

50

20

Sep

5

Mar

7

May

10%

Oct

11% May

20%

Feb

6

175

88% May

45

1,300

8% May

15

July

25

25

25'A

1,300

6%

800

1%

3,000

18%

500

6

1%

%

1%
18
6

6

200

24

May

5% May
1

25%

Oct

•3% Jan
7

Feb

Apr

3% Jan

15 % May

21% July

4%

Apr

8% July
111% May

4%

5

25

1,900

_

45

45

20

*

Midwest

Oil. Co

Midwest

Piping & Supply common

Mid-West

:

1

$1 cumulative preferred

Wohl Co

'4%%

common

convertible

preferred
Mining Corp of Canada
—*—
Minnesota P & L 5%
pfd

Penn-Dixie

Public Service common

Molybdenum Corp*
Monogram Pictures common
Monroe Loan Society A
Montana

2%

2'/a

2'A

1,400

9%

10%

1,300

9

_

900

1,400

5

5%

5,600

16

16

16'A

15,100

11

11

5% May
7%

May
8% May

16

Feb

3%

Apr

60

7%

Jan
Oct

10% Feb
3% Aug
12% Feb

14% Feb
21% Oct

12% May
7% Jan

5% Apr
16%

25

12

Sep
July

25% jun

80% Aug

21%

33

24

23

23'A

375

4

4%

900

3%

Apr

4% Jun

15%

200

12%

Jan

15% Jun
17% Jan
8% Feb

2%

2%

2%

4,100

Oct

13% May
1% May

_

Feb

Phillips Packing Co—

Pioneer Gold Mines

Morris

Plan

Mountain

Pneumatic

Mountain
For

footnotes see

page 33.




OCt

110

30% May

5% Aug

Powdrell
Power

&

Corp of Canada common
1st preferred

Feb

Pratt & Lambert Co

7%

6%

7'A

10,000

6% May
102 % sep

10

Jan

Prentice-Hall

106

Mar

Pressed

29%

150

Mar
Feb

Producers

—

29%

24

8%

8%

8%

1,100

May
6% May

1

4

3%

4%

6,100

3

May

2%

3

400

11%

3
12

176'/a

Jan
Feb

9% Mar

700

21

Apr

31% Feb

1%

900
425

20

110%

Oct

32%

600

29%

Sep

6'A

700

IV* May
31

Jan

4% May

2% Jan
37%
116

37%

Oct
Mar

Jan

8% Feb
Jan

1,600

9%

Jun

12%

Feb

11

10 %

11'A

700

9%

Sep

16

Feb

8

8

Jun

1,700

36%

Oct

41% Mar

34'A

100

34 V*

Oct

38% Mar

220

101V*

Oct

105

103%

Sep

105

Aug

Feb

15

Mar

12

—

9%

9

Oct

27 % Mar

24%

Sep

24%

Jun

25,400

is

Oct

3%

Jan

9%

9,300

8%

Apr

12%

26

200

25

Jan

32

150

29

May

18

900

13% May

19% July

59%

Jan

90

40%

Jun

51%

Jan

25 %

17%

Apr

28Va

Jan

5%

Jan

Feb
11% Feb

12

500

11%

Apr

150

176 Va

Oct

176'/a 176%

2% July

SO
11

6% Feb
3% Jan
15% Jan
194
July

37%

38%

75

4'A

2,900

31% May
3% Apr

41%

4Va

5%

Jan

%

v!t

\h

4,300

% Sep

2%

Jan

10%

10%

3,200

8% Aug

~6

~6

6 %

3,700

6%

7'A

600

3%

4

500

109'A 110%

5%
57'A

5

57'A

5%
58

6

May
2% May
Oct

150

109 %

600

4%

250

Apr

53% May

Sep

10% July

Inc

common—

Jan

Jan

Apr

56

Aug

12%

12%

100

11

Mar

14

Apr

6

Aug

6%

5% Aug

12% Mar

7%

7,200

10%

11%

400

12%

7

10%
—

14

600

12 V*

Jun

21%

14%

Jan

27

26

26%

300

"3

26

~3'A

1,300

9% May

2% May

2%

2'/a

2%

7,000

12%

2'%
— w

127/a

1,100

10

50

42

42

42

58'A

57%

59%

860

9'%

9%

9%

850

47/a

4%

5

700

49 Va
8

Sep
May
Oct

Apr
May

4% May
14 % May

""""

"4%
12%

13

~4%
13

13 V*

*4
6%

Feb
Feb

July
Feb

Jan

Feb
46 Va May
61
Feb
14%

11%

Feb

7y«

Jan

17

1,700

3% May

6%

1,400

10% May

Feb

19%

8% May

*
100

Jan

Feb
13% Feb

Oct

Sep

96%

*
•

42%

42%

42%

150

35

May

48

Feb

73%

72'A

73%

210

72

Oct

85

Mar

94 %

1 Va May

12%
2%

14

14

200

11%

Sep

17%

Jan

10%

10'/a

200

8%

Apr

10%

Oct

350

100%

Sep

103% Sep

175

100 V*

Sep

HOV4 Jan

600

25 %

Jan

38% Aug

10%
l'/a

*

14

Providence

*

10

100

102

Va

11'/a

700

1%

3,300

9% May

of Colorado—

preferred

9 Va

40

l'A

cumulative

69

1,000

11 Va

4% %

Feb
Jan

1,100

1

Public Service

5%

57/8

1

Puget Sound Power & Light—
$5 prior preferred
Puget Sound Pulp & Timber
Pyle-National Co common
Pyrene Manufacturing

4%

114% Aug

557/a

of America

Gas

7%

5%

Corp of Nevada
Prosperity Co class B

Metals

July

53%

0% Feb

5c

10

—

50

10

Jan
15% Feb
52% Feb

11

31

1

50
5
1

Jan

"A

25

12'%

1
2

Feb

7%

37%

101'A 102'A

102

—2.50
50c
•

*

12%

100

36%
34'A

36%

4

Co——
25c
Alexander common.—2.50

88

29%

46 Va

12%

Polaris Mining

6% May

4'A
__

105%

11%

110

*
*

common

81% May

10

Producers—

Scale

100

*

pfd__,

101% Jun

shares

Piper Aircraft Corp commonPitney-Bowes Inc—
—
Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
—
Pittsburgh Metallurgical common
Pleasant Valley Wine Co

3,800

Corp of America-

City Copper common,

Ltd

8'A

*

13% July
7% Jan

Feb

Mar

6%

5%

*

Pinchin Johnson Ltd Amer

36%

5

8%
23%

25

1,600
9,200

3% May

10

31'A

1
20

Pierce Governor common

7%

1

40 %

1,100

4,800

37%

1%
37

—

*
2.50
*

Philadelphia Co common

35%

1

Montgomery

7%
23%

rn.m.

7

pfd

Co

Va

8

—

Dakota Utilities

Ward A
Moody Investors partic

Light 4%%

36'%

*

4%

110% 110%

100

Elec class A common

Power &

Penn

-50

_

_

1

Traffic

Sep
1% May

_

Missouri

13

Oct

Cement warrants-

Penn Gas &

*

-

*

Pennroad Corp common

6%
Miller

Sep
Jan

12'A

•
25

Water & Power Co

9

__

—50c

8%
23'/a

Yk

Peninsular Telephone common

Pep Boys (The)
Pepperell Mfg Co_
Perfect Circle .Corp—
Pharis Tire & Rubber common

7%

*

—

39 %

•

Patchogue Plymouth Mills

Penn

8% |

15'/a

_

5%

14%

1
*

Penn

7'A

-

Refineries

Jan

105% 105%

—

•

Jan

4

—

3%

12 Va

*

1st preferred

$1.30

Page-Hersey Tubes common
Pan American Airways warrants

Jan

9

♦

Co, common

300

Jan

1st pfd

6%

7%

*

$2 non-cum dividend shares*—

Pacific Gas & Elec 6%

6%

Sep

May
43% Sep

Steel Products—

Midvale

3%

3%

Sep

Jun

1

Securities—*

3% May

108%

Middle West. Corp—

Mid-West Abrasive

43

12%

O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares
Overseas

3

109% 109%

4%

900

pfd—

44

Apr

Feb

13

600

conv

Apr

30%

12

Pacific Pubic Service

43%

10'A

$1

Jan

*

Jun

Jan

12%

~

Jan

1

*

Jan

4%

43

21%

Oil Corp

*

Filters B

Oliver United
Omar Inc

25%

Apr

12%

9%

Midland

Gas

Natural

65

•fo Aug
13

25%

21%

Midland

100
15
1

preferred—*

20% Jan

20% Jun

23%

*

5

32

1%

5
25
5%% 1st preferred
25
Pacific Lighting $5 preferred*
Pacific Power & Light 5% pfd—±—100

0% July
21% Aug

25

__

2

liy8 Feb
186
Sep

July

43

—

14% Aug
20%

600

37%

6,400

1,100

6%

8'A

5

...

11

200

40%

•

B common

Parkersburg Rig & Reel

15%

6'A

10'A

*

1Aug

O
class

Co

8% Aug

13%

6'A

1

10

15% Feb

Jan

9734

50o

Ogden Corp common—

6% Aug

15 %

21%

Corp

Ex-distribution

*

Sep

2,700

1

Hone

1

Aircraft Inc
Novadel-Agene Corp

7% Aug
13% Jan

10%

Middle States Petroleum class A v t c__ 1

Micromatic

25

Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Amer shrs—
Paramount Motors Corp
1
Parker Pen Co—
5

9'A

—

—

Preferred

10% Feb

9% May

42 %
40 Va

3%

23% Jun

20'A

10%

2.50

..

8% May

P

—

18%

Jan

% May

122% July
IV* Jan

184%,

40

12%

Pacific Can Co common

6% Sep

3

1

Corp—

300

Jan

124

Apr

42

4

pfd_100

16 Va July
Jan
112

—

__

Messabi Iron Co

1%

10%

Oct

184

—

13

Power class A

Jan

19,100

1

Warrants

7% May
110

525

3%

Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5%
Northern States

11%

15%

5

Memphis Natural Gas common
Menasco Mfg Co
Merritt Chapman & Scott

1%

5

Co

RR

82% Jan

14%

1

McWilliams
Mead

Penn

Sep

15%

10
*

Corp

North

55

550

—£1

Harris common.
Mfg Co common
preferred

Jan

15% Sep

xl04%

10%

—

42 %
40%

38% July

convertible

300

6,300

1
—50

Northeast Airlines*

Old Poindexter Distillery
Jan

90

*

*

9%
13%

__

Jan

Marine

10

—

*

North American Utility Securities
Northern Central Texas Oil—

Jan

100

Power Shovel—

9%

•

common

iy4

10,900

57c

*
*

B

Sep

%

McAleer

preferred—_*—.*

Class

Oct

14%

Massey

1
5

20

12%

—

13%

North American Rayon class A

%

%

Marion

900

225

155 % May

$6

67%

14%

Ltd

22,300

5,500

250

i7ff

Co

9% 10
105% 105%
121% 121%

8

4,700

14'%

Communication

Jun

7%

%
58%

——

10

7%

Oklahoma

*

Co

21 Va

100

North Amer Light & Power common—1

Jan

1

(The B)

May

14%

14 %

May
6% May

11%

20 %

International

May

13

4,100

7% May

10

Marconi

31

200

17

1,100

Co

Manischewitz

Jan

82

200

7 % May

15%

8%

Public Service

Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co

Aug

11 '/a

14%

Jan

M

common

70

14%

200

16%

Power 4%%

—5

Stores

Jon

34

9%

1

Ohio

56'%

Manati Sugar Co warrants

Jan

6%

10% Feb
47% Jan

—

Electric

Noma

Oct

Co

Mangel

25

74

9%
xl4

1
100
100

Mines

20 Va

Mackintosh-Hemphill
Maine

Nipissihg

5,200

70

—

2%

32%

*

Brass

%

17%

67%

6,200

__

5

Ohio

67 %

18

Oct

1%

3% May
1% May

74

optional warrants—

Oct

*

Corp

57

4,100

1

Niagara Hudson Power common
5% 1st preferred
5% 2d preferred

12%

56'%

—

Apr

1,900

5%

Feb

31
29

jvH

—

10

59

4%

10

Founders shares

5'% May
16% Jan

%

_

50

57%

Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan

Jan

HVa May
25% July
23 V* Sep

67 %

preferred B ctfs of dep

May

Shipbuilding Corp—

Northrop

200

12

ctfs of dep
preferred A ctfs of dep

6%

23

Oct

9%

25%

Common

Sep

4

4% Jun

Jan

24 »A

1

-

Jan

19%

10

__

21%
30

13% May

1

common

Star

_

Jun

1,400

5

Co

9%
34

1

——

Chain

Feb

Apr

16

*

Steel

8

Apr

21% May
12% Apr

7,500

..

Logansport Distilling

Feb

16%

30%

3,700

♦

A

July

6% May
15% Jan

l'A

19%

*

class

6%

21'A

19

23'A

10

_

B

Lynch

25

preferred- -25

common:.

Groceterias

Class

1%

21'A

5

Corp

Brothers

1,400

17 Va

May
11V4 May

90

9%

10

N Y Merchandise

Nineteen Hundred Corp B

12

370

1,000

*

-—*

44

1

Development
(R G) Inc

Lipton

21%

*

Une Material Co

Lit

400

1

—

Lakey Foundry & Machine
Lamson Corp of Delaware

Class

16%

18% July

1%

Niagara Share Corp class B com

16%

Feb

13

5%
12

1

Niles-Bement-Pond
5

Sep

5

N Y Auction Co common

Mining Co

Class B

Laclede-Christy Clay Products

Feb

5

6% Jan

90%

'

1

New Process Co common

lit July

18% May

14% July
24

5
12

5%

20
25

Zinc

Oct
Mar

14

90

90

*

New Mexico & Arizona Land

Oct

18%

89% Jan

59

100

& Watch

Jun

15

Jan
July

10%
120%
8%
15%

6%

Jan
Feb

14%

7% May

400

May

10% May

15%

Feb

25%

15% May
19% Apr

Oct

9

2

New

6

Sep

1,600

5,300

69

12% May

9%

3%

Feb

87%

Jan

1%

10

1%

*

(I B) Rubber Co

2,100

4%

14'%

1

Co common

15%

9

Apr

20

17%

Jun

47

2,200

May
21% May

3%

Haven Clock

4'%

37%

%

3%

England Tel & Tel

14%

4%

36

May

10

13

3%

New

Park

500
400

900

New

4%%

14

18%

3,200

Jan

14% Feb

Jan

Jun

13%

—

Aug
4% Feb

43

30c

Corp

8

Jun

12

3%

IOV4 July

(Herman)

8,000

16% Oct

45

13%

26

Jun

Feb

14% July

2% May
35% Oct

3%

May

111% Feb

210

11% May
5% Apr

13%

*

July

200

18

—

5
5

8% May

12% July

3%

Nestle Le Mur Co class A

47

1

12%

37%
9%

*
*

Car Ltd

Neptune Meter common

6 Va

24%

1

Rubber Machinery

26% Mar

56%

_1

12%

__

May

15

108

—•

——

_

Klein

Knott

100

8%

pfd B__ _100

Kingston Products

Kleinert

17

13%
125%

37

13%

& Stores common
National Pressure Cooker common

May

5

Mar

18% May
12% July

43

National Mallinson Fabrics:

122% July
15% Aug

13,900

12%

*
1

New Jersey

preferred D

(D

11%

100

King Seeley Corp
Kirby

20
300

8

8

5

_

115,900

18

17

*

Kidde

13%
125%

17%

5

-

Key Co common

11

124

12%

100

pfd

1,400

7%
3%

25

preferred

National

16%

7%
3%
35%

3%

*

common

National Union Radio

K
Kansas

14%

700

15%

—

1

National Transit new common

Kaiser-Frazer Corp

500

37

—1

common

Bellas

National Steel

Kawneer Co

24 %

37

138% Feb

N

National Fuel Gas_
Lake Sulphur Co
Stores common

Sep

13%

15%

•

National Breweries

Jim Brown

Jan

98

Jan

National

Jefferson

30

70

10% May

14

7% Feb
Namm's

Jeannette

High

300

Jan

1%

Jun

Low

32
103

102

22% Feb

16% May
4% Sep
%

common

Range Since January l

High

31%
24%

*
2.50
10

Murray Ohio Mfg Co
—
Muskegon Piston Ring common

_*

Shares

Low

102

100

& Tel

Tel

States

9%

1%
19%

5%

**

Mountain

Feb

1

500

1 %

18%

5%

15%

9 % May

„

__

15% Feh

11% Apr
1% Oct

700

Sales
for Week

32

Mountain States Power common

Oct

Range
of Prices

Per

High

10V* Sep

4,000

700

--

Week's

Friday
Sale Erie*

STOCKS—
New York

Range Slnco January 1

*

shares
International Products
Registered

17

10%

10%

coupon shs__*

International Petroleum

OCTOBER

Sales

Share*

'High

Low

ENDING

for Week

of Prices

31

EXCHANGE

CURB

FOR WEEK

(1603)

*
•
5
10

100% 102
101

102

38'/a

37%

38%

13

11%

13

8

8'A

650

9% Apr

14%

300

8

May

11%

Jun

Feb

Feb
Feb

32

THE

(1604)

COMMERCIAL

YORK

NEW

RANGE

Friday

Week's

Curb Exchange

Range

ENDING

OCTOBER

Shares

Low

Range Since January 1

High

Low

88%
153

90
154%

590

85

130

152

May
Oct

15

May

Jan

Tishman

Feb

Tivoli

Feb

Realty

Brewing

Tobacco

R
3%

Radio-Keith-Orpheum option warrants.
Railway & Light Securities—

Manufacturing

Regal

Lit

Roller

Shoe

Rice Stix

19%

Feb

Trans

Tri-Continental

Lux

725

31

Feb

Trunz

35

500

29% May

38%

Jan

Tung-Sol

54%

55

140

51

Feb

55%

Sep

9%

9%
22

1 0%

2 2

5%

5%

22%

22%

23%

25

24

25

1

4%

—

5%

2

33,700

6 % May

13%

23%

325

14% May

24%

May

32%

Jan

3% May

6%

Feb

Rio

Grande

1,100

2,000

Roeser & Pendleton Inc
Rolls

*

2

4,500

99

99

80

99

Oct

30

30

150

25

Mar

1%

100
30

1% May

Amer

Corp

Roosevelt Field
Root

£l
5

common

Inc

2%

Feb

32

Aug

Rctary Electric Steel Co
Royalite Oil Co Ltd
Ave

7%

6,800

3%

Apr

14% July
7% Oct

13%

5,700

6%

Jan

13%

19

*

__

22

11%

1.25

2,600

11%

1,900

Aeronautical

Co

1

5

4%

5

1,100

Petroleum

*

7

6%

7%

3,300

common

1

Ryerson & Haynes

5%

—

Oct

6%

500

15%

Apr

24%

Feb

15

..

__

Consolidated

Ryan
Ryan

Oct

6%

12%

10

common

2,300

11

%

7

1

of

Apr

18%

Feb

10% July
3% May
5

Sep

3%

Apr

14

6%
11

Investment
Oil

$3.75
Union

6%

Oct

Corp

Co

13%

1514

15.000

Class A $2 conv pref

50

44 %

4114

44 %

6,700

1

9%

9%

10

6,900

6V2

1,100

2% May

600

1 % May

3 % May

6%

Schiff Co
Schulte

4%

.5%
36 %

o

*

Inc

Steel

common

35%

3%

3%

33%

♦

Manufacturing

Scullin

36 %

25

common

Scovill

Co

3%
2

514

l

common

(D A)

3V4
2

11%

500

Yards

of

Chemicals

Corp

Omaha

Products

34%

1.400

11%

800

l

3 %

2%

314

*

18%

171/2

18%

1,100

l

2%

2%

2%

6,100

Selby Shoe Co

♦

Industries

$5.50

Allotment
Semler

(R

Sentinel

Sentry

6%

Corp

class

Leather

United

Light

&

United

Milk

Products

Railways

Amer

United

NJ

Profit

RR

150

7,600

preferred

;

Sherwin-Williams

of Canada

convertible

Universal

Utah

Apr

3%

21%

Jun

Apr

200

8%

Jan

100

11%

600

13%

100

69%

1,900

109% 110%

130

22 '%

2214

23

225

12

12

12

300

525

Amer

dep rets ord regis
City Cas & Elec Co—
3.90% preferred

914
267

3,800
90

£ 1

Jun

2% May
17%

Sep

9% May
67%

Oct

106% May
22% Oct

11%

Apr

10

May

36%
9%

May

1

13%

263

Sep

6%

Apr

X255

May

3%

Sep

92

-.100

Manufacturing

South

Coast

Corp

South Penn Oil

Aug

24

Apr

25%

25%

25

1

11%

11%

12%

3,300

1

4%

3%

4%

3,403

3%

1

Solar Manufacturing Co
Sonotone Corp.
Soss

99

Paper Millsl—1—

(Howard)

Solar Aircraft Co_.

4%

4

4%

4,300

7%

1

5

12.50

Southwest Pa Pipe Line

32

7%
514

31%
29

10

32

29%

300

500
800
140

7% May

Sep

5

May

3% May

July

25

2

Feb

Spencer Shoe

Stahl-Meyer
Standard

„

Corp
Inc

30

30

30%

1,800

25

27

27

27%

800

10

5%

5

2914

4%
24

Brewing

Co

115% July
27

12

Feb

Aug

17

Feb

39%

Jan

9%
312

5%

Oct
Jan

Apr

102%

Apr
25% -Oct

15%

8%

Jan

Feb

Sep
9

Feb

7

Jan

Feb

35%

Feb

Standard Cap & Seal common
Convertible preferred

Dredging Corp common
preferred
Forgings Corp
Standard Oil (Ky)
$1.60

convertible

Standard

Standard

Power

&

Common class B

1

3%

Co.

16%

Jan

700

4 %

May

6%

200

1%

500

4% May
1% Oct

1714

8,000

27

50

4

1,200

3%

Co of Canada

8% Mar
30

8%

July
Feb

9

Jan

2%

Jan

14% May

25%

Aug

36

3

May

150

9%

Sep

27%

Jun

2%

2%

4,300

2%

214

100
30

17% Mar

1% May.
1 % May
100

May

9%

9%

700

8%

Sep

3%

3%

900

3

5%

6%

4,200

Sep
May

63

63%

50

4 %

61

Sep

4

3%

Feb

130

Feb

12%

Feb

4%

Feb

•9%

Feb

24%

26%

1,350

17% May

1

19

19 %

300

14%

Jun

29%

Feb

1

8

8

100

6%

Jan

8%

Sep

2%

1,400

2%

Sep

5%

Feb

Stetson

&

(J.

Co

B.)

*

common

Co

1

(Hugo.) Corp...
Stop & Shop Inc
(S)

& Co

10 %

8%

15

14%

•

10%
15

6,400
225

5
.1
•

common

Sunbeam

Corp
Sun Ray Drug common
Superior Portland Cement, Inc
Superior Tool & Die Co

—

Swan Finch

2%

*

common

2%

1

Stinnes

Stroock

26%

Oil Corp

24%

23%

24%

350

7

Feb
Feb

May

13%

Feb

11% May
1 % May

17%

Jan

13 % May
20
May

2% Jan
18
32

Sep
Feb

33%

31%

33'%

450

19

•

16

19 3 8

1,450
1,900

12 %

May

20%

Jan

3%

Jun

4%

Jan

100

12 %

Apr

25c

20

May

7

•
1

3%

10

3%

14%

—

3%
15

Jun

35% Aug
10

15

July

Oct

10%

Texas

Power

Texon Oil &

&.

Light 7%

For

10%

10%
33%

90O

12

13%

5,200

300

.100

pfd

Lai/dCo—.

Textron Inc.—

8%

.50c

12%
14%

%

700

Apr

14%

Feb
Jan

16%

4,000

11

May

23%

16'%

100

15

May

20% Aug

4,700

2

May

3%

Feb

350

82

Jan

89%

Apr

10% May
2% Oct

18%

Feb

3%

Aug

2%

'

85

85

13

85

1

13%

2,600

1

2%

3

300

50c

Co

2%

2%

500

2'/a

Jun

3%

Feb

37 %

39'%

300

26'/a

Apr

new

Oil

39%

10
Co

Sep

23

Jan

30

5
*

29%

23

May

32 % Mar

3%
21%

10

common

common

39%

19'% July

10

3%

3%

4,100

3

21%

21%

1,400

21

May
May

22% Mar

11

350

30

Syndicate

12%

100

13

14%

12,600

8

May

110

94

6%

96

500

5%

6%
3%

*

3 '/a

23 %

4%

Jan

12%

12%

Feb

126 % Mar

Oct

7% May

2%

Feb

4

July

11%. Sep

100

10

12%

May

5%

14

Feb

1,700

12%

_20c

Inc

6,500

107%

9

10%
__

300

W
*

Co

Baking voting
preferred

7%

.

Waitt

$2

Bond

&

Inc

-_.l

2%

30

Watch

14%

Wentworth

Corp
Manufacturing

West

Texas

Utilities

West

Virginia

Western

Coal

Tablet

&

Westmoreland

Wichita

River

Williams

(R

Willson

_

Wilson

—

Biothers

preferred

w

L

P

&

_

4%%

American

6%

deposit

prefjerence

_

—

—

Sep

14

Apr

17%

Jan

100

19

Jun

27

Jan

18 %

100

13

May

14

150

11%

19% July
20%

Jan

19%

Jan

8%

Jan

Feb

"6%

400

Sep
14% Aug
5 % Sep

19%

250

16%

Sep

21%

15 %

200

11% May

15%

Feb

107

Jan

108%

Feb

11

__

May

16%

Feb

9%

£ 1

-

-

2'%

__

12% July

Sep

14 %

Jan

2% May

3%

Feb

„

__

2%

2%

Jun

9%

100

11%

11%

*

Ltd

27

200

—5s

receipts

_

Ilargreaves

Mar

15%

_--l

Wright

Jan

Oct

32

37% July

18%

18%

Petroleum
Woolworth (F W) Ltd—

Jun

Oct

155

17%

6

.100

Woodley

Sep

17%

26 %

2

Industries

Feb

9

14

6%

Inc.-

Woodall

2%

113% Mar

May

26

150

__

_

pfd

Feb

18%

10

«

common

Wisconsin

May

18

—25

w

Winnipeg Elec

Feb

8%

17%

1

common.

Feb

12%

26 %

26%

1

_

27

Jan

25

*

..

Feb

8%

6,600

37%

37

Feb

Apr
5% Feb

May

005

—-1

Co

Inc-

17%

Jan

113%

6'/a May
111

16%

__.1
___

Corp

&

1 %

500

10

.

Co

Oil

C)

Products

17%

May
6% May
3% May

100

9

__

..20

&

2%

8%

8%

14

■

corn...*

Stationery

Inc.

(Wm)

1,050

1st pfd. -100

Weyenberg Shoe Mfg
Whitman

8,600

4%

__

I"5

Coal

Westmoreland

8%

2%

1.25

& Coke

50

6%
4

.1

_

preferred-

Maryland Ry 7%

Western

_

_

$6

14%

8%

...1

Apr

2% Aug

500

4%

Co

Aircraft

2%

3%
13%

Jun

8% May
110

Baking Co warrants

Warner

9%

100

_

pfd

cum

Waltham

1%
10

ctfs ext.*

trust

2,000

Interest

York

Curb

Exchange

Amer

Writing

Tel

Tel

&

A

5%s

series

5s

§ Central
A5s

A5%s

Oct

102%

106%

111%

J-J

118

115

118

14

115

119%

J-J

101

100% 101

32

100%

M-N
J-J

103%

102% 102%

102

%

105%

107

—

6

3

106 %

i.08%

fill

J-D

107

110%' 115%

112

t—

1998

J-D

1948
1954

J-J

M-S

94

102

31

89

93

Electric

States

—

180

102

Q-F

1970

93

182

64

165

165

101%

106

Corp—
93

92

94

117

64

81%

81%

286

57%

81%

94

§AChicago Rys 5s ctfs (part paid) .1927

F- A

_Jan 1966

M-S

104%

104% 104%

18

103%

105%

..1958

A-O

104'%

104

104 %

47

103'A

1ns

105%

43

104%

106%

Cities

Service

5s

Debenture

5s

Debenture

5s%

1969

M-Q

Debentures

3s

1977

J-J

Registered
Consol

Gas

El

ref

mtge

ref

mtge

ref

2%s

Feb

May

100%

19

6s

redeemed)
(10%
redeemed)

Gen

12%

2

1Q6% 107%

102%

2%s

(10%

Delaware

9F»»b

102% 102'%

107

1960

C

Steel

Edison

Boston

Oct

122

High

J-J

'

Bechlehem

Feb

Apr

Low

J-D

.1964

City Electric 3%s
Telephone of Canada—

Bell

January 1

No.

1955

4 %s

deb

Range Since

Sold

High

1961

Power

Electric

Associated
Assoc

Elec

Bonds

1970
2024
1953

6s

Paper

3%s
Appalachian Power deb 6s
Appalachian

10%

.Jan

Bid & Asked
Low

19 %

8%

Week's Range
or Friday's

Sale Price

Friday

34%

11 Vk'Ma'v

Last

Period

BONDS
New

Lt

&

(Bait)

Pwr

3s ser P..
2%s ser Q
series

mtge

Gas

&

Lackawanna

of

1st

J

100%
110%

A-O

1954
N

87%
87

107

625
1

85'/s

fft

87

99% 100%
110% 112

106%
1

100%

106%

10

99%

105%

157

110%

114%

116%

119%

—

RR—

—

$115% 120

~

.

Division—

mtge 4s ser A—
mtge 4s ser B
Gas &. Fiml .3%*

M-N

1993
....1993

A 1st

Eastern

A- O

M-N

1962

Western

85'/8
87

100% 100%

J-J

.1981

4%s

Lack

J-D

1969
...1976

City)

.

—

R

(Bait

105% 105%

4106

87%
87

_

,

1n"

May
-

.T-J

61
—-

59
30
101

61

27

30

10

102%

footnofe%Lsee page 33.'




87/e May

15%
2%

*

.1

Aircraft

Waco

Jan

117

-.2

13% Mar

18%

*

warrants

Wagner

29% May
10% May

'

....

1

Securities

with

2%s conv debs

33
13

Feb

Jan

16

Manufacturing

Consolidated

.....

Feb

3'/a

10

...1

1st

common

Apr

293%

1

common

1st

Taggart Corp

7%

Oct

5

Light

1st

T
Tampa Electric Co common
.Technicolor Inc,common.

248

B

Atlantic

Sterling Aluminum Products
Sterling Brewers Inc
Sterling Engine Co
Sterling Inc__L

(A)

70

1% May

Feb

77%
27%

Stein

Vogt

32% Mar

2%

•

&

4% July
21% July
13% Feb

1,700

5%

249%

Feb

700

119% 120

Apr

Jan

26

11

29%

1

Corp

3% Aug

Jun

19%

28%

1

Steel

1,500

29%

1

(The)

29%

6,000

10

Standard Tube class B

Oct

10

1

Starrett

27

Aug

19%

20

*

Products

33 % July

15

•

Preferred

Standard

Jun

5%

1

Light

29%

27

17

1
10

Standard

Sep

46

1%

1%

249%

5

Ward

Jun

6%

2.78

248

Feb

Sep

27

6%

•

:

Feb

Jan

14
73

33%

29%

5%

Oct

27%

25% July
28
Feb

Feb

May

%

*

24

Jan

18%

14% Mar

27

28%

4

19'/a May
Apr

16%

Petroleum

Venezuela

13 % Aug

40

25

Southern Pipe Line
Southland Royalty Co

6,700

IS

45% Mar

Apr

49% July

Sugar

Venezuelan

5%

original preferred
4.48% conv preference..
4.32% cum preferred

23%

May

71'/a

common

Valspar Corp

Feb

Southern California Edison—•

5%

22'%

% May
29

14%

Oct

Jan

4%

2% Mar

1

common

common

common

2,600

16,300

Aug

Sep

Reclaiming

Power

13%

Sioux

Smith

18%

Apr
Jan

40

Feb

68

9%

%
18%

Mar

7%

90% July

1,100

263

26

"

18%
22%

62

2% May

Feb

May
May

3

1

Jun

11,000

Feb

13

14

100

4%

3%

60

common

Stores

Utah-Idaho

78

•

Simplicity Pattern common
Singer Manufacturing Co
Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd—

Rubber

Feb

13

12%

S

Jan

2

Jun

56

4%

44'%

International

Jan

24

Apr

Sep

common

Radiator

4%

May

7
104%

5% May

Feb

900

preferred

S

21%

19

Jan

540

and

U

May

14

11%

4%

Feb

9%

11

class

Co

1st

11 %

65 %

S

$5

3%

Sep

46

Graphite

U

Aug

7% May

%

S

Feb

2 %
6

%

S

Feb

1,100

10

Products

2% Aug

Publications—

preferred

5%

12,700

8 %

%

64%

U

Foil

300

8%

8

44

U

2% May

17

12%

•

Simmons-Boardman

Feb

65%

Oct

200

•

Silex Co common

Jan

12'/a

11

July

3,150

•

Breweries Ltd

Feb

7%

44%

common

Insurance

700

100

32%

1

Machinery

Consolidated

1%

18%

Jan

Jun

100

10
25

United Specialties common

Universal

1%

17%

44%
10

2%

8

8

25

Shoe

Oct

Universal

2 %

17%

16%

2%

8%

100

preferred

Feb

5 % May

69

300

10

25c

Jan

1,100

*

10

Jan

4 % Mar

3 Ve

7% Mar

Canal

&

13%

1,100

25

1%

May

4% May
8% Oct

*

Sharing

37%

•

common

600

*

Apr

31/4

1
new

6%

Jan

July

102% Aug

1% May

x6%

Jan

2%

Ltd—

U

6%

2%

3 %

ord regis

dep rets

United

2%

2%

Jan

lOo

1% May

1,900
3,500

2%

7

common

Preferred

United Molasses Co

Sep

6%

5

Oct

May
100% Sep

400

%

Jan

l

B

common

12%

79

*

6%

l

Control

375

--

10

common

37%

1

common..

Shawinigan Water & Power

$3

20%
85

1

Corp

Sheller Mfg Co
Sherwin-Williams

Sick's

3

18%
84%

July

2%

*

warrants
Corp

Corp

May

8

80%

Inc

Shattuck Denn Mining

4%

2%

2%
19%
84%

1.700

certificates

B)

Safety

Seton

1

common

stock

Radio

Serrick

Inc

stock

prior

20

130

100

Elastic
Gas

Jun

29%

11

20

7% July
63 V4

27

50c

com

common

May

3%

33%

20

Jan

25

4,500

Segal Lock & Hardware

Convertible

7% May
27 % May

4

Securities Corp General
Seeman Bros Inc

Selected

93%

*

:

United

2 % Mar

1,900

3%

1
1

Apr
Jun

*

Preferred

14%

5

5%

6%

*

A

Aircraft

United

*

Samson United Corp common
Savoy Oil Co
Sayre & Fisher Brick Co

200

Calif—

of

series

Stock

United

Feb
Feb

Co

pfd

United

Mar

Corp Ltd

Salt Dome Oil Co

7%

2%

4%

10c
5

Canada

Union

10 7«

Lawrence

—

Z—1
*

Corp

Chemicals

Gas

United

St

Jan

*

Unexcelled

United

11%

11

13%

5

Co

Petroleum

Russeks Fifth

11%

17%

Apr

Oct

U

United

dep rets for ord reg

Cable

12

2%

Lamp

Realization

Ulen

107% Mar

Royce Lta—

Rome

1,700

101% 102
1%
1%
4%
4%

101%

warrants

Union

1%

1
pfd F

Oct
Jan

1

8% Mar

Valley Gas Co—

(Texas Corp) v t c

Nevada

Corp

Works
convertible preferred

Union

Rochester Gas & Elec 4%

227/a
22%

16%

93

--

Sep

22

Oct

12% May

Jan

1,200

18% May
5% Sep

22

1,000

Jan

100

700

15%

49

*
'—*
.'.I—100
1
1

Inc

80c

22%

43%

x8

pfd

4%%

Feb

31

*

Richmond Radiator

Apr

34%

5

Engineering

15%

30%

1
&

Edison

35

*

Dry Goods

Toledo

31

5

Co

Renance Eleccric

5V« Jan

1% May
27% May

*

common

2% May

575

..

10
*

Co

24,000

Jan

rets

Tonopah Mining of

1

Raymond Concrete Pile common—
$3 convertible preferred

Raytheon

3%
19

18

—10

Voting common
Railway & Utility Investment A
Rath Packing Co common

Reed

2%

33

*

ord regis
Amer dep
rets def reg
Todd Shipyards Corp
dep

22 %
14%
16%
7%

1

High

400

Trust Co Ltd—

Tobacco Security
Amer

15%
16%
7%

1

Stocks

Allied

&

22%

Low

43 %

1

Construction

&
Co

43

5

common

Range Since January

High

43

1

Corporation
Inc

96

Shares

5

common

Roofing

170

18%

Co

Sales
for Week

Range
of Prices
Low

Par

Shovel

Week's

Last
Sale Price

Exchango

Curb

York

High
Thor

89 %

-

Friday

Ti:o

154%

Monday, October 20, 1947

STOCKS—

New

Thew

*
100
*

17

for Week

of Prices

Par

Quaker Oats common
6%
preferred
Quebec Power Co

CHRONICLE

EXCHANGE

CURB

WEEK

FOR

FINANCIAL

Sales

Last

Sale Price

STOCKS—
York

New

&

'.!i 1

55
25

101

66%

;;;

36%

iw

•

-

Volume

THE

Number 4639

166

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(1605)

33
il

FOR

RANGE

York

Curb

Last

Period

Exchange

Sale Price

or

Range
Friday's

Finland

Residential

M-S

Bonds

Bid & Asked
Low

.1956

WEEK

Soid

Foreign Governments & Municipalities

January 1
Low

2

120%

121'A 121%

—

Range Since

No.

High

High
124

BONDS

Bank-

Mtge

M-S

t—

.1948

J-D

163

1950

J-J

103%

103% 103'/a

2

103%

J-D

103

103

8

103

106,%

1958

J-J

1949

70

A-O

63

105

65

103%

1103% 104'A

1950

F- A

1970

104%

102%

M-N

105%

External

5'/a5—

1955

M-N

108%

External

5s

1953

F-A

1952

J-J

Waterways—
AExternal 6Vis stamped

1952

33%

130

42

ALima

32%

41

32

35%

99%

J-J

—

42

AMedellin

42

95

99% 100

1952

J-J

1962

J-J

1966

J-D

1104%

1969

J-J

1110

75

75

33

~

(Plan

F-A

1963

to

1967

M-S

7s

(issue

of

M-S

6

102

53

102%

105%

103'/a

5

101%

106% 107%

26

106%

1964

reduced

J-J

1952

A-O

1981

perpetual

104

1

104

89

1

77

90

M-N

104% 104%

—

104%

g

152

152%

6

152

105%

8

104%

Southern

California

Gas

Southern

Counties

3s__.

1104%

A-O

1965

M-S

104%

2

104% 105%

106%

1970

F-A

1989

M-N

1950

A-O

1966

A-O

(Hugo)

traded

being

102

104'A

105% 106 Va

9

105%

Abbreviations

102%

105%

105 %

12
2

89%

68%

5

68

68%

101

41%

130

J-D

103%

37

on

the New York Stock

representative stocks and bunas
Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co.
-Bonds—
10

103%

2

108

106'A

Rail-

63 Va

76

35.48

49.75

3

105%
115%

122

120% 120%

—

102 %

F-A

2

102% 102%

Sale Price

STOCKS—
Par

•
com

vtc

101%

4% c/o

.

WEEK

FOR

& Deposit

Shares

6.75 7c

prior

35.92

65.48

102.13

105.65

89.91

104.24

35.78

65.43

102.24

105.68

89.50

104.23

100.41

17

183.52

50.20

35.70

65.61

102.26

105.58

89.41

104.11

100.34

17

16%

16 V2

25

4'/4

16%

293

4>/4

97

26 Va

351

Personal

High
25 V2

Feb

Apr

9V2

Jan

19y2 Aug

44 y2

Jan

16
4

May
'/a

4

Gas & Fuel Association—
prior preferred
preferred

V2 %

6 Vo

114%

Oct

116

Jan

39

144

Oct

160

Jan

6%

40

40 Va

58

40

Jan

6%

Oil

40%

55

7

101

101

2

37

Jan

55

Oct

100

Aug

104

Mar

Jun

54

Jan

First

110

24% May

29

Jan

General

1.00

850

35c

Oct

Gillette

50
20

Western National Bank

52%

Jun

1.00

11

99%

99%

42%

43 %

325

43%

42%

43%

40

99%

Oct

:?9% May
41 %

July

1975

4s

A

~

-76

76%

Copper

46%

Lone

45

Feb

Co

—

Theatres

Loew's Boston

Jan

1975

85%

86

$7,500

71

July

90%

Feb

1,900

83

Aug

98

Feb

Mt

Vernon-Woodbury Mills Inc—
4% debs (subordinated)

16%
77/a

16%
8 Va

Cement

Star

101

2,000

100

Sep

May

100
100

85
76

--

79

100
100

—

75c

100

50c

Jan

1.00 May

85

85

75

82

Jun

97

Jan

74%

76

20

60

May

76

Oct

9

Jan

3

279

2

Sep

80

30

72

Aug

99'A

Jan

89

10

85

Sep

124%

Jan

23

10

20

Aug

47

Jan

24% Mar

Apr

30%

3%

•

22'A

29%

x29Ve

29%

285

58
36%
26%
46
14 A
66 Va

59 %

356

—

59%
37%
27%
—
—

66%
6

preferred
Mergenthaler Linotype
Mullins Mfg Corp class B

100
*
1

31
61
—

6

27%
57
247/a

22%

200

20'A
25

51% May

509

23 'A May

424

41% May

51%

Jan

14

14%

10

17

Feb

181

58% May

78%

Feb

162

5% July

7%

Feb

Jun

6

380

23

32'%

Feb

61

272

43 y2 May

61

Oct

24%

15

15% May

24%

Oct

650

12'A

21

Feb

12%

13%

17'/a

58c

38c

18
60c

Friday

Exchange
Week's

Sale Price

STOCKS—
Par

of Prices

Shares

Agricultural Chemical
Sugar Refining
Tel

49%

109

34% May

49%

Sep

41%

417/a

210

34% May

44%

Tel

Woolen

•

Copper

Boston

& Albany

49%

RR

443

26%

36'A

424

31

19

123% 124 7/a

100
25

149%

49%

155% 158

19

*

Boston Edison

2,825

47%
3 5 Va

158

50

Inc

Machine
Rexall Drug, Inc

43%

42%

43%

Jun

174%

Feb

Shawmut

Jan

50%

Feb

Stone

May

14% May
75

1,250

117

Jun

39% May

42 ya Mar
19 y4

135

50%

Elevated

100

58%

58%

19

Ry

■18%

19

554

•

28'A

27 Va

28'A

165

Stamped
Boston

Herald Traveler Corp

58%

125

57 V4

Feb

18V4 Sep

25%

Sep

77

7%

prior preferred
class B 1st pfd

Union

Jan

United

For footnotes see page 42.




100
100

30%
—

30%

31%

545

7%

7%

300

20% May
4% Jun

United

Shoe

Twist

90

65c
139

53c
139

37%
18'A

4'A
—
—

36%
17%

41^

2"%

90%
68c
139
37%

16'A
4'A
13
2Ya
8%

950

10
75

1,854
1,022
140

19%

14 Va May

26c

67c

May

121

Oct

90

1%

% Aug

2,650
120

140

Feb

Machinery

14Va
13%

14%
14%

18

18

—

38%

38%

—

43
56%
65

25

—

10

—

•
common

8

18

—

25

5

Drill

preferred

20%

Sep

U

S

Jan

U

S

Feb

Warren

397/a

1
*

__

42

43

53%
64%

56%
65 y2

45

45

Rubber

Smelting Refin & Min Co__

July

System Inc
D) Co

(S

—

Westinghouse Electric Corp

50
*
-*

12%

—

47%
48 Va

49V%
48/a

—
—

29'A

15%
15%
28%

16%
15%
29%

Feb

39%

Sep

26%

Feb

2% May

4%

Feb

12

14

M®r

1%

Feb

3% Aug

Feb

67/a

Sep

282

Jan

May

17%

305

185

Feb
Feb
Jan

26 Va May

800

11%

Feb

15% Mar

13% Aug

17%

10% May

18

Feb
Oct

30

15

50

327/a May

42% Aug

40

46

150

2,262

44%

Apr
May

Jan

59% July

Jan

325

60

Sep

71%

100

45

Oct

48

190

40%

Jun.

101

38%

May;

.

151

13%

Apr

8

May

37%

10

*

Fruit Co

Jan

Waldorf
_r

stampfed

*

Assn

Webster Inc

Shop Inc.:
Torrington Co

Jan

Boston & Maine RR—

8%

&

&

Stop

6%
Boston

:

Corp

Folding

Reece

90
.

120

7,700

Sep

Feb

Anaconda

Son

Reece

High

-49%

American

&

Low

•

American

Bird

&

Quincy Mining Co

Range Since January 1

High

100
100

American
American

♦
50
25
*
10
2.50

;

Pennsylvania RR

for Week

Low

Mills

Pacific

Sales

Range

Last

100
2.50
100

May

31%

13%

(N H)

32% Mar

*

66%

17%

Mining

Feb

1,360

1

RR

40

31% May

37%

1

Butte

Oct

60% July

47

5

England Tel & Tel

Jan

27%

Nash-Kelvinator

North

Feb

39% July

79
89
23
22'A

100

Northern

Jan

Jan

75c

Maine Central RR common

New

Boston Stock

8%

6% May
23%

Narragansett Racing Assn

103

60

18

12% May

177

National Service Cos

101

1966

High

Low
82

39

36%

"
*
•
*
25
'

Stores
Razor

5%

Baltimore Transit Co

16 %

•
5
10
10

Range Since January ]

High

*

common

Electric
Safety

Feb

102

BONDS—

series

National

53%
28'A

1.00

14

Inc

Lines

SS

Employers Group Assoc

63%

100

preferred
U S Fidelity & Guaranty

Low

100

Kennecott

3.60%

5s

Eastern

27%

Edison Co—

Potomac

Shares

100

preferred class B
preferred adjustment

2

Co

for Week

Ry—

pfd series A

1st

5%
65

Street

Mass

Common

30

Amsterdam Casualty
American

Jan

Co

Boston

25c

National Marine Bank
New

North

10

Sales

Range
ef Prices

Eastern

143 %

8

Trust

Prop

Service

Cities

144

114% 114%

144
40 Va

Week's

Sale Price

& Hecla

Calumet

Range Since January l

100.48

EXCHANGES

ENDINGr OCTOBER

Boston

Low

100

preferred

100.41

49.71
49.51

Par

High

20

Common

100.50

104.21

Sales

of Prices

25V4

100

i__20

Fidelity & Guar Insurance Corp
Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills—

104.32

89.45

183.28

Eastern

Co,

89.40

105.86

102.11

35.74

STOCKS—

for Week

Low

•

100

preferred class B

Fidelity

106.07

—

65.32

40

183.54

Oct.

105%

Baltimore—

of

Bono»

15

Consolidated Gas Elec Lt & Power
Co

ties

16

East

vtc

Ralls

Oct.

Exchange
Range

Last

Co

Ralls

102.21

64.43

Utili¬

trials

Last

Week's

Friday

Transit

Touu

10

Grade

(Columbus Day) Holiday

Friday

Arundel Corporation

10

Grade

First

10

Oct.

1959

debentures

48.67

182.73

1?
14

11

106% 107

J-D

Oct.
Oct.

ties

180.49

11

Oct.

82

110
108

Stocks

roads

trials

Date—

65

Util-

Second

Indus¬

Total

10

20

Indus-

47%

Union—

preferred

consolidated; "cum," cumula¬

stock; "vtc," voting trust certificates;
warrants.

47%

8

103% 104
76

A-O

f Ex-distribution,

y Ex-rlghts.

daily closing averages of

Below are the

75

35

108% 108%

Baltimore Stock

1st

Odd-lot aale.

during current week.

104%
117

33

—

RANGE

5%

e

Ex-dividend,

x

Stock and Bond Averages

OTHER STOCK

Baltimore

sale,

1C8

130

M-S

1969

f

6
6

above—"cod." certificates of deposit; "cons,"

used

Hotel-

.2030

s

d Ex-Interest,

r Cash

tive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting
"w i," when issued; "w w," with warrants; "x w," without

107%

6

112% 112%

J-D

-1964

conv

2
2

107%

102% 103%

A-O

.1954

6s

158
223

flat.

30
.1949

Newspaper

2%
2%

100%

1105'/a 107

J-J

1946

Western

2%

-Stocks.1946

37

32

§Reported in receivership.

Industries—

"Waldorf-Astoria

sale,

Under-the-rule sale,

Stinnes

Stinnes

delivery

Deferred

listed
(Hugo) Corp—
A7-4s 3rd stamped

--

2 Va

2%

and asked prices; no sales being transacted

bid

—

68%

25

24%

29

121%

97'A

102% 103

A-O

98%

108%

117%

1100

7-J

1970

3 Vis

(Calif)

108%

__

117'A 117'A

M-S

1971

Gas

25%

81%

16

53

18

28

J-D

a

par

A Bonds

106

1952

Edison

*27

--

J-J

n

170

105

1951

California

52

50%

81%

$26'A

1919

6 Vis

value,

109

Queens Borough Gas & Electric—

Southern

47

52

__

81%

81%

J -J

Ex-stock dividend,

108

107 V*

1

1107

—

A)
2012

1921

•No

107

89

105

30

--

104

104

New

M-N

(Plan

2%

to

Government

tFriday's

6%

2%s

to

stamped

A5Vis

109

A-O

—

18%
34

107%

103

J-J

55

15

28

104%

1

reduced

Janeiro

de

Interest

65

8

Rio

104

10

106% 106%

J-D

52%

*44%

2008

111

A-O

1964

29

stamped (Plan A)

Interest

104%

J-D

1970

40

*44%

—

J-D

M-N

Jersey—
certificates

*39

5

*20

1972

1971

of

94

21

29

A-O

1931

1968

Service

96

88%

—

15

1947

1927)

Mortgage BanK of Denmark 5s

1961

3Vis

Oct.

AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s

2004

—

20

15

M-N

42%

A Russian

104

—

*27

J-D

1947

stamped

94

64

62%

__

85

—

M-N

65

Valley RR—
102%

45

83

90

J 77%

J-D

109

102% 102%

—

2008

2VaS

A7s

102%

98%

102% 103

A-O

76%

22

16

A)

1951

reduced

Bank of Bogota—
(issue of May 1927)

Parana

-1956

78

65 Va

Mortgage

104%

__

112

41

t

30

42

77%

125

—

1

66%

180
__

M-S

6%s stamped_1958

City (Peru)
stamped

Interest

A7s

1957

—

—-

High

66%

&

Maranhao

42

32

36

132

J-J

10

43

31%

32%

131%

—

30%
30

35

32%
—

1

Low

Loan—

103

106 Va

30%

January 1

No.

67

39%

41

J-D

7

130
F-A

1957

1952

1948

•

3

30%

J-D

Range Since

Sold

High

66%

—

3

Port

Bonds

Friday's

t65%

J-3

103

Danzig

1957

A-O

103

106% 106%

1955

Public

or

Bid & Asked

Bank of)

Valley 7s
Cons
Municipal

Danish

104

(Col) —
April 1946
Jan 1947

103

,

—

Sec-

1955

Bank

103

J-J

1963

Mortgage

A20-year 7s
A 20-year
7s
Bogota (see Mortgage

107%

103%

--

Agricultural

ACauca

Midland

Last

Sale Price

Low

68

56%

63

1103% 104%
—

84

55

158%

A-O

1949

Power

Week's Range

Friday

Exchange

105'A

1963

Curb

Interest
Period

York

New

.1961

International

17

OCTOBER

ENDING

Week's

Friday
Interest

BONDS

New

EXCHANGE

CURB

YORK

NEW

60%

111

13% July -

398

22% May,.!,;

Apr

May

F^b

50%

Feb

17%

Jan

18

Apr

<30% July

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

(1606)

34

Monday, October 20, 1947

™

OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES
RANGE

WEEK

FOR

17

OCTOBER

ENDING

%

Chicago Stock Exchange
Week's

Friday
Last

Range

Share)*

Acme Steel Co
Adams

Mfg

(J D)

Castings

Advanced Aluminum
Aetna

Ball

Allied

Laboratories

American

Bearing

Tel

common

100
5

capital

Co

Armour & Co

common

Asbestos Mfg

Co common

Washer

Automatic

14%

9%

600

10%

_

Feb

4,300

9% May

2%

1.500

1% May

3%

Feb

8'A

300

7%

Oct

13%

Sep

4'A

100

3%

Aug

5%

Feb

it

300

%
13

13

18%
IS

Feb

23% Aug
1 g
Oct

Apr

Sep

12% Sep

14%

Feb
Feb
Jan

13

13%

400

11% May

17%

16%

—

17

600

13% May

171/2

131/4 Feb

11%

9% May

100

38% May

59

500

59

Oct

41

41%

300

35

Jun

45

Jan

15%

16

100

10%

Jan

16%

Feb

19

19

150

16%

Apr

21

141/4

600

11% May

23%

Feb

8%

8'A

00c
•

7%

Jan

20

Sep

2%

Corp

1 % May
8 % May

10 % July

10

7% Mar

8% Aug

Towel

Co

(The)

3%

3%

400

15

15%

600

—

34%

34%

100

26

35'A

35'A

36'/a

400

31% May

42

*

American Radiator & St San com

——

American Rolling

Mill
Anaconda Copper Mining

2% May
12
May

—50

Certaln-teed
Columbia

Products

Gas

Continental

1

Co

Consumers

common

(new)

com

91/8

9%

800

7% May

7%

6%

7%

800

5

Aug

30

68

May

85

Sep

65%

Corp

Doehler-Jarvis

General

Electric

& Radio

Nash-Kelvlnator
York

New

North

Pan

12%

Feb

—

5%

5%

500

4%

Jun

6%

Feb

7%

8%

400'

5% May

8%

Jan

37%

36

5%

65%

400

40'A

391/4

401/4

500

23%

Jan

40%

37%

900

32

May

39%

Feb

5%

4,300

3

May

5%

Feb

5%

5%

400

Apr

6%

17%

18%

1,600

19%

Feb

14%

15%

1,200

14% May
12% May

22%

Feb

24%

Jun

33%

Jan

5%

3,800

4%

Sep

7%

Feb

Co

15%

10
•

Airways Corp

—

__
.

5%
10

IOV2

400

23%

22%

23%

800

34

35%

150

22% Mar

35%

29V4

29%

29%

2,500

27% May

33%

Pure

Oil

Co

(The)

•

common

Radio Corp of America

common.

Radio-Keith-Orpheum
Republic Steel Corp common

26%

•

26%

8%

27

27

27

70

25

May

28

*

Eddy Paper Corp (The)
Mills of America

41

20

35

Apr

41

Gibson

uossard

(W

Co

common

Rubber common
H)

381/4

100

4

4%
106

16%

10

IOV4

58%

Standard

Oil

60%

2,100
86

550

300

9%

Steel Spring

C'%

200

26%
9%

N

Corp
Oil Corp

Sunray

J

2,800

Wilson

&

Co

650

16%

2,500

13% Mar

75

75%

700

64

15

14%

15 V4

400

11% May

17

22 »A

22%

1,500

16

May

24%

11%

11%

11%

1,900

Jan

12%

Sep

3%

600

2% May

4%

Jan

200

10% May

3

•

14%

15

15

Burger

191/2 July
11% Feb

9% May

17%

•

65

Jan

6%

17%

17%

650

6 01/2

Jan

Low

Instrument

Hammond

Corp

11

12%

25

24%

25

23%

21%

231/2

1,100

10%

10%

350

Brnmm

40

40

50

5

5

100

10

(G) Brewing Co capital
Corp ' (new)
Co (Geo A)
common

Rrueman

12%

10
1
3
*
1

12%
27%

12

12%

350

27%

28

500

22

21

common—1

Co

common

2,250
350

N

&

19V4 May
10%

Corp common

Hupp

Illinois

Brick

Illinois

Central

Co

capital

RR

—

100

common

Pneumatic

Independent

Tool

com—*

Indiana Steel Products Common

Interstate
irn

t

Power

Katz

Keilogg Switchboard common
Kentucky Util jr cum pfd
6% preferred
_

1

Ext

Salle

La

Univ

15%

7%

9%

Cincinnati
Cola

Oct

Coca

8%

550

Oct

Crosley

Field

&

Co

Motors

7

22

22

25

16

Jun

28

Feb

10

115

Sep

21%

Jan

9'A

Hart

&

tidier

iuo

Mar

Dayton
Gibson

297

25

Jun

29%

Feb

105

106

19

105

Oct

110%

Aug

114

114

15

112% Aug

27%

28

2

9%

50

8%

81%

class

11% May

17%

Jan

12'/2

_

_

9%

—

29%

Chemical

19

S

15

&

pfd

Michigan

Eagle-Picher

•

Montgomery Ward

& Co
Muskegon Mot Spec class A

Feb

P

490

7V2

Sep

24%

Jan

Randall

2%

50

1%

Sep

6%

Jan

U

15%

1,500

lli/s May

15%

1,100

6

9%

22

100

107

May
5j/b May

56%
111

7%

.

S

_.

_______

__

&

Standard

1C5

Oct

Sep

14

Feb

North

Ind Inc
Car

American

97%

Apr

98%

24%

20

20

Jan

25% July

60

95

53

Jun

69

40

Jan

4

46

__l.oof

25

46

50%

class

May

11

—

__

25

Printing

Jan

42

July

40%

27%

28

300

18

50

50

26%

221/4 May

34%

ip

30

Jan

24%

Feb

May

13'% Mar

14%

14%

100

13% May

19

July

23

850

171/4 May

23

Oct

49%

10

47%

56

Nunn Bush Shoe

common

4% July

697

56% May

5%

2

58%

200

30%

20

Range

American

Shares

American Tel & Tel

Week's

Low

Sep

491/8 May

64%

28

31% July

May

Feb

Electric

Apex

Cleveland

(Un)

_

Cliffs

Iron

common

4$^

—

13%

lOOt'*

preferred

$4.50

—

<jt-'

Mfg

Electric Illumin.

84

com

Low

20°

a3%

al4%

al5
al57

a 155%

230
376

Parker

Pen

Co

(The)

25

common

150

34Vs

Aug

48

Jun

25

200

24%

Oct

25

Oct

Cleveland Graphite Bronze (Un)

31

31

32%

Sep'

Consolidated Natural Gas (Un)

22%

26%

166 % 168

5
100
50

Ptabody Coal Co class B com
6% preferred
Pennsylvania RR capital
Process

(The)

Corp

Quaker Oats Co
Sangamo Elec Co
Roebuck

&

Serrick Corp class B
Hhellmar Prod
Corp

—

•
1

capital
capital

291/4

*

common
Co

71/2
—-

18%
mmm

*

common—

Cummins

Schwitzer
Sears

common

9

— mm

37%

mm.

preferred

4%%

100
200

110

25%

Apr

21

Apr

Feb

Dow

148

Jan

180

Feb

Electric

common

Controller

10

18%

Oct

23

9%

1,150

7%

Apr

10%

31

Feb

Oct

50

Feb

Goodrich

Jan

31

50

31

Electric

General

Motors

common

(B F)

Bend

South

Clothes

Lathe

common
Works capital

Spiegel Inc common
Louis Nat Stockyards

St

capital

Standard Dredging preferred—

1

Common
Standard

Forgings common

,

L'undard Oil of Ind capital
Stein

&

2
*
20

5

Apr

6%

Sep

85

May

94%

Feb

Harbauer

Co

29

29%

Jun

29%

Oct

Industrial

Rayon

18

Feb

Interlake

Iron

40% July
13% Oct

Interlake

SteamshiD

17

36%

37%

200
50
900

5%

Apr

93

Apr

17%

Sep

221/4
12

May

30% May

13%
35

12%

250

10

Mar

16

16Vs

1,000

14

May

29V4

28%

Co

(A)

common

7

750

1,100

8%

Jan

x24% Mar

9%
110

26%

35

Jan

Feb

Oct

13% July
16% July

1
25
*

7

mm

,

Swift

International

Certificates
Co.

Texas

Thor

13%
82%

30

38

Feb

Aug

Nestle

100

4

500

50

Apr
17% Mar
3

U

,f

Co

So

La

May

41% July

50

37% May

44

—

24%

24%

300

24

Jan

24%

Steel

Salle

common-,

St

261/4

25

26%

1,000

16

May

26%

Oct

Reliance Electric & Eng

33%

34%

200

31

May

37%

Jan

Republic Steel

Sep

WrigJey

Bankshares

(Wm)

For footnotes see page 42.




21%

600

53%

13%

Feb

July

Ohio

Oil

22%

74%

11%

1,250

14

800

~po£

(Un)
,,

46%

Sparks Withington pfd
Standard Oil Of Ohio common

Feb

35

Oct

Feb

74%

75%

700

29%

300

23% Apr

11%

11%

1,200

11

200

£6

Jun
Oct

79% Feb
30
July
13% Jan
06

Oct

w4p,p.

<■»

72
52

4% Jan
10% Jan
37% Oct

Vlchek

Tool

—-r-wS&T

World Publishing

May
MRY
Jun
May

Oct
Jan

8% Feb

200

2% Jun
4% Jun
31
Jan
21
APr

28%

28%

35

24'A May

30% Feb

18%

18%

200

17% Oct

26% Feb

23% 23%
29 29%
46
47

30
192

14% May
22% May

24% Sep
30% Feb

547

44

Oct

54% Feb

100

11

100

Mar

a27% a28%

132

23% Jan

31% Avg

a46%

20

a75

51

38
May
61% May

59% Jan
79% Feb

Jun
Oat

20% Feb

10O

Thompson Products Inc com.——
a46%
Steel common (Un) ———a72%-

Oct
July
Feb
Feb

52
Apr
34% Jun
4% Jun

_lOff.;/ 100

Van Dorn Iron Works.—

May
47% May
62
May

Jan

59% Sep

20

47
15%
36 Va
39

16% Feb
14
Oct

U S

54

—

Feb
Feb
Mar
Jan
July

11% July
9
Jan

2,370
200

18%

61%
23
15%
54 %

35%
9%
31
27%

3
3%
6%
6%
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1-^5,4

12% Jun
51
Jun
13
Mav

60
45
33
50

50
751

—

17% Oct

a46
a47
al4%al4%
33% 33%
a36
a36

1,120

3%

32

51% Jan
49
Jun
41% Jun

500
130
82

5'/a

<,•'?'

(Un)—

23%

48%

66

37

15
51%
131/2

14%
51
131/2

72
40%

—

May

21

35

X66

39% Feb
65% Feb
71% Feb

72
39
5

——

26%

33%

30

May

50
150

a45% a47%
17% 17%

—

(Un)

Patterson Sargent

a58% a60%
a58% a58%

75

—

Sep
Sep

29

35

._12%

common—,—*

Jr——

100

58%

48

*

common

Westinghouse Elec & Mfg com
Wisconsin

24

57%
22

5
2

Corp.—

54% Jan
42% July
79% Oct

1,649

z_Tl4

Oct

9%

24

—

(The)

40% May
36% Sep
65
July

14

LA-**.

400

58%

115%'Feb
35% July

121
198
1

a36% a37%

—

Richman Bros

*****—25

,

44% Feb

107% Oct
27% Jun

12%

Le Mur class A

40%

deposit

(The)^

a34% a34%
a50% a51%
a40% a40%
79% 79%

14% Oct
84% July

Mar

67
20
10

a41% a41%

11 Va Oct

12'A

|

Ohio Brass class B

10%

—

5% Feb
16
Feb
174% Feb

7% Jan

12%

Brick

39%

mm

High

2% May
11% May
149% Jun

11'A July
80
July

13%

2^L*
i—A';';."

National Tile & Mfg

21

19

Medusa

Metropolitan Paving

10%

,

Oct

Apr

50

14%
84

—

(A G) class B___
Portland Cement

300

12%

331/4

Ltd—

Co

Corp

Trane

208

of

5
25

—

lOif:

—

34% Feb
17% Feb

Pennsylvania RR
Sundstrand Mach Tool common
Swift & Co capital stock

S'teel (Un)

6% May

19

3%

,,

Island Lime & Trans

Kelley

Lamson & Sessions

23% May
8% May

331/4

—

—1

100

Feb

—

"$p

(Un)

100

9%

51
—

& Laughlin

Jones

—

#

(Un)

29%

121/4

.

—

f#.

70

200

34

——

—

10 A

20

1,750

1,100

16

_

(Un)

6

18%

12%

1

common

90

6

7%
104

12%

5

(Un)

common

McKee

Society Brand

—

13 v
-:r
1-W

89%

17%

34

*
•

\>'■

Goodyear Tire & Rubber
.$?' ■
Gray Drug Stores
:
m ,
Greif Bros Cooperage class A—A
Halle Bros preferred
--'5(£y>.

