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SEP 1 81945 ADM. BUS. LIBRARY MONDAY Reg. U. S. Pat. Office — Volume 162 Number 4421 New General RAILROAD Rothschild, prdgram of store of a new When will feet, PUBLIC UTILITY - Mr. 194328 be erected no present the fall of in of selling area, 1946 the corporation of 104,900 increase an the construction the on demolition site thus the of operations of the Livingston on made store's selling activities Stores issue our will, however, the con¬ during -■*. Corp.—Preferred made in was to the of structure new There period.—V. 161, p. 2549. Allied portion The • available. scheduled are major Street. Stock and units. its subsidiaries department specialty 29 North INDUSTRIAL - company complete are stores, stores. of the 34 42 smaller operate stores, stores Co., subsidiary, a stores located in located Pa. V. Co., in as stores a of which operated 25 stores department are and are 2 individual as the Rocky Mountain and unit by the C. C. Anderson headquarters western by the A. E. Troutman burg, with INSURANCE - 69 junior are these of Pacific Coast area, are operated Stores small 1, with fronting interruption struction tion Jan. Building, be The $4,000,000 a or about Central announced including the erection site in Brooklyn, N. Y. its on feet 14 improvement, completed square 21%. Rothschild said begin will building is program 592,000 Sept. on construction and eight-story the have square President, Price 60 Cents in Pennsylvania Boise, are Idaho. operated as pany a Feb. subsidiary, with headquarters in Greens- a -r-K ■■ in ' • Redeemable, time any redeemed department store operated in Mass., by Jordan Marsh Co., a subsidiary, is the largest operated by the company and its sub¬ sidiaries and is the largest department store in New England. The nine next largest stores operated by the company or its subsidiaries are the share An on if Oct. and redeemed 1, before or thereafter on of 1948; Oct. at 1, thereafter, $102 1950; before or plus share per $101 at Oct. 1, accrued if dividends at in if '■date each Listing—Application will be made the on Delivery New of York New Stock for underwriting provides writers use afford 5% will preferred preferred stock stock therefor, $1.71% on preferred tfte to date of of opportunity tendering for the > to to stockholder, redemption share, plus redemption, and (b) stock, plus 5% the of In case. which the Cincinnati in payment adjustment cf Los Angeles Stock public offering accrued Holders thereon Philadelphia to Pittsburgh standing 5% preferred stock desiring to avail themselves of privilege must, on the date of the initial public offering of the preferred stock, so advise, and must arrange to transfer their this St. Louis new Toronto Co. for the 5 % deposit such of New shares certificates York Purpose—It is will preferred stock later not with the Commercial than proposed that that so 2:15 Bank National proceeds from cer¬ be 5 Vr net Stock ; Common -v . preferred stock stock (no ; Authorized - $100) (par 2,500,000 shs. tl,817,153 shs. State and shares the of treasury. such After stock Results of the aforesaid retirement, was 1,804,882 shares. outstanding Operations Net Sales Incl. Leased Year End. Owned Jan. 31 number 1299 Prof. Before Foreign Prov. for Fed. Taxes Fed. Taxes ©n Income Departm'ts Departm'ts On Income 1936_,—$89,935,583 $84,538,309 t$l,841,759 Combined Net Profit Condition Reserve which and names accrued Brothers, account of share per and Becker ' - & & to year effect: or 25% of agreement that current at would commencing and for provided borrowed have offer of and such that agreed it will purposes 60% time does under severally but the Inc.— to ___ Inc.__ public several underwriters as underwriting .an such agreed under¬ . . Merrill ; F. Lynch, & ner S. Pierce, Moseley 4.500 & Co._______ Pacific Northwest Paine. Webber, - 1,000 & . Curtis 4,500 Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood__ Reinholdt Reynolds 1,000 Riter L. 8,500 Inc._.__ & F. 1,000 I. & 1,500 2,500 Co M. & 1,500 _ & Co 2,500 !__ 4,500 Company Simon & Co 1,500 Smith, Barney & Co. Stein Bros. Stone & & 8,500 Boyce______^ Webster Union Securities Corp Walker Co 4,500 Watling, Weeks & Swiss Kidder, Peabody & Co 8,500 Kuhn, Loeb & Co ____._10.000 Lazard The —V. 162, & Co White, 8,500 8,500 Corp. & Lerchen Wertheim Freres Inc.' American H. & >'1,500 '8,500 2,500 Co.____ Co. & Weld 1,500 8,500 Co & Wisconsin 1,000 and G. 4,500 Blodget, 1,500 Gardner— Co.___________ & Rothschild Shields 4,500 Co Jackson 4.500 Co.^__._ 8,500 1,500 Fen- Beane__ 1.000 Corp com¬ commis¬ underwriter. 8,500 Co Hornblower . the company has of the several Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. 1,500 Corp.___ & shares The No. of Shs. 15,000 Boston such services, Corp.___ 2,500 4,500 Company___ 2,500 1161. p. 1320 Expenses Statement Reserve Member of Banks Affiliated Fund, of 1320 System Inc.—Earnings- 6 Mos. End. June 30— 1945 112,762,930 5,353,129 1,355,000 3,998,129 Interest 142,174,164 9,494,258 4,200,000 5,294,258 Amort, 1944 $468,709 $454,640 100,989 96,426 91,384 125,000 175,000 200,000 51,484 42,592 40,500 Taxes 5,681,428 disct. & exp. $336,398 75,194 . 200,000 40,500 ' ■ 6,850,603 7,230,407 debentures on of '1942 1943 $460,246 income 151,808,858 170,828,164 8,500,000 credit full 1,000 3,435,585 12,700,000 be least at the 1,000 720,000 16,100,000 in representative each Co._______ Dillon & Total 19,550,603 borrow each Hirsch 2,904,206 14,181,428 to, accounts subsidiaries Henry Herrman & Co 2,233,721 23,330,407 or 8,500 •' t3,406,448 191,245,657 its borrowings purchased by Inc.—. Nolan 4,155,585 160,605,109 con¬ total subsidiary any No. of Shs. . Co., Securities First 525,000 227,280,691 credit liabilities consolidated accounts under of dividends. as its. commitment Bradford 2,758.721 203,718,739 the mainta'n current of and underwriters Co., C. +$1,581,795 241,923,628 things,, that under wiil permit will it 2,500 ' 769,000 1944—-.a such annum amount /': Co G. 627,000 1945—— the credit of per full other it 125% remains may v , several Bear, Stearns & 121,270,682 1943—__ date 1% made agreement, 1,500 $260,000 Federal reduc¬ from said the Ripley & Co., Inc. Hemphill, Noyes & Co of Federal Banks Condition the of on among not out Its 1,500 3,673,206 103,343,588 97,064,913 107,556,225 100,975,765 103.243,425 97,105,421 1940—112,122,354 104,779,492 of credit Harriman ....1320 Statement all the Goldman, Sachs & Co 8,500 Graham, Parsons & Co.____ 2,500 Hallgarten & Co._l 4,500 1317 1320 Rates agreement of plus Securities Allyn f4,033,448 1937.wj ♦Gross income departments Jan. 31. 1936 $1,045,971; to 1945, 1942, $2,270,246. of a History such inclusive were 1939, as subsidiaries 'from costs for and the follows: $1,006,403; other fiscal St. ex¬ +After primarily a stores department are operated stores, specialty stores. directly by the company*. or Cincinnati, O.; and The Titche-Goettinger Co., these stores has a current annual sales volume 1937, Each 1941, $8,000,000. The fiscal ended holding Three of year consolidated of of 9 tenth company owning, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of various sub¬ sidiaries which operate department stores and smaller stores classified junior Antonio, $928,025; 1843, 51,598,436; 1944, $1,957,775; and deducting dividends accrued on preferred $74,904; 1937, $31,637. is Herpolsheimer Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.: Joske Bros. Tex.; The A. Polsky Co., Akron, O.; The Rollman Minn.; San & Sons Co., 1938, Business—Company Paul, Co., ended $1,173,191; 1936, 1940, leased general years Net $1,494,586; subsidiary; and its occupancy departments) $1,082,907; stocks and company deducting to 1945 1938, $1,332,784; the to (before applicable penses as C. Clayton .1319 Exchange the for Blyth & Co., Calls and Sinking Fund Dividends Declared and Payable of available months 1,500 J. News.1273 The Course of Bank Clearings-.. to '/4 instalment that credit amount share, $2,125 Folger, Notices such of 1951 that company A. ;k City Bond Offerings and Sales__1331 Redemption of (Company and Subsidiaries) "Net Sales - the the Baker, Weeks & Harden— Miscellaneous Features *200.000 shares have been designated 4% cumulative preferred stock, are the shares now offered. tOn June 29, 1945 common stock¬ holders approved the retirement of 12,271 shares of common stock of 1, loans will Bache & Co 1299 General Corporation and Investment of annum of * consolidated any Bacon, Whipple & Co.__ "200,000 shs. which 60% under Lehman for of The Outstanding 300,000 shs. pari all excess and four Lehman Brothers A. Giving Effect to Present Financing . Cumulative date per amount accrued banks, of of of the least respective per Adamex 1314 Transactions New York Stock Exchange not, while the the to Eastman, Capitalization in pay writers, treasury. held $100 pensation 1315 Stock and Bond Averages the $10,000,000: of at A 1316' the 1% the Feb. purposes; in dispose agreement... their at to , 1314 Stock Exchange.....--— was jointly to purchase from the company at $100 per share, plus dividends, the number of shares of new preferred stock set sion 1312 the as accounts banks exceed to excess and will than least at credit after Transactions New York Curb Exchange....1299 proceeds, estimated at $57,500, will be supplied from the company's 1945, the in receivable 1312 Exchange at credit accrued 1312 Montreal Curb Exchange Over-the-Counter Markets of such applied to the redemption of 195,225 outstanding shares preferred stock, at $100 per share, amounting to $19,522,500, exclusive of accrued dividends from July 1, 1945 to the date fixed for redemption. The difference between such redemption price and such of Exchange Exchange Stock Exchange Montreal Trust & 1945. 14, the sale Stock Stock the company or any subsidiary if after such pledge the remaining balances of such instalment Underwriters—The —T_1311 1311 1312 Exchange--..... it the period of 1, not the 1311 Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section underwriter or EWT Sept. p.m. the net dealer of Stock that full, amount a borrow .£-1310 Exchange Detroit thereon assets disposition from .i—....1309 1310 Exchange... equivalent to the outstanding initial dividends Stock the with capital $30,000,000 accounts not Stock Cleveland to of on commission proceeds working otherwise July L.?-..il309 Exchange Exchange commission of available. of •" .......1304 Chicago Stock Exchange new is dividends delivery thereof to the underwriters. Stock Stock accrued of price Exchange.:.;. Boston stock cash a Exchange Curb Baltimore under¬ the Stock York V* commission entire current least at and 1289 (Bonds)—...1300 York of termination covenants for aggregate- less (Stocks)., New then the use such liabilities; pledge or . Stock Exchange accrued 1,.1951 cancellation a receivable Stock and Bond Quotations New York Feb. commitment and date of company will other out¬ can Issue i the tificates This per outstanding of the the credit it by Preferred several the shares preferred subject per preferred that holders purchase 5% basis the to < a $100 for new the share payable between stock, fixed the date the by share per difference 5% the share a the price agreement their best efforts to so commission to portion Company at any time on or after the credit by paying all unpaid advances reduced, together with interest, piUS any commission reduction applicable any solidated cumulative preferred Outstanding Stock—The such agreement New list the 4 % to Stock of The Exchange. Preferred as commitment a such on used. not reduce credit cancellation a termination of annual stock the banks annum but (1) may of the per cancelled; and (2> terminate the credit agreement by paying unpaid advances thereunder, together '■ with accrued interest, plus all • . sinking fund, commencing with 1946, will retire 2% of the greatest number of shares ever issued, at $100 per share, plus accrued dividends. Transfer Agent: Commercial National Bank & Trust Co. of New York. Registrar: Chase National Bank. New York. to pay 1% thereby re¬ $100 1948 and from redeemed share per and 1952; 1, excess tion ':•< sinking fund, in whole or in part, 30 days' notice, at $103 per share if than of available applicable commitment Boston, the for less before or and than not upon on thereafter deemed other >/4 ' The following: The Bon Marche, Seattle, Wash.; L. S. Donaldson Co., Minneapolis, Minn.; B. Gertz, Inc., Jamaica, N. Y.; The Golden Rule, Offered—Men¬ of theretofore unit to agrees rate other 6 MISCELLANEOUS - York, 10%; The credit is to be a revolving credit and may be availed "> of at any time prior to Feb. 1, 1951 when the credit agreement and i all notes and obligations thereunder mature. The interest payable t under the credit agreement is at the rate of l3/4%. per annum. Com¬ Sept. 10 of the offering Sept. 7 by an underwriting group headed by Lehman Brothers of 200,000 shares of 4% cumulative preferred stock at par ($100) and accrued dividends from Sept. 1. at Copy a Corporation and Investment News Abraham & Straus, Inc.—Proposed Expansionwaiter York, N. Y., Monday, September 17, 1945 store sales volume of these stores 10 Jan. 31, sales net 1945 for was that year. stores was total net sales for that ' year. store operated by the company and its subsidiaries, with the exception of the Junior department stores and a few other exceptions, is a complete department store presenting for sale, at retail, mer¬ department __ 2,731 1,528 5,429 $175,586 __ $152,039 $121,227 $15,274 Note—For the six months ended June 30. from sales of $717,821, as securities compared of 1945. there was a net profit $1,202,471, and in 1934, $728,152, and 1943, with net loss of $899,652 a for 1942. • , of at least during the $140,534,804, or 58.1% of the The combined sales volume during the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 1941 (the acquired thereafter) was $72,230,829, or 47.8% of the total these consolidated Each combined Dallas, Tex. 7,187 income Statement of Net Assets, June 30, 1945 i Assets—Investments, at closing market quotations, $27,937,246; cash deposit, $129,861; dividends and interest receivable, $77,874; re¬ for securities sold but not yet delivered, $245,867; receivable for capital stock subscribed but not yet issued, $68,406; unamortized on ceivable discount value, and $1; other taxes $322,479; expense, total, accrued. income $7,625; furniture A CA $28,781,735. Liabilities—Federal tax and applicable accounts fixtures, at nominal year, $29,291; *a to payable, prior accrued expenses, chandise consisting of women's, men's, and children's clothing and accessories, dry goods, furniture, housewares, notions, and such other items as are generally sold by complete department stores. All of the stores operated by the company and its subsidiaries SPECIALIST IIS I LOaill V & occupy NEW JERSEY well equipped buildings in desirable retail in they as Municipal Bonds which either the from the volume, MUNICIPAL the DEPARTMENT first situated. In either most retail second or standpoint of institution character of of the respective institution, annual cities sales & New Company On July •' Established 1922 30 BROAD Telephone: STREET HAnover 2-2600 NEW • with YORK 4, N. Bell Teletype: Y. NY 1-573 INDUSTRIALS Kobbe, Gearhart & " qAllen 27, Bankers Credit 1945 Trust the Co., Agreement of July 27, 1945 INCORPORATED entered into a credit agreement National Bank and Commercial Na¬ company Chase Members the terms of the credit agreement, the banks agree to advance to 810.000,000 in the following proportions: Bankers Trust Co., 40%; Chase National Bank, 50%; Commercial Bank & Trust Co. of New- up New York 45 NASSAU tional Bank & Trust Co., New York. By f RAILS In to and including those of the higher income groups. up ELECTRONICS localities in the cities such stores rank of these cities general the stores endeavor to satisfy most of merchandise needs of consumers from the lower income both. or general groups are Company Security Dealers Association STREET, NEW YORK 5 Telephone Philadelphia Telephone REctor 2-3600 Enterprise 6015 Bell Teletype New York 1-576 etc., » ; v • Monday, September 17, 1945 participating in the Bay proposal, in addition to Simmons, were. the Atlas Corp., Walter D. Lansing Foundation and John D. Baker, Jr. The Commission's invitation called for five trans-Pacific and the-world services, operating from both the Atlantic and Pacific with a minimum of 25 modern ships.r-V. 162, p. 1162. Messrs. Heller, FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & THE 1274 shares, —V.. 161, Corp.—Acquires Three Firms— The corporation has purchased for $400,000 cash 100 %of the stock of the Oxford-Tartak Co. and the Clneaudagraph Corp. of Chicago, »both manufacturers of radio speakers, microphones and other electronic products, according to an announcement on Aug. 24 by Randolph C. ; ~ —'X ; i royalties— and Rentals 1945 v 1944 $5,217,750 294.305 Ended June 30— — Subs.)—Earns. Foundry Co. (& American Machine & 6 Months $5,666,250 > Total Net Earnings income, •1 '• U. Increased St. Louis, Mo.—Capital 3602. p. Inc.—Medical Director— Airlines, j I p. Elected— Corp.—New Chairman American Bosch Hess. the Contract Termination elected a director.—V. 101, p. 2550, of of Gross ; fixed $2.22* profits tax in dispute. 'Including reserve for excess > Consolidated • Balance and banks In Assets—Cash on interest, leasehold • < oper. Int. 10.945,328 11,733,377 11,267,683 9,331,954 41,392,064 39,896,085 159,298 82.846 508,912 9,414,800 41,900,976 6,578,848 3,969,054 18,287,7.90 15,818,161 202,181 f37,080 840,016 137.080 4,645.957 5.308,656 22,773,170 1,411,420 1,536,483 5.853,975 24,322,076 6,764,534 3,234,537 3,772,173 16,919,195 17,557,542 2,986 Balance '-Pfd. 9,788 28.025 46,860 — divs. to public Balance 160. ' 1730. p. Portion applic. American Car & Foundry Co.—New The . Net orders for the following freight car Ohio Ry. Co., 1,500 50-ton steel hopper & Pacific Ry. Co., 25 70-ton steel covered hopper cars. Texas cars; Net with serving after duty Total Colonel Mackay's release will become effective as of connections as a director of American Car & Foundry Co,—V. 162, p. 873. ' • 1945, 8, of partner r income at which time he will resume his former Laidlaw & Co., New York bankers, and Income 6 Gross sales, ' plants, ma¬ equipment of patents. of Deprec. chinery Sell., adm. & gen. exps. 2,481,699 2,106,637 ,395,851 $9,329,536 459.745 : 396,309 270,666 $7,411,675 $9,600,202 $8,749,177 •Prov. for possible other Consol. iS% cum. incl. per for estimated 11:78. p. - 4 • $2,233,493 137,091 989,512 ' 989,509 989,506 989,503 $1.48 $2.12 $1.27 renegotiation .\: • t0 war-time (Includes procontracts.—V. 160, of war $4,530,622 — securities $4,238,242; scrip), earned unamortized $854; assets, debt and discount 1 < : expense, total, $291,258,824. cumul. other surplus, on $36,389,600; accounts payable, $938,365; accrued taxes, 'capital surplus, $36,026; $291,258,824.—V. 162, p. 1162. debt, long-term interest accrued stock, $79,300,926; $5 cumul. preferred stock (3.008.511 shares, incl. 1.681 shares pfd. common $37,434,351; debt, $257,696; to long-term liabilities, $38,722,462; total, current Profit before Fed. Federal income cess profits 1945 taxes 1944 1943 1942 The United States Maritime Commission on Sept. 10 received a high bid of $8,611,276 for its stock control in this corporation. This bid, one of four received by the Commission, was submitted by a group - $869,873 $856,389 $375,375 378.151 383,339 399,117 636,831 1 $491,722 $473,050 $476,258 $576,414 $0.32 $0.30 $0.30 $0.40 $1,213,245 " and ex¬ taxes - ; - ♦Earns, *Oji ' .-*• per — com. share ,v furnished in substantially is furnished in the territory in which it operates. Gas service is all of the city of Prescott and steam heat service The 1,023,903 shares. ^rtinn portion nf on . i notes receivable (net), $16,receivable $220,033; investments and instalment $1,671,956; 788,645; accrued interest miscellaneous notes assets, .$444,467; furniture, fixtures, and office mated ,, , . The ' ,pajlableKto banks and others, $4,965,000; accounts l84,3^ dividends on cumulative preferred and P I' *25«.277, other taxes accrued, $61 785' 10-vear 2%% debentures ' due ■ Dec. 1, 1951, . $4,000,000;' cumulative 5% ■ bidders agreed to conduct trans-Pacific and round-the-world in the Commission's invitation for proposals. outlined as owns 113,206 shares of stock—about 79.3%—and all the class B stock, The - ■ Co., $5,000,000. 93%. Commission- _ did " j— not . indicate V-.- ' the company's class A making its voting power > soon how ■ - it "'*" would act on the stock tions- of the old- Dollar Lines.- Several the 7 r — companies joined Mr. Consolidated Steel Corp., ; » america the predecessor. Capitalization . • . - ■ 1st * series Grady in his' proposal. •, These include Giorgio Fruit. Corp., El Dorado Oil Co., Matson Navigation Co., TransCorp., Union Oil Co. of California and Provident Securities Co. mtge. 4% bonds, due 314% sinking fund 1970. serial notes due , 1946 to 1957, incl cumul. preferred Common stock ($100 5% Authorized ' /•' Di Lykes Brothers Steamship of - President Lines since take over the opera¬ ■ Works, the city of section of « . --j /'.r -.'vV,.--, ■ The. Commission has. controlled the American the company's organization several years ago to above;bids; - '^n n»e i in«ya*le July'L-1945, $81,875; ^debentures r emnlnveel'i il50'?00' thrift accounts (principally (net) 4257 M " es Payable and accrued, esti- \ and " Moore and Thomas W. Sim¬ included the American-Hawaiian the stock for and the Seas Shipping Commission approximately hJ! J '553:4.Geferred $195,452; total, $19,434,107. unamortized ...I: char8es,(including $68,457 " r sinking fund I services , equip- redeemable officers ; of development costs), Preference the All Consolidated Balance Sheet. June 30, 1945 Cash bids other Flagstaff. / v'' i • Use of Proceeds—The net proceeds from the sale of the 12,000 shares of 5% cumulative preferred stock now offered will be received by James C. Tucker. Mr. Tucker, as nominee of Arizona Power Corp., provided funds required to redeem all of the outstanding shares of preferred stock of the Arizona Power Corp. Upon the deposit of the funds for the purpose of such redemption, Mr. Tucker became the owner of the shares called for redemption, and, under the plan of (consolidation received the 12,000 shares of 5-% cumulative preferred stock of Arizona Power Co. in exchange for the shares of preferred stock of the predecessor thus acquired by him. In effect, therefore, the proceeds received by Mr. Tucker will reimburse him in part for his advance of funds for the purpose of redeeming the preferred business Steamship Co., $8,051,410; Henry F. Grady, President of the American President Lines, representing himself and others, $7,198,281; and the Chicago Corp. ! W. Bay, Charles E. headed by Charles mons. —Profit the of " 6 Mos. End. June 30— in Coconino. In<i.—Bids Opened— American President Lines, utility Yavapai, part of the be, engaged in the business of furnishing public various cities, towns, and rural areas located in Navajo and Maricopa Counties in the north central State of Arizona. Company serves electricity in all continue to services ■y]yy ■ y August 22, 1945, the all of the liabilities operated the electric utility at Winslow, Ariz.). was incorporated in the Territory of Arizona in $261,096,487; advances—subsids., and cash in banks—on demand, ...jv, 1944. Purof the company acquired all of the of The Arizona Power Corp. utilities and Flagstaff Elec. Lt. Co. 1895, and was locally owned and operated until 1925, when all of its outstg. stock was; purchased by Southwestern Pub. Serv. Co. <N. Mex.), which latter company held the stock until it sold the same to James C. Tucker in March, 1943 Arizona Electric Power Co. was incorp. in Arizona, April 26, 1920, and acquired the electric distribution system of Santa Fe Pacific Ry., through which Winslow, Arizona, had been served with electricity prior to that date. In 1925, Southwestern Public Service Co purchased all of the outstanding stock of Arizona Electric Power Co and in March, 1943, sold all of such stock to James C. Tucker. Subsequent to Aug. 22, 1945, the company has been, and intends $7,598,146 Sheet, June 30, 1945 $5,016,000; $97,844,400; $316,807; American Investment Co. of Illinois (& Subs.) —Earns. 1 x 340,977 | .. •/' •' • of operations. refunds 2.428,547 V 285,182 — —— — Liabilities—$6 stock, $18,192; due 467,047 439.652 - current $2,419,617; 140,082 $1.39 145,132 2,247,194 Chicago. Registrar, of Chicago. Electric Power Corp. ^ _ The Arizona Power Corp., incorporated in Arizona on Dec. 11, 1933, came into existence through the reorganization of The Arizona Power Co (Maine) under Section 77B of the Federal Bankruptcy Act, and the assets and liabilities of the old company were transferred from the trustee in bankruptcy to*The Arizona Power Corp. on Sept.- 30, 1935. Arizona Electric Power Corp. is a corporation incorporated in Arizona, Feb. 23, 1943, with which were consolidated Flagstaff Electric Light Co. (which owned and operated the electric and steam at Flagstaff Ariz.), and Arizona Electric Power Co. (which owned $7,015,713 $10,689,584 than inc. taxes. . Arizona and deductions—————— taxes other other Arizona on and assumed assets $7,502,651 $10,834,716 investments, other $1,402,397 137,106 other adjustments "~*And .vision $1,601,314 137,118 > share. com. ' State of 486,938 „ ' < authorized by the Company—Company was organized in Arizona, May 9, suant to a statutory consolidation effected under the laws 1944 deposits, $211,098; U. S. Government securities, $17,694,609; accounts receivable, $39; accrued interest receivable, subs., $249,744; other accruals, $57,310; dividends receivable from subs., $274,825; 300,000 V ; pfd. div. dividends 'Common Earns, 300,000 $1,511,513 income.. net conv. 14,419,243 National Bank and Trust Co. City • special cash 7,046,780 . general funds of the company. issuance of the preferred stock has been Corporation Commission. Transfer Agent, Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Arizona (Company Only) 1945 ^ Balance fu- ture inventory losses. i, 7,066,709 (5,810,360 t4,600,006 14,301,882 3,057,045 2,654,086 — 473,424 tax '340,977 > . the 2,428,547 285,183 subsidiaries-- income Net Prov. for Fed. & foreign income 2,247,194 87,843 Statement of Income Assets—Investment Total 580,374 - below) The " 4 $7,(515,365 (net)— 557,870 66,309 taxes Income $8,275,753 $6,111,519 income 467,047 Ended June 30- and Interest . 439,652 surplus— to Expenses, i 15.649 17,273,911 82,155 deducts. income Total 525,073 15.113 . $5,651,775 Profit Other 588,249 14.177 : • . v 17,655,814 income Other 201,471,120 618,108 591,146 12.333 2,735,234 & Amortization 145,132 3,807,417 offering of bonds, 3Va% due 1946 int. The proceeds were used to retire existing funded debt of the constituent companies amounting to $1,373,500 and the balance has been added ' 17.510,682 382,741 —i__ from Income 26,516,833 27,381,064 26,285,443 sales of Cost 1942 $37,510,396 $38,556,367 $31 .683,447 allowances $35,275,938 16,891,170 45,032 86,550 Comparative 12 Months less discts., & returns 3,762,385 133.264 3,364.815 taxes Balance , (Including Domestic and Canadian Subsidiaries) Mos. End. June 30— 1945 • 1944 1943 ' 3,231,551 — American Chain & Cable Co., Inc.—Earnings— | 17,510,682 ... Expenses Int, and other J World War II. Oct. 16,891,170 Co.— to of outbreak the since 3,762,385 3,231,551 Light & Offered—Men¬ Sept. 3 of the Notes Placed Privately—In connection with the merger the company has sold privately to two insurance com¬ panies through Blyth & Co., Inc., $1,221,000 1st mtge. sinking fund series due 1970, and $400,000 4% serial notes to 1957, inclusive. These securities were sold at par and in co. subs Power equity (as above)—. Other Corps Marine the of of Co.—Preferred Stock in our issue of and Bonds active Mackay has been released from Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm S. equity income American Mackay Returns as a Director— i follow: (see received has company Power,, shares of 5% cumulative preferred stock ($100 par) at 101 and dividend by a banking group headed by Central Republic Co. (Inc.). The offering does not con¬ stitute new financing for the company. Further details Orders Rec'd.— equipment: The Chesapeake & - 12,000 • min. to interests \ J production would be started operation by avail¬ during Arizona • —V. , Aug. 24 Frantz stated it was tion was made acquis, adjustments Reconversion— Mfg. Co.—Speeding President, on September and that assembly lines would be in Oct. 1, increasing in volume of output as fast as materials are able. It is expected full capacity operations will be reached the first quarter of 1946.—V. 162, p. 451. * de- &c. alphabetical during 40,277,317 (net) alphabetical * previously made. expected partial plans detailed 381,232 11,426.986 plant it is not always possible. as Frantz, G. Mr. (net)— public of ! " income to Amort, (unsecured), $8,850,000; accts. pay. 9,995.090 2,929,581 ' 23,125,661 9,786,719 2.578,852 revenues ductions ; 21,547,513 2,604,171 - income Gross and accr. expenses, $53,185.; ^reserve for Federal capital stock and other taxes, $40,468r reserve for Federal taxes on income, $329,227; reserve for contingencies, $100,000: deferred income, $344,770; common stock, class A ($1 par), $963,713; common stock, class B ($1 par), $40,000; paid-in surplus, $4,479,470; earned surplus, $724,401; total, $15,925,234. Liabilities—Notes pay. • fixtures and expenses,;?$17,649; furniture, $33,117; total, $15,925,234. improvements, 5,643,306 2,416,560 approps Other Sheet as of June 30, 1945 ' hand, $3,285,621; U. S. Government other and taxes res. reasons annouriced that the company had received cancellations on practically all its war orders and that its plants were being dismantled rapidly of all wartime machinery and equipment. Installation of equipment for production, of vacuum cleaners, washing machines and ironers will follow immediately under C. deplet. and retir. Prop, Net customers, $11,263,847; prepaid securities, $1,325,000; due from . $0.41 $2148 $ •* 5 ( 3,929,220 i— - to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near Apex Electrical • , 34,005,569 137,439,757 139,656,607 53,768,133 54,906,394 13,491,557 12.732.902 lexes (axes Otner mechanical NOTE—For order. 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1944 $ $^. „ 32,925,222 ^ (& Subs.)—Earnings— "1945—3 Mos. expenses Federal 497,708 $0.36 $2.15 $821,639 position — South Africa, Ltd.—Adds -" capital stock of Lewis & Marks, which has African and European properties in which Anglo-American Corp. already has an interest. ; This will give the company virtual control in the new Orange Free State gold field, it was seated.—V. 149, p. 1169. 2214. p. Operating 423,090 430,473 444,617 ; $0.37 161. revenues 920,798 Earnings per share on class A com. Earnings per share on class B com. ' —V. ' acquired most of the large shareholdings in $14,253,704 $14,975,564 —... ... . corporation has The 1,923,221 254,100 239,634 380,021 7,000,000 4,356,950 239,634 375,076 7,000,000 4,566,044 * Corp.. of Anglo-American to Holdings— possible Total $1,861,562 income Net adjustments Subsidiaries— 281,500 158,802 ... (1,000,000 shares, no par) Earned surplus — 1944.—V. 162, of 1,991,814 $1,226,789 846,162 contingencies.. post-war 9.62% , Capital stock ending Sept. 8, 1945, totaled 73,108,000 kwh., a decrease of over the output of 80^894,000 kwh. for the corresponding week p. 1162. ; : " " ' V < 1 week 1 $14,253,704 $14,975,564 payable and accrued liabilities for Federal, State and other taxes.. for retirement annuities ... Electric Co., Inc.—Output— properties of this company tot the electric the of output Power 163,669 56,753 . Guaranty Trust Co. of New York —V. 161, p. 1306. / : * American Water Works & 141,205 4,050,01)0 1,895,551 . redemption on Oct. 15, next, $3,044,000 debentures due April 15. 1962, at 10Hi and interest due Oct. 15, 1969, af 103 York, trustee, 140 Broadway, New • 4 006 ( —: — for 305.353 1,835,886 . taxes, etc. Period End. June 30— 711,973 _ y of 25-year 3% debentures f and interest.^ Payment will be made at the and 1,235,707 163,669 1 ; (net) assets — Reserve resale to em- for rights, licenses, etc. Operating $1,714,225 352,625 (bought —— Accounts 1943 797,242 Net income beiore Fed. income taxes 'Provision for Federal income taxes — * has called for company 20-year 3% $2,736,000 of -2,770,457 ' Hampton Mills— Co.—Partial Redemptions— Tobacco American ! 13,479,603 83,828,335 X81,403,918 Sept. 6 announced on company The $2,318,573 4,081,600 American Power & Light Co. $1,960,825 income ; excess Liabilities— . 1944 1945 Years Ended June 30— ' Division in Washington, . of company Total $0.60 1944 $1,916,147 2,639,455 851,844 305,353 6,185 2,247,204 89,939 >. receivable refund Prepaid insurance, Credit Corp.—Earnings— American Business • ; 392,217 $0.62 June 80 Balance Sheet, Investments Total Chairman. : $586,368 • L bonds— Reserve for special President, has announced the resignation of George Murnane as director and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Frank J. Garvey, former Manager of the New York office of the Alien Property Custodian, has been elected to succeed Mr. Murnane as Roger L. Putnam, former Mayor of Springfield, Mass., and now lias been — * 978. the purchase of three mills of Hampton (Spinning) Co. in the South and of its entire yarn division at East Hampton, Mass. The American Thread Co. will take posses¬ sion Nov. 3 of Hampton's two mills at Clover, S. C., and the Troutman, N. C.f mill of its subsidiary. Hall-Kale. ; The East Hampton plant will be operated as the Hampton yam division of American Thread Co.—V. 162, p. 1162. v The 83.431 $605,107 ' '• - 1945 Treasury ^Provision Chief "t <;-1 . outstanding share Patents, patent 1161. ; Deputy "i-. '' . banks and on hand: in S. Provision ' $502,937 106.429 — ployees) 14th Air Force of the the American Volunteer C. Gentry, surgeon of the Medical Corps and chief surgeon of P. it , profits tax___; Notes and acceptances receivable— Total inventories Account receivable from affiliated company - Thomas Donald . net earnings of Post-war Flying Tigers, under General Claire L. Chennault In appointed Medical Director of American Airlines. Inc., it was announced on Sept, 7 by Louis A. Traxel, Personnel Director. Col. Gentry's appointment is effective on Sept. 1, 1945. He succeeds Lt.-Col. Edward C. Greene, U. S. Army, retired.—V. 162, : . income per Accounts of the Board, on Sept. the original China, .has been j $0,51 Co.— 383,823 13,844.676 1,727,367 260,715 1.598,453 income... oper. American Thread Co.—Buys $502,937 $0.51 ——— Cigar Mach, Consolidated Group, • • . Amount Net Stock Colonel , Dividends Cash American U. S. Army as 5,734,224 income —V. 162, p. ,33.112 $498,678 Assets— 147, Net 228,221 - 392,217 • Total ; above—— Equity in earnings of Int. account.—V. Net 452,695 , — Net 11,603.218' $1,216,965 170,536 — 18.434,421 138,677,253 133,811,056 11,136,406 78,025,059 78,473,25B 5,620,651 46,807.518 41,853,190 18.935.895 Operating revenues.. Operating expenses Operating taxes $947,022 269,943 ' $498. G78 shaie i —- - — — per its 12 announced that the capitalization of this company has been increased from $108,000 to $432,000, by the transfer of $324,000 from surplus account to capital ' corporate taxes-—-—————— for post-war adjustments——— excess use for Russell Maguire, Chairman • ' p/ofits & income taxes- for Fed. $620,342 243,608 $863,950 194.736 .profit recently was Alco Valve Co., ; - ' , 162, P. 665. V. t—. Other announced that this corporation has received an combination space and inductive communications equip¬ on 12 of the new 5,400 h.p. freight Deisel engines of the Denver & Rio Grande Western RR., to run along 275 miles 01 its road. The Rio Grande is the third major carrier to install Aieron equipment whose two-way radio is now in use on the Kansas City Southern in the Middle West, the New York Central in the East, and now on the Rio Grande in the West. Aieron is also running-tests on the National Railways of Mexico, as well as on other U. S. lines,— It order 'for ment 7 ^ Prov. Prov. rev. oper. J , revenues Uncollectible Telegraph Co.—Earnings^ ~ 1945—7 Mos.—1944 K.J...',J $ *' '* jg ' 18,981,775 18,559,424 139,087,777 134,413,056 / 45.880 > 75,000 % 410,524 ' 602,000 .. ' ' : : / /■ —-i, Net income Order— Receives New . /. . ...y; City, Kan. headquarters at Kansas with ' ; * profit income Other staff member of Clay Crane, a , . National City Bank of New York at Manila, P. I., when war was declared in 1941, has been named direc¬ tor of public relations and advertising of Aireon Manufacturing Corp., 4 Operating 5,015,283 > round* Coasts, ' ■ Gross assets of manufacturers 4,891,714 \ : v .1945—Month—:1944 / Period End. July 31—t . $5,962,305 i; cost and expenses- Manufacturing President of .Aireon. : r The corporation also has purchased for $250,000 the entire .the Midco Tool & Supply Co. of Oklahoma City, Okla., of oil supplies and accessories, Mr. Walker added. . ,■ .Walker, $5,512,056 —— American Telephone & 296.,055 . Kaiser, Leland M. f „ _ Sales Manufacturing Aireon p. and Moore Bay. par), no surplus, in Among those (par $50), $2,882,000; $2 preference stock (91,727 $1,300,000; common stock (par $1), $1,023,902; paid$3,339,772; earned surplus, $1,015,979; total, $19,434,107. 1874. " " , stock preferred securities purchased but not yet received, $203,465; payable for capital stock reacquired but not yet received, $78,968; 2Vz% note obligations maturing Jan. 1, 1949 iand 1950, $10,000,000; net assets (equivalent to $5.18 per share on 3,563,534 shares of $1.25 par value capital stock (exclusive of 375,492 shares held for'retire¬ ment) outstanding June 30/ 1945), $18,450,852.—V. 160, p. 1280. .. $11,534; payable for stock (par $100) par) Unlimited $400,000 r20,000shs. 40,000 shs. Outstanding $2,300,000 400,000 . 12.000 shs, 10.000 shs. Volume 162 Number 4421 f,, Pro Forma THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL - Earnings of > 12 Mos. Years Ended Dec. 31 1943 4 TTptal oper. $987,966 revenues. Ended 1944 . 5 Mos., Ended May 31, '45 May 31, '45 $1,115,087 $480,928 $1,073,584 336,230 ' - _________ £' State income Federal 61.507 . Prov. lor deprec "Taxes other than .23,524. ;. 135,000 135,000 56,250 99.937 89,641 86,065 37,815 7,400 7,800 76,000 78,000 29,000 taxes. E*;ess. profits 56,410 tftf.t,.. 57,214 174,825 135,000 63,000 inc.. taxes income 404,231 : 395,722 • - taxes.. 8.100 V.'. • ,3,300 •• :t 78,000 33,000 93,000 46,00a income oper. Cther income Gross 7,094 income Net income - 104,480 105,512 '(•" The annual dividend requirement vpreferred stock amounts to $60,000. :v Underwriters—The. .the ■are 1 stock and follows: as A. C. Allyn & Co., the fair Mr. Tucker held not ana by exceed agreed if to will to them. amount an purchase the Pierce The number from of equal the shares estimates company to $115 bonds) „he of Tucker Mr. the the be same amount the as fair value of the shares will sell to 1%% sell with the the 162, the received electric Co., & of Sept.. 7, —V. . Inc.' kwh., p. 162, the amounted from 4.5% or Succession , , Significant to Predecessors, " . corresponding week of last virtue of a statutory consolidation, effective Aug. 22, 1945, the oh that date, succeeded to the ownership of the property By company, ;and business JPower the Power Arizona The Corp.' and Corp. 1 On • March i ; of Arizona Electric * - Tucker, C. 1943,. James 9, of president and ,' director a ve&r.v stock) Xight Co! of Electric Arizona Co. Power and Flagstaff for •6% cumulative preferred stock, .22, 1943, Mr. Tucker sold and $75,000 common stock. the bonds and notes for sale of the bonds said and notes. • - stock of Power. ;stpck. $108.37 all by the securities of all shares share, 11,960.5 Mr. Mr. of of .common shares of Power, provided the redemption, preferred stock, being its class.- Under the the by deposit provisions of him, as the Power, of the preferred of share, per minority stockholders, and pursuant purchased 38 y2 shares of common outstanding shares of said Mr. Tucker, upon of .•shares $67 at him charter, .nominee of Tucker Tucker, as the nominee of to enable Power to effect of per the of Tucker Mr. $1,296,159 agreement, .Power's of purchase, tendered Subsequently, amount all to Power said the to cost at the rate of $67 per share for 14,920.15 stock and $77 per share for 200 shares of preferred agreement with Commonwealth Utilities Corp., Mr: the agreed of .Stock. aggregate being common, In "Tucker to The $1,015,050, .stock •Outstanding funds necessary to effect redemption of the called for redemption, became the ownerThus, the total cost to Mr. Tucker of all the stock shares. said shares - of preferred stock and approximately 90% of. the outstanding shares of common stock of Power, was *$2,313,789. The agreement of consolidation provided for the issuance by the ' company, upon the effectiveness of the consolidation, of the following securities: $2,300,000 first mortgage bonds, 3%% sinking fund series due 1970; tive preferred from $400,000 of serial notes; 4% shares 12,000 of 1,820,881 5% cumula¬ $952,424 $828,942 219,000 194,270 $1,023,212 $2,844,572 43,479 13,116 14,177 423,163 275,000 305,000 355,000 925,000 $2,703,952 payable income- tax s incomf ,i,$869,541 dividends paid stock Cash preferred . Cash dividends $654,035 $100). serial of stock stock 412,347 notes -been applied to redemption of all outstanding funded debt issued Electric and assumed by the company The balance of such proceeds has been added to the general funds of the company .and Will be applied to payment of expenses incurred in connection- by and Power £with effecting the consolidation, and other to corporate 413,153 connection with the sales of said bonds and notes, the company agreed to pay to Blyth & Co.* Inc., for services in connection with the sales, a commission of 1%% of the principal amount thereof, being an aggregate amount of ,$20,262.50. The agreement of con¬ solidation provided for the issuarice of the remainder of the securities I Of the holders to company of securities of Power Electric and » . fixtures total, ( (less . Emmoo Insurance Co.). $1,245,338; for; losses, and 8168,153; withheld reserves $934,104; deferred 5% preferred stock $1,189,480; accruals (includes and income ($100 $7,740 payable to and Federal),. $563,911; reserve finance charge?), for taxes (State reserve (dealers others), (unearned- par), $5,083,900; stock common (456,747,shares, no par), $3,260,151; earned surplus, $17)524,861; in¬ crease in equity in capital stock and surplus of subsidiaries not con-' solidated, during ownership, $2,479,547; common stock held in treasury (43.594 shares, 2326. P. cost), at ■ " ■•• Dr$l,237,108; total, ■ $40,488.736.—V. Balfour Building, 161, Total Power - of bonds: company's Electric preferred Electric common Gross 36,000 18.254 45,635 $1,079,000 Shares per Electric preferred Electric common ■■■* Company 7 Shares .55 I.060 stock ' .190995 10 * 37,000 1,000 $1,000,000 The basis 'determined and the basis of issuance of ment securities between solely by Mr., of the of the issuance of securities consolidation the of negotiations determined was of issuance of by Tucker- company purchasers under for and cash Mr. was Tucker, the plan of consolidation The.adoption of the agreement by the company and the predecessor corporations and the securities consolidation were of the company authorized pursuant the by the to Arizona agree¬ Corporation ';•> On the basis outlined above Mr. Tucker following securities {a) ______ Principal, For a mount of of For 1,000. 2,500 the became entitled to receivi company: common stock at $6t shares Electric preferred stock at $ shares Electric com. stock at $18,254 $897,519 36,000 45.635 Par value For •<c) Par value For For For of preferred 11,960.5 of Common 1,000 shs. '72,500 shs. value The .7 Total . shs. par Electric com. stk. at par value com. common 822.726 37,000 $19.0995 par stk. at $100 par value stock _ 1,000 $908,475 will be entitled to receive the sum of $21,674. being the redemption price applicable to shares of preferred stock of Power purchased from Commonwealth Utilities Corp. cash 200 - Of the holders of -shares of said class), the holders of 646% shares (constituting 3.9% -of the outstanding shares of said class), at the meeting of stockholders obtained at as in June 1, is •.: •• 1945, unpaid thereto bonds and £1,570,666). to which ion unclaimed. remain interest is there June 1, 1945, to the exclusive of bonds held at as is security as peseta;, the for francs in interest the £439,571 bonds: at- the Brussels of rate mean *; -;»• is of in sterling pesetas pesetas. Principal is coupon the 44 payment., the present the arrears for presented equivalent tat the pound) of to .■;; : 61,895,500 pesetas. amount solely in pesetas, the thereof during save period interest on about 160, p. 139$:: 4 Vz%" , As of interest been able the civil company has the period of the bonds, unsatisfied.—V. Sept. 12 that offered 39,046 shares 4%% cumu-' preferred stock at par ($100) per share and ac¬ crued dividends, and 20,129 shares of common stock at $17.75 per share. All of the proceeds from the sale will go to certain selling stockholders who acquired someweeks ago 315,387 shares of common stock of Diamond Shoe Corp. amounting to approximately 75% of the capital stock of that company, ;r. ... group on lative , • The preferred and offered will merger of Diamond be by , stock of A. S. Beck selling stockholders common received the Shoe Corp. being ?s a result of the Beck Shoe Corp., which was. Shoe at a special meetipgr Co. into A. S. stockholders* of Diamond Shoe approved by Sept. A. S. Beck Shoe Corp. has been 10.; Diamond Shoe Corp. of a wholly owned subsidiary , White, Inc., Weil. the Weld & Co., Alice Kaplan, Adams Express Co.»_ Corp., Edward A. Norman and Ruth Alice N. International After sale the as common a stock the of will group own Beck. stock of A. S. the merger is connection with currently being offered, the selling 295,258 shares, representing 70% All of the preferred to be received Diamond of aggregate of shares of Shoe currently being offered. stock stock of 4%% 50,130 shares common $890,335 funded debt, 42,122 common of A. make up will receive in exchange cumulative preferred and Beck S. Shoe Corp. the total These ar> 417,750 shares, plus forma consolidated capi¬ pro talization of A. B. Beck. $13,118 $11,045 $30,137 $27,190 depreciation, repairs and alterations.—V. 161, has just sent out company a request for bids on from the Pressed Steel Car Co., Delivery of the Inc. is expected cars 1164. p. Barcelona Traction, Light & Tower Co., Ltd.—Plan of Compromise Provides for Retirement of Debt— E. A. Graydon, Secretary, Sept. the following statement inability of Ebro Irrigation & foreign exchange to meet the service, which is payable in sterling; upon Its fixed Interest bearing the to stockholders: Power Co., securities has, Ltd., held bv the to meet the 8 issued the necessary nine Traction, years, interest Light made it & Power Co., impossible for amortization and its upon Ltd., the latter consoli¬ own dated 6 % % prolonged and delicate negotiations, the possibility has now obtaining, subject to conditions, a limited amount of sterling, prior lien bonds and 5'/2% its first mortgage enabled submitted .Canada). the under board to formulate 6% 45-year in bonds, Spanish "Pursuant to meetings of would the of holders of of at principal off. eliminated; and and Court interest Capitalization, Authorized and Outstanding are sterling two issues Canada,* as set forth the in circular will be the for Plan of Compromise. will be submitted to the plan an for final $890,335 4%% ($100 par)__ 50.190 shs. Common stock ($1 par)uX.;X__*__,_--___-_l^X__-:--.-_^; ; 417,750 shs. A note payab'e to a bank, outstanding June 30, 1945, in the amount of $200,000, was paid July 16, 1945. sterling sanction to of 165,504 sterling funds and the Court shares has in been the bondholders." the ordinary obtained. company ■■■' shares Under Sales be the issued :-.. applicable to each will be paid or issued respectively to National Trust Co., Ltd., Toronto, Canada, for distribution as set forth in the plan. On the distribution:—' Holders of and (Company and Earnings for Calendar Years Subsidiaries >• 1945 Basis, (C) Giving Effect to (D) > (E) $451,212 923,699 108 $14,710,520 mos.) ___________ 1943 $10,352,784 $1,198,242 108 30,325,787 21,053,776 29.533.2°2 2,278,331 t2.052.7PR »• 108 (6 1944 : +769,517 "876,520 5 812,739 i 847,124 ». 844,273 21,289,173 +2,154,925 "1.501,400 - 22,236,654 16,636,450 22,630.395 17,237,267 1,165,344 1.059,769 21,271,693 16,120,876 1,041,236 26,032,247 102 — 30,353,693 109 —— No. of (D) (A) 20.253.371 19,361,190 108 105 105 1941 H on a Pro Forma the Merger) (B) (A) sold. Net profit "After stores. consolidated 6%% prior lien bonds providing (B) - Consolidated for each £100 ! before taxes. $102,070 for (E) net sales. (C) t782,762 ' Cost :of goods Net profit after taxes. post-war viding $197,930 for post-war contingencies, for post-war contingencies. a of tAfter pro¬ tAfter providing)$100,000 contingencies. t History and Business—The business of the company is the operation a chain of retail shoe stores founded in 1914 by A. S. Beck. Com¬ pany is a wholly owned subsidiary of Diamond Shoe Corp., ? holding primarily, and, upon the merger into the company of Diamond companv prior to the delivery of the stock now offered, the com-, acquire the other 13 subsidiaries of Diamond Shoe C°rP-» of which are wholly owned, and will continue the op°ration of the retail chain. Six such subsidiaries are engaged in the manu¬ facture and wholesale distribution of men's and women, s shoes and handbags, principally for purchase and distribution by the company. Five other subsidiaries lease and one. owns real estate occupied by Shoe Corp., pany will issue of mortgages cumulative preferred stock , - additional distribution The • ! estate 1942—_ Ontario, of approval, its successful completion is dependent upon there being no substantial change in circumstances at the date at which the necessary sterling has to be provided. The plan is there¬ fore conditional upon the funds in both sterling and pesetas necessary for Its completion being paid to the accounts of the trustees for the respective issues in England and Spain within a limited period after j 1938 19, approving the these meetings, it Ontario be before March 1 of each year the largest number of shares Exchange. Real 1940 and involves Co, to paid be Supreme the would of Listing—Company has agreed to make application to list the 4aA% cumulative preferred stock on the New York-Stock Exchange. Appli¬ cation will be made to list the common stock on the New York; Curb 1939 Oct. of Compromise or Guaranty Trust Co. of New York. Registrar for common stock, Chem¬ ical Bank & Trust Co. Registrar for preferred stock, Bankers Trust held on considering approved of Plan to retire on 1, 1947, 2% preferred stock at any one time theretofore outstanding by purchase or by redemption at a price per share of $103 prior to March 1, 1^49; $102 prior to March 1, 1956; $101 prior to March 1, 1957; $100.5(1 prior to March 1, 1958, and $100 on and after March 1, 1958, plus accrued dividends In each case. Transfer agent for both issues, purpose London scheme 1.949; of If the plan the Supreme for final sanction. It should be noted that, as the large financial transactions which will require in of Court issues, both which currency, order an the 1, Sinking fund, calculated commencing with March The comprising the two above mentioned the a Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, 1933 this plan the sterling funded debt of the company, Under March bonds. arisen of has otherwise than sinking fund, at a price per share of $105 prior to $104 prior to March 1, 1952; $103 prior to March I, 1956; $102 prior to March 1, 1957; $101 prior to March 1, 1958, and $100 on and after March 1, 1958, plus accrued dividends in each case. through , cumulative preferred stock Is redemeable, continued Barcelona during the past as company on "The obtain to 4%% The will all but one (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 William D. Riggs, Business Manager. Published twice a week [every Thursday (general news and advertising issue) with astatist icalissu eon Monday William Dana Seibert, President; l utner offices; 135 S. La Salle St., Chicago 3, 111. (Telephone: State 0613); 1 Drapers' Gardens, London, E. C., England, c/o Edwards & Smith. Copyright 1945 by William B. Dana Company. Reentered as second-class matter February 25, 19*2, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscriptions in United States and Possessions, $26.00 per year, in Dominion^ of Canada, $27.50 per year; South and Central America, Spain, Mexico and Cuba, $29.50 per year; Great Britain, Continental Europe (except Spain), Asia, Australia and Africa, $31.00 per .year„ JX^OTE: On account of the fluctuations in the rates of exchange, remittances for foreign subscriptions and advertisements must be made in New York funds, ■ ex¬ Madrid and London, Paris or Brussels (as the la?t business day immediately preceding Cke Commercial and Financial Chronicle - ... indebtedness: interest sinking fund and of unpaid coupons prior or .■'■■'-v. funded there which Unde? the merger terms, holders of the presently outstanding 4X7,750 ? : durieg the months of November and December, 1945.—V. 132, 1,644.10 outstanding shares of common stock of JPower (being all of the outstanding shares other than shares ownedby Mr. Tucker and constituting approximately 10% of the outstanding has 1 Governmental 47,749 „ company value of stk. at $55 par value pfd. stk. at $37 In addition to the securities Mr. Tucker ( ::In 45,311 proposed issue $1,200,000 promissory notes to a list of 65 prospective bidders, including banks, trust companies and insurance, companies. The notes will be designated series I, and will be issued subject to the approval of the ICC, and are to finance approximately 86% of the base purchase price of 500 50-ton steel hopper car? to be acquired is com. Electric — 10 1,200,000 Stock: 14,958.65 shares Power For 'V'f 17,485 2551. separate stock of respect of which shares 69,100 of $979,154 stock: shares Power preferred Compromise has been has been sanctioned following (on 1936, amounting £439.571). This 1, calculated stockholders $138,412 72,036 19,548 income payable Total principal amount of bonds •(b) $147,484 30,839 Baltimore & Ohio RR.—Bids Requested— be Power it and ' Net which bonds: 14,958.65 shares For ',.7- $59,369 _______ bank the to by p'edged (A. S.) Beck Shoe Corp. — Stocks Offered—Lehman Brothers and Wertheim & Co. headed an underwriting of 1945—7 Mos—1944 After •Commission. the in 47,749 1.000 4 7 ■ Value $914,251 .37 2,500 stock common Total Par Share 16.622% stock A similar preceding 1945. $1 Taxes, incl. Fed. income tax by company ■'■. the mortgage these bonds is payable maintain the payment American pay-: 30,300 exps. held 1936 Belgian of Peseta Trust share, per $62,966 miscell. & first Statement 1945—3 Mos.—1944 income '••Oper. Earnings 1, exchange, rate interest (c) in Condensed Period End. July 31— $997,365 36.00 2,500 ;Distribution of company's com. stock: Power common stock $1.25 quarters. p. $60.00 1,000 _ of 31, 1945, to stockholders of record Aug. 16, distribution was made on May 31, last, as against Amount 16,622% stock stock— dividend a Principal per Share Shares stock common declared held of selling stockholders includes Wertheim & Co., Lehman Brothers, The Schiff Co., Lazard Freres & Co., Commercial Investment Inc., San Francisco—Div., Etc. recently necessary such The group • able Aug. as Amount Distribution - . directors The and the . bonds amounting bonds which on amount remains payable ($182,000 held by Associates Building Co.), accounts payable date ip capital stock and surplus), $6,000,547; furniture, $33,637, deferred charges, $33,826; $40,488,736. . . lien between be) on may still depreciation), Liabilities—Notes $9,276,400; of Plan and held by the peseta trustee of first mortgage bonds. in or ruling case War $2.27' company's: and "Including insurance, Principal and 434,061 $1.13 - the is bonds that the to < equity in subsidiaries' .follows: • to 420,920 $2.10$1.72 of . outstanding June £2,640,000 436,057 411,671 - : / . 1936, £1,562,920 Paris, • Consolidated Balance Sheet, June HO, 1945 Assets—Cash, $5,068,233; investment in U. S. Government securities,. $1,600,000; receivables, $27,685,108; repossessions, $64,474; accounts receivable from Durham Manufacturing Corp., $2,911; investments in capital stock of .subsidiaries not consolidated (valued at ■■ purposes. In : 1, exclusive While of *Does ./hot* include company's equity in undistributed net income of lion-consolidated subsidiaries: 1945, $174,894; 1943, $194,313. securities, panies for cash at 100, plus int., and a portion of the proceeds have ; matured 371,740 329,542 plan surrendered meetings Ontario it mortgage the of sinking fund and of unpaid coupons which matured June 1, 1936, prior thereto and remain unclaimed but inclusive of bonds held exchange of prior instruments. In addition there are specifically on _ when of ^ (par the issue. June which the paid on Common shs.-outstg.__ Earnings -per share—'— $100), and 10,000 shares of common stock $1,221,000 of. the bonds and $400,000 have been sold by the company to two insurance com¬ Of since This is V*i'212,969 . £2,640,000 principal held by it as security the distribution of to prior The $1,196,409 177,200 134,396 the and of. the has official '•'$844,407 128,383 this, Court £2,684,900 tthe .......... on _____ of to first and above-mentioned necessary their change 300,000: Net the condition released be ((a) in ; capital held principal of the first mortgage bonds is payab'e i» sterling, interest is payable In pesetas at Barcelona, Spain, calculated on the basis that every £20 par value of first mortgage bonds is. equivalent to 500 pesetas, but this peseta interest is also collectible,, at holders' option in English sterling in London, or in French francs 140,620 $1,162,424 holder as that a those put the plan into effect, it will give notice 6% 45-year bonds and it will pay or secure tb the bank the full amount in Spanish currency necessary for the redemption: of the 6% 45-year bonds in accordance with the term3 charged _ (par funds is effect Supreme redemption bonds $888,022 300,000 oper.*.-. notes on common ! Mr. Tucker, on July 9,. 1945, acquired by purchase for cash from Commonwealth Utilities Corp. approximately 89.8'# of the outstanding common stock and .approximately l-.67% of the outstanding preferred shares of to the the than as pledged bonds effect It bonds * .yyy;- . _ was inc. amount of £100 Ltd. Bank Into mortgage the for $1,188,022 Int. aggregate" amount of $631,1,52.' Thereupon, the net cost of Mr. Tucker's invest.ihent in Electric was $159,154, representing the excess of the purchaseof the common stocks and related expenses over the proceeds the $4,524,834 713,675 On Max*ch an jprice from $1,542,616 716,449 Electric date, Mr. same $1,668,973 U —_ stated a the On expenses plan eliminated. at - Net : the and by or 1942 1,034,620 oper.— full the shares by security for the 6% 45-year principal amount of such bonds ordinary shares of capital stock. two and (other bonds trustee, each mortgage agreed! to in 1943 $1,922,642 • from Operating purchase price of $775,000, subject to adjust-, Tucker caused the statutory consolida¬ tion of the two? last named companies with Electric (organized .Feb. 23, 1943) and the issuance by Electric to him,» in exchange for the, common stocks of said corporations, of $500,000 4 % %. sinking :fund bonds, $100,000 of 4!4%-sinking fund debenture notes, $100,000 anents. inc. first cancelled * 1944 of acquired by purchase for cash from Southwestern Public all of the outstanding securities (consisting of shares of Co. common • Gross " 1945 cash urtpaid since June sterling equivalent Co.—Earnings— (Including wholly-owned Finance Subsidiaries) r receive ordinary 5 45-year bonds will not participate in sterling and the said ordinary shares, said '(b) 6 Mcs. End. June 30— company, Service ,«t ; ; ' ] will and mortgage for Westminster also first 1162. Associates Investment - Ltd., •The! company ' . Bank, of '■ .' first receive in £45 the be Co.—Weekly Output the held 6% 1,000 1 ^ 5%%. of & Electric Corp.. jreport tbat: the! Gas & Electric Group for the week to 119,407,700 kwh., a decrease of Associated 1945, output ended 5,632,353 of of das The trustees of the Associated - sterling will While the 1162. p. held carry of" shares of cumulative preferred stock received by him shares now offered) to the underwriters at not less 12,000 bonds cash amount the sale, 12,000 such in for purchaser of the bends sold for cash by by him, at 100 plus interest, and, in. will pay to Blyth & Co., Inc., a commission of the principal amount thereof. Mr. Tucker has also agreed! the bonds company connection of Holders principal' stock common amount principal their Westminster that share.' per the company of ' stock of Power held by the dissenting stockholders. common than 97.—V. ' of stock; outstanding Co.1,000* principal legal proceedings, which would have been Issuable to the dissenting stockholders they had not dissented from the plan of consolidation, and to pay the company therefor the fair value of the securities, which 7air (being principal underwriters of. shares underwritten by each Rauscher, 3,000 institute Associated Gas & Electric Julien Collins & 3,000 ' '4 and company the, several of will has bonds of to $65,707 dissents Power of value amount > number 4,000 Co.— : stock common of 43,609 $157,326 company's * (Inc.) Inc.... Staats R. the the on $109,316 104,226 y ■ . .. Central Republic Co. "William of names < preferred $261,552 $145,506'. > $149,572 ._!■". $106,215' 3,101; 8,074 ' $255,084 deducts.. _ $253,478 7,073 $249,987 income.. •Total $248,011 $242,892 1945, voted against the adoption by Power of the Any such Stockholders who file with the" 22. within the time and in the manner prescribed by the Arizona statutes, will be entitled to receive from the company the fair value of the shares of value Net 1275 consolidation. of their written company ' Operation Maintenance Power on Aug. agreement CHRONICLE ^On1 June important company Columbia. of OaciOug operated 108 stores located in shopping centers of 56 cities of 11 States and the District 1945,-the 30, , Stock Preferred and Common of Underwriters Com. Pfd. Shares 3.037 3,037 Whipple <te Co —-Ball, Burge & Kraus — Bosworth, Chanute, Loughridge & Co—_ Commercial Investment Trust Inc.——— Courts Co & Hallgarten Hemphill, Marks Laurence M. Stroud 1,000 — Telephone Co. of revenues Operating Uncollectible v"'- — rev. oper. Prov. 900 for Net . 779,064 Consolidated $8,447,755 5,323,073 Society—Earnings— Interest — 1944 $285,364 31,714 25,569 23,825 $288,805 $299,833 24,457 4,280 158,074 4,443 Prem. 1 Net Divs. 3,225 4,504 12,582 1,209 2,336 ■&fri 179 pid. 151,689 * $101,016 $454,572 42,000 1945. April 1, on , $230,534 - . 8,042,510 5,069,321 132,620 ^ 16,052 320,916 67,508 — — 55,551 credit Canada 281,300 — , , $1,608,891 taxes Balance Sheet, July 31, 1945 Assets—Cash, $234,555; investments In common stock of Beneficial: Industrial Loan Corp. and in subsidiary and affiliated companies of the society—at book value which is substantially cost, $6,162,885; \ ; ' . . ■/ Liabilities—Note $62,472; accrued, stock ferred par), to bank, $750,000; accounts payable and for Federal Income taxes, $103,526; $6 pre¬ stock (420,000 shares, no payable reserve $3,000,000; common first series, Bishop Oil Co.—Declares Extra 5% for in each yj l Sept. on declared 6 of sinking fund bonds due Nov. 1, service servicing and • 26,118 36,828 2,080,362 76,226 — v\ - William Holman, M. ■ . ■ of Seattle, Wash., a member of the law and for 14 years a director of the Allen, Sprague Allen, & both concerns, to fill Johnson.—V. a vacancy 160, $2,763,754 $28,612,117 $28,720,288 ; , the of outstanding Boston Fund, The purchase for retirement of 4,000 preferred stock for the purchase price of the authorized have of accordance with an invitation stockholders.—V, 162, p. 779. in preferred of tenders Inc.—Quarterly Report— three the for report months ended July 31, affords the 1945, following: ' Net value asset the Fund share of per are shown in the following table: Net Asset Shares As of—* Jan. July Income, Exclusive of J Income Profits -V: mand or Losses Investment on of Net Assets, Statement market $486,864; dividends securities exchanged, Liabilities—Accrued July quotations, for Securities) 26,298 v and cash $15,505,318; interest $11,916; receivable, receivable on $1,375; accrued de¬ $28,718; for capital : total, $16,041,878. $9,061; expenses, 31, 1945 taxes (other than payable to brokers for securities pur¬ chased but not yet received, $22,744; payable for capital stock re¬ acquired but not vet received, $23,715; dividend payable, $127,005; income tax), $3,892; assets, equal to $19.97 per share on 794,187 shares of $1 par value capital stock (exclusive of 2,724 shares in treasury) outstanding at July Jl, 1945, $15,863,147;—V, 161, p. 2327. total, $18,732; net Bowser, Inc.—Semi-Annual R/Hosken Damon, Coincident with have been enjoyed by c us 1 $957,786 contingencies— of tax prof, exc. ; :~ Report— ; < /" President, states: the surrender cancelled. during the of the The high first . six * \ Japanese, rate of months :t all of our of the year war con¬ earnings and which shipments and Cr204,122 ; .f$286,692 $352,128 $1,161,908 276,000 ' 276,000 $1.28 outstdg. (no pari. sharesj.— 276,000 t $424,692 276,000 common 138,000 $76,128 Surplus Nil $885,908 276,000 credit of $108,178. fDeficit. tTentative refundable portion of prior year's Federal taxes on income by reason of carryback of the net loss and unused excess profits tax credit, $775,000, less reduction in post-war refund of Federal excess profits tax, $92,000. >"; ' 2,427,728 per ♦After > deducting in $4,21 V: retirement debt Balance Assets—Cash 161, banks and Sheet, June 30, 1945 . r . on hand, $2,668,702; U. S. Government receivables, $2,978,689; post-war refund $1,153,866; Federal excess profits taxes for the years 1942 and 1943, $697,477; $4,570,195; prepaid insurance, taxes, etc., $168,832; emer¬ plant facilities, $926,836: land,-buildings, machinery and equip¬ ment (after reserves for depreciation of $2,444,477>, $1,196,874; emer¬ gency plant facilities (after reserve for amortization of $1,723,340), $494,277; patents, drawings, jigs/dies, etc., at nominal value, $1; in always are / ' gency it is not always exact alphabetical reasons companies possible. v as alphabetical near . total, $14,855,749. Co., Ltd.—Earnings United States Currency) 1945—Month—1944 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $5,702,533 $4,940,288 $36,560,162 $33,002,742 2,955,304 2,299,872 18,755,437 15,768,785 earnings expenses 162, $2,640,416 $17,804,725 $17,233,957 $2,747,229 earnings 667. p, V;: <\/ V loan payable, $853,465; $1,013,247; reserve bilities, notes notes customers' for The directors have were Dec. made was 71 on April follows: as 23, declared payable Oct. Federal taxes income, on $1,707,170; payable to bank (secured collaterally by assignment of reim¬ payments becoming due to the company under terms of the Emergency Plant Facilities Contract dated June 2, 1941, with the United States of America, payable in 18 equal monthly instalments from June 30, 1945), $695,127; reserve for possible post-war losses on and plant, including surplus, $5,765,281; total, reduction and rearrangement, personnel. $1,230,000; capital stock Corp.—25-Cent Dividend— cents.—V. a July 1, 162, p. Butler Brothers, dividend of 25 cents per share on the l to holders of record Sept. 21. A April 2 and July 1, last. Payments 1 Oct. and 1, 25 cents similar in .1944 each, and period End. Aug. Wholesale -V. Bonds Placed—Mellon Securities Corp. has placed publicly an issue of $3,640,000 first mortgage bonds, 3Vs% series due 1970. The bonds were awarded to Mellon Securities Corp. at com¬ petitive bidding Sept. 5 on its tender of 101.7469. Price to the institutional buyers was 102.19, at 3% yield basis. Bonds are dated Aug. 1, 1945, due Aug. 1, 1970. Brooklyn Borough Gas Co. under for 160. 1291. p. purpose, lighting the 1898, New York among others, of manufacturing and supplying gas streets and public and private buildings of the City and industrial customers. The , - customers, • - . and • • from 10% r • heating and r •' other > facilities have an effective daily cubic feet, and its gas storage facilities aggregate 12,000,000 cubic feet. During the 12 months ended May 31, 1945, the maximum one-day send-out of gas by the company, occurred on Jan. 26, 1945, and amounted to 13,360,000 cubic feet. company's of Purpose—Net funds held gas manufacturing approximately in proceeds 9,000,000 (est. $3,651,587) will be used, together with amounting to approximately $134,013, for the treasury 1,313,399 sales — $10,350,903 . $66,897,350 $66,332,479 11,169,000 9,941,997 $10,776,384 $78,066,350 $76,274,476 162, p. 668. The has petitioned the Massachusetts Department of authority to extend its business to the towns of company Public Utilities Sandwich, for Mashpee, Mass.—V. 148, Provincetown, Eastham Truro, and Wellfleet, 574. p. Celanese Corp of America—New Officials— William sales. in L. handling has O'Donovan During the war he named active for contracts war been was in Celanese filament of Manager New textile and York yarn Washington products. • It was assistant production, distribution and located in the former thirtyfirst Ward of the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, which includes .among other districts, the districts of Kings Highway, Midwood, Coney Island,. Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Gerrittsen Beach and Gravesend. These district are largely resi¬ dential in character and over 8071? of the gas sold is for residential purposes. •v.y,//-."'/,'K ./• / ' '.'0 The territory served by the company extends approximately 8V2 miles along the ocean front and bay to a maximum depth of approxi¬ mately four miles from the ocean front and comprises approximately IOV2 square miles. It has a year-round population estimated by the company to be approximately 350,000, which is increased substantially during the summer months by summer residents and daily visitors. As of May 31, 1945, the company served 91,032 active customers' meters, of which over 85,000 were residential. For the 12 months ended May 21, 1945, approximately 78% of the operating revenue of the company was derived from residential customers, 12% from com¬ mercial $9,462,985 1,376,974 Buzzards Bay Gas Co.—Expansion— 21, York. New 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $8,973,929 — and Business—Company was incorporated Feb. Transportation Corporations Law of the State of the the 1945—Month—1944 , sales Combined of (276,000 shares, no pari, $1,051,125; $14,855,749,—V. Chicago—-August Sales- 31— sales Retail ..V/a- 348. ' payable to banks, $2,500,000; deposits. $40,334; accrued lia¬ bursement earned Broad Street Investing ; capacity tracts other Balance, transf. to earned surplus Dividends of Company is engaged primarily in the sale of manufactured gas to consumers, $170,903 sold but not yet delivered, Federal f$236,G92 $352,128 for plant rearrange¬ res. inventories of 31, 1945 _ deposit, receivable mechanical Period End. July 31— Operating for $144,605 Assets—Securities/ at stock Ended July Three Months ; — ! 274,000 781,000) tCr683,000( *3,014,822 Earnings (Expressed in Gross 17,82 income. y 68,440, 146,400/ securities, at cost, Brazilian Traction, Light & Power 18.62 :/ : . Expenses Net 57,313 5,089 / $4,246,608 421,004 •' arrange as " 715,211 12,746,609 of per 794,187 746,567/ $15,863,147 ^ 13,900,965 31/ 1944— Statement t $901,242 expense Liabilities—Regulation History Sh. '$19.97 standing Net Assets - 31/ 1945— —— 31, 1945—— • to position Value Out- -0 Total July $4,241,519 13,095 468,666 credit only.—V. post-war Canadian However, they capital stock, Purchase Preferred Stock Booth Fisheries Corp.—To sent to Co., NOTE-—For order. distribution ' $400,000, f $914,347 $1,334,841 $21,693,197 $12,217,629 - Ltd., . posxible 1945—8 Mos.—1944 1945—Month—1944 ' $2,445,982 shares $1,299,838 35,003 » (net)—.; inventories, Net —-V. 162, p. 875. stock 1,167,576 Inc.—August Sales Off 11.5%— Bond Stores, Period End. Aug, 31— Sales , 11,533,262 614,231 — 2439. -V. The. directors 1943 $5,409,095 923,060 468,000 492,133 Total 1290. p. 1944 $2,222,898 $10,618,915 income and Shares 6,256 ., 1,321,744 firm of Boeing 1945 v expenses profit ment 20,335 2,483,909 . has been elected President of caused by the death last year of Philip $3.39 - profit income accounts Airplane and Boeing Aircraft Companies, G. surplus— ' 4 - '' " A'/r■ 1944 $529,383 $2.61 2,094,986 • . trustee, 1945 _ Post-war refund surplus.— Boeing Airplane Co.—New President— v 640 surplus Dividend— 1944.—V. 162, p. 980. quarter during Co., $422,406 Net profit 17,307 1,120 —— 20,815 Bowser 1965, interest. and Trust , general Approp. to ——u...— F. 104 at 1945 Farmers shares— Excess profits taxes— 21,700 com¬ contracts.. Other Federal Earned °S. series due 162, p. 1164. common Co.—Earnings— and 9,200 . Paid-in : 4% taxes— 130,000 on prolit Operating 892,482 payable within Minority interest in subsidiaries——— preferred stock— Common stock (par $1) — p. Bullard 80,000 Reserves Capital 11, Bank York, N. Y.—V. New 6 Months Ended June 30— 80,000 installment) (current debt; and purchase Funded Oct. > 1 , bonds, mortgage 161, p. 1092. Total income Deferred profits tax.- 210,854 Eagle of extra an —V. Interest of interest of stockholders Lock Co. not participating in plan reorganization.— — — Reserve $190,973 redemption on made at the City after charges and 863,703 contracts for liquid, pleted $101,948 for be earned 2,227,186 15,800 -— 5% called will share 862,156 , special $223,218 first Per Selling 1944 Prov. 124,532 2,705,841 year First mtge. outstanding Net profit 3,435,747 f, debentures sinking fund s. one 92,319 (E. L.) Bruce Co.—Earnings— allowances and income— contracts Purchase 34,461 126,000 $146,894 William St., 22 146,828 Renegotiations dividend of 2 Va cents per share and the usual quarterly dividend of 2 Mi cents per shore on the capital stock, par $2, both payable Sept. 15 to holders of record Sept. 1. Like amounts were paid on March 15 and June 15, last, and directors The been Payment $1,084,866 total, $6,397,439—V. 160, p. 1179. surplus, $2,306,441; $175,000; have 711,454 \ total, $6,397,439. 124,497 5,753,200 on 35,273 99,000 surtax—. the of contracts—..—— liabilities Accrued Federal 155,427 35,565 Years Ended June 30— 123,177 L war 158,084 152,767 Calls 4% Bonds for Redemption— All Gross with¬ employees for war bonds and holding tax Notes payable on $508,050 60,700 debt income $21,693,197 $12,217,629 J ""J" ' . payable from $384,959 normal ♦No provision necessary for excess " 279,988 /, First f ' tax, pro.its —— —... Fed. and 3,349,144 ;t;. ' 1 *134,975 ; excess on Liabilities— Ded. 12,536 $537,550 / 68,945 3,526,771 15,572 equipment and goodwill Total Accounts $495,514 8,386 • 16,978 funded for tax 1,997,116 — ,— assets Advances . , Other $376,574 8,023 deductions 36,272 ------ 42,000 - redemption for tures stock com. on assets on $734,876 443,758 4,736,978 ;— — and S. $529,528 2,833 — income *frov. 1944 136,214 expenses——— reiund 1942 $2,745,348 2,249,834 $320,738 oper. income Miscell. Weiden- Joseph $4,376,212 —— ——— Investments 1943 $2,789,944 2,413,370 $323,572 from earns, Total 30 June — securities current Other U. 84,000 84,000 At a special meeting held on Oct. 31, 1944, the common stock¬ holders adopted an amendment of the certificate of incorporation which eliminated the previously authorized 7>/2% cumulative preferred stock (none of which has ever been issued) and authorized a new preferred stock of 100,000 shares issuable in one or more series. The preferred stock first series, limited to a maximum of 30,000 shares, was offered for issuance to debenture holders in exchange for the surrender of debentures for cancellation. Under the plan of exchange holders of $2,225,200 of debentures surrendered them In exchange for 24,477.2 shares of preferred stock first series. An additional $880,600 of debentures were retired by redemption on Jan. 1, 1945, and during the fiscal year the company purchased and retired a total of $40,700. As a result of these retirements the amount of outstand¬ ing debentures was reduced to $1,921,000 at Jan. 31, 1945,, On Feb. 21, 1945, the directors took action to call all of the remaining deben¬ Divs. and r $106,019 - $61,896 84,477 period— :stock for inc. on Prepaid $2,885,326 2,355,798 1944 $1,311,967 expenses— Net Inventories 170,286 4,719 470 141,890 . of defd. chgs.— taxes ■ on debs, retired- Prov. for Fed. inc. 27,387 oper. Other : Sheet, Balance banks., and in hand on Post-war 1945 Total income Administrative expenses $0.41 1945 Receivables 1942 1943 , $198,287 $1.21 Assets— buildings and Patents, trademarks July 31— 6 Mos. End. $778,172 r share— hoff, Inc., for month of June only. Marketable 991,229 May 31,'45 Operating revenues Total v. Calendar Years 5 Mos. End. ' 530,081 income—. Land, Beneficial Loan Amort, 11,366,939 5,851,599 " 2,108.252 ». $59,192,877 of Earning! '' Summary 1. Interest 779. p. $728,368 (after post-war profits tax> excess net SEC the income common per and a registration covering such new cumulative Commission S. P. York with stock. 12,000 $2,886,424 taxes—— on on Consolidated $8,879,888 $1,191,535 753,670 $1,210,480 income- oper. income $728,368 • 1,250 Cash —V.- 162. taxes credit refund 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $66,162,532 $59,242,847 48,810 49,970 $8,373,594 $66,113,722 5.6731658 42,811,076 1,508,401 14,422,758 $9,441,983 6,462,785 1,768,718 $2,874,424 New filed $827,654 99,286 the been has statement Net 900 before before preferred adjustments income preferred stock, which have been called for redemption 1945. Proceedings with respect thereto are presently' /I, Oct. pending 232,896 f.'v-i,V.'o'yV^' 'V r'• before adjustments— • years Net Pennsylvania—Earnings- 1945—Month—1944 $9,449 741 $8,379,914 7.758 6,329 Operating revenues— Operating expense# — Operating taxes ». — Net v . on 1,282,465 :— ' ' *30,000 shs. 40,000 shs. stock ($100 part, the proceeds of which are to be applied redemption of the outstanding shares of 6% cumulative $3,107,320 —— part— the participating 9,462,220 service exps.__ income Earnings Period End. Julv 31— (net)— (no 30,000 shs. 50.000 shs. ($50 par) "Company proposes to issue and sell 15,000 shares of new cumulative preferred 1,584,228 — operations—— on expenses Prior 162, p. 979. Bell sales.—-: income Net 900 1-°"" ^5UU stock ' . cumul, partic. pfd. stock Common 169,000 575,000 notes due semi-ann. to 1947 ser. Capital Stock— 6% 900 • — , 500 1,800 1,800 -- — Co & 500 1,670 ——-—•«——-— Co—— & Weld White, —V. Net series due 1965. bonds, 4% . 2%% 1944 900 Other — ———-— Inc.- Company & Walker Admin,, selling, engineering and 1,250 — Boyce—— & Bros. Cost 1,250 about Oct. 11, 1945, of the presently outstanding or '< , ( 17,970,651 500 of on Capitalization Giving Effect to Present Financing Long-Term Debt— • Authorized Outstanding '• First mtge bonds, 3J/8% series due 1970 $3,640,000 $3,640,000 ; 30 June $22,662,200 $11,572,338 900 1,000 --- Co & >? Six Months Ended 'i:"'Y^-r *1945 sales Net 2,500 Co.— <fe Statement, Income Consolidated 500 3,046 , towards 2,500 Co.———— & Preres Lazard the end of hostilities. before time 1,000 -- Riter short 1,670 1,800 the redemption $3,640,000 first mortgage ic«u,iU uui 1,800 — Co & Hirsch 1,000 3,036 & Co Marache & & Co.— Noyes <fc Co.— Granbery, 500 ii. oiuet'S wl 900 1,000 Parsons Graham, 900 1,800 — Bacon, H. 1,670 ;/ 1,800 Corp.———;—-v——;« Securities Adamex G. 1,670 Co & Wertheim Stein Shares Brothers Lehman end. However, we have a substantial utlfi* —wu ».<s ow.ai.vU iui»»»vu«,*(/v.-*y after V-J Day to expedite shipments of this business. With respect to our terminated war contracts, we are well protected under our "V-T" loan against direct financial hardship inasmuch as under the terms of our loan we are able to borrow on the inventories relating to terminated contracts as well as on contract termination claims. We face the future with optimism and with full confidence that your company will do as outstanding a Job during the post-war era as it did during the war, in the course of which we received the Army-Navy Production Award five times, the last award coming Just a continued until V-J Day, is at an Interest in certain and one (50% owned) has an the company's stores Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 1276 sales. has been —V. 162, announced also Col. Harry Boston has to Mr. active p. in that J. Guyton Boston Price, ' Vice-President been both the with the converting had in and yarn been named charge of since 1928 corporation sales yarn and departments. 1164. (The) Celotex Corp.—Calls 3%% DebenturesAil of the outstanding 12-year 3%% debentures due July 1, 1955, redemption on Oct. 13, next, at 102 »/a and interest. have been called for Payment will be made at the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., trustee 165 Broadway, New York, N. Y., or at the City National Bank & Trust Co.. So. La Salle St., Chicago, 111. ' : 208 ■f Holders may receive immediate payment of the full redemption, plus interest to Oct. 13. 1945, upon presentation and surrender of accrued said debentures.—V. 162, p. 1165. Central Electric & Gas Co.—Preferred Stock Offered —Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis and Loewi & Co. on Sept. 11 offered 29,322 shares of 4.75% cumulative pre¬ ferred stock, series A (par $50) at $53 per share and dividend. A total of 65,000 shares were registered, of which 35,678 shares are issuable to holders of 6% pre¬ ferred stock who accepted the company's exchange offer leaving 29,322 shares to be taken up by the underwriters. Redeemable, at $55 ning with the date as per share during of which dividends the 12 months' commence to period accrue begin¬ thereon, Volume reduced and by 25c. tenth of share, per to winding or of $50 12 dividends to stock, The Purpose—The funds as entire of Chicago, transfer proceeds, net agent. together / , with ; ^ ; such due June Series Serial B, Giving bonds: Effect to the redemption 2.25 A Nov. 1969 1, Common 'Since havq been issued pfd. cum. None 50,000 shs. the of at company increased was from $2.40 Jo'7 shares of Divs. to State, Federal and 1943 87,301,109 $6,763,777 1,698.738 1,752,664 4m»,jU5 4ul,5dl Other 422,791 643,181 432,399 373,300 408,615 379,000 60b,000 $1,020,831 $1,111,382 32,746 477,597 the Central in Electric Delaware & under The Central of 77B successor West Co. the United States 30, (Del.), which is from such affiliated not reorganization with the (including previous April 20, electric • purchased) for the 12 months derived from gas property, 10.8% was .4% from water property and .3% from was natural gas operations and 1.8% from The 39 eastern engaged communities Nebraska, community, Dakota. the distribution in situated in 17 sale and in counties of eastern from of in All Commission. tNet Co. Upper Hudson and the latter's by southern City, of the The end the of territory the northern and properties population the of of this end of 1944 is Poughkeepsie,' with one-half is population a small in of number of of names the be to purchasers of the purchased by respectively, and arc as C. Allyn A. Bear, Central & 24,738 Dempsey Hamlin & Lunt—-J- Republic Co. Johnson, (Inc.) —— — and 24,000 & Co._r-_ 24,000 Moseley & Co 24,000 Sills, Customers with manufactured gas. Schoellkopf, 24,000 in one F. S. Co 24,000 . Wertheim & McDonald & Co.— the extends eastern stituting one-half about end Murdo to completely a munities are served. of communities in 20 communities communities ginia. of in in Virginia. of Central " ,, partially Wisconsin. western from end, Nelson con¬ 30 and in 10 Co., and owns Co. E. total Schwabacher and net : to prior be the Telephone Co., service Middle Corp., LaCrfsse in States other of the several names percentage of unexchanged chase, are as follows: stock W. Co., each has Curtis & agreed Lee 19.24 The 19.24 G; 12.31 Edward Central C. A. —V. _ Republic Co Allyn 162. Co ' "" 6.15 445,738 of shares common stock issued are and outstanding and are not offered shares owned by the Niagara Hudson Power Corp, for the account of the shares are being that as of part that, Corp. the of sale sold the by in not of ing subject the to stock common approval together of $40,000,000, excess 41,515 Central is company Niagara Hudson informed Power Corp. program to dispose of certain of its public utility The company is informed by the Niagara Hudson Power the of New 17/20ths York stock of other treasury funds of of Corp. Ediscn notes to the proceeds of the of the and Co. of preferred stock, 5% series, of 201,500 shares of the common New York, Inc., together with the such amount, together with funds of Power Corp. and its subsidiaries, to be Buffalo, Niagara & Eastern applied to the retirement of outstanding shares of $1.60 cumulative preferred stock of Buffalo, Niagara & Eastern Power Corp. Hudson. other than those held by Capitalization as of June 30, series series due 1970 *$2,200,000 1971—*13,265,000 .1 due Serial preferred cum. *The stock (par >3,581,552 3,524,806 $163,645 income and $161,780 Divs. pfd. on 52,924 53,004 $108,776 $1,432,254 $1,441,185 41,800 501,606 501,606 $66,976 $930,648 deducts, stock • 41,800 amount par)——-—1,500,000 shs. securing of these bonds, of issues the contains same or any no 70,300 shs. 1,500,000 shs. limitation subsequently on the" created equal that the balances from unexpended for the of preferred : with the power of common vol .>••• ■ * stocks the purchase share," per constituent the companies for is and company necessary in stock for the by the capitalization the of out held shares of common stock. the plan to issue preferred constituent companies1 If by is contemplated unified company, it necessary, acquired 8,326.131 carrying shares unified that the additional will be cancelled so will company be stated as . the to board action, and approval assent involved. and the Consummation plan stockholders of of unification of the approval of the ICC.—V. will each of of have the to com¬ plan is dependent upon author¬ 162. 876. p. Belt protlt Co. -Earnings— ' admin, ■ and gen. exps. . 1945 Vv sales—__..__: on $10,343,741 and * $8,113,979 •' , 3,895,296. 3,681,727 3,218,473 4,634,686 6,688,201 3,779,722 347,924 profits taxes__ excess income 1943 $11,748,217 (less income) inc. 1944 I •; 502,377 317,408 taxes "663,550 ______ $802,285 $875,912 $1.65 income Net Net income *After $1.80 share___ per provisions for depreciation. tAppropriation $798,376 for reserve possiblp future inventory price tingencies, and provision for renegotiation. 636,211 declines and other con¬ •••.-'.• -■ Balance Sheet, July 31, 1945 * \ $1.64 additional of Assets—Cash, $3,030,691; U. S. Government securities, $1,963,056; Fed¬ excess profits tax refund bonds, $299,575; notes and accounts re¬ eral ceivable (less reserve), $1,198,833; Inventories, $3,671,515; other cur¬ assets, $491,179; fixed assets (less reserve, $5.065.557),• $2,540,patterns and drawings, $1; deferred charges, $182,468; other as1sets, $41,371; total, $13,418,951. rent $68,920 162, p. . $939,579 668. 261; Liabilities—Current Century Ribbon Mills, Inc. 6 Mos. End. June 30- Profit (& Subs.)—Earnings- tax accrual taxes $251,573 $165,217 $132,989 $73,974 taxes___>_ 100,000 62,000 50,000 $151,573 $103,217 $82,989 $67,795 14,976 16,618 $68,013 $51,177 including income and profits excess and 6,000 prof, after deprec. and Fed. taxes____ Preferred dividends liabilities, S. tax notes of $4,622,515), $3,478,456; rfeserve for contingencies, $1,330,811: deferred income. $15,443; capital and surplus, $8,594,241; total, $13,418,951,—V. 161, p. 2440. (less U. inventories 1942 1943 1944 1945 Fed. before Fed. income Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR.—Equipment Trust Ctfs^ Net The 13,038 . ___ Common : 30~000 dividends Shares of $121,573, Balance Sheet, June 30, 100.000 $0.68 $0.90 $1.51 Consolidated $0.51 and the in banks and on hand, $647,263; S. Government receivable, $1,723,625; cash sur¬ render value life insurance, $87,038; inventories (estimated), $822,044; land, building, machinery and equipment (after reserve for de¬ preciation), $1,303,986; investments in Mill Superintendent's Homes. $5,394; deferred charges applicable to future operations, $23,986; total, costt, $265,900: accounts based payable—banks, $80,000; trade creditors, $136,951; dept.-manufacturers-jobbers, $1,115,769; accrued wages-tax'es-commission (estimated), $57,983; Federal income tax, 1944, factoring $52,179: $100,000; notes provision for Federal banks—due payable income tax, 1948-1949, 1945 reserve $25,000; capital stock (100.000 shares no par), capital surplus. $892,810; earned surplus. $138,545; total, 161, p. 2216. ■■ ;-7 ■---f/ --."V for $2,000,- $4,879,- . on Unifica¬ The made Dublic Sept. 11 the details of its plan for family lines into a new system aggregating approxi¬ miles of right of way, third largest mileage in Eastern company integrating its mately 7,200 < to obligation assume at rate five dividends and 99.53 equipment. bid offered connection of sale through comoetitive'-bidding were cost received. were 2% 2.06% .—V. per of the 162, The best bid, made by Halsey, Stuajrt been has accepted. On this basis the the applicant will be approxi¬ proceeds to 1165. p. 99.53 and dividends, was annum, and , ./ ' ■ Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.—Earnings— profit Earnings Since kll in after per the with required associates, annual for in The report of the Commission " ;':/Z v"-: -•••• V also sent to a large number qfs parties, to specify in multiples of V8 of l^per of. dividends to be borne by the certificates. ..In, re¬ rate a and of the semi-annual period, 1943 $346,747 -I. $357,018 $1.48 $1.02 share____>_ common close s*;v 1 1944 1945 $238,721 taxes . retroactive - *<"#1;52 wageJ increases plants have been ordered by' the War Labor Board. Company's protest that such wage increases should not be ordered unless appropriate price adjustments were granted has three effect exactly for of company's of this southern denied. The tion—System to Aggregate 7,200 Miles and Investment of $900,000,000— ; ; company 6 Months Ended June 30— Net been ■ were to being the mately (estimated), $280,000; sold certain thereto 3 bids average Liabilities—Notes to the v certificates on Inc., $4,879,237. due and of invitations annum 1945 U. authorized 4 part: bidders sponse Assets—Cash (at in The 100.000 100,000 vi 100 000 trustee, as procurement states stock common outstanding (no par>_ per sh. on com. Earns, bonds $90,180 Sept. on liability in respect of pot exceeding $1 440.000 equipment-trust certificates, series D, to be issued by the Old National Bank in-Evgnsthe surplus ICC and ville, , Balance Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.—Further Details 13,265,000 amount $2,077,397 $2,068,292 636,037 $110,720 other income Net 237.—V. " 150,000 shs. $100)— . (no mortgage aggregate - 000; 1945 $2,200,000 pfd stock Common Gross Int. Outstanding mtge. bonds: 3% 4'/a% 252,731 contingencies, and Debt Authorized 3'ft the Niagara v.- Funded First 249,513 364,497 128,500 taxes— the Niagara Hudson, will be used by the Niagara Hudson in order to make a contribution to Buffalo, Niagara & Eastern Power Corp. in an amount not in excess of $63,000,000, the 128,500 4.927,825 1,539,500 amort...—- issuance banks in the amount the sale of the Niagara Hudson's hold¬ shares Power Consolidated SEC, the •proceeds with the Niagara Hudson Power Corp. of by The company. its investments. of the or for —V. , Peabody & Co. on Sept. 12 offered at $9.75 per share 445,738 shares of common stock (no par). The group was' awarded the stock, put up for sale by Niagara Hudson Power Corp., parent of Central Hudson, at competitive sale Sept. 11 on. a bid of $9.3265 per share. The and ii05 f Appropriation 5,589,094 1,542,000 408,050 ___ " Deprec. of-the payment an 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $907,509 $12,780,939 $12,069,529 $949,708 unified net Chain Sell, 1945—Month—1944 —- expenses allowing provided, however, including 12 Months Ended July 31— 1,000 6.15 Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.—Common Stock Offered—An underwriting group headed by Kidder, by revenue Operating after year after stock; determine, may than Investing; State Gross the other — fund, , addition *Gross Balance , Valley Inc Co., July 31 7.69 6.15- Co._ D. 7.69 980. p. Co., 2,000 Central Illinois Light Co.—Earnings— Period End. 7.69 * H. Walker & Co— Jones & Mohawk 7,500 redeemable in be 2,000 — Miller & C<5.„—' % tO Be • In ization Co., and common exchange of prove receive & It will issued).; preceding stock the on ■ when panies Hatch common. - above." 4,000 ---i'.;-:—7,000 — 7 • the the 3.000 H. when par ol- the any) more issuance that 4,000 Inc.. at preferred discretion of Kidder & Co- Hayden, & Lake Erie any sinking shall at common Fed. pur¬ Brush, Slocumb & Co.— 7.69 Co & Milwaukee 5,000 (if not may —V, 162, p. 779. Purchased Co.w & to Hornblower & Weeks Higginson Corp Loewi Co.— & Wheeling preferred stock shall have equal voting shares, Inc.—-—- one of the • such 5,000 Tully Marquette'common; preferred for each share of Wheeling & share of new preferred for, each snare 5Va % preferred and IV2 shares of new new stocks of the unified company in accordance with the plan set forth above, there will be issued and outstanding 647,360 shares of preferred It & a \ Jackson 7,500 The stock ._ and 4/10ths preferred; periods, no time exceed $1,000,000. Such fund shall by the company, to be used on such ^occasions as the board in sole Burge & Kraus—— 7,500 & . Co., Inc Nolan Frederic 10,000 - & Co.—_ & Emerich Inc. Prov. % to Be Webber, Eiseman Inc.- Ames, communities Purchased Paine, Inc.— Starkweather principal underwriters and which Ball, Co., * Underwriters—The A. M. — & partially owned subsidiary of Central Telephone Co., owns and operates tele¬ phone exchanges and provides telephone service in Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Pekin and fhre other communities in Illinois, the 10,000 10,000 Blair owned Illinois, of Co. Norman communities other seven Co. Folger, & Co G. H. Walker & Co.— subsidiary telephone exchanges and and Telephone 22 Mitchum, 10,000 Tennebaum „ 5,000 Martin Pere of Mar¬ Pere of Marquette Pere held and — McKnight, 12,000 Peltason, Vir¬ wholly owned subsidiary exchanges and partially a West Inc. Milhous, 12,500 — Reynolds telephone and ancfepperates owns in 19,250 12,500 Co. Co Co & 7,000 on share in "Upon 6,000 & share each share preferred new of new per the on per amount 5,000 Evans A. sell to part $105 earnings $3.50 stock. Inc.:. of share com¬ of company.- stock of dividend 7,000 Cook & Co share share share one each for common each for common common; for common new share of new dividend payment date on 30 days' notice at share, plus a sum equal to the amount of all accumulated/*and unpaid dividends thereon to the redemption date. % / "So long as accrued dividends on preferred stock shall have been paid for all past dividend periods, the company will annually1 set aside in a sinking fund an amount equal to 5% of the remaining Co., Minton & Co., Clement 19,250 & Newton & M. & 24,000 Hallgarten & Co Buckley Brothers. - , a operates Douglass com¬ owns subsidiary, communities Inc..——___ a which s owned at and Carolina LaCrosse telephone provides in Salem provides telephone service in nine in six communities in South Dakota, Minnesota, in 30 communities in Iowa, in 17 in Telephone from Dakota, North Telephone State the at system telephone service in Charlottesville provides the River Virginia Telephone & Telegraph Central of 30, 1945, the company served ' Co., a exchanges North in White and Telephone telephone operates length interconnected As of April electric customers. 6,738 Central the Pierce _____——______ Newhard, Co.— which Pomeroy, Inc. Hutton & engaged in the distribution and sale of electricity in South Dakota, in a territory comprising a comparatively narrow belt is Rauscher, new 8/10ths for share of each in or price a Campbell, McCarty & Co., Company sold of Plate share of 9/10ths preferred stock will be entitled to receive cumulative divito be determined within the range of 3Va% to 4% per being the purpose to fix a rate which will enable the (it preferred 7,000 & and share preferred; rate a stock*at Inc '/a new new whole 7,000 Forgan distributed of for annum Lane, 'Space Co., Nickel common unified The " 1; of preference; 15/100 dends at 7,000 _ Glore, produced, the of f 7,000 Company— & : 7/10ths and 6%' event; of merger, holders of C, & O. common stock will their present stock, but in the event of consolidation, each share common stock will be exchangeable for one share of common stock of . , Cruttenden & 24,000 Co.— routes the In „ Shares 24,000 & Co., Inc.— Stearns direct most be retain • south¬ and companies." ' ;; •. accomplished through on stocks for presently outstanding would Plate prior lien stock: Wheeling & Lake Erie of - Shares shortest constituent common Erie common rural stock common them, the of and share new and Lake approximately shares - to the preferred new Nickel of and of share V2 one of prior share about company, lines preferred each for preferred are and villages share *. effectively with the largest systems give improved service to the public more and over consolidation of of quette approximately 267,000. About one-half of this having a population of 2,500 or more, compete follows: share mon about unified together, • territory the over as each is the roads welding from in the method" either under make operation merger One about company area to same permitting issues of the constituent companies same derived ownership and operation of the properties of possible economies in operation, mainte¬ administration and debt service and will enable the will exchange subsidiary, community, Norfolk, in northeastern Nebraska. At April 30, 1945, the company served a total of 47,998 customers with natural gas and 1,705 is be says: unification of The ^;;■ V.'.-v/ Drexel gas the to . companies available Electric „ Falls, Manufactured S. be , statement these communities approximately In The York State. is which of and New Albany. Purchasers—The including Lincoln, the State capital, and in one located in the southeastern corner of South Sioux P. subsidiaries, business river. of York miles is the north New follows: natural and and the Kidder, Peabody & So.—_ is company in gas York Electric & in engaged south In square largest the ice operations. gas Corp. Gas from artificial was New organized in New York, which operates in the Village and Town of Cornwall and in the adjacent Town of New Windsor, and which was acquired in connection with the purchase of certain electric properties. property 88.5: the Light, Heat & Power Co. west telephone Of such gross revenue of the company from -gas property, property. 98.2% of owners 1945, property, of 83.01% of the gross operating revenues of .the company was derived from electric operations, ap¬ proximately. 16.72% from gas operations and approximately .27% from steam heating" operations. ~ Company owns ail of the stock of Cornwall Telephone Co., a small was company. Electric is territory. principal business of the company is that of furnishing gas, electric and water- service in various parts of the States of Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.- Of the gross revenues of the company from the "The order Kingston miles miles 40,000 The ended 316,350 Electric and the by amended. as t$l,338,622 316,350 and 10 1935, Co.' which, Bankruptcy Act, resulting company $1,045,081 315,350 on will benefits . Describing Business—Company was formed Dec. 31, 1926, as a the following companies: Central Hudson Gas & and subsidiary, Dutchess Light, Heat & Power Co., and Co. located Aug. 22; Section other $1,017,443 158,175 company of and 2,500 $485,272 Dec. on Telephone 120,000 Hudson RR. about 40 1944,. was changed to Central Electric & Gas Co. Company is the principal successor company which resulted from the- reorganization of Central West Public Service Co. (Del.),-in 1936 on 120,000 by formed, which will take over all of the assets and assume all of obligations and liabilities of. the four constituent companies. The ( interest of the stockholders of and population incorporated was of name 120,000 $498,042 the merger, a be to $1,458,622 generating and manufac¬ purchasing, transmitting, distributing, selling and supplying electricity for lighting, heating, industrial and general utiltiy purposes and.steam for steam heating. It serves a territory extending about 85 miles along the Hudson River and about 25 miles to 40 miles 455,234 $655,216 $1,165,081 turing, $940,507 ; $1,137,443 60,000 the Company 14,965 • . $1,132,813 449,591 $606,513 ; the $558,042 • • existing The continuing company. If the unification is effected by a consolidation, the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. will cause a new corporation (to be known as 'Chesapeake & Ohio RR') company Ulster $925,541 21,431 $1,056,105 $596,685 History—Company under amendment 461,113 inc. forth- V ; general & 375,800 455,984 Net. Income. 23,554 476,317 their at continues: plan is carried out through rChesapeake and Ohio Ry. Co. will be the $1,919,735 479,207 the proposal on the unified United 302,100 675,200 ; $1,052,670 deductions— 68,136 $1,641,398 243,587 net required Electric 404,585 i-371,000 $1,023,358- 31,338 earnings— etc., 73,512 act • statement "If serving east Int., liabilities." The $1,616,650 pfd cum. History 597,889 641. A)0 taxes, income Net $1,896,181 • income— net consolidation 47o,305 662,583 , 666,032 i $1,573,262 nance. 1,928,390 1,901,459 misc. income oper. $1,543,138 reductions gas Net 991,789 no been approximately $200,000 less except for Federal resulting from cost of retirement in 1941 of the com¬ pany's then outstanding bonds and carry-over of excess profits credits. 1942 1,870,053 taxes— profits 734,757 1,017,997 to ■ ■ "the proposal contemplates a physical uniiication of all of. the prop¬ erties, rights, franchises, and assets of the several companies involved, subject to the assumption of all of their existing obligations and tax 2,094,493 taxes income Excess 1944 $7,5bb,069 ftt*o,dol local 1,010,000 1,025,053 16,840 of railroad in four income would have 31? 1,894,759 depreciation- Federal 1,059,100 $801,629 - requirements 4y2% ; 2,152,800 3> 'Maintenance for 1,038,000 $734,789 income investment net loads, the C. & O. management states in its plan, would welded together either through merger or consolidation. Although decision has yet been made as to which method will be employed, be 437,884 1,050,000 526,462 income..^. $900,000,000 a expected are meetings. These on income__>_____ Bal. share, per 825,000 Years End. Dec. • Apr. 30,'45 Prov. 510,801 1,050,000 : representing and unification scorning stock common 1945. 19, 12 Mos. End. „ 545,959 525,000 taxes deductions *As operation 263,738 Fed. 'Reservation *771,000 shs. of shares Net •/■ Summary of Pro Forma Earnings (Company and Subsidiaries) Operating revenues Operation—Gas purch._ 3,871,502 65,000 shs. $1,325,000 shs. stock - 1943 $8,970,113 income Income - 65,000 shs. additional 27,674 stockholders to posed 1944 4,171,003 ;J; 551,500 Gross stk., $1)_. common -Calendar Years- 1945 4,540,870 Operating 450,000 par)________ 1945, June 30, 2,292,326 taxes Other 2,100,000 shares by the amendment of July Other territory, property. ' Component lines of this proposed unified system axe the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Nickel Plate Road, Peru Marquette Ry. and the Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. The Chesapeake & Ohio bourd of directors voted its approval of a proposal to merger these properties at its meeting on Aug. 21. The boards of the other three roads embraced in the pro¬ • expenses- for Other $2,000,000 $450,000 \. $9,333,063 income Unlimited Registrar, None. $9,764,120 < , 1277 , $4,943,815 Maintenance Outstanding — (no (par 30, authorized 1,325,000 subject annu- $50) stk stock April thereby, • revenues- oper. Operating Financing Present to ____' maturing 4.75% pfd. Gross ;: .- A, __ (par cum. secured • ; 12 Mos. End. 30, 1945 of all 67c Unlimited series _____ ($45,000 stock: series and - MosTEnd June Depreciation 1974 due thereunder thereof. agent, Irving Trust Co., New York.' 6 Prov. 1946-1955) Capital The 1, notes ally /. issued conditions Summary of Earnings additional Authorized fund skg. mtge. Transfer stock. preferred Capitalization, First be may and date of redemption.! Entitled, in of any liquidation, dissolution be required, will be applied may terms the case voluntary or involuntary) or any reduction ihe insinuation oi any assets to stockholders, accrued dividends to the date of distribution. Bank National cumulative which to (whether up resulting m per share plus First the in common capital to series, per monins' such plus preference 12 months' period share at the expiration of each of the periods thereaiter, and alter expiration months' periods, the redemption price is $52.50 25c. 12 eignt THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE share at the expiration of said per additional by succeeding of the Number 4421 162 the ' ascertained period, older for the first giving effect to six months of 1945 cannot be However, at at this* time. the wage its worst, increases net e'aifoings and carry-back provisions of the current tax^ law, will be $211,741, or 90c per share. Up to V-J Day there was no decline in the demand for company's product. Its problems prices. Cancellations ceived. Pent up being production difficulties and low ceiling strictly war packaging are now being re¬ of domestic demand which has been clamoring for de- liveries to look for a drastic wirh op a nnpratinff year 1943-44. The- board overall volume. Company now has filed the first six months of 1945 asking effort to recoup some of the added costs It.—V. 161, p. 2/84. decline in for figures K Zgenial forced upon which have been gold pesetas, as compared that there is no reason the effect continue to to exoected is 10 locomotives by American Locomotive and 500 Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co.—V. 162, p. freight steam • '• ■ ' • • . \../*' ' Cincinnati Gas & ' V'i: -v , > *. •*• on holders of mortgage bonds, due Tne rate Ihe The new the currently outstanding pre¬ Divs. 3 Valley RR.—Tenders— 1,326.836 16,172,366 of May 31,*45 of 872,696 10,650,019 1,214,009 928,213 72,282 12,018,518 828,954 937.220 (3) Cities will sell to Dominion at par mortgage gold bonds, due Circuit fn White It - ' 1,174,477 807,619 3,262,536 3,201,223 3,220,854 3,201,229 1,431,669 1,162,758 tProv. General inc. Fed. (est.)— profits tax excess taxes 172,47ft 972,000;, 3,090,341 3,1^5,493. 152,476 1,411,830 3,222,145 3,195,493 ' 5,870,740 8,291,004 $12,301,613 ' $12,155,107 $12,313,458 $12,556,377 5,083,715 5,264,018 4,701,153 income— deductions Income J . 1,938,285 » (net) Gross > . taxes Fed. 4,721,043. ;" >. ...f ■ week of last year, 152,000,000 kwh. for the corresponding 162, p. 1167. . the Philadelphia, and involved transaction the that a cash payment before Balance income Fed. & Philippine subsidiaries) '•'Pro Forma $9,558,600 $8,621,222 3,674,659 . $4,366,950 121,391 $3,589,211 105,232 $4,488,342 823,788 $7,791,839 $3,694,442 (net) income subsidiaries deductions of to borrow an aggregate of $15,000,installment notes, the rate of 13/i% per annum. The names, banks and the amounts to be borrowed from each.. Such loans are to be evidenced by banks. from payable bearing interest at the of respective follows: as are Income to Loans—Company proposes Bank 000 Other forth in of further assurance. agreement was organized in Maine April 14, 1910. It was do business in the State of Michigan on July 21, 1915engaged, entirely in the State of Michigan, in the genera- . tion and purchase of electricity and its distribution and sale in 1,223 communities and townships as well as rural areas, in the production • and purchase of natural gas and its distribution and sale in 239communities and townships and in the production of manufactured.' gas and its distribution and sale in three communities. The popula¬ tion of the territory served is estimated to be in excess of 2,278,009 based on the 1940 census. Company also supplies steam heat in fivecommunities and water in four communities and, incident to its elee-. trie and gas business, subject to limitations dfoe to the War, sells." appliances. Company's electric transmission lines interconnect with; those of The Detroit Edison Co., the Lansing municipal plant and Michigan Public Service Co, Company has no subsidiaries. 1,380,026 income——— operating Utility . 673,238 First Bank, National $2,000,009 . 2,090,000; 2,000,009 ; 1,202,509 Bank and Trust Co., New York Central Hanover York— New ' effected manufacturers customers and as well Net the advantage of stockholders of both the as of City Stores Co.; Mr. Cohn, George H. Johnson, President of Lit Brothers, and Alfred Blasband, Vice-President and Treasurer of Bankers Securities Corp., were elected additional directors of Oppenheim, Collins & Co., Inc., at a meeting M. .Greenfield,. Chairman Albert of the board held on Sept. 11, representing the new interests _ company. , Net on Sept. 11 declared Of stock.—V. 161, p. 2656. Bank Chemical and properties 162, Co. Trust stock, 4% has appointed been registrar series.—V. ip2, p. 1166. Period End. accordance with action taken at the special meeting of the stockholders held on Aug. 20, 1945, voted to make a distribution in partial liquidation in the aggregate amount of $508,434 (i.e., a distribution in the amount of, $6 in respect of each of the 84,739 shares of capital stock of the corporation author¬ ized and outstanding or issuable pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization of Colonial Utilities, Inc. and Colonial Utilities Corp., dated as of July directors . . on Sept. li, in upon and collateral trust 6% 1, inc. " State Second National 503.426 519,789 90,055 405,689 416,928 $1,067,670 Income Net income 5,163 $90,381 $1,072,833 56,890 264,532 deductions corporate ____ income $4,480 $808,301 $848,672 ■ Consolidated 1958 of Steel Corp., Ltd.—Change in Name— last, changed its name to Consolidated Steel Corporation, Beginning July 17,- 1945,. transac¬ tions in the common stock without par value were recorded under the new name on the New York Curb Exchange.—V. 161, p. 2329. It bonds due Feb. 1, 1942 Colonial Utilities. Inc., as and when such bonds are surrendered exchange for capital stock of said corporation pursuant to said plan, but in no event prior to Sept. 18, 1945.—V. 162, p. 1166. of in is that the corporation announced of Jackson Lumberman's Consumers Electricity output of the Commonwealth Edison sales to other electric utilities for the excluding showed 7.1% a lowing are decrease output •Sept. 8 Sept. T totals of the last past Sept. year. four 1944 1945 Purchasers—The • Fol¬ % Decrease 18 _— 11 _ —V. 7,1 - 185,582,000 185,876,000 189,525,000 5.2 principal spective 190,148,000 1.6 6.8 ' 162, p. 981. ^ Compania Hispano Americana de Electricidad, S. A. ("Chade")—Earnings—Dividends— The directors Sept. decided call meeting of the company to be held in Madrid on Sept. 23. 1945, in order to submit to this meeting the balance sheet and accounts of the company for the fiscal The year net on 6 to a general 1944-45. profit for the fiscal year 1944-45 amounts to 18,297,784.90 . similar coupon was received from Morgan Stanley & Co. : (Mich.) Mich ^ 80,009 — Commonwealth & Southern principal underwriter and the re-*. the new bonds underwritten are as :v; ;; :;•■ ■■• /.-"•'v.^.v each of name ' Stuart & Co. of Emerich Ames, Inc. . > Co., & —^ Arnhold Inc Atkinson, Jones & Co._ Atwill and E. A. Aub Company— Parker & Redpath _' Whipple & Co.- Baker, 1, 1945; due Sept. 1, 1975. Watts & Ball, The Burge & Bankers *350,000 Co Kraus— Bond . Baum, A. Frank B. Caldwell , Co— Bernheimer Co. Cahn & Co._ Phillips Co.— John B. Carroll & Co._ c. F. Cassell <fe Co—__ City Securities Corp . Clayton Securities Corp.;,; Coburn c. C. Middlebrook & Collings inc. Julien 150.C00 100,000 Courts & & Collins & Co— Co :i Inc. & Co. Cunningham & S. Co., Inc — Curtiss, House & Co— J. M. Dain & Co.—_ 100,000 K. 100,009 100,009 600,009 100.009 Cruttenden & Co.—___ 5,500,000 3,000,000 Stearns & Co— G. Becker & Co. 200.000 150,009 100,009 100,009 100,009 100,009 300,000 Co., 1 ■ 100,000 Leary & Bear, Bioren 500,000 500,009 H. H. Butterfield & Co. Co. Inc. Barrow, 600,000 750,000 " 100,009 200,00 1,750,000 Stokes & Co— Brooke, Burr & Co., Inc.-; Butcher & Sherrerd—_ 350,000 100,000 150,000 100,000 Co & AuchincJoss, ■ 250,909 200,009 Braun, Monroe and Co. 250,000 100,000 Bleich- and S. roeder, ; t & Co.— J. C. Bradford & Co.— Loughridge , , ' ,150,009 Bosworth, Chanute, 150,000 Applegate—__ G. Geo. , 150,000 Co Almstedt Brothers— • Name— ' ~ Boettcher and Company ~ ; * $29,775,000 Bacon, Interest payable on March 1 and Sept. 1 at office or agency of the company in New York. Coupon form in denomination of $1,000 registerable as to principal only, and in fully * registered form in denomination of $1,000 and authorized multiples of $1,000. Coupon and registered bonds interchangeable. *. Any or all of the bond.; will be redeemable at option of company, or by operation of various provisions of the mortgage, at ^any time or from time to time upon not less than 30 nor more than 45 days' notice given as provided in the mortgage, at the principal amount thereof and accrued interest together with the respective regular redemption premiums, the initial regular redemption premium being - 80,009 100,009 25,009 60,009 80,009 (Mich.)_ Rapids, Grand amounts Inc. and associates. Dated Sept. V 50,009 Creek of Muskegon Bank Name— Halsey, i 15.2 187,168,000 Aug. Aug. 177.493,000 175,952,000 173,265,000 * (Mich.)^ <Mich.)__ (Mich.)__! follows: headed by Halsey, Sept. 12 offered $113,825,000 first mortgage bonds 27/s% series due 1975, at'102.37% and accrued interest from Sept. 1. ,The offering group won the award of the bonds at competitive bidding Sept. 10 on a bid of 101.6799. A competing bid of 101.529 for a weeks 160,791,000 __ _____ Bonds Offered— Stuart & Co., Inc., on 8 164,851,000 — 1 25 Co.—$113,825,000 400,009 100,009 (Del.), which owns of record and beneficially all of the commoa stock (1,811,716 shares), representing approximately 71% of the voting stock outstanding. Upon the redemption of the 191,924 shares of $5 preferred stock, this percentage will be increased to approximately 77%», of the voting stock outstanding. in July, A nation-wide group of underwriters of companies, ended comparisons with last year: Week-Ended— Aug. week from the corresponding period kilowatt-hour the and percentage group Power City Michigan, Allison-Williams Commonwealth Edison Co.—Weekly Output- (Mich.) Control—Company is a subsidiary of The v. 162, p. 565. Bank of Sag- Saginaw, Corp. * "Loss—V. Bay Bank of ; Kalamazoo Battle of Union 150,009 80,009 Mich Bank National 335,188 "$21,975 of National $1,183,860 85,901 Bank National 6,407 $34,916 —•'* 120,009 400,009 30,009 Co. Bank of Battle Creek Bay City Bank, Bay City, Central National Bank at $1,177,453 2,109 ; 991 Trust and 1 National American ~ Gross Bank - 500,009 Mich Mich—1_ S; inaw, 165,658 158.465 96.000 * Mich Mich— Trust Co., Jackson. Lansing, Mich— Pontiac, Bank, Pontiac Security National - $88,271 $33,925 - income ana Michigan National Bank, ...... 39,966 38,093 109,296 City Bank Jackson 1,700,435 1,792,876 ■V Mich Flint, Community National Bank of Pontiac, Pontiac, County Savings Bank, Flint, Mich "Industrial State Bank of Kalamazoo (Mich.) . 128.046 taxes ahd deplet.l— Balance Other whom such stock shall be the surrender of first lien 5'/a 7^ bonds due June Colonial Utilities Corp., k,"'.VV'- 1 •V../V: income State 370.938 393,953 — Fed. than " be made by paying record at the close of business Sept. n, 1945, provided, however, that such distribution in partial liquidation with respect to shares of capital stock of the corporation which have not been issued under the Plan of Reorganiza¬ tion of Colonial Utilities, Inc. and Colonial Utilities Corp., dated as of July l, 1941, before the close of business Sept. li, 1945, shall be with¬ issued State & Deprec. such distribution in partial liquidation to share on Sept. 18, 1945 to stockholders of per expenses and Fed. 1941 > held for the account of and paid to persons to • Oper. Taxes/ other Commercial Genesee $3,980,263 $3,928,125 $685,230 $703,318 Bank, Citizens 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1945^-Month—1944 July 31— Lansing, Mich Grand Rapids, Mich & Savings Bank, Lansing, of Central #01d Kent Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich Peoples Commercial and Savings Bank, Bay City, Mich Peoples National Bank of Grand Rapids, Gr. Rapids, Mich. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp—Earnings— for Colonial Utilities Corp.—Partial Liquidating Dividend $6 Bank of 981, p. 750,009 750,009 500,009 80,000 50,009 30,009 150,009 150,009 100,000 30,000 Detroit of Savings Bank, Chicago, 111 American State Bank, Lansing, Mich latter computed under the income method) is based on consolidated returns for the company and its domestic filing of Operating revenues 1. $2,108,632 Bank National 1,000,009 750,000 New York P. Harris Trust and changes which substantial the (the provision the & the cumulative preferred : 2,725 26,886 Inc.—Registrar Appointed— Colonial Stores, The 2,725 have resulted from sales of subsidiaries the pro forma statement has been prepared to reflect the earnings of the system as constituted at June 30, 1945, and annual interest on holding company bonds outstanding at such date. The Federal income and excess profits tax to securities affiliates.—V. ■ 882,960 1 income "Due the cents per share on the common The 1,215,482 26,886 1,202,509 _* York, Trust Co., New Morgan & Co. Incorporated, New York Trust Co., New York J. $2,419,459 on Bank, City Guaranty Taxes assumed on interest a regular quarterly dividend of stock and class A stock, both pay¬ able Nov. 1. 1945, to holders of record Oct. 10, 1945. This represents an increase over the 12»/a cents per share formerly paid on both classes • & Miscellaneous in the $3,021,204 ' $3,664,554 Ei. consol. , directors The 15 of ?* •• bonds-^-i-^--i-™.-v Co.— Gas . of :_ deducts, Interest Increases Dividends— j deductions before income company Income companies. , New York Bankers Trust Co., New York Chase National Bank, New York National of operations to be it is expected that through coordination more efficient results will eventuate to clientele, > > Business—Company admitted • 3,651,985 1,516,991 of t 547,788 shs2,000,000 shs. 1,811,716 shs. the indenture securing such, r.ir~set except the and bonds 15,000,000 1,000,000 shs. par) (no limited "Not D > 113,825,000 outstanding 547,788 shs. stock Common Subs.)—Earnings accruals— reserve * par) (no cumulative pfd., $4.50 - Company is profits taxes Federal taxes excess amort, & stock, Pfd. 1 Outstanding Authorized 1945 1945 1944 $33,449,201 $29,400,627 $27,346,051 23,890,601 20,779,405 19.554,212 Operating revenues _i— ___ Operating revenue deductions Collins & Co., Inc., with Garden City, L. I., and Pa., it was announced on resulting from, Federal excess facilities. to Present Financing Giving Effect bonds (Sept. 1) 1975 Notes payable, 1%%, due in equal semi-annual installments of $750,000 '..V Consolidated Income Statements 12 Mos. End. June 30— •.« $4,155,759 series due 2%% 9.66%.—V. 162, p< 1167. Consolidated Electric & Gas Co. (& ip. Oppen- 3,424,81,T $4,430,406 mortgage First to 222,week in served for the week ended Sept. 6. 1945, amounted compared with 246,392,997 for the corresponding > 3,424,818 $3,624,621 resulting irom amortization of emergency tax Capitalization, decrease of 0.1%V. a 3,424.819 $3,646,573 - "Equivalent to reduction in Federal excess profits tax property. tEquivalent to reduction in profits as pared with $7,855,224 pref. stock on Balance The company on Sept. 12 announced that System output of elec¬ tricity (electricity generated and purchased) for the week ended Sept. 9, 1945, amounting to\ 156,400,000 kwh., compared with 161,700,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1944, a decrease of 3.3%. Local distribution of electricity amounted to 151,900,000 kwh., as com¬ plus accrued interest $1,200,000 Co., the entire common stock holdings of Divs. $7,580,573 $7,049,440 3.424,819 $7,071,392 income Net kilowatt hour output of electric energy of subsidiaries corporation adjusted to show general business conditions of Retire. understood is 1,060,67ft adjustments for special res._ sition Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— #1,947,500, representing 95,000 shares at $20,50 a share, or about 48% of the Oppenheim Collins shares. Saul Cohn, President of City Stores Co., said that while the merchandising policies of the individual stores of both companies are based on individual characteristics and requirements of locality and ' 95,580 abandonment of <1944, a decrease of 23,799,323, or Sept, 12. , ' • 1,202,300 1 (Exclusive of operations of Spanish and Y., N. 2,207,385 6,600,000. 701,342 depreciation- for weekly 593,674 1953, of Southern Ontario Gas New plains, 2,440.892 6,675,000 petitions by 31 common the SEC's ruling of June 30 approving the * territory the late I. D. Levy in Oppenheim, York City, Brooklyn, Buffalo, in 19,573,340 5,612,699 6,180,750 of this of 2216. The company has acquired family of stores 11,773,122 at Actual - 21,817.457 6,142,762 6,169,034 — Maintenance Philadelphia on Sept. 11 stockholders of the corporation for Appeals of Court Weekly Output-r- of Southern Ontario Gas City Stores Co.—Acquires Large Interest lieim, Collins & Co., Inc.— < * •J 16,970.6ia 22,871,835 Operation 1,613.892 dividend of $1.25 1945, the directors declared a 28, Calendar Years 1944 1943 1942 . So7,967,660 $56,64.9,790 $57,614,137 $52,441,344 revenue gross '--Special prov. for depr. Amort, oi plant acqui- 11,381,723 recapitalization In a unanimous ruling the three-judge court also denied review order refusing stockholders a hearing and for a stay in pro¬ The liquidating dividend on its capital stock, consisting shares of common, and in connection therewith the retirement by Consolidated and surrender by Cities of 2,500 shares of Consolidated's common stock in liquidation, > Earnings of Statement Total 54,229 Aug. ceedings. of 2,509 • , 12 Mos. End. 1,191,839 , 191,924 shS» — — Upheld— review plan. by declaring a flnal / . 40,941,105 — Third The a to Liquidate Subsidiary first mortgage bonds, due 1953, 161, p. 17,915,000 38,993,951 15,111,403 on dismissed Co,, Ltd., which Dominion assumed as successor, (2) Consolidated will dissolve and distribute all its assets, which, after the sale of the Southern Ontario bonds, would consist of cash, first • 1969 preferred stock (no par) $5 the $6 series preferred stock, payable (subject to SEC authority) on the 28th day after the date of the order of the Com¬ mission permitting the payment of such dividend to stockholders df record on the 14th day after the date of such order. At July 31, 1945, dividend arrears of $29.50 per share on the outstanding shares •of preferred stock (not -including fractional scrip) amount to $43,710,563, which, upon the payment of the proposed dividend, would be reduced to $28.25 per share, or $41,858,421. share per and two of its subsidiaries, Consolidated Cities Light, Co., and Dominion Natural Gas Co., Ltd., have filed a Joint application with the SEC for the approval of a series of transactions looking to the liquidation of Consolidated. The proposed program includes the following: (1) Consolidated will sell to Dominion at par plus accrued interest 5% 21,832,000 series of 1939 due 3,156,286 ___—— income Net Note—On Traction 'Ltd.—V. 55,153,000 3 Vt % 3,055,985 stock pfd. on Plan Cities Service Co.—Files Plan i 1965— $18,925,000 Bonds—3'/2% series of 1935 due series of 1936 due 1970 series of 1936 due 1966 Prov. The company < . 3«/a% 25,248,071 58,140.422 — - subsidiaries of the Pennsylvania RR., 380 Seventh Ave., New York, N. Y., will until noon of Sept. 29 receive bids for the »sale-to the company as of Oct. 1, 1945, of sufficient Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley RR. first mortgage bonds to exhaust the sum of* .' #13,900, at prices not to exceed par and Interest,—V. 160, p. 1181. ' Issue— Firbt Mortgage * Cincinnati & Muskingum #150,000 5% ' Purpose—The net proceeds, exclusive of accrued interest, estimated* to amount to $114,795,605, together with bank loans of $15,000,000. and funds on deposit with the trustee in the amount of $147,198 and treasury funds io the estimated amount of $10,860,916, will be used by the company for the redemption on Nov. 1, 1945, of bonds and oa or about Nov. 14, 1945, of preferred stock as follows: 25,882,581 50,262,093 Other deductions "H. W. Schotter, Treasurer . Public Service Com¬ authorized by the Michigan and sale Issuance mission, 4.623,373 Interest C. & I 2,214,777 4,059,420 2,149,128 taxes for replacement provisions ' - 'Power loss account gold pesetas ' income Gross Corp.—V. 162, p. 1165, • < amortization & Provision Beckjord has been elected President to succeed H. C. Blackwell who is retiring from that office but remains as Chairman •of the board././/a.-; ' . .'.• y Mr. Beckjord is also President of the Columbia Engineering Corp. and Vice-President and 'a director of the Columbia Gas and Electric Walter >' Deprec. Elected— New President t v to the stock¬ currency), per per share on Commonwealth & Southern Corp. (4c Subs.)—Earns.— 1945—Month—1944 1945—12 Mos.—1944 Period End. July 31— ;''•$' $ S $ 17,475.582 16,629,820 212,646,580 208,671,843 -Gross revenue 7,646,595 7,199,335 97,507,954 84,342,244 Operating expenses *— basis. Preferred not taken in exchange will be sold to underwriters. Company will apply the proceeds from the sale of the new bonds and the new preferred stock not taicen in ■exchange plus treasury funds and a capital contribution of $6,000,000 from Columbia Gas & Electric Corp., to the following purposes: (1) redemption of $40,024,000 3',4%and 3J/fe% bonds; (21 redemption of all outstanding preferred shares not exchanged for the new preferred, and (3) acquisition from Columbia its holding of common stocks, bonds and notes of Miami Power Corp., Union Light, Heat & Power Co.. and West Harrison Electric & Power Co.- , ferred 2540. p. steel 1163. Electric Co.-—Files Issues will be offered to a share-for-share preferred of the mortgage and in other special cases,, as provided I11 the mortgage, at the principal amount thereof and accrued interest together with the special redemption premiums, the; initial special redemption premium being 2% % of the principal amount; plus accrued interest in each case. t for the previous year. The board proposes to distribute the dividend in the form of "Bones de Caja," as was done in the previous years, these Bones de Caja hav¬ ing the same characteristics as those distributed for the last four fiscal years. They will be amortized within 15 years from Jan. 1. 1946, bearing annual coupons the first of which is due Jan. 1, 1947.—V. 160, ' the bonds will also be redeemable the sinking fund or the maintenance amount; principal the of like notice, for purposes of upon and , of 13,088,582.27 gold pesetas instead The company has registered $45,500,000 first 1975 and 280,000 shares of preferred stock with the SEC. on the bonds and preferred stock will be filed by_ amendment. company will sell the new bonds at competitive bidding. , has decided to propose the distribution dividend of 40 pesos (Argentine national a 6%% for the fiscal , Series A, B, C shares, and a dividend of 8 pesos Series D and E shares. The balance of the prolit and which will be brought forward amounts to 13.505,522.23 Island & Pacific RR.—Bids Requested— The trustees are Inviting bids to be opened Sept. 27 in Chicago for $5 200 000 of equipment notes. The notes are designed to finance 80 /< of'the'cost of new equipment to be purchased under a conditional sale agreement The equipment will include eight Diesel passenger and four Diesel freight locomotives to be built by General Motors Corp^, box cars by '' v share on Chicago Rock I of holders with 19,100,929.25 gold pesetas 500,009 ' , 1C0,000 150,000 300,009 jVolume 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Number 4421 Name—' / Dallas Union -Trust Co..-,/'; 100,000 Davis, bkaggs & Co— 150^000 B. L. Da; Co.__i.___ <u Name— Dcmpsey & Co..—600,000 Dick B. &c S. Merle-Smith.." Dickson & 2,500,000 Co.i— cz & Pacific ;■■.*, ciuPont Evans . & Co., '.K ■•■.Inc; -—..Y..— Field, Richards & Co.. First California Inc. co. 100,000 — Foster & Marshall.., Graham, Co. Parsons & ' Granbery, Marache Lora Gregory & Son, Inc Grubbs, Scott & Co... Hallgarten & Co J. B. Hanauer & P. & H. Harrison Ira Haupt & Co.——.. Robert Hawkins & Co., Y Inc. ///£/. & Co... H. Hilsman Inc. / F. v • & > Co Robert 500,000 ___ Co. & I. 500,000 Indianapolis Bond and f Share Corp Norfolk Johnson, ; and , Lane, Co., Stix Space 200,000 750,000 Kemp & Co.1.:. '■■■■ 200,000 Thomas Laird, Carl Bissell M. & — - Meeds 750,000 & Co. and 100,000 ' 400,000 — and Co.— -■& Loewi L Co;. & J/Iackaii —— - 250,000 - MacKinnon Co. — T_„ Marx & & _ •' • - * > : Co._ Co. 150,000 — '.Coybett, Inc.. - . & Mason-Hagan, Inc." 200,000 V/ertheim Mason, 100,000 Westheimer Co.„ Masten & Co McMaster Wm. ( ; J. W. Mericka ;& R. & C. 150,000 Co.— and ; 150,odo George Harold Co. Mosle and Moreland— Mullaney, Ross & Murphey, Favre & Co. Co. & 162, occupancy new the Dulles 250,000. 250,000 ———— Yarnall 200,000 Co & 150,000 ; * 159, p. 2307. " shares preferred Anv of. stock a not share issued The writers. presently of • - ' outtsanding proceeds Crown Cork stock will be p. Seal & a used to redeem Dec. on 1 Y'YY -YY '•/. YY'yV 780. the unex¬ /..: Co., Inc.—Stocks Offered & White, and Corp., in Weld not (4) be and & shares 275,000 An — stock at $44 per share. common of cumulative preferred stock registered with the SEC. • and* $2 was • • • have common Its subscription expire at 3 p. m„ share to stock (other than rights; shares six per at the of EWT, rate common presently exchange net on outstanding or $2.25 by redemption $5,281,137 dr a are a of the holders of holder thereof share of one stock. Such its in from the several -Net remaining out¬ which has waived new common stock subscription offer will " after cumulative the dated 30. the ury to shares Stein purchase for of by the ,——— tax 182,371 reconversion 10,678 toCr40,000 — Sheet V/j' •Assets-— "*■ " $1.21 , of as July 81 J •. -.V ,*'• • U. I and Accounts Material Net (less $525,181 135,228 85,250 I——/— ; receivable notes inventories plant and property, Bros. & 158,877 82,831 464,882 reserve)—. (less reserve)—.— 360,821 445,228 Jan. a of 8 Baker. 8 names. amount When stock to a payable—V-loan Accounts conditions permit, Edward Kebbon, Sun Francisco, Calif (land Watts D. & 3 • Co., —.Y. T 3 ■ Federal Jones & Co. surplus — 141,199 141,199 Earned surplus — 1,201,474 960,995 $2,049,811 $1,534,717 . Total —V. McCorm ick Dome Mines, —V. 162, 1% and <\ Co.—. Lyons & \\ Co — ; 50-year gold share .rata pro required tax of $50,925 for to :v: amount each for such equipment,: etc.; (less reserves for depreciation), $310,263; unex¬ insurance and other prepaid expenses, $56,176; goodwill, $1; be made 1, 1933, only and debentures on subsequent which no have Lombard payable holdings, in. whole St., E. C. 3, London, if they Bank of in if part, attached has his 17. stock, A par similar with declared $1.50 a was July on of 75 prefer, pre¬ City of the per of the Service Technical career with assumes 1936 in 16 years, having begun a> Vice-President;of the> for the past He has been 1917. . of Director oft Sales, position the Manager Dow since and, . now Sales General been and Secretary since 1941. He also holds several in various Dow subsidiaries.—V. 162, p; 877.,• Durham Manufacturing Corp.—Earnings— profit Other sales... on * i il'll/,. 1944 { $1,470,191 — income .5 ■ 1945 6 Months Ended June 30— Gross $2,820,625 24,596 27,865 $1,494,787 $2,848,49ft 285,899 — — ,324,395 , 90,000 1 >-+— Total income Expenses of administration Provision for post-war contingencies / deductions :Sundry Provisions Net on Total — 30,000 —— 2,812 ____—.—... June 1;3U,298 $2,679,956 - —— surplus, $1;368,659 539,485 $1,025,560 surplus— to Assoc. Inv. 1,062,000 $486,076 taxes 3,436 G90,030 * income surplus Earned > ••• Federal earned Divs. paid 12 for income Previous share Manager been i 160, p. 2409. cents Manager. Assistant General Sales Manager since 1933, been has • Sept. 26 to holders of record made on July 16,. last, which and Oct. 16, 1944—V. 161, payable $10, distribution each dividend and Director of Sales, on Sept. 10 Donald Williams as General Sales offices and directorships * have has who Doan, company Cuban Atlantic Sugar Co.—75-Cent Dividend— directors of , Mich.—Appointments—" Midland, appointment Ballman Mr; Mr, England. otherwise.—V. or , Development Division since 1943. required by. the laws of the United States, regulations issued thereunder, the Williams Mr debentures will be subject to blocking or with¬ on or National Chase $282,630; earned surplus, and Donald K. Ballrnan as Assistant General Sales Manager coupons, funds control may, the $308,424; surplus, Vice-President Doan. I. Leland The company has made arrangements whereby holders of deben*' tures who are not blocked nationals under the United States laws and to paid-in $87,788; par), announced is National Bank of the City of New York, 11 Broad St., 15, N. .Y.^has been designated by the Cuba Co, to make payment of interest to holders of said debentures. * • foreign payable, accrued payroll, etc., $375,894; accrued expenses, etc. (net), $157,922; convertible taxes, Dow Chemical Co., . after de¬ York governing ' other and total, $3,469,298.—V. 160, p. 1182. debenture debenture - • prio^ preferred stock (108,582 shares no par), $2,171,640/ 7% cumu¬ lative preferred stock (par $100), $85,000; common stock (87,788 shares said interest bv the deben¬ and paid to the Cuban Treas¬ withheld net 1915 market, whichever lower), $1,606,797; land, buildings, machinery, fac¬ tory equipment, store improvements, store fittings, factory alterations, Federal, payable on be the and $257,050 Assets—Cash, $364,514; U. S. Government securities at cost, $560,000; v receivable (less reserve), $471,547; merchandise (at cost or Liabilities—Accounts each Sheet, June 30, Balance Condensed $212,-351 $46,387 accounts of the Cuba debenture "bonds 1942 1943 1944 1945 $130,739 • 1V4 1 $400,746 after charges taxes 1% — & L. W. 1944 1945—8 Mos $3,573,215" $3,221,464 1945—Month—1944 $401,214 (W. L.) Douglas Shoe Co.- -Earnings— IV2 IV2 Co... ~ ///..;/. 6 Mos. End. June 30— 1% — 877. p. Net profit Co. Ltd.—Output in August Higher- Bullion output (val'd at) & Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs & 161, p. 2442. Period End. Aug. 31— 1% , Putnam Courts will capital 225,000 4 The Chase Compared 7,014 42,550 225,000 — 49,441 198,853 > Capital , Jan. regulations 9,882 41,490 $1)_— (par 97,445 $192,353 expenses taxes...".... income Capital stock 2V2 Co.—— Havden, Miller & Co.— Mitchum, Tally & Co. Cuban company, the $50,631 .... and other wages ■ , which have been stamped bv the company's agents to show that such debentures are bound by the plan of reorganization of the company, dated March 28, 1938, as changed and modified; and upon presentation of such de¬ bentures for stamping of appropriate notations thereon evidencing such payment on account of interest. > - * 30-——— 300,000 210,000 $725,560 _ Co.__^_— $2,469,956 2785: Balance Sheet, June 30, 1945 * The the as National registrar par for Citv Bs^k value. 100,000 of York New See shares offering of in V. has been securities aoDointec as co- Bank of The City of New York 4'/2% 162, cumulative p. 877. preferred " ; investments in United States Government accounts receivable—trade, $1,430,559; reim¬ bursable 'expenditures for facilities—United States Government, $?44,903; claims against the United States Government (for recent ter¬ mination), $11,799; inventories. $853,442; post-war refund of Federal Assets Cudahy Packing Co.—Co-transfer Agent— of for 1 General, excise and withholding taxes. Stock 5 $100 of 35,405' $1,534,717 / v payable—trade! Accrued , of minimum —. LiabilitiesNotes • 5 the The 5.80% but the Payments p. value 1 $2,049,811 nominal common 1,1905: 1945. of thereto the 450,683 38,100 / Total and Sept. equipment.—' Prepaid taxes, insurance and other items the holders Boyce Inc. original principal amount of $1,000 is $12.7312, bv The > 1944 1945 $802,041 Government securities S. $56,017 $0.45 $273,557 - —r._— sl\are ' the from new respective Stifel, Nicolaus & 8 Atlanta, vicinity $26,695 — profit Patents—at Purchased transfer agent and The Chase National the 169,626 $445,928 Cash in banks and on hand $11.9.928. the either by retirement preferred estimated to maximum of $5,475,445. in 238,389 —— tax against Balance under¬ of intends to applv such proceeds to the erection of plants for the manufacture of bottle caps, closures, and possibly other articles, in and income reserve Earn, per capital office holders ture holder presently company Ga., 2,825 $196,321 ; Cuba Co.-—Payment to Bondholders— the Amounts Sept. 26, 1945. proceeds 3.881 peacetime production " /Purpose—The 625,318 $694,317 — income Federal Provision for Federal entered 162, p. 1167. duction 463,710 shares of common stock are being offered by the company $40 $193,496 ... — before Transfer plain and r f ■ There is now available for payment as interest to holders of the 5.0-vear gold debentures, dated Jan. 1. 1905, the sum of $50,925, which the debenture holders' portion, of the net cash proceeds of sales of capital assets made by the company during the fiscal year ended . at income"———— manu¬ is . cumulative preferred stock are being offered by the company in exchange, on a sharc-for-share basis to holders of its $2.25 cumulative preferred stock. Such exchange offer will expire at 3 p. m., EWT, on Sept.. 24, 1945. ;t; ibr subscription Profit Percentage Co.— 6 225,000 shares of $2 $690,436 carbonated below subscribed 22,560 Co.ZZI & Mackubin. Legg York, 86,270 shares of common stock $818,815 Admin,,.selling, adv., service and gen. expense. and the both wliich jointly, not —.Q._ Inc. New of 1944 1945 $2,483,279 1,792,843 — profit Total income Co.; 5 debentures each named company.under shall as Co.^__.^ their standing beer generally, ^ " 8 sent share and the per . —— Miscellaneous compo¬ Can Crown Purchased $47.50 for the stock, and New total sealing underwriters 18 Vi Blodget. shares of $5 share of first preferred and preferred for each share now held. the exchange nlan will be sold to under¬ under ; i ; sales of Gross for underwriting group headed by Paine, Webber, Jackson. &,Curtis on Sept. 12 offered 50,000 shares of $2 cumu-: lative preferred stock and 22,560 shares of common stock of the company, The preferred stock was priced at A caps, 529,055 second changed preferred.—V, "162, ; bottle engaged now containers several Brothers Estabrook Co., ; 1945—11 Mos.—1944 - ' basis of two-thirds of the on one-third milk in the percentages set forth opposite their (The) Corp.—Proposed Stock Offering— the sales Cost such common . of of Net crown pired preferred holders 780. p. the common Lehman "—V. ■ ; include those of the A. S. Beck above sales 162, July 31— total, $3,469,298. has tiled with the SEC notice of its proposal to offer new first preferred stock and 176,552 shares of convertible into common.' The new stock will be. company Sales Up 30.6%— >1945—Month—1944 1945—8 Mos. 1944 $2,423,370 $1,854,884 $19,010,129 $19,268,698 ■ that the Is announced 9 Months Ended related Stone & Webster and $877,050 $10,855,635 $10,172,410 ' ' Crown Zellerbach to are for caps metal Curtis June offered and Hallgarten & Co Hornblower & Weeks... .7,. 1945—Month—1944 $1,000,270 162, p. 669. second bottle Hayden, Stone & Co Hemphill. Noyes & Co.. W. C. Langley & Co three-story building would be constructed and ready for by next June and that the present 2,500 employees would *.Period End. Aug. 31— 353,103 of a Sales— The Baltimore, Paine. Webber, Jackson Co., Crown Drug: Co.—August Sales Increased 14%— —V. metal Percentage To Y of of Underwriter— 150,000 Co.— & & kits (1) old stock, & 100,000 Inc. fee increased to 3,000.—V. , sale subscribed , said 31-*— Divco Corp.—Earnings— : and the'com¬ manufacture Stock million-dollar He the in , York, Inc., . severally of 200,000 Peter J. Dennerlein, Vice-President, has announced plans for a* expansion of the plant at. Springfield, Ohio, where the "American", "Collier's" and "Women's Home Companion" magazines are printeu. ■ ^ Co. ' 780. p. New discs agreement with have agreed, writers 100,000, — Yantis steel . & Crowell-Collier Publishing: Co.—Plans Expansion— ; . Shoe Corp.—August and of Wood E. — S. F. Newbold's Son & Uewburger & Hano_ in of the 225.000 shares of new preferred stock as are by holders of the company's old preferred stock, exchange offer; (2) 50.000 shares of new preferred sfock not subject to the exchange offer; (3) such of the 63,710 shares 200,000' ° Co. 100,000 250,000 — Seal and/or an not 150,000 Willis H. Wurts, —— "Dacro" caps, and Underwriters—-The • a- • Co. bottle sheets pursuant to . __— Woodard-Elwood Securities Co $1,447,222 Sepcialty company 100,000 & —— Co. 200,000 500,000 . ... Hashviile W. H. >250,000 White—— B. White-Phillips Inc...— 300,000 , v ^ Co., —— Y., be 669.. p. , , public offering of $3,500,000 of a used to retire $2,701,400 par value of $328,500 of 5% first mortgage serial bonds -with the balance also to be added to working —_—— It other Into 100,000 Cummins, & Sanford __ —V. The & Co.—— incorporated lithographed. ■ 5,500,000 Co._ Hattier White, Miller Moore, Leonard & ■::i Lynch 1 f & — Herbert 100,000 „ Co., Inc.———— • Inc. 150,000 Hutchinson Co.— H. 150,000 Arnold— & Wheelock 300,000 Morris Mather & Co metal Cork cans, ' E. A. Moran & 162, : , ., make to to chain of shoe stores.—V, machinery and equipment, and replacement, parts therefor, for the packaging of beer, carbonated. and other beverages, milk, food and other products, in glass and metal containers; and the manufacture and sa& of packers' sanitary cans, general line cans, fabricated beer cans, seamless beer 100,000 500,000 Inc Co., Weil , $1,743,419 company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Crown Cork .& Seal Corp., Crown Cork repair 300,000 — Weeden • 100,000 — share. proposed 5% of a subsidiary company, on bonating, mixing, qlosing and 150,000 200,000 Watkins, Morrow & Co. 150,000 , ; - Wachob-Bender Corp."H. C. Wainwright & *•' 100,000 Martin, Burns & Y Townsend, Dabney & TysonJ — 150,000 & Coe Donald N. Beckwith, Chand¬ and to provide additional working . Co. 300,000 ... $12.50 a the proceeds preferred stock and Sales beverages, screw and lug caps and various other kinds of closures for bottles,. Jars; and (containers generally and. milk, bottle caps, the majority of such caps and closures bearing litho¬ graphed decorations of stock character or as specifically ordered by purchasers; the manufacture and sale of agglomerate cork discs, rods, plugs >nd; sheets and rubber Jar rings, liners and mechanical ] rubber parts; the manufacture and sale of filling, crowning, car- ; of addition it is In Diamond caps- and -—— Thomas W. Brooklyn, stock will be held will reimburse the and B which A program V. capital.—V. 250,000 — — Western facture 150,000 Thomas E. 200,000 ">.// Loeb, Rhoades 200,000 was class financing and Truscon Laboratories, Period End, Aug. $2,345,173 of holders a caps, cork Crown consider 952,991 . 300,000 T, Co.— in of meeting to . • 982. p. Co., Inc.—Plans Refinancing— Raynolds debentures, 1,801,568 and other related products, and also filling and crowning and related machinery and equipment and certain production machinery. • 150,000 & Inc.—_ Co., 1,143,098 ,1,411,349 . 441,702 — and will give sched¬ box-cars are The for funds spent in the recent acquisition of value par \ $1,190,534 162, months six /It is: planned to: offer 40,437 shares of class A stock to the stock¬ holders, with any unsold balance to be offered publicly by an under¬ writing group headed by Shields & Co. Thereafter a 2V2-for-l split-up of the class A shares will become effective, the new shares to have a other crown sition ' ? and ing Co., Inc.—__ Yeatman & Supiee, 1,332,273 2,276,460 . Business—Company engaged bottle The & Co.— & 715,098 by the company as formed by such consolidation. In December, 1927, company purchased all of the business, property and assets (subject to the liabilities) of Crown Cork & Seal Co. of Baltimore City (Md.), established in 1892, and engaged in manufactur¬ 100,000 100,000 u Stokes $4,451,781 ) used principally for the sealing of carbonated, beverages, and composition cork discs, rods, blocks and cork-coated fabric materials, and of N. Y. Improved Patents Corp., its assets consisting mainly of patents relating to the business pro¬ 100,000 Stroud been cereal 200,000 Walter 644 700 . and n>etal 300,000 150,000 Kean, Taylor ioo.uoO Co.— & 250,000 Inc.—. Johnston, Lemon & Co. Howard D. Jones & Co. . , tax posed to be carried Co.— & Co.I & $4,297,866 19, had 100,000 200,000 • Inc.—— Co., 200,000 _ 217,204 Y. Stifel, Nicolaus & < - ... 92,108 „ Inc., which 2,750,000 Agee & Leach- Sterne, 150,000 _ Investment Corp. of tax profits . capital. 1942 1927, by a consolidation of New Process Cork Co., Improved Patents Corp. Through such consolidation pany succeeded to all of the assets of New Process Cork Co., & Showers Simon M. Dec. N. & Starkweather $6,153,906 adjustments " i 100,000 Hutton * & Scott 100,000 < Co., —v-— Hirsch 32. <■ & $2,992,034 charges conting.. & History # . 3,000,000 Inc.—— Horner 281,619 4 ler <te Cq. Years- 1943 ; & special Oct. company Calendar 1944 117,190 Net income, i 5,500,000 Mason, Inc.— & Stringfellow— SeasongOod & Mayer— 7 Sheridan, Bogan Co— 200,000 Hill Richards & Co J. Scott, 1,000,000 Bruce & Co Sons & Co. Hutton Pomeroy, 200,000 „— Hayden, Stone Heller, income excess post-war ■ 100,000 r : / : * ——_—^ 5,500,000 Schoellkopf, A Operations Federal —_ "./.V. Devoc of (net)— new the uled for delivery in January,—V. * & Bros. Hutzler 750,000 from Colo.," has Denver, three from J : , amort. R,eserve» for Company Salomon 100,000 Fed. 400,000 100,000. — & Russ & — 1/ at purchase 'Delivery of the diesels is expected within the railroad a total of 15 such locomotives, $34,185,645 $62,842,150 $53,506,813 $45,044,119 4,008,618 8.320,421 6,606,966 6,474 732 V 899,394 1,884,896 2,216,992 1.805,747 interest & : taxes. Federal 500,000 Rothschild F. June Court to locomotives $1,920,000. : 1 Inc. L. all before "Special Co;-—--Rogers'& Co. Rollins H. **•:.- Son 100,000 Carter Co. E. 100,000 Harper & Co sales—— assets 150,000/ Humphrey Hartley Co., Inc "VVm. I 500,000 > fixed , and Robinson- The 200,000 f Lee Rice F. v?' $24,848,802 $42,840,413 $39,067,722 $39,291,230 9,336,843 {20,001,737 14,439,091 5,752,889 disposition on 4Qv>,000 Biter & Co. 2,500,000 Co.__ Hannahs, Ballin.& Harley, Haydon & net after Loss 200,000 Co. 125,000 Total Depreciation Profit Gardner- dc the ' sales.. 7 material 100,000 Daniel 1,250,000 War ,7 Reynolds & Co authorized the trustees of 5,400-h.p.. diesel-electric four-unit EleqtroLMotive division of General Motors Corp. at an approximate cbst or $r,590,000 and 500 ligntweight box-cars from Pressed Steel Car Co. at approximate cost of Federal road freight machine proceeds, 300,000 - Reinnoidt due June 30,'45 Commercial sales & Co., Inc.- 100,000 of The ; . Profit Inc.——— 500,000 Greenman & Cook, Inc. additional of application and Effect to Present Financing '• ' Authorized Outstanding ' debs., .... IcOjOoO Pierce Francisco, working capital. as 6 Mos. End. Co., Co San Denver & Rio Grande Western RR.—New Equip.— , the $16,000,000 $16,000,000 . ' stock (no par)—_—^ 275,000 shs. 275,000 shs. (no par)— 650,000 shs. 603,895 shs. pfd. Net sales: Ranson-Davidson Co., J '1 fund stock 200,000 Rauscher, of procurement on 150,000 —u- of procurement After such . will be used Results ' . & the to «.——^ ■ cumul. $2 100,000: & Putnam & Tne 100,000 ,'V'V"" ,if' '' Inc . lu Quail 1,000,000 —_ Pollock and vicinity the the for Baltimore. ; 200,000 3,250,u00 Inc. 100,000 sinking Common - Co., F. . 300,000 — > 100,000 Co & - E. Wm. in in Capitalization Giving •. , 1960 , Schmertz & Phillips, 100,000 750,000 The First Cleveland Corp. Fitzgerald & Co Fenn acquired), plant $1,250,000 lacilities balance remaining 3 Vo % Inc.-— Cnristensen, Phe.ps, Co. tne Writer & Peters, - of •'Title of Class— 150,000, & been ' 200.000 100,000 Winslow, Inc.— Cnapman & Co.;—* 250,000 & West approximately sncp • & 1— Co.,. Inc.-——^ cz Perrin, construction ft 1—a Paul ■ A 250,000 • ■//> \ & Inc having purposes the 150,000 Co._ Copeland Kendall, , —1—, Exnieios Northwest Co. .. Farwch, Ferris \ 5,500,000 Park-Sbaughnessy . 125,000 A. Co., inc Co., & CO.. Patterson, & Co. Clement Alden 200,000 * - 100,000 lbo.OoO 2 uougias—___ 1. 200,OuO & Otis 100,000 jvi. Co.— Inc. Co Francis. & O'Neal, 750,000 Dooliitle. Schoellkopf John D'Gara Co.—L— such jsuop lacilities in Baltimore, Md. • Company- pres.- ■? ently "contemplates the expenditure of approximately $1,000,000 for the construction of the plant in Atlanta; approximately $1,750,000 for ; 500,000 Ohio Tne Co., Inc.— Dittmar Co.— 1279 A 100,000 t' additional machine, & Alfred , 1 • , >■ Newton M. E. .600,000 • ., New-burger,. Lqeb & Co. ^ . CHRONICLE . stock., Cash, $904,223; $4,000,030; tinnw fivpri oKsets (after reserve for afnortiKta- THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1280 tories, $517,070; $361,987; prepaid insurance, sundry total, $7,851,50b. Liabilities—Trade accounts and sundry accrued expenses,, $479,246; accrued wattes $169,108; payable to United States Government, $206,243; payable to Associates Investment Co., $2,911; Federal income tax depreciation, $512,511), and tion rental etc., $34,602; deposits, 952; and deposits for war for Federal income taxes and 1944 and reserve cost, $131,722; deferred charges, Liabilities—Accounts and income on 1945 renegotiation, payable, taxes, Investments in equipment (after assets, $85,342; and plant $38,967; Operating $964,339; surplus, $385,173; earned , /*. Other Engineers Public Service Co. (Inc.) (& Subs.)—Earns. Co.—Earnings— East Missouri Power Net taxes 70,458 283,496 Amort, Fed, 160, 4,513 4,528 18,442 14,700 13,000 63,950 59,750 $6,609,231 of 495,877 $13,627 $56,663 ;/ $55,869 186 •;W/ 517 \ ; 73,915 73,915 886,978 $13,814 $56,386 $57,401 2,077 8,721 1,266,114 13,963,760 573,438 5,505,724 5.044,726 income, Interest Net net Z)r6,422 amortization & corporation's New Vork-Washington service-was stepped .up.on with the inauguration of four new daily round-trip flights announced by Capt. tudie Eickenbacker, President and General Manager, who added that all four trips would be non-stop between 396,618 4.318,172 $672,527 $793,058 $9,222,720 254.387 573,249 583,363 27,799,361 26,891,932 1,971,141 3,442,094 8.607,434 13,028,065 3,779,836 3,444,114 19,191,927 13,863,867 Dr23,310 Dr22,624 Dr496,C00 Crl88,008 3,756,526 3,421,490 18,695,927s 14,051,875 public to mi¬ 505,216 1,436,079 3,808,347 nority interests: Net equity of corpo♦ ration in income of 173,218 53,866 670,721 3,078,092 1,931,545 14,216,859 7,867,703 3,078,092 1,931,545 14,216,859 7,867,703 4,020 %// 2,408 14,125 5,643 3,082,112 1,933,953 14.230.984 7,873,346 88,430 1,442,124 $881,488 $10,664,844 2,176,722 Balance 662,564 $8,412,607 $815,380 requirements Balance/' ■:****.**--—-—-il**,.**.**,.**^.. Amount applicable to minority Interests] Earnings from subs., incl. substantial $8,488,122 11,562 9,123 Revenue above: against 19,333 49.999 107,800 145,598 and $6,485,550 558.865 473,672 "I_I*~—I sources Interest taxes pfd. on Balance for otuiiia stock ui of pa-rexit parent $8,093,268 Subsidiaries— $890,919 $11,735,959 $11,382,886 $919,202 539,566 138,618 6,874,795 618,087 1,844,477 $160,002 $2,398,598 25,236 315,500 $2,377,629 303,371 61,800 $185,239 63,260 $2,714,098 731,390 $2,681,000 759,100 $128,560 $121,979 $1,982,708 $5,974,176 $3.13 37,002 440,887 485,731 deductions— 2,752 38,207 2,860 16,928 43,839 taxes) Income • (net) income Non-oper. V*/,', $164,77-7 25,582 . , Balance accruals—* Retire. ;res. 1 .. 12 Months Total Bal. incmoe Gross & Interest Miscell. — 1 .... income Other ■ Balance $1,524,892 $1,414,078 77,652 77,652 81,447,240 19,924 . — Balance $1,425,764 Total and taxes Balance available —-V.' 162. for dlvs. * 670. p. 232,368 $1,631,022 $1,548,870 156,693 - interest $1,316,502' 205,258 — _ Expenses, $1,316,502 $1,425,764 Applicable to E. U. A... : Eastern Utility Associates— of sub. applic. to E. U. A., as above Non-subsidiary income. Earns, 140,360 ... I surplus...... - . . , $1,408,509 $1,474,328 ' Ebasco Services Inc.—Weekly Input— For the week ended Sept, 6, 1945, the system inputs of client operating companies of Ebasco .Services,. Inc., which are subsidiaries of American Power & Light Co., Electric Power & Light Corp., and National & Power Light the corresponding week during 1944. were as follows, in thousands of kilowatt-hours; Co., compared as with —Decrease— , Operating Subs, of— Power & Light Electric & Power National 1944 167,047 173,934 6,887 4.0 Corp. Light & Power 88.497 93,844 5,347 5.7 13,710 13.9 Light Co. 85,109 appearing in both periods.—V. 162, Amount 98,819 The above figures do not include the system not Pet. 1945 Co. American inputs of companies any , Other $5,728,792 ........ Period End. Stores, Inc.—August Sales— Aug, 31-r, 1945—Month—1944 Sales —V. $4,269,912 162, dividends and $3,460,710 of for stock common 2,232,968 $3,050,835 $1,227,474 $1.60 Sell,, admin, and all to be 1945 1944 and surplus— stockholders. carried until out the Section 11 gen. & Total Int., for profit Net and Paso One Electric other small part stockholders of cont, at June Engineers equitable $100 but rights will R. as a El Paso common dividend requests the vertising Since 50% first Day $505,C38 18,335 24,376 262,325 Fart $217,117 $218,337 907,043 850,059 ,1 815,057 $1,067,176 $1,033,394 131,001 131,001 imating annual to in stock partial facilities perm.t. cap. 41*64,339 — stock— % $936,175 $902,393 $0.83 months sales, and of has time, and tube was derived from maintenance of of war the the five each liquidation. Commission, to the stockholders common stock of common presently paying 80 cents dividends be of find The electrical ad¬ curta'led All by plants than more are -now 50% and reconverting per new share new is Engineers will effective limitation Consolidated deposits 40% Balance and of Sheet, cash SmntT -receivable, trade at(after and f 8lfnVeS7 cost i on on production June 30, $23,048), United States $1,580,127; $189,887; ac¬ inven¬ . . / . of $103,109; preferred stock and for $1,479 shares which cash of • is 162, 983. p. special in cash de¬ , Guaranty Trust Co. of New York has been appointed transfer New York for the new common stock of this corporation, in on the New York Curb and Chicago Stock Exchanges. 162, 670. p. Creamery Co. posed Acquisition— - (Del.), Omaha, Neb.—Pro¬ ,v " See 162, p. 1168. Imperial Ice Cream Co. below.—V. Family Finance Corp. (& Subs.) ■ Earnings— receive the on Gross common bank other Vepco operating income, $1,041,549 El Paso at annual an so that, based on present stocks of these two companies loan and liabilities common to approximately $1.50 will corporate have stock been remaining stockholders common this use $992,489 $4,077,985 $3,973,338 663,159 648.087 2,455,057 2.400,533 $360,112 $344,402 $1,622,929 7,740 $1,572,805 $344,402 $1,630,668 $1,583,620 rate Net income from oper. which Other income expense paid will or for until in 'full then be or retirement the bank provided distributed 7,740 — Engineers will loan Income Life Assurance Net Divs. 93.433 Thomas I. cn Parkinson, Sept. 8 that Samuel Agency Boldt President announced Vice-President A. in 10,816 that of Divs. pfd., on series The Equitable R. Boldt Department series Divs. on common named Second named Policv Claims, Vice-President 438,262 $744,691 $675,802 130.553 Department 32.638 130,553 9,375 9,375 37,500 37,500 99,180 99,180 396,720 421,515 $42,859 $179,918 $86,234 ' ■ $67,769 r Balance on hand and in Sheet, bank, June 30, 1945 $1,767,834; notes receivable $12,915,105; United States Government securities, (investment certificates), contra, $3,789,389; other assets, $9,837; furniture and fixtures (depreciated value), $167,581; deferred charges, $96,211; total, $19,645,958. (chattel $900,000; mortgage), notes receivable was formerly Superintendent of the Group Insurance Department. Mr. Burgess was Manager of the Jacksonville offices of The Equitable Society.—V. 162. p. 445, ";v Edward 469.556 32,638 stock surplus Assets—Cash Assurance been . 494,127 B — S.—Two Life had of : $184,053 A I——— Pfd., on Consolidated Joseph v $208,962 income Balance charge of the Burgess has been 391,850 77,416 ~ 82,934 65,456 taxes stock to with 162, p. 983. Society of the U. $367,851 — charges Income and The rata merged be income the of for. pro Gross stock Equitable the 88,084 expenses New Vice-Presidents Named— Mr. 83,963 $1,023,270 — Operating rates, share of Engineers per income The plan is subject to SEC authorization.—V. Second $4,061,421 20,502 col¬ Net oper. income, Virginia, Society, $4,161,948 Interest-instalment ctfs. lected and $1,012,991 18,278 collected direct a 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1945—$ Mos.- -1944 Period End. June 30— Co.—Obituary— S. Evans, President, died at his home in Grosse Pointe Park. Mich., on Sept. 6, at the age of 66, after a brief illness.—V. 162, p. 781. •; Liabilities—Dividends, $3,600,000; employee 1945, $141,193; notes payable, $531,526; employee deposits for payable July 2, thrift accounts, savings bonds, $3,137; sinking fund payment, deben¬ ture bond due July 1, 1946, $100,000; accrued interest, debenture bond, $42,625; accrued taxes, $510,632; accrued salaries, officers and others, $13,443; miscellaneous accrued items, $743; 10-year 2%% debenture due July 1, 1951, $3,000,000; investment certificates issued, contra,. purchase of , debt, gold deben-payable, $15,193; $155,044,139; long-term 2030, $29,178,000; accounts (incl. 902 $212,458,729. stock, due series interest $7 total, distributed Evans Products 1945 hand, $430,866; of thf at ' accrued interest, reserve which, capacity. / in to Engineers and , special, cash deposits,! $610,280; Fairmont fair annual rate approx¬ an share, equivalent in ; subsidiaries, etc., $161,- is dealt —V. » it 5% which shares . that shares (973 stock), agent Vepco. common dividends at per $1 but in¬ produc¬ 1945 Eversharp, Inc.—Transfer Agent— stockholders of Engineers to pay them dividends in complete liquidation of their the event the Commission finds that some addi- ' common, lighting. been expected. is approx.mately Asset*—Demand counts Approximately 50% 1945 rentals, custom work are states: 30, advances, accrued in present stock $0.83 $0.72 to extend company's normal peace time business as conditions Governmental restrictions on the sign industry have been but t.ie continuing scarcity of certain materials and skilled n'nSi ftn present to immediately under the plan, are, in total equiva¬ approximately $1 per share of Engineers common stock. Vepco is presently paying dividends at an annual rate of $1 per share on its any and demand, $12,925,120: on cash investments, • U. S. Government obligations, dividends receivable, associate companies, $2,205,603; other 458,729.—V. to as Gulf is lent June Sheet securities banks, in com¬ shall be payable, for the automatic amendment of this provide for such additional payment, preserving to En* gineers, however, the right to apply for a review of any order providing for or requiring any additional payment. ere $668,818 amount so Engineers ... President, war reduct.ons removed, the 66,737 131,001 six from displays VE further to $438,301 217,500 35,000 $5,694,703 36,683 accrued taxes, $300,989; Power Securities Corp. col¬ lateral trust gold bonds called for redemption, including premium (cash in special cash deposits), $3,030; miscellaneous current liabilities, $34,553; reserve, $155,994; earned surplus, $27,116,550; total, $212,- 20,278 $452,952 299,000 M ——$1,923,627 cash posits), $432,674 24,588 I 105,000 temporary tures, time the 185,700 income accrued preferred to provides, 5,000 V on Liabilities—Capital which $1,095,341 on Owen, for the and issued be 262,002 shares. Harold come of plan share and per stock . tion common the of 2 share 36,683 i stock of one — ; 9,171 $78,074 9,171 — common Engineers to purchase one share of the reclassi¬ fied Gulf common per share of Engineers common, at $11.50 per share. The proceeds of this sale, together with treasury cash and bank borrowings of approximately $3,000,000 at l'/2% per annum, will be used to pay $100 per share to the preferred stock (the amount which Engineers' charter provides shall be paid to this class of stock in involuntary liquidation). After payment of the preferred, Engineers distribute 1,458,900 25,697% , - capital provides that proposed 30 taxes 723,216 of approximately- $40,000,000; Gulf having gross revs, of $18,000,000; and having gross revenues of $4,000,000. Power 189,242 surplus."11 for Fed, , 1,458,900 364,725 „—— discount 16,813 37.871 J $4,892; investment in subsidiary (not consolidated) reorganized by order of SEC, $30,218,881; deferred unamortized debt discount and expense. $3,102,806; reacquired and Electric 189,446 paid share per plan f charge, ' Virginia 3 provides for the final liquidation of Engineers or merger with' after its liabilities have been determined and provided for, at (est.) ■■ dividends ♦On the 553.092 deb.—— on $2,977,301 assets, required to be reclassified its common sto'ck (all owned by Engineers) Into 381,994 shares, one-fifth of the number of shares of Engineers common stock. mon 194,159 199,328 364,725 ' debt exp. current subsidiary This 4.972 21,340 34,516 debentures. on of $2,150,000; (all owned by Engineers) into 1,909,968 shares, the same number shares as Engineers common stock, and that El Paso will have of $8,123,931 3.407 19,897 interest $4,811; will stock 1943 $188,298 tax Total ♦Earns, Paso) plan Vepco $398,586 inc. consolidated Balance (El the the plan event, and also not ruled on the company's is expected to be sold before the end of the year. The plan is divided into three parts on which the Commis¬ sion will be asked to issue separate orders. Part 1 provides that Gulf States will have' reclassified its common approximating profit Cash Co. $659,503 10,942 — Balance any • subsidiaries: (Vepco) having gross revenues States Utilities Co. (Gulf States) 2,408 ( than other Assets—Investment 217,123 * 4,020 Co. Supreme ,V . of copies part of any 1945 in Court has $657,100 $2,528,670 _ 743,507; $627,543 sundry deductions,. Fed. Previous expected that mailed Dec., 31, 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $8,109,806 $2,971,658 14,125 5,643 1945—3 Mos.—1944 consol. a $622,119 expenses income disc, * three has not is and 1935 • . plan for divestment Section 11 of the Public to of after States case. pursuant Act - V % $587,851 sales.. income JProv. It until United Engineers matters Company whether ; income $370,728 renta.s 5,564,863 $0.64 stock common related Holding interest in Operating Other & 27,858 from 11,801,756 taxes Amort, $3,460,443 -2,119,092 and subs., taxes, Interest 267 . — share of per assets Utility tional Electrical Products Corp. of Calif. (& Subs.)—Earns.— profit 1,352,519 requirements applicable to respective periods Expenses $5,169,927 Company filed on Sept. 10, 1945 with the' SEC and 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $3,187,851 $34,311,944 $28,607,343 6 Months Ended June 30— 2,473,049 con- surplus income ——" surplus to $2,532,690 18,775 Fed. Net part Gross 35,000 <y. Vv; Total 239,463 215,166 $5,169,927 ——— dividends Earnings Part \ 983. p. 1,495,583 299,000 income 271,934 Prov. of Edison Bros. 1,521,280 5,000 $3,934,115 from 24,126 —i. for Preferred will 1168. p. 373,896 Period End. June 30— Inc. —— ... *_*_—_ Balance El and ' 373,896 on unearned. or 262,803 taxes Interest' • minority interest... to 723,216 Comparative Income Statement (Corporation Only) * Divestment Plan Filed With SEC— Balance. Applicable 553,092 : $1,336,426 21,476 $80,911 $88,805 ** 37,871 194,159 105,000 taxes ♦Full dividend Other deductions (B. V. G. & E. Co.) Fed. carried earned 1944 taxes...——.... Balance Pfd. div. 34,516 deduct— etc., sol., earned Other •> 21.340 4,972 99,328 for 1945 Ending July 31— revenues Federal 16.813 3,407 — $3,778,909 • $190,360 * — y 1C.942 19,897 * taxes Prov, taxes Expenses ——— revenues..- oper, than other taxes, Interest, $1.63 Federal in 22,090 inc. (incl. 548,458 53,260 161,597 — income $1.98 $2,37 $1,921,900 amortization and Comparitive Income Statement (Parent Company Only) 6,647,453 510,939 1,846,864 • — Maintenance Corp.— income Other resulting from amortization of emergency facilities under the Internal Revenue Code, which facilities are expected to be employed throughout their normal life and not to replace facilities. tBefore giving effect to reduction in Federal income taxes resulting from amortization of emergency facilities. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1945—Month—1944 1945—12 Mos. —1944 revenues stock common ' 335,974 (as Total 2,232,968 Earnings per share of common stock tEarmngs per share of common stock—..— Eastern Utilities Associates Net Other $6,011,878 2,119,092 company company surplus— ♦Reduction Operating Operation Light corp. Income were Period End. July 31— & Power equity of 5,848,198 , 72,390 $8,652,133 other — Dividends was up an 1945, consolidated above t declared.— 48.440 w miles flown in August, 1945, were 43,067,000 as increase of 83%. Revenue plane miles flown 2,460,916 as against 1,576,612, an increase passenger August, Taxes deductions as Net _ 23,486,883, against for — Expenses for the month. 62% dividends $6,217,064 to applic. subs, ..." Revenue passengers carried in August, 1945, totaled 84,000 as 44,000 for August, 1944, a 93% increase. Passenger revenue from reserve dlvs. Portion $6,226,086 1 Expenses, — Total Fed. ' Total announced and General Manager. > . public, and to franchise 2,185,980 $8,476,560 Preferred to — Electric Earnings from Eddie Eickenbacker, President Captain by 264.290 - deductions ♦Pfd. 84,000 Passengers in August— 12 interest Net $7,750,103 142,853 dividend Interest Sept. 228,750 26,308,569 Federal in Balance corporation now has a total of 23 dally passenger flights between New York, as well as lour cargo flights. The new flights were made possible by the reconversion and placing in service of Army planes recently acquired by Eastern Air Lines ana reconverted into commercial DC-3s as part of its expansion program.- -Operating figures for the month of August, 1945, show over the same figures for August, 1944, it was 345.000 27,226,112 6,886,208 4.057,318 taxes Preferred The on 86,250 6,631.821 5,750,977 Washington and increases 21.073,255 26,537,319 86,250 income 1 Gross 126,827 Dr81,097 18.218 296,069 income income 15 Carried 20,064,771 27.571,112 $1,189,676 $13,540,892 $11,807,421 $968,595 — ♦Reduction Inc.—Increases Service— was < 4,974,356 6,718,071 Other Income .(net)-**-.' $1,171,458 $13,621,989 $11,680,794 $975,017 revenues*— The Sept. it 4,728,242 5,486,687 Transfers Eastern Air Lines, 3,036,322 & approp. Rent for lease of plants etc., yli; fv%>:, 1 Cr544,356 — 13,159,511 412,415 oper. Other $48,722 $47,665 $11,737 taxes depreciation 8,678 $11,409 Fed. deplet. res. 461,558 954,639 Balance —; 4,740,193 5,344,683 7,392,619 20,923,728 11,689,136 years' prior for • (excl. taxes Net $13,491 : . 