7

102

12%

•

common

52

Sep

Jan

Chemical

18%

17

1

common

Signode Steel Strap common..
Sinclair Oil Corp

5%

6,617
121
40
9
163

al0% alO%

al07al07%

39%,

24%

18%

9

Jun

Feb

B

Range Since January 1

High

a3%

JSiA
loli

Coach & Body

22%

--

38

Jan

6 "4

691

Sales
for Week

of Prices

§£

(Un)

Alleghany Corp

391/4

1

common

3%

13

47

Last

Friday

P4f'

General

Manufacturing

Oak

Aug

200

May

58V4
30 Va

rnmmm

18 VB

24

5%

Sale Price

W"

Feb

15

22%

1661/2

12% May

13%

Cleveland Stock Exchange

Mar

49%

•

10o
2%

July

69'/a

47

—

Apr

May

8% May

20

coipmon

preferred

7%

Util

Oct

51%

5'/2

68%

"V,

B_

Jan

8

16

13% July

—mm

46

40% May

274

67%

13%

Jan

Feb

350

2,900

(new)__21/2

common

Bancorp

v.jrthwest

Northwest

cap

Feb

97

'

Ncblitt-Sparks

7%

60

9%

14% May

Mar

1,300

22

2,550

10

common

Apr

49%

50%

*

G

Cleveland
National

Apr

125

Feb

54%

6% May
53"% July

10

80

16%

*

Jun

12

20

Oct

8%

10

10%

58 %

Jan

71

150

5%

Magnavox
National Pumps

Jan

10%

*

99%

347

12%

59%

»

18

16

m- —

Feb

24%

...

i-

*

A

25

18

——

Feb

14%

97

10 if

——

May

16

*
*

preferred

Co

Aug

121

Feb

Jun

27%

10

Mfg common

Monroe

7

817

9%

165

9%

50

Kroger

18% May

4%

101/2

prior preferred

$1

Modine

28%

82

81

165

_

Art

May

1
5

vtc

common

8%

Jan

24% Aug
ftt

4p
Feb
(7% Feb

Sep

37

*

common

Food Products
Middle West Corp capital
Mickelberry's

Feb

July

STOCKS—
Marshall

Sep

4

100

A_

8 % May

40%

—

37%

50

100

TeleDhone
class

350

9%

22

mmm

*

Lindsay Lt & Chem common

7%

5%

mm —

McNeill & Libby common.,—>--7
Co common
1

iooy

15

22

109% 109%

mm mm

Lincoln Printing

2%

54%

mmmm

5

common

9

2%

1
•
50
100

Co common

Drug

"9

*
1

Inc common

Brown Stores

8%

1

pfd

$6

—

29% May

41

5

8.50

_

preferred

Cinicnnati Street

25

Apr

32 %

*

__

& T P

O

Jan

33

—

Preferred
C

High

LOW

17%

5

•

Hobart

Werner

Hein

Hormel

15% July

80

34 '/a

32%

20

Brewing

12%

9'/a May
17

Feb

Range Slnee January 1

High

30'A

301/4

Oct

20

16% May

Feb

21%

1

1

Feb

Shares

Cincinnati Union Stock Yard-

Harnischfeger

Feb

_1

Mach

__r

Churngold

Feb

9%

Apr
Aug

16% May

7%

for Week

of Prices

*

Industries

Oct

Feb

Range

Sale Price
Par

Aluminum

Oct

4%
106

May

43V2

Mar

Sales

Week's

Friday

American Laundry

250

July
79% July

22 'A

stocks—

Balcrank

200

17

Cincinnati Stock Exchange

Oct

21%

Feb

16

1

_

common

381/4

47%

7%
47

8

Feb

23

•

30% May
2% May

52

Feb

1558

30%

10%

500

1,500

_

Feb

13%

10%

Sep

May

7% May

600

12'A

29'A

1

_

common

13%

81

21% May

1

of

Studebaker

Jun

21%

8

33% July
28% July

75%

25

Standard

Cincinnati Gas common
60

*

common

600

103

*

& Dk common

Lakes Dr

Great

Co

Refrigerator

Goodyear Tire &

I2V4

38V4

—

10
1

General Motors Corp common

11%

16%

10

Auto

Four-Wheel Drive

Jan

Jan

16%

15

Sep

5

Inc

Hour

31

11%

••

Sep

41

—

Feb

Oct

9% May

28

12

1

Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc

Jan

4

14%

22%

-33%

Oct

—

Feb

25

com.—_1

Pepsi-Cola Co

4%

—

5%

-2%

Oct

—

1

Corp class A

Credit

Domestic

Oct

5

*

capital

Pictures Inc new

Jan

4

f!nr

TVTntnr

Amer

12%

May

5

_

Central RR

Paramount

20%

May

7

1
_

Corp

American

Pfl.rkn.rrt

May

10

100

•

Co

Motors
Light

Gas

12

900

8%

—

1

Graham-Paige
Laclede

100

12%

—

Television

Farnsworth

19%

Feb

64%

—

Mar

Feb

64%

—

Feb

Feb

8%

_

8%

•

Curtiss-Wright

Oct

9%

74

11%

Feb

17

41%

19%
—

1

Feb

56%

13%

73

50
10
5

preferred (new)
Dodge Mfg Corp common new
Cumulative

May

5%

12 %

•

Electric

&

Motors

Last

Edison

Commonwealth

High

Low

3%

65 % Mar

9%

25
*

Inc

Co

Feb

2V2
10
5

common

Chrysler Corp common (new)
Cities Service Co common
Coleman

400

9%

6% May
60% Jun

*
•
*

vtc

Chicago & South Air Lines
Chicago

1,300

64%

641/2

*

preferred

Convertible

Chicago Milw St Paul & Pac

9

8%

1

I

,

_

United Corp

Chicago Corp common

Range Since January 1

High

""

Feb

100

8'/a

8%

—

700

Mar

3,100

2

10

10

40

Oct

54%

10'A

2

— —

Low

Feb

13%

mm mm

500

54%

58

-

12

54%

12
—

12%

pfd

71/4

4% May

14,100

13%

5
1

common

15% July

151/4

450

•

_

Util

W

S

Oct

174%

1,500

10
Carr-Consolidated Biscuit common—1
Central 111 Secur Corp common
1
&

23%

Jun

41/4

—

Butler Bros common

oent

Jan

5%

5

common

Central States Pr & Lt

17

150

201/4

2%
10

common

Burton-Dixie Corp

150

51/4

1

Inc common
Borg
(George Wi
Corp
Borg-Warner Corp common
Brach & Sons (E J) capital
Ring

Feb

14%

tt

Bliss & Laughlin

Piston

Feb

11%

19%

1

Manufacturing Co capital

Burd

7%

Jan

6% May

8

—

(E L)

Sep

9Va

1,100

155% 157

Shares

Feb

3%

10

Mfg Co
common
Rights w i
Berghoff Brewing Corp.—

Bruce Co

23%

10%

350

3

Corp

Apr

2'A

14%
—

3

Belden

Links

11

23%

156%

15%

Jun

200

4%

4%

Oct

58

Jan

46

120

4

common

Manufacturing

A vco

300

8%

1

Corp capital

Athey Products

58

14%

•

common

Tel

&

57

14%

4%

for Week

Stocks—

Alleghany

High

Low

14%

*
1
—5
*

—

Admiral Corp common

Range 81nee January 1

58

,—10

common

Sales

Range
of Prices

u

High

Low

Par

Week's

Last

"fa

Bar
Unlisted

for Week

of Prices

Friday
Sale Price

■m

STOCKS—

Sale*

Sale Price

stocks—

4ft.

—

27

}* *4#

«%ni%.;

18% 18%
Youngstown Sheet & Tube—-—a77% a79%
Yonngstown Steel Door (Un)
*
al7% a!7%

390
*20

.

20

—

..

360

—

10

11

18% Oct
53% May
I5
May'

\
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27% July

100

Mar

34
J§n
79% Oct
21% Feb

THE COMMERCIAL &

Number 4639

Volume 166

WEEK

FOR

17 '

OCTOBER

ENDING

Sales

Week's

Friday
Last

Range

for Week

Sale Prica

STOCKS—

of Trice*

Shares

Watling, Lerchen & Co.

Los

.-1

--

.,—100

—

Aircraft Corp

Lockheed

Angeles Investment Co

Members

Detroit

York

New

Exchange

Co

Mt

Diablo

Oil

&

Mng

Co

Dev

Corporation Ltd
Northrop Aircraft Inc

Nordon

Telephone: Randolph 5530

—

Elec

Detroit Stock Exchange
Range
of Prices

Electric

A'.len

—

1

Adding Machine-

Uonsoiidated

Edison

Detroit

$4.50 pfd

common

Stove

Detroit-Michigan
Detroit

Steel

Detroit

Steel

Gar

—:

Jan

Oct

739

57¥2 July

500

19

May

21 ¥2

Oct

Oct

113 ¥4

Aug

6% May

12 »/2

Feb

110 ¥4

10

8%

550

£'¥4

7%

300

6%

1,400

3%

Oct

23%

2,462

23

3¥8

600

2

6

¥2

¥2 May

3 ¥4

10 V2 May

Feb

changed

738
250

17%

Jan

26 ¥a

Oct

Textron

20%

200

18%

Sep

20 ¥a

Oct

Transamerica

¥4

1,700

Feb

Feb
Jan

United

2¥e

Feb

Universal Cons Oil Co

2,745

5

July

9%

Feb

Western

200

12

May

16¥>

6%

7 ¥2

16 ¥2

9% May
4

9%

8%

9 ¥2

3,205

1

6

V2

6%

6 %

920

5¥a

5%

5 ¥2

9% Sep
6¥a Feb

Jan

6

5 ¥4 May

Manufacturing

Hoskins

Houdaille-Hershey
Hurd

common

!

Car

Motor

Hudson

King-Seeley
Kingston Products
Kinsel

Drug

Lakey Fdry

5% conv pfd

McAleer Mfg

Feb

American Radiator & Stand San

Oct

Refining Co
American Tel & Tel Co

1
50c
*
10
2

McClanahan Oil common
Mid-West Abrasive
Products

Motor

Corporation
Stamping

Murray
National

Davis

Farke

Metal

Peninsular

Rickel

Products

W)

(H

River Raisin

Paper common

Scotten-Dillon

Manufacturing
Standard Tube class B com
Shelter

U

S

Radiator

Walker & Company

Aircraft common

Warner

13%

1,550

15

100

4¥8

700

5

Feb

9

May
Apr

13 ¥4

13¥2 May

15 ¥a

5%
4 ¥4

5Y2

Jun

Oct

Apr
Feb

2 ¥4

Feb

1%

550

7 S/8

100

2 ¥4

500

1%
8

July

8 ¥4 July

75c

May

1%

Oct

4%

Jun

8 ¥4

500

1%

10,190

1% May
6 ¥2 Apr

4¥B

100

Sep

3¥a Aug

■%

77/a July
2%

Jan

400

100

10

2 ¥2

2%

1,800

25

5¥a

Feb

Topeka

Avco

2,350

Barnsdail Oil

Aviation

4¥8

Pacific

Canadian
Case

Feb

I)

(J

Berkey &
Blue

Gay Furniture

Columbia

Oct

Commercial Solvents Corp

¥2

Jan

Commonwealth

Oct

Commonwealth & Southern Corp

3¥a Mar

3%

525

9 ¥4

485

7¥a Jan

9%

869

7¥2

4

9¥a

Jun

Gas

Chica

Broadway Dept

97/e

Jan

14¥a

Oct

Consolidated

Edison

100

3 ¥4

Sep

4 ¥4

Feb

Consolidated

Vultee

3%

200

3¥a

Jun

19

250

16

May

7

528

6

Apr

Chrysler Corp
Colorado Fuel
Preferred

4,150

Consolidated

Jan

Continental Motors Corp.._

Feb

4¥a
21

Continental

7¥a July

Inc

Douglas Aircraft Co Inc
Industries Inc_

:

Dresser

A
Farnsworth Tele & Radio Corp
Oil Co

Exeter

Ltd class

Fitzsimmons Stores

11 ¥4

Jan

15

July
18 ¥2 Feb

Class

Hilton

A

Bond

Electric

May

56

Jun

65

Feb

General

14% May
1V4 May

16

Aug

General

Foods

Corp

2% Aug

General

Public

Utilities Corp

2% Jan

Graham-Paige

1,400

2

Jan

Range

Inter coast

-

Jade

Oil

For footnotes see page




42.

LOW

'

6

2,470

3% Jan
18% May

25

25

191

10%

10%

5,050

5

Jan
Sep

800

1

7%

7%

720

6% May

10 ¥a

3,839

1%.

1 ¥4

14

650

a32 V8 a32¥a

14

10

14

Co

Electric

Motors Corp
Northern Ry Co preferred
Iron

6% Jap

27

Feb

10%

Get

North

2%

Feb

,*

Feb

Packard

Feb

Paramount Pictures Inc

13

Ap?

15% July

25 % May

New York Central

Co

American

CaT

Motor

Co

Railroad Co—

Pennsylvania

Pepsi-Cola Corp
Phelps Dodge Corp

19

230

12%tyfa¥

20 %

Jan

50

2if2 Jun

4%

Jan

66

897

56

Sep

66

Oct

Pure

17

200

12% May

17

Oct

Radio Corp of

19V4

19%

100

17% May

20

Feb

21% Ma*
ii% May

34%

Feb

Corp
Seaboard Oil Co of Del

2J% Jan

37%

28

730

15%

15%

112

81

20 ¥a'

20%

£'50

49c

85c

78,650

7'%

7%

155

10%

10%

150

10%

9%

10%

59%

59%

60 %

27%
97

¥2

49% Jun

62

14

21% Feb

May

Inc

May

Oil

Republic

America

Steel

SoconyrVacuum Oil Co
Southern Railway Co
Standard Brands

Standard Oil Co

(Ind)
(N J)

Standard

Feb

Btudebaker Corp

Aug

14%

a8%

a8%

5c

5%c

al4% al5%
66% 66%

—
—

—
—
—

—

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5
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—

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5
1
1
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—
—

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—

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—
—
—
—
—

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157% 157%
a56Vs a56%
34% 35%
15
15
85 % 85 ¥2
a34%
a35
5%
5%

7%
11%

62% July
12 ¥a Sep

Jan

19 V4

Feb

15%

Jan

15 %

10

Jun

10V2 May

25

4,242

20%

Feb

Jun

50

20

1,296

24% July

May

Company

700

7y8 May

10%

Oct

Texas

Gulf Sulphur Co

1,878

52% Jan

65

Feb

Tide Water Assoc Oil

26

34

Feb

Union

Carbide &

Union

Pacific Railroad Co—_

186

42% jun

97

100

82

Jan

11%

Sep

May

58% Mar

Lines

Aug

United

Air

12% Aug

United

100

11%

1.10

1.10

800

Jan

United

800

95c
May
13% May

1.35

2l¥t

21%

Oct

U

22

22%

480

15% May

29

Jan

Warner Bros

85c

1.05

20,000

65c

Jan

Feb

19c

19c

2,000

14c

12%

10%

13%

7,752

Apr
May

2.1%

21

21%

1,254

5

15% Jan

July

Sep

10

Jan

14,000

2 Vac Apr

6c

Sep

16%

Corp
Corporation (Del)

Rubber

Co
Pictures Inc

Westinghouse

class A
Electric Corp

13%

Oct

Willys-Overland Motors Inc—

213/4

Oct

Woolworth Co

CP W)__;

-

11% May

190
110

51 ¥2

150Va

Feb

66%

Apr

1,193

Jun

Oct

173

Jan

50

52% Mar

52% Mar

427

31 ¥2 May

42

895

10

15% July

205

71% May

97

Jan

32 ¥2

36

Feb

17

213

May

Apr

7%

4% May

100

17

Mar

Feb

24

Sep

Feb

80

22

Mar

30%

Oct

202

32

Sep

39%

Feb

320

78

May

23% 23%
a44% a44%

130

15

Jun

23%

Oct

60

40¥4 May

43%

Sep

54

54

all%
al2
a43% a44%
a57 a57%
a36%
a40
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a29% a29%
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a 13% al3%

37% 37%
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5%

5%

a39% a40%

263

46 ¥4 Mar

110

9% May

70

Jan

90

54

34% Mar

Oct

15%

Feb

34% Mar

140

54

Sep

63

310

24

Jan

38% Julv

50

10

May

Feb

12 ¥4

Sep

53

23 V4

Oct

26 ¥2 July

20

28 ¥2

Jun

31%

Feb

3%

Jan

3,922

2% May

25

Oct

May

17%

Apr

May

12 ¥2

Feb

417/a

Jun

46 ¥4

Oct

26

Jun

33 ¥4

Oct

Jun

6 ¥4

30

25

Oct

225

11

550

7

210
40

4¥8

615

FeD

25

13

20

Feb

24

10 ¥4 May

16%

Jan

33

May

39 V2

Feb

Sep
Sep

42 %

Jan

May

5 ¥4

600

May

50

38¥4

50

13 ¥4
3

1,360
225

14

38 ¥4 May

Sep
Feb

42

July

25

10¥a

Jun

13 ¥a

Jan

28 ¥a

Sep

36

Jan

95/b

Sep

17%

Feb

190

43 ¥a

Apr

46% Aug

8 ¥4

Jun

10%

Feb

20%

9
9%
19% 20%

590
135

19 ¥4 Aug

25%

Jan

a58¥* a58%

51 ¥4

62 ¥2

Feb

—

—

—

—

50

15%
"

—

25
—

5%
—

—

a29%
43%
—

—

—
—
—

—
—

a28Vs
a40%

10
•
100

—

—

—

24
al06%
__

—

5
1

Western Union Teleg Co

23c

Feb

40

6% Aug

195

10

Inc

19%

1.00

79%

23% May

90

575

a28%

23
*

Carbon Corp.

1.10

S

63 Va May

590

al4% al4%
a28% a29%
12 % 13%
a46 Ye a46%

—

1

Aircraft

110

472

18 % 18 %
a31% a32%
34% 34%
92% 92%

18 18 %
15 15%

a9%al0%
23 %
25
27
27
5%
5%
a22% a23%

17% 17%
a28%
43%

a30
44

53
26%
8%
28%
a31%
16 %
a38%
a28%
a40%

53%
26%

9%
28%
a31%

16%

a38%
a28%
a40%
a75% a75%
22% 22%

Jan

10

Co

Oil

20%
1.05

—

a56¥8

*
25
25

Inc

Jan

27%

11%

11 % 11%
al3% al3%
11% 12 V2
al7% al7%
a27% a27%
23 % 23%
74
76
39 39 %

157%

*
•
*
_*
*
15
*

—

Company-—

9%

Get

5% May

a45% a48%
97

51% Mar

—

25

2.05

49 c

475

27%

Feb

1,051
2,288

al4%

,

Texas

a48 %

46%
60%

44%
59%

29% Mar

11

17

50c

Mar

47

—

•
1
10
*
*
1

Ohio Oil Company—,

9%

Apr

Pullman

50c
1
1

40

Apr

--

RR
North American Aviation Inc

6%

a3%

a63Va-a64Va

Oct

35

—

Nash-Kelvinator Corp

64

„

—

23%

•

& Co, Inc

Montgomery Ward

High

19

2.50
*

—

39%

Corp

a3%

1

Lane-Wells Company

Range Since January l

9%

1 ¥a.

10c
10c
1

Co

Shares

High

7 ¥2

6.66%

Kaiser-Frazer Corp

of Prices

10¥a

*

Inc common—
Petroleum Corp

for Week

5%

J
/

*
International Nickel Co of Canada—*
International Tel & Tel Corp
*
Kennecott Copper Corp
*
Libby McNeill & Libby
7
Loew's Inc
*

Sales

Week's

LOW

10 ¥2

1

Hunt Foods

Co

11

125

2 Va

5

Hotels Corp

Share

&

100

2¥B

5 ¥4

Corp

Holly Development Co
Hudson Motor Car Co

Corp

400

2,200

1

class A

(Del)

Co

13 ¥2

Great

(The)
2
General Motors Corp common
10
Gladding, McBean & Co—
*
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co common—*
Hancock Oil Co class A common
*

Garrett

Oil

Zellerbach

Crown

16

2¥„

2o
——*
1

Steel Corp

Creameries of America,

(N Y)
Aircraft

Co

62%

2%

1
1

common
& Iron Corp com
new

Co—

16

*

Aircraft Company—

Cessna

Edison

900

13%

35%

1,575

Jan

10

3 ¥2

2¥a

1
2
1
*

Oil Corp
Store
California Packing Corp common
Certain-teed Products Corp

Bolsa

Corp

Jan

5¥a

2%

1
10
*

Co___:

Electric

&

41 ¥2

13%

Sale Price

Diamond Corp

Co

62
16

Par

Petroleum Company—

Co

Tractor

Curtiss-Wright Corp common

stocks—

Gil Co

Co

Service

3 ¥2 May

127/a

16% Aug

299

/

25
25
*
10

Co

Ry

34 ¥a May

7

13%

May

30'%
36%

5
15
5

(The)

Company

200

3%

Last

Basin

:
—

Borg-Warner Corp

Sen

Apr

Angeles Stock Exchange

Barker Bros. Corp common

Corp
Corp

Boeing Airplane Co
Bordon

Cities

19

Friday

Bandinl

Co

Bethlehem Steel

7 ¥2

3%

~3%

14

30%
^5%

12%

13
5

Works

Baldwin Locomotive

2,580

14

Apr

1,881

Jan

25
3

(The)

Co

5¥a

3 ¥2

1.35

Jun

Fe Ry—100 *

Santa

Corporation

Interlake

Los

Co

3 7 ¥2

13%

Oct

45o

10,450

32% July

5

&

Refining

Atlantic

3 ¥2

9

14

July

23c

10c

29%

14
50

Corp

(111)

Co

&

Atchison

Oct

2 ¥2

9 V8

3%

~9%

Julv

Sep
July

44,800

34%

100

5

37 ¥2
5 Va

59

33

48

50

Jun

Oct

15

18 ¥2

137/a

Apr

May

25

5

1

Screw Products

Wayne

Copper Mining

Armour

Caterpillar

1
class B

Viscose

Anaconda

Oct

13%

2%

1
50
»
1

common

Preferred

American

Jan

21 ¥2

460

25

5

Corporation

Udylite

Feb

18%

1%

.1

Brewing

Tivoli

21

Apr

13 ¥4 May

5¥s

4 Va

1

Superior Tool & Die common
Timken-Detroit Axle

Sep

13 ¥4

2%

a

&

14 ¥4

1,385

1%

25

*
*
1
2
5
10
1
1

Car

Motor

Packard

Smelting

100

18

8»4
11

40% oiuy

May

23 % Mar

209

Oct

46/
60 Vi
11%

Corp.*
•

5 ¥2

Bendix

1
10

Products

Screw

Masco

31% May

1,012

29%

25c

14%

7%
2V4

25% July

Jan

26%

—

Ltd—

Oct

15

1%

21 %

Feb'

7

3 '/a May

Stocks—

Jun

11%

1

Mach common

&

Development Co

3

21 ¥2

4%

17 ¥a Aug

Jan

14

657

1,400

Oct

/

10

19 ¥8
5

Jan

30% May

—

Inc

670

18

5
1
1
1
1

Lock & Mfg

Kaiser-Frazer common

Lines

Air

200

16

15 ¥2

20%

*

Feb

75c

242

-^—10
1

400

10

10

5
2 ¥2
0

Lamp

11%

668

Corp

Steel

States

Unlisted

Amer

Hall

22

Oct

1,238

237

Oil of California common

Union

Mining Stocks—

__1

Jan

6%

Sep

450

Imperial

Brewing

9

52 Vac May

1,800

32

1

6 ¥4

1,595

1 ¥4

1

Graham-Paige

Aug

27%

35%

50c
2
Transcontinental & Western Air Inc__5
Truax-Traer Coal Co
*

14 ¥2

500

4 ¥2

1 ¥4

to

Oct

38 ¥2

26%

Corporation

Jun

12 ¥8

4 ¥4

16 ¥2

4¥4

Sep

53 ¥2

Apr

t

26%

145

70c
16%

rcD

Feb

25

31a/4

Inc

iy8 Oct

11 %

4 ¥4

~6%

2%

Calif

of

Sun ray Oil Corp

12%

3

Jan

Apr

*>4 78

16
31%

*
•

Company

Standard Oil Co

26 Va

12%

*

Gerity-Michigan Corp
Goebel

Pacific

Bouthern

12 ¥2

3%

49

41%

Apr

26%

*
Southern Calif Edison Co Ltd com__25
4.32%
preferred
25
4.48% preferred
25
So Calif Gas Co 6%
pfd class A
25

20%
3Va

Jim

Oct

a#

1,180

22%

62%c

67%c
16%

1

Feb

21% Sep

34%

3,425

36% 37 Va
56
56
a30% a30%
20c
22c

—

Feb

2.05

Jan
Jan

36 %

38

5%

21c

2

Sinclair Oil Corp

26
--

Corp—

62 Vac

Jan

1.10
13 %

377

60c

22%

Aug
9 ¥2 Feb

5 % May

30c

Jan

31c

454

16 %

—

1.15

Jun

194

5

37

Jan

Jan

340

57 %c
16

__

Mar

5

Apr

12c

500

—

—

92 %c

850

5%

•

Petroleum Co of Calif

Signal

—

30
15
25c

Corp

Trading

22

Jan

95c

Apr
Mar

3% May

1,125

a37% a37%
20%
22
8%
8%

—

5

& Co

Oil

Union

Shell

—

1

Company

13% July

Gerity-Michigan Die Casting Co—
Name

Security

a553/8

95c

May

1V8

100

a38% a39%
36% 36%
a54% a56%
53 53%

—

May

48e

125

20%

Jan

270

Jan

27% Mar

May

2%

3

Jan

8

Apr

6 Va

23 ¥4

23%

1

—

Manufacturing class B

Gemmer

15 V2

65%

7 ¥2

1
Industries

Jan

21 ¥2

5%

1

Ale

Wood

2%

65 ¥4

8 ¥2

1
0

Prankenmuth Brew common

Friar

40

Jan

12% May

390

15

110 ¥4 110 ¥4

110 V4

—10

Inc.

Motor Truck

Federal

Sears Roebuck

1%

203/8

1
•

common

Safeway Stores Inc

Feb

30¥aMay

1

Corp

Products

Electromaster,

Feb

21 ¥2

1
5
20
1
1

Navigation

Iron

Detroit Gray

12"%

61%

10
*
1

Paper

Bros

Davidson

Feb

400

20%

19

Jan

70c

300

30c
1.65

*
1
2.50

Co

Ryan Aeronautical Co

Sierra

Motors

Detroit & Cleveland

5 ¥2

500

600

Corp

Jun

¥4

11%

¥4

Oil

Oct

36 ¥2
2

Richfield

3 ¥2

May

3

14%

5

Power

Continental

700

2

--

Chrysler Corp
Consumers

3 ¥2

Timber

&

Pulp

Sound

Republic Petroleum Co common.
Drug, Inc
Rice Ranch Oil Co

Aug

2

10

2¥s

Brown-McLaren

Burroughs

950

11

Manufacturing

Briggs

3 ¥2

35

11%

—1

Rubber

Baldwin

3 ¥2

Corp common
Corp—

Oil

2,150

30c
1.55

—

25
•
10

Rexall

High

LOW

3 ¥2
3 ¥2

1

Western

Puget
Range Since January X

Shares

High

Loio

Par

Products

Lighting

Pacific

for Week

Last

Aeronautical

Pacific

Sales

Week's

Friday
Sale Price

STOCKS—

common

7,000

1.65

25

&

Gas

1st preferred

3%
1.15
19c
83/4

100

1,770

a38%

Pacific
6%

3%
1.15
18c
8

—

Corp common

Co_,__,

70c

—

Pacific Finance

Oil

Oceanic

70c

18c
8%

1
1
10

Petroleum Corp

Occidental

85c
1 /a

—

1
1
1
1

Monogram Pictures Corp

DETROIT

Ford Building

85c
1%

1.70 July

May

260

3

a2Q5

High

Oct

11

a264%

85c

1

Co

Merchants Petroleum

Low

1.15

45

—

1
1,

Company

Manufacturing

Menasco

Chicago Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange

Oil

Mascot

Associate

Curb

Range Since January l

3,400

1-20 -1.20
al6% al6%

1,20

lOo

Co

Petroleum

Lincoln

High

Low

Par

New York Stock

35

STOSKt EXCHANGES

OTHER
RANGE

(1607)

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE.

—

10
5
*

__
—

—

12%

—1
10

—

a47%

57%
58
a55%a55%
22% 24%
al04%al06%
al39%al45%
22 % 22 %
24 % 24 %
3%
3%
a47%a49%
14 14%
25%
26
29 29%
9%
9%
a47%

a48

10

Apr

350

16

Sep

18 ¥4

Oct

2,052

12

May

22 ¥4

Feb

Jun

10%

Feb

32 ¥4

Feb

60

7¥a

252

23 ¥4

Oct

200

21 ¥4

May

601

4¥a

Sep

7%

Feb

75

227/a

Sep

30%

Jan

487

17 ¥a

Oct

26%

Feb

120

a—

27% July

a__

—

—

115

37 ¥2

Apr

44

Oct

270

53

Oct

60 ¥2

Feb

230

22 ¥2 Apr

1,155

28% July
10 ¥4

7¥a May

170

23 ¥a May

50

364

26

Mar

26

Mar

14

Feb

30% Feb

Mar

17% Aug
Feb

47

20

30¥8

98

31 ¥a May

31 Va May

53

37 ¥2 May

44

98

65 ¥t

1,606

Jun

78 ¥4 July

Feb

25%

16 V4 May

530

53 ¥4
47 Va

Feb

60% May

Sep

23

July

Apr

54%

Sep

18 ¥4 May

24 ¥4

Oct

93 ¥2

Jan

93%

Jan

305

19

Sep

27 ¥2 Mar

150

17 ¥2

Jan

24 ¥t

Oct

4%

Jan

1,515
110
87

a

a__

—

475

25/s May

—

75

43 ¥a May

59

Feb

270

137/a May

18 ¥4

Feb

460

177/a

26

Oct

480

22¥a May

110
95.

Jan

30% July

,

7 ¥4 May? as,

445/a M&yiiiaH
Tl.

imWi

13 ¥4

60

■'<

Feb
Feb

36

COMMERCIAL

THE

(1608)

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

Monday, October 20, 1947

OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES
RANGE

WEEK

FOR

ENDING

17

OCTOBER

San Francisco Stock

Philadelphia Stock Exchange
WeekV

Friday

Sales

Friday

Last

r<V\

1

■

Low

25%

—.100

Tel 81 Tel

157%

Locomotive

Wks

new

2%

Storage

General

Motors

Glmbe!

896

64%

62%

66

12

607

19%

54%

55%

Brothers

10

59%

-5

—

Lehigh Cbal & Navigation
Lehigh Valley RR
National Power & Light

.10

Pennroad Corp

25 %

-1

.

10%

200

%

Pennsylvania Salt Mfg common—

May

270

5%

.10

1,289
2,430

8%

2,795

46 %

45%

130

-46%

Jan

1%

Jan

Oct

,

51%

Salt

Dome

Scott

Oil

Paper

$3

preferred

United

Mills

Cotton

27%

29% July

Jan

Jan

Oct

17

10

July

58

41% Mar

49

Jan

460

10

10

45%

46

224

Feb

74%

50% May

4%

4%

2,959

2%

3%

479

46%

94

23%

795

Apr

4%

2% May
45% Sep

23

5

Packing

Preferred

20

Mar

53

24%

Sep

Jan

7

Sep

11

Jan

48

48

100

40

May

51

July

32%

32%

427

24%

53

*

Alleghany Ludlum Steel
Clark

(D

L)

35%

♦

Co

_—

Columbia

Gas

Duquesne

•-Colorado
Class

2.50

Fuel

&

—

cbmmohj.—^—^ "

Iron

Broadcast

System

B

&

Range
of Prices

Consol

Chemical

Ind

Vultee Air

Creameries

LOW

32% May

230

13

13

150

10

580

10

May

29

329

31%

'

Jan

12%

29

Port

10

Steel

Pitt Brewing—
Walker Refractories—

_

1

_

Star Gas

Mountain

Supply—
National Fireprooting Corp

15%

80

July

8%

8%

100

26%

26%

151

19%

Apr

Oct

26%

7% May

Jan

10%

Oct

20

19%

20%

2,114

17%

Jan

20%

13%

14%

728

12%

Sep

16%

Jan

6%

5%

6%

1,092

5%

Oct

10%

Feb

38%

39%

231

*

9%

9

9%

200

Apr
7% May

4%

4%

4%

360

4%

Renner

_1

1%

1%

100

1% Aug

—

Oil

&

Gas

14%

_1

_

23c

26c

25%

23c

1

—

Spring._

38%

—

1

Toy Mining
Steel

•

Westinghouse Air Brake

25%

60

14%

15%

32%

198

42%

Feb

9%

1

Chemical

Feb

Co

—

Plantation

Co

Tele

300 North 4th

Linen

Radio

common

Apr

101%

Oct

108

Jan

130

130

130

14

May

130

Oct

1.25

1.25

106

16%

16%

412

16%

Sep

32

Jan

16%

16%

16 %

660

16

May

32

Jan

8%

8 %

8%

1,525

6

May

11

Feb

40

40

261

40%
__

3/V

Stock

4%

Hale

Exchange

Hawaiian

Inc

Honolulu
Hudson

Oil

IXL

Kaiser-Prazer

17%

Langendorf

27% May

36% July
30% July

Mining

Leslie

——

c

Century Electric Co
Clinton

Industries

.Coca-Cola

Co.

&

§ Elder

Bell

1

7%

\ Falstaff Brewing common
(•General
(
■

Electric

common

Griesedieck-Western

:

■

Huttig S & D

Brew

common

_1

«Hyde Park Brewing common.—
Hydraulic P Brick common
£:

•

Preferred

:

International Shoe

£ Johansen Shoe

ri Key

Week's

Knapp-Monarch

common

Laclede-Christy

-a

common

Plantation

Meyer
t

Blanke

Midwest Piping & Supply common
Portland
Cement

Missouri
North

American

common

St Louis Public Service

Stix-Baer & Fuller

Wagner Electric

—

12%
—

—

(Un)

class A

common

common

For footnotes see
page 42.




Jan
Jan

6% July
65% Feb

Jan

52%
19

Jan

28%

Feb

27

27

185

24% May

35

Feb

27%

28

210

26

May

34%

Feb

35%

Jan

May

23%

23%

24%

1,495

22

Sep

92

92

92%

80

92

Oct

11

10

11

1,925

21%

24

410

20%

20'/a

295

1.05

1.05

1,100

50

1,434

103% Mar

9% July

11

Oct

29

Feb

Apr

25%

Feb

May

1.35

Jan

100

13%

100

6%

6%

65

33

33%

25

18

Oct

1

12%

•

a31 %

24%

7
1

Co common

*
1

Calculating Machine

5
10

Inc

Co common

American

c/o

1
10

Invest

1G

Cons

Petroleum

18%

110

19% May
12% Jan

6% Aug
15

Jun

May

Hiah
Oct

22

14% May
7% Jan
36%
20

Feb

Oct

12%

355

7%

Jan

12%

39

300

35%

Apr

39% Mar

34

34

100

25

Jan

35

50

14

Oct

Jan

21

Oct

Apr

30

—

—

32

28%

36%

37%

125

32

58%

60%

283

51%

31 Va

31%

25

26% May

37%

37%

60

37%

14

21%

150

25%

Oct

44

44

May

32

Aug

Jan

29

Sep

4%

225

37%

Jan

200

4%

Sep

9

100

6% May

10

July

12

Feb

10%

100

9

16%

May

16%

17

315

12

Jun

28%

28

28%

632

21

Jan

17%

18

875

15

July

14

14

30

14

19%

19%

55

18

25

23%

24%

87

50

7%

7%

100

14%

14

54

!

900

55%

929

Apr
Feb

36%

36 %

36 %

140

33

38

Sep

13%

13%

13%

348

12% May

30%

32'/a

496

29%

a27

a27

1.60

1.60

—

15

a27
1.60

15%.

10

1.25

Apr

3 % Jan

Apr

15% Oct

1,620

12%
12%

625

1.60

1,600

12

30

75

75

25

36 %

38

2,058

30c

800

30c

27% Oct

12%

12

12

Feb

40%. Mar

300

1.60

37%

17%

Sep

23% May

1,100

11%
12%

Aug

14

Jan

Jun

1.70 Aug
14
Feb

1.55 Sep
10

Feb

13%

9% May
11%

Oct

70% May

78%

Feb

24

38

Oct

60c

Feb

27c

May
Jan

29%

Oct

31% July

11

Feb

13

120

7%

Jun

15%

100

7%

Jun

12 Va

Jan

6%

6%

640

5%

Sep

9%

Feb

38%

39%

2,840

34%

Jun

42 V2

Jan

36

37

1,664

36

Oct

41% Mar

6%

36%

•

a55%

41

13%

—

—

100

Phillips Petroleum

*
*

Co

54

62%

Apr

13%

297

12%

408

24%

Oct

98

98%

Oct

Feb

15% July
Feb

Feb

25

57

28%

Aug

129

Feb

57

Oct

May

78

Feb

Jan

92

145

26%

170

65

a62

50

37%

38%

2,276

28%

29%

500

18% May

29%

Oct

36%

37

536

35%

Jan

38 Va

Feb

21%

21%

100

10

Jan

21 %

22%

23

Apr

25%

16 %

1,485
1,162

19%

15 %

38%

578

57

a60

*

Puget Sound Pulp & Timber

268

13%

Jan

a72% a73%

98%

10

common

a54% a56%

24%

41

Pacific Western Oil Corp

Co's

—

25

Pac Tel & Tel common

Paraffine

—

5
25

Rayonier Incorp

common

1
25

;

Preferred

1
1
•
1

Republic Petroleum Co com
Rheem Manufacturing Co
OH Corp common

Roos

Bros

;

10

5
10 pesos

36

37%

360

56%

Oct

63 % July

25%

Feb

38% Aug

22%

Oct

Feb

14 % May-

17

July

37%

31

47

Jan

Sep

18%

18%

150

15% May

21% July

23

22%

231/8

26 %

10c
37 %
30%

12c

1,070
73,900

20% May

12c

37%

509

30% May

30%

205

25% May

__

•
15

Soundview Pulp Co

5

preferred
preferred

30%

32%

3,580

27% Aug

27%

557

27%

Oct

29%

30%

518

29%

Jun

32'/a July

45%

46%

925

35

Apr

47

24
12
1.00

24%

375

17%

Jun

24% Oct

12

280

9% May

15% Jan

1.10

2,025

58%

60%

2,417

51% Mar

62% July

20

20

100

32

Feb

24%

Oct

15%

Jan

32%
—

Southern

Pacific Co

•

46%

Sperry Corp —
Spiegel Inc common

1
2
•

—

•

60%

18

Oct

Sep

17%

Valley

Ltd

Co

Standard Oil Co of Cal

Super Mold Corp capital—
Water Associated Oil

22%

Feb

23%

Oct

33*%

Jan

7

Sep

10%

Jan

—

—

10

—

10

24

1.00

Oct

22%

24%

3,508

14,015

1.25

18% Aug
18% May

10% May

Jun

Feb

Jun

Feb

Mar

Jan

Calif Edison—

Southern

Spring

July

27%
30%

__

__

Jan

17% July
28% Oct

20c

May

40% July
33% July
32% Oct

Sep

7%

9c

—

Sears; Roebuck 8s Co capital

Tide

.14%

July

10%
20

8

preferred

4.48%

4%

55%

38 %

8% May
10% May

15%

1st preferred

Feb

42%

5

20

1,360

1,151

8

Coast Aggregates

4.32%

4%

15

37

15%

5

Jan

9

19%

Jan

9%

5

Co

Oct

Oct

25

30

35

37%

Oct

1%

*

20% May
33 % Mar

24%

170

Safeway Stores Inc common
San Mauricio Mining

24%

•

Jan

320

24%

30

S and W Fine Foods Inc

15

10%

Oct

34 %

12%

Feb

8'3

41

13%

27% May

12

Feb

240

4%

5% May

25

30

Feb

32

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16,530

12

36%

27

27%

1,400

13%

30

65%

2%

27%

Feb

79c

12

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41

39%

31

27%

1.45

Jun

Jan

Oct

15

Jan

26%

1Q0

70c

Oct

12%

Feb

Sugar Plantation

May

4

25

10

16%

1

class

Shell Union Oil common

2%

30

29

Aug

28%
60

12%

May

Jan

12%

21

12%

July

21%

15% May

A

Filters

Utd

Can

1st

38

21

14

457

9

—

100

Oil

52

Apr

330

23

15%

9%

100

com

preferred
American

39%

21%

37

10

&

17%
95c

77c

P2

A

Pacific Lighting Corp common
Pacific Public Service common

26%

—

class

Bk

48%

20%

22%

21

1

Oliver

Range Since January 1
Low

22

50

23

*

6%

High

1.05

common

Corp

& Frank Co

Richfield
——

1

*

4%

Feb

8

SL 593

5

common

200

885

15

Co

Occidental

7600

Teletype

20

;? Laclede Steel common

5%

1,668

J

5 %

100

1
:

—.

92%

5% Mar

5

22%

•

Co

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North

Sales

13%

•

common

common.—

common

*
5

-

71% May

200

60%

6.66%

Pacific Gas & Elec Co common

22

•

10

(new)

9%

59

7

59%

Natomas Company

Exchange

Low

1

(Un)_;

General Motors common (Un)
General Shoe common.

May

i a 78%

7

20%

*

Co

common

Utd

Salt

Paauhau

Shares

6%

1

common

8'/a

a77%

60

National Auto Fibres common

for Week

33%

10

Bottling

Mfg

Oct

25% Aug

17% Mar

22%

New Park Mining

Range

5

l

common—

-

*

Marchant

1871

of Prices

3

common

—

0

Libby McNeill & Libby
Aircraft Corp

Meier

Associate

15

common

Jan

3%

5%

a77%

•

Corp
Inc

Oct

CEntral

1

common

Oct

49%

7%

1

1

Motor Car

Foods

Hutchinson Sugar

Phone

Par

Mfg

1,249

41

2.30 Aug

•

Pineapple Co Ltd

Feb

22% May

Sale Price

Bldg & Equipt common

84

•

*

Stores

Bros

Sep

266

Last

Bank

21%

Jan

32% May

742

3,450

100

Jan

St., St. Louis 2, Missouri

Friday

IBurkart

23

1,470

x>

J

21%

*

preferred

25%

282

Exchange

stocks—

<Brown Shoe

41
40

3%

41% July

Aug

•
*

Golden State Co Ltd common

29c

29%

Chicago Board of Trade

common

39%
39%

38

10

common

preferred

Apr

36%

St. Louis Stock

Inv

1.40 May

1.20 Aug

16%

Pacific

i, American

__

5

2

common

Gladding McBean & Co

Jan

11% May

Exchange

!

107

5

10

Corp common

General Paint Corp

North

Stock

common

Oct

25%

112

Paciifc Amer Fisheries

Co

Jan

34%

605

1,204

102

Pacific

Aloe

23%

11% May

16

34%

2%

common

Service

2

Members

S

Feb

33

20

Corp

Kleiser

&

capital

&

Machinery

Foster

10c

34%

Established

A

Oct

17%

15%

1

22%

18,584

Edward D. Jones

Curb

Jan

44

101%

...»

Morrison Knudsen

Louis

32%

Apr

34%

15%

*

common

Corp

Menasco Mfg

York

Apr

12% May

•

Magnavox Co

St.

166

*

Co

Hunt

St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities

New

309

'

Oct

Jan

101%

•

Macy

Chicago Stock Exch.

44

14%

'

30%

*

2

Mfg

5% July

Sep

28%

36%

-12.50

York

17

29% July

25% Sep,
Jan

5

common

Corp common

Lockheed

New

44

14%

Oct
Jun

Jan

Apr

29%
34%

Class B

Westinghouse Electric Corp

66
56c
30

,

Oct

14%

10

Shamrock

"17%

10

—

General Motors

32%

Jan

Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp
Pittsburgh Steel Foundry com

Ban

850

a29 % a29 %

1

Holly Development

Standard

•

20% Apr

Feb

1.65 Aug

Jan

57c

.

Oct

31

.10

-

Co

16%

*

Di Giorgio Fruit Corp class A com
Class B common

Galland

-5

—

May

30%

Cypress Abbey Co

Oct

13

12%

23% May

8%

10

—

Fuel

2,000

52

Greyhound Corp
Lone

1.40

1.40

25

;

Feb

48%

26%

*

Harbison

63

25

of Amer Inc

preferred

2nd

Follansbee

55

50

a27 % a27 %

A—_

Preferred

Food

High

12%

—

52% Mar

a27 % a27%

•

class

Oct
Jan

16

10

2%

Corp

Zellerbach

Crown

Farnsworth

Range Since January 1

31%

5

_

_

Shares

High

13

•

Electric

32%

Apr

53

A__2%

cl

,

Commonwealth Edison

Ewa

12%

.

Brewing

1.40

Emporium Capwell Co common

Sales

36

9%

a57 % a57 %

—

a57 %

Eureka

for Week

34%

-

——50

——-—

El Dorado Oil Works

Pittsburgh Stock Exchange
Low

190

*

Chrysler Corp

Dow

Sale Price

9%

Oct

common——*

Corp

Caterpillar Tractor Co common
—•
Central Eureka Mining Co common—1

Doernbecher

Par

5% July

Feb

3% Jan

46%

stocks—

JUn

22% July

70

May
7% May

20

Week's

4%

17

Jun

Last

604

16%

Jan

Friday

5%

5%

5

Ink Co

Columbia-

21

23%

4%

2

——

10%

Sep

23

13%

9% Mar

Jun

Oct

26%

5

...

Gas Improvement

Apr

56%

705

2%

9%

45 c

427

1

100

949

972

part pfd —25

Co

California

2nd

Transit Investmt Corp 6%
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9%

500

29%

54%

9%

2,177

32%

54%

Oct

1

—

66

24%

•

10%

192

22

31%

•

10

100

45c

28%

•

Oct

250

10%

21

23%

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Corp.

common

Oil

California

Cons

Sun Oil Co

260

6% May

250

10%

45c

Jan

32%

Jan
Jan

100

62%

29%

19%

940

8%

Oct
Jan

36
12

Apr

22

32%
19%

8%

8%

28%

45c

.23%

-50

1,164

10c

•

Reading Co

32%

135

Jan

Clayton Silver Mines

3

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Philadelphia Electric Co common—
$1 preference common
Philco Corp common

32 %

32%

High
7

Sep

125

Clorox Chemical Co ———3%

Feb

27

38% May

25

1%

Feb

22 %
■

125

100

Jan

7%

18 % May

,17%

Feb

12

Jan

6%

17%. 18%

Aircraft Corp

California

% Aug

19%

18 %

•

Beech

Oct

9% May
4% May

125

■

39% Jan

Low

9

20c

Oil

Bishop

Range Since January 1

High

9

20
2.50

Natl Assn

Basin

65% Feb

5%

150

Calif National Bank
Atlas Imp Diesel Engine

Jan

57%

Jan

18%

•

Pennsylvania Power & LightPennsylvania RR

1

24%

Jan,

17

526

6%

%

——

11%

5%

Sep

51%

Low

100

Assn

Anglo

12 %. Feb

47

154

6%

.50

—

Oct

66

18%

1,435

Packers

Bank of California

Sep

Shares

50c

Ccrp

Feb

15

6% May

157

60%

Mfg

Alaska

Feb

Apr
24 V* Feb

May

56%

1,175

56%,

59

24%

BatteryCorp

9

Aircon

24%

Oct

16% May

705

11%
19

13%

Delaware- Power & Light

21%

174%

for Week

of Prices

Par

High
28% July

May

14b 7a Jun

200

12%

11%

com—

Publishing Co..—

Electric

18%

11%

12%

23

50

21%

177/a

*

Chrysler Corp

1,567

21%

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Budd Co

495

155% 157%

Sales

Range

Sale Price

stocks—

Range Since January 1
LOW

25%

Exchange

Week's

Last

High

25%

5c

Co

Baldwin

'

Shares

•

Autocar

Curtis

of Prices

Par

•

American Stores

American

for Week

Sale Price

stocks—

Range

.13% May
33

May

18

•

55%

Union

Class

Oil

Co

A

Jan

United

of

Air

:

common

Lines

Corp

;.U 8 Steel Corp common.—;
Universal

Consolidated

Oil.

12%

11%

25

Calif

preferred

Union Sugar

Oct

2

Transamerica Corp

12%

23%

23%

23%

622

20

Apr

-41
12%
10

99

99
99 1
20% 20%
22% 22%
72% -75%

10

99

Oct

634

•
—10

—
—

—

39

39

39%

610

„

18% Aug
19
Aug

826

62,

235

24% July
103% Aug
23% Apr
28% Apr
78% Feb

24% Jan

May

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•Volume

166

Number 4639

THE COMMERCIAL

CHRONICLE

& FINANCIAL

(1609)

37

OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES
RANGE

Week's

Friday
-

Par

•

Wells Fargo Bank & U T
Stores
Pacific Railroad

Western

Yellow Cab Co

Shares

308

26

__.50c

High

303

26

200

23

Sep

20

308

STOCKS—

Range Since January 1

Low

-

20%

858

17% May

85

32

July

1,810

9

Apr

Low
25

*

com

aSO1^'

a30% a32 %r
12%

i

282% May

330

Jan

Hupp Corp

34%

Jan

Idaho

23%

Jan

International Nickel Co Canada:

39%

Jan

International

Corp
&

_

~~

13

Smelting

&

San.

Refining

29%

350

Oct

3%

25

3
May
26% May

11

150

9'/zMay

15%

_I

3%

28%

11

II

•

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29%

185

28%

20

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Light

American Radiator & Std

American

29%

i

Power

Corp

Mines

Mary

13% Aug

Johns-Manville Corp.—

15%

640

11% May

66 %

157

1*55% 155%

__*

1,170

66%

100

53% May
151

May

29%

Feb

—

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3%

30
1,900

29%
13

195
500
270

28 Ve

17%

Feb

41

Sep

44 %

July.

230

43%

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49%

Feb

342

19 % Aug

25%

Feb

17

Oct

26%

Feb

Sep

38% July

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46%: 46%

a45%
—

20%

*

Inc

Range Since January 1

High

20%

Low

35

Feb

17

Matson

Feb

66%

•
Inc

Robbins

&

M

&

&

M

.

Cement

9

com

87c

Feb

—

10

preferred
Montgomery Ward & Co

1,140

62
106

•

17

—

__

a58%

7

Jan

3%

Feb

Sep
9% May

1,200
30

7%
7%
a58% a59%

__

17%

a36% a36%
20c
20c
3%
3%

17%

1

cons

Portland

Monolith

Oct

174%

J

M

18

Navigation Co

McKesson

Feb

16%

High

Jun

36%

Jan

4

2.80

Oct

5%

Co

Tel

&

Corp

Shares

29%
1'2%

2.95
29%

-•

Tel

Sales

for Week

a5
2.85

—

•
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♦

American Factors Ltd
American

1
1

—

of Prices
Low

Par

High

Unlisted SecuritiesAir Reduction Co

Alleghany

Sale Price

.

Kennecott Copper

Co

common.

20%

Week's
Range

Last

for Week

of Prices

l

Western: Dept

17

Friday

Range

Sale Price

100

__

West Indies Sugar common.....

OCTOBER

ENDING

Sales

Last

STOCKS—

WEEK

FOR

33

100

Feb

Feb.

23c

15c

May

3

Mar

3% Mar

Jun

7% Mar

6%
50

64

Apr

14

May

Feb

19%

Feb

.

American

Viscose

Corp

American Woolen

Co

Anaconda

Co

Mining..
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Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe~__
Atlas
Corp
Avco

&

Manufacturing

Baldwin

Aviation

Berkey

35%

36

14%

15%

170

69

May

23

23

23

194

23

Oct

534

5%

5%

1,256

4% May

65

16% May

18%

a

18% al3%

a

100

common

13%

Co-___

24%

16%

115

22

Mar

32

28

May

38 %

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1%

2,500

1

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92%

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165

78% May

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10,543

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21%

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Portland

Packard

Motor

American

Pan

Park

Co

Utah

Natural

Gas

Co

15

Continental Motors Corp
Continental Oil Co (Del)
Crucible

Steel Co

of

14%

Feb

54%

JaD

Mill

Pioneer

39

Pullman

America

July

Radio

Corp of

Radio

Keith

820

2% May

25%

25 %

665

24% May

29%

Feb

44%

Jun

49

May

12%

Feb

Apr

48%

Oct

24 Vo

Jun

36%

Feb

May

12

Feb

200

a48 % a48%

80

Apr

12%

Oct

26% Aug
3% Jan

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38%

200

30%

11%

12

480

5%

6

2,488

4Vb May

26%

920

21% May

27

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43 %

47% July

•

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16

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Texas Company

Feb

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25

14

13%

27%

14

Sep
10% May

So

Ed Ltd

Cal

Co

375

37%

974

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172

39%

Jun

Goodyear Tire & Rubber

common

a58%

a58% a58%

40

50 %

Aug

55%

37'/a

•

46 %

Great Northern Ry non cum pfd
Hobbs Battery Co class A

Holly

32% May

1

Honokaa Sugar Co

2,555

306

43

39%

Jun

60%

Brands

Oct

150

25

50

7

7

115

5

4%

4%

100

3

36

May

Montreal Stock
Friday
Sale Price
Par

$1.50

44

5%

Western

of Prices

Shares

class

Teleg

4,687

21

20%

Aluminum

Co

of

Can

4%

pfd

WEEK

ENDING

OCTOBER

Range Since January 1

14% May

A

22

Jun

50

3,840

25%

50

July
Oct

103% May
9% Oct
22 %

106

9%

Jan

47

&

Pap class A

Bridge

220
25 %

642

630

192

25%

Mar

220

Oct

27%

Feb

11%

25

10

Jun

12

23

51

Oct

6%

6%

7

4,910

85

40

75c

tJc

700

75c

26'A

25

26%

700

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Telephone
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Brazilian
British

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100

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American

Bank

British Columbia Elec 4%

British

Columbia

Forest

Co

pfd

20

21

Products

Canada

5%

,

Steamship common.-.
preferred——t-*.

Canada

Breweries

5

4

11,600
156

9

2%

2%

1,000

22

Oct
Oct

9%

Mar

6%

98

29%

♦

May

23%

;

^

Canadian Car &

3 >4

Oct

May
Oct

Oct,

23% Jan
23% May
103

Aug

;
,

Canadian- Celanese
$1,75 series

3%

Feb

22

80

20

Aug

29

310

28

May

32% Feb

19 Va

2,120

17

May

Canadian

1,260

30

Oct

31%

Jan

A

Jun

60c

5 %

5'A

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29 %

Jun

41

41

375

41

Aug

50

Week's

5

76

July

80

Oct

Sep
Sep

27

23%

25%
50c

9,099

30,384

22%
19c

40

40

1

13%

12%

13%

975

12

16%

16%

17

155

16%

39%

Oct

58%

Feb

-Glass B

25

Jan

30'A July

Feb

May

13

Feb

44

May

62 V*

Jan

Sales

Shares

Low

Range Since January 1

Class B.

45

Mar

Feb

19%

10

27

Oct

10

25

10

Oct

19'A

19%

2,060

14 Vo May

20%

Oct

31%

32%

1,270

30Va

37

Feb

16%

17%

745

17%

Oct

9 %

9%

30

29%

29%

25

19'A

—

29%
34

57%

58%

322

56

39

20

39

Aug

42%

Jan

14

14

1

14

July

17

Sep
Mar

14

Aug

11

Feb

28

July

33

Jan
Jan

8 V8

34

25

34

Oct

42

37

37

75

36

Jan

38% May

14

15%

26%

24

26%

27

2 7'/a

27

34

2,880

12% May

18%

Feb

2,010

21% May

26%

Jan

Donnacona Paper

Dryden

Paper

class

Co

pfd

A

Famous

Corp

Canada

Players

Foundation Co
Gatineau

Power

255

102

July

31

31

1,380

17

Jan

31

19

19%

125

19

Oct

21

17

17%

340

15 3A May

18 %

16% Aug
July

19%

Feb

26

Jan

—

18

1,835

23

23

75

19

Howard, Smith. Paper

17

Apr

30

109

Feb

111% May

31

110

Jan

111% May

3%

Industrial

Smelting

4%%

Corp

300

3% May

Sep

18'A

Jan

52%

Oct

55%

Jan

.13%

810

13

May

16 %

Jan

7%

7

7%

282

31

30%

31%

1,815

42%

41%

42%

13%,

13%

14 Va,

13%

13%

665

2,788

6'A May
;

24

.

July

40% Apr
12%

Jan

preferred

Canadian

12

12

5

12

May

32%

32%

110

30

Apr

14%

14%

445

14%. 14%

75

11% May
11% Apr

Oil

Cockshutt

Plow

Companies
Canadian Pacific Railway
:

Consolidated;
Consumers

For

Glass

footnotes

•

& Smelting

25

*

;

see

5

14%

23%

26%

1,277

22%

15

15

105

14%

88%

3,458

14

14%

11%

*

Mining

Feb

15% Juljr
15% -Apr

Jan
Jan
Oct

100

Mar

22%

Oct

26

Jan

35%

Apr

38%

Jan

32

Sep

37%

Feb

25

22%,

22%

23

3,575

6%

36

36

10

33%.

33%

34%

1.672

61

60 %

62

5,935

41

May

-•

12%

12%

13

1,655

46

45

46

600

14%

14%

14%

750

135

135

24

24

♦

.

:—25

preferred

international Nickel of Canada

67%

Feb

Petroleum Co Ltd

International

Power __1.

International

14

38%

Mar

Feb

16%

Jan

16

Jun

Jamaica

7%

Public

Service

*

10

11%

100

87%

88%

1,297

39%

39%

65

Apr

Sep
11 % May
11%

Oct

78% May
39% Oct

Ltd....—

preferred

Labatt Limited
the

:

39 %

Jun

12%

Sep

39

Sep

11%

Jan

62

16%

&"Sons Ltd

Woods

Oct
Feb

Jan
Feb

Lewis

common

14 %

139

Oct
Mar

26% Mar
Jan

33 %

34

55

33

Sep

36

20

33%

(John) class A.

Laura Secord

15%

Sep
23% May

20

Jan

20

35

19 %

Apr

21%

Feb

1.7%

25

17%

Oct

21

Jan

Jan

18%

135

25

46

17%

of

37

-100

(John)

Lake

14% Feb

Bros

Lindsay

89 %

Feb

6%%

43

Feb

London

Hosiery

—

.'ivA ^L*-:

Mills Ltd cJass.'A

16%

Feb

15

15

75

14%

Sep

10

10

19

10

Oct

15

Jan

120

120

4

110

Jun

120

Feb

.15

15

100

15

Oct

15

Oct

xl4%

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r;

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280

96

—

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30 %i

656

38%

*
100

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9%
31%

96

14

38

96

•

class

Jan

14%

175

13%

13%

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5%

285

52%

14 Ve

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9
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common.

—

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4

15

52 Va

15

52 %

.

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1,040

50
*
*

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20 %

19

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..

23

110 110%

19

110

*

—

Oct
Jan

July

109 % 109 »/2

*

100
100

General Steel Wares common

106 3A May

1
17%

pfd inc

May
Oct

102 102%

31

18

_•.

Goodyear Tire A%

107%

102

23

General Bakeries Ltd

<30

Jan

2,531

*

com..

preferred
% r/o preferred

Jan

95 107%

Corp—.—•

of Canada

5%
'

Jan

25%
92

775

107%

100
*
20
1

4%% pfd

Paper

Electrolux

30% May

25%

250

27

•

common

Jan

Apr

12

26%

13% Mar

15

Jan

14%

•

Jan

27

10

*

ctfs

Textile

Lang
Locomotive

31

27

25

B

International Bronze common

14%

32%

•

Canadian

High

Low

High

Oct

Sep

•

,

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7

%

50c

May

9

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Sep

Jan

'

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July

5%

for Week

imperial Tobac.co of Canada common.5

39
14

Jan

23'%

Range

Mar

80

Aug

Oct

17 Va

of Prices

Chemical common..*

&

Tar

Voting trust

Imperial Oil Ltd

80

8% July
13-

24'/a

*

class

Hudson- Bay Mining &

80

24%'

3% May

'25
435
12
371

a9%
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May

3

812

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5%

9

—

17%

41

pfd—.20

25c

20

11% Jan

200

25

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993

23% Jan

29 %

29%

33c

9

common.'

40c

—

4%, Feb

29% Jan

530

40

v

36c

Feb

18'A

9

Steel

&

.International Paper common
J

Sep

*

Glass common

Dominion

5

Anr

25% July
2% Jun

14

a

Foundry common..
Id
.20

13%

Feb

6

11%

50

Class A'—u_i.—

19%

191

11%

Canadian Bronze common..--

\

20
100

Oct

Oct

13%

13%

•

4%

Feb

30%

*

Rights

482

25

preferred

preferred

Dominion

Jan

30% Feb

18%.
•

4%

14%

Feb

2

May

22

19%

100

May

13%

17

*

common

Dominion Stores Ltd

Feb

30%

•

.....

200

27

Wire # Cable,Co Ltd class A_9

.Canadian

2,989

20

100

3%

•

preferred
Canada Northern Power Corp—

21%-

26%

•

$1.30

165

100

28

Canada Cement common

1,555

43,919

•

Building Products

'!"•

19

A.*

Mills.

Silk

6

1,300

19%

100

Columbia Power Corp class
Class > B
A
i

Briick

4%

21

9

22%

165% 170%

5%

•

Note

British
,

170

9

...

22

3%

32%

Foundries

7'r

52% Mar

85

24%

64% July

Sep

Oct

51 Va

6% May

78% Aug

16% May

53%

14%

.

Dairies

Dominion

Oct

51

22%

63% Mar

__

•

Dominion

Oct

11%

•

465

1,155
1,427
428
500

Sale Price

class A

Ltd

Co

Dominion

Feb

75c

Pow

a76

22%
58%
24'/a
3%

Feb
Mar

22 %
58
24 %
3%

23% Mar

51 Va

85

164

a75%

34 Va

17

Dominion Coal

Feb

43"%

47

39% Mar
35

Jun

a28% a28%

__

*

B

Dominion

Feb

17 % May

104

Oct
Jun

30%

July

High
.21%

19%

9%

36'A

17

a75%

1

Distillers Seagrams

36

104

50

16% July

Mar

*

Leather

Class

270

9%

542

36%

Sep

May

14

Last

Low

42%

32 'A

Apr

14

MARKETS

LISTED

FOR

210

210

32

Jan

Eddy
Bathurst

35

36%

4%

4,510

•

25%

1,445
1,252

Apr

37

100

Aug
Feb

16 %
16%

a9%

21

Warrants

14% May

18%

16%
16

a9%
a48%

9

Asbestos Corp

40 %

95

1
10

50

Argus Corp Ltd common
4%.% preferred

Aug

470

Willys-Overland Motors
Woolworth (F W) common

19%

9

Feb

40 %

35

Jan

37

25

Amalgamated Electric Corp
Anglo Can Tel Co 4%% pfd

Feb

30%

17 %

8%

19%

•

—

Fen

15%

17

Feb

Dominion Steel & Coal

Aluminium Ltd

10%

Sep

5

common

Oct
Mar

May

7% May

10%

a28%

1

Union

a4l'/a

12%
58

28% July

23

28%

STOCKS—

High
18%

46

645
40

29

Davis

Low

•

Jan

21% May

807
410

29'A

6% May

54%

140

9
12%

29

for Week

18%

9

26%

8%
11
28 %
a41.,/s

Par

18%

100
common

70

Westinghouse Electric Corp com—12%

•

preferred

Agnew-Surpass Shoe new
Algoma Steel common

180

Jan

5

Preferred

Julv

20

preferred

12%

__

1
25
5

Co

Petroleum

Westates

Sales

20

preferred

$2.50

Acadia-Atlantic Sugar A—

Feb

33% July
43% Oct

Friday

•

com

26%

25 %

*
■

Corp

Sugar

Exchange

Week's
Range

Last

Paper

17% Sep
37% May

25

Inc

common

Canadian Fundi

&

1,091
320
392

Oct

RANGE

Power

18%
30 '/a
43%

25%

19 % Mav

CANADIAN

Abitibi

Jan

36%

*

common

Aircraft

Utah-Idaho

Feb

5%

39 %

7

2u

STOCKS-

4%

16%
16'A

Sep

3 % May

25

*

Oil Co

5%

39%

*

46%

5'/a

5'A

1

common

2 % May

35

25

preferred—_

Warner Bros Pictures

Graham-Paige Motors

700

17%

15

67r

Standard Oil Co of N J

39% Aug

9

common

2%

26%

•

•

common

So Calif Gas Co

Sep

*

Corp

iB

Feb

Jan

10

__

•

Studebaker Corp

6%

Feb

15

30%

50

Cement

7%

Oct

Sep

17%
29 %

__

•
10

Co class A

Cruz Portland

Santa

Standard

General Electric Co

Sep

9%

43%

__

1

j.—

Republic Steel Corp common
Reynolds Tobacco class B__

30 V2

1134

5

Oct

21%

26%

•

Socony-Vacuum Oil

7 Ve

18

8%

a45

Electric Bond & Share Co

♦

Sinclair Oil Corp

a49% a51%
8%

•

4%

July

125

SeD

7

lOVe

Sep

20

Jan

382

12%

America

3%

25 %

Kodak Co

.

250

__

*

21% May

1

Dominguez Oil Co
Eastman

1,470

21%

Jan

13
106

a53% a53%

20

Co

85

9

0

5%

Sep

Sep

10'A

18%

Inc

125

1

Curtis Publishing Co
Curtiss-Wright Corp

45

6%

2%

50
33 %o
25

Pure Oil Co common

3%

5

125

20%

100
580

5

1

Pennsylvania RR Co..

12% al2%

a

a51%

19

27% July
,

a22% a23%

10%
a23%

1

Pepsi Cola Co..
Phelps Dodge
Corp

Feb

Riverside Cement

Consolidated

5%'
20%

10%

.

5%

2.50

Mines

Cons

318

Jun

Oct

25%

Apr

4

18'A

125

•

common

Airways

Pictures common

24

123

18%

-100

92
325

Oct

22% Feb

May

18

20%

__

10

com

.

15% May

27

5%

__

10

Cement

23%

18

—

20

Corp

Preferred

Feb

112%

Jan

Sugar

Pacific

165

27

__

*

al8

Jun

Sep
Va May

26

20

-

Pacific

18% Mar

42% May

118

Co

Paramount

40%

common

Ltd

Sugar Co
Oil

Olaa

a23% a24 %

12%

•

Y

40%

95

a37% a407/a

a24'/a

Apr

14'/a Aug

82

a44% a45%

a40%
a

190

100

all%

12

9

18%

3 'A

103% 105%

a45%

*

N

22

Northern Pacific Railway cap

Feb

10

of

May

Co

Oct

4

25

Co

12

Jan

pfd '27___100
RallWai
25

.

23%

715
135
5g

American

Feb

California-Oregon Pr 6%

Southern

17% May

15%

North

Oct

735

13'/a

5

Columbia Gas & Elect
Commercial Solvents

995

14%

Aviation

Feb

32

2%

Cities Service Co commor.

22%'..

15%

RR

American

Feb

35

I

Chesapeake & Ohio RR

21%

•

Oahu

32

15

Consolidated Edison

Jan

33

•

& Sullivan

Commonwealth' &

96%

al7%

22%

capital

Central

Y

North

25% July
7% Feb

3434

5

7% May

Feb

a

Corp.:

Pacific

295

41%

al7%

•

N

15% Mar

May

3

Co
Hill

lO

5

Boeing Airplane
Borden

49%

8

National Distillers Prod

—

Oct

28% May
31% May

1,260

a83 % a85%

a__

a—

515

14%

100

Bethlehem Steel common
Blair & Co Inc capital

Bunker

10

1,010

35 %

13

& Gay Furniture

Canadian

49%

5

Locomotive..

Bendix

48

50

•_

Baltimore & Ohio RR
Barnsdall Oil Co

a55% a55%

>

!..

Copper

Armour

14

4

com

Nash-Kelvlnator Corp

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THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

(1610)

CANADIAN
RANGE

Week's

Friday
Last
STOCKS—
Par

Molson's

Breweries

Mofttrtal- Cottons

Low

High

16%

17%

2,631

•

25

24%

25%

825

23%

Jan

30

July

16%

16%

16%

325

13%

Jun

20

Feb

36'A

36%

110

34%

Jan

40% July

12%

12%

12%

226

12% Mar

14

—

40%

40%

200

40

41 % May

*

16

15%

16

455

14%

4o

-

•

—

—
__

.

common—x

Preferred

Sales

Low

High

14% May

21%

Aug

Feb

Feb

Range

for Week

Bale Price

•TOCKfr-

25

-

Week's

Last

B»D|t slnee January 1

*

>

-

IV

Friflay

Shares

17%

*

_

OCTOBER

for Week

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•

Massey-Harris
MeColl-Frontehafc Oil
Mitchell (Robert) ,i

ENDING

Sales

Range

Safe Frloa

LISTED MARKETS
WEEK

FOR

Monday,'October 20, 1947

of Prices

Shares

Low

Par
Dominion

•

Square Corp__

Stag* Steee January 1

High

38

50

40

Feb

11% May

15

Jan

14% May

20%

Oct

8% May

12

Jan

Oct

30

Jun

21%

Jan

36

*

12%

12%

13

200

Dohnacona

V

20%

20

20 %

3,886

9%

10%

825

25

25

90

25

Eastern

*

Ltdi—

Products

Apt

•

Paper CO Ltd——=

Steel

.

High

Low

38

bx
Dominion Woollens & Worsteds

10%

•

h.

Koctenay Power 7% pfd_x_:—100
Esmond Mills Ltd preferred
20

East

xx*

Locomotive

Montreal Telegraph
Montreal

Works

„xx

7%

xxx-x

Drug

National steel

50

50

49%

Jun

50% July

31 %

20

31

Jan

40

Jan

22%

23

600

21

May

24

20

50

20

July

2

2

325

2

Fanny Farmer Candy Shops inc
Fleet Mfg ft Aircraft—.