419,235 2,843,704 Property retirement and 24,569,102 4,281,990 5,200,784 26,978,648 4,545,981 737 2,082 ; —1— Other of plant acquis. Income taxes reduction) $13,404 2,609,194 6,041,842 135,335,017 47,718,960 8,759,500 21,981,735 12,057,715 2,061,734 5,572,937 .... adjustments 2785. p. Maintenance 18,305 87 income .... .** 2.209.343 2,985,221 income on $71,041,974 $64,398,465 $5,275,632 2,097,111 373,143 389,192 revenues Depreciation _—— income Net —V, $101,615 60,771 other deducts.-. & Operation $413,913 279,194 income Gross Int. Operating $421,757 income- oper. Other Mos.—1944 $103,388 Operating revenues—. Operating expenses-.-* Taxes, other than Fed. inc. & exc. profits- V Fed. income and excess profits 1945—12 1945—3 Mos.—1944 Feriod End. June 30— 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1945—Month—1944 12.361,950 — Charges in lieu of taxes ' Period End. July 31— 32,657.144 141,994,607/ 11,513,298 49,067,808 income on , $ taxes prov. $ 33,899.535 taxes Adjust, 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $ $ 1945—3 Mos.—1944 revenues Maintenance Federal (& Subs.)—Earnings— Light Corp. & Operation taxes, $185,700; reserves for losses on signs and general $224,303; deferred Income, $20,792; capital stock (par $4), $1,048,008; capital surplus, total, $3,316,819.—V. 160, p. 983. Power Subsidiaries— $3,316,819. total, payroll deductions for bond $326,445; Federal taxes $97,154; adcrued $64,904; Electric Period End. June 30— patents, unamor¬ (est.), contingencies, $2,713,929; reserve for other taxes, $282,617; reserve ^ post-war con¬ version, contingencies, etc.. $675,000; common «toCk < $100 par 500,000; capital surplus. $1,000,000; earned surplus, $725,560, total, $7,851,566.—-V. 160, p. 1079. ■ other property, amortization and depreciation), $341,147; $1,690; purchases employees from withheld tized investments and equipment, reserves lor - Monday, September 17, 1945 war $3,789,389; reserve for contingencies, $46,728; preferred stock, series A, Volume • Number 4421 162 THE COMMERCIAL' & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE $1,740,710; preferred stock, series B, $500,000; common stock, $909,149; capital surplus;" $2,896,006; "earned- surplus, $l,820,675;y total, $19,645.958.—v. 161, '7; 2332. p. •' '7 Dairies, Inc., over i 9,312 to 3% of 4% and debentures New England Mutual Life Florida National Bank, maturing Insurance the and 'Franklin Stores $1,215,706 741,795 while —shares-.of The Co., $250,000 Sale —162, 107,105 - * 169,865 1945—Month—1944 : stock share of , •-held -1_" $1,891,684 .-$1,783,629 671 p. $3,617,222. I': ■ Non-oper. : revenues oper. income ' (net) Balance- $11,518 * f $199,752 $9,299 • 493 2,095 •; 7 $211,689 27.094.7 riv . : Garlock Packing Co. 9,398 V6 $221,088 6,333 76,000 76,000 $5,061. $5,678 $150,847 $145,088 69 2,319 2.491 $11,395 . . accruals reserve Gross income Interest charges 66 — Net income Dividends —V. declared 162. 670. p. $148,528 v $5,608, $4,095 — — - a Capt. W. G. the The • at for Prov. 105,889 Dividends Finch has from returned the company.—V. naval 158, service and Shares will (Parent Income v Interest received earned and other 1944 earnings 29,857 v earnings Operating provision — for $1,317,684 95,100 sales Net —V. of — t . U. 14,974- S. Canada $578,061 S. and U, 110,000 and Canadian refund S. Government taxes, etc., $39,082; and taxes, $335,071; bank $1; Florida PubHe Utilities Cp^-Earnings— (at 12 Months Ended June 30— Operating revenues Other income • / property 1945 ' 1944 3 capital 31, stock accrued shares (209,250 surplus, par), no for reserve $5,821,919; (net). will solid block a be used for. drilling covering six wells on acres 7,680 located f 81,324 $176,313 $180,678 '. ■> 25,765 ?:-/ —... income Income financing in the • townships of Gait and Baio-de-Gaspe, Sud, Province of Quebec. to the prospectus, the presence of petroleum springs or According . Drilling will be done Johnson, member? of 20,897 the $202,078 53,028 55,147 — deductions $149,050 $146,427 .... other and $201,575 — — the on the the basis of a report prepared by Russell V. American Association of Petroleum Geolo¬ Institute American oil possibility reaching claims. Mining of Canadian and. American in Metallurgical and profitable quantity Engineers which organizations, more income'. —V. 161, p. — 2659,,..". The at points the on for claims r See Fohs Oil Co.- -Earnings—. :; The 6 Months Ended June 30— Total 1545 operating income—i operating charges Total '/T944 n- - l $393,162 financed 45,933 $364,694 25,588 $439,095 $390,282 is 333,680 199,930 —.. $105,415 $190,352 ______ 76,861 76,861 $0.14 $0.25 The .plants ,. Total from other operations and Lancaster, income ——_—*. the Total income ...— deductions———^ income Profit .... for period... ..... Dividends —: Earnings Share.—.— per ■:c*"y:' K Assets— Cash in banks, Working demand on June enough trade—,.. Government Inventories ^ Total investments Total fixed Total other 268~262 (net.)—, 191,011 652,442 ; Total 677,108 1,687,411 1,649,934 assets—————. 22,932 28,149 $3,378,935 : $3,310,643 — .... .... Liabilities— Note payable bank to Accounts (due within Payroll $114,000 $75,000 76,185 accrued yeari.. :... 135,709 —— payable, 22,070 19,899 trade accrued Production Other 4,998 accrued Note payable to bank., Capital stock ($1 par).... Earned surplus ■■Total -V. 18,401 131,250 194,500 .... -768.607 ■— — 768,607 2,122,279 — - ,2,120,763 $3,378,935 ._i—v- 160, p. 35,558 14,771 \ 5,456 61,526 accrued taxes taxes $3,310,643 1079. Machinery Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings- period End. June 30— ;■ ■ i '■■ :* ■-.■■■■. ,■ Volume after of $ . contingencies per 426,676 —V. share 1 v ■. $ '•,.,.r-$ 161, p. lr<"' "■ ' 1 :'":v ' r . '/X/ •• 1 has Treasurer, " ■* ? : ■ 56,753,616 179,454,000 124,899,543 1,122,282 3*303,515 2,704,722 $1,31 $2.86 $4.94 $6.34 on • !r> operating Operating Electricity Financing Announced in Connection With Acquisition of Control of Texas Co. "Paul E. Reinhold, President, on 8ept. io announced the acquisition by this corporation of a substantial controlling interest in Southwest Dairy Products Co., which owns 100% of Dairyland, Inc., dairy products companies operating in Texas and Louisiana. Consolidated sales giving effect to this acquisition will be between $20,000,000 and $25,000,000 in 1945, according to Mr. Reinhold. The combined companies will have plants in 30 communities in 10 States. The Foremost company is acquiring the common stock of Southwest from certain large holders at $17.50 per share. The purchase has been 1945 purchased Provision resale for ♦Federal Other behalf of Mr. Reinhold explained, with the view of consolidating Dairy Products Co. with Foremost. It is expected that, on Southwest may give other stockholders an oppor¬ tunity to tender their shares at the same price of $17.50 per share. ' In line sections Foremost, with Foremost's will executive policy of having directors who represent Robert B. Holland, Chairman of the board of it serves, which Southwest, the become member a "committee Of the of Foremost board Dairies, of Inc. directors E. A. and 125,165 of the Southwest, will be made Chairman of its board of directors, while. Mr. Reinhold will become its President. No other changes are contemplated in the management or personnel of South¬ west Dairy Products Co. or Dairyland, Inc., Mr. Reinhold said. connection negotiated by with Allen & the Co., New Financing above-mentioned New York 993,842 635,159 taxes^-i,.— 14,930 — — income $3,965,323 155,726 $3,375,458 from Balance sub. income, 2,113,322 dollar tp the General Gas & $1,990,296 112,318 income $1,399,379 $1,876,912 272,700 506.555 $1,672,079 Fed. Government ' V* I limit *"• war-time our proiits in excess of this any : was fair that the amount of'profit change for three suewe^slve concluding General Motors' profit renegotiation. accepted for sales would be so without fair a manufacturers of every any were profit. But actually the majority retaining as believed much 30 as That's why I say I believe many persons will be surprised General Motors low profit figure of only 4.7 cents—V. 162, —V. revenues 162. $46,250 — Gross expenses 1,875,311 483 500 468,167 5,835,333 5,793,522 972,676 919,471 10,424,917 12,666,240 $694,492 $681,805 $8,398,224 $8,980,407 282,840 300,634 3,527,472 3,714,971 $381,170 $4,870,752 $5,265,436 taxes pfd. stocks__. 223,005 162, 223,0C5 2,676,064 2,676,064 $188,646 Balance —V. $49,381,640 $48,827,128 24,723,164 21,386,958 $411,651 for income on 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1,980,687 ___ amortization -'r J,y- $3,944,755 Income Divs. - $4,131,355 Interest & deductions. Net 1944 $1,638,580 1945—Month—1944 revenue Provision 1945 1169. p. Operating Deprec. & Jan. 1 to Aug. 31 $1,461,921 $95,617 , Georgia Power Co.—Earnings— Gross <at "the 1169. p. Operating Revenues— 10 Days End. Aug. 31 1945 1944 Operating war cents dollar as profit, $158,165 $2,194,688 $2,589,372 569. p. Brewing Co.—Earnings— 3 Mos. End. June 30-^Fed; before inc. 7 1945 taxes ■ "1942 1943 1944 » $289,974 $345,194 $224,351 116,500 98,250 90,850 75,575 $173,474 $146,944 $133,501 $112,081 etc taxes, Net 4-- in 7" $187,656 113,383 Electric Corp income Tthe ' definitely public opinion surveys indicated considerable confusion in regarding war-time profits. ■ : These surveys i"Seated majority of persons questioned felt that 10 cents from each of material ♦Profit $1,511,697 — * thinking the $4,103,618 1,863,760 cost- operating progress * < , 138.295 (net) income .. make Motors ,V- to was the Government to be the" basis as Goebel Gross Deductions during 'the than . General , Recent that 1,644,651 $3,219,732 income Operating 7,670 1,641,902 profits excess taxes Other profit Earnings per $2,383,468 taxes "Excluding reductions shown separately and further reductions re¬ to, and applied against, items not reflected in income, tResulting from deductions, in consolidated returns for interest and amortiza¬ tion charges on securities of direct and indirect parents (in process of reorganization under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act), which deductions will not be available after consummation of a plan of lated such of parents. ♦After share—— depreciation, $0.12 $0.11 ; but before Federal $0.10 Income taxes, ' etc. New Official Named—" from Total $0.08 7f, " 164,066 38,625 29,855 $707,884 112,318 113,383 $594,501 20,400 $743,434 from $613,217 income income Net Reduction in Balance, —V. Federal taxes___ income sprplus 162, p. 984. acquisition, which was investment bankers, Foremost W. Pritchard, America 161, p. of The being terms under offered to the SEC statement. The new postwar of the the '7.;,' issue, program a public final ■■ . . • new were series 3%% preferred made known Sept. 6 amendment • of to the stock is with the filing registration company's \ was first months, $297,608, six months , after as of depreciation, were compared to $412,937 1944.—V.161, p, '2660, formerly York, has President been the of elected Trust Co. Vice-Presidant Of and Co., to succeed Frank C, Bishop, Designed. { . (W. T.) Grant Co.—August Sales Off 6.2%— 1945—Month—1944 Transfer The Gray The :V ; 1 ■•'. par value 3%% /v;.-; New Financing.—See . $ appointed transfer cumulative preferred stock.— Stores, Inc.—New Name—Expansion—To Drug on ; 99,382,011 of New York has been Guaranty Trust Co. agent for $15,000,000 V. 162, p. 1170. $ 13,809,313 106,193,667 12,942,482 Agent—' 1945—8 Mos."—1944 $ $ Sales———— Weinberger Drug Stores, •. has registered with the SEC 20,000 preferred stock, which will be sold to company convertible price to be filed by amendment, shares ($50 par) the public at a Merrill, Turben & Co. is the principal underwriter. The its will plans to use $570,000 of the net proceeds tb rbtire note in that amount to the Cleveland Trust Co.. and company promissory t of which is to help finance the company's improvement and expansion, consists of 100,000 purpose of — which six 2660. Inc., below. Mills, Inc. New Goebel Brewing Period End. Aug. 31— Vote . New 3%% Preferred Offer to Common Stockholders at $100 per Share— General the 18,717 1 deductions taxes, $247,187 for 33,551 belowi shown net. first Goebel Brewing Co., Detroit.—New Official- $935,356 140,938 $723,034 reduction after of —V. $1,034,621 : — income other 1944 $835,352 / (exel, and and $926,639 19,705 taxes $497,608 net the 8,717 taxes Gross Total $998,617 •,! companies- 36,004 income for Treasurer of 1945 oper. expenses inc. Other sub. in earnings North (Parent Company) income General Fed. Invest, Gross Frederick Income of 12 Months Ended June 30— Income Other with Proposed return determined public 37,500 1,151.649 less , profit limitation policy was established before Congress passed Renegotiation Act and became effective as of Jan. 1, 1942. It was the 501,324 1,860,698 of Henry, President In 373,495 . depreciation——— utility plant acquisition adjustments income Federal 7,247,847" 1,330,370 1,913,843 ——, for of 1944 8,681,354 8% • GM's .• $17,935,950 $17,410,505 — —— made, Southwest to and objective our Georgia & Florida RR. v.* :■ period when payrolls were averaged 4.7 cents from each dollar of paid .to stockholders whose investments competitive market. a words; Period— <& Subs.)—Earnings— revenues——: expenses reorganization „ Inc.—New ''•••' 12 Months Ended June 30— Total Statement Dairies, of other profits ■- 873,071 162, p. 781. Foremost In 2659. • averaged ' a were employed, and General Motors' annual business. war profits 3.2 cents were this conditions elected a director to succeed p, 2218. been Balance $ 58,442,000 __ shares.. com. /:,■,: be the years war in average people many management of GM in 1942; made a ruling to limit the over-all rate of profits from its manufacturing operations in war-time to approxi¬ mately one-half the profit" margin, expressed as a percentage of sales, realized in the year of 1941: This applied to profits before provision for income, and excess profits taxes, but after all other charges, includ¬ ing reserve provisions. Profits in 1941 were realized largely under who also resigned from the board.—V. 161, tReduction net Net, profitaf ter Federal inc. & exc. prof, taxes Earnings 1 will in done, was as 1945—9 Mos:—1944 1944—3 Mos.—1944 ■ business expansion units rapidly shifted back to normal peacetime, prod¬ the company's products—the bag division and container output is nowhere near large requirements.—V. Freeman, three by the: corporation to 1941, a year in which com¬ . , . v maintained was business peace-time years. Period End, July 31— Net Food new heavy for General Gas & Electric Corp. Amort, Royalties a . • • only in this way can provide more' and better Jobs. out .Maintenance' % broader three Averaged 4.7 Cents We feel that war;is,not prosperity, but a national calamity requiring sacrifices by. all in the common interest. With this in mind, the 1,131 25,091 ..... .... J. Mr. Jacob, 178,372 securities ——. assets in The months satisfy to is the first undertaking. capital. « post-war,, since and and S. Saphier has been elected President to succeed W. P. Jacob/ recently resigned. The position of Chairman of the board has A. W. 243,560 —— is six per provided the facilities to make our jobs possible and 1.5 cents Were retained in the business for modernization and expansion of our plants General Bronze Corp.—New President, Etc.— 1944 $522,370 1,206 receivable, States : $540,599 — corrugated three step Is being for t)0©IV dlmill&tiCCl ■*-1'•,f 1945 " — 30 funds Accounts United Sheet, Balance of is working Demand • booked who Comparative trom Of years to 90 days, to cost about $4,000,000. Milwaukee, Wis., Greensboro; N." C., This Pa.- company Production ucts. Gross construction begin located ,in will.be $103 sales in was limitation invested for considered by will corporation $841,112 • 476,418 program Profit 984. p. fibre box plants within the next 60 $963,933 570,771 gross 162, what it much <as was profits preceding sales. was Gaylord Container Corp.—Plans Expansion-r Loss Account Profit and gas V. war-time of of General Motors' so i f also at • large, almost twice amount. incorporated Nov. 23, 1944, in Quebec. Its six and oil are owned free and clear of all encumbrances. company - predominated; profit twice as money dollar five indicates company's Net and company war-time profits limitation policy,, made resulted in holding the amount of profit 1942, one-half war-time than times 1, dollar every conditions This more 2Va voluntary Jan. of for petitive Offered—Public of¬ Seepages in the locality have been known for over a 100 years, although to date oil in commercial quantity has not been produced in the area. — any at the v Motors" as earned $209,total, 81,937 income Inc. by , miscellaneous $1,500,000; "631,761 ii? 90,465 98,339 > and Co., stock common redemption Dec. 1,1950, . in¬ 705,715 -- „ Dillon,-Read into to including - General 1945), $1,899,602; accrued 1948, earned forming continguous claims subject and thereafter. effective $11,635,380. $984,227 gists, Gross the convertible is President, (net), $1,062,305 accruals— reserve operating ; ' '': - deductions..: excess profits taxes revenue income and Utility - — - Operating Federal Retirement - of to up by is It In his current report to the company's employees, C. E. Wilson, in answering the question "How much profit has GM been making during the War?", said, in substance: 7 • cost), • "'Proceeds share per stock share. per General Motors Corp.- -War Profits fering of 1,500,000 shares of common stock (par $1) was made Sept. 13 by Tellier & Co.* at 60 cents a share. The stock is offered as a speculation. 1 ' - : ; > . v From Each Dollar— charges—taxes; total, Gaspe Oil Ventures, Ltd.—Stock $3,826,908 Mt-'. one stock common common).. common stock expires September 19th. not .subscribed for by common stockholders will be 1169. V ' par). of The profits excess securities plant, $372,635; Dec. 250; capital surplus, $1,066,238; $11,635,380:—V.; 160, p. 1079. $4,157,707 $104 p. 1945 deferred $196,604; etc., due loans, $165,000; 3-for-i splitrUp of the basis neapoiis; L. F. Rothschild & Co., New York City; Smith; Barney & Co., York City; Union Securities Corp., New York City; Watling, Lerchen & Co., Detroit; Dean Witter & Co., San Francisco; Harold E. Wood & Co., St. Paul; Woodard-Elwood & Co., Minneapolis.—V. 162, $265,664; U. S. and Canada income renegotiation refunds (after deducting commissions, wages, ($100 the preferred stock for each 20 shares of preferred approximately payable, profits tax credits for 1944 and and stock on New . credit). Sheet, June 30, trade-marks, supplies, profits excess contingencies, 1945—3 Mos.—1944 $545,076 States post-war profits excess share per $2.39 $1,665,060; patents excess taxes, $1,058,499 $1,238,490 671.:>:-7 p. 209,250 $2.15 United for and advertising salaries ■ 1945—Month—1944 Sales 162, and Fishman Co., Inc.—August Sales- Period End. Aug. 31— y U. Canada surance, - , — V 456. p. (M. H.) V, of $3,624,951; . $1,043,525 profit on,, ————31,686 net securities;—< income 162. $1,206,804' —" 209,250 $1.90 par) Liabilities—Accounts operating, earnings,,— Recoveries less charge-offs, and 209,250 $2.21 C accounts receivable, $1,186,887; expense advances, $2,385; Inventories, $3,011,118; investments, $197,826; estimated post-war re¬ $1,138,625 110,880 Net - 209,250 $100 Kuhn, Loeb & Co., New York City; W. C. Langley & Co., New York City; Lee Higginson Corporation, New York City; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Penner & Beane, New York City; ParkShaughnessy <te Company, St. Paul; Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Min- 3,400 1,299,364 $1,711,468; 35,100 taxes— —— and expenses 313,875 " Consolidated Balance Assets—Cash, ■ $1,287,827 " $1,103,525 fund Gross 209,250 at t & Company, Inc., St/ Paul; $500,384 209,250 1,175,961 stock (no provision (after i 1945 affiliates.— from taxes Company Only) 6 Months Ended June 30— Dividends $450,368 . common tlncludes of Statement $399,584 To\ 3,000 125,000 ' Earnings per share First Bank Stock Corp.—Earnings— ■■ $463,423 tax ... outstanding 1347. p. 16,300 786,129 209,250 inc. paid $1,819,448 17,879 18,750 1,208,175 contingencies., .:: income V 26,591 ,,i 7 group of underwriters, in addition to. Dillon, Read & Co., Inc., consists of:. Allison-Williams Co., Minneapol.s; C. S. Ashmun Co., Minneapolis; Caldwell1 Phillips Co., St. Paul;. J. M. Dain & Company, Minneapolis; Frank & Belden, Inc., Minneapolis; Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City; Hempnill, Noyes & Co., New York city; Kalman •' $1,757,208 12,312.,. ... "'1 1942 $1,792,857 23,693 25,739 Fed. $1,733,515 $1,763,821 $1,294,041 " 5 26,468 . 18,750 for Net H. ——_r." V ' Sept; of underwriters headed group new share — 1943 $1,737,353 20,936 charges tProv. ; Presidency of income Gross Finch Telecommunications, Inc.—Presidency Assumed assume $1,273,105 oper.— ' 1944 to ,!■ time at $50 Subs.)—Earnings 1 1945 Interest $142,597 119,125 " from (& income credits— " Income " v profit Other ' Retire, Mos. End. June 30— Net $226,847 6,333 w u-* $12,011 ~ preferred being first offered for subscription to the Common recent ar? that sold • Net the new (after .the Shares : $3,319,324 „ cumulative, convertible are The offering to holders Of „ if 1945—2 Mos.—1944 1 ' 3%% shares new stockholders of. record Corp.—August Sales Up 6.i%— Period End. Aug. 31— 727.285 106,864 210,115 • 10,716 12,594 ; 13.762 — $2,000,000 > • Maintenance sell Georgia, . $1,258,769 52,702- 56,494 Taxes 1945—12 Mos, —1944 j, $87,531 $88,869 revenues of will 1945—Month—1944 Period End. July 31— Operating Operation Co. Foremost-preferred, stock and- 50.000 shares of its common be placed privately by Allen & Co.—V. 162, p. 1169, of Fall River Gas Works Co.—Earningsv will period of .15 year? a Trust ' 1281 use the additional balance retail drug for expansion stores or of chains, present stores and to acquire / 1282 J Greyhound Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings— End. June 30— - 1945 income Other income——. Gross deductions Income — for post-war extraordinary expense— .y Frov. taxes 2,411,928 15,154,177 353,102 State income —1 $5,963,835 $6,614,718 income subs, of 1.520.287 ; public by 'NsLL"oI ?orPp.C-'--° Standing 1,629,822 1J - 00,,Q(1 1,681,124 , ♦ . Feb. ♦ » Hearst Consolidated Total, 2,784 395 2,849,802 For Third "yS?. Agricultural Automobile -15 —.05 Building Chemical —— — Electrical equipment — ♦ ——- Fully Administered General Bond .04 .10 .04 .05 — .10 Industrial Machinery .07 Institutional Bond—.10 Investing v———: company —^1———— —_„——— .03 —-—- Merchandising Mining -- .03 .05 Priced Low —«*- ——_— , — — ___ — .04 .05 -04* .03 .04 .04 - .04 Operating Liabilities^-Notes pavable to .32 .42 .30 .22 .43 .29 .42 .55 .37 Int. & ,J' Net ' Balance ■ ■!■' —V. Six Months Ended May goods 121,117 19,145 36.859 Other income Total profit 66,156 $1,681,293 .y 24,325 $1,705,617 " * - ' plant was Dividends — $8,205,165 $2.02 $7,508,857 ♦$2.38 earned Earnings per •Based present on capitalization.—V. ». i*. Operating $57,279 revenues V 142,313 3,191 Maintenance 33,535 3.169 10,112 Taxes Ended June 30— Net Net 29,472 116,413 Earnings ,1 $114,760 666 9,677 5,854 $9,797 $124,437 $114,1^3 2,916 2,916 •35,000 45 46 565 $6,834 U Balance ' . Retire, accruals Interest charges Net declared $38,872 , At behalf of Notes 1* 1970 and 150,000 shares of series C cumulative preferred stock (rar $20) the^ latter °f which will be offered .to common stockholders r?J£e of «ne/ J?ri of Preferred for each 2V3 shares of common stock. ^Dillon. Read & Co., Inc., and Dean Witter & will willfiled by Co. be under¬ write the securities The coupon and dividend rates 7 amendment Part at a later date. proceeds will - the 1945, be applied . / to the redemption on Dec 1 of all but $200,000 of the $2,000,000 first mortgage 4% bonds' of » - Lighting & Power ■ able 31— (electric)^ revs, Earned y 81,936 ;jJ4,922 19,950 > 78,369 62,562 501,448 5,222 10.985,000 y $11,464,656 $12,895,404 • - " J & 131,756 7,068,428 1,601,817 7,033,391 1,691,189 103,333 108,333 1,300,000 1,300,000 548.924 424,117 3,842,136 4.021,8L 134,063 109,747 1,396,961 1.252,63 revenue $389,608 4,612 $381,457 1,784 $5,515,880 income, (net) $383,241 99,222 $5,558,280 -2,346.470 $4,112,73 1.194,33 $3,211,910 $2,918,39 replace, ap¬ res. 1 re- deferred as a of accelerated result & taxes— profits excess other taxes 250,00 250,000 properties of pse & maint. for Prov. for Fed. income All $19,649,51 " 607,696 pairs h. 1945—12 Mos—1944 $1,763,106 $20,975,222 renew. propriation Prov. ] Co.—Earnings— 118,294 deprec,, Amort., Net . oper. Other ^ • income income Net r 470,400 ■ $2,080,357 $2.22 Dividends 1943 J 210,000 $2,004,179 $2.14 petroleum products, $3,107,281 13.378 95,488 -J" * 311 deferred -—_— . $1.54 $2,998,999 ; 375,411 336,904 21,477,470 112,891 - $25,246,135 $24,926,264 "y accounts and ^ payable, •- accrued property, stock surplus Surplus: ■ - $1,156,352 $1,515,051 1,500,000 ^ 1'— ? 9,285,945 paid in— ' ... 47,500 V. ^ ■ for self-carried insurance—,—" 363,668 for contingencies — '• 98,180 1,500.000 9,285,945 47,500 other .taxes,—- obligations—^,,—, 161, p. 2447. 1,_—i. — —— I -■ 12,794,489 Vv.-;- $284,019 . applicable to pfd. stocks.. ■ 389,588 $2,822,322 .'.1. Balance • 356,10 $2,562,29 —V. 162. p. 673. Corp.—40-Cent Dividend— of 40 cents per share 0 the common stock, no usual quarterly dividend 0 62V2 cents per 6hare on the 57c cumulative preferred stock, par $5 both payable Sept. 28 to holders of record Sept. 14. Distributions 40 cents each were made on' the; common stock on March 31 an June 30 of this year, while in 1944 the following payments were mad March 31. June 15 and Sept. 30, 35 cents each; and Dec. 22, 45 cents. V. 162, p. 1171. " '• , * " ' . * ' ' v Houston Natural Gas directors have declared a dividend par value, and the Corp.—Securities Offered—Paul Davis & Co. and Union Securities Corp. on Sept. 13 o fered $6,000,000 3% sinking fund debentures, due Sept. 1960, at 101 and accrued interest. The same bankers a underwriting the exchange and public offering of a tot of 190,000 shares of $2.25 cumulative convertible pr ferred stock, at par ($50) per share and accrued div$. Houdaille-Hershey 1, 1960, a 1, 1946, sufficient to r Redeemable at option company at any time in whole or in part on at least 30 days' notie otherwise than for the sinking fund at 103 prior to Sept. 1, 194 and for the sinking fund at IOIV2 on March 1, 1946, with reductio in the redemption prices, in each case with accrued interest. Preferred. Stock-^The $2.25 cumulative convertible preferred shar are convertible, unless previously redeemed, into common shares the company at conversion price (taking the preferred shares at $ per share) of $25 per common share to and including Sept.. 1, 19 Debentures—The 37c.sinking entitled and 363;616 98.180 12.115.972 __$25,246,135 $24,926,264 — $313,154 „^ - $4.100.48f 12,24 '• . $1,447,18*1 21,695,483 y, 67.960 special funds & 81,066 deducts.. 42,500 • 10,681 , $394,220 income Gross $1,542,979 deferred .charges Appropriated Appropriated Unappropriated Total , : .ic 588,099 1 Maintenance tire and —T_ - 9,722,000 1945—Month—1944 $1,887,321 Operation ■ term Capital Capital —V. — 782. p. Houston $2,575,924 : $2,268,675 25,168 54.496 assets and income Long ——" ' 1 ... 162, Period End. July ■ ? 1,207,980 ' 887,622 supplies cos., Liabilities—' the tax.— due-bills outstanding—. fund income deben. outstanding— sinking Total $1,529,601 Total $8,000,000. to provide for debt War 155,192 83,009 443,^94 57c $2,257,995 - receivable capital Prepaid f' company, involying . approximately refunding and further plant expansion '* is proposed with the filing with the SEC, Sept. 11, of a registration statement covering $5,000,000 first mortgage bonds, series E, due on , and Net $78,649 ■54.054 Hawaiian Electric Co., Ltd.—Registers with SEC-^Financing f ■■■;' other in accounts —V. 162, p. 458. , . inventories of Invest, 533 and _— insurance retirement Advertising Balance Sheet • ,y. ; June 30, *45 Mar. 31,'45 receivable, U. S. Govt. - \ • y . ^ materials 35,000 66,339 income Dividends : collected taxes.. Federal 489,910 . or " Sundry accrued expenses Deposits and credit balances— Total debenture interest withheld 1,601,077 . ' 1,156,130 11,614 share,——- banks, accounts in '.-r 151,781 provision for current year tax, 118,189 37,135 20.579 Total ,. $2,564,310 —_ — securities, ' reserve the debentures i— taxes, rent and other exps, year Unemployment $3,625,204 1.485,702 taxes,— common per Assets— - 58,771 f$-H 745 ^43,050 .-U- '274,625 taxes. on $3ou,717 $431,157 ' ——1 Realty and Terminal Co, State and taxes accrued subscriptions Condensed Consolidated Cash $11,464,656 $12,895,404 —... Sundry Bond 3,238,721 1,617,816 " * York the 4,000 507,118 414,818 1—1. ; income Hercules for the from the British — income $108,328 $9,131 954 $9,365 ... (net) : of capital Federal $5,015,202 1,682,795 — Net Income ."——" 107,251 $7,357 income . . • 31,455 $10,319 revenues oper. Non-oper. $5,732,807 • —r— paid y -v 10,300 — dividends——.— for balance of for 7,517,406 4,742 10,300 ,— charges———————— earned Interest Res. production ceased. debts. Federal 406,969 • contracts—— payable rent 88,800 95,338 7,205,457 leasehold — New for Oper. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1945 1944 $654,004 - ^ deferred deficiency Due the small part used to manufacture DDT, earned and miscellaneous— y Est. — ———— of Est. .insurance f income— operating Bad 431,224 value Total — ... advertising The Interest 1945 . ■ 1344 $753,895 $358,689 120,000 i , J. ! 762,154 682,459 484,878 482,869 notes - —! Investments Net banks savings net receivable, book Total 1942 1943, when the British were with powder from plants nearer amort., surrendered and abandonments, etc. leaseholds Interest r Treasury States Trade nine months and produced of nitrocellulose and 143,000,000 double the amount originally -pre¬ deprec., Total, income • in and hand on —V. ' $691,870 $55,948 34,514 ■Operation Cash United Accounts T ' i June 30 Balance Sheet, * - operating income Costs, operating exp„ taxes (other than Fed. inc.) and gen, expense 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1945—Month—1944 Period End. July 31— :^ Assets— $409,864 Gross y' • Co.—Earnings— - • y ." . •<' Haverhill Gas Light ; 161, p. 879. ■- ■'•■-vs. Comparative Corporation.—V. 162, p. 1170. Plants Honolulu Oil Corp. Depl., 198,689 *198,689 ♦183,176. . ' 6,804,988 685,074 „ , part of the by the Defense surplus at May 31 common share— ; paid Balance : . $685,073 151,781 > $376,049 original plant was designed and operated by British Ministry of Supply and was later purchased $7,651,170 7,770,645 * .33,646 183,176 income tax— Federal , ■ - •' > The $8,489,791 284,626 of year— , $489,909 489,910 1~80~959 300,425 profit newly . $633,165 for taxes, ; ——' rent, etc. prov. of taxes, for ♦Loss. ... , facilities purchased have been used by Hercules to produce DDT, Well-known insecticide, for the armed forces. This unit will continue in operation for the time being. - .$846,182 income forces 500,000 274,625 ' operated for . two years, armed their 6 Months Total Net (N. J.) plant. plant, adjacent to its Parlin announcement further stated:- small A $719,146 — Provision Accounts • $1,218,119 805,998 - 243,050 Amortization 2557. 161, p. supply 859,436 Net profits for period— Earned surplus at beginning rent/ etc. for bal. $639,447$1,107,351 380,729 ' 5407.447 157,857 465,362 33,631 28,854 $327,225 $314,229 mated, 1,006,944 ;. Income, before Prov. acquired facilities will be utilized primarily to increase the production of cellulose acetate. Other cellulose derivatives, which along with cellulose acetate are manufactured at the Parlin plant, may also' be manufactured in the addition. New equipment must be installed since a different process will be carried on. Because of the uncertainty connected with the construc¬ tion work, no date for the beginning of operations can be approxi¬ 11,413,804 4,003,056 —— 307,150 % ■ Interest on the- debentures—— $205,688 204,176 fighting fronts. Except for the the plant has been idle since nitrocellulose $336,633 1944 inc. (after retirement credit) less post-war debt deduct, credit — — 182.039 —— profit The State taxes on Fed,: and for 3,759,010 .. $118,819, ^ $67,230 208,406 - . 308.819 $132,190 approximately 120,000,000 pounds pounds of nitric acid. This was dicted for the plant. Production was stopped. Dec. 8. $402,789 $1,664,232 61,858 —_ ——--- depletion & operating profit— Net J51.001 $1,726,090 j income ' — cellulose 10,948,397 4,255,199 expense— operations from Profit Other —_ expenses — accrued (est.)— Deprec. $16,867,828 $17,098,153 j — " ■ 126.861 $553,789, 1945 - • $5,2d4,279 $1,570,532 $1,728,731 int. on deben.._ Interest other than ; 1943 ?■.; Taxes (& Subs.)—Earnings— leased depts., less allowances— sold— general and admin, of Selling, Prov. and returns discounts, Cost 31— 4,510,004 323.172 326,224 . deduct, of rent, amortization and Inventories ^ 1944 1945 289,217 sales and income from Gross Co.—Earnings— $566,012 • The Hart Schaffner & Marx 1944 $6,403,708 852,516 credits, $527,- r 235,064 2,249,501 $418,133 $33,238 $37,182 1943 1945 $6,827,706 etc before interest Net $513,259 672. p. '"'.y-'y v . income expenses Income payable and taxes (net), 570. p. 30— from ore receipts sales to „„ 162, Operating Inc.—Purchases Gov't. Plant— £ This company on Sept. 5 announced the approval by the Reconstruc¬ tion Finance Corporation of Hercules" purchase of the B line nitro¬ 66,156 5,513 $160,900 4,772,750 30— other oper. Taxes*. insurance, Hercules Powder Co., $484,294 $33,751 *• 5,513 162, plan.—V. The $42,696 844,500 ( —— Net 301,750 $47,851 841,539 $102,618 ;• Waldorf-Astoria Corp.—Earnings— sales- and Gross >. Operating w 1,074,604 I — 12,0*49 $1,221,055 1,060,155 458. p. Hotel . 1,434,142 pfd. stock on 162. 6 Months Ended June ; taxes 3 Mos. End. June $4,179,044 $57,308 _1 income Dividends revenue —V. Co.—Earnings— Hecla Mining .20- $620,380 136,035 Net _ — Liabilities— 1945—12 Mos.—1944 9,100. $17,241 $23,129 Ended July 31— before come 88,270 14,612 140,975 rev, from Deductions r 1945 1944 $21,962,779 $19,548,533. 2,699,150 2,189,024 ♦Profit after taxes — 822,519 790,872 • Earnings per common share t , $0.95 $0.90. •Before provision for any contribution to company's retirement in¬ .33 y v«' $944,157 stock, $29,749,500; common earned surplus, $39,- surplus, $2,869,300; total, $115,772,800.—V. 160, p. 984. 6 Months Profit 135,868 deductions other $303,800; deferred cumulative participating Sales 295,000 income Gross y !, for contingencies, reserves (The) Hecht 24,000 taxes for Provision oper.'„ $210,015? 181.886 Prepayments -45' .40 2,135,703 bank. $1,500,000; accounts income and excess profits $20,000,000; capital 479,400; $4,485,225 $1,209,006 $158,216 circulation class A 17c 000; stock, $345,907 185.786 amortization 1,041,200 Federal other taxes, $2,173,200; deposits to secure „ accounts, etc., $1,071,900; other current liabilities, $810,600; notes payable to bank and others, maturities payable after one year, • $12,125,000; payable to affiliated company, $59,300; other liabilities $3,149,300; including $370,750 152,575 $929,703 14,454 Net 100,300 $1,9,54,500; 25,000 expenses deprec. and for Prov. ,r: —— $207,901 ^:7$155f92i^ 2,114- rev. . 1.918,112 ;?,?89 property, less reserves for depreciation, franchises, reference libraries, and good¬ charges. $329,600; other assets, $241,000; $82,478,700; deferred total, $115,772,800. \ —V. 1945—Month—1944 Period End. July 31— • 2,026, S 09* transp. $3,686,900 y $3,903,900 stock—' will, Gulf Power Co.- -Earnings— Gross. revenue • ' $3,177,118 320,449 transp. less reserves, $13,900; $13,935,300; circulation, press Net • • $2,956,612 $528,350 from 561,900 499.600 278,400 „ —————„—y. bonds, accruals, "I : * • 328,766 Rev, other than Net / Sheet, June 30, 104$ Assets—Cash, $5,354,600; U S. Tjreasufy savings notes, series C $nd accrued interest thereon, $105,900; notes and accounts receivable, net. $5,884,900; inventories, $3,786,200; post-office and other deposits, $33,900; postwar plant and equipment rehabilitation fund, $1,000,000; postwar refund of excess profits taxes, $2,529,500; investment in and advances to subsidiary not consolidated, $79,300; sundry stocks and .06 .y .10 -30, Railroad Bond .15 -20 .53. Railroad Equipment —— .04 u)8 t .24 Railroad Stocks — .07 .10 .28' Steel .06 JO ,25. .< •••■ • Tobacco — .04 .08 .17 Utilities — .06 '.10 .20 . ♦Regular dividends are from net investment income and extra divi¬ dends are from net realized profits.-—V. 161, p. 879. Petroleum . $484,693 J__ portation Operating expenses f " trans- from rev, ^ — - Transit Co., Ltd.—Earnings—Month—1944 - • -1945—6 Mos.r—1944 ' Honolulu Eapid ,Condensed Consolidated Balance .32 .15 .15 .15 .10 .20 .15 - .10 .15 .05 .15 .08 .15 —-10 .10 .10 .17 .20 .J, .10 • .15 „ .05 .03 .10 .08 .10 .06 .10 .11 19,227,800 of renegotiation result a Period End. June 30—y. 9,981.600 18,419,400 10,562,600 — L paid class A Dividends 1st 9 Mos. Total ,08 .r~ .05 —-———.07 .... Aviation Food *Extra .07 ——-— i borrowed money income Net J *. Total for Quarter ^Regular ' Class— , (incl, all property i equipment — paid on Securities, Inc.—Extra Dividends— The -following dividends on the various classes of shares of. this corporation have been declared payable Sept. 29. 1945, to shareholders • 12, 1945: - as Gross Publications, Inc.—Earnings— „ 1945 1944 —— $52,412,600 $50,324,900 i — — 18.157,300 17,357,800 services and Interest Group of record Sept. • will have, out¬ $200,000 series A 3'/a% bonds, due series E bonds; 100,000 shares purchased from others—Wearing out and obsolescence of buildings and Greyhound , Greyhound 1943 and $279,- • . $1,893,640 . . included a .. rates sub¬ Act. approximately applicable to the , f - taxes) Goods $0.77 $1.74 com. per revenues Salaries and wages paid Fed., State, and local taxes \ , Ended June 30— 6 Months t$2,2f5,120 2.784,353 2,792 075 ♦Includes equity ' shares of new series C stock, and 350,000 shares of common stock.—V. 160, p. 831. preferred shr.—- . y $1.52 $1.76 in net income applicable to Pennsylvania Lines, Inc., 50% of the voting stock of which is owned by Corp.: $296,137 in 1945, $320,140 in J.944, $347,977 in 620 in 1942. • •"' '\r • . .-rw ;Vl-. 'A' 7> /»..:! tAfter deducting post-war credit of $1,702,353 in 1945, in 1944 and $1,816,643 in 1943. ■ > , > 7The reported earnings for the first six months of 1942 provision for Federal income and'excess profits taxes at stantially in excess of those finally fixed by the 1942 Revenue Such provision at rates finally fixed would have been $1,386,000 less, which is equal to $0.37 per share, common stock of The Greyhound Corp.—V. 162, p. 353. . Earns, " 1964, and the $5,000,000 of new preferred stqck, series B. the 150,000 1, 57c of . 893-293 ' ... Giving effect to the forthcoming financing, company standing $10,200,000 first mortgage bonds comprising 47c bonds, due Dec, 1, -1958: $5,000,000 series D $4,984,895 $4,923,997 $4,443,548 —— r additipnal securities. of the issuance Vy applic. to stock consol., held y Net. inc. , , $9,917,730 expenditures estimated at Of the remainder of the $9,917,730 approximatley $2,500,000 has been «or should be obtained from depreciation and other .accruals,- consumers' con¬ tributions • and other realizations, undistributed , income or from the company's treasury, and the balance of approximately $4,200,000. from construction, for funds aCAann 2,376,700 16,872,060 398,348 income that the years for 564,900 —■—$25,650,158 $15,709,267 f 2,241,660 2.647,321 16,351,719 < 451,658 270,328 $6,605,121 $3,138,719 s 939,600 . $53,883,040 $26,261,826 taxes- ; tFedyexc. prof, taxes—. Net 737,326 ; income Net Federal will be $75,646,105 $74,746,021 47,297,257 44,135,463 . 4,047,916 3,593,339 Net oper/ revenue—. series B applied toward construction 1945, 1946 and 1947, mortgage wanlttMl $^,442,911 $®2,062,291 33,035,897 32,123,037 4,073,411 3,9 , $24,300,932 $27,017,219 $26,333,603 $15'®38,555 , 922,263 i 553,276 ' 341,956 221,403 $2^223.200 $27,570,495 $26,675,560 $16,209,958 > ; 602,333 - ,369,068 460,502 ,500,691 € Mos. Operating < revenues— Operating expense— depreciation corporation reports to The notes which were sory Corp.—1944 Profit Revised— the Securities and Exchange Commissi6a settlement with the Government the original net profit of $5,413,059 for the year ended Dec. 31, 1944/ has been reduced by $140,872, after adjustment for Federal excess profits tax. Of this amount recovered by the Government, $48,577 is to be paid in cash and $92,296 by reduction of the post-war refund of excess profits taxes.—V. 162, p. 570. ; * • ..... ;5 \ Hershey Chocolate and to payment of $3,000,000 1V2 % promis¬ issued to redeem the company's $3,000,000 first bonds on Sept. 1, 1945. The balance of the proceeds Dec, 1, 1958. series A. due 1945 Monday, September 17, FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & THE to a $150,000 share thereafter to and including Sept. 1, 19 rights terminate. Redeemable at the option whole or in part on at least 30 days' n at $30 per common when all conversion at any time in tice at $52.50 per share up the company per fund debentures, due Sept. sinking fund, beginning March of debentures semi-annually. to and including Sept. 1, 1950; at $51. share thereafter up to and thereafter, in each case share including Sept. 1, 1955, and at $60 p plus dividends. yolume 162 Listing—Company has { ;ferred shares ' the on Exchange and * THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Number 4421' application made York New for: the listing Exchange, Stock Detroit-Stock the the Exchange. the of Chicago - •■'■ pre- '• Paul 0. for provide retirement the ently outstanding shares of class A ditional of funds which will plants and equipment / ; !'v' A the net part of used be soon as cash of all of the 173,500 pres¬ A. C. (no-pari stock and to provide ad¬ the expansion and improvement labor and materials as proceeds from the of funds to will be redeem sale deposited in trust for this purpose. all the A stock outstanding class the be shares from $7,807,500, ' sale IDCO,'/the : the the of estimated stated, and redemption the Exchange Offer—Company offers the to holders of its .^referred shares, imd who «ons of ), the on cash in conditions. are "share a the to The and Lee may panied . :must V by be for $5 received each H. Rollins & Sons, 3 p.m. (EWTl -on Sept. 27, 1945:'•> Detroit Trust Co., Bankers fCo. and City National ;Bank & Trust Co./of Chicago. ; Giving Effect to Present Financing Capitalization V r • , 1';, "3% ? "$2.25 ,?■ * f . - , J: - 'Common shares f2,000,000 shs. (no.par... . - * / anteed ....... will / : be reduced to is $12,000,000; (which $6,000,000 19451, Sept. -24, on aggregate * and the Skinner Co., Ltd., £ substantially acquired all the capital stock Blflex of y"*ibe t . "f 7 company. -$838,437 on class .A shares. on class B '$1,752,870 1 216,878 > 196,250 shares.*..-; 785,000 "" ' „ - Goodwill charges _______ Liabilities—^ / L —_______ Accounts (convertible preference stock! of Muskegon Motor Pre-War Business—Company } t i of commencement the war was principally activities in the engaged, "prior manufacture of income, due May 1, ■and products for the automobile industry. Most important of these were bumpers, bumper and grille guards, shock absorbers, ignition locks, brake levers, air cleaners, steering spindles, fender skirts, piston pins, "t r' bearings and other miscellaneous parts and equipment for the automo¬ bile industry." - In addition, the company machined and heat treated camshafts and crankshafts, principally for manufacturers of internal combustion engines, and, to a lesser extent, manufactured products for Other industries, including evaporators and condensers for refrigerator <;/; units, and other precisionrmachined products, and engaged in the hydrogen welding of ferrous and non-ferrous, metals. Products sold 77 to automobile manufacturers were used for the most part as . original * j "equipment. - ——-r—r— Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Estimated Earnings net share per 2447. : . — . Rent for approximately 80% of its sales were ^companies in the field, approximately 15% made pany, fro. the to Net Business—The income bonds, 1945. Interest conversion all .of of its facilities. -- However, because of recent 1943 $0.92 $1.19 $1.46 1 $3,492,541 1942 $1.27 • will be paid on Oct, changes in the design of many H. l, 1945, on the 5% is Davis, for Oper., War.—V. adjustment due Oct. 1, Bank, New tl- for general expenses plants, and approximately, $2,750,000 ■existing plants. ture of In addition, between $1,000,000 for new equipment Tor other the company is considering the'expendi¬ and $2,000,000 to provide new 3,055,894 223,570 $431,456 %/. ,8,536 16,930 '$364,061 taxes on $451,385 223.529 taxes_^;_ for /Federal be under a long term lease. Any additional :funds over and above the net proceeds of the present financing which may be required for this program will be supplied from working capital. £ W. for one of its present plants or to equip, an additional plant, which may I') * purchased or occupied 7 On the .basis-of purchase orders for civilian products which the * 318,860 income. The to company be Jess done material uhable the '• has with com- to to no reason for believing that the volume of-business these customers in the post-war period will be .any its determine prices of ) Underwriters—The to • the offered ' • . the operations dollar volume than of formerly. these orders Company inasmuch the exchange to the is stock as shall not have common 13,571 — of no-par . „ . . common preierred . ;'•;.... ■: , , il945—^7 Mos.—-1944 $196,799 $ly.446,217 .200 11^124 1,400 $208*444 $196,599 115,724 $1*444,793 $1,380,568 868,322 776,818 128,217 r' ' 44,311 40,889 $35,866 income $39,936 .25/876 21,408 ,/ 350 358 318,053 336,871 $258,068 7 $266,529 , 156,538 167,390 7 673. p. -' 7 50 $1,381,968 1945 1944 $3,436,168 1943 1S42 $3,396,574 $3,184,922 $3,081,309 1,111,459 1,153,205 1,323,656 961,122 942,708 $1,131,910 . 1,130,062 1,118,764 $1,100,144 $1,164,721 504,875 504,875 973,888 $1,187,343 charges •■■7 504,875 by shares- held other for resale ^13,910;;-property, charges, v$38,504;: patents, . "' .;•/^ . . current or *^-/. V. dies, - assets, .any - . proper capital corporate (net), patterns, ■ $1,027,341; etc., $1; total,' '- , 52,700,000; .accounts payable, $299,199; -.accrued liabilities, $662,617; deferred liability, $41,925;. reserves for fosses, $113,224;/unearned -discount, $16,648; $2.25 cumu. preferred/.stock J30.000 .shares .no .par), $1,500,000; common stock 1172,435 shares no'par), $1,136,442;-earned surplus, $911,789; total, $7,381,843.—V. 161,'p. 2557. " . 10,255 71,704 $585,014 $588,142 ; 7 / de for the creation with the cooperation assistance Mexico—Mexico to Get New of electrical an of American outlined were manufacturing industry in and Westinghouse investors Sept. ,11 by Kuhn, Loeb.& Co., collaborating with the Mexican Government. and de v Mexico. Finaiiciera, Nacional the who Banco V,".' \ S. of A. Mexico, an agency of the Mexican .■ / •••• /" • • capital of $10,000,000 will be subscribed in approximately equal proportions in the United States and Mexico. Kuhn, "Lo<=b ft Co. will head the American investment ^banking group and Banco Nacional de Mexico will head the Mexican .group. Details of the financing will be with announced the This • will be and this -For in ;. first major investors Co.' Mexico which will from the industrial war stock issue to be- began and will be unique respects. - { <• a large, modern electrical manufacturing prepared by .the Westinghouse Electric.Inter¬ also provide training in Westinghouse plants been period foreign since designs for have of manufacturing and operating personnel of / '7 company. s. registration statement has lqeen filed Commission, probably in the next ■/"' ,./ significant country for certain new the as Exchange . important and 'Estimates national the American to establishment in soon and : several the as Securities days. offered $0.69 $115,340; other equipment plant and $546,541 Electrica five income the new company will have ekemption taxes, and certain import duties. ■ * years The .plant -will :be ;built near Mexico City at a cost of approximately $10,000/000 for the initial unit. Equipment and machinery, for the plant, including machine tools, furnaces, cranes, boilers and -electrical ■; installations will .be purchased '"The CL313 80,493 $582,180 for divs._ the neeessary .priorities inventories, '$1,371,388; 504,875 The share - m v,;,"V Consolidated Balance Sheet, June 30, 1945 purpose), •-;;; 100,288 new 13,571 states: Liabilities—'Notespayable^banks, * * r208 taxes been 51,307 /•/ '$0.70 share McMillan, .^President, $7,381,843. VT been taken - . Government./ $132,526 > 25*653 deferred firms named below have severally agreed to pur¬ (a) the .16,500 preferred shares not subject (b) such ,of the 173,500 preferred shares A $140,532 ; i_ The .preferred stock, series of 1936, was called for redemption on June -30, < 1945. Company sold 30,000 shares of $2.25-cumulative preferred stock with accompanying stock $208,652., pper._ 973;. ' . 1945—Month—1944 ___ rev. 'Assets—Cash on-.demand-deposit and-on hand, $321,386; U. S. Govt, securities,'.at /cost, -$3,300,000; notes .and accounts receivable, r$l,193,- as offer, .and of .class period . company holders . ' r|ot '"by such holders in exchange, .in the various amounts and percentages :set; forth below opposite their respective names; and /certain of the firms have severally agreed .to purchase from the company, debentures in the amounts set forth below opposite their respective names. JB. ■/ as yet been es"tablished, but they are believed to constitute s material portion Pf the ■company's present unfilled orders. ■» chase from ; over-all the products called for thereby have for dividends. dividends.--' warranty to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock at $18 per share at any time prior ;to May ,15, 1950.) The net proceeds from the sale of the $2.25 .preferred have been utilized to retire the preferred stock, series ,of :1936, :fO'. provide $500,000 for expansion of manufacturing facilities .and for increase in working capital. * -. / tc ;pany has already received from its three .principal pre-war .customers, «, profit Earnings .per equipment share .one '. company, Industria Electrica de Mexico, has been formed by cooperation of American and Mexican Interests. It will be the largest privately-owned industrial corporation in Mexico, with an approximate capital of $15,000,000, of which $5,000,000 in. bonds will be subscribed few Net ■ y,., and local taxes Plans $3,710,919 240.552 — capital Preferred ■> deductions Mexico 194 4 2,064,452 sold' profit-before Common - Appliance Plant—American and Mexican Capital to- Fi^ Project—Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Heads U. S. Group— A - • Net Income A 1945 $2,660,529 goods Provision any nance wholly-owned subsidiary companies) $355,525 improvements as soon as materials and labor are .avail¬ able. Present plans ;contemplate the expenditure of approximately i ^; $500,000 for property additions to the Huntington and Decatur plants, r-f. approximately A3,500,000 .for new machinery and equipment 'for these * Fair¬ for ^ income Net issue 50 Bal. avail, 161, p. -463.-./•::• ?. ' the acquisition,of a substantial amount of new-equipment, and in this •connection the company is planning to make substantial expenditures I of 16,039 shares of Imperial-common and ■■ oper. lease .of technical products and improvements in manufacturing processes will necessitate . -i .• —V. 162, p. 459. , Other Fairmont ..would of-the & retire. depreciation or - Economic Stabilization, announced on the return to this company of its Ingle- sales Selling,' admin, .and of the company's Issuance settlements ton maint. All Fed. of Director (Including of cash dividends Indianapolis Water Co.—Earnings— Nacional Net plus accrued .Imperial stock. 1 of-Parkersburg, General Manager and Treasurer .12 Mos. End. July 31— Gross revenue Hussmann-Ligonier Co.—Earnings— Cost ... share-for-share Le Sueur, ^President and Chairman of the board, died Ont., Canada, on Sept.-6,at the.gge of 64.—V. 159, p.1973. oper. Interest Six Months Ended June 30— yolume of civilian production can .be ^attained. 77 / ;'lt is the intention .of the company to return to the manufacture of •substantially the same.types of products as it produced before the war. payment*of revenues 162, have .) . "a stockholders, income Other due Sept. 6 that he had .approved devel¬ hand. ' side)/Tejfas,;; plant,^/which/had tbeen "seized" by the .Petroleum Adminisistration' ' . by the company at Room 2000, 11 South up to 12:00 o'clock noon, CWT, Sept. 17, the.purchase of $6,000,000 first mortgage bonds/series due. 1970, the coupon rate to be specified in the bids.—V. 162, p. 354. Humble Oil & Refining Co.—Plant Ordered Returned opments, the company is now faced with the problem of converting substantially all of its facilities to pre-war production as rapidly as i possible. This .will necessarily involve a substantia] reduction in .out¬ put and a consequent loss of income until such time as a reasonable However, anticipated said Industria William ■ for Ltd.—Earnings— 1957, on surrender of coupon No. 65, payable at office of Chase National York, N. Y.—V. 162, p. 1171. suddenness of the announced CtX surrender of Japan has drastically affected the company's previously formulated reconversion program. It had been anticipated that this program would .be carried out over a period of months, thus enabling /■the company to replace the production of war items with the ,produce tion of pre-war products on .a plant by plant basis and minimizing the decrease in production necessarily inherent in a simultaneous re¬ Sale - • interest of l3/4% unexpected Va.- Proposals - will be received LaSalle Street, Chicago, 111., ' Post-War If:; about Indiana Gas & Water Co., Inc.—Bids Invited— ■ three largest to of V. Operating Hudson & Manhattan RR.—Interest- other auto¬ mobile and truck manufacturers fincluding manufacturers of internal •combustion engines), and.approximately 5% were made to other indus¬ tries. Approximately 53% of the total sales for such year were ac¬ counted for by sales of various products to .Ford Motor Go, made were -profit a - properties ■i In 1840, the last year of regular commercial production for the com¬ Power; Co., -Parkersburg, W. dones through ^Operating" revenues Operating • expenses _i_ ^ $4,013,056 ./ caused Indiana Associated Telephone Corp.—-Earnirigs— Net .1944 , has of it Kansas in Period End..July 31—.. —V. $3,282,549 1945 . Light wrvich Co. this.company met ..-on Sept.-5 to .action a pro¬ Co., of Omaha, Neb., to buy the concern .' „ \ of the - eateh Uncollectible ♦After deducting all operating costs, including administration, de¬ preciation and all taxes, but without provision for deduction.—V. 161; p. American shares 400,000 on Light investment 570. Cream on ibe Kentuoky. 800 $2,534,871 earns.__ and total J $109,611 6 Mos. End. June 30— . its p. Randolph, Operating 305,595 —r-<r Amer¬ ; ...... * H. Richard 392,680 --■Pik'p.mT. $4,000,000 Power to/Imperial at Toronto, metal kS North that-North .avers 20,000 1946______ surplus.; (Deficit)_ Earped to A Imperial Oil, ;Ltd.—Official Dies— 635 " account open dividends The '$1,090 > / to Imperial company, whose President is .Frank V. Langfitt, of Clarksburg, i-W. Va., operates 21 manufacturing plants and .distribut¬ ing branches in We^t Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, .Virginia,-Pennsylvania $109,611 f rental.— • income debentures, 5-year convert, Capital stock tb*'the now would Imperial, ' fI _1 expenses Deferred about -On ■'-''-'fv.f'v" .payable Accrued through the Illinois it. stocks, plus*the cash differentials.-- v-;'«'4,r — -belonging Kansas. illegal ,or v stock for 974 __________ : class A stock of -7,688 — for development to. pay $1,000,000 for Imperial's physical proper! approximately -.$500,000 additional for -raw materials and stock John v 14,206 'v: Total v — —.___ „ Deferred wholly'•owned subsidiaries of the company now. consist of the /Skinner Co., Ltd., which qperates a .plant at Oshawa* Gnt., Canada, JHonan-CraneCorp., which operates a plant at Lebanon, Ind.,/Houdaille 'Co. of Canada, Ltd., an inactive corporation, and Buffalo Arms Corp., which formerly operated a plant leased from Defense Plant Corporation. In addition, the company owns the entire common stock and 13%* the crediting fictitious Kansas North Ice difference and .: ; —; utilities near ' Accounts receivable .(net)—assets ,or funds' be¬ expended the Fairmont 'proposes This iiloicard/A.trcratft;^oi^.^BAlanbe'Sheet,.July 31^1945— ) Fixed in market -prices, to stockholders mont $86,742 Prod- by of profit "of a maintains, commodities 628,000 . ' has transfer ties ..and ••15-year//debentures.The ' present stock <of-the to The v designation pf the class B stook was Exchange to common- shares wof no value. / See plSo V. 162, ,p." 985.' ' ' "f ■'/;/- • • ■ •->'/r"f"■ '"/f./:vVf? •ci Illinois butright. 104,180 'Vr' - .Light public caused to .be for posal of^Fairmont Creamery 2,529,814 785,000 of Imperial :t $1,555,779 i $1,707,520 -433,763 433,762 433,764 . ^ecapitalisatiDn Voted— ' of 'f/./Specialties Co., which operates plants at Jackson and,Muskegon, Mich. l 43(408 position," $10,000,000 and' supplies Considered—V';vv: 37l;537 3,775,358 104,180 V -The -i*.-of the ; .1,025,47.2 4,672,805 104,180 American $10,000,000.—;V.-162, $5,738,525 953,959 1,038,855 par . -j Light common Changed' on The /New '.Yprkf Stock pets Co.,-which was subsequently liquidated into the company. In 4944,- all. of /the capital 'stock of *Honan-Crane Corp. was purchased /by." ' $7,428,333 888,068 1,049,430 int.l_ North Light, according to Illinois Power's motion, has funds, .excepting to cause "the books .of Illinois to the upon Illinois B stock,/(no par);value) to 2,173,500 shares without par value (consisting jof,".173,500 shares of class A stock, no par value, and 2,000,000 shares ofjelas B stock, no,par value);' (2) for the creation-of 190,000 shares •0f3i$2.25vcumulative convertible preferred stock, $50 par yalue.^and i3) fori the, issuance and safe of not exceeding $6,GOO^OOO ./.^^-Specialties Co,;.: the'first "two of such'-companies having been subse^ quently dissolved and their assets acquired by the company. Jn con¬ nection ,wit£ /thef/acquisition of General/Spring 'Bumper Corp., the company, Based $7,203,095',,$5,602,760 225,238 ' 135,764 132,239i $8,467,354 minor. to Against Light." . ican North books American of /Other and repayment thereof the — 1942 class the common stock of Muskegon Motor and .of repaid on vBept. 11 approved a plan of > recapitalization provides .Jn part-as follows:, (.1) .For changing the authorized stock from ".2,"500,000 shares without par value (consisting .05 500,000 shares of .class'-A"vstockr no-;par value, and 2,000,000 shares of until paid. ■£.•/■•- -and Oakes Products Corp., . 1943 ,, -'$8,335,114 profits tax. (net) f 1,526,696 Claim financial excess (properties American ;a which consolidation a North on capital of Houdaille Corp., cHershey/Corp. which companies were in turn successors to enterprises started during the period from 1912 to 1919; Company. acquired, principally/between June, 1929, and January, 1931, "the fentire. capital stock. of General Spring Bumber Corp., Lyon Cover Co. as •„ precarious a purchasing material gas .reflect * .V>..'rThev-«tockhdlders': ^i''"^,'""Hi^ory^*^i^uiiiiesi-^^brpbrati<m'rwas:^fn<wporated^'ih';,Michigan' 30,71929,' natural , "123,917 • rNet- income, r evidencing annum /rate maturity and after maturity at the rate of 4%% per Jan. 200,000 T—Years Ended Dec. 31 $2,970,057 —r___- Divs. Spans v/ / y, .taxes Applic. amount notes and '1 V iiL'i_r__" 5**-437,598 charges Divs. the United States. ' The aggregate} the company may *have outstanding under such time of subsidiaries V ' Income 1944 51,577 Gross - income v Excess War Department of by the of ■ 2.11 Consolidated $2,918,480 opers.— Income the company and various banks dated May 1, 1945, under Regulation .V cf ;the Federal Reserve System, which indebtedness is partially, ^guar¬ credit agreement at one from 5,912,554 ; wnile "in purpose . income Income " .amount of notes which fSPower, the -.2.11 . May 31,'45 r- Co.—Increases longing to Illinois Tower in •1:58 - • Bank Credit—Company had outstanding indebtedness to banks vo| =$4,800,000-at Aug. -30, 1945, pursuant to a credit agreement between , ' -;2.11 Illinois Profit - of 17,170 shares held in the treasury./• tlncluding 380,000 reserved for conversion of preferred shares, and 173,500 shares V,/.reserved for conversion of class A stock until the retirement thereof. y\ j';' " 250,000 . Trust ("*Exclusive ) 450,000 5.26 2.63 . /;< Shares ; s; • 5 Mos. End, i ' - $7,427,331 6,241,734 . 1 ■■ sales, and. other /;,'. 1 1 ' • 'operf revs, fnet')_*_2_k'$25,200,834 $63,895,884 $58,994,388 $54,575,544 Cost of sales .21,413,189," 53,115,974-'' 50,069,580 47,581,854 Sell. ■& gen. -exps._i___ I': 1869,164 2,444,795" ""1,721,711 ' 1,390,929 '*785,000 shs. . 450,000 "5.26 350 of $7,676,879 848,241 Company filed Sept. 12 with the Securities and Exchange C( mmission a motion which would increase its statement of claims against jts immediate parent, the North American Light & Power Co., from $26,000,000 to more .than $36,000,000. Back in 1931, the subsidiary charges, North American .Light and Gross be 180,000 sbs., 4;--190,000 shs. conv.pfd. shares (par $50) ' ./ : Authorized n! .-Outstanding $6/000,000 $6,*000,000 • sink, fund debs., due Sept. 1, I960cumu. • • Power never _ $1,042,924 " American— ^ ,350 / Statement i Other '' Illinois . 2.63 ''•:s.':">.-';5.26 . 870,813 p. 600,000 ,2.63 , , $1,056,870 i_ 673. 450,000 250 Bros..&.Boyce___y Watling,-Lerchen :& Co.iii^ 450,000 income.___ (—V. 162, 250,000 450 Co._LLl-_ Net oper. Net income 450,000 - 7.37 . • 350 Inc,______ - 5.26 ; ' 850 Stein represented by -such .certificates which of the following-on,or .before share - &■^ Co._ifiL_if;iii_ii_- tym. CI Roney & the'office of any one at - .850 Fenner & • Reynolds -accepted by the surrender of certificates for the class A stock, accom- .. Corp._, - 2.63 850 Beane 600,000 2.63 - • 1,200 450 Merrill Lynch,'Pieroe, outstanding The-exchange offer exchange offer, ; ___ : 5.26 ,450 - Brothers850 Mellon Securities E. - ' 450 Langley. •& • Lehman price " 450 Co.__l____i_ 1 : Operating revenues— $11,398,857 $10,580,520 $79,217,267 $74,137,269 Operating expenses 8,300,020 7,676,762 55,917,992 52,424,307 Operating - taxes. ;2,04i,yb7 1,863,834 lo,b22,Ji/6 14,385,631 : '5.26 850 Weeksi____ & ' "1.58 850 Inc ' 1945—7 Mos.—1944 2.63 .,250 Co., Co._i__^__i_ C. exchange offer is open and expiration of such & 1945—Month—1944 revenues..!! $11,461,331 $10,600,238 $79,334,191 $74,253i297 Uncollectible oper. rev.*-".*., 17,474 , 16,718 116,924 116,028 100,000 ' i-7.37 450 Higglnsort Corp.i__i___.___ W. available to all per-; become holders of the class A stock prior to the date or & Kuhn,.Loeb basis "upon the payment of $5 subject to the following terms share for company Co.^^______- 150,000 July 31— Operating ' ' 1.58 ;> .' 1.58 . ^ Period End. - 800,000 2.63 • Illinois Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings— ; $800,000 10.53 1,58 1,200 Co.. (Inc.). Ac Hornblower J73.500 shares of class A stock the right to exchange such shares for per >share Ripley ' r/i, 250 Inc Kidder, Peabody & Co._z____ f:J <of the outstanding class A stock above stated, will be $7,135,194.7);;//,/ j & - Amount of 250 250 - Sachs & Co._i_ Hall Harris, and above expenses Co., Michigan Corp._i Harriman dis¬ & Dillon Goldman, cash net debentures Read of First thereon. accrued dividends exchanged, are the ; • 1283 Debentures 10.53% «"• 450 " Goodwin, Inc/_if_i_^i Eastman, Tf all the 173,500 preferred proceeds, including the proceeds the 16,500 additional preferred shares, disregarding any accrued dividends and after deducting the V; -hgrgegate minimum underwriting compensation of $326,500 - and- esti:mated expenses of $117,306, will be $7,308,694. If none of the 173,500 '-""preferred shares is exchanged, the balance of-the net cash proceeds, : ; Including the proceeds from the sale of the debentures and the 16,506 additional prierred shares, disregarding any accrued dividends, after '» deducting the aggregate maximum underwriting compensation of $500, regarding the & Dillon, The amount required would Allyn & Co., Inc._f.i___ Julien Collins & Co.____^ unexchanged preferred shares will be applied by the company to the cost of rer -deniption, on or about Nov. 17, 1945,-of all of the unexchanged shares class A stock to the extent of $45 per share plus dividends, which " Securities Bond available'. are & Baker, Weeks & Harden---...*^. for •-% of Unexch. Shs. Add'l Shs. Co._;:_______v 1,775 \ Corp,-____i____ 1/775 , Davis H. Union ' Purpose—To No..of . Name— Stock , CHRONICLE in the-United States as needed, and export licenses are available. when { company will manufacture or assemble motors, ; trans¬ formers, generators, switchboard and switchgear, refrigerators, home radios, and household -appliances under agreement with Westinghouse new for licensing by the end The also sale will branch also and for technical assistance. limited production :before to.be in tion act and .be as The new plant is expected! the end of 1946 and in full produc¬ , distribution of imported .goods by the new company It will take over the existing Mexican -Westinghouse rElectTic .International Co. "and will distributor in Mexico lor imported Westinghouse' heavy substantial. business equipment, of 1947, of including central station and transportation apparatus. chines, many agent for househo d A subsidiary will act as sales other American companies manufacturing diversified and radio equipment, a"louts'1 Csf company, the_ a major step in the received the complete Undoubtedly the new industry project represents therefore, has "This and, Mexico Government. ican Total revenue $22,277,439 $21,888,895 $45,333,488 — $44,530,287 8,520.259 1,315,866 17,402.584 2,798,121 17,828,314 taxes) 2,182,664 2,150,525 4,373,906 $10,307,502 Int. dis¬ funded debt and on debt other Int. H.- I. of Luis G. Legorreta, Evaristo Araiza, Doctor de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey, S A., Carlos 1,938,335 3,487,070 4,393,652 362,250 1,007,350 Ended June 30— Six Months 1,501,663 $9,850 1,581,522 $1,508,522 476,241 $1,591,372 474,533 $6,860 "" — — Royalties 1,731,910 1,731.916 3,463,489 3,463,470 income Total — Fed. for Prov. »nd expenses sales of Cost — income Net V' in U. $1,175,774 1,996,835 1,887,568 373,368 58,850 banks Cash $1,121,771 :,; 1944 386,176 .':'V ' / 58,850 Treasury S. — _ profits tax acceptances receivable—— refund of excess .Post-war and Notes ; bonds receivable Accounts Inventory and accts. Notes Fixed assets Prepaid > Total 10,289 9,540,119 120,735 9,676,839 228,445 115,138 Int. 2,198 110,365 Amort, Deposits on contracts — •Prov.ifor Federal, State -V. to Cash Invest, miscell. Advances, Property, and Good lndebt. and in trade-marks and j.will, patents, charges Deferred 5 - . ... Notes to banks payable and accrued payable Accounts Dividends Fed. U ' *\ * * ' subordinated refund of Reserves value $1 (par surplus 15, 1954) 940,500 — Earned surplus 942,324 3,941,273 non-recurrent profit non-operating and a estimated including income net saving tax it reasons is 4,032,901 •This balance sheet gives effect as of April 30, 1945, to the follow¬ ing proposed transactions; (1) The acquisition by Internatiinal Detrola Corp. of all of the outstanding capital stock of Rohr Aircraft Corp. in consideration of 290,000 shares of International Detrola Corp. com¬ mon stock, and payment of $120,000 for commissions in connection therewith, and (2) Merger of Utah Radio Products Co. and Universal Cooler Corp. 349,748 V2 into shares connection of R. Herod, President and a Detrola stock common therewith.—V. International W. International 162, p. International of issuance Detrola Co.—New Vice-President, Executive He succeeds Clark director. the Corp. in 1171. Electric General formerly of and Corp. after 20; years as President, Mr. of the. executive committee and as Minor a H. will President— has been continue director.—V. Chairman as Expense* 1943 $30,382 - 5 Air who Corp. in Forces elected was - $32,163 $49,082 —V. Opera¬ this corporation. of 1945—Month—1944 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $3,338,549 $24,180,242 $22,278,320 $3,201,544 162, 673 and 248. pp. , . , . . . 76,463 67,286 74,377 of Manager, Export Hoffman, company.—V. 162, p. 782. the has Vice-President elected been < Iowa Public *$25,295 *$9,802 269,332 on 240,567 sale Net profit income Federal % $223,250 $205,441 * taxes__ V Operating revenue $67,229 Operation profit Charge In lieu of additional '» and. excess of $223,250 $67,229 ■ *$26,060 30, 1945, the net asset value of the 489,973 shares of corporation outstanding was $4,225,738, or approxi¬ of C' - .1 ■*. , C Balance Sheet, June 30, 1945 at cost, vances, $3,222,193; • . $299,906; receivables, $1,340; investments and provision for 1944 Federal income tax, ad¬ total, $4,025,079. LI*^11 tiCT~Accounts payable, $15,023; provision for general $20,894; $37,607; taxes' payable to eon«pTonf200,000;^COmmt°n stock ($1 Par)- $489,973; capital surilTo earned surplus, $373,906; total, $4,025,079.—'V. 161, ^rT ■ - - ' >• 47,068 ,43,343 41,498 ————L—^ $1,256,995 605,445 $1,313,670 639,801 $651,549 $673,869 334,903 334,903 $316,647 $338,966 $0.32 'and' other deductions.. Dividends accrued' on - *11.. preferred stocks.. ' ' ; year. will cost approximately $2,000,000.—V. 162, p. 879. President. President to succeed M. L. named Chairman of the board. ;.«• 1632. 161. P. , / ' ; — ——— _i Maintenance ———— taxes—i—„—— income and excess profits taxes Federal income income Operating $4,701,229 $4,677,451 — — 4.375 16,591 $4,681,826 1,641,731 $4,684,638 1,640,026 $3,040,095 (net) income Other , taxes.—" local and miscell. Federal State, v 1945 ' 1944^' $23,424,240 $22,096,217 1,004,054 796,978 7.904.129 • 7,464,880 1,101,370 ■ 1,025,743 2.254.721 % 2,192,584 2,139,699 2,126,608 * 48,702 85,528 4,294,111 3,702,663 I'. ' operating revenues '. and electricity purchased for resale.——_ Gas . Light Co.--Earhings— 12 Months Ended June 30— income Gross $3,044,611 •- — — —— deductions— Total Income income City Southern Ry.—New Chairman— Chairman of the board to suc¬ Mr. Deramus, who is also Presi¬ will occupy both offices.—V. 162, p. 1171. Deramus has been elected Livingston Delafield. Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc.—Extension : — Earnings per share 162, on shares. 412,000 common 986. p. , , $0.76 1945 15. oper. Other Prov. $396,411 $5,155,357 $4,978,720 2,510,491 2,451,659 32,525 27,400 572,500 411,900 51,319 profits the amount applicable to each certificate with warrants m a management fee special account, now held by the Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities, Custodian, and established the for 48,947 595,845 577,464 40,000 40,000 480,000 their oper. $75,972 earnings... $79,535 $996,520 $1,057,696 3,510 43,369 41,519 Total Int. on -■ net 2,726 & exp., of > 162, p. 673. $1,039,890 $1,099,216 577,913 47,040* '; 560,108 46,475 disct. 11,874 etc., deducts.. Net income —V. debt—_ debt $83,046 $78,698 earnings— funded Amortiz. ■ - with an- and upon become by or payment thereof on amount will net if any, the 3,000 value , of amount * the credit in due in " - , the management fee special ac¬ 1/lQth Appreciation War¬ respect of the all full certificates, to to Oct. those 7,000 shares of inclusive, be reserved lor issuance at 1945, 14, "S3" full certificates during the period from the full certificates will shares of "SI" 15, .1945 affer. a: paid in cash to holders of certificates with warrants. holders of certificates with warrants to become the be of of received. is excess, over enable Aug, Such payment may be in cash sufficient number of shares to cover the due, such option to be exercised by such holders at the time statement The count prior'to Oct. 14, 1945, such holders or holders of full certificates. liquidation the holders of certificates with warrants accepting * .* the •• with warrants, the holders of which do not-accept this 480,000 taxes— retirements— income of setting aside until liquidation of certificates proportion of the l/730th of 1 r/r* daily (V2 of -19c purpose warrants H nually ) management fee deducted from the Fund since Nov. 18, 194G. ; The excess, if any, of the amount due in respect of the l/10th Ap¬ preciation Warrants over the credit in the management fee special account will be billed to the holders of the certificates with warrants offer, ance j Net amount due in re¬ if any, of the principal portion of the net asset value over the principal portion of the sales price plus the sum of special distribuL tions of realized profits since Nov. 18, 1940. There will also be com(- Certificates taxes for fee—com¬ of the l/10th Appreciation Warrants appurtenant to all certifi¬ with warrants will be computed. ; Appreciation represents the cates and 1945—12 Mos.- -1944 200,528 < 205,311' maint.— *7 income, & management their of receipt of the acceptance of the offer, the Upon spect holders of Del.- -Earnings— $405,128 earns.— & exp. & Fed. settlement the upon senting to the application to their certificates with warrants of those provisions of the trust agreements as amended governing full certifi¬ cates. These differ from certificates with warrants in certain re¬ To Oper. Keystone of holders to offer "SI" and Keystone Appreciation Common puted at the time' of acceptance of this offer in exactly the same mamner as it would otherwise be computed on Oct. 15, 1945—and by con¬ rants " 1945—Month—1944 Offer— High-Grade Common Stock Fund "S3" certificates with warrants dated Aug. 15, says in part: • It is announced that outstanding certificates with warrants (issued only prior to Nov. 18, 1940), by their terms, will terminate and be liquidated on Oct, 15, 1945. At that time, the management fee due with respect to the appurtenant l/10th Appreciation Warrants will be computed and deducted from the final liquidation value. This extension offer enables holders of certificates with warrants to continue their investment in Keystone Fund "SI" and "S3" beyond extension Stock Fund a Balance Other prepaid and deferred items, $8,304; $40,000,000 puted —, AoA«8f^~Cash' $493-336: u- s- Govt, securities (quoted market value $300,022) experimental factories under expansion program to employ 25'e more workers 10 a be to Kansas City Power & 577,954 686,359 ; $1,272,173 pproxi ' v ' v • c ». excess, $1,213,651 ' stock k , Period End. July 31— t by Btntley 8. Handwork has been appointed 314,764 708,902 earnings from operations.——————— ; Other Income (net)——r—. 38,000 $126,445 mately $8.62 per share. , Federal income tax profits tax Net State June .. 337,425 703,687 41,002 656,457 905,219 ———— — for excess As $6,365,015 2,757,795 depreciation Amort, of utility plant acquisition adjusts.— Taxes (other than Federal income) Federal income and excess profits taxes Provision *$26,060 •Deficit. common ——- -—— Maintenance' Gross Net 6 Joslyn, who resigned that office but was 1944 $6,806,089 2,948,648 —- — Iowa Southern Utilities Co. 79,000 • Sept. on Joslyn Manufacturing & Supply Co.—New >16,259 130,523 Center— announced were spects. The acceptance of the offer must be received by Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc., the trustee, on or prior to Sept. 30, 1945. the J2 Months Ended July 31 1945 —V. of .securities Service Co.—Earnings— Statement of Income for 68,070 •$35,123 Research the fields of building materials, center in Rassweiler, F. tion Co., Oct. Corp.—New Vice-President— Intertype Frank • . C. An , , Department Stores, Inc.—August Sales— Netvlncdmc: $58,268 and depletion of income taxes.— Vice-President in charge of research, said the located in Bound Brook. N. J., will provide the largest facilities in the world for development of building materialsand industrial products. The first building, which is being erected by the Turner Construc¬ New — •; European Theater of the Vice-President a , Communications Chief, of Air was 782. p. Interstate 1942 ■< $46,082 ,—rL!±~ — Net profit Profitr realized its best prewar In center, new will 1944 1943 $56,624 Corp.—Plans research new ceed the late M. Dixon, States Sept. on 162, Interest charges Corp.—Earnings- 1944 $217,106 expected to enable the company Kansas 161, p. 1882. 1945 6,Mos. End. June 30— Total income a and William N. alphabetical Telephone & Telegraph ' ...v/r, \ P. George . -.v'jNet''Earnings International Mining for is than always not elected Minor, who is retiring 1945 $324,666 782. alphabetical possible. as Period End. Aug. 31— $44,636,445 — $77,505 Inc.—Earnings— provision for depreciation of fixed assets and oil properties and Federal and State p. Net mechanical Sales 6,842,109 —— —— 91,800 ' of * Total 91.800 from the sale of properties and investments to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near United all tions, 1.129.749 — ; _ 1,490,744 •4,411,070 86,755 share) a 1 — 630,923 ,1,824,566 above and International Colonel 153,337 20,539,632 lest.) ; stock Common Capital Sept. deben. "(due convert, 899,568 representing the excess the written down book values of the properties and Vice-Pres.— 7,461,462 contract profits war Cr637,980 Cr995,694 $3 450,000 ——— 100,952 120,304 — — ——. dent of the company, —V. — & inc. on $44,636,445 •' expenses payable taxes 4'/2% ' • Ltd Co. Ltd— S. Co. P. Depreciation 161, p. 2661. position 536,564 ——*- — — —— - Liabilities— the that State NOTE-—For for Total • Cr626,879 567,749 164,328 —-Li — — $270,257 459. Operation ' 1,173,134 386,169 * - '■"? Cr297,042 842,572 - subs. to possible 3,387,098 $3.856,635) of 13,243,449 12,956,652 6,410,247 2,300,827 order. 71,563 and sundry assets— (after res. for depreciation investments, and equipment plant amortization $276,804 —V, 162, p. 459, 2,276,427 exc. 104,199 $19,195 Total 7,423,497 — 162, —V. profits sold $292,549,—V. 12,806,395 profits taxes (est.) of subs, cos., not consol. (less res.) Fed. of 105,028 5,958,555 454,362 ' 3,425 44,347 2,785,225 282,562 foreign addition 522,997 and State taxes- — refund Post-war 52,536 88,674 2,984,685 V 5,547,056 228,339 516;492 ! 1 ' 1,712 ' 1,712 & $1,430,575 was realized 10,070,614 $70,907) pending for refunds of Federal Claims Inventories 1,242,134 6,980 ; 1,367,396 Government securities receivable (after reserves of States Accounts 1,192,517 630 164 taxes of sales prices over $13,433,067 — , United 618,791 3,599 594,371 reserves— investments Assets— v' 1,665,400 during the first six months of 1945; such profit 1945 Balance Sheet, April 30, Forma Consolidated •Pro other excess •In Corp.—Balance Sheet— ■$374,456 105.204 industrial products Lewis H. Brown, President. The research center will provide one roof. It is the first project in 10,540,942 3,355,430 profit,'!— of International Detrola disc. Net V. 161, p. 1882. 729 and p.' 1,956,637 10,143,989 3,384,986 debt. —— transf. > $13,502,163 $13,584,865 — 2,031,582 5,491,291 debt— credit of for.eign tax ; Earns, 993,064 5,184,055 1,742,965 adm. exps. debt. & taxes ; Post-war 10,000,000 2,337,761 10.000,000 2,619,274 — 160, 1,026,854 ■ — —— Canad. 64,347 56.650 64,347,, 76,038 (net). .. $382,008 8,640 $64,699 p. sulphur Dr. 68,763,625 6,391,147 72,161,412 7,379,311 -35,591,628 3,427,226 . de- & U. S. Fed. & State ------ ; 37,558,882 3,758,344 — funded of J. Johns-Manvilie ma¬ repairs,—. freight on *27,635 $29,618 paid—J. P. S. insulations 60,013,141 121,484,272 116,835,091 63,817,358 —— _ other on Dr7,488 8,669 earnings Plans ir.. 118,431,254 114,430,722 3,053,018 2,404,368 889,365 Depletion ————— ' Div. on pfd. stk. of sub. 943-?10 570,660 and other taxes—— Account payable to affiliated company Reserve for contingencies i—Reserve for post-war adjustments Capital stock (600,000 shares no par)———— Earned surplus— — $ 59,123,775 Depreciation $54,667 $22,406 59,500 liabilities payable and accrued Total Interest fC, , "Accounts $262,620 1945—6 Mos.—1944 $ , 1,367,031 labor, Sell., gen. & $13,502,163 $13,584,865 -— 1 - 62,450,326 expense —— .".'Liabilities— $ (net) livery exps. - .044 Dr5.082 $38,287 ... requirs., 162, •Net Subs.)—Earnings— (& 1945—3 Mos.—1944 discts.. & taxes) Outward — -J----- 31.600 » less returns, Mainten. & 55,041 —— and expenses taxes Paper Co. income come S787.091 Drl,508 Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co., V. terials, etc. 82,836 (net)— etc. licenses, $185,519 Pulpwood, 30,865 not due within one year- rec. rights, patent Patents, < 54,069 — — $319,416 sales: of Cost 1945 Assets— $84,024 Income Total 30 June Sheet, Balance 384,489 $0.81 share. per 14,464 allowances Other $29,344 $38,383 6 Months Ended June 30— —_ Gross sales, \i Dr96 t income. (net) " 406,044 415,883 160,193 -201,660 ——■' 360,000 100,000 Balance 1,051,413 1,051,413 525,706 against Period End. June 30— $483,602 360,000 $0.86 Dividends divs. " $517,673 ' „ div. Com. —V. 525,706 subs,—190,473 28,608 adjustments— income Net 100.000 income Net ' on International 1 8,333 deductions 'After 43,958 23,323 corporate taxes Provision ior post-war Other '. ' —V. 162. P. 459. 560,672 491,28o profits and inc. taxes exc. 152,488 8,333 Income Gross Income Pref. subs of charges Deficit 151.069 oper. ' —-—--— , 159,061 16,264 10,680 — full declared income of 198.447 accruals- res. Utility - pfd. subs. on stocks of subs.— Minority interest in net ' 721,626 ll,4y3 ... Retir. 704,550 pfd. Other $1,515,121 733,908 13,152 — Maintenance , accrual basis not cur- r 1944 $1,570,516 61,722 revenues Operation 3,988,195 5,297,213 - - on requires, rently 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $121,574 58,959 Operating 596,097 2,445,195 1,694,584 stks. of A (& Subs.)—Earinngs— 1945—Month—1944 $135,093 -v & excess inc. income Machinery Co.—Earnings— 1945 Sales cl. & Div. 515,416 2,582,434 „ .— taxes declared Divs. Comision Federal Electoteia&a, Antonio Director General, National Financiera, S. A., Pablo Diez, President, Cerveceria Modelo, S. A., ana Ernesto Spitalier, Partner of Al Puerto de Vera Cruz. S. A. Executive Director, Espinosa de los Montoros, Ulloa, International Cigar by Jamaica Public Service, Ltd. " profits are held shares 30 cents. - Chairman of the board, reported that the net asset totaled $63,952,878 as of Aug. 31,- 1945. with approximately 37,000 shareholders.—V. 162, p. 782. corporation Other income excess taxes Canadian 797,040 551,600 & Income 8. 797,040 ; 286,738 257,646 — profits & directors and Dec. 27, Crabb, the of Taxes 398,520 ° chgd. deprec. for against operations U. of Mexican E. Earl value disct. & expense Prov. Mit¬ 'C;N 398.520 System Amort, of debt r®pre^"tJ: 4.728,012 4,525,028 2,358,339 2,256,991 subs.— of debs, on £1. $9,902,244 $20,758,876 $19,897,458 pay¬ 26 Period End. June 30— Gross United States Walker Ramirez 2.464,436 Sept. cents each, 20 in- than of 26 cents per share, to stockholders of record Sept. 12. This compares with 20 cents paid on July 16, last, and 10 cents on April 16, 1945. PayT ments in 1944 were as follows:- April 15. 10 cents; July 15 and Oct. 16, able 4,340,078 profit come 8,346,324 r — — (other Taxes Department General, Cia Fundidora 954,018 1,440,947 Maintenance formerly of the Associated Companies Electric International Co., will be ®e"fra* of tne new company. John A. Cowan, formerly Westinghouse tributor in Mexico, will be in charge of sales. TTni»«»H states Among directors of the new company representing investors and interests will be Sir William Wiseman and Elisha of Kuhn Loeb & Co., John W. White, President of Westinghouse Elec¬ tric International Co.. and Samuel H. Vallance. New Yo^ tive of Inversiones Latinas, S. A. They will also be members of t United States Consultative Committee, together with <Charles E chell, Chairman of Blyth 8t Co., Inc.; Joseph P. Ripley, <Chairman Harriman Ripley -It Co., Inc., and Alfonso Manero of Glore, Forgan •. $43,576,269 exps., incl. pur¬ chased power — industrialization of Westinghouse of $21,715,827 $21,358,687 $44,298,111 561,612 530,208 1,035,377 _r„ (net)— Oper. support of.the Mexwill benefit Mexican eCJose R.gBejarano, revenue Other income Legorreta, Director General of the Banco Nacional de A., who will also be President and director^ of ne:w stated in simultaneous announcement of the new enterprise 8. Mexico. Operating Inc.—Dividend of 26 Cents— declared a dividend have directors The 1945—6 Mos.—1944 1945—3 Mos.~1944 June 30— Period End Investors Mutual, <& Subs.)—Earn. International Hydro-Electric System conditioning and refrigerating ma¬ air apparatus, X-ray elevators Monday, September 17, 1945 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE 1284 $20,348 » ' 13;965 154,945 $22,039 $324,836 < 161,987 $359,315 will with be terminated liquidated on Oct. certificate. and 15, 1945, in the terms stated upon the Annual Reports— $135,000,000 as • . assets of the Combined net ; . ten Kevstone Funds with $88,000,000 compared accord¬ .■ last now year, total it more was than disclosed by this corporation in its annual reoort of th» Lov Pricecd Bond Fund Series "B3" and their annual report of the Low Priced common stock fund series "S4" for the fiscal During the fiscal vear, year ended Julv ,31, 1945. total net assets of the series "B3" fund in¬ creased from $20,980,394 to $25,058,077, reflecting net asset value per standing on July 31, share from $18.19 for the 1944, to $19.49 per share an increase in the 1.153,265 shares out¬ on the 1.285,630 shares Volume 162 | outstanding Number 4421 on July 31, 1945. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Adjusting the July 31 net asset value \ share to include the special distribution of realized profits of $2.01 share paid on July 15, 1945, the report shows that the total gain in net asset value per share during the fiscal year was more than 18%. per Total with net assets of the 1,214,859 shares share to $9,762,490 per share. the 70 'fiscal "S4"' fund with 1,630,639 increased July 31, on special total year distribution shares increase was the in than more of net 31, profits, 1945, paid 15, during share per July the on series "B4" ."stock / totaling $1.35 and fund 60 series cents -'SI." share a The the on Keystone high grade distributions to shareholders of record Aug. 31, 1945. Of the total distribution on the series the represents distribution and regular out "SI" series of distribution realized shares include special payment of a and profits. 42 cents 99 shares, cents 36 cents share a is share a share a distribution on 50 March cents shares 15, last, there was paid 35 cents the on and shares. "SI" $1.55 the on Total in the on 1.944 shares.—V. "SI" the on Aug^ 31— : . ' . . of Sales .J' g <g 16,711,324 —V. 162. '■ $ 16,425,456 162, 1943— 1945—8 Mos.—1944 & Beane and associates announced Sept. amount in an Common the purchase ferred ■7%- for hew for each The until ■ each six 4%% the of the preferred new shares preferred stock the v stockholders company stock of were the on 4 Va % of one Holders of of . to pre¬ the outstanding cash adjustment. be available for general corporate be will used the in -further of expansion subsidiaries, the or to which as of number other relocation there are existing of the of stores for and stores < Authorized - in Common stock ♦Includes Lane preferred (no 14,694 stock 194— in of shares held Realty Co.—On Aug. in : May 28, Bryant is Lane deep 1945 42,526 shs. "'269,852 shs. treasury. name six business apolis, operated Ind., wholly cities and owned ation in Society if certain events of default occur. under (c» United the (b) through mail a of the number each has. Merrill of shares severally agreed of underwriters 4!/2% cumulative to purchase, are Lynch, Pierce, Fen- ner & A. C. Allyn Lehman 20.0493 vi as and the preferred order G. H. Walker & Co..„^_.. Kidder, Peabody & Co.1 Mackubin, Legg & Co.... Stein Bros - Bioren 10.5817 Consolidated Income Statement, & & Co 1945 Gross Cost sales, of less goods Gross discounts, etc May 31 1944 $36,699,127 $32,057,178 sold___ 25,093,686 profit $11,605,441 for it 5% , set its as prior the peak to cum. *A $4,035,087 $3,292,615 rate Total Excess \i income of 41,395 an not Income and profits in income Aug. : taxes profits for valpe 31, 2,876,000 of orders contract war of filling hand of as referable the to the addition, date same post-war post-war (Cr)—L___v contingencies ' ■ 287.600 had inventories which for that believes Net income Preferred Common for year dividends _________ dividends . $5,660,000, /% . including the the products and war character in similar are same Adjusted Give to Effect to Financing Present 4,016 $513,480 : 5,035 , . $262; 456 59,743 167,275 ■v *76,721 $461,145 $346,205 *-$185,735 T loan None $2,000,000 pfd. stock (par t250,000 shs. The of the the and company character all at which any Regulation as T have the company may one on of rate overdue J/4 increase in of 1% annum the authorized shares to 250,000 is number of shares of '(C) (B) (D) (E) - $500,178 $196,246 t(F) ■ „ , • $6,916,272 15,268,278 1,655.406 1,140,669 514,737 62.847 570,610 12.729.942 1,304.975 899,388 405,587 81,009 906,474 611,274 295,200 *190,0(?j0 92,613 4,823,866 315,817 128,444 187,373 3,836,250 234,884 68,604 166,280 $696,424 182,361 — 108,284 196,479 4 A) (F) 3,048,389 Net sales. (D) (B) Net Profit profit ♦Indicates debit, before taxes. before Balance, surplus. . tAfter - special 104,120 (C) — —— Federal items. (E> 160,083 103,865 and.Dominion Special Sept. 21. The old common stock, A no par distribution similar proceeds deduction last year the old on 162, shares: 675. p. , On June 30, 50 cents, £ : ■.' minority ^ / authorized the borrowing of $2,000,000 to in¬ working capital and acquire other companies, President, announced. i ^u/; company's Maguire, . money is being borrowed from the Society for Savings, Cleve¬ O., and the Mercantile Bank, Dallas, Texas, With the company's properties in Texas and Kansas, pledged as security. Interest and the loan will be repaid in three years by monthly,pay¬ The Mercantile Bank will participate liquidate from will add $1,677,000 $323,000 a the Dallas bank. The from to stockholders the unpaid ' balance extent " of ,/ company's of working capital and earlier $500,000 oil Joan an *. Co. Trust acquired the authorized also Titusville to the 'V: ■'-'/// loan of Pennsylvania the borrowing of up to $145,000 Titusville, Pa., with the company's oil property as security.—V, 1,62, 249. p. Maracaibo The Oil directors on the on Oct. Exploration Co.—7-Cent Dividend— 11 Sept. on declared dividend a of 7 cents per share 330,000 shares of capital stock issued 9 holders of to share paid on record Oct. Sept. and outstanding, .payable This compares with: &-cents and on Sept, 17, 1943.—V. 162, 25. last year, 16, . ,»!. • :/%;-// //;;->//> :\';i '>/ " . Light Associates • V v/' * . ; (& Subs,)— Earnings— 6 Months Ended June 30— Gross operating ' 1, , 1945 , 1944 -i. $10,212,097 revenue-/___„_>__/._-—. income Other / u/—. $9,915,271 102,210 94,523 $10,314,307 $10,009,7*99 ■ /,/;■/ .7■;.. Total / •/;// ■%./■/, - -7 earnings-^v-^-/--,--.^-: gross Maintenance 570,399 V" Depreciation income_l_-__-_ income_iv_7___^^.:_-;„— Federal taxes on 442,026 737,500 -.tv^ftQ-000 1,207,849 other than Federal Taxes, ^5,012,380 5,228,334 Operating costs Consolidated Total interest divs. on- ujajul il. At June share 30, of $2 each for other charges__^_ 527,884 $815,094 balance jv-$lSsf,020 s preferred dividends were in arrears $2.65 for each 1945, share 2,630 1,414 $52, : ""$92i',7()0 762,680 — pfd. shares... cumulative $6,395,433.—V. $f,'463,333 $1,342,979 balancfe $2 1,25.9,352 , 1,227,244 balance and Consolidated Pfd. of 162, totaling $3,368,505, a.nd $2.1.50 preferred stock, cumulative $2 preferred second stock; totaling 249. p. Matachewan Consolidated Mines, Tone Net of share of net ore milled produced Es(. & - oper. oper. Non-oper. 1944 1943 46,806 61,365 from metals income Devel. Ltd.—Earni^s-j^ 1945 36,287 Quarters End. June 30— Est. of made 'on was stock outtsanding prior to the. thre£31, 1945. received 50 cents per share, Which quarter during 1944. In addition, the following March "costs— profit„L_ revenue u 1^42 _ 85,337 -• ' $116,307 $129,522 $183,144 116,334 113,056 144,138 f°$27 $16,466 ! '%$63,098 808 ' / $39,006 ' 726 $17,274 14,413 $39,732 2,482 ^ "££*,598 1,635 " —— 822 " ' , -13 $252,732 199,634 ^500 . credit.$ - profit subsidiary. Purpose—Net r"itl dividend of 37V2 cents per value, payable Sept. 29 quarterly a $10,698 $203,671 120.099 74,670 a 481,198 7,102,127 taxes. v.. the -Cent Dividend- 30. $1.50.—V. Consolidated " Out¬ -4" week ended Sept. 8, 1945, with 31,440,000 kwh. for the decrease of 29.9% ,—V. 162, p. 1172, record stock from common shares, (A) (5 Mos.) • Iv'-v. " (Ky.)—Weekly A' '* declared $0.06 1. 't,. - payments of per 1940 220,100 the The - time is $2,000,000 and notes issuable against loans thereunder will bear interest at the of 3I/2% per annum until maturity of principal and 4%% per agreement year, $0.12 t , Co. $400,000. Continental known commonly amount of notes aggregate under such have paid will be 47*, 25,000 shs. 150,000 shs. 125,000 shs. (par $25)— $3) between $0.15 ■ """v'.;- r^ Massachusetts Power & 207,196 49,345 55,338 Electric & - 23,072 191,219 oil Outstanding 25,259 . 182,543 $257,421 $520,888 ■?■*■>' $0.11 Gas each 987. ,;/r:' 26,452 48,608 238,413 $509,464 399,790 .■ ,,$465,550, , paid Dec. ments. per 127,192 191,369 15,686 stockholders have The land, manu¬ 1942—i. 1,663,820 of were The those pro¬ to the by produced largely are 146.551 45,840 $455,6^0 ' $337,360 on was on crease serious mechanical reconversion problem inas¬ 232,455 255,158 / 28,842 split-up Russell 31, 1945, unfilled orders of uncancelled balance of war. Aug. on 2,606,915 104,037 29,334 ; Maguire Industries, Inc.—Bank Loan Approved— such inven- 3,838,588 $595,502 ?.' 1942/*. 1943/ $418,897 last. 30, rate and of 1937— 159,862 $827,212 28,189 the outstanding common on June reserves 1938—____ $738,867 $893,530 575,429 V holders above. wartime to thereunder 1943 ' $1,063,581 1944 $390,055 directors share to termi¬ no adequate loss it may sustain on any hand on agreement of Canadian ; - 32,520 161, p. 2448. The esti¬ 13,239 54,700 retirement "'"v-v- $998,004 Loew's, Inc.—37 uncan¬ company excess business war Company above-mentioned the In 60,824 271,700 for reserve 1945 ^corresponding week last were 13,031 2,192,300 ^ $97,800; Exploration Co.- -Earnings— Electri© output of this, company for totaled 22,038,000 kwh., as compared 0.00% — 12,950 - $120,000; (net), leases Louisville 31, 1945, it had on hand an referable to war business which contracts. filed. 1945 • excess- taxes bonds, $2,899,493. (except Federal refunding participating 5% cumulative $535,744; common stock (par $5); $1,$134,458; earned surplus, $662,159; total, etc. put—t.' of Aug. as $100,000 to. cover forth conv. 1939 " Ul-—340 600 $244,574; 0.61% $2,582,852 ______ value, total, $16,743; expense, , 11.58% — Summary of Earnings (Company and Consolidated Subsidiaries)....-*.. *. '/ ;///%//,• ////* /%'•;';; of operations^ $73,159; $10,079), $100), income for-one $3,334,010 84,554 declared Refundable, Res. over used expense of market or $57,237; income —V. the following percentages of Cal. 28,482 _7___—$4,077,135 expenses premises Interest Excess — refunding Earnings per share— Government 1941_„_„ — income (Series F and G—1954*) reserve cost 81,536 in principal. A commitment fee at payable on the unsused portion of the credit. Company has made no borrowings against this credit. tOn Aug. 8, 1945, the shareholders of the company adopted amended articles of incorporation authorizing the 25,000 shares of 5%' cumu¬ lative convertible preferred stock, being the shares now offered, and the $2,554,370 42,048 Balance of payable, $24,766; accrued taxes $19,428; Federal taxes on income income Net $551,210; sub-contracts, $1,923,1945, the company'.siijl had an contracts, purpose be up stock loan •annum * Interest (less lower leasehold ! Total extras cancellations war on can Years— 6,356,498 Other door Illinois National Bank & Trust Co., of Chicago, 111., and the Winters National Bank and Trust Co., of Dayton, O., dated Jan. 26, 1945, provides for the $8,910,867 6,829,716 Sheet, June 30, 1945 lease taxes, abandoned, other year which of Authorized outstanding 97,275 $10,122,331 of income gas Profit s Loans. $8,813,592 7,730,496 $1.10 depletion. and cream many ' adm.. expenses— $0.43 expenses p. loans 17.973,377 $11,765,583 and gen. 187,185 $0.35 $141,3y4; property, plant and equipment depletion of $1,997,043), $1,709,895; prepaid and (par expenses, recently Common , Total Selling, and war, 1940— As of its had set ..♦Regulation ^ $10,005,464" 32,144) 124,790 3 Mos. End. June 30— rentals, com¬ 1941 prime the of Capitalization, 7.0545 160,143.'- 116,867 stock Net oil and facturing facilities. $26,786,969 22,051,714 tools 1942—— approximately company 150,000 Commissions from leased departmts. and misc. operating income of been duced 1943 - 1945, follows: claims much 2.3515 Years Ended the to agencies have been The company has no which 2.3515 $290,872 32,144 62.3U5 assets, and taxes, Operating the which year approximately 341,000 company's sales volume (including some the $2,475,061.. approximately 4.7030 Boyce other on Admin, periods indicated: August, as contracts 10.5817 Co., Inc.-'- 10.5817 Blyth & Co., Inp. 10.5817 Eastman, Dillon & Co 10.5817 & machine 17.42% that The Co.> U—_-10.5817 & $122,305 32,144 * /' tories. follows: Brothers Wertheim the balance have percentage stock jacks, amounted approximately $250,000 The business of the company and its subsidiaries is conducted prin¬ cipally in the fields of popular, medium and upper-medium price lines. the l; aid 38.20% mates through of $102,480 Balance Louisiana Land & The 42.40% acquired nation name with headquarters in Indian¬ "Lane Bryant" departments in stores of operated under other names; (2) the oper¬ name for total, was rented Underwriters—The on burners, The company estimates that same wholly owned subsidiaries of retail stores and one department dealing in misses and women's wearing apparel; (3) the operation through a wholly owned subsidiary of retail shoe stores under the name of "Coward Shoe", a business founded in 1866; and in addition the operation through wholly owned subsidiaries of two factories making "foundation garments" and maternity wear re¬ spectively. - and to Government inventory through subsidiaries 589,352 accounts 247,900; capital surplus, $2,899.493.—V. 160, p. 433. voltages and with many principal" applications of bulk station transfer pumps, unit heaters and blowers, water pumps, pump items) celled States, 1st unshipped and uncancelled balance of war contracts as follows:, prime contracts; $3,802; sub-contracts, $206,368; total, '#210,170.'; These,re¬ maining' contracts may - be cancelled in whole or in part^'w*- ' the well sold were received is in oil (8 mos.) 851; women company $880,225 $0.11 excess income), mortgage 3Va% preferred stock, of pumps, applications. Prior business was 1941, in During the pioneer and leading specialist in apparel for and maternity apparel. The business in which the engaged, directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries, can be broadly divided into three general fields: (1) the sale, under the name of "Lane Bryant", of women's, infants', and children's wear¬ ing apparel conducted (a) through seven stores operated under that stout gasoline condensation stokers, Sales $1,425,000 1, 1920. in depreciation preferred 1942 * 1943 , 95,631 depreciation trade and or before Sept.; 1, shares of common stock $4,212,737, business amounted to approximately 0.61%. History and Business—Business was founded in 1900 and was first incorporated in New York in 1916. Company was incorporated in Delaware * $217,936 * Condensed $87,474; insurance, : two frequencies construction. for were miscellaneous borrowed the Equitable Life Assurance . range of mechanical separators, 1945, Lane Realty Co., a wholly-owned $750,00Q from Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, which loan i&, evidenced by a 4% instalment note of that subsidiary in that amount dated Aug. 1, 1945, due Aug. ,1, 1965. Company, among other things agreed to purchase the note from subsidiary, wide a pumps, company's 1,000,000 shs. par) 17, on company was one of the few companies in the manufacturing a full line of the various types of h.p. to 5 h.p. ratings for general and specialized 1/6 miscellaneous 42.526 shs. cost, (after by July held ; Liabilities—Accounts the basis of on Like 16,072 charges for investments approved was meeting air-Compressors, refrigeration pressors, meat slicers and choppers, coffee mills, automatic operators, generators for lighting units, milking machines, 100,000 shs. cumul. from total sales series 4 V2 % stock circulators, Outstanding $1,500,000 special com¬ No extras were 73,462 \ "... share- com. per not ' j: option of holder, at any time industry products units instalment note due April 1, 1956 Cumul. pfd. stock (par $50) issuable recapitalization a 1944 Assets—Cash, $626,254; U. S. Defense Bonds - water Capitalization, Giving Effect to New Financing 3% % of last. share tne 29. $45,075 1945—8 Mos.—1944- $2,422,735 $23,447,282 $21,978,966 at 14, per on Sept. $175,942 dividends dividends ' . these present definite plans. no at common varieties possible and its company plan cents record • 1945 profit : v - Electric Co.—Preferred Stock Offered—Otis & produced company, including Philadelphia, and the a into motors opening of new stores in Pittsburgh and moving of stores to new locations in South Bend, Ind., Detroit, Mich., .Kankakee, 111., and New York City. The funds may also be used for modernization i - application/ These types involved split-phase, condenser start, repulsion induction,' polyphase and direct current motors. ; These were development of the company's business, the the corporation of holders April 16 and July on 10 of cents per share 25 of to Prior to the war," the contemplated is It purposes. sifch funds, together with other general funds of the : , Corp.—Recapitalization Approved— that 15 47,804< ♦After V '/1945—Month—1944 568. dividend extra an dividend $92,879 taxes electrical cumulative preferred stock. The balance of such proceeds will, in the first instance, be added to the general working capital of the company to before Preferred Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electrical products including electric motors, generators, voltage regulators and high frequency motor generator sets for powering radio, radar and other electronic devices. per -that disbursed were Common History and Business—Company was incorporated in Ohio March 16, 1921. Company has two wholly ;Owned, subsidiaries—Leland Electric Canada Ltd., organized in Canada Jan. 31, 1931, and Hi-Lec Co., organized in Ohio Feb. 19, 1945. . • • - 1, 1950, $30 per share, and thereafter until Sept. 1, 1955, share. Furpose—rThe net proceeds will be applied to the extent necessary the redemption of the 7% preferred stock not exchanged for 4'/2% _ declared payable Oct. taxes— Net . ($25 per Share) plus dividend 1950, preferred stock is convertible at any time 1955, unless previously redeemed, into common stock of Basic conversion prices per share of common stock are: company. have both taxes on inc. (est.) Fed. at the $6,630,419 $51,574,868 $47,506,276 Longhorn Portland Cement Co.—Earnings— ♦Profit for each share of preferred stock, and after Sept. 1, 1950, but on or before Sept, 1, 1955, on the basis 'of five shares of common stock for each three shares of preferred stock. ' ' .Until Sept. ,$35 of 161, p. 1945—7 Mos.—1944 1945—Month—1944 * , Earns, announced ' Corp.—August Sales Off 1.6%— regular quarterly stock, inventories, Convertible ■ cumulative 1, is par rights to share ' „• ■ House & Co., and Curtiss, shares, " paid during 1944.—V. 162, p. 783. total, $3,229,001; 15,000 879. Aug. 31— directors the amounts (no par), Curtiss, House & Co. on Sept. 11 offered 25,000 shares of 5% cumulative convertible preferred stock at offered the privilege to exchange this stock for on the basis of two shares of the new stock were preferred share of the old preferred, plus a Sept. basis held. common offered prior surplus, pre¬ Co. and of the 23,525 shares available for public offering. The stock was priced to the public at $51 per share. ^- ^ : ' earned The > mon 1172. p. Leland 1 that excess " * Lefcourt Realty It .19,001 shares, out of a total of. 42,526 shares, of IV2 % cumulative preferred stock ($50 par) were subscribed for by stockholders. The group also announced that subscrip¬ tions have been received for " " $41,615; $2,234,992 162, 1945.—V. Bryant, Inc.—Stock Sold—Merrill Lynch, Pierce, iFenner surplus, 7% Co., p. 162, p. 674. and stock. stockholders 782. p. Lane '' $9,643,314 $10,155,254 $75,648,856 $77,027,703 ... V. stock sales Net (S. H.) Kress & Co.—August Sales Decreased 5%—; Period End. Aug. 31—1945—Month—1944 instalments and space Lion Oil Co.—Extra Distribution of 10 Cents— v profits taxes (net), payable within one contingency reserve, $366,782; (par $1001, $646,900; common stock, Period End. Aug. 31— 133,401,583 126,775,739 ~V. Sales of excess August Sales Declined 7.7%— <jj 674. p. (exclusive and the of preferred 1945—8 Mos.—1944 1945—Month—1944 \ . " ' Income . (S. S.) Kresge Co.—August Sales Increased 1.7%— Period End. Federal & 162, $6,525,043 —V. additional of ' Sales York. 11 Broad St., New York, N. Y. , Holders may receive immediate payment of the full redemption price ($111.94 per share) upon presentation and surrender of said certificates "B4" 570. p. Period End. V V. •- shares.—V. Lerner Stores $313,- expenses, outstanding shares of 7% cumulative preferred stock have been called for redemption on Nov. 10, next, at 110 and dividends. Payment will be made at the Chase National Bank of the City of New shares and "B4" $1.35 was 162, prepaid and deferred total, $10,225,876. 10.C00 the .construction and 6 Mos. End. June 30— All a ' On Underwriters—Otis To Redeem 7% Preferred Stock— regular distribution out of realized profits. as porary building space plant rearrangement. $2,511,823; post-war capital ; /; $10,225,876. the total share a hand, sales, and credits to customers, $854,416; $1,071,111; dividend declared on common stock, payable cumulative $1,401,822 special a The cents 18 ' , "B4" note ferred 1945, 15, 1945 on will, $1; for $1,300,000; yeari, common payable Sept. are cash prepaid expenses,: Provision $44,442; Inc., trustee, announces semi-annual dis¬ share on the Keystone speculative bond fund a $75,718; accrued $31,895; Two Keystone Funds— Keystone Custodian Funds, tributions and Liabilities—Note payable, instalments payable within one year, $125,000; accounts payable, trade creditors, etc., $1,037,174; employees' taxes 43%. on good other assets, $442,481; withheld, Special Payments > and trade-marks 755; May 31, Sheets, bank securities,, at cost, plus accrued interest, $100,313; (trade), $1,386,570; inventories, $4,168,551; ad¬ manufacturers, $122,782; sundry investments, at cost, $5,960; plant, ' equipment and improvements, $1,17,3,640; patents, property, include in receivable to vances $5.99 or share to per Balance deposits Government S. accounts $5,662,991 July value asset U. equal to $4.66 per on realized from 1944, Adjusting the July 31 net asset value cents the 1945, series outstanding Consolidated < Assets—Demand per 1285 (approximately $539,000) will be used for working capital of the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Hi-Lec Co., development of- new post-war products, replacement of certain tem¬ Capital ♦No total t$795 Nil profit- expenditures tax provision has been made, since it „ is expected that special will render tax liability negligible. tLoss. J During the quarter a profit of $43,506 was realized on sale of secur¬ ities which is not included in above figures.—V. 161, p. 569. write-off arrangements , '". 6 Months Ended June 30— - Gross Total $6,787,695 earnings —— gross costs ; * Maintenance $6,787,092 4,132,553 212,401 232,805 — 377,995 — balance- — $788,925 $772,138 57,108 Interest and other charges 60,505 $711,683 723,843 723,843 — " Balance —: ' Preferred of divs. Utilities Associates Mass. Consolidated 161, Gross , A. President four Prov. for Prov. for Period End. Aug. 31— * .retail— at —V. 162, p. 987., $876,833 21,043 223,043 278,387 —____ 22,909 $53,883 $682,908 20,693 : 173,811 243,316 $23,957- 53,892 50,995 •;;j $25,149 % $17,509 — 249' —- ; * Light & Power Co., Ltd. Oper. -1944 -V. earnings $5,935,737 $5,044,831 867,123 -4,507,910 4,117,976 162, $162,847 $238,826 . $11,963 $19,092 ; 24,356 income 162, 137.' p. $65,359 $70,482 : ; ■ 12 Months Ended June 30— ; 1945 ' • . ' 7,834,012 7,255,863 16,000,990 1,518,090 1,469,606 2,974,882 t,752,913 Depreciation Taxes, other 2,446,196 2,474,482 4,944,195 ' > 4,941,351 1,953.936 1,883,683 3,904,823 - income Fed. ind. & excess 3,800,762 7,727,662 $3,992,143 $4,023,862 $8,231,137 $8,258,221 135,923 163,431 423,599 304,052 $4,187,293 $8,654,737 $8,562,273 1,458,230 1,500,817 2,922,242 3,014,993 _ • J— __. < Other income (net) income Gross Int. income oper. debt. long-term on Amortiz. debt of call refinancing Amortiz; of General Other of \ 57,707 57,815 115,415 25,000 50,000 72,780 70,781 _____________ 44,367 ___ 17,204 110,469 1,246,036 2,490,812 200,800 200,800 Total 71,377 ■: 2,497,599 401,600 401,600 134,948 . 112,499 332:433 234,642 Balance 47,072 preferred stock for 29,400 —__. income Net 4770,000 could in the be not income respective distributed owned panies net includes and West stocks on primarily Corp., 1 six-month of periods, subsidiary because 1944; refinancing, —V. Period End. June 30— Income. West Corp. 1945—3 Mos.—1944 Other income' $523,624 $1,489,846 .. 106,695 322,473 . Total $741,388 107,486 180,"818 ' Total income trative 84,456 -V. 1C2, p, ' $16^117,123 $16,463,865 3,478,669 6,958,413 6,886,756 547,737 1,066,750 1,158,549 4,599 11,057 142,490 Deprec. and depletion__ 605,000 28,000 50,100 $503,857 _______ ' income.. 961,600 $498,649 of 71,000 The , share 988. the share have common the 5% declared stock a and dividend (No. quarterly of 2) dividend 20 of Total cents 62 Vz cents per made on on share cumulative (from the period the preferred stock.—V. from April 161, p. Minneapolis Gas Light Co. Operating $3,658,914 2,980 26,824 10,647 $1,818,365 $1,861,482 deductions 16 to June 30, 1945) ! tBalance Unci, was 2,900,486 1,665,930 $1,938,658 255,401 510,803 the 1944 $6,984,516 $7,072,258 - —V. 162. last quarter 1944 of jobbing operations) 3,945,060 Taxes (ipcl. Provision , for 307,596 income 742,311 $777,531 265,200 $1,427,855 552,000 and 319,914 317,997 Non-operating income $1,669,634 — 15,764 ..— income • $1,633,962 - f 474,463 476,302 86^555 86,555 $1,124,380 (less prems.')_ $1,077,302 126,213 126,325 ~ 4t-.. $1,492,828 —V. 162, p. 880. . v ■■ ■' Sept. and probably will be Divs. on __ _I preferred stock Income payments on participation units.. 5,477 50,168 k. Net' income ^-V. i $992,684 . wife. his holders stock, 160,'p. 2186. V of The will of he 13.3% $900,808 Mr. oper. Other is company and, the will the continue outstanding it after be the giving stock of common to resume service on a - sidized Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co. —, Acquires Rights to New Device— All patent rights to a platinum thermocouple described in the metallurgical field; as revolutionary in 'speeding up and providing more Accurate and economical production of stainless steel, have- been acnew ican at namely, Republics an tion lines, Lines early date. passenger The American founders the to owner principal of Total gross service and company cargo The Pacific Taxes, — Argentina, 26,222 the basis war on ^ $8,621,932 3,793,21L 3,593,569 sale of this 469,533 : Federal than other for Federal 615,133 before Balance Dividends cumui. on * Balance for common ^ ■. in the Pacific * Includes $197,966 justments."—V. 795,253 767,000 543,452 income.— 878,536 $1,109,317 dividends declared *874,223 - 302,019' income taxes on stock¬ T 623.79S $1,153,312 preferred stock.. ...202,531 202,512 and surplus— $906,786 $950,800 dividends apnli^ble "amortization of electric plant ad" to 160, p. 2449.,' ' " - this- three sub¬ National Distillers Products Corp.—V.-P. of Unit— Republics Lines service, the three combinaT Brazil , 750,068 Interest and other charges.— and Uruguay, in Republics Lines for periods of approximately'20 months after the respective re-deliveries of such vessels, as well as its pres¬ ently owned 16 modem, fast and economical cargo- vessels in the three has been appointed Vice-President in charge of the White Rock Corp., a subsidiary. corporation in November, 1944. Mr. Thurston was of sales and-advertising for the Feigenspan Brewing Corp.—V. 162 Alan expects to operate vessels, "v $8,595,711 $8,146,495 earnings approximately the company. prewar 1944 " 29,445 _ The American Scantic Lines service, The Amer¬ The and and effect beneficial . $8,117,050 ;__ revenue Maintenance 1 Vice-Pres. of the Company, and the expects that the abrupt end of company enable to; of one 1945 30— income Operating costs 100,000 shares ($10 par) common 11 with the SEC. The stock is being purchased reoffered by a banking group headed- by- Kuhn, McCormack $6,506,572. Narragansett Electric Co.—Earnings— . income total, incl. payable, (est.). $789,652; reserve for post-war adjustments $317,151; capital stock (200,000 shares no par),. surplus, $3,842,818; total, $6,506,572.—V. 161, earned Gross • , Loeb & Co. from Emmet J. McCormack, Net charges, $43,267; 1945 July 31, Provision filed 1945 2449, p. registration statement covering was 31, receivable (net), post-war refund! misc. receivable $8,991; property, plant and equipment (net)» assets, sundry deferred $1,000,000; Moore-McCormack Lines» Inc.—^Registers With SEC— stock $2.57 Treasury bonds and certificates of U. S. Treasury notes, tax series- $1,349,595; cost, Depreciation A 400,000 $2.56 July Sheet, $1,996,621; U. S. contingencies, and 52,208,040 358,966,471 332,507,586 r ( $513,472 400,000 $0.86 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $ $ • 48,686,552' $511,288 150,000 - amount and cost. $200,000;. trade accounts merchandise inventories (net), $1,371,658; excess profits tax—estimated, $56,902; other ended 508,900 company 1945—Month—1944 ta'*'t $173,056 $0.96 accrued payroll and withholding tax deductions, $529,702; accrued taxes other than income, $27,2507 Federal taxes on income, incl. $542,000 for the period of nine months . $1,640,160 _— , Amortization of debt disc. & exp. •'.- 6,197 $1,685,399 Interest deductions Period End. Aug. 31— Salfes r-— share— Liabilities—Accounts Montgomery Ward & Co., Ibc.—August Sales- . 319,339 • 375,000 Cr37,50® Crl6,000 $193,150 6 Months Ended June 937,982 replacements.!.™ taxes retirements Net operating revenues. Gross '3,812,976 ~_H Maintenance 325,00® 213,500 ——_ Federal and 988. p. 328,500 160,000 deducting cost of goods sold, After of Operations (incl. net loss from merchandise and *' 105,000 85,700 150,000 principal 510,803 ■ 108,500 tax profit indebtedness—at $2,003,631 $736,890 270.200 surplus special tax adjust, 21,4251 $1,175,972 tion. had the benefit for Federal tax purposes of deductions in respect of the loss on sale of transpor¬ tation properties, which had the effect of reducing such taxes by ap¬ proximately $1,247,000 which amount was applied to reduce such loss. ; 1945 revenues ;82$550 255.40) dividends Preferred 17,424 $1,053,288 including materials, labor an<I manufacturing expenses; but before deducting provisions for deprecia¬ * $3,669,561 $1,032,932 V $992,2917 income •In Earnings— 826,074 . $4,839,144' 7,614" $422,056 5,230 profits, tax-— $908,442; Net 2449. 12 Months Ended June 30^— * $4,812,320 per cents $1,154,54T Balance 18,502 ' a preferred stock, both payable Oct, 1 to holders of record Sept. 15. On July 2, last, an initial distribution of 20 cents per share was made on the common stock and one of 52 Vn per 1,939,500 $1,858,502 r $1,035,865 other *Crl,247,000- >_ $1,799,863 income' - 57.75T $414,442 refund of exc. $571,096; Gross Miller-Wohl Co., Inc.—Dividends No. 2— directors on . Operating income Non-oper. income • (The) properties transp. 47,458 Dividends - $1,212,304= $1,083,322 19,389 $387,350- Assets—Cash, ' $699,416 $1,527,761 on Reduc. from loss on sale 9,300 120,000 taxes 1,325,146 1^802,400 1,117,200 Fed. 1,495,000 1,248,240 670,000 Net 1.945—9 Mos.—1944. $1,807,716 $1,865,28® 724,393 652,9751: $382,119 ____ inc. .Earns, per com. 1,476,000 750,000 706,000 —^_ " $433,831 (est.) surtax exc. profits tax ; $8,422,108 Fed. income Fed. taxes— income income Net $922,206 "V v. 153,501 7,992 than 76,971 income Federal $1,812,319 than other .Taxes, . expenses other Taxes, $630,319 adminis-; and General $624,305 ——— • Post-war 443.752 expenses^ 1 989. $397,944 income normal •Fed. 3,381,904 $7,898,119- revs.-——--;' oper. Operating Maintenance ' Total • 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1945—6 Mos.—1944 p. 1945—3 Mos.—1944 $613,002 $632,589 215,058 ' 198,757 (net)— income Fed. Period End. June 30— 1945—6 Mos.—1944 162, 15,825 and earned Int. •. 2662. p. Monongahela Power Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— only) $516,818 — — (Middle Income 161, June of deprec; for Operating profit and - of Statements basis of separate corporate returns. months' period ended • - profit—— Operating • ,, 1 profit •Frovis; to re¬ (1) Effect on an annual basis of the November, (2) Federal income and excess profits taxes on such adjusted earnings computed on the com¬ dividend of the following: flect and which and - respectively.—V. $1,435,031, Period End. July 31— $138,582 above summary of earnings has been pro formed Note—The $1,677,606 approximately $855,000 1944 dividends as Middle by arrearages. 1945 ' $780,058 ' $1,862,658. $785,399 —___; Note—Consolidated and "Gross • ' While this program, * , plant and equip stock common > thaint part, which it is esti¬ program $6,500,000 and $7,000,000. -Sell., adm. and gen. exps $167,982 on in (F. E.) Myers & Bro. Co.—Earnings— 15,700 income Dividends i65 $215,054 _— deductions.—— income or 442 and for the fiscal years ended $199,354 " Net' whole Net income for the 10 months ended June 30, 1945 was $858,Aug. 31, 1943 and 1944, was $1,391,- tively. 61,896 54,94.9 — —— income Gross in 1945 were $57,598,594 and for the full fiscal years ended Aug. 31,. 1943 and 1944, such sales were $73,657,029 and $94,639,141, respec- 314,201 — 50,000 41,281 . 1,245.406 deducts.. subs : Utility operating income Other income (net)—— Minority int. in net in¬ come accrual reserve used, be corporation for the 10 sales of the Net $630,400 profits taxes, per books. _• ..J— ' excess taxes— - profits tax..' and Incorporated 29, Ended June 30. 1945 > 427,757 353,924 25,000 28,907 declared. not 205.887 30,242 — inet) declared Dividends income $272,914 $286,341 .• intangibles. income Dividends 174;764 59,692 95,774" ... £ Federal excess disct.,. exp. int. Federal Retirement & expinet) pfd. stock prem. Amortiz. of $332,606 - Statement of Pro Forma Earnings, 12 Months Balance before Fed. inc. 8c will corporation's expansion months. ! Net income Net • 78,901 6,749;46l 3,354,345 $4,128,067 taxes deductions Income offering this of investment bankers Co., expected that approximately $500,000 will be required " buildings, $750,000 for rearrangement of present facilities, and $5,500,000 for additional machinery and equipment. Since 1942, substantially all of the corporation's production was for war purposes. However, since the end of the war, the corporation, has commenced production, to a. limited extent, of certain of ihi regular peacetime products, and it believes that its pre-war production, facilities can be made ready for normal production in less than $253,705 108,689 —— income Gross * 3,773,69# profs, & equipment, it is 52,944 $273,426 ——___' ' that expected group tentative and dependent on availability of materials is at present ' $382,115 Utility operating income income (net)'—' Other Fed. than is a Ripley for new 14,814,575 Maintenance Operation series, the with connection 448,419, 54.949 1 Retirement reserve accruals $21,545,140 $20,461,843 $43,783,692 $41,290,216 revenues It by Harriman by mated will cost between 94.050 . 302,026 profits taxes—— Federal income and excess 1945—5 Mos.—1944 1945—3 Mos.—1944 Period End, June 30— Operating 99,737 ._— 4% stock, preferred 37,535 52,630 General taxes. stock. common will be underwritten headed be Watling, Lerchen & Co. The proceeds to be received by the corporation from the sale of 212,255 230,046 (& Subs.)—Earnings- of shares will which • Maintenance Middle West Corp. America—Registers Preferred! ' ! . $2,962,176 1,863,270 2,241,083 ______ ; 100 stockholders to 1944 $3,253,896 Operating revenues i Operation—gas purchased— $926,855 $1,427,827 August, 1945 had 203 stores in operation, as against corresponding month last year.—V. 162, pp. 676 and 250. _ 24.74Y ;. Mobile Gas Service Corp.—Earnings— v 676. p. 6,100 $95,225 ' . 1945—Month—1944 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $6,937,575 $6,688,531 $58,203,038 $52,404,67# C..W. AVery, -each $1,029,970 971,328 V Net 203 $89,714 - . - —v. $1,210,154 & deprec.. exps. 5,795 f •' > , 1945—5 Mos.- 1945—Month—1944 31— earnings $25,192 other deducts. and Net Period End. May Gross $17,758 (& Subs.)—Earns. Canadian- Currency)* : '(Expressed' In —I— income Gross Int. ' $95,021 570 43 , " • Mexican * -18;944 $39,144 V - Sales Up 3.72%— President of< the corporation, announced that the corporation filed" Sept. 6 with the SEC a registration statement cover¬ ing'104,500> shares of cumulative preferred stock, 4% series (par $50) „ •which will be convertible into common stock on or prior to Oct. 1,. 1955 at conversion prices which will be supplied by amendment. During the period of its convertibility, the new preferred stock will be subjectto the operation of a market fund based on earnings to purchaser .shares of the issue at or below par, and after Oct. 1, 1955, when the stock is no longer convertible, It will be subject, to the operation, of sinking fund basted on earnings, but cumulative, to retire annually '2V2r/r of the then outstanding shares of this Issue. When' the registration statement becojnes effective; the corporatiotk expects to offer the preferred stock, 4% series, to the holders of its common stock at the rate of 11 shares of the new preferred stock for ' 9,9,200 . $2,788,025 1,821,91S $3,040,023 2,132,798 , — Mr. 210,160 218,514 :-1B,876 : 4,755 4,648 4,700 income 676. p. With SEC— $324', 127 excess ' 'Other income 162. (The) Murray Corp. of 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $335,734' S..T $80,900 $30,749 expenses — other than Fed. Net 259,507 The company in ' Inc.—August Sales— $392,468 293.657 Period End. Aug. 31— $350,130 $509,097 ■ 1945—3 Mos. —1944 ' -iy income and $417,919 Sales Operating Taxes, income____ oper, 207 in the revenues $4,099,683 2,829,670 852,094 taxes (G. C.) Murphy Co.—August 983. p. $3,626,116 $27,427,139 $24,720,505 2,524,565 18,218,335 17,111,Q2& 709,083 6,168,781 4,321,454. ___ revenues__ expenses income —V. $5,230,400 — '—V. 162, p. 076; Net Missouri Edison Co.—Earnings- •Fed. 1945—Month—1944 ' 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $4,438,220 $37,455,969 $29,042,699 Period End. Aug. 31— Sales $50,650 10,049 profits taxes Mercantile Stores Co., ■Operating •Operating $598,446 stock— • j , $905,952 . $43,833 162, Operating 1945—Month—1944 1945—8 Mos.—1944' $3,379,056 $2,582,274 $23,490,702 $22,940,239 Period End, Aug. 31— $71,694 — pfd. on 1945-Month—1944 1945—7 Mos.—1944' : $4,106,017 $3,627,406 $27,472,351 $24,750,53L , '6,334 1,290 - 45,212 30.02& 451,750 1,176,226 $76,798 Period End.June 30 Corp.—August Sales Up 30.9%— ' Sales 662,152 1,474,750 39,250 202,350 Balance had 201 stores in operation in August, 1945, as against year.—V. 162, p, 675. Shoe income Net —V. 202 in the same month last Melville 3,226,820 deducts. other and Divs. $5,766,563 $42,847,664 $41,358,205 $5,214,342 3,013,269 - 194$—8 .Mos.—1944 1945*—Month—1944 - income Gross - The company 273,920 37,750 J 10.832 Operating $5,731,631 19^,347 taxes__ Int. Sales $6,056,124 Net McCrory Stores Corp.—August Sales Off 9.58%— ; 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $494,196 Telegraph Co.—Earnings Mountain States Telephone & Period End. July 31— - revenues Uncollectible oper. rev. $515,746 by Nov. 1,—V. 115, p. 1639. his new post will assume 161, p. 2663. Operating 1945—Month—1944 be in avessels.— subsidization or otherwise), the company will position by reason of its fleet of such - ^ vuV!';:: * :'U'.vT" (by petitors Co.—Earnings— 31— ——>—_ . Maritime Commission favorable competitive . • expenses —. deprec Operating years Associated. of Stelzer Mr. for Stelzer, revenue ' ■ currently has under construction for th» company seven new C-3 type cargo vessels for operation in its three: subsidized services and consideration also is being given to the con-struction of additional combination passenger and cargo vessels. Then* Us also under consideration the later replacement in The American Republics Lines service of the Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay with; new fast combination passenger and cargo vessels of modern design. Since: --the standard or C-type vessels built by the Maritime Commission have proved efficient and economical in actual operation,.; the com¬ pany believes that, if its costs are equalized with those of its com¬ v. 7 Mississippi Power - Vive-President and Merchandise Manager of the William Hengerer Co., Buffalo, N. Y., a unit of the Associated Dry Goods Corp., has been selected to take over the presidency and management oi James McCreery & Co., a unit of the same organization, it was announced on Sept, 6 by Robert J. McKim, Arthur Rector for the bonds, series due 1975, the and Exchange Commission has approved the proposal first mortgage bonds at competitive sell privately $6,000,000 unsecured 10-year notes.— and to V. 162, p. 1172. bidding Period End. July President— (James) McCreery & Co., N. Y.—New , may 1945 Agreement provisions of the Subsidy with the require. accordance in conditions as The to sell $26,000,000 the company of 2662. p. Co.—Bids Asked— purchase of $26,000,u00 first mortgage coupon rate to be specified in the bids. *$12,160 $7,972 balance ♦Deficit.—V. was received by the company at Room 2033, Two Street, New York 6, N. Y., up to 12:00 noon, EWT, on Sept. 17. will be Bids The Securities • thermocouple is under way, it and deliveries may be expected Minnesota Power & Light 732,396 —— . Xyr"'; 'v-:- , and i said at the Philadelphiar plant, within 60 to 120 days, Initial orders are being turned out by the company which was able to convert to peacetime production overnight—V. 162, p. 1172.,;. the of Production 378,095 $731,816 Consolidated v.;; ' Md. more, 508,957 765,562 — — income. taxes on 513,915 ——— other than Federal income. Federal 140,432 ,—> , Depreciation Taxes, $6,646,660 4,254.223 _— _ Rights, covering officials, from the Brown . $6,933,433 income Operating 1945 . j". services Brown Instrument < Company, Philadelphia manufacture and sale, were acquired, said Rustless Iron & Steel Corporation, Balti¬ this company's by division. 145,737 operating revenue:—1__ Other quired (& Subs.)—Earns.- Massachusetts Utilities Associates '?'■ . Monday, September 17, FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 1285 ,V".' C. advertising Before* head ,p. 571; Thurston and' merchandising of joining the ..•' V."'. yolume 162 National The THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4421 Enameling & Stamping Co.—75-Cent Div.— directors New England Gas & Electric Association—Report— (J, J.) Newberry Co.—August Sales Higher— dividend of 75 cents per share For the week ended Sept; 7 the Association reports electric output outstanding common stock, no par value, -payable Sept. 28 to of, 11,444,761 kwh. This is a decrease of 1,117,351 kwh., or 8.89% holders of record Sept. 18. A like amount was paid on Marcn 31 % below production of 12,562,112 kwh. for the corresponding week a and June 29, this year. Payments in 1944 were as follows; March 31, • year ago. • *' : V-# £0. cents; June 30, 62lk cents; Sept. 30, 75 cents; and Dec. 27, $l,«— Gas output for the Sept. 7 Week is reported at'97,315,000 cubic feet, v. 162, p. 1173. ,7 a decrease of 3;049,006 cubic feet, or 3.04.% '...''v; below production of .-ii;;./i- < Sept. on declared 7 a 100,364,000 cubic feet in the corresponding week National Food Products Corp.—Larger a year on May and 1 Nov. 1, .1944.—V. 160, National Power & Light Co. Period End. May 31— Subsidiaries: revenues Operating 4.72 % other Amortiz. elec. operating 432,169 43,102,086 12,358,124 4,632,822 ' - - Operating . revenues 6,397,931 Net 3.831 162,306 33,259 109,807 to interests hority $9,518,259, an 433,882,000 1173. ' Co.—Earnings- 13,868 $8,538,480 $65,448,216 $59,904,283 2,132,625 its Priorities .". t • 6,872,173 5,839,453 46,802,583 40,803,783 1,395,540. 1,456,603 8,988,282 $9,819,997 $9,657,351- $8,558,348 '5,389,751 162, -p.- 880, I« - $1,242,424 $1,236,678 817,429 income— 809,941 5,875,653 12 Months operating 378 State 1,365 2,039 Ended July equity of of in co. „j_ • income reserve taxesi..-—i_l profits excess $770,136 $4,556,559 $902,256 Income $4,539,502 • ' $4,550,559 991 $4,557,767 $4,540,493 80,198 340,450 20~700 Yo~ 300 Net $4,53^,502 1,208 $902,256 $770,136 income $902,256 475 • vj.v.. —V. taxes ; Int. & other Federal $770,611 4Full dividend earned , ~3,000 $696,645: _____ requirei • 4<653,000 I—__i_ • : — of 181,000 —-—4 Period End. May 31— income Federal Other $4,137,116 •••*'••• ■ :'iy>; v'-VV- J Income 1945—3 Mos.—1944 •: v.. - )■ taxes- $524,201 74,257 - $607,202 318,552 ' 1.307 , 2.819 .5.818 taxes taxes from $2,071,230 ^ 4,634 • 19,079 Fed. income 3,000 10,300 20,700 the 836 48,399 this —V. income J.62, $76,552 $423,303 v $256,552 being cf lien that 4>/2% and on gold bonds March dar-ed 15. ' t. after Sept. 17, the 1945, Central Hanover principal on account of the principal 157, office 1562.- p. ol : - All outstanding shares' of first preferred stock of 110 for redemption on Oct. l, next, at-$86 called ^accrued dividends of $1,31 % Holders < /' t a . ^ par per by Canadian may obtain immediately payment of the full reof $87.31 % per "share upon surrender of their certify cates at the First National Bank of Columbus, Ga.—V. 162, p. 880. sv-;. ; :■. v"V, ■ •: >vv.^ • resale Other Period End; Aug. 31- 1945—Month—1944 $2,922,387 —... •-V. 162, $2,913,707 $23,235,699 $22,037,600 .■ 676. p. Total Interest 12 Months Ended June 30— Operating Operating inc. Other •* v Bank of New » $48,634 deductioins— revenue 1,441,289 (net)-_ 465,975 2,035 $22,295 $22,445 53 £>rl6 $22,428 7,554 Utility: operating income 'income :■ 7,519 _____ income Retirement reserve accruals 822,711 758,488 3,238,779 $1,613,708 $6,047,531 $6,242,594 4,856 104,012 2,242,118 U: : - 3.834 $1,618,564 436,882 > . .490,103 $6,267,428 1,880,336 $6,151,543 1,848,962 , Income deductions _> 7,588 ; $1,128,462 369,000 1,147,000 1,237,400 1,147,088 1,497,462 5,449,581 5,624,492 to ^ Federal in income income Dividend V; 160 - appropriations p. 2545. 7,488 ooerating Other income 1 Association (& -Subs.)—Earns.—1945 revenue ' - 1944 ' $38,409,853 $38,026,991 461,702 421,275 earnings-^ $38,871,556 $38,448,266 Operating costs 16,626,343 Maintenance * a other than Federal taxes on Federal income ! income——— 2,616,611 2,297,246 - 2,808,058 3,309,342 4,060,782 .. 4,039,224 5,130,870 4,258,447 $7,628,890 $7,456,432 ._ ._. plan of reorganization of such parents. Commission. - • etc., charges 5,893,124 Balance before dividends—^ • Preferred dividends of Consolidated balance At June Power 1945, Association and $4.83 V* ing to 30, a New Eng. in $1,705,481 1,325,848 1,325,849 Ass'n_ $409,916 preferred arrears for each $2 dividend total of 5,660,950 $1,735,765 Power iiL cumulative were $14.50 dividends for each of 6% ' $469,632 New England preferred 161, $9,612,335.- ~ - for its pared of Eneland Power tive a ♦ reports number p. of kwh. available territory for the week ended Sept. 8. 1945 as 54,468,304 com¬ with 60,544,313 for the week ended Sept. 9, 1944, a decrease 10.04%. decrease 859,767: '. (par stock, of 6.01% under the was 60,234.480, corresponding week last year.-. . . . debits, $1,780,006; total,, \ $100), $12,000,000; long-term $21,294,455; 5.10% premium on 5.10% cumula¬ debt, $53,387,000; accounts and accrued liabilities, retirement reserves (deprecia¬ for Fed¬ eral escrow), $735,825; reserve for freouency change-over expenses. $1,350,000; other reserves. $103,570; contributions in aid of construction (non-refund¬ able). $1,291,743; capital surplus. $7,864,065; earned surplus (appro¬ priated for construction and/or bond acouisition). $7,320,000: unap¬ propriated earned surplus, $6,406,592; total, $129,558,202.—V. 162, tion) p. not but $161,160; declared. deferred $51,000: credits, Other current $1,171,012: property, plant and equipment. $12,257,252; reserves income taxes for prior years (incl. $218,923 deposit in . r . oner- — rev._ expenses Operating taxes Net ooer. —V. " ' -Earns* 1944 $6,835,467 65,206 $6,900,673 3,426,287 _____ $6,670,915) $6,730;45'? • v discount & 59,541 3,238,823 309,085 490,000' 846,351 772,608) > 821,797 819,868 $950,249 expeose__ balance ' ' . _______ income____: jnonjne 162, p. 1173. 160,578' " 42,694 44,154 ; :• 4,953 '■•'i 4,94Q ; ; before 102,696 112,851 dividends $644,299 -_ l 7" $1,073,581 155,605 expenses in net income 6f subs,_L__^^ '*■ TV' 342,117 ; " common "i. •• $751,050 342,111 - . ^r-'r ;'!;' dividends__ ' ;%'• '■ 2560. p. • , $302,182 $408,933 v (& Subs.)—Earnings^ 1 opd inpnniP 1945—3 Mos.—1944 $4,551,986 —___ 2,419,080 511,540 $8,841,084 4,166,491 4,705,435 528,650 V • pv„ 1,022,713 1 •; 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $ " - $ $ 21,679.241 170,485,043 154,686.087 19,898 192,499 190,218 24,534.120 28,748 . 24.305,372 21.650,343 170.202.544 15A4?.4C7 13.773,778 1C4.R77.400 154,495.860 93.747.597 6,130,677 5,393,294 46,458,589 42,159,305 2.492.271 J8.956.555 2,208,051 1 2,039,929 16,427,361 2 602.228 : . 18,588.967 13,740,224 . 1945—6 Mos.—1944 $9,414,032 $4,296,500 2,297,591 ' l,055,56Qi' a. • profits taxes_____-' : cess oper. income.i-^ 793,400 *' $827,966 Other income 663,100 Gross Int. income and 1,579,700- • $807,160 5,061 43,151 I ' ...f, ■■ 1,393,800 $1,645,128 52,098 T $1,686,288 89,048 C" '•■ ' - . $833,027 $850,311 745,029 751,630 $1,697,226 1,495,141 $87,998 deducts. * other $98,676 $202,084 $1,776,236 1,508,480 ( income Notes—(1) Consolidated net income in the 1945 and 1944 $267,750 six-month periods includes approximately $137,000 and $130,000, respectively, net income of subsidiary companies not available fdr distribution to the company because of restrictions affecting the payment of dividends on the common stocks of the subsidiary Companies. (2) The operations of Lake Superior District Power Co., sold oil May 7, 1945, have not been consolidated In above statement. Earnings Period End. June 30— Total & Net —V. of North West Utilities Co. $40,830 $74,859 $107,580 2,726 3,181 4, (4b 4,643 365 1,270 1,791 2,825 1,300 2,100 3,600 5,704 $29,368 $34,279 admin, exps. than other Fed. — taxes__ income income ' $64,722 % $94,418 161, p. 2663. Northeastern Water Co. Period End. June 30— Operating revenues Oper., admin. & gen. expenses — income 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $554,388 $2,400,985 $2,004,446 245,454 224,482 27,931 42,005 1,038,289 890,831 114,325 184,534 161,074 34,041 41,768 : 95,053 • and excess taxes , Operating income — _I— Other income 224,943' $609,293 1,405,657 $450,226' 1,360,367 $1,013,138 73,478 $2,014,951 538,508 $1,810,596 224,314 $939,659 $1,476,442 $1,586,281 49,300 69,776 83,449 $168,535 21,381 $127,219 _____— ______ 183,317 180,104 274,438 42,930 $189,917 'profits taxes Other (& Subs.)- -Earnings— 1945—3 Mos.—1944 $602,507 retirements-- for Prov. Fed. 1945—6 Mos —1944 1945—3 MOS.—1944 $33,759 income General 885,918 I,' Gross Income income deductions 52,398 —_ . 1 i <1 tV 1 ,n. Net —V. income — $137,518 - 161, p. 2663. made in 1945—Month—1944 $ • revenues Uncollectible : 1945 j Northern Pacific Ry. New York Telephone Co.—Earnings— Ooeratiner 2, 1946, 1 Satisfactory ; Subs.) of 1173. Net . (& V Maintenance (46.484 shares no par), $102,000; Oner*ting revenues 1945 deferred $1,272,226; customers' deposits. $457,687; taxes accrued, $1,interest accrued, $472,838; dividends on preferred stock, ac¬ ODeratine 1, Comparable fierure for the week ended Aug. 25, 1945, was 59,767,515, decrease of 6.24 % under the corresponding week last year.—V. 162, 880. preferred preferred pavable, V Association " Liabilities—Common stock Period End. July 31— Comparable figure for the week ended Sept. a ■ debt Oper. expenses Taxes, other than Fed. Federal Sheet, June 80, 19J5 $227,717; prepayments, $129,558,202. serial 2663. p. North West Utilities Co. Taxes, • share preferred share outstanding, amount¬ Weekly Output— New ' Assets—Property, plant and equipment (including intangibles), $119,stocks nf associated companies. $615,013; other investments, funds deposit restricted to construction and/or bond acquisi¬ tion. $115,600; funds deposit in escrow in accordance with consolidated tax liability apportionment agreement, $218,923; cash in banks and on hand,, $1,539,956; special deposits, $30,645; United States Govern¬ ment obligations (incl. $500,000 Treasury notes tax series C), at cost, $2,600,000; accounts receivable. $1,697,540; materials and supplies, crued Balance Total interest, in 171,116; Sl.533.296; of -- income 17,087,571 - I_ Depreciation Taxes, deductions, tOf which $345,000 in both quarters and $1,380,000 in both years appropriated for construction and/or bond acquisition in accordance with orders consummation of S. , Jan. providing funded debt________^._^._____ on .Period find. June 30— Operating revenues $28,988; ____» Total gross 4,680 - _ 6 Months Ended June 30— Gross $7,352 -v-J. 'New England Power V ~ _ from resulting 7,558 $7,206 t taxes, returns, for interest Balance Net v. $4,302,581 ' $4,387,092 $916,988 . _ and amortization charges on securi¬ ties of indirect parents (in process of reorganization under Chapter X of. the Bankruptcy Act), which deductions will not be available after the P. 161, 24,834 2,756,411 618,154 Federal surplus "Reduction of corporation of as 384,970 Interest ' —V. 230,100 ___ in consolidated ; . Lighting Properties Consolidated balance for 2,789,552 2,092,692 3,025,545 710,513 $1,353,869 transferred earned 4,138 .taxes— the > retirement : Consolidated 6,246,277 1 1,863,141 6,526,962 2,090,159 633,758 taxes tBalance 18,964 2,347 $22,348 income 19,778 taxes Gross $47,581 4,214 General Federal Other % of Preferred -dividends /, $1,350,035 deducts. 1_ income income 1944 1945 • i of shares 497,500 Minority int. i > 510,000 income "Reduction revenues stock the reveriue___ Income taxes- income Net Co.—Earnings— two 1 : : eariiings___________ Amortization Net New Canaan Water ; > plan The 24. for M J - Tc-tal other Sept. Noma Taxes, other than Federal taxes ori income____i r Federal taxes on Income : ) taxes Gross of Operating costs Maintenance 10 cents per share on 1945—8 Mos.—1944 * authorfzed stock.—V. Total gross • Sales preferred common Net : record . . 1,562,339 577,003 Operating income Inc.—August Sales Slightly Up— : : of share one income . Neisner Brothers, the operating 1945—12 Mps.—1944 $7,773,417 $32,787,582 $31,254,707 ; 2,165,290 9,885,622 8,994,907 2.658,600 . - income Fed. Deposits Under Plan— Depreciation " (deprec.) of property,plant and equip.— - 1173. p. have Other Auction Fur Provision for retirement price » ' ' 1 1945—3 Mos.—1944 Maintenance value have share, plus of 6 Months Ended June 30— > dividend of $8,114,447 operating revs..: Operating expenses gas purchased <$: ■■■;> per, share, thereof demption , of the First National director.—V. 162, p. 989. a Total for 162, Grbss New York State Electric & Gas Corp.—Earnings— ' Nehi Corp.—Calls First Preferred Stock— been \ . Nagle,. President C. Period End. June 30— the ' . M, Spencer, Chairman of the Board, Said that negotia-' being carried oh with a group of banks and'insurance com* a bank loan- of approximately $3,000,000 to retire the pre- ' ferred stock and $1,200,000 equipment trust certificates, which mature ' setialiy to Noveihber, • 1947. - 1 \ ^ There are 18,258 shares of $6 preferred stock Outstanding. with ; call price of $110 per share. If the preferred is retired, capitalization will consist of the bank loan and 149,906 outstanding shares of $20^ > an amount equal to 1% accrued and -Unpaid as of interest 1945.. Payment will be made at 70 Broadway. New York. N. Y.—V. V -,t , Elec. and 1 occupied now . recently.declared has been elected York, ''' . stockholders exchange an North Boston no par value, payable Sept. 14 to holders of record like amount was disbursed on March 22 arid June 15, 7 Payments in 1944 Were as follows; - April 15, June 15 and 10 cents each; and Dec. 15, 20 cents.—V. 162, p. 677. | Alexander are !,f,.' -i •. panieS for • l, bank, ,3 /■ 1 * 1902. :' by «,Noma .to fo- directors all pa-r : & Tfust Co., as trustee, will distribute • of»the Eept. 15, f1, increasing the on New York Central RR.—New Director— prior notified 19 $1,065,173 National RR. Co. of Mexico—Interest Payment— Holders j Pro¬ . vote Sept. premises ' \ A year. Sept. 880. p. 4. < *' stock, common Sept. "TV Net the on Co., .Ltd. The directors '•> tax will Financing Inc.—New .... , stockholders Pays Another ,10-Cent Dividend— 18,994 V for Board . Auction. Co., 329.330 income Production tiohS are 1,642,612 „1 ■ York auction Sales $1,468,550 65.473 • In.terest &c., deductions . lic 1945—12 Mos.—1944 > $150,518 1,015 4,478 excl. v . William already held, the proceeds'to be used to purchase the shares of a new corporation to be organized under the laws of the Dominion of Canada, and which will conduct the business of selling furs and skins at pub¬ (Company Only) of , arrangements can be made to finance the retirement. authorized no par value common stock from 100,000 shares to 150,000 shares. It is proposed that 47,943 of tho additional shares will be offered to stock¬ holders at $5 per share on the basis of one share for each-two shares 48,399 ■i V'''■■■ declared The ,w /•:*. Total The War the . decorticating plant to make the fibre is expected by May, 1946.—V. 161, a Stock—Negotiating Bank Loan—y 775,000 —— 677. p. posed— 836 ; 7,7 'Comparative Statement Expenses, 354,142 $4,207,017 . f 7: $801,358 _rr. unearned. or ■ v tax__ Balance surplus v 70,966 . deducts— income from , , 'North American Car Corp.—Fi&fts to Retire Preferred 3,652,472 _c_ income New ; received Production use. Triumph.—V. $30,298,124 13,888,810 3,534,000. ^ V- Total Total expenses 2663. p. for provides $3,713,842 deductions 162. been , corporation has notified stockholder^ of Triumph Industries, that if Triumph stockholders owning 80% of the stock deposii their shares with the designated depositary for exchange prior to Sept. 24, 1945, they will receive the dividend of 25 cents a share • Other Have available Noma Electric Corp.—Seeks v income Gross / subs. Nat'l P«r. & Light Co.: Net equity (as above). ,• development of ramie fibre : in the Florida EvergladesT 1 This 31, 1945 revenues retirement Federal 497 Inc.—Earnings— appropriations.—' Takes—other than income and excess profits— Federal income '•> taxes—— 5,275,692 50%. Inc., . Statement of Income $9,816,559 5,261,399 $2,212,770 1,310,136 1,348,441 about ' ' 10,542,152 operating- expenses..:-— mi- by ' . i Net output The company is also proceeding with the is planting a second 500 acres of land and machinery and equipment for Total 8,232,042 8,262,786 . Newport Industries, Inc^—Plans Plant Expansion—* • $3,548,064 $65,526,944 $59,965,007 i 9,584 78,728 60,724 $9,504,391 ___ rev— Total public ft., cu. p. taxes oper. $4,345,395 $18,082,783 $18,048,601 ' $2,119,074* to oper. New Orleans Public Service, &c., applic. 162, $4,312,136 $17,920,477 $17,938,794 % 37,720 ■ divs. 439,840,000 production of ago.—V. year 1945—Month—1944 7% 1945—7 MOS.—1944 income Net 20,733 12,399 4,642 $4,100,861 Balance as above a expenses Operating Operating Property *Pfd. reported 1.37% month of 93% to hold- The corporation has signed contracts with Stone & Webster Engirefering Corp, for the construction of a plant at Oakdale, La., to cost in Sxcess of $2,500,000. The site has been bought and over 20,000 acres'of land leased for stump supplies. The first unit will have a daily output of 175,000 pounds Of rosin and 3,700 gallons of turpentine, and will add about 125,000 barrels annually to the nation's rosin supply. The corporation-, it Was said, furnishes'about 12% of the country's rosin production and is increasing $4,307,494 $17,908,078 $17,916,061 $4,097,030 2,019,507 Portion is or , V' .:,v; 6,174,942 1,641,734 1,436,155 $4,138,581 ■ 1945 ft., cu. - .New England Telephone & Telegraph of public, August, corresponding Period End. July 31— —V. to in 5,958,000 the v. ; .... Operating revenues Operating income Other income (netj int. of in 720,281 plants .(.net) Net output ft. cu. ago. year Uncollectible revs- lease jrum Gas increase plant adjusts.-. Properly retire, reserve appropriations Net a . % 7 ■...■ 1,138,603 10,516,594 3,261,747 3.166,362 ' acquisition Rent •'■■■■■•-■/-v.;. 44,969,300 12,012,976 1,129,565 ' .4,474,780 11197,004 __ of ended Aug. 31, 1945, the Association reports electric 54,915,630 kwh: This is a decrease of 2,722,703 kwh., or below production of 57,638,333 kwh. for the corresponding , . $21,467,323 $20,857,134 $86,260,363 $84,409,024 ____ taxes taxes '■'% » 1945—12 Mos.—1S44 %; expenses Federal' r.% The directors have declared an initial quarterly dividend cents per share on the 3%% preferred stock, payable Nov. 1 of record Oct. 16.—V. 162, p. 989. ers ; month of output (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1945—3 Mos.—1944 " Operating 731. p. - ■> ago. month and For the ' 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $7,779,235' $7,364,180 $59,896,844 $55,195,835 Initial Preferred Dividend {August Electric Output Lower—Gas Production Up— Jhe directors on Sept. 7 declared a dividend of §1 per share on the B stock, par $1, payable Nov. 1 to holders of record Oct. 16. Semi-annual distributions of 20 cents each were made on May 1, last, 1945—Month—1944 Sales Dividend— class i Period End. Aug. 31-— the on 1287 — Bonds Offered—Mention was issue of Sept. 10 of the our offering by a bank¬ syndicate headed by Morgan Stanley & Cd. oii Sept. 7 of $55,000,000 collateral trust 4^% bonds; du^ Sept. 1, 1975 at 100 and interest. The bonds were ing awarded Sept. 6 on a Dated Sept. 1, 1945; due Sept. 1, 1975. N. Y. City. Redeemable at Interest payable March I optidn of company as a not less than 45 nor more than 60 days' notice, and also redeemable through the operation of the sinking fund on like notice. Annual sinking fund, payable In cash or bonds of $1,833,333. Davable out of net income of the preceding year (or* otherwise at the option'of the company) with deficiencies. and Sept whole 1 or'in in { bid of 98. part at any time upon . Underwriters be paid out of subsequent net income. Annual payment reduction in case of retirement of bonds otherwise than through sinking fund moneys. If earned, the 3ft'/* annual sinking fund payments are sufficient to retire all of the bonds at 100 k by Miaturity. In the opinion of counsel these bonds will be legal invest¬ ments lor savings banks in the States of California, New Hampshire, Hew York and Ohio, and for fiduciaries in the State of New Jersey. it Morgan Stanley & Co.—$3,289,000 the Interstate Commerce by Inc. Commission. Glore, Purpose—Proceeds ($53,900,000, exclusive of accrued interest), to¬ gether with other funds to be provided from the company's treasury to the extent required, will be applied to the retirement or redemption the due series B, Co.— Weeks— Hutton & Co.— E. 1,540,000 & Dain M. 440,000 White, Weld & Co 1,540,000 through purchase at fore¬ properties and franchises of Northern Pacific RE., a corporation created by an Act of -Congress approved July 2, 1864, which built the first of the northern trans¬ continental railroads. Company was incorporated originally as Su¬ perior & St. Croix RR. by special act of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin, approved March 15, 1870. By act of the Legis¬ lature of Wisconsin, approved April 15, 1895, the charter was generally amended to enable the company to acquire the above mentioned properties of Northern Pacific RR., which was then in receivership, and by resolut on of the stockholders, filed July 10, 1896, the name of the company was changed to Northern Pacific Ry. Thereafter on Aug. 18, 1896, pursuant to- the plan of reorganizatoin of Northern Pacific RR., the company acquired said properties and acquired control of, Laurence M. Marks & Co. 1,250,000 branch Stroud —V. 162, branch line 4# lien Paul bonds, mileage Jan. 1, Iron Cuyuna of as RR. Central Rv. 1st $5,284,851? curtailed dur¬ taxes — ___-/ income oper. income 162, 2,186,056 982,883 23,057,485 8,349,075 21,684,162 6,882,062 $559,980 $4,326,820 504,473 4,007,271 $3,904,271 3,503,422 $614,213 576,403 — 784. p. order. position it is operating 2 revenues Operating expenses ——^ Electricity and gas purchased for resaleMaintenance Range •Federal Other 7,975,051 7,253,636 7,667,355 10,656,693 6,728,521 income on 8,331,822 Div. A workers income • . 22,792,830 Board possible to produce for hunting th;s However, many Western and Winchester workers are re-establishing production lines for products which can not reach the consumer for several months. This is particularly true of * the New Haven plant, where 6ome models of Winchester firearms must be processed from basic forgings to final assembly.'WV. 162, which it is cartridges and shells according to Mr. Olin. fall, 1174. ■ : ' 23,004,668 L;—— '2 income Gross deductions Income 22,879,172 14,159,169 13,628,466 subsidiary companies-— of Co., Inc.—New Interests Ac¬ ^ above.—V. 161, p. 2451. Stores Co. Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— - 1945—3 Mos.—1944 - ; 1945—6 Mos.—1944 $2,582,180 $2,422,299 $5,152,332 $4,825,010 1,230.454 - 1,159,608 2,499,927 2,277,276 revenues - 52,731 & repairs. Maintenance u 199,079 - 131,685 126,885 ^ 265,58. $987,938 14,474 Balance 4% mtge, $892,542 . .Net income income Total bonds, due Dec. ■ $906,510 54,898 70,952 income. from & exc. profits 4s, due June C • 1, D 1948 Common I". 7,936,300 9,156,000 obligations ($100 scrip—16 and conditional sale contracts 19,795,255 par) shares t247,981,000 ($100 1,600 par)______ •Includes $1,700,000 held by Northwestern Improvement Co., owned subsidiary of the company, tlncludes by Northwestern Improvement Co. Debt Reduction—-Between reduced company its Dec. bonded 31, 1939, $2,033,100 a par wholly amount June 30, 1945, the its t^ ^12,824,073 as of July of $1,618 7,48 A further reduction 1, 1945, $26,161,600 bonded indebtedness redemption on or in before Northern trust ,a wonditional result Jan. 1, from the 1946, equipment obligations wil1 result from the 1946> $3,500,000 will of the company's retirement proposed all reduction -of a in refunding and , between issuance June on 30, July 1945, 2, and 1945 of Pacific certificates, Ry. equipment trust of 1945 1V2% equip¬ the execution of certain conditional sales Payraents m&de or to be made sales contracts during that on period. equipment trust and of Years— 1935 income Net Inc. Avail, for Fixed Revenues Charges Charges Fixed NetIncome 1940 $14,290,934 $431,782 16,136,863 14,320,079 in 6,693,837 3,593,719 income taxes. 10,287,556 •Excluding reductions shown separately and further reductions re* to, and applied against, items not reflected in income. tResulting from deductions, in consolidated returns, for interest and amor¬ tization charges on securities of direct and indirect parents (in pro¬ cess of reorganization under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act), lated of will deductions which be not available after consummation of reorganization of such parents. Income expenses . reduction) (excluding _____ 1945 $3,627,553 361,531 35,400 28,891 1944 $5,021,028 $4,626,984 2,022,712 1,186,667 ... taxes Other plan 1,024,653 — income Federal of Parent Company 30— income General a 4 $3,201,731 .12 Months Ended June Total 1,068,700 983,400 $378,714 $346,857 $779,678 $715,897 44,460 88,920 ' 88,920 $334,254 $302,397 $690,758 $626,977 $0.24 14,529,415 14,411,674 57,021,585 10,320,925 14,569,065 117,741 14,643,339 Def.4,322,414 14,495,411 73,654 deductions Interest convertible obligation on $0.21 $0,52 $0.44; stock, of _ 44,460 held'by public.:. in —V, income Federal -V. 162. surplus - Operating revenues Uncollectible oper. $1,008,211 _____ , 1945—Month—1944 $105,488 $101,390 rev. 128 123 revenues- $105,360 $1,338,632 14,648,882 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $739,402 $704,536 901 866 $101,267 60,291 $738,501 $703,670 66,446 433,720 405,893 25,329 187,437 25,520,430 13,709,349 13,160,985 $6,455 $15,647 $117,344 ended June 30— —V. 162. 41,558,222 319.856,653 309,004,699 1174. P. Supply Co.—Earnings— 30— Jf5 Pennsgrove Water Ended Months 12 revenues Operating revenue 10,196 77.270 v operating June 36,399 $23,094 $20,608 (incl. taxes) _r income — . 42 *45 7.745 ",558 7,295 6-"33 $7,833 $6,725 6,098 income Gross Retirement 71,596 J®4.4,. ofcoS 35,622 ________ deducts, (net) income Income $ $ $ 41.763,382 Sales .:. reserve accruals deductions — —.— r. $110,014 1,045 Net Net —V. operating income income 162. ; P. Net income Dividend —V. 678. appropriations 160, p. Ohio Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings— Period End. July 31— revenues oper. ___' rev. 1945—Month—1944 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $5,898,888 $45,466,864 $41,384,197 9,931 i 6,226 58,237 50,600 $6,432,893 Operating revenues— Operating expenses taxes Net 1944 75,076,825 11,150,194 6,951.086 4,199,108 Net 1945 72,970,407 12,540,023 6,560,250 5,979,773 —V. operating income 162, p. — 784. ___ $6,422,962 3,920,033 1,665,922 income $5,892,662 $45,408,627 $41,333,597 3.510,159 27,064,808 24,127,199 1,575,880 12,405,082 11,481,085 $837,007 $806,623 $5,338,737 $5,725,313 789,319 767,294 5,739,631 5,512,518 4.336 — 2547. Pennsylvania Power Co.—Files Financing Plan— pronosed a general financing program to the Commission. The program includes the sale,' at competitive bidding, of $y,793,000 30-year bonds to bear interest! not to exceed 2%% and the borrowing of $800,000 from banks on The its installment to notes. from from parent, are Exchange and Proceeds rowed bonds has companv Securities Operating Months Aug. 31— 187,763 16,303,917 14,428,722 immediate prepayment at parr Co., Inc.—August Sales Higher1945—Month—1944 1945—8 Mos.—1944 (J. C.) Penney Other 32,459 Uncollectible 26,870,334 Inc.—Calls $2,000,000 Debentures 6 authorized the payment, Period End 20,928 taxes Operating 39,949,152 394. p. $2,000,000 of its this $1,317,704 expenses 7,757,019 30,952,799 •- 3'/» debentures due 1955 and 1956. After making the interest bearing obligations of the company will agrgegate $10,000,000 consisting of $8,000,000 of notes and debentures due 1947-1954 and $2,000,000 of debentures due 1951. >; Debt reduction of the company and consolidated subsidiaries since > Jan. 1, 1945, agregates approximately $6,000,000, including the above prepayment. All domestic consolidated subsidiaries are now free of funded or bank debt. Debt of foreign consolidated subsidiaries aggre¬ gates approximately $5,300,000 which is owed by our Canadian theatre subsidiary and which is payable in Canadian funds.—V. 162, p. 991. ; of 1,286,569 17,800 taxes __ Period End. July 31— 2,064.091 155,978,310 162, Utility 15,100,303 151,531,732 share. 784. p. 14.574,288 119,310,557 income The directors on Sept. 36,188 24,733 Ohio Associated Telephone Co.—Earnings— 17,164,394 1944 per Operating Balance 22,331,307 1943 net com. Estimated Earns, 333,123 $990,411 income Net Reduction 85,346,327 1942 _________ on $ Balance Income 68,714,635 _____ Federal surplus - 488,700 Paramount Pictures, Balance 1,816.784 64,851,199 6'3,882,433 — 1939 $14,722,716 61,906,306 ____ —... Operating Operating $53,845,654 1936 998,983 1,286,569 7,565,474 3,794,329 Utilities Co.__ NJ obligation Operating Earnings Railway Calendar 683,842 1,186,667 11,359,803 NY PA of convertible on Operating Summary profit pfd, Net Divs. r 8,979,389 or improve- „b?nds,' series B> outstandlng, and the issuance cf ^lateral trust 4>/2% bonds, but a net increase of ? ' $2,587,550 Interest Statement of and indebtedness by $29,988,500, but in¬ equipment obligations by $11,326,943, so that net reduction in funded debt, including equipment obligations, was $18,661,557. During the same period the company issued equipment obligations amounting to $28,674,062 in connection with the purchase of new equipment. Cash payments totaling $18,361,214 were made during this period for equipment paid for in cash and for down payments on equipment trusts. Annual interest charges on funded debt, in¬ cluding equipment obligations, were reduced from $14,442,821 as of creased 8,720,004 259,385 ,127,474 110,155 ■ 568,800 (estimated) taxes 18,953,000 *81,161,600 stock Fractional ,9,435,983 — deductions Income tReduction 1, 2047: 5% Equipment 59,730 period 778,500 253,000 5% Series 1, 1996 252,706. $1,826,771 $1,958,534 ' ' 6% Series Balance' U__ . $1,929,347 >1,799,873 13,967- u- 29,187 26,898 3 $1,002,412 income Fed. -inc. sub. 54,445,000 due March 4s, 9,376,203 _______ _ acm 398,367. 357,410 179,366 »■ amort, Deprec., depl. & Deducts, > & •... Operations 196,725 . _ sub-normal supply of shot- making available the in 22,682,447 211,839 ... ... (net)— Industries plants Olin two Production Other Operating income roller skates and other specialized products. will co-operate fully with the War and batteries, flashlights 7,934,857 -, Net inc. of subsids. sold or dissolved during 4 V2Vr B 6 in the production of ammunition, non-ferrous meiais, specialties, smokeless ball powder and other explosives. The Repeating Arms Co. division at New Haven, Conn., will have work for 5,500 men and women in the commercial manufacture of Winchester rifles and shot guns, ammunition, non-ferrous metals, 10,569,290 —— taxes Other said. ammunition manufacturing departments to operations will swell the employment total of both plants to approximately 10,500 as compared with pre-war employment cf 7,200, Mr. Olin declared. : The company's annoucement further added: 1 "The Western Cartridge Co. division at East Alton, III., will employ 10,565,294 10,974.487 taxes ammunition authorized by the as reconversion of Prompt Period End. June 30— 38,583,551 ;___ commercial be Pacific Public Service 40,716,030 — , will production the in peacetime 1944 — : for 6. Sept. Included hunting, crop protection and predator control War Production Board on Aug. 31, Mr. Olin See City 104,317,595 ; Arms Co. and Olin Industries, approximately one third more John M. Olin, President, announced for Inc, will provide employment workers than the pre-war level, on lv -s ' '1 Cartridge Co., Oppenheim, Collins 109,114,267 _ One-Third Higher in Be of the Winchester Repeating the two principal divisions of operation Post-war Operating Total Employment to quire Stock— 1945 . , _ . . Haven, New Post-War (& Subs.)—Earnings— 12 Months Ended June 30— - - - facilities serving and 111. Two Plants— not always to arrange companies in exact alphabetical However, they are always as near alphabetical as possible. NY PA NJ Utilities Co. all of its brass mill business into an Western Brass Mills, it was an¬ > the division are the brass mills at East Conn., operated in connection with two other divisions of Olin Industries. These are the Western Cartridge Co. division at East Alton and the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. division at New Haven.—V. 162, p. 1174. » ■" p. reasons . , Consolidates All Brass Mill — metal $4,728,919 $35,733,380 $32,470,495 $5,279,037 3,461,520 1,203,304 .. Winchester 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $4,733,577 $35,776,729 $32,499,535 4,658 43,349 29,040 , 5.814 NOTE-f-For mechanical 1,000,000 Series 1941 was 7. Sept. on Production $103,765,600 __ due Jam 1, 2047 1st consol. mtge. Series 1938 of service which 1945—Month—1944 expenses Net 1945 June 30, 1997 Refunding and impt. mtge. bonds, due July 1937 (Del.)—Weekly Output— Co. Depreciation of prop., plant & equipment—1 the serves Outstanding due bonds, Paul-Duluth ment 110,000 . Alton that restoration revenues— possible Duluth & 1, 1968 Washington held Rice & Co 825,000 this company for kwh., as compared Operating Project, which will receive its water from the Grand 3% lien General St. Irving J. 825,000 Operating Net $1,931,511 corporation has consolidated division designated as The "The ■—V. $2,472,572 - Dam. Capitalization St. nounced Period End. July 31— Operating $128,804 integrated 110,000 Operating revenues —, rev. Uncollectible oper. rev. including the irrigated and highly developed Yakima Valley in Wash¬ ington, and also the fish and lumber industry of the Pacific Coast areas. Its main line and branches will serve the large Columbia Prior 275,000 881. p. $3,618,997 1,687,486 Business— 5,000 , the grain and potato-growing areas of Minnesota and North Dakota, the grain-growing,, lumber and mining Industries of Montana, Idaho and Washington, the fruit and berry-growing areas, Coulee & Co- Atkinson, Jones «fe Co- Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.-r-Earnings— Minnesota, Basin Irrigation Woodard-Elwood flight daily in each direction. also has on file with the Civil Aeronautics Board ap¬ plications for routes to Honolulu and to Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Manila. The board's examiners recently recommended that North¬ west be granted the application to fly to Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Manila by way of Alaska and Pharamushiro in the Kurile Islands. miles,, of which 4 mles Is double track. and 1,100,000 1,100,000 The company miles of main line from St. Paul, Minn., to Portland, Ore., and Tacoma, Wash., is double tracked for 668 miles, including St. Paul to Buffalo, North Dakota, 288 miles (except 31 miles, Gregory to Philbrook, Minn.), Garrison to Missoula, Mont., 69 miles, and Seattle to Portland, 186 miles and numerous shorter sections aggregating 156 miles. In addition, it has alternate-main lines between Logan and Garrison, Mont., 122 miles, and between fie- Smet and Paradise, Mont., 64 miles, so that there is double track or alternate main line continuously from Livingston, Mont., to Para¬ dise, Mont., a distance of 311 miles. It also has an alternate main line, Tacoma to Tenino, Wash., via South Tacoma, a distance of 40 main Co. There will be one ington. Seattle Its 275,000 275,000 ing wartime when the Army requisitioned half of the airline's fleet of airplanes, went forward another step when Northwest Airlines re¬ sumes flights Sept. 15 into Wenatchee, rich orchard section of Wash¬ Its 2,066 in — & Co._ E. Northwest Airlines, Inc.-—Resumes Another Service- other railroads and consist prncipally of In addition to the operated mileage, the com¬ not operate, 42 miles which are leased to other pany owns, but does railroad companies, and & Scrib- — of announced $3,542,458 1,069,886 Industries, Inc. Olin Wood ner with mileage. line branch Deane 275,000 Co- Western it is 117,443 463, p. Singer, States Power 41,612,000 $246,247 83,500 275,000 Northwest the week ended Sept. 8, 1945, with 39,161,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 6.3%.—V. 162, p. 1174. totaled 162, Harold & output $7,449,874 3,830,876 $275,212 -- Balance —V. 1174. p. Electric wholly owns 6,533 miles or the operated mileage above Jointly owns with other companies 31 miles, and leases lease '52 miles. 250 miles are operated under contracts trackage 162, $6,966,197 3.423,739 275,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 Inc Northern 319,280 pfd. stock on 1,100,000 Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs —V. $565,528 $191,712 Income Net Divs. Co._ Co.—_ Co., & & Pacific 10,426,441 212,411 Income Gross 275,000 Co. 1,100,000 1,100,000 ___ (Inc.* & Anthony Wisconsin The 999-year a Rothschild F. Tucker, The company under — Hemphill, Noyes & Co. W. Pressprich & Co. ganization. bv Northern Pacific RR. In 1900 the company purchased the railroad and branches of St. Paul & Duluth RR., extending from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Duluth and Superior, including important terminals, docks and waterfront facilities on Lake Superior at Duluth. Under its revised charter the company was granted authority to construct or otherwise acquire branch lines extending into or through any State or territory of the United States or extending - into or lying within the Dominion of Canada, There is no limit upon the term of the company's corporate existence. In 1901, the Company and Great Northern Ry. jointly acquired control of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR. and, in 1905, jointly organized Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry. The company has never defaulted in payment of principal of or Interest on Its funded debt. The rairoad of the company was the first trans-continental railroad to be constructed to the North Pacific Coast. Company operates 6,866 miles of standard gauge railroad extending from Ashland, Wis,, St. Paul and Mnneapolis and the Lake Superior ports of Duluth and Superior to Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., and Portland, Ore., and other ports on Puget Sound and the Columbia River, runnning through the States of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Its operations in Manitoba, Canada, which terminate at Winnipeg, are conducted by the Midland Railway of Manitoba, a subsidiary owned jointly with Great Northern Ry. mentioned, Co <fe R. L. of numerous to the reor¬ brought into unified ownership, the properties line and terminal corporations, controlled, prior later and Drexel Harris, Hall & Co. 4,016,634 10,710,401 275,000 W. H. Newbold's Son Company—Company is the successor, closure sale, of the railroad, land grant 4.086,089 721,928 — 440,000 Fahey, Clark & Co.—— Folger, Nolan Inc J. J. B. Hilliard & Son— in the hands 339,822 $487,623 taxes Int. and other deducts. 440,000 275,000 of -.the for 440,000 Co.— & " 340,997 845,068 amortization 440,000 Chas. W. Scranton & Co. J. 1,162,629 440,000 Co. Hayden, Miller & Co... Kalman & Co., Inc.— Maynard H. Murch & Co. Lee1 Higginson Corp.— 1,540,000 F. S. Moseley & Co.— 1,540,000 Paine, Webber, Jackson v. & Curtis *——— 1,540,000 for Provi Prov. ' 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $2,738,621 $36,607,354 $34,646,123 1,111,342 14,844,666 12,753,113? 1945—Month—1944 $2,836,318 — expenses deprec. and 440,000 Shepard & Hawley, 1,540,000 1,540,000 Hornblower W. 110 plus interest, of mortgage 6% bonds, July 1, 2047, of which there are $81,161,600 outstanding of the public, and $10,976,000 held alive in the treasury company on or before Jan, 1, 1946, at entire issue of refunding and improvement the by 3,286,000 1,540,000 & 550,000 revenue Operating 1945 Co.- -Earnings— Period End. July 31— Gross 550,000 — & Co- Baker, Weeks & Harden First of Michigan Corp. Co.— Hallgarten 550,000 Milwaukee Co.—— The Rlter & Co 3,286,000 ______ & 550,000 Co.— Dean Witter Bros. & Hutzler Forgan Illinois 550,000 Sons— & Brown 3,286,000^ Co & Brothers Salomon , , , Loeb Lehman The —3,286,000 — Kuhn, bonds are subject to author¬ and sale of these Issuance—The issue isation Alex. Wipple & Co—- $550,000 Bacon, Blyth & Co., Inc.—--— 3,286,00Q Goldman, Sachs & Co.—. 