1
•

49

49%

200

49

Sep
Oct

2%

2%

2%

2,285

2

May

*

22

20%

22

470

20

Jan

100
1

7

7

5

6

Oct

53%

53%

55%

1,270

42

May

55%

Oct

12

12

20

12

Oct

13

Jun

110

100

May
13% May

113

Jan

car

•

44%

44%

45

821

42

Apr

48

May

Foreign Pow Sec 6%

46%

46%

46%

100

46%

Oct

50

May

Fraser

5

12%

12%

12%

100

12

Oct

13%

Feb

•
_•

23

22%

23

760

21%

26%

43

45

1,051

53

Jan

•

27%

27

27%

60

Oct

29

Jan

189

189

189

20

180

Jan

190

16

May

20

4% May
Feb

18

42

Companies

Car

Ottawa

Lt

&

Price Bros & Co Ltd

Saguenay

450

15%

345

15

40

2,140

34

Lakes

July
Sep

Horner

Hydro-Electric Securities Corp

Hendershot

40

Oct

1,420

10% May

15

Feb

Investment Foundation

3,825

67% July

14

13%

14

150

50% May
13% Oct

17

18%

18 %

20%

12%

13%

•

43

42%

•
20

12

10

18

Jan

MacLaren

26

26%

75

25

Jun

26%

Oct

13

110

12%

Sep

17

Jan

104

104

20

Apr

106

1,340

__

104

30% May

50

Oct

July

35

July

Lawrence Paper 6% pfd_x
100
Shawinigan Water & Power com
•
Series A 4% preferred
50
Sherwin
Williams of Canada
com
*

138%

137%

139

892

116

Jan

140

Oct

Co

common

25%

Oct

50%

25

Jun

30% Mar

169

5

169

Oct

175

Apr

14%

15

1,080

Apr

15

July

105

Mar

12%

103

103

19%

20%

390

16%

18%

18%

500

16

8%

•

7%

Corp

20

103

Oct

Sep

Oct

20%

Oct

Mar

18%

8%

4,770

75

6 r/c

preferred

Minnesota

75%

379

75

Oct

82

May

79

15

78

7%

Oct

89

9%

Jan

Sep

9

9

8%

15

9

Jun

9

8%

560

♦

78

77

78

215

72

27

27

27%

410

21% May

1st preferred

Limited

21

18

21

35

18

18%

397

98%

•

common—

100

6

35

45

100

common

*

-

Oct
Mar

Feb

13

Jan

9

Jan

51% Mar

52%

1,080

11

Jun

14% July

Sep

35

40

Jan

46

Jun

50O

11

May

14%

Feb

10

28

May

31%

Feb

100

55

98

Oct

6

6%

50

*

common

10

Paper Co

13

13

145

5

».

23%

24%

4,895

5%

104

Jan

14

Jan

Feb

Sep

•12

Aug
15% May

24%

Oct

Ltd com__*

18

18

5

13 %

Jan

18%

30

29%

29%

55

29 %

Feb

30

July

,

Apr

73

73

125

65% May

74

Mar

•

15%

15%

259

10%

17

Apr

*

10%

10%

75

9

May

pfd__100

106

106

1

106

Oct

14 %

14%

125

11

May

13

13

375

13

Oct

15

15

15

100

14% Aug

Corp of Can 6%
1st pfd—100
Purity Flour Mills Co Ltd common--lo

109

110

92

107%

—

12%

12%

100

12%

red pfd_100

24

24

24

26

10

10

30

9

Ltd

Corporation

Mount Royal Hotel Co Ltd—
Mount Royal Rice Mills Ltd
Scotia

Nova

Nuclear

Lt & Pr G%

Enterprises

cum

Ltd

Orange Crush Ltd

Feb

Service

•

Ltd

Stores

*

Power

Quebec Pulp ft Paper 7%

Jan

10%
112

Oct
Apr

14% Mar

10

Feb

Rands

81

Apr

Feb

Reitman's 5%

Oct

Reliance

23

20% May

*

19

8%

Apr

Sep

22

Jan

21%

Jan
Jan

112%

14% May

May

30

Jan

Jan

10

Aug

Jun

28%

7% May

Service Stores..

•

9% Aug

4

18

18

50

18

Oct

13

*

12

14

290

12

Oct

21

Feb

*

Industries Ltd

425

20

red pfd
Co Ltd

Grain

13%

13%

30

12% May

15

July

9

.

9

Apr

Oct

Mar

18%

Oct

13

Jan

97%

Jan

101

May

May

38

Feb

35

155

12%
28 %

100

100

43%

12

28%

*

Moore

Russell
•

Electric
preferred

Ltd

Ontario

&

pfd

Quebec Tel & Power Corp class A

•

Worts

3

4%

Sep

I"*

Cotton

7%

Sep

Oct

Jun

Jan

79

75
—

*

Winnipeg
Zellers

Oct

49

165

19%

25

Wilsils Ltd
5%

21%

299

18%

•

—

common.

&

Paper——

Distilleries

Melchers

Paul

Walker Gooderham

x

5,215

169

14%

22

27%

*

Brothers
Steel

Oct

49%

•

of CaHada
7% preferred--—

United

19%

9% May

27

100

Power

Steel Co

Wabasso

21%
49%

27 %

100

preferred—

Tooke

21%
49 %

•

Press

Standard; Chemical

ft

Power

Montreal Refrig & Storage

St

Canada

7%

3%

19

47%

Feb

18

*

Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd—
Massey-Harris 6%% conv pfdx

Aug

32

Simpsons 4%%

7%

13

21

Southern

Jun

•

1,120

South am

Oct

11

Lowney Co Ltd (Walter M)

50

Sicks Breweries common

13 %

Apr

Jan

32%

xx

Aug

10

10

32

x—

10%

.25

225

16

48

preferred

350

10

3%

75

32

1%

13%

10

3%

8

50

common

12%

8

McColl-Frontenac OR 4%

Mills

Sep

52%

*

Flour

44%

8

13

100

preferred_x_x

34

52%

•

common

1,055

50

*

preferred

50

19

45

common—*

Ltd

Jan

113

convertible preferred

6%

12%

18%

•

International Paints Ltd class A

14

66%

Jan

5

*

13 %

50

A

class A_

65%

17

Lawrence

13 %

(Frank W)

66

39

18%

Prod

Paper

Ltd

13%

17%

Class

—<

*

*

Corporation

Feb

May

23

45

*
*
•

Ltd com

Paper Co
preferred

A

Class

39%

•

4%%

*

Goodyear Tire ft Rubber of Can.

May

8%

•

St

common:

m

common

Power

Lawrence

8%

15

(A J)

•

x

Roiland Paper common

St

7

7

15

red pfd

—

_•

m
***

cnmmnii

_xxx_x

Knitting]

18

7%

*

common

Transport

Quebec Power

18

•

Power

Powell River COx.
Power Corp of Canada.-

Regent

*

x—

Aircraft

Ht

Provincial

100

_x

26%

Ltd

Frciman

Great

Ottawa

4%

Sep

——

Products.

Jan

61

Feb

45

Sep
Aug

Corp

1

Noranda Mines Ltd

Steel

3% May

Jan

25

yr

Ogilvle Flour Mills common
IVo preferred ;x_——x_
Ontario

Limited—

Aircraft

pfd

Chemical

&

50
31%

20

2

Fairchild

xxx

preferred -uL.

National

Feb

*

xx

National Breweries common

%

100

x—x

Tramways :'j-.
Paint Co_

Murphy

22

Sep

8

Ford Motor Co of Canada class A

Montreal

Sarnia Bridge Co Ltd

Canada

Southern

*

.

6%

Pr

Invest

Southmont

pfd

11

11

11

117% 117%

100

Ltd...

Co

40c

39c

40C

3
83

12,254

10%
116
24c

Feb

Apr
Jan

12%
123

Sep
Jan

43c

May

Banks—
Thrift

Dominion

19%

19%

19%

730

19%

Sep

22

Feb

United

Amusement Corp Ltd class

10

—

Stores

10

Canadienne

Commerce

x21%

21%

21%

435

21 %

Sep

'23

Jan

United

Corporations

26%

26%

200

Jan

United

Distillers of

28

May

United

Fuel

39

Jan

25

Jan

10

Montreal

10

Nova Scotia

10

25%

25%

34%

34%

60

34

22%

22%

22%

1,768

22

10

Royal

25% May
25 V« Apr

.

26

1,029

July
Apr

*

29%

3%

Inv

*
A__*

17%

17%

13

2

31%

31%

8

30% May

31

2

*

18%

18%

150

17

Mar

21

Feb

*

...

16

16

100

14

July

25

Jan

14%

14%

14 %

65

12

Aug

14'

a

Oct

25

25

25

1

23

May

291

4

Sep

14c

14c

3,500

14C

Oct

31 %C

Feb

3c

Bl

class

Canada Ltd

class

B

preferred

Westeel Products Ltd

*

25

16

May

Aug
Oct

Mikiing Stocks—

BONDS—

Montreal

Ltd

Lt

Heat

&

Alger Gold Mines Ltd

Power—

1

Mines Ltd

•

4c

4c

500

Aug

7c

1

14c

15c

3,000

12 %c

Oct

26c

Sep

—...—1

16C

16c

500

12 %c

Jun

30c

Jan

1

18c

20c

3,300

14c

Sep

44c

Jan

16c

13,000

5c

Jun

17 %C

Oct

Arno

notes

1949

50

50

$10,000

50

Jan

50%

Feb

Gold Mining

Ashley
Aubelle

Mines

Limited

Band-Ore Gold Mines Ltd
Beatrice

Mines

Ltd—1

13c

Beaulieu

Montreal Curb Market

Red

Yellowknife Mines Ltd

Lake

Gold

27 %c

Feb

Jun

89c

Sep

5c

Sep

35c

Oct

4c

July

1

40c

40c

4.000

Lake Gold Mines Ltd—.

1

30C

35c

80,500

Cartier-Malartic Gold Mines Ltd

1

5c

7c

13,400

Centremaque Gold Mines

1

20c

21c

1,000

15c

Apr

23c

Feb

1

11c

12c

2,000

lie

Oct

44c

Feb

Eob's

Canadian Funds
Week's

Friday
Last

STOCKS—

Sale Pries

Par
Acme

Glove

Atlas Steels

Works

fsr Week

of Prices

Shares

Low

Ltd

Sales

Bangs

Range Slnee January

High

LOW

High

Cheskirk

Mines Ltd

9c

Aug

32c

Jan

Colomac

Yellowknife

1

9c

9c

8,500

8C

Aug

16 %c

Apr

Feb

Consol Central Cadillac Gold Mines—1

19c

22c

25,700

19c

Oct

60c

Feb

13 %c 13 %c

1,000

lie

May

25c

Jan

7%

Feb

50

11%

1,205

7%

978

5

Jun

17

Oct

19

Oct

3.00

8

Jan

9% Aug

& Paper

class B__

Belgium Glove & Hosiery 5%

*

pfd

20

17

17

75

Brand & Millen Ltd A

•

1.15

1.10

1.20

3,325

Brandram-Henderson

*

14

14

14

52

12% Mar

35%

15%

6

15%

Apr

22%

23

1,040

22 %

Oct

27

Jan

13%

13%

6%

6%

150

74

76

445

6

6%

31,090

102 106%

585

Ltd

1.10

Mar

&

Dis

of

Vancouver

British American Oil
British

Columbia

Class

Packers

B

Ltd

5

Ltd

Co

•

14

Oct

17

class

A

*
*

-

British Columbia

22%

Pulp & Paper

com

*

76

100

13% May
5%
43

Sep

May

Company

1

—

Butterfly

Hosiery Co Ltd

6

100

common

Preferred

102%

2% May
67

Canadian

Dredge & Dock

Co

•

7%

preferred

Canadian

Inter

Canadian
Canadian

16

8%
76

Gold

Sol

Mines

20%

14%

45

20%

350

110% 110%

Inv

May

-5%

Feb

Found Lake

(1945)

Silk

Canadian

—

6%
107

Oct

Tr

5 %

pfd_:
Company.x

Products
Ltd

class

Sep

Gold

23% May

J-M

Consolidated

109

Jun

112%

Jan

May

30

Feb

Lake

11

20

11

Oct

Addison Gold

Kerr

20

Rowan

Jan

25

Feb

Mar

190

AUg

Macassa

100
1

105

105

8

3 00

Jun

110

Sep

Macdonald

2

2

730

1.75 May

2%

Jan

•

2%

2%

316

1.75 May

3%

Feb

16% Feb

Sep
Apr

14

30% Feb

Pandora

•

30%

32

150

26

Jan

36%

Apt

Pato Cons Gold Dredging Ltd

145 145%

,45

135

Mar

Oct

Perron

129

6%c

3,500

5c

May

13c

Jan

51c

3,600

33c

Mav

90c

Jan

16%

Aug

155

Feb

3%

Oct

47

Oct

140

10c

1.63

Cadalllc Gold

Gold Mines Ltd

Gold Mining

Feb

Co Ltd—

35c

Jan

65c

F|eb

Silver

Miller Mines

15

Oct

17

Feb

Siscoe

Gold Mines Ltd

19%

Oct

Stadacona

Oct

Mines -J
Sherrltt-Gordon Mines

9
17

Cub Aircraft Corp Ltd

•

65c

65c

.

25
25

70C

800

8%
17

65c

Jan

10% Mar

July

18%

Feb

David

&

Dominion

—;—

Frere

Limitee

class

B

Engineering Works Ltd
Oilcloth

&

For footnotes see

Linoleum

page 42.




*

6

6%

•

39

39

Co—*

38%

38%

500
-

Oct

2%

Ltd

6%

1.82 May
1.32

Oct

7c

May

4.90

2.02

21c

Feb

Feb

Feb

6.00

Jun

87c

Sep

1.23

Jan

9,000

9c

May

18c

Feb

142,500

58c

Aug

94 c

Oct

25c

Mar

25c

Aug

1

•

—

1

Stocks—

Consol

Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd

1

Omnitraus

*

Aug

48

Apr

42% May

500

18C

1,400

12c

May

34 %c

Feb

3.00

3.00

3.30

3,310

2.10 Jan

5.35

Feb

43c

37 %c

44c

35,300

Oct

44c

# 48c
I 70c

48c

50c

1,800

48C

AUg

67 Vac

Apt

67c

72c

19,167

50c

May

78c

Jan

2.05

2.15

2,700

1.70 May

9c 10 %c

51,000

5c
Aug
4%C Aug

£

! 2.15

Homestead Oil Co Ltd

Exploration

<

9c

1 5C

4%c

6c

44,000

14c 15 %c

7c

Oct

6%c May

37 %c

2.80

Oct

Jan

20c

July

14c

Feb

-*!

Oct

35

36%

10c
13c

17c

1

•

Westville Mines

Jan

65

50

7c
13c

9c

f:
*

1
.

1944 Ltd

Apr

4% Mar

1,700

Feb

18c

1

50c
1

Vinray Malartic

Oil

Dominion

Mines

Ltd

Sullivan Cons Mines Ltd
9

17

Jan

2,200

13,000

35c

20

Feb

1.07
2.35

10c

35c

corn—•

1.20
2.65

1.02

94c

Consolidated

Ltd

Jan

10c

Apr

Mills

4.80

2.27 July
1.02 Jun

84c

30c

Textile

2,310

94C

1,400

preferred

2.65

2.25

x—1

70c

5%

2.50

22c

Feb

60c

Consolidated

Feb
Feb

-100

Santiago

14% May

3.55
4.00

90c

Rochette Gold Mines Co

7

Aug

3.30 May

90c

Jan

29

1.35

1,100

90c

Jun

15,492

2,800

25

Jan

15

Jun

3,800

5.80

6

19%

Jan

7.20

10c

5.80

10

15

33 %c

1.64

5.80

Oct

19%

Oct

Feb

3.50

1

Aug

75c

9c

300

5%

19%

7%c Jun

14 %c

5c

1.60

2,100

7

*

6.25 May

9c

Claude Neon General Advert Ltd com_*

•

600

1.32

110

-

6.80

8c

200

Preferred

Feb

1,100

1.32

5%

Consolidated Paper Corp Ltd

13

Mar

17c

8c

8%

A—•

12%

3.45

1

8

class

950

2c

14 %c

1

5%

Sec

16c 16 %c

500

1

;

Mines Ltd

*

Stand

9.50 May

6.80

*
—1

*

Div

Sep
Sep

3%c

1.05

10%

200

45c

6%c

1

25

135

May

3%c

1

285

135

18c

50 %c

6%c

Nechi Cons Dredging

225

100

Feb

630

Quebec Manganese
*
Quebec Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd—1

-

Feb

9%c

4,000

O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd
Osisko Lake Mines Ltd

Pitt

Cassidy's Limited 7% preferred
Celtic Knitting Co Ltd
Chateau-Gai Wines Ltd

92c

Apr

34c

2.60

13

2% Aug

Aug

5c

11%

1

Ltd

Mines

25

38

19C

4,500

32c

1

12

35

21,000

5%c

11%

1

;—.

—

Mines Ltd

25

13,850

5%c

34c

16c

21

3%

Jan
Jan

2.60 Aug

11%

17c

185

39%

5%c

1

5

39

25c

1

1

35

2%

24c 27%C

1.60
4.65

July

12% Aug

295

*

Jan

1

Mines Ltd—

186

2

Sep

16c

Ltd.—

(1945)

14%

Canadian Westinghouse Co

56c

Oct

1

23%

Canadian Western Lumber Cox

Feb

5%c

Mines Ltd

Joliet-Quebec Mines

10
230

Mines

186

100

25C

3,000

Ltd—1

Lake Mines Ltd

*

common—

5,500

6c

Aug

2.74 May

1

—

_•

A

preferred

cum

16%

24

July

36c

74c

28c

1

Hollinger Consolidated Gold

23

14

35c

5 %c

1,000

Oct

14%
23%

6,200

1

Gold

23%

•

preferred-xx

Vickers

1%

20% Jan

8,500

1.22

Oct

Lamaque Gold Mines Ltd
Lingside Gold Mines
Louvicourt Goldflelds

_•

Powefr & Paper Inv com

cumulative

Jan

3.65

1.18

1

Feb

11

24

■

Canadian

9%

1.07

3.45

1

Ltd

Ltd
Formaque Gold Mines Ltd

Fontana Mines

100

common,

—

Marconi

*
*

Investments Ltd

Industries

Canadian

20%

100

Ltd

Canadian Food Products class A

Canadian Gen

14%

1.07

1

Feb

Jack

l

Canada & Dominion Sugar —
Canada Northern Power 7% pfd

2,000

1

Mines Ltd

Goldvue Mines Ltd
Brown

10c

1

Sulliwan Mines

East

Eldona Gold
El

Brewers

1

Mines Ltd

Donalda

Jun

10c

—1
Mines Ltd

Explorations Ltd

Cortez
Bathurst Power

Sep

11% Mar

9%

10%
7

11%

Century Mining Corp Ltd

1

8c

12 %

9%

Limited

Ltd

•

'
"**'■

15,250

12c

81c

90C

6,500

40c

Sep
May

61c

90c

90c

Oct

11c

11c

lie

3,500

9c

Sep

24c

July

14c

Jun

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CANADIAN
RANbE

Toronto Stock

LISTED

WEEK

FOR

ENDING

MARKETS

OCTOBER

Exchange

17

.

STOCKS—

Canadian Funds

Friday
Last

Sale Price

STOCKS—
Par

Abitibi

Power &

•

Akaitcho

common

Yellowknife

Algoma Steel common
Aluminium Ltd common
Aluminum

of Canada

Amalgamated

Larder

19%

190

1.00

500

90c

34,800

12c

46

Oct

9%

210

1.50

May

3,429

21

Jan

47

188

Mar

213

60c

65c

10,600

11c

11c

1,000

25Va

670

25%

Oct

27%

60c

Oct

1.90

*

1.40

1.32

1.40

6,600

*

8.75

8.75

8.75

300

1

72c

72c

80c

2,100

60c

Apex

•

8%c

8c

8%c

5,100

6%c Jan

14c

37c

37c

40c

2,500

37c

70c

7%c

7%c

1,000

6c

Area

Mines

Argus

1

Corp

__

41

6%

100

86

6%

!

Arjon Gold Mines

1

Armistice
Ashdown

Hardware

Ashley

Gold

Astoria

Mines

Mining

65

13c 15%c

13c

12c

12 %c 12V2e

—

11%

11

Toronto

Metals

Mining

Power

Bear

Exploration & Radium
Beatty Bros
Beaulieu

1
4

Yellowknife

Belleterre

__

1

Quebec

1

Bell

Telephone of Canada
Rights
Bertram & Sons class A

40c

100

Bevcourt

Gold

10,500

12c

89

1,333

11%

11%

11%

100

100

154

154

155

220

•

1.00

82c

1.00

11,700

82c

Oct

4

22

22

22

50

16%

Jan

27

27

25

26

Julv

30 Va

Jan

27c

28c

4,100

25c

Aug

55c

Jan

4,200

69c

May

27c

Mining & Smelting,

6c

May

12,000

8c

May

900

11c

May

38c

Feb

9

Aug

12%

Feb

May
8%c Jun

35c

Feb

39c

Feb

20c

76c

Jan

Corp common

5.20

Apr

5%

Sep

Crowshore

9%

Sep

lie

Jun

3.90 May

I,000

Jun

23%c Jan

34c

8c

Sep

19c

Oct

28

Gas

AUg
Jun

9'%c
22 Va

9%c

18,500

22%

110

55c

59c

24,300

40

90

39%

Crestaurum

Cub

Bonville

Gold

Boycon

common

Mills

*

Mines

_1

Patricia

7%c Jan

19%

23o

Jun

50c
36

Jun

23%
91c

Aug

51,600

26%c May

200

6.75 July
165

Oct

6

4,767

4%

Oct

18

18

25

17%

Jan

70c

70c

71c

7,500

60c

Aug

22c

23c

II,100

16c

Mar

42

A

•

Nickel

Mined—

Dickenson Red Lake

t<ep

12

191
6

Dome

Sep

Dominion

British

Columbia

Mines

Columbia

Class

Power class

Oct

14

Jah

30o

Feb

28c

28c

30c

1,900

26c

AUg

44c

7c

7c

1,000

6c

Aug

8cll%c

131,800

5c

Aug

—

9%c

11

11%

1,385

1.10

1.15

400

—

26 %

26%

16

21%

21V8

21%

1,196

—

1.15

8c

9c

6,000

22%

23

1,776

99%

99%

10

3%

4

5,425

—

22%
__

3%
26%
—

10
1.05

May

26%

Oct

20

17c

3%
29

8c

Oct

Dominion

Jan

Dominion

Stores
Tar

Dominion

Apr

Feb

Dulama

31c

1,100

27c

Aug

23

23

50

20

Aug

25% July

29%
iVs

3ilc

Jan

1.18

1.22

3,500

2.95

3.05

1,260

*
1

•

*

Burrard

4

class

A

1

Calgary & Edmonton
Callinan

Plin

Calmont

East

CUmpbell

__

Ltd

East

Crest

East

Lake

Red

80c
2.50

May

1.55

Apr

4.75

Feb
Feb

Economic

19c

5,700

15c

50c

4 % Vc
Class

Canada

Cement

Steel

3,535

18

Jan

25%

Sep

26

710

2b

Apr

29%

Jan

17

125

13% May

17

Oct

225

10

9%

10

28

28

28

6

6

29

29%

104

104

104

3

3

43

43

50

43

Canada

Permanent Mtge

May

32%

Feb

Eldona Gold

11

Jun

12%

Apr

26

20

22

July

26

Sep

Canadian

Bank

Canadian

40

12

May

16

8%

325

Equitable Life Insurance
Eureka Corp

14c

14c

1,500

Falconbridge

2.40

2.50

4,060

7c

8c

10,000

39c

2,100

8%
12c

Oct

9

Sep
Sep

Aug

33C

Feb

1.70 Jan

2.70 July

5%c Sep

17%c Feb

24c

27

Famous

73c

Jan

3.50

1st

preferred

Feb

Nickel

Canadian Car
Class

common

6%

Jun

Federal

101

101

20

101

Oct

105

71

35

69

Aug

75

Mar

__

__

13
1.12

12%
1.02

Celartesfc

Preferred

Grain

•

Fibre

Canadian Industrial

Alcohol

com

__

__

41%

1.50 May

7c

7c

7%c

1.90

2.05

3.60

3.30

10%

3.70

9%

10%

3,550

—

39

39

20

19

19

19

150

Jan

Jun

90c

1.58

Jan

28 %c

Sep

57c

Jan

12 %c July
2.45 Feb

2.70 May

4.75

Jan

8% May
37'% July

11%

Jan

40

.

Oct

19

Sep

21

Jan

1.36

83c

80c

85c

10,325

60c

Aug

1.17

1.36

146,200

28c

May

38C

34c

39c

14,000

20c

Apr

60c

Feb

2.60 Aug

Sep

17

17

40

16%

Oct

25%

Jan

12%

12%

100

12%

Oct

14%

Jan

3.90

3.80

4.15

15,451

1.96

July

4.70

Oct

4.00

4.00

4.25

630

3.90

Sep

5.50

Feb

18

17%

18%

820

16

Aug

19%

Feb

48%

48

49%

825

48

Oct

67

Jan

4%

*

common

75

1,500

4%
7%

31% July

Fittings

62

Feb

Fleet

*

11

11 %

200

JUn

12

40

36% July

40

Jan

Foundation

Co

4

197 % 198%
13 % %3%

Sep

Francoeur

Gold

•

30

Feb

Fraser

4

4

2.35

4%
95

Oct

5c

Sep
May

140

2

Jan

May

May

100

9%
134

6% Mar

11c

Feb

Aug

Jan

37%

40%

41 %

28

45

8%
188

12%

Mar

200

Sep
Oct

17

|

Ltd

10

—

Cos

Frobisher

May

23% Feb

Gatineau

22% Sep

26% May

5%

Jun

26

Jan

26

25

25

Sep

29%

Jan

—

-

5%%

26

Exploration

__

21

Power

12%

17

58

13%

1,017

16%

17

710

16

Sep

58

58%

110

55

May

39%

39%

55

25

715

11% May

39%

Oct

15

Feb

19%

22

%
ll

18

May

10

Mar

5

Feb

20%

22%

1,862

19%

Jan

23

May

20%

20

20%

Oct

26

14c

500

54%

25

2.50

6,800

19

125

12c

May

47% May
2.05

May

Jan

38c

Feb

55

Feb
Jan

...

3.25

•

—

19

18%

109%
lib

109%

110

70

109% July

20
Aug
111% Mav

110

110

40

109% May

111% May

100

16%

Apr

5%

Jan

3%

4

305

4

18

18

18%

35

18

•

15

15

15

10

14% Aug

1

6.3b

6.1b

6.40

5,045

1

ibV2c

17c 19%c

59,400

10c

July

23c

Sep

4c

2,500

3c

July

9c

Feb

*

_r,

General Products Mfg fclass A
13%

Feb

Aug

14c

2.45

7
2

54%

22%

70

1,150

—__—100

common

preferred
preferred

General Bakeries

Sep

8%

2%

20%

•

8

2%

8%

*

common

Mfg & Aircraft

49 % Mar

40%

—1

Preferred

Jan

20

25

175

98

6'Ac

23%

460

__

4%

6c

7%

6%c

95

4%

_

1

Oct

435

.

3'%

Jun

Sep

20

Apr

18%

Feb

Feb

General Steel Wares common

67% Feb

Giant

43

Yellowknife Gold

Gillies

Feb

Lake

30

Mlhes

—:

Gold

i-—

_.

1

—

—

3%c

5.40 May

7.15 Mar

Feb

11

50

10

May

I

49 c

47c

52c

35,600

42c

16%

17

35

16

Jun

20

Feb

God's Lake Gbld——

»

1.10

1.10

1.17

26,500

57c

Sep
Jari

95

95

10

95

Oct

100

Jan

Goldale

1

18c

18'c

1,000

16c

July

22c

Feb

20c

22c

9,600

11c

July

32c

Aug

6c

95

14%,,
14%

26%

15

100

98%

15

14%. >14%

585

11% May

100

11% May
22% AUg
60%cMay

24$&6%

460

85c ix 87c

5,190

-

14

%>;••'

15% Jan

Globe Oil
Mines

-

16% Jan

Goldcrest

16

Jan

Gbld

37%

Jan

Eagle Mines
Golden Arrow Mines

90b

Sep

Golden

15

156

13

Sep

18%

98%: 98%

5

97

Aug

99

Feb

ManitoU

Goldhawk

Goldbra

May

Gold

1

1

Porcupine.—.___.

Mines

—

6c

1
.

'

f

20c

17 %c

1

—

Mines.

page 42.




Feb

1.62

1.34

Oct

5,370

*

see

Jan

5c

12,000
4,315
42,700

16% May

21

*
*

footnotes

July

1.95

50

25%

*

For

11c

26 %c Mar

29%

21%

Locomotive

.

Oct

1,600

116

23%

Maiartlc

'Cahadian Oil COS common—
•'
4% preferred

May

60c

8,900

193

21%

Canadian

—

68,500
19,900

17c

70c

19c

385

20%

A__ •

B

May

37c

18%

21

Canadian

Class

64c

1,335

17c

52%

24%

100

.

May

35,400

13

35c

37 %

*

„

Feb
Mar

15

11

1.14

17c

29 %

*

common

18
27

26% May

35c

-100

Products

21%

*

Preferred

Feb

Jan

45

May
Oct

32c 36 %c

*

common

Kirkland

Glenora

Dredge
Canadian Food PtOdUcts
Class * A

Jan
Feb

.4%

22%

60c

50

11

25

—_

Canadian

20

34c

18%

50

4

cbmmon

15%

60c

29 %

__

20

Canadian

33%
105

Apr

71

*

a.

_

A

Aug

12% May

200

•
•
1

Players

Federal

Aug

5

2ft

—_

Mar

July

25

2.30

•

—'

40

2,190
2,280

23

__

Fahny Farmer Candy Shops

Jan

*

of Commerefe—

Jun

23

25
—1

—

it)

Breweries

Canadian Canners common

Jun

3

24

English Electric class A.

14%

7,225

50

—

May

104

Sep

7

1

Mines—.—

14%

5

4

Preferred

27

50

29

-1

El Sol Gold Mines-

3.20

100

Canadian S S Lines

210
155

.

1

28

5

♦

A___

Sep

_

Feb

11

Apr

5

20

260

2.95

*

Power

class

15

14%

Ford oif Canada class A
Northern
Packers

85

25

15

1

Eddy Paper class
Elder Mines

220

5

♦

Canada

1.34 Jan

Sep

27

•

31

39c

20

Canada

8

25

—r.

Investment

11%

3.05

*

common

Oct

23%

"*

8%

2.48

5o

Malting

Feb

16

-Li

Sullivan Mines

30

7%c

100

Preferred

Canada

jah

20%

AUg

_•

Mines—

11 %

1

preferred
B preferred

1.70

98c

25%

70c

1
I

Oil

Maiartlc

Eastern

jah

*

_

common

AUg
May

14

Feb

22c

May
Oct

35c

2,000

—

1

Bread

May

44c

1,190

•

Preferred

Canada

87c

75,451

23 Va

1

26
__

6

Flon

14,100

84c

19%

1.06

25%

4

Amphl Mines

Jan

24c

31

1

Oils

1.19

72c

19%

23%

pfd—_23%

—

Mines

Gold

2i>%

18c

4

—.

Calder-Bousquet

Feb

Sep

25

B

,

Chemical

Duvay Gold Mines

48 %c Feb

23c

„

__

4

B

85c
75c

Feb

Jun

East
1.20

Class

May

May

Jan

4%

30c

__

3.05

Products
Burlington Steel
Burns & Co class A

36c
30c

29%

Coal class

&

&

3% May

Jan

1

Building

5,900

6,000

10,500

1

Woollens

32c
M7

Steel

Donalda Mines

July

*
Mines

59c
60c

•

May

Sep

2

Buffadison Gold

Gold

56c
57c

1.18

50

103%

15c

185

Buffalo

Mines

Feb

Feb

26c

Jply

1.07

100

Preferred

Oct

205

30c

Lake

8c

'

Malting preferred

OCt

9,517

41

Canadian

2.44

1.60 May

1.10

4

Scottish Invest common

22%

27

1

Red

83c

Dominion Foundry & Steel-

99

17c

Broulan Porcupine

Buffalo

Mar

Jun

Jan

24

2%

feruck

Buffalo

14

35

:

Electrohome

Dominion

Jan

13 V* Mar

Oct

2 %

16c

Ankerite

Oct

*

Preferred

Dominion

10%c Feb

May

26%

16%c

Mills

10

"

•

Silk

Mar

Feb

•

A_.

Oil

1.08

19%

25

Dominion Dairies common

Aug

Jan

*

Dominion

31

1.35 Feb
31c

10

100
•

B

British

Oct

*

preferred

Duquesne Mining Co
British

26

.10

Coal

14c

•

r.

pref
Forest

35

Jan

•

Bank

855

1

Mines

Oil

27

8,000

1

Ltd

Oct

20%

3,300

25

Elec

26

9%C

1

Dominion
American

27c

9%c

2

Diversified Mining

Feb

14

Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com—*

Columbia

28c

Jan

9%c

Discovery Yellowknife

Apr

Aug

8c

90

Distillers Seagrams common

2%

Oct

9c

4,400

—

Feb

60c

1.85

—

Jan
Mar

1.43

July

600

10 %

60c

45

39% May

3,500

10

1

1.50

168,000

1.70

1

Feb

70c

1

-

Jan

1.49

23% Mar

26c

1.80

—

174%

13c 13 %c

1

Detta Red Lake

9.75 Mar

15c 15%c

•

Red Lake

26

•

B

Mines

Denlson

.Tun

89c

15c

•

British

12c

Dexter Red Lake Mines

13%

Brand & Millen class A

Brewis

3,200

Mar

22c

Bralorne Mines Ltd

British

25

18c

12c

Class

Feb

May

5%

4

Cordage preferred

43%

60c

Jan

Apr

17c

—

Oct

152

43%

70c

class

Feb

18c

25c

Aug

Apr

43%

*

Feb

34c

Oct

13

1.02

1

Sep

61c

11%

1.00

•

Feb

1.05

89%

1

Petroleum

21

78% May

100

Gqld

Aircraft

Leather

1.10 May
Oct

17

1.01

Davies

Davis

925

1

Dominion

Brantford

—

D'Aragon Mines

Delnite

18

l

Pershing

—

Box

Paper

Imperial

Cosmos

Jan

40

1

:

•

.

Exploration

Corrugated

Aug

*

Bonetal Gold

5

Jan

25%

325

Consumers
Con west

Sep

1

_

•

Croinor Pershing Mines
Crow's Nest Coal

2,475

1

Bobjo Mines Ltd

Oil

Consolidated Press class A

2,395

.

Sep

180,400

1

Bidgood Kirkland Gold

Jan

16c

Consolidated

30c

Dominion

Blue Ribbon

1.56

88

Jan

5%
—4

Jan

14c

15%

35

171

Feb
Jan

7%

89

Mar

33

165 %

35c

14c

13

60

170%

51c

Oct

Aug

Oct

385

42c

May

6

19c

36%

7.75

Feb

8,000

Homestead

36

38c

30c

7%c

125

Jun

20c

Central

Consolidated

35

7.7b

54,500

6%

Feb

8%

19c

Consolidated

Jan

34

7.75

2,500

9c

6%

3.45
15

Sep

1

-JSb

39 Va

55c

1.22

1.03

Oct

„

•

11

32c

9c

6%

May

Mar

9%c

30c
9c

:~:_i

___

41c

16c

*

1

Yellowknife.
National

2.10 May
6
Feb

30
20

Cadillac

10%c May

4,700

•

class A

Lake

7%

11%

Jan

22c

36%

7%

65c

20c

10

3,140

2.80

11%

——

—

175

8

__

2.90

2.85

Feb
Jun

50c

12,900

4%

10

Scotia

1

*
•

13c ..Feb

76c

50

Nova

1,500

1.29

40

of

17c

17%

966

Bank

16c

—

Jan

17

8

loc

14%c

1.22

5

25%

May

74 %c

8

10c

5c

17

5

25%

28,300

76c

4.40

__

6c

•

4.30

25%

5%c

4.30 Jan

2

8,600

1

61c

*

Mines

34c

10

Aug

Beattie

30c

Montreal

21c

Bakeries

30c

of

8%C Sep
2.60 May

4,100

Consolidated

200

Bank

1,050

30c

Consolidated

18,000

22c

Jan

12c

3.15

Coniaurum Mines

17c

1

Consolidated

33c

9c
25c

Feb

17c

5

Gold

common—

I3%c Jan
9%

Jan

3.10

Feb

Conduits

Sep

11%

Feb

17c

__

•

Dunlop

Colomac

Oct

30c

5%c

Cockshutt Plow

1.30

7

30c

Willans

Cochrane

41,200

15c

Jan

16c

"

Bagamac Mines

Cochenour

1.90 July

450

lie

—

9.65 Aug

19,500

9

3.15

_

Maiartlc

Oils

22c

8

Mines

20c

Jan

45c

July
Aug
Sep

1.90

16c

1

22c

13c

97%

17c

0

Bathurst

11%

65,200

2.20

Oct

1

—

A

of

13c

45c

Feb

1.45 Mar

Oct

Oct

l

Auto Electric common

Base

14%

40c

Feb

Apr

3.00

May

1.23

July

26%

1.10 May

15,300

Feb

105

75c

2,900

14

Oct

1

Gold

Bank

55c

15c

1

Aumaque Gold Mines

Bankfield

Aug

Mar

May
May

2.00

1,500

1.35

29

83

500

14

*

Yellowknife

Class

18c

1

Aubelle Mines Ltd

Aunor

949

1

Atlas Steel
Atlas

15

53c

55c

10

Quebec

Athona

class A

Jun

May
6% May

3,080

86

85c

18c

__

1

7

85

75c

common

Preferred

8.45

19c

Coin

Warrants

.

9%c Aug
97c
Jan

300

1.25

1.30

43c

Gold

Citralam

Feb

Porcupine

2.25

1.20

Chimo Gold Mines

Sep

1

Aquarius

2.25

1.30

15%

Sep

24

Wines

Coastal

Anglo Canadian Oil
Anglo-Huronian
Anglo Rouyn Mines
Resources

5

Jah

1

Cons

24%

1

Chesterville Mines

Feb

American Yellowknife

—

24%

1

Chateau-Gai

26%
101

_1

High

11 % May

•

A

___a_

Centremaque

July

10

10

Central Porcupine

Oct

220
25%

125

27 Vs
105

Feb

Oct

Low

3,444

105

Central Patricia Gold Mines

Jan

32C

9%

47
„

class

Rang* Since January 1

High

100

Castle-Trethewey

Sep

Aug

Cariboo Gold

Cheskirk

42%

65c

Wirebound

Shares

14%

27%

41

Sales
for Week

Of Prices

14

33% Mar

460

212

1

21% Feb
22
Feb
43% Jun

1.00

25%

Mines

36% July

13 %c 15 %c

15 %c

100

85

9%

*

pfd

2,895

19%

•

4%

High

9%

1 00

1

21 %

37%

Tire

Canadian

Low

14V* May
17% May

Wefek's
Range
Low

14%

.25

Corp
Canadian Utilities preferred

Range Since January 1

2,512

Pacific* Railway

Canadian

19%

—

9%

.1

Alger Gold Mines

19

Canadian

High

20 %

18%

*

new

Shares

37%

37%

Agnew-Surpass

of Prices

18%

21 Vs

20

Acadia-Atlantic claBS A

Range

Bales
for Week

Low

*
20

Paper common
$1.50 preferred
$2.50 preferred

Pat

Week's
■

Friday
Last

Sale Prlot

2.05

•
1

14c

71c
Aug
1.98 Mar

Jan

6%c

4,500

4%c July

23c

17c 18 %c

4,500

13c

50c

Jan

2.00

2.07

4,800

3.30

Jan

13c

14c

14c

15c

Aug

2.00

Oct

18,000

8c

Aug

74c

Jan

6,5i0

7c

May

20c

Sep

39

40

THE

(1612)

Range

Last

Sale Price

STOCKS—

Goldvue

1.

Mines

Goodyear Tire common

50

Grafton

&

Co

class

41

Grjiham Bousquet

:

Lakes Paper new common

Great

New

Great

West Saddlery

Guonar Gold

Alabastine

Gypsum. Lime &
Hahn

Brass

Halcrow

Hamilton

Mines

Gold

Mascot

Highw.ood
Hinde

Home

Mining & Smelting

&

Imperial

Bank

£1

Gold

Lake

'

1

*

9

Inglis

6

8'A

1

__

(John)

&

International
Int'l

Co

Mining
Coal

class

Metal

Coke.l

&

1

A

International

Co

International

Waite

Jason

23'A

Feb

New

12%

Sep

New

Marlon

2.75

4.80

Jan

Sep
Feb

Joburke

M.ines Ltd
Quebec Mines

Newnorth
New

_

10

4c

Feb

13c

May

13%

May

107%

115

Jan

Noranda

Norbenite

Apr

30

15% July

13 %

Jan

15 % Mar

9%c

5,000

6'Ac Aug

9
9
8%
8'A
51%c51%c

50
300
500
3,000

46c

36c

Jun

Nordon

7%

7c

7%c

3,000

Jan

Sep

10'A

Apr

Sep

11

Jan

85c

Feb

42c

Mar

33% Aug

Mar

6'Ac

3,000

24c

Aug

8'A

17,000

8% Mar

Oct

8

26

Jan

8c

14c

102

32'A

12%

Jun

104%

Jan

Aug

37%

Jan

Sep
July

16%

Feb

90c

Jan

Sep

15c

Jan

Sep

19c

Jan

July

55c

Feb

5c

Oct

9c

Feb

35c

19c

20c

7c

7c

7c

16,300
1,000

44c
53c

36c

44c

13,800

33c

July

60c

Jun

6,000

33c

May

95c

Jan

24c

6'Ac Aug

Jan

8'Ac

2,920

Go;a

1

36c

33c36%c

46,400

21c

May

55c

1

30c

30c

32c

3,000

25c

Aug

42c

Jan

Kerr-Addison
Kirkland

i

Kirkland

Labatt

(John)

Default

Lake

Wasa

Luz

2.07

26c

24c

29c

26,700

24%
6.15

85
3,220

16%

14c
50c

1.33
10c

Jun

May

46c

Jan

July

1.05

Jan

Jan

2.25

Sep

Apr

31c

Oct

July

26% Mar

j.40 May

7.50 Aug

23

24%

24%

5.85

5.80

__11

7'Ac

6'Ac

8c

22,600

5c

Oct

61c

Feb

1

51c

49c

51c

3,300

35c

May

86c

Jan

Apr

15c

Jan

Oct

33c

Jan

Jan

16%

Jun

,

4c

Gold

0

5c

5c

5%c

8,000

1

17c

13c

17c

4,000

12 %c

1

15%

15

15%

930

13%

Mtnes__:

87c

2,500

Sep

1.25

Jan

3.20

3.10

3.20

600

z.dO Aug

4.50

Jan

-

6.50

6.50

6.75

720

5.70

Feb

7.25

Jun

20

20

IOC

Sep

22

6c

6c

1,000

6c

Oct

13c

26c28%c

3,500

May

50c

Jan

6,000
1 890

4c

May

17c

Jan

16'A

Aug

21%

Feb

Lang

&

Sons

Cadillac

85c

87c

•

Lapa

1

.

25

260

May

2b %

3i0

3%

3%

50

14c

1,500

13c

Oct

29c

30c

8,000

15c

May

29c

__

__

Jan
Feb

Feb

74% July
Mar

295

Oct

27%

3'A May

4'A

25%

11%

12

85

11%

Aug

Sep

16

375

16

Oct

28'A

28%

230

2 8'A

Oct

18c

18c

18c

1,000

25c

Jan

37c

Jan

14

dbt

16

16

..

23

23<%

23

2.01

2.12

5 'Ac

81c

1'9

22

5,100

6 %c

17 %c May

590

2.03

-

Apr

19 %

Jan

30

Mar

40c

Jun

Sep

1.82 May

26%

Feb

2.55 Mar

1

_

12 %c

Jan

1.45

Jan

6 'Ac

4,700

4c

75c

80c

2,702

74c

Oct

35c

35c

38c

9,300

30c

May

65c

Feb

6c

1

Mines
Gold

_

_

_

_i

6c

6c

500

4c

Aug

9%c

Jan

..
.

July

1

52c

50c

55c

24,150

50c

Aug

70c

1

8'Ac

8 %c

10c

13,600

bC

May

17C

Jan

5c

_

5 %c

7,000

5c

Oct

13c

Jan

1.15

1.15

20

1.15

Oct

2.10

Jan

43

1.15

__

Sep

Corp

...

1,445

42

43c

43c 45 %c

4,500

25c

July

83c

Jan

1

20c

20c

fiOc

500

12c

Jan

33c

July

45

Mines

...

...

Northland

Okalta

Mines

1,542

16c

7,500

15C

Sep

44c

10c

9c

12c

29,825

7c

May

16c

Feb

66c

66c

66c

2,000

56c

May

85c

Jun

32c

32c

32c

500

24c

Jan

4«r>,

a or

5c

5 'A c

1,500

10c

Jan

1

(1940)

—

Exploration

Orange

Crush
Gold

Lake

12c

__

—

-

_

Sep

13,500

5'Ac May

15c

Jun

62c 65 %c

7%c

8%c
90c
29 >A

70

27% July

1.75

1.86

5,025

1.18 May

3,500

6c

9c

9c

43 %c

19c

4,500

6c

Aug
Sep

45c

5,749

42c

July

17c 19'Ac

38,500

10c 10'Ac

26c

6%c

17'A

16%

7%c
17'A

3%c

3'Ac

1,500

2'Ac May

4%c

48c

3,500

39c

55c

Sep

1.28

1.39

10,210

Jan

Reno

Jan

12c

Jan

57c

Jun

29c

1.31

Jan

Feb

90c

800

86c

Sep

7c

9c

1,100

7c

July

2.5.0

2.52

3.50

3.75

1,210

17c

25c

4,229

17c

Oct

45c

Jun

43c

50c

6,300

27c

May

55c

Sep

39%

._.

88c

43c

39

39%

965

39%

Oct

95c

11%

---

2.30

2.060

98c
14

12

33%

455

2.30

2.26

2.30

8'Ac

9c

13

1.32 May

100

common.

Jun

9% May

14,000

13

May

11

2,100

8%C

Jan

75c

640

11'A

May

3.25 May

1,500

13%

Gold

East Dome

Reeves

Oct

7c

Sep

3.30

Feb

Feb

4.40 May

1.67 May

Feb

15

13% Mar
2.45

20c

Sep
Jan

11% Aug

14'A May

51

5b

Oct

51

51'A

40

66c

66c

69c

2,200

60c

July

1.02

99c

1.05

4,657

64c

15%

15

15%

3,851

9 %

9%

200

1.00

1.00

500

--

17c

Jan

1.20

Jan

May

1.20

Aug

13% May

21%

Jan

Feb

48c

23'Ac

Jan
Feb

24c

Manitou
Queenston Gold Mines
Quemont Mining
Quinte Milk class A__

7%c

1.99
20c

3.50

Quebec

1

7'Ac Aug

1.21 July

33%

•2.50.

Mines.,

•

— _

Mines
Flour Mills

1

25,000

Jan

7c

Preferred

May

9c

9c

43c

2.26

88c

Purdy Mica

Purity

May

6c

Metals

Preston

Jan

84c

800

90c

28'A
1.82

Corp

Power

Pressed

Feb

18,750

10c

Gold

Rouyn

Fowel

70c

81c

,

River

Powell

Aug
July
May

Peninsular
Gold——

Porcupine

Feb

81c

_J

>

Feb

23

18 %C

45c

Mines

Gold

25 %c July

5,100

Porcupine

Crow

20c

May

July

17,200

Pen-Rey Gold Mines.

Pickle

May

9c

25c

Malartic

Pioneer

7c

13

125

16,200

1.37

Paymaster Cons Mines.

Piccadilly

19,200

13

16c

Jan

23c

Tubes

Cadillac

Gold

13c

13

12c

Feb

2.35 July
21c

1.19

62c

7%c

Hershey

Perron

July

25c

Pacific Petroleums

Paramaque

Jan

14c

1.34

Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd.

Pandora

40c

500

1

Pacalta Oils

Page

6,100

15c

2.67

Feb

1

—

Mines

Mines

Osulake

'

85c

10 'Ac

12c

1

Aug

—

_

Lake

Red

1

—

5c

1.80 May

5,5&5

76c

—

.

...

2.35

15c

77c

Malartic

Osisko

2.27

2.33

Mines

Orenada

Orlac

--

1

Mines

Omnitrans

Jan

1.55

15c

Oils

O'Leary

2.05

1.43

15c

Gold

Gold

o'Brien

1.32 May

1.55
1

____

Canada

inca

North

Aug

i

Mining

Northern

Jan

54

45 %

1

_

Malartic

Norseman Mines

Larder
Laura

Lebel

"U"

Mines

Secord

Oro

Candy

3

Mines

Leduc-West

1

Oil

_

*

__

-

Sep

Macdonald

Kegoourt
Leitch

Gold

Mines, Ltd

l

Lencourt Gold

1

Lexindin

1.33

I

1

Gold

Lingman Lake Gold Mines
Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd
LoMaw

Groceterias

Class B
London

Lynx

Hosiery

Gold

lyc

Oct

28c

Sep

Richmac

10c

Sep

34c

Jan

Riverside

Silk class

71c

76c

14,300

63c

May

Robinson

(Little)

1.67

1.75

3,400

1.32 Mar

2.40

Feb

class

30'A

29%

30'A

791

28

Jun

33%

Jan

Rouyn

29%

29

29'A

295

26%

Jun

31%

Jan

Roxana

A

15

15

300

1

1.67

1.60

1.68

5,600

l

26c

21'Ac

26c

2,000

16c

10 %c

__

*

Mines

Gold

•

Mines

__

9,500

1

3.50

3.45

3.55

6,720

MacDonald Mines

1

2.6O

2.50

2.70

10,875

Macfie Red Lake

1

14c

14c 14%c

5,300

1

1.70

1.67

1.72

5,655

10

9%

10

2,906

15

Oct

15

1.35 Aug
16c May
9c

39c

28c

July

3.05 May

Jan

Jan

4.20 Mar

2.25 July

lie

Oct

3.60 Feb

4.85

39c

Aug

Jan

Feb

Gold

Mines

»
♦

6

6

6'A

585

Madsen

1

3.50

3.40

3.50

6,400
2,100

Lake

Red

Gold

Mines™

1.30 May
9 'A

5'A

2.25
10

Sep

•

Gold-.

1

Malartic Gold.Fields.^
Manitoba &

\

Sep

Sand

River

6%

Sep

8annorm

Jan

Sarnia

Eastern

Maple

Leaf

41

Maple Leaf Milling
Marcus

1

Gdld

•

common

Preferred

McCabe

(L)

_20
preferred

Grain

class

McColl Frontenac Oh

2,000
16

100

July

58

20

Oct

,♦•.

A—e

i.__-

common

;

"

20%

12

__.

1

6C

__

I

Massey-Harris
McBrine

3c

20'A

•
1

—

3,900

2'Ac

__

100

Gardens

Maralgo Mines

39c
2.10

102 % 102%

•

Manitoba Sugar preferred

39c

21

12'A
6c

50c

51c

52c

17%

16%

28%




42.

8,300

1,979

18

28%
> __t

28%

18% "18%

J

*
25'A

9

24%

r.

■> *

.

/

T '

May

2c

2.45

Oct

5 %c

106

22%

11% May
4%c Aug
50c

1.4%

14% May
27%

Jan

21%

Jun

17%

175

9

23%

15c

Feb

July

47c

35

355

3z%

Jun

38

Sep

34%
16%

16c

Oct

Corp

common

Paper preferred
Gold

19

Feb

12c

13c

2,500

5c

May

16c

Aug

29c

19,500

26c

Oct

58c

20c

Aug

17

Mines

Ltd

16

85

50c

62c

54,100

22'A

22%

655

15c 16 %c

31c

0
50
100
1

—

30c

325

17%

49

50

580

300

4.00

'

38c

Apr

15

9'A

Jan

.

32'A May
117

Apr

3.25 May

2,325

14c

45c

Sep

11%

540

4.05

25

Oct

15c

6,200

139 139%

50

4,000

33c

13%

16%

32c

1.03

Apr

22%

13'A

16c

13c

Gold

3,500

Jun

Sep

July

18%

Oct

50

Oct

140

Oct

4.50

Aug

6c

Feb

Jan

Jan

20c

Jan

Aug

27c

9,750

16c

May

30

Bridge
class

Ltd

13%

400

11

May

13%

Oct

16%

16%

16%

35

16

Sep

16%

Oct

58c

A.

55% c

60c

14,100

23c

•».;ii-ti

Ltd

Senator, Rouyn

Shawinigan Water & Power-

21'A

21%

22

49%

49'A

21% Aug

480

49%

___

31*> May

70

<

III
25%

Jan

49'A

50

Sep

Sep

Feb
Feb

July

Oct

11 V

Jan

30% July

Jan

1

•

x:i

Jun

>20

.

Oct

13'A

—

Feb

Feb

-

...

25c

Mines

Preferred

Feb
Mar

26c

58c

Feb
Mar

32
.

Jan

23c

July

10'Ac July
1.15 Jan

May

50

75
'

56c

1.50 May

210
~

;&>■'.

25%/.

/
For footnotes see page

150
1,000

30c

Feb

7c

2,800

27c

Gold Mines

preferred

Antonio

3.95

2.01

80c

5,000

Feb

Sep

39c

22,000

27c

18c

22'A

Lawrence

2,80 May

2.05

•>

20c

12c 13 %c

16%

A__.

Oils Co

Class A

Scarfe

/Magnet Consolidated

class

Royal Bank

St

Sep

1.70 Mar

12c

Merger

St Lawrence

Jun

100

10

25c

34%

A.

Roybar Chibougamau
Rupinuni Mines
Russell Industries common.

San

MacLeod-Cockshutt

MacMillan Export class A
Class B

Gold (1936).

Rochette Gold

•

July

13c

18c
.73

4,000

8

27c

Gold

7,000

1.45 May

1.00

Gold

♦

Goldfields

Yellowknife

Macassa

A

1.40

Jun

25c

72c
__

1.16

--

—

10c 11'Ac

21'Ac

__

•

__

Louvicourt
Lunward

class

23c

l

Little

3

284

2b V2

5

Norpick Gold Mines

Lapaska Mines

*

May

Jan

22c

1

Gold

65

_

Porcupine Reef

*

Mining-

Mines

Lamaque

2.03

16%

(1945)

Shore

Lake
La

2.07

12% Mar

3.805
3,600
4 100
13,225

15%-

945

284

1

Mines

Normetal

Parbec

JlL -1

Mines

Fortune

Lake Rowan

Lake

1.00

16

*

n ing f$ ^Exploration A2

Laguer^'-doltf'
Lake

22c

90c

1

:

■

Townsite

Lab raddiy

19c

90c

1

Gate

Lake

Kirkland

20c

1

1

Golden

73 %

14c

Jan

Gold

Kirkland-Hudson

13
72c

22%

Sep

7 2'A

Jan

Jan

Jan

7'Ac

15

25%

Mines

Sep

12'A

42c

8%c

810

Jan

10.50

Sep

1,035

16

Mines

Apr

2*5

9'Ac 10%c

1

43c

46c

20

Gold

Nipissing

Kelwren

Mining

3%

15'A May

225

40c

15%

*

common

__

Norzone

Feb

Kenville

Kayrand

16% May

7.90 May

5,115

73

1

_.

preferred_

Yellowknife"

47c

305
2,902
855
50

55c

15%

15%

Apr

46c

1

__

_

Bidlamaque

45%

26

50c

8.25

—

Mines

Jan

1

_

Negus

May

29c
40

1
1

Jellicoe. Mines

7.95

V

Petroleum

Nicholson

19'Ac

1

National

Nib

38c

1

Oct

July

14'A
13 V2
14
7 %„
7%

__

Sep

1.75

100

__

_

Lac

Calumet

New

13

•

M nes

Joliet

Oct

12%

1

Preferred

9.50 May

17

42c

•

15%

National Steel Car

10

32

130

800

15%

25

Drug

July

112

103

5'Ac

16

2%

_

Grocers

18c

50

34'A

Jun

2,000

16

•

Mines

Mvlamaque

Jan

5c

30%

Long

8c

12'A

103

Mining

Oct

12%

__

14 %C

Feb

Feb

42%

33%

Jacknife Gold

10

3.267
1,690
3,000

38c

Feb
Feb

2'A

7 %c

15%

1
•

preferred
Brass

National

Jan

64c

103

Uranium

Feb

1.40

6'Ac Aug

33%

Petroleum

Feb

Aug

24'Ac Aug

38c

62c
20c

8.25

-

_

prelerred

National

1,500

•

common

35c

Oct

9c

9
325
5,615
3,760

•

Nickel

1.45

75c*s Aug

4,200

100

Preferred
International

Jack

__

AVc

Morrison

Mosher

32c

9c

May

Feb

8'Ac

9'Ac

Ingersoll Machine class A

Inspiration

Apr

21'AC

25%

13%

30c

11%C May

16

*

common

Porcupine

Class A

Apr

15c

13%

4%c

Jan

41 %
4%c

26

May

47 V2C

2'A

7'Ac

•

Moore Corp common

Jan

12

30c

13%

Indian

65c

18c

May

7c

Feb

112

10

Moneta

18c

12'A

Imperial Oil
•
Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5
Preferred

9'A

8%c

100

8c

Feo

2c

1,000

Sep

May

94c

3,600

13c

Jun

67%

4.000

35c

17'Ac

Jan

47Ac Mar

9'Ac May

1,800

__

Jan

97c

4.00

42 %

Mar

May

3.90

•

common

10c

9% May

500

1

Erie

20

Jun

9
H

Montreal Locomotive

25
1,745

*

class A

__

__

Mining Corp
Monarch Knitting

8c

10c

34c

3c

13c

34c

_

9

3,100

11%

33c

..

_

Aug

18'A

33c

_

Grain.

Pacific

&

July

10c

1

1

__

*

Brick

Milton

24c

11%

32c

Gold

__

Oil

Mid-Continent

13'A

18'A

3.90

Lake

Red

McMarmac

95c

11%

__

4,600

33c

$1

McWatters Gold

900
730
21,150

\

11c

10c

Sep

4'Ac

2,100

18'A

1

Malartic

Huron

10\

May

19

11.65C

l.fcd'

1.03
1.03
11 ; 13 V2
32c
33c

__

1

Howey Gold

Hunts Ltd

12c

5

Mines

Hudson Bay

V6c

9c

9c

•

Gold

Hugh

May

99c

1.07.

*

Mines

Yellowknife

Hosco

35c

*

Gold

Oil

Homer

May

10c

i.

Jan

July

13

300
"T/7C
4,700)

59c

62c

Jan

54

745

62c

6'Ac

1,500

65

3c

Lake

9'Ac

Jan

16'A

May

11c

__

*

Sareee

57c

6

15c

33c

Dauch

&

Sep

31c

2,250

15c

Red

Gold

Midland

11,110

i3V2

Hoihnger Consolidated

13

2c

39c

Mining

Highridge

8% May

1,000

7'A

1

•_

Aug

3%c

10 'A

McKenzle

High

Low

9c

63%

64'A

Mincs__^_

Porcupine

Mclntyre

Range Since January 1

High

Jun

11

19
700
466
150
1,500

7

*

Paper common

47'A

Sep

3%c

Mines

Gold

Heva

Sep

10

36c
14
20
6%c

10

1

-

44

11V*

36c

____1

Hendershot

13'A May

Oct

10

1

Gold

Hedley

Feb

19

37c

1

Mines

Hasaga Gold
Heath

16c

7'A

1

Gold

mmcana

9%c Aug

6%c

__

♦

Carpets

Harker

500
4,314
550

•

___

Gold

12c
19
45%
10%
■

Low

$

McDougall-Segur

McLellan

25

Shares

Feb

145

1

Bridge

Rock

Hard

Harding

Jan

21%

20

13'A
20

—

1

Gold

55'A

19'A May

36c

13%
20

0
i

Jan

Sep

52%

11'A

—
—

*

preferred

Swayze

Hatliwell

—

•
1

common

_

July

Sep

12c
18%
45
10%

18%
45

•«

Coal

West

50

46c

113

for Week

of Prices

Par

High

May

95

Range

Sale Price

STOCKS—

20

—

*
•

preferred

Great

17c

260

53

Sales

Week's

27.500

36c

112

—

1

A

17

Last

Low

52.»/a

__

OCTOBER

ENDING

Range Since January 1

High

' 105

107

*

Preferred

32c

36c

Shares

of Prices

.

Low

Par

WEEK

FOR

Sales
for Week

Week's

Friday

MARKETS

LISTED

CANADIAN
RANGE

Monday, October 20, 1947

& FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

COMMERCIAL

Shawkey Mines
Shea's Winnipeg

1
Brewery class

Sheep Creek Gold-——
;
8herrltt-Goraun Gold Mines
Sicks'

Breweries

common

Voting trust, ctfs—
i__
Mines (Quebec)^--—

Sigma

Silknit

Ltd

common

rJ.

Sliver Miller Mines.—

19c

i8c

10%

A—__*

19c

10%

15'Ac May

4,000

10%

70

50c

1.02

1.02

1.05

1

3.10

3.30

•

14%.

1.65 Jan

2.06

31,848

Jan

5.35

Apr
.May

1

345

12%

205

12,

9.30

415

14

44c

15

14'A

9.00

0

14%
14'A

1

Sep

1.00 May

1,000

3.20

43c-, Jan. <13% Jan.,

14

40

33c 44 'Ac

207,550

.

8.75 Aug
t-

12% Apr
24'Ac

Sep

15%
15

'

•

Feb

Oct
July

10 V*Feb.

19%

Feb

t52o,

Feb

>

Volume 166

THE COMMERCIAL

Number 4639

.

& FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

CANADIAN
RANGE

Week's

Friday

class

Shares

Low

12'/a

•

Low

12%

100

26%

2534

27

485

22

20%

22

923

46c

48c

1,500

45e

43 Vic

*

43 Vic

46c

1,600

36c

100

102 103 %

29

(George)

Gold

Preferred

Sladen Malartic Mines

:

1

Southam Co

♦

Springer Sturgeon
(1944)
Standard Chemical com

19%

20

395

1.32

__

•

Mines

Stadacona

1.39

3,900

1.37

*

68c

17

20

Apr

91c

67c

72c

9,009

50c

May

•

8Vu

7%

b'/8

1,330

7

May

——•

5%

5Vi

5%

975

—*

20

20

20

'280

6

6

100

5

10%

10%

10%

75

10

28,600

55c

May

__

Paving
Preferred

com

.

Standard Radio class A

*

a,

Stanley Brock class A
Starratt Olsen

Gold

1

95c

79c

95c
14 Vi

74%

75'/a

common

Preferred

79

79

79

15

Steeloy Mining
Steep Rock Iron Mines—.:
Sterling Coal

__

•

,

1

Gold

Sullivan Cons Mines

23

Aug

8

Jan

May

12

Wool

Feb

Apr

Apr

1.06

Sep

89%

10c

22

Aug

9

21

100
600

17c

4,000

2.05

28c

2.65

2.30

2.20

21

Jun

1.70 May

Combing

Yellorex

:

_e_

Ymir

Mines

14c

10.000

10c

Aug

21c

Apr

18

17%

18%

97

97

19c

19,500

2.30

1,440

31c

May

1.98 May

12c

Yankee

„1

—

26'/a

50

1

3.90

3.90

4.10

4,605

*

56c

54c

58c

19,300

35c

May

26Vic

32c

31,700

26c

Oct

18

75

17Va

Oct

21

22c

25c

1,100

11%

11 Vi

CO

11

172

172

3

170

72c

73c

3,500

Toronto

Elevators

*

Toronto

General

Trusts

25c

100

Resources

•

73c

20

870

Andian

National

Asbestos

Jan

C8c

Oct

1.00

Feb

28%

Sep

4.25

Jun

62c

16c

13%

Week's

Jan

Sep

12

Feb

Jan

180

Canadian

Feb

Canadian

10%

Feb

Oct

30c

Jun

190

Mar

16 Vi Mar

Range Since January 1

High

Low

High

9%

50

Jun

15

Mar

26

26%

250

26

Oct

31

Feb

76

73

77

290

43

May

77'

Oct

6 Va

6

6%

14,634

3

Mav

102

107

475

12%

25

*

com

8%

1

12c

12c

1.000

8c

21c

Jan

May

Disher

Dominion

18 Vi

18%

560

17 % May

21

Feb

48

48

100

42%

49 %

14 %

1,095

14%

Oct

9c

9c

1,000

21c

Jun

Oct
Jan

15%

Sep

20

39

Oct

43

Feb

75

21

Jan

25%

Feb

2

2%

1,300

Jun

3

Jan

30%

inn

_

39

23%

32

155

36%

Apr

--

*

146 % 146 %

--

2

26

Mar

20

130 Va Mar

950
45

2% Aug
37% Aug

50

8,409

14% May

20

Oct

4

May

155

Oct

2%

3

38

38

19%

19%

20

2

2

2%

145

32

31%

32

135

100

100

40

20%

20%

795

2.50

2.50

1,000

23

24

65

20

Jun

30

Feb

May

€2

Oct

*

•

*
_

1.75

2%

__

Paper

__

*

Bridge

12%

Oct

108

23

23

i

_

Lumber

common

67% May

2

Feb

3%

Oct

Mar

30%

Sep

37

Feb

92

Jan

100

Oct

Feb

14

12%

•

common

Westinghouse

Steel

—

6%

39

_

_

_

—

14%
__

Apr
5% May

6%c

Jan

8%.

8%

8%

_

Textile

Donnacona Paper
Foothills Oil

_

_

a

common

--

*

20 '/a

_

*

*

<■/

Hayes Steel

_

_

—

.

14% May
1.90

20%

Oct

3.00

Jan

Jun

Feb

975

7% May

I

2.35

2.28

2.35

6,550

2.00 May

2.65

Jan

Ventures, Ltd

•

7.30

7.30

7.50

1,278

7.25 Aug

12

Feb

Paper common
Minnesota & Ontario Paper

Waite-Amulet Mines Ltd

•

4.55

4.50

4.55

2,761

4.20 May

4.95

Feb

Oil

21% May

28%

Oct

9%

Oct

Upper Canada

Mines

Walker Hiram

(G & W)

•

27

26 Vi

27

5,030

*

8%

8%

9%

75

10

International

Selections

Ltd

common

Class A

Wekusko
Westeel

*

Consolidated

1

Products

Western

Grocers

0

*

common

Preferred

Class

For

100

A

*

footnotes

see

page

14'i

14%

28c

—

25 Vi

Jun

14

25

32c

45

*

62

2,575

41

23%

24%

2,975

15% May

4%C

4%C

6c

7,000

4%c

Sep

2.00

2.00

400

1.75

Sep

66 Va

66%

10

61

_

2.00

1

-

a
_

_

_

_

—

15

July

Southmount

•

39c

50c

July

23 % May

Mar

Southwest Petroleum

0

25c

Sep

Temiskaming

1

25%

85

25

Aug

38 %

Feb

34

34

200

34

Oct

36

Jan

35

„

__

35'i

60

23%'

•

.

Oreille
Bros

_

•

29%

Sep

20c

5,800

28 %

28%

__

7

Pend

Price

Wat.erous

35 %

230

35

Oct

39% Mar

Invest

Mining

Thayers Ltd

25c

CERTIFIED

RATES

BY

OCTOBER

25

8

35

Monetary

FEDERAL

10,

1947

TO

RESERVE

BANK

OCTOBER

16,

Buying

Rate

Value

Oct. 10

Reserve Banks Combined(•
thousands

(In

TO

1947,

Jun

TREASURY

UNDER

TARIFF

ACT

OF

Australia, pound--

for

in

Cable

United

Transfers

in

New

York

Oct. 11

1

3.212133

Oct. 13

1

Oct. 15

$

$

$

.2 9 7 733*

.297733*

.251247*

for

+

60,000

+

2,779,65

R.

F.

.251247*

Brazil, cruzeiro

.054406

.054406

84.58

Govt,

S.

.901406

.899062

.569800*

.569800*

.020060

Colombia, peso

.900000

.020060

.569800*

F,

Denmark, krone

.208604

Holiday

4.0314C6

■<»

Uncollected
Bank

—

—

107,78

—

71,550

of

—

+
—

securities.

22,217,588

—

securities.

22,368,001

—

banks

395,02

10 000

192 S:

12,000

47,6d

137,850

-l,200,6t

103,471

-1,305,13; 3
6

98

banks—

items

;7

+

1,042 452

379 4«

+

""521

8910

+

54 3

33,245

premises

52,788

assets

~

720

125,398
3,459,153

other

565 21

64,300

.020060''
.208604

.208604

.4.031484

2,48(8

497,300

and

foreign

notes

Other
—

+

707,690

from

R.