3,286,000 Harriman Ripley <te Co., to Edison Ohio to any subject Monday, September 17, CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1288 the banks ': Ohio Edison Co., be and generator generating estimated used to to 1 t , of the bonds with the $800,000 to be bor¬ contribution of $600,000 to be made by its sale and a to the common stock equity of Pennsylvania, the $8,193,000 outstanding 3V2% and 4% refund provide for construction of a new 35.000-kilowatt turbo¬ boiler unit at the company's New Castle steam-electric plant, and additional transmission facilities which it is will cost approximately $3,200.000.;—V. 159, p. 2675. and (Continued on page 1324) •. ; «Volume Number 4421 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Stock and Bond Sales DAILY NOTICE—Cash and deferred delivery tales are dlarecarded In the day* range, New York Stock «» WEEKLY - furnish the New York Stock on daily record of the transactions in Treasury and Home Owners' Loan coupon bonds Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32d of a point. < week. we a Treasury Sep. 8 Prleea Daily Record of U. 8. Bond Sep. 10 Sep. 11 Sep.12 Sep. 13 Sep. 14 Daily Record f High ' [close Total sales In SI,000 units. , , (High Total sales In $1,000 units Sept., in Total sales In $1,00C units Total 113 113 [Close (High 1 Low 2y4s 100 sales In "77 V — — ZH ZZ~ HH ZZZ ■ HZ units HZ ZZZ ZH V HZ —Z1 .?• — " — ~ < {TfS 1956-59 ■ « , ZZZ ■ (High ZZZ? ZZZ ZZZ /V// ; (High , IClose — f Hign — ' 1847 \ Low (Close. 2 ' ZZZ H"* . > ZH ZZZ 102.26 ■■}■■■' 102.26 - —. ' ZH' > \ — ___ .■ „Z " 100.15 — $1,000 units ;V^ '' 100.15 '100.15 — { Low ZH Z-Z ■■ ^ . 2s, ZZZ — $1,000 units Total sales In 102.26 $1,000 units— 5 I Hign 2s, March 1948-50 \ Low I Close Total sales (Higo In \ Low [Close (1,000 units Ss, Dec. 1948-50 (Hign 2%s, 1956-59 Total sales In (Hign Low j [close Total sales In $1,000 units $1,000 units \ Low 2%s, 1958-63 2s, June, [Close 1949-1951 \ Low (Close ; Total sales'In $1,000 units (High • 1 LOW 2%8, 1960-65 [Close j Total sales (High In $1,000 units — Hign Low (Close Low f 2s, [Close Dec., 1949-1951 ] Total sales In $1,000 units Total sales in (High $1,000 units (High { Low 1948 2s, ( Close March, 1950-1952 -f Low (Close Total sales In $1,000 units Total sales In (High $1,000 units Low l%l, 1949-53- (High 2a, Close Sept., i 1950-1952 Total sales In f High $1,000 units (High \ Low 2%s, 1950-52 2s, 1951-1953 (Close { Low [Close Total sales hi J1.000 units Total sales In (High 1352-64-- (ciom 3s. $1,000 uni(s [High 1951-55 J Total sales In $1,000 units f High Itts, 1956-58 (High ] Low 2s, June, [close Total sales in f Hleh -i Low (Close 2s, Dec., 102.26 j Low (Close 1952-54 sales In $1,000 units 102.26 102.26 $1,000 units 2 [High { Low 1952-54 102.27 Total sales In $1,000 f High { Low (Close 2%s, 1963-1968 101.18 (High Low (Close *6 j Low [Close 1 (High $1,000 units 101.16 101.16 Total sales In $1,000 units (High 1%S 1948 j LOW (Close 31 Total sales In $1,000 101.14 { Low [Close Total sales In 101.16 101.18 101.18 101.14 units— 101.14 Total sales In $1,000 units 102.26 (High 1953-55 Total sales In $1,000 units i 102.26 102.27 units . 2s 102.26 102.27 [Close Total sales In $1,000 units [High (High Total sales In 101.7 Low 101.4 101.4 101.5 101.4 101.4 101.4 101.4 101.4 101.5 101.4 101.4 101.5 10 1 5 5 $1,000 units 15 101.7 101.7 101.4 101.4 [Close 4 101.4 j Low l%s, 1950 (Close 1965-70 ^ow (Close Total sales In $1,000 units 1964-1969 Low [Close Total sales In $1,000 unit# 2%s, June, 1964-1969 Low (Close -- 2V2S, 1962-67 I** (High 2s, Sept., 1949-1951 Total sales In $1,000 units 1945 riigu I Total sales In $1,000 units < Total sales In $1,000 I_ ' ; HI $1,000 units Total sales In Close 2yas ' __ — Low 2%s, Dec., HI . — Ill 1 •2 (Hign j Low Total sales In $1,000 units Total _HL Low . [Close 2% 8, Low 11 m Low 2y»s, 1959-62—' 100 Total sales In $1,000 units 1%8, __ (High Total sales in 100 [Close •v 100.22 1*2 ___ — (Close *4 Total sales In $1,000 units 100.22 — , 113 Total sales In $1,000 units 2%s, 1948-51 ___ 100.21 Close (High 2%S, 1945-47 100.22 100.21 (High . 2%a, 1954-56 ] Low 2%s, 1955-60 I" 100.2*1 100.21 100.21 units—'—— 1952-55 Low (High I "I 100.21 " \ Total sales In $1,000 _IZ — units $1,000 Sep. 14 ' ___ ... iClose $1,000 Sep. 13 101.4 101.4 101.4 \ Low . 2 y4s, Close r ' , ___ 1967-72 Total sales in [close ' — $1,000 units %s, 1951-53 Total sales in $1,000 units (Hign \ Low ; (High 2 [Close Sep. 13 . (High { Low ■ „ Sep. 11 * (Close Total sales | High j Low year. *2Yz , 2%s, Sep. 10 $1,000 units in the Exchange — I High [close Total sales In $1,000 units Sep. 8 [Close , in for range . Prices Low Total sales | Low 3S. 1946-48 Bond /aS, June 1967-72 m VaS, 1949-52 8. ... 2 [Close Sfts, 1946-49 U. High Total sales Total sales In $1,000 units 3 / m (High J Low »%s, 1946-56 of the the New York Stock Exchange during the current on Treasury 2%s, 1966-71 ] Low AV48, 1947-52 Exchange YEARLY ■ unlets they are the only transactions of the day. No account Is taken of tuch sales in computing United States Government Securities Below 1289 units •Odd lot sales. ^Transaction of registered bond. 3 —. NEW YORK STOCK RECORD STOCKS Saturday Sep. 8 $ per share 69% •69 *111% 112 Monday Sep.10 t per share 69% 70 ►111% 112 Tuesday Wednesday ^ Thursday Sep. 11 * Sep. 12 f per share $ per share 1 per share 71 71 71% 112 •111% •70 71 •111% 112 *111% Sales for Friday Sep. 13 Sep. 14 72 112 *111% YORK Range for Previous STOCK Range Since January 1 Highest EXCHANGE 600 72 Par Abbott Laboratories 4% 112 76 75 75 15 15 15 15% 14% 15 14% 15% 6,200 ACF-Brill 30% 30% 30% 31 31% 32% 33 Va 34 34 343/4 34 34% 3,100 Acme Steel 16% 16% 16% 17 16% 16% 16% 16% 163/4 17 16% 16% 8,600 42% •39 28% 23% 45% 45% 110 •105 7 7 •39 28% 45% ►105 6% 42% *38 41 % 28 y2 29 29 y8 45% 110 7% 4% 4% 4% 4% 46% 47J/4 46 % 48% •62y2 33% 65 33% •62% 65 33% 33 98 98 •18% , 18% 171 171 18 18 30% For 30% •96% •18% *169 *17% 30% 78 101 45% 46% 110 *105 *75 *38 29% 46% •105 6% 4% 4% 49 48 6% 29% 47% ♦105 15 3/s 15 41 *38 29% 29 48 463/4 110 •105 78 10 -• 15 '/a 41 — 1,600 29% 100 Abraham & Straus lll'AApr Motors 7 Air Alabama 15,100 8,700 64% *62% 64% *62% 64% 33% 33% 33% 33% ♦62% 33% 34 *96% 101 18% 18% 170% 170% 17% *17% 30% '31 5,600 4% 49% 64% - 7 4% 48% 33% *17% 6% 4% 49% 33% 101 7 4% *62% *96% 7 48% 31 18% 171 *98 18% 171 % 100 *98 17% 17% 31 31% 31 % 20 Reduction & Alaska Inc Juneau 183/4 1,000 Min Allied 17% 400 31 31 3,100 Chemical Allied Kid & No Co Allied Mills Co Inc 9% Jan 2 17 2 49 22 120 6% Jan 2 8 No oar Sep Apr 24 July 10 8% Jun 21 2% Jan 24 5% Jun 11 34% Jan 22 60% Jun 21 Jan 23 68 Va Mar 28% Jan 24 34% Mar 91 Jan 11 13% Jan 2 104 ' Highest I per share 04% Jim 114 Jim 64 Dec 10% Dec Jan lT Dec 26 V2 Jan 33 Dec 19% Jan 24% 37% May 75 5% 2 Jan Apr Mar Oct 43 July 100 Dec 7% July 3y4 Dec Jan 30 Dec 1 37 Jan 02 Dec 7 24% Apr 70 Jan 29% July 91 Dec May 28 Sep 1944 23% 18% Aug 29 172 Feb Jan 8y« Aug 41 Sep- 4 30% May 19 98% Jan 153 % Mar 26 52% 108% Nov *47 10% par 56 I per share Id 6 par Aug 31 16% May 19 34% Sep 13 22% Apr 39% Jan 1 Dye 15 75 32% Jan 24 10 Allen Industries Inc 1,800 14 115 Par Allegheny Corp 1 5%% pf A with $30 war 100 $2.50 prior conv preferred-No par Alghny Lud 6tl Corp No par Alleg & West Ry 6% gtd 100 169% Sep Jun 9 100 No Gold 72 15 25% Apr 23 13 % Mar 26 10 Vicksburg Ry 17% • No ' Jan 60 1 Corp 18% ' 2.50 10 169% 18% 172 17% 101 9,100 Co Co Address-Mutigr 9,700 4% No par Express Adams-Millis Corp 'f.:: 47% 110 49% 18% 47% 110 *38 *75 4% 170% 30% 29% 15% 78 48% 18% footnotes see page 1299. 41 *75 1 7 170 % 18 78 22 Lowest I per share share 60% Jan Adams •75 I per No par preferred •74 Year Lowest Shares I per share 71% NEW the Week 7 9% 141 Jan Apr 13% 157 Oct Dec 2 20% May 3 13% Mar 10% 27% Aug 21 34% Mar 1 29 35 Vs Mar 15% Jan Aug Feb Monday, September 17, 1945 CHRONICLE, COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE STOCK RECORD NEW YORK Mange for Previous STOCKS HIGH balk prices LOW AND : gatvrdav Sep. # 32% ' : 32 % ioi y8 51% ioi % 51% *127% 129% 33% 5% 33% •5 36% *65% 76% 67% 32% 76% 18% 18% •32 75% 116 % >• ♦188% 61% 61% 62% 15% 39 39 39 7% 15% 39 5y» 5y8 5% 5% 8 52 ♦79% 81 ii % 36% 28 :" 29 , 100% 101 100 52% •50% 80% *79% 9% 9% 5,600 9% 9 9% 9% 9% 97% 96% 97% 100 97% *97 *96% 96% 11% i 3,600 51 37 36% 37 36% 131 14% 13% 14% 7% 7% 79% 79% 79% 73 % 72% 73% 71% 73 16% 17'A 16% 17 Va 17 17% 183 ♦180 183 ♦180 23 90% 00 % 24% 24% 24% 24 % 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 30 26 % 267/b 27% 28% 36 36'A 36 37%% 57%W 56% 56% 57 170% 170 V2 *46 ' 157 ♦153% ' 22 22 V''; 29 30 1 154 "18% 18% 58% 58% *107% 16% *107% 109 ' 20% 20 20% 20 > - 113 113 - 7% H 7% 7% 7% 51% 51 51 35% ♦109 35% noy2 35% 42% 14 ; *13% *42 y8 *12% 7 *42 51% 51% 51 6% 50 1 36 37% 110% *109% 110% *109% 110% 42% 42% 42% 41% 42% ♦42% 42% *12% 14 14 14 14 42% • V-14 ♦115 116 116 7 26 24% 25 23%- 24 y8 10 10 10% 10 10% 9% 129 *127y8 54 54% 55% 56 57 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% *14% *14% 15% 14% 14% 14% 14% 1,200 27% 27% 5,700 53% 53% ♦14% 15 127% 129 15 15 15 y8 14% 14% 28% 28 28 27% 28 v 28% 28 *123 125 123% 123% *122 *123 126 123 123 *50 51 124' 51% *51 ♦106% 107% ) — 131 *50 *50 ♦108'A 108% *107 108% 87% 89 y2 88 88% 107 y2 107'A 107 % 63% 64 65% 64 107 ■ i *55% » *75 ;*115 i *24 f *14 36% 33% « 25% 14% 33% 113% 75 74% 116- 116% 25% *23 14 *13% 22% 103 22% 7% 28% 19% 32% 33 '*101 i 75% 116 *22y4 7% 102 *101 89% 108% *72 % 33% 18% 88 108 33% 33% 57 108% 89% 72 % 33% 18% 20 37% 72% *55% 100 *107 108% 87% 36% *70% 18% 50 107 72% 36% 72 y4 57 50 107 36% 36% *70'A 113% 51 67% *35% 18% 120 7% 66% 72'A ,*113 120 180 67% 35% 113% 130 121 108'A *7oy4 *113 124 121 107% 64% 33% 124 18% *55% 74 116% 24 ♦13% *101 • 33% 113% 112 18% 18% 56% *56% 24 14 103 57 76% 75% 75 73 ♦117 118 *117 *24 25 *24 75 116% 18% 18% *55% 18% 57 *13% *101 73 119 ;24% 119% 30 24% 100 14 7% 7% 7% 8 7% 28% 28% 29% 28% 29%' 29% 29% 20 20 20% 20% 21 20% 21% 33 33% 33 33% 33% 34%: 33 34% 18 % 18 % 18% 18% 18 3/4 V 72 70 % 71% 70% 37% 37% X36% 30 30 29% 53 *523/4 8 . '7% 8 700 14 14 •102 23% 860 76% 76% ' Atl 4,800 23% W I SS & G 5% non-cum 4% Lines preferred Refining—: Atlantic pref series A— conv Corp Atlas preferred 5% prior A mm ml mmmm mm Dal (The) 15,000, Aviation Corp of 33,800 Baldwin 7% 28% 29% 20% 21% 49,400 34 34% 9,000 183/4 18% 600 70% 80 » 5 65 Mar 76% Oct 9 4 Jan 61 i *17% 18% *17% 18 *17% *70% 36% 72% 70% 71 *71 36% 36 % 36% *29% 29% 30 30 ♦29% 52% 36% ♦52% 53% 53 53 19% 19% 19% 19% 13% 18 % 18% 18% 17% ♦39 *42 *108 *11% *35 *120% 17 17% 37% 30 *52% 52% 19% 19% 18% 19% 29% 20 19% 29% 21% 70% 37 29% 29% 293/4 900 53 523/4 523/4 140 19 % 8,500 19% 19 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 41% , *41% 39% 39% 41% *413/8 42% *39 43% *41% 44 *41% 44 *42% 43 44 *41% *106% *106% 109 ♦106% 109 *106% 109 12 37 125 17 For footnotes 109 12% 12 12% *35% 125 121% 17 *16% 17 16% page 12% 37 ♦120% 37 17 see 12% 125 ♦36 *120% 1299. *35 12% 37 121% 17 12% 1,600 37 37 39 Va 40% 70% • 1083/4 13 43 *106% 12% * 11,000 18% 42 % 43 9% July Sep 11 6% Jan X 9% Aug II Feb 24 % 9 8% Jan 12% July Feb 26 20 6 115% 142% May 24 51 V Sep ' * 37 *35% 37 124 *122% 124 16% 16% 16% 16% Asphalt Corp Barker Brothers preferred 5% % ■ • ■ Bath Iron —- 200 1,000 Co Works Corp Cigars Inc Bayuk : Oil Barnsdall Beatrice —j.— " Barber 100 4,500 12% *35% *122% preferred Bangor ft Aroostook Conv 5% preferred Creamery $4.25 preferred - Jun 2 3 44% 40 Feb 1Q 9 Jan Mar 16 163 Jan 17% Sep 2 184 Jan 2 2 Dec - 3% Aug Feb 3 Oct 43 v Jan 7 4 % July * Dec Dec 130 Feb 32 2 14 7% July /v 82% July - 2 22 Dec 30 14% Mar 31 y 2 Dec Jan 14% Jan 26 Jun 28% Feb Aug 31 30 % Aug f 50 Jan 14% 80% 4 10 37% Sep 116 111% 46 51% Sep 66% Dec ; 60% Dec 12% Aug Aug ..*180 23% Sep 12% Jan 17% July 62 Va Jan 77% 4 Sep 14 Dec 2 92 4 13% Jan 18% Sep 15 25% Apr 17 30% Sep 12 13% Feb 19% Dec Feb 15 26% Jan 37 % Dec 57% Sep 12 36% Jan Jan; 40 Aug 21 2 3 4iy2 Apr 9 47 Feb 9 164 153 27% Jan Iff 22% Jan / Mar Aug 21 12 2 128% Jan 29% Jan -, 35 Jan 2 87% Sep 19% Jun 43% Mar 27 v 13% Mar 27 60 Sep Jan Jan 17% July 10 Jan 16 % Aug Jun 14 84% Jan 29% Jun 28 6% Jan 128% Jun 28 22 Jun 22 67% Jan 8% Jun III 83 29 % Jan 2 6 6 37% Sep ? 12 44% Apr 2 7% Jun 18 Sep 11 10% Sep 14 23% Sep 6% Jan . 26 13 2 132 Mar 27 111 42 V4 July ' 57 27 Jan Jan 29% Jun 113 No par Beech Aircraft Corp Beech Creek RR Beech-Nut Packing Co —1 —50 20 Beldlng-Hemtnway No par Dec Jan 28% Julv 14% 9% Jan 127 Jan 111 Jan 125 Mar 45 Jan 106 Apr Jan 107% Dec Jan 119 Jan 35% Apr 46%, Jun 9% Feb 12% July 31 76% Jan 113 Jan 113% Nov 48% Jan 22 33% Feb -1 71% Sep 7 55% Feb 77 Feb 36% Feb 15 58 19 Jan Jan ; 2 2 5% Jan 24 14% Jan 119 May 25% Aug 16% Jun 102 Jun 9 %Jun 38% Nov 76 Nov 6 24% Aug 9 11% Jan 22 19% Jan 31 44% Jun 12% Jan 31 Mar 27 32% May 114 Feb Jan 17% 53 % Jan 57% Oct 62 Jun 52% Apr 112 May 7 Apr Dec 15% Nov 3% Jan v18 Dec 23% Dec Jan 14% Dec 79 July 13 31 9 54 Jan 68 % 21% Apr 23% 60 Apr 30 25 Feb 28 32% Jan 19 Jan 23 36 3 22% Mar 41% Sep 44% Jun 110 Jan 9% Apr 25 15% Jun Aug 17 20 40 % Jun 35 114 Jan 12% Jan 12 14% 4 18 Jan Sep Dec Dec July " 14% Aug 17 106% July May Dec 13% Jan 9% 3 26% Apr Dec Jan 22 2 6 5% Jun 21 16% Jan Dec 13% May 14% 66 23 17% Jan 50% Jan 20 Jan 84 % May 9% 7 Dec 120% Aug 14% May 44% May 16 29% Aug Oct 107% 28% Jun 26 66 Dec 11% 14 28 30% Jun Dec Feb 106 % 24% Jan 13 18 9 26 22 23% Sep 55 ;* 59% Jun Jan 23 76% Sep Jan 25 19% Jun 27 2 113 Jan 25 18% Jan 6 10% Jan 22 60 Dec Jan 25% 114% Aug 28 20 14% Jan 22 Apr Nov 83% Jan 82 1 7 80 30 % July 27 110 Sep 108 % Jan 53% 25 40% May Dec 45% May 103% 25 79% Jun Dec Jan 33 114% May 19 gan 30 101 Jun 19% Jan 85% 108% Mar 23 Jun 13% Jan 90 4 101 " 8% 12 % July 26 12 6% July 4% 85 25 50% Sep Dec 4% Aug 74% 26 Jun :• Jan 15% Aug 28 18 25 Dec 39 *: ? yjan 9 15% Jun 2 11V2 Jan No par 29% - 15 Jun 16 Sep 13 10 50 5 1 Dec Jan 24% 2% " 6 117% Jun 102% Mar 27 No par 65 30 30 112% Apr -4»/8 Jan Dec Feb 20 July 20 15% Mar Dec 6% July Jan 25 38%July^8 12% Aug 17 109 100 ——50 100 —10 9% ,44 x56% July 12 24% Jan Nov 100 107 4 36% Jun 26 38% Jan * 3 Jun Apr 2 60% Jan 23 —100 1 100 25 100 5 50 Dec 6% 5% Mar 27 - 15% 49 116% 100 Va Mar 26 : July 120% July 23 11 . Dec July 152% July Apr Jan 8V4 Jan 9 ■ : 8% Jan 39% 12 Jun 75 75 Jan 99% Jan / - Dec 31% 139/ 26 Dec ; Dec 166% / 57% 121% Mar 15 116% Sep 13 . 132 Jan 56% Jun xl61 3 145 V4 Jan y *'4f 56 Jan 156 88% Sep 65 V4 Jan v 2 ; 19% July 25% 26% May Sep 31 65 . 111 Jun 186 157 vJan Dec a Jan 16%" Jan 29/ Feb Mar 142 Dec 28% 15 10 56% Jan 3 Sep 30 Dec Nov 22% Jun 7 25 Dec 45% 152% 146 6 26 3 41 ; Aug 165% 39% May 10 35% Jun 2 17% Jan Sep 43% July , Jan 147 172% Aug 22 164 V* Jan Works——13 Ohio— —100 4% 500 • -•■■■ 108 3/4 Baltimore ft Dec 79% . Apr B ( 7% Aug Jan . 7y8 , 24 40 V4 Jan Locomotive 7% Dec Nov 46 17% Jan Sc .' Co. Dec 6% Aug Jan July 31 99 41% Jan 32 No par No par mm mm mm -No par Nichols Austin Autocar Apr 39% Mar Aug 27 52 Mar.-26- 11 Va Jan- s 18% Jan 100 preferred conv Atlas Tack Corp 3% 9% July 10 30 2% Jan ' 11% June 25 Jan 75 X No par Atlas Powder ;\.i 40% v 15% Jan 100 100 100 ' Apr 3 54% Jan No par preferred Atch Topeka & Santa Fe 5% preferred 'Atlantic Coast Line RR 33 80% Jan/22 100 5% t5 103 23% " 3 24% Jan 10B 2d 6 % *24 103 22% 5,400 57 *118 14 23 260" 18% 18 ♦101 23% 200 5,000 111 *56% 14 23 1,700 73 33% 110% 103 22% 22% • 6,700 36% 32% 113 *111 68 36% 73 33% 2,900 109 66 %! 37 . 33 9,500' 90 89 108% 68 % 67% 113 - Assoc preferred* preferred Investment Co 1st 14 Jun 94% X 130 y2 Jan No par 5 No par 1 100 Co Corp Associated Dry Goods *50 51 104% May 25 11% Mar 27 50 Corp_—— Artloom . 125 122 Constable Arnold 200 y 25% 22 ' 102 Jan Jan v.Jan<r 3 176 .5% Mar Jan 22 > Dec :MarA 29 Oct 157/b X 46"% Jun Jan • 11% Jan 68 Dec ' 4% Aug V 59 5 ; Dec 36% Apt • 1% July 10 15 25 ——— Cork Armstrong 5,700 15 6% 107% *35 i *107 V 28 " 56 y4 53% Paper 23 3 May 22 24 108 1—21% Mining—.—-20 Co Inc 1—5 preferred 30 129 *127 127% 27% 121% 123 51 121% 88% 108 88 1,300 128 ♦14% 126 88,000 128 15 28 y8 I: Copper P W 28 1111 7% Jan Archer-Daniels-Midland new-No par Armour ft Co of Illinois—1 5 $6 conv prior preferred No par 3,000 ■ 115% 15 *122 « 115% 115% • 10% /10% 115% 115% A 1,500 6% 24% 24% 116 *14% - 115% X 116 52% 52% 52% 6% 6% 6% 7% *6% - 7 • Andes 200 14 ♦13 431/4 Jun V 31% 26 Sc Co Anderson, Clayton 2,400 116% - *127y8 125 ♦122 10 v4 9% 9% 9% 6% ' 8 5% July 48% Apr -No par Anchor Hock Glass Corp 12.50 /X $4 preferred ."J —-——No par 5,100 37 *36% 37 37 500 13 Jan 1 preferred 11 10% Jun 21 ' 2% Mar 7% Sep Aug 107% Dec Sep 15% Sep 81% May ; 15 - Feb 21% , 20% Jan Mar 101% Dec 99% t 2 —100 Anaconda Copper Mining Anaconda Wire & "Cable. 2,270 49% *109 36 110% 43% Jun 29 29 ' Jan . 9 No par ; 15 prior conv 100 34% ■ 49%$ 50% 25 7 34% 109% Jun 6% Jan No par ^——No par Lead ft Smelt Amer Zinc 7,600 f / Woolen Preferred 2,100 74% *72% (6 1st American 19,800 U 7% X 7% 7% 34%, ;■ 35% X 51% 23% Wks & Elec preferred— Water Am 100 14 Mar 70 preferred—00 5% > 10% 14 1 '' 15,200 *. 122 120 74% . 35- 34% 7% *72% 74 200 110 22% 24 2,800 i 16% 15% *109 120% J 58% 118 27 24% Sep Mar -100 — Sep " 6 21%- Jun V * Tobacco No par Amer Telep & -Teleg Co———100 American Tobacco 25 Common class B-«——25 6% preferred -100 Amer Type Foundries Inc— _10 American Viscose Corp-— ^14 8,700 *116% 16% '■ 7% 7% i *58 109 23.'A? 114% 118% * Preferred 320 18% V 116% 120 j i 18% / 9 68% Jan X Am Sumatra 2,800 87% 155% 87 Stove Co American 131% Nov 145 Apr 107 Jan 5 American "SugarRefining—^—.100 1,700 154% 87% 155% 16% 22% 34% 14 86% / 86% V-86% non-cum American Stores V 12,000 184% Xl83% 86% - 32% 32% 186 109 74 35% 300 116% 16% 109 74 *109 300 144 *138% 32 % 154% t, 117% 20 • 34% 110% 42% *109 i f 47% 142 59% 51% 35% 34% 900 59 7% - 1,900 I 60 34% - 34% 34 7% f 59% 16% *72 T4 *71% 74 *71%' 114 114 29% 47% ♦29 48%" 19 *107% 19% -20 114% 115'/a 3,500 29% preferred Steel Foundries 6% Amer 12,200 18% 16% ? i 19 109% ' 16% 109% - ! 86% ♦116 % *116% 117 119 16% ♦107% 16% 16% ' ) 157 *152 23% 18% 59% SQ American Snuff— 800 » V Preferred V 35% 86% 87% • ~ 58% -59% . 210 23% 185% 155% 19 ' *116% 119 *116 18% 18% • 18% 46% 7,800 I 170% 46% I ■ r 57% : 34% 185% 86% • 56% 1,230 23 32% 154% 87% 155 \ 35% 142 33 86% 85% 86% - 48% 185 % 153% 154 153% 185 38 170 47 flfi,, 157 v .r ,47% ... 142 *32% 85% 87% 86% 87% 154 33 184% 86% 85% 86% 87% *32% 184% 184 *140% 140 140 V •33 33 38 - - 37% 108% Feb 12 47 No par No par No par 100 25 100 No par No par No par Seating Co Amer Ship Building Co Amer Smelting ft Refg American 10,000 29% 30 48% 48% 47% ' 140; *138% 184 "A 86 48 *47% 48% - 24% 30 115% July 10 38% Jan American 1,100 22% 23 '30 30 30 24% Mill. 27% July Nov 32% Sep 20% Jan 4V*% conv preferred——100 Safety Razor 18.50 2,430 34% 35% 22% 22% :> 22% *152 157 1 29% ,o 171 *46% 46% 34% 34% :X 170 171 x46 *152 157 34% • 184 y8 • 46% 46% 29 ♦32 , ' 47 56% 57% "56% *169% 171 ♦153 140 37 y4 57% 35 V ♦47% 37% 169% 22 ♦138 36% 56% 34% 29 30 y8 37 169% 34% ♦21% 29% 29% 57% 46% 157 34% 29% 170% 47 *153% >• 36 - X91 American Rolling 17,800 23% 92 91% Am Jan ' No par -No par 100 25 preferred Rad & Stand San'y Jan 2Va Jan prefefred-i—^-T.—No- par Preferred 91 23% 91 $5 69,000' 17 91% 23% 91 !' 183 23% 23% 22% 90% 29 9,700 *180 22% ♦36% 72 68% 27 ' Jan conv $6 3,800 16% 17% 183 91 90% 7% 80 % 12 122% Sep 91 42% July .; 13 Sep 3 96 183 % Nov Sep ■' « 95% July V : 33% 2 , Oct Sep ...' ■./,14s, July 65 . 70% 23% *24 51 7% 23 y* 23 % 23% ♦ 79 '¥ •/ 72% 16% *180 28% 134 50 7% 80 71% / 28% *132 50% 7% 79% *180 14 50 50% 49% 72 133 14% 7% 79 183 29% 28% 50% 79% • 5% Mar • 170% Jan 2 24 American V 60 11,400 - 82 '. May 12 46 133 . Apr 8 ; Jun 19% v - 126% 8 12 25 10% Jan ■ 29% 132 7% 7% 115 29% 28% 132 49% 49% 114% 115 Internat Corp— Amer Jan 3 - Jan 37% Jan % Sep. 13 Apr 105 »/2 Apr 26* Invest Co of 111—1 preferred ——50 American Locomotive— No par V\7% preferred — —100 i'. 1,100 Amer Mach & Fly Co No par V 8,400 Amer Mach & Mecais— No par I 4,500 Amer Metals Co LtdNo par / 3,100 i v 6 % preferred 100 50 No par 1,210 ; American News Co Amer Power ft LightNo par 16,800 I 38% 35% 37 preferred V6%non-cum 7% ,. 72%" Dec Jan 60 7 23% July v Apr / Jan 3% Jan Dec* ' 16 Jan 30 V4 Jan Jan 45%! Dec 40 23 . 31% May 26 . 18., Jun 195 22- " ' ' 119 18 V8 Jan No par J00 No par Ice American 11 28 104% Sep ' 13% Jan , American Home 200 1,100 10% 51% 14 . 132 ♦131 131 •10% *51 29% 28% 27% 28'A 28 131 10% 114% ' " 11 ■ f 110% July 48 8- 112% Mar No par preferred^———4-50 Products 1 cony 52'A 80% 51% 36% 29% 29% 29% 13% 29% 13% ...A; 5,600 8 7% . 11 10% *51 115 115 115% 115 8 11 11% 51% *51 13% 16% 42 *79% 27% 16% / 700 *50 % 30 72% t 80% 10% 13% 72% 900 8% 52% 7% 51 27% 78% i ••'•; 80% 10% 79'A i 7,300 1,600 4,500 , } • 101% 42 1,900 f 1,900 ; *50 Va v.: 8 11 7% VJ - 28% .A *99% 42% 7% 11 49 108. / 28 102 ♦41% 42% 42% 11% 28% 78% 5<A 109% 5 % *100 10% 13% 131 5% v tVe 109% 109% 28% 28% 109 X; 15/ 81% 115 7% 39 38% 7% ; ♦96% 27% •180 5% 109 27% . 50% 15 38% 7% 20 Mar 13% Jan 15 Jan 110 Co 10 Crystal Sugar —10 6% 1st preferred —100 Amer Distilling Co stamped—20 American Encaustic Tiling 1 Amer European Sees— No par American Export Lines Inc ,-1 Amer & Foreign Power No par ■ $7 preferred — No par $7 2d preferred A————No par $6 preferred-No par American Hawaiian SS Co.——10American Hide Sc Leatheri^«^f-1 ; 2,800 : 5,200 36% 36% " 27 , ■ American Colortype 10 Feb 82 ' 42% Nov 135" 5:_ Jan* 20'" 96 American 52% 37% 7% 13% 39 38% 5 Mi 38% 5% 11 36% 132 is y8 7% 11 115 37% 7% 39 100 preferred conv V. No par Cable Inc American Chicle—— / 3,700 , 107% 15% 11% 27% *49 7% 15% 39 ♦107 . *7% 7% 15% 107 v. 36% 36% 36% 36% 24% 108% 24% V 107% 109 ♦107 109 24% so 81% 51% , 24 23% 24 24% ; ; 5% 7% *50% 13% *131 20% 20 Fdy— Jan 21% Mar 183% Jan preferred-———100 non-cum Am Chain & 2,400 , 9% 51% 29 29 '900 20 20% 32% 44 97% 11 *10% 115 *114% 550 19% " *42% 9 ♦96% 51% 36% *51 % 142% 19% 100 81% 9 ii *10% 142% 27% 8 ♦81% 97% n y8 *96 144 5 52% ♦50 y4 9% 123% 143% 38% 42% 42% 7%. •7% *50'A 124 143% 106 100 100 *98% 100 •43% 44% *121% 143% 20% 7% 27% 27% 27% 27% 122% ♦120% 122% 15 % 106 V ♦104 106 *104 32% 123'A 36% 36% 118% 32% 7% 144 % *107 6% 15% 119 118% 118% " 900 Jan 80 11 89% Feb Dec 2, 28% -10% Aug 21 , —100 No par Dec 4% 21 34% May 25 2' 69% Jan 30 -25 Can 24 % 28 69% Jun - 24 Sep July Apr 17% " Jan 24 20% Jan July 40% July 118 Apr Feb 49 126 * Aug 21 / 42 y4 Jan 56 American Car & 6,000 V 32% ■» 23% 36% 6% 65 65 103 Apr 105 Dec 103 Jan ' 33 % . share 22% 37% Sep >■ 43% May 14 X 28 $ per 6 V* Jun 6 3% Jan Highest; / share 96% 5 5 8 33% Sep - 10 Jan '' 50 Preferred 120 v 23 -I lac— preferred American " 1,700 . 189 64% • : 32% 20% 36% 6% 15% 36% 188% " 62 104 y4 - 130% Sep 5% %■ preferred ^^^.^^—.*00;:v Amer Cable .& Radio Corp-——1 32% 143 109 104 189% 189 12 y# 11% . 5,000 119 32% •121% 23% 23% *107 12% 105 / : ,/.: so •28,800 *128% 130% 2 ,f. 15% Aug 21 American Bosch Corp—x41 v Mar 21 vAm Brake Shoe Co-,-——-No par •129 117% 32% 118 117% 20% *20V2 23 109 23 *107 ; 32% 124 • 143 % 32% ♦142 144% 20% 20% 190% 60% 118 *121% 124 144% 104 190% -&48v''vV48%V': 130% 12% 104% 190 American >2,000 18% 18% ■ 48% *128% 104% " is% - *104 104% 61% ♦117 32% 32% *119% 129 129 11% 11% 190% 61 61 116 % is% 47% 47% *128% 131 11% 12% 113% Jan Airlines ,——-——5 Ban* Note — 10 American v 40 >' :•'>-?«* 76% •75 76% V 52% Sep Petroleum C»rp—No par Agricultural Chemical-No par Amer 3,400 2,000 31% 31% 32 31% ♦75 2 Amerada 3,500 /■ 7 38% Jan •: ■■ ,14% Jan 102% Mar 26 99% Jan par preferred 6 % conv / 900 114 65% ' 46 *45% 65 19 *18% 200 No ▲malfam Leather Co 35% 76% *75 76% 19 46 7,700 •35 33 ' 104 103% ♦190 190% 60% 32 18% 11% 11% 104 104 32 45% 1,700 114 66% *75 19 45% 46% *129 130 % 11% *190 66 19 131 11% - 76 67 conv 24 / 100 t per X 33 % Sep 22 / par . Alpha Portland Om, 35 115% 35 *6% 67% 4% 600 46% 5% 47 > No Mfg preferred Allls-Chalmers 32% 5% 32% 6 - / *45% 35% 37% *31% *127% 9,100 115% 115 115 x35 66 66% 32% 32% 51% 128% 51 preferred—— ,5% 1,400 1944 Year Lowest t per share share 20% Jan —No par —100 Allied Stores Corp— 13,500 33 100% 100% 127% 32% 5% 37 32 46- v ' 46 *46% 47 51% . 6 47 6 115 114 51 127% 32% 32'/. 6 5% 46% 48% 65% ' *129 32 33 100% I per Par Bharet $ per thare 32% 33 100% ; 129 128 129 *31% 115 36% 37 36% . •127% 115 ■ 51% 51% „ 115 115 ioi y8 101 33 % 100% 51% 51% 100% Lowest EXCHANGE the Week Janoary 1 Highest v Range Since STOCK NEW YORK Sales far v Sep. 14 $ per thare share 32% 33 32% 5% 5% ♦46 48 *46 S per share i per 32% ioi % ioi y« 51 % 51% 129 129 32% 33 32% Friday ' Sep.18 Sep.12 11 Sep. thare f per that* f per Wednesday Tuesday W.emiar Sep. 10 Thursday 15 124 Mav 17% Aug 12 14 11 28 6 29 31 18% Mar 19% 14% Aug 7 25% Feb . Dec 34% Nov Dec Jan 38 105% Jun 111 7% Jun 14% Dec Jan 38 Der 31 ..; 31 111 % 10% Jun Jan Oct 121 Nov 13 July ,Volume Number 4421 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE LOW Saturday AND Monday Sep. 8 HIGH SALE Tuesday V Sep. 10, PRICES Wednesday STOCKS Thursday >v, Sep. 12 Sep. 11 Friday Sep. 13 per share 21 S per 21% •>. 19% *103 5/8 56% 55% 31 »/2 26ya 104% *103 59% 31% 46 / -.7% i 7% ii 50% 50% 31 40% ,V 40 % t >AA; 46 21% 40%/: 47% 46%. v;'' *7% , 53% Af 21 ye 13% . A > .14 ,A6 * *58. . 48% - 47% ;48 - , 46- 46% - 68 % 58% . , 46 . 59% . 16' 49^- *108% 28% i 109% 28% ,/ *53% 29 i; A 16% 'A *29% 26% 26% : «23A # 31% 313/4 t ■f -59. 30 29% ;. *105 i. 26% 26% 313/4 31% 29 , 29% 107%'% ->105 29% / 107% 16% 17 *> 80 •67 >107 109 v f - 3% ; 19% •' • 98 ■ y 28 > *53% 1% 4'" '■ 54% 1% 7 "i 6% f e% . 27% 42 y2 122 122 /: *47 49 15% >/ 15% 4 *60 ; 14% *54% 14% 54% *122 14 123 39 28% 28% 72 72 *7% 7% 165 "66% *162% :'4 66% 66% 531% 53% *106% *151 106% 152% 17% 53% 20% 7 18 ' *110% 6% 111 *15% 16 % 37 *23% ".*47% *541/4 71 Ve *541/4 16 38% 38 13 % 13% 37% 13 *159' 7% 42% 163% 66 V2 67 165 20% 23% 18% 21 205/a 21 23 A >23 6% 7% *1101/4 111 15'/4 111 14% 15i/2 *32% *16 16% 39 39 39% 13% 13% 14%. 165 - 40Vb 14% 175 25% 26 26 28V2 36% 38 37% 38 38 62 62 62V2 63 *62 15% 15% 16 16 * 53% 54 «% 8% . 8% 20 9 A 8 3/8 26% 28% 3.8% 39% 64% :. 26%; 26%. 27% 27% 54 53% 53% '.*57 fv; 58 v I 64 % 63% 26% ' 26 28% 28 ' 53% 538/4 *18% 18% *18% 18% 18% 18% *17%; 18 *17% 18 17% 17% 124% 57% •23% *41% ♦102 6% 4 6% 34 ,, 4 124% 57% 23% 57 23% ; 59% ' *r75 "200 *97% 190 *111 . 59 108 *98% *56% 39% *106 100 4 59 49 :K 49 165 3/4 :»39 443/4 *110 . 39% 44% :4 " *58 4, 4 100 4 60 - 34 18 *331/2 61 • s 104 13%' *60 . *175 200 44 100 : f, 1113% 58 '58:// *106 v . : 59 39 ■ *08 . . *88 % *56% 39 ; . 108 106 ! 59% ' 108 108 >*98% 100 •./ ;: : - • i > : 14% :. 59 39% x38%" 39%.;." .4 49% 158 - 49% 149 162 62% *147 160' 62% 62% *1000 39 393/f . •1000 39 / 39% 49'% x48V2 48% 149 *147 149 161 xl61 — 39'/4 62% *1200 39% ; 113 45% *110% 45% 113 . 45 *110% 45, 28 28 28% 28 40% 28% 40 40 39 39 Va *34 34% 34% 32% *31% footnotes see 34% 33 page 1299. *34 % 32 *110% 113 28 40 *32 Hi 45 34% 32 ; 28% 45 113 44%. *110% *147 39 *39% 34 V>, 163 641/a ; 45 113 28% 40 40 "34 34% 34% -32% 31 -T. 32 .Climax Molybdenum ACluett Peabody & Co . Preferred % 350 Class 1,500 10 45% (The) $3-50 preferred 110% 28% 4,200 39%: 39% 370 : • 30 • 5% - conv preferred 34 170 4% non-cum 32%' 120 4% non-cum 54 July Jan 129% Nov - 40y8 Jan Jan Dec ■ 15 V2 Jun Jan 19% July 19 Nov 23 2% Jan A Jan 8% Apr Apr 7% Jan A, 30% Feb Sep Mar 28% Nov 12% 37% Apr 87 , 15 20% 4% July 4% July 114 Dec Jan 9 Jun Sep 14 134 Nov 14 17% Apr 23 Dec 16', 23 Jan A 31 y4 Deo Jun 22 27% Jan 2 //A 11 2 .44 54% Mar 125/s Jun >26 . 18 34% Jun . 46% July 14% Dec Feb Apr 50% Dec 5% Sep ..." 9J/8 Mar Jan ■: 18% Mar 4% IS '. A 12% Jun May ll7/« Jan 18 Jun 18 ' 7% Mar ' 18 Jan 25% Mar 21% Apr A. 43% Sep 48% Jun 26 76'/8 Jun : 29 J/4 .. 26 30% Nov AAV 15% 19 16 15J/2 jan 19% Jun 8 18% Aug 31 Jan - ' Jan Jan 91% Jan 24 47 - 13 - 12 iA 1 Jan .Tan 14% May 1% Jan 24 May 77% Feb Dec 21% July, 49% Nov 57 - Nov 191/4 July 17 Va Jun 6% ■ 30 98 V8 Oct July Jun ' 42% Jan Jan 08 Aug 28 23% Sep 10 V . 2 Jan . : 2 9% Jan 40% 58 2 20% Jan * 2 31 27 43 V2 Jan 105 Jun 25% Nov 95 19 14% Sep 14 60% Sep Feb 14% Jan , 18 7 Nov 50'/a July 25 '/a July Dec 31% 96% Oct 10% Jan 51 Dec ■ 49 Jan 2 170,; Feb . 20 . 89 Jan 26 109% Jan 2 . 44 Jan 107 , 22 July 10 76 Jan Nov 60 Sep 7 110% Apr 16 57% July 2 2 >40% Mar 6 35% Jan 140 130 Apr 5> 9 May 31 2' . A €2% Jan Jan 148 17 ," 34 y4 Jan 6% 35% Feb 110 53 y2 Jan > 'A 19 Apr 3 A , 105 A May 15 114% Feb 27 186 93 V2 Jan 100 V' A: 21% 38% Jan ' 1 128% Sep 65% July Jan 7 54% Apr 58% Apr Feb 16 Vs Sep 13 27% Mar 54 pat y' 100 Jun 30 49% Sep 4 151 May 31 168% Sep 7 65% Aug 27 1 37% Jan 185 Jun 90 Jun 115% Jan Apr Mar A 45 106 109 Jan 92 Jun 96 Aug y4 Jun 52% Mar 53% 30% May 38 % Mar 39% July 34% Apr Oct 145 Feb 152 111 Feb 146% July 67% Jun 59% July July par par 31% Feb 103 2 —100 No par Sep 14 34% Jan .No Oclo Fuel & Iron Corp •Colorado & Southern Dec Jun 16 - 50- —Nn Oct "Mar 152 % 106 107 18 No par Collins (fc Aikmen 39 . Apr 13 36% Jan par Dec Dec 5% Jun 11 Sep 13 29% Jan par 22% 65 17 TA 19 No Dec Jan 113 rJuly 13 8% Feb No Dec 96% 18 Jun 45/o Jan No par ..No par Dec 7 A17% Jun 22 • - Co A Colsrate-Palmollve-Peet • >; 960 28% 34 Coca-Cola 1,100 ; 39 ' *31 ' 54% 33 Va 119 68 3 5 A 49 —1 stock. 4,200 110% 28% 40 4% >11% Dec ' 100 2,300 . 103 ■ Jan 25% Jan _50 -Coca-Cole International Corp No 39 :/■ 441/4 gtd Dec 12% July 31% 14 V ' gtd > 10 par 100 preferred. & Pitts RR Co 7% Special 149 ■ 41 5%. Jan 22 T 24 Jan 22 par par 47% 51 % Juiy 29% Sep ' ' 150 $4,50 r>fd —y—No ' *1200 28% f Clev Ilium Graph Bronze Co (The) 5% 10 .10 Jio Dec 39 ; : 51:v * Louis Ry. Co preferred—— El f Clev 500 ', V 48% *63 ~ Corp—— Lquipment—^ 5-% 50 *159 24% Jan .25 C. C. C. & St. Clev 90 ' 39 €23/4 39% To 581/a 5 ■ 48% v ;: ' *31% * ' 161 62% Clark , 100 • 49 *147 14 180 3 I — - 110 *98% *56% *56% Jun 14% Sep 8 47% Mar 27 ' 100 111 58% 4 5 18 ;-./■€% Mar 26 •A 15% Jan -22 ; 500 200 *108 59- ; CIT Financial Corp .-—No par 6,100 1,300; ,v City Ice & Fuel!. —No par ■> City Investing Co.,.-.— 1,030 ..No par z v 5%% preferred .100 ' > city Stores : 12,400 __5 <■->■ 60 , Jan 14 % Jan « 104 141/a *98 >,;■;/ A 10 No 21% juiy 35% 33 Apr 143% July 44% Jan . . 27 Jun '40 Va , 21 % Mar 28 28 V2 Jan par No par No Oil Co Chrvilr- 14,800 57% Cotton "Chile-Copper Co 100 43'/2 111 - tChllds 4,400 . ' '22% *175 59% 7% " :^.v. > ' A :• Pr pf ($2.50) eum div Chicago Yellow Cab- 59. 100• f'~nn9%' m 129: - . 50 .No 8 7 20y4Jun 24 Jan Dec ;; > Jun 4 38 Jan 24 NOV 7% Jan 18 22 33 7 i^JNo par: conv. preferred 30% July -57 A 17% Nov 56% Nov 23 Mar 26 w 1 100 54% Jan 22 Order. Co.....-.-i_6;V A 19% Jan ; 2 No par 19%.Jan Chlckasha 10 1271/2 *102 200 > " /':■< .' $3 : •j A Jan ^27% 7 7% Jun Chicago Pneumst Tool.. Mall 43% 1 A 115 % Feb preferred Chicago 7,000 700 22% ' 13 ; Sep >:> 1% Jun Jan $7 18y4 May 7 J 21% Jun 13 16 10% Jan .50 w 300 555/a 14% 5% 2,700 ' ' 61 , 400 42% : 42% 109 % Jan 25 ..No par No par Chicago Great West RR Co : 7,900 - 34'/2 126 2 >: 10% Apr r.40 5tfo preferred. Chicago As Nortdiwest'a A 27 54% Sep 5 No par A 19%. 71/8 , Class 18 *18% 7%" . ? *56 »/8 & 57 19 107 * For *111 £■■■ 108 Z 100 X: 38% / 165 39 *102 133/4 *97% lll3/4 *56% 39% 64 - *983^ *1000 4 *175; *106 /' 59 /. 63% 57% ' 48% 49% 4 149 -V" 4' 164% 63 /' 200 65 *52% 42 %; 104 13% *59% 2,600 8,800 54 18% May 69 y4 Jun 5 2 ■ — ; .2,200 28 3/4 ., 42% •" 253/4 W; 1271/4 428% ' 57% 57% x22% 22% ■/• 23% *102 , 9% 25% 7% 58 3,100 28 x28% 19 128% 42% 59% 63% 3,000 39% 54 333/4 23'% 13% * 111 *147 165% — , 104 27% 29% May 74 153 14% Jan Checker Cab Mfg Chesapeake Corp of Va. .._5 :1; Chesapeake & Ohio Ry :_25 f Chic & East 111 RR Co__.__No par ■ . 33% 1 > 2 Dec 23 - 110 18% Jan ... , 33,700 8% 20% 29% 7% 573/4 » 59%. *98 ' v 98% 39 149 ..63 4 *1000 108 *56% 39% *147 • 42% *175 f • 59 4 98% 23%;, 13% ' *111 4-. 1113/4 ■4/'1 59 -'4 23%. *102 13 % 60% 200 4 100 • - 100 /. 57% '' «% f 39% - Dec 96 12 10 Apr 24 ' 253/4 *18 33. 125% /; 54% 9 20% • 33 125 'A 65 *563/4 187% 17% 7% 42% : - - 111% 59 *106 *175 7% 500 28%' 57% 17% Champion Pap & Fib Co 300 9% ?/;• 53% Chain Belt Co 2,200 f ; 16 54 >'■ 12 44% May 171 May 15 20% Apr 4% Jan ; 100 4,900 . 3% July " -_1 prior preferred Feb 23 Dec ,17% v 24% Jan 53% Feb ' % Jfan 6 May 15% Jan $3% Feb -2 127 Cerro de Pasco Copper ..No par Certain-teed Products^.^...^..!: 6% . Apr 14 7% Jun 47% Jan/22 Jan 15% Dec llVn Sep 30 " 3 , ;8% Jan y Apr 17 Feb 23 ' 29% 61 .16 :•■' - 200 ; '38% 25%; 187% * 56% : 42%" 44 .13% *59 :"4 *56% - 34; . 26 29 38 % ■ 20% 27% -38% ' ' 4 104 • 123% 23% 42 *102 13% r!3% .*32 , v, 42 7 1255/a 56%- 104 59% 6% 124 ' 57% 57% 34 *32 ^ = x27% - 28% 54 54% ' 9 64% 27% *53% 57% *32% 64 26%. 1 *56% 6% 391/4: 180 61 8% 193/4 •v: 28'% 38% 63% 28 39% 9 3% 500 Jan 37 V» Jan 100 Vloleta . Dec 20 3 104% May 15 preferred.Jl00,; Sugar Co Century Ribbon Mills 11,400 • : Central ' *65,900 ' 8 - 20'% 9% 27% 283/4 27 :••■■ «% / 19%, 9% 63%. f 8 20% -9% 16% A No par' fCent RR of New Jersey... 100 39% /■ . 1 • 14% - 16 Central 111 Lt 4% 100 32% 152 20 ...... ' f 15 5/a u 1,500 14V4 180 ll 29 -63 • 22 5% Jan ,-2. 35% Jan 26 r Dec 70% 10 tn 55% Mar 59% Aug 9 25 5% preferred , Central Agulrre Assoc..... .3,600 '■■■> Central Foundry Co 391/8 ■381/4 - 53% / 541/4 ' 28% 63% 44 53% 38% , 38% 4*53 8 193/4. 4 9 ' 28 38% 637/e 27 20% 9 "" 26 4 8% 2.0% . "' *27% 533/4 '• 27% ' 270 4,430 6% V 175 Co 83-, 43% Apr 130% May 2 ' 39% Jun 28 • Mar 26 Jan 9% Jan Apr 53 5 21 - Jan 8% Jan •19% Jun 26 x62 Sep 11 A;/; 42% -Apr 153/4 Feb 20:> : 6% Feb 2 32 $4.75 1st preferred.—No par 7% 2d preferred^...^.. 100 Celotex Corp..,: No par. . 5,600 15% 16% 39% 14% 170 170 • .1 Jan' 4' 10% Jan 23 Jan Jun Jan 4: 54' Sep 28% Sep 43% Bep 47' 11 15% 12% J 3 122% Sep 52 Mar 26 116 a% Jan 3 - ........ 4,800 111 15 33 V 16% 25'% 52% ir 32% 33 16 *321/4 • 62 16 6% 111 , 15% - 600 . X) - 2,100 „ A__l .Preferred ■,-nr,,-.,1, Caterpillar Tractor^..^.«...iV,o par Celanese Corp of Amer No par .3,500 153 23% 7% *1101/4 68% 22% .Case (J 30 53'/2 *150 '• - — 5,300 105% i 37 *8% 67% X53 X1053/8 ' 1,400 165 17% 24 *15%' *162 % • class preferred A-~, 10. Clinch & Ohio Ry^»*.-100 Carpenter' Steel Co „_5 Carrier Corp 4%% preferred 50 Carriers & General Corp...... 1 2,500 41% 18% 62 19% 41% Administration $3 Dec ;**""■ Apr ■ 8 .48% Jan • Carolina • 7,700 7 20% 21 23% 7 153 18 18% 37 52 - 106% 151% 24 ? 72% 7 TV' 54% 54 ioa% 153 18 16 165 29% 71 •• capital 600 28% 423/4 « 80 39 71/4," 68 54'/4 54% 39 165 107 14% . ? Dec 20% Jan Jan-24 113%i Feb Jun 22% Sep 12% 36 4 11% Jan 07 Va 56 - .12% July 77% Dec , . 7 6 , Dec , 16% 128 Mar 26 31 r ' - Southern Ry Co. 100 Canadian Pacific Ry,- 2aT Cannon Mills .No par , 180 ' 152 151% 300 2,600 : 6% Apr 17 July 13 20% Mar 2' 20 • Canada 22,500 62% 123 72 67 66% *1061/4 10 15% '■543/4 28% *163 164 53% 54 106% 33 * 49 • *122 39% 42 62 51% . 54% 6% 71/4 42 3A 37 16 *477/a 123 *71 72 72 42 15% *31% 210 14% >'• -¥> 145/a 123 37 . 49 14% 543/4 28% 7% 16 % 6,900 , A < 41% 122% 15% 14% <* 18 19 Jan .20 1% JanJ Jun 101% Feb 28 _ S3 ; Jan 4% Jun 27% Jan i 3 . •' a__l Jan ; 22 y4 Mar-20- .iNo pkr Packings. Calwnet ii Hecla Cons Copper____'S Campbell W & C Fdy ^ No par Canada bry Gltigef Ale«^.,K4»_i..8 $4.25 preferred v---No par . 2,100 ' ■ 41% *61% 111 15% 28% : 1221/4 ? 15% 14V4 13,300 • r 62% *60 *15% 421/4 -b 123% 15% 20% 233/a 32% 13 :: x415/a *1211/4 49 ■-h A 28% 28 3/8 *61% 18 *30% 170 423/a 122 V2 -7% OAllfdrnlt ' 16 87 Dec •7% .Apr 20 .Sep 10 109% Jun 12 f Dec 14 "5% 72% Jan 2: Jan 22 Aug ■ ' 21 1 25% 129 47% 18%. May 17 10%-Jun 27 £ .49%.'. Dec Jan 12. B5 Get Jan 116 325/fi Aug 31 30 gep 13 105 Sep 13! 3% Jan ' - ; 8% 26% Sep 13 ?i. 59% Mar 27. . 39% Jan 12 ' July 2~2%ju1y Sep •30 • 60 Jan 17%, Jan ; 2 14% Jan "12% July 44'% Aug V 14% 17% Sep 12 m% July 26 Oct 53% 21, 20% Apr- 6 f' 105 Sep 13 V ?3% Jan Jan Oct 52 . Jan 94% Sep ," 36% Aug;27 45 21% Aug V 40% Jan r 5 v. 7% Mar 28 a: 77 y2 Aug-23 No-pat 5% preferred. Callahan Zinc-Lead—— 60 3,200 125 t Jan 3't Dec 41% July ;k; 7% July Jan 23 22 / . 8% 27 i'.; Oct 34% Jan 39 .. 24 17% Jun 2 : 2 Sep 117 Jan 40% Feb 59% Jun 26 18% Jan 1 No par 1UK) Participating preferredByron Jackson Co.l ' ■ 2 . Jan' Dec 55% 3% 7 29 % Apr ;. 22% Jan; •• 1100 Byere Co (A M)— 3,800 A 1'% : ■ ." 153/4 162 *15% 37% 127/s *158 281/4 • ■ > 54% - ' ;1% 10 ,ZlneUi/ur--»ULj5;. 300 , ; V *V7'/8 • 36 54 % -i% ; A'... ' 55 •• 2. 10% Jan: 98 Jan 7 32% May 22 : Apr 12% 14 2, Jan: Jun 37%, Jan 20 59% Bep Jan .74% Jan —16 ^rr- Feb 109 % Sep - 52% 18 July 6 17% Sep 12 r50% Sep II . Jan - 109% May 28% Jan 34% Jan 12 47. Oct 19% Nov 46% 14 10% Jun Jun 88 y2 14 47% Sep .50% Sep 23 % Jan' 25 . 1 ;- •40 y2 Sep "• : July 26 Jan 45 - ,52 v* 45 :liG0 ^.; : Aug 10 H 13 59% July 12 32% Aug 27. 153 y8 Aug 27 Jan' 16 120 - 26% July '2 k 12% Mar 27 ... 4%fe preferred___^___ Butte Cppper- ft. 380 :-v7 35% 355/a ' *54 413/4 7% *110% 15% Butler Bros 3,400 % 4,700 *27% ?28 613/4 6% 111 15% < 35 V/r 19%/; 20 A pfefcrred Sep 9. 21 ! > Bpsh Term Bldg 1% pr*fierred_ilM. -3,900 r- ■ fi--Jf 27 3A 28 »/4 7 1 *110% 15% 32% 99 27 3A 28% -/.A 151/2 20% 21% 23% *15% *97 y2 - 55 49 23 % 205/a *30% 20% €l3/4 17% 23 7'/a ' 28% 151% 21 . ' 122% *'• 28% t. 110 . 12% 106 10% Mar 27; t — Dec 27 40% Mar 27 V __No par —J5 Terminal;— 6%, <110 ; A V108% -'4r *38% *106% '. *107 * 17% «Q Bush Dec 20 109 7 x64 y4 37% Mar 27 Burroughs Adding MacJti —No par 2,700 ;,;AM9%'.y20/ 108% 193A- • 39i/4 54 106% 10,700 " 66% 1 : 39 X152 153 20 *407 / 4-.- - ■ " *65 47 ; 4%. preferred 22 y3 14% Mar 24 17 ?A Mar. Jan Dec 93% Mar . 42 y4 Jan Oct 15 29% Jun 5 ; 5 . 16 Dec 51% •V 25% Aug 14 49Yf Jan; IT Buloya Watch Co. Jnc BurHngton Mills Corp__ -r-—%-l 200 '28% Sep 14 Feb' 19~ 106 —100 Co. Sep 66% Julv 130 23% Sep 111% Jun 2 5 'A Apr1- V 7 r-No -par Forge % Jan 36 y2 Apr J: J5 Bullard Co—I, 2,300 10,000 , ' ; ,914 62 *7 53% 106% 23% 23 19% 3 = Feb Sep •17: 26 17% Apr 24. : Buffalo -500 3,000 ;•., Jan 7% Jan —No par. "Wheel 56»/4 115% 13 13 y» Jan;22 7 Budd 20,400 12 V Jun i-9 7 52 y2 Apr :, 3. 24% July 20. <114 Jan ,.3: 33% Apr :. 5 | —No par :—No par: 1,160 ' 20V4 July 87' 1 —No par Mfg. $5 preferred Jan Jan 7 x30y2 Sep . 20 % Jan 100 preferred 56 y2 15% '5 i 37% Feb 16% Jan : 16% «0 1% 53% Nov 1 12 146 ' par Dec 8 49 256/ —No 207/e 2 95 Budd (EG) :A /• 105 16% : 68 -' 39 66% 152 17% *69 81 123j/2 71% - A.105 30 10 43,500 • 31JA -, «i/8 .^.•v;^9 34% 4 28J/4 14% 54% X41% 67 31 Va ' •' Jan Jan —/_J5 Bruhs-Balke-CoUendeh ®ucyrtw-Erle Co 6,400 , 26% V'26% 133/4 28% 165 v 16 %3:16% ' 39 43% 26% ■ 2,660 * • 17 23% Sep ' -—3 Brcwn Shoe coi Dec 65% Sep "• ,160 Brooklyn Union: Gas 49% 2 5, 3%.% preferred— ; 9,600 /• • , . 29% = •'AV'A 29% 122 IVa 42% ,29% ; •/ 123 72 3/4 7% *162% 26% ' ■ ,16'/a 20% ."4*0% 293A - 49 *54% 28% 72% 94'A 20%'/}:21y-i 123 43% 43 *29% *79 99 28 34% *54 7.4: - 14% 383/4 28% 93% V • -441% '1% 7 .4-V' :7H 122 X62 123 38% ■: 15% • 14% 543/4 54% 123 *38% *97 y2. *27% •ls/8 *47% 153/4 61 % •; ' ;-i:' 4 20 193A =- 27% 428% '42 'V. 423/4 - 49 15% "$Ve • 55 i ' 122 61% 61% ■ 122 { -. *47-- , 10 56 y2 Jun . Bristol-Myers . *123%-125 • / I7ya 1*7% ,03' ;"J'93y4 -17%,' 173/4 105 ,105 19% 20 *107 i l09 34% 1% 6% 43% 434'.; 122 -- : 16% 500 7. > 28%'.: 28% " • , i Airwayk inc---,— Jan Aug 28 , x26%May 22 18% Jan 23 *108 J/2. Mar 26 - 5 No parNo par — 33% 14 2 . / . * 1 57% Sep 28 .2' ' 3 -1,100 Oorp; Jan Jan Brewing Corp. of America: —X5 Bridgeport Brass Oo-/—,—No par =•••; A Brlggs Manufacturing r-No par J Brlggs A Stratton__^ No par ' • . A \ ' 125, I 86,000 ' - 109'y4 3o% /3jy4 ■vj" *53% •: 54%; ■ 29% 163A - *123% 81% . 69% > 28 34% 27% / 99 . *54 *.'■ 67/a 27% ■' 54% Xl6% — 69% . r ■ !, • •108 . y Branifl :A 11,800 46 ,59% .« 59% 31 *53% -- ,-46 < " V./ ^49:/.; 49%- 108 3/4 - 53% par j. 153A Jan . Boston A Maine RR (assented) 1100 Bower Roller Bearing Co_ —5 . 1 500 5,300 i Apr Jan 4 (new)_;._ : 4%% ; preferred Borden Co (The) ^ Borg-Warner ■ *27 % 34% %' 1% ¥ 41% > 34 1 108 3/4 1,400 ; 1 16% V16% • 59% 30% ;8% *80 3%'. 193A ' '/ 98% ' 28 1% : •• . / 107 . *51% t. 17 V *58% ■ •163A';.'-I7 : 109 A"; ;;.. 3% 19% .99: V 54 55 ' *27% „ * •105' 20 >V 19% 1 - 21% . " *107 3% >■: 29% - 20 . 3,700 1 V > 8,600 1l' 51% 2iy8 21% ;. 29% 81% 69 A • 47% 7% s *503A , 49% ' 49% -• 21 - 31% • 109/ ; 19% 27% ":/-.3^4V34 : 1 ' :> 9 81% 20 98% - % 27% ./"• *107 ••• ; 3% 19% S8 19% *51% > *29% 30 i;26%r:-.36% 17 8"A 20SA : -47% 7% ' 68% 68% 17 ■ 107 % " 163A ' . v 81% *67 68% > 171 9% A" 9% . *80 - *19%' f!9% T r . 16% %■ •' 9 60 40% '•', Class. B_ Bond Stores lire. '400 K ' 10% 23 1 Highest $ per share 2 48 _100 : Bohn Aluminum & Biass_^ Amt Co class A ^ 5,300 'l. „ Co preferred. Jan 65 r ' ' Jun 127. ,6 Bon . 60 '• ' J ; No par 1944 share 5 6 17 1100/ Boeing Airplane Co 1,400 .60% (Del) preferred 2 12 54 July 5' 22% Aug 21 I : 24% July 108 19% Jan -1. ——t • Bloomungdale Bxothers_^___„No 10 J 21% 53% - 29 - 47>A ■ ^ X16% 125 29 %'■ *105 - 150 ' ; t per 21% Jun 7 7 47% Jan par par 70 •■7 a.; .—No div series '38-No par Bhimenthal & ,31% 1 40'A ' 59%. 16% 26%>1 31% -. " • 58'/2 *123% 29% 31% - 50':- ': 50% •'>T7% 17% 933/4': V /.03%--94ya 26% V 47% ■ •108&A 109% % 20%' 403A . ; 173/4 29% *59 *146 ; ■ ilOO Year Lowest S per share 2 18 Aug 103% Sep i_10 Bliss A Laughlin Inc^ 24,500 1 < 104% V-, -A 31% ' ' 150:- 21% 54% Ik 20% 31% •• :' -.64% *103 -' 46. / *53 y2 93 / 20% V 46 16% 93% A ■ •r" 29 y8' 29% 59V2 , 40% • v. -54%' 17% V • v 3Q% 16% 19% - 22 29% 29 17% 59%' 150 5Q8A - 213/4 ' , .24 ,25'A .','•64% 104 y2 - . 900 1 ' - . ; T r —No pat bittCii- & Decker Mtg Co.^; No pur Blaw-Knox Col : : No 113/ 233A 64'A j--3iy2 -- 47% A 50% < 125-125 > *29% >: ./ • 30 *53% 17 125 16% •93% 19% S 19% > 29 •: •110. 500 12% May . Blgelow-Sanf Carp Inc ■ 14,700 28% < *23 • 25 3A *103 , ,*n%y53% 103A- 17%; 49% fe0% - 59% *108% ;109%/# 29%" 16% *124 163/4 % . 54% V> 29 , > 125 ' - '* T?Va" -68% : .503/4' ■p.; ;46;AA"467>-:A *58% i'6% • 28% 113 X64 - 403A 47 -16' 28% *53% 16% *124 109 28 % - 29 , *108% X 54% 16% v" 15% i6y2- v 23% - 29% Co Foods 7% tjper share 1 preferred Bethlehem Steel < 1 , 213/4 53% 23'A : • 900 • Best 4 800 -1 , •: . 29 17- 7 65 29% Howell Best & Co , 1 Par Corp 'Pr pfd $2.50 8,300 ; , 18,700 143 65 ;' " :«/ " *51% • • 65 % ' 2,300 : ' ■• Aviation Beneficial Indus Loan 11 26 142 : 142% 25 31 % -40'A >"•49% 350% "22% *51 % A 53% • 23% 26 & 4y4% Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest ; ®endix 3,600 86% *110 150 •> 8 1 *51% 150 . 23% 85V2- 59l/2 30% '■/ 55 Aircraft Bell V 5,200 vA 87 *27 y2 104% 59 31 *54 V Bell 3,200 , Range for Fridtu STOCK * /'A;'7... ■." ■;"" ■■ : . •' '* 23% — 63% *103- 59% 150 >40% "> •49% f 503/4 22% . g' v 104%'.:"" 30% 47- ' v -8 'I 55 // 26%"' 27 , 30 23% % • 26% 25%r 63 • " 57% 27 'A 141- 113 25 21% : 26% 28 *22% 63 % *144- 40% , 46% . 62% 150 : 8,400 106y2 57 *65 16% .*110 21 *29% U 16% 30 27 25% *58 30% YORK EXCHANGE Sharet • y4 *105 -86'A 65% *29l/2 16 % • 113 24'A 63% *142 40 y4 24% *58 , > : 16%"' *110 113 63 % > .2 ' / " 22 -23% — • -142 65 y2 30 16 ' 104% y "•*31% 141 ■ 65% ' *29 % 87 ' 21 21% *53% - 26 y2 23% i- ". 150 22 26% *22V2 *110 ' 63% A m 26% 233A 59% , ' NEW ' 57'A X27 — 23 % 85% ' . 104 % •148 163% 26% • share per 105 y2 56% 55 26 k *22% •23% *58 .V 143 16% - *103 „ *143: :* *65' : 21 Va 27% > A, 23 % 23% " 86." 30- 24% •' 26% 23V4 143- 9 22% *105 56 y2 *54 83% 65% "S . 113 , 23% 253A • ? 29% . 26'/4 63% 85= 213a > > 105 27 % / 55 64% 16% *110 23% A143 r 23 26% 23% 83% S per share 21% *103% A 56% 27% ; 223A -A 21 56%; *54 A 65% 26% ; 27. share for the Week ' 22% 55% - 27% r 30 *22 «/4 105% 26 139% *16 *103% 56>/2 55' 7 84% 139% 213/a 105% 56 v. - 23% ■:* 21% 27 26 ■/; *29y2 22 213/8 C : *54 83% ■'*" 21% 21% *1035/s • v 55 23% ■ V 27'A *53% 25% t per 21 20% 2V/t $ per share 21% 105% 56% share Sales AA'/.y. Sep. 14 "//, _ $ 1291 2 - 110 • Aug 24 23% Jan 23 40 V4 Sep 103 Sep 5 115 . 5 Jan A 9* 32% Jun 23% Jan 3*3% Dec 14 45% Sep 19 25% Apr 109% Feb 14% Apr 38 116 Sep Dec 26 y4 Dec Jan 23 50 V4 Jun 19 11% Jan 29% Dec preferred—100 26 % Jan 2 46% Jun 20 12% Jan 30 Dec 2nd preferred—100 25% Jan 2 46% Jun 20 13 Jan 27 % Vet, 1st 100 28 * STOCK RECORD NEW YORK Sep. 8 ; • • % 41 f per f permart f per ttiart ^.4l:H.:.:4l 42 *4o>/4 4i y2 •39% 7% 7% 7% 7% 104% 104% 104 V* 104% 103 103 103 103 120 118 118 •117 23% 23% 50% *49 V» 51% 51% 52 105% *104% 18% ♦104% 17% 17% 1% 1%, 108% 1% 108% 109 104% 102 104 *117 120 119 7% 24'/a *50 51% 52 1% 1% 109% 109% 1% 30% 31 39% 39% 40 33% 32% 33% 36% 36% 37 37% 103% 4% 31% 106% 4% 37% 37% 102% 103% 4% 4% 31% *102% 4% 31 '/a 106 % 29% 106% 4% 29% •12% 13% 38% 38% 22% 106% 4% 22 4% 20% •21% 13 28% 20% 29% 10% 10% 10% •99% 109 •108 Consol 5,600 500 Consolidated 23% 24% ft 37,700 Consolidated Vultee 21% 29% 19% 19% 21% 21% *21% $1 25 Consumers 111% 111% 111'A 111 'A 111% 111% 220 32% 32% 32% 32% 9,500 10% 10 JA 33% 10% Container 30% 10'/a 10% 4,700 Continental 101% 500 49% 4,800 10% *99% 101% 49% *100 109 *108% 49% 13% 52% 53 13% S3 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 16,400 32% 33 32% 32% 32'/a 32% 31% 32% 31% 31% 7,700 35% 35% 36 52% 15% 19% 36 20% 53 53 16 16JA 16 20% *52 53 *35% 36'A 19% 20'A 53 x51% 52 *51% 52% 8,300 17 17% 17% 52% *51 52 18% is 19 v* 19% 19% 19% 19% 19'/a 18% 18% 19 *18% 57% 57 57% 57% 57% 57 % 56% 57% *57 56% 51 Va 34% 34% 34 Va 34% 34% 34% 34% 34% 34% >35% 8% 4% 38% 100 7/a *100% 28 •27% 36% *36 Va *44% 45% 45 V* *47% 47% *47'/a ' 66 66% 66 191% 191 191V* 4% "4% 39% 38% 100% 100% 101% *100% 100% 28% 100% 28 47% 4% 38% 100% *35% 44% 44% 47%, 47% % 25% 26 X25% 26 103 102% 103 47% % 100 150 *145% 138 7 6% 70 »/s 72 7 28% 10% 100 *145% X150 150 16% ♦105% 37 *138 73% 6% 6% 24% 24% 24 24% 72% 73% 2,000 6% 6% 19,400 ,1*18% 18%/ 18% 19 18% *18% 28% 18% 20 19% 19% 108% 108% 41% 24,300 25% 20 123 *118 28% ft 19 18% 24% 25% 123 *118 28% ' 50 6% 28% 27% 28% 13,200 73% 6% 123 *118 120 '138 17 138 16% 16% 100 28% *18'/a 18% 20% f: 18% •109% 110'A 109V4 109 JA *38% 40% 40% 41 41 41% 41 41% *39% 41% 44% 44'A 44% 44 44% 44% 45'/a 44% 45 44% 44% 12,500 36 36% 36% *36 36% 36 36 35% 36 35 35% 1,700 24 24 *35% -•*23:,.^ 24 : 24% *24 24 24 : *108% *40. 24% *24 20 109 24 . 24 45 43 42% 43% 42% 45% 44% 12 12 12% 12'/8 12% 12V8 12% 12 12% 12 12% 23% 23% 23% 23'A 23% 23% 23 >A 23% 23% 77% 10 23% 23% *73 78 *73 *73 78 *72 75 75 75 61% 60 61 59% 59% 59% 60% 61 62% 62 63'A 38 37% 37% *37% 38 37 Va 37% 37% 37% 37 37 44 44 44 *43% 44 *43% 44 *43 % 24% 24% 24% 24% 25 24% 75 *72 60% •37% 44 *24 - 24% 23% 1,500 48% 48 48 48% 48% 48 48% 24% 24% 24% 24% 26'A 23% 23 % 23% 23 23% 23% 86 88 v?, 86% 88 % 88% 89 y2 89% " 144% 145 'ft 'ft' ; 87 *144 32 : 145 114% 33% 32% 32% ♦17% 32% 18% 18 ft; 23% 23% 23% 178% 178% ; . 144 •' 143% : 114y8 ♦113 113 113 144 - 32% ♦113% 32% 33 y8 X26% ft 89% J ii4y8 114% 114% 113% 17% 23% 24% ft 25 179% 128 *127 116 ; *114% 181 17% 22% 21% -192 161% 31% -31% 27% 9% , 9% 15% 5% .15% 13% 13% . *130% 132 ( *117% 48% J 40 40 , *188 192 61% 61 30% 31% 27% X39% 28% *107 > 9% 108 10.;j 30% 30% *105 *107 / 10% 63% 15 ,; 15 % 15% 132 118% 119 48% 1 64% 15% 40 ' 5% 12% 131 131 . ft 130% ft 119 132% 118% 64% 48% 48% 48% 120% 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23 23 ft 23% 23 397/a 47% ft *23% >70 ♦104 ■ 28% *102 23% 23% ' 72% 105 23% 72% 105 29 y# 103 24 23% 24 - 28 y8 103, . 72% 105 28% 103 *71 • • • 105 28 *102 . 73 73 . 105% • *104% 105% *102 102% *102 102% 102 104% 103 104% *103 104 103 *■— fee pace 1299. . 29.%.; ft 102 103 *73 104% 102 ft 102 *103 73% 105 i;. 28% 29 103 :: ,105 23% - ft *104 102 102 , 28% 101 103 X102 23>-, :•:> *73 :ft 74% 28% >28% •101ft ft/23% V 104% *100% : ft ft f 23% 23 v > Ind ft-' 74% 105% ft, 20.000 28% *100% 102% ft! > 260 ft •: 101% *100% 220 101 38 118 Sep 25% Apr Apr Electric Jun 7% Nov 14% Jun 19% Nov 11" •123% Feb 21 30% May 6 Engineers Public $5 preferred 13 % Jun 16V4 Oct 15 109% Dec 113% Apr 21% Jan 36% Apr 41 y« Oct 45% Jun preferred. 57% Jun 18 17% Jan 37% 16% Jun 25 5% Jan Jan 2 23% Jun 27 18% Jan 21 y4 Jan 31 75 Sep 11 52 Feb 65 Jan 23 63% Sep 14 29% Jan 41% Oct Dec . 38% Jan 3 28% Jun 46% Jun 28 38% Mar 42 26% May 5 60 Jun 20 16 % Jan 2 Jan 22 105 Jan 25 13% Mar 9 95 15% 13 26% Feb 23 95% Jun 18 33% Jun Mar 21 y4 Aug 24 155Jan 2 - Jan ft 181% Sep Mar - 18V4 Jan 170' 185 100 -.4 " 4% Aug 109 103 ft 108 , ft 5 ^50 100 V 7 2 Dec 6 113 Dec 120% Jan 65% Sep Jan ;. Dec 24% Dec /■ 40 May 29 % Jan 25 Mar 15% Dec Jan ' Apr 3% Jan 3% Nov 81% .78 Apr Apr 59V(T^ 27% Feb 15 7 18 Sep 15% 6% • Oct 103% Dec Dec 47% July ft'34% Nov 22^/4 D{?y 6 57% Jan 68% 12 Feb 26 101 y4 Jan 108 V2 8% Jan 17% 107 Dec 5% July 114 73% Sep 5 /106 7 July 16 101% Apr 21 108 July 24 109 July 12 • Sep 45% Aug ' 50% Feb 16 Mar 26 13 Sep 52 8% * Sep 195 Jan 10 8 123% July 100% Jan Dec Jan .37% 7 152%® 4 Dec 178 16% May 7y8 May 11 13% Sep 3 Jan ft 25% Feb > 41 1 7 3 16 Dec 41 Apr 6% 18'A July 10 July 25 xl02 33 21 Jan 104 14% July ,10% Feb 21 Jan 8 34% Mar 21 21% Aug 20 20 y4 Mar 27" 62 128% July 18 12% Mar 43% Aug ft' Jun Jun 106 y4 Sep 4 28 y4 Sep 10 ; Jan 20 V 3% Jafl • Dec 162 »/3 123% 6 - - 20 y4 13 1 157 15 >14% Nov Feb 12 2 61% Sep 14 31% Aug 27 -427/a.Jan 20 No par Apr Feb 175 14 "July 24 107 Aug 10 8% May 3 14 8% 11% 137 5 Jun 24 • Aug * Sep Sep 105 , , Jan 113 194 Jan 22 72% Nov 106% Jan /Aug 28 25l/4 Jun 26 27% July , 131 .200 21% Jan 2 68 22 May Apr July 30. Jan 49 100 19 y« Jun Jan 22 39 y4 Jan Sep Nov 25 19% July 16 25 ft 20 13 20% 49 21% May 47 114% Sep 10 114% Jan 17 145 6 Apr Dec 105 43% Jan Dec x26% Sep Mar 26 12 38% Jan 1 ! Apr 4 Feb 49 Sep 17% July Feb 32% Sep 109 17% Mar 26 ' 27 Jan x27% Dec Oct 4 38 Dec 9% Mar Aug 20 40% Jan 8 22% July 35% 117 No par Oct 36% 19 1 —No par ' 32% Apr 17% Jan 113% Aug " $6 preferred 48 9 100 No par 13% Nov 6% Jan 5 14 Feb l Dec 7% Mar 29 par 3 Nov 28% Apr Jun 26% Feb • Service 21% 19% Jun 113 Aug 21 34% Jan 19 4 127 114% May 7 20% Sep 8 129 Mfg Co : Phonograph Endicott Johnson Corp i% preferred Dec 4% 14 22 shares Radio & Aug July 61% 28 5 No par 140 Apr 5 No par Nov uVa 97 May .—.No par Battery. 109% 41 38% Mar 26 5 Jan 5i/a Aug 12 47% May 100 —1 Dec 26 9 — 30% Jun 125% Jan Corp Jan 101 39% Mar 29 Jan 29% Mar 7% Jun 108 y2 Sep 13 33 Dec Jan 22% 22% 25% Sep 2 12% Jan 12 16 y4 Jan 144 May 18 140 5% Aug 20 18 y4 Jan Feb Jan 73% Sep 6 16 2 Natural Gas $5% 180 100 Dec 34% Aug 22 * . Dec 19 % 11% 112 17% Aug 27 59% Jan _N« par Storage El 400 2 31 Mar 26 122% Apr -3 Am Emerson 1.600 29% 19 Jan 9 -1 $7 preferred Paso Jan 14 108% Jan July 28 HOVa Jan preferred Emerson 4,700 - 20% 18 5 .10 $6 preferred 1,400 39% Dec par • *23% 89 y2 42 y2 Sep 4 Co. Electric ft 1,800 Jan 2 1227/a Jan Boat Elec ft Mus 1.000 ■ ft 69 29% Apr 10 " X47 % 28 No par Electric Power & Light 1.500 '; cum Electric Jun x22% Jun 2 StopTTTut Cc,*—— Electric Auto-Lite (The)— 21.200 37% Nov xl50 65 Elastic 800 '.ft 13 Jan 5 50c preferred. £kco Products Co— 4% % preferred — 4,800 - " 131% 119 49% 23 5% *5% Jan 28 34% Jun 105 Dec 97% 13 257/b Jan Dec 1 26 Sep —1 4-'A % : 7,600 15% 15% Mar 26 22% 105 Feb 34% Jun Aug 21 22% Jan Edison Bros Stores Inc ft:.;.' 140 3,200 2516 145% Jan 29 2 lit pfd Jan 15% Feb 49'/4 Jun Mar 20 Eaton Manufacturing Co '• 4,ioo 12% ft 131% 119 ft, 48% 39% ft 10% 63% ft 5% 13 ft* 6% 107% ; 10 15% 5% 13% 119 1,400' ft «> 28% 28 *107 64% .ft: 15% 5% 12% 132% 105 10% x64 5% 120 48% 28 10% 10% 13% 5%'l'' 12% 31% 31% - ftft 105 108 27% ft *107 28 • ft 31 105% 103 No par Eastman Kodak Co.. .1,300 61% 61% 2 87% Jan ' —No par (EI) ft Co—.20 Eastern Stainless Steel 20 S 105 Jan Kasiern Airlines Inn. 2,500 193% 11 Dec 12 Sep 22 35% Jan 2 » de Nemours Eagle-Plcher 2,900 ft ft 200 ' 108 10% 63% 64'A ft .3,900 ■ f. > " 190 *187 61% 31 105% " 132 ft 106- 193% m 61% 60% 105% 27% i' 31 106 28% 60% ft/61;ft/ 2*1 ft; *22 23% *188 5% 118% ■" 23% 192 13% 48 •22 *188 15% 15 132 119% -48% 22% *22 • w $4.50 preferred Duquessn Light 5* 100 10 66% ;193% 5% 7 ,•17% 65 y2 194 13% 5% ft'-ft: 17% 191 65' 1 65 65 17% 67% 190 " '<•64% 17 67- 188 108 *107 108 ft 17% 67% •: . ft 189 106/ 106 27% 27% 9% ft 60% 106 17% .67% 17% 67 , 190 190 * 114% 17% 192 ♦107 128 *113 66% 189 *105 •126 114 67/ 22% -*31% 128 Xll4 17% 188 60% *126 116 »2iy4 : •188 f. 128 ♦115 17% 67% '*21% *126% 116 '66% 17% 67 128 P 45, % Sep 26 18 International Du : Jan 47 Industries Duplan Corp 3,600 7128 116 Dunhlll 2,400 , ♦114% ' 128 'VV *127 *114% 180 181 Dresser 300 ; 17% 17% 181% 23% 21,600 33% 32% 18 23% *17% 17% 23% 33% 32% 33 % is y8 24% 180 18 39 Aug 49% Aug No par $4 preferred series A 300 32 27% Feb 7 No par s Dow Chemical Co 1,400 113% *23% 180 ! 144 16% Jan 7 No par Douglas Aircraft 144 14 5 Dome Mines Ltd 9,700 144% *17% 179 6,600 144% 18-:V-.- 178% 179 y2 15,200 July Jun 41 No par A Doehler-Jarvls Corp Jun 25% 51% Mar 102 »/$ Aug No par 100 No par Co... 27% Jan 46% Mar % Sep 14 20% Jan 22 2 preferred. Cup Class 490 .,93 47 25 Corp-Seagr'a Ltd 5% Dixie 26 y2 //22%' Jan 37 33 preferred Feb 6 28% Mar 26 No 23 y8 26 26% 23 V* r Q9 " : 55 53% ,*108 144 23% , 106 14 Diamond ft 3,400 '■ft' 100 31% 106 108 *106 ft 54 53% 48% 23% *113 107 31% 53% 108 28% Sep Jan 20 2 No par partlc 1% 18% 13 Devoe & Raynolds A Diamond T Motor Car Co IV* July 5 Aug 13 50 Match 184% July Jan May 28 39% Sep 101 >/4 Sep 36 0% 5 2 Apr 5 5 67 Distil Oct July 173% 22 21 1,700 31% 48% 24% 24% - 86 24% 61% Jan 52% Apr 68'A May 10 99 % Aug 24 Jan 20 400 44 x24% 31% 54 31% 48% • *43 V* 24% 31% 53% 53% *105% 32 23% 48% t 44 Dec 25% Jan' Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co__100 700 57 3 100 Western Edison. Detiolt 25'A July 10 Hudson Delaware Lack & 2,540 31% 54 108 31% 32 *48 24% 53% ft 108 "31% 24% *105% 54 % 54% *106 ^ Delaware & 5,100 44% 44 43% 43% 15% Jan 44% 20 Delsel-Wemmer-GUbert 18,000 23% ' 12 20 Jun 52 Mar 35% May 21 105% Jun 5 25 (The) Preferred : 4,700 43 22% Jan 60 9% Jun No par Corp 10% Jan 47 195% Apr No par Deere & Co———No 500 12 : Chemical Davison 1,200 44% 110 *108% 109% *108% , 13% July 13 2 —No par Dec 48 ' 9 3J/a Jan Jan 31% Dec 19 V* July 28 2 —8 .1 Dayton Pow & Li 4 % % pfd—100 Decca Records Inc -1 20,800 18% 25 4 Davega Stores Corp 300 -19% 18% Jun Jan —25 100 —2 Cutler-Hammer Inc 2,900 V 53; 58 y4 Jan preferred —————100 Cudahy Packing Co ——30 Cuneo Press Inc.' ——.5 4% % preferred .100 Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.50 Curtis Pub Co (The) —No par $7 preferred——— No par Prior preferred -—.—No par Curtlss-Wrlght — ——1 -Class Aw— _w——ww,—— 1 Cushman's Sons Inc 7% pfd 100 107 26 xl82%Jan 7% 5,100 33% Jun 9Y* Dec 33 Va 24% Apr 12 y4 Aug 381/a Feb 17% Sep 101% Aug 6 6 '13%'Mar 49% Decs ft 53% Jun 52% Mar 27 30 Jun 30 preferred; — .—100 Cuba RR 6 % preferred——100 Cuban-American Sugar —10 10 - 37% *30 , 139 73 72% 67/a 37% 16% -17 *105% 107 ft;-. — Jan t ft 26% Sep 5 2 . 43% Jun Jun 5y« 22 49% Jan 16 5% 190 417/a 1 47% Feb rts $5 conv preferred Crucible Steel of Amer 1,320 8 25 Mar . Dec Mar 10 May 7 2 16% Aug 10 Mar Jan Crown Zeiierbach Corp———5 41% *40 41% 37% 140 *138 28'/a 19 *18% ft 18% 107 *36 32% 33% *40% 41% *40% *105'A *145% 150 32% 33% 33'A 73 ' 23% 28 V* 28 28% 5,800 27% 16% 118 120 •118 121 27% 20% 27 20% 6% 24 23% 24% 24 *118 1,200 45 Common May 12% Jun 36 —5 preferred 58 . 29% Feb 32% 4 5 22 Jun Jan 9 49% Sep 14 Dec Nov 7% Oct 109 % Jun 37 20 Co Aug Dec 24 112 Feb 20 13 2 12% Jan 1021/2 13 100 24 Aug 14% Jun 33% Sep 29% Jan 16 15 11% Jun 29% July 27 5 No par No par $2.25 preferred———,—No par 5,300 "101'/a 101% i 101% 140 73 6% • 103 45% X19% 37% *136 71% *70% 102% *100% ; 27 16% 137% 138 ' 17 Va 16% 16% 16% *134 r ft —« Crown Cork & Seal '■ % 25% 20% 107 •36 37% 45% 45% 2 24 28 Feb 23 115 3 46 Crosiley Corp (The)——__No par 700 % 25% 27% 42% ■ *105'A 107 *36 37%. *40% 42 y2 *40% *105% 107 *36% 47% ( % 26 103%%; 103 • 42% *40% *105% 77,800 3.000 477/a % 25% 20% 33% 33% - 7,300 27% 100 150 *145% 33% 32% 32% 32% 200 43% 47'A 20'A 100% 20 150 *145% 28% 35% 42% 28 *27 20% 20 % 20% 20% 100' 28 .28 *27% 28% 35% 44 47% . 45% 45% 45% 44% 99 : 99 28 100 45% 44% 44% 44% 103 103 102% 103 , 25% 25% 25% 25% 103 28% 36% 43% 12 26% Jun 21 Jan Cream of Wheat Corp (The) 1,800 28% 37 36% 45% 26% Jun 8% Jan Co 3%% 600 *35% 28% 28 y» 36% 44% 47'/• Dec Coty Inc——————————1 Coty Internet Corp—— —-I Crane 10,500 100% 25% 106% July 5 10 —1 — 2.600 4>A 39 Oct Dec 29% Jun 28 2 10% Apr preferred ————100 Corn Products Refining 25 Preferred -—-——100 6,400 9>/a 9% 4% 39% 38% 39 13 y2 July 32% 37% Jan -20 No par 3%% 80 Nov 20% 93% July * 3,700 9 9'/a 9 8% 4y« 8% 4% 4% 65% 191% *190 30 y4 Jan Jun 6 5 30 2 18 6 — Trust Bank Oct Jun liy4 Jan 18% Jan Jun 21 26 24 Corning Glass Works— 100 104 65% 66% *190 38% 28 367/a 45 JA 28 •36 66 Inc Motors Exch Corn 5,600 35% 35% 104 104% *104 104 104' 104 8% 8% 4% 37% b 52'A 53 *52% 53 *52 190 65% 190 190 190 191% *8% 8% 4%. 4% 37% 38 •100% 100% •139% *103% 66 65% 65% 65% 104 *103% 104 *103% 51% 52 Oct 6Va ;y 7% Jan 6 40 8% Jan —No par $3 prior preferred—.—w—No par Copperweld Steel Co —5 Conv pref 5% series 50 C'ornell-Dubilier Electric Corp 1 6,400 240 57'/a *51% 14 V* Mar 3 26 Va Apr Cooper-Bessemer Corp 130 25% 108% Jan No par Continental Steel Corp 270 17'A Continental 3,500 17% 16% 108 y4 Jan Continental Oil of Del 300 xl9% 36% 20% *35% 20% . 16% 16% 52% 16% 36 20% 20% 20% *52 14 *u Continental Insurance—— 33 *35 33 y2 Jun No par niucwta 1,000 52% 11% 35% 20% 52% Jan 31% Jan $4.50 3,400 32% •35 2% 18% Jan 20 13% ft 13% 53% 11% *51 • 4% July 17 y2 Aug 21 53 13% 13% 52 JA 52 Dec Dec Jan 2 Dec 103 Feb 6V4 Feb 6% $3.75 preferred Continental Diamond Fibre 13 % 2iy8 102% Dec 31 Feb 25 17% Jan 24 Baking Co Can 3% 32% Jun 109% May 23 2 25% Jan Corp of Continental 19 27% July 27 11% July 19 ft' 15 $5.50 preferred 200 109 *107 108 *52% 13% 13% 52% 13% 52'A Xl07% 49% 49% 49% 49% 109 *98% 101% *98 101% 49% Pow 5y4 Jun 24 Consolidation Coal 30% 10% 29% 4 % Apr Aircraft Cuba of RR Corp Gas 600 22 111% 10% 20 7 pfd__ conv Consol 1,100 13% •13 Laundries Consol 3,600 ft' 22 29% Nov Feb Jan Sep 106 No par 5 preferred $2 partlc 6,000 '29 19% 28 % 28% Jan Jan ' 1 Natural 19% July 95% Dec Jan 95 y2 Jun 104% Mar 10 3% Mar 23 24% Jan par No par $5 preferred Consol Film Industries 3,400 19% *108 Va No Y N Edison of 101 Jun 1 y8 24% 2 Jan Oct 18% 79 14 31% Jan 26 2 Jan 12% 28% : Dec Jun 20 y2 ,38% 20 112 y4 Sep Jan 22 49% 43% 14% Apr % Feb ■ 28 12% .ft 24 89 28% Jan ■ Jun 29% 49% par 1% Jun 26 38 38% 28% 21% Co 19 y4 Sep 14 Feb 108 Feb 105 2 38% 24% 24 21 29 y2 Jan 12% 23% 108'/a Apr > No par —No per $4.75 preferred —No par Consol Coppermlne8 Corp 5 38% 38% 23% 13 July 30 15% Aug 21 ii Jan 2 304 21% 30% 30% 53% Sep 7 12% 38% Jan 2 Sep 900 4% 30% Jan 37% 13 24 Jan 36 12,900 4 y2 ft-ft'- 39»/a Jun 51 47% Jan 39 26% Mar 31 38% 24% 28% 19% 21% •12% 13 4% Dec 8V4 111% . 109 *108 107 Dec 23 12 6,100 - 31 107 30% 31% 107 98% Apr Sep 13 30 30% 20 100 49% 49% 107 4% 4% 4% 4% 30% 107 Feb 16% 40 60 102 102 102% X102 84 12 4% 30% 28 10'A 99% 100 49% 37 X37 Feb 13 Consolidated Cigar 900 37 70 Jun 25% Jun 14 Congoleum-Nalrn Inc 4,600 33% 33% *36 V* July 17 125 No par Edison Conde Nast Pub Inc 1,300 93 104 9 Jan 15 No par 25 $6 preferred series Commonwealth 4% 30% 23% 112 30 29% 4>/2 38% 22'/a *21% *111% 29 4% *12% 38% 23% 28% 20% 22 JA ft 112 •111% 4% 30 13 38% ♦106% 39% 33% 31% 106% 39% 33% Commonwealth & Southern—No 3,900 14,700 Dec 27 No par 50.300 31 39'/a preferred—i Commercial Solvents 112% 30% 39% 4% 4% 31 106% 30 29 % 27% 20% 22% •27% 31 *103% 111% 31 1% Dec 97% Jan Jan 21 10 100 Credit conv Dec 5% Mar 3% Nov 95% Jan ?—No par preferred y4 % 35 % Jan 76 ■ thare 35% 25% Sep 7 8% July12 107 May 31 84 No par Pictures 38,500 1% 112 30% 34 38 '. 103% *37 1 % 110'A 30% 40 30% 4 I per 26% Jan 7 Sep 'ft ■ 100 No Co Carbon Commercial $ per thare 41 " Highest par preferred 5% Columbian Columbia $2.75 19% 18% 34% 4% ft ft 18% 18% 1 y2 110% >34 31% 18% 1% 105 Va 17% 42 Mar 27 2 105% *104% 34% 104 *104% 18% 38% 4% 105% Mar 26 90y«Jan 4,106 53 50 53% I per share thare 31 31 2.50 2 s0 A——-.—100 50% *50 50 Va 52% • 2 4,500 25% 24% 24% 24% ft ' ' 6% preferred series 300 •50 -ft 4% Jan 160 118 105% 34% 31 103 118 17% •37% •102% 102% 119 *104% 39% *38J/2 102% '' ' Lowest Highest Ooiumoia Gas & Elee...m«v par 1,600 105 104% *104% 109% 104% ; ' •' fstoM'T* ft 32,200 7%. 7% 104% 53 52% 7% *116 24% 50 V* 24 50'/a 41 *40 41 t per Par 100 Inc cl A Columbia Br'd Sys 4.000 ♦101% 119 31 30% 31 31 104% 7% 104% 104% 102 J/2 102% 24 40% 7% Lowest 8haret thart 40% ♦40% 41 7% *49'/a I per 40% 40 4 7% 23% 50 y« 52 105 »/a 18% 1% 109%. 23% *49'/a 40% *40'A 41 t per thart thart 40%> 41 41 41% # per thart 41 ■'-"•.'".'Year 1944 Range Since January 1 STOCK YORK EXCHANGE the Week Sep. 14 Sep.13 Sep.12 Sep. U Sep. 10 NEW for Sale# Friday Thttrsda* Wednesday Tuesday Range for Frevlooa STOCKS HIGH BALK PRICES AND LOW Km<*V Monday, September 17, 1945 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL 29 % Sep , Dec Jun Dec ,ft Jan V- Jan 104 Dec 105 Nov ft 92% Jan 107 Dec 87 89 Volume 162 Number 4421 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK STOCK LOW AND mOH BALE RECORD PKICES ■■■>■/: * Saturday Sep. H ' ; > * Monday S per snare l7/s 16 16% 16 *78 79% *88% 92 J " 92 14 3 a • 16% *14 % 16% 78 78 92/:;' ♦88% 14% 14 y8 22% 21% 21% 50% 50% 50% 49% 50 U.6% *6% 6% 50% 53% "28% 53% 15% 15% ■; *22% 23 *109 223/8 50 50% 6% 92 *88s/a 51.',: 63/4 V 543/4 55% 56 56 2,800 30 30% 30; 30% 2,800 153/4 15% 15% 153/4 9,600 223/4 23 23 *22% x227/a 22% 300 *109 109 *109% 109% 109% 109'/a 90 36% 35% 35% 900 " Federal 300 ; Federal-Mogul 109 109 36% 36% % 357/8 35% "23 *353/4 *27% 28 27% 27% 273/4 273/4 *27% 12'/a 12 12'/a xll% 38% 38% 38% 106 ; 106 *105'/4 *io5y2 106 106 28% 28% 28% 29 V* 29% 29% 29% 56' 56 553/» 55 y4 56 56% 56% 56% 32 / 32% 108% 40 *39% 8% 64% *20% 32% *20% / • 0 36 35% 26% 26% 27 *17 17% 17% * 140 140 *39 r .. 39% 126 *138 8% , *18% $6 8%/ ,7%. 17% 19% 19% '■'*67/;'. 10% 28% •: 17 60 16% r; : 553/a ■ 56% • 129 ♦130 63 '/a ■ . Corp— 52 No preferred conv Enamel 4%% . 27 17% 144 y; 20j/4 67 20 V* 27 17% 17% 393/4 58% : 130 17% . 7 1,100 3,500 130 Fair Stores Corp Francisco Sugar 83/4 8% 7% 7% f *18'% 17% *18% 18'% 18% 18% 193% 193/a 193/a 17% 19% 28% *68 10% 28%, 83% '• 70% 8% - *68" - 18% ; 83a :v , 7'/a , 8% .7 A- •• 18% 18'/« 18% ;; . *19 *67% 70% *67 11% 103/a •28'A 10% 10% 11 11 ll'/4 28% 60% 283/4 283/4 28 3/4 28% 603/4 16% 603/4 61'% 62 167/a 16% 17% 1073/a 1073/a 107% 107% *57% 57% 57 y4 183/4 : / V" 16% 60 ,58% 60 ' 16% 407% 57'A *106 57% 103/a lO'/a *181% 184 163A -107% - 57'/4 103/a 184 • " 10 *181% f 21% 16% 10 '/a 184 *180 10% 28% 107'/a 573A 58'A A 10% / 213/a 21% *21 10*% 11'/a 11 % 11% 11% 11 11% 32% 32 32 313/4 32 185 21% 11% 21'/a 21% 132 V 132 31% *160 i 32% 132% 1323/4 1313/4 132 , 31% •J1V4 '162 . *160 Ji'% 163 31V2 *160 133 31% , 33 163 .. Jan 64 333/a May Jun 109 Jan *4 52 Sep Jun 26 Jun < 42% Dec Dec 33% Dec 5%: May 41% Jun 27 Jan 5« . May 413A May 58% Sep 42% Mar 26 11% May 130 Sep 9 7 Nov 16. Jan 69 Deo 16; Jan 29. Dec 20 Jan 25% Dec 13% ,■ 2 Jun. 15 140 58% Mar 53 y3 15 July .19 9 8% July 43% Aug 7 213/a Apr 25 80'/a Jun 5 17 Jun Jan 24% 26 41 10 Jan 26 y4 34% 13 103/a jun 75 2 Mar 113 Aug 18% May 13 13 59% Aug 20 34 Jun ' ' 27 153/4 Jan / , 8 " 110 24 Jan Aug 23 Dec v 57 y# Apr 35% 3 Feb 1033/4 May 14 * 52 4 *160 . Jan •70 v \ 17% 12' 36% July Dec 44% Jan 29% 103 Sep Dec 135 Jan 30% Jan 13 310 110- Apr Sep 6,300 • 5,300 *150 153 49 50% 162 *■' *126 61% 129% *60% 19% 193/4 1263/4 *126% 127% 126 3/4 *60'/a 617/a ♦60'/a 61% *60% 20% 20% 20'/a 203/a 20% 29% 283/4 15% 143/4 29 29'/4 29 15 15 15 112 *109 3% ,/, ' 35'% /: 3% 343/4 ,*135 "434 4% 3% 3'/a 347/a 35 •135 140 27 27 .% 27 25% 25% 293/a 25% 3'/a *135 45/a 4% 4% 263% 263/4 26 25% *25% V 108 4% 4% 27'/a' 26% 27% 25% 25% 253/4 108% 3334 33% 333% 33% 33% 313/4 *30 3/4 313/4 *303/4 31% 111 32 32% ♦107 32% *108% 109 1083% 109 *108% 993% *983/4 30 29% 31 96 96 *96 % 34 X33'% 33% *523/4 54 43/4 4% 33% *523/4 43/4 4% 963/4 54 963/4 *96 33% 98 33% 33% 33 *523/a 43/4 *150 : 1513/4 1513/4 31 31% 32 30% 31% 31% 31% 31% 66 66 66% 65% 66% 66% 67% 67 *102% 103% *102% 103 % *102% 57% 583/a 58% 573/4 1513/4 103 ' 103 . 57% 57% 57% 110% 110% 110% 110 *150 58 110 110 110 100 *983/4 *110 54 : ; 43/4 *148% 1513A 313/4 67% 31% 65% 313/4 103% *102% 53% V.7. 111 25% 25 25'A 25 25% 25 25% 253/4 10% 103/4 25% 10% 107/a 25% 10% 11 10% 11% " 11 11% 103/4 5% 5% 53/a 5'/4 5'A* 26'% 26% 26% *26 T 53/a *26% 27 17% 17% 17% 18 17% 50 50 49 50 *48% 49% 16% 16% 163/4 16% 16% 163/4 *72 79 25% 253/4 53% V 52% 31 1683/4 60% 26 25% *106 35% 7% 353/4 73/4 53/a 27 5% C 53/a, 26% 18'A 49% 16% 17 17 52% 52% 31 % 31 1683/4 168 79 26 25% *106 36% 50% 1,000 16% 17% 5.100 533/a 4.500 80 26 253/4 "./■ 25% , 7'A ■:>/ 8,800 7;,/i 2.900 *226 226% 194 193% 193% *190 194 *188 24 23 23%- ■■■'-','J;23% 23'% 72 70% 71 72 54%" 54% 54% •34 35% 34% 34% 29 29% / 23 24 69 69% 71 53% 54 35 35 / 54:4 ' 23% ' *71 54% 226% 192 14,100 353A 226 23% 1.R09 34% ' 8 s. 108 *106 . 226% 226% A 110 110 192 *187 4,600 35 31 30% 31 30 30% 29 29% 19% 19% 193/4 19% 19% 19% 19% * < *104 104 'A *104% 104% *107% 108 *107% 108 24% 24% 243/4 *152 *152 10%, ,10% V 104 13% footnotes 10% 104 35% 10% 104 13% see 104% ♦107% 24% *152 35% 35% ; 13% page 1299. 104% 108 243/a 35% 35% 20 cum Co 105% 1053A •107% 109 '/a 35% 35% 36 7 - 363/a 103/a 10% 10 »/4 10% *10% 10% •104% 104% 1041/4 104% -104% 104% 13% 133/4 13% 14'/a 14 14% 104% 14 ."V 233/4 Jun Jan ll»/2 Aug Oct 107% Nov 10'A 104'/a 14 7 ■f'7 1% Jan 3 283/a Jari 24 10c 30% Mar 6.) 3.200 600 240 7,700 6 Jun 20 16 110% Sep 3 % July lVi 2 6 Mar 37 106 10 134% Aug 3% Jan :' 3 5'A Feb Apr 112 14 Feb Jan ■ 56'A .Nov 13% July . 2'A July > 3yt Apr V Apr 19% 3-* 10 123 Mar 26 116% Jun 8 18 20 253/a Mar 29 34% Jun 16 par 27% Aug 21 35% May 22 106'/a Apr —100 2 Jun 15 107 100 No par 50 Jan 26 5 No par No par No par No par Razor 27 13 Va Mar 27 . 9 90 Mar 21 Jan 23 06 Sep 6 25'A Jan 2 52'/2 Jan 4 33A Jan ; 2 147% July 27 25% Feb 10 1 No par (B F)— 53 July 27 Apr 20 July 27 102 48 107'A May 19 -—No par 12'/2 Mar 26 Hosiery Gotham ' __— ; 5% Jan ;124 Nov 31% Dec ' 4% : < , Nov Oct 25% July Greyhound Corp (The) 4 'A % preferred Grumman 33 Sep 8% 8% 34 Sep 67 165% Jan Oil Corp Hackensack , h ;„j 12 85% Jan 6 105% 58% Sep 112% Mar 25% Sep Jun 5T3/a "jun Jan 104% 303/a Feb ;:■( 51% Dec 8 104 y* Jan 112"% Jun 13 8'/2 Jan 17'A Oct 1% Jan 7. Aug 33/4 j-an 12% Aug 27 6 ; 98 12 20 15% May Nov 5'A July 19'A Dec 3 26% Sep 19% Jun 13 5 9% Feb 543/4 Jun 22 32% Jan 42% Dec 2 17% Sep 14 14% Dec 17'/4 Nov Aug 20 553/4 Jun 26 25% Jan 49 y8 Dec 46 175 64 104'A Jan 12 28'/a Jan —_I 1 24 57 24 43 V* 28 Feb 108% Mar 13 1053/4 44'/a July 11 2 26 226% Sep 3% 14 190 Sep 5 14% Mar 27 194 Sep 26 82 123 14 Dec Nov > < 67 Feb 553/4 Dec PP 24'A July 105% Dec 32% Dec Dec Apr ■: Apr pV; 6% Aug 189% Jan Dec I6V4 May 10 30% Jun Jun Jan 23 49 y2 Jan 6 ~6% Jan 33 Jan 42% .< : 62% Dec 33% Dtc 22'A Apr Dec 50% Sep 27 57% Mar 16 58 30 Feb 19 y8 28 3/4 May May July 163 Feb 22 4 Jan . '4 16 Jan Jun 8% Sep 167 ; 1433/4 May 25 ■ '5'A Mar 26 par 24% 32% Aug 28 28% Jan 2 16i3/4 Mar 16 Dec iiiii " 29 C!o jf0 33 Jan 2 39 Jun 22 10 20% Jan 2 31 Sep 8 r\nr 15'A Jan 2 22 Mar 19 106 - 100 103 % Aug 2 106% Apr 13 preferred preferred 100 Hart, Schaffner & Marx Corp of Amer class A— 6%% Aug 4'/a May 175 Dec 22 Hanna (M A) Co $4.25 pfd_.No par Harbison-Walk Refrac No par Hat Dec 52, "Feb No par 100 Co Wnteh conv. 25% Apr 2% Jan 40 63% Apr Water Printing 4% Jan 45 5 10 2 21 Dec 13 25 „ Dec 22% Sep 20 par 10 90'A Jan 67% Sep 32 Jan No Dec Jan 11% l5'A : May 10 /* 4 3/4 July l"6% Jan 69 13 23 143A Jan )<•» preferred—ii "7% 12 Sep 12 100% May 2 52'A Jan 100 6 31 223/4 Jan No Dec 14'/a Jan 100 preferred preferred ctfs Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR Dec July 30 110 18 Sep 100% Jun —1 Sugar Guantanamo 1103/. Sep Nov Mar 12 111 72 Aircraft Corp 193/4 • 183/4 Jan 100 Bay 61 West RR (H L) Co Inc. Green 2 p74 % : 36% Jan — Preferred 2 4% Jan Graham-Paige Motors ——1 Granby Consol M S & P 9 Grand Union Co———No par Granite City Steel No par Grant (W T) Co— 10 Great Nor Iron Ore Prop—No par Great Northern Ry 6% pfd__No par Great Western Sugar No par 18% Jan 2 154 Feb 17 x30 Apr 9 4 ■ 36% : Apr 6% 2 9% Mar 27 106'A Feb No par 6% .35% ,7*10 170 2,000 24 ■ 18% preferred-. $5 preferred 2,700 *152 Jan (The) conv He—Mton 108 •;, 22% preferred Hall 106 *152 Jan Rubber Co pfd Safety 1.600 24 Jan 4% conv 30 107% 24% 24% 36% Dec *28% 106 24% Oct 1253/4 13 Dec 400 108 130 ya 0 25 May 26% 36 105 24% Nov July 203/a Sep 125 , Mar 66 Feb Feb* *34% 104% 130 513A 19% 4,500 20 3 134% 8 11' Sep 613A Jun preferred 55 *107% *152 „/ 193/4 75 27 Gulf 20'A 13l2 Sep 13 22 31% III 35 35 Sep : Mar Jan $5 54%. 115 128 6 Jan 600 *71 Mar 19 Green 79 226 23% 13.700 31 69 36% 73/4 226% 2,200 168 69 108 36 8 600 *72 Aug 28 Dec 3% Aug 140 Sep 52 3A Aug 29 134 Jan Goodyear Tire & Rubb— No par $5 convertible preferreda__No par 2,200 fi.ooo 79 150 il Sep 62 JGoebel Brewing Co___ 1 Gold & Stock Telegraph Co—100 68.100 18% 61 23 Aug 20 433A July 22% $4.50 500 26 3/4 *167 43 % Aug 40% Nov Feb 7 99 Glidden 7.800 53/a 30% ? 4 1343/4 jan 127 Feb 2% 16 Corp Telephone 200 An 52% 31% 603/4 108 53% 168 *72 60 3/4 v 40 22 Apr 4,000 50% '•>; 35 5 43/4, Jun Dec 155 Jan Goodrich Co 17% 18% 49% 18% 12 483/j Jun ' 53/8 26% 26% 51 49% Sep 1 2 - 29'/a July Dec Apr Feb 11 Goodall-Sanford Inc 226% 533/4 • 16% 60% 69 / 69 73/4 75/a' *49 *72 103 35% 35% 193 23% *106 108 *226 ! 193 & 53% 60% 7% 226% -*68% 60% 34% 8% *192% 79 26 *106 - 35% *226 313/8 1683/4 25% 108 52% 31 *72 79 60% , 173/4 18 *167 169 j 169 *72 -61 52% 31% 30% 31 170% # 60 52 3% 51'% 51% 5% 24 Feb 3% Jan 40 124 Jan 25 y» 140 19% 6,900 110% 253/4 813A May 31 . Jan preferred Gimbel Brothers 3,600 57% 25% Jun 25 32% Jun 26 172 ."I 14% 66'/a 57 139 4 Dec 7 103 'A ,.110% , 22 Dec 7% July 22% 253/4 Sep 4 'A % 3,500 ; 71143/4 Jan 19% f 273/« Sep 4'/a % *4% Jan 22 $5 *523/4 7 54 , 43/4 1513A Jan Jan 11% - 24 Gillette 400 33% 6% 4% 22 Nov Jan 40 8,600 98 ■ 15 22 Jun Oct 9% July 161 Feb 12 % Jun 37 27% Mar 20 1 26% Jun 22 '156% Jan ; 37% Jan 143 Jan General Tire & 700 29% 730% ■ 22 Mar 21 Jan 19 7% 183 V2 July 30 Jan 18,500 - Jan V 10 Gen Time Instrument Corp—No 3,600 * 17% *65% 103%. 103% 32% 108% 2 • 19 4% % 173/a 2 . Jan 13 7 21 General 600 108% *30% *150 32 Jan 18 58'A Sep 10% Sep Gen Steel Cast $6 preferred—No par 111 17% 4% *148% 151% V 32 *107 30% 54% 108'/2 Jun v 1 340 >. 30 Apr Jan Jan 31 —No par 1,900 i 100 Dec 41% No par .100 10c General Refractories—; 3,100 33 108'A 54% 4% 4% ; x32 17% 29'% 98 - 109 32% * 32% ley* 53 General Shoe Corp 5 X32% Feb par Railway Signal 900 32 32% 10 y. Dec par preferred Gen Realty & Utilities 25,700 253A 111 *107 Dec , ' par 6% *107 Va 29% . Gen 18 29% 33% 3,800 100 29% *96'/4 109 2,100 140 108% 33% 58% Corp—No par 1 No par 3 7'35% 253/4 109 Jan No $4.50 series A preferred Gen Public Service 17% 17% *98% *53 111 Gen Precision Equip General Printing Ink 10 993/4 173/a 98% , / 31% 5i; No A— 3,200 173/a 17% 98% 33 'A 108% x33 2 58 - —No Outdoor Adv 4,800 43/4. '7" 5% 26% 26'A . Dec Jan1 , ,,Apr 27 64% May 7 17% Sep 13 1 10 Common—.. 15 29% - 17% 99% 96% 32% 108'/2 108% 108'/a 32 3% *98% 54 *107 111 32 108 % 5,200 293/s *135 4% 23% —— preferred $5 Gen 100 203/a 3 t 140 2 series A .No par No par — —100 112 7.77,35. 7% Jan: Feb No par, rts Nov 4% Jan .—No par No par General Motors Corp 1,400 61% . ,7. *109 343/4 333/4 *107 112 3% ,3% 35% 35 140 *303/4 111 14% *109 108 3/e 31% 28% 15% 112 " 26% 27 25% *107% 108% 1 *33% 34 126% 1263/4 (new) preferred Common 29,900 20»/4 ♦109 5% 660,600 60'/a 15% "I % .743/4 Mills General 70 ' T9<5" 126% 29'/a $6 conv preferred 30 4,000 129'A 73% v 20 *137 4% % 75 60'/a , 110% X34%. • 74% 126% 3Va 35 n 75 6133 15% 138 25 A 74% *128% 06 ,•> * 13% preferred Corp.. Jun 62% General Cigar Inc Foods Dec 18% "May 16 11% Sep 12 preferred——100 —No par 100 cum 18 y» Sep Oct 76 — Gen Gas & Electric A— 8,600 150 45% A 46% 20 28% U* 3%::. 3% 4% 127'A 13 75 110% ., 150 *128% *74% 126% : 47% - 31 18 1% 20 , 4% .'74% 153 463/4 1 3>2 19% 15% *150 47% 129% 74% *60% 110% 150 47 129 3/4 ♦125% *134% 150 483% 1293/a 74% 28% 153 46% *128% % Uz 74% : *34% *150 493/4 129% *128% - 2 1043A Apr 7% 450 1,400 Dee Dec 15% July 5y» July 16 Class A———-No par 2.500 v. 31% 17% • 66% Feb 23 • . 3.200 ; : Jan >7 7% Jan Transportation———5 ,7 49 83A General Baking——wB' 11603/8 $8 preferred .—...No pof / 17% General Bronze Corp 5 6 General Cable Corp No par General 129% 14% Apr ~ 6 163A Mar.9 !-50 General Electric Co— 153 19 V. Jan 163/a 12 Jan 2% ♦ " / Amer 11,200 ' 18 3/4 Jan 7*' 2% 12% 12 20 203/a Apr . 22 27,900 *150 27 7% Sep 183A Feb . 6 12% Jan Gen 1,900 , ; 132 *160 9% Feb 2 2 Jan" $4,50 preferred —————100 8.800 . 32 31% 7-31% 162 6% Jan 4% Jan 16. i 46'A For V —5 Investors— Amer Gen 7 11 131 313/4 ;. 270 .. 21 11 7 , 133 313/4 7 48% 13 5/ > . 1 Gaylord Container Corp.. 5%% conv preferred ! 900 , 48% 104 Dec 108 Jan 93 " 46 i 35% Dee i-20 J 4% 24% May 110% Mar July 20 Apr Wood Industries Inc Gar 49% 19% Aug 32 383A par —1 $3 preferred 10 . 25.300 , 62 *180 32 ; 46% ,30% Dec 10% Jan Nov 6'A Mar 20 —No par 4% *34 24 Jan Aug 14 Co 46'/a 23 Apr 5 22% 27% 7 25//Fan.24 (The)..———Ao par Gardner-Denver 400 49 7% 17 7 53% "" ♦107 184 Gameweli Co 2,600 716% 717% ; • 11% 132% 31% f 19 62 20% / / { 4% 25% Aug Nov 27% Jan 118 (Robert) Inc Co 46% 34% Dec 105 Jan Apr 19% Jan 30% Feb 777 6 %' prefwred^-t,i^---i-.-^--.i»28;:; 7 2,700 70% 10% 70 19% Galr 15,800 , 49% *105% 100 17 No par Gabriel Co <Th6) el 5,200 , 18% 28 3/4 U 8 3A 7% i::. 7 % 7 . 18 3/4 v18% 4'/a W 17% 45 • —1 483/4 : Jan 4 0 47% 100 45% 31 14% 18 pfd—-100 _10 — preferred 4'/a *169 Jan 11 4 Co 4% % 46% > Dec 143/, 60 Jan Trailer Fruehauf 750 493% 51% Dec 47% 293/4 Jun 2 25 Co 4% *26 44% . Jan Jan 107% Apr 41 25 Freeport Sulphur ' 453/4 r May Jan 9% 13% May 9 38% Sep 13 16 par _1 Co— 48% *110 Dec 22 Jan Jan 23'A Jan —10 F'k'n Simon & Co Inc 7% 4% 57% 6% 21% ; Aug 23 32 5 22 23 107 —_10 preferred prior 46'A *150 2 2 l10 Corp—. 49% 4% 7 109% July 27 383A Mar 7 Mar 28 26 No par Inc Machinery 6% 10 57% 130 Food 4% 96% 5 42'A Jan —.100 453/4 33% 33 y4 8 23 Jan 53% Mar 26 par Corp. preferrtd Foster-Wheeler 1,000 : Steel conv Food ; 7 393/4 57% 130 5% 483/4 ♦53 May 16% Aug 28 '1053/4 Apr No par — 4% 17 57 333A Mar Dec Dec 50 par No (The)—— 46% ♦107. Jan . Oct 17% 47 V. ; 21% July 24 25 No Florsheim Shoe class A 180 144 393/4 58 57% 134 17 Co preferred 49% w 2% 4 103 100 I Stores. 4% 32 Apr Jan 93/a Jan 1 r;' .48% '45% / 9% 21% 23 % Jan 10 preferred Follansbee , 7 1,400 ; 27 ♦138 39% 39% 230 V 35% *26 144 183/4 10% , .160 *107 13% 13 28'A Jan 100 Florence Stove Co———No 1,200 20 »/4 63'/a 35 ■' $4 900 64'/a 63% 35% *138 . 2.400 67 . 132% 31% *30% Apr 24% Sep 253/4 Jan / par Corp__ National Flintkote ' 400 9'/a pi" 9 yi *26 r First 500' 40 ♦39% 8% 20 3/4 7% ♦181% 32 . 84% Aug 573A Apr 28 73A May 5 2 No par Stores Dept Firestone Tire & Rubber-: 4,500 52 X63% 18% 57, 11% 32' v Feb 6% . Dec ' 1,500 50 X35% ; 73/a •106/ 20% 11% 15% Dec 78 y» 24 2 104 • ,__5 - Motor Truck-. A'A% 300 , 653/4 183/4 16% 184 20% 28% Dec 70 24 17 2 Fidel Phen Fire Ins N Y_^ 107'/a 52 7% *59% 57% 10% 10% 109 14 Jan 12 123/4 Mar 26 No par Ferro 62% ' *181% * Jan 15% Jun 423A Jan Corp_l 15 Min & Smelt Co__ ' 390 203/4 >39% preferred : 6,900 •65 36% *17% 30 32 y4 ,8% 10% . :■ 107% % Apr 7 25'/a Jan * 20 Traction & 2,600 109 '/a 8% 64 ♦138 39%' 57 / 126 68% ' 683/4 10% 57% 74 1% % 97/a 46% , ., Jun Jan 6 .No par 1,500 313/a / X18% 17% 69 •106' 50% 15% Jan Rad 29 109% 8 3/4 73/a *19 28% *59% 16% *128% 2 A Oo_ 56% 50 *39% *41 203/4 .*26% 106 32% 9% 63 . Light Federated 109% 18%; 18% 18% 17% i 11% Jan $ per share * 8% ■I : 7%>, 7% 160 Federal Federal 1073/a 51 52 66% 363/a 145 r 39% 126 41 8% > 27 16% ,■ - 55% • 89 Fajardo Sug Cq of Pr Rico 3,100 32ya ' 66'% 36%; ,♦26% i 39% *55 *125% 55 *54% *124% i. 146 39% • 27 17-7aA so Parnsworth Televis'n & 3,300 . 109% / *40 / / 21 64 - 32% 50 8%.. 21 > 36 17% •140 Jan May 21 ' 49% 66'/a *62 V. 36 26% 40% 8% 63% 64 64% 86 42'A Jan 28% 107% 50% 110 110 49 - 21 i-: 64 ft 64% 22 84'/2 July 11 1 IlZIIIIa 56'/4 l 64 *107 52 32% 32% 109'% 40% .*■ 8% 21% 63% 63% 107 y2 *51 49 64% 36 - 108% 40'/a *8% i 64 y8 .f . 63% *107 51 P- 79 108'% /49<Z *47% 40 :.IP. 8% *64% 63 y4 107% 50% " ♦107% 49 62% 107% 107%. 50 y« 11% 38'/a *105% 28'A 57 "62% 273/4'/ 38 106 28% ♦107 :: 20'/2 Jun 19 -50 Co Fairbanks Morse ■ * " 12 y8 50; 32% 12 68 '/a Jan Highest f per share 20 12% Jan 100 Exchange Buffet Corp 15% 38% 62% 200 54 223/4 27% *106% 2% Jan par Corp 30% 12 y8 50% par Cleaner- Products 15% 38% 62% Ex-Cell-O 54 !> 12 107% Evans 3,300 Vacuum 293/4 38% 62% 8.800 ; Eureka 153/4/ 12. 107% 5,800 533/4,' 38% *105% I per share Lowest - ; 6% 11% 106 •p'*47':"" 51 38% 38% . 24% / ■ -No RR Co Pitts & I per share 1944 Year Highest .No Bldg Office common pref series A 29% 57 50 15'/a A *6% ftK 5 % Erie 50% . JEquitable Erie 300 ; 92 23% 24% 50% *6%'" 7 143/4 22% ■ 27% I 77'/a 14% / 15% 6'A 5,400 14,700 16% *76% Range for Pre-noos Range Since January 1 77 Lowest Par 29% 36 27% 21% .15% 78 ♦88% 143/4 6% 16% • 1 , 7' Shares 2 ,j t. STOCK YORK EXCHANGE 53% 109 - -12 *105 :5 I 92 2 : SlOCivS NEW .".77;':;. 15'% . 23 36 - *28 11% 38% 15% 109 ' 36 *27% 29% 15% ♦22% 109% *35% 53! 29 % ' 78 ' I per ehare 1% for ' 52% 28% *6% 16 79% 14% , " *6 163/a A *88% 14% 21 1% Sales the Week Sep. 14 f per share 1% 16 *78 Friday Sep. 13 I per snare 13/4 16% • ,, '} 2 v 22 % ' . ;1% Thursday Sep. 12 I per onare 2 79'/a • . ; *78 :• 14 1% Wednesday j Sep. 11 l'. ; per share 2 $ *83% *21 Tuesday Sep. 10 1293 preferred —*10 1 i (modified)—100 Hayes Industries Inc -.1 7% Jan 104 Aug 31 9% Jan 4 Sep 110% Jan ,15y4 Mar ny4 13 12 24% Sep 102 15% 6 Apr 2 155 373/4 May 28 10 3/4 Feb 16 112 May 16 14% Sep 13 138 ' Apr > ley# July 109 Dec Apr 21 July Jan 152 Jun 5% Jan 104% Jan 6% Apr 8% 110 9% Dec Jun July Dec Sep. 8 5 per .« ■f t share •117 *25 *24% 80- •134% . 28% 28 97 97 23% *74 132 24 24 24 24 "31Vz 28 *73% 76 24 24 24% 24 33 % 27 *A *26% 27 26% 26% 26% 26% *25% 54% X54% 54% 55 55% 55% *19% 20% 20% 20% *19% 55% 20% 20% *19% 20% *19% 28 27% 28 X 2,400 51% 52 ?■ 3,500 HomestaKe Mining 48 47% 48% 2,600 floudaille-Hershey cl A 23% 23 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 27 26% 26% 26% 26% 22% 23 23 % 23 26% 26% 26 V* 26% 15 15% 104% 106 ♦104% 106% 32 ♦80% 82 *79% 5% *15% 16% 15% 15% 23 29 30% 15% 28 Va 15% 28% 29% 30% 36% 37 34 33% 34% 63 63 63 ' - 31% ' 31 31 27% 27 Ye 55 > 120 37% 33% 34% 120 *93 95 13% 9% 50ya V.,ft 9% 9% 49% 49% *49 106% ,106% *107 9% *7 ♦193 *106% 107% 7% "7% 11% 7% 11% 193 91% 194 * 91% 194 * 91% 91% 5% 5% 23% 89 y2 89%' 6y8 107 *107 7% 7 11% QO 136 '/■ 30% 195 9% *135 ♦183 *107 107% 7% 99% 183% 100 99% 17% 102% 5% 5% .. 46 *117% 120 •115% *125% 144 •125V2 .145 *40% 40% 25 % 25% ' 40% *125% ■ 50 26 25% 26 39% 25 ? *151 155 *151 42' : 111% *130 130% 132 130 130 *38% 39% *38% •110% 111% -'•110% *128% > 39% • 111 - 40% X40% | .. 16,000 400 6% 1,600 . 35% : 41 100 57,100 27 26% 1,500 27 43 " 44 43% 43% 43% 43% 27 ♦120 '• 38% *120 39 115% ; 26 38'A >39% > 38% 97 ' 39 *110% *120 39% 96 26% 26% 26% *29%. 29% 118 400 ; 39% 38% ~39% 95 117% 26 26 • 39% 96 114% 130% 38% 40 • ~39 115% 118% ?1,400 ■ 95% *94 95 117% 25% 25% 26 25% 25 ¥4 29% 29% 29 29 *28% 300 - 117 118% 25% ' 1,500 HI *120 39% 97 Feb Jan .16 \ 7% Jun 25 1% Jan 19 23% Jun 26 6 26% Aug 21 32%. Feb 28 14% Jan 34 2 . Jan -10 3% Jan ,, 2 . 22% Mar 29% 1,700 1,700 i Feb 1% Jan 6 Aug Nov ' 37% May 24. Feb 32% 26 10 y2 Jan 23% Dec Apr 28 25 y« Jan 56 91 Jun 25 46 Jan 77% Dec 22 38 Jun 26 8 Jan 22 Dec 19% Jan- 2 28 'Sep Apr 20V* 39% Jan 2 'Aug 1 104 104% Jan 24 _ _ ;• 2 9 :Sep 12 6 25 3. 50% Apr ,109 8 % Feb 6% Mar 26 173 % Jan 17 ay 19 6% Feb 23 Feb 67% Apr Jan 1¥4 15 y» Jan 65 Jan 8 ¥4 July , 10% July 82 y2 25% - 130, 140% May 22 Apr Jan Dec 180 V* Dec 3¥a Aug 18% Jun Dec ; 80 6% 4V* Jan 8 Nov 188 Jan 1 36% May 24 Jan 165% Sep 13 7% Feb 2 28 Va Jan 129 105% Dec 6¥a. Jan 12 27 6% July 31 25% Sep 13 90 ; 2 5% Jan; 40 ¥4 July Nov ^ 1547/8 14 ' 75% Jan Oct Apr 6 2 Jan 8¥s Jan 13 . 12% July 7% 104 11 '12, Sep 195% Sep 6% Mar 28. V. Sep Feb Aug 29% 27 Apr Nov 165 *87 9 ¥4 May 9% May 25 8% Jan 111% Dec Mar 71% 6 Oct 106% Jan 88% 15 - 14% Mar 11% Mar 26 37% Jan Jun 158 96 Dec . 42 ¥4 July 35% July 100 122 ; Jun 174 ' Jun 104% Jan . 15% lOOVfclilar 16: 26 82 J Jan 1 7 Aug 29 58 - 2 - Feb 166 < Jun 32'A July Oct 136 19% Jan 26 32% Sep 12 13 Vb Feb 21% Dec 84% Jan 26 100 % Sep 13 21 66 Feb 94 Dec - 19 3A Jun 9j/2 Mar 26 79 103% Sep 47% May Mar 27 41% July 39. Feb 92 7 ¥4 2 Feb 12 Va 68% Jan 92 Jpn 39 Va. Jan 7 5 42%. May 31 3 47 Aug Jun 35% 43 Sep Dec Jan Jan 93 Feb 135 Oct Dec Jan 2 137% Apr 19 18% Jan 2 18% Jan 2 31% May 31% May 17% Jan 2 27 Sep 12 19% Jan 24 27 Sep 14 Aug 31 44 Jan 12 151 Aug 27 138 y4 34% Jan , 22 42% Aug 31 114% May 31 Apr 38 ¥a Aug 107% Jan 112 Va Nov 84 ¥a Feb 30 Nov ; 36 145. Jewel Tea Co Irtc —No par preferred 100 1 134% Jun xl43 109% Aug 22 Sep Sep 56% 117 13 7 liy« Jan 20 7 11 ¥4 Jan 20% Aug 15 Apr 20'A July 15 Jan 29 Jan 45 July Jan 144 Dec - 12 2 133% Sep 118% Aug 22 Jan 25 31 ^^100 130% Sep 40 Jun 12 Va 27 14 18 Jan 101 No par 3Vs% preferred Johnson & Johnson 16% Aug 8y4 76 No par No par Johns Manville Corp— 28% July 18% Jan -No par 1 1 preferred Jun 11% Dec 72% Jan 24 V 100 No par — July 2¥a Jan May 19 6% July 31 6 .. 13% July 37% 42% Jun SO Silver Intertype. Corp— Island Creek Coal 4 'A % 1,400 *109% 110% *120 39% 97 117% 115% 600 , 133% 39 39 42 *129% 130% 110% 111% 30% 19% Jan 100 -13 100 Intern'l Telep & Teleg Foreign share ctfs Interstate Dept Stores 16 111% 136 130% 1,800 133% *132% 38»A 97 *95 115 VB 800 *108% 111% r 38% *95 - 155 *41% 42 *108% 38%, 111% - *151 155 111% 130% 21 1 Co— preferred- 7% tJ 3,500 25% 130% 43% Feb 70% July Feb 20 100 conv International 100 26% 26% 130% IV* 34% Jan ; 5% 410 26% 132 85 Aug 6 18% Apr 20 63 22 Inter Rys of Cent 3,200 100 26% Paper Aug 29% Jan \ 3 —9 ———— Jun 18 ¥a 9 12% Jan preferred Am——No par preferred —) 100 International Salt—.,—-—No par International Shoe—-———No par 5% 5.900 . *125 ":: 144 27% Preferred International 45" 3 ,Apr 109% July 103% May 21 66% Jan 2 —No par Int Nickel of Canada 2,100 143 — 4% preferred— ^ International Mining Corp ^70 27% 26% 131% Feb Aug 41% Jan 30 No par —No par '—No par .' . 36.100 ■40% *119 27% ! 32,600 . 121% 40% 119 41% 23 1 International 91 32 31% 99% 100% 1 46 26% 42 Jan 2 ; 47% July May 13% -23 Int 26% *41% 42 13 25 100 L - 13.200 5% 25% 26 *108% Jan 14' 23% Sep 2 Hydro-Elec Sys class A Min 81 Chem Preferred 420 17% 17% '*/■ 102 ' 102 \ ■ *44% ,46 102 *151 39 48'A Sep 2 Apr X143 155 26 2 ,Sep 25% *151 60% Jun Aug Jan No par 4V2% preferred Feb 16% Jan 44 93 119 120 132 *110% - '*120 Dec 187 27 111% 131% 19 V* 74 % Mar 21 25% 41 ♦108% Nov Jan 15 178% Jan - 4 2% Jan 23 26% 155 41 41% 111% *130 % 132 *128 41% *i08y2 42 *108% ♦151 155 Sep 21»A 13 V* 17% Jan 100 42 39% 38 47 V* Jan 30 f,i Aug 27 7 ctfs series A— Interchemical Corp " • 38 Mar 13 ¥a Aug J 34% 17% 17% ♦101% *44% *125% 144 25% 27% 27% 26 . ' • 25% 26% *24% ..'25 36 V* 19 -100 " ' Jan 14 International Harvester—--No par 25% ; 25% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25'A 20 V* Sep 1.500 - i36y2 136% . 32% 100 Mi;. 99% 44% *115' 5 25% 28 56 20% Feb 7,300 6%, 136 y2 31% 17% 40% 145 * 25% 29% Feb 195% 91% *89% 35% 103 44% 120 " 26% 2 23 Interlake Iron— Int Business Machines 5% 6% 35% "136% 100 17% 40% 40% 19 ¥4 Intercont'l Rubber— 25 90 6% 32% 102 46 *115 120 6 500 - 25% 89% 1357a" 99% " 17% 24 y8 35% 34% 31% f 102% *44% 46 *44% 40% 32% Sep 21,200 ,184 v, 184 184 6% 6% 135% 32 17»/a Dec 25% Aug 23% Dec 25 Jan 195 y2 90 ' 93 24% 89% 24 * 135% 102% July 125 11% 7 195 X92% 5% *88 6%' 34%; 30% 17% 73 Apr 11% 7% "195 ' , 183% 5% 89% 102% Jan 42 Insuranshares Ctfs Inc—— Jun 63 Co———No por Inspiration Cons Copper 20 1.100 Mar . 114 Inland Steel 600 49% 12 ' *38 10,000 *8% 107'A *7 93 92 23% * -• 34%. / 30% ' 17% 26% 13% 13% 49 9%. 11% 11% 194% 5% *6% 34% *99y8 99JA *24% .1.300 - 23% 136 - 30% 103 25% *25% 95 49 ' 183% *88 : 6% 34l/a 34% 138 17% 94 ' 23% 99 t 175 ' 6'A 103 400 1.000 122 *171 13% 13% *8% 9% 107 194 182% 5% 5% 89»/2 30% .120% ' 96 95% 2,400 104% *104% 104% 175 49 7% 91 v'"23% 34'A 26% 54% 2.100 54% 50 11% 194 23 *136 26% 55% 122 ' *88 6'A 27 50 107% *7 182% 182% 184 5% *9 180 122 13% 13% 9% 50 11% ■ 183 V 13% 9% 30% 134 80% July 16 17 1®0 1000 Indianapolis Power & Lt——No par Industrial Rayon———--No par $4,50 pfeferred A_ —No pa* Ingersoll-Rand--———-No par "■ 6% preferred -—— -100 RR See 89 Jan 23% Jan Leased lines i%—— f1 Apr 133% Aug 20 23% Aug 31 preferred series A—.——100 '6% 75 128 15 -20 — RR Co— Illinois Central 80 30% *171 96 ! Idaho Power Co. 1 2,000 . 32 *104 175 95% , ' 11% 5 11% 121% *171 95% 13% 13% 13% 104% 121 175 *94'% - *104 -1"' 120 66 82% 27 54% io«ya 104% 1,200 11,100 54% 27% *171% : 34% 65 : 82% ,, 83 *30% 32 f 54% v . 14,200 37% " 34 67 83 27% 94% 13% 67 83% 55 175 50 66 83% 27% ♦171 *93 64 - . 2,900 .11,200 6% "37 37%: 35 83 200 29% 6 37% 63 : 16% 27%r;23 34% 54%. : 120; ' 6% *30% 104% f *104 119% 175 30% 6% 27% 55 *171 29% 6% 31% 27% 55% *118" 28% 30% *30% *55 *104% 104% 28% 29% 1.200 . Feb 13 July 20 ■?. 41% Jan — ' 37% 82 * *30% *27% 29% 28% 18 28% 5% ■ 27% 15 25 Co.