819

649

7,098,966

loans

Total
1.000000

+

13,913,632

Bonds

Due
1.000000

CO

2,482

-

Total U. S. Govt,

1.000000

34,968

+

securities:

Notes

Clanada, dollar—

j Free

purchased

18

+

1,910

Certificates

1

38.940

+

146,021

advances

Bills

.054406

Holiday

reserves

loans

Acceptances

.022823

Holiday

ctf.

and

Industrial

3.212133

.022826

Closed

2,864,2434

695,428

gold

Discounts

U.
3.212296

4.031328

+

245,913

fund

Other cash
Oct. 16

Oct, 14

.022821

Closed

60,000

20,209,670

notes

3.212296

—

$

$
+

20.905,098

certificates

States Money

.251247*

Closed

Total

4.031406

47,189,694

assets

+.1. .000.240

+

24,553,381

20,193

bank—reserve

acct.

17,228,922

86 95f

+

Treasurer—gen.

acct.

835,730
332,310

73,697

+

484,801

875

.0084,07

.008407

.008407

.008407

Federal Reserve notes—'

.301717

—

.301604

.301604

.301604

Deposits:

.205768

.205768

.205768

Netherlands, guilder

.377530

.377597

.377608

U.

—

3,3:

'

Member

Mexico, peso

1,824.7

Liabilities—

"

France (Metropolitan) franc—.

16,

1946

1947

S

Assets—

Belgian, franc

England, pound sterling

f

Oct.

Oct. 8,

1947

1930
Gold

.251247*

-

li j$

dollars)
Increase ( + ) or

INCLUSIVE

Official
Free

of

We

.297733*

$

rupee

1.45

Decrease (—) Since

Unit

Argentina, peso—

Jndty' (British),

Oct

Oct

36

.

Oct

Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal

Total

Czechoslovakia, koruna:

Jan

10

Jun

Oct. 15,

Noon

Official.

Jun

12c

May

50

200

1.05

July

45c

36

10

Jan

42c

Jan

Aug

1.05

10

Redemption
and

3.4C

87% July

6%c May

36

1.05

1

Apr

42.

.

Country

20c

Oct

8c

1.05

_

Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world.

EXCHANGE

23c

500

2,000

give below a record for the week just passed:
FOREIGN

24%

52% May

646

40c

10c

a
_

Consol

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank certifies daily
to the

39c
25c
8 %c

—

:»

common

Preferred
Yukon

Foreign Exchange Rates

1

Jnn

9%

..

common

_

Consolidated

Dominion

!

May

-

Shares

Low

9%

_______

Western

Union

.

19c

for Week

«■

Vickers

Preferred

Oct

Feb

1.10

May

Canadian

16

•

Jan

Sales

Range

common

Canadian Marconi

30c

8% May

J

_

_

Industries

7% May

Steel

Jan

3.40

10c

50

of Prices

1

Bronze

200

*

25%

3.3%

1,200
14,525

„

13%

Oct

Exchange-Curb Section

inn

Vinegars

1,843

Oils

23c

10%c 10%c

13%

_

Pulp & Paper

Canadian

10

25

_

Canadian

Feb
Mar

9%

preferred

_

_

common

9%

18%

Aug

2.70 May

Sale Price

_

Preferred
Canada

Aug

58c

Co

9 Vi

0

July

20c

Oct

3.20 May

Brown

9%

50

_

Columbia

9%

preferred

Oct

101

Feb

26

Corp

•

Corp class B

18%

Oct

May

19

Last

*

Mining

Jan

7c

30

3.10

21c

io%c
___*

STOCKS—

City common
tJnion Gas Co

Twin

Aug

Canadian Funds

Mar

65c

17Vi

•

13%
96

30

20

21c

Girl

Toronto Stock

British

26 Vi

__

.

1,500

3.05

„

3.05

*

Jan

2.75

26 Vi

30c

2,725

98

lOc

__

5

York Knitting common

Mar

2.85

5,700

Gold

United

Jan

13c

l

Oct

27c

'May

71c

Tombill

United

29c

Aug

60c

1

B

July

14c

~

Feb

15%

68c

__*

Class

10c

Par

2.15

22c

Mines

A

1,000

100

%c Mar

Jun

18

22c

25c

Tip Top Tailors

class

20c

12c

Jan

Mar

1.75

*

Tan.blyn Ltd
common
Teck-Hughes Gold Mines
Thcmpson-Lundmark Gold Mines

Fuel

7%c May

12c

Jan

22c

2.15

Jan

Jan

78

*

•

United

12,000

Feb

108

Sep

Jan

17%
83

20%

__

__

1

River Gold

United

Ucl2%c

304

1

High
31

Sep

Feb

Oct

45

1

Sylvanite Gold Mines

Transcontinental

65

•

common

Preferred

Feb

8

137/e May

6,725

11

50c

Surf Inlet Consol Gold.—2

Ihurbois

2.39

11

104

Low

26%

Jan

74%

1,000

2.30

—

*

Sturgeon

Taku

2.36

104

Friday

Stuart Oil preferred

River

15Vicl5Vic

__

1

100

585

12c

..._1

Winora Gold

Oct

9%

19

170

*

Canada

27

104 1

1

Wingait Gold
Winnipeg Electric

Oct

78c

5Va May

25

75 Vi

25

Co of

14Vi

•

Stedman Bros

Steel

~

*

2c Vi

Range Since January

High,

1

Wright-Hargreaves
Standard

Shares

27'

100

Wiltsey-Coghlan Mines

Feb

1.45

May

Sales

for Week

Apr

54c

Aug

>,,s,.

Range
of Prices

Jan

106% Mar

May

Week'*

{..j

Low

•

common

Winchester Larder
Siscoe

Friday 9

Sale Price
Par

Weston

13% July
32% Jan

19% May
102
Oct

80

STOCKS—

High

11% May
24 Va Jun

46c

Class B

Preferred

17

Last

Range Since January l

High

12'/a

41

MARKETS

OCTOBER

for Week

*

Simpson's Ltd class A

ENDING

...

Range
of Prices

Par

t

Silverwood Dairies

LISTED

WEEK

Sales

Last

Sale Price

STOCKS—

FOR

(1613)

S.

Foreign

-—

Other

-

1.087,0'
#<ii

311,6

207,C|3

20,494
+

155.7

j

Total

(Newfoundland, dollar—
{ Official

Deferred
Closed

Holiday

Free.
^ew Zealand, pound

korvfoy,

3.225000

1.000000

.897500

3.225166

3.225166
.201580

.201583

.040269

.040269

.091324

.091324

.091324

.091324

.278250

.278228

.278200

.278200

.233628

.233628

.233628

4.007500

4.007500

4.007500

.201595
r__

Peseta

.

Sweden, krona

Switzerland/franc
Union of South Africa, pound

Closced

Holiday

Total liabilities & cap. accts.
Ratio

of

serves,
note

peso—

Controlled

—

—

Noncontrolled
•Nominal rate.:




+

1,347,3X3

£84.036

+

419,5; 9

355

+

+

998.219

+

193,750
439,823
27,455
52,306

Capital Accounts—
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)
Other capital accounts

I

Uruguay,

6,365
+
+

+

+

1,990

47,139,694

+

1.000,240

18,881,763
3,020,589
20,627

8,1:2

1,771,2

3.225000

.201580

items—

accrued divs.

liabilities

Total

Holiday

availability

Other liab., incl.

.896666

.040238

krone

Portugal, escudo

fepaln,

Closed

1.000000

.898958

|

1.000000

46,476,360

deposits

.658300*
.562040*

.658300*
.562040*

.658300*
.562040*

.658300?
.562040*

gold

certificate

9.251

31

31.4$3
37 2

+

1,824,7

re¬

to deposit and F, R.

liabilities

combined—

liability on bills
purchased for foreign correspondents
:~Commitments to make indus¬

48.1%

+

0.1%

Contingent

5i
i

"""

trial loans

———

1

3.036
7,326

47
ri

—

52

1,07.3"

4?

(1614)

THE COMMERCIAL; Si FINANCIAL, CHRONICLE
.

.U-.

I,

-UJU

Monday, October 20, 1947

j'l'l. UU'l'l'lI11 I'lJMJ

OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS
QppUtiqns

for

Friday,

October

17

Reorganization Rails
Mutual

Funds—

Inc

Fund

Standard Oil shares-

Loomis Sayles Mutual Fund
•
Loomis Sayles Second Fupd—10

17.33

Managed
6

4

1

Automobile

Paper

96.62

100.65
22.09

1

20.43
17.50
18.68

1

3.85

4.95

*

28.46

30.30

13.98

15.12

Bond Inv Tr of America

5

Boston Fund

Inc—

Broad Street

Invest Co Inc

Eullock Fund Ltd

18.92

19.81

5.50

Century Shares Trust

1

Fund

Chemical

com—100 3,040

Securities

Christiana

3,140

147

152

100

Preferred

5.93

1

Commonwealth Invest

6.45

6.11

103.65

15.50

16.76

25c

Shares

Dividend

1.46

1.61

shares
shares

4.47

Common

7.35

Industrial

Financial

1

25.78

27.87

1

11.63

12.57

10

14.26

Boston

Corp

Nation-Wide
Balanced

Inc

Bond

11.06

Insurance
Par

Bid

10

74%

77%

10
10

45%,

47%

Insur

30

41

64

First

Mutual

Trust Fund

4.54

5.02

Aetna

Industrial stock series

6.60

7.37

Agricultural

25

Low

priced bond series

6.53

7.19

priced stock

3.91

4.40

American Alliance

7.53

8.32

American

10
4

3.98

4.42

American Casualty

3.38

3.77

American

common

24.69

26.69

Stock

series

York

5.30

Stocks

5

5.32

5.91

2

13.97

15.31

Automobile

A—2

5.86

6.71

Corp

*

42.83

46.Q5

Trust

1

5.48

5.88

Trust

16.39

Life

Prior

35%

5

10%

11%

Massachusetts

Equitablei
5
American Fidelity & Casualty_5

15%

16%

Merchant

12%

Merch

American

Reserve

11.65
7.65

Aviation

Eankers

11.41

Boston

12.21

Camden

6.10

Diversified prefeired stock
Diversified
Industry

11.14

5.62

_

7.24

11.40

12.49

City

9.54

Electrical

8.65

9.48

9.34

equipment

6.13

8.24

Metals

7.67

8.32

Oils

7.70

8.35

Pacific Coast

Institutional bond shares

9.46

9.93

Investing

7.75

8.45

Railroad

6.82

7.40

Railroad

8.08

8.76

shares

Food

Administered

Fully

Machinery shares—

Industrial

shares

Price

Low

shares

bond

General

Merchandise

———

snares

Utility

2.71

Putnam

5.05

Republic

4.62

5.85

Federal

Fund

Invest

Inc

Selected

Fireman's Fd of San Fran

9.32

11.55

of

Phila

16.38
3.67

28.31

Standard Utilities

11.48

12.42

6.59

7.22

preferred

Great

American

Common

Fund Inc

10c
. _5

<*.

Incorporated

Investors

1.69
22.97

Insurance

Stock and

Bond Group

9.29
78c
94c
14.06

Group

Group

Investment Co of America

shares
10

30.62

13.92

Management Fund Inc—1

Invest

10.18
87c
1.04

28.17

sharesshares
Group shares

Aviation

Hartford

State Street Investment Corp
Trusteed Industry Shares— —25c

48.50

51.50

15.41

14.22

Keystone Custodian Funds—

79c
21.52
18.10
6.11

Union Common Stock Fund B
Union Preferred Stock

1

9.72
17.65

1

7.86

Si Paul

Seaboard

14%,..,

16 %

Security

39%....
7%

41%

20
80

84

2.50

6.73

7.70

Trustee

Fire & Marine
Accident

Travelers

Independence Trust Shares
North

•

2.37

2.67

Amer Trust Shares—

24.11

Series

1955

1

3.45

28.69

Series 1956

1

Fidelity & Guaranty Co

S

Fire

U

S

Guarantee

_

Westchester

36%

Fire

26%
356

10
100

40
103

108

Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20

97

100

jankers Trust
Brooklyn

Trust

.

42

Fulton
Grace

Trust

Bid

Par

Stocks—

Ask

Clopay Corp

Guaranty

Ask

Trust

.

_

38

Chemical Bank & Trust

10

41 %

41%

43%

Morgan

lo

16

17

National

56%
71

57%
75

New

210

263%

272%

15%

16%

100: ,525

1,575

43%

20

180

190

100

.

160

100

10

__

__

Irving Trust
Kings County Trust
Lawyers Trust

36

Trust Co

Empire Trust
Federation Bank

50
10

First

National

17

10

Trust

&

Fiduciary Trust

37%

100 1,280

Bank

_25

Manufacturers Trust Co

Bank & Trust_20

Corn Exchange

20

39%
1,345

1977

96

2%s—1972
1972
1977

99

if

$1.90

99%
101

99%;

New

100%

V

Ohio

Laclede Gas

(J P)

Sterling
Title

20

England

91%

94 %

Trust.-17%

39%

41%

&

_

25

_

70

9%

Trust-—12

Trust

600

-100

75

10%

Bank Bonds—

Bid

100.6
99.18
100.4
103.4

1950-1948
1%S May 1, 1952-1950
1%S Jan. 1, 1953-1951
Oct.

1,

2%S Feb.

1,

1 %s

1955-1953

Ask

100.10
99.22
100.8

103.8

Federal Home Loan Banks—

Service
1st

Brook

Scranton-Spg
Toledo
Utah

Other

Power

630

100.1

124%

125%

13,
20,

November
December

Quotations For U. S. Treasury Notes
JOct.

15,

Int. Rate

1,

Bid

„—_1%% 100.4706

1948
1948

1% 100.0273

Ask
.4886

,0461

Maturity—?

:

Dollar Price 100 Plug

Maturity—
of

Indebtedness—

t%8 NOV. 1, 1947"
t%s Dec.

t7As Jan.

1, 19471, 1948

1—

L'




—

Bid

Ask

100.0039
100.0137

,0121'

100.0133

.0219

.0229

87 %

89 'A

Container

"A"

1

6

6%

1

4%

4%

6%

1

101'

it
v ;

,

7%

Stores

102%

..97

"A"

Corp
Auto

~99%
.

96

98 %

100%

'

98

t ■

*Ji.

fer discount at purchase

28,

Bid

Ask

%75

0.66%

b0.76

0.66%

December

,bQ,77.

0.70%

December

December

IS& 0.70%

1947
1947
1947—

January

1947

11,

1947

18,

bO/7?

0.70%

January 8,

bQ.79

0.72%

January

15,

Ask

0.76%

b0.82

0.77%

b0.82

0.78%

1948
1948

b0.83

0,.79%

b0.85

0.81%

1948

b0.85

0.81%'

25,

2,

b0.81

1947

I 0.75%

4, 1947
va>wr

'
=3

point
Dollar Price 100 Plus

Certificates of Indebtedness—

t%S Feb. 1,

1948
tvas Mar. 1, 1948
t7/«S ARr. 1, 1948
t'/as June 1, 1948
iVaS July 1, 1948 Series F
tyas July 1, 1948 Series G—
*%S July 1, 1948 Series H—
%S Oct. 1, J8£&——
—

Certificates

54%

100

99 %

1947

6,

November

Maturity—

98

October 23, 1947
October 30, 1947
November

Sept.

101

53%

100.3

November

a

99

50

98

Treasury bills1961

pfd

(Indiana)—

100.4

100

Panama Canal 3s

4

White

Ratea quoted are

Ask

Issues

Figures after decimal point represent one ox more 32ds of

Tucker

98 %

96.L;

1977
27/eS__1976

1977
& Light 2%s—1976

96

98

.

98

27/aS

Co

Edison

94

100

preferred

preferred

97%

(Colo)—

Co

mtge

104%

100

United States Treasury Bills
Bid

1%S Apr. 15, 1948
1%S Sept. 15, 1948

96

1976

3.50

101%

101%.,,

3s_1982

Pennsylvania Electric 2%s—1976
Philadelphia El Pwr 2%s_—1975
27/8s

102%

52%

Elec—

&

Bowes 4%%

Seaboard

Public

53 %

Service—

preferred

2.10%

1980
& Light 3'As—1977

Pacific Pwr

51 %
52%

100

Gas

preferred

Public

Pitney

& Elec 2%s

Pacific Gas

42%

25

NationalStates

54

253

40%

Trust

Guarantee

52

247

12%

Public Nat'l Bank &

United

51%

100

_.

& Co Inc

City Bank

York

43%

England Tel & Tel
Ohio Public Service 2%s
New

10%

•
•

Pennsylvania Electric—

1965

Light 3%s

Ask

94%

9%

Power—

preferred

4%%

1976
1976
1977

2%s

Service

Bid

93

98

98%

3%s

Power & Lt

Obligations Of Government Agencies
Federal Land

71%
—

1

Connecticut Light &

lOO'/g** 100%
lOO'/W 10O%

1976

Public

Iowa

100

National

15

Commercial National Bank &

%

33%

Birmingham Elec $4.20 pfd__100

2%s

Light

Illinois Power Co 27/8s

Par

Chase National Bank

Continental Bank & Trust

52

68

973/4

Public Service

24%

44

49

2.50

$2 preferred

Paso

Kentucky Utilities 3s
Ask

341

42 %

97

Electric 2%s

Duquesne

City Banks & Trust Cos.

100

2

Security Issues

3.90%

Manhattan Co__10

_

97

1982

3s

the

__

96%'*:-

2.84

Florida

of

32%
575

560

4

S

U

_

46%

10

U

26'A

1967

Cudahy Packing 2%s
Detroit Edison 2%s

Firestone Tire & Rub

Bank of New York

_100

27%

30%

10

_

50

44

new—10

_

%

25 %

,._10

1977

& Lt 27/8S

Arkansas Pow

El

Bank

73

70
47

10
__

Standard

109

Bid

Bonds—

22.11

Bid

18%

12%

_

Haven

28%

26%

Recent

Shares—

E

26.30

Par

Surety
New

Sprgfld

8%

Unit Type Trusts-

Series

New York

5
28

24

8.61

Inc

World Investment Trust

Diversified

-

20%

28%

33%

16.54

18.05

S-l

4

17%

14%

18%
26%

24'%

19.26

15.38

29.11

Series

Fire

9.92

1
1

Fund

25.76

Series K-2

Fire & Marine

11%

( N Y)

(Texas)

22.59

Whitehall

16.55

9.87

(Paul)

26

10

Revere

2
10

Reinsurance Corp

8.57

20.67

Investing Corp
Wellington Fund

23.62

19.53

33%

6.68

7.83

Fund

Wall Street

27.83

9.04

31%

19.79

C

Series B-2

17.90

4%

10

22.19

B

Series

Series B-3
Series B-4

Frovidence-Wasnington

83

3%

88c

Series B-l

Series K-l

71

51%

79

5

Republic

lnspect_10

Hartford Steamboiler

104

48%

51%

104%

Fire

100

10

Accident

90%

5

85c

10c

Series

Securities Ltd—

Institutional
Bank

1.74

24.83

Preferred

55

10

77c

Union Bond Fund series A_.

Income Foundation

25

__

149

10

Hanover

71

_10

_

52

5
com—15
15

Republic

7

69

_

86%

5

Fire

Falls

Glens

Globe &

6

Co

.

10

& Marine

Fire

Gibraltar

51.70

__1

Indemnity

5

2nd

•

2%

.

Shares

Fire

Pacific

10

Fire

General Reinsurance Corp

Glpbe & Rutgers Fire

Investors

Pacific

144

5

Newark—

of

Firemen's

Franklin

12%
25%

5

—

31%
...

48 %

24 %

12.50

_

10

Fire

Assn

68

20%

10%

2.50

....

10

Fidelity & Deposit of Md

3.34

1

48%

20

7.15

8.49

26.33

Fund

new

Amer

Sovereign

Group

5.88

15.23

Berg Fund Inc
Scudder, Stevens & Clark

29 %

10

20
1

Russell

5.69

5.39

_

Employers Reinsurance

10.54
&

Trading
(Geo) Fund

4.80

4.25

—

_

shares

15.68

12.20

8.50

5.24

shares

Tobacco

31

*
10

Employees

7.75

Tobacco
Petroleum

4.65

_

_

stock shares

shares

48

28

18%
46

74

Thoenix

6.52

equipment

Steel

5.73

7.76

4.42

Equipment shares

Railroad

Steel

8.83

46

29%

5

_

Northern

5

Crum & Forster Inc

River

16 %
.

—

_

Northeastern

10

Continental Casualty

12.15

5.37

Utility

2.48

shares

Bond

Public

5.28

—

_

shares

Petroleum

RR

_

Hampshire Fire

27%

10

Brunswick

New

22%

5%
32

2

Casualty

29%

10

Amsterdam

5

New York Fire

14%

14.31

Fund

Invest

21%

5

2

_

„

New

5%
'

71

11.13

.:

7.15

Mining shares
Railroad

shares—

Machinery

_

73%

60

11.27

8.06

Merchandising

7.60

—

_

10.24

10.28

stock

7.39

11.52

5.65

Equipment

_

64

,

70%

10

Life

General

11.09

Insurance

6.81

10.63

Electrical

Liberty

10

York

of New

48

Fire

National Union Fire

5

Fire

Connecticut

45

National

National

13.73

8.80

shares

Building shares
Chemical shares

12.53

6.67

shares—

Diversified Investment Fund

lo

18%
34

North

8.16

6%
29

57

5

5%

4

__

30

28%

27

16%

25

Shippers

&

Y

21

28

26%

new—5
5

N

13

51%

20

5

(Detroit)—10

Casualty

31

10

7.52

Agricultural shares
Automobile

10.51
11.65

Fire

12

49%

10

—

Assur

55

2%

Baltimore Amdkican

9.59

Bonding

Fire

Mfrs

National

New

10.75

37%

17%
28%

;"

10.82

10.63

97

34%

1

common

lo

,

25.%

94

20

preferred
preferred

25
10

Automobile

9.87

15%.
26%

10

American Surety

9.00

11

2%

Reinsurance

Corporate bond series

Group Securities—

Newark

of

American

23%

10

Convertible

8.21

Building supply

America

Casualty

Maryland

.

20

Chemical

General Investors

5

North

of

67

v.i~
•»

6.98

stock

~

Par

Co

18

10.63
-

Ask

33

Automobile

American

Aviation
Bank

5.88

15.28

1
Inc—

Agriculture

Inc

Investors

Fundamental

Capital

;

New England Fund

shares

Fundamental

General

Aetna

New

Ask

Jersey Insurance of N Y

7.56

Speculative series

2.13

Bid

Home

Insurance

6.88

Selected group series

37%

62

Companies

Aetna Casual & Surety

1

series

16.50

1.95

28

60

14.77

10.23

shares

National Investors Corp
National Security Series—

26.22

!34%

preferred

Securities—

15.43

10

5'/c

15.58

13.75

Mutual Invest Fund

24.53

*
Inc_

Fund,

First

•

100

Common

8.05

Mass Investors Trust

1

Fidelity Fund Inc

82

Inc—

________

1

Fund

Balanced

Stock Fund

104

80

4.93

10c

Manhattan Bond Fund

Preferred stock series

& Howard—

Eaton

102

-

2019

4%s

income

Low

1

Fund

Ask

26

5.65

Conv

Income series
Delaware

Bid

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific—

4.48

4,76

Stocks—

Ask

50.00

4.06

Bid

Bonds—

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific—
1st 4s
1994

105.66

49.00

shares.

Petroleum

Mass Investors 2d Fund

Inv Fund Ltd

Canadian

5.16

Funds-

4%

5'A

1

Beneficial Corp
Elair & Co

and if issued)

13.46

4.72

Knickerbocker Fund.

15.81

12.33

9

7.76
15.94

as

Ask

14.49

Series S-3
Series S-4—

8.39

8V«

Axe-Houghton Fund Inc
Axe-Houghton Fund B

1

Series S-2_
o

4.41

Bid

Keystone CRstodian Funda (Cont)—

4.51

4.03

(When,

Par

32

30

1

American Business Shares

Associated

6.08

4.12

10

Holding Corp

Amere*

Ask

5.54

—1
l'A

Aeronautical Securities
Affiliated

Bid

Far

Bid

a

Ask

100.0084

.0170

100.0073

.0182

100 0093

Odd lot sale

.0227

99.9828

.0012

99.9671

.9885

99.9680

.9888

100.0277

.0465

(not
w

included

in year's,

i When issued,

.9879

99.9676

(not included.ran^e).

included in year's range),

•

•No

par

dividend. -

x

eEx-interest,

$

d Deferred delivery sales (not)

kRemoved to Stock Exchange.

MB*-stock dividend.

range)

Ex-dividend.

b Bid yield price,

f Flat price,

(Un) Unlisted issue,

rCagh s#e|

w d When

delivered,

"

Slights.

,

■

value,

tin

are subject to all Federal tazeg,

>

"

■<>

tEx-llquldating

Volume 166

Number 4639

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

'

1 HI
•

Bank

clearings this week

will

Preliminary figures compiled by

show
based

us,

a

upon

decrease

compared with

yeat* ago.

a

telegraphic advices from the chief

Pennsylvania—Altoona
Bethlehem

for

Lancaster

cities

the

of

United

States

clearings will be 14.2% below

from

those

which

the

for

it

is

possible

to

obtain

corresponding week last

weekly

year.

Our

preliminary total stands at $13,008,127,437 against $15,161,908,151 for the same week
in 1946. At this center there is

a

loss for the week ended Friday of 5.3%.

Our com~

$6,363,618,230

$6,721,218,659

—

5.3

643,262,865

682,941,126

—

5.8

Chicago

I

799,000,000

835,000,000

—

433,243,712

+

Kansas City_

278,225,946

212,330,602

270,400,000

238,700,000

•

San Francisco

303,655,000

352,866,000

259,150,917

238,450,667

+

318,551,639

270,672,221

+17.7

195,083,952

193,849,936

+

.

-

Baltimore
Ten cities, five
"

577,760

571,115

+ 43.7

542,642

+ 43.3

588,452

2,315,390

+ 57.4

1,698,742

604,238
1,052,123
1,939,559

614,000,000

+ 29.3

505,000,000

526,000,000

2,860,112
4,618,728

1,904,117

+

50.2

1,475,024

1,494,773

3,014,633

+

53.2

2,660.137

2,882,425

2,538,904

1,718,110

+ 47.8

1,508,017

1,597,921

2,692,506

+ 41.8

1,651,110

1,602,931

+

8.2

4,531,913

6,863,564

6,769,590
6,490,282

+

5.8

5,998,509

4,523,700

829,248,036

641,480,360

+29.3

526,232,306

542,268,785

—

.....

York

3,817,976
7,324,366

4,418,292

+ 51.5

151,318,597

96,574,254

+ 56.7

90,271,509

93,013,137

261,050,937

6,691,733

188,786,617

+ 38.3

163,387,942

193,485,989

27:388:200

17,494,300

+ 56.6

15,176,800

15,095,500

4,172,500

3,347,988

+ 24.6

2,712,673

5,494,331

6,253,913

—12.1

4,730,070

4,132,118

258,401,029

175,237,377

+ 47.5

185,335,184

211,846,261

714,517,327

492,112,741

+45.2

465.907,829

523,580,322

....——

—

Mansfield

Youngstown

Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh
Total

(7 cities)

—

5.5

$12,280,345,972 $12,733,700,538

—

Fifth Federal

3.1

—

3.6

West

Tota\ all cities, five days^
All cities, one day

I

727,781,465

2,428,207,613

.

2,800,224

$15,161,9Q8,151

+

43.4

7.411,000

7,008,000

+

11.1

83,152,985

South Carolina-r-Charleston

3,743,168

+

Maryland—Baltimore

—14.2

182,645,841

145,694,910

67,012,430

61,514,190

390,079,262

District

of

Columbia—Washington-

(6 cities)

Sixth

Federal

however, which we present further below,

Tennessee—Knoxville

14,509,517

Nashville

able

are

ended

Oct.

to

give final and

11.

that

For

results for the week previous—the

complete

week

there

was

clearings for the whole country having
012,252,273 in the

same

week

in

an

of

increase

amounted

against $11,-

to $13,175,067,971

Outside of this city there was a

1946.

34.5%, the bank clearings at this center having recorded a gain of 8,3%.
the cities

We group

(including this city) the totals

The Cleveland Reserve District has to its

Philadelphia Reserve District of 29.3%.

18.0% and the Atlanta

gain of 45.2%, the Richmond Reserve District of

a

Reserve

District

22.4%.

6f

District of

by

The Kansas

67.6%.

the

30,3%,

District

Reserve

the

In

Reserve

of 43.9%, in the St. Louis

totals

gain of

improvement of 9.0%, in the Boston Reserve District of 24.9% and in the

an

credit

137,838,603

51,952,743

40,256,149

330,649,049

+ 18.0

272,189,053

276,668,538

12,943,987

+ 12.1

12,620,839

11,797,722

62,770,139

+

9.8

38,622,940

40,489,375

+

23.5

138,800,000

133,600,000

4,618,197

Macon

57,193,799
161,600,000

3,217,601

+

43.5

2,447,321

2,848.170

3,701,946

2,506,982

+ 47.7

2,041,067

3,343,683

Florida—Jacksonville

64,090,059

49,322,541

+ 29.9

40,988,167

38.291,683

Alabama—Birmingham

98,134,601

70,166,417

+

39.9

55,329,935

56,850,201

—

_

Mobile

7.187,403

Total

..

(10 cities)

+ 16.6

414,373

+ 57.3

307,100

362,375

96,344,181

+ 11.6

72,324,714

82,624,955

562,791,159

Orleans

6,165,934

651,863

107,527,434

.

Mississippi—Vicksburg
Louisiana—New

459,875,815

+22.4

366,774,994

376,045,143

+ 22.3

4,116,028

5,013,862

according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and

from this it appears that in the New York District
show

week

aggregate of

19.6%, the

125.965,507

8.9

+

199,600,000

Georgia—Atlanta
Augusta
—.

we

2,496,721

+ 25.4

Reserve District—Atlanta

available at time of going to press.

Accordingly, in the above the last day of the week in all cases has to be estimated.
In ihe elaborate detailed statement,

6.9

87,652,247
2,51)6,689

the week

We cannot furnish them today, in as much as

issue of next week.

ends Saturday and the Saturday figures are not

1,406,850

+ 57.6

8,065,000

109,855,209

Complete and exact details for the week covered by the foregoing will appear
our

1,210,097

1,776,572

11,564,000

Total

in

1,877.043

122,056,123
4,000,644

Richmond

—70.0

$13,008,127,437

.

Total all cities for week

4,130,274

Reserve District—Richmond—

Virginia—Huntington

Virginia-—Norfolk
i

4,293,651

0.6

2,554,427,615

2,413,763,515

(11 cities)

_____

8.7

$9,866,582,457 $10,179,272,923

days

Other cities, five days

-

Columbus

—13.9

Cleveland—

+ 32.1

812,181
735,988

Scranton

Wilkes-Barre

1,027,563

Cincinnati

+13.3

Pittsburgh--

t

Cleveland

+13.3

St. Louis
_

1940

Fourth Federal Reserve District—Cleveland-

0.6

)'
!

$

794,000,000

.—.....

——

Ohio—Canton

4.3

435,633,908

...

Boston

1945

Dec. %

*

1946

1947

New York

Philadelphia

1.357,601

.

Philadelphia
Reading

Total

Week Ended Oct. 18

Inc. or

1,054,293
3,645,289

New Jersey—Trenton—

Clearings—Returns by Telegraph

•

.1,167,203

...

......

Chester

Delaware—Wilmington

parative summary for the week follows:

W40

Third Federal Reserve District—Philadelphia—

cities of the country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Oct, 18, clearings
all

43.

Week Ended Oct. 11

THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS
,,

(1615)

Dallas

Chicago

Reserve

District there is

an

increase

District of 21.9%, and in the Minneapolis Reserve
District has managed to enlarge

City Reserve

Reserve

District

by

44.2%

and

the

San

its

Francisco

by 41.5%.

Seventh

Federal

Michigan—Ann

following

we

District—Chicago—
1,936,162

1,583,463

764,823

679,532

Rapids
Lansing
Indiana—Fort Wayne

9,151,241

9,022,155

+

1.4

6,171,978

5,212,845

6,155,421

4,499,151

+ 36.8

3,231,770

3,730,572

5,555,727

3,804,199

+

46.0

2,594,149

46,482,000

30,478,000

+

52.5

26,619,000

Bend

5,811,798

4,257,906

+ 36.5

2,955.899

Haute

13,978,414

10,168,881

+ 37.5

8,669,948

8,774,365

Wisconsin—Milwaukee

51,828,327

36,972,118

+

40.2

27,963,973

35,419,185

3,976,079

3,171,745

+ 21.9

2,124,042

2,305,859

26,777,374

22,532,549

+ 18.8

16,091,066

14 i52,511

14,285,585

10,522,956

+ 35.8

8,669,076

Indianapolis
South
Terre

Iowa—Cedar
Des

Rapids

Moines

Sioux

City

Illinois—Bloemington

furnish

a summary

by Federal Reserve Districts:

1,252,501

—

Decatur
Peoria

879,774

690,342,365

472.657,401

3,972,383

Chicago

In the

Reserve

Arbor

Grand

5,562,963

16,850,591

,

3,078,818

27,901,000
3,959,528

7,222,475

5*449,844

485,781

46.1

432,968,409

458,639,087

—28.6

1,482,049

2,474,076

+ 42.4
+

Week Ended

Federal

Oct.

Reserve

OF

BANK

1946

1947

11

1943
9

$

500.223,376

400,417,711

+

7,003,984,924

6,424,946,994

+

829,248,036

641,480,360

+

714,517,327

12 cities

1st Boston

Inc. or
Dec. %

$

Districts

"

24.9

1944

6,065,757

3,487,378

+ 30.1

2,091,638

3,906,236

2,805,275

+

39.2

1,507,512

2,184,136
1,651,785

906,681,846

630,237,166

+43.9

550,983,840

583,937,312

+ 18.6

154,600,000

147,200,000

Total

(17 cities)

7,831,252

+

$

333,811,005

9.0-

6,628,655

4,538,642

Springfield

CLEARINGS

115.2

Rockford

SUMMARY

331,978,634

York

New

3d

4th
5th

0th
7th

12

Philadelphia

Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis-

7

Cleveland

6

Richmond

Atlanta

—

Chicago

8th St.

10
17

—

7

10

10th Kansas City

6

11th Dallas
12th

San

10

Francisco

44

112 cities

Total

330,649,049

272,189,053

4 ,>9,875,815

+ 22.4

366,774,994

376,045,143

630,237,166

+

43.9

550,983,840

583,937,312

339,802,815

+

21.9

274,692,622

271,129,655

245,197,795

+ 67.6

215,479,259

203,568,909

347.130,567

+ 30.3

271,425,258

262,634,403

177,350,305

+ 44.2

133,882,579

125,973,593

697,606,943

40

523,580,322

255,745,047

44

«•

465,907,829

452,364,819

4

Louis

0th Minneapolis

+ 45.2
+ 18.0

411,024,032

• «

492,112.741

450,801,200

(1

542,268,785

906.681,846

M

4,773,268,999

526,232,306

532,791.159

<1

5,498,637,317

390,079,262

01

11

—

29.3

493,050,955

+ 41.5

430,046,610

455,968,365

North

2d

Dakota—Fargo

7,473,742

4,675,910

+

59.8

3,383,479

13,175,067,971

11,012.252,273

+ 19.6

9,340,062,672

8,727,022,658

South

Dakota—Aberdeen

4,083,262

2,675,974

+ 52.6

2,044,056

2,917,886
1,503,217

4,750,196,322

+ 34.5

4,118,098,596

Montana—Billings

4,400,482

2,842,616

+ 54.8

2,268,764

2,038,443

9,726,148

6,233,373

+ 56.0

5,346,843

4,365,676

411,024,032

245,197,795

+ 67.6

215,479,259

203,568,909

6,390,383,912

Outside New York City—

Missouri—St.

Louis

276,668,538

234,300,000

197,500,000

Kentucky—Louisville

101,789,075

72,305,498

+

40.8

62,912,433

57,428,321

Tennessee—Memphis

112,740,377

98,556,621

+ 14.4

56,184,189

65,536,334

1,971,748

1,440,696

+ 36.9

996,000

965,000

450,801,200

369,802,815

+21.9

274,692,622

271,129,655

Illinois—Quincy
Total

(4 cities)

Ninth

Federal

Reserve District—Minneapolis-

Minnesota—Duluth

3,980,528,361

7,634,561

St.

Helena

We

add

now

our

detailed statement showing the figures for each city for the

Total

(7

cities)

+ 20.7

5,213,669

4,677,879

170,314,298

+ 72.8

156,416,774

144.511,867

83,454,003

Paul

6,326,855

294,251,834

Minneapolis

52,128,769

+ 60.1

40,805,674

43,553,941

week ended Oct. 11 for four years:
Tenth Federal Reserve District—Kansas City-

Week Ended Oct. 11
1947

$

Clearings at—
First Federal Reserve

—

——T-

Rhode

3,473,885

421,857,731

338,833,158

+

24.5

282,326,797

280,469,185

1,885,676

0.9

1,527,674

1,229,170

642,992

+ 41.0

687,206

510,368

2,117,376

1,502,139

•+ 41.0

1,399,391

1,430,741

—

4,556,475

+

31.5

3,412,268

15.012,155

+ 45.4

12,477,165

13,282,623

9,401,1,56

6,660,141

+ 41.2

5,399,463

5,330,890

21,741,600

19,314,500

+

12.6

16,414,900

16,589,600

1,362,823

857,450

+

58.9

834,283

777.592

400,417,711

+ 24.9

333,811,005

331,978,634

8.058,402

+ 165.4

5,789,592

_

______

2,255,905

+

2.9

1,560,408

1,620,432

50.176,719

+

38.7

50,071,720

52,740,000

1,064,889

+

45.5

937,833

1,703,633

1,310,495

+ 30.0

1,115,698

1,460,708

6,784,684,059

6,262,055,951

8.3

5,359,534,311

4,608,924,062

17,330,055

12,276,877

+ 41.2

10,953,947

11,938,692

....

10,414,160

6,990,520

+ 49.0

5,800,740

6,873,932

....

11,685,702

+ 18.5

8,438,792

8,814,978

+ 22.6

197,718

383,472

,

.....

...

Connecticut—Stamford

RfW Jersey—rMontc|aix_
Newark

-

.

.

9,862,319

530,833'

+

1,104,041

'

.




64,260,361

Pueblo

+ 20.1

8,666,821

+ 39.0

242,391,910

1,865,906

4,279,409

179,462

2,459,310

.

6,668,493

+ 19.5

181,959,664

177,061,886

7,317,242

+ 55.8

3.832,111

5,717,618

1,426,026
1,283,979

+ 30.8

1,241,806

1,038,726

1,805,043

—

6,403,028

+ 40.6

1,008,193

987,567

452,364,819

...

(10 cities)

+ 60.0

5,707,577

239,772,790

—

Colorado—'Colorado Springs

Eleventh

Federal

Reserve

347,130,567

+ 30.3

271,425,258

262,634,403

+ 50.5

■

District—Dallas-

Texas—Austin

7,012,096

44,306.681

+ 41.2

::+

3.5

,

22,008,495
32,228,063

6,424,946,994

+

9.0

5,498,637,317

3,128,997

+

41.9

106,110,000

99,735,000

16,670,782

+

61.6

15,980,431

13,060,257

2,413,000

Galveston

5,298,000

3,709,000

+ 42,8

2,922,341

2,115,043

+

38.2

1,532,593

1,434,846

Louisiana—Shreveport

9,729,500

6,530,562

+ 49.0

4,948,698

5,668,643

255,745,047

177,350,305

+44.2

133,882,579

125,973,593

+ 48.1

64,034,249

(6 cities)

Twelfth Federal

Reserve

107,228,040

Yakima

24,966,8b6
i

+ 27.6

2,806,705

83.4

56,690,748
28,396,112

San

Jose

+ 54.7

6,718.859

+ 21.2

5,778,189

+

361,497,131

Francisco

34,129,786

8,144,001

Pasadena

+

52,783,932

City

California—Long Beach

71,638,878

7,629,168

Utah—Salt Lake

3,643,017

131,403,125

...

277.825,895

84,594,109
3,097,146
68,095,496
24,386,370

7,324,901

32.0'

6,504,823
5,438,303

3,952,903

+ 30.1

251,052,182

250,115 000

11,073,237

9,679,579

+

14.4

6,914,931

7,032,372

Santa Barbara

3,879,606

2,892,759

+ 34.1

9,320,254

8,342,403

+ 11.7

2,017,389
6,191,168

2,049,224

Stockton

697,606,943

493,050,955

+41.5

430,046,610

455,968,365

,i 13,175,067,971

11,012,252,273
4,750,196,322

+ 19.6

9,340,062,672

8,727,022,658

+ 34.5

3,980,528,361

4,118,098,596

s

___

Total

Outside

New

York,..

»>.

mrj
■

-

5,320,844

„v

mil

(10 cities)

44,998,808

4,773,268,999

72,401,490

4,648,449

Oregon—Portland

2,945,850

District—San Francises-

Washington—Seattle

Grand Total (112 cities)

7,003,984,924

2,897,857

143,666.000

26,932,110

•y

26,057,403

45,847,824

4,658,918

203,851,000

Dallas
Fort Worth

San

'

Jersey,

j Total <12 cities).
.

650,985

36,795,9.25

——-

Northern New

65,079,973

74,940,577

11,400,623

City

Joseph

Total

21,388,737
2,320,916

'

Byracuse

3,957,377

190,980

Wichita Falls.__._

1,549,869

York

303,603

4,021,629

9,443,008

-

69,613,059

Rochester

408,465

+ 51.1

4,274,380

Reserve District—New' York'
York—

Jamestown

+ 118.1

6,853,601

„

Wichita

Total

+ 165.1

291,741

12,048,666

Kansas—Topeka

St.

280,270
4,824,424

3,527,496

21,832414

Rlmira

^,

1,082,704

3,634,616.

+ 29.6

Buffalo

-

1,140,767

8.2

3,901,868

Bdnghamton

*

10.8

+

500,223,376

Island-—Providence

Second Federal

6

+

5,521,708

Hampshire—Manchester.......

New

1,885,837
4,400,087

n

Haven—

Row York—Albany,—.

,

Omaha

2,089,605

—

Total (12. cities)...«,«

,

Lincoln

5.130,932
—

742,956
636,385

7,289,722
119,949,127

Hastings

7,155,040

—
—

Cuanecticut—Hartford

Raw

-

—

Bprlngfield;

Nebraska—Fremont

Missouri—Kansas

River—

Worcester-

New

ft

906,671

—,

I jlew Bedford
•

Dec. %

1944

4,758,736

—,

Massachusetts—Boston

; Lowell

1943

District—B<

*

Fortlaud
Fall

$

Inc. or

1,869,592

Maine—Bangor
,

1946

..

6,390,383,912

.,1'

;#

44

THE

(1616)

Condition Statement of Member Banks
The condition statement of weekly

reporting member
banks of the Federal Reserve System in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week
ended Oct. 8: Increases of $84,000,000 in commercial, in¬
dustrial, and agricultural loans and $304,000,000 in de¬
mand deposits credited to domestic banks, and a decrease
of $312,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans in¬
creased $34,000,000 in New York City and $13,000,000 in
the Atlanta District, and decreased $15,000,000 in the
Chicago District.
Loans to brokers and dealers for pur¬
chasing or carrying United States Government securities
decreased $98,000,000 in New York City and $113,000,000
at all reporting member banks.
;
^

Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness de¬
creased $40,000,000 in the Chicago District and $32,000,900 at all reporting member banks, and increased $18,000,000 in the Philadelphia District.
Holdings of Treas¬
ury notes decreased $50,000,000 in New York City and
$32,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and increased
$15,000,000 in the San Francisco District.
Holdings of
United States Government bonds increased $12,000,000.
Holdings of "other securities" decreased $78,000,000 in
■*\Wew York City and $62,000,000 at all reporting member
banks.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $239,000,000
in New York City and $82,000,000 in the Chicago Dis¬
trict, and increased $47,000,000 in the Philadelphia Dis¬
trict. United States Government deposits increased $93,000,000.
Demand deposits credited to domestic banks
,

Increased in all but two districts.
A summary

of the assets and liabilities of reporting

COMMERCIAL

Oct. l,

Home

1947

New

64,710

and

—

86

Serial

brokers

S.

dealers

.first

which

Other

Real

138
54

486

Other

bills
certificates
notes

+

39

+

126

+

5

4-

indebtedness

Cash

3,993
2,600

31,236
4,278

with Federal

Reserve Banks

+
—

—

+
—

26

—

32

—

32

—

12

Balances with domestic

+

62

563

+

75

+

862

+

48

+

50

+

69

+

125

14,527

+

+

Co.,

93

705
—

3,211

+

234

304

+

345

+

10,032
1,417

and

1,021

5

+

5

22

+

U.

S.

except
accounts,

Govt,

18,929

follow with

Hide

NOTICES

OF

Shares

General

&

Asuncion

Port

Concession

Transit

Co.,

Central Maine Power
1st

and

8%

5%

gold

debentures—Oct

debs.,

Brothers,

1469

30

1350

Co. of Buffalo, 1st
preferred stock

Nov

14

1149

15

1256

5s

(W. H.)

•

'American

Cities

Co.

Co.

Brotners

Shoe

Bertram

(J.)

Class

B

(Conn.)

Guaranty

Biddeford

&

(Phila.i,

*>•

Dec

31

1349

1952—Nov

1

1145

Nov

1

1041

W.t

(E.

Ref. and

improv. mtge. 37a% bonds,

ser.

Nov

1

1350

1961—Nov

1

1470

D, due 1996-Nov

1

Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 472% preferred stock
Nov 15
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 3%
debentures, due 1961—Nov
1
■Great Lakes Power Co., Ltd. 1st mtge. 4
Vis, ser. A
Nov
7
Great South Bay Water Co.—
1st

refunding mortgage 5s (ext. to 1949)
Hanna (M. A.) Co., $4.25 preferred stock

Nov

1

Dec

1352
948
1354

1051

&

Co.

1254

5%

760

Nov

16

1481

1959

3

1483

Co., 4Vi % debs., due I960—Nov 14
Ry., 1st mtge. 5s, due 1951-Nov
1
Revere Copper & Brass, Inc., 1st mtge.
3Vis, due 1960_Nov 15
Bisters of St. Mary, St. Louis, Mo.—
1st and ref. mtge. serial bonds, due 1953-1955
Nov
1
Spalding (A. G.) & Brps., debentures
Dec
1
Walgreen Co., 4% preferred stock
Nov 10

Nov

1484

National Vulcanized Fibre

<

Portland

"

&

Rumford

Falls

ENTIRE ISSUE
"

preferred

Bliss

(E.

W.)

Oil

Co.,

Co.,
$2.25

Butte Electric & Power

conv.

stock—

preferred stock

Co., 1st mtge. 5s, due 1951




1526

—Nov

1

Nov

14

Any time

Page

Cannon

One

1

10-20

11-

1

10-20

Mills
share

(stock
of

Pasco

$4.50

5%

10-22

Metz

1

11-20

11-20

Midland

1-14-48

11-

1

11-15

1-

2

10-20
9-22
4

11-

Brewing

Miles

Consolidated

5%;

11-15

11-

11-

1

preferred

Container

Electric Furnace

Steel

Screw

Bros.

&

10-22

$3.50

power

Co.,

1

10-21

11-

1

10-21

12-

Preferred

10-31

Stock

10-31

Selected

10-20

10-10

Nation-Wide

11-15

11-

11-15

11-

11-14
11-

1

12-

1

1-2-48

1
___

New

12-15

11-15

10-31

11-14
12-

New

10-20

Northern

11-

1

10-23

RR.

of

New

Public

10-15

10-20

5 727c

11-20

10-31

10-18

10-

7

preferred (quar.)
Peninsular Grinding Wheel

10-18

10-

7

Pennsylvania

11-

1

10-24

Petroleum

12-10

11-14

Philadelphia

1-2-48
10-31

10-23

Pioneer

10-31

10-23

Plymouth

10-31

10-23

A

(Chas.

F.)

Co.,

6%

Copper

payment

of

&

shillings

four

African

Gas

Gas

Heat

74c

or

10-21

Pneumatic

10-20

10-10

Portland Gas

10-

67c

Fund,

Randall

50c

11-

1

11-

1

10-20

Revere

$1.25

11-

1

10-20

class A

Co.,

/Rich's,

11-

Fair

11-

1

10-15

11-

1

10-27

Inc./

10-20
10-30

Rose's

12-

Saginaw &

35c

11-

1

10-21

Schwitzer-Cummins

Manistee

Dillon

$1.75

11-

1

10-21

Scotten

$1.25

11-

1

10-11

Security

$1
$2.50

10-10

10-

11-24

11-10

11-15

10-31

11-15

10-31

11-15

10-31

11-15

10-25

10-14

10-

10-25

10-10

12-

1

11-12

8

12-

1

11-12

11-

1

10-

1

preferred

572%

12-15

11-30

Southern

Natural

12-15

11-30

Southern

States

11-

1

10-21

$1.25

pfd.

(quar.)„

12-

Iron

Roofing

11-15
10-20

Stein

10-28

12-10

11-28

Stouffer

25c

12-15

12-

Sun

$1.25

11-15

10-17

1-15

12-

1

11-10

11-

1

10-20

11-

1

10-20

11-

10-20

10-4

11-

2772c

1

10-15

10-17

1

11-15

10-31

11-

1

10-23

35c

11-

1

11-

1

11-

1

10-17
10-17
10-17

11-28

11-14

12-12

12-

10-25

10-15'

40c

12-10

11-15

75c

10-31
1

Co.,

Corp

.

11-15

Telecoin

15C

11-

5

10-24

U.

8772C

11-

1

10-15

10-30

10-31

10-21

11- 3

10-27

llr

3

10-27

12-

1

11-14

11-30

11-10

3772c
75c

(quar.)

1

10-22

11-14

5c

common

10-31
1-9-48

50c

(increased)

Transit

11-10

$1

12-

Conditioning, $7 pfd. (quar.)
U. S. Hoffman Machinery Corp.—
?47t% participating preferred (quar.)
United

10c

Corp.

11-

1

10-15

$1.0674
10c

Utilities & Specialty Corp
Upper Peninsula Power Co.r—
574%
preferred
(quar.)

12-

1

11-19
11-3

$1.3174

class B
Terminals

12-20

$1.75

S. Air

&

2-2-48

1

40c

$1.1272

Co.,

1-15

25c

,

(quar.)__

Co.

preferred

&

2-2-48

10-20

60c

——

Ray Drug

Walker

10-18

3772c

1

Warehouse

12-

10-31

40c

(quar.)

Co.

Gas

10-31

11-14

12-15

1

10-23

$1.50

11-1

10-31

11-

10-22

$1

(quar.)

20c

1

10-17

25c

30c

11-15

10-23

10-25

$1

Spencer Kellogg & Sons (quar.)
Standard Screw Co. (irreg.)

Syracuse

1

25c

common

Works

Lathe

Corp.

1

11-

93 %c

Company

&

1

11-

15c

Silex
South

(A.)

11-

15c

(quar.)

11-20
10-20

Year-end

9-30

75c

£.

(irreg.)

Power,

12-10

Bend

10-20

15c

Lumber

Co.,

Co.

10-30

6%

11-21

Tic

6c

Banknote

Pacific

6%

1

25c

(quar.)—

Co
Security Insurance Co. (New Haven)
Sierra

11-

40c

preferred (quar.)_
10 & 25c Stores (quar.)

5,

10-20

11-15

50c

(quar.)

common

1

3%%

10-30

$1.75

(accum.)

Copper & Brass-

12-16

12-

$1

2272C

40c

pfd.

Company

11-15

25C

11-15

$1.50

Ltd

7 7

11-12

t30c

10-15

1

17 72C

Inc

65c

...

1

12-

9174 c

(accum.)

50c

(quar.)__„

11-

12c

& Coke,

preferred

11-27

10-25

10*16

22 V2c

6c

Reading

10-25

10-31

20c

Republic Investors Fund, Inc., common
6% preferred A (quar.)
6% preferred B (quar.)

11-15

11-14

$1.50

10c

10-14

10-29 V

10-22

1

30c

10-15

50c--

10-22

1

12-

20c

(irreg.)

1

20c

1

11-

7

3772c

10-20

&

11-

31

(quar.)

(resumed)

Power,

stock
Scale Corp.,

5c

_

10-21

12-10

pfd.

Employees

5c

■,

11-

1

34 %C

5%

(irreg.)

&

10c

Smelting

1

11-

Cordage Co.—

10-31

Corp.—

12-

15c

after

Suburban Water, common
preferred
(quar.)
Petroleum Co., 77c
pfd. (s-a)

10-15

Co.—

10-15

—

(quar.)

J8c

(s-a)

1

tax

Electric,

preferred

25c

1

10-31

11-

50c

(increased)

50c

(quar.)

10-31

11-15

Co

Ltd.

Co.,

50c

(quar.)

10-31

11-15

10c

Inc. (quar.)
Manufacturing

$3.65

11-20

11-15

50c

67

12-10

9-30

Apex,

Pacific

1

9-30

10-15

$2.50

preferred (quar.)
pfd. (quar.)

1

7

10-20

$1.12 72
$1.1272

preferred (quar.)
Northwestern Utilities, 4%

5

1

10-15

(quar.)

Hampshire (quar.)___
Service, com. (quar.)_

11-

5

11-

$1.75

O-O'Kiep

$1.25

11-15

,

Ontario

10-20

1

—

(year-end)

Brake

11-14

•V

11-14

12-

estimates

are

interest

11-14

(quar.)

11-14

—

(quar.)

(Colo.)

1

11-

10-13

12-15
12-15

$0.296875

—

10-31

tl2c

50c

<quar.)_

50c

Co.

beneficial

of

Northwestern

10-15

$1.18 74
$1.1874

1

Fund—

Air

1

1

10-18

4c

Co., common
preferred (quar.)

York

11-

11-

10-15

10-31

10c

Process

77c

4

New

12-

11-

1

Company

England

10-20

10-31

1

11-

Series

Securities

1

11-15

12-

*25c

(irreg.)

Series

Groups

11-

30c

(s-a)

1-2-48

distributions.

Certificates

50c

com.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.

1

10-31

20c

below

1

Paper Co

{quar.)

1

11-

11-15

B

Natomas

10-27

18 % C

(quar.)

Corp.

11-

1-2-48

Series

Series

1

$1.07

Securities

1

t$1.00 72
37 72c

(quar.

8c

shown

Slock

10-21

11-15

Puritan

(quar.)

■

11-

6c

such

of

11-15

Electric—

(quar.)__

Rubber

Ltd.

10-23

50c

5

3c

12-

_

preferred- (quar.)
Bronze

10-20

11-20

3

2c

amounts

10-31

$50c

Philadelphia

Co.

10-20

1

Shares

$2.50

(quar.)

(quar.)

Works

&

1

11-

(Del.)

$1

Corp

Tire

11-

30c

40c

Mogul

preferred

10-20

preferred

$1

(quar.)_

Employers Casualty Co.

4 V2 %

10-31

Shares

The

1

Corp.

35c

Empire District Electric, 5 % pfd. (quar.)__
Empire Millwork (increased quar.)_

Firestone

11-

143c

12-

(irreg.)

Co., class A

Fire Association of

10-17

Funds—

Trust

50c

Works

11-

.

25c

.

Oil

11-15

11-15

common

J25c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Dorado

11-15

1

11-15

(quar.)

convertible

Automobile

9-30

of

Railway & Terminal, common (quar.)
7%
preferred (quar.)
Davenport Water Co., 5% pfd. (quar.)
Dickerson
(Walter T.)
(s-a)
Douglas Aircraft Co

Co.

1

12-

$1.75

(quar.)

Cottons, Ltd.,

Noyes

;—

H.)

12-

common

preferred

South

share

Dallas

El

Inc.,

Shoes,

Ohio

Corp. (quar.)
Rendering Co.__

(C.

25c

8772c

—

$2

10-29

Dearborn

Bradstreet

11-10

40c

15c

preferred

&

10-27

1

(s-a)

Ltd.

10-29

(quar.)

(quar.)—
5% prior preferred (quar.)__
Corporate- Investors, Ltd., class A
Crown Drug Co. (s-a)

Dun

11-26

7

12-

Petroleum

$1.127a
$1.12 72

(Boston),

12-15
11-

3772c

(irreg.)

11-22

(quar.)

Copley Square Trust

3

11-26

62 72c

50c

&

3

11-

Muskegon Motor Specialties Co.—
$2
convertible A
(quar.)

—

each

common

Consolidated Water Power

11-

1

12-15

100%

common

11-22

(quar.)

Bottling Co. of St. Louis
Company (quar.)
preferred

1

(quar.)

$20c

(quar.)

A

Ohio

1212-

12-12

Grain,

20c

(quar.)

Southern

11-15

30c

~75c

Ltd.

Coca-Cola

&

1

(quar.)

50c

Clyde Aircraft Mfg. Ltd.

11-15

12-

Mines, Ltd.—

Pacific

&

Montreal

1

10-15

15c

Corp.,
common
preferred (quar.)
pfd. (series of 1947) (quar.)

4%

1

25c

Co.

Mid-Continental

1

25c

Copper

preferred

11-10

12-

$1.25

.

12-

J25c

1

(extra)

Champion Paper & Fibre,

1

88c

Co.

11-10

class

11-18

12-

(quar.)

Telephone Co.,
preferred (s-a)

367/ac

B

de

12-11

(quar.)

12-

held

Warehouse,

Class
Cerro

RR.

Meadville

$1

Co., Ltd.

for

B

10-11

50c

dividend)

Consolidated

10-28

27 72c

dividend)

class

1

25c

J 25c

stock

10-13

11-

$1.20

Extra

$25c

(quar.)

Fund,

10-28

$1.50

(quar.)

11-26

11-

50c

(quar.)

Investment

common

>754 ^ General
754

12142;

12-12

10-16

15c

(quar.)

Electric

McGraw

5

4% 7c

common

V-; 1350^ General Foods Corp. (quar.)
1470:|1' Granby Consolidated Mining
•■"J

5

11-

National

(quar.)_

Foundry, Ltd., com.

Fulton Industrial

Date

preferred

1259

11-

11-20

10-27

30c

stock

National

Extra

Canadian

11-10*

17c

4727c

Canadian Fairbanks-Morse

11-15

1

Interim

11-17

12-26

(quar.)

Federal

CALLED

Anglo-Chilean Nitrate Corp., Inc.,'debentures, due 1967-Oct 20
A, p, yr, Paper Co.. Inc., 6%
Cony, hotes.i.l_--.*-.^«_Jan - F
Fuel

C

1

12-

t40c

50c

A

12-15

12-

}$1.75

$25c

Class

Federal

1523

1

11-20

20c

Y.)

1-15-48

Ltd.—

Fully participating stock

11-14

preferred

(N.

12-15

$1
$1.75

(quar.)

1

Insurance

25c
Co.

1-15-48

t5c

Initial

12-12

(quar.)

(Sidney) & Co., Inc
Oil, Ltd. (quar.

Canadian Car &

Fownes

Company and Issue—

Arkansas

1360

10-20

25c

Extra

Lefcourt

Realty Corp., prior preferred stock
National Container Corp., 5% debentures due

1

10-20

1

15c

A

Extra

Nov

1

11-

1-6-48

B

Dutton

Rys. of Central America—
1st mortgage bonds

11-

of

(quar.)

Trust

1 '
5

$1

Bancorporation—

$2

Co.

(quar.)

Department Stores,

11-

11-

50c

Marine

Water Service—

1

International

Macco

10-20

75c

(quar.)
Co., $2.25

(Philipt

Extra

stock,

Viscose

11-15

1

10-20

11-15

—

(quar.)_

Nashville

&

30c

class

common

1

11-15

2272c

(quar.)

com.

Milling,

(stock

Corp.

12-10

11-

5c

Co.

11-

Corp.

11-

(quar.)

Water

11-15

(year-end)

Inc.

$5c

Saco

11-15

1

(quar.)

Lynch

»---

Sons, Ltd.,

1

20c

Co.,

Co.

1

12-12

(quar.)

Stores

&

12-

12-

50c

$1

(quar.)

Co.

11-15

25c

Lehigh Portland Cement (quar.)
^
Liquid Carbonic Corp., common (quar.)
372%
preferred (quar.)
Louisville

10-23

12 7JC

(quar.)

Fabric,

10-23
11-14

567.C

(quar.)

preferred

10-21

(quar.)

Consolidated

Power

& Light Corp.—
1936 series
Corp., 5% preferred stock
Aroostook Valley RR., 1st & ref. mtge. 4
Vis, due
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.—

Class A

American

Page

7%

1'/:

Belding-Heminway Co.
(quar.)
Benson & Hedges, $2 preferred
(quar.)

47» %
Data

Common

1

30c

Woods

Lane-Wells

20c

Columbus

Company and Issue—
Algoma Central Terminals, Ltd.—
1st mtge. 5% deb. stock and bonds due 1959
Ambassador East, Inc., 1st mtge. inc. bonds due

the

4%%

(s-a)

Collins

PARTIAL REDEMPTION

preferred
of

1

11-

12-15
11-30

(quar.)

11-

35c

Line

4%

—Nov

mtge.

5%
Lake

11-

1272c

(S.S.) Co. (quar.) 1
Kroger Company (irreg.)
Lake Superior District Power Co.—
Common

10-25

25c

Co.

25c

&

Mortgage

11-15

Kresge

11-20

25c

(quar.)

Bankers

Bond

10-25

25c

(quar.)^
Kokomo Water Works, 8% pfd.

Lumbermen's

$6

Co.

11-15

t50'/4c

Atlantic Coast

1477

6%

Brothers

10-31

75c

(quar.)__

convertible

Barogis

Fund

1

62 72c

(quar.)„

(quar.)
Utilities Corp.

Stock

12-

*.

Co.

Harvester

3

12-30

f75c

(quar.)__:

Peanut

11-

$1.50

preferred

11-15

12-

10-20

11-26

•

Co.—

Cherry-Burrell

21

(Tom)

01/lOc

17

'Oct

Holders

Payable of Rec.

4c

(quar.)

1475

1970—Oct

are:

87 72C

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.

Page

1975—Oct 22

due

general mortgage series L 3 72s, due
Sugar Associates, prefer red stock

Ellicott Square

31

Co.—

and

Eastern

Lit

4%

Corp.,

Dec

(increased)_

A
(quar.)
Co.—

(initial)

preferred

Matachewan

(quar.)

11-15

30c

series

Refrigerator

common

$2.25

75c

Manufacturing Co.—
preferred (quar.)
Electric Industries, Ltd.—

$1.40

Central

stcck

common

in

6272c

Leather

Carpenter Paper Co.
Date

Corp.,

New
Huston

Associated

4.4%

Company and Issue—
American

—

(quar.)„_

preference

5c

(quar.)

California

TENDER

(quar.)

Extra

$1

Asbestos

Class

preferred and common stocks called for redemption,
including those called under sinking fund provisions.
The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬
ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in
which the details were given in the "Chronicle."

5%

.

the week when

When

1

$1.50

&

Co., com.
(quar.)
Co., common

25c

Broadway

list of corporate bonds, notes,

(interim) j

(quar.)

Bay Mining & Smelting
Hunt Foods, Inc., common (quar.)
5% preference (quar.)

995

.

$1.25

(quar.)

preferred

Bronxville

a

A.)

(Joseph)
preferred

6%

1097

second table

a

week

(year-end)

preferred (quar.)
Trap Co. of America, com.

Blumenthal

Below will be found

(Geo.

20c

British-American

Baltimore

this

Special
Special

Blum

Notices

Co.

preferred

Kable

(initial)

Archer-Daniels-Midland

Bliss

Redemption Calls and Sinking

1
1

lie

$3 preferred

during week

1

Investors

preferred (quar.)
Airlines, Inc.—

Blauner's

deposit accounts

10-29

1

11-

E.)

International

preferred (quar.)
Appleton Company (irreg.)

44

—

5

12-

Home

*

164.

Share

common

Business

Berland

Domestic banks

Interbank

+

10

1,736

Foreign banks
Borrowings
demand

312

46,744

1

—Jan
Nov

IIVol.

165.

convertible

Barber

deposits adjusted
Time deposits, except Govt
TJ. 6. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:

11-

30c

Hussman

America

Demand

to

IVol.

1260

-Nov

5%

Liabilities-

Debits

issue.

announced

Corp.

convertible

230

2,439

banks

Oct 25

notes

convertible

American

2,527

+

t50c
317»c

(accum.)

Products, Ltd.

(Chas.

5c

Bros.

Animal

302

3.864

791

12,458

vault

in

5%)

Special

754

545

of

securities

Reserve

+

+

8

285

bonds

S.

U.

13

991

8

3,246

loans

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury

+

+

3,255

loans

10-21

preferred

50c

Vending
F., Inc

6%

Loans to banks
Other

C.

372 %

585

11-15

6%

are

dividends

Altorfer

pur¬

+

75C

1st

2-25

Utilities—

Hudson

Extra

2

11-

Electric &

Hormel

1260

Per

$3

31

*
1395

Name of Company

American

+

11-15

Lea

4,003

536

3-10-48

$1.06 74

1

and Investment News Department" in
declared.

2,788

499

1056

ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given
under the company name in our "General Corporation

+

obligations

12-10

25c

75c

Holly Stores, Inc., 5% conv. pfd.
Hooker Electrochemical, common

2

we

11-25

quar.)

Hires

show the dividends previously announced, but
which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬

+

securities

estate

1948-1950

Then

10-24

25c

6%

we

2

securities

Government

S.

(increased

Hayes Steel

grouped in two separate tables. In the
bring together att the dividends announced the

we

10-31

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)

12004

Nov

current week.

T.

113

_

10-24

20c

(year-end)

10-31

Co.—

12004

DIVIDENDS
Dividends

Holders

When

Payable of Rec:

30c

6%

$2004

(Hamilton), Ltd., 1st mortgage 5s_—Jan

in this

B

(quar.)
Instrument

Common

Havana

Electric

due

A

class

Special

84

—

1356

1951

7%

+

554

*

1

Class

Share

Cooperage,

International

Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U.

&

•Announcement

+

obligations

15

Dec

Company

Bros.

Common

A, due

Co.—

debentures

American

Government

Other

for

Dec

stock

ser.

University Tower Corp. (Canada) —
General mortgage 5s, due 1954—1
Welsbach Engineering & Management Corp.—
Collateral trust 5s, due 1953
i
Windsor Gas Co., Ltd. 1st & ref. mtge. 5s

A.

1,897

Per

Co.—

6%. bds.,

United States Asphalt Ccrp.—
2nd mortgage 7% (extended at

B.

carrying:

chasing or
U.

and

Gas

Theatre Properties

A.

—

1050

Republic Petroleum Co. 572% conv. pfd. stock, ser. A—Nov 15
Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc™,.
,
5 V2 %
convertible preferred'stock
Nov 15
Smith
(L. C.) & Corona Typewriters, Inc.—

agricultural

loans

to

Gas

1

mortgage 5s, due 1948
Any time
Light, Heat & Power Co.—
1st mortgage 5% bonds, due 1948
Anytime
Purchase money 4% bonds, due 1949
Any time
York

13,200

industrial,

ref.

&

1

Nov

1st consolidated

New

1946

1947

Hammond

1965_Dec

1148
1354

debentures due 1950

preferred

Electric

&

collat.

Amsterdam

22,058

Commercial

6%

Co.,

Gas

lien

1st

Greif

Monday, October 20, 1947

Page
Name of

Alpha Portland Cement

investments—total

Loans—total

Loans

(Joseph)

Interstate

Oct. 9,

IfKtS

and

Date

mtge. 4s, series F, due 1965
Co., 372%
1st mtge. bonds, due

Light

Duquesne

-

Nov 17

ref.

Inc. (+) or

Oct. 8,

CHRONICLE

Co.—

and

Fortnightly of Chicago 574%

Dec. (—) Since

Loans

Edison

General

The
of dollars)

FINANCIAL

Company and Issue—
Detroit

member banks follows:
(tn millions

&

15c
-

2c

J

11-10
11-

1

10-20

11-20

11-10

11-

10-15

1

Volume

166

Number 4639

THE

Per
Name of

Company

When

Share

Warren Refining & Chemical (quar.)
Waterous, Ltd., class A (quar.)
Wentworth Mfg. Co. (quar.)
West Virginia Coal & Coke
(irreg.)
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.—
4'A% preferred (quar.)