—No par*. Houston Oil of Texas v t c 25 Howe Sound Co —8 Hudson & Manhattan 100 5% non-cum preferred— 100 Hud Bay Min & Sm Ltd -No par Hudson Motor Car— No par Hupp Motor Car Corp —* 9,800 Nov 170 Apr x99v Sep 138 Feb 75% Jan Mar 20% Feb Houston Light & Power 4,400 ♦15% *15% 6 t 4 5% 35 62 84 ; , 37% 33% ; f *82 5% 5%. 39% 63¥4 160 Feb 1°° preferred 3%% 50 loo ' 40% 15 40% 5% 40% 3,500 : 80% 15% 15% 16%' &%■ *36% 37% 84 5%> 6 6'/a 6 33% *82 5% - - *79% 12 Sep Aug 9 31% Apr 24 Sep Dec 22 y2 July 72 .r1 Finance 84 189 21% Aug 20 No par —No par No par Class B Household 105 105 82 15% 41% i *5% *15 36% *61% 15 % 29 29% 6% 40% 30% 28% 30% - 15 41% 40% 41% 5% K 5% 15 Vn 15- 15% 40% *5% 6 26% 107 *80 82% 14% 40% *40 26% *106 107 107 ♦81 6,300 ; 2 10 Jan 8% 112 Sep 123 Holly Sugar Corp 52% 47 . Mar 20% 15 3 (A) Hollander & Sons 100 , 27% 46% 80% 20 y8 (Del) 52% 52 e*;r 46% 107% ♦19% Hires Co Holland Furnace 46% 27% 51% 46% 80% (C E) The 1,200 2,100 27% 27% 53 46'A 26% Dauch Paper Co mnae & 26% 56 56 52% 27% 52 46% ♦106 2,100 99 Feb 5 10 -1 10 Corp 12 25 130 Ho par preferred Rubber Hewitt ' Chocolate—*——No par conv 27% 27 51% 22% $4 46 % 27 51% 1 *31% ■ 52 26% *46 33% *31% 33 % *31 33% Hershey 33% *31% 27 54% 6% 100 300 132 after pfd-5% 130 75% *130 131 Highest f per share Jan 26%Jun 22% Jan 22 82 Jan: 8 ——No par Nov 15 100 Hercules Powder. 1,300 136 136 135% *73% 131 .. 170 - 2% 118% Sep 10 71% Apr -25 W) (G Helme Mar 13 « Co. Hecht 11% Aug 31 Mar 26 20% Jan '■*■1% non-cum preferred—-100 Hercules Motors, —No pat 1,300 98% 56 26% 1 28 98% 27 *31% *54 f 200 99 135 76 *131 23% 23% 33% 23% *135% 136 78 200 86 per share 1944 Lowest tr per share < share 108 —25 Hazel-Atlas 189 28% 28% 132 25% *82 *182% 10,800 per 6 Hayes Mfg Corp— Glass Co 180 , 7 x98 % *75 132 86 28% 10% 118% *25% 25% 189 *82 *182% 98% *131 75% 132 f *25 84 *97% 135 134% 136 75% 78 133 25% 189 28 23 98 *134% 138 •75 *130 25% *182% 189 10% 113 xll8 Shares - f Par 118% 10% 10% 118% 84 84 *81 28 98 :i 25% *24% *182% 10% 118 Highest ' ' $ per share • Lowest EXCHANGE ; Year Range Since January 1 STOCK NEW TORK the Week Sep. 14 Sep. 13 .. t per sharp per share 10% 10% 113 ' 97 28 98 84 118 *182 % — 28 25% *80 ".' 25% 80 *182% 10% 117% \9 per share 10'A 10% 117% 10% 117% 10% e per share .. Sales for Friday Thursday Sep. 1Z Sep. II Sep, 10 ,« ; Toosdav - Bange fer Previous STOCKS UGH f ALE PRICES Wednesday LOW AND MamAew Ittarltf .. Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 1294 Dec 20 y8 Dec 105 7 34% Sep 109% May 31 113 Sep 4 Sep 111 Dec Jan 10 102 Apr 25 90May 95 May 27% Jan ,4% 2nd preferred ser A 100 Jollet & Chicago RR stamped—100 Jones 6c Laughlln SteeL. No par ,5% pref series A 100 5% pref series B conv— 100 Joy Mfg Co 1 24 39¥4 Sep 12 20% Jan 28 Dec 58 Jan 80 Dec 66 y2 Jan 93 Dec 20% Dec 21¥a Aug 90 79 98 Mar 27 July 16 30% May 9 19% Jan , 1183/4 Sep 2 91% J an 107% 12 10% Jan 9 K 29% *29%. 29% 121% 121% 122 < 227/a *29 119% 23 22% 23% *53% 25 54% 54% 24% *24%; 37 Va 37 Va 37 : 29 V*- 29 ¥4 37% 37% 22%: : ;24% 54% *24% *119% ; 55 *29 122 122 *119% 23% 23 ; 55% *55 55% 25 *24% 25% 39%; *55 25% *24% 39¥a 39 ¥s 29% 29% 30 X29 29 26% 25% 26% 25% 26% 26% 27% x26¥s 27 387/b 38y2t 36 38%: 39% 39% 39% 39 ¥4 28% 28 ya *28%- 29% •28% 30 50 Vr 30 51 ¥4 X51% 51% 51% *12 13 /' 86 *83 • 108 29 ¥a *28% *11 108 *10 ¥4 42 42% 12 5% 5% ! 42 51% • 13% 13% 86 : 41% 12 42 40 84 107% 28% 42 52 *12% X ■ 200 400 30 / 4,400 < : 107% ior% 28% 1,600 . 3l¥a 31% 28% 4,300 27,500 - 85 31% 107% : A 13 •84% ' 1,200 1,300 28 51 ¥a - ; 39% 28 v 10Q 26% 39% • . 84 :31 ; 2,100 28% 1 90 ' ♦11 42% 41% ! 13 12 500 . 1 30 v;>: 26% 52 *.13 28% 42% *29 - 29% 31 *11 i-A': 51 ¥4 107% 28% 42% f 51% — 86 30% *107- ; *28 13% *84 ■ 31 107% 28% *10% 1 4 PA 41 ¥4 a 28 42% •. 41% y.4l% *83 x307/a: *107 29% 28 ¥4 ..y 12% 42% 31 % *107 ¥4 13%: , 84 Va 31 30 ¥4 30 ¥a 108 13 *12%: 84 • / • 5,300 25 V* 39% 29% *50¥a ? 55% 55 38 ¥4 *29 70 :: -"a* 39% 55 29% 26;? . 23 22% 500 . *24% 41 40% •119% 122 '119% 122 23% 22% 23% \ 12 42% ; 42% 11% *11 42% 43% < - "A 1,200 :-v *40% 43% 42% : 3,600 10 No par Kansas City Southern,——_No par 4% non-cum preferred -100 Kaufmann Dept Stores^—L. 1 20 Kalamazoo Stove A Furn—; Kan City P & 22 117 Dec 19% Jan 39¥a Mar 59% Jun 18 25 22 41 Sep Sep 7 12 22% Jan 23 30 Sep 18% Jan 2 -No par 35%'Jan 24 Co Inc I 10 preferred—-.a-——100 ; Kresge (S 8) Co -10 Kresge Dept Stores— —I, Kress (H H) 6c Co— J No par Kroger Grocery dt Bak——No par 38% Jan 15% Jun 8%'Jan 15 72% May 14 28 Aug Aug 9 f 26 37 Dec Aug 24% Jun Jan 19 ¥a Jun Jun 37 ¥a Dec 19 V* Jan 24 Dec 42 • 31% Mar 3 97/s Feb 78% Oct Dec Dec 54 y2 Jan 32 Dec 34¥a Dec 108% Dec Feb 27 y2 Nov 108% 22 6 6 ¥4 10 V* Jan Dec Oct Feb 13 42% Jun 4 27%' Jan 39 Dec 7 31% Jan 37% Nov 26c Apr x31!/2 Dec 36 Apr 4~9~y4 11 44% May 24 Jan X26 Jan 13% 3 5 Jan 29 ¥4 28 Mar 29% Sep Mar 26 8% Apr r 7 » Jun 112 35^4 July 27 - 17 28 34% Jan 90 1 107 Koppers 4%% 8 20 y4 13% Feb 20 12 27% Sep 12 40 Apr 24 32% Aug 17 52 Sep 13 22% Mar 10 Feb 147/a 26 Keystone Steel & Wire' Co—No par Kimberly-Clark Corp———No <- par Kinney (G R) Co ' —1 ®5 prior preferred No par 124 Jan 22 34 Dec 6'% Jan ' Apr 18 18% Jan cl1 A Kennecott Copper 16% 5 Mar 26 29% Jun 23% Jan i B 124 3 Jan ~1 Kelsey Hayes Wh'l conv Class Jan 13 —8 1 & Co (Julius) Kayser 29% Sep 3 Jan 117 L Df ser B L ; 5% 25 25% *25% *55 57 -.57 ;i .V:' 5% 5%: 5% 5% 5% 36% 36 y2 25% 36% 25% 58 57% 57% 35% 35% 25 24% i . *58' 25% 60 13% 39 13% 13% i3y«j 13% 13% 13% 39 113% ; 35 V* 35 .*34% . 38'A. 39 38% 30 >'.:■! 39! 39% 12% 12% 11% 2% 2% 2% 27/a :2% 2% *44% 45'A 44% 44% 43% 44% 44 44% 45 45% Ul% 11% : 45 45 45 *22% 21% 64% 23% *22% 23% 21% 21% 21% 64% ; 64% 64% 65 9% 10 *55 56 97 *95% *186 30 *39 *55% io y; -133% '29% <27% 9% 56 55 *95 96% 96% ♦186% *37 *58 39 -11% 2% 40 18.400 36% 2,300 ■ 900 25 25 V; 1-3% 39 39 12% 2% 12% 2% 45 y8 45% *22% 23% 21% 65 66% 21% 66% J 3.100 v : 2,500 1,200 ' 3.500 45 45 • 100 23% 22% 9% 9% 55% *55% 56'A *95% 97 98 98 186% *37% 40 . *37 ;, > x56% 56% x57 57% 56% 57 50% so; 50% 50 50% 49% 21% 21% V 34 33% 34% 34% 34% y- 29% 29% 29% 29 % 29% 27% page 1299. 27% 27%' 21% 21% 34% 29% 27% & Tlre_—;— S 47 Jan 22 58 Sep 13 16% Jun 26 Lee Rubber .1.25 Portland Cement — ..50 Lehigh Valley RR-^—Lehigh Valley Coal —No par conv preferred — C 4,100 5.100 Link Belt Co. Lion Oil Refining Co 22 22 21% 34% 34% 34% 34% 34'A 31% 30% 31% 28% 31% 50.400 Liquid Carbonic Corp Lockheed Aircraft Corp 27 ya 27% 26% 27% 20.600 Loews 27% 1.600 21% • 2,500 Inc 8 15% Feb 39 V* Dec Jan 38¥a Dec Jan 217/a Jun 17% Dec 19 ¥4 Dec 47 Jun 16 24 JUX 26 18% 22 22% Sep 24 67 14 14 42 2 10 f 36% Jan 22 20% Jan 3 17% Jan 5iy2 Jan li par 7 7% Jan .- 47% Mar 28 78 Jan 2 Jan ,3 —— 78 181 Jan * 5 32 Mar 23 par No par -No par .^-1 .No par .1 29 ¥a par Lily Tulip Cup Corp. Lima Locomotive Wks. Jan 8 50'A Jun • par 100 iy4 3%'Jun 22 .100 - Dec 5 18 .-25 —— 8y» 21 y 39% Sep 35% Jan 0 Series B Oct Apr Jan Dec 17 y2 Jun 30 6 % Jan ..23 Preferred 12% 31% 8 ; 2% Mar 26 - 1 Libby McNeill 6c Llbby— Dec Jan 4y4 : , ...50 (new)—No par- „ 12 .'Jah <<4 29% Jan 24:' , .„5 Corp (The) Lehn & Fink Prod CorpLLehman Liggett 6t Myers Tobacco—. r -10 Lehigh Life Savers Corp 50 50% 50 Aug 23 Lerner Stores Corp 2,600 ' 39 y2 56% 26 600 185 12 12 400 98 185 2 36% Sep 3 24 3A Sep Lehigh Coal 6c Navigation- Co.— 6% 7% Feb 5 » 31% Jan par Libbey Owens Ford Glass—No 22,000 - 4% Apr « Bryant;..,-—!——No —No (The) 5.000 i-' 67 95% Lane .100 : par Lambert Co 5,400 1 4 55% 9% 8.200 2% v.. 23% 21% « 12% . *43% .44 44 .400 10,200 13% 39 Ya ; f- 60 13 43% 9% Laclede Gas Lt Ca— * 55% 50% 27% 58 186% 21 Vt see 58 -13% 97% 50'A . 25% 188% ■21% footnotes 25% A 97 *37% 5% x36 ♦186 39% 50% 27% 96% 5% 30% 36%' 95% 97% 96% 188 9% 56 ■- 5% 5% 56% »■ For 65% 96 21% 50% 121 21% *55 39 55% 56 9% 23% 64% *95 188% *95% 97 189% 39% *187% C" 10 45 y* 21 55% 95 2% 44 . *22% : 95 *55 *95 12% 2% 21% 64% :9% 12 *22% 23% *21% 45'A 12% " . :.;47% Jan 25 : Sep Sep 7 6% 2s/a Jan 537/a Aug Apr 8% July 57% Aug 27 39 68 V* Jan 49 y2 59 Va Mar Mar 1 7 Dec 83 lA Jun 86J/2 Jan 96% Aug 27 93 Sep 13 195% Apr 25 39 y2 Sep 6 Dec Jun " 67% Jan 174 y2 Jan 182 26% Feb Apr 32% Dec *36 52 Dec 37 Jan 44 Dec Nov 41% Jan • 22 51 19% Jap 22 24% FebV T 17% NOV 22 V* May 2 31 34% Feb 13 19% Jan 30 V* Dec 31% Sep 14% Jun 23% Nov 10 28 ¥4 May 29% Jan 19% Jan 25 y8 Aug 12 17 ,Volume Number 4421: 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE LOW AND HIGH SALE ; r Monday Saturday S per 9 per share 61% i;:-.1.:: Tuesday 62% 62% 62% 63 63% 21% 54 55 63 21 21% 20% 21% 21% 21% 52 52 53 % 52% 53 54 54 26% 267/# 26% 26% 176 *172% 26% 25% 25% 56% 56% 56% 16 15% 177 *172% 180 *25 7'a 57 26 57% 25% 56% -57 16% 16 Va 25% 57% 15% 26% 26% *172% 177 *25% . 16% * 15% *173 Sales Ior I per share 63 //: /' .■,>•>•■ /■ 21 Va 26% 21% 7,100 1,900 Loose-Wiles 27 3,300 Lorlllard ; 179 *173 26 *26 26% 1,600 57% 57 57% 4,900 16 16% 15% 16% 4,600 179 7 % Par ■<; • preferred 15% Jan 6 20 18 Va Jan 2 166 100 Lukens steel Co... Jan July 27% Mar 60 13% Aug 21 : 14 I per share 40% Feb 12 8% 53 16% Dec Jan 44 Dec 17% Apr 151 5 20% July Jan 165 20% Jan 1 Dec Jan 28 Sep 13 183 2 Highest I per share 27% Aug 30 Mar 27 52 .——10 55 4 23% Jan No par 50 Louisville & Nashville 63% Sep 21% Sep 23 40% Feb , 10 Co Jan 50 No par 29 Biscuit <.P) Tear 1044 Lowest I per share I per shars • No par Louisville Gas & El A 26% Range SlJllt January 1 Highest Lowest Long Bell Lumber A 54% Range for Prevfeva • V' V. . Star Cement Corp Lone Y STOCK '54% 57 16% YORK ;/v 1,100 , .;: AA STOCKS NEW EXCHANGE Shares 63% 25% 25% / the Week . 63% 21% //■ Friday Sep. 14 $ per share 26% *172 , 9 per share 26% 20% ; Sep. 13 20% 51% * •' ■: Thursday Sep. 12 S per share share *62 62 PRICES Wednesday Sep.11 Sep. 10 Sep. 8 129$' Deo 24% Oct 21 Jun mmmrnm, 17% Aug 31 — —- :• M *34 35 *34 36 *151 155 '%51 155 58% 58% 39% 59% 39% *107 39% 109'% !2>/4 *107 22% 19% 9% *430 *22% 19% 19% *435 460 *34% 34% *151 60 3% 39% *107% 23 19% 460 39 39% 34% 155 59% 59% 109% 22% 19% *430 34% *151 *34'/a 60% 60% 39 *107 109% 233/8 *23 ; 19% 60% 59% 2,700 Mack Trucks Inc 3,000 100 Macy (R H) Co Inc_ 4% % pfd series A Madison Square Garden— 35% 39% 108 V2 108% 24 23% 23% 19% 19% 19% *435 460 *435 ■ 9% 9% 93/4 9% 9% 9% 16% *15% 16% *15% 16% 16% 16% *16% 16% *16% 29% 29% 29% 29% 16% 29% 2i>'/4 2»V4 •id ou 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 29% 43/a 4% 4% 8% 9% 9% *4% ' 8% - 8% 16 16 29 8% 15% 8% 8% ' 16 ! 16 27% 23% 29% 29% *107% 109% *107% 27% 27% 19 27% 27% 8% 16% 29 Va 109% *107%' 8% 8% *16 8% • 8% 16 % 16 16 16 29% 29% 29% 28% *106% 109% *106% 27% 28% 28% - .100 No ' • 460 108 4%% 27% —1 (Glenn 203/4 19% 20%, 20 20 3,500 Martin-Parry 46% 46% 46% 35 35 35 46% 35 46% 2,900 105 35 35 35% 25% 35% 35 25 Va 35% , 1.700 26% , 6.200 Mathieson 4,100 105 25% 25% 191 40 105% 1043% 253/a *185 191 1053% 25% 105 26 40% 105 26 191 *185 41 Va 403/4 *185 41% 105% 105 41% 105% 105% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12 Ve 12 12% 12% 12% 12 48%' 48% 49 49 48% 49 49% *112 49% 49% 114 114 *112 114 *112 114 *112 114 ; 350 ; 3,200 3 4 ,5% July 13 8% Feb 20 2% Jan 6% Jan 3% Wks .No Maytag' c.o $3 1,200 * 2 7% Mar ■ 9 M par 22% Aug No preferred Jun 12% Jan 21 May 13% Apr 20 Deo 5 16% Jan 25% 5ec 20 4% Jan 12 Sep 37% Apr 51% May 29 Jun 21 12 110 8% .... Aug 6 27% Feb 195 25% May 19% May 16 170 / May 17 41% Sep 14 107% Jun Dec Nov 23 51 Sep -— — 4% Mar 11% July 32% Mar Aug 27 114 Aug 14 24% 176% Mar — 13% May 29 8% Jan : 4 40%' Jan 15 No par Oct 4 47% May 5 35% Sep 13 34% July 17 104% July 24 par Deo 243/4 13 4 176% Jan par .100 Deo 16 29% Sep Mar 26 27% Jan 10 V* 18% Jan 9% Mar 26 40 Jun 110% Jun -15% Apr .16 18% Jan 22 par preferred $6 1st cum 114 Jan 3 Dec 391 6% Apr 10% Feb 18% Feb ! 49 Va *111 Alkali 7% preferred— 191 ; 41 49% *112 16% July 30% Sep —5 May Department Stores $3.75 preferred——No par 105 12% *48 17 20 Masonite- Corp-...-.—No par Master Elec Co .,-1 No 38% May 108 % Jan Jan 24% Jun 20% Corp 315 Aug 6 10% Jun 13 28 46% 24% 455 7 30 Va Jun 46 40 Dec 22 20% *185 Oct 22»/. 21% Jan 19% 41% 19 Jun .—1 Co 45% 191 Jan 143/4 18 19% 40% 14 22% Jan 109% Jun 45% *185 Jun .100 19 Va 40% 104 x263/4 Aug 13 : Jan .100 ■ L) 9 Jun 1 23% Aug 29 2 3 7% May —No par preferred Martin 12,000 ... .... 45% 191 40 Dec Mar 14 ; 25% *185 Dec Nov 48 Jan * -24 par 35 25% 30 148 Feb 34 Va 12 110 Mar 28 425 —5 - Marshall Field & Co 7,600 16% Feb 17' ...1 No t Maiacaibo Oil Exploration Marine Midland Corp.. ' Market St Ry 6% prior pfd 1G.800 16 Bros 19 *34 22 135 60% Sep 39% Sep 106% Jan 24 ..50 45% *45 2 par Sugar Co Manhattan Shirt 2,600 729% 27 . —No per ..10 Mandel 200 buu ■A 8% 110% 28 155 16 31% Jan 253/4 Apr 34% Sep 11 May 29 3 Jan 47% Jan 147 v par Copper Manati 2,500 • 4% 29% 28 9% 4% *1073/4 293/8 109 .100 No Mahoning Coal RR Co 30% 9% 28% Jan _10 Forbes. & preferred. Magma 460 *15% 9Va- 6% 5,000 *29% ' MacAndrews 600 20% 39% *23 460 30 109 *107 20 *435 300 1 24 19% 460 34% 154% 59% 155 59% 39% 39% 109% 34% 154% 34% *151 44 106% Mar 6 July 110% Dee ' ..f 44 44 24 Va *43% 24% *111 23% 44% 24% *43% 44% *23% 24% 112% *43% 44% 43% 43% 42% 42% 300 24 24% 24% 24% *111 112% 112% 112% 39% 23% *112% 24% 113% 1.500 200 112% 112% 112% 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 25% 39% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 25% 25'A 57 *24% 57 *56% 57% 57 57 57- 57% 58' 32% 32% *104% 32% 106 *111 33% *104% 33 106 18% 19 33% *104% 33% 33% 33% 105 *1041/4 105% *1041/4 19 *18% * 18% 18% *112 114 27% *112 27% 1774 17% 106 103 *112 114 27% 18 106 103 18% 27% 17% .18 18 18 108 *106 24% 24% 24% 72 72% 72 108 8% 27% ♦44 ; 159% 15% ,•15% 3% 3% 49 ' 16% 3% 49 *110 48% ' 112% *111 108% 3% 49 16% 3% 15% * 48% 48% 3% 3Va : 49 *110 7/ 112% *110 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% •112% 114% *113% 26% 26% 26% -14% 13% 10%' 10% 113% 113% 26% 26% 14 14 13% 14'. 13% 35 1 35 50% 34% 50% 35% 50% 49% 29% 29% < 29% 29% 34% 13% r 35% 49% 29% 50 : 99% 100 100% 101 1 116 115 115; *114 *114 115 *114 115 *114 *107% 108 *107% 108 '68% 68% *42 68% 43% 99% . 36 50% 52 30 30% 30 100 100% 101 116 114, 114 *112% 115 *114%" 115 30 43 37% 38 37% *37% *40 30% 30% 31 27% 28 28 41 41 40% *15% 15% 15% 105% *103% *32% 33% 96 *94 113 *96 , *59 17% 63 *59 17% 28% 40% 40% 40% 15% 15% *103% 32% 32% 99 *112% 17% *60 63 31% 28 105 32% ' 17% 17% 15% 98 *112 *111%. 113 31 . 105 34 *33 96 15% 105 , 37% 31% 28% *96% 113 113, 17% 17% 63 •60 15% 105 32% 44% 38 38 38% *96% 112% 17% 17% 99 112% - 17% (The) 1st preferred St ' 7 ' 30 115 ; 38 10 . ' ' ' • 50 12,200 500 240 38 *37% 38% . ,,31 27% - 2,400 2,000 ! 16% 6,600 7 105% 32% "97 *110 17 90 400 32% 100 97% Of) 113' , 13,700 17% 61% *58 61% *59% 61% 20% 21% 21 21% 20%, 21 Va 43% 44 Va 43% 44 140 1,200 , 40 16 Va 105 69% 44 12 75 Sep 12 37 25 27 31 Va Apr 24 45% May 17 24 Mar 160 3 Jan Aug 20 46 2 13 113% Jan 5 111% Apr 24 11% Jun 23 Aug July 7% Mar 26 105 18 52 13 29 19 31% Mar 8 5% Jan 22 16% Jun 18 16 Vu Jan 36 22 Jan 3 25'A Jan 111% Jan 33 2 ■ Sep Fee Mar - Jan Jan Jan 19% Sep 74% Apr 111% May 8 102 Sep 13 116 Jun 28 July 26 119 Apr 2 106% July 26 113 Jun 11 107% Jan 70 Sep 13 47 Jun 113 - - * 114 Nov Dec Nov 112 Dec v 9% Oct 111 Jan Feb 5 79% Jan /2 114 Dee Dec 113 6% Jan 49% Jun 119 % Jun 2 • 2% 46 107 93% 17% 2% 8% 4 22% Jan 3 108% May Sep Mar 13 114 7 Oct 58% May 19% Dec 36% Apr 5 Aug 144% Apr 49% Sep 109% Jan -No par Dec 39 116% Jan 6 74% July 11 22% Jun 18 Mar 24 109 May- 4 109% May 21 $4-preferred series C—No par Montgomery Ward & Co—No par Morirel! (John) 9t No par/ Morris A - Essex——50 ; Certificates of deposit Motor Products Corp__——No par Motor Wheel Corp— >—9 Dec SV* July 28% July 23% Sep 27% Jan 108 % * Aug 107 12% Oct 1% Oct V Deo 39 38 Apr 1% Mar 27 > 55% ' Dec 53 »:> Deo * 6 111 Oct 16 V* Jan Jan Sep Nov Mar .'■> Dec 38% Jan 107 -No par $4.50 preferred ser A Preferred series B_ 8% Sep 1 13 • 19% July 31% Apr 29 No par 10 Monsa nto Chemical Co 94 Jun 35! Jan ♦ No par 10 Monarch, Mach Tool— 13 .9% Mar 137 ♦ —No par 1,300 44% 69V. Oct Dec 100 Jan 25% Aug 21 100 100 100 —1 100 -20 Jan Jan 70 7% Jan 23 42% Mar 26 , 8 82 . 45% May 9 48% Sep 12 v 3 106% May 16 - • Corp 7 16% Aug 25 3 Jan 111 18% Sep 3 37 -No par vtc 3,500 *112% 114 115 ' Deo 13% • Sep Sep 8 103% July 27 45 Sep 13 33% Mar 10 / , B Mission Jan 54% Jan ' P, & SS M A vtc—^No par 1 101' Feb ' 14 106 3 14% MarlO • No par 7% preferred series A— Mohawkr Carpet Mills. ; 29% V 29% 104% Apr 10 Oct Dec 55% July 28% Nov 28 Va Sep 12 Jan 35 -10 Mo-Kan-Texas RR 100% 97 103 Apr 32% 22 , 21% May 9 18 Aug 29 114 12% Mar 27 94 -5 - 600 51 Mar 19% Jun 3 98% Jan —1 ——1 50 18,200 40 99 17% Jan —No par 20,000 41 113 100 2,000 . 108 24 series A—No par l 31 32% 109% Jan • 10 Co ' 27% 32% Mfg. ; . 31% 16% Apr 6 Sep 5 13% Jan 25 104 - ——*JL00- 14% 14% 28% 105 12 35% ' 36% 31 15% 33% Sep Jan 24 -18 par 1 51 • 28 *103% 8,000 - 26'A *43 42 38 Mar Minn-Honeywell. Regulator 4% conv pfd series B 4%% preferred series C 4% preferred• series DMinn Mollne Power Impl $6.50 preferred •_ ■ ' ' 10 Va 114% *42% 43% 37% 47 Co— Machine Co_: Class ' • 109 Ve ,109Va 37% 28 *105 114 110 108%:; 108% 70 69% *37% *37% *27% 40 « *43 38% 31% 40 69% 38 43% 38% *37% *30% 37% *107% 69% 43% *37% *37% *114% 108% 68% 102 7 ' 10 Va ■ v Minn ' 26 V,14'%; 35% 35 800 3,000 112% 111% •113% 26% ; - 49% , *107V« '•10%'" 50% - 111% 114% 100 115 108 , 69% 3 Va '? 107 % i 108% ' *115 - *111-. 112% * 6 8%. cum 1st preferred100 Minneapolis & St Louis Ry—No par - ,1,000 49% *112% 114% 26%. 26% 10% 26% 110 . *3% *110 61% Mar Midland Steel Products. 600 ; 49% *107% 2 Mid-Continent Petroleum 2,500 112% 114% ; 159 ; 112% 108% 112% 112% 108% 144 % *43% i6 Va *110 52 5 Metropolitan Edison 3.90% pfd-.lOO Miami Copper.-5 9,300 4,500 16 V. ' conv Mesta 140 ) - 16% 3% *107% •111 5% 1,800 ' 108% . < 65 16% Feb 112% Apr 14 Merch & Min Ttans Co——No par 28 158% 65 % 112% 112% *111 Mengel Co 690 64 >':/ - 49 45 159% - • 10% *29 •27% - - / *49% 28 -65 27 10 Melville Shoe Corp 8,200 . 8% *44% ; 8 25% Sep $5.50 pfd ser B w w——No par , 108% 8% *111 *112% *25% 108% 9 *110 ' ; Feb Sep 2 1 108% 159% 16% 3% 48 48% 24% " 65 * 24% 8% 45% 159% 159% 65 16 47% 45 27%, 65% , 38% X47% 800 73% *35% 108% 28 4* *64 72% 38% *48 8% *3% . 73% *107% 112% *107% 4s* 65% 16 . 27% 158%' 158% 159% *64 65% 8% 27% *27% 45 45 159% 65% 27% 8% 24% 330 ' 45 45 Mead Corp $6 preferred 100 ' 109% 25 19% Jan .$4 preferred: McQuay-Norris • 72% 109 109 109 , 8% 18% 103 % Jun ' 1,700 .3,800 108 *35% 48% 48 18 103 24% 75 McLellan .5%. preferred- 28 Va 27 Jun 39 % Oct 21 Jan 30% Jan McKesson & Robbins Inc Stores 115 29% 16 24% May 18 Aug 13 " 19% Jan 4 1 1,800 . Sep —No par 4.800 . 45 25 110 ' 100 w w Mclntyre Porcupine Mines 113, *106 103% preferred 700 45 38% *35% 18% conv 500 18% 28 108 103% 25 75 38%' 48 109 8% 27% 45 *158 f 74 48 109 24% 24% *35% 8% 43% 71 48 *108 8% 27% , 23% 39 47% 47% 108 . *35% *43 103% 103% 44 43% 5% McGraw-Hill Pub Co 106 *111% 28 • : 29 19% Jan McCrory Stores Corp-ii— McGraw Elec Co 33% . 18% 113 18 *106 104 33% 27% Jan —• ; 57% ,» *104V4 18% 27% 106 43% 39 .27% 27% 33% *112 106 43% 72 113 103 24% % 27% .,27% 18 43% *47 *112 *57 ' i 800 39% 24% 106 18% 106 43% *35% s114 19 103 106 *102 58 Corp 24% *39 25% . McCall ; Jun 23% July 6% Dec 18% Dec 39% Jun 25 88% Oct OCt 117 Jan 119% Sep 113 Aug 53% Not 9 41% Apr 35% Jan 42 Oct 32% Jan 23 44% Jun 21 21% Jan 35% Dec 34% Aug 21 ' 44% Jun 21 15% Jan 24% Jun 25 % Dec 47% Jan 41 22 26 Mar May 17 21% Jan 20 32 23% Mar .27 28% May 17 16% Jan 31% Jan 41 •-! ——No par Munsingwear Inc————No par Murphy Co (G C)—--*No par 4%% preferred u— 100 Murray Corp of America-—:—i.10 Myers (P E) & Bro— No par Mullins Mfg Co class B Sep 16% Sep 6 9% Jan Mueller: Brass .Co—- 6 8 26% Apr 4% Jan Jun 16 72 Jan 20 Aug 70 May 110 Nov 106 97 Va Mar 27 $7 preferred— 6 14 X82% Feb .15 33% Sep 4 100% May 28 109% Jun > 115 22 'Jan • . Jan 4 13 Jan 5 19% Jun 20 8*% Jan 53 Jan 5 61 Aug 29 43% Jon 21 33% Dec 10% 100 Oqt Oct 24% July 84 116% Nov Feb 14% Aug 53% Oct N - 20% 21% 20% 20% 21 20% *41%- 43 43% 43% 443/a 293/s 29 293/s 29 29 28 3/4 28% 28% 283/8 273A 28% 23%. 23% 23% 23% 233/8 23% 233/a 23% 23 233/8 23 23% 16 - 42% 29% 16% 16 16% 16 16 16 16% 16 Va 163/a 15% 16% 19% 19% 193/s 19% 193/a 19% 19% 19% -19% ■18% 19 *19% > * 29,400 , 26% 180 % 26% 26% 185 *23% 1—» 00 0 SS 27 Va 27% 185 273/4 *180% 28 185 23% 24 24, 24 24% - *180% 24 28% 185 243/4 , 28% *180% 243/4 .44 283/4 185 25 23% *180% *243A - ' 6,300 2,000 ' 28% 11,800 16 16% 16 Va 163/a 16% 17 16 3/4 17 16'A 363/4 36 Va 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 355/8 1,200 16% 36% 36 16% 15% 16% 16% 16% 16% 17 •16% •15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 32% 32% 323/4 32% 323/4 32% 25 243/4 25 25 3,500 323/4 243/4 25'A 32% 323/4 32% 323/4 32 25 25% 25 25 24% ,■ 433/4 44% 44 44 Va 44 443/a 44 Va 443/8 5,900 43 43 43% 43% 44 46 46% 46% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19 193/a 19 193/a 19 19% 13% 19% 1,900 12,300 104% 104% 105% 105 103% 103 Va 104 293A 30 29 29% 182 182 1573/4 155% 155% 17% *155 29 183% 183% 17% 17% *17% 29 29% , *154 17% 29% *26 Va 17% 28% 103 36 11% 11% 11% 77% 77% 28 3/4 36 11% 11% 28% 36 *35% 77 77% 75% '26% . 26% 28% *353/4 26% 26% 105 29 29 181 181 12% 105 293/4 *11% 103 Va 29% 12% 30 '*11% ; • > " ' - 140 8,200 1563/4 *154 173/4 173/4 156% 173/4 *181 184 154 154 17% *17% 181 *152% 181 " 30 154 900 363/4 *35 Va 37% 12 11% 12 Va 81,000 National Power & Lt 76% 76 77% 76% 77% 76% 76% '3,600 National Steel Corp 27 263/4 27% X26 V2 26% 26% 3,000 400 263/4: 2,500 18% 18% 18% 18 Va 18% 30 30 30 29% 30 3,000 104 540 104 103 %' 104% 105% *103% 1053/4 20% 20% 20 *11 Va 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 193/4 203/4 20% 20% 20 Va 20% 20 20 3/4 *41 : 41% - 20' *85 90 *106% *35 For *105 108 *106% 36 35% see *41 *105 107 *105 *85 90 *85 90 >'*85 footnotes 41% 107 C 41% 107 108 *106% 35% page 1299. *353/4 41% 108 35% 37 Aug 31 34 Dec 9 17 Jan 24% Jan No par ' ;_10 11% May 20 103 103% 104 103% 104% *104 20% *20 20% 11% 12,800 30 105% 41% *106 % 36 41% 107 87% 108 36% X20 1,000 20% 11% 11% xl01% Aug 17 19% 19% *41% *105 *84% *106% *36 41% 107 87% 108 36% *41 Nat Mall & Sti Cast Co National Oil Products Co 107 85 85 36 36% 12 30% Feb Neisner Bros Inc 4%% conv Newberry Co (J J). —No par New Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% pfd-100 Newmont Mining Corp 10 Dec 14% July Dec 19 Jan 164 Feb 25% Jun 181 Dec Sep 13 163 May 7 141 Jan 159 Feb 5 30 Dec 16 Dec 22% July 29% Aug 31 17% Apr 23 37% Jun 28 28% 18 Jun 14 5% Apr Feb 34 12 Va Sep Apr 77% Sep Feb 70 July 27 Va Jun Jan 19% Jun 8 18 1 57% 22*/a Aug 11% Feb ^7% July 15 26% July. 26 92% Jan 15 97% Jan 17 10% Jai i 3 10% Jai 10 serial preferred—100 37 104% 5 Jan Supply (The) Pa —10 preferred 40 5%% prior conv preferred—100 6% prior preferred -100 Co 37% May 13 7% Jan conv Tea Feb 87% Jan 20 Sep Jan 9 Mar May 65 National National Jun 26 ; Dec 24%, Dec 192 33 25 National Sugar Ref Co——No par $2 108 Jan 2 21 No par —1 1,200 25% 11% 28 5 16% Jan No pai 108 19% Jan 13% Jan 26% Feb 12% Mar 14 Jan —4 Natomas Co— 100 ; 154 No par Nehl Corp / XI1% Feb Jan* 24 No par 6,700 200 41% *105 *106% ; 14 23% Aug 14% Dec 177% Jan 3,900 113/4 20% 5 Apr Sep 13 x32% May 18 2 20% July 17 —No par 8% Jan 26 X10 Sep 16% Sep 4 —1 3 15% Mar 26 Jan 22 30 * *105 Apr 6 12% Mar —-100 100 Linen Service Corp—i—1 11% 20 17% 31% Apr - preferred A preferred B 28% 17% 195/8 Dec 14 *35 Va 29 20 Dec 21 26 11% 18 104 181 Feb 19% Aug 29 283/4 29 *103% Mar 18 46% Sep 36% Dec 165 44% Jun 11% 24% 24 13 17% Jan 28 4 36 ' 14 Sep Jan 283/4 29 9% Jan 20% May Apr 13 6% 13% July 15% Deo 25 2 National Dec Jan 9 5 192 22 1 Deo 19% 5 Jan Jan 7% Deo Dec 20% Jan 23 2 13% Jan 182 Jan 115/a 273/4 28% Sep 41% 20 % 18 7 7 22% Jun 27 Mar 26 17% JUly Jan 13% Jan 16% Sep 13% Jan-24 23%, 28 28 37 36 17% V > Jun .35% 28% 173/4 29 106 —— 29 16% Mar 27 11% Apr 7 21 Nat En am & Stamning- 173/4 28% 18% 104 preferred! • Jun 29 % Sep 2 Nat Distillers Products- 100 283/4 *103% 6% Jan 9% Mar 26 -1 « 54 20% • .No par Products^ 22% May ' 181 17% 102 . 106% Nat Dairy 12% 283/4 18% -29 104 *103% > *11% 105 28 3/4 181 No par 10 & Share Corp Register No par -.No par National Gypsum Co„—— -1 $4.50 conv preferred No par National Lead Co —10 *11% 44 s/8 *105 Bond National Dept Stores—. 43% - Nat National Can Corp Nat Cash 15% Jan 20 35% Jan 23 100 preferred 8,400 7,300 44% 12% Aviation Corp National Biscuit Co— 3,600 16% 43% *11% 12% Nat Automotive Fibres Inc :—9 100 —I —1, —1 —5 -10 National Cylinder G is Co. 443/8 44% — National Container— 43% *11% Airlines 8,300 17 24% 12% *43 Louis ' 15% 15% 12,900 St. National 7% 25 16% 363/4 15% National & Co National- Acme 1,800 185 16 Va 16 Nashville Chatt 2,200 < v 36% *153/4 250 Nash-Kelvlnator Corp • . 103 Ff b - 6 33% Mar 16 105 Jun 14 Dec 30 % Mar 79% Feb 05 Dec 11 83% Jan 98% JJiC 22% Mar 6 12% Feb 24 53/a Jan 11% Nov 105 Jun 10 May 29 20"% Sep x43 108% Mar 12 Mar 11% July 13% Jan 18% July 22 Jan 32% 96% Jan * 105% 9 Jan 4 6 105% Jm 4 108% Apr 28 104 Aug 20 39% Feb 28 32 Jun 24% Nov 56 66 7% 85 Sep 27% Deo Oct Jan 68 II-jv Dee 106 Deo Apr 35 Epa " RECORD NEW YORK STOCK Bitnrdm • I f per shers f per share share par " 18 Sep. 12 f per share 27% , •109% 27% 29% 17% 18% 17% 112 *110 112 52% 52 25% 25% 25% 26% 50 50 24% 52 250 103% *103% 103% 17% 45% 57% *56% 11% 11% *108% 111 111 26% 27 110% 44 52 11%- *51% 52 *11% 11% 11% *52 55 *13% 14 640 119 119% 121 80 26% 26% 263/4 26% 26% *54% 55% 54% 54% 200 56'A 56'A 11% *56% 57'A *56% 57 100 11% *108% 113/8 *1083/4 28% 27 28 27:'A 28% 111 111 *1103A 111% 130 44% 44 43% 1,900 / 10 44 11 *51% 55 *51% 14 13% 14 13% 13% 14 II 29,100 v - 52 55 *52 55 *51 11% 11% 11% 11% .11% 52 *51 52 *51 43 ' 1,200 55 — 13% 900 Norwich Pbarmacal Co 200 Ohio Apr 13 Jan Jan 35 Va Apr 50Va Aug 26 75'A Jun 15 15 3/8 Jan 23% Dec 19% Jan 353/4 Dec 32% Jun 22 103% Jan Jun 2 Jan Mar 26 162 Mar 26 250 Jan 30 V2 Jan 443/4 Dec 5 Jan 198% Jun 2~3~% Dec 24 % Mar 14 14% Jan 7 21 333/4 Jan 193 Va Jan 218 Dec 2 116% Jun 1223/4 Dec 19% Dec 46 Sep 2 251 Jun 118 Aug 17 124 Mar 16 9% Jan '14% July 9 1103/4 Jun Jan Jan 56 Oct Jun 543/4 Dec Jun 11% 7% 2 Oct Dec 106 26 100 Jan 26 xl3% Jan 22% Dec 112 Apr 35% Jun 31 Jan 1153/4 28 17% Jan 31% 52% Aug 17 37'A Feb 50 Va 1 4'A Jan 7 Jun 16 40 % Jan 53 Oct 3 143/4 Jun 18 12% May 16 Jan 12 1113/4 Mar 7 109 Dec July 47 Va Jun 11 11% Jun 2 6% Jan 55 Mar 17 12% Jan 107% Jan 3 116% Mar 6 26% Mar 27 100 23 July 31 59 20 105'A Jan 2.50 153/i 52 14 58% Feb 6 533/4 Jan Sep 47% 51% 26% Sep 2 53% Jan 50 129 105% July 23 20 Apr Dec 113/4 9 Jan 46 293/4 23 37% Jan 173A Jan Jan 18 Va July 219 110 Jan Sep 57 19% Jan Dec 118 July 17 41 103% Aug 28 14% Aug 21 Dec Dec 24% 8 25Va Jun 2 18% 109 62 16 39% Jan 148 23 28% Jan Central Ry Co V Northern Pacific Ry T Northern States Pow $5 pfd_No par Northwest Airlines —No par Northwestern Telegraph 50 Nor walk Tire & Rubber No par Preferred 50 Northern 111% 44% 53/4% preferred series North American Aviation 10(800 111 27% 52 14 " 111 111% 44% *52 11% ll3/4 11% *1083/4 111 32 10 50 50 1 50 100 North American Co 6% preferred series 13,400 55% 28 11% 13% 13% 249% 26% 110% *51 55 *52 247 57% 11% 44% 44 52 248% *54% 111 27% 28 110% 110% 111% 44% 3,000 54%. *56% 11% *108% 173/b 26% 26% 54% 57% 11% 17% 150 l033/4 300 119 *119 119% 1033/4 1033/4 44'% 119% "*119 10 16'A 97 22 Jan July 10 26 52% Aug 28 21% Jan Co 100 6% preferred series A 100 N Y City Omnibus Corp No par New York Dock No par $5 non-cum preferred No par N Y & Harlem RR Co —80 N Y Power & Light 3.90% pfd—100 N Y SLlpbldg Corp part stk——1 Noblitt-Sparks Industries 5 Norfolk & Western Ry— 100 Adjust 4% non-cum pfd 100 51 250 *44 245 26% 55 *54% *50 *240 17% 244 119 -25% — 45% 241% 119 26% 55 % 24% 17% 46 250 *22% • 45% 17% 45 % 250 120 1033/4 17% 240 343/8 51 *232% 46% 239 . 34-% New York Central N Y Chic & St. Louis 68,000 3,000 3,300 500 250 *50 *50 *240 52 17% 46% •45% 240 44% *22% *45% 18 18 18 27 24% 250 103% 103% 103% 104 *110% 128 *22% *48 *108% J28 *333/4 1283/4 343/s 128% 128% *240 *56% 11% 127% 24% 52 *54% 53 34% 260 26% 263A 52 34% *43 *117% 26% 53 *22% *235 45% 26% 50% 34% 52 240 25% 50% 24% 245 17 26% 50 34% *48 103% 26 ,r 22 29% Sep Mar 22 45 9 per share 19% Jun 9 Jan 109 Highest I per share 110% July 18 25 Xl6% Aug 14 No par No par No par New York Air Brake 800 52 50 50 128 245 % 52 52 9 per share 183% Jan 3 Dock—1 : preferred $5 conv 52% *22% 24% 52 Newport Industries Newport News Bhip & Dry 112 52% 128% *34% 34% 35 35 •22% 51 128 128% 128% *110 26% 25% 129 50% 112 52% *51 52% 17% 1944 Lowest Hlghetft 9 per share Fflf 5,800 3,100 28% 37% *110 112 *110 28 17% 173/4 Year 1 Lowest Share» 9 per than 29 *28% 18 the Week Sep. 14 Range Since January STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK Sales for Friday 9 per shark 29% 17% 112 *110 52% 29 29% 17% 28% 18 *27 % Thursday Sep. 13 Sep. 11 Sep. 10 Sep. 8 Range for Previous STOCKS AND HIGH BALK PRICKS Wednesday l"esday LOW Monday Monday, September 17, 1945 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 4296 Dec Dec July O •108% 109% *108'A 109% *108% 109% *108% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 28% 109% 28% 109% 14% 14% 17% 28% 28% 109 109 108% 14% 14% *14% 21 21% 30% 30% 30% *77% 80 116% 20% 21% 30% 30% 30 30% *157 158 158 160% 23% 23% 24% *115% 21% 30% *158 161 *23% 25% *24% *24% 80 80 80 68 66% 68 14% 15 14% 14% *14% 15 • *63 64 63 63% 28 *27'A 28 27% 28 40 53% 7% 60 60 % 59% 137% *1703/4 172 135% 136% 60% 136% 171'/e 171 171 171 171 *21% 22 12 33% 41% :■ 41% / 33 32% ; V-r 24% • 24% 9% 123% 33% 33% 13 .-•12% X::v ; . ' 24% ;*22% i 114 *110 *36 37% •86% 87 ♦17 18 "A 27'A *107% 108% 8% *17 28 108% *107% 8% 83/4 83/4 28% *118 . 13% 38% 70 3/4 71% •107% 108 >/» *20 3/4 21% •115 47% *19 313/4 *106 313/4,;,106% *119 126 6% •72 *8% *94 *18% 6 % j, 8% *12% ♦107 63% *82% ♦30 *196 16% *97 20% *27% 19 21% 207 . 38% *20% 118 '70% 70 *115 107% - 120 " 47% 48 20 19% 19% 32 31% 32 106 126 106 v 6'/a 74% 9 *119 6% *71 8% 31% 123/8 28% *118 *27% 14% 14 14% 38 37% 38 73 ; 73% *1073/4 109% *1073A 22% *20-% 473A 483/s *19 *31% 32 20 1? *115 48% 300 120 7,700 48% *10 •31% 32 *119 126 *119 126 *119 1,100 'V 60 9 95 19% *195 *71% 9% *93 19% 63/8 73% 72% 9% 9% 8% 12% *199% 8% 12 Pitts 93/4 95 20 19% 95 193/4 *195 *199% 207 83/4 12% Pitts Ft Wayne & *195 207 8% 12% 8% *199% 8% 7% 207 120 *107 120 64 63 63 preferred 120 63% 62% 63% 83% 31% 84 *82% 31% •196 205 163/4 / 100 20% 28 19% 213/4 65 24 107 Va 31% 205 17 Va 16% *97 100 *107 120 63 64 *83% 31 *97 64% 84 31% 31% 100 20% 20% 28 28 28 17% *97 20% *28 17% 84% 84% 84% 100 313/4 "30% 313/4 500 163/s 24,300 __ 17 17 Vs 20% 19% 18% 18% 19 19 21% 22 Ve 22 23 23 23% 99 9934 20% 20% 3,200 29 39 29 - 18% 18% 22% 23 63% 633/4 3,300 18% 19 23 233/8-- ''98 23 3/8 24 23% 106 Ve 108 106% 64% 23% 107 63% 64 23% 23 3A 106% / 23 63% 23 3/a 22% 23% 106% ." 1153/4 114 >/4 115% 115 115 115 116 114 114% 115 120% 120% 120% 120 120% 119% 120% 120% 120 % 120 Va 134 134 134% 1343/4 133% 134 133% 134 134 134 134 footnote see page 1299. 500 "... 200 560 Jan Sep 45% Mar 5 334 jun 20 1 34% Sep 27% Feb 8 10% Jun 25 21 24'A Mar 12 Jan 59 & 15% 8 Va Aug 14 Jun 20 Co Inc 2d preferred Gamble Mar 16 Dec 21% Jan 32 Dec 19 55 Jan 70 % Dec Dec Dec Jun 28 5% Jan 173/4 23% Jun 18 22 Va Dec 26 Ve 10 V* Jan 19% Dec 54% Jan 96 Dec Jan 65 % Dec 88 Jan 6 14 s/8 Jan 23 29 July 27 2 Sep 433/8 Jun 19'A Jan 10 18 333A 117% Jun 11 19 116% Jun 233/8 Mar 25 28 Va July Oct Sep 107%: NOV 63 Jan 2 26 \ Apr 6 30 May 29 105% 106% Jan 5 108 Mar 22 7 Jan ' 2 93/4 Feb 11% July 20 2 20 24"% May 5 1 3 25 Jan 23 57 Jan 25 683A July 106% Jan 2 21 Va Jan 2 27 Jan 2 28% Apr 117 122 Aug 22 16 12% Aug 21 313/4 Mar 27 40 58% July 24 74 1U7% Sep 11 113 14% Jan 111 Mar 29 2 11 Jan Jan 19 July 17 May 7 Sep 13 Apr 6 8 Mar Mar 6 27 32 July 10 108% Feb • 8% Jan 94 Mar 7 5 96 Va Aug 20 Mar 10 49% Mar 27 68 Feb 20 21 Jan 2 198 Jun 9 May 205% July 9' Feb 19 12% Sep 10 9 105 May 28 693A Jun 26 Jun 26 433A Jun 6 Jun 9 11 91 198 12% Jan 19 17% Sep 74% Jan 27 99 17% Jan 24% Jan 2 253/s Apr No par 3 29 12% Jan 8 20 Ve Sep 1 50 16% Jan 22 23 Va Sep 7 12 Jan 22 66 Va Aug 31 No par No par No par 100 100 100 ; 50% 55 Mar 27 17 Jan 2 102% Feb 16 106% Jan 30 Jan 4 110 121% Jan 3 40% Apr 20 Va Feb 49% Jun 88Va Jan 19 May 2j33/4 May ll)7 Apr 24% Jan 11% Feb Jan x98 42% 9 Sep Apr Feb 105 Va Nov 23% "5 Jan 61 Jan Apr 7 Va Aug 28 30 Sep 14 65 Sep / 8 26 Jun 109 Va May xll7 Jun 123% May 138 Va May 21 68 3/4 Feb 11% Jan 364% 15 99 1 19 31 2 2 10% Feb 153/4 Jan Jan 28 118% Aug 2ft 85% Jan 190 8 21 % Aug 55 2 105% July 26 118% Aug 20 5% Aug 21 68 Aug 21 8% Mar 26 16 Apr 120 23 25 July 10 Sep 12 213A Jun 20 44% Jan 100 No par 1 100 100 114 % 9% Jan 28 29% Mar 25 Jan 29 393/8 Apr 18 9% Jan Dec 333/4 Jan 19 % Aug 183/4 112 25"% Mar 40 t X70% Nov 18 40% May 29 Apr 8 Aug 26% Mar 19 33%. Aug 21 37 % Mar 28 -1 Feb 37 Va - 5 110% Mar 113 92 V2 Jan Dec 17 3/8 July Jan 5 21 Dec Nov 24% Jan 3 69 Dec 59% 113 Apr 2% Jan 30% Jan Apr 933A Feb Jun 8 3/a July 203/4 13% July .May 19 Apr 51% " ,9ya 91 tMar 26 112 Jan 2 2 Jan 4 62 23 % 23 38 Va Dec 31 Va Aug Feb 173/s Jun 10 213/8 Jan 11% Aug 23 Dec - 14 130% Sep 9 2 Va Apr 4% May 28 72 " 5 Mar 106 Dec - 37% July 18% 28 63A Mar 30 ' 26% 12 5 IVa Apr . L_No par class B preferred 6% preferied 7 % preferred 8% preferred $5 ; 233/a 27 18 % Aug —1 1 -25 50 Dec July 323A Jan 22 .2%Jan 24 *• 5 Pub Serv Corp of N J 970 120% conv Procter 11,100 106 Vh 1153/4 134 5% 200 107 % 106% & Co - 6 Sep 21% Jan ! 1 —100 Pocahontas Pressed Steel Car 27,500 — 63 Poor 2,800 Creek -Aug 3,1 July ~5% July 26 353/eSep 12 4 Pond Jan 61 2 (The) Feb 2% 109' 8% Jan Plymouth Oil Co 300 ~83A Jan 6% Jan Co. 6% Aug 19 Va Jan No par Preferred Jan 45 No par 1% preferred class B 100 5% preferred class A_ 100 5%% 1st ser conv pr pfd 100 Pittsburgh <fe West Va 100 Pitts Young & Ash pfd 100 Pittston 270 20% 66 65 64 % 16% 20% *28 % 29 ' !'196 99 100 19 r66 800 *30% *196 *196 17% 633/8 ' 84% 83% 31 20% 20% *27% 63% *107 120 84 ♦196 16% *107 3% Dec 17% Feb ' 29'A Feb Pittsburgh Steel Co 3,800 12 Chic Ry Pitts Screw & Bolt 15,800 8% 12 12% preferred 30 Sep T% July 103 — Pittsburgh Forglngs Co 123A 7 110 --3 25 preferred —No par C C & St Louis RR 100 $5 conv 50 163 73/4 Aug 31 16 preferred 100 Pitts Coke & Chemical Co—No par 1,400 Dec Jan, " 17 6% 5,400 123 Va 6 Jan ' Pittsburgh Coal of Pa 93A / Dec Apr 1*7 75 - 400 19% 42 3/4 2*7% Mar 26 600 95% Dec Jan 43/a Jan 173/4 Mar 108 Sep .14 • 56 6% 9% Dec 48 Aug 17 103% Jan 72% 19% Dec 35 Va Jan 149 34'A July ' 6 % 95% 25% Jan 7% Aug 28 ; 31 Jan 117% 23 28 Va Jun . 4% Mar 20 * 95 *195 207 107 72'A * 10 2 13% Jan " ♦107 115 65 Fir $4 8 29% Apr 26 Hosiery Inc 3 175 ' No par 700 Iron 3 22% Mar Apr 25 Va 2 61 Sep 10 136% Sep 12 Jun Sep 13 48% 17% Jan 53% July 5 % Jan < *6% 72% 3 14% Jan 393A 26 Jan Mar Sep 30 3 42% Jun 16% Mar 26 Corp Pillsbury Mills 126 74 Read Coal & & Phcenix 100 20 126 6% 32% Apr 2 . ———3 Philip Morris & Co Ltd-— --5 4% preferred ; 100 Phillips Jones Corp No par 1% preferred 4—•» 100 Phillips Petroleum No par Hhilco 4,900 1063/4 *6% 24 , 24 Va Aug 157 Sep 8 Va 39 July 11 67 9 Jan ~ par No par preference com preferred Phila 22% 20 153/4 May 21 15% Mar 17 16% Jan " 3 No com 4# 3,000 109% *20% 48% 2 20 ' 100 8 America & Co Inc^ (Chas) Electric Co. $1 19,800 ' 74 73% 108% 22% 120 3 6 100 —100 preferred— 30 119% *115 693A Apr 160% Jan 33%c 2nd preferred $6 2,200 373/4 • 2 38% Mar 27 100 No par Phila 150 9,800 28 13% 120 Jan ,100 Co— Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% preferred 550 118 *106% 6% Ry preferred Pfizer 21,100 26% 118 74 ' 111 1063A 19% 8% 26% *106% 95 12 12 111 106% 19V8 *199'A 47% *18% 283/a 28% *106% 95 8% 12% ♦115 ' * / * lOVs *10 —5 100 Pfeiffer Brewing Co 4,900 66 106% 19% 207 71 108% *20% 22 47% 106 26% 27 27 27% 653A 112 - ' 120 *193 % *111 .118 14% 83/s 12 Ve 83/e 65 107% 13% 38% *193% r65 23% 14% 38% 118 95 ; *193% *199% 13% 8% 9 95 193/4 28% 38 111% 107% *72 75 111% 118 21% *119 6% *65% 66% 119% 14% 108 % *19 20 % 28% 28% 70% 47 y8 47% 28% ' Jun 150 * 28'A 38% 713/4 *115 120 23% Eastern Petroleum Corp of -2,000 11 23 28 *20% , ; 11 23 h *1073/4 V 11 26% 28 1,000 11 28% 64 Jan 121% Jan 100 Milk Co 4%% 10 83/4 & 5% Pet 600 107% 22% 65% 66 200 200 , 83/4 ■ 66 Feb 14 .——No par Inc Pepsi-Cola Co Pere Marquette Ry Co 5% prior preferred 2,900 , 107% 10% 26% 28 28'A 23 28 55% Sep Davis & Co__ Peoria 134,800 89 22% 111% 26% 26'A 14% , 200 . 108 10% 27% 111% 28% *27%. 108 3/8 8% 112 -1,000 400 27% *86 28% Dec 82 48 preferred preferred Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co Peoples Drug Stores Inc. Peoples G L & Coke (Chic) 500 *106 89% *27% 28 V;; 283/e 106 89 88% *107% 273/4 38% 106 108 8% 27% 119 % 273/4 108 % 27% 65 Va 14 Va 27% *107% 23 38% 27 27% 11 *118 28% 28% 22% V 27 s/8 27% 11 28 V8 28% *86 27 Va r. 28% *104 11 28 18 28% 87 ' conv 5% 16,000 ■ 18 18 8% 26% 38% *86% 87 18 88 22% 263/4 . , 18 108 103/4 26% %; 38 87 22% 112 <100 250 87 18 65% 500 114 *109 39 383A 7~5~% Airlines Corp.—-—1 Penn Coal & Coke Corp ■*;—10 Penn-Dixie Cement— N# par $7 conv pref ser A No par Penn Glass Sand Corp No par 1,200 24% *22y2 114 V *109 , 38% *85 103/4 111 24% Jan Penn-Central 3,600 - 37% 88 66 ■1,500 7,800 , 38% 22% 111 85 37% 22% 65 Va 85 38 % 10 3/4 *643/4 V 7% ;. 39% *104 9 i'7% 13 7% 36% 108 108% V : 383/4 27% *8% ; 32/ 36% 27% *107% ; 130% 31%' 38% 27 8% 100 , 37% 27 *27% 12,200 13 129% 2,900 • ••-'/ 71 *69 38% 28% 89% 29'A 1 ' I 9 203/4 37% 87 87 . . 85 64 Dec 14% Jan 6 7 34% Jan No par Parker Rust Proof Co— —2.50 Parmelee Transportation No par Patino Mines & Enterprises^ ^10 Penick & Ford— No par Penney (J C) Co— No par 2,500 38% 27% 29 . 6,400 ' 37% 38% *37 29 89% ' 24% 13%% *23% 24% 38% 38% ■; 38% 27% ■ ' 343/4 83A 73/4 85 85 114 *110 *16% - 1,700 1 ' 112 112 13% 7% *22% 18 ' •27% 24% :• 28 Va Jun 83/4 Feb 1 Parke 17,800 «■ 20 3/8 32% May 45 % Mar 100 —-———; 5,200 ' 40% 93/8 313/4 13% *82% . *104 89% *89 353/8 24% 130 129 147 24 ——100 Paramount Pictures Inc —1 Park & Tilford Inc_— 1 Park Utah Consolidated Mines—1 i% * 7% 7% 86% 87 / Paraffine Cos 40 34% i ' 71 Apr 7 22 13% Jan a Line.—No par Panhandle Prod. <fc R«f. 700 • j '.23/4 21% « *69 ' 32% 13% 13% 7% *16% 106 106 32% . 9% 203/4 129 127 % 32% *86% 27% 27 % 70 24% 37% . 70 f: 125% 13 39% 37% 73% 108 " 21% ' 24% •110 114 37% ; 38% 9%' 8% 125% , . 21 preferred 4% 800 11,600 • 2% 24% ,V 32% " *38% 73% : 34% 24% *83% 39% 26% 343/8 8% 8% 8:: *38% Panhandle East Pipe ■ 85 37% - 107 393A 25 18 164 Va Jun 11% Jan Petrol ti Transp— Pan-Amer 4,000 7% r 73/4 343A 23/4 34% 70% 37% 107 ' 24% *69 *22% 2% 6 26 58 2% American Airways Corp Pan 100 32 ■ ' 2%' ' 2% 20% - 31% 41 40% ' Sep Jan 22% Jan 30 —No par Packard Motor Car—; 52,300 45,900 , 15 *14% : 35 343/4 Jun 31 74 —1 -10 Pacific Western Oil Corp— 200 • ; 19 ♦IO73/4 33% 20 10,100 July 31 23 * 74 24%. 24% 8% 73/8 183/4 108 33% 19% 85 , 733A 41% 41 24% 7% > 86% " preferred 6% 99 % Aug 118 155 100 100 Pacific Tin ConBOl'd Corp— ' 35%" 34% ' 33 213/4 ;-7% "3 Oct II3/4 July 108 Dec 2 No par Telep & Teleg- 108% Apr 8% 5 16 3/4 Mar 4 Co Mills Pacific ' 2% %: *21% . i 8% '■ 7% ♦1073/4 109% r 8% 107% 7% 74 *72 41 33Ve- . 24% •'J-8 *7. 8 '■} *84 172 540 12,100 ' ' 70% 123% 123% < 32% 33% *12%' 13 V , 136% 15 *r 32%/- *107 7%*" *107 ' 2% V 31% • 107%; 7% 34% 40 - *69 r : 70% 123% v: 33% 8% V fV: 19% 19% *69 Pacific f " 109%; " 2% 2% * 32% • • .: 600 ; 7% 183/4 *143/4 15% 32 ■ 74% 73% *107% 19% ' *8% 41 *40% • 2%' 7%; 7% 33% 34 213/4 73/e 18% 14% 107% ' 107% xl07% 75 f • 109%' > ♦ 15% " hi *2% 583A ■' 8% *21% 19 31% *14% x31% 109% *74 74% 18% 7% 7'A 83/B 7% 7% 18% 15% ;. 107% 108 ;r 111 -7- 33% 58 3/4 „ •* 7% 18%' 32% 32 21% V 7% • ■ 19 *14% 8% *21% 22 *21% - 7% 7% '• 8% 8% 8% 9 7% ' *59% 134% .8% '.v - 600 Xl35% 59% *136% 53% 29'/a 40% 39% Oct Dec 105 113% Mar 14 20 Va Mar 22 Co——12.50 53% 110 64% 64'A "29 Coast Pacific 28% Jan Fisheries Inc Pacific Amer Sep 13% Jan B 10 1st preferred non-cum No par 2nd preferred non-cum—No par Pacific Gas & Electric——1 25 Pacific Lighting Corp.. No par *143/8 53% 61 135 Glass *170 53% 15% 74% - 29% 40 3/8 53% 32 •109% 64% 29% 53% 18% 108 64 40% 53% : 21% 7% 65 53% 18% "■'< 19 *107% 1,070 Owens-Illinois Nov 153% 233% Nov 8 23% Jan 107 No par Co Outlet 20 5,500 2 2.50 Mfg Outboard Marine & 700 15 53% : 7% 32 15 40% *170% 21% 'V 15% 15 14% 15% 40% 134% 9 8% 693/4 40 60 171% *170% 82 68% 40% • 133 .132 82 693/a 29% 40% 61% *60 82 *53 53% 500 "3 11% Jan par 100 preferred. 6% 50 253/4 *80 40 40% 160% 25 25 No Otis Elevator 9,100 *157 160% 15 29 3,300 *24% 14% *64 14 % 65 14% *157 15 15 *27 30% 15% 14% *63 21% 30% 68% *14% . 21% 30% 68% 14% *13% 430 115 115 21% 24 106 3/b Jan convertible preferred—100 Omnibus Corp (The) --6 8% conv preferred A 100 'Oppenheim Collins 10 4%% 3,200 30>/e 82 67 14% 67 115 Oliver Corp. 660 14 213/a 160% 25% *80 67 *77% 67 X115 115% 133/4 14% 7,000 28% 24% Jan 104 */a 20% Feb 28 30% May 16% Aug 20 No par No par Ohio Oil Co 1083/4 108 pfd Edison Co 4.40% 19,800 173/a 27 Vs 28% Xl4 109 173/4 109% 14% 14 14% 283/4 109 110 109% 21 21% 21% 'I 17% 28% 28% 28% 110 115 115 115 115 115 *158 173/s O CO tr- 109% 17% 28'A *108% 109% Jan 183 Apr 43/4 Jan 6 3A Apr 82 45 Sep Sep 57% May 11% 175 8% 69 Jan Nov Jan May 16% Sep 19% Jan 8% Apr 11% Apr 71* Dec 26% Dec 59"% Dec 108% Dec 21% Jan 26 3/a Oct 119% Oct 37" July 16 Va July Nov 117 48% July 14 % July 28 108 8% Dec 10 3/a Nov 90 Nov 17, Mar Aug 67a July 9% July 100% Dec 613/8 Jan 73 175 Jan Jan Jan 9 104% Jan 3 113% Jan Nov 14% Oct 83% Nov 19 % July 25 May 13 y8 Dec 18 Va Dec 59 13% Dec 22% Aug 52% May 96 Dec 171 190 35 Va May 87 Va Dec 96% 55«/8 2 14 July Dec Dec July 18 3/8 Dec 18% Dec 109% Oct 113% Nov 122 % Dec THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK STOCK LOW AND HIGH SALS PRICES Monday Saturday t per share 114% Tuesday . Sep.11 Sep. 10 Sep. S • « per share S per •113 t 114% 59% 58% 59 58% 19% 18% 19 18% 19 19 19% 111% •111ft 111% ♦111ft 111% ♦111ft 111% 108% 108% 19 ■J v s>er Sep. 14 i 18% 'lllft Shares 113% 113% 58% NEW TORK 19 : ■nu A Pure Oil 108% ' ♦108% 109% 108% 108% ♦108% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% *16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 17 17 17 16% 17 *16% 17% 15% 16% 16 16%. 15% 16% 15% 16% 15% 16 15% 15% 56,000 *85% 86% 86 86 10% *10% 10% 10%! 900 31.500 108% 26% 300 conv 17 100 preferred. 118 13 24 106 May 119% Peb 5 37% Jan 7 14% Sep 52% July 18 Mar 9 109% Jan 115y« Nov 5 ■ 115% Apr 109% July 4 I per share 113% Nov 20 59% Sep 21 Mar 22 Jan Jan I per share 103 Quaker State OH Ref Corp. Jan 108% Dec par 23% Jan 3 27 Feb 8 19% Jan 24% Oct .11 -No Corp 9 per share 110% July 17 .100 Purity Bakeries 2.500 27 preferred 5% 900 110 Jib par (The; 6% 26'A 113% Sep 47% Jan No par .No par 111% 26% 110 pfd $5 Pullman lnc____ Year 1944 Lowest Highest f per share Par Pub Ser EI <fc Gas 8,100. 26 % •108'a Range Since January 1 Lowest YY-Y:,YY' 18.300 111% Range for STOCK EXCHANGE , 140 58% 18% ISya- STOCKS Sales for the Week t per share share 113% 113% 58% - 59% 59%. 59 •111ft Sep. 13 share 58% 59 »;Y'Frtday'Y'Y; Thursday Sep. 12' • per share 114% ♦114 114% Wednesday ; . RECORD • 15% Jan 22 18 Feb 16 12% Jan 16% Aug R "85 85% 85 85% 85% 85% 85% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 103% 103% 103 103% 103% 103% *104% 105 105 105 105 105 *104% *37% 38 38 38 38% 39 39% *20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% •37% 37% *37% 37% 37% 37% 36% 36% 23% 24 22% 22% *45 46% 44% *42% 23% *36 36% 24% 24% 46% *45 46% *45 46% *42% 44 *42% 44 *45 *42% 22% 126 76% *22 22% 22% 22% *21% *125 77 *22% 22% 80% 78% 81 23 23 23 24% 24% 24 25% 33 29% 22 22 *32% 33% 33% 32% 30 30% 29% 30% *26% *100% 101% 100% 22% 22% 10V* 25% 108% 19% 24 10% 26% 10% 25% 10% 26% 10% 26% *110% 111% 111% 111% 20'A 19% 106% 25% *106% 107 24% 25 *32% 26% 110% 106% 107 24 108% 108% 108 20% 108 19% 106% 24% *108 10% 10% 19% 19'A 19 19% 37% 37 37% 37% 37% 39% 21% 39% 40 40 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 12 12% 12 12 12% 12% 23% *23 *23 23% 24 *108 12% *23 12% 23% 24% 7 7 6% 6% *39 6% 19 38% 40 40 40% 40% 40% 210 22% 22% 22% 21% 22% 8,500 11% 12 11% 12 4,100 24% 24% 6% *6% 7 28% 28% 29 28 41 40% 40% 40% 21% 21 21% 21 21% 21% 44% 11% 46% 46% *107% 54 54 23% 8% *8 130% 133% 22% 22% 113 *112% 8 8 22% 23% *111% 12 54% » — 54% 54 % 54 111% ♦111 133% 133% 133% 22% 22% 113 *112% 8% 8% 47 111% 8% 8 12% *107% *112 23% 8% 23 23 12% 47% 108% 22% 113 8% 12% 23% 8% 134 133% 22% 113 22% *113 8% *8 21% 6,100 800 46 3.000 St 23% 8,800 220 Safeway Stores 5% preferred Savage Arms Corp..— Schenley Distillers Corp 12% 50 17,000 51% 12 49% 108% 13,400 109 *107% 54 54% 56 *111 "140 *112 ' 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 8% 8% 8% 8% 1,600 134% 8% 112 113% Sears Sharon 23 22% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% X22% 89% 91 90% 90% 90% 91 91% 91% 91% 91% 430 18% *77% 18% 18% 77% 18% 77% 17.200 79 18% 18% 19 18% *60 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% *76% 79 *77% 79 16% 17 17% 17% 18 17% 18 62 62 62% 62% 26% 26% 26% 79 | 26% 79 *76% 27 *6% 7% 6% 6% 6% 40% 40% 41% 41% 40% 36% 36% 37 37 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 48 47% 47% 47% *47% *37 62% 63 27 26% 6% 6% 41 41 38 18 63 63 26% 26% 7% *62% 63 110 26% *37% 38% *36% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16 16% 47% 47 47% 45% 46% 45% 45 2,000 17 3,900 33 200 38 *36% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 17% 16% *23 23% *23% 23% *23% 23% *23 % 23% *23% 23% 23% ,23% 66 ♦65% 66 65 66 66% 67% 66 68 67 35 35 35 35 35 35 34% 35 35 35 15% 16 16 16% 16 16% 15% 16% 15% 16% 4% 4% 4% 4% 22% 22% *46% 46% 177 177 22% 22 46 46 *177 182 4% 22% 45'A *177 22 22% 45% 45% 182 ♦177 4% 4% 22% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 33 *21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 45% 46% 46% 47% 48% 47 48% 47% 48% 44% 45% 45% 45 % 45% 46% 46% 46% 75 75% 75% 76% 76 76 75% 76 75 *88 90 17% 17% 8% 8% *14 14% *85 90 90 ♦88 17% 17 8% 8% *88 90 17 *89 17 17% 8% 5.900 8% 8% 12,700 ♦13% 14% 500 8% 8% 14 14 14% 14% 14% *86 90 90 90 *86 95 95 95 20 *38 39 39 39 1,000 14% 8% 8% 17% 39% 39% 40 40 39 39 38% 38% 30% 30% 30% 31 30% 31% 31% 32% 32% 75 75 75 74 74 *72% 74% 73% ♦73 Y 33% 73% 32% 33% 72% 73 12,900 500 16% 17% 17 17% 17% 17% 17 17% 16% 16% 12.400 89% 17% 16% *89% 89% 89% 89% 90 90 89% 89% 89% 89% 350 47% 47% 47% *118% 47% 47% 900 *77% *110 39% *112% 7% *89% 79% 110% 40 114% 8 90 47% *118 *118 v *77% 110 79% 110% 39% ♦112% 7% *89% 39% 114 7% 90% *76 109% *47 47% 121% 78% *76 109% 110% 39% 40 40 *112% 114 *113 7% 89% 47% *118% 7% 7% 90% 90 105% 78% 77% 109% 105 105% 41 40% 41% 41 41% 37% 37% 37% 38 37% 38% 5% Mobile & 62% 62% 61% 62% 62 62% 62% 62% 62% 21 , 21% 21% 22% 22% 23% 23% 23% 23% 16% *38% 39% 16% 39 39% 16% 16% 39 39 40% 40 102% 102% *105 16% 16% 38% 38% 40% *102 40% 103 ' 16% *38 40% 16% 18% Sep 102% 89% 21 20% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 20% 20% 20% 21 20% 21 21 21% *20% 20% *20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 15% 15% 15% 16% 16 16% 15% 16% 28% 29 ; 27% 28% 63% 63% *123% 125% 27% 28% 64 64 ♦123% 125% 27% 65 *123% 287/a 65 125% 20% 64% 64% 123% 123% 15% Oct 61% Dec 20% Sep May 28% Apr 7% Dec 5% 28% May 2 2 2 19% Mar 29% July 27 13% Jan 2 155 5% Feb 179 23% Jan 52% Jun 20 Jan 22 81% Jun 26 40% Jan 69 tr ctfs 100 80% Jan 5 89% Aug 29 54 Jan 1 11% Jan 24 17% Sep 12 Nov 82% Dec 13% Dec stk Spalding (A G) & Bros Inc Sparks Wlthington——No Spear 81 Co— ——,— $5.51 preferredNo Spencer Kellogg & Sons No Sperry Corp (The) Splcer Mfg Co No Spiegel Inc —. Conv $4.50 preferred No 9 6% Mar 27 par 7% Jan 1 par ,80 par 32 Feb 95 Mar 27 1 27% Jan 24 36 par 47% Jan 12 75 12% Mar 27 Sep 10 17% May 29 76% Jan 9 92% May 7 10 109% July 3 117 48% Sep Sep 61 20 78 2 par 16% 18.900 38% 400 Starrett Co of (The) Sterling Drug Inc 3% preferred 1 (new)—. 41% 5,200 102% 200 21% 21% 21% 14.700 Stewart-Warner 21% 20% 21 21% 16,500 *20% 15% 20% 16% 700 Stokley-Van Camp Inc 5% prior preferred 23,300 Stone 28% 28% 35.900 Studebaker Corp (The)— Sun Oil Co 21% 21 Y- *20% 16 16% 28% 29 65 66 125% ♦123% ■ *65% 123% 1.800 67 123% Dec 33% July 110 Jan 2% Nov 16 33% Feb Feb 34 400 102 33% 32% 33% 37 37 37 34% 33% -Y 33% 3,900 2 16 Jan 10 22 66% Jun 25 23% Apr 7 -No par 1 Webster 41% Sep 102% Sep 25 —No par 100 Class A 21% Apr 30 .— - — 2 21% Sep 14 20% Sep 6 10% Jan 24 16% Sep 18% Jan 2 Aug 13 123% July 18 5% Aug 20 I—IOC 10 Mar .No par 25 22 79 Aug 21 Jan > 3 100 25 Jan 22 10 31 Apr 11 17% Jan 2 — .12% 9 Feb !8ep 4% July 74% Dec 85% Dec 39% July Jan 34% 6% Jan 58% July 28% Jan 11% Jan 9% Feb 15% Feb 10 7% 29% Mair 4 66 Sep 13 127% Mar 24 7% Jan 9 13% 54 15% Jun 21 27% Jun 11 122% Apr 30 34 Sep 7 37 Sep 38% Aug U% July 37% Dec 17% July 10 2 57 118 <Dec 13 18% Jan , 115 18 17% Sep 39% Jun 10% Jan Sweets Co of Amer (The) 33% *99 102% Sep !—I"20 700 33% 100 5% Aug 34% July 26 5 5 Corp 600 33% 6 —- -100 pfd (4%% cum) Sunray Oil Corp Sunshine Mining Co Superheater Co (The) Superior Oil of Calif Superior Steel Corp Sutherland Paper Co 20 *96% : & 34 -No par L S 24 19% Aug 20 9% Jan 22 10 Ohio— 40% 97 27% Standard Steel Spring 99 footnotes see page 1299. 64% Standard Jan Dec Sep 22,900 56 38% Jan 67 23% 98 For Jun Jun 110 -25 *101% *34 96 Dec 79% Nov Standard Oil of New Jersey 6.700 34% 23 13% Feb 13,900 6,700 34% 67% Jan -No par prior preferred— $7 prior preferred—— $6 14 33% Sep Jan 62% 11.400 34% 2 6 50% 29% Nov 48 62% 23 6 34% Jan Dec 22% May 36% Jan 34% Sep 31 Sep 50% Sep 14 34 28 Dec 35 40% 25% 34 -No par Inc— Jun May 16 13% 34% 7 Aug 28 9 28 28 25 *34 Brands, 107% July 27 , 7% Aug 75 27 14% 36 Par Jan Deo Feb 39% Jun 25% 36 Squibb (E R) & Sons. $4 preferred———..No 58 34% Dec Jan 45% Jun 14 36 -No par 5% 109% Jun 25 35% 1—100 41% 37 20 37% Jan Square D Co 5% conv preferred 102% x33% Jun 4% Jan - 55 2 25% 37 7 15% Mar 1 Sep 14 40 Sep 10 2 2 2 14% ♦36 7 23 25% 37 Sep 26 33% Jan 15% Dea 26% Oct 17% Aup 43% Dee 64% Jan 78% Jan 38% 162 Jan 38% Jan 16% Jan 45% Des Jan „25 13% *36 % 141 No par 6% 33% 31% Dec 14% July 5% July 21% Dec Standard Oil of Calif 25% 97% 33% Apr Jan 3% Jan 20% Dec 28% Jan 23 12 Standard Oil of Indiana—. 14% 33 % 54% Dec 12,800 5% *32% 18% 23% Jun Feb 13,000 25 98 Apr f Jan 33% 13% : 13% 22 13% 500 38% Dec 32% Jan 22 Ohio Oil 16 42% Jan Apr 8% Jun 1,000 * 29% 41% 104 35% Sep 31% Dec Sep 22% 2 6% *95 14 Aug 28 35 33% Sep 10.. 22 Aug 31 57% Jun 26 2 2 14% 99 1 2% Jan 26 *96 7 • 23% Mar 19 x51% Jun Apr 20 26% Jan 25 6 5 Apr Fe1> Oct 100 40% 5%- 10% .. 17% Apr 24 4% Aug 7 20% Aug 20 40% Apr 4 24% Apr 23 26 111% Jan 14 6% , 10 No par 25% 6 3 17 12 ZNo par 14 6 8 8% Jan 41% Sep 37 Sep Mar 26 76% preferred— $4.50 preferred 25% 6% Jan Jan Standard G & E Co $4 pref- -No par 25% 6 Sep Dec 18% July 78% July 14% Mar Jan 8,200 14 •Y" 11% 38 104 9 Jan ' 72 6 5,300 ' 20% Dec May 48% 30% Feb No par *101% 41 102% 7% Dec 24% July 63% 12 110% Aug 24 :fe 40% Sep 13 115% Aug 23 113% • 13 3 May 16 41% 105 16% *38% 38% 40% 14 23% July Standard 280 106% 3 32% Jan 15 Railway non-cum Feb 16% Feb 6 10% Feb 25% May 8% Dec 27 62% 23% 38 105% 105 *89 200 78 84 14 Jun 95 July 23 Aug 21 , 110% 16 20% Sep 2% Jan 41% 38% 41% 38% .105% 7% 89% ♦104% 40% 37% 40% *113 7% 89% 40% *105 • 40% 40% " 114 7% 90 110% 110 40 *113 7% v. 78 77% 110 40% 114 47% *118 Jun Sep 23% Sep ; 47 47 *118 19 136 31 Southern 17 Jan Feb 45% Nov 67% Jan 24 . ' —1 Southern Pacific Co 14.100 76 17% 8% 14% Nov 37% Mar 9% 38% Jan 31.500 47% 74% Dec Dec 14 No par 49% 46% 9% 109% Sep No par 48% 75% • 115 114 20 49% Jan Jan v Aug Jan *17% 7 105 19 17 47 Dec 79 Southern Natural Gas Co——7.50 48 38% 115% Dec 110 9 3 Southern California Edison 46% Feb Feb 28 22 4.700 1,200 23 59 Greyhound Lines—5 21% Jan Jan Mar 21% Jun 109 35 32% 9 34% July 34% July 108 Feb 21% Oct Jan 27% May Augr 2 77 33% 19% 11% July Dec 17% 113 24% Jun 100 i 14 9 preferred Jan 110% Jan 23 22 8% 39% NOV 14% 28 22 Iron 35% July 25 9 15% Aug 33 17% 6 48% Jan & . 5% Apr 17% Jan 1 12 Sep 22% Jun Steel South Porto Rico Sugar 30 Feb $1.20 preferred No par Smith (A O) Corp —10 Smith & Corona Typewrlter_No par Southeastern 90 . Jan 60 88 Jan t 8% 13 7 1,600 88 May 13 7 2,100 88 36 17% Mar 45% *86 Jan Sep Dec 15% July 28 May 22 Dec 16% Dec 100 Apr 8% Jan 6 . 54% Mar 10,300 90 85% 14% Aug 22 South Am Gold & Platinum 1,700 16 Feb ' 12% July 88 Jan I 57 Aug 28 114% Jun 13 1 182 *177 Jan Jan 10 May 15 13% Jan 23 No par Bocony Vacuum Oil Co Inc *85 14% 23 70 \ 21% July 102% Deo 63 41% Jan Skelly Oil Co Sloss-Sheffield 22 45 182 32% *21% 4% 21% 22 45% *177 800 6% Aug 10 -18 20 Sinclair Oil Corp- 16 Y ;' 10 Dec 99% Nov 23 12% Jun 12% Mar 27 No par 32,400 16 4% 4% 22 45% 182 34% 15% 100 1.700 67 X34% 43,200 Slmonds Saw & Steel— 23% 4 111 7% Aug 22 16% Jan 5. No par — Dec Dec ' No par Shell Union Oil————15 Silver King Coalition Mines 24 Apr k 51% Sep 9 (W A) Pen Co- Simmons Co Feb 8% Apr 46% May 5 23% Apr 17 -74 8,300 ♦16% 4% 3,600 18 Jan / 115 % Mar 17% Mar 26 No par 3,000 Nov 14% Apr X83% Mar 21% May 18 8 No par No par 7% 18 16 8% Mar 22% Aug 21 Shattuck 40% Feb 87 29 Y Aug 14 108% May 1 Sharpe & Dohme $3»50 conv pref ser A Sheaffer 11% 14 41 111 78 — 85% Dec 155 40% Sep 13 • No par No par (Frank G) Jan 12 27 Dec Jan 50% 22% Sep 12 13% Feb 28 41% Aug 21 *105% Jun 22 ,99% Mar 13 90 28 21% Mar i 111% Jun 2 38% Sep 23 x42 % Feb 5% Jan 13 20% Sep 107% Aug 25% Sep 109% July 19% July 27 * Jun Dec 42% Dec 11% Jun 110% July 25 ;8% Mar 27 -1 Steel Corp $5 conv preferred 7% 41 *64% 4% 100 Jan 36% Dec 26% Sep 111% Sep 2 7 10 26 17 37 27% Jan 102% Aug 10 27% May 1 2 13 27 12 "YY T-'Y Mar ... 40% 7% 41 ' 7,200 64 26% 26% 7% 41% 23 . 2 Aug 19 25% Sep 14' 35% July 12 30% Sep 11 ; Apr Mar July 15% Jan 32% Jan 21% 16 82% Jan 16 2 5 2 6% 19% 33 17% Dec Jun 24% May 23 4 16% Jan 18 July 34% Dec 137 ■ 20 22 No par — 1,200 23 90% 16% — 1,600 8% 23% 90% 18% Inc $4.50 preferred Shamrock Oil & Gas *22% *76% 37% 16% 10% ; 33~% Feb Feb 29'A Mar 19 3 No par —1 Roebuck & Co 8ervel 60 112 8 8% *8 98 14% 31% Jan 12% 8 ' 45% Jun 5 Aug Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Mar Mar Jan 87% 15% . —No par Seagrave Corp———5 6.700 22% 22% 22% 22% *112 . 6.400 133%, 136 134% 134 22% 113% , 7% 19% 102% 11% — Seaboard Oil Co of Del 4,300 8% IP —.—5 100 8 2.50 ; i00 No par No par -No par — preferred Bcott Paper Co $4.50 preferred $4 preferred 800 112 Lead Joseph 5% % 100 56 113% *112 99% Jan 15% Jan 28% 28 50 17 —No par .... 112% 23 Jan 9 22% Jan 3 22% Jan 22 Dec 39% May 7 23% Jun 21 30 11% Jan 22 116% Apr 17 69% July 26 Roan Antelope Copper Mines Royal Typewriter.— 1 Ruberoid Co (The) No pat Rustless Iron A Steel Corp 1 *112 54% 112 *112 23% 8% 700 2,200 41 111% 12% 12 48% 7 46 23% 112 108% 48 108% Rttter Company 20% 45% 45% 23% 111% 600 41 ' 19% Jan July 10% July 107% Jan 38% Jun 2 43 Mar 5 36% Jan 31 • ...1 29 7 21% 111% 46% 112 21 45% 41 1,800 12,500 Y 24% 28% 29 41 23 *107% *54 45% 40% 21% 112 46% *112 45% 7 22% 109% *111% ■ 23 12% 44% 7 *28% *110% 46% 112 *112 22% 112 *107% 109 *111% 45 22% ♦110% 11% 40 19 28 45% 140 9,000 109 *24 105% Aug 14 Jan 34% Jan No par 6% conv prior pfd ser A 10C Revere Copper & Brass No par 5%% preferred 100 —No par Reynolds Metals Co 5% % Conv preferred 100 Reynolds Spring —-1 Reynolds (R J) Tob Class B 10 Common — —;—10 Rheem Mfg Co 1 Richfield Oil Corp —No par 19.100 38% 28 22% 19 19% 41 112 Republic Steel Corp 600 38% 28 22% Republic Aviation Corp— 54,700 37% 42 111% 11% 21,800 19% *27% *44% *' 37% *39% 40 July 18 11 Aug 21 19% xl9 Jan 87% Jun Mar 26 106% 25 *108 109 85% 16 37% * *40 21 18% 106% 24% 2 33 - 10% 26% 111% 26 111 19% 19% 109 19% 10% 111 1 30 22% 106% 106% 24% 24% 20 25 33% 80% Apr '103 —. 100% 22 10% 26% 26% ill 106% 37% : , *100% 101% 21% 22% 33 30% 101 % 110% 19% 10% 26 111% 112 78% 12- Jan 7% No par - 21% *21 *108 78 *100% 22% 22 120 126 30 22% 22% 21 *108 , 46% 44 78 102 33% 22% 24% 126 29% 33% 102 22 23% Apr 69% pfd___100 Raybestos Manhattan 800 6,300 77% 127 *100% *33%' 33% 29% 29% 19% 37 *36 8% 28 Sep -' 7 104% Aug 31 91 6% conv preferred Ralston Purina Co 3%% 1,280 39 21 44 22 *108 *38% 20% *45 *124 *106% 22% 21 16% Sep ^ 4 10% Jan 2 78% Jan 15 7% Mar 26 \ 1 .-100 80 39% 20% No par No par Radlo-Keith-Orp' *um Rayonierlnc 1 200 $2 preferred 25 5.600 Reading Company 50 4% non-cum 1st preferred—-_-_50 4% non-cum 2nd preferred 50 1,000 Real Silk Hosiery ^ 5 50 Preferred.. 100 500 Rels (Robt) & Co 1st pfd 100 2,600 Reliable Stores Corp.. No par 500 4 Reliance Mfg Co. 10 7,000 Remington-Rand .-1 200 Preferred with warrants 25 4.000 Reo Motors, lac. ..—I 105 39% 20% *42% 75% 10% 25% 105 105 39% , 44 22% *110% 19% *104% 104% 46% 78 ♦20 24 105 104 104%' *42% *76% *100% 23% 103% *45. • 124% 22% 124 23% 103 86 10% 103% Radio Corp of Amer $3.50 conv 1st preferred 13 3 13% July 10 Dee Apr 12% Dec Apr 20% July Jun 64 Oct Jan 5% Feb 128 Oct 121 \ 5% Jan J% July 10% July 17% Jan 25% Dec 66% Nov 84% Feb 19% Apr 26 Deo 29 Sep 3« Dee 8% Jan 20% Sep RECORD NEW YORK STOCK 9 per there ■gjpr snare • per tfiart 37% 37 10% 10% 10% *10% 10% ♦10% •8% 8% 8% ♦14 14% 14% ♦107 108% 53 53 % 34% 34% 34% 34%. 34% 7,200 33% 33% 34 333/4 33% 3,400 Swift International 34% 343/4 34 Va Swift.A Co. 34% 34 37 36% 35% 38% 34% 353% 6.500 10% 10% 37 11 11 10% 10% 10,200 *10% 10% 103/4 10% *10% .10% 200 8% 8% 83% 8% 9% 1,200 143/a 14% 14% 143/4 85/a 14% 10% 83/4, 10% *8% * 53% 7% 108% 108% 107 Va 7% 7% 33% 44 • 21 •15% 16 19% 56 *98% U 15% 56 55% 19% 13% 13% 583/4 *57% *10% 103/4 15 Va 15 56 *107 . 101% 101% 101% 101% 1013% 102 44% 45% 445/8 45% 45 45 45 102 45% 60 60% 60 60 3/4 60% 61 61% .0 13'% 101% 44% 60% 13% 49% i 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 49% 49% 49% 48% 49 Va 23% 23% 75/8 24 24 Va 13% 13% 13% 9Q 283/4 29% 28% 29% 29 29% 353/4 36 VA *105. 107 11; 11 11 123 120 20% 21 29% 37 *10% 112% 112% *1123/4 *112% 22% 22% 22 Ya 115 113% 113% 113% *113 22 % 22% 223A *112 3/4 115 1273/4 28 % 27% *104% 273/4, 105% , 41% ' 42" 42% 140 140 141 *139 139% 139% 42% *28 28% *28 28% 28 *112 113% ♦112 113% *112 10% 23% 2% 23% 2% 23 y8 2®/a 10% 23% .23/4 45% 45% 223/4 ,45% 453/4 23%. 2%. *11% *85% 14 26% 110 y/v' 283/a s' 109 8 22% ■ 45% 23 13 12% 88 88 14% 14 Va 14% 108 3/4 46% 109 46% 1083/4 19 Va 19 30 293/s *108% 110 ■18% 18% 19 22 22 213/4 213/4 52% 53% 53 53% *191 193 *189 87/a *8% ,9 34% 345/8 34% ; 13 13% 113 *111 13 113 io3/4 46 y2 46% 46% 52 52 *513/4 53% 40% 39% 40 •39% *10% 2% 3 66 67% 160% 160% 65% 66% 87% *84% 72% 71% 163 65% 74 % 149% 149% 25% 255/a 47 5% 5% a 8%: 8% ♦110% 112 19% 19% . 8% 19% 6% *46 6% 6% ■ 8% 8 112 ♦111 6% 653/4 87% 47 47% 163 713/4 73 25% 148 3 67 *843A 87% 110% 19% 19% 6% 6% 3 " 66% i 93 .i *185 1 25% 26% 15% 15% *38 16% .27" 15% 16% 17; 51 95 *91 *29% fl 25% 5% *65 120% *51% „ 90 *91 100 66 120% 27% 15% 15% , *38 16% 51% *89 100 *91 29% 30 5% 28% 51% 30% :* 5% 53/4 65 . 39% 39% 40'A 4,300 35/8 36.200 39% 3% 395/a .3%. 663/4 67 163 66 66 74 1.600 3.000 87'/a *85 3/4 74 26 47 *46 47 -6% 8ya 110% 19% 63/4 ■•*6% 8 *1103/8 19% '6% *149y4 6% 20% 87 733/8 ■' . ' 73% 44.800 "<;47:, 93% *185 >46% 46 93% 189 *182 189 ft Preferred non-cum 8 5.900 United Stores class 113 100 -94 190 No — Universal Leaf Tob_ —100 Pictures Co 1 Inc 5.600 Universal 28% 28% 28% 28 28% 27% 273/4 5,400* Vanadium Corp of Am. 155/a Xl53/a 15 y2 153/a 15% 153A 153A 4.400 Van. Norman 38% 38% 16% •16% 16% 16% 16 Va 400 38% 16 V2 51 y* :,5l% 52 52 91 *89 91 91 91 100 *91 ,30 ' 100 30% •91 *30 5% 65% 65% 120 Va 1193/8 53/4 66% 120 66 ♦119 100 30% 6 66" 120 52 *51 52 *51 51 Va 52 % :./*90 *91 30 Va 5% 65% 118 *72% 51% Vertientes-Camaguey 40. 38% 38% , 38% 5■% non-cum Va-Carolina 90 6fS» 1.900 100 51% 160 *148 160 *148 160 *148 160 170 *158 170 *158 170 •158 1.70 Dec 5 14% Jun 27 Feb 11% Aug 5 88% Jun 27 103/4 May 28 14 Va Sep 46% Sep 12 10 1093A Sep 14 66 Jan 897/a Mar 9 ' 1.500; 19% July 11% Jan -24 1033/4 Sep Jan 22 Va El 21% Feb 88 Jun Jan 186 Dec Sep May Pow $5 pref: Virginian Ry Co— 6preferred, Vulcan:DetinDlng Co : Preferred 8% 13 Jan 51»/2 Nov Apr 43% July 5 16 y8 33% Jan Dec Dec 28 Jan 10 15% Jun 25 5% Apr 9Va Sep 11% Jun 11 8% Jan 103/a Dec 114 2 48 2 2 37% Jun 48 Nov "I 7 2 Apr Feb 6 •40 Jun 21 130 Jan 4% Feb 170 12 Sep Jan 68% Sep 6 113 30% 3 Jan 4 2V4 Mar.26 Feb 40% Aug 28 55% Mar 41% Sep 27% Jun 15 110 Dec 543/4 July 150 Dec 52 Jan 2 71 Jun 20 48% Dec 613A July 72 Jan 18 87 Sep 14 69 78 58% Jan 24 75 Sep 13 50 Va 135% Jan 23 Va Aug 2 43/3 Jan Jan 53/a Jan May 275/8 Aug 6 Apr 483/4 Dec 6% Jun 26 2 3/4 Jan 8% Sep 2% Apr 5y4 Oct Jan 1063% Dec 2 6 76 1143/a May 28 8 5 47 Mar 27 187 May 28 Jun 25 178 23 % Aug 21 3% 33% Aug r 6 Jan Jan 41% 68 Apr 81% 162 Mar 176 July Dec Dec Nov 28 Va May 28 21% Jan 18% July 31 Jan 24 95 4% Nov 14% Jan 6 Jan 25 20 lA Mar 75% Jan 24 Jan Dec Jan 22 44% 50% Feb 5 2 16 136% *119% 26%Jun 23 39 Dec 63% July Apr 5 151% Jun 21 7 98% Jan May 2 9 14 17% Jan 22 39% Sep 28 18 12%„May 13 Va Apr 6 ; 4 Jun 23 24'A Jan 8 33% Apr 7y8 Jun 9 100 118 Sep 14 123 tS7 Jan 22 76 Dec 85% July 21 Va Jan 25 V2 3% Sep 5V»Mar Sep 62% July 19 Jun 3% Mar 27 *85 Feb 101 59 % Jan Oct Jan Feb 50 July 20 Jun 22 Sep Dec 70 18 100 90% Jan 52 63% .Jun ,86% Mar 26 14yaNov 16 - '-51 41% 100 100 Oct Jan 13 6 26: 19 18 52% Sep 48% May 22 23% July Jan 9% 15% Sep Jan 100 9 Jan 38 % Jun •J pfd—100 25 25 100 1 Oct Jan 34 Ya Mar 27 Co_6% 15% 42 1" 25 103A July 2 -63/4 Mar 27 144% Jan Jan Mar 73 div partic preferred & 143/4 70 170 22 51V2 Jan Sep 15 54 Jan Dec 7% 12% July 1073/4 Dec 97% Jan 52 3A May Jan 109% Feb Dec 13 10 35 Jan Feb' 7% 15 17 46 Jun Sep Jan 9% Jan 15% 4 6 Sep 12 25% Jun 13% Jan 17 • Dec Oct 98 3A 16 38% Jan ... Dec 91% 11% 26 xl04 v180%JaiUl7 50 Aug 11% 36% Apr 194% Jun 16% Apr 10 77 78 Vb Jan 26% May 75% Jan 8 . 108'A Jan 13 1% July 13 Jan 83/a Sep •19 45% < 9 313/4 Sep 110 6 32 No par Chemical; Va Iron Coal & Coke 5% 77 *158 Dec 17% 13 9 Victor Chemical Works 66 *148 ' preferred- 5.800 119 39 42 Va Apr 5 2.900 5%' 39 Apr . 30Va 39 Sugar Vicks Shreve it Pa;c-Ry- ■ 39% Jan 12 y2 10 Vickc Chemical Co; , lVa 31% 13 2.50 2,200 52V* No par Co- Raalte Co ,Inc 1.400r 92 100. • Van par No par preferred. 10 1 Inc Laboratories Jun 14 5 Universal 38% 3 23% Sep 24 50 Oct 47'A Jun 25 Jan 1.300 26 *49 A_1 28 8 2 2 Sep conv Jun 22 4 1.700 38% 24 July 26 •46 7 38% Jan 23 20 38% 22 _-_l 5 Stockyards Corp 26 52 For footnotes see page 1299 No par 26% *49 . 100 '. 26 Va 16% 52% -20 ^10 1 — 26»/!4 5% *38% No.par 46 ,189 28 Jun Dec Jun 70% July 11% May 19 73A July 20 33% Jan 31 No par preferred: No par Universal-Cyclops iSteel Corp —I *182 31 114 '9% Jan 5 ——50 7 ■ 2 24% i May " —20 preferred United . Mar 61 Sep 157/a Jan —100 — 6.000 ;; 93% 110 ■1% Jan .—No pur —No • par 46 •93% «503% 6 25 6V3 Mar 26 —No par —10 8% non-cum 1st preferred-—100 U 8 -Smelting Ref 'A Min_________50 Preferred —50 U S Steel Corp No par Preferred Dec Dec 110% 20% May Jan I33/4 Jan 20 22 ; Mar 9 107 Jan 2 U S'Rubber Cox-- 6% *19% .7% 27 Jun 10 — 8 79 % Jun 30 Mi Mar.26 ,8 46 203/4 38 V2 Jan No par 1st preferred; $6 Oct 118 28 29 100 *109 113 Jan 144% Jun 114 22 Gas Improvement 1% Sep 93 y2 2 110% July 3 7% Jan 23 200 47 *46 , -5 Fdy 26 26% 30% *120 ♦46 Cos U S .Tobacco Co- 5.300 17% 43% Jun 28 22 22 —No pat 1,200 • 6 >/t 63/a 20% 20 " 100 109% Dec Jun Nov " 26% Feb « -100 —5 —— . 1,900 149% 149% 263/a 25% 150 8 Va 8 7 87% 47 *noy2 7 65% 87 263/a 6 Mi 8ya 113 65 52 170 Jun 1 Jan 66 5 1 Co— Jan 22% Mar 22 No par No par 1U S Realty & Im.pt— 700 163 163 66 74% 65 Mi *49% 160 68 28 "Jun 1093/4 May 25 fitores-^-^Oc 20 U S Plywood Corpx—* 6,900' 66% 66 163 *161 75 33/a 33/a 31 Va Jan 118 f No par Co__ U S Pipe & Foundry— U S Playing Card>Co 200 Jan 25% Mar 22 preferred —.——,400 D 8 "Lines Co——..1 '1': Preferred-: • ———-——10 5,800' 13 21 Dec »Par tin & conv cl A— 113 / 123/4 203/s Jan 70 3 Dec Prior 52 77 *158 Dec 36% •U S Leather Co_ 1.600 10% *72% *148 Dec 16y4 1233/4 1,100 46 3/4 7T 170 8% Jan 21VaSep 10 3 Jan 9% 35 52 *72% 160 118 Apr 50% 9% 10% 77 *156 Jan Feb 4,300 463/4 ♦72% *148 68 Va 22% 5%% conv preferredU S Industrial Chemicals 53% 77 39% 13 137 102 Va U S Hoffman Mach Corp ♦Hi *72% *38% Jun Aug 24 Dec 1003A 320 35 35% 74 39% Dec 18 3,400 50% 50% *72%' *38% 9% 110J/2 Apr 21% 47 26 53/4 ♦65; 66 120%. 120%; Jan 85 Sep 12 preferred $6 195 10 5/8 150 30% ; Dec •5% 114 D'S/Freight COi.—No par 10% 253/4 *46 186 26 90. 105 Va 13 3 104 U 8 Gypsum Co___. 7.% preferred! 46% 149% 94 25% 17 Jan 14% .Tun May 22 ;93/« Jan Dec 53% ,63% 21% : 113 *52 25% 186 38% 35% 4 Nov U 8 S& Foreign<Secur— 960 13% 150%. 93 186 *38% 51 *46 - 94 38% *89 47 *185 186 26% I m 93% 25% ; *46 47 Jan 30 1,600* 103 *189 67% - 163 *843/4 102 Va * *45 283A 33% Nov 3.300 215/a *21% 12% 463/4 52 67 ♦147% 148% *25 / 25% *111 10% 10% 10% 47 22 9% 9 34% 13% 10% 66% 50 34 51% 51 51 8% 72 *6% 193 34% *84% 5%: *191 46% 160 *46 X103. 8% 40 373/4 May 28 106% Jan 13 104 United Faperboard-^ 15,800 .104 104 104% 104 193 21V4 103 34% 68 66 1033/4 21% 21% 8% 3 160 1043/4 1043/4 34% 40% 67% 21% 102 ♦111 5% 790 2,000 18% 18 18% 21%, 40 Dec 102 Co.—13 Va United Merch A. Mfrs Inc_ -1 United ' 523/4 *51 28% jun Dye wood < Corp—1 Preferred 20.300 8 21 io% Dec Feb 34Va Mar 27 preferred———100 Drug United 11.000 21Va 52% 52 Dec 102% .21% Corp—-—--—.l—8 100 -ilO —100 Biscuit United 5.200 , 108 % 20% 47% 203/4 Dec 30% May 28 3 Feb preferred Corporation preferred- $3 50 19 Va 30% 52 47 15%' Mar 102 29 26V2 Mar 21 101% Jan jun Prior 1,500 1093/4 19 ,8. 51% *51% Nov 92% 46% 1073/4 20 *io% Dec 11% 255/a Unitedi Engineering & United Fruit Co_ 8% 101 13% 105% Jan 26 1.100 313/4 *190 13% Jan 11 United -Electric Coal 108% 192% 13% Jun Dec * 33% Mar 7.600 8 303/4 20 Va 20% *51%- 51% 13% 108 5% 8% *13%, July 23 30% Aug 31 183/a Mar 28 Dec 18 3/4 July 323/4 Jan 14 Va X108 8% 8 100 113 85 22 29 Aug 20 United ,15,800 12 y8 109 1043/4 *111 3,y« Feb Aug 20 United Cigar-Whelan 3,100' 88 46 109 104% 50 % Va 14 ,46% 104% 21 21.800 *86% 19% 19 31 109 400 93/4 12 12% 88 100 113 .17% Apr 12% Jan 25 500 743/4 32% 22 3/4 104% *111 13 10V4 Mar22 preferred- conv conv 23 99% 51 Jan 7%. Sep 110% Jun 29 United. Carbon Co^-.- ,~-J*-~NoVpar United»Carr Fast Corp.——No ,par 900 21% 49% 103 8 12 24% Mar Dec 52% Aug 11% Dec 1093/4 May 10 5% 38,500 104% 9 2 38" Jan 100% Jan 24 United 23/4 99% 34% 2 Jan 8% —No par 700 45% 20% 50 27 15 5 14 non-cum;preferred———100 28 Va 22% 104% 50 ■54% Jun Jan 18 Va Jan United. Air Lines Inc 4l/2% preferred 113% 2s/a 17% *34 25 62 115 1.200 22% 17% ."•*8% Sep 14% Jun 26 July Feb 137 Va 45% 17% 192% Mar 26 25 .Jan 43% Apr 11 Apr 10 - Dec 17 29 United Aircraft 700 23% 17% *190 Sep 50 6 34 5 136 8,100 23/4 453/4 17% 21% 7 116 Union Tank Car 20,000 < 23% *223/4 2% 23 *46% 27% 733/4 93/4 87 8 8 100 (45% 18% Mar 13 Feb 18 % Mar Sep 5%. Aug 109 V« Jan 24 41% *30% 9% 75% 18% 21% 20 102 <2Jan 25 100 4% 800 2,200 ° ,12% 19 Va 19 109% 7% g 2 8 • 119 2,300 30 J/4 *112 33 9% ',14 46% 108% 108% 28% 109% 26% 26% 9% 14 12 46% 19 Va 19% 19% 19 Va 1334 103% 108% 108% *86 46% 46 46 31 88 113/4 88 13% 13% •45 22 12 12 87 13% 22% 22 12% *85 45% 45% 45% 22% 613A Jun 22 Oct (Aug 22 7% Jun 18 Feb 137% 28 Va 28 % 113% *30 y2 31 10% 2% 109 13% Mar 113 41% 141 X75 % 75 31 23% Jan Sep 49% 23 Union Pacific RR COi 105% 26% 28% 76 ■75 9% 31 16,% Jan 32% Jan 117% Jan Union Oil of California 104% 105 "41% *112 31 *75% 75 10% 2% 57% Sep 45 161 Dec 6 14 153/4 Mar 3 Jan 12 y8 Preferred $4.00 series^—No par "80 130 129% 104 ■ *137 28 Va 113% I I- |m 27%'". 1 41% 141 140 *112 30 23% 45% 22% 104 1 4 30%/:. 27% 28 ,27% 28 113% 1047/a 423/8 75 2% 13 Dec 4%, Jan 11%, Jun xll0% Apr 27 111% July: 11 6,900 22 5/s $ 22% 131 30 54 104 41% 30 23% *109 27% 104 75% 9% 1 15% & Paper— Carb Union El Co of Mo $5 pfd 114 113% , '22% 104% 31 30 75% *29% 9% 108% .30% 113% 130 *104% 104% 31 % <•, 115 22% *27% 129 Va 104 % 30% 98 Va 973/4 *112% 115 98% 98 *1123/4 104% 127 106 8 15%Mar 823/4 6,400 ,27% 58% Sep Sep 98 ' - 103/4 Feb 98% ♦104% 53% July 24 10 Va Aug 20 . Dec Dec Apr Jan 98% r 7 9% 98% 27% 27 7 94 76 98% *103%, 106 42 42% 13% Sep Nov 122 Oct 51% Union Bag Union Carbide & f 9 3/8 Mar 27 JUty 93A Jan 81% 6 6.300 31% Apr Jan I; 92 Apr 4 7 1.300 20 VA 104% 5% 16 16 / Sep Sep 67% 20 127 28 Jan 100 Va Sep 66% 20%; 31 12 / Feb 6 24% July '58: 24 66%, x203/a 104 Feb 24 X6S% 203/4 98% 124 50 Va 14 »/4 Jan 67% 20 % : Jan 24 78% Jan 67% 20% <3i% 12% 59% Jan 583A Jan 67% 19% 104 21-3/4 Jan/10 No par No par 67 125 Dec 143/4 Mar 31 ■ No par —No par Underwood Corp 98 % •.31% Nov 35 U . 67% *112% 115 16% Jan 14% Jan 20 Va 22% Dec Feb 17% 1 — 19% ,, 29% v,83A x935/a July 19 — Twin. Coach Co 67% 104 ' 80 18,100 203/4 20 ya 14% Feb 20 100 —1 —100 : Dec 37 y4 July 20 V2 Jun 139 No par preferred—No par $4.50 prior pfdi— NoPer Twin City Rapid Transit No par 2nd preferred 100 300 118 118 Corp preferred Jan 6% Apr 54% Jun' 22 3 $1,50 300 1X0% t 50~% Feb 30 8% Apr 20th Cen Fox Film Corp 5.300 105 Va 105 4% % 13.300 29% 36% 20% 20% 20% 300 120 *118 121% 20% Tubize Rayon 1.900 11% *10% 11 11 *121% 122% 21 Va 11 .28 105 107 *105 105% 105% 28 37 36% 37 36 36 106 *105 13% *12 3/4 293/4 29% 293/4 130 1,800 Sep 4% 22 125 • 50,000 Wa¬ *102 28% 105 105 1,400 109 V* rn Va 13% 13 % 28 105 *103 2,900 44% 32'A 93/« Feb -14 45'A Sep. 13 J? 26% Jun; 25 £ ^ 443/4 Mar 29 • Bearing.—No par Transamerlca Corp — 2 Transcont'l <fc West Air.Inc—-—5 Transue 6t Williams St'l——No par /Tri-Contlnental Coip——1 $6 preferredS ;—No par Truax-Traer Corp —No par 5,000 Oct 123/4 July 13 3/4 Jan Timken Roller 4.800 23% 7% i 7®/a 62 13% 49 •48 *23% 108% 29% 283/4 1063/4 7% 108% 1093/4 13% 13 Va 106% 107 20% 7% *108% 400 6.500 18 17% *101% 49% 7% 36 • 22% 22% 7% 7% 1083/4 1087/a 23 ;. 122% 125 . 6% 18 6'/a 20% 22% : . 5.500 48% 6% 48% 17% 29 v *112% 115 *112% 113% g 63/4 48 Mi 48%, lBVa Aug 21 Jun 83/4 - ; 19 Feb 55 8% Jan Dec 30% Jan — 69 20% 98 % ; 2.600 6% 109% July.13. Jan 4'A 8 ^10% Mar -f 34^8 Jan 22 57% 1073/4 17% 2 Tlmicen .Detroit/ Axle—^10 56 *107 300 7 7 570 230 Co Jun 21 3.900 8,600 58 49% 10% Sep 15%. Jun.. 25, July,17 xl06% Aug 30 ,4Va Jan 2 Therroold 3,200 56 ya . Jan 33% ■v,5% May 10% Jun —1 $2%.;div conv preferred —50 Third Avenue Transit COfp.-No<par /Thompson (J R) .* 25 Thompson Products —No .par 4% prpferred -10O Thompson-Starrett Co---—-No par $3.50 cum preferred N( par Tide Water Associated Oil —10 $3.75. preferred -— No par 12% 103/4 *14% .15% 108 *107 preferred 6-%: preferred' -i 33% ' 6% Jan / 2 . Dec 27% Jan 6 16 363/a Jan ——■—-100 -—, 100/ -1% "/-•,' 133/a , 6% 29% 20 % *67% ! 13% 15% 56 108 : 102 57 3/4 10% *10% 15% £15% 565/a 56 108 55% *107 13% 573/4 573/4 10% 103/4 *14% 59 *98 Va 102 *98% 133/a 13 S/8 13% *57% >' ■ ' 102 ♦98% 102 *98 >A 480 11% 140 *139 140 *135 56% *10% 11% *10% 140 56% 56% ♦56 •;11% *10% ♦135 140 1.400 19%: 173/4 *104 122 122 56% 57 11%. 10 % 1,800* ,41 , *48% 13 : 11% ♦11% *19 0% 7% ; 36 40 19% 49% 17% 13% 29% 36% 110 •105 41% 19% *135 *108% 109 .,107 41% 6% 23 13% 29% 41 ,19 Va 56% 41 17% 49% . : 29% 29% 6,300 <19% 25 .—1 No par -10 Texas Pacific Land Trust— —1 "Texas & Pacific By Co— 100 Thatcher Mfg Co. No par $3.60 '.cony- preferred—,—No par 'The Fair; —No par Sulphur Texas.Pacific Coal ds Oil r< 33 26% Apr 10 11% Sep / 2 ir ;05%:Juiy 26 48% Jan 2 Texas Gulf Highest I per share 27% Jan 9 37% Sep 11% Jan Gulf Producing.- Texas 4,600 16 6% 59% 109 •13 21% 15% ♦48% 44 7% 7V» *108% 20% 163/a 17%. 101; 13% 23 21% 16 48%- 6% 49 . 21 16% 48% ; .101 43% 13% 21% 153/4 17% 7 49% 60% 49 21'/a 16 56% * 11% 108 *107 18 *22% *104 15% 108 60 21% 15% 13% 58% 11% 15% 56% *10% *10% *14% 43% 45% 21 140 13% 101 44% 56 VA 58% 0% 45% 19% 13% 17% 443/4 40% 58% ♦48% 44% 19% 13 % 55% 44% 40 58% *107y8 45 pfd-100 Texas Co .(The>_— 8.200 6,500 44% *98% 102 102 ';290/ IV2 1% 7% /Tennessee Corp-— Tennessee Gas & Trans;5% 3,000 143/4 108 »/4 53% u54% 54 53% IV2 7% 7% •.14% 307% .14%. 108% - per thare 7 7% Jan 13 73A Jan ——® ———8 Talcott Inc (James) Lowest k 38% May > Apr ' 6 7% Jan 2 1 Telautograph Corp 34% Feb 29 No par Symington Gould Corp 4.700 19%. *135 .140 *138 7% 40 *10% 11% 54 53% 54 7% 56 19% 55% *10% 108% 108% "1533/4 19% 40 > 39% '39% ; 108 V* 54 7% 44% 44% 21 21% 15% 15% *108 44 21 v 10% 8% 14% 10% 30% Apr 6 31 % Mar 21 LtdJ Syivanla Elec Prod's »Inc < . 29 ' - f per thare 9 per thare r 36 li 34% ' 10% 36% : 33% shares ehare Since Jan nary 1 Hi|bnt % Lowest Fer 34% 34% 34% 37% 34% 33% 34% $ per 9 per trutre tfmr§ w per Ran re STOCK EXCHANGE the Week Sep. 14 S^p. 13 NEW YORK tale* fer Friday Thursday Sep. 12 Sep.11 Sep. 10 Sep. 8 STOCKS LOW JLlfD mew IALI MUCKS Wednesday Tvesiay Jtimtar fitvrisy Monday, September 17, 1945 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE 1298 Aug 120 Aug 38% Feb 63 Nov Jan *45 Dec 113% Jun 45'A Jan 25 51% Sep 14 37 36% Jan 16 42 July 10 33 Apr 12 102 Jan 125 Oct ,147% Mar 26 149 Feb 155 July 120 Mar 2 145 Mar 5 163 Jun 38'A Nov [Volume 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4421 NEW YORK STOCK LOW AND HIGH MALE PRICES v Satnrdev 9 per if/v/ Tuesday Sep. 11 1 ~ Sep.10 Sep. 8 « share per «Aor« Sep.12 V per share 66% 15% 15% 15% 15% *15% 34% ; f; -*108 /!:>. '71% 34% 34% 34% 34% 34% 34% iff: ;'!> 9 per share y 9 per shore - *66% *66 <">• V 109 71% 71% 72 • 19% *19%: 71 *109 66% *66% 16 16 34% 34% HI ;; *109 . 72 ' - 12%. 12% ' Zif 12% 12% . 13 12% 7-2 19% 19% 16 y4 13 13% ' 13% 12% 1% . ,. 65 64% x64%- 67 P>" 2 1% 1% '66 12% : 13% 12%. 12% l%i :.fi Range for Preview STOCK Highest 9 per thara i per thare 71% . 19 J/4 *19 12% 12%" , „ 66% /66% Walker 1,900 Dlv redeem 20,800 l7/e 2 Ward 2,000 ,2 Baking Co ci A™ Class B p, 5,400 *65%;, 66% 900 - 40 . 28 23 - 10 j 31 p 31 ; #108 m 109 115% io %•-; *28 } 10% 39% 39%- 17%c*. 18 39%-v 39% 19 18% 18%' 19 18 , ,p;pp ■28% p . 23% 10% 38%,..,.. 10%.... 33 y4 33 y2 867/s ' 38% ioy» 39 P 1% Jan - 87' - 109 ' 109 - V 30% no , 31% , 110 115% 116%' 116% 115%; "* 32% 32. 110 . 110 i *115 115% 107 :- 107 *113% i t.115%-116-'" .. *29%r 'H - - Wayne Pump Col— Webster Tobacco 5', - (Wesson OirA Siiowdrift^_„lVo par ; M conv preferred ' —No par West indies Sugar Corp—— —1—1 108% 108% 108% 109 119% 114:, 114% ii4% ..; *ii4-% 110% 30% 30% 36% 110 :P: 110 X30% a West Penn :EleCtric class A—NO par 7 % preferred— — 100 5 170 : • 460 v no y» no 25% 24% 25% 24 47.% •47% '47% 47 y4 47% 9 P9% 9y4 »% 9% -9% 25* ;25% .46% *110 , no - 47, yet 9% 9 . . .46% 25% i I. *46 55% >: /-> 48 9 J ; 25% p. ' *46% : 46%,. 9% . , 46% 87..' 87.. 86% 8.7; »C ? 47% 29% 47%, 49 *28%* 34%/. 35 35% : 43'.; *28% 36 35% • j( *70%:-- 73% i> *103%. 104%-, > . d : h: 23 [1 n , 58 &.i 58 i V- "r.-x 80 .35 36% 34% 34% - 108 i - - • --35^ - 35 108 %-108 108 165% j 40% '40% 96% 98% *25% ; 25% .*97% % yf'-}p Sji" 41 ;• 98 V4- i; i '., ■' 41% *97% ; 25% *"• »*■ -Si* ... ' ». 25% -v, - 16% .- 99% /" 99% P .* 18% P : 57 y* - v, . P P 23 w P8%f' 106' 30; ;P .'I 31 Jan 31 ; ; V 91% *91% - 57 d- 91% 57 91% 93 ' 91% . .- f .7 82% *56' 80 $ 80 V' 19% 80 - 80 17% 18 •: 18% 19% 42 < 1.000 2oo 100 82 8oy2 / 80% P 19 19 18% *18 Ve 18% 42% *41% 18% 18% 42% 18% 43% 18% 24% 42% ' l9J/a 42 19% 19% *24%* 25 i9ya 18% 19% 44% 18% 25 24% 53% 25'/» 25" 25% 26 27 26% 105% 105% 9.900; i' P > 81% : ; fp' ii 57 ' 93 19% 80% 80 P 80% 83 1,500 pVuP.- I 1.000 r\j 93 K'p 83 100 i • *90 83 83 <- 3,800 30.800 30% . *90 V*. 92% 83 82% - n,. 91 •91 *90 6% " /Rug lily.. 10% Jan" —No Par 14 P 18% Feb ' Jan f 1 if;- 50 43 July 13 r 28 26 6 27%'July i8 65 ■ii 35 31% Aug ;,7 / 37% May 12 30% July 2& s' 27% Feb 108 ' 3 ^ • ' f/ 37%" May 17 50% May 17 37 Sep (12 35 < Sep 14 i> 87% Jan 43 ; 9 Jun 26 * •" : 18 v 290 ... : 1 /p preferred——_No por $4 conv , Prior. > , preferred——^——20 26% Jan 22 8%-Jan :•*>' 3 30 . :—No par , $d preferred—^— '——NO par p —10 ; Wisconsin El Pow Co 6% pfd—100 ; C01 Woodward iron Co 35 y2 Sep 13 16% July 13 > v 23 Jr /T»«l> No I Wyandotte Worsted Co 10% Jan 34% 128 15 2 Jan , 32 . *ew 77 '* lug-®c 104% ;"l: 32% Dee . 3 16% Sep 10 92'A 22 Jun, 26 1 59% Apr 17 , 94 July 17 99%.Feb 27 r 31%. Dee ; > $iy 20% ";.w; 99 y4 Nee .» .'//": 14% Jidjr^' 18^1 Sep, Apr 36% Jan 49 '41% NW 82% N6v 47% Jan Jan 84 69% Jun .. 58 13 28 ESr July Nov * 91% Dee Apr ; 74% Nof Dec 14 w ? ■ i d *41% : 54% 54% 54% 55% 105% 26% 105% 27 V* 105% 267/8 105% , 27% 27 106 45 55% 106 > 27%> - 44% 56% 55% 55% 26% • 56%, 106 / *106 27% 1.100 "Yale ft Towne Mfg. Co York Corp —38 1 32%, Jan 6,400 13 Ve Jan 13 19% Sep 5.400 Young Spring ft Wire No per Youngstown Sheet & Tube__No par 5%% preferred series A 100 19 y4 Jan 17 27 39j/8 Jan 22 105 y4 Jan 19 55% 55% 106 26% 27% 44% 19% 27 : / 15.300 220 107 27% 26% 7.900 — Sep Sep 36% 27% Mar 13 Julf 7 9% Apr 15% July 13 14% Jan Apr 20% July 42% July 96 Jan 106% Nov 13 Jan 20% Dee 44% July 33% 56% Sep 12 Mar 21 110 Mar 26 20 Youngstown Steel Door—n^No pof; 45 ,27% Sep 10 - i 39 10% 33% 38% 38% 38% 38% 38% 38 38 37% 107/a »38% 10% 11 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% and •Bid asked fin receivership, prices; no sales on this day. a Deferred delivery/ Transactions al the New York Slock Weekly and Yearly r, and MisceU Week Ended Sept. 14,1945 „ Saturday——— — — Thursday-^— Friday— 4.—— Bond Bond* $1,331,000 $65,000 3,523,000 216,000 1,125,700 5,101*000 4,122,000 i' 1504)00,: V 1,340.560 H ~ 1,168460 1,024,260 ■>•/... 5,563^000 274,000 » $1,242,000 $23,808,000 Week Ended Sept. 14 138,915 4 > 1945 /•././.•, . .-i. ' Sept. 14 - / '** ,1945 457,000 Tuesday :_a Wednesday— Thursday — — ?.— ~L~ J— 406,150 > Total- ^ 318,000 273,670 29,371,600 1,673,823,600 1,242.000 Foreigif—— Railroadftindustrial— 23,808,000 , r Domestic 79,360,500 $2,Q44,000 $25,164,800 — $30,674,600 $1,747,752,910 $1,999,483,000 (I ' ~ . r r-m gr- ■ ^ r"~r r: ■ $93,006^ 567,0(to! - 738,00(1^ 339,00C|: "Tv Jan. 1 to Sept. Sept. 14 1944 •• $2,542,00$?' $131,000 •;/ 1945 967,535 76,958,828 /•»■"» $2,422,000 165,000 131,000 66,000 $98,053,000 $128,800,500 25,993.000'. 7,622,000 902,000 992,00Q . ; *-••.»•> — 7-- $2,542,000 rr $2,653,000 $124,9.48,000 $137,414,5( -i..' * are the daily closing averages- of representative stocks and bonds the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. -Stocka- -Bonds A 10 />:•; 30 .Vi- w - Indua- Date-* * September „ 8— September 10—- September 11- September -12_i—_ September 13—— Septemberl4—„ trials 20 ^ RaU- 'l u » Utili- Total roadt Stock* 176.99 55.22 33.65 65.10 177.03 55.86 33.70 177.77 56.16 *-i4 33.74 v -178;98-^ 178.59 -- 177(74 56.41 57.17 33.81 ^ / 57.27 ' s... ? trial* Firal ^ 106.36 113.62 106:2fr». 1113.56 106.30 65.90 106.129- 108.07 113.49 113.46" 105.72 Commercial National Bank ft Morgan (J P) ft Co 108.10 105.77 108.14 105.69 Total 40 tie* 106.25 >11336 t 66.14 15 Chemical Bank ft Trust——10' 4 95.00 rr v 94.81 ' : Brooklyn Trust 10 Utill* 94.84 65.59 '/ 65.96 - Bond* 10 #RaiI* J, 113.67 Grace National Guaranty Trust Irving Trust —— ——10 —100 Kings County Trust Lawyers Trust-— 25 Manufactures Trust Co com—20 Bankers Trust Orpd* 106.31 Pulton Bank of the Manhattan Co.—10 Bank of New York—i 100 in /Second •*< Grade 65.32 33.86 33.78 10»u Indus* 65 > 94.75-/- : 108.1410§.68 " 105.73 95.11 z: 108.01 95716 ~'lp7.'88 105T70" —: -10 100 Central Hanover Bank ft Trust 20 Chase National Trust, Co s< . Below on 14:. 39444''' 49,287,2# Stock And Bond Averages listed Barik —— Continental Bar.k ; 436,00$ 1,000 46,000 369,00® r $367,000 3.67JOOO rr- /':///" ~ rotal\± $2,000 ^ 25,000 57"660 24,000"* $2,044,000 '- Tota Value) Foreign Corporate * 51,000: 1,827,445 Foreign governments Foreign corporate 1,915,406.100 .. Total—— ■I-; 258,000 Stocks—No. of shares *"W $73/000 106,000" 1945 .$4,716,400 ' r 336,000 Week Ended 189,047,060 $5^114,250 68,815,060 . $2,000 85,000 " 99,000 886,000 363,465 - 253,306,718 3,644,565 ' -.+ :*■ $114,800 // : Bonds U. S. Government. :/' ,1,827,445 ( / > 1944 1,230^)00 6,159,420 Bonds- ■>/. 1944 6% July ' »•' Government i $89,000 ■ Stocks—No. of shares—. > Bonds (Par Foreign»/ . 325,705 319,540 Friday $25,164,800 Jan. 1 to Stocks i—• Saturday.;—L 5,412,000 $114,800 y Ex-rlghto. x-Ex-dlvldends. Domestic 14,1945 • 6,159,420 3% Jan Monday^.——-—»— • ?-v Total 33% Jan 11 Shares) Week Ended Sept. 8,000 "s, 5,813,000 34,300 ,,' T 4,476,300 . r. or 36,500 ; /) 4,308,500 / ;. 15 (Number Sales 16,000 „ 242,000 4,168,000 . Feb 12% Jun 42 Daily, Weekly and Yearly f $4,000 d $1,400,000 16,000 3,755,000 f v 295,000 wdWhen distributed. .*"' ■//' Government 389,320 — Wednesday—i Specie! sales. r 1,111,420 Tuesday— • Total Bond* > rCaah tele. Corp. / Foreign Bonds Shares " Zonite Products 34% July 26 5% Jan 2 jVO:''fi0F;; Zenith Radio Corp— Transactions al the New York ICurfr Exchange Exchange Railroad Number ol 1,200 17,200 n New Stock. United States Stocks, , 37% 10% ' 20 ft Trust-—10 / Cord Exchange Bank ft Trust-20 Empire Trust ^ i.50' Fiduciary Trust First National Eank— .1001,820 51" 24% Mop 45 60% Ind—*-100 295 National City Bank— 12 % >43 25 .101 New York Trust—— Bank ft Trust—17% 46% 58% Public Nat'! 95" " Sterling National—Z 78 % Title' Guarantee tt' Trust—-12 ' 12 % United States Trust— 100 1^495 35%' 1,880 „ 44%, Oct--" 20% Jan / 125 .24, . J: i) 19% % / Jbiy 11% Pv 8 '""'Jan 123, », '7 9% Apr^- * ' 20% Jun 24 • Feb 6 80%. Sep 12 22 " 24- -I, Jan > 4% Jan Aug 28 93 ■ i '"*29% Feb " 48% Jun , 9 Jan 13 8 31 ;: nip*/" . "" l8>/4 Sep io 132 Va May 24 : Jan 24 69% Mar > /> Dee ' ; x64% Jan 6 uly^-*pee Jan / :"'*:v97/8.uiy 87% get 5 " / iU03%July,12; 30 Jan > Aug 29 10% Jun 80 P Jan p 5 ,75.. " a.' • • Pee * JFeb ( 20 ' -v 15 p 26%>Jun 25 2 ;V 97%. Jan 13%-Jan p79 pa* -T! 2,800 Mar 26 Jun 94 , 22% Jan 6 •40% Jan 24 V,., 38 p Jan 15 v/ 10 — Woo.lworth. (F Wl Co —rlQ Worthlngton Ps-U fDell--_No por Prior pfd 4%% series -100 Prior pfd 4%% Conv series—100 ..Wright Aeronautical No par 'Wml Jan Motors-—-—1.; P16% Wilson St Co Inc^ ^Wilson-Jones 83% Jan 15 ,-6% Mar 26 Wilcox Oil Co. Willys-Overland / 1.600 - i— White Sewing Mach Corp——r—1 : ; • U—^7* > 107% • 20% Feb 66% Jan > 98%Sep- 11 *■ ■ . 111 Jan ; 105 % >v '( 36 Vb 25% Jan r 26% Feb 15 • iPei&» 31% —• • July* 53% 31% Jiiir : fi?r\ 5 T 101% May 78 f Feb 19 ; 59% Feb 107% Jan 15 97% Jan •v 24 21% Jan / .A'O. V 110% Aprit-' 66% 7 tee** J Dec 29% Dec July 23 ; 113'/a Jan 17 31% Jan 24 6% J ilj 31% wee >• 41 "f" Feb""/ 22% Jan 21 " Apr' " . Sep/ 8 • )ec iey4 Jdy Jan"/ 7% ( Jun 27 50'/sr May 29 29%r May 25 . \ 37% >1 »ee 26% Apr 3% Jan .« 92 '■* 110 * Jun L 28 :: Jun ' { 118% 'Sap, 29% Dec % Aug 21 26V4. Jan 103 57% July 10 ,2 ; 64 >/4 Jan ,2 ; ■ ; 4% Jan 22 t 14% Jun 18 13%Feb,2 I 37%,Jon 18 . 113 85% Apr P 102% 96% Feb" 113% Apr -Apr 16 31% Jun 26 " ' 16% Jan 103 Feb 30 30% Jan 28 83 109% Sep 13 {113 13 85% Jaii * 77 118 10 32% Jan , No per — Jan 25% Jun.-*. * Sep 11 July 13 17% Mar 27 series A—L-—lj- 100; White Motor Ca_. ', 24.000 • X30y2 47% / 477/8 p 92 *90 82 : ' 47-%--4S% 57 >— 57% Jan 22% Jan 4 34 y« Jun 8 113% Sep . "> 100 *132y2 7 V 48 -v. — 5T% .* 57% , P. 31. -r 31 47 ' % 93.% • *132%- *132% 30% "47.% 46% 22% pec 31% Pee 2 28 • t ; * jio ■"18%^'/^4^P'18'%;f'i"N;;18%'P18%"Ppy 18 7 ,.18% *132% P_P 4,500 2,300 : , - 18' - 25 15y4Apr 'J, ^ 34%^^38^M%%'pV*33%:^34%'a./ P / 22% Apr" "23 ' "p:-8% V>8%>> 8% - "9^P'^-/'!8%"%'-9"CP/22% >•'23ya"*.wi' w22%^ 23%f ■ ■» 1 16 p 16% • 15% '16% p 15%>-16 P. 100% 100%"'. t *100% ioov2 .' 100% 'ioo%; f ' 100- /. 93^^.? - ;. *33 34% '8% 22% : 23% 16% .16% ' 19 Feb 87 22% Mar 21 . 35 P .14% . 88%:% '89% *33 ' P 8% .. , /Wheeling steel Corp. —No par :,. $5" conv prior pref-—l—No par t White Dental Mfg (The S 8)—20 97% ; 25% Ps 97%-. 25% •*'? •"'35^-1 P3»n>-Ji35%^V'siP:34%:I.35'pi 14% -// - -14% • ■ 14 --f.% 14 % "r *88 /* -90 - • ' *89%' 90 ^ >>88',;k 90 34% - i4%ra4% - Preferred .2 1—-No pard7/ 105 .Aug 23 64 "Jan 19 Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry 100 5% % copv preferred.—.——100 J 101% Aug 21 , "P f ^9% >40 :98. *25y4' "; 34 • . 34»/4 ,. 8% 57% . •103Va "104 Pp.: 41%I *25 % 33% Sep/ 39% Feb i Air Westvaco Chlorine Prod ' 76 liy2 Mar Jan, 101* -—_——100 4%%;pfd——loo :rf 84.50: preferred P $4:25 preferred - 1 *73% 28 24% Feb 2 J 110 -" . ?,v iosy*- Jan "11%* Apr" 22% Feb Aug 30 117 Westingbouse Electric Cprp 50 Pfeferred; —U—;J12%:yj: Weston Elec Instrument'——-12.50 : i ■ . ;Ps % S 45 Aug 24 Aug 8 8 , 37pp. : 35% l%*Feb> l 25 41 20 2 100% Jan .. , 35%X36>/4 P. -43%:, 43% - 43 %r • *165 % - . . 80 "... 80 > u: *18%' j 90..V *91% *91% 82 , ?' . ... 93% 82 105y4 * 36 y2 ' 73% .P.,.*29% " 30 47 P. 47% *90 H? 93% rj''i 108 y8 105% *132% P 47% •> *91 'V 18% Jun Jan 8 18 17 Jun-22 ' Western Union Teleg class A-No par ; »' Class B...—-No par t, ; Westingbouse Air BrakeT ..No par 30% p '34 V..; 34% - ' -, 18.'. 30%. 47%" io&y» 103 >/* 15% ." - „ , *29% P 34% i 26 46%;.,47 p;P 85% >,86% 48%P 49%'.! - , 109% Jan 26 „ Lines, Inc* _• i t Western Auto Supply Co-.——-10 / Western Maryland Ry-. 100 4% non-bum; 2nd preferred—100 4 Western Pacific RR Co com—No par; "Western "9% > Jun 2% Apr 70 Mar 26 6% rpreferred-ifc?—;^*^p;-^100'*'.-V'' 106 c 47% , 9% p; 30% 36% 37 *34% 73% 22% I.- *29%l \i ii P 104 % 15 : -•'• *132%:- f >43% 43% 35 34% : 25% P -34% - • *18" V' 18%./; ! 43%- 47% t 26-r 47%. 36% 105% 35% *88 23%" A 36% h 108% ' 8%t. 15%'- 16 P *70% 14% *99-%': 100 %•• i 43% 35% v, 34% , 34%- .w. 35 *103% 40% -p., V 39% 39%" *33,. - 300 > Feb ?y4 Jan * -West Va Pulp « Pap Co——Noypar 3.000 24% J preferred-: .... - 90 .:. ii - '/• 6% west Perm Power : 24 : i80 ,160 lloy*\ ' « 26% - *29% -.34'% 34% ■66%p:97PPi; *88 30 Vi *• • 86 +".~ 87 % " 49% -50 P- p. 50 p/Vi,. *106% ' : >83% *108% / 73% . - 46% 24 . 48 108% Not Nov 17% Jan -14 > 84% Apr 12 23% Mar 26 ' ? 103% *25J/4 35 ; 35 14%?-14% M : 25% 34%, 36% 43% 34%- *70% 25 i25 |j ! ( 34% 25% 108%. 103% ,JL 97 > • 36J/4 33% > 165%. 105 y8 39 % ; 97 86 y2 49% *29 30% v, 47%: fc: 47% w, 34 y4 43% 108% 10$%a08%:-: *105%"; 106% '( f*29 35% *34 / :.\) | | *39%l . 49 *25%" 25Vi'' . 87.% 48 - 34% 36 p" ,r 42% , 87 : , 35% 43 , ' 29% 34%-* ; *34%*; 35%. *33% 34% i, " 48 47% iU '25% .» { 115% *109: l 25% " 25% 108y* p;p".i3o%pjo^-;p; 31 :/ f 26%' *25% 108^ *114% - ii5y2 47i * 110% *109 » 30% 30%, .; 30 vi • *105 Deet-^ ■ " 8.500 ; •' Dec -jiec_ 10 24 15 ' 14% 31 y4 24 30% Jan ^3 9 May 10 r 200; V-. 24% Jan 1—1 Inc_. Jan 13% Sep %5- 68 Jan 10% 26V* Apr ; 20% Feb Mar 26 20 ' 4 9,?00 ^ *115% 116 - 109 %. 109%- 108 ■. 114 30 1} *109 : *46 ehdjre " 2.700 - 32% - p *108-112 Waukesha Motor Co_ 2,400 10y4 - '32% • 112 *116 - • 114; *107 114 *24" I per 40 21 . 29% Apr>, 9 14% Aug 21 * ^Warren" Petroleum Corpi____i__»._5 p, /Washington Gas Lt Co-i No par , 2.200 > 32, ; p 87 ; P *86 • 32% 32 . v 116 > 13 ' Jun 35 2 57% Jan ' . f Highest./ 9 per enare May 8 110% Apr 6 72 Apr 27 Aug 21 9% Jan i*2 No par ■4 Warner; Bros Pictures— -___3 t Warren, Pdy & Pipe 1—No; por 1.300 ^ . . 31% 32 *66% . 1,000 3,200 39% ,\V " 88 28 >: f <'10 16% X32 . 28 21,500 :.v 19 Vt p; ' '23%-23% 23% 38% , ■W --28%' 23% 86% 10% 33% --18y4= , *28 23% 38% 38 y* 33 39%.. 18'% 23% *86% ; •86%;, 87., ; 31% 31%,;- • • 28 38 \ 38% IS:. 18 17% *39 i 18% 28 32%/ 33 32%il; 32%" 17%': 40 23% Mv" 28 23%. 38% *86 ip: 87 || ' ; 18% 27% ' . 38% ,38%, 9% 10% • . *39"'. 19, 23 v 23 17% 40 .17.%:. * .p. 19>v,> f '27% is 39" 18%' 17% V 19 V.;;' \ > •' Year 1944 "Lowest 16% Mar 10 19% Apr 16 8% Jan* 2 par No par —t-—,—-50 $7- preferred. > 77 v 61% Mar 27 No par No i 24 105 G & W——No par preferred J 2 10 30 '/a Jan .-100 Walwortn Co Jan 13% Jan 66 100 So par No par (Hiram) 200 13% 12% ' 1% 66% 65% 20 preferred Waldorf-System /Walgreen CoP 4 % preferred 19 y4 . 12% 12% P 12% - 2 1% 2 65- - , ,71% 4 •13- 13%- 2,100 111 /; 71% 72 • ,700 i - 34% *109" Wabash RR 4%% 300 • ■ 17% '39 p- ; Lowest Par ' ' Range Since January 1 EXCHANGE Share* p 16 *34% 111 13 y«- 67 16 34% 19% ? " ' 67 67 16 72 *19 ' 19% . in *109 109 1081% '19 67% : i NEW YORK the Week w 67% 15%:; ■ . STOCKS Sale* for Friday Sep. 14 r,. Sep. 13 "J v; RECORD ■ : 15% ■ y V per snare 67% r Thursday Wednesday *65% >*■ t;..i'P 1299 * _ ^ .V—'-XX:vf» XiX>:v •• '•! " ,1 w • •' •'*; * •!• *.*%>•£. *.• *XV V.'}*.* v< •&{/*'{ T: WEEKLY - X.V '"ti'r' ' V 1 * m > ' " ■;■ ,M ' ' , ' > p' « Stock Exchange Bond Record «» New York FRIDAY Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 1300 YEARLY - Of k «. "Interest Period" Indicate In the column headed The italic letters In .« astL&s each case the month when tt»# *ond# mature- Last Interest Exchange s. u. 3%s Treajtury 3 Via Treasury 3 Vis Treasury 3s 3s Treasury 2%s_~. Treasury 2%s Treasury . Treasury Treasury 2Vis Treasury 2Vis 2Vis 2Vis 2%s 2Vis 2Vis 2Vis 2 lis ?%s 2 lis Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury —• ... - ; Treasury 2Vis 2Vi8 2 Vis 2 Vis 2 Vis 2 Vis— 2s^...... 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Treasury 2s Treasury l%s Treasury * • June 15 1941 ,.1950 lVi» Treasury 3Vis Series No. 103.27 3 Vis Series No. 16.. 102.4 103.20 3 Vis Series No. 17.—.-—— 108.25 3Vis Series No. 101.28 103.19 3Vis Series No. 110.24 111.4 111.27 3Vis Series No. 20 112.17 114 3 Via Series No. 21 ell3 elOO 103.19 100.6 101.17 3 Vis Series No. 22 105.14 106.11 3 Vis Series No. 23 108.27 110.15 3Vis Series No. 24 m-s *112.22 112.24 112.10 113.7 3Vis Series No. 25 j-d *113.7 113.9 112.21 113.27 3 Vis Series No. 26 114.19 3 Vis Series No. 27—— 3 Vis Series No. 28— 3 Vis Series No. Series No. Brisbane (City) 113.2 113.3 60 100.18 i, *106.29 106.31 •105.22 105.24 105.19 105.21 Sinking fund gold 5s— .1958 F-A 107.7 107.1 107.1 Sinking .1950 107.25 *102^24 102.26 100.23 103.4 *101.28 __ — 101.30 100.18 102.17 A 6s 101.18 32 100.17 102.9 External 101.14 4 ' j-d m-8 101.7 j-d : 100.10 100.18 .1961 t 4Ve-4%s 100.30 105.17 107.26 .1975 .1960 .1961 j-j .1967 j-j .1968 M-N 3 Vis s 100.15 100.15 100.15 101.12 3s Jan 15 1953 j-j 102.26 102.26 102.26 103.28 3s —Jan 15 1958 j-j *102.3 102.5 102.9 102.9 .1954 j-j *103.24 103.26 104.24 104.24 .1842 102.17 102.20 1942 M-N 19% 19% *102.17 102.19 A-0 20 102.20 .1960 A-O 19% 19% *102.18 102.20 102.21 103.2 *102.24 102.26 102.10 103 M-S __ 1 j-d ' — M-S __ M-S ■ M-S * *102.28 j-d *105.31 — j-d 101.5 * A 103.3 6s a 6s 101.9 101.23 100.26 36 101.10 J-D 116 116 112% 90 117 % F-A W F-A —Jan 1961 .1962 fund~6sl—7 1948 A-O 6%s__7 1968 j-j 1945 71% 1957 j -j •82 90 79 •mmm 36% 3 35 38 36% 2 35 38 ''' i 8 t 7s series C 1945' j-j 36% 36% 1 34 s f 7s series D 1945 J-J 36'A 36 36% 5 34 37% 37% 1957 a-0 30% 30% 30% 1 30 33 AExternal sec s f 7s 2d series—1957 a-0 30 33% f 7s 3rd serles__1957 a-0 30 33% AExternal sec s series 1st (City) external 5s 1958 (National Government)— external 4Vis 1948 AAntwerp *30 r33 Vi 30% 1961 6s 1961 r33% r33% J-D 96 1 96 86 Va 2 1962 M-N 1960 1960 8 1 ;•••■. 8 f conv loan .4Vis 8 f extl conv loan 4s Feb 8 f extl conv loan 4s Apr Australia (Commonw'lth) External /' 5s of 1927. 1971 1972 1972 5s of '25.1959 1957 102% 102% M-N 100% F- A 96 28 95% 24 14 99% 102% 102 % 3 s f 6s 1959 s f 7s 1959 J-D (ABrazll (U 8 of) external 8s 1941 Vi Stamped pursuant to Plan A *,'■■■ (Int reduced to 3.5%) ..1978 99% 100% 1951 -o-: •> J-D A-0 — 109 .- (Int reducea to 3.375% >..^.1979 {AExternal ; " s f b%s of 1927 XStamped pursuant X,. (Int reducea to ,A7s (Central Ry) stamped pursuant X, (Int reduced to "%% ■— 67% • J-D 1978 Series No. 8erl»s No. No. 3- Xv3%s Series 60 3%s - Series 3 102% 105% 59% .73% 2 ...57% v 71 1 52 - i. 73% 54 69% __ 52 66 15 52 68 1 No. .. 1} ■ No. 62% . *62Ve 9..JL.. 10 No. Series No. 52 68 52 1947 14 JF.T footnotes see page 1304. F-A j-d ' 46% , 68% 60 — 53 X 75% 64 3 M-N 82 84" 32 j-d 1945 j-d ser A.1951 A-O 1952 A-0 (Rep of) 8s 23 . 14 ^ -r- 101 F-A A-O X 95% -1940 5Vis series -1969 series X • 20 X, . 115Va 74 96 115 81% 15 80 99 Vi 92% 22 77 95% *101% Xi — 100% 101'A 100% II :: 101 Yz *101% 102% .v M-S X 100/ 102 j-d *101% 102% unstamped part part paid paid A 4% s .1964 s f 5s Irrigation— to M t| ' 60 *i08y8 -44% •"-i— 75 75% 1 52 X 76 60 2 52% 68% 60 , •' X; 60 X J 75% 52% 1 60% ; 13 • x- X" -i960 . /- *89 A-O M-N -1954 J-f 95 -1943 M-N 24 9 90Va- > 301/4 30'A 39 18 99% *201/4 J-D 20 . *101% A-O 95 , - — • ■ 15% - 14% : 1942, agree 82% *60 — . 60i/e .W1# 60% :A/;-x 51% 66 12 51% 68 XX XXX X . . 90 Vi - 12% 30 34Vi 95 94 14% 12% 12%: 101/4 11% - 27 301/4 *121/4 *10% -14%---, For financial Institutions FOREIGN . SECURITIES r*-ABL MARES & P.O. Ma ( FOBEIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 50 Broad St. New York 4. - 51% ,66% - 23% 100% 102 -:- - 21 i> ' 25 100 96 . 100%..".- - ■ 5. 16 98 99% -1954 assented Nov. 17% A-0 I 5 60 106% 108 „ 171/8 20 ..1958 (State. Mtge Bk) 7s_ —1957 stamped *50'A . ; (Colombia) eyas (Prov) 4s readjusted - mdmm " ' FIRM TRADING MARKETS ; 101 Vi 101% — — *101% A-0 j-j (Republic of) , XT; X 99 99% *101% ~ A-0 1949 160'/a 72 „ M-S"' .1949 154 v 92 — A-O 115 . 98 Vi 99 M-8: A-0 112% 110 1 " 1955 110 105% J. *98% 111 95% . , ..,413A • 108 — 101 89% 70. ^ *160 — 50 50 31% *112% 114 „ ' '' 110% 110% • j-j 1942 __ *99% F-A 1962 fund 42 32 *110 j-j 58% '49% X: 12 M-8 1953 % 51% *75% •.. 1 87% 41% 72 — 75% 60 46% 87% — 41% ' 77% X 77% 48% XX *» >- M-N 1949 sink ■ - 1949 5 Vis 69 85 ■ -1951 1977 Wks 5 x 68% •'>- 67%XiXX 52 64 *75% ' ... 11 -3%s Series No. 13 3Vis 2 11 64 __ 12 . 62% 62% *75% — 39% 6 i 62 . -Xi%s Series 63% 72 62 »/4 ■— ■ J-/4S Series j3%s {series wo. No. ' *-<• 3%s Series No. *42 X *42 debt ! __ — 8 Series A-0 M-N 1953 :h- - /•r ■ 1 . 7_. Series 77% 53% 77 . -1952 68% 52 62% — . 26 "7 39% 76 18 66 59% ' A-0 No. 3%s 77% 52% 39 Ve 18% 18% 16'/a 18 71% 52 70 62% *62% 3%s .." *16 v.«* • 62% 18% 17% 66 57% - J-D* 18% 17% ft • 4 19 18% 181/s 17% ~6 77% 4'/2s A Assented •t •• 18% 1 17% "7 18% 53Va loan Mexican ' 18 Va A-0 external Mendoza 1- 18 4 18% . 1946 AMedellln ;x|x X 17 >A tm*. 17% 18% 1947 5s A Jugoslavia 69% • 66 *69 ;!-■ -ri' 62 No. (City) Irish Free State extl si 'V 18% — j-j (Republic) s f 6s series A- ..1952 Helsingfors (City) ext 6Visi_„. —I960 . 19% 18 1981 -1967 A 6s ■. .. 18% j-d Haiti \ "2 19% 19% ' i, 1970 bonds— '"■f 109% * 18% 18% -- —1 Jan f $ s 1'X, x-x 104%: ^x 100% 60 'v" No. Series 19 • 18% *18 A-0 .1969 a 7s t 67% - imm,' 1 8eries . r 67% • No. 3%s 18 i6 5' Greek Government— X" • 105 Vi 53 f 67% ► 1979 4M'^' 17%' * — - 2 X-3%s Series / # r ' - Eternal $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— s . r A-0 .1952 to Plan A 3.5%) 3-Vis . ..... 69% funding bonds of -1931 I ■ 1 63% ■1 A-O (Int reduced to 3.375% ) ' 109 69% V'X A-0 to Plan A . 3.375% ).._.1979 Stamped pursuant to Plan A rf. 1957 19% 1901 French Republic 7s stamped-a ■fc: ■ 99 100% Stamped pursuant to Plan A .XX/X fK'. ■ - : 95% 103 " *102% „ :: 1 J-D 'AExternal s I to Vis of 1926 19% 17%. 1981 Oct 7s— 7s 107% 100 42 104% 104% J-J External 100% • 99% 90% 1051/2 M-S External ii 18%. 19%; '■■is 37 193/e •: *18 of)— Rica (Rep of) 7s (Republic of) 5s of 1914 AEstonla 101% 00 95 - : M-N 95 105 . 105% MS 100% 103 3 34 100% 95 ••• r x 1958 100- ,96 A-O j-j 1949 External g 4Vis of 1928 Belgium external 6 lis 17% * M-N ; 19% 19% 19% MS Mtge Bank 6V,s 1st 17% MS 777 1927- 5 Vis 2d 20 6 M-N 1962 (Hukuang Ry) s* of 51/26 19% I8V2' ^ *19% 19% A-0 6s7Z777 1928 .105% Argentine ■ A-0 Customs Admin 5Vis 2d series-. -1961 jf ?i 18% j-d 1981 (Republic of series 22I/8 17% 19% ' Chilean Cons Munlc 7s A 7s. assented—— ?A2d 19 Vi 18%: — 23 . ' lADominican Rep Cust Ad 5l/28_. -1942 5 A 1st series 5Vis of 1926 -1940 i ■ 17% 19% j-d External gold 4Vis I 20 18 19% j-d IA Denmark 20-year extl 6s External gold 5'/aS 82 . 36'A 36 361/4 — 19% 18 V2 X 19% 19% j-d ASlnking fund 8s series B ' it.. M-S 1945 62% l 68% 20 17% 1 19% 19% M-N 1961 - ACzechoslovakia 71% 70 26 22 19% .V 36 18 Vi M-N .1957 25-vear gold 4%s 61 68% .1963 .1963 assented A Public *62 *— "" ' A-0 A 6s assented—. external 69 > A-0 .1962 Sinking fund 5Vas f-A 105»/2 19% MS __ Guaranteed sink fund Cuba 103 »/2 MS Sep 1961 Sep 1961 ACosta 1-1693 105% 4 ' Mortgage Bank Copenhagen Teletype 103% X *19% j-j Ae'/as assented ASlnking fund 6Vis__ A6Vis assented i.; Chinese — j-j 1961 assented A6s NY 102% 3 *45 19 Vi sinking fund 6s__ A 6s Broadway, New York 106% 101% 19% 1961 —Jan AExternal sinking a 6s assented 3s 1061/4 102% 18% 1961 A6s assented 122 3 102% : — „~Feb f 6s. s ^ AExternal sinking fund 6s 101.5 • Feb assented AExtl 103.6 6sl assented ARy external 100.13 101.18 101.4 I t 7s s AExternal sinking fund a 6s assented AExtl sinking fund 6s 106.1 *101.16 External ^7s assented A 6s 102.26 102.26 j-d 102.27 103% 104 *104V8 104% *101% 102 -r— ' (City) 8s (Rep) 10o".17 10375 e102.26 el02.26 102.27 j-d AChile 103.4 ./■-XX j-d 100.25 102.30 *103.2 j-d f 7s series B t 7s 108% 20 *102.18 10~1~29 10374 1960 106 Va ' 3s ACarlsbad A External AExternal s 5 . M-N *102.15 111% 103% 1041/4 104 76 109 y4 103% 103% AExternal • ; 107% 107'A j-j 3s 961/2 12 HOVi 111 . . 63 1948 (Colombia)— 1947 4s 95 83 15 Municipal (Dept) coll 7s A 80% 6 77 Jap Members New York Stock Exchange (King of Norway) 6 93% 2%s External AExternal 94 *68 104.9 4'/2s AAntloquia 94% 93% 93 % X:' 94 y8 94 A-0 95 80% 100.27 — 103% • 8oya 104.10 j-d 101 Va 102% 5 89% 90 103.28 Wertheim & Co. Akershus 97 y2 95 y2 ~9 88% SO Z 108 ASlnking fund;7s of 1926— ASlnking fund 7s of 1927 fund 6s 89% *104.8 j-d ; 1 95 *103.26 M-S . 68 : *95 j-d ; x-i :■ , 100 Vk *107.30 102.26 66 51% 67 60 VA M-S j-d 68 - '.?■' : j-d : 8 iw. - 100% 100%101" 101 * Jr' A-0 .1978 f 4%-4Vis s AColoir.bla sink 68 j-d Foreign Securities AGtd 65% 51% *60 j-j 25-year 30-year 30-year A A 52 *iooya 103 M-N .1984 Colombia Govt. ,+ M-S external 8ft bonds Canada iDom of) 30-yr 4s A Foreign 64 Vi 60% F-A A 6s Agricultural Mtge Bank AGtd sink fund 6s "67 64% M-S .1970 » 120 • .1977 s AGuaranteed sink fund Telephone 51% (Province of)— stamped— 3% 107.8 106.22 *106.20 68 67 *60 M-S .1957 6s External 102.3 100.20 101.24 104.12 gold Refunding s f 414-4 J/2s_ External readj 4%-4%s 102.2 14 100.22 *104.10 ' j-d 3 el01.4 100.21 100.22 Buenos Aires 102.7 3 101.7 el01.4 m-8 100.15 51 Va 60% f 5s s fund 101.14 v j-d m-s 107.15 106.16 J-D 51% 51% 60 ■ j-d j-d 67 y2 4 • M-S *107.5 • 66 y2 21 1 v - M-S — : 52 A-M. XXXxXv ■Vi^-XX i, 60 - 106.5 M-S 66 60 Vi *60 - 104.30 107.23 66 5 60% X *60 X *106.3 107.1 68 51% Vz 60 *60 r' '!X X *104.28 .. 51% .51% 60 60 67 20 > ' j-d M-S 67% 5fr // i 5 60 30 *113.1 *100.16 - 67% 16 61 60'A 29— 3Vis ' j-d j-d 51% 1 . 60 :"i . . 108.30 __ A REctor 2-2300 60 X ■ High 60'A *60 104.26 j-d h 60 1977777771777; Low 64% 60 __ January 1 61 % *59 v Ranre Since Sold No. " 60 Va 60 *60/ — *108.28 • A Chile —.—1980 Corporate Stock— 60 15— *104.24 m-8 City New York transit Unification Issue— 3% 109.24 102.8 elOO elOO ms Mar 1948-1950 — 2s Treasury 108.14 101.22 el13 ell3 m-8 1948 1949-1953 1950-1952 1952-1954 1956-1958 1962-1967 ! 1.63-1988 June 1964-1969 Dec. 1964-1969 1965-1970 —-.1966-1971 June 1967-1972 Sept 1967-1972 -—1951-1953 1952-1955 1954-1956 1956-1959 Treasury 2%s XV- M-S — Treasury 107.13 101.31 *110.22 j-d Bonds '51% Low High (Continued) bonds % *101.26 •/ j-d 1948-1951 2%s—————1951-1954 2%»„. „ .. ,.,1956-1959 23/«s 1958-1963 2%s 1960-1965 2Vis 1945 Treasury External • Bid A Asked " '-'■V *108.23 j-d Treasury 2%s Treasury Treasury (Continued) *101.20 *107.11 m-8 «, : Brazil High *101.29 A'O ..-.-1947-1951 1946-1958 1946-1949 1949-1952 1S46-1948 1951-1955 1955-1960 1945-1947 Treasury Low Week's Range or Friday's Last Sale Price Period January I No. Low High G«rerinfil Treasury dyet,., Sold Interest New York Stock Exchange Range Since Bonds Bid A Asked Sale Price Period Friday BONDS; Week's Range or Friday's Friday BONOS New York stock : ENDING SEPTEMBER 14 RANGE FOB WEEK Telephone HAnover 2-0050 N. Y.! Teletype N. Y. 1-971 .. Volume Number 4421 162 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1301 YORK BOND RECORD NEW " range BONDS New York Stock --v."-1 Friday Interest Exchange ;;;£ Week's Range Last or Sale Price Period ' ' - . , Mexico—(Continued)— ; . A Mexico (USj extl Bonds Friday's 1943' AAssenting 5s of 1899. ! , •££' AAssented A Assenting if to 1942, 1942, agree" AAssented ■ to Nov. 3, j-j Gerties A Sec j-j 1951 M-S reduced ASec;external V; to V (Int . AOs New {• reduced Montevideo series South Wales External ■ 4s ' sink 1M-S 2008 I f s fund J-D 100 «/2 a-o >M-S 100 vu - 4y«s__ 1963 A-O 108 Va extl loan i 5s___ s f-A 1970- • 100 7s__: 2 ' BONDS Atchison ; 103% ; 98% 2 '98% 88 V ' 44 Va gold 4s of 1909—.——1955 reduced £ APeru'tRep of) to external 7s . ANat loan extl s f 6s , v ANat Loan extl SAPoland 2008 2.125%) (Rep _1959 Conv 4s of 1905 1955 1st 1st mortgage Atlantic Coast Air ser 1960 j-d ser 1961 of) A Stabilization gold loan cons 4s 4%s ' / A-O gold 8s_.. ._1950 • t to A (Int reduced, to 2.375% )— ■ A (Int reduced to * APragUe • 7 25%v ■.A' 2 •* .44 y* I 39 50% : ft . " " ";4§% 43 Ohio A Rio de (State) extl 6s Janeiro (City 49% 1 1946) 8s_ .37%' • m-N ""*84% ; • 71% 42 to Deo f Stamped ; i. ■ C ser 1946) 1 pursuant A 8s t * (Int Stamped 83 47% 42 y8 1 41 42% 42% 37 46 ■■ A-O * 41 50% 50 Va ■ 1968 Plan 35% -- l:' 50% J-D - * *_ ' . 45% 6 41% 45 "41 % 40 ..r~ 41% 36% Plan to 2.25% )—_2004 loan 1967 reduced to : '. 39 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int ■ A 6 Vis reduced secured extl f_„ s 79 % J-D. 84% (int at 1% to . Paulo (State! 1957 ; ~5 93 *45% 49% *__ 45 L ' i , 42 45% 37% ••61 J-J A 7s M-S *52% 1958 — (Int reduced to 2.25%) : lASecured f 8 7s A Silesia *49 53% (Prov of) 48 76 55 75 > 625 , : .; stamped————.——1951 94% 94% j-j 85 95% . 94% 100% 29 86'A lOl'i 100 100 V'a 18 92 92 36 1 fund 6s V. 20% *10% J-D J-D F-A 1960 92 : 24 86% x 86% 98 ya 91; 92%; 92% ' > • * '• « 5 98y8!; 102% 129% 131% 100% •102% .. 102 ——.....1956 a-o 1st 5s A C_——.. .1967 M-S M-N *106 —1961 gold 4%s series JJ— mtge 4s series RR mtge 4Vis ser A A-O F-A m-n - 105% 107% 106% 99% 100 73 13 98 V. 72% n,. 67 67% 68% 69 73 «A *106% 63% 5 69 105 — 108% >) 106% m-n 107% 107% 107% 107% 110 35» M-S 105% 105% 105% 105 v* 108% .—1969 M-S 105% 105'A 105% 105% ...1981 F-A Elec 4%s B Niag Elec 3'/as Certificates of Jf-N 107%' *108 109 109 111% *__ J-D' 109 107% 107% '77% 77% 96 78 ■73% 86% ' i. 44% 44 a-o 29 31% 45% deposit... 87% J-J 6 90 13 101% 83% 99% *99 a-o 31 103 103 a-o 97 ys ■ j.l 51 49% 103% 98% 104 48 87% Af-N 1964 1978 ..1984 f-a J-J 1958 f-a 1948 Foreign Pow deb 5s debentures conv debentures 2%s debentures Tooacco Co ..1956 3s * Arbor Armour & 1st 1st Co cum income (Subordinated) For footnotes see due 105 .-I960 Cart ft Adir 1st gtd *101 % -w Branch U P 1st gold 48—1948 98% 100 105 100 J-D 105% 105 Va 105 % 143% 141% 144% U 100 3*2 . ; M-S , IOGjV 104% v Central Pacific 105% 109% ; j Guaranteed : 1st & ref 100% 100% 51 A-O 103% 103% 104% 109 M-N 114% 89% 7 1964 / M-S V 114% 115 88% 99% - J 100% I ; IA Central RR & Banking 5s stmp_1942 104% ; Chesapeake ft (4%% 90 94 24 107% v; Af-N 105 105 ' 106 86 102% 107 U0% 83 78 ":1()4% ' ' ♦85 Ref 107% ft R ft A 13 - 87 V. ' 96 " 73 . j-d 21 "51- 71 10 40 *__ j-j 1 21 20% 71 109% *108 a-o 44 67% 66 20% 99 6 . 74 42 % - 40 " J-j "41* . 63 39% '>43% *37% ♦__ F-A' —1974 1992 1998 impt M 3yas series E—r_1996 104 104% 105 24 103%' 107% 107% 105 34 106 103% 104% 69 Div 89% M-N 1st M-S 137% M-N 105% F-A 105 4s——.---1946 gold 4s_ .1989 -1989 1849 in t A Chicago ft Alton RR ref 3s 85 89% 137% 105 105% 65 104 >/a 106% 105 105 Va 23 104 107% 102% L_ 50% 48% 10J 128% 51% 691 131 125 *191 • a-o 90 145% 27 130% 130% J-J 109 105 137% 138% *101% J-J cons 106% 96% -108% 112 F-A J-J consol gold 4s > 102% >12 97 "'21 V A-O Ohio Ry— Potts Creek Br 1st 2d 1975 1949)_ gold 4Vis Ref ft impt mtge 3%s D 102 104% to Aug 1 General • 106% 107. ."'*107% 1W series A 144% , 107 1960 104% 71 ■ * 5s 100% 110% 115% 28 89% *96% •: ' j, ; gold 100% 174 103 Vi 103% £ 116 120% 113 102% :: F-A 1011/3 207 V 105% 111% 104% a-o A-O 1067/a 121% *.. M-N —1974 96% 107% J-J 1st ref gtd gold 4s_1949 Central NY Power 3s % 103% ■; , 109 100% Q-J 99 103% 105 A-O Jan registered —1987 A General 4s——1987 A4s registered 1987 20 V __ A5s ' 29 F-A ~ 116% 94 8 , 102% 109 " 89% 1 105 V: 105% & . f . *100 39% 102 % 103 39% j 109 102% 100 97 7 J-J 107 100 1 98% 103% 102 s 103% 103% ' 3 20 99 103% 106% 1 ■' 107% 104 Va 106% " 99 102% ~2 115 104 3 104 '106 __ 106 J-J ' | __ 112'A 113% 113% 113% tACent New Eag 1st gtd 4s_—_—1961 JACentral of N J gen gold 5s 1987 105% r' 120% f-a J-D -• 121% 115% F-A 104 118 116% v mtge 5s 121 Va 117% 116% 4 113 J-J 116% 116 ; V 6 J-J M-s :> 117% 117% —Nov 1945 § AConsol gold 5s ..1945 A Ref ft gen 5yas series B 1959 ARef ft gen 5s series C_ 1959 •AChatt Div pur money gold 4s„1951 AMobile Div 1st gold 5s ..1946 Central Illinois Light 3V2S ^1960 A 1st 104ya 110% 110% ■ 1981 lny* ;■ 119% 119% 119% 108 103 '■ 20 tCeoiral of Georgia Ry— 104% __ 1 116% 116% 108% 107% 112 82 *116% 116% 157 96% 6 ; ioi ioi gold 4s... 106% 103 y. 116% ,"118% 118% - M-s 27 » 1 ' 101% 101% •• V •' page.1304. perpetual- 107 116 A-O F-A ' T *__ J-J J-j 108" ' J-J; 20% 70.'. 5 104 103 Vi —1993 L' . 91 > 108 .. .. J-D J-D 80 87% • ~2 102% 102% A-O - debs a-o F-A tlACarolina Central 1st gtd 4s—..1949 Certificates of deposit Carolina Clinch ft Ohio 4s_ 1965 72-v 155 „ ioo 1967 gold 4s__—^ (HI)— '... "mtge 3Vis series E_ 4Vis 1 A-O 1975 series A Anglo-Chilean Nitrate deb Ann ' *107ya A-O Af-S 1969 Wks & Elec 6s 88 Visit .4 .. 1962 I 1951 Celanese Corp 3%s debs.*.——-—1962 Celotex Corp 3%s debs. — 1(055 1980 ... deb debentures Wat ,4 jif-N 1968 3s 'w— Telephone & Telegraph Co.— 3 Vis 4y2s 18% C:"s > * *106% 108 A-O .1961 Am 102*4 A-O 2030 debentures Amer ■»*. 17 104 — A-O —1949 3 Vis 3s gold Can Pac Ry 4% deb stk Collateral trust 4%s 89 78% 10 ; 75% 13 ; ' 22 105 --- J-J ' . Albany & Susquehanna RR 3Vis._.1946 1 Gen mtge 4Vis 1975 Alleghany & West 1st gtd 4s .1998 American gold g6ld 4%s..——1956 Guaranteed . "I 101% 103% M-n Power 1st mtge 3Vis 1972 Albany Perfor Wrap Pap 6s —.1948 5Vis 91 *150 Af-S Alabama conv ' . - J-D assented—. .1955 4%s— Guaranteed — 20 83% 17 J-D 1948 gold 4s 3%s__ Guaranteed ' 74% *83% 83% -ya 1953 Chem ! — Power Elec — 105 W lio 85 *18% f-a G 26% >103% '■ !"+■ - , . , . J-D - 1947 & 32 100 A Cent _1953 10-year deb 4 Vis stamped 1946 Alabama Great Southern 3Vis_-1_i.l967 Amer I • . 90 ' Coll trust 4s of 1907 Am A-O M-N ■ 83% - Companies AStamped warrants 27% 17% • 14 1968 Calif Oregon Power 3yas——.——1974 Canada Soutnern cons gtd 5s A—1962 Canadian National gold 4Vas —1957 Guaranteed gold 5s Oct 1969 Guaranteed gold 5s 1970 California x 27% 12>.; 'v.' jL • — *100 f-a ..1958 external 7s fAbitibi Power & Paper— ' 5 A 5s series A plain with 22 83% J-D Adams Express coll tr 82 -i Canadian Northern Ry deb 6y2s—1946 1978 conv Industrial 8 *110 Af-N and ../ 12 102 *100 . Af-N 1979 conversion (City) - 22 *18 Af-N extl r.'.r. 20% 101 101 Va ' 64 ) '. . 103%; 80% 84 :: 106 »A 13 105% 105% 105% f-a ; v 107% ( 104 *105'/a 107% J-J M-N 108 ; 103 104 — < 102 101% 102% 102% *107% debentures 2%s Rush Terminal 1st 4s————— !—1952 Consolidated ^5s__. .—1955 Rush Term Bldgs 5s gtd^.—. .—I960 1937)—; bonds of A4Vis assented 6s 75 21% ? f-a 1948 extl 8s readjustment 3Vis extl readjustment Railroad *70 1958 ($ > 100 102% A 52 66 y8 ' *20 Va Af-N 1958 4-4Vi-4 Vis extl A 88 ;•151: 79 -v' SAist & coll 5s———— —.1934 48 37" ? 1 ■ ' readjustment..—1979 37/8-4Vb-4a A Warsaw A-O Af-N 1953 AExternal sink fund 6s External ,7 4 >'• ■ 48 76 .1962 extl 7s (Republic) Uruguay External ; - • (City) s f 5Vis AExternal sink V ? 39 *52 .. 1962 extl sec 3%s-4-4i/8% ' 66% /""75% 102 53 40% - 61 42 -- 52 45% 61 A-O (Kingdom;— A 4Vis assented Sydney * J-J series C .—1967 Buffalo Rochester ft Pgh Ry— a Stamped modified (interest* at —1957 3% to May 1, 1947) due tBurlington Cedar Rap ft Nor— 43%. J-J 1978 3.5%) external B series to Slovenes <» secured A 7s ' ; J-J 1940 * reduced (Int Berbs Croats A 88 Stamped pursuant to Plan A '.ASs : J-J. 2004 1968 ... Stamped pursuant to Plan a / (Int reduced to 2% )——..2012 : 66% 129% 129% Buffalo Stamped pursuant to Plan A loan.— 92%.;; 78% 75% J-J Buffalo Gen 61 vr.V *56 y dollar 75% 191 Bklyn Union Gas 6s series A—_ .—1947 1969 Gen mtge s f 3%s— 40 45% . •I va'Stamped pursuant to Plan A.V \: (Int reduced to 2.5% )__.—1999 • J-J 1959 1960 July 1970 fABoston ft N Y Air L 1st 4s 1955 Bklyn Edison cons M 3'As.——1968 BRlyn Union El 1st gold 5s —1950 50% 37% • *56 A fis extl 379 81% to — ' *£ ... 61 J-J loan ■ Alnc 98% 41 1 61 J-J water 84% j 88%| J J-D 1st '40% 42% — — J-J ,_1950 extl 107% | 66% A-O 1st 48% 90% 43% *41% ' ; 99% 145 - -1951 4s s f debentures—— 1938 8s__ external.. V?' 30 a-o 40% 39% 36 39% 93 M-N "". Stamped pursuant to Plan A 7 7 (Int reduced to 2.5%). s.1999 A 8s . 98 ya : (int at 1% F ser Boston ft Maine ' ' 93 — Stamped pursuant to Plan a ; / (Int. reduced to 2% ) ...2012 I ASan 106%:; .75% ' 79% 102% (int at 1%% due_ ..1995 V- • 98 ys V s 2.375% ).__2001 to 36 ~ __ o_ M-S M-N fund 4s * *437/a . ;_1964 8s———.1952 (City) 50 46% 105 y4 70 102% 103% >'97% > . 2.25%)__—2004 sink . J-D . ' Paulo 102 * 102% i02% 102% 97% A Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int A-O M-N 49% Fe externa) M-S 67% 42% 39% §ASan 4 37% 103% 103% 1st M 5s series IX..—.........1955 35 Santa 35 37% Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C_—1960 Beneficial Indus Loan 2y«s— 1950 45% A 42 reduced 3 109% 43 Beech Creek Extension 1st 3%s__—1951 50 municipal ". 16 44 62% 54 *44 Va (int J-J 43 67% V '45 . *36 A7s • . 4s M-N i :44 A-O Bangor .ft Aroostook RR— Con ref 4s 3 d \" 7,-' J-J: f-a 40 1968 to 109%! 96% to Toledo Cin Dlv ref 4« A— F-A 2012 pursuant 104% 113 . ' Sep 1 1946) due 1990 ,5 ACOnv due ——Feb 11960 Pgh L E ft W Va System— > Ref gold 4s extended to 1951 '>8'west Div 1st M (int at 3%% ; ;• y to Jan 1 1947) due..—.^..1950 (Int reduced to 2% ) Stamped 107% 120 106 va 107'A 105% 105% 79 . A7s external loan of 1926 / , 104% 105% 106 va 107 m-b Ref ft gen • 50 41 47% 1999 fund gold__. to i 105 v/a A 2.5% ).- pursuant 110% i J-D 78% A Plan to to 47% f-a 1946 pursuant reduced A 6s external sink 109 = — 2000 . extl loan of 1921 Stamped , 1 Plan to (State of)— 111% M-S m-n J-D: due— Sep 1 1946) . 101% 104% > a-o 1953 (Int reduced to 2% )__:—..2012- Rio Grande do Sul 110% * ;V"-15 *104 Va 104%,. a-o • 2001 6Vis ♦110JS af-s " ■ (Int reduced to 2.375%) sec f-a „1946 Stamped pursuant to Plan a - AExternal 111 lo ;; 110% 110% j 1995 (int at 1 <f» due Ref ft gen ser D j-j ___r_194!i of> 124 110% — > VI ? Queensland 123 117r ....... 2006 (City of Greater) 7Vis—1952 " 133% 115% ~5 — 118 RR— /Ref ft gen ser A « 47 41 t ft Ref ft gen ; vi 41 , 46% . * ; 127% -v.: mtge gold 4s .July 1948 Stamped modified bonds— 1st mtge gold (int at 4%'to Oct 1 1946) due —-July 1948 Dec < ,—1948 1948 —1953 1st 30% i a4%; . * *118' »110i? J-D V>)-'V Baltimore 30% v High 50 B 27% ? 34% > .16. 13 *45 Vi 2001 2.25%). 34'/a .24%,, .24% • I , Low No. J-D 25% i 14% 32 24% deb 3s -iV . January 1 Sold . High 118 J-D f 25 y8 .34'/a j-/) ,__1968 [ Stamped pursuant to Plan A ; 24% ".5 /• , • n-,. AExternal.loan 7Vis i - . 52 *33 j-j. ..1961- Plan .26 i 24% ( 18% ;;23% • j-j 1963 (City of) 8s pursuant 18 Va 23% ; .23% 1 Stamped ;19% *4% a-O „__1968 sink fund AExternal - 41 • 22 r 21% a-O Atlantic Refining 40% 1 140 26,-0 a-O j 38% Range Binee Bonds Friday's 127% 129 7 k 1946 Ry— —1963 .July 1952 ! 1964 Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s Second mortgage 4s 47 22 Va 25 ..21% 21 Va 1940 1958 .A4Vis assented— APorto Alegre . .._1947 6s f 7s s ;wvr A4Vis assented— , 25 va. 21% A-O , Line 3%s„ 1st unified 128 M-N 1960 gold 5s Charlotfcj & General ■iV'l 40 ,40 " M-S 1st f 6s 2d s V-;* A4V2S assented "• M-S or Bid ft Asked J-D 4s — Atl Knox & Nor 105% -38% Last Nov gold 4s ' (Int . ; Friday; Week's Range Sale Price 1995 1995 Atlanta 100 105% *105% 43% 43% ' ' .' Bell Teletype—NY 1-310 • Interest a-o } 98% ( < ; ' ; ' Exchange Conv gold 4s of 1910—...... 90% I 95% ;95- ' ' 1995 Stamped Conv f 98% '? 95 . ,..',.*98% — 100% 98% I *95 — - Topeka & Santa Fe— Adjustment loi :t: Stock General 4s__ :r 1 88% *95 r jVf-S .__1947 , • Low { 101% 2 99 Va ? 99 Af-N/V £ J-d Exchange Period 103 100% *94%,__ i — jtf-s . 99 A-O m-N Stock ; 130 97 5 99 Va - J-D - 1967 , 100 v* ioo y2 ioo % , Stamped pursuant to Plan A£.>£>;£ : : (State of) 1994 . ref 3Vis series B„ APernambuco -i t ■ 1963 . sec \ 41 97% 12 S.100% 100 Va ; : sink fund 4Vis 1939."" (Rep) extl s I os ser .A.1963 AStamped assented 5s__—.;_.1963 * 100% 100% 1956 - York New York 6 Telephone—DIgby 4-4933 • (City; Ext 47% 125 1958 fund New « ]' 1187-120 *120 4Vis_ of) (Stamp mod 3 Vis ext to_: • 37 Broadway 61 New York >125 F-A A Panama - Membert f 37 *36 - M-N 1957" Municipal Bank extl Oslo 47% " •>; ; .1959 5s sink • -.-1952 38% 38% "I 43% £v£ 2.125%) 7s 6 42 43% .43% . " . * f (State)— (Kingdom External 22% ; 35 % 44 Vi *__ -.....-.1959" f 5s s External Norway to (City) A - 43% 200S 2.125%) t OVis__ a Stamped pursuant to Plan A j-, ; A 22% PFLUGFELDER, BAMPT0N & RUST 17 ya i *17% , 43% ■ . 13 Vi j 18V2 < V 16 J 12 y2 *22% agree external s f 6 Vis (Int 9 V3 18% : Reorganization Securities 18 13 (State;— Stamped pursuant to Plan A v Railroad 19 Vi - 10% >13% i J. ■ 1933 1942, 16 v 11 *18 — Mlnas iwf • High 18% 7 18 11- , 1943 assent 13% — agree. 1942, ;•lATreasury 6s of 1913 Low 22% ♦16% 11 Vi , j.q 5, Nov. ♦18% ?. 1954 1910 to 14 Range Since i January 1 Sold No. High >20 : — Q-J agree ___ 5, Nov. 4s of -miAAssented Q-J 1943 ■ AAssented to Nov. 5. r!AAssenting 4s of 1904__ > . Bid & Asked september r £ ld99 ox oa ■ ending i .. Low . week for 'f " 126 32 59" Monday, September 17, 1945 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1302_ NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE SEPTEMBER 14 ' ENDING WEEK FOR * iiT BONDS Interest Period Stock Exchange New York Last BONDS Week's Rang# Friday Sale Price • Low NO. High Low 3%s 1st ft ref mtge 111 RR— Chicago ft Eastern J.AGen mtge inc High .'it' Elec Auto-Lite 2'As debs 19$0 Elgin Joliet St East Ry 3%s 1970 112% 115% EI Paso & S W 1st 5s 1965 A-O 22 103 106% 1965 A-O 1962 J-J 2015' J-J 113% 113% 114 103 Vi 103 64% * M-N 65% 98 Vi 8 95 J-J I 72 90% 100 65% *92Vi 87 Vi 87 Vi J-/ 82 Vi 82 Vi 11 19 Vi 19 Vi 15 19 Vi /■V 95 22 *19% J-J 104% V 108 105 - *dhic Milw St Paul St Pac RR— ; pConv adjustment 5s cago & North Western !nd mtge J-J .v Union Station— 1st Co deb 5s AChilds Gulf cons 5s—,—1952 insolidated series B 92 92 Va 5 99% 5 83% 93 93 ♦91 ( i." — 103 102 ■ 1097a 110 14 108 10574 106 9 105% 106% 98 1 90% 98'/a 106 99 20 99 £. 11 *112% * 104 % i ' 112% 1 81 82 96% 91% 101 Vi •' 7 —- — — 109% ! 1127a 114 23 105% 108% 19 104% 107% | 102% 107 % 73% 24 102 102 A 83 102 105% 103% 103% 40 103% 106% 108 108% 68 — 109% i - | | 114 12 116 105% | 111% 112% | 105% 107% 102 103% 10 102 105% |. 5 104% 107% i' 1 102 105% I 102 102 61% 9 61% 60% 62 57 74% 58% 75% M-N 106% 106% 16 106% 108% M-N 105% 105% 3 4105% 108% > . 17 108 108 103 103% 51 , 43 45 103% 110% 50% 61% 61 ♦42% 101 50% I 80 85% 1 <• extended—1963 106 111% 105% 106 104% 106 Va - 104 J-J- J-J 14% 5 102% 104% 7 101% 106 100 J-J. 91 1 98 104 if 98% 98% 108 Va 110 138% *107% 109 M-N < 101% *98 100 : Mi 13 98% "98% A-O - 18% 13 104 Va 102% 103 102% . 84 74 104 i if If 15 14% A-O 112 Va 109% *78 Feb ■ 121 Va *130% 107% *107 Feb *137 738% 101 J-J __ • 144% 787a 103% M-N 16 96 51 72 Va 87% 1 113% 115% 687a 67 64% 80 3.574 72 30 45 1037a 1037a J-D 10174 7774 787a 1137a 1137a M-N 7 6774 347a :: 61 jj.H f ; lines 3'A 5 *100 103 1037a 101 101 70 75 *62 75 95 95 95 15 89 % 98 98 987a 25 887a 92 94 12 847* 95 957a 39 84 J-J 1952 M-N 1953 ...—..—1955 gold 4s___ 957a F-A * F-A 1017a 92 J-J gold 3s—_1951 •—1951 5 ; 92 1963 100% -i 957a 103 83% 98 96 Iowa" 1st gold 4s — :A 1st 5s series B ... A 1st. gold 5s. series C fAInternat Hydro El deb 6s 71% 50% j | 103% 1947 i._1955 lst 5s B_—4..1972 Int Telep ft Teleg deb gold 4yas_._1952 Debentures 5s— 1955 flntornat : .^..41950 -«.'_1950 1944 : Paper: 5s series A ft B. Ref sink fund 6s series A— «. tot Rys Cent Amer I- • ■ f f t A 100 89 5 : f: ; ' 1007a 1007a 997a 1057a 97 103 78; — 1037a 1037a F-A" if ' 105%: P 99 82% 947a 947a 96 74 100 « 92 *90 ; r 3 92 *100 7a 993A 97% 107% 2 1017a 102 J-J — series. A 131 1007a 1017a J-J 1951 -.1951 4s ser D 867, 997a 103 94% 41 857a 86 J-D J-Ji 1047a 104 104 J-J < 1057a 1057a M-N i — M-N M-S I — 7a 2 103 103 "5 j: 927a 917a 92% 126 817a 10074 if 877a 86 7a 877a 63 767a 95% fi 837a 837a 2 737a 92 — J-J 75 95 *81 if !| 106% 105 *105 \ 973/4 ' ! ; *111 A-O 106% 106% 107% ^International Great Northern RR— 52 106 105 A-O —.1955 t 4.4 y-'iv'vi- 105% 103 *102 7a A-O 108 t 897a J-J 79% 77 79% 115 627a A-O i4;Alst 6s series A 1952 AAdjustment 6s series A—July 1952 i 61 J-J M-S 51% 100% 10274 *104 7a J-J 68 41 46 101 J-J J-D 41% 42% J-J . J-D 66 *106% 107 41% 39% 42'A 131 28% 54% '! 73 73 1 58% 85 \ 58% 84% 89%: I J-J . J-J 73% 73 73% 11 A-O 88 % 86 y4 89 % 181 • 74V4 f 105'A J-J 104 104 7 104 M-S 108 • 108% 2 10674 111% M-N 103 % 103% 1 102 103% • J-J 100% F-A 104% J-D 94'/a ; ii:-1 100% 101 88 95% 102 Va | 104 Va 105% 56 99 105% f 38 88% 20 10274 99 104% fi M 103 107'/a " x 108% I :i-! *103%'".. J-D 109 1963 40% •4 ■■■•. J-J 104% Indianapolis Union Ry. 3%s ser B.1986 Inland Steel 1st mtge 3s series F..1961 i 40% ' 4 16 46 v 107 20 1950 tAInd & Louisville 1st gtd 4s—L.1950 •; < 4s ref mtge Ind 111 ft f 103% 84 42% A-O 106% 21 105% 104% 1st ft ref 4%8 series C...—1963 1st v 108 102% *61 J-D 104% 103% .v ,4 l 2 51 *43% J-D 27 104% 35% Joint 1st ref 5s ! 106% 6 / 45 ♦77% J-J 40 104'A 104% 111% J-D n r i:74 57 65 . ! J-J J-D 137% r A-O Gold 3%sJ I 103% 128 Va 9 J-J - 1999 Springfield Div 1st gold 3%s Western Lines 1st gold 4s t J-D 52 ::i28% 128% 111% 111% r Registered" — —s 111 Cent and "Chic St L & N O— 3 M-N 133% —..Feb 1957 St. Louis Div St Term 31 103% 103 62 — i■ 133 J-J ■40-year 4%s_ 1966 Cairo Bridge gold 4s 1950 •;:4 Litchfield Div 1st gold 3s —1951 Louisville DiV ft Term gold 3%s_l953 Omaha Div 1st gold 3s 1951 104% 104% J-J 101% — __ 123 68 Refunding 5s ,f * 102% 102% J-D 25 119% F-A Collateral trust 108% 106% 106% 103% 1007* _. 10174 , 12 Manhattan 1st 5s A——1957 ; > Refunding Purchased 126% 19 122% 122% Iff 107% •111 A-O 114% 119% 120% J-J ....1951 1st gold 3'As ;—......4—1951 Extended 1st gold 3%s 1951 1st gold 3s sterling 1951 Collateral trust gold 4s 1952 ■r\ 111 114 110% 110% *114 J-J , ♦1027a J-J 1st gold 4s__ I 31 73 •107% A-O ft Illinois Central RR— | 86% 10574 106% F-A 53 115 ' - ^ 54% 397a 897a 917a 101 10174 J-J Illinois Bell Telep 2%s series A...1981 | 1067a 107 107 "2 ... 114% 1077a 108 103% -—1959 AAdJ income 5s.. 107 102 f *49V4 105 '105 105 1057a 40 J-J — debs 4 697a 687a 107 Hudson . 108 73 B 3s 10374 50 73 657a 8 ■49'A II *107% * 106 106% JL > f | 109% - 107% D laware & Hudson 4s * 107 10574 1053/4 107 ctfs Debentures 69 10374 1037a 50 J-J tSAHousatonic Ry cons gold 5S—1937 Hudson Coal 1st s f 5s series A—1962 Hudson Co Gas 1st gold 5s. 1949 > ! 80 81 83 103% 103% .——1965 77% 103 H *61 Dpyton P & L 1st mtge 3s 1970 yton Union Ry 3 Vis series ii_—13C3 80 105% J-J ser Hocking Valley Ry 1st 4%s r • D^ere & Co 2 Vis debs 102 57 105 *105 1st ft ref Term M 5s stpd 1952 Gulf States UtU 3%» series D..4..196B 4 • J-J deb——1088 2 10374 M-N 104% 303; 91 % E Gulf ft Ship-Island RR— .. 90 '/a F-A - 70 % J-D 112% 102 107 90% J-J 1946 68'/2 ■ 1952 i—1973 —1976 —1977 —1967 B_.i mtge inc 5s series A .—2015 1st k ret 3%s series Ds.—i^.^1969 '•; t 109 111% 22 1087a 110 *121% A-O " 87 ——- Gen Jf-N 1952 72% 69% J-J J-J Gulf Mobile ft Ohio 4s series B^—1978 - 108% .. 10274 103% 103% J-J — 55% 65 ♦104 128% 99% 72'A J-J ' 102% v' 106% 10774 mtge; a'As Greyhound Corp • 103% 76 104% 104% *— — j.j - 6 101 • , mtge 3%s series I— Gen A i 103 90% I 98 *_. * » 111 .1027a 103% 110 M-S 1942 132 120ya 13 J-D debs—.. inc K—_—i—1960 Gen-mtge.3%s ser L —.■—1970 Gen mtge:3'As ser.M— 1980 AGreen J8ay At West deb ctfs A_. 105 98 i F-A 5Vis_ ; 105% 117% 101 M-S • J-J receipts extended to——.1948 ADeposit receipts litis Publishing Co 3s i v ; iW-N - 104 140 101 M-N Castings 5Va8_ General 4 yas series Gen 94% 105% 3 conv General 4%s series D__. i v 92 26 106 106 106 A-O - extended to ' "j 100 94% 83 917a 93 M~N - 1067* 70% 1949 5s General 5s series C.— - • 1017a 1063/4 & Utilities Corp— General 5'/2S-series i 4 99 Va . s • 99% A-O , 1027a 96% — *104 M-S 4.1974. Great -Northern Ry Co— j £ 106% 95 — A-O receipts ADeposit *9974 97 F-A 1966 debs.. f debs— IdiCuba Northern Ry 1st Deposit receipts ACuba RR 1st 5s gold A6s 102 *102% 107 ' — .... A-O 3 Vis—.—-——-1969 Deposit — 28 13% M-N i._1965 1958 jlst mtge 3Vis——— • 4 , 1968 1970 Continental Baking 3s A 19% 20 —— J-J - 97% -105% 105% j-b - 1954 1955 1950 4s 3 Vis A7Vis series A 207a 331 J-J 1988 4s 3Vis s 79 Vi J-J 1948 * non-conv deb Crucible Steel 52% M-N —1977 1951 1961 mtge 3Vis list mtge 101 J-D 1958 insumers Power Co— st 72% F-A gold 43—1948 Debenture 4s st mtge 71% F-A - 1057a i -r 9874 31 99 *106 M-N iV- Certificates of deposit—4 i-Goodrich (B F) Co. 1st mtge 2%s_l965 Grays Point Term 1st gtd 5s—;—1947 . 71% J-D debentures I — 1958 3Vis debentures — —1958 insolidated Oil conv deb 3Vis_—_ 1951 -Debenture ' 74% F-A f 3%8 A Edison of New York— Ry 4 I A4s ■ Gen Steel 105 47% J-D ,3Vis Consol 80% 774 M-N - 987, 967a J-J 5s—1943 ..—1969 1—1949 IA Georgia St Ala Ry 5s -Oct 11945 ( Certificates of deposit '.L—i * tJAGa C&ro.St Nor 1st ext 6s_._._1934- ;.V'. V; 108% 65'A A-O 1980 debentures f3 Vis General Realty f .1952.-. —..—1961 C0nn River Power s 78% •64% M-S 1977 — * 102 102' 101 ■ A-O • 10274 88 102 9 *102'A 131 tr=: Gas & Elec of Berg Co cons j 90% 68% 65% J-J Ohio El 3 Vis——1970 debs 3Vis 101 J-Ji -1972 1973 ilst mtge 3s series L COnn Ry St L 1st ft ref 4Vis— 101%. 103% 17 85 84 i — M-S .1981 1st extl 4s Commonwealth Edison Co— JConv 8574 ' —1950 \ 4Vis (stamped modified) Columbia Gas & Elec deb 5s .V Qolumbus ft Sou Columbus & Tol 5 J-D gtd—1948- > > Debenture 5s — Columbus & H V 1st extl 1017a 1017a 86 — J-D 1990 —1970 , / I - •„ —1977 1991 f" v| Series' D 3Vis gtd %Cleve Short Line 1st gtd 4V4s Cleve Union Term gtd 5Vis .4 .1st s f 5s series B gtd | 1st s f 4Vis series C fin--Colorado & Southern Ry.— ' 94 J-D RR— • 867a 77% J-J :—1993 | General 5s series B u \ Ref St impt 4Vis series E } Cin Wab St M Div 1st 4s •p* Bt L Div 1st coll tr gold 4s 'i-Seriee C 3 Vis i 376 M-N ,—1993 . 24 — !; 33% J-D Cincinnati Gas St Elec 3 Vis —1968 •J 1st mtge 3 Vis 1967 Cincinnati Union Terminal— ■ list mtge gtd 3%8 series E 1969 fist mtge 2 Vis ser G 1974 Cleve Cin Chic St St Louis Ry— - - R* Cleveland Elec Ilium 3s Cleveland St Pittsburgh 99% 17 Vi M-S -2* 3 General gold 4s 67% *99 —^^————1957 ' ,8 A Debenture 5s gAChoctaw Ok ft 325 581 A-O 1952 I—1962 i ,—1943 97% I 757a J-J - 115 1037s'; t 119% t 1963 —1963 West Indiana com 4s 1st & ref 4Vis series D— 117% 94% 25% F-A - lie St 94% 737a — • series P mtge 2%s ser G — mtge 3Vis 12 :.V" 1 24'/a — deposit ACertificates of 1st 96 I 75 J-J $ f ARefunding gold 4s._i.__—±..193423?* fASecured 47as series A... 1952 AConv gold 4Vis —I960 ilcago 8t L St New Orleans 5s_ J*.. 1951 Gold 3 Vis— ——1951 Memphis Div 1st gold 4s 1951 lie T H St Southeastern 1st 5s—1960 Income guaranteed 5s Dec 11960 :hicago 97% 95 98V4 u-s deposit—.^ Francisco Sugar coll trust 6s 1956 25% J.J —1988 deposit— of A Certificates » ;; — 2 *104 7a of ACertificates I..-' ,—1989 tlhChicago Railways 1st 5s stpd k2S% part paid.. . ...—._ -1927 tchicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry— ,/AGeneral 4s '■' k 101V4 J-J _ deposit of ref 5s series A-. & Alst ' F-A Ry— ? income 4 Vis——1999 conv if 116% 1067a 100 101 95% - J-J tFlorida East Coast lst.4%s_—4—1959. V | A-O ► - 3s ser B st mtge 96 96 97% J-J Certificates 11 117% 8 97'/s 107 1067a •110'A 117 ■ __ A-O deb—:—1961. Firestone Tire St Rub 3s t A Florida Cent & Peijlnsular 111 95 99 967a 977a ■ J-J .—..1975 Jan 1 2000 gold 5s series A; AMtge ♦967a J-J I 114% 88 97 96 97 J-J 92 Vi 115 - 1037a 105 3 r: | 79 . 102 3 105 t 72 ' 97% 15% -29% 10% 31% 14 107% 107 Va j.j f fllO 84 J-J Jf-N 83 A. 1st cons mtge 3%swser.E— .^.-1964 1st cons mtge 3y«s ser. F.-_ ._—1990 1st cons njtge 3Vas ser G— ,i.„2000 1971 Ohio Div 1st mtge 3%s-.-. . ■ 3102 ♦1137a 114% —— 1 % High Low " Gen mtge inc 4'As series I ~8 * J-J $Alst ft gen 5s series A 1960 a 1st St gen 6s series B May 1960 Chicago Ind ft Sou 50-year 4s 1958 IChicago Milwaukee St Bt Paul— *5 JAGen 4s series A May 11989 A Gen gold 37as series B__May 11989 fAGen 4 Vis series C May 1J 989 ihGen 4 Vis series E ..May 1 1989 */ AGen 4%s series P.^_ May 11989 99 Vi 141% 12 95Vi , 71 71 J-J 98 132 140 Vi stamped.... 5s Empire Gas St Fuel 3%s——„ *ne Railroad .Co— t 78% 60 56 98 65 J-J M-N Chicago Ind ft Louisville Ry— A Refunding 6s ser A— 1947 ARefunding gold 5s series 1947 )a Refunding 4s series C .—1947 103Vi January 1 ■ 105 M-S 30 Range Since 4 Sold No. •High. 102 J-D 115% Bonds Friday's or Bid ft Asked Low 111% F-A 1997 1985 1982 A—1988 2038 Sale Price 12 F- A . (conv).—- 3%s ser B lcago ft Erie 1st gold 5s ilcago Gt West 1st 4s series A Gen inc mtge 4'/at *lst mtge *- J-J 1938 1977 1974 aeries B Z 1st ft ref 47as \ & Qulncy RR— Last Period lllVi 112% I Chicago Burlington * General 4s Interest January 1 Sold Bid St Asked Week's Range Friday ; Stock Exchange New York Range Since Bonds Friday's er . A-O 102% 102% 103 12 M-N 100% 100% 101% 34 102% James Frankl ft Clear 1st 4s 103% 98 108 Vi 1 1959 Steel 3y«s .1961 Jones ft-Laughlin 95 93% 103% 10378 J-J Delaware, Lack & West RR Co— N Y, Lack & Western div , ' 1st ft ref Income Delaware ^ M 5s ser C ^Denver & Rio '§Alst *■/ due— ft Light 3s mtge Power Grande RR— ^jAConsol gold 4%8i. *— M-N 59 ;—: 1930 Western RR— 1953 -f ARef & lmpt 5s series B Edison 4s series F 1968 } Gen St ref mtge 3 Vis series G—1960 j Gen St ref 3s series H —1970 Detroit ft Mackinac 1st lien gold 4s 1993 -! 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Bt 1955 stpd L Rocky Mt ft P 5s 1933 Gas San Francisco Ry 4s ser A ACertificates of deposit * 20% 23% 15 30 Ry—certificates tSt Louis-Southwestern 1st bond 4s Nov 1989 ctfs 4s inc bond A2d —1981 1952 | A 1st term ft unifying 5s— AGen ft ref gold 5s series A 1990 8t Paul ft Duluth 1st cons gold 48.1968 t|A8t P ft K C 8h L gtd 4%« 1941 Bt Paul Union Depot 37«s B 1971 Air Line Ry— IA 1st gold 4s unstamped ACertificates of deposit I Seaboard Y _ 92 79% J-D 98 446 48% 48 1947 1970 1971 1980 J-J 1955 1959 All Fla fASeaboard 6s A 603/4 58% 603/4 163 ,51 60 57% 60 M-S 42% 42 42% 795 42 42 42% 17 *__ 114% J-J 77% 783/4 55 F-A 7 55% 55 4-0 1935 3'As. 1965 50% 102 102 105 105 1053/4 133 "7 1 87% 89 Va 109% 86 120 20 . 50 86% 23As F'-A 8 3972 Pacific ,' I 2 49»/4 553/4 66'/2 24 667a 36 523/4 ' 39% 1968 1969 . 66% 70 100 2574 75 74% 53% 1 101 10074 • 23 62 ; • Stamped"' 1043/s Southern Ry 11 1013/4 103 1011/2 cons gold 5s^ 4s series A 1053/4 A-0 __ 1031/n V. 5 66 5 . 101% 80 r ; V F-A 102'/a M-S 98% M-N 108 10572 . 107% 130 103 h 108% 1 107% 110 V4 15 lOl'/e 101 % 177 92% J-J 1057a 101 1023/4 9572 98'/a 188 853/4 1013/a 95'/a 98 271 85 1013/a 98 > 997a J-J 99 % 327 84 105 107. 1047a 1067s 105 101 105% 12i®/4 128 3/4 61 113% 114% 13 1956 A-O Y. Devel ft gen 6Vis 1958 A-O 118 Mem Div i996 J-J 1951 J-J 1st gold 4s .W A-O' 101 % 103% 104% 123 102% 103 Y .... 16 101% 109 103% 104 3/e , ... M-N 1157a 100% 118 ~ 36 103% 106 - —.1955 RR 1st ref gtd gold 3%s__2000 -M-S mtge 4s Apt' 3%s Petroleum ' 5s F-A ' ? At- 89 % s— 84% v 99% 47, 3 101%10l3/4 *102 102 Va 10134 98% 100 y; 102% 103% ^73%' 60 103%. 105 Va 102 102 95 102 t.^;: ^*103%^.':Y ' 15 101% 102 • 116% 118 J-D J-D * /CwYl :1 106% 106% *»" • : • 117% 106% 107% 1st Maryland 1st 4s__ 5%s series A ref ft J-J 1966 1952 1977 A—2014 Power 3%s series I V-; /' inc ser 4%s Western Pacific Union Telegraph 1087. 10874 11960 ft Co Wilson of ACertificates 1st 4s deposit. - 9278 114 10672 109 103 " 10674 1057a lO63/0 17 105 1063/4,10772 39 10574 1037a 10274 10272 8078- 82 14 101®/4 1037* 166 '7872 39 > 7803/8 .,77% J-J 77 M-S 77% ; 90 87 74 104% 107 107 " 10972 *1097e M-S 1103/4 107 103% J-J 10574 117% *1047a 1047s A-O 1177a 95 767s 7872 80% 76 7974 92®4 347a 293/4 347s 163 19 3374 3378 . 30 3474 32 20 *106 1067a 80% J-J M-N 1936 f ASu & Du div ft term 107% 1037« . 106% 10774 M-N 194J IA Wisconsin Central 1st 4s— ACertificates of deposit 110% 106% ,105 M-S J-J 1958 1960 1st 4s_.__ S B Winston-Salem - ' J-D 2361 1949 1970 1st mortgage 3s 4 108% Westlnghouse El ft Mfg 27e»—A—1951 West Shore 1st 4s guaranteed 2361 Wheeling Steel 3% series C 31 106% ; Registered 8 M-N Funding ft real estate 4%s 1950 25-year gold 5s....M.^..M..M..1951 Wheeling ft Lake Erie RR 4s 31 107 •May 107 J-J Y Co— 5s_. 7 105 i05% "107 106 106% ;105*/2 'A-O ; 30-year 1063/4 107% . ... Public Service 3%s 1971 357a 1057s J-J 1033/4 109 A-O .1968 Wisconsin Elec Power 3%s Wisconsin 110 y8 SI delivery sale not included In the year's range, d Ex-interest, e Odd-lot 6ale year's range, n Under-the-rule sale not included in the year's range, r Cash not included in the year's range, y Ex-coupon. , ., , . not sale ^Negotiability impaired by maturity. tThe price represented is the dollar quotation per pound unit of bonds. Accrued interest payable at the exchange rate of $4.8484. 200- a Deferred 13 123 132% 953/8 117 119 111 105% *107% — , 122 116% •1247a 12574 —/ ■' 117 114% 4 106 109 74 the 125 ^Companies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, or Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by such companies. •Friday's bid and asked prices; no A Bonds selling flat. Y reorganized under Section 77 of sales being transacted during current • : • , week. • NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY inT^foatnf^P^n thf in footnote in the a week in AND range unless they are the only transactions such sales in computing the range for the year. Sept. Friday or (Sept. 15, 1945). It STOCKS Curb Friday Exchauge Week's Range Acme A D Aero Wire F Shares Co common Supply Mfg class Class Low warrants.. Co 7 ENDING SEPTEMBER 123/4 283/4 123/4 B "378 STOCKS— 7 29 127s 37e ~4 —1 18 167e 19% Low 13% 12 UV2 Curb ' Friday Exchange 2% Jan 120 2774 Sep 32 Apr 107a Feb 1278 Jun Jan 22 7» May Air-Way 372 Aug 57. Feb Alabama 73/4 May 972 li Jan 197s Sep AUg 1378 Jan Week's Sales \ Last Range for Week of Prices Shares Y/ Low Par ?no 6,000 York High 2,300 600 . Sale Price New Convertible Alreon Mfg $6 Low 367a May 371/4 Apr 11% Aug 3% 3% 1.600 572 Jun 57a 11 53% 11.800 3 107a 574 1,600 3% Jan 997a Jan Great Appliance Southern—=_ Power Co $7 preferred Fisher common 50 1177a 1187a / 40 1157» May • • 1 107 107 10774 30 Jun 47a 37a Electric 1 High 274 Mar 1072 Corp preferred— Alles ft Range Since January Hiah —2 preferred——. -10 50c Air Investors common Alabama 8 beginning on Saturday, itseli, and is intended to 14 Range Since January 1 High. A_IIII WEEK 1972 —10 —5 Ainsworth Mfg common.. Air Associates Inc (N J). FOR for Week of Prices Par Motors compiled entirely from the daily reports of the Curb Exchange Sales Last Sale Price ACF-Brill is shown . bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. RANGE York of the week, and when selling outside the regular weekly range are we furnish a complete record of the transactiozis on the New York Curb Exchange for the week include every security, whether stock New RECORD YEARLY Wllerl sales are dlsre8arded is takenweek's in the which they occur. No account of In 8, and ending extensive list the following the present ^ ' 1 100 ' 1950 gtd 90/ 17 95 sW-6?%' ■ F-A' 1967 6tpd 89% r-1 «Q-M Y '-Siljf'i } - 18 98% 983/4 1013/4 B___— ser 1st ■i ; 89% 95 95 A-O ' Louis Div M-S 32 10974 11272 - 100% 101% *103% 105 *115% 101% J-J 2003 — n 102% 104 A-O 6s 5s M-S 10974 — ♦11572 Included in the f; 104 1956 gen gold ♦1147s t 104 11 105% 106 1283/4 gen 1st 1975 Co— E lat gold 5&..1949 Western 105% 101 »/b 1013/B v. 973/4 ft St 9 105 1017b M-S Devel .. ■ 101% 126 *103 108 , Devel ft v 1053/4 1053/4 *129 . 105 5/b 1994 F-A F-A Western . 75 J-J 1st 107% 987b 104 > ic 10278 1023/4 195& Gen mtge 3 105% 101% 101 % — M-N — -r— 1971 West Penn , 49 709 1023/8 10272 75 A-O 8outh Pao RR 1st ref gtd 4S......1958 10472 i- Westchester Ltg 743/4 787a I : *103'/a 104 — F-A 1981 1st 4s Term Fran San 7 M-N 1948 Washington Terminal 2%s ser A—1970 54% 81 ' 92 v 1047B 105 74 J-J 1950 Gold 4%s 10974 1053/4 106 M-S 58—.^.^—...1958 1995 mtge 3%s 1st 54 39 «/a 537a Co— Gold 4%s 107 1063/a A-O Washington Central Ry 1st 4s 74 237a 1047b J-J 1977 107 16 Apr Warren v. 53% 65% 23% M-N J-J ——Y—-1985 debentures 4%s (Oregon Lines) A Gold 4%s 1st ■ 10372 1063/s 1067s .1957 23As ser mtge Coal & Coke Iron Warren 119% 50 *90 J-J Souonern 104 14 1047a 105 mtge 4s inc series A. 1981 Gen mtge Inc 4%s series B_.—1991 , Y/ 105 65% 66 7« 1979 ft Tel 374* ref & Walworth Co 114% 4 • 49'/4 M-S A-O Bell Tel 1047s 106% 7 1037a 10474 J-D Gen Y 104% 6574 J-J debentures -Y W ■ 1963 1962 3s 7 *104% 104'/a 105 Wabash RR Co— ■ 1964 . '{ • • 957* 497a 661/4 South ft Nor Ala South ;!■ / ' Bocony-Vacuum Oil 3s debs..—. RR gtd 5s 32 105 97% *481/2 1965 debs— 103 203/4 1033/4 1033/4 A-0 A—1955 t 4s series B__ Ist^ cons ' . 2%S Oil Skelly li.372 110 M-N Virginian Ry 3s ser B— 1163/4 130% • 1047a 105 49'A 1954 1961 1941 2%s sinking fund debentures 30 .. 105 ! RR cons g 4s series 8 Va ft Southwest 1st gtd 5s 1 .72 100% il4% 114% 4 v,: >40% 62 *131% v 2 6 — ■ M-N 10472 Y Va 72- 58 *105% A-O 1st 87% 18 84% 92 tlASilesian-Am Corp coll tr 7s 14 *112 J-D 33As debs Pictures Virginia Electric & Power 70 36% /v Cons 51% 108 8P/4 .J J-J 51 36% 13 *2874 -. / 71% — ctfs Seagram (Joseph E) & Sons 8hetl Union Oil 2VaS debs land grant 4s & - — V 663/a J-J .105% 106% RR— Pacific deb 35-year 3%s deb Ref mtge 3%s series A 68 28 90 10174,103 *" 11074 1103/4 J-J Vandalla 56% 55% 90 60Va 105 1027e 1 ♦105'/a 106 1967 99 55 J-J V 9472 T M-S 103% 92% A-0 A 10174 10174 F-A 104% 97% 2 17 543/8 deposit of 98 3 97 563/4 M-S ACertificates 99 97% 55% M-N 46 5 • 1037s 857a 590 1027a 1027s _ 10174 A-0 United Biscuit 3%s debs.. 97% 1945 A Ctfs of dep (Guaranty Trust)— A Ctfs of dep (Chemical Bank)— flAAtl ft Birm 1st gtd 4s 1933 series 6s cons • J-D debs—.1960 34-year 3%s 95 . 39 887a 1945 96 J/4 97 99 M-N J-J A-0 A 1st 150 1027b U Universal IA Refunding 4s 1958 A Ctfs of dep (N Y Trust) A Ctfs of dep (Chemical Bank)—. » 81 92 A-0 • | A 48 gold stamped A Certificate of deposit v 130 50 M-N 1063/4' 96 195d - 28 — 86 1971 1033/4 *90 J-J 1988 7/ 1950 V ft N E 1st gtd 4s Scioto 13972 13972 *103'/2 46 3%s Union Electric Co of Mo 103% Certificates -of M 41/as series A 108 7a 86 27 104% 10614 10614 A-O J-J J-J deposit——— 1971 ACertificates of deposit stpd—— A A Cons 1053/4 50 753/, 16 17% 1 23 23% J-J 1950 5s series B APrior lien 1077a 32 1093/4 69% 20% J-J 1950 lien 104 A-O 1st gold 5s—1949 Elec & Tri-Continental Corp 3% 51 *67% M-S I8t Louis A Prior 109 3/s 1 106 108% 108% 1093/4 109% M-S 110 108% 110 110 Gulf Division River & 105 ' *125% M-S M-S 1st Adir 1st gold 129 2 J-J 1st gold 4s—1946 Ham & Buff Union St Lawr ft 108 125 125 106'/4 106'/a 106 3/e — tSAUnlon Elev Ry (Chic) 5s Union Oil of Calif 3s debs Baguenay Pwr Ltd 1st M 4Vfr8—...—.1966 Bt J06 b Grand Island 1st 4s 1947 . M-N 1960 AAdj income 5s Jan 1960 Tol & Ohio Cent ref ft impt 3®/4S__1960 Toronto M-S 112 1067a 106 — ■" A-O Ry 1st ref 4s Third Ave 110 15 6614 6614 A'O ft Pac 105% 103 ~ 4 107'% 10772 : Pacific-Missouri— 104% 108 2 1033/4 1033/4 J-J Texas Texas 107'/a 110% 10 1071/e 1077a 10172 107% 106% 107% 2 107% 107% J-J Rensselaer & Saratoga 101 ■ & —, 1023/4 13 106 106 A-O 20 ♦1107a 110% 1953 Ref & impt mtge Ref .1964 deb. Quaker Oats 2%s 101 v* 106 67a 63a May 132 11872 July Jun Jan 110 July Apr 10 Feb .. Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Number 4421 162 NEW YORK CURB RANGE Friday STOCKS— Week's Exchange Int'l Aincu froaucib Class Investing $3 for Week Shares Low A <Mien> 25 • common bib preferred— . Aluminum Goods Mfg Aluminum 6% .. * • common.^-,———.* Ltd Cities American Jan 30 Jan 9 Jan 8.300 36% Jan 49 112% Jan 117 Feb 100 19% Jan 200 15% Jan 900 18% 107% 108 86% Jan 117 Jan 110% July 108 ~i% ~2% _3% 52 52 52 110 46 20 21 700 11% 1 Mfg 25 A class 51 47% 51 47 45% 47 6% 6% 6% 7,200 46% 44% 46% 7,400 American Cyanamid Co common 10 & Foreign Power warrants- % % American Fork • 21% 21% 21% 250 36% 36% 5,900 111% 112% 12 12'A 175 American Gas American Hoe & common 10 General American 36% 100 Electric & preferred 4% % 112% common—10c 1 Corp $2.50 convertible American 1 preferred 25 Rubber Co Hard American 20 25 25 100 Mach Laundry American Light & Trac common preferred 6% American Mfg Co common Maracaibo Co American Potash American American Callite dep rets 5% Electric Camden Canada Bread Jan 25% Jun Canada Cement ' vf ' ' 52 Jan 7% Jan Jan 48% Mar 36% July 32 Jan 46% 17% 21% May 31 Aug Canadian non 12 % Jan 49% July 54 Seal-Kap American Amer 10 2 10c • • 5 ♦ Republics common Corp com™ preferred $fi series preferred American Thread 5% preferred Superpower $6 1st American Anchor Writing Paper common 24% July Jan 18 Jan 36% May Carter (J 17% Jan 24% Jun Casco 26% 26 26% 300 25% Apr 29% Jun Castle (A 65% 61% 66 600 51 Jan 70 Mar 4% — Angostura-Wupperman Apex-Elec Mfg Co common £1 1 • Appalachian iJec^Pwr 4% % pfd—..100 Argus Inc —1 — Natural Gas common Arkansas class Common 6% preferred. Arkansas Power Aro A • * non-voting —10 & Light $7 preferred.* -2.50 Equipment Corp Oil Ashland Refining & Jun 53% Jun- Catalin W) Co M) Co 1 American 1.200 7 4% 1% 1% 1% 27,000 18 1.000 32% ft Line 10% 4% 5 Beau Beck Aircraft jaellanca Bell & Convertible 14,100 3% Jan 6% Jun 1,800 10% Jun 18% 60 110 % Feb 10% xll% 11 11,000 Feb 113% May 16% July 7% Apr 800 19 % 1,900 325 3 1 Inc Blauner's 23 % 8% 72 Bliss (E W) 4% 10% Jun 1% Mar Feb 17 Jan $6 preferred—,—.——.* " 60c preferred B i • $6 preferred BB—.• Auto City ft Suburban Homes.. Controller Co. 7%' 27 Jan 15% Sep Jan 27 Sep 16% Mar 20 Sep 5% 29% 8,400 Jan 40% Sep ., 43 13% 13% 10% 1.200 Aug Jan 13% Sep Apr 12% 4% 5 3 7,100 \ 5% Aug 20 Jun 7% Feb 250 15% Apr 7% 5.100 5% Jan 3% Aug Jan 4 152 152 10 145 36 37 90 30 1,200 4% , 5% 46% 46 36% Mar 3% 3% 3% 1% 26,700 Jan Feb 28% 28% 29% 1 • 4% 3% 4% 15% 2,100 3% 11.100 17 Sep Jan 36% Jan Jan Mar 53% Feb -26% 53% 27% 57% 27% 1,500 15% Jan 28% 27% 3,300 9% Jan 27% Sep Jan Jan 144 Sep Jan 38 July Jan 15% 1% 2.700 % Jan 2 Sep May 700 34% Sep ,48 Feb 140 • 144 1% 100 37 * 39 2% Aug 2% 3% 4% 23% 22% 24 % 5.500 20 Jan 24% Jun 17% 17% 17% 1,800 15 Jan 19 Feb 6 5 5 —•• . 6% 19 18 1.000 5% 6% 3% 7.500 500 Am American dep British Amer Class -£1 £1 reg B Power Class A 19% — — __ -10s 35 23% Feb Jan . Rubber Co Bruce (E L) Co Bruck Silk Mills .... • 22% . 1st Burrv Butler 2.650 730 11,600 Feb Sep 7% Jun 1/64 Jan ^ 93% I TV 33% 1% 14% 1% 71 200 1% 100 , 41%'Apr ... 27% 11% 11% 77% 79% 110% 110% 6% 6% ; 15% Jun 2% 114%'July 106% May 5% Apr Feb 43% Mar Jan 50 20 ^ 2,200 7 67% 700 * 115% 115'A Jun 2% Mar Feb Jan „5 Ltd Inc d Jan May; May Jun 80 Aug * :f 118% Jun T* 110% Aug " 7% Jun 60 61 1.650 43% Jan 65 18 16% 18% 6.200 8% Jan 2% 22% 2% 21% 2% 1.100 2% Jan 18% Sep 3%-Mar 23 % 3,100 7% 3,000 16'A Aug 4% Jan 25% 6% 7% Jun 22% x22% 3,600 13% 23% Jun 7 22% 220 102% 104 Jan 102% Aug 15 Jan i -May I.1 — 200 4.050 6% Aug % 1,800 77<t Jan "3% 1% 14 3% 3,300 2 Jan 4 97 160 84 Jan 109 3 1.800 % • 14% Mar — 97 preferred A... common Hi preferred ..50 —. Petroleum 1%' convertible "2% 2% Aug 35% 2% 35% 37% 200 32 25 24% 25% 5,200 24 Aug 1% 6.300 1 Jan 9% 1% 10% 8% 9% 6% Jun 25 Jun Aug 9% Jan Jun 21 % May 3% Feb Feb Feb Jun 40 Jan 10% May 31% May 1% Feb July Courtaulds Ltd— American Croft ...0 ; .—1 Co Brewing Crowley Milner ft Co Crown Cent Petrol (Md) Crown Cork International A Drug Co common Crown convertible n% — —5 —• Tobacco Lighting Inc July 7% Mar > Jan 27 56 56 56 common. 4 5,900 3% Jan 50 25% Apr Jan 10 4% 26% 5 * 2.50 * (Mo j Curtis Mfg Co 8 15 2% common Curtis 1,200 1.500150 18 4% 26% Iio Sugar Cuban 18 25c .28 —. common Atlantic 1% 10% — preferred Crystal Oil Refining $6 preferred. Cuban 9% receipts (ord reg). _£1 dep Petroleum Creole 32 r 11% Jan' 11% July 19% 4% 28 Feb Feb July 4% Mar Apr 61 x26% Jun 13 15 Jun 28% 4,400 22% Mar 31 15 1.000 12 Aug 18 Jan 4% Mar x26% 8 Jun .13% 14% 34% 36 400 10% July 14% Sep Jun D Davenport Hosiery Mills— Dayton Rubber Mfg Class ft • 5% 3% Jun Dejay Stores common Jan 8% Jun Dennison Mfg class A common.. 700 24 Jan 23% 2.400 20 Feb 5% 1.500 5 1 91 3% Feb Jan 34 •; . Sep 26% Apr 98 5% S6 8^ (P H) X41% — — 13% 29 • 117 2.50 2 Corp 12 %c 25c common For footnotes see 41 13% ' 200 14 33 9% . 3.100 10 Mar Jan prior preferred Jan Aug page 1309. 6% 28% 29% 116% 117 r 13 14% 2 5% 2% 6% 20.400 20% Jan Detroit Detroit Gray Iron Mich Sep Steel 10% 900 8 1.400 92 ! 40 Co 36% Aug Feb 40% Mar 7% Apr Jan 11% July 9% 92 Feb Feb 3.700 J 2% 2% 2% 3.900 ...1 7% 7% 7% 1.700 37 % 200 36% .10 -10 Apr Apr 8 Sep 16 8% i, common 5% 82 Jan 18% Apr 20% Aug 8 common. 21% Jan 1% 5% 27 Jan Jan Jan 142% May 11% Jan 27/b July 7% Aug 37% Sep 25% Apr 30% Aug 10% -10 preferred 37 Jan 138 91 -20 Products Vilbiss Co 7 % 7% ™1 Foundry Stove Detroit 10% "7% 8% Gasket ft Mfg preferred— Detroit 29% 9 -50 Derby Oil & Ref Corp..— Jun Sep 1,850 .100 Feb 14 — debenture 41% Aug 10% 35% -50C Apr 5% 33% 1 ..35 2% 33 Jan 22 % 35% 31 — convertible IOO De Corp Am dep rets Biscuit X41% 25 Sullivan A 400 22% Feb 12 Jun 650 111% Jan 8,800 10% Jan 14% May 29% 30% 1% Jan 2% May Diana Stores Corp.. -.1 23 22 23 4.500 13% Jan 25 % July 11,600 —1 23% 22% 23% 1.200 11% Jan 237/e Dlvco 32% 34 20 Jan 36 V 18,200 117' Aug 3 Jan 6% 4% Jan 6% Mar Sep • Apr 20% Sep 8% ■' Jan : 113 20% 8 8% Apr Power— preferred preferred Hill * 12% May " 60'/a —— Reynolds ft Corf 'x>n 2% • ft East •'v 36% Jun 7% 700 *- Aug Jun I. 11% Jan 1 •' ia Jan > ' 1 i ■' 96 Jan 11 200 . ■ - .Jan 41 % .50 8 w*v\: 1 common common. Niagara $1.60 Burma . 20% • —— 7% — Buckeye Pipe Line $5 K 38 14% 14% — Co Cornucopia Gold Mines Coro 6% Bunker 6% 21% —8.. May 5% Jan 34% Mar 1% .100 preferred.. prior Cook Paint & Varnish Co 2% . common Distillers 20% ' prior preferred Buffalo K 13% July 11% Jan 3% Aug 3.000 33% 22% May 22 5'A Mar „ • preferred— Forman Brown Jun 19% , — class ... Fence & Wire Brown 20 20% Aug dep rets ord reg— Columbia Brown 10% Mar Ltd— Celanese British $5 ord rets f 53% Sep 6% Jun Tobacco— Co dep rects ord bearer Am Feb ./> 5% Aug 17 200 19 31 British —-— Textile Jun ...1 Oil ;,5 V; itf a«. « Retail Stores——. ...1 Copper Range Jan • 1 American 93 93% -100 Consolidated Consol Sep 24% 51 750 12% common Jan 100 12% 4 36% 37 1 Co Consolidated 5% Mar 26% ' 32 British Consolidated Jun 43 Jan 3% * • preferred series C —1 Consolidated Gas Utilities-, Consolidated Mining ft Smelt Ltd. —5 Jun 110 Co 28% 100 ■i 4% $6 100 Mfg 950 6% v; v.: 19% .100 Cosden 100 BriUo 12% variants- series B preferred 4%% Jun 4% 52% ...100 Bridgeport Oil Co— 35% Jan '325 ; : 53 % Jan • Aeronautical % 6% Jun s' 3% Sep Jun 22% . 100 Southern Biscuit Consolidated Jan 153% July Mar 100 Brewster 49 Jan Continental Gas ft Electric Co- • _ 42 X40% 6% 9% Feb 25% Jan 8'/a 500 Jun Jun ; 11% Jun Jan Jan., 1% . Jun 13% 135 • Sep 1 Lgt ft Pwr__ 18; 17 18 -142 Jan 9 Sep 122% May 24% Jun 110% Mar 10 122 26,400 20% 20% 14"% common.. Jan 12% 122 3% Sep 18% 10% Traction Jan 200 11 3% 18% 20% 175 preferred 117 3% Sep 15% Corp 12% 2,700 ————.——• preferred Jan 8,900 8% 14% Aug 1,300 1,600 37% 2d 16% 20% 128 12% Jan 250 131% 19% 19% 130 85 108% 101 108'/a 19% 35 35 15% $5 Feb 450 Jan 33% 37% Brazilian 1% 1)900 r;?,l5;^ 1,500 18% 35 Jan Mar 15% Breeze Feb % Aug % 11% -10 Royalty Oil. Steel Corp *10« Co_' 1 Continental Fdy & Machine Co.... 11% 125 14% . 14% 22% Jan 14 common Sep Apr Feb 18% 6% 11% 6%: Conn Gas ft Coke Secur common Feb 350 21% (V* 9.300 6% vA 3,100 6%. preference ft 12 11 % Community Public Service.. 28 Community Water Service——-—1 Compo Shoe Machinery— V t c extended to 1946 ——-1 40% 12 22% Arms.—..—..28 Columbia Gas ft Electric— Commonwealth Jun 45 3% Colt's 23 Apr Febr ~3% Sep 10% Jun 127% 34% 19% 7% 200 Jan 11% Colorado Fuel ft Iron warrants 700 2.200 Jan 800 ... Jan Fire 13 21 Jan 16% Jan Jun 44% ....——1 Airlines— Patent 5% 15 ■ 18% 8% Mar —" 1st preferred Mar 40'/a common.....—..* Co Apr Jan 5% 1.900 * - - Plow Colonial 37% 1% *. Development ordinary 12 300 . 10% AlumJjtium Utensil Co—.——* Sep 15% May Bowman-Biltmore Mar 80 Feb 112 22% Neon 24% 14% July 10 % Aug Inc.. Jun 32 50 i — Jan 300 1st preferred Apr 5% • 123% 123% —• 10 Stamping City Clark 17% 2,700 • 7 % 10 Cities Service common Club 15% v 18 6"% 200 Sep 11% Feb 40 "*4% 20 5 Jun 19% 39% 13% 20 8% 10 common 4% 14% 40 200 85'/a Borne Scrymser. Co—,,.—25 Bourjois 122% 3% Aug 2.200 Jan 25% 18% 15 4% Jan 500 ft Co Feb 67 65 12% 2% 7% Aug 11% Co common. Jun 14% May Apr 4 58% 16 (S) (H C) Apr 107% 17% Aug 12 275 1.400 Aug 11% optional convertible preferred Blumenthal Bohack 10% Sep 120 Jan 575 4% 11,200 8% 104 July 15% Ridge Corp common $3 Corp Claude 1 common 12% 16.100 4% 12% Chief Consolidated Mining—1 IChilds Co preferred -—.——100 Sep Fdy ft Mach Co com..* — Jan 20 4 19% 1 Mar • 1 — 7% 118% May 104% Apr 300 5 common 4% 8% 70%" • common 4 25 Chicago Flexible Shaft Co common—* Chicago Rivet ft Mach —4 Jan xll% Jan Aircraft Co 72% 101 100 ... common 66% Lights Inc —1 Clayton & Lambert Mfg 4 Cleveland Electric Illuminating.,....? Clinchfield Coal Corp...... .—100 —1 common 20 19% 9 1 preferred Birdsboro Steel 50c 100 1 Berkey ft Gay Furniture.. Blckfords Utilities 100 6% 106 10 Hedges common. 21.100 118 preferred West Cnaris 5 • common 10% 100 100 Canada Tel of Benson Blue 1 Inc common Shoe Corp (AS) pM Cherry-Burrell common Chesebrough Mfg Jun 8% Aug 5 ; common Mills Beauni: 1 Consol G E L P Bait common— Seelig Mfg— convertible A common (L) 100 pfd—100 5% Light 7% Sep 6% 112% 113 18% 11% 28% 114 % Mar 10% 1st preferred—... Brummel Ties 7% com pfd Products Feb Jan 10% xl0% 113 4 Jan Andes— Basic Refractories Inc.. Baumann 7% Chamberlin Co of America 3% ft $1.20 & Elec ft Cessna 4,300 shares. Barlow 9% 105% 106 14% 14% Feb 20% May Jan 30 —i Feb Jan Baldwin Locomotive— — Sep 10% 7% July 5.200 30% Mar $3 Corp.. 8% 20% Mar B Steel 10 8% Mar Jun 9% 7 Ve Barium 33 Aug Jan 7% los Jan Aug 7% Machine..— .* Avery (B F) ft Sons common..:——.5 6% preferred ——— 25 Ayrshire Collieries Corp— — 1 de • 19% 24 50 18 5 4% 10% Voting American ~8% 10 Jan 18 28.900 11% 8% 4% 14 Banco 33 Jan 63 Jan 13% —..1 33 ' 45 Jan 13% common 119% July 8% 14% 100 1.600 25 20% 1 Rubber Co Sep 9% 18% May 260 111% 24 % Baldwin 116% 9% 16% 17% 1 preferred » .... 19 Apr 50% Aug 20 7% Colon preferred Feb 20 220 23% 1% 33 Jan 20 700 24 - Mar 42% 25 20 3 100 3% 28% 111'/a 112 1% —• 30 % 1 Power Steel South Cockshutt Babcock ft Wilcox Co 30% 21% July 100 3% 1 Automatic Gas York §Cent States Elec - —— Jan 100 Company Plywood Corp Automatic5' Products.. Jun 16% 21 pfd opt div ser 29 700 3% 25% 28% 111 % 4% Atlas Jun 4% pfd opt div ser 6% 10% —50 Co 8% Jan Conv 5 Jan changed to F D Central Jun Aug 34% Jun Jan 5% 6% Atlas Corp warrants— Atlas Drop Forge— Apr 1% Conv 4% 1,100 1% Coast 5% Mar 1.000 8% 10% Atlantic Jun 100 10% Apr 6% July 5 • ft Coast RR Co pfd—100 Coast Fisheries 1 9% 125 21 21 10 Power Power 135 Jan 4% 8% • ft Tel class A Jan 7,900 8V4 3% 8% 3% 3% 6 17% Aug 31% Birm Naihe Central 1% Jan Ohio 7% Jun Jan Jun IOO • America Hudson Central Maine Central Jan % 27% ' £1 dep rects reg Atlantic , 7% 120% 7 Apr 25% May 25 12 • of Corp Central ' Associated Laundries of America Associated Tel A 3,800 July 108% 28 com & Co 16% Mar 11% Aug 12% 11% 5 8% July Apr • Carolina P & L $5 pfd New Electric Industries— Associated Atlanta 12 27% 27% 22% May Jan Jun 40 % Jan 41% Jan July 108% — • A Products 31 Jan 5 8% ... • • common 32% 250 6% Mar 1.300 ' Alcohol— class Co Co 300 , May • & 950 47 7% 20 25 Class B Carnation 6,300 i Fence Post Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Am dep rets ord reg— Foundry Ltd— preference Products City 23% 46'A 7%. 2,000 100 voting 36,% 23% Jan 10% * common voting Class B 7% Carman Jan 1% 10'A Aug 8% Jan Sep 8% 4i% 12,200 10% May • 75 3% 4% May Jan Capital 51% 3 Jan 7% 6% Jan 10 * Ltd Industrial A Central American Co & 23 3% 3% mm 10 % 1 200 .. 3% May Canadian Marconi 250 Mar 4 Jan Feb 113% 47% May Jan 1% Jun 38 Jan xlll 2 500 5 Ltd preferred Class 400 2% 1 Corp Co, Participating Sep 3% 2% 10 Insurance Canadian Car 41 Aug Jan Fire 6% % 3 £1 1 pfd Power Tungsten Sep Jun 35% 23 Range Since January 1 Low High High 50c Estate Sugar 21% 22% —* • Chemical & California 45% ,51% 1 Meter Co American Calamba 3% Aug 4 4,700 44 % convertible- preferred $2 Sep Jun 54 % 42% July 450 Lou? 50c certificates Mar 44 2,200 ... Shares Wireless— & Jan "V A Voting trust Cables 22% 1% Mar 4,500 Cable Electric Products common 26% uight— ft Power for Week Par Jun 700 22 18 18 Range of Prices Aug 39% Aug Jan - 22 22 107% Sales Last Exchange Feb 8% 25 Convertible Class Co Central American 29 875 100 Beverage common Book 550 39 46 47% 115% 116% Curb 40 38% 100 1 preferred American American 48 38 47% York High Aug 38% 38 % —100 Industries common Aluminium Low * Co common Aluminum Co Hijh Week's Friday Sale Price New 37 10 ' common conv Altorfer Bros 14 Range Since January 1 * pfd conv SEPTEMBER STOCKS) Range of Prices Por Allied 1305 EXCHANGE ENDING Sales Last Sale Price Curb York New WEEK FOR CHRONICLE Diamond Shoe common. Corporation Dobeckmun Co common „.J ^ 875 800 18 Jan 30% Sep Jun July r ". THE COMMERCIAL & 1306 Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE RANGE FOR WEEK < STOCKS CnrhExeh**** K«r t , Lart Sale Price Ltd Steel & Coal B Tar & Chem Co Ltd Textile Co Ltd Dominion Bridge Co Dominion Dominion Dominion — 28% Apr 10;, Jun Aug 15 Aug May 70 Aug 5%% preferred*wl* — Henry Holt & Co common. Hey den Chemical commonHoe (R) ft Co class A. Apr 67 74 e 92 & 325 93 92 Jan 84 250 91 11% Hollinger Holophane Co Apr Horder's 4% 1.000 12% 300 11% 9% Aug 12% May Sep 8% May 200 4% 12% 4% common—-— .1 Sulphur———* Sep Jun 95 Jan 9 Duro Test Corp Jan 4% Aug 11% July ... prior preferred Eastern Malleable Iron Eastern —.— 37% 37%: Jan 700 19% Jan 27% May 100 33 Jan 59% 10% 10% 4,600 18% 18% 300 10% 1% 2,200 2% Jan 60 Jun 1st. 59% 47 May 59% Sep Zi 45 625 39% Jan 48% 11 11 8 Jan Jan 11% 20% 1,800 150 14% 15% 35,200 9% Jan 97% 100 500 95% Jan 100 102 3.400 97% Jan 105% = Jun 112 113 100 70 Jan .100 ~2% common— Sep 3% Jan Sep 16 Sep 16 300 11 % 39 39% 125 35% Jan 41 Sep 15 Jan 33% Jun 26% 5,500 40 25% 11% 2% 300 11% 12% 1,200 28% 33% 28% 150 11% " 46% 1 33% 35 108% May 12 Feb Sep 10% Aug 7.200 46% 104% 100 1% 45% 2 Eversharp Inc new common— 113 Jan 104% 105% —1 1 — Eureka Pipe Line common i5a 15% July July 15% x25% I——10J Inc 2.600 3% 2% t* .10 Palrchild Brewing Falstaff 1% 2% Jan Jun 48 Jun 7% Mar 13% Sep May 32% 31% May 39% Jun 25 55% 3*4" 48% 59% Sep Jan 50 % Aug Jun 24*4 Apr 6% 6% 6% 2,800 5% Jan Jan f; k 22% Jan 8 May 27% July Jun 28 ' 1 Ford Motor of Franco— ;' rets bearer Fort Pitt; Brewing Co_j. dep Araer Pox 1 Froedtert Grain ft" Malt" stock convertible $3 5% Mar 7 27% 500 24% Aug 34 4% 13% 2,500 26 750 27% 28 3% 1,800 12% 650 4 %' Jan 4% Aug 10% July Jan Gauneau* Power co Jan 29- Amer dep rets i 8Vs 82 11 10% Jun U% 7% i Aug 9% , 100 0% Jan ,12% 3% 8,200 1% Jan 14'/a Aug 6% Apr ord reg. preferred— convertible $6 • 1° 10 10% 2,900 24% 23% 24%' 1.300 8% "2% 1% 200 3% 2.300 101 % 101% 2% 140 3% 3% 1 5% conv | Class f- prior preferred Consolidated Goodman Gorham • Mines Inc class A f - Great Northern Grocery Gulf Stores State Bridge Jan 3% May 48% Jan 13 90 103 Co A 3% Electric Light Rayon voting trust Brewing Co Harvard 24 Va 47 Jun Sep Jan 82 % common——1 —————i—1 —100 2 2 2Vs 2,200 1% Aug 3 Jan 2Ve- 2% 800 1% Aug 3 Jan 93 7% 39% Jan 13% Mar Jan 51% 39>/< Apr 50 Feb 37 Aug 17% 10% Apr 8% Aug 1,300 13% 3,200 9% 20 13 % Feb July Jun 850 38 86 Jan 103% Feb 25 99% 127 Jun 140 Feb 35 Va Mar 600 10% Mar 4,200 .;'o 7% 300 Jan 60 July 25 10% 109 8 Feb —00 Hazeltine Co Hecla Helena Mining Co 42% July 22% Jun 10 Feb 114% Mar 10% Jun footnotes 60% 9% 1,200 Jan 12% Sep 6 Apr 7 preferred—-100 Kennedy's Inc ; —• r Co 5 Kings Co Lighting 7% pfd B— 100 5 % preferred D— — —100 Kingston Products.... Kliby Petroleum.—i—. Kirkland Lake G M Co Ltd * , see page 1309. , ..1 —1 1 • 10 Knott Com common... —1 Kobacker Stores new common...—.! Brewing 3,600 19% 6,800 _ 1% 10 1,200 10 2% 500 29% 2% 200 ~1% "lVa ""% "I 23% 800 11 Vs 500 2Ve 2% 14% 2,000 — 21% 23% ~2% - 1 Lamson Corp of Delaware—.—! Eakey Foundry ft Machine 100 1 Langendorf United Bakeries class A • Class B • Lefcourt Realty common .1 Convertible preferred • Leonard Oil Development 20 Le Tourneau (R G) Inc .1 Lane Bryant Sep 24% May 17% 21% Mar Sep Mar 22 Aug 2% Jan 13 8% July Feb 3% Jan 23 Jan 31% May Jan 53% Mar lVs Jan 17% Jan 1 Va ' Feb 42 19 Jan Jun 1% % Jan ■ 24 Feb July 9%: Jan 13% July 8,600 x -k "'-l- Jan 4%M«r 11% Jan f6% Jun 16% 9% 12,300 1,500 50 104 Jan 108 109% 40 108 Jan 110% Jun 80 107% Mar 8% 8% 108 25 4% Jan 9% Sep Aug Feb 21% Feb 25 Sep 20 25 114 100 109% 111% xll9% xll9% 119 Va 116% Feb 120 Aug Jan 17%. 17% 19 Jun 34% 35 1,300 28 % Mar 35 9% 10 150 8% May 12 Aug Feb x22% 23 2,400 18 Apr 25% Jan 76 20 52 Va Jan 77 Aug 43% Jan 75 Jun 10 x22% 76 600 80 - Aug 32 66% 60 5% 5% 7,900 3% Jan 5% Sep 8Va 1% 2,400 7 9 Va Jan 66 5% 1%- 53 % Jan 60 Va 15% 19 16% 16% 8% 8% Jan IjV Aug 17% Jun 300 16% May 20 Sep 17% 1,000 14% Mar 18 Aug ,9 1,000 8% Aug 10 Jun Jan 100 Jan 20 99 18 Va 5% Sep 11% 4,000 15 V8 Jan 23 4,300 3% Jan 5% Aug 6% Jan 11% Mar Apr 100 8% 5% 8% 109% 8% 18% 5% , ; 8% 9 1,500 18% 16% 19 2,800 30 30 30 175 7% 6 60 .... Line Material Co Lionel Lipton Feb common Locke Steel Chain & Jan 3% Lynch Corp 1V4 Mar Sep ' Aug 19 Sep 32 Jun 8.% 7 Va 70 2% Sep Jan Jun Jan 37 Va May 17% 800 20% .19 % 20% 7,200 r6% ~5% ~6% 5,900 Feb 13% Feb 14 Jan 20 Va Sep 27% 17% 10 25 Feb 30 Va Apr 2% Jan 6% Sep 24 Mar 19 Jun 24 Va May 250 18 Vs Jan 24 13% 13% 13% 4,000 10% Jan 15 Jun 1% 1% 13,700 2 1% IV4 Aug July —— X22 0 preferred A ctfs of dep preferred B ctfs of dep— Land -v 110 10 ; Lone Star Gas Corp common Long Island Lighting Co-r Common ctfs of dep Mar 4 48 10,900 Jan 6% Mar 30 A—.* Class 25 Va 500 63 1% 13 Vt Mai- May 28% .0 ... (Thos J* Inc 6% preferred Groceterias 50 8% 6% • - Corp Lit Brothers Loblaw 1% 1% x22% * July 96 Jun Aug 89 Jun 7 Aug 11% 110 Feb 114% 32 Jan 91 Va . — 89 91% 350 85 July 84% 81 84% 575 80 V4 7% 4,400 7% 7% Exploration. 37% Jun 37% 100 3% common Sep 1% 3% May 200 3% 22% 1,300 40 Feb Jun May M 4% Mar Manatl Sugar optional warrants. 9 Sep 29% Jun 36% Jan Manischewitz 6% Jan 11% Jun Mapes 13 Vs 3,300 13% Jun Marconi 26% 300 — Apr U Jan 1,900 Jun 1.200 1,200 13 7% 66% preferred 7% Lane Wells Co Common.: 300 — 42% : 105% 105% 16 18% Lake Shore Mines Ltd. 1.300 12% Feb 9% Jan 18% Jan 600 10% 1% 1 9 25 Va 23% Aug Jan 51% 29%' —100 Co 11% . 17% 19 Vs Kleinert 33 26% ' 101% 19 Vs 15 (D Emil) Co common. (I B) Rubber Co Klein 8% — 19 20% 19 Va ♦ < 11 — 42 Vs —I » — 32% • 19% Mar 5,200 Feb Jun 27 250 " .250 Rubinstein. Class A For 12% 30 2% A3-:-.-.: 4 4% ■ 300 42 Vs Louisiana Power ft Light $6 pfd 60 9 22% 40% .• 22% Mangel Stores common. $5 convertible preferred 1 22 ———100 • Corp Hearn Dept Stores common 85% 93% "Sep Jun 55 % Mar 600 — 1 * 8 Hat Corp of America B non-vot com 600 98% Sep K Louisiana - ■ 93% 98 ^ coupon: shs—• 7% preferred Julian & Kokenge Co— Feb Jan 29% 3 4% 87% 98 10 1 ———• Jersey Central Pwr ft Lt 5%% pfd—100 (FL) Jacobs Jun 7% Mar 11% Jun 29% 57% Irving Air ChuteItalian Superpower h July July 1% 22 % May — —1 __1 Sep 113 Vs 140 Registered shares— International Products — —10 International Safety Razor B— -• International Utilities Corp com 10 03.50'preferred ^——— —00 Interstate Home Equipment —1 Interstate Power $7 preferred—• Investors Royalty— iii———1 Iron Fireman Mfg voting tru$t ctfs—• Sep 300 110% 112 —28 24% 30 82% Jun 6 350 128% 128% 12% 100 113 ye 113% 16% 71% May 1.400 10% Jun 12% July 19 % May 9 Vs 19 Jun 15 81 foteroationaf Petroleum: Apr 33% 8% 15 Jan Jan 21% May 106 Feb 200 10% 18 Vs Jun 7% July Jun Jan % M 28,500 37 Vs May 12Va 500 24% 24% 113% International Metal Industries A—* International Minerals and Chemicala— Apr 19% 49% 98 13% 13% 13% cigar Machine——.* Mar 4 104 9 30 ctfs 1,400 6% July 11% Jan 60 Va July 20 28% 82 International Hydro Electric— Preferred $3.50 series Jun 49 9 • Hartford 13% Mar .——100 Key Co common Kldde (Walter)' & 32 32% —10 Hartford 500 11 International Jun 47 10% 18% Ltd 22% Jan 82 Apr Jun % Jan 39% common—25c Paper Mar 116 9% H Hamilton Jan 15 13% of North America 6 % Hammermlll 25% May 53 1,500 Jan 17 100 'A % $4.40 ■ 14% 400 18% Sep Sep Krueger 39 —28 Co 2,800 57% Jun 52 preferred—. 7% Lamp 24 6% 370 Kresge Dept Stores— 4% convertible 1st preferred 39 pfd 100 Gypsum Lime ft Alabastlnc——— Rail 21 82 52 % May 105% 106 105% .100 Products Utilities 14% Mar 18 Va 13% Industrial FinanceVt c Sep 75 98% •Greenfield Tap ft Die 1,000 80 preferred 1% Jan 12,100 16% Paper. May 21 preferred——100 Indiana Service C% 24% Sep 148 Va Tea— stock 36 Mar 35% 82 19% Aug 6 12% Non-voting common 7% 1st preferred 28 Aug 6% July 57% ^ft Sep 115 65 (Cal) Pacific 400 Jun 10 Jan —. 10% 110 4% Co_— Atlantic & 46 Jun 3% 21 Ken-Rad Tube ft Lamp A Jan 64% 5% • .10 conv pfd. .25 Varnish———— —1 Grayson Shops J 4,300 • , Graham-Paige Motors $5 Grand Rapids Mfg Jan Jan May 17% July 17% Jan 3,200 20Vs 8! Mfg Co preferred Gorham Mfg common Gray 20 19 1 — $3 'Great 19 —• B $4.50 Goldlield 42% Aug 23 18% Indianapolis" P~& L~3%% preferred_100 Jun 18 1 _• 500 525 11,500 33% 23 52% May | 19 Inc common 1,400 .00 CO——————— Zinc Illinois Jun 111% 19% Sugars class A 43 3% May 12% Gobel (Adolf) 23% 42% 10% July 24% Jun 20% Imperial Chemical industries— il Am dep rets regis. Imperial Oil (Ckn) coupon. .'Registered — ———— Imperial Tobacco Of Canada—. Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain May 109% May 15 Jan 200 19 Gladding McBean & Co Godchaux 18 106 2% Jan 1 Corp Feb 7V« May 10% Jan 7 preferred —— ctfs Kansas Gas ft Elec 1% 108 92 1 |H CO Coal 50 Sep Jan 1% Jan Co_ Harvester Aug "5% *6 3% Feb Jan 13% 101% (A C) common A A" Preferred if Alden 40 % 10% Jun 11% 84 Gilbert Gleaner Jan 92 101 Geoifla Power $6 preferred. $5 preferred Glen Feb 18% 4an 132 Gen Water Gas ft Electric common—1 Gilchrist Jan 1,800 * - 44% 9% Jun v 2% 2Vs 2% common——! 5% preferred series A 10 General Fireproofing common * Gen Gas ft Elec 06 preferred B • General Outdoor Adv 6% pf<t 100 General-Public Service $6 preferred • General Rayon Co A stock———.* General Shareholdings Corp com 1 Feb 41% 22% Dividend arrekr Sep 87% Jan 10% General Finance Corp 28% Jun Jan 114 Sep 12,700 9% 11 common. Mfg Co common.. General Alloys Co Gen Electric Co Ltd— Jan Jun Jan 77 preferred, 5% 23 109% 8% Gellman 300 10'/a 1 common.. Sep 26 43 Jeannette Glass Co—— Garrett Corp 28 26% Aug 17% 60 108 106 preferred——101 13% 17% conv 4% Jan Feb - 55% 1 J———.—3' common Fuller (Geo A) Co— 800 25 4% 13 Stores 7% May "6 6 26% .1.29 (Peter) Brewing—. Franklin 3% Jan ■■■ Franklin'Co DittlUing. Jan Sep 4,800 Mar Sep 113 26% . 22% Jan 400 26% 75 July 56 50 25% Sep 56% 9% 1,900 59% -* " ■ 17% Feb 16 38% 59% —11 rets ord reg. Ford Motor of Canada— Class A non-Voting— Class B voting dep Apr 14.300 900 Aug May Ford Motor Co Ltd— Am Jan 3 Federal Compress & Fire Jun 4% 11 5,900 56% 49% 52 49% 14% 2,000 17% 17 CO————■ Warehouse Co—21 Association (Phila) ———18 34% Jan 550 35% Common 23% 3% 3% u Fedders Mf g 30% May 28 20 110 Jan 26% Sep 130 41% Illinois Power Co common. Feb Jan 43 11,200 12% 12% 12% Metallurgical. Pansteel Jan May 25 (Harvey) Inc.. preferred 7% Inst CoEngine ft Airplane- 8 Sep July 26% Insurance Co Fair child Camera ft 300 34% 34 112% 112% Corp Electric Securities, fiygrade Food Products— 101 14% :ii 40% 20% Jun 19% B Mar Jun 17 18% 20 Jun 12% Jan Jan 124 34% 800 26% 26 Jun 12 V* May Jan 14% 37 Hydro 43% 9 Vb Jan 14 Huyler's common. 37% 47% May Empire District Electric 5% pfd—100 Derrick & Equipment——.--! $3 33% 400 Emsco Esquire 25 600 .101 cominod convertible preferred Feb 59 -* Equity Corp 46% 9 57 Hardart common preferred Jun Apr July Apr 45 Light 2d pfd A Option warrants— Electrographic Corp Elgin National Watch Co. Co 99 60 60 Electric Power & EHtott Feb 2.125 2 Vs 1% Jan 78% Jan 26 Refining — Hummel-Ross Fibre Corp. Hussmann Ligonier Co. $2.25 preferred Com stk purch warrants. 57% 57% 59 ...1'Ie preferred— preferred—. $6 57% 1% J 1 , Electric Bond & Share common ( 54% 37% 28 States Corp— preferred series A $6 preferred series B_ Eastern Sugar Associates— $5 preferred Easy Washing Machine B Economy Grocery Stores— $7 ?$5 56 2% 650 95 92% 5% mjk Sep 3% 600 2% 2% 93 100 preferred. 16% 2% —• 100 Gas & Fuel Assoc common 1,000 57 Humble Oil & 4%% Aug 7% 25% ft Co common Stores Aug 108 25% Horn & 5% 14 Jan .3.60 —10 (A C) Howard High Jan 103% 7% Inc Hubbell East LOW 11 150 7% common (Geo A) Range Slnee January 1 v 1 Co common-Horn & Hardart Baking Co Horn 14% Feb 3% High 106% 106 -100 Consolidated G M 91 , Hormel Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— Am dep rets ord reg £1' Durham Hosiery class B common—. common 66 Apr 38% 84% 91 Duke Power Co Duval Texas Heller 15 f Sales for Week Shares 3 Feb 6% 300 10 Harris Co--— Driver ~8% "8% 8% -*• • Corp__ Draper Co 5% 25% Mar 1 class A com Domestic Industries of Prices Low Par Apr 4% 7,400 Last Sale Price High Low 5% 4% 5% „ Curb Exchange 'Range Since January 1 High Low Par Week'a Range Friday stocks Tork Mew -for Week Shares Bangs ef Prices . ENDING SEPTEMBER 14 Sales Week's Friday 7 8% Jan Jan 20% Mar 14% Jan 26% May 15% Aug 20% 700 Mfg Internat Marine Communication Margay Oil Corp Co Ltd May 135 Mar 18 Mar Mar Jan 5% Aug —£1 25% 24 27 700 20 Jun 23 Jan 33 Co. 3% Jan 17 (The B) Co Consolidated 2Vs Mar 14% 104 Mar 38 % Aug 6% 29 Feb Mar Number 4421 Volume '162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK CURB EANGE FOR WEEK ENDING EXCHANGE SEPTEMBER 14 " Friday "STOCKS- Last Exchanf* Curb York New Week's Range Marion Steam Shovel Shares McCord Corp $2.50 1% 1% 800 11% 400 — 13% > 43 16 16 - v « Mead Johnson & Co Merritt Metal A preferred Textile Michigan f. Bumper Corp '• Midland ;> Midwest Mid-West Co . 5 Vt % Montana 2% 5,400 lVa 8% Jan 12% Jan 16% 1,100 15 Va Aug 3,600 12 30 37 37% '9% 30 30 17 52% 50 5% 1,300 preferred Penn f Penn Traffic Co. Mar i 53% 5% .5% Jan Jan 14 46 ; t 1% 4,500 3% Aug 7 53% Jan Pinchin Pioneer Gold 78% 575 60 Mar 28 200 13 Jan 28 19% Jan 19% 78% ' 11% '12 ......I 13 9,700 2,400 . 4 3% 4% 9% 9% 9% 700 1 3% 3 3% 1,600 12 183% 184% 100 ...10 . 184% - 12 20 _• Apr 3 4,500 —10 • 9%, Feb * ; ) ' 13% Aug 4% Jun ' 9Va Aug ">>2V8 > Jan 16% 10% Feb '179 W Feb 12 193 May 18% Mar 22 | Apr — Jun I Sep " I Jun 3% ? Powdrell 43 10 Producers—. 2% 7% 7,200 2% Feb 1,700 6V4 Jan 9 Apr > 250 24% Feb 30 July Sep 26 141 • 141 38% 24% 24% 1,200 18% Jan 129 20 17% Jan 1% , 200 18 44 May Jun 141 Jan 26 Jan 19 Jan 17% 100 preferred 89 Jan 98% Aug > 226 230% 44 ' i 12 '31% !"'V' 1% Jan 34 Va 16 12% > ■'*> 5%; 5% 6% 18,700 6.200 600 6 10% 11 : 18 > May > •14% July 32% Aug 7%'- Jan 1'1 > '10% 25% Apr ! Aug 4 ' Jan - 3% 43 71% <69 16% 141% 16% '6% >'*' 11% July: ' Feb 44% 141 ,142 4V2 5V8" 18% 20 ].j, 5% ,20 200 1.400 1,500 ■: ' 64%: Jan 14% Mar 117 Jan >■>. 4 Jan 530 ; 13% 400 Jan 19% * > 3% Jan 12% Jan 3.100 5% 19% 20° 6% • 1% 40% >41 1% 1% '' > 20% V America •>'> 51 14 13% >14% 1 6Va .>■'"> 11 111^ 12% 10 Va 1.400 Gas ' Sep » Marl 17% >•. 5% Sep >f22 July 11% Jun 41 L Sep! >i> 1% Mari' J 73 - Mar % Jan \ Apr '20 V Jan 12 4,400 6,800 ■ .1 ' Jan 1^ Jan Jan 142% May; Jan >'31 450 7,900 > Apr '>78% May 16Va Jan ~4% J Aug. 6% July Jun, Jan . Jan 18 • Apr x8% . . > Sep^ 37% 18 ' Co of Jan ' 71% Sep Jan :* 200 < 5% Mar 15% May > 1% Jun v Apr 13% Jun;,. Mar) ' 8Va May 100 1st preferred 9% 107% Apr lllVa Jan 100 112 May 118% Common - Nachman Corp National Bellas National Breweries - 7% Hess common 1 23 National Rubber Steel 33% May 17% 17% 17% 12% 12% 10,100 14% Jan 21 July Jan 16 Feb Jan 19% Apr 15% July 2% Mar 14% 14% 15% 1,400 1% 1,800 5 May 110 110% 20 107 Jan 10% . 10% 600 9 May 13% 13% 300 8% 13% N Y & N 113 10% 17 Va 15% 275 13 V* Mar 2Q0 88% 91 560 161% 162 110 Jan 6 Jan 9% Jun 76 77% 1,075 63 Jan 80% Jun 25% 77 7% 25% 25 21% Jan 25% July 230 110% Feb Feb 100 14% 30% 3,000 20% Jan 30% 66% 2,500 63 Mar .......1 4% 4% 4% 500 jj Red Bank Oil Co... ' 123 25 25 40 7% Jan 10 42% x5 1,200 42% 42 10 8% 21 21% 400 187% 180 75 Jun 8% 1 200 107 74 70 , 5% Power common 10 2d preferred ... i Class B optional warrants *• '*• Niagara Share Corp class 6% 100 preferred 108% " 76% Jan 91 156 Jan 164 Jan | t V* lVa Jan 3 >15% Jan Jan 32 32 33 700 22% \Y 55 •.'.-.80 52 Apr 6.100 17% Aug 18% 18% 2 19% 1% 2 600 24% 23% 24% 1% 1% 1% 6% 6% 1 1% 1% 1% 26.400 8 • ' 22 19 Rolls Royce Ltd— Jan 23% Mar i 21% May \ IV Jan v, 6% 5.500 3% Jan 1% 18.000 % Jan 105% Aug 12 % 1,400 5 ~2% ~2% 2% 2,000 Electric I 1 North Amer Light & Power common—1 26% 26% 16,500 4% 19.600 1 preferred.. 19% Jun 19% 22 Va Jan 5 Jan 17 Jun ! 2% Jan 7% 7% 1.100 T' Class B Rayon class A • Li.Li prior preferred 50 >- North American Utility Securities Northern 23% •" 4% Central 43 42% ,43 53 53 1 ■ Northern, Natural Gas ..U—— Northern States 132 43 43% 20 w ) 18% 53 Sep May 43% May Feb 44 5% Jan 56 6% 15% 6,500 400 7, Jan 5% Jan 108% 108% 37% 38% 17% 8% 17% 575 t 34% X35 % X35% 600 vi <„.i ■ . fOgden Corp common (Ohio Brass Co 5 Ohio B common preferred Ohio Public Service 7% fr'. 16 % 1st preferred . 1st pfd ; Oklahoma Natural Gas common Oliver United Filters B • Omar Inc Oversea* . 29% 100 575 4% Bchiff Bchulte | Jun 35% 116 112 112 112 20 33% ~8% ; 34% 8 Va : Jun 350 29% 6 117% > Co ' Jan Jan 9% 10 400 15% 300 35 8% 9% July <10% Jan 10 • 10»/a 5 Sep 3% Mar 9 Jun Sep Sep I | Jan 4% Jan | Feo 3% Jun 27% Jun ' $6 16% Jan 7% 19,600 5% Mar 7% 7% -7% 7% 6,900 6% 600 5% Aug 5% Mar Jan 16% May 8 6Va 7 . 2% 2% 34% 34 V4 34% ino >4% "4% 4% 35,200 93% 83% 93% 1.375 41 40% 100 300 41 2% 22 Sep Jan 3% Jan 70% Jan 34% Mar V j f 8Va Aug >10% 8Vi t Jan Feb C 4% 38 1. Feb May .4% Sep < 93% Sep { 41July ' 111% Mar pfd-~..~-~-~—«—• ' $6 | preferred—: Bcullin Steel Co • -1 >5 ...1 4% * 16 Convertible stock ' • 5 $5.50 prior stock Allotment certificates Semler (R B) Inc Saiety Control— r2% 2 4% — 200 56.200 16% 21% 1,200 2% 8,400 8 — Sentinel Radio Corp common— faencry 53 ,; 3% 15% 21% III1 1,700 1.000 5 52 o— — ;* 620 101% 13% 14% 97 .* common Lock & Hardware Beiberling Rubber common Belby Shoe Co Selected Industries Inc common.. Feb Sep Jan 2,200 —.1 28 .28 common preferred.. Manufacturing Elec 2% 200 24% 116 Aug Jan 114 May Scranton Spring Brook Water Service— • Jan Apr I ' " ; 3% 23% 18% 18% 91 92% 91 92% 92% 92% 25 25 25 100 19 -28 III ' 15% £ 24% common (DA) Scranton I Jun 119 % Mar ^ 115% Mar Jan 110% July 600 7% 5% 31 ; 1,900 ...1 Convertible Scovill Jun 9% Mar Jan 2,600 6% Aug 6,800 4% 'Savoy .Oil Co....—....^......—.-8. j v 40% United Corp common Samson Jun 19 Apr 22% 2.500 112% Aug 15 1 1309. " 4% 31 100 ; 1. , see page 4% 30% • Securities F(cr footnotes 4% • 7 > 5% 4 12% —1 Segal 100 r 5 Mar 5 Regis Paper common Salt Dome Oil Co i . 4 class Power 4%% ■ 19% Mar ! 3% Securities Corp General. Seeman Bros Inc t> 25% Jan ...80 $2 conv pref... A St \ 110% Mar 14% Mar 6% Aug 26% Jan 11,200 Jun 18% July 105 106%. Jan 34% May 700 8% . Apr 6% 5% Lawrence Corp Ltd. Class 7% Mar 11% Mar 50 17% 8 6Va " 6% 4% d * St Mar 1% 100 Feb 19 V» | f vSep 53 50 2,200 11 Ryerson A Haynes common 5% May 136 Jan 25% Feb j* I 26% Jan Mar 24% 25 — Consolidated Petroleum— Ryan j $ Jun 8% Mar i 6% Mar 18 Va Ryan Aeronautical Co—— Sep Feb 4% Jun > 18% Russeks Fifth Ave— 36% 200 5% 15% 38% 25 * 35% 99% —1 . Power class A 1% 400 6% 15% • Northrop Aircraft Ind Novadel-Agene Corp. I 14"% Aug 2% Apr Jan 19% Mar 121 275 56 Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5% pfd—100 - Aug " v 3 i —JZ 2 "■ * • Oil Texas > Northeast Airlines > North Penn RR Co 3% 130 • common Rotary Electric Steel Co Royalite Oil Co Lta 8% May {.' May v 15 16 Va Aug | 17 Va Jan 12% Mar • i North American 6% Mar 13% 109 Jan 12% % July -h Jan 1,300 9,600 y$ Noma ,; Tfa 8% , 100 —— Aug I Sep 700 —— 102 Feb Feb j 19% Roosevelt Field Inc Jan 1% 16% Root Petroleum Co 82 30 -6Va . Jun; Mar ; 1% 16% f 1 100% 101% 25 18% 3 7% July Feb f Jun ; Corp common—— Feb 110 18% Jan Jan rets for ord reg Cable May Jan 3Va 26% Mar. Art Metal Works——... Am dep Ronson 90 Jan ;■ 1 110 3% Jun i May 23% •' Sep % 700 Aug i 2VL Jun i 56 Aug <14% 4 4 •< 33%' Jun - .,1.900 pfd D. I 89% 15% •». $6 Sep : Jun < Rochester Gas & Elec 6% Sep 850 8% • Corp B i Jan 42%" Feb Jan 55 32% >.: 29% July 75 Roeser & Pendleton Inc—...... 32,300 15% com——5 Mines. Jun Jun 20% ..1 5 7 15% Nineteen Hundred :* 6% 100 Niles-Bement-Pond Nipissing .. . r 14% 525 25 Rio Grande Valley Gas Co v t c 1 108% 109 ~8% B 17% 36,900 3 20% 31% 32 — Sep 14% Aug 106% July Jan 2% 18% 24% Goods— Jan 42% 64% Dry Oil Corp. warrants Richmond Radiator f Jun 22 Stix Rice Richfield 16% 100 16% Mar 1 Rome L Y State Electric & Gas $5.10 pfd-100 Y Water Service 6% pfd 100 1st Jan A 18% May 1 Va 2% —1 Reliance Electric & Engineering | Sep 30% Apr 500 15% 48 Jan Jun t 5% Mar 12 8% Jun 31 2% Mar • • 124 162 Reed Roller Bit ■Co.....^..-^— 70% Mar 121 Shipbuilding Corp— 5% rf 13 91 .100 $1.20 convertible preferred * HOV4 >>": 19 13 % Aug Co.. Railway it Light Securities Voting common —-——10 Railway & Utility Investment A i—1 Rath Packing Co. common 10 Raymond Concrete Pile common • £3 convertible yreferred..; ;—• Raytheon Manulicturing common..50c ) 3 100 700 26% common Niagara Hudson Jan R f 8% Power Radlo-Keith-Orpheum option warrants. 