Westchester Fire Insurance

9-30

10-31

12'Ac

11-22

11-

50c

12-11

Name of

9-23

11-15

11-28

5%

1

11-15

Company

British Rubber Co.

Brown

Shoe

preferred

(quar.)
Co. (irreg.)

11-

1

10-18

Buffalo

10c

11-

1

10-18

Bullock's, Inc.

Western Maryland Railway—
7 %
1st
preferred
(accum.)

$7

12-

1

11-15

Western

$2

12-12

12-

Bunte Brothers
(quar.)
Burlington Mills Corp., common

10c

11-15

10-27

Wilcox

-

4%

Railway of Alabama—
Oil

Co.

Extra

5

10c

Wisconsin
York

Gas

Co.

11-15

11-15

10-25

50c

11-

1

preferred

Butler

Below

give the dividends announced in previous
weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬
we

dends announced this

week, these being given in the

preceding table.
When

Name of Company

■

Abraham
Acme

&

Strauss,

Share

Inc

Aluminum Alloys,

$1.10

convertible

$1.12*/a

Fund

Co.

Allied

9-26

10-20

9-26

12-

10-25

75c

(quar.)

Aluminium Co.
Amerada

10-20

Book

American Box

(increased

American Coach

&

Distilling

11-20

n-20

50c

10-17

10-11
10-23*

Body Co
Co. (quar.)

25c

10-20

10-10

50c

10-30

10-20

30c

12-15

12-

$7

11-14

10-31

common

(accum.)__

common

(quar.)

(quar.)
Co., 4'A% pfd. (quar.)
American Ship Building Co
American Smelting & Refining, common
7% 1st preferred (quar.)
Co.

-

4'A%

Bottle

preferred

American

Viscose

Corp.,

Anchor

Wire

Post

(resumed)

com.

Argo

10-15

Central

Hudson

10-15

Central

New

10-27

10-21

10-27

10-21

1

1

11-20

10-21

10-10

50c

Oil,

4'/2%

Topeka

Chase

1

10-

Chase

8

Coast

Line

non-cum

Atlantic

12-23

12-19

12-23

12-19

11-15
11-15

10-15

11-

10-25

1

2-2-48

10-31

15c
15c
—

11-

10-25

10-15

56'Ac

12-

11-21

1
1

10-21

Co., Ltd.—
1

10-15

12-

1

10-31

$1

(quar.)

11-

$1.50

Ry

11-

1

10- 8

preferred

$2.50

(s-a)

11-10

10-23

$1

Plywood

11-

1

10- 0

933Ac

(quar.)

4%

conv.

pfd.

(quar.)™

10- 6

Atlas Steel, Ltd. (increased)

&

Wiborg

Proprietary,
preference (quar.)

5'/2%

11-

1

62'/2c

Corp

Atlas Powder Co.,

11-

$1
$25c

11-

l

10-21
10-16

11-

10-15

& Co., Inc.—
prior preference (quar.)
Avondale Mills, common (monthly)
$4.50 preferred (quar.)

Baldwin Rubber

1%

Co

Hydro-Electric,

Bangor
Bareco

Oil

Co.

(quar.)___

(quar.)

Bastian-Blessing Co.
(year-end)
Bates & Innes, Ltd., $1 class A (s-a)
Bathurst Power & Paper, Ltd.—
Class

A

Extra

10-15

If- 9

Colt's

40c

10-20

10- 1

Columbia

11-

1

10-17

(increased

1

10-17

Columbia

Behrds-Witch

Stock

11-11

11-

10-15

1

Gas

Co. (quar.)
Blborriingdale: Bros., Inc

1

12-

Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)™
Ltd., class B (interim)
-Bon Ami CO. class A (quar.)
__

Boston Fund, Inc. (quar.)
Boston! Woven Hose & Rubber

Columbian

Inc.

(quar.)_

11-

4




—

10-10

10-29

4'A%

12-

1

10-

$1

11-

1

10-20

Duro-Test Corp.
East Coast Electric

9-30

11-

1

10-15

13c

11-

1

10-10

12-

1

11-10

10-31
10-25

10-10

11-

1

10-15

11-

1

10-20

11-15

11-1

11-

10-6

50c

11-15

1

11-

11-

1

10-

10-31
11-

11-

1

1-15-48

123-

7-15-48

6-

9

11-15

10-15

11-15

11-

$4.25

1

10-

1

10-

40c

12-

11-15

1

10-31

10-

8

11-

1

11-18

1-1-48

12-15

$6c

11-

1

9-30

50c

11-15

10-22

12-31

12-10

25c

10-27

10-17

(quar.)

11-24

Co.

10-30

10-

10-20

1

7%

preferred

11-15

1

10-20

1

10-22

Connecticut Light & Power $2
pfd.
$1.90 preferred (quar.)

$4

11-

1

12-

1

11-14

1

Coniaurum

1-15

1

10-15

11-15

10-25

11-

1

10-15

11-

1

10-10

11-

10-24
1

$5

10-21

10-31

Consolidated Edison

10-14

11-

River Power, 6% pfd. (quar.)__
Mines, Ltd. (interim)
Consolidated Chemical Industries, Inc.—
$1 partic. preference class A
(quar.)
$1 partic preference class B
(quar.)

10-15

$1

10-31
1

1

10-18

11-20

10-31

50c

11-25

11-14

Natural

Paper

11-14

Container

Gas

Co.

Co.

Royalty

Oil

Co.

Corp of America,

preferred
Paint

&

3

12-

1

11-15

11-20

9-30

$1.50
$2c

37'Ac
37'Ac

1111-

3

3

11-

1

10-

11-20

1

$3 prior preferred A

.

1

11-20

10-25

10-10

11-20

11-

(increased

(quar.)

quai?,)__

a

(quar.)

10-10

Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co.

$$1.75

11-

1

10-15

Corn

(N.. Y.)

1

,

&

Refining,
Seal,

Forster, 8%

common™.

Ltd.

Co.

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)_

$25c
50c

11- 5

of

(cash

Corp.

J.),

Ltd.,

$5.0c

11-15

10-15

$2

12-31

12-17

•>

10-15

20c

10-30

10-17

37'Ac

10-31

10-21.

$1.06'4

10-31

10-21

$1

10-31

10-15

50c

10-25

10-17

$1.50

11-1

25c

■.

11-14

10-15

10-20

10- 4s

$5

11-

1

10-20

1

11-20

10-30

10-10

10-30

10-10

10c

11-1

10-17

11-

1

10-17

10-25

10-

6

10-25

10-

6

10-29

10-15

10-29

10-15

11-15

11-

10-31

9-30

10-25

10-16

$50c

(quar.)

10-25
10-25

$12'Ac

(quar.)__

1

$$1.12'A
com.

1111-

1

1

9-30
9-30

10-15

10-15

Oil

Co.

5%

(quar:.)

Cable

Corp.

preferred

10-31

10-15

10-31

10-15

55c

preferred

(quar.)__
(increased quar.)

10-31

10-15

25c

(quar.)
conv.

:i2'Ac
15c

11-

1

10-15

12'Ac

11-

1

10-15

35c

10-

11-1

10-20

15c

11-1

10-17

25c

11-

10-

4Cc

10-25

9-19

$1

11-25

11-10

25c

(s-a)

10-20

$1
—

com.

11-25

11-10

87'Ac

11-

6c

1

1

10-20

7

1

10-10
9-1S

93%c

11-

1

10-

37'Ac

11-

1

10-10

11-1

9-30

$1.50

$1.37'A

11-1

$1

11-

1

6

9-30
9-30

20c

11-15

62'Ac

10-31

10-17

87'Ac

(quar.)

10-31

10-17

$1.50

common

(quar.)

11-14

10-16

11-

5

preferred (s-a)__

$2Cc

11-15

10-17

$$1.25

11-1

10-

2.5c

3

11-29'

11-25

?5c

10-30

10-16

(quar.)_

25c

' 10-22

10-10

(quar.)_

62'A.c

10-25

10-1

(quay.}~+4$-$©-4x£^-£------

$1.25

Machln^

Safety Razorr Co.,

preferred

$4.50

10-16

12-

15c

(quar.)
common

Steel

Gimbel

3-16

1

$35c

(quar.)

preferred

Gillette
+

12-16

11-

10c

(quar.)

Giddings & Lewis

3

1-2-48

4-1-48

5Qc/

5%

11-14

1.0-17"

11-14

11-14

12'Ac

11-14

10-

11-28

$25c

dividend)

Canada, Ltd.

11-29

1

6

11-14
11- 4?

Steel

5%

10-

1

11-28
11-28

15c

class A

Co._

of

.11-29

11-

11-1
12-

3

20c

common

(quar.)

25c

10-25

Corp.,

Canada, Ltd.,

Wares, Ltd.,
(quar.)
Gerrard IS. A.) Company,
Gibson Refrigerator Co.

75c

1

$50c
(A.

General

12-15

12-

70c

Products

$1.25

9-

$1.75

Castings Corp.—
$6 preferred (accum.)

11-20

1-2-48

9-30

10-17

17'Ac

preferred

$3.50

—

Quarterly
Cork

11-20

$1
$1.13

Machine

preferred

Kleiser

General

5

10-20

11-13*

10c

&

75c

preferred

1

&

12-

6c

50c

(s-a)

(s-a)_

(quar.)
General Mills, Inc. (quar.)
General Public
Service, $6 prefeired (quar.)
$5.50 preferred (quar.)
$4 conv. preferred (quar.)
General Public Utilities
Corp. (quar.).
General Shoe Corp., common—

10-15

12-

J.)

pfd. (quar.)
(Boston)

3

11-17

N.

5% preferred A (s-a)
General Foods Corp., $3.50
General Investors Trust

10-15

' 9-30

$25c

Co.,

$3.75

10-20

$1

(Newark,

Electric Co
General Finance
Corp.—
$4 preferred series C

10-15

9-30

25c

.

General

Varnish—

Common

11-20

Crum

3

10-

$1

(quar.)

10-31

10-17

10-

1

50c

12-

l

1

11-

25c

common

$$1

11-

(s-a)

(quar.)

Continental Gin Co., 4'A%
Cook

10-31

11-

$1.25

Extra

4%

11-15

50c

Gear

preferred

General

10-20

(Syracuse,

Rubber

Gardner Denver Co., com.
4%
preferred (quar.)
General
Baking Co

10-15
10-15

$1

Consolidated

.

11-15

10-30

&

Stores

Fullerton

York—

Extra

10-18

11-

New

(quar.)

Consolidated

10-15

11-

Co. of

Consolidated

10-15

10-31

preferred

25c

25c

Ins.

Malting,

Gabriel

11-28

$15c

Extra

10-10

47'Ac

Connecticut

10-15

10-20

1

25c

(quar.)

Companies, Ltd.

$2.20

10-21

11-

Life

preferred (quar.)
Froedtert Grain &

10-31

12'Ac

(quar.)__

10-30

11-

$1.14

(.irreg.)

4'A%

10-20

11-15

$1.50

11-

11-20

25c

10-15

12-31

Extra

10-20

11-15

$1.06'/4

$4c

11-

11- 3

11-15

Brewing Co.

&

Fraser

Hampshire)—

(accum.)

10-15

12-15

12-

dividend

Freiman

1

35c

class A

1

$2.50

B

Franklin

10-14

10-22

15c

(quar.)

1

1-25-48

(extra)

Foundation

11-10

10c

$1.75

Foster

10-25

11-

$2.50

Motor Co.
Pitt

Stock

11-20

t

10-31

Inc.

Tire

B

Class

Fort

11-15

11-

(quar.)

Convertible

10-18

12- 1

10-15

10-25

Traders

Foote Bros.
Ford

(quar.)
Insurance (s-a)

Life

Class

1
1

$1

Sterling Steel & Carbide Corp.—
7% preferred (quar.)
Fitzsimmons Stores, Ltd.—
7%
preferred
(quar.)
Florsheim Shoe, class A
(extra)

6

12-

1112-

25c

Firth

10-15

12-18

(quar.)

Firemen's Insurance

6

11-

10-20

10-15

3

(quar.)

(Marshall) (see Marshall Field & Co.)
Filene's (Wm.)
Sons
(quar.)
Fireboard Products, 6% prior
pfd. (quar.)__

11-10

11-

$1.25

pfd.

Y.)

Firestone
11-18

10-25

11-

Associates

Field

1

10-24

11-15

20c

Corp.
(quar.)
Federated Department
Stores, com. (quar.)—
4'A% convertible preferred
(quar.)
Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md. (qiiai\)

9

1

100%

Fedders-Quigan

9

4-15-48

10-15

11-

50c
&

Quarterly
Park,

1

25c

1

Equipment

&

Fashion

10-10

10-10

11-

30c

Railroad

N.

9-30

$1.12'A

Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd,
Falstaff Brewing Corp.
(quar.)

8

1

10-25

$1.25

(quar.)

Co., 5% preferred (quai\)—
Mills, Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)
Eureka Pipe Line Co.
(irreg.)

10-21

10-15

11-

$15c

Extra

87'Ac

11-15

$1.50

Esmond

9-29

1

10-15

$1

Derrick

Farmers
11-10

10-

1

11.50

Quarterly

5

1

11-

30c

(quar.)

Group

1

11-

10-10

(quar.)

Employers
Emsco

10-

10-25

—

dividend)
Corp. (resumed)
Elmira Williamsport RR.
(s-a)
Ely & Walker Dry Goods
Employees Credit Corp., class A
(initial)—
Class B
(initial)

12-19

1

17c

El Dorado Oil Works
(stock
Electric Bond & Share

10-20

1-1-48

J

11-

12-15

6%

2

10-

12-31

1st preferred A
(quar.)
preferred B (accum.)
Eastern Steel Products, Ltd.
(quar.)
Eastern Sugar
Associates, $5 pfd. (accum.)

12-

12-31

10-31

20c

1

15c

(special)

Electric

(New

Co

12-

12-12

2-2-48

9-30

87'Ac

9

10-15

1

$20c

Corporation
Massachusetts Street Railway—

common

11-

10-15

$1.12'A

10-

30c

(quar.)

12-31

(quar.)__

10-31

30c

(quar.)

9-30

2-2-48

15c

Co.

Eastern

$1.78 2-16-48 2-10-48

common

1

$62'Ac

Eastern

1

10-15

11-

$15c

9

11-

10-15

$1.12'A

11-15

preferred

1

11-1

Ltd.—

10-

Products,

11-

9-30

$25c

11-29

4'A%

*

10-31

$25c

10-31

8%

11-

10-30
11-25

1

(quar.)_

Co.,

Supply
(irreg.)

10-10

11-15

10-20

$40c

(quar.)
(quar.)

Goods

&

1

10- 3

$$1.25

preferred

Metals

$-t 10-15

10-23

Ltd.—

Co.,

1st

Ducommun

10-30
10-24

25c

$25c

preference (s-a)
(E. I.) de Nemours & Co.—
$3.50
preferred
(quar.)
$4.50 preferred
(quar.)

8

10-14i 10-15
\ 10-15

$25c

duPont

10-10

10-31

1

12-24

$$1.25

Dryden Paper Co., Ltd.
Dunlop Tire & Rubber

11-18

10-20

convertible

11-

12-24

11-

(quar.)

(quar.)

11-

5 %

Edison

Gas Co.

10-31

$$1.50

1

11-15

$1.78

(quar.)

11-

Crown
—

11-

15c

Quarterly
Community Frosted Foods,

British Columbia PuIr & Paper Co., Ltd.—
7% preference (accum.)™—_—_.
British Columbia Telephone Co.—
6%
2nd preferred
(quar.)

(quar.)

dividend)

Concord

——

(s-a)

$$1.75

87'Ac

11-4

Special'!-.-;j!
$47 1-2-48
77Bowes Co;,;Ltd.w class A (quar,)—$12'Ac
11-15
Bowser, Inc., $1.20. preferred (quar.)
30c
12- 1
Brazilian Traction Light & Power, Ltd.

10-23

35c

Co.,

(cash

National

1-31-48

$1
Co.

&

Commonwealth

$3
20c

25c

11-15

20c

10-15

16c

(quar.)

$$1.25

10-10

;> 10-10
10-15

$75c

(quar.)
Dominion Woollens &
Worsted, Ltd.
Donnacona Paper, Ltd.—

9-22

10c

(quar.)

1

62'Ac

(quar.)

Booth Fisheries Corp., common
4% preferred (quar.)

1

15c

8c

$62'Ac
$40c

10-15

11-

20o

10-30

75c
$1.50 *

56%c

Blue Ribbon! Corp.,

Blue Top Brewing,

11-15

$2.25

(quar.)

Pictures,

25c

(quar.)

Blissj (E.: W.)

$20c

10-20
10-20
10-25

$37'Ac

Voting trust certificates

each

dividend

50c

(quar.)

6

11- >

yl- ft

$20c

(quar.)

Quarterly

9-30

20o

Manufacturing Co.

50c

». (quar.)

Birtmah: Electric Co.

12-

35c

40c
$1.18%

10-

10-10*

11-15

1-15-48

15c

Dominion Tar & Chemical
Co., Ltd.—
Common (quar.)

Commonwealth International Corp., Ltd.—

$37'Ac

(quar.)

Best; & -Compahy

B

11-25

$12'Ac

quar.)

-

Corp.

for

common

Extra

11-

60c

$3 prior pfd. (quar.)
$6
1st preferred
(quar.)
Beck (A. S.) Shoe Corp., common (quar.)™
4%% preferred (quar.)
Beneficial!Corp;, common (quar.)
$6! preferred. \s-a)

?

Mills,

10-25

$50c

Beau-Arts Apts.,

Class

preferred

1-2-48

1

11-20

40c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet

10c

common

Y.)

common

Colonial Sand & Stone

Extra

Baystate

preferred
preferred

10-17

83Ao

(quar.)

11-

$2c

25c

4

Electric

10-15

17'Ac

preferred

&

10-15

15c

convertible

Gas

1

Baltimore Porcelain Steel—

$10c

25c

1

Colonial

8

preferred

10-20

1

$25c

(quar.)

preference

preferred
(quar.)
Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum

9-30

25c

10-31

$3.50

3

12-

10-31

$0.2083

Oil,

11-

7c
$1

(N.

Co.

10-20

11-

$1.12

Wilcox

&

RR.

1

30c

10-

1-1-48

10-10*

$30c

5%

—

5% preferred (quar.)
Clinton Industries, Inc.

Nichols

Convertible

Babcock

Bank

Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Coast Breweries, Ltd.

1

10-31

$20c

$17'Ac

5%

Erie

quar.)

11-

t$1.37'/2

$18%c

56'Ac

Ry.,

Ltd.—

10-10

Preferred

Clearing Machine Corp., new com. (initial)Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis

10-20

1
11-1

11-1

preference

convertible

Dominion Mailing
Co., Ltd., com.
Common (quar.)

Corp.—

(quar.)
City Stores Co., common (quar.)
Class A (quar.)
City Title Insurance Co. (quar.)

Refining Co.—

4% convertible preferred A
3.75% preferred B (quar.)

10-10

15c

(quar.)

1st

1

$1.12'A

(quar.)

(quar.)

7%

11-

$50c

2%

City Investing Co
City of Paris Dry Goods—

RR.—

11-30

Co.—

Cotton

1st

12-15

1st

2nd

Ekco

prior preferred

7%

9-30

9-30

50c

Louis

Cincinnati

$22'Ac
Fe

pfd.

Investment

Common

9-22

1

1

25c

Common

a5%

6%
11-

$1

preference

National

$2.50

Dome

10-20

30c
'

Dominion

8

10-10

3'Ac

..

Dominion

9-19

11-

$$2

quar.)

85c

common

(quar.)

(increased

Chickasha

11-10

12-26
12-

10-25

9c

15c

Electric,

Chicago Allerton Hotel Co. (irreg.).,
Chicago Corp. (quar.)
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.—

10-31

Industries, Ltd.—

4%

&

share of Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. held—
3'A%
convertible
preferred
(quar.)

1-25

12- 1
12- 1

1

12-23
12-15

a2'A%
a2'A%

—

50c

(extra)

Co

Candy

St.

10-

12-

1

$1

(quar.)
Mines, Ltd
Bridge Co., Ltd. (quar.)
Fabrics, Ltd., common (quar.)__

11-1

10-27

25c

Manufacturing Corp.

10-25

11-

25c

Mfg. Co

(quar.)

Divco Corporation (increased
Dividend Shares, Inc.
(irreg.)
Dixie Cup Co.,
common

Dodge

3

10-27

$4

25c

Chesapeake Corp. of Virginia
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. (stock dividend)
l/40th of a share of New York, Chicago &

10-15

10-15

2

10-

11-15

ot>e

—

Special

\

12-

10-31

20c

75c

(Mass.)

11-

50c

$15c

1

(quar.)

Investment Trust (quar.)
Distillers Co., Ltd.,
ordinary (final)

10-31

12-18

25c

Diocesan

10-31

11-15

Inc.

3

10-18
10-10

12'Ac

37'Ac

(increased)

Chain Store Real Estate Trust

10-16

10-10

$10c
'$$1.12%

preferred

Santa

(quar.)

(quar.)

1

25c

(quar.)

&

pfd.

Power Corp.—
(quar.)
Light (Texas) —

convertible

Vilbiss Company
Dickey (W. S.) Clay

9-30

11-15

10-

10-25
10-25

20c

50c

preferred

10-23

10-20

$1.25

(stock dividend)
Products Corp.,
common

Store

4'A%

11-

7'Ac

(resumed)

City Electric,

&

prior
Belt

Chain

1-21

$1

(quar.)

(interim)

preferred

Atlantic

4'A%

40c

37'Ac
62'Ac

10-25

$1.78

Co.

Diebold,

10-21

Y.

(irreg.)

common

De

10-15

ft

10-24

$2

Extra

10-10

1

(quar.)

5%
preferred (quar.)
—
Detroit River Tunnel (s-a)

10-10

1

11-

A

(quar.)

5%

(initial)

Gas

York

Certain-Teed

1

11-

75c

37'AO

preferred
Power

Common

Equipment Corp., common
4'A% preferred (quar.)

Atlantic

Coke

preferred

$1.12'/2

Aro

Associated Telephone

&

11-

$20c

30c

Century Electric Co.

10-22

$3

6%

(accum.)

Quarterly

(s-a)

Associated Electrical

Atchison

3.40%
Central

10- 9

12-

7>Ac

Arkansas Fuel

Austin

Coal

1
1

$56'Ac

Common

Ault

Central

1111-

11-

(quar.)—

common

Associates

$1.25

15c
15c

(quar.)—

(quar.)

Aguire

10-10

1

$12'Ac

(quar.)

common

preferred

Central

Co.—

Argus Corporation Ltd. com. (quar.)
4'A% conv. preference (quar.)

Atlas

12-19

11- 1
$1.50 1-31-48

(s-a)

common

Ordinary

5%

10-20

25c

Inc.,

5%

Caterpillar Tractor Co.

11-1

A

pfd.

conv.

Celotex

$1.50

(quar.)

4%

10-17

Chain

Extra

Argus,

Paper,

Corp.,

11-

$1.25

Light,

10-

1-2-48

$3

Arcade Cotton Mills Co., common

preferred
Oil Corp.

&

11-7
3

10-16

$50c

10-31
1

11-24

$20c

Ry

11-28

30c

(s-a)

Appalachian Electric Power—
4'A% preferred (quar.)
8%

Carpenter

Products—

Anglo-Canadian Telephone
4»A% preferred
(quar.)

(s-a)__

(quar.)

(quar.)

Power

2%%
$20c

I

10-

10-20

20c

(quar.)

Detroit-Michigan Stove

10-16

$$1.25

Ltd., class

11-

$1.25

preferred

Anderson Clayton & Co.

preferred

4%

prior preferred (quar.)
prior preferred (quar.)

6%

5%

1

10-15

(quar.)

Utilities, Ltd., 5%

Carolina

11-

Light

Detroit Gasket & Mfg.

10-15

+37'Ac

Pacific

50c

(quar.)

Cable

&

11-3

25c

(quar.)

!

American Vitrified Products,

Anaconda

11-18

53VaC

com.

common

6%

10-17

50c

(quar.)

Inc.,

1

11-15

1

10-15

(quar.)
Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Railway—
Common (quar.)

12- B

11-

$1.75

Participating preferred (extra)
American Zinc, Lead & Smelting—
$5 prior preferred (quar.)
Metal,

12-18

12-15
11-

1

Preferred

5

11-

1

(quar.)

Vickei's, Ltd. 7% pfd.
Capital Estates, Inc. (interim)
Capwell Sullivan & Furth Oak—

10-16

11.78

40c

Co.,

1

11-

$1

(quar.)

preferred

11-

11-15

56"Ac

(quar.)

American Thermos

preferred A

Canadian

10-16

1

Ltd.—

Cordage,

Canadian

10-15

1

25c

American Screw

American Stove

Association

Canadian

10-14*

10-25
11-

37'/2c

(bi-monthly)
Goods Co.—

Paper
preferred

11-1

2c

(quar.)

1

12-

11-

Canada Wire & Cable, class A (interim)
Canadian Bronze Co., Ltd., common (quar.)_

10-11

1

Power &

Manufacturing Co., class

debentures (quar.)
Dentist's Supply Co. of N.
7%
preferred (quar.)
$8

Derby Oil Co.,

11-

25c

Delaware
Dennison

11-15

12-17

11-15

50c

11-4

11-17

12-18
10-26

50c

11-4
4

1

30c

11-4

11-

(quar.)

preferred

Rock

11-

10c

common

(quar.)
Oil Corp

1

11-

Canadian Ice Machine, Ltd., class A
(quar.)
Canadian Industries, Ltd., common (quar.)_
Canadian Investors Corp.
(quar.)
Canadian Malartic Gold Mines, Ltd. (s-a)—
Canadian Oil Co.'s, Ltd. (quar.)

1

Deep

Co.,

1-2-48
1-2-48

50c

A

12-1

30c

50c

Co.

American

Western

Rubber

class

Holder*

100%

12-

12-15

SI
25c

(increased)

87'Ac

50c

Canadian Converters,

11-

1

4

25c

10-16

11-15

$2

..

10-17

10c

News

Insurance

convertible

5%

Dayton

10-25

%

Dominion Sugar (quar.)
Power Corp. com.

B

(quar.)

1

30c

preferred

Telephone^ com.
(quar.)

11-

American Light & Traction,
American

Canada

11-8

10-14

1

1

$37c

10-31

50c

quar.)

pfd.

Fire

Class

American Home Products ) monthly)
American
Hydraulics,
Inc.
(monthly)

6%

Camden

1

11-

American Hard Rubber, 7%

&

&

75c

American Fork & Hoe Co.,

(quar.)

(quar.)—

Northern

50c

American

common

t(quar.)___',._lL

Canada

1

1

Water

Canada

l

12-

prefexred

8

(quar.)

Co.

1st

Ltd.,

45

Payable of Ree.

$1.25

(quar.)

87'Ac

Stock dividend
Davidson Bros, (quar.)

1

12-

..

preferred (quar.)
Cunningham Drug Stores

11-

11-

(year-end)

3'A%

12-

When

share

Cuban Atlantic
Sugar, ,5% preferred
Cuneo Press, Inc.,
common

25c

$1.75

(s-a)

.

preferred

11-

10-20

Common

(Holding), Ltd.—

Mills,

preferred

12-

10-30

25c

62'Ac

Extra

Ampco

$1.50

12-

125c

(quar.)
(quar.)

Board

Linen

9-18

Ltd.—

Corp.

Co.

American Can

5%

10-

com.

preference

California

10-31

10-22

$35c

80c 2nd participating preferred
(quar.)—
California Electric Power $3 pfd. (quar.)—

$1

1

$2.14

(quar.)

Wireless

Caldwell

20c

(quar.)

Petroleum

American

7%

Cable &

35c

of Canada,

preferred

6%

1

Co.

M.)

preferred

15c

(A. S.)

4%

7

10-20

25c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Co.

10-

!

(s-a)

California-Oregon Power, new com. (initial)
California Packing Corp., common (quar.)__
5% preferred (quar.)

10-15

1

113c

Extra
Aloe

(A.

$1.20

(quar.)

Co.

1

5c

common

Stores,

(Louis)

1111-

35c

(initial)

Air Reduction

Allis

10-15

50c

Inc.__

common

10-25

27'Ac

(quar.)

Extra (payable in cash or Stock)
Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores—
New

Payable of Rec.

Inc.—•

preferred

Adams-Millis Corp.

; Affiliated

Holders

11-

$15c

5'A%
Per

(quar.)—

Extra

Byers
7%

10-22

11-

Company

87'Ac

(quar.)
6% pfd

Co.

11- 1

$1

preferred

preferred

Mfg.

25c

25c

—

Butterfly Hosiery Co.

10-10:

$1

preferred (quar.)
3'A% convertible 2nd
3'A%

10-13
10-15

10-20

30c

(quar.)

4%

10-15

10-31
10-31

—

(quar.)

Per

Name of

Cuban-American Sugar Co.—

10c

75c

(Los Angeles)

Extra

10-27

25c

Bankshares

County

Forge

Payable of Rec.

90c

$1.50

(1617)

Holders

$$1.25
(quar.)

Manufacturing (extra)
Buckeye Steel Castings, common (quar.)
6%

When

Canada, Ltd.—

(quar.)
Co., $3.60 preferred

Brunner

11.- 3

CHRONICLE

Share

of

preferred

30c

Extra

FINANCIAL

Per

Payable of Rec.

5c

(quar.)

&

Holder*

$20c

$1.12V/2

COMMERCIAL

Brothers,1 Inc.,

preferred'(quar.)
Globe-Union, Inc. (quar.)

jsommon.

cofKMoh

(quar.)™
JJ__™
—

-

11-

1

10-

1

5Cc

10-25

10-10

$1.12%

10-25

10-10

11-

10-17

20c

1

r

Per

Share

Name of Company

Rubber Co., com. (quar.)

Goodyear Tire &

$1

12-15

11-14

$50c

10-31

Groceterias

Class

10-10

$2.50

12-15

12-

A

40c

11- 1

1

11-

Extra

EXtrdl

11-15

$25c

11-15

10-15

$15c

11-15

10-15

1

10-15

— mmwrnam

—

50c

<H?"l.)

Co., Inc. (quar.)--Western Brewery Co.—
dividend ——
New
common
(initial)-—
Gness-Pfleger Tanning Co. (quar.)

Lord

10-31

56V4C

11-

preferred

12-

5

TTfl^«

S

10-15

10-21

10-1

Luzerne

11-15

11-

$200

12- 1

ii-1

12 1

11-15

preferred (quar.)__
Light, $6 pfd. (quar.)__

common ($5 P&r)for
each two shares of common held (three

&

M.

&

Co.

Marine

Ltd.,

11- 1

10-20

Massachusetts

10-27

10-

68%c

11-1

10-15

tl2VaC

Brewing Co.
Corp. of America—

Harvard
Hat

A-

Class

3%%

$1

Stock

and bond

preferred

41/2 %

(quar.)

7

11- 1

10-

9

11-20

11-

3*

11-20

11-

3*

Keystone

10-15

11-

1

10-15

Monsanto

11-

1

10-15

$3.25

11-30

10-31

11-30

10-31

Morrell

Morris

Manufacturing

Kobacker Stores,

$1.37Va

H )

1

10-23
10-31

12-10

11-25

11-

1

10-15

$1

12-

1

11-

1

11-

1

10-

11-

1

11- 1

10-30
11- 1

10-16

12-

1

10-

10-20
10-28

12-15

Original capital J—
Link Belt CO.
(quar.).-

1

11-

1

9-30

10-31

10-15




11-10

11-15

11-

37 Vic

10-30

10-11

1

11-

1

10-

3
1

11-15

11-

11-

1

9-30

10-20

Cash

9-30

dividend

Stock

1

12-

1

$1.75

11-10
1

35c

11-29
11-20

9-30

25c

11-15
11-

1

11-

5

10-15

$75c

12-11

12-

$3

12-31

12-22

11-

1

4

10-15

50c

10-28

10-15*

10-28

10-15*

10-28

$1.12V2

(quar.)

11-

1

10-15*

10-31

12-31

11- 1

10-21

20%

11- 1

250

(irreg.)—
m/v

11- 1

10-

$1

11-

1

10-16

87 Vic

11-

1

10-16

Stamping
Tank

Co.

11-21

60c

12-10

50c

3-10-48

2-29

12-10

11-21

$1.10 3-10-48

2-23

River

(quar.)

$1.50
40c

(quar.)

5c

Co

25c

(quar.)

pfd.

53'/a c

(quar.)

12- 1

ii- i

12-13
12-13
11-

1

1-1-48

1212-

2

5

10-21
10-31
11-15

J25c

Cordage,

common

Flour

Mills, Ltd.,

Mines,

Ltd.,

class

A.),

Inc.

Co.,

$3.40

preferred

Insurance

Co.

Sharp & Dohme,

20c

$1.50

States

10-22

10-10

Sloss-Sheffield

11-

10-20

Smith

1

12-10

11-20

10-25

10-15

Southam

10-25

10-15

Southeastern

11-

1

10-15

$1.50

10-20

9-30

$1.75

10-20

9-30

Southern

6

Power

preferred (accum.)
7%
preferred (accum.)
Northwest Airlines 4.6% pfd.

11-

Engineering

,

Co.,

com.

,,5% preferred (quar.)
Ogilvie Flour Mills, Ltd.,
Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Gas

&

Gas,
conv.

11-1

10-15

10-30

pfd.

(quar.)_>

t$1.75

10-30

10-15

t

Ltd.,

Ltd.

(quar.)__I

10-17

9

12-15

12-

11-

1

10-17

11-

1

t0-14

1

11-17

11-

1

10-14

11-

1

10-10

$30c

(quar.71

11-25

10c

12-

1

12-

1

11-

3

11-

3

11-15

10-15

11-

1

10-15

70c

11-20

11-10

25c

11-

10- 3

$30c

3

{25c

7

10-30

9-30

{50c

(quar.)

10-20

9-30

{25c

quar.)

11-15

10-17

12-

40c

7

10- 4

28c

10-31

10- 4

$30c

11-15

10-20

$1.20

11-

1

10-15

555

11-

1

10-15

40c

12-1

11-15

4.8%

Indiana

preferred

Southwestern

$2.20

Gas

Co., Ltd.—
(quar.)

Electric

Co.—

(quar.)

Associated

preferred

Southwestern

&

Telephone—
(quar.)_

Public

Service—

*.

Common .(increased quar.)

3.70%

preferred

(quar.)

3.90%

preferred

(quar.)

(quar.)—$0.59375

11-15

10-15

1

Ltd.—

convertible preference

9-30

10-31

10-17

11-

Southern Canada Pbwer Co., Ltd. (increased)

U: 1

$1.12'/a

10-

1

J30c

'

11-15

preferred (quar.),

1

11-

25c

Greyhound Lines

(quar.)

10-30

11-i

1

U-

10c

common

(increased

50c

:

12-

11-10

common (quar.)
&
Iron
(irreg.)

55c

com.

common

11-14

8

11-17

10-27

12-

10-17*

1

10-15

$1.25

preferred series A

Oliver Corp., 4'/2%

(quar.)

7%

Electric

Natural

10-15

1

10-31

10-17

20c

(quar.)

Extra
Shoe

1

II- 1

28%c
• • .50c

(quar.)

10-

11-

$$125

Ltd.,

California Edison

Common

4.48%

25c

Northwest

Co.,

10-24

87'/2c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Steel

10-15

37V2C

Southern

37 ViC

(quar.)
(Delaware) —

Co.

O.) Corp._
(Howard) Paper Mills,
Common (quar.)
4% preferred (quar.)

10-

10-15
10-20

11-10

(A.

10-20

1

25c

(quar.)

(N.),Co.,

5c

Corp.—

preferred

pfd.
(irreg.)

conv.

Smith

8c

Illinois

Slater

1

11-

11-10

{20c

(quar.)
& Sons.,

Corp.

6

12-13

11-

50c

(quar.)

Corp. of America (quar.)
Sherwin Williams Co. of Canada, Ltd.—

8c

—

convertible

$3.50

Mining
Water & Power

10-15

11-10

12-20

33 3/10c

Shattuck-Denn

25c

(quar.)

Engineering Works

(Delaware), $1.50 pfd. A

Sheraton

25c

10-

29!/2c

(initial)
preferred (initial)

1

Oil

5

12'/2c

A

11-

Sinclair

11-

9-30

25c

class

1

(H.)

10-15

85c

(quar.)

12-

preferred

9-30

1

Co.—

$3.50

5%

1

91 Vic

pfd.

(quar.)

Finance

1

1111-

10c

preferred B

Common

1

50c

(quar.)

convertible

Shawinigan

11-

1

11-

iiOc

(quar.)

Manufacturing

Simon

10-15

t20c

Seaboard Oil Co. of Delaware

10-15

1

Associates,

7
71

1

1

10-15

11-

J40c

A

1

11-

10-25

1

$7c

;

11-

10-16

10-25

11-15
11-

133;jc

(s-a)

Corp

11-

$5

(quar.)

Loan

10-15

1

(quar.)

pfd.

Ltd.

Remedial

1

11-

10-15

11-15

750

Gold

1

93 %c

10-10

10-22

JS1.75

1

10-20

(quar.j

com.

conv.

12-

10-15

3

25c

(quar.)

Corp., 55c

12-

1

11-

45c

(quar.)

11-

1

12-10

$1.31>A

(quar.)

50c

11-

10-15

11-15

10-18

Container,

11-

10-15

12-20

10-18

Electric

15c

10-25

10-25

10-31

$3.65

97 %c

10-15

10-31

Seaboard

10-15

1

50c

common

10-16

1

10-15

11-

11-15

RR.

1

11-

10-17

1

25c

11-

50c

1

11-

50c

Scranton

$1

11-

1

25c

Paper

Seaboard

10-15

isc

(quar.)_

$1.18%

(quar.)

common

1

of New York

Inc.,

Distillers

5V2%

11-

52J/2C

(quar.)_

preferred

10-15
5

U-

$1.05

Whitehall

10-14

11-

1

10-10

(D.

Scovill

12-

10-10

Co.,

Scott

10-21

t40c

10-

Class B

10-15

1

10-21

United

Schenley

10-13

10-21

II-

20c

Francisco

1

1

71

Antonio

10-30

11-

10-16-

11-

12'/>c

Fund

preferred

Scarfe

10-20
12-

10-20

11-13

25c

Semi-annual

2

10-20

1

50c

pfd.

75c

6%

4%%

San

1

11-

80C

50c

Nunn-Bush

7SC

$15c

(quar.)
Fabrics

Northern

10-28

10-20

11-

25c

_

10-24

50c

(quar.)

10-15

Lawrence

7%

10-24

10-30

1

Fine Foods,

Schulte

B

Bedford

$1.50

10-30

Co.—

Mallinson

Northern

1

$1.10

i

Lead

Extra

20

15c

Products

preferred

St.

10-30

50c

11-

convertible

Samson

$1.50

preferred

Hosiery Mills, Ltd.

Northern

9-30

$250 1-31-48

■

2nd

Food

North

10-20

12 Vic

$25c

non-cum.

preferred (s-a)_.
New Jersey Worsted Mills (irreg.)
New York Meiyhandise Co
New York Power & Light—
3.90% pfd. quar.)
Newberry (J. J.) Co., 3%% pfd. (quar.)
Niagara Hudson Power Corp.—
5% 1st preferred (accum.)
Norfolk & Western Railway Co.—
New adjustment preferred (initial quar.)Norma-Hoffman Bearings,
common
6% preferred (quar.)
North American Acceptance Corp.
(Pa.) —
Class A
(quar.)

11-10

5c

10-11*

$2.50

preferred

Class B

10-15

10-15

1

Corp.—
1st

New

10-25

11-

1

10-24

30c

12c

&

W.

Ban

Water Co. (s-a)
Neisner Bros., 4%%
conv. pfd.

10-11

Rutland

11-

10-24

10-30

10-21

Berg

11-

10-15

10-30

1

Russell

50c

10-31

20c

1

10-20

10c
Products Corp.
(quar.)
Welding Machine—
(quar.)

7%

11- 1

56V4C

i

1

1

&

10-24

11-

11-

4%

1

11-

40c

S.

10-17

11-

11-

Rockland

12-15

11-

tl5c

l5c

10-15

10-31

10-10

1

11-29
11-25

}10c

1

10-15

11-

$25c

$1.25

11-

1

10-15

$1.50

Cotton

12-31

11-14

10-31

$62V2C

Cement

Robinson

11-15

10-15

15C

_

Riverside

10-15

11-

1

1

1-1-48

Co., $5 pfd. (quar.)...Ill
Mills. Ltd.
(quar.)
Light & Power (quar.)

12-18

Electric

non-cum.

Cedar

1

$2

1112-

4

30c

(quar.)
1
Works (initial)

11-

15c

10-

15c

Tobacco,

20c

Distillers

Erie

J.)

12-26

$1.75

10-24*

5

$1.06Vi

Quarterly

—

1

11-15
11-

41 Vic

(quar.)

preferred

Racing Association

56 %C

Naugatuck

12-22

96V4c

SI.50

National

11-10

12-29

56 Vic

Richmond Insurance Co.

(quar.)

9-30
12-

45C

10-14

(quar.)

I-1-48

9-30
10-11

t3c

(quar.)

Brass, 5'/4%

10-21

Pfd.

1

68a/4c

$1

America—

11-

6

75c

preferred

Riphmond

of

9-29

100%

11-29

Co.

9-29

$$2

common

12-15

Chemical

10-

10-21
10-20

__

common

Co.,

62 V2C

(quar.)

10-20

10-21
10-20

(irreg.)

Petroleum

(R.

16-15

10-20

6c

dividend

5V2%

10-15

90c

preferred A (quar.)
6% preferred B (quar.)
Republic Natural Gas-

Republic

1
1

10-31

(quar.7

6%

10-15

10-20

1111-

15c

Class B (quar.)
Rice-Stix Dry Goods

National Tea Co. 4Vi%

10-15

11-

10c

——*

1

11-29

National

10-17

$2 5c

—

12-

10-15

National

11-15

11-

$1.21 Vi

—-sr:—

10-15

10-31

6%

11-15

50c

„

-

1

12-15

Ltd.

National

9-30

12-15

20c

—r—

11-

16-15

50c

_

_

20c

3%

10-10

$3c

(irreg.)

►—

/.
(quar.)
(quar.)

80c

3

$1

Regent Knitting Mills, Ltd.—
$1.60 non-cum. preferred
(quar.)
Reitman's, Ltd. (Canada), 5% pfd. (quar.).
Reliance Electric & Engineering—
$2.10 convertible preferred (quar.)
Republic Investors Fund—

$12ViC

Rice Mills,

National

?

10-31

5%

RR.—.

10-15

Reynolds

National

5c

——7

guaranteed
guaranteed
/■Original capital

1

11-15

Common

11-14

$1

Quarterly —*——-i-—•

Miami

11-

1

11-

$1.25

(quar.)

common

3

5%

3c

Loan" Corp.;

Special
Special

12-15

$1.10

1

10-

1

(quar.)

Co., $2 class A

12-

National

—

Little

1-2-48

$12 Vic

Co.,

(C. A.)
Class B

Revere Copper &

Extra

10-20

95c

——

common

Reed

lc

National

9-30

20c

6% preferred (s-a)
pfd. (quar.)

preferred? (quar.) ——:

10-15

Revere

National

10-31

11-

$1

Printing Corp.,

Reading

1

6

10-

10-22

75C

Pile,

11-15

National Chemical & Mfg.

10-17

1

10-20

50c

(James) & Sons Co., 3.85%
& Tire, (quar.)

$3.50

10-15

11-

10-

10-22

$3

(quar.)__

3

Straus-Duparquet (quar.)
National Battery Co
National Casket Co., common (increased)
$7 preferred (quar.)

10-20

$1

Rubber

Lincoln

10-24

$1.50

preferred

Concrete

$3 preferred

10-20

50c

J

convertible

12-

Mutual

9

20c

50c preferred (quar.) —
Life & Casualty Insurance Co. of TennesseeStock dividend
——

.■

50c

4%

Raymond

45c

(quar.)

6% preferred (quar.)
Narragansett Electric, 4Vi%

10-18

1

$3c

Life Insurance Co. (Ind.)

10-31

62 Vic

(quar.)

Brewing Co., common (s-a)
5% participating preferred (s-a)
Munson Line, Inc.
(irreg.)

10-10

11-

87 Vic

(quar.)--——
-Lane Bryant, Inc., 4Vi%
preferred (quar.)Langley's Ltd., 7% conv. pfd. (accum.)—-

Lincoln National

11-15

62 Vic

I s-a )

(quar.)

common

Nathan

2c

Machine Co.

'^uftrtGrlv

$3.25

62 Vic

common

Muehlebach

11-25

50c
40c

50C

lc

Mount Royal

10-15

10-16

___:

Quarterly

9-30

933/4c

—

4Vi% preferred
Brothers, Ltd. (quar.)

6-20

9-20

56 %c

(quar.)

A

Power,

preferred

1

Extra

7-2-48

75c
-

securities)

10-2-48

Mount Diablo Oil Mining & Development—

10-15

87 Vic

L'Aiglon Apparel, Inc. (quar.)
(John), Ltd. (extra)—
Laclede-Christy Clay
Products-Lake Dufault Mines, Ltd. (interim)

dividend

Co.,

11-

Radford (J. M.) Grocery, 4V2% pfd.
(quar.)
Railway & Light Securites (quar.)
Special (from gains realized 011 sales of

25c

Inc.—

preferred

States

95c

Quaker Oats

25c

$1.62 Va

(s-a)

series

convertible

5%

10-15

34 %c

Stores,

5%

6-20

of America—

preferred

Mountain

11-14

1

30c

(quar.)

Plan Corp.

4

Co.

series A

participating preference (quar.)
(John)
& Co.
(quar.)

$2.25

2

11-

$1.25

Labatt

Extra

10-

15c

(quar.)

Lawyers Title Insurance,

1

40c

&

preferred

$3

2

11- 1

Company
2nd

10-

62 Vic

Inc., common (quar.)

preferred

11- 1

50c

Co.
Kroehler Mfg. Co., 4*/2 % preferred A (quar.)
(S

Chemical

pfd.

Morrison-Knudsen

12-

13%c

(quar.)

Co.

11-

11-

7 Vic

(quar.)~__

Liberty

10- 9

11- 1

16%%

Kingan &~Co"~~4% preferred
Kirkland Lake Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

Stock

12- 8

10-16

Colorado, com.

Extra

Inc., common (quar.)
Ltd. (interim)—

Kennedy's,

Lewis

7

10-

50c

Kerr-Addison,

Lerner

10-

1

$8%c

Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas—
Stock dividend

Lee

1

1

Purity Flour Mills, Ltd.—
Redeemable
preferred
(quar.)
Co., 6% preferred (quar.)
Quebec Power Co. (quar.)
Quinte Milk Products, Ltd., class A

3-20

11-

t$1.75

Power & Light—
4%
preferred (quar.)
■--■
Jewel Tea Co., 3%% preferred (quai.
Johns-Manville Co.. 3Vi% pfd. (quai.)
Johnson Ranch Royalty (quar.)
Johnson & Johnson, 4%
2nd pfd. (quar.)
31/2%
2nd preferred (quar.)
-Johnston Mutual Fund
Julian & Kokenge (irreg.)
Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace (quar.)
Kansas City Power & Light—
3.8O% preferred (quar.)

Lees

4-2-48

(quar.)

prior preferred (quar.)
$1 prior preferred (quar.)
$1 prior preferred (quar.)
Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement—
$6.50 convertible preferred (accum.)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (irreg.)
Mississippi Power & Light, $6 pfd. (quar.).
Modern Tool Works, Ltd. (quar.)
Monongahela Pow«* Co., $4.40 pfd. (quar.)_
4.80%
preferred B (initial)

10-31

Jersey Central

Landis

25C

$1

12-31

-

7%

12-20

30c

Products Corp.——
International Resistance Co.-—
6% convertible preferred (quar
Ironrite Ironer, 55c conv. preferred (quar.)
laie
Royal Copper
—jr--,-"-":"
Jacobs (P. L.) Co., 5% conv. pfd. (quar.)_
jaeger Machine Co. (increased) _
--jantzen Knitting Mills, common (quar.)
5% preferred A (quar.)—

Kroger

9-20

1-2-48

10-20

International

Kress

7-2-48

10-2-48

25c

10-20

preferred (quar.)
preferred ($5 par), (quar.)—

7%
n%

25c

1

Canada, Ltd.

International Nickel Co. of

11-18

25c

$1.12 V2

—

1

Common

11- 1

International Educational Publishing
Preferred (accum.) —-----—
rfT—"

12-

Common

11-

50c

10-10

10-10

25c
—

10-20

10-15

Moody's Investors Service,

(quar.)

Public Service

1

10-15

11-

__

4Vi%
preferred
(quar.)
Puget Sound Pulp & Timber, 6%
Purex
Corp.,
Ltd

10-22

1

<quar.)__

10-15

3-20

common

prior preferred

$1.10

(s-a)

10-15

4-2-48

$.1

pfd.

1

25c

10-27

10-

60c

1

Common

11-20

1

I ~

11-

3c

Co

1

11-

preferred

4%

of

1

$1 50

Ltd.. (interim)

Co.

11-15
10-

10c

11-

15c

Supply

&

Inc.,

Gamble

Proprietary Mines,

11-15

10-25

(quar.)__

pfd.

$1.10

10-15

20c

common

Abrasive

Ltd.,

5

~

$1.75

12-20

IOC

shares.-—

Corp.,

10-15

1-2-48

""-l

Interchemical

1

25c

15c

Ltd.

11-

&

12-

12 Vic

;

Brothers,

10-20

5

4.15%

preferred iquar.)
Spalding (A, G.) & Bros. (s-a)_
v.

•

10-15*

1

12-

25c

Employee's special stock
Potomac Edison Co., 3.60%
Price

1

11-

90c

10-15

25c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Piping

11-

50c

.

—1

Procter

1

11-

io-io

preferred (quar.)_
Piedmont & Northern Railway (quar.)
Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp
I

10-31
1

1

1

(quar.)
5%

11-

10-

11«.

1

Phillips-Jones Corp.,

11-15
10-20

1

12-

Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron
Philadelphia Transportation Co
Participating preferred (s-a)
Philadelphia &. Western RR. (special)
Philip Morris & C0., Ltd.
4% preferred (quar.)

10-17

2c

1

12-

II-

Plymouth Cordage Co. com

Products

10-

87%c

(quar.)

1

1

1

25c

(s-d)
Philadelphia Electric, 4.40%

11-

$25c

10-15

11-

.$1.10

(quar.)

10-17

$1.75

11-8

2-5-38

11-15

$1.061/4

,

(quar.)

preferred,

Extra

10-15
12-15

11-15

92%c

;

—

preferred

10-31
I-1-48

t$1.50

(quar.)

preferred

10-10

$75c

New 3J/2% preferred '(initial)
Perkins Machine & Gear Co

com.

10-23

26c 3-15-48

Pfeiffer Brewing

Co.

5

10-31

50c

(quar.)

.

10-15

11-

$68%c

(quar.)

1

Common

Midwest

(accum.)"_!
(quar

1

75c

pref.

11-

40c

com.

common

11-

Co.—

preferred

50C

shares

Aviation

(quar.)

10-20

(quar.)

Ltd.,

45C

10-14

15C

ExtrB»

^'Institutional Shares,

quar.)

10-30

25c

$1

(increased

com.

6

10-21

_

»

$3.60

10-

10-26

(quar.)

6%... preferred

3.80%

10-15

11-15

(quar.)

_

10-

11-

3%

Glass

1

10-15

15C

Chemical Industries, Ltd.
(interim) —
Indiana Associated Telephone—
$2 preferred .(quar.)
Industrial
Brownhoist (quar.)

-

10-24

18C

Ordinary

9-30

11-

32V2C

'

10-17

15c

50c

Imperial

1

50c

62 Vic
-

Ltd.—
1

(quar.)

Corp.,

Miller & Hart,

8

$1

RR. (quar.)
(quar.)

Terminal
Zinc Co.

Illinois

45C

$1.50

11-

11-29

Mid-West

10-15

11-

10-21

preferred

6%

1

10-29

$1.62'/a

Co

Philadelphia Co.

11-30

(quar.)

preferred
(quar.)
Michigan Steel Tube Products

12-20

$1

11-15

10-27

11-

Co.—

Brewery, Ltd., 5»/2%
Telephone Co.,

Extra

10-15

75c

Pennsylvania Electric Co.—
3.70% preferred ,C (quar.)

1

43%C

preferred

7%

10-15

10C

12-

10-15

4.40%

10-10

1

12-15

Michigan Gas <& Electric—

10-20

11-

9-26

11-15

1

(quar.)

Inc.

&

preferred

1

10-15

50c

4.40% preferred B (quar.)
Pennsylvania Power 4.25% pfd.
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co.—

10-15
,

1

Michigan Bakeries—
$1 non-cum. prior preference

9-30

50c

5% Pfd- (W&t-)-Huyler's, $2 partic. 1st preferred (s-a)
$1 convertible 2nd preferred (s-a)
Hydraulic Press Mfg. Co.—
Idaho Power Co., common
(quar.)
4% preferred (qhar.)
Illinois Power Co. com. (quar.)
5% conv. pfd. (quar.)
-—
Huttig Sash & Door,

10-17

10-31
10-31

11-

Metal

10-15

50c

75c

11-20

12-30

10-27

$1.75

10-15

1

10-15

-

10-31

5

10-15

12-

$1.25

12-

2%%

10-17

Shoe

Tilford,

Davis

10-15

11-15

+15c

(accum.)

preferred

Penman's,

11-10

26c

7% preferred (quar.)
Mercury Mills, Ltd. (quar.)

$2.50

11-21

1

Co.,

&

11-

t25c

:

(quar.)

Service

$1

10-15

1

Mercantile Stores

10-

1

1

10-15

11- 1

11-

11-

10-21

10-25

10-

11-

10-25

$1

1

11-

1

1

7

11-

75c

Oil

1st

10-15

1

$1.25

Peninsular

10-14

12-12

$1.06%

$10C

11-

11-

10-15

Co.—-

Trust

10-31

20c

(quar/

Howe"ScSl°er,P5% "preferred 7s-a7-----

Illinois

11-15

50c

preferred

Power, $4

Investors

25C

=r

1

11-

10-14

25c

1

10-31

11-

4%

II-

10-31

25c

10-25

11-20

$1.30

1

Cement—

preferred
Public

11-

12-

f$i.75

com.

(irreg.)

Portland

61/a%
Pacific

9-30

11-15

30c

10-20
11-15

11-15

$15c

Melville

1

Parke
Peller

Elevator Co.

1

t$3

(s-a)

Products, Ltd.

Company
Pacific Lighting Corp.

9-16

McLellan Stores Co.

4

10-25

9-16

10-31

10-15

11-

10-20

11-14

10-20

lc

10-13

10-20

11-

25c

1

25c

11-15

12- 1

11-

40c

preferred (quar.)
Publishing

8

50C

$1.50

,

Insurance

&

$1.25

Bartlett & Co. (monthly)Higbee Company, 5% preferred (quai.)
Hilton Hotels Corp.; common (quar.)
4% convertible preference (T^r.)
"7^7.1.
Hiram Walker (see Walker (Hiram) G. & W.)
Holly Development Co. (quar.)
HOily Sugar Corp. (quar.)

10-17

$$1

4%

8

10-

37 Vic

-------

10-27

1

McGraw-Hill

10-

8c

(quar.)—-

1

11-

5c

Corp.—

—

McColl-Frontenac

10-16

10-31

10-31

$1.25

Hibpard, Spencer,

Li?hta&

1

common.

(quar.)
McClatchy Newspaper, 7% preferred

93%c

Hershe? Chocolate Corp., new com. (initial)
*4
convertible preference (quar.)

Houston

11-

11-

$2

Corporation

40C

„

Powder, 5% preferred
Hercules Steel Products (quar.)

Inc.

10-16

$1.12 y2

Hercules

Herder's,

10-30

10-16

(interim)

B

McCall

10-16

250

common

preferred

10-30

1

$1

Maytag Co., $6 1st preferred (quar.)
$3 preferred
McCabe Grain Co., Ltd., class A (quar.)—_

3

25C

—

Co.,

common

Class

(quar.)—(quar.)
(quar.)-—

preferred

4Vi%

10-

Co.,

Bonding

Massachusetts

10-20

10-22

Co.,

New

-

———

B

Class

Hecht

11- 1

5c

SSSU. ~ tSCSST

11-

Co.

Outlet

Communica¬

Mar-Tex Realization

5

Otis

10-16

$1

(irreg.)

international

10-15

1-

10-21

1

100%

1

25c 1-15-48

1

11-

_

_

10-20

6

11-

Vic

Consolidated-

M.

Marshall-Wells

11-

12-22

1-2-48

$2

Ry.

11-

50c

7%» preferred (quar.)
Orange Crush, Ltd.
(quar.)

$1.06%

;

10- 6

_35c

7

Quebec

$1

(quar.)

10-10

.

11-

10c

$1.37 Va
-,60c

preferred (quar.-)—-—
Harbor Plywood Corp. (quar.) —--------Harris (A.) & Co., 5%% preferred (quar.),

1

25c

10-30

6%

12-

Park

ordinary (interim)
Mstrion Power Shovel Co., 7% pfd. (accum.)
Marshall Field & Co. (quar.)-.
,

$1.50

Steel

37Vic

(quar.)

Sugar

Marconi
tion

/■"for two split)
Harbison-Walker Refractories

Ontario

(Del.)—

Co

preferred

Manati

of

share

extra

An

4

Pacific

2nd

(R. H.) & CO., 4'/4% pfd. A (quar.)
Mahon (R. C.) Co. (stock dividend)
,

11-

$1.75

(quar.)

Macy

(stock dividend) —

1

City Gas & Electric—

4Vi%
M.-- J.

50%.

12-

$1

(quar.)

Lukerts Steel

*
^

&

(quar.)

B

Ontario

15c

(quar.)

Extra

(stock dividend)
Co.

Lamp

M )

10-15

1

7V'2C

Alabastine (Canada)—

corporation

(C

i

1

11-

1

Class

4

20c

<quar.)_.

4

11-

$12 Vic

"B"

11-

1

60c

12-18
11-

50c

(initial)-—

Inc.

Lime &

A

Common B

50c

25c

$2.50
Products,

&

Holdert

Payable of Rec.

50c

1

12-

Baltimore Hotel—

Common

Share
class A

12-

10c

Lord & Taylor, 8%
Louisiana Power &

100%

stock

uypsum

"A"

Louisville Gas & Electric Co.

Griesedieck

Gum

both

_i

2nd

Company

$25c

Loew's Boston Theatre

3

When

Name of

$25c

Groceterias, Inc. (quar.)
Lock Joint Pipe Co., 8% preferred
Lockwood
Company

10-15

11-24

Holderg

When

Oliver United Filters,

(quar.)
on

Monday, October 20, 1947

Payable of Rec.

Share

Loblaw

10-15

11-

CHRONICLE

Ltd.—

Co.,

(quar.)

B

Extra

1

50c

•

Grayson-Robinson Stores—
$2.25 conv. pfd. (quar.)
Great Lakes Paper Co., Ltd. (initial)
Green

Loblaw
Class

Co—

Union

Name of Company

11-14

50c

—

Grand

12-15

FINANCIAL

&

Per

When
Holder$
Payable of Rec.

$1.25

—

convertible preferrediquar.)
__—
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of Canada—
4% preference (quar.)
Gorham Manufacturing Co. (irreg.)
Gotham Hosiery Co., Inc. (increased quai.)$5

Extra

COMMERCIAL

THE

(1618)

46

92V2C
:

—

,

11-

1

97V2c

11-

1

10-15

11-' 1

10-15

12-15

12- 9

$1.03
50c

-

10-15

Volume 166

Number 4639

THE

Per

Name of

Company

Share

Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines
Squibb

(E.

R.)

&

When

(initial)

COMMERCIAL

1-5-48

Name oj

12-15

Yellow

Sons

Company

Cab

Common

(quar.)

11-

1

10-15

Common

(quar.)

1

10-31

6%

t$1.25

12-

1

10-31

6%

(quar.).

t56»/4c

11-

1

10-15

6%

convertible

Spring,
common
preferred (quar.)
Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid Wks.—
Quarterly
Stainley Brock, Ltd., class A (quar.)

25c

10-30

10-15

6%

convertible

50c

11-

10-15

preferred

Standard Fuel
Standard

4%

Co., Ltd.,

(quar.)_

com.

(quar.)

Co., Ltd.,

4%%

pfd.

Steel

convertible

Class
Steel

B

of

P.)

12-10

12-

11-

10-10

(quar.)

&

Co.

1

10-10

1

10-

11-

1

10-,7

xLess

11-

1

10-

"Transfer

(cash

Stock

5%

12-31

1-2-48

12-17

10-31

10-21

10-31

10-21

25c

1-2-48

(quar.)

25c

Corp

preferred

$4

2nd preferred

1-2-48

30%

(quar.)

10-25

Sunray Oil Corp.,
Stock

common^ (cash

11-

1
1

4%

dividend)-

25c

Texas

Power

&

pfd. (quar.)

resident

tax

Less

a

15%;

British

resident

income

Mfg.,

11-14

11-

1

1

10-10

Asbestos

Union

Electric

&

Rubber

(Mo.)

Co.

preferred

$3.70

Co.

United

convertible

United

3-15

6-25-48

9

January,

tric

t799,220

t780,605

1945

$1.00

reflect

"After

1

11-14

11-10

were

11-

1

10-20

July 31

1-2-48

allowance

$0.45

five-for-one

11-15

11-15

10-31

11-

35c

Quarter Ended June
Net

10-10

8

return

Net cost

from

after

Ltd.,

class

A

87%c

(quar.)_

6%

11-

t37c

of

the

capital

$309,728
$0.18

166,

earnings

gains

for

in

Fire Insurance

Industrial

S.

Lines,

Co.

1946

11-

Ltd.—Earnings—
1947

sales

1946

$1,018,404

$560,775

541,590

12-

1

11-

1

11-

1

10-15

50c

12-

1

11-15

11-15

—V.

11-15

United

Stores,

$6

Transit

5% pfd.
Tobacco,

Universal Leaf

pfd.

conv.

1-2-48

4-1-48

7-1-48

B'

preferred

50c

11-

1
1

1-2-48

outstanding
share

11-

to

11-1

1947,

$1.50

10-15

11-15

11-

1

10-15

$1

11-

1

10-15

10-31

10-15

1-1-48

12-30

50c
75c

-

fi«v4c

(quar.)

1-1-48

62»/2c

—

1-2-48

7V2C

i

$1.75

11-

12-10

12-

10-

11-

1

of

250

redemption

Nov.

$154,408

Stock—

15,

next, all of
preferred.. .stock at $11

on

at vthe

Approximately

above-mentioned
stock

common

Detroit

Detroit

9,000

Trust

shares

are

preferred stock is convertible
presentation

upon

on

before

or

into

Trust

The

used

on

cars

Nov.

6%
preferred? tquar.i
Vulcan Detinning Co.—

37%c

8-2-48

7%

preferred

(Hiram)

Increased
Warehouse
Warner

Warren
Class

&

roller-bearing

subway

subway

and

cars

main-line

be

built

the

for

cars

other

railroad

ACF

all-welded

of

savings

by

at

receipt of

journal

the

rail

IRT

orders

boxes

division

rolling

and

cars

Berwick,

steel journal

approximately

166,

on

of

calling
fleet

a

the

New

stock

with

the

35c

B

12-15

10-15

1
1

10-17

11-

1

10-15

$1.12%

Corp., (special
West Michigan Steel & Foundry—
7% prior preferred (quar.)

11-10

11-10

The

7%

11-3

V.

17Vic

11-

1

box,

it

in

West

Point

(quar.)

$1.75

11-15

weight

for

each

11-15

50c

Western

Pacific

Common

RR.,

preferred

5%

Western'Tablet

Westvaco

(quar.)

common

A

&

Net

White Sewing

preferred

Co.,

11-15

1-2-48

Wisconsin

Electric
Public

preferred

$5

com;

12-18

10-31

Power,

Service,

(quar.)

6%

11-

1

11-1
11-

($5

have

value
is

par

company

substantially

of

Cumberland

with

basic

11-1

redemption

!Co. (quar.) 1
Wrigley (Wm.), Jr. Co. (monthly)
"Monthly
Ifates American Machine (quar.)
——




1

11-

1

per
an

ranging

from

105.17%

to

public

utility

engaged

company

manufacture, distribution and sale of gas in
Atlantic County, including Atlantic City; major
Gloucester and Salem Counties; and small portions of
all

and Camden Counties;

in New Jersey.—V.

166,

1396.

p.

10-21

"10-31

,.,t$1.75
100%

-11--1

11-

1

,

allowances

—V.

after

166,

11-10 A,

11-

1

25c

12r

1

25c

10-25

* •

$

14,816,354
12,796,858

13,104,249

333,528

177,00o

1,212,680

109,764,485 102,050,243
11,317,324
94,276,436
83,413,025
659,102
9,650,124
9,3-28,705

income——

806,8J6.

1;127,823

5.837,925

,450,439

813,460

3,022,212

9,308,518
6,990,281

1155.

of

194S

„

59,892,625

49,634,118

$3,326,507 $10,201,501
3,963
23,737

receivable

162,529
166,802

33,200

64,087
l,87l

84,985

*

1~4,620

1,715

12,170

21,517

met)

87,026

Jones

Estate

Corp.

stock

576,764
46,023

42,062

9,601,389

10,400,774

184,132

items

on

long-term

debt

Amortization of debt discount
Other

121,187

2,895

6,769

19,537

33,817

262,952

ncn-operating properties
other charges

value excess profits

Federal-excess

Foreign
and

surtax

33,279

tax

Reversion

of

income

from

prior

2,687,330
2,321.594

232,697

1

"

1

elated

for

prov.
in

1

21,977

3,318,529

250,690

declared

■;

income

on

55,251

and

JL

adjustments; less applicable

transfer

Net

tax,

tax

profits

taxes

War-end

tax credits

•

reserve

75,720

renegotiation

(charged

year)

Cr300,000

income

Dividends

declared

011
on

common

$5,525,386

preferred

declared

fiscal

expense

of

Federal normal income

to

and

interest

Expenses

per

1947

dividends

and

stock

593,500

1,257,556

$3.26

$3.01

for

profit
incentive payments
$656,550 in fiscal year 1945.
t

Jones Estate Corp.

on

$5,151,403

5n2,500

1,514,694

stock

share

common

provision

year

CONSOLIDATED

$556,258 In
Including in 1347
$161,516.

preferred stock of

BALANCE

SHEET,

of

JUNE

30

ASSETS—
Cash

1947

in banks and

to

Refund,

and

hand—

on

notes

notes

Loans

and

accounts

receivable
receivable

accounts

portion

Claims receivable

11nvestments

and

of

employees

Canadian

exc.

profits

taxes

advances

Prepaid expenses and
f Prone'tv,
plant and

$5,4£4,3T1
8,533,131
835,°47

22,183,129
43,331

42,403
43,143

—

and

1946

$3,081,078
9,877,435
1,199,861
24,714,193
111,332

-

—

officers

43,723
_

64,091
1,776,642

deferred

charges
equipment

1.14*7413

14,938,867

3,370,436
11,475,183
1

Total

$60,843,043 $51,116,395
LIABILITIES—
Due to oaiix

D"
foreign branch—
payable (trade)—

Accounts
y

i.prai

me.

tax

wjtnneia

$72,425
3,027,134

irom

employees' wages
Dividend payable on preferred stock
Mortgage noma payable (due within one year)
profit

Accrued

commissions,

Ac*ued

incentive

taxes

discounts
r'ovisior

S.

than

52,500
556,250

taxes

cn

mortgage

on

636,275

1,326,512

income»,

accruals

and

foreign taxes
debentures, due 1961

money

128,059
14.5,50)

1,568,503

etc

miscellaneous

U

$2,9^4.33)

J90.133

147,000

payments

payrolls,

(other

and

or

20-year 2% %

1,320,830
income

1.84\04$

4 782.110

5,722,SCO

3,500,000

on

3,750,030

property acquired

TU

723,934

Bank

loans, due serially 1948 to 1952
Reserves for contingencies-for

foreign

Reserves

for

insurance and

exchange

8.109,538
110,000

fluctuations-—_

other

f.5,625

surplus

1.74*.7%

in

1946.

for

reserve

1 After

doubtful
of

reserves

debts

of

$1,154,741

$354,84"
in

15,200,^21'

in

1947

Total

1.514,694
1,743,40 >

13,602,095

--r--'

14,860,003

1,514,694

——

89.103

14.700,000

preferred stock, without par value
Common stock (par value $1 per share)—.
Capital surplus
Earned

1947

and

in

*"*o' 4 '

for

depreciation

and'$7,231,263

in

1P46,

and

amortization

SReoresent"d

148,500 shares in 1946.—V.

166,

p.

3C9,2~o

1"6,716

reserves

§$4

reserves

Southern Natural Gas Co., Birmingham, Ala.^—Seeks to
Purchase Shares—

by
1524.

of

ami

SAfter

S51110

$7,849,826

147,C^.d shares

$2-9

1946.

041

1947

1947

in

in

and

•

10-31

12-l,rll-10

$

24,3l5

charges—
p.

251,650

$68,219,132 $59,835,699

exps.

exchange

Reserves

13,128,564 110,098,013 102,227,254

45,560

taxes

Net oper;

Net

,..10-15

25c

,

1947

and

accounts

redemption

preferred

"After

'
.

1947—8 Mos.—1946

$

14,861,914

10-15

v
.

levenues—

expenses

Operating

10-15

50c

r„

Operating

10-15

11- 1 >'

*'•"

-

Operating

4,600,,

(non-currenti

Co.—Earnings—

"

11-17

20c

1947—Month—1946

revenues
Uncollectible
oper.
rev.

10-2J

12-31

$1.25
"

30—

returns

and

Accrued

share).
operating

in the
all of

Operating

11-17

$1.50

Co;'1'(stock "dividend)

Woolworth JF.W.)

11-

12-31

JS2.50

.lame'sr, Ltd.—

on

Inventories

prices

$

10-20

50c

(accum. 1..—

Profit

Furcnase

9-30

t50c

*

June

sell'g, gen'l & admin,

Credits applicable to
prior years
Profit on sale of securities

the

cause.—

Offered—Halsey, Stuart

Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph

10-20

$1.25

jtquar.)
&

1

pfd. (quar.)__
(interim.)

1

21,477

$2,033,58*

1

10-20

50c

<quar.)_

$352,885
207,720

$39,523

Goodwill

bonds

new

portions

10-10

10-22

:—

pfd.

$270,152
160,917

38,469

toward

1-15

$1.37%

(quar.)

$2,034,98*
1,430.463

recoveries

"Customers'

Period End. Aug. 31—

commdnu^~i.i

preferred
Iron'

the

companies now constitute South Jersey Gas Co.

The

10-15

1-31-48

$1

(s-a)

(Alexander

Woodward

stock

11-1

2-1-48

^c

preferred

Wisconsin

connection

and special redemption prices scaled from 102.17% to par.
The
company's outstanding capitalization follov/ing the
sale will
consist of the $4,000,000 in new bonds and 550,319 shares of common

2-1-48

2-15-48

93%c

Chocolate.

Electric

in

were

15.

Products—

preierred

$2,371,381
1,866,871
234,358

193,721
32,447

investments

foreign

on

indi¬

was

par

1

J20c

Inc.—

non-cum.

11-

t20c

common

$265,691

251,078

operations

notes

from

Profit

proceeds

principally

Machine, $2 prior pfd.
(accum.)

Wilbur-Suchard

Win»ipeg

10-15

2-15-48

$1.25

(quar.)

Fund.

1

$1.25

—

Chlorine

arising

debentures

Oct.

on

It

from the sale of the bonds will be applied by the
the payment of the redemption price, exclusive of
accrued in tercet, of bonds of Peoples Gas Co. and of Atlantic City Gas

Stationery

convertible

Whitehall

11-

11-15

Wheeling &Lake Erie Railway—
4%: • prior .lien (quar.)

7%

which

$1.25

(quar.)——.

$3.75,.pref erred

Wood

10-16

75c

(quar.)

.

Common

5%

company

10-15

The

31V4c

5% preferred, (quar.)
Westminster .Paper, Ltd.,

5%

10-15

10-10

75c

preferred (A

$4

1

11-1

(quar. 1

6%

5%'%■

1

11-

25c

(quar.)

fr-om
on

negotiations,

bid received.

Light & Telephone Co., Inc.—

preferred

complications
Slick

report

a

suspension of the
has been made.

ago,

1155.

p.

11-

10c

—

5%

166,

10-30

$1

Western

that

$1,500,000

of

month

a

publicly Oct. 17 $4,000,000 1st mtge. bonds, 4Vs% series due Oct. 1, 1977 at
102.17% and accrued interest. The group was awarded
the bonds Oct. 15 cn a bid of 100.1799.
This was the only

-10-17

Manufacturing

goods sold,

"Includes

& Co. Inc. and associates offered

10-17

$1.50

Extra

$333,587

$44,040

discounts,

Insurance

explained, will.enable

was

unsprung

according to

for

reasons

about

South Jersey Gas Co.—Bends

10-15

(quar.)

AWeStates Petroleum, 70c pfd. (accum.)
v
Western Insurance Securities Co.—
(- $2.50wclass A
(accum.)

4,100

received

Other

10-21

1

preferred
preferred

$2,375,481

500

33,717

Royalties

subway

of this corporation and California Eastern

suspended,

the

to

as

however,

registration

West Penn Electric—

6%

of

Interest

Inc.—Merger Talks Suspended—

merger

a

started

were

cated,

10-25

50c

interim)

"Cost

Pa.

pounds

400

locomotives.

10-25

$1.06(4

Sugar

which

10-17

11-

37Vic

-

Indies

11-

statement

No

10-20

62Vic

Washington Gas Light com
$4.50 pfd. (quar.)
..£ $4.25 preferred (quar.)

11-3

33^0

(quar.)

(quar.)

1347—3 Mos.—1845

$266,191

Dividends

Inc., have been

Airways,

11721

11-1

25c

Co., class A

Negotiations for

$

Squibb & Sons (& Subs.)—Annual
Report—

less

Earnings

10-10

2c

Corp

Swasey Co

Bros.

10-20

137V2C

Terminal

(E. R.)

Sundry
same

706.

p.

1246

$

550

charges
166, p. 1096.

Interest

the

announced

at Berwick, Pa.
bring to 350 the total number of IRT cars which will be
with SKF spherical roller bearings of the same type now

Use of

Worts—

quar.
&

&

Mn'tial quar.)

1947

5,608,577 220,066,601 209,551,310

$334,137

Fiscal Years Ended

Inc.—Large Bearing Contract—

new

Slick Airways,

Gooderham

—Jan. 1 to Oct. 1

1946

Total income

7-15

New

Gross Earnings—

$

rev._

income

oper.

Sundry

system.

newest

car.—V.

4-15

Walker

conditional
sale, to
the
interest rate of 1.85%.
The

for

1947—Month—1946

revenues

after

—V.

5,

1155.

p.

Car & Foundry Co.

will

a

5-1-48

166,

orders

equipped

6

37Vic

subway

American

10-15

(quar.)

Co.—V.

ease and riding comfort found on de luxe railroad trains, the
bearings will bfe! housed'in all-welded'steel journal boxes devel¬
oped jointly by this company and the welded products division of the

1-15

37 %c

1

additional

Providing

10-15

2-2-48

37%c

(quar.)—

Net

roller

1

10-20

preferred

62,000

starting

10-15

11-

6%

the

of

the

at

York

12-22

1

50c

Co

(quar.)

$216,408

outstanding.

share

of

bids

2,530

$435,668

Mich.

corporation on Oct. 16
the installation of 2,000

for
of

12-30

20c

preferred

Detroit,

$2,804,109"
2,179,368

financing of three diesel elec¬

an

5,723,670

Operating revenues—.
Operating expenses
Operating taxes

tlncome

for

The

10-31

62'/2c

(quar.)--

Victor

preferred

agent,

23,357

\

$1,838,760
1,279,504'

10-20

1

Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar (quar.)

6%

be

shares

two

10-10

t75c

Appliance Corp
Vapor Car Heating Co.—
7% preferred (quar.)

write-offs

has called

SKF Industries,

'Quart—..

44,754

2,305

1/2 %r cumulative convertible
dividends.
Payment will be made

and

transfer

One

12-17

10-20

75c

"Utility

6%

corporation

said

10-15*

22%c

(quar.)

76,549

120,000

before

at

1524.

p.

3398.

Co.,

10-15

11-

20c

fUtica Knitting Cc., 5% prior pfd.

Equipment
Virginian Railway,

profit
p.

40,192

Southwestern Associated
Telephone Co.—Earnings—

Sales,

per

6-15

50c

Universal Pictures Cc. (quar.)
Upper Michigan Power & Light—
>
6% preferred A (quar.)
*%%

earnings
166,

Profit

3-15

$1.25

(quar.)

$169,124

Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc.—Calls Preferred
The

12-15

$1.25

(accum.)

common

$476,814

taxes

its

$1.25

(quar.)

165,

the

other

Period End. Aug. 31—

10-15

50c

1

two

391,651

$555,668

Realized

Steel

United

West

—V.

ending

10-15

1

1947—8 Mos.—3946

$26,132,237 $24,423,^22

-Week Ended Oct. 1-

Operating

crediting precious metals

lor

Co.—Earnings—

the $1,392,000
equipment
which are payable in
96 monthly instalments com
menu,
1948, A. T. Mercier, President, announced.—V.
166, p. 1523.

1,

Gross

quarter

1155.

p.

Tctal
Provision

9

12-

(quar.)

pfd.
Corp., Ltd.—
class A preference (s-a)

10-

53c

Co., Inc
preferred (s-a)

4'/2%

10-14

10-23

53c

Chemical

S. Plywood Corp. com.
S. Radiator Corp. 6%

11-1

58V3C

(monthly)
prior preferred (monthly)
United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.—
5%
preferred
(quar.)
5%
preferred ' (quar.)
5% preferred
(quar.)
S.

10-14

58%c

preferred

S.

1

25c

6%

U.

10-31

11-

10c
common--

preferred

U.

10-15

11-29

15c

(quar.)

received

also

York

$

quarter

the

Operating profit from sale of copper
Operating profit from sale of zinc concentrate
Non-operating revenue

10-15

11-15

125c

prior

1

1155.

obligations

Net

(quar.)-'

p.

Alabama

ended Oct. 11,
1947.
2,209,000 kwh.
for
the
13.8%.—V. 166,. p. 1523-

of

303,275

agreement

New

1946

30—

copper

>3

facilitate

with

week

with

$373,038

awarded
an

of

Uncollectible oper.

10-31

thus

dividends.

the

10-31

the

1947

$357,551

one-third

negligible.—V.

were

2

under

City Bank

company

Subs.)—Earnings—
1947

preferred

and

Co.—Equipment Issue—

Oct.

Period—

$0.21

whereas

m

stated,

$3,203,082 $25,092,045 $24,305,265
2,582,688
22,374,039
19,267,558"
,247,356
1,849,246
2,323,593

214,377

Southern Ry.—Estimated

share

for

gains,

lor

$209,500
132,031

on

locomotives,

stock

12-10

capital

quotations

applicant

Birmingham

increase

an

1155.

company

National

706.

taxes

to

purchase.

(

$352,727

(&

of

compared

$3,423,654
2,999,777

charges

166, p.

Jan.

common

rev-

Southern Pacific

$1.23

p.

equal

of

1947—Month—1946
$3,428,777
$3,207,683
' 5,123 •
4,601

income

oper.

The

6-15

11-15

____

—V.

$798,964

to

273,057 shares

Co.—Weekly Output—

company
as

revenues—

Net after

1946

tAdjusted

166,

this

kwli.,

Operating revenues
Operating expenses
Operating
taxes.

811,775

1947.—V.

of

Uncollectible oper.

page 12)

,

time

consolidation

or

Period End. Aug. 31—

Non¬

1947

charges.

the

acquisitions, tnc
minority interest

Southern New England
Telephone

tax.

source.

$995,416

taxes'and

-Earnings per

11-15

17 %c

(monthly)
7% prior preferred (monthly)
6.36%
prior preferred (monthly)
6.36%' prior preferred
(monthly)

;

the

Corporation and

Months Ended July 31—
income after charges and

Net

20c

B

prior

6%

4-1-48

$1.12%

Light & Railways,

7%

United

12-15

92V2C

preferred

Corporations,

Class

U.

at

...

.

Sheraton Corp. of America

10-20

1-1-48

output
2,581,000

Operating

r_

NOTE—Approximately

(quar.)

(increased)

non-residents'

7%.

Sherritt Gordon Mines

United Drill & Tool class A
Class B

U.

10-30

12-

After

split in

10-20

87V2C

California

deductible

Cigar-Whelan Stores—

$3.50

U.

*

25c

(quar.)

of

11-

$1.06,/4

preferred (quar.)
preferred
(quar.)

Electric

dividend.
Canadian

tax

tax..

capital shares
Earned per share___

—

$3.50

this

15%

the

Co., another subsidiary of Southern Natural.—V.
166,

totaled

11-25

50c

(quar.)

Co.

for

of

10-31

1

1

50c

Union

10-15

outstanding

merger

corresponding week last year,

Aug. 31—

income

No.

10-31

11-15

$1

Quarterly
Quarterly

Oil

11-15
12-

62'/be

(quar.)

'•"'Net

10-10

11-

15c

_

10-15

at

proposed

Southern Colorado Power

Sheaffer Pen Co.—Earnings—

6 Months Ended

10-15

60c

Edison Co., 4>/4%
pfd. (quar.)
Trinity Universal Insurance Co. (Dallas) —
Quarterly
Tung-Sol Lamp Works, 80c pref. (accum.)__

1

of

8

tax.

(Continued from
(W. A.)

9-17

$2.50

Toledo

11-

11-1

market

the

the

subsequent

Gas

10-15

Investment News

7

50c

Thomaston Mills

Union

11-

10-

1

common

pfd.

1

the

of

purpose

eliminate

Net

1

$1.75

(quar.)

Thermoid Company, $2.50 conv.
Thew Shovel
Co.
(irreg.)

United

1

$1.50

pid.

$2.40 convertible preferred
(quar.)
Thermatomic Carbon, $5 preferred (s-a»—

$4.50

10-20

20c

(quar.)

Glass

10-

11-

t31V4c

tax

Genera!

10-17*

$1.25

(s-a)

Light, 7%

$6 preferred

Thatcher

10-10

11-1

rest

approximately

over-the-counter

The
to

10-1

11-

50c

(quar.)

10-

11-17

75c

,

11-17

5%

preferred

10-20

J5c

from
the

10-10

dividend

Inc.,

closed

not

10-20

11-

Sunshine

Talon,

7-20

20c

(quar.)

$31V4c

income

10-20

$1

Biscuits, Inc
;
Super Mold Corp. (California)
Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Co., 5%

4-20

7-31-48

t37%c

Jamaica

books

10-10

11-1

$1.12Vie

(quar.)

37 %c

Ltd,

tPayable in U. S. Funds, less
^Payable in Canadian funds,

12-20

20c

preferred A

37%c 4-30-48

(quar.)
(irreg.)

(quar.)

Suburban Electric Securities Co.—

Sun-Oil Co., 4M>%

1-20

10-25

10-31

25c

Clothier

(quar.)

Co.

1-31-48

the

47

proposed purchases are to be made
through brokers in the
market at current prices at the
time of purchase, or dim*
stockholders
at
prices

open

10-20

37V2C

all of

now

1-24

10-31

12-20

11-20

10%

-

preferred

Container

Strawbridge &

1-10-48

50c

dividend)

dividend

prior

Stone

7

10c

57c

l

Curry

11-1

2-1-48

7

$1

(quar.)

preferred
preferred

&

Gold Fields,
Ltd., common (quar.)
preferred (quar.)

11-

t31V4c

25c

25c

Consolidated

5%
6%

public, Southern Natural owning
issued and outstanding.

Payable ol Rec.

37V2C

Zeller's,

11-

(year-end)
Van Camp, Inc.—

Common

1

t75c

(quar.)

com.

Special

Stokely

1

Park

}43%c

Ltd.,

Participating
Sterling Electric Motors, common
Sterling, Inc., 4%% preferred (quar.)
(J.

Yosemite
Yuba

GOc

:

convertible preferred (quar.)
convertible preferred (quar.)

tlOc

Canada,

preferred

Stevens

1

tl5c

(quar.)

Co.

7%

.

Share

(1619)

HolcLert

The

12-

(quar.)

Chemical

When

Co.—

$1

5%

CHRONICLE

Per

tlOc

preferred

$4

Standard

h

FINANCIAL

Holtert

Payable o1 Ree.

$3c

&

-

The

company

10-20

from time

11-20

26,937

shares

10-11

shares

represent

has1 requestedpewftissionf of

to timd prior

of

($2

all

to Dec.

pari

of

the

SEC

to

purchase

31, 1948, "any or all of a maximum of
of Birmingham Gas Co.
These

common

such

stock

outstanding

in

the

hands

of

the

Southwestern Investment
The

company

covering
$20)

and

on

Oct.

15,000 shares

8

of

filed
5%

a

Co.—Regir'crs With
registration

cumulative

21,499 common shares

(no

?

Lament

sinking

par).

SEC—

with

the

SEC

fund preferred (nar
Underwriters for the pfd1.;

48

securities

The

for subscription to stockholders, the
share.—V. 164, p. 960.

offered

to be

are

Robert

the death

by

Period End. Aug.

Co.—Earnings—

revenues
Uncollectible
oper.

Operating
Operating

35,819

rev.

15,663,854 120,200,342 119,540,073
11,823,135 95,612,444 86,959,726
1,964,760 13,976,207 16,422,314

16,538,060
13,392,429
1,828,600

revenues-..

expenses

taxes

Operating

operating

after

Net

—V.

1,131,993

charges

I6,i58,033
14,438,621

10,611,691
8,629,151

1,880,959
1,655,291

1,317,031

income

J.)—Secondary Offering—Dillon,
Head & Co. offered Oct. 14 a block of 40,000 capital stock
(par $25) at $75% per share, with a dealer concession
Oil Payment—
Government on Sept. 30 made its final payment
of Americans affected by the expropriation of Petro¬
in 1938 through a check for $4,085,327 to the State

Gross
Net

Mexican

benefit

the

leum

properties

"^The

in

interest, as laid down in an

amount, including

total

reached

1943

Total

.

(Ohio)—Rights to Subscribe—
Contingent upon approval by stockholders at a
special meeting
to be
held on Qct. 21, 1947, registration under the Securities Act
of
1933
becoming effective not later than Oct. 22,
1947, and the
holders of common stock of
Oct. 21. 1947, shall have the
subscribe, on or before Nov. 5, 1947, for common stock, of
value, to the extent of one share for each five shaies held.

to

right
$10

an

offer

close

par

of

company,

business

is

price

subscription

The

the

by

the

of

at

Net

No.

of

after

delivered

166,

shortly

determined

be

to

before

the

1947,

21,

Oct.

have

Co.—To Operate Cycling Plant—
completed by the operators in the Burnell-North

been

and operation by this company of a

for the construction

Field

the plant and

high

sufficient

County, Texas.

pressure

gas

sold to the United Gas Co., together
to supply their requirements.
The

Supply

Spring

1948
It

other

from

$1,230,756

$1,361,028
451,642

engineering

sales,

expenses

is expected that construction will be
year.—V. 166, p. 801.

completed in approximately

Standard Products
Year Ended June

Co.—Annual Report—
*947
$10,866,050

30—

saies

Net

,194®
$6,196,860

9,876

16,814

$10,875,926

$6,213,674

sold
Research, engineering, and development exps._,

9,525,603
186,122

6,190,468
318,533

administrative expenses—

748,b40
35'o=o

oo'nnT

miscellaneous

and

Interest

income

353,705
$1,584,461

Total income

The

products

of

Cost

Selling, general and

long-term debt-------—__________
Other interest charges and commitment fees__-

Interest on

of

Portion

restored

taxes

of

Provision

income

on

for the

28,091
Cr55,650

—

—

applic. inc. tax and

Federal

6,353

plants

of

reconversion

amortization

Additional
less

ftfr
income.'

reserve

to

emergency facilities
renegotiation adjusts.

Federal

3,907

carry-back of operating
profits credit

loss

and

foreign

income

Cr1,050,000

-—

profit

$227,904

——

Net

earnings
shares outstanding
share

I

Capital

$1,812,670

ditioned

of

BALANCE

SHEET,

JUNE

1947

ASSETS—
Cash

_

(less res. of $15,000)
Claims arising under terminated war contracts
Tools & dies in process, .to be billed to customers
Refundable Federal taxes on income (est.)
Inventories—at the lower of cost (first-in, firstTrade

accounts

out)

or

receivable

37,661

com.

1946

$522,369
547,995
240,458
130,505
643,815
1,400,920

128,629

128,629

13,738
116,925

13,738
104,369

10,536
8,696

6,116
6,997

to

reference

Oil

at

the

ol

$45

the

offering of

recent

of

$1,004,572
862,855
$1.16

Trade

accounts

the

and

that the company does
were not
to stock¬

announced

issue the 39,000 shares for which subscriptions
This represents less than 2% of the stock offfered

company

Sept.

17,

the

ceeds

has

been

used

determine.

net

Taxes,

make

is

on

29,174
238,626

300,000

surplus

2,801,430

—

Total
"After

in

—

reserves

for

300,000

771,594
2,573,526

$6,356,928

$5,202,968

44,941

of

predecessor companies)
Earned

900,000

771,594

earnings

88,256

1,392,857

payable to banks
—
Common stock (par value $1 per share)Notes

(undistributed

depreciation of $967,171

in 1947 and $1,066,719

1946.

IfQTE—The company's equity In the net profit of its. Canadian sub¬
not consolidated, Backstay Standard Co., Ltd., for the year
ended June 30, 1947, amounted to $5,275.
No dividends were received
from the subsidiary during the year.
The company's equity in undis¬
tributed earnings
of the subsidiary since acquisition, of a majority
interest therein amounted to $59,875 at June 30, 1947.—V, 165, p. 1500.
sidiary




corporate
funds

such

From

made.

be

to

such

for

the

purposes
company

the management
expects from time to
as

may

involving,

expenditures

time

to

the

end

the

of

year

among

1947

will

pipe

and

50%

Sea.

Trans-

Standard

by

oil

pipe

line

in

January,

Oil

from

the

authorized

1947

Persian

Gulf

the

to

a

favorable

suit

(referred

or

London

termination

above)

to

to

30%

a

within

to

four-

a

subscribe

and

10%*

for

interest,

time, Trans-Arabian,

same

and Texas

Jersey, Sccony, Stand¬
into an agreement which

entered

Co.

$125,000,000,

refineries and expansion of
existing refineries and related
facilities—approximately $20,000,000;
(4)
new
and
expanded
pipe
lines—approximately $8,000,000; and
(5) acquisition of marine vessels—approximately $5,000,000.
The pipe
line and refinery projects will involve additional expenditures in 1948
and 1949 estimated to aggregate approximately $140,000,000, in addi¬
tion
to which
the
company
will have other capital expenditures of
$23,000,000;

ment—approximately

meet

To

these

that

(3)

it

expenditures, the company presently antici¬
available sufficient treasury funcs, including
cash to be realized through depreciation

capital

will

of

proceeds

debt

new

amounts.

undetermined

have

this

issue,

although the company may find
of these capital expenditures by

financing.
EFFECT

GIVING

FINANCING

PRESENT

TO

Authorized
3%

debentures,

due

debentures,

2%%

Capital

stock

15,

May

due

1,

June

1971—

Outstanding

$60,000,000

1965

$60,000,000

£0,000,000

80,000.000

CO.—In

ARABIA

corporation
Oct.

concession

oil fields have been found on this
exploration activities are continuing. The approximate

and

Five

proven

crude oil production from the concession
11,800 barrels, in 1946 was 164,200 barrels, and now is
average

A

1941 was
approximately
in

to

to

sale

the

of

petroleum

substantial

Bahrein

portion

Petroleum

Co.

the

of
Ltd.

Of

production
the

of

Aramco is sold to The
approximately 103.000

remainder,

day are run through a refinery of Aramco, completed in
1945, located at Ras Tar.ura on the Persian Gulf in Saudi Arabia.
The products of this refinery arc principally sold f.o.b. such refinery.
barrels

In

Co.

sale

by

1947, Aramco entered into agreements with
and Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., under

March,
J.)

Socony

favorable

obligated

became

termination

within

a

(conditioned

the

on

period

four-year

of

Standard Oil
which Jersey
settlement or
suit

a

in

Lon¬

involving Jersey and
Socony)
to subscribe for capital stock
of
Aramco
equivalent to a 30%
and a 10% interest and to pay
$76,500,000
and
$25,500,000,
respectively,
therefor.
At
the same
time,
Aramco
borrowed
from
banks the sum of $102,000,000
at
2% interest for a period of ten years, the repayment of which was
guaranteed to the banks 75%

and Socony
obligated to
The

reimburse

by Jersey and 25%

by Socony.

If Jersey

ultimately subscribe for the stock in Aramco, Aramco
the subscription price to pay off these bank loans.

Texas

approximately

Co.

so

borrowed

and

by

Standard

$80,000,000

Aramco
Oil

Co.

for loans and

from banks

of Calif,

in

was

the amount of

advances they had made to

and the balance of approximately $22,000,060 was
these two companies as a dividend.
The Texas Co. therefore
Aramco,

approximately

used to

paid to
received

$51,000,000.

and if Jersey and
Socony become stockholders in Aramco, their stock will not participate
(1) in dividends in the years 1947, 1948, and 1949 until certain fixed
cumulative dividends have been paid in each year on. the stockvof v
the company and Standard Oil Co. Of Calif., or (2) in dividends in
any year beginning with 1950 until'^certain cumulative dividends based
on. Oil
produced from the concessidir have been paid on the stock of
the company and Standard Oil Co. of Calif.
Aramco has agreed with
Jersey and Socony that prior to the consummation of their respective
Under

the

terms

of

the

said

agreements,

when

lines,

and

or

on

1156.

p.

$5,000,000

last

in

was

made

plan

a

the

serve

complete

stopped

put

were

for

up

$143,000,000.
Nov.

The

25.

however, on obtaining
Appalachian and Phila¬

It applied for

the

authority

March.

Granting it, the Commission said:
gas along the route
of the Big Inch
and

eastwardly

manent

sale

cf

coal

the

to

conversion

natural

"The

does

labor

not

union

prevent

the

introduction

Texas Power
&

Co.

issue

Co.

&

in

for

for

natural

Appalachian

the

clearly

lines

area

the

per¬

warrants

the

transportation

Oct.

14

Forgan

Ripley

into

&

&

and

railroad,

appears,

the

Bonds

16

to

was

Philadelphia

1977

bid

of

$8,000,000

at

100.99

int.

100.63.

for

100.34

first

and

They were: W. C

100.3799

and

Offered—Halsey,

offered

a

Inc.,

the

1775.

the sale.

Co.,

Co.,

by

it

purpose,

p.

—

on

at

taken

gas

165,

series due

received

were

Glore,

Harriman

whose

Oct.

on

3%

position

natural

Light Co.

awarded

was

and

of

Inc.

Five other bids

and

need

urgent

lines,
area,

the

area."—V.

mortgage bonds,
The

support

interests,

Pennsylvania

Stuart

"The

gas.

record

and

Philadelphia
the Big Inch

of

eastern

&

clue

contingent,

to

from Texas fields.

will

submarines

lines

is

"Little

coast.

offering

balance

and

region.

session,

east

the

February,
the

of

the

Com¬

Power

"Big"

when

war

when

and

offer

approval

bidder

the

Appalachian

all-day

the

along

Federal

the

in

gas

the

an

during

high
Government

Eastern's

and

tanker

was

from

natural

after

built

by

delphia areas with gas

White.

3fe;

for

3s:

Langlev

Weld

Drexel

&

&

Co

Co

and

Hemphill,

Noyes & Co.,
100.159
for
3s;
Blyth & Co., Inc., Smith
Barney & Co. and Kidder, Peabody & Co., 102.31 for 3'as; and The
First Boston Corp.,
102.14 for 3 VaS.
Dated
and

Oct.

Oct.

Bonds

1947;

1,

at

1

will

due

office

be

or

Oct.
at

1977.

1,

of

agency

redeemable

Interest

of

pavable

company

April

on

New'York

in

company

option

1

Dallas.

or

pursuant

or

the

to

requirement of the mortgage on at least 30 days' notice at the general
redemption prices, the initial general redemption price being 103.99;
the bonds will also be redeemable upon like notice
through the opration of the replacement fund,
the current sinking or other fund re¬
quirements, or with the proceeds of released property, at the special
prices,

interest

the

in

to
a

net

cash

necessary

and

finance

Prior

to

at

the

that

$4,500,000

arising
will

be

14,

funds

are

to

bonds

now

short-term
be

expected

to

be

sale

of

the

Texas

the

be

be

1947

year

of

approxi¬

offered,

company
estimated

purposes.

securities

to

from

will

company,

for

advances

used

for

repaid

construction

from

bonds.

Utilities

its

the

proceeds

Advances
Co.

have

that

extent

issuable

the

against

$8,000,000

fundable

of

already

been

bonds

property

and

withdrawn

monthly

the

on

basis

to

30,
with

escrow

of

be

Sept.

at

the cash proceeds from such issue will be placed in
to

plus

with

authority granted by order of the SEC dated

the

To

101'

together

expenditures

Co.

and

obtained

pursuant

the

the

of

program

corporate

of

obtained

issuance
be

being

$7,980,400),

entailing

Utilities

Texas

1947.

trustee

the

to

exceeds

sale

have

advances

the

and

made

March

issued

from

from

obtained

general

1948,

for other

and

will

Such

program.

the

year

and

issue

it

(estimated

company's construction
the

of

mately $10,400,000,
expects

special redemption price

case.

proceeds

from

the

portion

initial

each

PURPOSE—The

subsequent

additions to fundable property.

CAPITALIZATION,

GIVING

EFFECT

TO

PRESENT

Authorized
First mtge.
_

bonds, 2%% series due 1975)

mtge. bonds, 3%

t2%

10-yr. ser. notes, due 1945 to

pfd. stock, cum.

$6

7%

series due

(no

1977_f Specified
1955

stock

"Unlimited

other

(no

to

as

provisions

of

8,000,000
2,000,000

70,000 shs.

68,786 shs

shs!

65,000 shs

2,500,000 shs.

2,500,000 shs

65,000

par)
authorization

the

)

$2,500,000

par)

pfd. stock, cum. ($100 par)_

Common

FINANCING

Outstanding
($31,500,000

"Not

,

First

but

mortgage

limited by

and

deed

of

property, earnings
trust

and

am

supplements

indenture.

tMaturing serially at rate of $125,000 in May and Novem
ber each year over a period of 10 years.

is

use

$102,000,000

166,

permission

transport

announced

the

the
paid

concern

per

(N.

thereafter

Co. in Trans-Arabian (including amounts
is carried in the consolidated balance sheet

Philadelphia

movements

Easter

Texas

1947,

barrels.

250,000

Texas

at $151,502.—V.

received

12

pipe lines
The
decision,

used

1936,

long-term

acres.

of

1947,

Inch"

redemption

concession from the Saudi Arabian Government which
in 1936 consisted of approximately 100,000,000 acres in Saudi Arabia
and which has since been extended to cover a total of approximately
a

$35,000,000

Permanent Right to Operate "Inch" Pipe Lines—

The

mission

accrued

the Texas Co. acquired a
50% interest in Arabian American Oil Co. (formerly California Arabian
Standard Oil Co.), the remaining 50% interest being owned by Standarc! Oil Co. of California.
Arabian American Oil Co. ("Aramco") has
OIL

1948,

1.

line.

May 31,

pany

the

INVESTMENTS—SAUDI

FOREIGN

AMERICAN

before Jan.

Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.—FPC Grants Com¬

13,454,660 shs,

14,000,000 shs.

$25)

(par

of which $25,000,000 has already been ad¬
remainder is to be advanced in installments as follows:

or

on

investment

of

as

$112,000,000

approximately

be

don

other than taxes on
and other expenses
income (est.)

surplus

be

(1) exploration, development, and acquisition of producing prop¬
erties—approximately $56,000,000; (2) marketing facilities and equip¬

$5,202,968

Accrued royalties

Co.

1945, the Trans-Arabian
rights of way for a pro¬

Mediterranean

July 1, 1948, and $45,000,000 thereafter and on or before July 1,
These loans are to bear interest at the rate of 2.55% per annum

The

for:

and

Federal taxes on

Paid-in

added to and become a part
and no allocation of such pro¬
The general funds of the company

will

proceeds

other things, the exploration,
development, and acquisition of properties for oil and gas production,
the construction, enlargement, improvement, and acquisition of refin¬
ing, marketing, and transportation facilities, and the making of funds
available for similar puipcses to subsidiaries or companies in which
the company has substantal interests.
The company estimates that its capital expenditures from May 31,
to

79,849

$344,267
166,650
35,325
23,350

the

Trans-Arabian

of

crude

Calif.,

the

and

Texas

funds of the company,

general

be

will

467,918

$557,676
220,630

acquire
to

Texas

the

by

owing from that company)

void.

were

PURPOSE—The
of

25,596
76,422

withheld therefrom
income

50%

to

and to be repaid at the rate of $5,000,000
semi-annually commencing
1, 1951, with a final payment of the amount then outstanding on
July 1, 1962.
The notes evidencing such loans have been or are to
be
signed by Trans-Arabian and severally guaranteed by the Texas
Co., Standard Oil Co. of Calif., Jersey, and Socony to the extent of
30%', 30%-, 30%, and 10%, respectively, of the amounts thereof.
The
proceeds of these loans are to be used to finance the construction of

its

offered to holders of its outstanding capital stock of
the right to subscribe at $45 per share for an aggre¬
gate of 2,248,932 shares of capital stock, being at the
rate of one
share of capital ^stosk for each five shares held.
The right to subscribe
expired at 3 p.m. (EST) on Oct. 8, 1947, after which time unexercised
The

record

1,275,189

payable

Payrolls, including amounts

CO.—During

Arabia

Jan.

holders.

83,044

LIABILITIES—

Saudi

Texas
Co., Standard Oil Co.
of Calif.,
Jersey,
and
with certain insurance companies under which said insurance
companies are obligated to make available to Trans-Arabian loans

before

by the company to

stock

to

received.

22,197

Total

as

2,210,000 shales of the 2,248,932 shares

offered.
Klein also

shares

Rodgers

plan

1,384,082

—

owing

sheet

balance

Trans-Arabian,

share.

per

2,248,932

Messrs.
not

(less amort.)

pat. licenses—at cost

LINE

settlement

At

Co.

61,496

The amount realized from this stock offeringabout $99,500,000 and represented in excess of a 98%
subscription

offered

deferred exps.
costs on new

and equipment

plant,

Unexpired ins. premiums & other
Tools,
dies, and preproduction
products (less amortization)-

amounts

(including

consolidated

among other things,
for financing the construction of the
line, and advances to Trans-Arabian by its stockholders in pro¬
portion to their respective stock interests.
Pursuant to one of
the
provisions of this agreement, contracts have been entered into between.

$20,000,000

of Stock Subscribed for—Com¬

received for approximately

been

$6,356,928

'-Property,

Patents and

the

PIPE

the

of

aggregating

stockholders, W. S. S. Rodgers, Chairman, and Colonel Harry T. Klein,
President of that company announced Oct. 16 that subscriptions had

daily

stock of Backstay Standard

Ltd.. (100%' of outstdg. shares)—at cost
Misc. sec. invests.—at cost (less res. of $25,000)
Cash value of life insurance
Travel advances & accts.—officers & employees
Miscellaneous deposits and accounts
Co.,

Aramco

in

the

vanced

to Realize About $99,500,000—•

281,000,000

1,867,141

market

Investment in

$1,224,120
992,243

in

Trans-Arabian equivalent

96,787

166, p. 508.

Texas Co.—Over 98%

ARABIAN

30

Co.

incorporated

a

the

on

period

100,815

$848,159
862,855
$0.98

—

$162,073

share
$0.75
$0.54
NOTE—Provision for depreciation
of property, plant, and equip¬
ment
amounted to $165,265 for the year 1947 and to $158,944 for
the
year
1946.
Amortization of patents and licenses amounted to
$3,399 for the year 1947 and to $3,399 for the year 1946.

which

Sea, a distance of approximately 1,050 miles.
Orders
placed for part of the materials for this line. The line will
be constructed principally of 30-inch and 31-inch pipe and will have
an
ultimate capacity of about 300,000 barrels per day.
Surveys have
been made of routes
for the pipe line
and construction is awaiting
delivery of material.
The pipe line is expected to be completed and
in operation by January 1, 1950.
In March, 1947, Trans-Arabian entered into agreements with
Jersey
and Socony under which Jersey
and Soconv became obligated (con¬

549,000

interests

Earnings per

CAPITALIZATION
Net

Earnings per common

of

of

been

61,156

taxes

accruals, and retained net income,
it
advantageous to finance a part

unsed

and

excess

Co.

Oil

one-half

.

construction
have

1949.

the

Crl4,249

for prior years
Refund of taxes for prior years arising from

Over-provision

Standard

ai.cl

increased

Mediterranean

113,341

income

on

Applicable to minority

pates

160,000

Co.

Co.

carried

board of directors

107,805

taxes

Dominion

(est.)—

year

future

Texas

correspondingly

Texas

is

from

owned

is

454,000

Depreciation

1947
Total income

Jersey

$22,249,436.

at

was

Calif.

of

Commission

-

of

Socony

warrants

Inc.—Notes Placed Privately—
The company, it was announced Oct. 13, has placed pri¬
vately through Reynolds & Co. $10,000,000 15-year 1%%,
2%%, 2%% and 3% serial notes, due from June 1, 1948
to 1962.—V. 166, p. 1524.
Camp,

Stokely-Van

such

provided,
1946

sources

its stock¬
cumulative
and

to

stock

pipe

1947

operations—less

administrative

and
Income

was

and construction is being handled by Jones & Laughlin
and actual field construction is expected to start in the

Co.

in

of

of» Texas

1947,

pipe line

Arabian

be

to

company)

31,

Line

ard

company)

of

the

on

respectively.

Canadian

affiliated

excess

in

and $120,000,000 less in subsequent
dividends of Aramco, while

1949,

share

stock

will

accrue

investment

that

year

.

design

one

from

Profit

plant

processed through

Co.

-

1397.

p.

(Including

pany

is designed to handle 159,000 MCF per day of high
pressure gas and return 123,000 MCF per day to the formation.
An
additional 7,000 MCF of casinghead gas now being
flared will be

of

shares

share.

per

137,453

Superheater Co.—Earnings—

that the common stock be
notice and that all certificates
must be accompanied by due-bills.—

cyc.ing plant to be located in Bee
The announcement further adds:

with

$978,970
3,420.000
$0.29

Six Months Ended June 30—

In

This

$4,384,521
4,689,186
$0.94

j.

common

direct

Stanolind Oil & Gas
Peltus

200,000

$1,116,423

distribution

any

restriction

and

40%
the

on

Aramco

will

May

posed

make

capital,

or

capital stock in

further

until

1524.

p.

Plans

for

166,

—V.

V.

dividends

common

Earned

—V.

1,000,000

$4,946,538
562,017

taxes

profit

Surplus

424,294
1,244,000

on

Exchange

Stock

ex-rights

quoted

not

634,221
2,490,000

discounts

and

Income

Standard Oil Co.

record

439,314

$3,257,717
273,000

$9,510,073

income

Capital extinguishments
Depreciation and depletion

agreement

participating in the payment are the Standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey, Standard Oil Co. of California, Consolidated Oil
Co., the Sabalo group, the Seaboard group and their affiliated com¬
panies.—V. 166, p. 1524.

makine

61,381

income

$29,137,701.

was

in

increase

Pipe

no)

the

of

1948,

full

a

TRANS-ARABIAN

$7,618,061
3,214,480
43,237

$16,674,944
9,448,692

income

will

surplus,

effect

1947,

than

dividends

Calif,

1946

1947

The

years

years,
the

it

earnings,

will^e that those companies will receive $6,000,000 less in each

the

of

The

companies

American

Socony

of

income

operating

operating

of

dividends.

Co.

Mexico Makes Final
The

1324.

p.

6 Months Ended June 30—

Preferred

of 70 cents a share.-

for

165,

Chairman, has been
the death of Morris

subscriptions

holders

from

Interest

1396.

166, p.

Standard Oil Co. (N.

a

Sunray Oil Corp.—Earnings—

Other
Net

Mr. Strawbridge is a
H. Clothier, founded

on Sept. 8 of Morris L. Clothier.
C. Strawbridge who,
with Isaac

as

Clothier.—V,

15,691,801 120,488,051 119,722,755
22,947
287,709
182,682

16,573,879

Operating

$

$

$

$

member of the firm since 1900, has been
of directors, to fill the vacancy created

a

the board

of

partnership in 1L68.
Robert
E.
Strawbridge, Jr., son of the new
elected to the vacancy on the board caused by
business

the

1947—8 Mos.—1946

1947—Month—1946

31—

Justus

of

son

Southwestern Bell Telephone

Strawbridge,

E.

Chairman

elected

Monday, October 20, 1947
stock

Strawbridge & Clothier, Phila.—New Chairman—

The First Trust
Co. of Lincoln, Neb.; for the common: Schneider,
Benfet & Hickman.
Proceeds will be used to increase working capital.

preferred at par and the common at $15 per

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

COMMERCIAL

THE

(1620)

CONTRIBUTION

rently

with,

the

TO

COMMON

issue

Utilities Co. will make

and
a

STOCK

delivery

of

EQUITY—Prior

the

1977

series

cash contribution of $2,000,000

to

stock equity
of the company.
The company proposes
$2,000,000 to the stated value of its common stock.

The company may,

stockholders
stock

to

in the

near future,

make

exchange for its $6 preferred

to

or

bonds,
the

to

cur¬

Texa

commoi

add

thi

offer to its preferred
stock and 7% preferrei
an

issue of preferred stock carrying a lower dividend ratf
is consummated, all shares of such $6 preferred stock am
7% preferred stock not exchanged will be redeemed and retired.
%
The company proposes to use the $2,000,000 for one or more of th
following: (1) the calling of the unexchanged $6 preferred stock am
7% preferred stock; (2) the payment of serial bank notes; (3) othe
If

a

new

this plan

corporate purposes.
HISTORY

AND

May 27, 1912.

BUSINESS—Company

Company is

a

was
incorporated in Texa
public utility company operating wholl;

Volume

•within

166

the

Number <1639

State

of

Texas

and

THE

is

a
subsidiary of Texas Utilities Co.
of American Power &
Light Co. and of Electric Bond & Share Co.
Company is engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission and dis¬
of electricity.
It sells electricity to residential, commercial,
farm, industrial and government and municipal customers and buys
Irom, and sells electric power and energy to, other public
utility com¬
panies and governmental agencies.

and

tribution

Pursuant

utility

to

order

holding

Utilities

Co.,
system

the

of

system

company

wholly

a

SEC

dated

Oct.

25,

formed

was

1945,

under

new

a

29,

of Texas Electric

in

ton-miles

Service Co.

1945,

and

mated

&

FINANCIAL

September
in

20%>

Underwood

(Including
after

Other

Commission

Texas
Co.

the

and

Upon
Dec.
its

extended

Utilities

Co.,

31,

such

time)

Texas

1947,

interest

date

all

of

said

direct

Service

order

indirect

or

Dallas

Co.,

the

(unless

in

interest

Power

&

Light

American, the Commission has extended
time within which American is to divest itself

Texas

Utilities

ever,

being

subject

to

tion,

after

notice

domestic

the

Co;;

the

latter

reservation

by

extension

the

of

subsidiaries)

vision

Utilities

of

jurisdic¬

through

public

sale

and

voluntary

distribution

1946

1945

$1,316,468
191,420

$1,998,048
124,794

$1,507,888

tax

___

427,694

401,649

Cash

company

Texas

corporation

and

company

which

which

would

would

be

wholly

a

receive

title

to

owned subsidiary of the
the oil, gas and mineral

rights (except coal and lignite) in and under company's lands in
exchange for the entire capital slock of such corporation.
The com¬
has recently executed an oil and gas lease on a portion of said

pany

lands

has

and

portion
order

given

of-the

with

option

an

The

same.

respect

to such

for

oil

and

to

an

date

Commission

of

3,124,755

160,819

194,658

$3,856,869

$919,375

OP

Period—

734,300

$18,i 20,702

Operation

p.

Ped.

appropriations

any

$o.25

$1.25

$2.08

income

and

1945

1,038,001

1,453,333

855,150

State

Prov.

Other

950,000
$1,369,671

taxes

'To'tal

1,400,000

1,318,900

*1,200,000

4,257

4,655

4,514

1,306,159

1,200,806

1,170,672

excess

596,827

$762,824

1,806,450

1,868,806

538,532

2,438,512

$4,842,174

$4,948,627

$3,830,314

$4,1-35,141

7,602

5,696

81,528

110,283

$4,954,223

$3,911,853

$4,975,423

1,261,431

1,233,089

4,014,118

2,374,689

$2,897,734

$2,600,738

deducts.__

income

Annual

the 2%.

(adjusted)

interest

serial

the

on

proposed

interest

of

are

principal

to

series

outstanding

bonds

$240,000,

$1,278,211;

$1.72

of

name

amounts

of

each
the

Whipple & Co.-.
Blair

&

Dallas

aggregate

an

principal

1377

underwriter

series

bonds

&

and

and

Co._

Alfred
Otis

500,000

Patterson,

200,000

f

$314,409;

total,

and

&

Pierce

&

Cost

cf

profits

cess

Other

Mosle

and

More200,000

100,000

White, Hattier & San-

&

Co
Co

&

Co

Depletion

Capital

shares

.Earnings

per

(&

Y,Tould

result

Trane

from

31,

loss

for

the

to

165,

$3.04

and

U.

and

after

share

on

in

—V.

166,

p.

and

1,402,136

446.385

$4.67

$1.46

__

The

9

filed

letter

a

of

notification

with

the

SEC

(10c par) common stock, to be offered at $1 a
B. Cantor Co., New York.
Proceeds will be
development of oil and gas leases.—V. 165, p. 1637.

for

deprec.—

S.

Tucker Corp.—Sells
corporation,

*?3

'43

and

will

has

1,026

sold

corporation

$3,447,550

payable

are

It

/is

in

owed

received

in

12

also

was

ceived,

franchises

dealers

organization
the public through the sale of
The

begin

soon

from

disclosed

that

addition,

$3,600

common

from

months

$257,300

on

Export Corp.—V.

open

166, p.

the

date

new

all-time

announced

by H.

record

of

new

of

Sept.

half

that

to

supplied

for

$1.69

$1.03

$1.65

$1.53

September

For

Million

the

$4,285,590 in cash
latter, except $70,000,

Sept.

30

the

promissory

from

sale

of

corporation

notes

of

has

$2,300,

franchises

by

re¬

and

Tucker

C. Arnot,

deliveries,

subsidiary,

Air

the

the

for

accounts

of

ended

yeais

BALANCE

Govt,

Solar

SHEET,

Mining

Solar

July

Mining
1945 to

31,

JULY

motor

coaches,

representing

60%,

were

plants.
41-passenger model

Lines,

Inc.—Reports

first

Record

air

has

been

will

_

•




taxes

not

1947
securities,
$22/91,014.

$106,125;

receivable.

total,

$22,393,345;

due

Trust

Debentures

Co.—Definitive

Rubber
&

1, 1976, are now available
York, N.
Y., for delivery

May
New

Co..

outstanding

atv
in

debentures.

temporary

that this company
Richfield Oil Corp. to drill for
Angeles, Calif., and drilling

10 announced

are

its

tiro

few

a

Los

days.

It provides for the payment o*
all oil and natural gas produced..
below the surface of the 33
Road,
where
the lire
p'ant is

effective for 20 years.

is

to

permitting
factory in

agreement
of

within

grant

royalty

the Rubber company 011
granted

5675

at

acres

located,

all

to

but

oil

reserves

R.

Anaheim-Telegraph
slant

since

disturbed.—V.

be

not

B.

has

been

will

puvnt will

the tire

employed,

be

802.

p.

Corp.—Officials Promoted—

Steel

States

Scott

drilling

166,

General

appointed

the

of

Accountant

United

Corp. of Delaware, succeeding S. P. Small, who 1ms been
Comptroller and a director of the American Bridge Co., to

States

Steel

elected
succeed
Mr.

F.

D.

Scott

resigned.

Colburn,

the

joined

1943.—V.

in

staff

166, p.

United Utilities
On

1945

$612,860

obligations—

$346,791

$580,240

752,330

to

be

used

for

612,341

544,627

1,780,881

the Steel corpora¬

the Comptroller of

of

1526.

1,422,648

1,312,719

other

99,191

216,335
8,42R680

7,608,466

280,465

268,508

91,525

$14,508,464 $12,926,777

defd.

$10,153,259

chgs.

874,234

3,100,315

2,752,575

Fred

5,877,318

Joliet,

Co.,

5,377,311'

150,411

150,411

150,411

3,402,235

stock

surplus

3,023,629

3,007,058

$14,508,464 $12,926,777

1,412,803
stk.

com.

for

reserves

S. Airlines,
F.

to

Willis,

Service.

should

in

available.—V.

550,000

$17.15

$16.46

stk.

of com.

depletion

and

depreciation.—V.

Faper

ties

Corp.

without

U.

S.

Press

165,

Airlines

contract

p.

States

is

of

in

dispatch

would

the

days,"

$16.43

3176.

p.

from

at

its

Mr.

of

Willis

Oct.

on

purchase

process

the

said.

9

of

drawn

No

J.,

announced

stock

being

N.

securities

at

market

after

allowance

had
tax
has

Since

which

investment
tax

for

details

is

underlying

on

the

net

municipal

value

on

fair

impracticable to

on

we

were

July

and

the

of

determine

be incurred in any future
included in this calculation, no

of
the

NINE

securities
all

other

Undei

capital

federal

realization of the
for such

provision

MONTHS

ENDED

SEPT.

1946

1945

1944

$863,294

$807,829

$787,211

28,541

45,512

80,676

2,187

156

?

Total
Net

the

Smico

of

$894,022

$853,498

$867,887

767,573

1,389,098

414,933

*40,868

$1,826,444

profit

$2,233,120

$1,268,431

$827,019

23,410

14,705

9,850

9,033

148,185
the

for

period.

tSecurities

Ton-Miles

135,556

124,649

111,921

$1,654,849

$2,132,858

$1,133,932

$706,065

leceived

as

dividends.—V.

•

in

United

value

30,

166,

p.

States

&

$13,919,850),

LIABILITIES—Reserve

The

tion

in

he

1936 and
the fo'lowing
founded Missouri Valley

year

Wall
firms to-

of the :e
1397.

acquired all of the outstanding

$250,000

of

amount

by

given

York

New

Greater

connection with the purchase last year
Inc., has been canceled, the latter

to Universal in

Druggists

with

Syndicate,

for

listing

event

the

I11

the

Universal
the

will

and

the

shares 011

All

■

the

of

May
100

at

pay¬

Bonds

—

■

.

sinking fund general mortgage 5%
bonds
called for redemption 011 Nov. 1, nexis.
will be made at The Royal Bank o£Toronto, Canada.—V. 136, p. 1039.

have

interest.

Montreal

in

in

outstanding
1954,

1,

and

Canada

cash

in

Corp., Montreal, Canada

Tower

Called—
due

$246,750

Mr. Gotthilf
166, p. 1260.

pay

stock.—V.

Smico

University

issued to Mr. Gotthilf will be
Exchange Commission and applica¬
the New York Stock Ex¬
additional shares are not listed cn the

Universal stock

of

the Securities

made

be

for

ment

shares

47,000

will

been

Payment
or

Vanadium-Alloys Steel Co.—Annual Report—
EARNINGS

FOR

YEARS

ENDED

JUNE

30

1943

1945

$8,895,516

$7,557,253

*$9,633,770

Dividends

31,442

29,490

38,856

Interest

37,190

56,295

78,003

46,067

95,263

90,876

7,396

4,921

3,984

1,263

1,586

4,580

$9,018,874

$7,744,808

$9,856,072

6,030,310

5,167,502

6,496,221

126,603
914,316

121,347
832,805

110,514
770,922

»341,562

390,791
23,650

7,673

16,610

390,79!
45,200
13,170

Sales, less discts.,

&

returns

of

sale

on

allows.

securities

purchases

on

Miscellaneous

Total

income

of

sales

Depreciation
Additl.

and selling exps.__

ficers

and

Amortiz.

to

employees in
bond

of

International

$9,603,379;
taxes

mil.

serv.._

premiums

Loss

Securities

other

assets,

Corp.,

at

$16,000;

cost

total,

Net

on

27,358

loss

of

treasury

disposal of

on

and

accounts

payable,
$36,650;
value—outstanding 100,000

fixed

assets

Employees' retirement annuity exp.
Taxes, other than income and ex¬

Prov.

for

Fed.

for

Fed.

of

Net

91,033
1,435
32,189

25.752

normal

profit

excess

103,807

tax-

35,570

surtax

498,225

26,300
321,703

303,300
766,800

income
tax

&

profits

lax

-

paid
per

amended

—

share!to

137,977
32,400

124,516

—

profit

*As

10,114
6,430

21,772
47,707
26,383

refunds--

net

Net

34,333

50,064
13,541

43,500

profits taxes
for Pennsylvania

cess

Dividends

surplus, $650,422; undistributed net ordinary income, $618,235;
profit
on
investments, $14,602,969;
total,
$31,006,776.

shares

9.8"G

503
sale

Prov.
for

of¬

directors,
employees

compensat.

capital

166, p. 97.

vacancy-

said.

Prov.

realized

the

in

registered

$4.50 first preferred
stock
(without par
shares), $10,000,000; $6 second preferred stock (without par valueoutstanding- 50,000 shares), $50,000; common stock (without par value
—outstanding 985,000 shares), $98,500; general reserve, $4,950,000;
net

the

fill

according to a letter to stockholders on Oct. 15.
of the acquisition.
Morris H. "Gotthilf, Chairman,

Research

97.

1947

$31,006,776.

—V.

to

terms

Interest

SEPT.

ASSETS—Cash, $1,119,169; dividends receivable and interest accrued,
securities, at cost (indicated value $32,207,580), $20,165,520;

(indicated

•

SHEET,

$97,708;

investment

director

Smico, Ih'dth which held all of the common stock of'
Ink Co.,j ofi Illinois, Inc., producers of printing and

General, admin.,

other

Expenses
Profit

Director—
a

on

investments

and

on

and

American

Profit

$1,058,871

realized

share

per

-»■

1947

2,875
incom

cents

1946,

30,

Inc.—Acquisition—

30

1947

1 Other

share

per

Aug.

newly elected Chairman of
Universal, contracted to
sell 3,000 shares of Smico, representing the total
outstanding issued
capital stock of Smico, and received 47,000 shares of Universal stoclc
in return.
The shares were valued at $246,750.
In addition, a note

corporation

apprecia¬
approximately

$1,055,996

dividends

Interest

1333

In

this corporation

last,

CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENT,

10

•■*.»

City, Mo.
Snedden sold both
Inc. early this year.—V. 16G, p.

lithographic inks,
of

made.

INCOME

31,

stock of
Metallic

capital

Securi¬

unrealized

1947,

30,

assets,

value

assets

taxes

Sept.

International

&

may

profits

been

it

and

States

estimated

quotations,

state

indicated

an

based

at

President

became

company.

Wallpaper,

of

As

Willis

and

Securities Corp.—Report—

United

value

prices

elected

been

Universal Laboratories,

change.

Foreign

indicated
market

1526,

Kansas

Industries, Inc.,

Teterboro,

1111,

&

the investment in

quoted

111.,,
the

Mills,

receivable

couple

a

165,

Inc.—Proposed Acquisition—

President of Willis Air Service,
of

"The

close

$10,153,259
1,681,093

550,000

outstdg.

Associated

an

1,507,546

550,000

capital

has

Snedden

G.

United

surplus

of

of

payment

cents

10

made on

by the resignation of Charles W. Kellogg, who after 50 years
in
(he wallpaper industry, is retiring at his own
request.
Mr.
Snedden
was
one
of the organizers of the Superior Wallpaper

246,103

756,493

payable

maturities

shares

another

by

of

holders of record Nov. 3.

was

115,876

248,610

5,877,318

contracts

10 to

the same amount

of

since.—-V? 160, p.

none

dividend

a

Nov.

on

caused

purchased
1,733,268

244,917

land

followed

was

25, 1947;

declared

payable

distribution

Corp.—10-Cent Dividend

Specialty

&

directors

stock,

United Wallpaper, Inc.—New

15,682

10,359,132

equipment

and

which
Jan.

the

10

common

initial

An

1:638,474

asse.s

and

Oct.

the

on

con¬

liabilities

"Loss.

1,024,874 ton-miles for the month, United
topped bv 36%;. its August figure of 752,641 ton-miles and
by 130%
the 445,485 ton-miles flown in. September, '1245.
In addition, the weak
of Sept.
21
through Sept. 27 proved to be the heaviest seven-day
period ever operated when an estimated 341,760 ten-miles were flown.
'

Dividends

Smith, President, 011 Oct.
an

site

start

The
a

Co.)

coaches.—

time

estimated

the

E.

Compens.,
combined

in
its
history, this corporation flew ever a
ton-miles in a single month, according to estimated
freight figures released by M. P. Bickley, Manager of
an

30,

$33,443,472),

debentures

Bank

l'cr

the

at

31

194G

receivable

taxes

218

value

States

signed

oil

Cost

.

operating

exchange

tion

BALANCE

cargo sales.

&

includes

statement

assets

Net profit
Capital stock

Record—

the

SEPT.

SHEET,

$991,544;

2% %

Chemical

Discount

air freight

September
In.

share-

stockholders

Air

Cash

sale

company's bus production
Vice-President in charge of sa'es.

Flown—

.

272,831

166, p. 1397.

United

United

$837,203

547,966

by

he explained.

the

f$36,782
including

tNct

income

accounts

and

Definitive
the

30,

^production of the Twin Coach Kent and Buffalo
Of

$904,790

550,000

1525.

September output totaled

V.

$566,571

550.000

623,605

and

of

gain
the

$7,733,140

as

Federal

328,957

franchise.

cash,

account

country

stock,
All

of

of

as

in

aggregating

franchise

notes.

Twin Coach Co.—New Production
A-

867,719

plant

working

No.

Thus, the funds supplied by the
roughly

are

promissory

production

the

over

Tucker, President, announced.

distributor-dealer

nnd

779,286

banks

$47,220,657.

$7,733,1*0 in Franchises—*

which

automobile,

distributors

Preston

372,333

above

tion,

This

16,407
Cr45,422

S.

Calculating

Oct.

on

years'

prior

lor

tLoss.

dividends.

taxable

as

provision

$978,300

$1,615,044

value—outstanding

Exchange,

Underwriter,

Tucker

800,000

5,342

Cr80,334

197,700

5—

United

covering 298,116 shares
used

880.000

30,638
182,168

310.

company

par

Rights

Total

Net

Transgulf Corp., Houston, Texas—Files With SEC—

share.

616,788

LIABILITIES—

that

1946

$6,990,383

taxes

118,696

•>

for
securities purchased, $151,272; reserve
payable, $73,550; $5 first preferred stock (with¬
200,600
shines), $20,000,000'; $5 second
preferred stcck (without par value—outstanding 100,000 shares), $500,0C0; common stock (without par value—outstanding 2,485,543 chares),
324,855; special reserve, $103,101; undistributed not ordinary income
(since
Dec.
31,
1943), $155,551; net
realized profit 011 investments
(since
Dec.
31,
1943), $2,482,685; total, $'23,491,014.—V. 166, p. 97.
taxes

3,629,037

626,137

78,564.

expenses

Charles

shares

300,000

$6,682,975

3,677,549

673,541

struction

U.

$12,242,938

charges

$6,881,203

4,037,096

410,700

accounts

'Property,

3328.

Co.—Earnings—

profit

$6,467,000

793,345

which

1946

1947

received

(indicated

out

has

1947

According

sales

Net

1944

3,203,795

(Includes

Nil

p.

147,326

$9,789

Herbert

1945

1946

in

of

Sleight

2,421,380

8 Months Ended Aug. 31—

Per

166,

3,283,138

ASSETS—

Earned

*8391,541

credits

tax

period.—V.

$25,695,199.—V.

total,

1946

Reserves

$7,370,780
-

given

shares),

$928,605

—deferred

1947

43.0C0

tax.

$2,442,254

cost

provision

1947.

Notes

Subs.)—Earnings—

other chgs.

25,814

tax

inc.

ASSETS—Cash,
at

contingen¬

par

no

188,817

com.

~

Pet

t684,589.
$188,070
8,709
41,000102,579.-.

required.

ex¬

wholly owned

a

300,000

2,421,280

been

for

reserve

(795,770

(net)—

NOTE—The

Co.,
July

"After

has

$26,-

4,975,507

Stkhldrs. equity per sh.
effect

lease¬

deferred charges,

2,921,993

declared

per

Current

"Loss.

NOTE—No

accounts

3,287,349

income

divs.

100,000

outstanding
share

credit

Cos.—Annual Report—

taxes

and

Common

Six Months Ended June 30—
INet profit after deprec. taxes, & all

other

&

Fed.

expenses

United
Net

Com.

Capital

Timken Roller Bearing Co.

and

depletion,

$1,075,653;

accruals,

stock

1947

expense

200,000

ford

250,000

and
$1;

etc.,

$1,862,045;

$8,862,858;

exps.

and

charges

Total

land

for

for

$8,247,871

adm.

income

Prepaid

1397.

p.

and

taxes,

Coal

sales

and

Miscellaneous

Thomas & Co

Moran

Electric

mining coal

Selling

Cash

Co.

750,000

Milwaukee

assets—Notes

depreciation

common

surplus,

Inventories

100,000

Hayden, Stone & Co

166,

$1,121,834
3,861
40,750
98,923

Richfield Drills for Oil—

Notes

&

Russ

The

payable

income

$1,942,105;

earned

United

750,000

Copeland

500,000

Mason,

$1,741,438
6,797

LIABILITIES—Payable

1947

250,000

Rotan,

300,000

Co.

State

Years End. July 31—
Coal produced (tons)---

100,000

Co

Inc.

100,000

&

&

Co

Rauscher,

100,000
Inc

O'Gara

30,

1397.

p.

150,000

Co.

Gregory & Son, Inc

—V.

and

taxes,

250,000

Co.__

&

other

for

reserves

trademarks, contracts,
$25,695,199.

the

and

Kendall, Inc

200,000

Co

Parsons

336,956

annual

underwritten

Securities

350,000

Inc
Trust

Edwards,

Graham,

Ross

Nashville

250,000

Co

Co

&

Dittmar

J.

&

Co.,

Union

Dempsey
.R.

or

Mullaney,
$2,000,000

William

$1,291,397;

$13,735,176:

Federal

JUNE

land, buildings, equipment, wells, pipe lines,
(less

cost

at

733,35?.),

Cash

Inc.

Bacon,

investments,

etc.,

SHEET,

U.
S. Treasury bonds, $3,000,000:
ac¬
inventories at lower of cost or market,

$2,729,204;

receivable, $317,159;

holds,

BALANCE

$3,028,942;

receivable,

CONSOLIDATED

Balsey, Stuart & Co.

Burr

mortgage bonds
$40,000, respectively,

$366,250 and

fellows:

as

$872,659-

869,585

Profits

397,885

$1.96

CONSOLIDATED

ASSETS—Cash,
counts

$1,146,250.

UNDERWRITERS—The
.respective

$3,671,233

presently

amounts

1977

charge

$3,588,314

the

on

notes

$784,878

1,593,870

on

$772,844

795,770

period--

for

Capital shares outstanding
Earnings per share

Earns,

Net

$871,853

BALANCE

Federal

(net)

income

$1,067,524

1,331,410

795,770

Surplus

Income—coal

revenues

income

$928,872
41,832
1,955-

—

profit

''Securities
income

Net

Dividends

689,37 7

$4,849,776

Other

1944

$773,465
8,894
2,519

~$2~661,394

stock

1946

$3,box,081

1,081,000

Federal

and

Cap.

1947

$4,loJ,982
1,494,387

—.

and depletion

$11,952,537;

1344

1,352,147

inc.)

taxes

oper.

1945

5,157

income

realized

Net

$1,558,595

income

Depreciation

Interest

Net

30

SEPT.

1946

3864,122
2,573

income

Total

Total

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

Six Months Ended June 30—

Operating

Calendar Years-

3,430
than

ENDED

MONTHS

NINE

$1,065,274
2,250

dividends

investments

United Carbon Co.

for

limited-term

of

(other

profits

entered

not

re¬

investments
Taxes

STATEMENT,

1947

96.

LIABILITIES—Accounts

1,247,472

.Amort,

another

on

$17,863,119 $17,299,210 $16,221,051
7,237,168
6,550,850
5,852,832

8,115,693

serve

has

1_46

Maintenance

retirement

INCOME

734,300

shares
share

per

166,

cies

July 31,'47

revs.—Electric

lease

gas

EARNINGS

12 Mos. End.

Property

made.

Sept. 30, 1946, the net assets of the corporation had an indicated!
based on market quotations of approximately $33,889,775.

$1,526,535

734,300

I

capital

ivmines

application.

SUMMARY

Oper.

been

has

tax

Interest

provision

income

—V.

Utilities

common
stock to American's preferred
stockholders, or
plan shall be withdrawn by either of these companies.
has no subsidiaries, but on Sept. 3, 1947, fi'ed with
Commission an application seeking
approval for the creation of a

the

such

$2,122,842

493,640

On

value,

Other
Net

of

of such

The

appreciation

for

1947

,

Texas

after allowance for state and municipal taxes c«!
had an Indicated value on Sept. 20, 1947, of
$34,256,319. Since it is impracticable to determine the-'
federal capital gain tax which may be incurred in any future reali*
zation of the investment proiits included in this calculation, no pro¬

126,099

income

Federal

of

how¬

time,

Commission

opportunity for hearing, to terminate such
extension prior to Dec. 31, 1947, if
during such extended period the
Commission issues an order
disapproving the Section 11(e) plan filed
by American and Electric Bond and Share Co. on Sept. 6, 1946,-which
contemplates, among other things, divestment of American's interest
in

corporation,

$7,349,165

—

income

Total

to

and

Texas

the

unrealized

'"1

by

the

in

of

Electric

company.

application

from

value

on

held

year

United §tates & International Securities Corp.--Kei>ort
Calculating securities without quoted market prices at estimated fair
and all other sffcurities at market quotations, the net assets ot;

esti¬

an

$7,475,264

expenses.-

No.

one

flew

Corp.—Earnings—

9 Months Ended Sept. 30—
Net

to

within

the company

4£

approximately

Depreciation

itself

at 714,127, up 9%>
the 596,169 ton-miles

over

Bickley said

537,080

by American, and all of the common
stock of Dallas Power & Light Co.,
being about 91% thereof, held by
Electric Power & Light
Corp. As a condition precedent to permitting
the order to become effective, the SEC
required that American agree
divest

(1621)

estimated

were

August and
Mr.

year.

CHRONICLE

ton-miles of ail- express last month, down 3%>, from
553,057 ton-miles the previous month and 0.2%
above
the 536,208
ton-miles operated in September a year ago.—V.
166, p. 1525.

and

company

in

653,435 ton-miles

September last

Texas

control

Utilities Co. was incorporated in Texas, Sept. 4,
1945, acquired all of the common stocks of the

Texas
Oct.

mail

from

public

of

Air

owned

subsidiary of American, to bring into
a
group
of public utility
companies operating wholly
■Within the State of Texas,
consisting of Texas Electric Service Co.,
Dallas Power & Light Co. and the
company.
'
this

COMMERCIAL

give effect

to

$341,503
654,692
$2.68
$3.18
settlement ($185,000).

$822,811
'
453,18.3
'
'
$4339

renegotiation

$543,755
£05,5:2

>A
V
\

1

5T (1622)

THE

CONSOLiOATEI? BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 1947
ASSETS—Cash in: b&nk$ and on;.hand, $746,238; marketable, securities
cost less
reserve), $1,6£3,278; notes and accounts receivable, trade
(after reserve for doubtful accounts of
$12,500), $480,638; inventories,
$3,378,971; other current assets, $32,069; long-term instalment accounts
receivable, $20,583; investments, $110,026; land, buildings and equip¬
(at

ment

(after reserve for depreciation of
$2,344,143), $2,228,187; U. S.
Government bonds deposited under self-insurance agreements (at cost
less reserve),
$15,425;

patents,

deferred

$1;

total,

$37,417;

charges,

$8,737,832.

LIAEHjITIES—Accounts* payable (trade), $223,242; accrued payroll,

"V

$103,539;

additional' compensation to

officers and employees
$67,356; provision for
income taxes,
$533,795;
reserve
for contingencies, $441,268;
capital
: shares
(issued 210,000 shares without par value), $2,000,000; surplus
arising1- from revaluation of fixed assets, $25,534; paid-in
surplus,
$4,051,561; earned surplus, $1,274,870; less 8,650 treasury shares at
icost (Dr)$324,893; total,
$8,737,832.—V. 162, p. 2192.
accrued,

'OJ

$341,562;

'

.

-J

accrued

:

taxes

Utah Power & Light Co.

(& Sub.)—Earnings-

1947—Month—1946

$1,413,706

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$1,257,423 $16,223,856 $14,317,107

deducts..

1,120,916

764,257

revenues...

$292,790
2,528

$493,166

$295,318
93,118

$495,852

$202,200

revenue

The

oper.

11,456,487

Other

9,657,126

income

Gross

(net)

first

whose

$4,659,981

$4,727,654

248,027

$4,797,883
1,904,171

$247,825

$2,893,662

67,673

deductions

Dividends

355,572

355,572

1,422,289

Balance

♦$153,372
$0,17

$107,747

2,483,660

$L471,373

of

ship's

this

per

share

com.

♦Loss.—'V.

166,

$0.21

$1,177,277
$1.89

$2.44

1

509.

p.

•

of

Walter
a

B.
Brown, President, on Oct. 10 announced
manufacturing plant at Morrisville, Pa.

new

The

the food,
100

plant

new

of

will

be

employed.

Erection

the

of

main

building

is

to

recent
cost

sale

of

of

the

of

second

$1,500,000
series

plant.

new

The

ities

Morrisville
the

at

Heights,
supplied

has

3VzVc

The

been

made

cumulative

p.ant

plant

site

from

preferred

comprises

120

of

proceeds
stock
acres

to

166,

terminal

Tenn.

Principal raw material
will
company's phosphorus producing plants located
Tenn., and Tarpon Springs, Fla.—V. 166, p. 1260.
the

Pleasant,

Period End. Sept. 30—

1947—Month—1946
$427,849

—V.

to

storage

166,

formally

company

reclassified

dissolved

Oct.

of

Potomac

Power.

Operating

$304,496

$818,193

The items appearing in

"Washington

Railway

Washington

Railway

Amort,

of

Federal

Net

&

from

Net

ry.

from

at

Net

from

Net

ry.

Net

expenses

57,764

Ry.

Net

6,'929

Other

$727,845
180,723

AUG.

Net

plant

acquisition

income

(net

Balance
Interest

Special
Net

loss)

693 168

charge

='63l!647

income

reduction
pro rata

in

Federal

amount

income

of tax

that

portion

which

is

of

premium

equivalent

to

and

resulting

taxes,

reduction

tlncluding $443,429, representing
resulting from sale of transportation

property.—V. 166, p. 1526.

Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.

(&

May 31,'47

theatre admissions, sales,
Rertts from tenants and royalties

etc

Profit, net,

on

V Total

'782,253

3'895'389
832!854

92,513

Drl03,891

i_

income
of

130,151,010 121,595,786
film

costs

Other

24,892,298

5 574 082

costs, incl. royalties and participations
UOperating and general expenses
Intwest expense

6l',853'881

Provision for estimated Federal taxes

on

yrs.

7153

Tax
This

1 100 000

11,900,000

14,749,202
5,551,635

.

are

MAY 31,

$1.99.

the

1947

the

payable,

accrued

$2,083,913;

liabilities,
reserve




$2,752,499;

$6,802,729;
for

Federal

for

con¬

a

on

costs

for

income

reduce
greater accrual than is shown is
of

no

companies

subsidiary

accounts
Federal

royalties
income

its

and

28,079

subsidiaries

have

$10,100,000

a

old

parent

reserve

of

which

is

was

up
to cover eouity
Pacific Railroad Corp.
believed the railroad

set

Western

company,

the reorganization
tax liability.

managers

sales

Cost

of

and
taxes

in

Federal

The

reserve.

District

Court

166,

1946

$2,481,394

Net

admin,
profit

and

general

from

income

in

in

suit

obligations

government

San

this

covering

Francisco,

16.920

$56f',204
230,000

$463,532

income

taxes

$288,204

$268,849

153,792

profit--

153,792
$1.75

$1.87

BALANCE

(less

$1,300;

will

is

question

Calif.

("Wall

194,683

50,000

contingencies

Capital shares outstanding
Earnings per share

able

$446,612

3,104

Pennsylvania and Federal
for

1,585,341
449,438

.

$565,100

operations

(net)

income

Reserve
Net

493,813

expenses

hand

(on

bad

debt

inventories,

in

receiv¬

accounts

$534,557;
notes receivable,
value life insurance, $126,275;

cash

(less depreciation reserves, $441,785),
deferred charges,
$23,077; total,

equipment

prepaid

$312,539;

bank),

$39,883),

$1,113,212;

and

property

1947

SHEET, JUNE 30,
and

reserve,

and

expenses

able

(miscellaneous!,

other

and

accrued

State

capital

inccme

stock,

total,

reserve

capital

surplus,

held

stock

taxes, $15,041; Federal
for contingencies, $50,000;
$199,928;
earned
surplus,
(8,840 shares), Dr$32,685;

miscellaneous

$346,417;

taxes,

capital

accrued

$1,300;

treasury

$162,632;

$3,228,811.—V.

(regular), $192,831; accounts pay¬
salaries and
wages,
$4,265;

payable

$22,166;

expenses,

164,

in

2196.

p.

Woodall Industries, Inc.

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

of

products

Research

Interest

of

$7,049,470

10 466. T>8
1 071,038

gofiQ 74ft

sold

general expenses

and

engineering

Amortization

Postwar

returned

reserve

Crl60,30Q

credit

tax

(est.)

860,700

20,900

$1,195,530

stock

Preferred

$198,573

;

180,000
92,898

dividends

Earnings per common share
CONSOLIDATED

COMPARATIVE

and

$1,559,468

deposit

on

58,808

1,344,889
59,383

1,597,981

1.276,929

114,307
109,979

105,480
72,847

2,131,840
179,101
677,907
81,352

1,802,397
189,001
705,447
96,793
$6,351,891

$1,396,650

$1,459,290

securities

receivable,

Claims for

refund

less

reserves—

Federal taxes

of

income—

on

Inventories
surrender

Cash

of life

value

insurance

assets

plant

Property,
for

now

Street

$1,139,917

59,221

1,718,305
59,363

$8,288,844

Accounts

Other

SHEET

May 31,'47 Aug. 31,*46

hand

on

400;000
$0.34

BALANCE

ASSETS—
Cash

120,000
53,125

400,000
$2.75

dividends

stock

shares outstanding

Common

5,484
Cr20 0,00ft

inc.—

to

profit

Common

22,792

5,292

10,005

deductions

income

on

25,835

27,540

good will

reconversion

Carry-back

808,216

b'l, to I

expenses

expense

Miscellaneous

Net

35,406

$13 ,694,600

Selling, admin,

Taxes

$7,014,064

6,563

income

Total
Cost

1946

1947
$13,68£,037

sales

equipment,

and

less

reserves

depreciation
less amortization

—

charges

Total

LIABILITIES—
Accounts
Taxes

payable

and accrued expenses

cum.

($2

value)

par

surplus
surplus

Capital
Earned

-

Total

-V.

165,

183,23ft

90,625
2,468,125
800,000
141,, 188
2,432,327

110,000
2.500,000
800,000
137,543
1.661,826)
$5,851,891

(est.)

payable on properties acquired
conv. pfd. stock ($25 par value)

stock

Common

959,929

3,288,844

income

on

Mortgages

2182.

p.

995.

p.

Period End. Aug. 31—

1947—Month-i-1946

S>

Operating revenues

16,786,010

16,430,059

15,992,280

20,903,261

Net

expenses

oper.

Ordinary

♦4,473,202

12,033,689

♦6,073,499

94,616

937,181

994,234

(non¬

Gross ordinary income

908,832

12,970,870

♦4,378,586

♦5,079,265

Profit

Net

515,028

526,600

4,010,216

4,283,469

393,804

♦4,905,186

8,960,654

♦9,362,734

9,925

ordinary

income-

Extraordinary
Delayed

income

8,189

3,479

104,323

(net)

2,160,943

1,956,332

—

month-

403,729

Deductions from net inc.

Cr22,000

operations
Other

payable,

participations
U.

S.

income

from

Divs.

to

8,964,133

♦7,097.468

2,002,000

♦2,940,665

20,000

transfer'd

earned

surplus—

425,729

6,962,133

♦2,940,665

♦7,117,468

Service to Italy Resumed—
company

the

of

system

on

United

the

Oct.

States

12

Azores

direct

cable

service

between

Italy

with

Islands

Western

in

Union's

mid-Atlantic,

transatlantic

they

as

were

cable

prior

to

1398.

p.

Wisconsin

resumed

suspension of operation since the begin¬
submarine cables belonging to the Italcable

connected

the

166,

Prof,

before

income
for

♦Special

taxes

4,546,564:
$2,779,553

635,156

1,002,079

254,063

Public

set

for
$3,351,298
1,252,171

taxes

$6,160,581
2,269,224

$4,035,696
1,300,912,

$2,006,987
1,966,727
$1.02

$3,891,357
1,967,637
$1.98

$3,555,409
1,966,727
$1.81

Cr820,625

net

profit
Capital shares outstand.
♦Estimated

000;

$3,025,937
1,018,950

$2,099,127
1,967,637
$1.07

—

income

com.

share

credit

refund of prior

for

gain from sale of real property

profits tax. $500,-

years excess

(net), $320,625.

tNot stated.

foreign subsidiaries
in the amount of $277,618
rates of exchange. They do not include, however,
the company's equities in net profits of unconsolidated domestic sub¬
sidiaries which were $133,250 in excess of dividends received there¬
from and taken into earnings for the six months period to June, 30,
above

the six months
statedjat prevailing

1947.—V.

166, p.

earnings include profits from

ended

June

30,

1947

'

610.

Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. (&

Oct.

1947—3 Mos.—1946

Period End. June 30Net

earnings from oper.
received __T—

Service

Corp.—Hearing

on

Sale of

Total

income

Depreciaion

has

7,552,585
226,467

$5,525,425

items

Consol.

Interest
SEC

prov.

Interest

Securities—
The

270,663
4,297,701

U.¬

after

The

war.

were

at

1941.—V.

10,093,7891

143,428

subs.

for

♦Deficit.-

The

$2,217,104
665,405

261,218

(net)

foreign

NOTE—The

income

2,320,178

exp.

domestic

from

Profit

Earnings per

accounted

during

2,326,154

1947—6 Mos.—1946
$22,442,603
t

4,647,973
110,691

$3,090,080

adm.

&

gen.

t

5,557,915
141,681

operations-

Depreciation

Sell.,

Prov.

current

(net)

income

Net

from

subsidiaries)

domestic

1947—3 Mos.—1946

$12,221,871

—

ordi¬

from

income

nary

140,205.760 119,781.295
128,172,071 125,854,794

115,102

income

communication)

owned

wholly

sales

Net

$

793,730

revenues

Deductions

(Incl.

Period End. June 30—

1947—8 Mos.—1946

$

Operating

22

for

charges-

Subs.)r-rEarnings
1947—6 Mos.—1946

$1,240,269

$186,078

$2,322,934

753

3,397

$1,241,022
198,758

$189,475

$2,324,180

165,308

"'$407,020

1,246

396,369

39,599

335,140

638,034

5,195

316,773

65,897

taxes

.

♦$401,825

charges

first

hearing on application of corpo¬
mortgage bonds, due 1977, at com¬

T

$667,525

$24,167

$1,223,880

♦$718,604

same

time will consider Wisconsin's proposal

Capital shares outstand.

486,656

486,656

Earnings per com. share

$1.37

$0.05

486,656
$2.51

486,656

stock to its parent, Standard
Gas & Electric Co., for $1,000,000 in cash.—V. 166, p. 1194.

ration

to

sell

$4,000,000

petitive bidding.
to

sell

100,000

a

,

The Commission

Government,

(less

1947

$3,040,155
1,981,242

x

_

sales

Selling,

5%

invested

$0.16

Willson Products, Inc.—Earningssix Months Ended June 30—
Net

absolved

been

280,845

280,794
$0:73

164, p. 3194; V. 162, p. 3123.

Deferred

consolidated

$46,888
28,085

$206,000

income

Patents,

$10,100,000

Company

land, at cost, $50,670,247; buildings,-leaseholds and equipment, at cost
(less reserves
for depreciation
and amortization, $58,196,737), $49,876,682; other assets, $5,42Q,001; total, $192,543,802.
collected

extent

an

taxable

retained

in

ning

$15,538,783; U. S. Govt, bonds, at cost or redemp¬
$2,429,418; accounts and notes receivable (net), $2,431,524;
and royalty advances, $1,694,187; inventories, $51,317,624;
current and working assets of subsidiaries operating in foreign terri¬
tories,
$3,686,045;
investments
in
affiliated
companies,
$9,279,291;

payable,

such

losses

and

from

date.

$10,100,000

be

and

value,

withheld' ind

deductions

t$3.98

stock split, these earnings per share

LIABILITIES—Dividends'

interest
sinking fund

mortgage 4'/2% income bonds,
tlncome* taxes are accrued

amount,

production

amounts

to

i.e., capital fund,

by the company pending adjudication of the suits
in the name of
the old parent corporations,
and former
stockholders. They intervened in the suit, claiming equity and a share

than $418,045 in
1947 and $373,528 in 1946 in respect of
properties charged to costs,
ton an adjusted basis to reflect

$4,041,413;
$2,2~5,824;

$2,036,030

The

maintenance

relieved

The

9,197,567
3 701,090

$2.60

ASSETS—Cash,

tion

'

$1,517,930

brought

♦Other

at

$433,220

57,*356

7,341,680

BALANCE SHEET,

433,725

purposes,

basis.

time

of

this

was

'

10,830,496

Coipmon shares outstanding
Earnings per common share

CONSOLIDATED

455,694

Liability Ruling—

that

At

On

Net

common

11,209

45,130

$2,612,810
142,921
433,858

contingent charges,

general

on

corporate

company

claims

14,000,000

8,304,143

the 2-for-l

$2,407,349

by the Internal Revenue Department of liability for income and excess
profits taxes for parts of the years 1943 and 1944.

'Zii

studio

$489,559

$506,233

return

income

19,134,639

Surplus for period

464,153

45,416

income

for

profit

754,442

204,248

for

50,000,

income

on

5,475
47,212

60,272

income

on

Purchased'good will, less amortization

Cr418,285

'

Dividends

'

—V.

2 882 033

_

income

61,002

$755,897

available

other

taxable

'679*,208

....

Minority interests' share of profit
Refund of foreign excess profits tax of prior
Reserve for contingencies^
Provision for goodwill purchased

Net

63,376,491
2,890,804
413,250
31,719

..♦Amortization and depreciation of properties...

800,156

$2,148,657

163,566

income

necessary to

20,692,871

7,930,394

_____

786,273

$1,652,907

$

4,251,615

sales of fixed assets

111,235

$428,557

charges

deferred

$

Costs and expenses—

Amortization

_

taxes

70,848

128,947
73,000
1,555

(Wm.) Wrigley, Jr., Co.—Earnings—

116,971 434

—

'•is■

$2,948,813

89,496

income

costs

dry-hole

rentals,

contingencies

Western Union Telegraph Co.—Earnings—

125,078,629

income

V

of

June 1 '46

$

rentals,

$2,439,180

deductions

solidated

Subs.)—Earnings-

^■Income—

$539,792

$592,3^1

income-

Journal.")—V.

Nine Months Ended—
Film

and

now

of

$681,827

income

lease

abandonments

for

Marketable

$6,081,632 t$7,935,420

"Representing pro rata amount
expenses
on
redemption of bonds

717,072

income

Total

Misc.

3,370,996

$£',147,004 $10,813,703
2,065,372
2 246 636

amortization

185,720

88,907

2,319,310

$8,291,328 $11,082,619
144,324
268,915

1

and

2,849,891

693,168

3,222,289
3,472,899

revenues

258,540

...

oper.

ry.

requirements

3,200,712

adjustments

taxes

operating

Other

1946

3,037,851

taxes...

176,000

894,299
1,018,540
651,472

1,163,126

115,489

31

3,237,901

income

$5,513,124

$547,122

$42,849,272 $40,634,119
20,893,835
17,117,421

Depreciation
of

22,892,107

$4,405,099

ity rents (net Dr)

♦Net

Maintenance

21,527,494

103,843

tax

operating

28l',606

$514,717

revenues

2,868,271

$1,002,728

Equipment & joint facil¬

$734 774

ENDED

$3,870,999 $25,932,593 $28,405,231

$1,013,472

other

All

$692,050
177,333

amortization

1947—8 Mos.—1946

2,705,852

151,801

119,488

Capital shares outstanding
Earnings per share

Other

239,160

1947

Federal

Ry. and Tidewater Southern Ry.]

$3,719,324

revenues—

2,323

Operation

Amort,

of

for

Provision

Net

119,790
124,215

expense

Nine Months Ended May 31—

ACCOUNT

INCOME

3947—Month—1946

oper.

♦Amount

Other

cost

1,575,436

122,802

labor

material,

depletion

leases,

$1,466,915;

oper.

223,237

292 657

a„__.

MONTHS

32,664,575
11,928,306
4,415,016

Period End. Aug. 31—

$694,373

12

40,249,38*6
15,826,968
4,440,060

Ry; Tax Accruals:

57,764

revenues

STATEMENT,

5,662,217
2,538,186

[Including Sacramento Northern

Income

income

Operating

and

Taxes, other than

Net

210 141

loss)

27,096,420

4,500,269
2,001,371

purchased,

LIABILITIES—Accounts

24,483,341

income—

oper.

1,484,276

taxes

(net

and

Depreciation

plant,

1—

railway

railway

2,487,489

products

services

Cancelled

$1,989,863

$3,228,811.

Only—
1944
4,291,968
1,392,936
513,939

Payroll

acquisition adjustments

INCOME

if

under

1945
5,015,371
1,783,656
363,350

CONSOLIDATED

Fixed

\

should have apwpeared
See V. 166, p. 1526.

1946
$3,601,099
922,308
400,266

income—

Jan.

From
Gross

297',325

income

oil,

and

ASSETS—Cash

586,006

railway-

oper.

1945

Balance

''

Co.

$3,465,451
969,487

railway

Net rev. from ry. opers.

259,600

plant

income

Interest

^

Co."

1947

from

Net

$617,305

1,962,430
258',897

Operating

Other

if:

Light
Electric

&

August—
Gross

$3,313,476

Other taxes

5

terms

last Monday's "Chronicle" under the heading

Western Pacific RR. Co.—Earnings of Co.

1947

Depreciation

it:

under

stockholders.

shares to North American

$3,740,531

revenues

Maintenance

sf:

Co.

'Power

Meanwhile,
North American Co. has received
application to surrender to its subsidiary, Wash¬

Ry.

Operation

ft

1.

receive

will

Stockholders

Electric

securities

Railway & Electric, its holdings of 51,827 shares of Wreco
in exchange for 2,073,113 common shares of Potomac Electric
North American proposes to distribute the Potomac Electric

be

1194.

p.

Crude

22,477

$3,249,552

-

Total

1947—2 Mos.—1946

Month of August—

j

of substantial volume.

cargoes

$1,967,385

12,652

Selling, general and administrative

Other

already
announced.
SEC approval of its

Virginia Electric & Power Co.—Earnings—

;

petroleum gases.
Besides Houston
at other
East Coast ports which
split

receive

610.

p.

Ry.

m:

a

facilities at its Norsworthy
permit the assembling and storing

to

1S46

$3,236,900

—

income

Dividends

Washington Railway & Electric Co.—Dissolved—

cover

Moon

on

the Delaware River,

supplement, not replace production facil¬
other
precessing plants located at Chicago

Sales

-

vessel,

cargo

two

enlarged

gallons of liquefied
the
ship will
stop

Newark

—V.

Virginia Dare Stores Corp.—September Sales—
i

dry

former

a

for

,

sufficient

a

will

company's
and Nashville,

111.,
from

Total

$1,117,852;

appropriation

Island, situated just south of Morrisville, Pa., on
,and served by a spur of the Pennsylvania RR.

'

call

immediately.

An

Mt'.

location

the

ship,

operated by this company.
will

has

also

tidewater

2,520,000

common

phosphorus compounds for use in
chemical industries. Initially, less than

The

be

,

have

manufacture

pharmaceutical, and

persons

start

will

will

schedule

Petroleum

(Houston)

ington

Victor Chemical Works—Locates New Plant—

bears.

and

regular

year.

The

Earns,

vessel

round trips a month
between Houston,
Texas, and Newark, N. J., at which latter port
Warren
has
under
construction
an
unloading terminal
capable of
receiving and storing 2,100,000 gallons of liquefied petroleum gases.
The
Newark
terminal is expected
to be in operation in November

$2,243,994
1,066,717

2,686

the

name

converted for

was

1947

services

Interest

ocean-going tank ship, ever designed to transport propane
liquefied petroleum gases—the "Natalie O." Warren"—was
christened on Oct. 11 at Beaumont, Texas, by Mrs. W. K. Warren,

and

income

Income

$4,767,369
,30,464

-

and

Miscellaneous

Provision

Ship Ready—

other

or

Warren

Net

Wilcox Oil Co.—Earningssix Months Ended June 30—
Sales

and

Warren Petroleum Co.—New Tank

expenses,

The

Period End. Aug. 31—
Total oper. revenues...

Oper.

Treasury notes of $11,195,066), $10,248,361; mortgages and contractual
obligations maturing within one year, $872,144; owing to affiliated
companies; $93,564; advance payments for film, deposits; etc.; $547,210;
current liabilities of subsidiaries operating in foreign territories (inch
$402,500 guaranteed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.), $6,691,975; debt
maturing
after
one
year,
$21,133,245
deferred credits, $1,803,347.;
reserve for contingencies, $5,384,668; interest of minority stockholders
in
capital and surplys of subsidiary companies, $318,401; common
stock ($5 par), $37,010,900; capital surplus, $39,466,631; earned sur¬
plus, $51,904,998;' treasury stock (60,500 shares at cost), X)r$908,020;
total, $192,543,802.—V. 166, p. 1526.

1947

Monday, October 20,

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

directors,

and

'

u

COMMERCIAL

.

at the

shares

($10 par)

common

i.

•

Res.

for

Net

Fed.

profits

inc.

—

♦Loss.—V. 166, p.

1527.

-r:f

r»t-;

V,

Nil

Volume 166 * Number 4639

THE

COMMERCIAL

State and

&

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

(1623)

,51

Cit^i Department

BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS
ARKANSAS

The

Fort Smith, Ark.
'
;
Bond Sale—The $225,000 swim¬
ming pool bonds offered for sale

;

Oct.

on

9—v.

106, p. 1299—were
purchased by the W. R. Stephens
Investment Go., of Little Rock, at

bonds

less

than

be

sold

such terms that the

upon

will

for

than

for the

bid.

The

Riverside County, Alvord Sch. Dist.

(P. O. Riverside), Calif.

-:

less

no

and

Details—In

connec¬

terest

tion with the sale of the

$145,000

purchase said bonds.

Bond

Sale

school

bonds

the

to

Bank

of

Board

substantially the

Board

same

furnish

will

no

pay

the

bonds

sold

were

for

price

a

of
of

printed: bonds and' the unqualified

100.0Q6, a net interest cost
approving opinion of Rose, 2.122%, as-follows: $40,000 as l%s,
maturing .$8,000 on Nov. 1, from
Dobyns, Meek & House, of Little
1949 to 1953; $48,000 as 2s, matur¬
Rock. Enclose a certified check
ing $8,000 from 1954 to 1959; and
for $5,000, payable to the Board of
$57,000 as 2V4s, maturing on Nov.
apparatus bonds.
Trustees.
1, $8,000 from 1960 to 1965, and
Franklin County, Ozark Sch. Dist.
$9,000 in 1966. The bonds are ap¬
? No.
14 (P. O. Ozark), Ark.
CALIFORNIA
proved as to legality by O'Mel;
Bond Offering — Jeta Taylor,
veny & Myers, of Los Angeles.
Alameda County, Centerville
Secretary Board of Directors, will
sell

at

public

Nov. 3

auction

at

11

School

a.m.

issue of $35,000 3%
school bonds. Dated Oct. .1, 1947.

on

Interest

J-D.

Due Dec.

1, as fol¬
lows: $500 in 1949; $600 from 1950
to 1954; $700 from 1955 to 1958;
$2,000 in 1959 and 1960; $2,500

District

(P. O.

Bond Sale

to

J.

Barth

cisco.

Co., of San Fran¬

&

bids

The bonds

dated

are

Nov.

15, 1947. Interest M-N. Denomi¬
1966; $3,000 in 1967; nation $1,000. Due on Nov. 15, as
$3,200 in 1968, and $3,500 in 1969; follows: $5,000 from 1949 to
1959,
Expenses of the issue in excess of and $3,000 in 1960.
$300 will be paid by the pur¬
for

District (P. O.

payment prior to maturity in

inverse

order, in all
with accrued interest, as fol¬

cases

surplus in the build¬

ing fund, on any interest paying
date; from funds from any source,
price of 102

a

value

,1948; at

the dollar face

on

Dec.

on

1, 1947, and June 1,
price of 101 on the dol¬

a

lar face value

Bond
to

be

will

Nov.

on

consider

the

election

an

5

the

voters

issuance

Bond

000

Arkansas

(P.

O.

Fayetteville), Ark.
Offering—It is stated by
C. Carlson that the

Secretary T.
Board

of

sealed

bids

Hotel,

at

Little

Oct.

on

Trustees

28,

will

the

for

receive

Albert

Rock,

until

the

on

Dated

Dec.

1,

Dec.

build¬
coupon

1947.

1,

1949

Due

$10,000
in 1953

in

and 1973, $18,000 in
1976, and $19,000 in 1977,
Callable
for
redemption before
maturity, at the option of the
Board, in inverse numerical order,
on any interest
paying date after

1,

1953, at
interest,
from

and

par

accrued

available

any

to

of

Fayetteville,

holder,

or,

at

Arkansas,

the

office

of

the

bonds

will

be

obligations

only of the Board of Trustees and
will be payable from and secured

solely by

000

to

be

derived

from

rentals

of

the

dormitories

rooms

to

of

be

the

two

charged

students who occupy them, which
will

be

face

of

plainly

recited

the^ bonds.

they be

event

no

considered

the

State

are

pledged, ? and

or

the

on

lands

the

In

a

debt

which the faith and credit of

lien

or

State

any

of its
no

revenues

mortgage

dormitories

buildings
will

be

or

belonging

given

as

or

any

to
se¬

curity, which also will be plainly
recited

$90,-

on

the

face

of the




bonds.

27

for

Interest J-D.
Due

Dec.

on

authorized at

were

of

will

21

the

payable at the office of the County
Treasurer. A certified check for
5% of the bonds bid for, payable
to the Chairman Board of
Super¬

visors, is required.

an

Oct. 28 the

on

consider

At

—

the

issuance

bonds.
La

to

be

Habra,

held

Oct.

on

an

28

water

system

Los

election

the voters

$100,-

bonds.

Angeles

County, Fruitvale
School District (P. O.
Los Angeles), Calif.

Bonds

Voted

—

At

an

election

held recently the voters approved
the
issuance
of
$13,500
school
bonds.
Los

Angeles

County, Garvey
School District (P. O.
Los Angeles), Calif.

Bond
to

be

Election^*—At

held

on

Oct.

31

an

election

000

Election—At

000'sanitation

Bond Offering—L. E.

ized

an

Votefd

At

—

until

10

issue of

$85,000 sanitation

Denomination
as

held

on

proved

an

election

Sept. 30 the voters ap¬
issuance of $36,000

the

construction bonds.

authorized

Sanitation District (P. O.

Salinas), Calif.
Bonds Vbted — At an election
held on Sept. 30 the voters author¬
ized an issue of
$200,000 sanitation bonds.

for

at

the

are

the

•

interest

payment

after

par

interest

Treasurer's

office.

A

certified

of the abstract of the pro¬
ceedings with reference to this is¬
copy

will be furnished

sue

cost

to

free of any
purchaser of these

the

bonds, but

to

be

will

Nov.

consider

be furnished.

Enclose

check for

10%
Chairman

on Nov. 1, as fol¬
$15,000 from 1950 to
1952; $16,000 from 1953 to
1957; $18,000 from 1958 to
1962, and $22,000 from 1963
to 1967, all inclusive, optional
on
Nov. 1, 1957, or on any

election

an

the

voters

issuance

of

payment

after

par

No. 5 bonds.

terest

Sale

Details—It

that

the

is

$200,000

Tampa,

deemable

and

on

exceed

Dated

after

the

bid, payable to
Board
of Super-

visors-

1,

Bonds Voted
held

At

—

an

election

Sept. 30 the voters ap¬
proved the authorization of $120,000 water

bonds.

1, 1947, and
mature on Jan. 1, in 1948 to 1967.
Interest payable J-J.

COLORADO

No.

Kissimmee, Fla.

Certificate

(P.

District

sealed

Clerk,

bids

until

sold

was

Wheeler

exceed

bonds.

Due

Jan.
1949
1959

2%

p.m.

Santry,

$5,000
1962

recently
&

on

to

to

These bonds

July

1,

follows:

as

1958,

on

$50,000

$120,000

are

rate

County Treasurer.

an

Principal

and interest payable at the

of the

1947.

authorized at

May 5.

office

Bidders

required to specify the lowest
of

interest

and

to

Leedy,

1,

from

1949

to

date

fixed

These
ized

are

for

Sept. 23,

par

to

the

redemption.

the- bonds author¬

the

at

at

interest

election

held

on

1947.

Bidders shall state in their bids
of interest the bonds are
to
bear.
Principal and interest

water

and

Sale

sewer

cates offered

'

2V2S, at

a basis

1947-

certificates

a

price of

2.473%. Dated
be

Due

approved

as

serially from

1948

to

1.977 incl.

The second highest bid¬

der

John

was

Nuveen

Wheeler

National

issue, for 2% of the principal
of the
bonds, payable to

amount

Instruction, is

GEORGIA

&

Cedartown, Ga.
Bids

Rejected

ceived for the

&

Co.;

Alleman;

All

—

bids

bonds
offered
13—v. 166, p. 1529—were

Oct.

re¬

$200,000 2% school

improvement

on

re¬

jected.

The

legality by Caldwell, Marshall,

City.

each

certifi¬

Interest J-D.

will

Chase

subject to the approving
opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of
Chicago.
A certified
check for

on

as

the

be

$700,000

revenue

Sept. 29—v. 166,
p. 1299—were purchased by the
Florida National Bank, and the
Clyde C. Pierce Corp., both of

June

at

Bank, New York City. The bonds

required.

The

—

payable
shall

the Board .of Public

Ocala, Fla.

IDAHO

Kootenai County Indep. Sch. Dist.
No. 1 (P. O. Coeur
d'Alene),
Idaho
Bond

Sale Details—It is now
that the $100,000 construc¬
bonds sold some time ago,

stated
tion

purchased
by
the
Idaho
Compensation Company, as L%s,
at a price of 100.125, and mature
were

Thornton, Mohr & Co., jointly, for
$132,000 as 31/2s; $442,000 as 2%s,

on

1963, and $6,000 in 1964 to 1967.

$146,000

Polk

premium, if

as

3s, at 100.003.

County Consolidated
District

No.

4

(P.
Bartow), Fla.

Bond
to

be

will

Election—At

held

on

consider

Nov.

the

an

3

School

the

issuance

of

bids until

11

purchase

divided

as

will

receive

a.m.

of

on

Nov.

$975,000

follows:

*

follows:

$5,000

$4,000 in

in

1952

to

Township,

District
Bonds

sealed

Fire Protection
(P. O. Shirley), III.

Not

tion

held

did

pur¬

County Superintendent of Public

the

Dale

not

on

Voted—At
June

12

authorize

an

elec¬

an

the

voters

issue

of

$20,000 fire equipment bonds.
Du Page County Sch. Dist. No. 46

Offering—F. E. Brigham,

Instruction,

as

1951,

Interest payable F-A.

voters

County School Districts
(P. O. Bartow), Fla.

Bond

1,

to

ILLINOIS

election

chase bonds.
Polk

Aug.

1948

O.

$200,000 construction and site

1963,. all inclusive.

were

election held

and

of

Interest M*N.

Certificate

Oct.

Denomination $1,000;

1,

issue

certificates

Alleman, of Orlando,

May

on

incl.

receive

interest build¬

Dated

An

—

revenue

at par, as 3V4S. The certificate are
in the domination of
$1,000. Due

purchase of $1,100,000

Interest J-J.

from

will

4

thereafter

accrued

and

Colorado

O.

Springs), Colo.
Jr.,

Sale

$70,000 utility

Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, and

County School District
11

Denomi¬

the rate
-

Leedy,

Paso

1, 1947.

date

and

dated Jan.

Trimble & Mitchell, of New York

on

Oct.

ment

by the Hillsboro
State Bank, of Plant City, as 2.90s,
at a
price of 100.01—v. 166, p.

to

Yreka, Calif.

No. 6, not to
interest bonds.

3V2%

1952; $7,000 from 1953 to
1957; $9,000 from 1958 to 1960;
$10,000 from 1961 to 1964, and
$11,000 from 1965 to 1967, all
inclusive, optional on Oct. 1,
1957, or on any interest pay¬

bonds purchased

1397—are

the

are

at the elec¬

to

re¬

July

These

in¬
for

nation $1,000. Due on Oct. 1,
as
follows: $5,000 from 1950

accrued interest.

par and

fixed

School District

as

are

date

on Sept.
30, 1947.®
150,000 Consolidated Special Tax

now

Palm

v.

—

accrued

tion held

3s, at a price of
166, p. 1397 — are
dated Jan. 1, 1947, and mature on
July 1, in 1948 to 1966. Bonds
100.009

the

to

date there¬

and

bonds authorized

River Special Tax Sch. Dist. No. 1
bonds sold to D. E. Arries & Co.,
of

at

redemption.

Hillsborough County Sch. Dists.
(P. O. Tampa), Fla.

certified1

a

of

Due

interest

Bond

the

are

at the elec¬

Oct.

on

$350,000
school
district
No.
2
bonds, and $125,000 school district

stated

re¬

lows:

3

the

in¬

for

School District No. 22, not to
exceed 3 % %
interest • bonds.
Dated Nov. 1, 1947,H Interest

County Sch. Dists. (P. O.
Titusville), Fla.
on

fixed

These

*

held

M-N.

Election—At

held

accrued

2, 1947.
325,000 Consolidated Special Tax

FLORIDA

Bond

bonds.

Interest

date there¬

and

date

bonds authorized

$10,000 fire bonds.

Brevard

to

demption.

Olathe Rural Fire District, Colo.
Bonds Voted—At a recent elec¬
tion the voters approved the issu¬

legal opinion will J Jacksonville,

no

at

terest

tion

election

Sept. 19. Principal and
payable at the County

on

from

Monterey County, Pajaro County

28

Due Dec. 15,
1948 to 1958,

$1,500 in 1959. These

held

County, Winton Sch. Dist.
ing
(P. O. Merced), Calif.
At

$500.

follows: $3,000 in

not to

Merced

—

Oct.

on

the purchase of $34,500 not to ex¬
ceed
4%
interest school bonds.
Interest J-D. Dated Dec. 15, 1947.

22 for the

Bonds Voted

a.m.

election

bonds.

.

building bonds was purchased re¬
cently
"by
Peters,
Writer
&
Christensen, of Denver.

of

1947:

Nov. 1, as fol¬

$15,000 from 1950 to
$30,000 from 1953 to
1962, and $31,000 from 1963
to 1967, all inclusive, optional
on
Nov. 1, 1957, or on any

'

ance

1,
on

1952;

required.

Hallowell,

Bond Offering—Dan F.
an

Oct. 4 the voters author¬

Due

3, not to

interest

lows:

School
2%

by the

3%%
Nov.

M-N.

Mesa County School District No. 19
(P. O. Grand Junction), Colo.
Bond Sale—An issue of
$70,000

County Clerk, will receive sealed

County, Homestead Sanitary
District (P. O. San Rafael),

on

bonds."

County, Timber Ele¬
mentary School District
(P. O. Ventura), Calif.

El

^ Calif.

election

an

Ventura

$293,-

Marin

exceed

Dated

A certified check for

Bond

school bonds.

Bonds

Sani¬

be held on Oct. 27 the voters
will consider the issuance of
$75,-

the voters

will consider the issuance of

Hueneme

to

bonds

Calif.

Election—At

will consider the issuance of

000

furnished

1956, at

and

Bond

School District No.

The approv¬

Interest payable J-J.
It is also stated that the $143,000
Brandon Special Tax Sch. Dist.

bids

Election

County,

O. Ventura),
Calif.

voters

$110,000 Oakley Union School

District

is

an

on Jan.
6, 1946. No
bids for less than par and accrued
interest.
Principal and interest

election

an

$540,Union High School

election to be held
voters

the

on

These bonds

voters

bonds.

Additional

held

shall

Oct.

on

Acalanes

specific pledge of the

a

revenues

for

held

at

Union National Bank, Little Rock.
Said

the

bonds.

Election—At

District

at the option of

the

be

be

District.

1, as follows: $4,000 from 1948 to
1957, and $3,000 from 1958 to 1972.

will consider the issuance of

funds. The bonds will be payable
at the office of the Treasurer of

the^ University

1, 1947.

Denomination $1,000.

election

an

28

1972

1974 to

Dec.

Oct.

on

in

to 1952, $11,000
to
1956, $12,000 in 1957 to 1959, $13,000
in
1960
to
1963, $14,000 in
1964 and 1965, $15,000 in 1966 to
1968, $16,000 in 1969 to 1971, $17,000

sewer

Bond

a.m.

purchase- of

follows:

as

Pike

11

$400,000 2%% dormitory
ings revenue, Series 1947
bonds.

Election—At

held

Contra Costa County Sch. Dists.
(P. O. Martinez), Calif.

to the District.

Bond

be

$500,000 Consolidated Special Tax

will

tary District (P.

send,

of

Dated Dec.

Creek, Calif.

to

University

Oct.

oil

the purchase of $85,000 not to ex¬
ceed
5%
interest school bonds.

Ventura
Butter

will consider the issuance of

Rock.
Enclose a
certified check for $1,000, payable

p.m.

bidder

maturing in 1957 to 1966,

The
bonds will be issued with the ap¬

Little

2

election.

proving opinion of Wallace Town-

of

of

refunding bonds. These
are
the bonds being offered for
sale on Nov. 10, subject to said

Dec. 1, 1948, and

on

will

election held

$275,000

interest paying date.

any

Election—At

held

June 1, 1949; and thereafter at
par
on

Anderson),

Calif.

numerical

lows: From

at

Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation

The bonds will be callable

until

the

ing legal opinion of Pershing, Bosworth, Dick & Dawson, of Denver,

Bond Offering — C. C. Eastin,
County Clerk, will receive sealed

on

from 1961 to

chaser.

County, Salida School
(P. O. Modesto), Calif.

District

The $58,000 school
Oct. 14 were sold

—

bonds offered

which

at

Stanislaus

Oakland), Calif.

an

above par and accrued in¬
terest, or the lowest rate of in¬
any,

'

America National Tfust & Savings
Association,- of San Fraftcisco, re¬
ported in our Sept. 6 issue—v.
2%% bonds at the price
166, p. 1398—we learn that the

receive

more
as

'The

following bonds aggre¬
$250,000, offered for sale
at the same time*—v. 166, p. 1299'
•U-were purchased by the City Na¬
tional Bank, of Fort Smith, at a
price of 101.10: $200,000 fire sta¬
tion construction, and $50,000 fire
/

not

The/ purchaser;
however, will have the privilege
of converting the issue into one
bearing a lower rate of interest

par.

gating

will
par.

(P.
Bonds
tion

O. Elmhurst), III.
Not

held,

on

Voted—At
Oct.

11

elec¬

an

the

voters

13 for

did

bonds,

$2,119,000 site purchase and

not

approve

struction bonds.

the

issuance

of

con¬

52

held

At

—

approved

Oct. 7 the voters

on

election

an

light plant
bonds.

the issuance of $25,000

extension and improvement
Will

County, Joliet Sch. Dist.
No. 86 (P. O. Joliet), III.

Bond

Offeiing

J.

—

Secretary Board of School Inspec¬

tors, will receive bids until 7.30
p.m. (CST) on Oct. 27 for the pur¬
chase of $390,000 working cash
fund coupon bonds. Dated Oct. 1,
1947. Interest J-J. Denomination
$1,000. Due on July 1, as follows;
$40,000 in 1958, and $50,000 from
1959 to 1965 inclusive.
Registerable

interest

purchaser by the Town. The next
highest bidder was Beyer-Rueffel
& Co., for lV4s, at 100.217.

No.

88

is calling for payment on
1, at the First National Bank
of Chicago, 4V2% refunding bonds,
Nos. 156 to 185, to the amount of
urer,

$30,000.
Denom. $1,000.
Dated
June 1, 1940. Due on Dec. 1, 1959.
INDIANA
Maricn

O.

(P.

County

Indianapolis), Ind.
Bond Offering—Ralph F. Moore,
a.m.

the

for

30

Oct.

on

(CST),
purchase of

10

until

bids

sealed

receive

will

Auditor,

County

$200,000 not to exceed 5% inter¬
elevation of 1947 bonds.

Gilmore

Nov.

Iowa

Voted

Due $10,000
1949 to
less than the

Denomination $1,000.

June and Dec. 15, from

en

for

bid

No

1958.

At

—

held

Sept.

on

the

approved

special
17
the

a

issuance

of

$200,000 construction bonds.
County (P. O. Jefferson),

Greene

Iowa

Sale—The $100,000

Bond

coun¬

bonds offered
1399—were
the
Iowa - Des

ty

public hospital

on

Oct.

6—v.

purchased

166,

by

p.

National Bank and Trust

Moines

Co., of Des Moines, as l%s, at a
price of 100.S51, a basis of 1.26%.
Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Interest M-N.
Due serially from 1948 to 1966 in¬
clusive.
The county will furnish

approving opinion of Chap¬
man
& Cutler, of Chicago.
The
second highest bidder was Carleton D. Beh Co., for 1V2S, at 100.93.
Ida

District

School

Grove
Ida

(P.

O.

Grove), Iowa

Voted—The

Bonds

issuance

of

Laurens, Icwa

(P.
the

theMfollowing.• first

of

sale

Indianapolis, as noted
p.
1300—it is now
the
bonds were
purchased by the said group at
Corp.,

par:

Iowa
election

the

Sept. 30 the voters auth¬
issue of $10,000 bonds,

$5,600 revenue bonds,

$4,400

4.,

i.

.

.

Arkansas

(P. O. Arkansas City), Kan.
Details

Sale

Bond

—

It

is

now

by the Clerk of the Board
Education
that
the
$350,000

stated
of

National
Bank, of Arkansas City, as noted
to 1960, incl.
here, were sold to the said bank
4.000,000 2M>% student dormitory at par, giving a net interest cost of
bonds. Due from Nov. 1, 1961 about 1.38%, on the bonds divided
to 1969, incl.
as
follows: $240,000 as lV4s, due
Dated Oct. 1, 1947. Interest pay¬ $24,000 from May 1, 1948 to 1957;
the remaining $110,000 as IV2S,
able M-N.
due $22,000 on May 1, in 1958 to
IOWA
1962. Interest payable M-N.
Ames, Iowa
Bond Offering

City

Clerk,

—

receive sealed
on Nov. 3 for the

bonds;
on

Dated

Nov.

Nov.

reve¬

1,

1947.

follows: $5,000
from
1948 to
1964, and $10,000
from 1965 to 1967.
Optional for
redemption
prior
to
maturity
upon terms of par and accrued in¬
terest
on
any
interest payment
date

on

or

1,

sewer

as

after Nov. 1, 1957..Bid¬

Ottawa Counties,

and

Joint

(P. O.
Glasco), Kan.
elec¬

an

Oct. 7 the voters did

on

not approve,
000

Voted—At

Not

Bonds
tion held

the issuance of $235,-

check, for

2%

of

Lawrence, Kan.
Details—In

connec¬

tion with the sale of the

$375,000

Sale

Bond

bonds to Beecroft, Cole &

&

Seltsam

the

amount of the bonds, is required.

Audukqn School
:

tystjict, Iowa

Bonds iVoteii—At.rgi^pe^ial elec¬

tion held

proved

on

flie

Oct.

7lfthe .voters ap¬

issuance

constructidn bonds;




of '

$200,000
•*

"

the

works

Co.,

both

Co., and
of Topeka,

1950 to
50.000

city

revenue

proposal, but no bond shall be
payable before July 1, 1949. Re¬
deemable at the option of the'City
in
whole or in part, in inverse
numerical order on any interest
payment date after 1967 at face
value, together with the following
premium: 2% if redeemed after
July 1, 1967, and prior to matur¬

ity; plus in each case accrued in¬
to the date of redemption.
Rate of interest to be in multiples

terest

of

of

y4

1%, and not more than
be named by each

shall

rate

one

The bonds will be award¬

bidder.

ed to the

highest qualified bidder
his bid in

who has submitted

with

cordance
The

the

notice

ac¬

sale.

will

bidder

successful

of

be

required to supply all legal pro¬
ceedings for the issuance of tnese
bidder

successful

The

bonds.

supply the approving opin¬

ion of

a

bond counsel of their

or

terest

and

storage

building, series E bonds; "Due
Feb; 1, $5,000 J frorh 1949

named

rate

be

by the bidder
Enclose

considered.

a

$2,500, payable

City.

1958

to

incl.

F-A.

•

'

:

1,
■'

'

1947.
•

-

'

■

Interest
'

'

1947.

Interest

$1,000.

Rate

specify three rates of interest to
be borne by the bonds
two
issues, but

of each of

said

specify

than

more

not

may

interest

one

Dodge, of Boston,
be furnished the purchaser.
MICHIGAN

Bond

National Bank
terable

to

as

bonds

will

of Towson.

Regis-

principal only. The

be

delivered

the

at

Invited—It

Tenders

_

iff.

stated by Homer R. Marson, Sec¬

of the

retary
that

Trustees

of

Board

said

the

will

Board

receive

offerings of the city's general ob¬

ligation

bonds, transit revenue
bonds, series A, and sewage dis¬
posal bonds in the amount of ap¬
proximately $2,600,000 up to 10>
a.m. (EST), on Oct. 22, 1947.
Of¬
ferings should show rate of inter¬
est, date of maturity, and yield
and will be accepted on the basis
of the highest net yield.
Offerings shall remain firm un¬
til 6 p.m. (EST), Oct. 22.
Garden City,

bonds. Principal and
payable at the Second

interest

will

&

rate for any

Voted

Bonds
held
the

Mich.

At

—

election:

an

Oct. 6 the voters approved

on

issuance

of

building

$25,000

bonds.

Court House in Towson, or in the

MINNESOTA

City of Baltimore. Delivery else¬
where

will

be

made

at

the

ex¬

Franklin, Minn.

of the Purchaser. The bonds

pense

legality by
George M. Berry, of Towson, and
by Niles, Barton, Morrow & Yost,
of

Baltimore.

for

2%

of

particular
which

certified

par

issue

value

of

check

of

the

bonds

for

bid

is submitted, payable
County Treasurer, is re¬

the

to

A

the

mature

$1,000

1967

to

terest

on

Jan. 1, from 1950
on any in¬

incl., callable

payment date.

Hennepin County School District
No. 52

Washington

(P. O. Minnetonka
Mills), Minn.

Suburban

Sanitary

District, Md.
main

$3,000,000 water
sewer
construction,

and

offered

1399

on

Oct.

6—v.

166,

purchased by a
syndicate
composed
of
Phelps,
Fenn & Co., of New York, R. S.
—

were

&

Offering—Sealed bids will

Bond

received

be

Bond Sale—The

bonds

of $18,000

hall bonds was sold re¬
cently to the Citizens State Bank,
of Fairfax, as 1V2S, at par, and

village

quired.

p.

Saie—An issue

Bond

will be approved as to

Co.,
of
Charlotte,
Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis,
Eldredge & Co., both of New
York,
Schoellkopf,
Hutton
&

LOUISIANA

t

1,

Denomination

Dickson

until

8

p.m.

on

Oct.

by Mrs. E. S. Batchelor, Dis¬
trict Clerk, for the purchase of

20,

$120,000
1, 1947.

building

coupon

Denomination

Due

bonds.
Dated Nov.

$1,000.

Nov. 1,

on

follows:

as

$6,000 in 1950 to 1955, and $7,000
in 1956 to 1967.
Bonds maturing
after

Nov.

being subject

1957,

1,

to redemption on and after said
Parish, Crowley Sch. Disl.
date at par and accrued interest.
No. 2 (P. O. Crowley), La.
Pomeroy,
of
Buffalo,
F.
W. Bidders are to specify the rate of
Bond Election—At an election Craigie & Co., of Richmond, Rey¬ interest in
multiples of V4 or 1/10
to be held in the near future the nolds & Co., Otis & Co., First of of 1%.
Principal and interest pay¬
voters will consider the issuance Michigan, Corp., all of New York, able at
any suitable bank or trust
of $500,000 construction bonds.
Commerce Trust Co., of Kansas
company, designated by the suc¬
City, Ira Haupt & Co., Donald cessful bidder. The district will
Alexandria Housing Authority, La. MacKinnon & Co., both of New furnish the
printed bonds and the

Acadia

receive

will

his

at

Kellam,

W.

Offering—C.

Note

Secretary,

sealed

221

Sunset

office

at

Alexandria, La., until 12
(CST), on Oct. 28 for the
purchase of $623,000 temporary
loan series 6 notes. Dated Nov. 18,
noon

payable on Nov. 30, 1948.
Proposals may be for all or any
part of said notes and separate
proposals will be required for
each part of said notes for which
a separate interest rate is bid. No
bid for less than $50,000 principal

York, Breed & Harrison, of Cin¬
cinnati, Ferris & Co., of Wash¬
ington, D. C., and Thomas & Co.,

approving legal opinion of Dorsey,
Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber,
of Minneapolis, both without cost

of

to

Pittsburgh, as 2.70s, at a price
a basis' of 2.696%. Dated

of

100.05,

Oct.

1,

1947.

Interest

serially from 1948 to

A-O.
1987

Due

incl.

University of Massachusetts

Offering—K. R. Hanchey,

Bond

ceive sealed bids until
18 for the
not

10

a.m.

4%

interest

Dec.

Dated

1,

1947.
$1,000.

Interest J-D. Denomination

Due

follows: $14,000

Dec. 1, as

on

on

purchase of $234,-

exceed

to

bonds.

school

will re¬

School Board,

1950; $15,000 in

1951
and
1952; $16,000 from 1953 to
1955; $17,000 in 1956 and 1957;
$18,000 in 1958 and 1959; $19,000
in 1960 and 1961; and $20,000 in
1949

1962.

able

and

interest pay¬

Principal and
at

Board

the

office

Treasurer

the

of

or

at

School

bank

any

specified by the purchaser. The
approving opinion of Chapman &
Cutler, of Chicago, will be fur¬
nished the purchaser without cost,
A certified check for $4,680 pay¬
able

to

the

the

of

Treasurer

issuance

$100;od0 building bonds
fied

by

the

voters

at

a

refunding

sale

on

were

Oct.

awarded to

posed

of

$2,000,000 cou¬
offered for

bonds

14—v.
a

Phelps,

166,

1400—

p.

syndicate

Fern

com¬

&

Stone & Webster Securities

Co.;
Corp.;

F, S. Moseley & Co.; Paine, Web¬
ber. Jackson & Curtis, all of New

The Building Association is a
non-profit corporation
and
the
bonds being offered today are se¬
cured by a lease between the As¬

sociation and the

York, and

to
yield from 0.75%
1.65%, according to maturity.

tc

Commonwealth

of Massachusetts

whereby the lat¬
ter agrees to pay to the Associa¬
tion annually, commencing Sept.
1. 1948, $24,500 during the life of
In the

est

on

the bonds is

exempt from

Federal income taxes. In addition
the

Attorney-General of the Com¬
an opin¬

of

Michigan

the Milwaukee Co., of

Milwaukee,
of

ICO 05, a
Dated Nov.
from Nov.

The

opinion of counsel, inter¬

Schoellkopf,

York;

Pomeroy,

the bonds.

1, 1948 to 1957, InclC

time—v.

bash

of

1

wealth

of

$2,COO,000

erected

through

this issue for the

the
use

to be
proceeds of

ans'

housing

Oct:

13—v.

bonds
166,

p.

offered on
1529—were

purchased by the Second National

follows:

housing

emergency

Due

These

1.29%.
as

$200,000 udrom

1, 1948 to 1957* incL,f0; ♦
500.0C0 public relief bdnds. Due

$50,000 from Nov.
1957, incl.
150,000
,

rati¬

about

divided

Nov.

Wellesley^: Mass..

Sale^The $127#C0 veter¬

are

bonds.

of the Uni¬

of Massachusetts.

of

I60, p. 1400—wfcre

also awarded to the above 'syndi-r
cate as 1.30s, at a price of 10(h053i
bends

building

bonds aggregating

$2 650,000, offered for sale at fthe
same

monwealth has rendered

the

as
1.30s, at a price
basis of about f.29%.
1, 1947. Due $200,000

coupon

ion that the lease.to the Common¬

recent

was

District
the

Hutton
&
Buffalo;
First
of
Corp., of New- York;
J. M. Dain & Co., of Minneapolis;
Reynolds
&
Co.;
Roosevelt 1 &
Cross; Laurence M. Marks & Co.;
Wm. E. Pollock & Co., all of New

orices

Bond

a

offered

Sale—The

pon

of
Massachusetts
is
a
binding obligation upon the State

Rapides Parish, Tioga Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Alexandria), La.
Voted—The

are

the

accompany

Minneapolis, Minn.
Bond

versity

School Board, is required.

Bonds

inclusive,

to

must

bid.

Bonds Offered for Investment—

1967,

No bid fpfjess

payable

Treasurer,
MASSACHUSETTS

Smith, Barney & Co., and W. E.
Hutton
&
Co., are offering for
general investment a new issue of
amount of said notes or for less
$400,000 1%% University of Mas¬
than par and accrued interest.
sachusetts
Building
Association
The
Beauregard Parish Sch. Dist. No. 3 bonds, dated Oct. 1, 1917.
bonds, due serially Oct. 1, 1948 tc
(P. O. De Ridder), La.
Secretary

th,e purchaser.

thali par and accrued interest will
be considered.
A $4,000 certified

check,

1947,

on

Dated' Dec.

Nov.

Thorndike,

Storey,

of

Palmer

1,

Due serially

The approving

1948 to 1950.

opinion

coupon

Nov. 1, as fol¬

of interest must be in multiples of
Vs or 1/10 of 1%. Bidders may

bid for less than

value of said bonds at the in¬

par

will

Dated
M-N.

No

conditional bid

school

on

$33,000 from 1948
1976, and $43,000 in 1977.

own

cost to the City.

no

1S58 incl.
garage

public

follows:

as

to

from

Detroit, Mich.

1,000,000 public road and bridge
coupon bonds. Due on Nov. 1,

water
bonds. Dated Oct.

Dated Nov.

Interest M-N.

1947.

interest coupon

$143,000 from 1948 to
1976, and $153,000 in 1977.

interest

3V2%

1, 1947. Interest J-J. Denomina¬
$1,000. Maturity dates to be
set by the successful bidder and
shown in the successful bidder's

in

building bonds.

specify the rate of in¬ jointly, as IV4S, at 100.852, re¬
terest, but no award will be made ported in our Oct. 6 issue—v. 166,
on
any bid of less than par and p. 1399—we learn that the bonds
accrued
interest.
Principal and were sold at a net income basis
interest payable at the office of of 1.105%, and mature as follows:
the City Treasurer.
The approv¬ $325,000 fire and police, series D
ing opinion of Chapman & Cut¬
bonds.
Due on Feb. 1, $28,ler, of Chicago, will be furnished.
000 in 1949, and $33,000 from
certified

receive
Oct. 24
purchase of $150,000 not

basis of 0.862%.

a

follows:

as

$4,300,000

OfferingsJames F. Mont¬

exceed

to

000

ders should

A

Bond

gomery, City Clerk, will
sealed bids until 8 p.m. on

Nov.

District

School

J. W. Prather,

purchase of $115,000
nue

Cloud

Home

the

by

will

bids until 5 p.m.

Due

chased

bonds

lows:

Drive,

City School District

not to exceed 4%

bonds. Due

bids

KANSAS

construction bonds that were pur¬

$2,500,000 214% student dormitory
bonds. Due from Nov. 1, 1951

1, in 1968 and 1969.

Clerk of Board of County
Commissioners, will receive sealed
bids until 11 a.m. (EST) on Nov.
5 for the purchase of $5,300,000
Chief

Columbia, Ky.

obligation

general

....

bonds.

166,

that

30

an

follows:

of

reported

special
the

a

Sept.

Voted—At

on

and

mortgage of 1947 bonds aggregat¬
ing $6,500,000, to the syndicate
headed^by the * City
Securities
here—v.

At

—

on

Stockton,
Bonds

as

Paid—In connection with

held

approved

orized

Bloomington), Ind.

O.

Price

Dec.

on

to the

the issuance of
$300,000 municipal plant and dis¬
tribution system revenue bonds.
voters

held

University

Voted

Bonds
election

payable to the Board of Commis¬
sioners, is required.
Trustees of Indiana

Due

1947. Interest J-D.

1,

certified check for

value of said bonds, plus ac¬
delivery,
the interest rate named in the

Ross, McCord, Ice & Miller, of
Indianapolis. A certified check for
3% of the par value of the bonds,

Dec.

Dated

choice, at

$30,000 garage construction bonds
is said to have been approved by
the voters at a recent election.

crued interest to date of

bid,
will
be
considered.
The;
County will furnish the opinion of

purchased by Stein Bros. &
Boyce, of Louisville, as 3s, at a
price of 104.177, a basis of 2.461%.

shall

par

at

on

were

the

1947. Interest J-D.

1,

refunding bonds of¬
Oct. 13—v. 166, p. 1529—

County (P. O.
Towson)," Old.
Offering—James G. Selfe,

Bond

road

$11,500

Bank, of Boston, as Is, at 100.335,

Baltimore

tion

City Indep. Sch. Dist.,

Bonds

est track

Dated

$100,000

swimming pool bonds.

Schaefer, School Treas¬

Dec.

elec¬

an

Oct. 6 the voters did

on

that

stated

is

Call—It

Bond

Walter C.

Voted—At

Not

not authorize an issue of

voters

Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Elmhurst), III.

fered

Monday, October 20, 1947

MARYLAND

-

bridge

for

Eldora, Iowa

tified check for

Community High

Sale—The

Bond
and

ing opinion of Chapman & Cutler,
of Chicago, to be furnished the

election

York

of

The approv¬

the Town Treasurer.

bids will then be received. A cer¬

$1,000 is required.

at the office

payable

CHRONICLE

(P. O,
Princeton), Ky.

13

1, from 1948
Principal and

$1,000 on Nov.

1959 inclusive.

to

principal only.
The
approving opinion tion held

Principal and interest payable in
Chicago.
Sealed
bids may be
submitted to be opened
at the
hour
stated.
Supplemental oral

Oct.

on

purchased by the State Sav¬
ings Bank of Baxter, as iy4s, at a
price of 101.25, a basis of 1.05%.
Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Interest M-N.

and the

bonds

of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago,
to be furnished by the purchaser.

offered

FINANCIAL

Caldwell County

were

Bonds

to

as

The $12,000 water

—

bonds

works

Due

Skeel,

G.

Bond Sale

&

KENTUCKY

Baxter, Iowa

Freeburg, III.
Voted

Bonds

COMMERCIAL

THE

(1624)

auditorium

1,

1948 to

bonds.

$15,OOO from Nov,oh
,..1957, -incl.

....

Due

'.|-r

Additional Sale—The $1,300,0006
emergency

school

bonds

offeree}

'Volume 166

Oct.

on

Number 4639

14—v.

166,

THE

1530—were

p.

MONTANA

•awarded to a group 6f Minrieap*olis

St.

and

Bond

will

be

of)
bids

Sealed

—

group

& Co. Inc., offering 100.047 for
$2,000,000 as 1.30s, the $2,650,000
1.30s, at a price of 100.049, and
the remaining $1
300,000 as 1.10s,
at a price of 100.038.

received

by the Clerk
County Examiners,

St.

-

United
Park.

Louis

Warrant

Park, Minn.

Offering

held

Joseph

—

Justad, Village Clerk, will receive

issued

subject

the

1949; $16,000 from 1950 to 1959,
and $7,000 in 1960. The
approving

South St.
Bond

will

in

November

consider

the

be

the

to

of

bonds

water

$149,-

extension

and

understand that

cently

declared

water

bonds

void

that

MISSISSIPPI

At

an

Bonds

election

Oct. 7 the voters approved
issuance
of
$70,000 county

held

on

the

the

hospital bonds.

Voted

Bonds

.

Not

(P. O. Columbia),

tion held

on

elec¬

an

—were

Oct. 7 the voters did

Oct. 13—v. 166, p. 1530

purchased

Trust Co., of

not approve the issuance of $500,-

2V4S,

<000

bonds

bonds,

on

follows:

The

$65,000 water
improvement
bonds

—

department
offered

Voted—At

at

Lincoln,

price

a

by

of

the

First

inclusive.
of

authorized at

Kennett, Mo.

by

Oct.

on

7

purchased
composed of the

election

held

syndicate

a

Commerce
Baum

Trust

Co., George K.
Co., and Stern Bros. &

&

Co., all of Kansas City, at a price
of 100.029, a net interest cost of
1.224%, as follows: for $127,000
sls
2V8S, maturing on March 1,
$10,000 in 1949; $12,000 in 1950;
$14,000 in 1951; $11,000 in 1952;
$13,000 in 1953 and 1954; $12,000
in 1955; $14,000 from 1956 to
1958;
$15,000 as 2s, maturing on March
1, 1949; $30,000 as 2V8S, maturing
on

1961;

water

1, $14,000 1960; $16,000
$16,000 as 2s, maturing
on March
1, 1962, and $106,000 as
2V8s, maturing on March 1, $17,<000 in

1963

and

1964, and $24,000

from 1965 to 1967 incl. Interest
M-S. Dated Oct. 1, 1947. The City
will furnish the legal opinion of

Charles

&

Louis.!.
St.

Trauernicht,

St.

of

.

Joseph School District, Mo.

Bond

Offering—R. V. Blomfield,
Board
of
Education,
receive
sealed
bids
until

Secretary
will
7:3.0

p.m.

on

Dec.

8

for

the

pur¬

an

issue

be

Bonds

lowing
bonds

of

must

state

in

their

bids

the bonds

tiple of

are

%

of

to

which

bear, in

1%.

a

mul¬

Principal and

interest payable at the

Guaranty

Trust Co., New York. No bid will

be accepted for less than the
tire amount

en¬

by the voters at an elec¬
tion scheduled for Oct.
28, accord¬

ing to report.
NEW HAMPSHIRE

Sale—The

payable to

District, is required.




par

the

revenue

1959

to

1963

to

1967

to

incl.;
incl.;
1969
incl.;
1972
incl.;
1976
incl.;
to 1981 incl.,

a

1959

price of

of par.

Dated

July
1,
1947.
Denom.
Principal
and
interest
(J-J) payable at the First Na¬
tional Bank, Toms River, or at
Marine

New

Midland
Trust
Co.,
Legality to be ap¬
Caldwell,
Marshall,

York.

proved

Oct. 13—v. 166, p. 1530

—were

purchased by the Second
National Bank, of Boston, as
1V4S,
at a price of
100.134, a basis of
1.23%. Dated Oct. 1, 1947. Inter¬
Due

serially from 1948
to 1957, inclusive. The
legal opin¬
ion of Storey,
Thorndike, Palmer
& Dodge, of
Boston, will be fur¬
nished the purchaser.

highest
Weeks

bidder
&

for

Whiting.
114s, at

NEW JERSEY
Cliff side

State
of

Sewerage

Authorities

School

Millburn),
Bond Sale—The
bonds

offered

1400—were

Park, N. J.

as

11/2s,

at

Dufe

1966,

order

Van

1948 to

Oct.

on

1957 inclusive.

Due

Oct.

on

from

1

or

in

of

part in the in¬

numbers

Oct.

Ingen

&

166,
Bo¬

at

par

a

taking

price

1.467%.

of

$349,000

100.297,

Dated

Sept.

serially from

inclusive.

a

1,

1949

to

Interest

M-S.

Principal and interest payable at
the First National
burn.

The

Hawkins,
New York

Bank, of Mill-

approving
Delafield

&

opinion

of

Miller &

Wood,

of

the purchaser.

inclusive.

Glenville Fire District No. 6, Nr Y.
Bond Sale—An issue of

$6,150
was sold to the
Schenectady
Co., of Schenectady, as 1V2S,

at

price of par,

a

000 series B

follows: $3,-

as

bonds; $2,750 series C

bonds; $400 series A bonds.

Mamaroneck,
Note

Sale—The

N.

Y.

issue

of

$217,—

000 tax anticipation notes offered
Oct. 15 — v. 166, p. 1530 — was
awarded to the

County Trust Co.,
Plains, at an interest

White

rate of 0.74%. The notes

dated

are

Oct.

17, 1947 and mature
20, 1948.
Ocean Beach, N.

May

on

Y.

Sale—The $57,000 coupon

registered
sewer
treatment
plant bonds offered Oct. 16 were

awarded

to
Roosevelt
&
Cross,
Tilney & Co., both of New
York, jointly, as 3V4S, at a price
of 100.201, a basis of about 3.226%.
and

The bonds

Teaneck

Township School District
Teaneck), N. J.

(P. O.

Bond Election—The issuance of

$350,000

construction bonds will
be .considered by the voters at an
election scheduled for Nov. 18.

inclusive, and $3.C00 from 1951 to
Principal and in¬
(F-A) payable at the South

Shore
tre.

Bond

Offering Planned

—

The

offering in
November of $1,445,000 bonds, as
follows:
$725,000 veterans' per¬
manent housing bonds;
$529,000
general improvement bonds;
$191,000 water works bonds.
an

Note Sale—An issue of

water

works

bond

$141,000

anticipation

notes was
sold
recently to the
Trenton Trust Co., at 0.395%. The
notes are dated Oct. 9, 1947. Due
011 Dec.
18, 1947.

NEW

Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Oct.

on

At

7

the

Co..

other

Rockville
bid

Cen¬

submit¬

was

com¬

posed of Chas. E. Weigold & Co.,
and
George B. Gibbons & Co.,
Inc., offering 100.28 for 3.40s.

Pittsford,

Perintcn,

Mend on,

Henrietta and Victor, Central
School District No. 1 (P. O.

Pittsford), N. Y.
Bond Sale—The $119,000 school
bonds offered on Oct. 6—v. 166,
p.
1401—were purchased by the
Security Trust Co., of Syracuse, as
1.20s, at par. Dated Nov. 1, 1947.

Interest
bidder

M-N.

was

iy4s, at
•

f

'

i

Due

serially from

election

an

voters

ap¬

The next highest
Roosevelt & Cross, for

100.11.
•

;

Potsdam

m.

•;
0\'

»,

and

Norfolk

'

?

.

Union

School District No.

Free

1

(P. O.
Norwood), N. Y.

Bond Sale—The $12,400 build¬
ing bonds offered on Sept. 29—v.
166, p. 1302—were purchased by
the

State

bonds

Bank

of Norwood.

dated Nov.

are

terest M-N.

Due

The

1, 1947.

serially

on

In¬

Nov.

1, from 1948 to 1956 incl. Prin¬
cipal and interest payable at the
State Bank

MEXICO
—

Trust

One

ted for the issue, an account

1948 to 1957 incl.

Trenton, N. J.

city plans to make

dated Aug. 1, 1947.

are

Denom. $1,000. Due on Aug. 1, as
follows: $2,000 from 1948 to 1950

Co., jointly, 100.148.

of

Norwood.

Triborough
Bridge
and
Tunnel
Authority (P. O. New York), N. Y.
$115,000,000 Bond Issue Set for
Two

000,000 in bonds will be floated
by the above Authority, it was
stated recently, to help pay for
construction of the Brooklyn-Bat¬
tery Tunnel, still unfinished, and
the Queens Midtown Tunnel.

bonds:

Amityville, N.
Bond

Election

voters

will

011

consider

$35,000

of

$115,-

Of the $115,000,000 total, $32,000,000 will be set aside to financ-:
on
the
Brooklyn-Battery
tube, which is onected will not

a

special

The

remainder,

Oct. 28 the

the

issuance

playground

purchase

a

total of $83,-

000,000, will be used to
Reconstruction

Finance

repay

the

Corpora¬

tion money now owed for the two

Bonds

held

Not
on

Voted—At

Sept.

did not authorize

an

elec¬

18 the voters
issue of $1,-

tunnels—$44,000,000 for the Bat¬
tery

tube

and

George
ager

Spargo,

the

of

Cheektowago Union Free Sch. Dist.
No, 3 (Buffalo), N.Y.
ceived for the

Oct. 13—v.

general

Authority,

Board of Estimate

Rejected

$39,000,000

for

Queens Midtown.
man¬

an

200,000 construction bonds.

jected.

issue

be completed until the fall of 1949.

Cambridge, Central Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Cambridge), N. Y.
tion

Tunnels—An

work

Yt

At

—

election to be held

Bids

City, will be furnished

1953

highest bidder was Tilney
Co., for 2.10s, at 100.016. /

&

Co., Inc., Fidelity
Co., Newark, Camp¬
bell, Phelps & Co., and MacBride,

«

6—v.

to

1967 inclusive.

dated Oct.

are

NEW YORK

J.

1948

second

Unioa Trust

$350,000 school

purchased by

on

jointly,

1947.

verse

1, from

inclusive.

bonds. Due

the bonds

O.

MacBridge, Miller & Co., of

Newark,

$67,000 not to exceed 6%" interest
emergency
housing
coupon
or
registered bonds. Dated Sept. 1,

whole

Oct.

on

Among other bids were
following offers for 2V2S: J. S.
Ripple & Co., Coffin & Burr,
Campbell & Co., and F. R. Cole &
Co., jointly, price of 100.159; B. J.

of

of

a

Oct.

on

bonds.

basis

Interest M-S. Denomination

from

Bond

1947.

land, Saffin & Co., of New York,

receive sealed bids until 8:30
p.m.
on
Oct. 27 for the purchase of

as

N.

(P.

.

Legality to be approved by Fred¬
erick H. Stang, of Kingston.
The

from

$400,000 sanitary sewer bonds.
237,000 storm sewer bonds.
125,000 sewage disposal bonds.
100,000 fire protection bonds.
70,000 street opening bonds.
30,000 parks bonds.

Law

Long Beach

District

pur¬

ing

Township.
Millburn

were

—

proved the issuance of the follow¬

1946, to construct and operate
sewerage system in

a

1530

p.

a price of par. Dated Nov.
1, 1947. Interest M-N. Due on Nov.

terest
All of

and

Offering
—
Arthur
Abrams, Borough Clerk, will

1947.

1957

to

Bonds Voted

The Authority was incor¬
porated July 18, 1946, under the

p.

H.

1

1948 to 1956 inclusive.

held

City.

The second

was

Stubbs,

by

100.049.

<

Due

A bonds.

to

Trimble & Mitchell of New York

■

Oct.

on

166,

v.

—

im¬
Oct.

on

1.90s, at

inclusive.

33,000 emergency housing, series

1962

1966

offered

A-O.

Due
1960

sewer

3s:

as

$85,000
im¬
provement and equipment bonds

$7,000 in 1950 to 1957. Redeemable

for" $2,500

than

sewer

104; from July
1963, at 103; from
July 1, 1964 to 1968, at 102;
from July 1, 1969 to 1973, at
101, and thereafter at a price

the

Portsmouth, N. H.

est

from

1

$1,000.

check

less

$1,100,000

1,

sidered

$1,000. Due Sept. 1, as follows:
$5,000 in 1948, $6,000 in 1949 and

at

account

July 1, from 1953 to 1958 incl.,

con¬

value of the bonds. A Treasurer's

or

An

350,000 sinking fund bonds. Due
July 1, 1986.
Callable from

Bond Election—The issuance of

a

all

—

$25,000,
1970 to
$30,000, 1973 to
$35,000 from 1977

elec¬

Bond

interest

of

Purchased

at

on

Oct.

on

1948 to 1957 inclusive.

1 from

1,

Sewerage Authority,
Jersey

$10,000,

$41,000

will be

to

B bonds.

$125,-

incl.
an

Due

41,000 emergency housing, series

voters

bonds.

$15,000,
$20,000,

Stanton), Neb.

$80,000 refunding coupon
bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Denom.
$1,000. Due on Feb. 1, 1968. Bid¬
ders

the

1953

$6,000

or

election

a

28

to

1960 inclusive.

1 from

at

$750,000 serial bonds, due July 1:
$5,000 from 1955 to 1958 incl.;

system bonds.

Bond

At

—

Oct.

on

1948

56,000 school bonds. Due

J.

composed of Allen & Co., and Bo¬
land, Saffin & Co., both of New
York, purchased in July the fol¬

on

chase of

single rate

Election

held

construction

Stanton School District
(P. O.

$225,000 school bonds

1948

The

New

recently the voters did

authorize

March

in

not

held

13

of

D bonds.

approving opinion

and_$40,000 from 1982 to 1986

Bonds Not Voted—At

tion

from

Due

The

—

chased by the State of New York
Bank
of
Kingston, as

58,000 emergency housing, series

1954

1948

Bond
to

McCool, Neb.
t

to

Township School District
(P. O. Lakewood), N. J.

12.

$294,000 bonds
were

The

1948

Jackson

'

Bond Sale—The

from

highest bidder was B.
Ingen & Co., for 1.60s,

The

bonds.

Aug.

1

bonds.

Sale

■,

York

National

con¬

65,000 emergency housing, series

40,000

due in 20 years, option¬
al after 5 years.
The bonds were

offered

1

furnished the purchaser.

are

an

Sale

par.

Bond

as

inclusive.

of¬

Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, to

be

l%s and

as

100.307.

$450,000
hospital bonds; $50,000 equipment
as

bonds

Oct.

on

$87,000 street

sewer

6—v.

Oct.

on

Long Beach

Lexington, Neb.
Sale

price of

a

1948 to

election

an

hospital bonds.

Missouri

Amboy,

the

Oct. 7 the voters approved
issuance
of
$50,00(1 county

Bond

County,

Oct.

on

The

—

and

on

MISSOURI
Boone

At

—

Amboy, N. J.

Sale—The $362,000 bonds
16—v. 166, p. 1530—
were awarded
to the First Bank
& Trust Co., of Perth

(P. O. Port Ewen),

provement bonds offered

bonds

Oct.

13

New

Trust

Bond

offered

C bonds.

000

County (P. O.
Kimball), Neb.

an¬

fering is to be made later.

$69,000 improvement

will consider the issuance of

Kimball

County (P. O.

—

held

Clerk,

$43,bonds,

Perth

No.

1

Cancelled—William

Borough

& Co., of New

approved

election

Aug. 26.

on

Prentiss), Miss.
Voted

were
an

opera¬

scheduled for Oct. 13—v.
166, p.
1530—has been called off.
Reof-

100.05.

ruling re¬
the $50,000

$236,000

that the sale of the
water
improvement

000

We

—

court

a

Halsey,

2.10s, at

second

Nullified

by the voters at

Bonds

A

Fairview, N. J.

Rock, Neb.

Issue

toward

Ridge, N. J.

Sale

were

election

an

notes

5

Esopus Common School District

sisted of:

fered

follows:

as

system

Guide

Bond

elec¬

an

recently the voters did
not approve the issuance of the
$75,000 recreation center bonds.

held

purchaser.

for $1,340 payable

Borough, is required.

Bond Sale

extension bonds.

sewer

held

Jefferson Davis

the

check

Due

Election—At

Wadena, Minn.
tion

bonds,

legally bind¬
of the City, will

furnished

certified

assessment

improvement bonJs, $25 000 park
improvement bonds, and $25,000

voters

issuance

Voted—At

the

valid and

are

obligations

Van

Not

for

state

Bond

166, p. 1400—
purchased by Boland, Saffin
York, as 1.60s, at a
price of 100.08, a basis of 1.576%.
Dated Oct. 1, 1947. Interest A-O.

000

$145,000 tower construction bonds.

Bonds

bid

pro¬

$198,000

general

the

Park

con¬

to be held in November the voters
will
consider
the
issuance
of

Paul, Minn.

Election—At the

election

amount

State

Gering, Neb.
Bond

the

tion, financing the balance from
the capital improvement fund.

which

ing

NEBRASKA

opinion of Dorsey, Coleman,
Barker, Scott & Barber, of Min¬
neapolis, will be furnished.

of

nounces

$4,000

in.

be

temporary

cost

D.

bonds

approving

payable
to
the
Treasurer, is required.

Cliff side

will

in

the

opinion of Hawkins, Delafield, &
Wood, of New York City/ that the

election

$40,000

Bank,

proposal

legally acceptable
Each proposal must

New York City. A certified check

rants. Dated Nov.
15, 1947. In¬
terest M-N. Denomination
$1,000.
Due on Nov. 15, as follows:

Prin¬

any

the

opinion of Mitchell & Pershing, of

war¬

bonds.

which shall be not less than $67^000 nor more than $68,000. The

multiple of %

to

National

posal.

November, 1946. Rate of
a

the

50%

in

1/10 of 1%. The bonds will be

or

sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Oct. 27
for the purchase of
$171,000 not
to exceed 3% interest sewer

in

interest to be in

of

up its plans to issue $116,000 pav¬
ing project bonds, the officials
having decided instead to issue

specifies a
rate
higher than the lowest rate stated

State Treasurer,

an

all

No

sidered

at the fiscal agent of the State
in New York City. These bonds

at

for

same

or

authorized

of

cipal and interest payable at the

whole or in part on Dec. 1,
1952, at par plus accrued interest.
Registerable as to principal only.
Principal and interest payable at

were

issue

$75,000. Rate
of interest to be in
multiples of
% or 1/20 of 1%, and must be the

in

the office of the

(1625)

acprued

authorized

$1,000. Due $200,000 on Dec. 1, from 1948 to 1957
incl. Subject to redemption, either

650,000 bonds reoffered them for
public subscription at prices to
yield; from 0.75% to 1.30%, ac¬
cording to maturity.

CHRONICLE

interest payment date there¬
after. These bond
are/part of an

Denomination

Bonds Offered for Investment—
The successful bidders for the
$4,~

FINANCIAL

any

pital for the insane coupon bonds.
Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Interest J-D.

as

&

interest to date of
Ocean City, N. J.
redemption, at the option of the
Note Issuance Contemplated—It
Borough on Sept. 1, 1952, or on
is reported that the
city has given

for the purchase of $2,000,000 not
to exceed 4% interest state hos¬

Runner-up in the bidding was
headed by Halsey, Stuart

a

Offering

State Board of

Nov. 1, 1948.

on

and

Montana '(State

Paul

bonks, as 1.10s,
at a price of 100.015, a basis of
about 1.08%. Dated Nov. 1, 1947.
Due

COMMERCIAL

-r-

All

bids

000

that

told
a

the

$3,000,-

parking garage is planned for

tunnel property cn Rector Street,

re¬

$695,000 offered on
166, p. 1530—were re¬

downtown

the

city

$23,000

Manhattan, for which

may

a

receive

year.

as

much

as

54

'

~V<>

».

*

^

V

'

;

'

•

'

16

.bonds ottered

sewer

.on,.

Oct,

166, p. 1530 — were pur¬
chased by R. S. Dickson & Co., of
Charlotte, at a price of 100.062, a
net interest cost of 2.046%, as fol¬
v.

—

lows: for

$37,000 as l%s, matur¬
ing on April .1, $3,000 from 1950
to*'1956; $4,000 from 1957 to 1960;
$35,000 as 2s, matiifing on April
I, >4,000 in 1961; $5,000 in 1962
ana 1963; $7,000 from 1964 to 1966,
uA $28,000 as2y4s, maturing on:
i>lil 1, $7,000 from 1967 to 1970,
inclusive.

an

Dated Oct. 1, 1947..'

later est A-O.. Legality, to, .be ap¬

proved by Mitchell & Pershing, of
new York City.
Drexel, N. C.
Bond Sale — The $10,000 street

improvement
Oct. 13

v.

—

offered

bonds
166,

1530

p.

—

on

were

purchased by the First National
Bank, of Morgantown, *as 2s, at a
price of 100.20, a basis of 1.956%.
bated Aug* 1, 1947/ Interest F-A.
Due serially from 1949 to 195.7 in¬
clusive.
The approving opinion
of Mitchell & Pershing, of New
Y oik City to be furnished the pur¬
The

chaser.
der

second highest bid¬

R. S. Dickson &

was

Co., for

2y4s, at 100.112.
Harnett

County (P. O. Lillington),
North Carolina

Offering—W.

Bond

Easter-

E.

ling, Secretary Local Government
Commission, will receive sealed
bias at his office in Raleigh, until
li a.m. on Oct. 21 for the purchase

$231,000 not to exceed 6% in¬
school building; series A

ox

terest

bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1947.
Denomination $1,000. Due on May
1, as follows: $7,000 from 1949 to
1951, $9,000 in 1952, $13,000 in
1953, $12,000 in 1954, $10,000 from
1955 to
1968, and $12,000 from
1969 to 1971. Principal and inter¬
est payable in New York City. The
bonds are registerable as to prin¬
cipal only, and will be delivered
on or about Nov. 12,
1947, Bidders
are requested to name the interest
rate or rates in multiples of 14
Each bid may name

1%.

for

ate

must

part

bid

be

one

of the

secutive

for

bonds

maturities.

of

The

the

purchase

to

lowest

the

interest

Wilson

County (P, O, Wilson),
North

Carolina

Bond Election—rAt
to

held

be

6

Dec.

on

an

bonds

to

No bid for less than

County.

and accrued interest.

at
the
par

The approv¬

ing opinion of Mitchell & Persh¬

ing, of New York

City, will be
purchaser. A certi¬
check for $4,620 payable to

furnished the
fied

the State

Treasurer, is required.

Lincolnton,
Bond

Offering

—

v-

FINANCIAL

may bid
rate of interest in

of

These

1%.

thorized

.

at

for a! different
multiple of 14
the bonds

are

election

an

than

accrued interest.
The approving opinion of Squire,
Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland,
be

A

furnished/

certified

check, for $1,500 payable to the
Clerk-Treasurer, is required. • "
Hamilton -,.'jLoQdte,J$jc'Jli^

will

until

12

bids
noon

The

tax

new

from

was

author¬

admissions

the

tax

ing

2s, at

as

of

Sept.

1,

—

W. V. Drake,

tion, will receive sealed bids until
noon (EST) on Nov. 4 for the pur¬
chase

of

$330,000 iy4% tax anti¬
notes. Dated Nov. 10,

cipation
1947.

6—v.

basis

a

dated

are

serially from

Due

Interest M-N.

Ironton, Ohio
Offering—Robert L. Bick,

bids until

noon

Easter-

ling, Secretary Local Government
Commission, will receive sealed

held

Aug. 1, 1947.
Interest F-A.
De¬
nomination $1,000, one for $258.10.
Due

Aug. 1, 1949. Rate of in¬

on

terest to

be in multiples of

of

the

at

Bank,
check for

certified

$725.81 payable to the City, is re¬
quired.
>
Jefferson

Township (P.
Jeffersonville), Ohio

Bond

of

•

vx+hh**

Napolean

the

4

voters

District, Ohio
Election—At the general

Bond

on

Offering

—

A.

R.

bids

sealed

until

noon

on

purchased by the Commissioners
the Sinking Fund of the City
School District.
Principal and in¬
terest payable at the office of the

not to exceed 3% interest fire ap¬

issuance

of

M. Christman, Village Clerk,

roy

purchase of $10,000

paratus bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1947.
Interest J-D.
Due $2,500 on Dec.

Said bonds with unmatured in¬
terest coupons should be present¬
ed to the North Olmsted Branch
the Bank of Berea Co., North
Olmsted, for payment at part and
accrued interest through Oct. 31,
1947, after which date interest
of

shall

Norwalk, Ohio
Election—At

Bond

election

on

consider

general

of

storm and sanitary sewer

Old

Fort

Local

$296,000
bonds.

District,

Election—At

Bond
to

be

held

on

an

election

No^J"4 the voters

will consider the issuance of
000

name

interest rate

or

tiples of y4 of 1%.

rates in mul¬

for 1 % of the total amount bid for

is required.
Delville

Bond

on

the

—v.

166,

p.

on

Oct 13

1531—were purchased

by Alex. Brown & Sons, of Bal¬

timore, and the Branch Banking
& Trust
a

Co., of Wilson, jointly, at

Englewood, Ohio

had been scheduled for. Oct.

of

$107,000

2.38%,
as

as

follows:

3s, maturing

on




for

March

17—

166, p. 1531—has been post¬
poned. Dated Oct. 1, 1947. Due
from April 1, 1949 to 1968, incl.
v.

Oct. 30

Local

Clerk

-Offerlng^CHarlgiJKoygsti
Board

of

noon

on

bonds.

Interest M-S.

$1,050 and $1,300.

$3,150 March and $2,600 Sept.

from

March

1948
and

Bidders

to

1961,

$2,600

may

bid for

rate of interest in

1%,

No

bids

a

and

Sept.

$3,900

1962.

1,

different

a

stated

by

less

than

Education,

par

and .accrued interest.

tified

A^ cer¬

Auditor,

Peck,

Dated

Shaffer

Wil¬

&

Oct.

post¬

1947.

1,

Due

$1,000 from April 1-4948 to 1957,
incl.

sealed

Elujjation, will re¬

bids until 5 p^.m.

on

purchase of $14,000
not to exceed 3% interest building
bonds. Dated Nov. 1,

the

Bidders

may

A

certified

check

$140 payable to the
Education, is required.

Board

School District,

Election—At

of

the

$35,000be

for

of

Ohio

general
an

City School District,
the

Election—At

will

of $480,000

for

ap¬

Ohio

Election—At

election to be held
will

voters

of $120,000

the

general

election to be held-on Nov. 4,

the

the

consider

will quired.

of

Education,

general

Nov. 4 the

on

the

issuance

construction bonds.

Wellsville City School District

Wellsville), Ohio

Election—The voters will

Bond
pass

issuance

the

on

$380,000

of

construction bonds at the general
election to be held on Nov. 4.
Windsor

School

Local

District,

Ohio

Election—At

Bond

election to be held
will

voters

of

the

consider

general

Nov. 4 the

on

the

issuance

$12,000 construction bonds.
Township School District
(P. O. Xenia), Ohio
Bond

election

the

Election—At
on

consider

general

Nov. 4, the voters will

issuance

the

of

$250,000

building bonds.

OKLAHOMA
Cimarron
Boise

Bond

County (P. O.
City), Okla.

Offering—Velma F. Pot¬

County

ter,

Clerk,

will

receive

sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Oct. 28
the

for

purchase

of

$125,000

county hospital bonds.
000 from

the

election

Due $25,-

1950 to 1954 incl.

authorized

bonds
on

Oct.

check for 2%

7.

A

These
the

at

certified

of the amount bid

is required.
Enid School
Bond

ceive

Salem,^Ohio
Election—At

School Dstrict,

Local

sealed

Oct.

District, Okla.

Offering—M.

Clerk Board of

27

H. Miller,
Education, will re¬

bids until
for

the

7:30

p.m.

of
$565,000 building bonds. Due $47,000 from 1950 to 1960, and $48,000
on

purchase

yoters will pass on?* the. proposed
to issuance?
of'$20Q,9J§|£sto^ sewer in; 1961. -(The i bonds will too
is re¬ honds, reports Pau®, Myers, City awarded to the bidder offering
the lowest rate of interest, and
Clerk.
;"v-r

check for $800, payable,

Board

4 the

issuance

construction bonds.

„

the

general

Nov.

on

consider the

Wadsworth

improvement

submitted

proval.

Bond

a

mul¬

a

Ohio

are

election to be hel^on Nov. 4
will

name

City Treasurer, is required.

Wadswcrth

1947. Interest

1, as follows: $3,000 in 1949;
$4,000 in 1950; $3,000 in 1951, and
$4,000 in 1952. Rate of interest to
be in multiples of V4 of 1%.
No
bids for less than par and accrued

bonds

Oct. 31

Due on Nov. 1, as
$1,200 from 1948 to 1957

Dec.

issue

receive

on

tiple of y4 of 1%. No bid for less
than par and accrued interest.
A
certified check for $500 payable to

J-D. Denomination $1;000. Due on

Bond

will

noon

different rate of interest in

Township Local Sch. Dist,

(P. O. Canton)i:Ohio
Bond Offering—A. J. Willaman,

Rainsboro

the

$1,200.

Xenia

interest.

the

to

the

(P. O.

17—v. 166, p. 1531—has been

Plain

of

purchase of $12,000 2%
apparatus bonds. Dated Nov.
1, 1947. Interest M-N. Denomina¬

which had been scheduled for Oct.

poned.

1 %

payable

fire

$48,-

liams, of Cincinnati,- that the of¬
fering of the $10*900 2% semi¬
annual
fire
equipment
bonds

multiple of V4
for

School District

(P. O. Ottawa, R. F. D. -»'■
No. 4), Ohio
Bond

re¬

purchase of $80,-

1, 1947.

Denominations

1

until

improvement

21/2%

Due

C. A. Printz,

Education, will

for the

Dated Jan.

—

bids

sealed

ceive

of
Glandorf

Offering

Clerk Board of

000

Bond Offering Postponed—It is
stated by Peck, Shaffer & Wil¬

price of 1001)088, a net5 iiiterest

cost

Bond

general

Nov. 4 the

Sampson County (P. O. Clinton), liams, of Cincinnati, that the of¬
North Carolina
fering of the $12,000 2% water
Bond Sale—The $500,000 school works improvement bonds, which

building bonds offered

Union Sch. Dist.,
Ohio

Election—At

election to be held

A certified check for $340

payable to the State Treasurer, is
required.

Kenton City

Ohio

Hoyt & Washburn, of New York voters will consider the issuance
City, will be furnished the pur¬ of $44,000 construction bonds.
chaser.

Milledgeville Bank, Jefferson¬
A certified check for $100,
payable to the Board of Trustees,
is required.

Village School District,

No bids for

less than par and accrued interest.
The approving opinion of Reed,

check

City

construction bonds.

Oct. 28 for the

certified

for

for,

Uhr.ichsville, Ohio
Offering — W. R. Tread-

Bond

Bond

School

Ohio

ceive

A

check

bid

Commissioner of the Treasury.

voters

the

issuance

ville.

bank in the city

any

bond at¬

a

torney

Nov. 4 tlie voters will

the

the

cost to

Aug. 5.

on

& Trust Co.,
All proceedings

election to be held

of

Columbus.

of

Bond

out

$2,000 from 1950 to 1957,
$1,000 in 1958. Principal and
interest
payable in New York
City. Registerable as to principal
only.
Bidders are requested to

election held

an

tion

cease.

and

ized at

Bank

City.

inclusive.

lows:

nominations

No bids for

under the direction of

tion

Clerk Board of

blanks

of

1,

the proper authoriza¬
this issue will be taken

follows:

Nov. 1,
delinquent tax' bonds, Nos.
21, aggregating $8,000, dated
Nov. 1, 1943, due Nt#. 1, 1947.

Principal and interest payable at

form

York

14 to

plication to the Clerk-Treasurer.
The notes will be delivered with¬

the

Nov.

Bidders may bid for
rate of interest in a

Chemical

2%%

1, 1947. Interest A-O. Denomina¬
$1,000. Due on Oct. 1, as fol¬

on

the

for

Call—It is stated that El-

tion

made

must

Denomina¬

$8,000

Principal and interest payable at

way,

bonds:

be

bids

different

a

M-N.

Due

1949 to 1952.

$25,000

Olmsted, Ohio

which will be furnished upon ap¬

6%

coupon

All

Interest

$1,000.

sealed bids until
North

Dated Oct.

exceed

sewer

Clerk-Treasurer.

1947.

tion

Nov. 4 the voters will

the

interest water and

to

11 a.m. (EST) on Oct.
purchase of $17,000 not

purchase.,,of $32,000.3 % street Im¬
provement bonds. Dated Nov. 1,

certified

School

bonds.

21 for the

bids .until noomon 'Nov. 4 for the

incident to

■

Nov.

on

1, from 1948 to 1951 inclusive. De¬
$1,000 and $500. Rate
of interest to be in multiples of V4
of 1%.
These bonds were author¬

bids until

Toledo, Ohio
—
Rudy Klein,
City Auditor, will receive sealed

New

Phillipsburg, Ohio
Bond Offering Postponed—It is

O.

Davis,
Clerk Board of Trustees, will re¬
ceive

will

bonds

Offering

Bond

amount

pay¬

National

First

A

Ironton.

Oct. 25 for the

of

Board

$303,000 construction bonds.

J/4 of

Principal and interest

able

construction

\

election

an

whose opinion as to the
the
issuance
of legality of the bonds
may be pro¬
$285,000 school bonds.
cured by the purchaser at his ex¬
pense.
The bonds may be ex¬
Margaretta School District, Ohio
Bond Election—At the general changed for bonds registered as
election to be held on Nov. 4 the to principal and interest at the
Enclose a
voters will consider the issuance request of the owner.

Oct. 22 for the

on

purchase of $7,258.10 not to exceed
6% interest sidewalk notes. Dated

Interest M-N. Denomination

$10,000. Due $110,000 on Nov. 10,
1948, and May and Nov. 10, 1949.
These notes are part of a $440,000

bonds

1972 incl.

the

City Auditor, will receive sealed

1%.

Offering

Treasurer Board of Educa¬

The

1947.

Note

Ohio

Oct.

on

price of 100.553,

1.945%.

ipalities. The Cleveland levy is
expected to yield up to $700,000
a
year.
Local yields from this

City School District,

offered

a

At

be submitted for approval.

is calling for payment on

166, p. 1402—were purchased by
Fahey, Clark & Co., of Cleveland,

1948 to

over

School District,

Sale—The $112,000 build¬

bonds

$160,000

—

Nov. 4, an issue of

on

consider

Bond

Ohio

to munic¬

Note

be

will

required.
Hinckley Local

to
.

improvement

of the bonds bid for, pay¬
the Village Treasurer, Is

Bond

elec¬

an

Marblehead School District, Ohio
Bond Election—At an election
to

for 5%

field and turned it

Clerk

f

«
...

March and Sept. 1,

to

are

No bids for less

payable

•

and $4,000 on

able

These

Education, is required.

"

Sealed

—

received

broadening

a

Columbus,

Aug. 28.

on

consider

recently when the State with¬

drew

tion

election

of finan¬
cial home rule for Ohio cities, the
city has just adopted a 3% tax on
admissions,
according
to
the
Municipal Finance Officers Asso¬
ized

multiple of V4 of 1%.

a

bid is to be for less than par and

gardens

building

bonds.
Dated Nov*. 1, 1947. Interest A-O.
Denominations $1,000. Due on Oct.
:l,l;as follqwsf $5,000 from 1949 to
1971 inclusive.
Bidders may bid
for a different rate of interest in

$5,000

(EST), on Oct. 27, by Helen L.
Newcomb, Village Clerk, for the

Adopts Admissions Tax—

ciation.

31/2%

accrued interest. A certified check

Cleveland, Ohio
City

will receive sealed bids until noon
on
Oct. 23 for the purchase of

4 the

Nov.

on

of
$1,500,000 zoological
improvement bonds.

Marking

Offering—Clark M. Hoff¬

$115,000

beNheld

to

Clerk Board of Education,

man,

consider the issuance

election to be held
voters

Bdud Election

9,

er's expense. A certified check for

in 1949 to 1960,
March 1, and $5,000
on
Sept. 1, 1961.
Bidders may
Cincinnati, Ohio
specify a different rate of inter¬
Bond Election—At the general est in a multiple of J/4 of 1%. No
$50,000 construction

on

No.

R.

consider the issuance

purchase of $105,000 3% electric
public utility revenue bonds. De¬
nomination $1,000. Dated Sept. 1,
Bond Election — At an election
1947.
Due as follows: $4,000 on
to be held on Nov. 4 the voters
pass

~R.

multiple of lk of 1%.

$450,000 construction bonds.

bonds.

O.

Dayton), Ohio

less than par and accrued interest.

Nov.

on

Brecksville School District, Ohio

will

Bond

Township Local School
(P.

-

than par and accrued interest. The

held

Offering

be

District

V

:

>

Sheffield Lake Local Sch. Dist.,
\
(P. O. Lorain), Ohio

approving opinion at the purchas¬

—

be

will

Bond

Mad River

November general ,ele.ction.

4

to

$230,000 construction bonds.

will

submitted for the approval of the
voters.

the ? bonds authorized at

(P. O. Columbus), Ohio
At the general

Bond Election

election

Scipio-Republic LocalSch. Dist,
(P. O. Republic)t Ohio
>
Bond: Election—At the general > Bond/Election—The issuance of
0lectiofi\on :Nov. :4 .an issue of $155,000 improvement bonds will
$50*000 construction bonds wilT fcje be .considered'by+the"; vqters at the
;

(p. a. tow, oRi*:

;

on

No bids for less

Hiram, Ohio

election to be held on Nov. 4 the
voters will censidel the issuance

held

Monday, October-20. 1947

wlJ.v.,. • A.

...

Lafayette- Local Schocl Oistrict

.

au¬

.and

par

J-

.

a

Bank of Ottawa.

OHIO
Archhold School District, Ohio
Election^—At the general

l,\l947.\

May 7, 1946. Principal and inter¬
est payable at the First National

voters

Bond

p.m.

purchase of
building^ unli^

Bidders

of

of

untilx7.30

the

Interest M-N.
Denomination $1,>000/, ©lie;,on Nov. 1,"as,.follows:
$5,000 from 1949 to 1956, and $6,000 from 1957 to 1968 all inclusive.

will consider the issuance of $1,ment bonds.

for
.

voters

212j000 permanent school improve¬

:.«Wvr v •».

$112,000 3%
tax bonds.
Dated Nov. i

election

the

3

CHRONICLE

\

issue of which Nos. 1 to 11 will be

N. C,
W. E.

Nov.

will

furnished the purchasers.

con¬

bonds

cost

"

on

will be awarded to the bidder of¬

fering

&

•>*-

receive sealed .bids

$11,000 in, 1949; $12,000 from
1953; $15,000 in 1954; $16,000;in 1955; $17,000 in .1956; $77,000 as 2s, maturing on March 1,
$17,000 in 1957 and 1958; $15,000
in 1959; $14;0Q0 in l960 and'19.61;
$164,000 as
2y4s, maturing on
March 1, $14,000 in 1962 and 1963;
$13,000 in 1964 and 1965; $11,000
in 1966; $15,000 in 1967; $20,000
in 1968; $27,000 in .1969 and 1970;.
$10,000 in 19.7:1; and $152,000 as
2i/2s, maturing on March 1, $17,000 in 1971; and $27,000 from 1972
to 1976 inclusive.
Dated Sept. 1,
1947. Interest M-S. The approving
opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Wash¬
burn,. of New York City, to be

bonds and
another rate for the balance, but source will not necessarily repre¬
r o bid may name more than four
sent a net increase in city rev¬
rates, and each bidder must spe¬ enues, however, because the State
cify in his bid the amount of simultaneously
reduced
certain
bonds of each
rate.
Each rate grants-in-aid to cities.
i

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1950 to

coupon

of

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1,

-

.

Davidson, N; C,
Bond Sale—The $100,000 water
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NORTH CAROLINA
1

COMMERCIAL

THE

(1626)

.

Volume

agreeing to
interest.

an

Bonds

and accrued

par

pay

These..,; .are

j

authorized at

THE

Number 4639

166

the

;

on

Sept. 23. A certified check for 2%
of the amount bid is required.

said

on

terest

Bond Offering—Lucille

works

bonds

election

authorized

held

on

at

Voted

Bonds
held

an

election

an

issuance

bonds: $65,000 fite fighting equips
ment

bonds;

$50,000

bridge

on

there-*

date

payment

in-"-

any

in

con¬

inverse

numbers

order

bage

of

serial

said date and oh

on

any

thereafter.

bonds.

Rate

Bonds Voted
-held

the issuance of

pool

..

At

—

Oct. 7 the

on

interest

..

election

an

approved

voters

$75,000 swimming

bonds.

of

interest

of

V4

1/10

or

interest

and

able

bank

Interest j-J.
be multiple^

to

of

1%.

Principal
suity

payable at
trust

or

date

payment

Dated Nov. 1, 1947.

OREGON

Bend, Ore.

any

company

desj-

ignated by the purchaser.
The
City will furnish the approving

legal opinion of Dorsey, Colman,
Barker, Scott & Earber, of Min¬
held on Oct. 7 the voters approved neapolis, within 30 days after ac¬
ceptance of bid. A certified check
the issuance of $75,000 water main
for 2% of the amount bid, is reb
and
Gear heart, Ore.

Bonds

Voted —At

election

an

improvement bonds.
Hood

Bonds

held
ized

quired.

River, Ore.
the

Voted—At

an issue of $15,000 sewer
improvement bonds.

tem

Sale—The

bonds offered
•

$90,000 school
Sept. 22—v. 166.

on

1199—were purchased by local

p.

individuals

at

a net interest
follows: for $8,-

par,

cost of 2.08%, as
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000

as

in

1,

Is, maturing $4,000

1948

and

1949;

maturing $4,000

l%s,

Oct.
$12,000 as
on Oct.
1,
on

from 1950 to 1952; $12,000 as lVzs,

maturing $4,000 on Oct. 1, from
,1953 to 1955; $13,000 as l%s, ma¬

f

turing $4,000 on Oct. 1, in 1956
and 1957; $5,000 in 1958; $15,000
as 2s. maturing $5,000 on
Oct. 1,
from' 1959 to 196ir $15,000 2V4s,
maturing $5,000 from 1962 to 1964,
and
$15,000
as
2y2s,
maturing
$5,000 on Oct. 1, from 1965 to
1987, all inclusive. Dated Oct. 1,
1947. Interest A-O.

at auction

at

Nov. 18

an

issue of

bonds.

Dated

and
in

District, Pa.

$40,000

build¬

1:30 p.m.

(EST) on
$522,000 school

Oct.

1,

1947.

Due

as

in 1956; $40,000
1959; $45,000 from
to 1962; $50,000 in 1963 and
1964; $48,000 in 1965, and $19,000
in
1966.
Eonds
maturing from
1961 to 1966, shall be callable in
1955;

from

$35,000

1957

to

1960

The bonds

CHRONICLE

are

$600, payable to the' Town Treas¬
urer, is required.

Bond
will

on
any interest payment date
thereafter at par and accrued in¬

or

Offering

be

until

bids

2

p.m.

(EST), on Nov. 12, by T.
R.
Bandy,
County Judge,
for the
purchase of $800,000 school bonds.
Interest rate is not to exceed 3%,
payable J-D. Denomination $1,000.
Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Due $200,000
on
Dec. 1, in 1957 to 1960, incl.

Any and all of said bonds shall
be callable for redemption in in¬

in

terest

multiples
that there

except

than

more

&

the

%

of

of

shall
in

rate

office

1%,

not

be

matu¬
interest pay¬

of

any

the

County

Co.,t New York City, at

option

or

the holder.

No bid

bonds offered on Oct. 6—v. for less than par and accrued in¬
168, p. 1402—were purchased by terest. The County will furnish
Moore,
Leonard
&
Lynch,
of the approving opinion of Chap¬
Pittsburgh, as l%s, at a price of man & Cutler, of Chicago, A cer¬
100.364, a basis of 1.71%. The tified check for $7,500, payable to
■y. bonds are dated Oct. 1, 1947. De- the County Trustee, is
required.
'! nomination
$1,000. Due serially
from 1948 to 1967 incl. Interest
Sevierville, Tenn.
A-O.

The

second

highest

Arthur,

was

Lestrange
for 2s, at 101.783.

&

Gratifying
State's

election

the

will

con¬

$75,000

con¬

voters

sider the issuance of

Sunhury, Pa.
Bond

sider
'

Election—At

election
the

the

the

voters

issuance

Novem¬

will

of

con¬

$125,000

Rapid City,

S. Dak.

(State

of)

bids until 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 for

lows:

$300,000

-»

airport bonds.
Due on
1, as follows:
$15,000
from 1949 to 1965; $20,000 in
1966, and
$25,000
in 1967.
Bonds maturing after Jan. 1,
1958, shall be subject to re¬
demption and prepayment at
the option of the City, in inJan.

,,

numerical

»verse

serial
and
date

numbers

on

any

on

order
said

1959

to

1954

from

1963
on

and

1964.

Bonds

or

numerical

order

on

Oct.

by

bond

so

called,

as

V4 of 1%.

of

rates
shall
for

thereafter.
are

may

be

Not

more

than

any one

payable

more

than

maturity.
at

the

one

—

the

on

tax

on

Hamilton




Chicago,

First

York,

Trust

Co,

of

?_

Provident Savings
Co.,; of Cincinnati,.

Cleveland

Corp.,

of

,

in 1973 and 1974.

1958.

2s, maturing on Nov.
1, $115,000 in 1959, $118,000
in
1960,
$121,000
in
1961,
$124,000 in 1962, $128,000 in
as

1963, $132,000 in 1964, $136,in 1965, $140,000 in
1966,
$142,000 in 1967, all in¬

Dated
Oct.
1,
1947.
Interest
M-N. Principal and interest
pay¬
able
at
the
Republic
National

August, on July sales
$3,196,718.
Bank, Dallas.
The District will
At the rate, it was pointed out, furnish
the purchasers with the
from

revenues

the

sales

for

tax

the fiscal year would reach more
than $38,000,000.
At the time of
the

new

predicted
would

be

Pleased

with

the

rate

of

noted that

suggestions are already
being made for changes in distri¬
bution of the

revenue.

TEXAS

Heights (P.

O.

Almo),

Sold

is

It

stated

that
rec¬

—

center

composed

group

M. E.

bonds

revenue

purchased

were

recently by a
of Russ & Co.,

Allison & Co.,

both of San
Antonio, and the Ranson-Davidson
Co., as 3s and 3y2S. Due in
from 1 to 20 years.
Calhoun

Sale

Details—In

bonds

4

to

(P. O. Coleman),

Bond Election Pending

election

future,

to

be

held

in

—

p.

issue of

616

were

of

connec¬

the

$150,-

—

learn

we

that

1961

and

1962.

The

dated Oct. 1, 1947.

bonds

At

an

the

near

$75,000

road

&

plant

sanitary sewage dis¬
bonds, as 2y4s.
Nov. 1, from 1948 to

system
on

incl.

to

bonds.

hospital

bonds

cently. The bonds
issue

was

were

of

of

Due

sold

on

bonds,

Nov.

1,

as

from

1972 incl.

600,000 sanitary sewage disposal
bonds, as 2y4s. Due on Nov.
1, from 1948 to 1972 incl.

1948

210,000

to

1972 incl.

bituminous

50,000 street
2s.

as

$275,-

1948 to

re¬

part of

incl.
sewer

surfacing

street improvement
bonds, as
2s. Due on Nov.
1, from 1948
to 1962 incl.

Ector County (P. 0. Odessa),
Texas

issue

1972

storm

300,000 civic center improvement
bonds, as 2s. Due on Nov. 1,

revenue

improvement

Sale—An

&

Commerce Trust Co., of Kansas
City, Stein Bros. & Boyce, of
Baltimore, Gordon Graves & Co.,
of New York,
Watling, Lerchen &
Co., of Detroit, Van Lahr, Doll &

from

street

authorized

At

refunding

50,000 city-county library bonds.

Bond

schild &
son

Co., East¬
Co., E. F. Roth¬
Co., Paine Webber, Jack¬
Curtis, Reynolds & Co.,

Dillon

man,

2y4s.

bonds.

000

were

1948

bonds.
power

-.p*.

Oct. 6—v. 166, p. 1403—

purchased by a syndicate
composed of Phelps, Fenn &
Co.,
Chemical Bank & Trust

690,000

bonds.

150,000

on

1948 to

light

,r,„

750,000 permanent paving bonds,
as 2s.
Due on Nov.
1, from

$750,000 school improvement

500,000

offered

1972

are

Oct. 8 the voters approved
issuance
of
the
following

electric

I

&

Sale—The 5,000,000 bonds

Due

on

708,000

Houston, Texas

...

.

Bond

posal

election

an

,,

$2,400,000

Interest A-O.

—

at
the
Chemical
Bank
Trust Co., New York
City.

and

Denton, Texas
Bonds Voted

able

Boston, Thomas & Co., of Pitts¬
burgh, Rauscher, Pierce & Co.,
Dallas Rupe & Son, both of
Dallas, at 100.19, a net interest
cost of 2.1386%, as follows:

the

as'follows: $126,-

sold

Dec.
1, 1947.
Interest
Principal and interest pay¬

J-D.

Isphording, of Cincinnati, Chace,
Whiteside, Warren & Sears, of

000 as 2y4s, maturing on Oct. 10.
$8,000 from 1948 to 1952; $10,000
from 1953 to 1957; $12,000 from
1958 to 1960, and $24,000 as
2y2s,
maturing $12,000 on Oct. 10 in

Dated

an

$575,000.

M-N.

name

Due

on

marker
Nov.

bonds,
1, from

1957 incl.

Nov.

1,

1947.

Interest

Principal and interest

pay¬

Ellis County Road

District No. 15 able at the Chase National Bank,
(P. O. Wexahachie), Texas
New York, City.
The approving

Bonds
an

sale

hospital bonds to William N.
Edwards & Co., of Fort Worth, re¬
ported in our. Aug. 11 issue—v.

Texas
,

Details—In

the

bonds:

connec¬

Coleman County Road District
No.

County (P. O.
Hereford), Texas
Sale

Dated

Bacon, Stevenson & Co., Dominick
&
Dominick, all of New York,
Detmer & Co., of
Chicago, Camp¬
bell, Phelps & Co., of New York,

000

the

County

tion with the sale of the $150,000

hospital

the

Smith

with

held

(P. O.
Fort Lavaca), Texas

Bond

Bond

tion

166,

$185,000 swimming pool and
reation

Deaf

bonds
Texas

Bonds

of

Attorney-General
McCall, Parkhurst
& Crowe, of
Dallas, and Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler, of New

re¬

ceipts from the levy which he had
advocated,
Governor
M c C o r d

Almo

opinion

of Texas and of

levy's enactment, it was
that yearly collections York City.
upwards of $20,000,000.

rate

swimming pool bonds.
National Bank, Knoxville, or the
Jan.
1, as follows:
$10,000 from 1949 to 1965, and Bank of Sevierville, and the bonds
$15,000 in 1966 and 1967. will be delivered at the Bank of

Due

York,
f

o

Trust

$240,000 swimming pool bonds.
100,000 airport bonds.

col¬

the month

consumers

two

The bonds

the issuance

following bonds:>

State

the

tax take for

be specified and there

110

com-y

Donald MacKinnon & Co., of New

clusive.

Rauscher,
follows: on or after Oct. 1, 1954,
Pierce & Co., of San Antonio, and
and on or prior to April 1, 1957,
associates, taking $93,000 as 2s,
at a premium of $30; on or after
and $57,900 as 2y4s, reported in
Oct. 1, 1957, and or or prior to
our Sept. 15 issue—v. 166, p. 1103
April 1, I960, at a premium of —we
now
learn that the bonds
$20; on or after Oct 1, 1960 and were
sold at par. The bonds are
prior to maturity at a premium
dated Aug. 15, 1947. Interest
pay¬
of $10. Bidders are requested to
able F-A. Due serially from 1948
name rate of interest in
multiples to 1961 incl.
of

authorize

syndicate

a

Bank & Trust

000

earlier

totaled

on any

mium for each

of
election the voters

and

beyond

lected from

1,

interest payment
date thereafter at par plus a pre¬

improvement

same

refused to

—

before—totaled $2,785,769, and the

as

1961; $3,000 in 1962, and

1954, and

date

interest payment

200.000

y

1950;
1952;

.

Atlanta,
Fidelity
Co., of Newark/
Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy,
of Buffalo, Roosevelt &
Cross, of
New Ybfki -Weeden ;&
Co., of Lbk
Angeles, First Southwest Co., of,
Dallas, Martin, Burns & Corbett,

bonds.

of the

by

New

Union

bonds.

At the

of

all

system

sewer

60,000 municipal building bonds.
15,000 bay front improvement

Thus far, July collections

Oct.

1,

$1,000.
Due on Oct.
$2,000 in 1949 and
$1,000 in 1951; $2,000 in
$1,000 in 1953; $2,000 from
to 1957; $1,000 in 1958; $2,000

bonds.

sewer

150,000 parks and park building

1,156,000

Denomina¬

tion

verse

the purchase of $650,000 not to ex¬
ceed 2 %% interest bonds, as fol¬

.

Dated

Interest A-O.

after Oct. 1, 1955,
shall be callable for redemption
at the option of the Town in in¬

Bond Offering — R. R. Lang,
City Auditor, will receive sealed

•

1, 1947.

in
maturing

SOUTH DAKOTA

.

bonds.

improvement

$2,000

land damage bonds.

street
bonds.

expec¬

ning well
tations.

interest street

follows:

struction bonds.

ber

Offering—Hansel Proffitt,
will
receive

Recorder,

not to exceed 3 y4%

Election—At the Novem¬

Bond

ber

Town

Paso, Texas

posed of the National City Bank,
C. F. Childs & Co., Laidlaw &
Co./,

bonds.

revenue

Georgia,

785,000

new

sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on
Oct. 30 for the purchase of $30,000

Crafton, Pa.
'

Bond

bidder

Klirha,

purchased

$4,750,000 water
2,500,000 storm

Sales Tax Receipts Found Very

at the Chemical Bank

or

Trust

the

one

Principal and
at

name a

than two rates of in¬

ing

i

ing bonds:

1957, $111,000 in
Tennessee

rate,

requested to

El

?

election

an

—

ders

more

—

—

terest to date of redemption.
are

Texas

At

Bond S«*e—-Tne $3,970,000 vari¬
on
Oct. .4 the voters ap-r ous improvement bonds
offered on
proved the issuance of the follow-! Sept 29—v.
166, p. 1303—were

Receipts from the
2% sales tax, enacted
Bid-, by the recent legislature, are run¬

and not

Christi,

Voted

Cleveland, Lyons & Shafto, of
Boston, J. M.,1 Dain & Co., of Min¬
verse numerical order at the op¬
neapolis, Charles Clark & Co., of
tion of the bounty/; on Deity 1,
Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas?- New York, H. V.
Sattley & Co., of
1957, dr on any interest • payment
Bond Sale—The
$2,500,000 im¬ Detroit, Kenneth A. Ellis & Co.,-of
date thereafter and prior to ma¬
provement, Series 1947 bonds of¬ Phoenix, and Breed & Harrison,'
turity at a price of pair and ac¬ fered on Oct. 13
v.
166, p. of Cincinnati, at 100.11, a net in^i
crued interest to the date Of re¬ 1532
were
purchased
by
a terest cost bf 2.4997%/■ as follows:'
demption. Principal and interest syndicate
composed of the Na¬ $1,375,000
at.;2y2s, maturing on
payable at the Chemical Bank & tional
City Bank, of New York,
,Dec. 1: $146,000 in 1948; $150,r/
Trust Co., New York City. The
Drexel
&
Co., of Philadelphia,
000 in 1949; $153,000 in
bonds will be awarded to the bid¬ Trust
1950;
Co. of Georgia, of Atlanta,
$155,000 in 1951; $158,000 in
der offering to take the - same at
Braun,
Bosworth
&
Co., Inc.,
1952; $148,000 in 1953; $152,/;
the lowest
interest
cost
be
to
Schoellkopf, tHutton & Pomeroy,
000 in 1954; $155,000 in
1955,
computed by deducting from the of
Buffalo, First Southwest Co.,
and $158,000 in 1956.
total interest cost at the rate bid
y
of
Dallas,
Providence
Savings
the amount of any premium of¬
751,000 as 2s, maturing on Dec. .1:*
Bank & Trust Co.j of
Cincinnati,
fered. The approving opinion of
$161,000 in 1957; $148,000 in
J. C. Bradford &
Co., of Nashville,
Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago,
1958; $150,000 in 1959; $145,^
Campbell, Phelps & Co., of New
000 in 1960, and
will be furnished to the purchaser
$147,000 in
York, Lyons & Shafto, of Boston,
without cost and the County will
1961.
Republic National Bank, of Dallas,
bear the cost of the preparation
1,032,000 as 2y>s, maturing on
and Blewer, Heitner &
Glynn, of
and printing of the bonds, pro¬
Dec. 1: $150,000 in
St. Louis, at 100.0017, a net inter¬
1962; $141,-!
vided, however, that any bidder est cost of
000 in 1963; $144,000 in
1964;'
1.9316, as follows:
may agree to select attorneys of its
$147,000 in 1965; $150,000 in
$1,344,000 as l34s, maturing on
own choice and bear the cost of
1966; $152,000 in 1967, and!
Nov. 1, $368,000 in 1948,
such attorney's opinion and also
$86,$148,000 in 1968.
000 in 1949, $88,000 in
the cost of the preparation and
1950,
813,000
as
23/4s,
maturing on
$91,000 in
1951, $93,000 in
printing of the bonds if such bid¬
Dec. 1: $151,000 in
1969; $155,-'
1952, $96,000 in 1953, $98,000
der so desires. Enclose a certified
000 in 197Q;
in
$158,000 in 1971;
1954,
$100,000
in
1955,
Check
for
$8,000,
payable
to
$162,000 in 1972, and $93,000
$105,000 in 1956, $108,000 in
Worley Fain, Trustee.

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Corpus
Bonds

55

held

bonds.

—Sealed

received

(1627)

950,000* sanitary

County (P. O.
Tenn.

Blount ville),

inverse numerical order at the op¬
tion of the County on Oct. 1, 1952,

Trustee,
School

Sale—The

Arm¬

follows: $10,000 in 1952
1953; $15,000 in 1954; $30,000

April 1,

rity.

Bond

Rogers-

Offering—Clinton

strong, County Chairman, will sell

able

PENNSYLVANIA
Brownsville

County, (P. O.
ville), Tenn.

Bond

County School District
No. 88 (P. O. Salem), Ore.

Bond

Hawkins

sys¬

Marion

«.

TENNESSEE

election

Oct. 7 the voters author¬

on

FINANCIAL

being
issued subj ect tb* the approving
opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of
Chicago, and all bids must bq sb
conditioned. A certified check fpr

sewage

struction bonds, and $35,000 gar¬

disposal

Sevierville.

Sullivan

Oct. 7 the voters approved
of
the
following

on

the

At

and

disposal bonds.
Due on
Jan.
1, as follows:
$5,000 from 1949 to 1955, $10,1
000 from 1956 to 1963, $15,000
in 1964 and 1965, and $5,000'
in 1966. Bonds maturing after
Jan. 1, 1958, shall be subject
to
redemption and prepays
ment at the option of the Cityj;»

Sept. 30.

—

date

&

after.

150,000

Shawnee, Okla.

}.

order of serial numbers

verse

Lcngdale, Okla.

Nowlin,
Town Clerk, will receive sealed
bids until 3 p.m.' on Oct. 21 for
the purchase of the $23,000 water

maturing after Jan. 1,

1958, shall be subject to re¬
demption and prepayment at
the option Of the City, in in¬

bonds

election held

COMMERCIAL

held

on

Voted—At

Sept. 13 the
the issuance

an

election

voters

improvement bonds will be subr

proved

mitted to the voters.

road improvement bonds.

of

opinion

of Reed,

Hoyt

&

Wash¬

ap¬

burn, of New York City, will be

$75,000
,

furnished the purchasers.

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COMMERCIAL

THE

(1628)

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

Monday, October 20, 1947

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Los Fresnos School
Bonds

Voted

election

an

held recently the voters
the issuance of $35,000
tion

Santa Rosa School District,

District, Texas
At

—

tion

approved
construc¬

held

did

not

McCulloch

approve

Sale—The $250,000 bonds

Bond

Election—At

be held

Oct.

on

election

an

13

offered

issue of

an

be

submitted for

voters'

the

Oct. 14 were purchased

on

by R. K. Dunbar & Co., of Dallas,
at a net interest cost of 2.0494%

$175,000 road improvement bonds
■will

the issuance of

Seguin, Texas

Texas

to

elec¬

as

follows:

consideration.

Texas

Bonds Sold—An issue of
school

bonds

Co.,

&

of

will

sewer

bonds

by the

voters

2

000
■

i-y

iy

If

■v=l

Sale—An

and

2V2%

2

of

$100,-

bonds

was

Ap¬

to legality by McCall,
Parkhurst & Crowe, of Dallas.
proved

as

Woodville),

(P. O.

election
to be held on Oct. 18 the voters
Bonds Voted
At an election
will consider the issuance of $150,held on Sept. 27 the voters ap¬
000 county hospital bonds.
proved the issuance of $3,800,000
an

—

construction bonds.

Wheeler, Texas

Voted

an

election

29—v. 166, p. 1304—were
sold as 3s, at par.
Dated Oct. 1,
1947.
Interest A-O.
Due serially
Sept.

20 the voters approved
$200,000 improve¬

Sept.

on

At

—

the issuance of

Henrico

Sept. 29—v. 166,

p.

Units

Housing

The

issue

our

of

1304—we carried the offering notice for notes ag¬

through

offering has
the

inclusion

The corrected

been increased to

now

now

Bid Opening

reads

total of $39,740,000,

a

Wis., housing notes.

of $367,000 Milwaukee,

offering notice

follows:

as

Oct. 28, 1947

(Notes Dated Nov. 18, 1947 and maturing as indicated)
Local

nection with the

Buffalo, N. Y
Chester, ?Pa.
Chicago, 1111.
Corpus Christi, Texas—
Darlington Co., S. C
Detroit, Mich.
Fayette Co., Pa
Fort Wayne, Ind
Kern Co., Calif
Memphis, Tenn.
Milwaukee, Wis.

Providence,

R.

I

Oct.

on

available

made

bidder all or any

for

under such bid

Debt—While these

will

be

entertained.

If only

a

obligations of Sanitary
Five, it is not
anticipated that an ad valorem
District

Number

principal and interest. Instead,
it is proposed to service this debt
from

in

the

order

or

annual

an

rate

flat

service

ed

with

the

annual

tax

on

a

of

the

the

District

are

1940, and $15,000 of a $25,000
April 1, 1941, water
bonds, both general obliga¬
tions of the District.
In comput¬
ing legal debt margin of the Dis¬
trict these bonds were included,
but it has been suggested that this
amount might justifiably be de¬
ducted from gross debt, as selfsupporting. Principal and interest
payments have been and will no
continue

from

to

made

be

District

en¬

revenues,

30,

30,

Nov.

30,

Feb.

10,

Nov.

30,

Nov.

30,

Nov.

30,

Nov.

30,

Nov.
Nov.

than

one

a

Series

E-1944

Series

E-1945

Series

$1,790

$2,945

E-1946

Series

-

?

37.81

'

1,467

331

1,136

6,464

2,319

4,327

34.89

10,883

4,494

6,389

41.29

12,707

5,347

7,360

42.08

9,933

3.941

5,972

39.76

4,351

1,136

3,215

26.11.

2,838

258

2,580

9 09

$48,805

$17,826

$30,979

36.52

-—IIIIIIII
I~~~

III

E-1947

(9

Series

Total

Series

Series

IIII

months)

E

22.56

F

and

A-E

$53,539

$19,015

36.64

$23,923

G:

Series

F ;p.nd

G-1941

Series

F

and

G-1942

3,187

471

2,716

Series

F

and

G-1943

3,360

499

2,861

14.85

Series

F

and

G-1944

3,691

412

3,278

11.35

3,144-

242

2,902

7.70

2,993

114

2,879

3.81

1,974

8

1,966

.41

$19,879

$1,942

$17,937

9.77

113

130

—38

$73,530

$21,738

$51,793

Series

F

Series

and

F

1,531

G-1945

and

F

Series

G-1P46

and G-1947

Total

Series F

Unclassified

tITotal

sales

All

(9

months)

_

and

G

and

redemptions

Series

"Includes

396

12.80

1,334

14.73

accrued

discount.

notes bid for in

Debt

Statement.

ALBERTA

Calgary School Board (P. O.
Calgary), Alta.

by H. L.

On Oct.

38th

16

Ave., West, Dist. 5606, Nos.

6 and 7.

On Oct.

18

20th

Ave., Southwest, et al,
Dist. No. 5477, No. 22.
55th Ave., Northeast, Dist. No.
5581, Nos. 85 to 154.
Interest

ceases on

dates called.

Chicago, 111.; Atlanta, Ga.; Fort
«v

by

a

Nesbitt,
Thomson
Montreal, Anderson

&
&

Co.,
Co.,

Daly & Co., both of Toronto,
as 2V4S, 2V2S and 3s, at a price of
98.08, a net interest cost of about

was

Due from Nov.

1, 1948 to
in the bidding
Cochran, Murray & Co., with

1962.

Runner-up

offer of 98.03.

an

The bonds

are

dated

July 1, 1947.

of
and

R. A.

2.98%.

all inclusive.

Malartic, Que.
Sale—An issue of $76,000

Bond

water

and

works

said to

have

bonds

sewer

been

purchased

is

re¬

cently by St. Onge & Fournier, of
as 3s, at a price of 97.91, a
basis of about 3.295%. Dated July
1, 1947. Due in 1948 to 1957.

Amos,

St.

BRITISH

COLUMBIA

Greater

Vancouver Water District,

British Columbia

Details—In

Sale

Bond

connec¬

tion with the sale of the $1,750,000
water bonds to

99.038,

2.80%,

Lauder, Mercer &

issue—v.
the

that

net

a

reported

166,

p.

bonds

interest cost of
in our Sept. 22
1200—we learn

were

sold

as

Parish,

Que.

Sold—The following 3%
semi-annual
bonds
aggregating

$38*000, are said to have been sold
recently at par:
$23,000 improvement bonds. Dated
July 1, 1947. Due in from one

improvement
bond s
April 1, 1947. Due in

15,000

Dated
from

one

...

Stanstead

1950; $56,000 in 1951; $58,000
in

1952; $59,000 in 1953; $61,000 in 1954; $62,000 in 1955;
$64,000 in
1956; $65,000 in
1957; and
1,216,000 as 2%s, maturing on
Sept. 15, $66,000 in 1958; $68,000 in 1959; $70,000 in 1960;
$72,000 in
1961; $74,000 in
1962; $76,000 in 1963; $79,000
in 1964; $81,000 in 1965; $83,*
000 in 1966; $85,000 in 1967;
$87,000 in
1968; $90,000 in
1969; $92,000 in 1970; $95,000
in 1971, and $98,000 in 1972.

interest

3%

^

Plain,

Que.
$35,000'
bonds was

Sale—An issue of

Bond

$534,000 as 2V2S, maturing on Sept.
15, $54,000 in 1949; $55,000 in

paving

recently,
over-theThe bonds are
Sept. 1, 1947. Due serially
1949 to 1977, incl.

counter,
from

at

Bond

Election—At

the

general

voters

will consider the

issuance

$987,000 memorial gymnasium

and recreation bonds.

,

WYOMING

BuyU.S.Savings Bonds
REGULARLY

"v

?

$13,200

1967. Dated
'

—

At

an

election

to be held in November the voters
will

consider

the

issuance

of

It

is

stated

that

paving

(P. O. Rawlins), Wyo.
Bond Election

—

bonds were pur¬
chased recently by Dawson, Mc¬
Lean, Ltd.* of Montreal, at a price
of 99.47, a net interest cost of
about 2.93%, divided as follows:
$10,800 as 2y2s due in 1948 to 1957,
and

Carbon County, Rawlins Sch. Dist.

Sale

Bond

$24,000

Bond
000

as

3s due in

issue

Sept.

29

by

of

$100,-

was

pur¬

McNeil,

;•#.

mm

-v—

Ask where you

Louiseville, Que.
Sale—An

on

'■m

July 1, 1947,,

improvement bonds

chased

1958 to

mi.

fl
j

par.

Dorval, Que.

election to be held on Nov. 4 the

*

purchased
dated

QUEBEC
School District
(P. O. Milwaukee), Wis.

r

to 20 years.

fol¬

lows:

)

10 years.

to

Co., of Vancouver, and Associates,
at

L'ermite

Paul

Bonds

White fish Bay

$600,000 construction bonds.
#

7

school

$330,000

purchased on Oct.
syndicate composed of
was

Interest M-S.

formal notices 'of sale,

#

Sold—A

WISCONSIN

Unless the bidding form

Worth, Texas, and San Francisco, Calif.

Bonds

bond issue

Mantha, Inc., Banque Canadienne
Nationale,
and
the
Societe
de
Placement, Inc., all of Montreal,,
jointly, at a price of 98.09, a net
interest cost of 2.785%,' as fol¬
lows:
$67,000 as 2V2S, maturing
from 1949 to 1963, and $33,000 as
2%s, maturing from 1964 to 1967,.

to

Collier, City Treasurer, that the
following Local Improvement Dis¬
trict bonds are called for payment:

a

from the issuer or from

29.56

tCurrent

redemption
values,
tlncludes matured
bonds which have not been presented for payment,
illncludes Series A and B (ma¬
tured), and therefore does not agree with totals under interest-bearing debt on Public

debt levy in the District.

series of

Counsel, Public Housing Administration, Washington 25,




E-1943

repre¬

Nov.

Nov.

"or from Regi6inal Counsel, Public Housing Administration, ia

cities of New York City, N. Y.;

16.83

;

Series

by a balance of $105,000
$125,000 serial issue of May

works

of

copies of such bidding form may be obtained
the General

18.88

435

CANADA

1948
WASHINGTON
1948
1948 Lewis County, Chehalis Sch. Dist.
No. 302 (P. O. Chehalis),
1943
Wash.
1948
1948
Bond Sale Details—In connec¬
1948 tion with the sale of the $275,000
1948 school bonds to the State, as l%s,
1948 reported in our Oct. 6 issue—v.
1948 166, p. 1403—we learn that the
1948 bonds were sold at par.
1943
1948
Seattle, Local Improvement
1948
Districts, Wash.

denomination specified in

required for a particular issue is set out in the

.p. C.,

984

38

$4,734

A-D

E-1942

serial issue of

No bid for less than $50,000

bidding form approved by the issuer.

229

523

Debt—Outstanding

Nov.

May

Proposals for the purchase of Notes are required to be submitted
a

1,213

Series

estate.

Nov.

Nov.

denomination than is otherwise specified.

in

20.74

real

impose

bids, and in comput¬

part of the

of the lowest

815

I_III

1948

proposal; provided, that one note may be issued in a smaller

such

23.34

213

charge, to be assessed and collect¬

in
proposal will be prorated and said notes will be issued in de¬

such

509

E-1941

tax will be levied for the payment

proposal are awarded by the issuer, the premium, if any, offered

nominations

71.43

155

general

principal amount of said notes or for less than par and accrued inter¬
est

94.60

664

1,02 V

D-1941

Series

bonds will be

9,
30,
25,
30,
30,
30,
30,

issuer will take into consideration any

premium which any bidder offers to pay.

96.86%

25

UG8

'•

Issue—To

of

30, 1948

Said notes will be awarded at the lowest

such interest cost the

ing

$9

433
420

"I

Series

the

Nov.

to
part of the notes which such bidder offers to

net interest cost to the issuer

V

$247

583

Total

provide
construction of a
sewerage
system
(20
sanitary
miles of mains), a complete treat¬
ment plant and central pumping
station, designed to accommodate
a population of 10,000, or approx¬
imately double the present esti¬
mated population.
Purpose

funds

which has made is unnecessary

separate interest rate is bid. The issuer reserves the right to award
any

D-1939

Gates, Director of Finance:

said notes for which a

offered for sale or for each part of

purchase in his proposal.

Amt. Issued

463

by

has been

30, 1948

be for all or any part of each series of notes and separate pro¬

are

Outstdg.

$255

C-1938

Series E:

166, p. 1532-r-the
supplemental informa¬

Nov.

Bidding—The Notices of Sale will provide that proposals

posals will be required for each series where more
notes

Redeemed

(matured)
(matured)

B-1936

Total

13—v.

J. A;

tirely

$39,740,000

may

Redeemed of

C-1937

Series

offering on Nov.

Bond Call—It is stated

Plan of

A-1935

Series

Series

Nov.

602,000
757,000
208,000
14,700,000
1,980,000
295,000
434,000
1,430,000
367,000
1,602,000
3,653,000
1,511,000
4,482,000

Newport News, Va
Oakland, Calif.
Portsmouth, Va.

Series

Series

5, of the $675,000 coupon series A
construction bonds, described here

doubt

Maturity

Amount
$623,000
378,000
1,675,000
5,043,000

Authority
Alexandria, La.
Anaconda, Mont

Percent

1,

Offering—In

gregating $39,373,000, by 16 local housing units, scheduled for Oct.
28.

totals)

to

tAmount

sented

Authority

Note

add

necessarily

Issued

County Sanitary Dist. No. 5

Present

STATES

Federal Public Housing
Local

not

(P. O. Richmond), Va.

of

Revised

will

"Amount

Series D-1940

bonds

UNITED

and

Series A-D:

VIRGINIA

1972 incl.

1948 to

from

bonds.

ment

millions- -rounded

"Amount

B.

of

Bond Sale—The $15,000 water
Refugio County Navigation District
(P. O. Refugio), Texas
works system
bonds offered on
Bond

in

Proposed Plan of Servicing This

Election—At

Bond

T exas

amounts

Series

bidder was Kenneth
Hill & Co., for 2s, at 100.76.

Texas

Dist.,

Sch.

Co., of Fort

&

Dated July 15, 1947.

Tyler County

Indep.

recently by Wil¬

Edwards

N.

Worth.

(Dollar

second

highest

Texas

$350,000
construction bonds

purchased

liam

*

Arthur

&

Consolidated},

Common

2V4%

and

was

Aug. 15, 1947. Legality approved
by McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe,
Port

The

inclusive.

following

School District,

..purchased recently by the Dallas
Union Trust Co., of Dallas. Dated

of Dallas.

i:

issue

road

Gibson

Bond Sale—An issue of

Texas
Bond

1968

tion

Road District
(P. O. Weatherford),

1

to

Bond Offering Details—In con¬
Oct.

Seminole
Parker County,

Savings Bonds Issued and
Redeemed Through Sept. 30,1947-

1967, incl.

proved
by
Gibson,
Boothman, of Austin.

Oct. 7 election.

No.

ing bonds
v. 166, p. 1532 — were purchased
by Elwell & Co., of Boston, as 2s,
at a price of 101.08, a basis of
1.909%. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Inter¬
est M-N.
Due serially from 1948

1, from

1, 1947. These are
the bonds authorized at the elec¬
tion held on Sept. 16. Legality ap¬

of

United States

Vt.

Dist.,

$60,000 refund¬
offered on Oct. 13—

'

Dated

issue

An

and

considered

be

the

at

water

—

Sch.

Bond Sale—The

incl.

Election

$300,000

Oct.

on

40,000 public building bonds. Due
on Oct. 1, from 1948 to 1967,

Odessa, Texas
Bond

Due

1948 to

$25,000

has been purchased

Underwood

>by R. A.
-Dallas.

bonds.

Graded

works and sewer

$210,000 water
McGregor Indep Sch. Dist.,

Brandon

Sept. 20 the voters

on

County (P. O. Brady),

VERMONT

Texas

an

$25,000 construction bonds.

bonds.

Bond

Voted—At

Not

Bonds

WORK

Ask where you

J

BANK f

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