11% Mar 14% Mar 64 % Merchandise common preferred—.. J Jan 9% 6% Quebec j 64% Honduras Rosar'o "<■ 16% 14% 14% j Aug 30% Auction Quaker Oats - Jan 9 Va City Omnibus warrants N 6% 8% 9 Va 25 shares Jun 28 Y Y 11% 1% 5% 122% Co Y Founders 1,300 1% —100 New Idea Jnc common N 1,200 5 5% a N 16% Jun • N >> 17% Jun I Sep ' 5 16% B Land New Process Co common Jan 105 420 "300 f 11 13% —100 New Mexico & Arizona • I 14 i 14% 4.200 106 17% X17% Pyrene Manufacturing 1 ...... N Y 12% Sep "• England Power Associates.. 6% preferred —100 $2 preferred • • Co Apr July Nestle Le Mur Co class A Clock 16 105 ^ 23% Jan 10 New Haven 15% 105 i 1 Tel 15% — Jun 38 Feb Neptune Meter class A Jersey Zinc Jun 39% Mar 24 11 Ltd ti ; | 8% 12~50 Tel f 19% Aug 15% Jan 2,000 12% Machinery Car 4 Jun Sep 25% Jan .—1 Nebraska Power 7% preferred Nelson (Herman) Corp New 2% 39% Mar National Tunnel & Mines common 1 National Union Radio —30a New 300 • National Transit England 24 19% Jan 23,500 50c Fuel Gas National New 4 23 8V3 National Mfg & Stores common National Refining common 5 100 22% 3% • common preferred National Candy Co common National City Lines common National 1 22% — —i.. $5 prior preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber.... Pyle-NaMonal Co common < Jun; Puget Sound Power & Light— N ; Sep > 45 K Jan 11% <■-' 2,800 30 Sen Sep 230% < , 11 175 5,300 10% -■i 30 400 9% 6% 76% <-;■ Jan 32 .10% . Public Service of Colorado— 6% 1st preferred 1 151% 200 44% . 363 "15% 6 < Corp of Nevada Providence Feb >"> >^11% >>31% 15% Prosperity Co class B May 10 17% Jan " Jun 13 Va • 2% Jun Jan Alexander Metals Jun 112% 3 Premier Gold Mining Prentice-Hall Inc common Pressed Jun 115% Jan common Si Lambert Producers 3J/a Jan 107% •>: 57 . i Jan '109% / 1.70G 30 com. 1% 360 1.800 - 2.200 ;' Jun 82 Va July 51 Vi May >'*>.' 50 2% •r. 1 8Va Jan 6% 44 Jan Mar 76% Power Corp of Canada— Pratt ? 7% 25 % 100 Murray Ohio Mfg Co Muskegon Piston Ring Muskogee Co common 100 2'/a 7% • common 43% 1% ti "s Sep 31% Mar ! 6 10% Ltd 78 ? X74 Polaris Mining Co ; s • Scale 25 Feb 58 42% Mar - 5% 6.100 2% • 1 Mines 7% May 22 Jan 80% Feb 50 Jan 230% 25 Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical Pittsburgh ^Plate Glass Pleasant Valley Wine Co Plough Inc common Pneumatic ? .1 i 5o pfd._I 9% " Mar 6 ■■:■■'■■. wfl Pitts Bess ti L E RR Sep 40 .76%. ■■'■: Pitney-Bowes Inc ?, 18% 11% 44 Va 50 xJ09% 111% Ltd Am Shs__ Piper Aircraft Corp • Sep Sep 40 2% common Johnson Jan 47 • Co Governor Jan 42 Jun 9% July 15% July Jan 18% 6% .10C common. Packing Pierce 6% May , 76% 19% . Phillips Sep | Sep 1 8% 33% 80% • Phila Electric Power 5% Feb 17% Aug Philadelphia Co :r, J'' 100 700 - 29 Pharis Tire & Rubber r . ; Jun '»• 11% Apr | 35% Jun i 26 Jan ' May i i Feb 4 87/a ! . 58 Xl09Ve Xl09% 2.50 >■" Sep 56% • -m 8% July 25% Sep 5% July 15,600 21V4 • Penn Water & Power Co preferred .?eb 115% Aug ;>■ Jan 25 Vi 'i 42 - Light $7 preferred Jun 39 x22% 100 48% '20% l I 30 Feb 3% - - 700 - : Feb 16 100 25,900 23 Mfg Co Perfect Circle Co 2% 56% Jun Power & 25% 25 Va :'6% 12 V4 12% • May $6 .Jan I• ^ Apr 109 Jan 7 600 5% Pennsylvania Edison Jun 104% July 110 Jun 38 Vi July • 48 21% • A 21 42 V» t" • 1 Pennroad Corp common.. . Jan .? 1 common... 15% 27 > Jan 375 _.l Mountain States Tel & Tel 6% $1.40 Telephone Jan 100 Q ■< 25% ' 12% i 30 > 25% 6 10 5 :> 'Jan 8V3 i; 200 .7 Power High Jan < . 500 113 25% r Am shs Corp t 38 36 700 37% 's • -14% 200 40 113 Co $5 series pfd.* $2.80 series preferred.. • Perm Gas & Elec class A com • 27% A— States Loto ,20 107 8 _* Parkersburg Rig & Reel Patcliogua Plymouth Mills ' .7 Mar 28% Jan ' • 300 17% 52% 78 Dakota Utilities V Bangs Sines Jannarv 1 High 107 • 23 t, 26 800 3% 3% —1 > - 2.50 Mountain Motors Parker Pen Co Jun " Mountain Paramount ' 475 9% Moody Investors partic pfd Mountain City Copper common J 3 13 Va 10% Aug 100 9% common ' Shares 39% 37% pfd..«._100 23 - Aug* 11 100 • u 2% ! 6,700 3% preferred—; £ Sep Sep 12% Jan 1,400 3% Montgomery Ward A Montreal Light Heat & Power • J'; 7% 8 Va Mar 2,200 1 Monroe Loan Society f | * '"700 39% 37% • preferred Pantepec Oil of Venezuela 51% Aug Jan 11% 3% . conv 3 21 12 — 1st 28 Page-Hersey Tubes new common American Airways warrants Peninsular 5,100 > 3% 3 14% 15 Va :—" Corp.. Pictures common Monogram Jan 16 ; 37% common— Molybuenum ? 12 Va 10 Cupply— .> A j/r"* ' .;>MoJud Hosiery Co Inc M tot Week LOW Pan I 5% Mar ; Jan 7% Feb Jan 11-50 Missouri Public Service 110 Jan 3% 2Va 16 Va —— conv preferred Mining Corp oi Canada—« Minnesota Mining & Mfg .' 3% 400 30 5% ; 2,600 11% shares Refineries Wohl Miller 5% Jan $1.30 Sep !; Sep 5 Sep I . — & 100 ' Feb . 19% Apr 187/a ' 3 Co Piping 3% 4% 12 15 Abrasive.; Oil Midwest Sales Bangs sf Prices 20 Pepperell Steel Products— Mid- West c.l $2 conv preferred..* j: $2;non-cum dividend 'r Middle Co common ' v t :,1 Midland Oil Corp ;! Week's r common. Pacific Power & Light 7% Pacific Public Service ? ' 2y« —....—S common. 149 Jan Co Pacific Gas St Elec 6% 1st pfd 5% % 1st prefersed-ilviv-iv-y— Pacific Lighting $5 preferred Sep >" < 6 ;Jan * 13% 4'/a 6% > 7% 11V1 19 1 ClaSS B V t C Corp (91 25 Pacific Can Feb I :X 190 Jan 4 ' 10 West 4% 300 6% -• Middle States Petroleum class A Middle Jan 45 1 Preferred 18 i, Jun 4 :_2.50 — 45 144Jan 15 Micromatic Hone Corp 1 Last Far Sep 12% 450 1061 i Mar . 13% '2,000 5% >4% 95 36% Mar 7,400 25c preferred—. Jan ( 10 • 5% 19% 106 l —- Corp Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co 190 5% ..100 — Mar 7 • 1,800 17% 5% Participating Friday r*" 2% Jun r 12% Jun j 7% Mar 325 132% 149 18 % Scott— Messabi Iron Co '■ft > I High Jan , ' ExchsiifS V.13 % July !'• P# ' 5 common™-. Chapman & 6%% ' 5'/4 Warrants : /.(l 2,100 ' 44% 16% :v 190 Ila \u Memphis Natural Gas common— Mercantile Stores Curb , 12 V* ' ■ « York Sals Fries Jan 95 13 ,44 McWilliams Dredging—— 'I 8% o pfd- common.... preferred 300 11% McColl-Frontenac Oil Co 6% > Loto * V/2 H Massey Harris common New Baage Sines Janoary 1 High 11% ' 12 ' "">• STOCKS far Week Low >. Mass Utilities Association V't • ef Prices Sale Prlee \ Sales 1 __1 ..1 * 7% 1% :>7 1% 10% Jan 4% Mar 42% Feb, Jan 2 97/a Jan 19 Jan 1% 147/a Jun 8% May 53 4% I6V4 t Sep Sep " Sep v 22 Va July Jan 2Vi Feb Apr Jan 19% 82% Mar 92% 50 83% Jan 92% Sep 1,600 14% Apr 25 Va Aug 2.850 500 > 88% 12 7% 3.600 6% Aug 1% 800 H Jan Sep 7% Aug 2 V* Jun , EXCHANGE NEW YORK CURB RANGE STOCKS New Last Curb Exchangs York Week's Friday Range 7 of Prices Bale Price Low B.. Serrlck Corp class " •l v ; ; : 400 15% Apr 18% 125 125% 1.000 125% Sep 116 Singer (Howard) Smith Is-*? 6% 22 7% Jan 8 8% 1.300 3% 8.400 9% 9% 6% 2.100 47% 700 42% 36'A 450 27 44 '40* -J 5% '47 47% •» 1. J, . 36 "A au Line— > 2.500 'Southern New "• e >X • Jan 30% Jan 29% Mar 10% Wi 'ie : W *■ 'i . - i \ Standard Power & Light *. . 25% 27 35 35% 3.200 350 5 25 *0 ~M J 25 50 21'A 2iy« 21% 300 1% 1 1 1% 300 18 18 18% 1,800 % Co of Canada— Stein (A) & Co common. P""' Sterchi Bros Stores common— 1st preferred———— 5%. 2d preferredU<" Sterling Aluminum Products be-Sterling Brewers Inc j'.Jr Sterling 4% 4% 5 6%; 6% 6% Sep i 21% Sep Coal & Va Coke.—— Jun 2% Jan Jun C) (R ft Produrts 14 14% 3% 2,900 Jan Co.... 10% 14% 14'A 6% 15 6% 11% 500 8% • —9 600 Ltd-i (F W) 17% 16 2% 100 17% 2% —-• 1,650 21% 21% 1% 55% 57 19% * Tilo ; >V.r ■■i 9 i-'s Mar 35 Jun 28 May ■ 14% July 164 Jun : Feb > ; 27% 25 39% 6% Feb 113 Jan 9 5,100 Sep 40% July Jan Jun May Feb 21 14% Feb -14% July 13'A Jan 21 Jan 19 ' ' ' Li.- 12 100 14 15% 17 10 Jan 11% 575 10 100 ■• - 110 Jun 6% 400 5 18% 3,400 8V2 Mar 9 9 9 1,200 8% Aug 3% 4 7,100 •15% 17 Sep 11 Jun 112 Aug Jan 8VA '*■ 18% 15% Jun * Jan ' 6 10 110% 110% 110% 11 Jan 3 —.is 17% 19% 6% 6% July 6% Feb 18% Sep 12% • Feb 15 May Jan Jun s f debs. 3%s s f debs— 17% Jun Jan 31% Jun 57 Jan 32 33 33 22% 22% 118 "7% Land Co • 27% 7 6s— Writing Paper 6s— Appalachian Elec Pow 3%s Associated 20 Feb lAssociated 12 Va Apr Elec 33% Jan 116 Feb 4%s Atlantic 102% .100 j-d J-J 109 109 5 108% 111% A-0 125 125 1 123 129% J-J 88 100% 101% 100% 92% 102 29 38% 137% MS 42 37% 38% 158 29 42% 39 33 39 464 29% 43% 5s 1968 A-0 38% 37% 38% 50 29 5%s__ 1977 f-a 39% 13 29 43% -195& M-S 103% 39% 102% 104 Va 21 99 104% 1964 MS 1105% 107 % J-D 110% 110% 1118 119 118 121 183 deb i ; City Elec 3%s Bell Telephone of Canada— 1st M 5s series B_. 1 1,150 39 Sep i Bethlehem 9% Jan 14% Jun ; Blckford's Inc 6%s 7% Sep 9% ' 109 <110% 109% 38 30% July 4,100 1 101% 101% 104% f-a Jan 14% 49 J-J 12%. Jan 13% 107. 1949 26 1,500 108% 106 % 1 1950 1,400 14% 108% J-J 2 39 43% 108% 105% Jan Jun 121 Jan 108 .1948 .... 3,700 6% 107 104 Co— Assoc T & T deb 5%s A Jun 25% Jan t 107 101% 1961 1970 4%s.. deb M-S 1953 Elec & deb J-J 102% .2024 4%s Gas A Con v 7% -39 14% Realty ti Construction. 27% 7% 19% Aug 4,700 10 Jan High ' 1 102% 102% 107% 107% .2016 * ^Amer Sep J-J 1960 28% 36 14% 900 23% 118 27% common 5% Range Sinee > January 1 I Low No. Low 1970 Appalachian Pow deb 6s Sep Week*aRanfa# or Friday's' *Bond* Bid A; Asked Sold 1958 3%s s f deos 25% Mar Apr Last Sale Price American Gas & Electric Co.— 2%s Jan 400 Exchange High Jun 14% 2,100 Friday Interest Period Curb 3% July Jan Jan 45 19 Roofing Inc... Tishman 12 Sep 18% 10 —• X Technicolor Inc common. (••Texas Power & Light 7ft pfd ■i 5% July Sep 38% Jan . Sep 6% 19% 350 225 57 ... Co Jan 4% 2,100 135 BONDS York New Feb 15 Jan 12 Sep 23% 21% Taggart Corp common Tampa Electric Co comm Shovel Jan 700 6% Jun Aug AConv ' 3 18 100' 37 Sep Jun 29% • ? A Debenture r Mar 114 July W" fvTThew 17 15% Jan * Mar 300 4% 8V2 May Jan 10 3% 2 —... AConv deb 5s 6?,VTexon Oil & Textron Inc 300 111 10 .1 AConv r' Sep Apr \ f 16 Jan 14 Sep 54% May 4% May ! 3% Feb ? 4,000 17'A - . pfd—100 American deposit receipts Wright Hargreaves Ltd 14% Apr 1,600 8% Sullivan Machinery. ... —• Ray Drue Co ——1 Superior Portland Cement— >"* $3.30 "A" part • r 16 Va 6% 10%' 11% —• common B. Woolworth 23 Apr 15 6% Swan Pinch Oil Corp 11% Mar • V 68 Mar J vi - ....1 I' 6% July Jan 53 16% common Jan* 2,000 .10 Inc.— | 5 16% Mar • 1 -50 20 1 •7 Sun "B" Apr 12% 4% 36 *6% 14 L. Woodley Petroleum.. v. Class 82V\ 28 2 i %! Jun %• Jan 6% Jan 107 i.. Woodall Industries* Inc ' Jun 18% Jan 9% Aug 16%" 39% ; Sep 145 Jan. 3 54 1.800 ' i Jan Jun 1,800 15% —10 Inc.. Amer Pow & Lt *leb v 5 Wisconsin Power & Light If* Wolverinp Portland Cement X': .1.28 • Winnipeg Elec - v 1% 1% I'll8 Willson 5% Mar i ; I Williams Jan Jan 98 '190 5% 14% 4% ^ KnlttlnFMiHal—HI Wichita River. Oil Corp. Jun % Jan 11% Feb 3% July Jan 5 Weyenberg Shoe Mfg ( h 61 83/a k;,Stinnes (Hugo) Corp— bVstroock (S) & Co common : Feb 18% 1,500 16% %*Stetson (J B> Co common 1 Aug 1%- Feb 26% July | 105^ 16% Westmoreland Jan 2,000 ——--1 Inc 21/ Jan Western Maryland Ry 7% 1st pfd—100 27% 3% Jon « Western Tablet ti Stationery com.. * Westmoreland Coal.. —.20 36 Jan 1% 600 10% 28 West Jan 8 Mar 27% Jun 10% ' —• , 17 Jun 80% Jan * i; Sep : 6% 1 Jan 4% Jan 7% ' _———1 trust ctfs—1 f; Bteel ii 13,500 % —* Starrett (The) Corp voting Jan 5 5,600 1 1% J —— 14% 70 4'A May Mar 65% 81 5% 9% 10 Manufacturing West Texas Utility $6 preferred 'Aug * —. Standard Products Co '-. Standard Silver Lead :'. standard Tube class B 11 500 4% 5 ' Preferred Jan 600 3 Feb 625 Co—. ClftSS r. Common clafcs B « 9% Apr Sep 8,200 3% 80 1 We.ntworth i 135% 11 Va Aug 37% 92 — Petroleum Aircraft Wayne s Jan X5fl% Jan 3,600 10 15 > Jun 500 1% 35 {/(^ndard Dredging Corp common—' convertible preferred—— Standard Oil (Ky)--- 5% 1% 26% -J 10 $:,60 May 31% May t Jun ; 31% 11 2.200 7% 5% 5% 1% —- it. 5 8 8 *5J ' ■ 230 •68% 3 Wagner Baking voting trust ctfs ext—• 7% preferred..., IOC ;"j Sep I Jan 800 70 70 —-— Manufacturing Waco . Aug 100 ioyB 11% 11% M (A G) & Bros pfd r*-f spencer Shoe Corp——-— Stahl-Meyer Inc___ Standard Brewing Co ^Standard Cap & Seal common. V Convertible preferred— 46 41% 3% Jun 26 —1 'Waltt & Bond claes A———• 38 100 .10c — 4% 79% 9% 24 6% W Feb 300 ' 4 79 9% Aug v 8 —** 'Spalding 49% 31 • 4% 79% III1 Sep 4% Aug 21% Feb 450 37% Apr 18 - Sep Jan 31 2,700 24% Jan • 134% — •1 6% 10 May 5 35% 36 Jan r 3% Jan Jan 31 43% Telephone—100 England Phosphate Co. Southern Pipe Line * Southland Royalty Co Jan 4% ■ Venezuelan 9% Mar 7% . ...5 ——- preferred.. Yatefc-r Corp common $4 convertiole preferred ' Jun . 4 5.- 30% 43% 29 ~ —;jj .Southern- 2% ■ • Utility Equities common $5.50 priority stock Apr Jan 5% % " 113 10% : 3% ' 4% High Mar 12% .10 —— Light $7 Utah Radio Products Jun 6,200 8 Insurance Utah Power & 19% July 9% 6% V 100 Jun ; 6% Feb ; 3% * — 17%"' 16% 16% • Edison— 110 100 17 % Jan 370 , Jan Low 18 Mar 6% 19% July i original preferred preferred B—-— preferred series C— $% 111% 111% 36 267% Mar 140 333 Apr Range Since January 1 High — Utah-Idaho sugar July 16% May Jan 3 1.700 4% } Manufacturing common. -< South Coast Corp common. south Penn Oil y$ southwest Pa, Pipe yV Southern California 12% Mar 1.250 Universal Vogt Boss .4 4% 323 -41 10J Corp Sonotone 26 B_— Universal Products Co—-— 116% July 21% Sep Apr 32 100 Co Solar Manufacturing Co V, 14% 4% 4% r~* , Solar Aircraft - 13% , (H Mills Paper 20% # ord city Gas & Elec It Sioux Jan Class — dep ret* Amer 102% 114% Jun .20% Jan 20 Low 17'A Universal Cooler class A Jun 600 # Manufacturing CO—— Manufacturing Co Ltd— Singer Jan 116 125 % Shares -10 011— Universal Consolidated Sep 16% . • Simmons-Boardman Publications— $3 convertible preferred : Simplicity Pattern common r 10% 8% Jan 16 % & Power— Sherwin-Williams common 4 % preferred— Sherwiu-Williams of Canada 0ick's Breweries Ltd 8ilex Co common— r 5% Mar 100 3% 12 4% for Week For High 900 4% Shawinig in Water V- Range Since January 1 12% July 5% Jun 11% 12 Leather common—-— anattuck Denn Mining----— •Seton Sales Range of Prices Friday Curb Exchange York New Low 8%, Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS Sales for Week Shares High avz 8% 14 SEPTEMBER ENDING WEEK FOR Monday, September 17, 1945 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1308 Jan Apr 14% ' Jan 69% Aug 3% Jan ': 5s C series Boston .... Steel Edison .1957 .1960 — M-N 110% 113% —1998 — Q-F 1170 170 .1962 6s A-0 1111% 113% 110% 112% 10 102 % 105% J-J 79 76 80% 85 58% 85% 1954 M-S 80 75% 81 % 115 59 1927 2%s— MS 83% 83% 84% 67 68 .1970 J-D 1027/8 103 V* • Tobacco & Allied Stocks. v Tobacco 61 Product Exports. 7% -7% - 7% 2,000 7% Sep 5 ' IA Central States Electric 5s A5%s -Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd— 1 j ; 12% Mar Amer dep rets ord regis. : : '/ ' 1% 1% 1% 400 13% May 1% May 91% July 90 85 90 460 •1% Sep 71% Jun 110 .n P* do Edison 6% preferred. 110 110 50 107% Mar 112 117 117 10 111 117 .100 .7% preferred Tonopah Mining of Nevada.. 1% 1% 1% 600 May lVa Jan Cities < Service I Debenture r Debenture Consol 2 % July Continental 5% .10 5% 8,000 4' Jan 49 % 4,900 35% Jan 1% 2 2 1 "9% 9% •' 15 I 10% 7% 1,400 Apr ' 10 10% 2,700 5% Mar . Sep Feb 10% Elmira 3% 1,200 2% 6% 4,100 4% Mar 7% Aug 7% July 8% • 6% Aug 100 Products 1 60% 60% 10 13% 14% 14% 11,500 71- -l Jun 5s Jun • !- 109% 110 32 10 & ' _• -7 25 14% 20 Va 13% ; 19% 1 25 14% stamped 20% ' Nor Mountain 22,000 14% 14% Mar 38 Jan 86 Feb .. 20Va v 6% 275 45 Jun Sep 1% 1% 1% "700 80%' 1,375 X79% -25 7% 286 1% Mar ; x80 Sep 2% Jun Guantanamo -& Illinois • Apr 20 44 Feb 50 13 600 9 Mar 14 V* May 13% 12% 14 16,100 13% 14% Jv:45 1st preferred with warrants.. . Rubber ..u. i 2 95 "III 8% • Reclaiming 1% 91 •8% 2 14 Sep 200 13% Apr 20% 13,300 1 '/a Jan 2% Feb Jan 95% Sep 100 8% 1,600 2% 2% 200 United Stores common—. .500 "3% .2% 3% —2 6% X6% 6% 13,700 4% 1% 3,200 United Wallpaper, Inc 83 ; "" For footnotes see page 1309. Jan Jan 4% 9% May West -1958 A-O 1105% A-O Jan 55 106% 105% 107 92 101 — 55 74% 67 77% 104% — 106 104% 1104 1957 Service 5s_ J-J 1st lien & ref A6%s 103% .1963 F-A M-N 1108 1955 ' 3%s 1 1941 coup) J-D 1941 coupon) 105 102% 105% (July 1941 coupon) Interstate Power Debenture Altallan 6s Superpowei 6s 2 55 27 51% J-J 1968 99% J-J J-J 92% 106% , "4 17 31 99% 94% 50 97 : 63 99% I 58 102 92% 50 15 49 49 % 106% 106% J-D 1118% 120 71 ; 37 : ■ , : 95% 61 - 105% 107% 104 5 1104% 107 Ar Electric 6s 60 55 M-S Kansas Ga.s 60 63 55% 53 2022 Kansas 63 37 52 J-J 1965 Electric Power 3%s__——1966 Sep Sep 62 28% 37 M-8 3% ; 54 31 1952 Jersey Cent Pow & Lt 3%s 109 30 57 54 T-'a 1957 1952 5s 103% 105 106 109 154 54 102% 102% 1957 1952 F series 1955 1957 E (Aug A7s C (Dec series A7s L 11 1104% 105 .1970 5s & series A6%s A 7s P 5 104 103% 103% 104 M-S 1950 5%s series B ref Jun 7 102% 107% 102% 1105% 106% J-J 89 106% 101% ^102% 103 1101% 6s_ ' 77 103% 45 F-A 74% 108 104% 1107 Va 109 4 Jan 47 153 Jan 95% 87% 104% 1102% 104 % J-J 50% 104 124% 127 Co—? Power Ss A 7s U S and International Securities.. 104 J-D- International Power Sec— Feb 47'A 8 Va Mar 104 J-J Hygrade Food 6s ser A .—Jan 1949 6s series B—. Jan 1949 ' May 14% 1 common 67 1 J-D Jan 81 12% 12% 87% A-O 80% 63% 33 — J-D Indianapolis 9 May 73% July 11% 1126% 1950 Jun 47% , 1 common.. 106 July 90% July Jan Jan 124 101 1 106 % 1953 Grocery Store Prod 6s 26 106 :1963 Green Jun Jan 106% 50 38 3% Pow Jun % Jan 68 67% 38 stpd 5s Power 110% 9% 124% 67 67% 1961 1969 A Apr .100 1 U S Radiator common. — 5s Jan 20 105% 120% 101% 102 M-S 1953 3%s Serv 3/64 100 1121 101% M-S ' Foil Co class B ,US Pub Indiana Profit Sharing .250 10% preferred -10 United Shoe Machinery common_ -25 ... -1956 5s AGeneral Rayon Co 6s ser A——^1948 Grand Trunk West 4s—........ 1950 95% 3,100 109% 103% Mtge Bank—* General 1st Graphite RR ...— Power Gatineau Feb Apr ' United 8 & Residential 3,400 — — ' U 2030 F-A Light 5s Water Lt 50 32 — preferred. United Molasses Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis United NJ RR & Canal U S MS 15% July Feb f-a 1993 1993 26 9% Mar 22 .. Uplted Gas Corp common United Light & Railways ?>,Preferred .1958 B ser & Power Great United Elastic Corp Products 59 110 106% of N J Division— 4s mtge Finland f ...» common — United Specialties 5s— 7% May 4 Jan 106% 106% : 108 107% 1103% 105 • A-O ... Electric 3% 6 % J-J 105% Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR— • ,Clgar-Whelan Stores. $5 preferred United corp warrants •. 1106 14% May Jan 6% —_10» Union Stk Yds of Omaha participating tl07 J-D Continental Gas & El Jun 1st —10c Union Investment Co United Milk J-D 1969 1978 1st mtge 4s ser A— Dlen Realization Corp Unexcelled Manufacturing Co y«ion Gas of Canada.. ■* .1971 90% 103 104% 106% 106 106 106 1 70 (Bait)— 2%s ser Q— (Bait City)— Gen mtge 4%s_. i , 103 103% 1105% 107 105% Gas Lackawanna Udylite Corp Aircraft & Pr ref mtge 1st U 10 United Chemicals Lt N„ mtge 3s ser P Consolidated ' V-'-. United series ref A-O 85% 103% 103% 103% 103% 103% a-o .... \ 12% May i 12% Mar v.?.-, ».-»v Feb ■' '•*"'.It- ' ',xt3 2 Apr 5,300 80c convertible preferred. r.: Jan 12 g-Sol Lamp Works: -, 5% 59% May ■ warrants. Inci... nz V ' 7 4% 48 48 El Gas 3%s MS f-a — 5s > ... 5s May 1968 Jan 5s Jun ; 1st T«ns Lux Corp nswestern Oil Co.—. 5s_ deb Conv * b .... JAChicago Rys 5s ctfs .;j Amer dep recs def reg. 'Todd Shipyard* Corp 1':' — —1948 105% 116% 120 ; 1309 NEW YORK CURB RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING EXCHANGE SEPTEMBER 14 ~ " Friday BONDS Week's Range York Interest Exchange Curb Last Period New Sale Price or '"LHigh * 3% 8*.w. Kansas Power & Light Laat superior McCord Midland Valley RR>— : i Extended at 4% - to* ref & 6s 5s A-0 -73 Vie t71 106Vi 107 J-D 101% 102 V* J-D 102% 103% 1981 J-D 107% 107 Vi M-S 2023 (Hugo) Amsterdam New Gas J105 M-S 1947 ....... 93% Toledo 106% 64 Edison Conv New deb New 1950 5s England 3 Vis Power Debenture 5 Vis 101% A-0 Y State Elec & N Y & Gas 3%s Westchester Continental Electric N 117 . 1st Power 1st ' 103 Vi 103% 50 102'A 105% 105% 101% 1955 100 J 2 109% 1l2t 2023 Jlf-N 115% 115% 5 115% 116% 1954 M-S 58 ,53% 7o 6s A series 101% income Water Power 3%s___ Penn 1st v Pwr 4Vis 1977 5s 1979 Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%s_1964 3 Vis 104% 109 Elec Rapid Portland Gas Transit & Coke 6s J-J 1972 5Vis Power 106 13 103 63 70 1962 *107% J-D 1106 ~ 108 106% A-O 1106 107 105% 110 1960 J-D *117 119 116% 1 conv f s 9 5s debentures— 5s —1959 F-A 1937 J-D 199% 1947 Rys Co tl07 J-D 100% 100% stpa 5s 1103 ..1950 . 1959 J-J 103% 1st mtge 3Vis Sinking fund deb 4s Service 6% of New 114 103 % 104 A20-year 1964 3-D tl06% 107% 1949 J-D 102% 102% perpetual M-N 153 152 106% Danish 109 102 106% 151 Safe series Harbor Lt & Real 4Vis J.—I979 J-D 1952 MS Estate 1951 J-D A-0 1 Scullin Steel inc mtge 3s Southern California Edison Southern California Southern Counties 108% 108% 109 1965 u-s 106% 106% 15 105% 106% 107% 2 105% V 1105 106% 104% 109 100 1989 U-N 6s 5s__., 1104 J-J 106% 105 101 105 18 (stamped)**—* Conv 6s stamped Debenture gold May 1948 AStarrett Corp Stinnes A-0 —1951 F-A Dec 1 11 105% 14 104% 104% 105 % 26 96% 6s •; 5s__ 80 29 29 19 18 18 16% 144. 46 38% Plan A •' ; 2%s 2008 stamped J-D 133 M-N 147 A-0 147 J-D J-D 117% 187 M-S 144 20% 45% ■ ~36 w /■'.'J • M-N 1951 ■ '*:' 37 M-S 1947 A Rio de 7s——— -1958 (State) pursuant to Interest j'" -"i 36% 35 45 Zi— 47% ; 46% 49 22 22 22; 88 75 88 46 38% 46%'./. 44 ,6%s reduced 37% 46%/; 36% 37% 105 5 96 % ■%. ,ik»;' J-J f - 143 J-J 2%—* -2012 to A 133 - 37% 6%s -191U J-D 8%• 7% 9 260 5% 22 — .*1921 J-J 8% 7% 9 105 5% 2,13% '/;/■ 105% J-D 105% -104% 105% 6 96% F-A 105 104% 105 27 96% '.-v.- 105 104% 105 4 96% 105% A-0 76 6 58 81 30% 56% 74 76 J-J f56% —— — 60 .. —— — — — . 105% r value, sale, Cash V- Deferred delivery sale, a d Ex-interest, e Odd-lot sale, Under-the-rule n tale, Ex-dividend. x v: iFriday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week. ABonds being traded flat. / Wit; {Reported in receivership. * 1 above—"cod," certificates of deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "v t c," voting trust certificates) when issued; "ww," with warrants; "x w," without warrants. tive; "conv," convertible; "w ' ., ' Lijcv LmJi •No par 105'/a F-A deposit 1959 105% 1957 1948 • M-S Plan A Government Abbreviations used A7-4s -2008 — pursuant to Interest - Plan A reduced to 2 %8—. Janeiro Stamped (Hugo) Corp— 3d stamped ^Certificates of 88' 29 105% 105 96% .1950 i Light Inc i960 104% 105% 1957 debentures* & 184% : 32 ' A-0 ; _ Power 76 M-N A5%S May 1948 6s_ 6£ Standard 91 J-J (issue of Oct. 1927)- Stamped t 6» Z/ 185 1958 «. pursuant to ARuswan Electric— 6s 27% M-N 1947 105% MS Debenture 30 F-A A7s 108 V. 1105% 109 F-A & 128 1953 (issue of May 1927) 101% 1970 Gas tl]4. yw.Jij J-D AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s—._1931 Mortgage Bank of Denmark 58—1972 105% 89% 2022 (A G) 65% 71 v 1952 A7s AParana Southwestern Gas & Elec 3 Vis Spalding m High 63 -• 6%s 6tamped_1958 (Peru) 7s Low 469 •*, —* January.^' 109% Southwestern Standard Range Since Sold No. Low Mortgage Bank of Bogota— 107% A-0 101 L 101 99 1970 Rys 4s & * 7s AMeaellin 92 96 Bonds Friday's 109 127 3s F-A P 107 106% 126 90 98% **J971 1951 Indiana 104% 7 __ or J-J 1947 —1955 5s AMaranno (Calif)— 1st mtge Bouthero 5%s ALlma City 158% 3Vis Gag Gas 6 199 1951 6s 106% 1125 6s 3 Pwr 106 TTT* Bid & Asked A-0 1848 Interest reduced to A-0 Last Sale Price of) Valley 7s Stamped 1952 Water San Joaquin ASchulte A Bank Danzig Port & Waterways— A External 6%s stamped—* Queens Borough Gas St Electric— 5 Vis Interest Jan Mortgage Extended 105% 153 Exchange 7s (see ACauca 102% 101% 16 Curb Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col)— A 20-year 7s— —April 1946 109 101 2 8 High ..109% 106% 108% York Period New Jersey-— certificates 101% 101% *. 109 Public Service Co of Colorado— Public 105% 99 99% Week's Range Friday 107 109 101% 101% MS 101 __ ■? Bogota, stamped extended Corp (Can) 4Vis B 105 Foreign Governments & Municipalities Co—. Power g' - 106 __ \ 109,% 72% 106 111% 112% M-S 70 2030 Traction 105 104 1 107 F-A 66% Newspaper Union— lAYora 104% 108 10 106 tlG6 . 107% 11 68 % 105 Vi 105 Vi M-N 1970 _— Philadelphia Philadelphia 5s U-N J-D 101 :1964 Electric 5s Penn 6s debs BOND 8 Penn Central Lt & 106% 37 101% 103% 103 65% 1074: " 106 109% 105 % 105% 106 103 ljU V '• 103 Z1 & 4105 98% 105 $101% 103 68 Vi 109 101% _ 'h 105Vi 105 Vi J-J Light 5s_ 1st mtge 3s. 92% 97% 105% 106 F-A 1964 & 1109% 109% t, ■ Co— 5%s_: cons A8taraped Pacific 4s ipS'/a 109% 109% & Lt Western 103% 106 J 105% F-A 109% U01% 102% F-A *17 tl95% 105% ~i ' 104 F-A High 97 ' 1953 West 101% A-0 8 A-0 West tl06Vi 109Vi 1948 ■' 57 A-O A 5s 108 11 A-0 56% /J-D Wash 95% 107% J-J 1968 J-J 57 Waldorf'Astoria Hotel— 95% 88 31 93 Vi t96% A-0 1949 95% Af-N Oklahoma Power & Water 5s Power 9 I9t>4 mtge 3%s Park Lexington 93 102 Vi 102% > January 1 Low 1959 ; mtge;' 3a*.—**,.x-^nX4-rfH-X.Xl97i. Public Service 4s_ _____i962 Ohio 88 88% 18 93 Vi 102% J-J. Range Since Sold No. Low 6s series A Utah Power & Light Co- 107 108% 103% A5Vis series A (21% redeemed)*1948 1948 1968 Power lien United 2004 Ltg 4s Utility Corp— Bonds Friday's 108% 110% 105Vi : 92% . or Bid & Asked Rys (Delaware) 5%s_1952 United Light St Railways (Maine) — 106 106 }107% 107 Vi 1954 N Ohio 93 M-N;r 1948 England Power Assn 5s North M-N v 1961 Last Sale Price , 3%s,T__ Light & 1st 108% 102% 92 ... ; - United 78 105 114 92% 3-D Week's Range Interest 104% ~ / *114% 118 J- J 1948 5s Bag Gas it El Assn 5s Industries— A7-4s 2nd stamped Debenture New Exchange United a-or. .1955 i 107% Btinnes 106'A 2 104 Me Curb High 112 102 Z/v 106 Vi 106 J/2 U03v York High 108 : ■ New Period 105% 1 . 5 MS i A— series 106% 1978 4%s_ Low „ 1967 — Power 106 —1963 .* Gas Light 4Vis Minnesota P & L 4Vis 1st J-J i 5 . Nebraska 108* F-A 1948 No. Friday January 1 : 108 r, Dist Pow 3 Vis 6s stamped Corp Milwaukee »• 1968 i Kentucky Utilities 4s. Range Sines Sold Low J-J 1969 1970 BONDS Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked . i" •• .: - •' V : ; ■■■ ,;.fT • 3vT ,:-vt OTHER stock exchanges RANGE ' FOR WEEK SEPTEMBER ENDING •' •••• : IM' H III I III T Week's Friday Baltimore Stock Sale Price of Prices Shares Par Low Preferred ▼ t c 5 4 * .100 1 31 High Low 24% 510 5 5% 728 32% 202 10% 300 8 40 155 6 31 16 High Jan 24 Vi Sugars Assoc com vtc__ 1 Fidelity & Deposit Co* 103/a 10 20 157 158 53% 20 Cities Jun Copper 40 Houston Oil of Texas 6% 27% 27% New Amsterdam n 8 25 Range —2 —6it .,. National Bank 30 30 43 . 7 30 42% 55 43 40% 20 Bond*-— Baltimore Transit Jan 12% Jun Co Fuel & Gas Jan 56 Jun Eastern Sep 30 Apr .6% 40% 106 8 Mar 30% Mar 38% 6% Apr 9 73 16% Jan 24% 400 7% Jun 45% Jan 41 Sep Jun July */:'• preferred adjustment Inc Lines SS X54 % 3% Filene's "":VZ"' (Wm) 78% Ju 9% Maf • ■ 37 L_i 28% 29 ', July Jun 109 71 Jan 14% Jan ;)■ . 95 Sep '21% Mar 400 12 May 31% Jan 295 - 22 % .22% July Apr. 4% Mar r 96 55 18% ; 14% 34% 37% Co.— Sons 55 99 59% Jan 3 635 99% 90% .95. 18 Feb 47% 75 * 159 3% ;14 Servlce^.*.^..** "Z;V Public 900 57 99% 95 common Employers Group AssoCw*...L.M.*i. /Engineers I !j:y ? com .100 .100 —— Ry 1st Eastern 5 Street Mass 94% 92% .100 38 60 363 - 8% 8 94 .100 pfd series A—t_i — preferred B—,—__***___.— .100 , 17% July July Feb 41 60 7% 20 19% .100 July 26 13% Jan 1.045 Associates— 4% % prior preferred 6% preferred 168 27% ' High Low I 56 6% 6% 8% Jan -I 17 53 — 46 20 16% 5 Range Since January 1< High Jun 6% pfd vtc Casualty— Fidelity, At Guar. Western - Low -10 Service 5% 53% Shares IlOO Hecla— & Calumet Sep Apr 7 Feb 2.75 Eastern Eastern Fidelity & Guar Fire Cprp*»____^_.lo for Week Trust Prop Boston & Providence RR— Range Since January 1 24 t c ▼ Personal Boston for Week Arundel Corporation Bait Transit; Co common Range of Prices Par Range Sales Last Sale Price Sales Last STOCKS STOCKS— Exchange Week's Friday >T 14 333 16 - ' Z 14% Aug 37% Sep -vi Z 29 Jan Sep' 24% Jan - 22* 10 .; Feb JUli Z Z " Co 4s **1970 5s series A 5s series B„___L___*— .78 1975 79 81% . $24,500 - 83% 1,300 f 70% Apr.: .70 ' Apr . -91 Jua 103% - - i General Jan 347 42% Jan .,52% Aug •48% 49% 1.662 *37% Feb ; :;16% 17% 414 Storesl...',*/...*.-**. National First ;B63/4 .Juh • Electric 51%: 50 — * _*1975 100% 100% 500 100 Jun Gillette Safety Razor Co— . Hathaway - 17% 65c V 65C 50- 18 60c 25 65c JUli Sep .Z /: 1% Jan xr 18--; 8ej5 -17% 13% Mar Z. 18 Bakeries class B_—*— 49% 15 —Apr "• r July „ • Int'l Stock Friday Last Z. STOCK*-— . Sale Prlca Par American Agricultural Chemical. Sugar Refining -100 Tei i Tei St -10U American Woolen I Anaconda Copper ; Banga Shares - High *Z Z 23%; —50 -47% - r Low 48% i ,*19%. 23%/ 183% 186 33% f 35 372 ; 50 - 2.863 453 , 744 High - 29% July 41% Aug 156% 9% 29 37% , ,186 Jan 7 29 36% Son Boston & Inc 21 Albany BR Boston Edison Boston Elevated .100 ; -25 127 41% 127 41 Vi 21% / 128 290 85 42 Vi 2.227 17. Jan 115% Aug 37 Jan 21% 132 Boston Herald Boston A Traveler Maine .100 Corp RR— ; Sep 'Jun .*_• 42% Sep July Narragansett National .100 5% class .100 7% class C 1st pfd stamped 10% For class A D 1st pfd stamped— 1st footnotes pfd stamped. see page 75 356 69% Jan 81 30 400 23% Jan 30 July 1316. 77% 75 12 77% 1.330 13 .100 12% 16% 16% 39 12% .100 5 X 5 60% 10% Jan Jan 10% Mar .14 Z Apr SO 17 Assn 2% 1% 40 % 35% 385' 44 44 100 ■7 2% Jun w: ; z Jan Jan 600 38% 8 ' Z 51% 40/ ' Jan 5% 300 40 y«. Apr Z'47 - 1% 1% 70% 70% 1* 300X Jan ; 10 *64% Jan Apr -1 Tunnel -5 & Elec Asn- Butte. Mlnlng.....*..... * .100 _2.50 # Mills' Pennsylvania * ■' •>: 1% 53 122% 45C -100 Old Colony RR Pacific ; x & .Mines — RR Marquette 1—50 * Ry—_*— -100 20% 49 58% 350 -7% 288 15% Jan 1% 50 53 40c '58% 49c 2% 60% — 235 1.126" 1% 250* 10 • Jan - 16% j<£(?,'■ 53 Sep Juii 72c Jan Jan 5 Feb May 60% * Sep 33 % Aug 40% Jun 20% Jan 43% Jun IV4 Aug 3% Apr Jun Jun Reece Jun Rutland RR 7% 25 Quincy Mining Co 17 22 Button Hole pfd Machine— * 1% * 100 13%, 13% 2% 2% 3 25 12% Jan 500 1% Jan T . Z Jun 124% --38% Mar * ' Z 22% May Z;r Z 2% Mat * Jan 30c *" . Feb 30c 2.310 37% >39% 27% 27% 1% 109% 3*5 237* Z 222 * 42 /, :■■■'! / V - 2% Jun,? Z" 71% Mar. Jan 21 % 121% 123% 2 /38f/a ■ ' "Z' Vx*; 15% •15% ' 20% JU)1 • 12% Juft ; 62 juA Jan 41% 275 ; •' ' 8% 48 8% . -J Inc.. preferred i_*i._'**l*— England Tel & Tel North .Jun 29% Rac'g 5%%' i New Pere prior preferred t 1 vtc__i— Linotype___.***. New England Gas Jun 73% 29% .2%- *100 ; Associates i Nash-Kelvinator Jun - 7% ~2% Sep 7 Ry__ preferred Util Mergenthaler 55% Jan Jan Jan 57o i Mass . Bird & -10 -100 RR com «Maine Central Range Since January 1 ■ X34% ' 37% _I 183% Co_^ r* For Week of Prices Mach Hole Sales Low —• American American Exchange Week's Button 15 i Isle Royale Copperi__*___'**_—*• Kennecott Copper L !„50 Lamson Corp (Del) 6% pfd Feb 14% Mar 3% Jun '•*, '■ f ' Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 5310 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES FOR WEEK RANGE Friday Friday Last Range •f Price* Shares Torrlngton Co * . united Drug United Fruit Inc —, 109% 80% U S Waldorf 7% Jan 35 Jun Line Material Co 5 17% 17% 17% 15% Jan 23% Sep 'ftft'ft Mar 109% Sep McCord Rad 90 475 73% July 47% 134 45 51% 183 67% 140 Feb 13% & Hart Inc May 1 ;—* 1 1 $2,000 72 72 series A———1970 4%% Inc mtge 77% Apr 70% Aug Nor American t 7% Corp 13 31 31 34 42% 42% 42% .20 21 19% 22 13 common- pfd——-100 145 145 Friday for Week of Price* Share* \ ftft/ftft' Low 13% Admiral Corp common Advanced Alum Castings Ball Bearing Aetna 11 — * Allis 8% 18% 51% * Chalmers Barlow I ' Berahoff i Fence & Wire Brown ft Bruce L) Piston Ring Burd Brother* Butler common — 184% Sep i t 1% Sep Jan 10 , 30 Jun 20% 16% 50 Apr Jan., 26 16% v 10% Mar-- Jan 18% 500 Jun 41 41 37 200 ft 23% Spiegel 5% Jan Mar 32% 38% ft 5 Vb ft 5 % 21% .23 ft ft'.ft 100 /■•ft 350,■:-ft -ft common™ Mills Castle (A M) Co & Central ft Sep i Convertible 2% common 17 16% preferred ft. 13% 5 5 ft ) £ Jan : 4 113 113 148% lien Preferred 22 4% * Sterling Chain Belt 14 ft f Sep 8% Co Burrell Corp Cherry common 8% Chicago Corp common— Convertible Common Chrysler capital Corp capital*.!!. Air United Light United Specialties rt Sep July Utah Lines Radio Walgreen - & 16% Jan ftft € 76% ' ' .f; Apr Jan 5% Apr Sep 22% Jun 11 A' Jan 30y*-Sep ft 100: 29% July , . "ft ■ , ft 28 28 23% Jan 18% Jari 250 , :>, 350/ -f■■■t.+fMfy ft 15% 1,650 ft 18% 5% ' 3,200 20% 21 17 : 17% 350 P 6% 9,;o; ft Apr ftVft " 18% Sep *17% Mar^ 12% ft" 36%-Jun ft Mar-, "ft 17% May 26'4 Apr < ft 100 6% > 34% buu!. j ft • 34% 52% ■ -ft'4 43% 98% 42 V8 19% Service I gColeman Co Wieboldt Jan Wisconsin 5 : 8% Jan 20'A Apr Zenith 21% Mar 28% 16 ft Jan 20% Jun A " 45 'ft: 100 ft,- Sepy Jan . 19% 13 13 75 10 14%-MarftAVS 19%^ Sep :"May':ft' /• 13%^ Jun 59% Jari ft;ft 75 f ft;Sep 1,700 ft 3,000 ft." 1,700 : 41,200 7% Jan ? 9% Stores Inc 9% 9% • 22 23% '—ft—* common —ft 7^0 10% Mar * 1J'/4 '»ou 15% 18% Jan 34% May 1 37% May 31% July 14% Jan . 350 ," 23'A 13 Vb * 7% 31% Mar 200 36% 35% (new) 12% com common Bankshares • 34% 34% ___* common 11% 1,850 . 23% 53% Jan ft.,. 62 Indust com 35 Jan 43 Aug 116 10 115 Apr 63 Jan 93% Jan 68% 20 100 74 Machine Corp 18% Sep 9 % 8% Mar Jan 7%. Jan.. 8% 8% 1,450 * 38% 38% 100 16% 17% 800 11% Jan 17 Va Sep 50 34% 35 900 29 Va Jan 36'A Jun 84 capital 84 200 67% Jan 84 Sep 7 1,200 8% _5 common American Radiator ft St San com Anaconda Copper Mining 117% Feb Bethlehem May "ft 128% Radio 18 35 (The) Co Consolidated Biscuit Steel Corp common General 6% 6% Curtiss-Wright Sep ft Consumers vtc Co partic pfd part shs vtc class A Common part Co Co Diamond Doebler.-Jarvis ■ Paper Electric Elgin Electric Co Corp ■Eversharp Inc 12% May Jan 7% Jan 49% Sep Mar 11% Jun' 5% 38 500 49% 48% — 10, 38% 200 26 300 104 108% 108% 6% 6% 80 Pure Oil Co 39 Sep Apr Republic Steel Corp Jan 3"% Jan Apr 14% 15 100 12 Va 44% 100 25 25 100 17 ,ft, Jan * (The) 18% 6,900 1,300 ft 21% 22% 39 40% 34 35 41 15% 39 : 700 28 Jan 35 5.8%/ 19 V* * 100 48% Jan 59% 1,200 17 Jan 21 16 % 1,600 10 Vb Jan 16% Sep 26-% 2,050 19%- Jan 26 Va Sep 62% 400 56 % Aug 65 Vb Mayt 287/e 28% 700 18% Jan 29'A May 66 % 67 V* 300 57 Aug 67% *25 common -1 common .10 " "■"'■'ft' ' '.'ft ' :25% 26% 32 V* 35 62 y4 _• common J N 22% May Jan •>)'. -ftftv 66% Simons & Dock 'Flour Co Connell Dredge Mar 44 Mills of America Inc 15% 8 ft 16 5 Four-Wheel Drive Auto lo 17% 15% 17% 11 50 Sep 40% Feb Sepj ' 38% Jun Feb 100 8 7% Aug 650 18 13% Jan 17% Sep 18% May American Laundry 1 Churngold Machine .2(1 i_ General Motors General Corp common Outdoor Gillette Safety Razor Gossard Co W) (H 10% 9% * ; Great Lake* Dr & Dk com 75 20% 20% • 17% 18 » 10% Sep 8% 100 -'ft, 74% 74% 6% Apr 300 9% 10 common common 10% loo common Adv 1 10 Aug1 Jan 75 Sep Coca 100 10% Jan 20% Sep Crosley 4UU 13% Mari 18 Sep;. 21 Jun 24 % Sep 19% • 19% 350 16 23% 23% 23% 620 18% Feb Jan | Cola Harnischfeger Corp -10 common fHelleman Brew Co G cap*—. Hibb* Spencer Bartlett com— Horders Inc 11% 11% 11% 50 0 • '11% 18 200 13% Apr 55% 57 50 48 Jan 57% Mar 17% 17% 50 14% Jan 23 23% 700 20% July 23% Sep Houdaille Hershey com (new) Hupp Motors common (new). 23% 17 Jan 6 6 100 3"% Jan 16 16 650 7% Jan ~ Sep 6% July ; .. ; _» * 28 45% L—100 • ; 28 67 ; Illinois Co Central .'ft' capital RR Indiana ' Steel Interstate Iron Power Prod & Light com- common Power Fireman $6 pfd-*— Mfg Co vtc__ Kroger . 34% 34% 100, 27% 28 850 -• 27% 27% 100 1 9% 9% 900 Independent Pneumatic Tool vtc com_* Indianapolis ' 10 100 common 28 » _*", 29%. 30 23% 23% 23% 20 16% Aug 41% Jun Jan 25% Aug x)9% Jan „ ft 6% 29 Jan 80, 12% Jan 50 21 Aug Sep 9% Sep », 39 - 23% '4 Katz ; Drug Co Kellogg common Switcboard Ken-Rad Tube & Kentucky Util Jr Kimberly" Clark II For footnotes cum 10 common Lamp pfd« page 10% 9% 34% 34% 55 10 1,100 1,700 350 20 * ' Jan 10% ; Jan 11% Jun 35 Sep 52% 56 51% 1316. 51% 200 38% Jan 51% Sep * S i Playing Card U S Printing t American Cities Service _* _10 1—L—/_* A 50 T. r.ft ' : /, ■* — ; 48..- Apr * 50 f. .. Feba; Jun ft 13%' Jan; t-- ft 50%- Sep-. . 44% May' r..:.t ■ n- " 4% • '4% st: 20 "If. ft 3:1 52 Vb ft' 24,Aft 5 . y v 210 6 ft ■ i . 65% 23 Va 63%/ 65% 25%' 253/a 55% Mar.v 296.,^ 23 % ft 24- 5% Mar 27 Jan •..?ft; 43 ' •if Jan ; Jan -' 24 Sep 23 23 19% 22% 19% • 23% ft - 22% a' : 19% 223 10 28 / Sep ft 50%* Sep 23% Sep 20%\Jan 24 Jun 18% Aug 24- -1 Jun 15%. Jan . Marift 45%. Jan ft ft >-•'56 14V4 Jun Mari. ' 25 - 7 %r F6b' " 76. 36% Jan 403 Apr - - • Mar; 45, 100. 50 -ft Jun Jan A 46 Jan JH%_-Jun . 19 Vb 33% ,j.> 5 r~ Sep " 35 50% ' 50% *ft 1 Jan Jun May+ft 9% Apr 7 jB6% ; Aug.,i :, 27-, 1 12 * ' •52y8 23% "—1^-50 Rolling Mill City .Ice & Fuel ■4% 63% l— Unlisted—' May Feb Pumps Preferred ", Sep 7% 28% Mar Rapid U Sep 6% T *'v '■'* -ftA *"• - 40 /' ft 25^ . 41% "42% i i. Sep 40% Jun - 50 ■ ft »»rocter & Gamble.. ' common. see 9% 9% 34% 55 com Jun; ' National Feb 28 •'!* ! Jan 135 26% " ' Illinois Brick Sep^. 16 Jun . 13% ft: 27f :• 5 67 ft 12 100 256 ft 245 46 s 45 1 49 L 1st preferred , 50 Jun ~-i Feu 86Var 28% Mar 100 -5 67 Hobart class A Kahh 8% 17 Va 28 • — _i 125 66 8% 14 . July -11 8' 35% 17% V • preferred J * • .10 - Participating ftiV 135 - 35% 12% - 78 % Mar 25 . Jan n\;:. ' - Art 135 14 *A 36%-Sep Jan 8% 91 86V2 ? 10~ 46 1,092 12% 14% • ftA 35% Insulation Hatfield 18 -25 1 ~ * ;-"ft f ,, ;—* ■"**', ' Drug Eagle-Picher Gibson —1 common. r_ i Dow 13 % Mar 10 1 High- LoW<**-J'~ *32% Jan 85 36% 86 • Range Since Jannary ... High 10 12% 12% 50 Yards A .';'i 18 Apr ft class Corp Formica Share* . Cincinnati Telephone Cincinnati Union Stock Jan 62 nnr\ for Week 35% * 50 - Range of Price* tot0 Par* Aug (8elee* Week'* Friday Last ft-ft Sale Price Cincinnati Street General Finance Corp common Preferred Sep Ginciiiiiati Stock Exchange May 22% : STOCKS— * Sep Feb & common—. Sep Mar O';-: — •Fitz Jun Sep 5% Mar 13% Mar 34 of Jan 22 25% Apr ft. 35V* Jan ft 200 Oil Studebaker Corp U S Rubber Co Jan 18% Jan 4 1,450 ft 225 Standard 46% May 26% May Jan ft. 18 V8 100 41 21% 39 _1 15 100 5% 41 • 5 15 (new)—ft 25% 4% 5% 18% 25% -1 Co— common 8 ft Jun • 40% Mar ~-6 Util Corp Watch 108 Va 1/ , 15Vn 2,100 15% 58% : common 1,000 26% 58% Radio Corp of America common Jan Incorporated 21% 19 Pullman Sep 44% - —— 20% 26% Paramount Pictures Inc. (The) 28% July 22% Aug 100 * 25% .—8 12 Sep 9 300 11% 27 V* Jun 33% Corp Mew York Central RR capital- 21% July Mar h> 10 _2 common 1 45% * common 11% 27% «% common——. common— Feb $ 17% 50 Corp Jan 36 900 Iron (Glen L) Co Nash-Kelvinator 31% July 12 6% Martin Jun Jan 7% Jan 21 2% Car Housenold July 28% 13,800 11% pfd—100 Corp National 17% 21 •Domestic Industries Inc class A— Eddy 100 cum Dodge Mfg Corp common—, ; 45% - B—* common T Motor 42% 18% 850 common Decker (Alf) & Cohn Inc & 11% * class common- Lighting Inc Deere 31 11 25 shares vtc Cudahy Packing Co 7% Curtis 17 30% 11 50 Common Crane 17 31 1 common Jun 24 Va 17 300 5 25 Inc •ft Commonwealth Edison common 16% Jan 1,500 Feb ft 42 July v; . Sep 250 19% Sepf 14% July Jan Unlisted Stock*—* Feb 350 19% « inn ft," 12' Apr 575 42 19% Sep Sep 128% 128% 10 common , 15% Mar. 26 -ft - 72 • ' - ft.; r:T' 79a*Jan '400ft 6 %ft Sep 16%- Feb; 55 -ft May " Jan 36% ft 270 ■ < 200 . 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Electric Co Schwitzer Sep Jan Co Hosiery Sangamo 3% May i 600,,,.. 28% 500 , ,21% Jan Jan 7% , 10% Jan Mar Jan j ' :t 10% • 26% 47% 5 1 10 common Jan 6% 17 Rollins Texas -1 , (E Co 9% 28% • class A pfd Common 158% 50 5% 13% :—* capital (E J) & Sons Brach 12% 10% 5 Borg-Warner Corp common | 56 13% 5 , Sep ft 500 21 56% 1 i Binks Mfg Co capital Bliss & Laughlin Inc common- 51% 250 56% 5 ——1 Corp Brewing Jan 3 ft- 110 A com— Packing common, Raytheon Mfg Co 6% 'pfd Common (new) ft—ft; Sep ift 39% f 150 18'A 7, 14% 10 y— ft., 30 17% 14% common Rath 38% May ft 1,200 ft 33 20% ;—10 Co comhion Bendix Aviation Corp common Feb 1,000.ft .ft' 8 20% • 18% X32% * Common—, Mfg Belden 20 Seelig class & | Bastian-Blessing Co 30 South common———1 A com 5 (W H) Barber Co 7%,: 7% 3 ft 19'A * 900 5%-..-.5% Washer common———3 Automatic Aviation Corp (Delaware) 55 17% —6 136 Sep ; 15% Sep ftd" 11% May 23% 20, ft ft 69% Jan 17% Aug .S 300" • 14% May 11% Sep 11% Jan Feb 2,450 9% "10 -ft — Jan 7% Aug 100 iv-aWi: 36% Sep Jun y %. 13% Mar 15% Mar 150,, common RR (The) Quaker Oats 16% 3,600 10% 19 - 3ftft 3% 3 ft" 4 Truss Wheel capital I At hey 19 ■ — 1 eft:' f Asbestos Mfg Co common., 9% 10% . 5 ft 184% 184'A 184% I American Tel & Tel Co capital——100 f Armour & Co common ——5 Aro Equipment Corp common— 1 15% May Jan 7% 100 7- Co Pressed Steel Car W 400, 50 38%- 38% 51% 51% : ; — Potter High 10% 1,900 1,400 1::. • Pennsylvania Rang* Sine* lanaary 1 4,550 19% ftft 54 ; '.: 4%< Feh Jan rft/ Jan - v.A ft 150: 100 145 16 15% , tti; Jan-h-, / Sep,- Jun v Sep 5; 46% Jan . 48 V2 . 2,650," 29% » 12 , HO' Apr 2% 200 ft "ft -2% -—-—100 class' A— —10.„ Switch Elec Jun ,. 29% j. ' Low 9% 19% —-—25 preferred— Mfg Co A Class >--* 9% • common Allied Laboratories common Penn High 13% vl4 10%-11% (The) Peabody Coal Co class B 6% preferred' ——ft— Bale* Range Sale Price STOCKS— Week'* Last Co 100 —— common Corb common.: Parker Pen Chicago Stock Exchange ——— Shoe 950 13 i 8% 10% ,, 600 15% 28% common— prior lien preferred Bush - ; Jun 44 Jan 400 69% ft 41% 1,100 ft 12% 68% 15% Jan Aug v. 3,800 .10 - , ft 4 b»% ft ' Nunn Omnibus Sep 7% Mar 18% if- 18% 108% 100 15 Vb -2 common_ft—__ Bancorp Util May 10 ft.; 50 it 15 ■. __10 Caf common Illinois West Aug 13 ft 34%. Jan t ft; 300 46% 3% „1 Standard Northwest 8% 13% Mar 140 29% 14% . 15% • Northern 300 109 • 14% 14% . — Co .• 46% vtc common common North 400 „ 43 29% 109 -100 National Maine RR— 42% • L National 38 31% July 701 ft 43 cumul pfd—* common $1 prior preferredMontgomery Ward & 16% Mar Jan Field Mickelberry's Food Prod com Middle West Corp capital 1—— Sep Miller 25 15% 37 & Mfg $2% 4%%' preferred —1_ Masonite Corp common Sep 69% Jun 12 . ■ Marshall Apr 67% Jan 130 25 ,;> ■ 80 % May 59% July 20 65% 140 ft common 50 July Bonds— Boston & Jan ;j,. 7% 30 * Cylinder Gas common National Pressure Cooker common- Westlngbouse Electric Corp. 6% 9% 960 35% .12% Jan 9% 80% 15% System Inc 7% 7 1 81 140 140 *• Jan 5,000 Libby McNeil & Libby common Lincoln Printing Co common... 205 657/b Smelting Ref & Min common—50 & Mass Ry Co—-———100 7% 10 Sep 33% 66% —10 U B Rubber- Vermont 300 Jun common High 4% Mar 12 16% Co ft LOW w 100 41% 23 % 46% 47% 12 ' 8%. Jan & Rang* Since Jannary 1 High 8% 344 41 79% Low 9 Shares 35% July 10% 1,566 108% 109% . 23 ,—25. LaSalle Ext Univ common for Week • Leath 21% '. preferred 6% Apr 33 .... United Shoe Mach common.- 16% 40% 41 5 Union Twist Drill 17 15% 16 Inc Webster ft Stone 14'/4 410 16% Assn Shawmut Sep 17 Sale*, Rang* ef Prices Par High Low if" Sale Price STOCKS— 1 Range Sinoe lanaary High Low Par Week'* Last for Week Sale Price STOCKS—" ENDING SEPTEMBER 14 Sale* Week'* Volume 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4421 1311] OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES : Friday Week's Last Range i 7% — Motors General 10 — 74% , Ttmken 19 % 215 18% 108 28% Jan Jun 20% 40 •51%. Jan 75 Prudential Rlckel Invest Low Sqotten-Dlllon Sep 2,212 225 5% 8%, 10 __ 13 ef Prices Pur Akron Brass Ice Clark Low _50c Controller 6% Cliffs preferred Elec Ilium 4%% pfd— Manufacturing 23% .—4< —— (B Goodyear Tire & F) 66V2 . Bros Jaeger Machine Jones & Kelley G) (A class Portland 10 Acme National Corp ,85 23% Sep 52 185 Jan 55 :..8%. Jan 33 Reliance Jan 39% Sep 17% 11% 11% 687 7% 30 Feb Jan Seiberling Rubber Standard Oil of Jan 52 350 23% Jan 35 11% 700 4% Jan 20% Jan 6% 68 . 85 888 6% 31 2 Jan 100 18% 22%. 100 16%. Jan Western White Reserve Invest'g 100 14% 689 Corp pfd_100 — «• 1 — ;Vv ;.v: 190. ' 5,070 6% 6% 26 So. 130 55 10 a62% a62% 49% Interlake :,r N 1 Iron 18% Jun AMD Oil Listed—Unlisted Issues 56% Sep 26 Sep Jan July 18% 1 Jan 130 140 Apr 26 % Jan 35% Jan 56% Bandini Barker Petroleum Bros 5%% Sep Corp common * 29% ^ Low 11 100 5 4,845 4% Youngstown Steel 1 Jan. 30% May 50% Feb 52"% ;Feb 57% 65 17% 90 75 10,175 3% 3% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 3,740 27% 27 % Chica Oil Corp 60 Sep 53% Mar 20 Jan 64 May Central Packing * com Corp Corp Investment 49% Jan 34 Sep Colorado 67 39% Jan 58 Aug 11% 255 81 17% 26% 401 72% 72% 418 a27 a27 Va 12 Sep 8c Iron - 56 —• Jan 20% 26% Sep 75 Sep Dresser of America, Mar 27% Sep Industries & Inc . Merchants .. Co Motor Bros Lincoln Car 15% 17 2,680 10% Jan 17 155 71.. Jan 92. 801 27% Jun 33% 570 12% Mar 15% 800 30 Jan 45 510 Feb 540: STOCKS— Range of Prices Gray Gar Wood Industries Lamp Lock & Kingston Kir.sel & Masco 700 1,380 21% Jan 2% 950 1 % 4% 4% 666 10% 11% 4,055 10% 10% 240 10% 559 4% 2,106 3% Jan-, 10% 11% 4,402 5% 12% 12% common 12% 15% 16 200 12% Jan 16 23% 23% 275 16% Jan 23% 7% 7% 160 10 5% 1% 1% II 29 74c 70c l 1% 3% 17% Car • 71/3 —1 3% , Park Chemical Co Co Rust-Proof 2% footnotes » Products see page i 1316. 75c 115 200 7,609 3% . 1,650 17% I 540 7% 1,265 3% 3% 400 32% * Wolverine 7% 1,800 29 "1% 3% Casting 250 32% 579 24% H "4% 24% 276 20% 21% 2,113 4% 4% 4,545 1 Corp ,41 540 540 10 75 9% 747/a al6Va 74% 26% 25 V2 • ; 9% July 74% Sep Feb 15 Va Jun 16% Jan 26% Sep lOOu 295 1; 40 Sep 50% July Jan : 40 Sep 87% Mar 53% 80 80 200 75 400 15% Jan 19; 215 a6% 45 71% July Apr 30% 18% 15% July 3% Jan 40c 800 25c / 95 16% 18% 1,090. 13% 19 75c 80c 1,600 45c 45c Jan 'i 29% 718 31 al79%al79% 65c __1 2.80 —1 2.90 1,595 31 Aug 1.45 Sep Aug Sep -Aug 192 July 60C 5,120 8% 2.70 7% 183 300 Jun 18% ;ff 85c 19% Jan 2 65c 65c Sep' <-• 6% July Jan 75c Mar 32% May Jun 18. __1 _ 7% Aug Jan 62% 260 40 40c Sep Sep July 12% a66* a5% JUn Sep 16% Aug Jan 29% a5% aL' »" . 755. a57% a59 29% Jan Sep 100 26% 40 13' 450 al6 Va al6Va';- .10 —1 < al5% al6 540 10c ,10c 6 May 3% Jan 1% May 26% Mar 1% 32c Jan Jan 2% Jan 13% Jan 7% Sep Sep Sep Jun Pacific 75c Jan Feb ' 3% 6% Aug Jun 9% Mar Sep 1% Feb 1% 76c Sep Sep July 3% Feb 19% Jun 5% Jan 3% Feb 7% 26% Mar 21% Sep 4% Sep Jan ..10 com —25 common 32c 35C all% all% "40% 40% .. 15 930 40% ..25 39% 39% 58 344 Jun July 14% 41% Jan Jun Jun 38% $■ 275 a53% a53% common 37C "75c Jun 34 Va 152 58 Jan Apr 14% 35,200 ..10 - 20c 29c 2,000 57 %C 67 %C Jan 41% May 51 % Jan 48% Jan 59% July 53 Va July Ranch Oil common Co... 1 7% 7% 7% 43 40 44 Richfield * 12% 12 Ryan 1 6% 3,245 Oil Corp common Aeronautical Company Safeway Stores, Inc Shell Union Sinclair Solar Corp..: Corp Aircraft 33 ' Jan 44 12% 1,015 10% 6% 1,700 1 13% Mar ■ preferred class B— 5%% -preferred C-..—...... Sunray Pacific Oil Oil 23% APy 25 25% Aug 27% Feb 1,709 14% Aug 17% Mar 100 11 21 Co -25 33 -25 a31 -25 31 a 48% Company of Calif 1,105 Transamerlca Jan Traer 31 * 13'A Corporation— 13 Va — al3 33 30 Va Jan 32% Jatf' 30 Mar 31% Jan* 330 13% al3 26% Jan 198, 1,052 6 2,054 49 a48% a493A Coal 985. 152 41% 57/a Jun 'b.i'i 154 - a48Va a48% 5% Transcon & Western Air Inc Truax 33 a31%;' 41 Va Corporation May 16% 16 % ' ,6% ;; ■50 39% Sepi1 Jan 57% Jan 45 Vi Jun Sep 7% Jan 10% Mar 14 % 28 Feb 12% Feb 49% 12% .39 5% JUtt .' Union Oil of California ..25 22% 22% 22% 1,799 99'A * preferred series A Sep 10 22% 6% May 20% Aug : a!7% al7% 16% Southern Calif Edison Co Ltd— • 8% Jan Mar 6% a26% a26% 15 Company Jan 2,800 22% —• Oil Oil 5% 99% 30 JlihV Sep»r Feb1 • •> -• jf s- 4 •• 20% Jan 25% Mar 99 Sep 99% Universal Consol Oil Co. IIlO 17%, 17'A 105 15% Jan 28 Western Pipe & Steel Co -10 29 33 500 27% Apr 33 7c Jan 11c Sep I Mar, Sep' •.M if Mining Stocks— Black Mammoth Calumet Gold Gold Cons Mng Co^. Mines Co Mining Co Ma'y^ 8c 5c .25c 2,000 4%c 5c 15,000 lc July 5c ,Sep'3 6c .10c .10c 8c 7C 3,000 6c Mar 11c ,jun; 16% 17% Jun May 23% Mar 2% 35c *65(5 3% Mar 33 13 Jan i Corp Elec 8c 1 1 1 Zenda 29% Feb .. T■••."" Rice $3% 5% 29 Corp Republic Petroleum Co Southern 27% Aug 5% m a Co Indemnity Co Lighting Ccrp Standard Jan 5% 15% ' 40 IIlO 1st preferred 4% July Jan l 33 Va 15% 15% —-.1 com Co Gas 6% 12% Aug 9% 1734 For Sep 1 Products Peninsular Metal 74% 23% • Co—. _L_ Petroleum Oil Pacific Pacific Sep 238 10 Parker Sep 10% 175 1 & 11% * Corp Davis Jan 2% July 5% Feb 27% «5»* Parke, Jan 23% July 27% 27% 1 Parker 62% Sep Jun 2% ; common Co Motor Mar i/ Jan 74% i Murray Apr % 7% 4% 6 May 7% Jan 1 4 74% Michigan •Packard ' 4% McClanahan Oil common Die • 5% .Aijg 741/3 11 Sep 12% Jan 10 Mfg S) Screw 5% 23% 2% 5 Bearing. Products (S 5% 23% 1 . Drug Kresge .Jan. 8% ,Jan„ 1 . Hoskins Mfg J. Houdaille-Hershey Hurd 3 5% 1 Brewing Graham-Paige common Ball , '■ 2% 3 33 Va a66 ,1 Finance Sep 2% 18 ...Jan., 10 Goebel Hoover 300 600 Feb 13% 3 % May 14 23 % 1 Motors Hall 11% 10%. Jan 5 Finance General g 11% ' 356 20 Brewing General 1,175 1,075 2% July 10 common Iron Frankenmuth 13% 2% 16% nmt. * 2* *•-'••.. Navigation Edison Detroit _1 i " "" - Detroit • 12%c —■; Rang* Sine* January 1 100 13% 10% „ a86% a89% * a57% com Co Pacific High >2% " Motors |:V : Detroit & Cleve ... 13% _1 Machine 2% O OH Oceanic * High 2% .1 _ - 1 Rubber Brown, McLaren Burroughs Adding Burry Biscuit Continental Low 16y2 Aug i;i,v Shares Sale Price , • « Petroleum Corp. Occidental for Week Par Electric w 40 Company II Menasco Manufacturing Co. Northrop Aircraft Inc Exchange 89% 50C 10 Angeles Investment Co——. Mascot Sep 29% July X Co Petroleum Lockheed Aircraft Los Jan Aug 28% Jan-, Ltd.-- Packing Co Intercoast Last Apr 26% 8% State Lane-Wells Sales 27% 608 100 Hupp Motor Car Corp &?*■: Week's 20 123 3,620 Bk_ Corp common Corp com McBean & Co Holly Development Randolph 5530 Friday & Paint Hudson • DETROIT Detroit Stock 22% 28% sJun 5% >: 29% Radio. Nat'l Television Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Hancock Oil Co "A" common New York Curb Associate .. ,Jan 23% * . (new).. Motors Hunt Telephone: 89 Aug 94 Corp Gladding, Chicago Stock Exchange Ford Building 4 170 1 General V ^ V' Detroit Stock Exchange Mar 100 28% Sep Apr' 29 4 Golden Members 27% 33% _ Jan ^ 77 Sep 1 Jun 21% Electrical Products Corp General Exchange Jan-. 'Is 28% . Jan WATLING, Lerchen & Co. New York Stock 15 5% 1 Douglas Aircraft Co 58% Creameries Garrett . 21 '• 4% 4% al27% Feb 20 85 Jan • 32% Parnsworth ]:• '.-Vs 1.75 Jun 3% '. -5% Sep -Jan al25%al28% t ■ , • Preferred Jan 16 Va Aug 19 Va Jan 335 26 Va 8% Mar 21% Fuel 85 1 5 85 -75 . -3 186- •I a33% a35% 100 ; Consolidated Steel Corp Sep . 17% . ,V com Cessna Aircraft Company Chrysler Corporation Jan 11% * Door com— 44 , Farmers Baldwin Apr 1% Mar 3,317 1 25- 2,020 5% Bolsa 5%'Jan v 634- 1 Exeter Oil Co Ltd class A Allen 3% Aug 29% 52% 2 Corp. ll%-Sep; 29% Berkey 8s Gay Furniture Co Diamond High eg, 5% Apr 52% 50 Consolidated 37% * common 33 a.;', Range Since January 1 High 11. 4% Shares Blue California . ;■ for Week Low 1 25% • Steel ST. Sales .Range _50c Co preferred Barnhart-Morrow Aug Sep 39 V8 ' 375 a25% a26% • ] Exchange of Price* Par 10 CQmmon Steel S BROKERAGE FACILITIES Week's Sale Price Aircraft Accessories Corp 200 4" - common Sep Co., New York Exchange Last STOCKS— 49% * Republic U ,. common Y Central RR Ohio — 26.,. • a54% a55Va * Industrial Rayon 6% July Jan Spring Street—LOS ANGELES—TRinity 4121 a33%,a33% « common Jun 2% Mar i- 50 19% Aug 94 55 a59Va a59Va; General Electric common Co 19% ; • Feb .40. ' Jan 4% Mar 100 Los Angeles Sleek Sep 45' 18 145 a34% a35% 1 Sep 6% Apr 1% ) .v 9% May Mar 36 432 26 Unlisted— Cleveland Graphite Bronze Firestone Tire & Rubber 10% Jan 5 1% 1% . Broadway Dept Store Inc Glidden 4% 100 . ' Sep 22% Jan i97/a 1,006 26 130 . — 40 5% Mar 2,266 5:/; /. t <>'•;* '**•' '• r> Sep 16% Sep 23% Apr 55 , 23% 26 * 650 Sep 31 39% Mar a56% a56% 26 S & T com 17% 49% 22% ' * Motor Youngstown 17% al6% al6% Van Dorn Iron Works—f— Jan. May Sep 6% Jan 48% — 49 — — 835. . 8%. / 40 1% 4 Friday 31 22% 10 — A;. common. 12% Aug 29% Sep 50'A a28% a29% * Ohio Thompson Products, Inc . Feb Mar 3% 11% July 43 Va 35 11% 6% — 5" 37 Sep Jun „ " — 10% 8% 5 Member Los Angeles Stock Sep 13% Mar «— 5 — Bros 45 Sep Sep Apr 23%. Jan * Electric 5 FAIRMAN & CO. May 10 39% Jan ' Richman Jan COM PLETEJIN VESTMENT Feb 27% -* Patterson-Sargent 143 17% 50% * Tile Packer flVs Sep 45 34% 1 ; Jan 2% 793; Direct Private Wire to Allen & Jun 37% Aug 16% Jan 10 23 150 ; • 5% 110 4% Sep 58% Mar 850 * com 67% July 14 461 16% 11% * i Paving Brick Metropolitan National B Cement July 48 28% 17 * T & Sessions—. McKee Medusa 53 332 9% Apr. hs.: 8% Jun J*n 3 7,020 May a38 % a39% * ; ; L,& Jun 25 151 , class 1 14 7 900 Sep 65 Apr 10 12% Feb 3,135 *>:•■ 45 4% Sep Jun 5%,Sep Feb 66 130 . .•4% 3% 4 24% Mar Jan 38% 28% 114% Jan 161 53% 9% 37% * z Laughlin Island Lamson 53% 38% Jan 18% Jan 57 23% —L. —— — 5 Sep 22% 39 23 * 4V» 45 z±i Wayne Screw Products Young Spring 8c Wire:. Feb 49 64 4%.,; High Jan ,24%. Jun 94, Aug 100 ; 20 39 .150 • Steamship 24 20 ' ' — .—5 common—~. Co Interlake 65 a57% a58% Preferred Harbauer 65 a66 Va u67 Va Rubber com Stores—— —Great Lakes Towing common- _100 109% - 1,956 65 common— 2 24 7% 23% 19%. Jan -8OV4 Jan 145 .93% 23 ;—_"_i —— Drug Halle Jan a60% a66 66 \ itabber Goodrich Gray Jan 20% 10 24 Electric: Controller Faultless 6% 137 Co Warner Aircraft High /*~ 300 110% 110% 5 Corp common Eaton 'tow ; 7% 93 \ Cleveland Clifls Iron Cleveland High 9% ,4% 10 Walker. 8c Range Waee January 1 ,<• a23% a22% — >, 9 ,4% 4% UdyliteCo fer Week Share* common. Axle 1,385 9% tJ S Radiator commonUniversal Cooler class B„ : . 1 1,100 13 12.% 2% 3% May 3% Jan ' 823% a23% Mfg Fuel & Sales . Range. Sale Price STOCKS— City Week's- ; 1 Timken-Detroit Tivoli Brewing GtoveM Stock Exchaago Low 3% 3% ;]Sep 60% Range Since Jannary 1 High 3% Standard Tube B •'* Shares 3% Manufacturing Simplicity Pattern Last fer W.eek 2 (H W) Co River;Raisin Paper— Jun Sales Range 1 Sbeller Friday Week's of Prices Sale Price Par 8% July 75% Sep Jan 352 39% 60% k 59% — 62% I STOCKS— High AiJ&n 60 75%J '39Ya Bearing-. Low 7% 19 Brands Roller- H Last, Ranee Since January 1 High ■ 7% 74% Pure Oil Standard SEPTEMBER Friday Shares of Prices <Lovo Par Columbia, Gas ENDING lor Week Sale Price STOCKS— RANGE FOR WEEK Sales Unlisted Stocks— Amer Rad 8c Stan San Corp Amer Smelting & Refining Co. American Tel & Tel Co 985 *12 " Jan * a56% a56% 152 -"42% Jan IIIIlOO al837/8al86% 498 • 17 al84 161 Feb " 17 Va 50% Sep Jun 180% Aug . Monday, September 17, 194S CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL 1312 OTHER STOCK RANGE Anaconda (III) A T & S F Ry CO—; Aviation Corporation Armour & Co i 1* — — Boeing Airplane Co Co —i: 25 A a56/« Corp 25 — — — — , Electric Bond Light Corp— Power & Electric Electric Co General-Foods Corp— Graham-Paige Motors Corp Great Northern Ry Co pfd General -- 048% a46% 11 a53% ——* * • 7 Inc Loew's. Pennsylvania Railroad Co Phelps Dodge Corp —— Inc — Oilman — — — 28 — — • ; Co——---• —15 Roebuck 6c Bocony-Vacuum Oil Co Southern Standard Standard -Standard & Stone Railway Co ,*/.• Brands, Inc * Oil Co (Ind) 25 Oil Co (N J) — 25 Webster, Inc——.—.* Corp Studebaker : Co Texas —— * — —— Gulf Sulphur Co Texas Oil Tide Water Assoc • Company—100 — 10 5 —'* 10 Pacific Railroad United Air Lines Inc_ United Aircraft Corp United Corp U U S (Del) Company. Rubber S Bros Co A— Westinghouse Elec & Mfg Co Willys-rOverland Motors, Inc.. Woolworth Company (F W) Union Tel Western —__ — 2% — a73% * -5 * Corp—.—— Pictures Inc— Steel Warner — Carbon Corp.. Union Carbide & Union -10 ; 17% — 12% k 1 10 — — — Aug Salt Dome 68% 86% Sep Scott 17% Jan 27% Jun Sun 34% 38% Jun Tonopah 42% Jun Transit Invest Jan Jan- 745 10% Jan 19% Oil 39% Jan 42 May 50 48% Jan 66 Jun 29 20% Feb 23% 323 4% Jan 16% Westmoreland Coal Jun Jan 29% Mar 160 354- - 34% Mar 33% 20 21 220 25% Mar 7% 5% Jan 160 19% Jan 22% Tel ZlOO common. 13 Baldwin Locomotive Works v t c_ ...50 Bankers Securities Corp pfd——. Autocar Company 65 9% Jan 4% Jan 13% Sep 579 38% Jan 47 Aug 118 40% Mar 1,300 5% Budd (E G) 195 50% 45"% Arkansas Jan 5 Chrysler Corp Curtis Pub Co common 7% 580 Lone Sep Mountain 10 Sep 28% May Jan 25% July 93 48% 1,090 Jan 69% 22 Jan 32 % 155 9% Jan 14 July 19% Jan 26 Jun General Gimbel Lehigh 28% Mar 34 422 33% 26 48% Mar 17% Sep Jan Sep 59% 20% Westinghouse Air Brake — Westinghouse Electric Corp 677 10% Jan 16% 19% Jan 26% 251 101 % Jan Pennroad Corp —- 215 13% Jan #17% 34 % Jan 52% 29% Jan 35% 135 35% Jan 39 57% Jan 62 Apr 160 11% Jan 16% Sep 355 18% Jan 21 31% Mar 34% Jun 55 Apr 201 49% 465 39% Mar 45 17% Jan 20 140 84% Apr 77 117% Jan 129% July 10 33% Feb 42% 200 27% Sep 32% 210 1% 58% Jan 61% 33% — 3% 142 __ , 18 Apr 44% Jan 777 31% July 155 17% Jan 41 Jan North Stock __ - , Acadia-Atlantic Preferred Acme Gas Agnew-Surpass Shoe common Alder mac Copper Inv Algoma Steel common. Preferred Aluminium Aluminum For .... Ltd common Co. of Canada 5% footnotes see page 1316. 12% 1% 1,250 Shoe Jan 24 July 4 Jan Jan 6% Jan 157, 8%~ 16% 470 34% 132 72 1 36% 1% Sep 16% Sep Jan 8c Mar 8 207 37 Aug 10% 17 Sep 38 Apr 1871 31% Aug //K - 2, Missouri Phone CEntral 7600 V-; Bell Teletype SL 593 vfcr- < fimWeek Shares Range 8lnce Mar 25 Sep S & D 80% 17% Sep Key 21% Sep 520 92% 16% 3.619 13% 265 11% 12% 115 11% 12% 6% 6% 7% 128 Jan High 8 July Machine Landis Midwest common j com ] Feb Missouri Portland Cement common Sep National Jan 29% Rice-Stix Dry Jan 16% Sep Jun Jan 17% Jun St 21% 12% 6% . St Candy Louis Louis Goods 1st pfd Car Serv Pub "A" corn.. 1.015 7% Jan 12% Sep 2,700 5% Jan 8% Jun Sterling * 3,224 450 32% Stix, 40% May Jan 41 37% Mar FOR Aluminum common Baer & Fuller common Wagner Electric common. Jan ENDING Anglo Low High High 2% Mar 5% Jun Sep 43% Sep 14% Jan 20 Feb 47% Jan 65 a 9% 10 / 39% 8 18 - 30 • 24% 1 15 17 15 Sep Feb 40 Sep Jan 15 Jan 18% May 35 40 Sep Jan 13 • 17% 11% 15 38% 40 Jan 41 Sale Price • Canadian Oil p Anglo Huronian Aquarius Area Arjon Porcupine 1 Gold- Gold Mines 1 for Week Shares Range since January 5,110 73c 87c 88c 8.80 9.20 3,591 65c 21,200 60c Jun 96c Mav 61c 60c May 27c Jun 7.60 21c 26c 21c 2,ooo 23c 27c 22,200 10c Jan 31c Mar 75c Aug 50c May 21c Maj 29c Apr 66 63% 67 6,184 44 Mar 67 Sep Armistice Gold 1 70c 65c 71C 19,600 27c 168 140 Jan 170 Jun Arntfield Mining 1 37c 36c 43 %c 102,100 28c 165 105 18% 17% 17 99% 18% 99% 1,245 99% 55 99 Aug Sep 9C 9c 5,500 7%c Jan 19% Feb 9c July 23 23% 75 9%c 9c 10c 9,870 15% 15% 16% 150 101 101% 45 122 95 106 245 Sep Astoria Quebec Mines Atlas %c Apr Yellowknife Mines Jan Aubelle Mines 20c Jan Aumaque Gold Mines Aunor Geld Mines 18% Jan 14% Feb 97 Feb 9c 9c 9c 1,000 20c 19 %c 22c 82,150 15c 1 45c 45c 47c 28.400 41c Jun 95 Feb 101% Sep Bagamac Jan 107 Aug Bankfield Consolidated Mines Mines July . 65c 391.000 35c 1.18 1 55c 1.14 1.25 28.100 74c Jan 1.90 Jan 4.25 Jan 60c 3.90 3.90 4.00 1.155 —1 1 39c 3.60 44c 4,425 13c 14C 14 %C 2,000 10%cJun 38C Aug 1.03 May 80c 61c Mar Aug _ 100% Feb ————X Ltd 24 101 6%C Aug ~ —1 Ashley Gold 100% July 9.55 Mar Jan 16c 2.725 14 1.13 Mar Jan 87c 9.20 4% — 1 High Low High 4% 18% Sep May Sales Range Low 1 Mines Week's of Prices 4% V Sep Jan 27% 15 ■ Sep Mar 11% 40 16 Jun 24% 142 9 17% 15 Jun 24 Aug July 36 , Jan 20 Sep 23 Jan Jan Jun " 134 39% 15 18 17% 142 17% 15 Jan Feb 11 Jan 27% " 24 22 142 Feb 20 22% Jun 9% 22% .22% 24 Jun 42% Feb 11% 14 30 29 34 23r-i-"Jani,.. 41 17% July 2% July 1% Feb 2 33% 14 Mar 34 i 40% « • 5 STOCKS— Range Since January 1 17% ' 17% 31 Par Shares Apr 61 2 2 Last Sales for Week Sep Sep 16 SEPTEMBER 14 Exchange Range 27 30 LISTED MARKETS WEEK Funds of Prices Mar Jun Jun 270 43% 41 5 1 10 15 Scruggs-V-B Inc common 10 22% 22% 350 33% 10 common July 61 8.33 100 common 58 43% 17% Piping & Supply com——* 51 Jan Jun 500 ^ 17 25 75% 62 . Sep 22% Jun Jan 43% Aug 89 common 270 Sep 6% Jan ; Sep 51 Apr 45 27% 30 11 Jan 54 8% » Monarch common Laclede-Christy Clay Prod 17% Aug 9% Jan 250 17 Co 48 25 26% 100 Knapp 20 4 Jun Jan . 6% * Preferred 235 ' 7%~ Jan 54% common International Shoe common Jan 121 i05% January 1 Low " H ** High 51 5 Hyde Park Brewing common.___.__10 Hydraulic Pressed Brick com 100 Huttig 10% 13% 121 ' . • Bglel Week's 10% * 1 Brewing com Griesedieck-Western High Jan Pepper common—.: 10% Jan 100 106 34% Sep 37% May 27% Mar 402 Feb Jan Jan 9% 34 ' Sep Unlisted Securities 1 Falstaff Brewing common 57% 20 29% * Feb Jan 5c 11,000 10 9% 16 —15p 6c • 142% Aug 90c 1,<.<J 1*74 16% lu Coca-Cola Bottling common 630 29% 9c 4% July Jan Jan 21 _ 14° Low " common Electric Co Century 260 124% 128 168 Sep Jun 2% 400 • - 650 Range 50 3 ... Equipt common Bldg 17% 1,501 ..100 • pfd.-lOO Feb July 118% —I of Prices 1 common preferred 21% 21% • * 9% Z 4 Sale Price Par Brown Low 75% ; 15 3 Last Range Since January 1 Shares 49 • 100 —100 * common 24% ) r if. Friday Dr 20% —__100 Sugar .... & Oil Jan Jan ' 75 Low 18% -10% 1,089 22% 4th St., St. Louis STOCKS— 16% Week's Jun 80 133 33% 35% 10 16 37 __ 37% May 19% 39 % 25 J, - Exchange 45% May 80 f 73 38% 24% May Jan St. Louis Stock Exchange 25% July Sale Price — 24% Jan 35% — 8% July Jan 18% 16% 5c 8% 16 — Jan 4% 1% 1% Jun 13% 125 Last 7%> 3% 22% 3 142 8% 13 20% 660 C-~ St. Louis Stock Exchange Sep 49% 280 Sep 38,% 5% July 16% Sep 60 Chicago Stock Exch. Chicago Board of Tradex New York Curb Exchange Associate Jun 39 34% Mar Apr 129 23% 24% 13% 13% 10% 10% — Jan 3% 287 8 24% Friday preferred prefererd 23% 23"% 13% 10% High 28% 77 4% 16% __ - Low 170 34% 23% — __ 33% 4% 16 7% ... Range Since January 1 High Jun 30% 37% Sep 21% July Members York New 71% Aug 59% Jan 24% Aug Toronto Stock 6% Jun Jun 3 Jan 50 447 863 38% Jun 19% July 39% V Jan 29% ...50 common 18% Sep RANGE Power & Paper 42 Established 92% May CANADIAN Abitibl 19% of Prices com—12% 300 Mar Jan 22% Par 39% Jan Edward D. Jones & Co. Sep 55 186% Friday Jan 30% Sales 29 % May 48% 73% STOCKS— 13% 25 Jun 260 Jan Canadian 1.925 i Jun Jan 50 Salt Manufacturing Penna 69 19% Shares St. Louis Listed and Jun 80 74% Pennsylvania RR 45% Jun 47 i *+ Apr 200 20% —Il Jan it 16% —50 3% Jun 19% . 108 % May —10 Coal & Navigation Lehigh Valley RR National Power & Light Jan 38% Sep 17% 13% 1% Sep 980 157% * 3% 1,120 Mar 50 ..— Steel— Alloys Vanadium Jun 29 Mar 600 336 260 Steel Springs Standard 40 % May Jan Mining—— Shamrock Oil & Gas common 7% Aug Jan 5% 170 12% Motors Brothers Jan for Week .** Mfg San Toy Feb 20 % 574 Electric Storage Battery 1% July 1,749 2% 2% Low 10 ;—* 25 • 1 5 1 1 1 * * Co Renner Ruud 16% Aug 606 Fuel Supply Fireproofing Corp Radiator Pittsburgh Brewing common Pittsburgh Plate Glass Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp Jun 50 Gas Star National Sep 365 T3% Light Power & Delaware Apr Range * 10 10 — National 57 335 Walker Refrac Jun 40 35% Mar 490 High 16% % 1% Week's 5 Brewing Harbison 35% Jan 30 185 29 126% Sep 2% July Jan 1 99 39% : „ * Duquesne 853 •» 65 18% . •«-» • 10 Devonian Oil Jun 22% * 56% Aug Jan 188 2% ■ Feb 57% 45% * com Electric common Gas & Columbia 11% 9% Jan 280 23% — {iVV;1 18% * Co Blaw-Knox Sep 22% 17% Mfg Co common.— Budd Wheel Co / Jan 42% 49 1% 2% 2% . 10% 6% Aug 50 189 . Sale Price Ludlum Steel Natural Gas Co Allegheny 12% Aug 52% Apr Jan 183% 186% 29 65 1% STOCKS— for Week 22% 56% . Last Sep 325 Range 184 7% Friday Sales 5c 24% , Par Week's 23% — 405 29% Mar Jan Pittsburgh Stock Exchange 15% July Last American Tel b 39% May 19% 64% Jun - 520 Friday American Stores 32% Mar 53% 56% Sep Philadelphia Stock Exchange of Prices 431 125 Jun Mar Bank Low Sep 32% 7% 10 Jun 12% Apr 9 75 1% 25% Jan Jan 18 5% Sale Price 32% 39 22% —20 - Westmoreland Inc Apr Jun 122 31 % May U Feb preferred Improvement.. $3 July 18% July 20 common Corp United Gas 8 3,175 — Sep 28% Jan Jan 32 —25 —25 * ---* 13% Corp com— 24% 117 70 37% 37% ---1 Mining 829 27% Jan 21 4.167 28% 118 High > 27% May * — .*Preferred United Jun io a97% a98% al23%al307/8 42% 42% 27% 27% 2% 2% a66% a66% a71% a74% 17% 18 a48% a49 A 36% 36% 227/8 22% a47% a47% Par common Paper Low 27% 27% 118 1 • Oil Corp American STOCKS— 26% 26% 1 Range Since January High ' 39% Apr , aVv 53% 54% 44% 45 al7% a 17% _. Low Feb 49% 62 a cts? — — 24% 225 28% 28% — - 30% Jan 209 al33% al33%al35 a 15% al5% al6 a47% a46 a47% — a39% a40% — a37% a38% —, a61% a62% __ 16% 16% -1 25 25 ,— & Co Swift — common- Aug 17% 488 a37% a39 28 28% a58% a59% 19% 19% 16 16% 26% 26% a58% Co 25 48% July 115 7% 7% 33% 33% a38% Corp Reading Jun pfd 8% Power Elec Phila Jun common preferred 4.4% Apr 9% preference 145 al7% a 17% — $1 115' 69% 69 A 26% 26% all% all% a26% a26% — • America Republic Steel Corp Bears, — * • 1 50 25 • * Oil Company.. Motor Car Co__ Paramount Pictures, Inc Packard Corp of 26% all% 1 10 Ohio Oil Co 69% Shares • • 100 25 3 50 Philadelphia Electric Co common Phtlco a33 a33 for Week Jun 98 5% Jan 810 „J* JL a27% a27 A — • Central RR American Aviation Inc North American Co York North Radio fl27% Inc.———18 Ward & Co, Inc • Montgomery Pure — & Robblns McKesson New — —-————— — Jan 11% 11% 34% 34% 39% 40 - — Canada Int'l Nickel Co of Libby. McNeill <fc 1 al4% 1 13% 13 /4 a48% a49% a45% a46% 10% 11 a51% a53% — Llbby Interlake Iron Corp 77% al4 — , Kennecott Copper Corp v Sep . 5 * • * 1 * & Share Co— Jun 10% aH,(a —-—-———1 Class A 36 Jan 15% 16 a42%a42 A a66% a66% a1^/* nt 7% 7 /a a30/8a30/8 -c }% ]% V " 24% 24% 24 /4 all1/* all h al2 __ a37% a32% -25 A 25 /4 6% 6% 6% , a25 k a24 /« a25 k Aircraft Corp— ; 1 Continental Motors Corp —1 Continental Oil Co (Del),——5 Crown Zellerbach Corp ——5 Curtiss-Wrlgttt Corp 1 ' Jan 6% 165 — Vultee Cons Jun 29% a46 /a a47 fa - Caterpillar Tractor Co -* Cities Service Co 10 Columbia Gas & Electric Corp • Commercial Solvents Corp -* Commonwealth Edison Co 25 Commonwealth & Southern Corp..—• 50% a40/8 a40 A 15% Co—25 Canadian Pacific Railway Case (J I) Co.—— 20 573 a29 a29% al9% al9% ft55% a57/a 86/4 25/» 25% -- —5 — Sales Range ef Prices Par 50% 1,208 9% 10% a88 a89 /» 7/4 8 — 15 Borden « aJJ% -5 Oil Borg-Warner -- j> 5 CO—, Bendix Aviation Corp Bethlehem Steel Corp - 7/4 13 Works vtc Baldwin Locomotive Barnsdall - — STOCKS— High Low 34/a 35 10% --5 100 3 - Week's Last Sale Prica Friday Range since January 1 Shares a5J% — Co———50 Viscose Corp Copper Mining American \ . High Low 14 for Week Range °' Frices Par EXCHANGES ENDING SEPTEMBER Sales Week's Friday iLast STOCKS— 8®'®price <r WEEK TOR Abr Apr Jan May"*- 22%cApr [Voluml THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4421 162 CANADIAN RANGE FOR LISTED WEEK ENDING 1313 MARKETS SEPTEMBER 14 Friday Par Canadian Listed and Unlisted Securities East Amphi East Crest Sales Range for Week of Prices Shares Low / Gold Mines 40C Oil Sullivan MEMBERS 293 bay THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE 2.91 4.40 4.10 4.70 105.450 30 street. toronto 1, canada Branches:—KIRKLAND Famous Wnnnv LAKE—TIMMINS Week's Sales Last Range for Week of Prices Shares Vriday Par Low Federal Low Montreal 10 19 19 19 '/a 690 16% Apr 20 Kirkland of Bank of Nova 10 28 % 281/4 291/2 555 26% Mar 30 Jan 7,500 12 %c May Bear A Class : Z—1 Gold Gold 155 1.05 161 1,900 98c 95c 1.02 13,500 85c July 36c 35c 37c 27,616 30c Aor 121/2 1 1 33c 47c 47c 15% ie'% 17 * Oil 47c Sep Jan 18 Feb 8% Jan 10% 22% Feb 25% 23% Aug 3,v. 1,390 37 170 25 Apr 20 % Apr 27 3y4 1.100 3 British Dominion Oil L • Porcupine Mines, Ltd. Buffadison Gold Mines 37c Canadian Building Gold Burlington 2.15 1.50 2115 5.95 6^00 800 43c 37c 44c 94,800 03 23 24 230 __ — * Steel Calmont Oils Canada A * . .Preferred B • —• Power...:..,—.-class A Steamship Lines •• common 50 — Bakeries Canadian Bank Canadian Breweries'common.. Preferred 1st ... preferred New Car Fdry preferred Canadian . Dredge Food Canadian 173, * 150 7% Jan 11 70 32% Jun 35 12% 380 45 45i/2i 17% Apr 5 158% Jan 151 39% 175 Jan -11% Jan 47 . Jun 10 191/, 8 Jan 19% 44 Jan 57% Apr 21 Industrial 13 25 : 24% 30% * 73 Alcohol A„* com _ ; * Locomotive Canadian * .... Malartic Oils * old common.——. gy2 common New preferred 101% Canadian Pacific Canadian Wirebound Ry 25 Gold 17% * Boxes-. Cariboo.Gold Quartz.. Castle * Tfethewey Patricia Mines.. Gold Mines 24 1 __ Gold 1 Gai Chemical Research — Gold 20% Malartic Mines— Cochenour Willans Cockshutt Coin Plow Gold 32% 58 Jun International 32 Sep International Metals 75 July Feb Feb 10% Jun Coal International Sep 8% Sep Internation ,1 16 35 <te Coke..—. Co Jan Jacknife 29 Jun Jack Waite 11% 80 11% Sep 11% Sep Jacola Mines— 101% 101% 17% 17% 8 101% 101% Sep 2,411 11% Jan 21 24 24% 55 20% Jan 25% May 2.65 2.65 100 1.80 Jan 24c Coniagas 5 — —_ Coniaurum 73c Sep 1.50 Jellicoe J Apr M Mines • 14 14'A 4 79c Mar 25c Mar 1.50 26c 380 72c 24,700 Mining Consumers Gas & Jun (Toronto) 75c 15 83c Jan 6% 100 1.90 300 1.33 1.45 6% Mar i.gs 1.65 1.130 15 15 15 45 14 g7% g7»/4 68% 1.470 49 .... 146 27 115 1.25 3.000 Cosmos Imperial Mills » " 26% 26% 105 Cournor Mining: Pershing Mines 1 ggc 56c 75c 104,235 —1 1.50 1.48 1 86c croinor „——— Crowshore Cub Patricia Gold Aircraft * __ Davies Davis Petroleum Leather .... class Class B * „; A Distillers Dome • Seagrams Mines Quebec giy2 26% Coal preferred Dominion . Foundries & Steel com 10 ——- Lake Townsite Labrador Dominion Scottish Investors Dominion Steel Tar Preferred Dominion Donalda Duquesne For Chemical & Jan 27 56c Sep 70c L45 Aug 28% Aug 11% Aug 1.15 42% 17c 13 2.150 235 18 13% 155 11% May 30 610 29 ,25% July ' 25 Feb 30 Apr 7% July 14% Feb . common Mining 25 35% Apr 3,315 7 Mar 12 Jun 1.115 14 Jan 19% 17 173/4 170 13 Jan see page 1316. 10% - 1.01 28 3,700 1.05, :> 28% ' Jan 10 Aug . 1.40 Jun 101 Aug 175 3.776 31% 5,098 1.80 21 % Jan 72.725 22 2.25' 90c May 30' ; July 101% Aug Jan 21% Aor 35 22% Feb 145 , 8 Jan Jan 30 1.000 35 Mar 8 71o a/,..;/: 125 , 39% Jun Jun 24% Mar / 3.55 Aug 21c 24C 10,200 21c 39c Feb 13 %c 14c 3,000 10c Jan 18c Jan 7c 7c 1,333 3c Jan 13c Apr 45c 45 %c 3,145 28c 1,500 5'Ac Jan 10c 10c lie; Sep Jan 60c 18c July Apr 6%c 6%c 1.380 3c Jan 12 %c May 71c 80c 48,680 55c Jun 1.35 May 42c 40c 44c 35c July 27 28 16 13% 16% 21.425 1.80 1.80 1.95 2,050 1.42 1 52.025 i 1.50 < I V 50c 34%C 38c 22% 4.25 4.75 > 1.20 1,900 14c 15c 21 20% Sep 14c 7.375 1.18 Jun 2.25 Aug 1.57 Aug Jan 40c 22 1,820 4.40 ? 1.00 Jan 27,000 22 Mar Jun 16% Apr 11% Jan 18.130 35 %c 59c 29% - .18 560 ii Jun 23% July 5.15 Juc May 27 2.35 I; 5 27 1.76 .. Jan 24 %c Jan 24% 1.944 Jun 17% 11,500 21 Jan 1.05 Mar 12c Jun Api 24% Mar 35 • Apr * 1.229 9.15 May 6.15 Jan 7.80 8.00: 17% 18* 118 14c 13c 14c! 9,800 32c 30c 40c 32,000 16% 16% 17 100 5c 5%c 6.300 1.45 1.45 1.50 22C 22c 30c * 76.900 22c Sep 48c Jun 85c 78c 94c" 214,650 44c July 94c Sep 1.85 1.85 1.95' 7.100 28% 28'/4 29* 186 27% 26% 27% 420 1.75 1.58 1.75 30.250 89c Jan 440 41c 18,900 40c Sep 1 —3 10 108% Feb 793 7% Jan J. 44 110% 11 : . . 18 Va July 15% Jan 9c Jan 25c, Jun 22c Apr 40c Sep 17 Apr 10c 15% July Apr 1.25 19.100 98c Jan 22c Jan 2.40 Apr 1 4.25 4.20 4.30 4.030 Jan 26% Mar 25 Mar 3.85 Jan V 2.10 Jun 29 July 27% Sep 2.09 Mar 80c Jun 4.50 May 3.50 Aug 3.05 3.15. 7.105 2.25 Jan 2.85 2.96 11.050 2.17 Jan 3.05 Aug 1 3.75 3.60 3.75 6.260 3.25 Jan 4.15 May * 4%c 4%C 5%c 11,700 28 30 115 Maple Gold Leaf Leaf Preferred Gold Fields Garden common i — Milling Co /, Massey-nams • —————— Preferred common 12% July 12 12 15 14% 4..n 12 21% 375 17% J9C 12 %c 4.850 Jan Apr 7c Aug 1.35 22,400 77c July 33c 27,700 27c Sep 1.34 ..1 29c 27c • 20 13 12% 13%' 400 27 26% 27% 665 Anr 30 20 ..1 qc Feb 13% 1.25 Jan Feb 12 -i Rouyn Gold 2c 15% 10 13% 10 common ——. Maralgo Mines 2.50 Mar 14.900 — 45c- 1.23 1.52 Aug Jan 3.10 Marlon 1.18 -i 1.15 Jan 2.85 Marcus Gold l.io — 6,850 3c 1 Lake Red Feb l.H — -—. Jun 1.12 class A Goldfields Preferred Aug i.io0 1 Manitoba & Eastern Mines 18% Julv 10% 9% : 50 7% " 1 Maple Jun 110% 110% :, Mines Sep Jun 18 10% 9% 18 _— Mines, Ltd Malartic 43 HOV2". 7 Sep Jun 13% July MacLeod-CocKshutt Gold Mines Madsen 10% J Co.. Macassa Jun 17 _• 22 % 16% S ' 7.80 Yellowknife Gold Jun 43 __1 ' . Jan 13 %c —1 Class "B" Lynx 8% July 18 Gold Louviconrt 23 % July 16% 9"% __ Feb Aug 101 1 Groceterias Loblaw July 10 - 13% 12 — Mines Oro Lexinden 2.00 May 65 Jun Feb 470 27 600 17% Aug ;— ... Leitch Gold Mines, Ltd—— 31% July Jan 22 2,780 Jan 38% common. & Lingman Lake Gold Mines Little Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd Mar 18 —_—.100 — Woollens Lebel 1.92 Mar 12%c Jan 8% 18% 85 945 14C Lapaska Mines Laura Secord Candy............ Aug 9,500 171/4 Sep 15 Va Mar 43 common..* Mines footnotes 50 23 25 B Stores Dominion pfd Feb 1.60 Mar —* class Dominion 149% Jun 8 Jun 101 1.83'. zzn Sons... Lapa Cadillac ———.— Lang July 17 Jun i 91% 37% 1 Ltd.— Mines, Jan 1.12 8% Aug 35% Feb 35 v 34% 38 Gold Mines. Lake Fortune Jun 2.10 171/4 ; : Mar 101 1 & Exploration- Mining Lake Dufault Mines Ltd. 70% May Jan 61% 27% *■ 1 26 29% /49c • 19Va Aprs 4,712 :r 22 2.09 Apr 6oyB 13%' 35 —1 16 Jan Jun 400 13% * . 1.03 f — —— of Woods Milling 60c 200 Apr Jan May Apr 17 Vsc May 1.09 Apr .Jan - -43c- 85 105 15% 7% 9% 1 Lake 60c 455 30 20 107 21%.' 15% 13% 1 Shore 100 148 34c / , 25 26 91% 17%' 21% .15% . * Lake 4.950 12% 175 27 V2 c -1,335 26 4.30 Mar • 3%c Jan :j 7,950 32% 41c 13% May v; Jan Mar ■ —1 Kirkland Jun 17,000 28% 43c 30% 17% Labatt (John) Aug 88c 12 • Magnesium Malting 28% 25' ____I 30,200 3.05 25c Sep Apr 72c Co Kirkland Sep 1.70 21% 12% __ 70c 65c 1,810 1.20 65c 10% Jan 17,500 —... Kirkland Hudson Mar 1.50 ., 1.48 • common Dominion Dominion 12% Ltd__—_—^-—._——• Bank Dominion 28% 1 Dominion 85c 1.70 14c 14%c * . .—..... Delnite Mines 10c 12 %c x Kelvinator /Jun 7% May ? Aug 1.00 Jun V Apr 3.050 May 87c !'■ Jan 20c 50,000 I 2.25 Apr Jan 142 145% • * 77c 72,575 v Apr 5.95 12% May 1.90 100 Conwest Exploration 450 49c 40c 1 ———— Mines Kayrand Mining 2.42 Feb „ Jan 43c .5 Smelting 1.20 43c : :. Jan Jan Jun 65c Apr •••' 1.94 Aug Mar 54V4C 43 VsC 1.15 • 41C r 20c x Jun 1.05 Aug 15c Apr i.v 5%C Jan 8,300 750 Apr Aug May Sep 60c Jun 2.94 • Bakeries ; 68c 8% 21c Lamaque Gold Mines Consolidated Consolidated 27.764 70C 3.65 Mines Consolidated.—— Joliet 2.95 Aug 33c Gold Mines Jason Jun 2.90 12%c Jan gs/4 Z 28,300 1 25c 1 _ Apr 25% 1 11% 1.35 Jan _ i i.; — ADr 6 Va Jun Jan Jan 1 „ Ltd 15c I 9 21% Jan Mar 1.00 ; Lake Conduits Apr Feb 12% Mining.,-----1 19 4,300 24c Jan 38c .30% Petroleum Uranium 70c 18,500 '/Apr 6'A 1.750 V 5c 1.75« 35c 1.65 28 50 26,915 ' 3c 34c «■ 380 32c : 950 . 3.55 —100 3.100 1.90 17,400 11% class A.— —— International Nickel Co common 22 5.95 29,400 8c 3.60 ——1 1.19 28c- 16c 13c 7,500 iZZ*: 32% i.7g 12% July 26 1.15 4.75 Jan 17,800 *; .6 preferred 8% 1.89 i.7g 8% 90% Inspiration Mln & Devel.——: 6% 2.100 4.8O 785 ' 20 5.605 29 %c Feb Apr 12 —_* (John) Inglish 740 1.50 1 Jun 14% 6% Aug Jun Jan 2.78* l — Mines 30 % 54c —_—;—100 Imperial Bank 1—i-—.10 Imperial: Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 Preferred —4—£1 Apr 1.50 Chesterville Larder Lake Gold Mines__l Citralam Mar Jan 83c —, 9% 380 Mar 22 %c 80c ./45c V paid 49% May 15,975 Jun 6 10 8 Zll% ; ————L Class B 8% 37c 23c 30% Apr 26% May 14,300 7% - 91/3 gy2 30c Jan Apr 4Va 8 10 %c Mines— 19% May 53/4 Apr 45c 7% 67c Sep 2.69 31 %c ; Gas.-... & Jun ~~ 1 ... : Bay Mining & Smelting——* Ltd class A.,.---———*: 460 7 175 '.35c 21 2.75 7 rW. . 25% 1 * 29'A 7'/4C , 1 14% .1 Wines ' 1.70 1 Kerr-Addison Gold Mines Chateau Mar 11% 38c . Mines 74 13,800 50 IOV2C 11 %c Yellowknife 72 27c Sep 57 11c 335 . 80c 1 Apr __1 Mines Central Porcupine Mines 110 16 %c 41c 45c ——I 31 ~~ New Jun 23 7,000 30 5% 8 27% , 12,000 Sep 1.36 May 10c Apr - Jun 24 %c 4V2C Jan 28 7 22 _ 1.15 * ' . ——. 10 29% 90 Apr 44c ; 53% Mar 1 16c 16C 11% Hasaga (Mines Heath Gold Mines Hedley Mascot, ^..7. 4%% Canadian Bridge 45% * ; 35 97 87c - 8 —1 Mines.—. 23% Aug 17% Feb • Jan common Hudson Sep 20% Jan 3o 10c 1 Howey Sep 15% Jan 83o 2,500 110 Carpet Gold Hunts Sep 57 20 9c 3.200 7c 55% 1 Jun * eu.you 1.10 6VBC 13c July 17 I8V2C 23 %c 7%c July Jan July 8c 1 Hosco Jun Jan 5% 26c 5% Ltd Mines Homestead Oil Aug 14 6,600 54% 1 Homer Mar 17% • 35c 28 Home. Oil.:— July 252 Jun 16c Hoilinger Consolidated Gold Mines. July ----- ig Sep 56% Jan 7c ——— Heva Cadillac July Apr • 9 * Prod—. B Central i7i/2; 15% 130 Feb 48% 50 Mar 4c 65c 109 Vz Aug 16% * common Canadian Canadian 17 172 171/3 20' common. — Celanese Canadian Class 35 Apr . • : —- & . 118 -15 15% _• common preferred—.— Conv 127. 56% 9% 341/3 *15% ' _ ~ 78 * ■; , Canners Canadian 124 56% 9% Jan 14c 2,850 3.000 : 28 Gold Harricana Aug 10 common Commerce ' £ 2,127 - ' .56% i 9% May I———— Huron & Erie common Canadian Canadian 15 % 63 May 50c 10c preferred Hard Rock Gold Mines........* . 230 73 14% 15^ . 100' Mortgage.., — 72 35 ; * Permanent Canada Preferred vt — Gold Harding 6% Mar 112 Mar 35c Jun ~ Apr Aug 110 85c Jan 77c Halliwell 2.40 Aug 5"J Aug 20 Jan 26%c 8c Halcrow Swayze Mines Apr 30c Sep 27c 21 %c 31.400 " West Saddlery Hamilton . 474 110% 110% « ——_— Canada . g' g 72 — Packers Jan Apr 3,800 55c 109% —1 _ Gypsum Lime & Alabastine Feb 1.70 24c ' ' Aug 20 %c Aug Jan 3%c 16,500 Preferred Gunnar Jan 2.15 Common: Great Aug 13 Mar 19,000 ,54% 9%C _5o , Mines Lakes Great Sep Jan * common —* Bousquet Grandoro May 10c 1.70 9,400 g —.100 — Malting Northern 24 Jan Rubber & Jan 28c Jan 77c ; Sep 11% 6.50 Mar 3,896 32c 46c 19c —1 — 105'A 17c 28c —1 w; Aug Jun Aug ■ Jan 10% 4,031 H0% Cement'common———r Class 26c 2.15 —_—.—50 Preferred 65c Tire Co 19 Va 9c 9c 1 Mining Sep Mar 26,400 32C Mining 106% 21c! 20c 77c . 1 Gate 103 101% 20 13% July Apr 1.06 —1 Mines ■ Feb 25 %c 27 %c 50c Arrow Jun 3%c Jan 2,900 23c 1.95 ,.100 Canada Canada 1 82 23c 1 common i Canada 1 76 1 82 1 ...: B Canada 6.50 Jun 18% 125 2.15 _ Lake Bread Class Class . 12% 2.15 8%c Jan 1,000 Mines Ltd Eagle Goodyear Feb 78 Sep Jan 5.00 ... Harker —— Red 41/2C 12% 12% 95c 26,000 41/20 ___* Calgary & Edmonton Campbell 61c 73 %c Sep 59'Ac 4,800 —• Bunker Hill 33c 55,050 1 Mines Products 42c 59%c|. 59 %c 1 —. Buffalo Ankerite Gold Mines Buffalo 35c 7.15 29c . Broulan 6.90 25 %c Jun 4% 105 1 ■: 2 % May 105 Feb 9.25 May ': 15 —1 Graham 37% Aug 220 215 18% •;=^'i5c Goodfish Jun 23% 106% 106% Sep 77c May 97 16C Lake 10% 60 26 'A Sep 102 18% Apr 67/s July Jun July 4.50 75 18% 15c 30 Feb 52c 20 1 Gold Golden Manitou Mines Jun 25% 6,845 12 Jun Jan 21 5,250 Sep Jun 78 3% May 24% 100 e*c 4.9S % Golden 28% Aug 23 23 .* 100 11,079 36 __ ...» gs/4 216% &7c 4.50 20c Golden 27 Vs 24% 24% * A . Sep 14% 9% 26% • Packers. i 47c 1.805 . 20% 7.00 Gold Jun 25% __ Light & Pwr com..• Columbia 3,000 67c 572 1 Goldhawk Apr Jun 15,200 47c • British Columbia Power class 45c 35c 38c * common 15%c Jan 6,474 Jan 370 102 % 102%' !ioo Goldale Mine Mar 28c 5VaC 16,200 5 * common. Goldcrest Sep 32c Apr 1 God's Jun Jan 12c 65 12 Lake-Forcupine Gold— Glenora Feb May 12% Mar 10 25 11,200 27c 1 — Lta Cordage 121/2 ibc 19 %c 121/2 __ 1.46 55c 225 Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines. July 1.30 655 73 Gillies Apr 172 Jan General Steel Wares July 30 Jan 90c i Mines _ 172 169 1 Brazilian Traction B Feb 4% 11c .100 Jun 5'A 29% .100 -i,-.—— 6.25 May Jun > 3 8c I ... ... Jan 4.30 44% 4.50 common Jan 31 5bc preferred Apr 28 July 26% preferred 2.23 July 27% Mar 29 Exploration Apr Jan 16c 10 4% Co Sep Jun 1.20 35 / 29 Preferred 40% Feb 22% 1.00 — American 29% 172 Boycon Pershing Gold Mines Brantford 110 170 1.05 Gold Mines. 39 30 5% 5% % 1.90 May Sep 29 1 Bpnville Gold Mines—— Class 1.41 100 — Bobjo Mines Ltd British 43,117 Feb IOC 30 39% Apr 70 —„ Gatineau Power Sep •; 2.35 39 ... Kirkland Biltmore Hats bidgood British 1.56 1.41 19 Jun 1.22 _ Bell Telephone of Canada -Jraiorne 80,600 30 Berens River Mines Bonetal 255 1.65 1.45 B Bevcourt 19 1.40 1 Apr Jan 4 % 70 A 6.75 May 445 44 4% I:". class Mar 23 1,660 30 42 V2 Gold Frobisher 24 %c Mar Jan 14 18 1.65 & Beatty Bros class A 15c 19 Radium Beattie Gold Mines Ltd——— . 15c 15C class Power Exploration 30 42% 245 • Mining...... Canada Foundation Aug Bathurst 5.25 30 common Aircraft Co Francoeur of Base Metals - 5.05 "5.15 1 Shops— 3.05 May 53c 100 ; Apr Jan 14 266,425 24 ZZZ60 Pord High Bank Scotia 88c 24 • Fleet Range Since January 1 High 71c —_ Cnndv Grain Preferred Sale Price 74c • Aug 21c 35% 30 30 47c Sep 38c 19,200 A Fiayers Pnrmer Federal STOCKS— 39 95c Falconbridge Nickel Cable Address:—"Dohroadco" Toronto Telephone:—Waverley 7411 class 39 86c 1 Mines Electric 26 86c ...25 ... High July 40c 10,505 1 Gold English 2.26 2.79 Gold Eldona 9%c -_1 s Economic Investors DOHERTY ROADHOUSE & CO. 6.100 19,000 2.90 Eastern Steel Elder Low 41c 40c -1 Mines Range Since January 1 High 9V2C 10%C 10c East Malartic Mines East Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— 8% Mar 22 Mar 16% 22 15%c 1.39 Sep Feb Jun Apr Sep 36c Sep 137/s Jun 29 July THE COMMERCIAL J314 Monday, September 17, 1945 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE CANADIAN LISTED MARKETS RANGE ■' ' <L) Co for Week P(lr of Prices Low • 18 —* Shares 18 10% 10% 10% 6 'to 100 109 109 109 10 Mclntyre Porcupine Mines —5 McKenzie Red Lake Mines———1 64% 64% 64% 635 1.51 1.50 1.63 12.130 McColl Frontenac Oil s Preferred . 1 9c 5c 10c 107,050 Gold———1 V31C 30C 35c 42,160 McLellan Gold Mines. McMarmac Red Lake Gold Mines--—-.--———* 25 %e 25 %c Mercury Mills -i———i-————* & Gas——* 15% 15% McWatters Mid-Continental Oil Mining Corp 6.35 .1 - 20c Moneta 1 Montreal Moore Light Corp & Power.: Heat 16 730 16c 6.15 18,700 6.35 13.364 20c 20c 100 23% 15 68C 72c 12,990 69c —• 22% • 62 common.— Class A—'-— 2,700 23% ♦ Porcupine 27c 15c 15c • Oils Model Modern Containers common 8ales Range for Week of Prices Shares 22% 23% 3,175 62 63% 340 250 250 10 ..—100 18 Aug > 20 July Jan 12 Feb Traders May 109 Sep 59% Jan 1.35 Mar 67% Mar 10c Jan 16c Jan 22%c Jan Sep 42c 39c - Aug May 12% Jan 16 14c Aug 33c:: Apr 1.99 Jan Jan 17c Mar 630 Jan 20% Mar 57 Jan 225% Mar Twin United 6.90 May Jun 25c 26% Jun 1.55 11% 8% Jan 42% Feb 14 V2 Jun 9% Jun 7% May 130 36c 61c May 24% Apr 65% Jun 256 July II50 "A"— 42% — Steel 30 30 16% May 22 44 90 40 46'/a Mar 1,000 6% 6 6% 1.91 1.98 11% 12% July July 8c Mosher Long Lac -..1 25c 25c 27c 3,400 20c Jan 30c 2.630 common————* 14 14 14% 530 12 Feb 15 Aug 390 28 July 30 1 12 %c 12c 13c 6% 63c 60c 65c Jan Preferred National 20 16% Mar 11% Sep 32c Sep Aug 28 50 22% Feb 29 Aug West 20% 21% 1,417 17% Mar 22 Jun Westons I Steel Car 1.60 1.60 1.70 21,450 15c * A Negus Mines New 19c 28 21 25c Sewer class National — 10 %c Feb Jan 7.26 1.85 36c 35c 45c 31c 31c 2,000 30c Sep Sep 75c 34c 37C 36,700 29c Jun 64c 2.65 2.85 300 Calumet 1 Nipisslng Mines Noranda Mines 5 V::;. —-- Oil 35c 35c Apr Aug May 3.00 Mar 59% Jun Wood 1.65 May Wool 55 55% 950 93c 10,100 80c July 8c 100 7c Jan 20c Apr 8c 8c Norgojd Mines Ltd 1 lie 12c 3,500 6%c Jan 20c • 70c 65c 70c 2,949 64c Feb 89c Apr • 15 %c 14c 17c 114,100 26c Apr • 1.15 1.15 1.25 10,800 2.00 1.36 1.35 1.40 13,600 82c 85c 23% — 101% W Mining Northland Corp Ltd Mines „ Canada Northern Mines Northern Empire Mines Oil com 1 2.00 100 * 6 6 <1.750 Preferred '—-A———5 6% 6% 100 3.10 North: Star ( . - 12%c Jan 1.05 Sep 2.00 Sep Gold Mines Feb 24% Sep 155 99 Feb 18c 2,767 188 100 pfd—.100 112 112 112 5 Combing 24 17% Mines 17%' 4.30 4.40 40c 41c — Ymir Yankee Girl 13 %c 14 Jun 95 Julv 100 Jun 112 Jan 16 Apr 18 July 10,800 17c 4.40 3.30 5.00 Jan Jun Jun 65c May 3%c Jan 25c Feb 32% 35% May 35c 3,015 17c. Apr Apr Jan 6 68% 2,005 40c 5 • — —— 41c Jan 8c 60,300 12 88 85 101% Feb 1.63 Mar 2.60 5 Jan 7% Apr Feb 5% Jan 6% Bonds—- Sep 1 Ontario Loan Grenada Pacific Oil Page & 34c Jan 34% 34% Uchi 6s $1,000 Apr Ltd Gold 7% 7% 200 8c 12,500 50c 8,500 July 18c Aug 67 %c 80c 80c 1,000 26 %c Aug 27 28 631 26% Aug 1.63 1.62 1.70 7,100 35c 35c 40c 22,200 27c 29C 7,500 1 9%C 7c 10c 130,700 —1 73c 73c 80c 43,900 — * Gold Mines 60 40 6% 7% 3,195 1 Mines 60 • 1.45 1.50 1.800 42c 46c 29,700 1 Mines 43c 1.19 Jan 80c Sep 29 Jun 2.12 Jun STOCKS— —" Preferred Brown Co Jun 64c 16c May July Canadian Western Jan 88c Jun 60% Jun 5% May 1.06 Jan Sfcp 42c 7% Sep 1.75 Apr 46c Sep Jun Dalhousie 2.40 Jan 4.45 7.10 July deHavilland 1.01 Apr Donnacona Oil 77c 70c 78c 9,000 70c Jun 1 33c 30 %c 35c 38,000 25c Mar 21% 22 790 i 1.30 1.35 2.300 08c Jan 1.05 1.15 1,365 81c Jan 10 10% 190 7 Apr certificates ... East Dome I * Prospectors Airways Purdy Mica Mines • — 1 ' 15 900 11% Apr 15 Sep Pend Sep Jan Smith 3,400 36c Mar 15c Feb 40c 7% 35 45% 46 375 90c 90C 90c 200 6% 41 May Mar 45c Jan Queenston Gold Mines 1 90c 850 90c 2,840 80c July • 9.60 8.85 9.60 11,236 18o Jan 36c Regcourt Gold Mines. 1 Reno Gold Robertson class (P L) A 8% Jun Jun 46 common.————* Minnesota Oil Preferred 1.39 69,400 100 35c Aug 4'Ac Jan 70c 6c 10c 60 30 Jan 35 Mar '40 325 34 44% 44% 150 44 y« Sep 1 Rouyn Merger Gold Mines l 1 15c 2,000 ll%c 42c 44j/2C 24,200 42c 44c Royal Bank 10 • Russell Industries common —— 37% 1 50o 6,500 45 Jan 28c 44 %c 65c 18% 15 Jan 19 May 37% 37% 250 28% 32c 32c 500 30c — Feb Aug Class Corp common.————.* pfd ' 50 A San Antonio Gold Mines Ltd : 26 27 5.00 5.10 1 Mining 5.05 Creek Gold Mines 11,300 1.05 312,350 18% 55 1 1.40 1.43 700 70c 74c 48,244 70c common 30 "Voting trust ctfs ! Sigma B 29 Mines __i Simpsons Ltd A 37% Sep 41c Aug Slscoe 30. 29 60 7:7;,15 > 18% May 4.05 Jan 29% 5.15 Jun Stop & Shop J 18c Apr Feb 1.06 Jan 63c July 29% Sep Sep 29 20 Jun 1.50 Aug 82c 30 29 Mar Sep Sep 13% 589 12 19 19% 14% 200 15% 262 loo 100 99% 100 235 99 Apr i 75c 72c 75c 10,365 58c Jan —1 48C 48c 52c 6,000 48c Sep 64.C Feb 24 25 50 23 Jan 25 Mines 8%C 9%c Slater (N) 20 Peti^enm-:i^„^^;^.VtI:Lr;r»:: 26,000 101 90c 10c • 16% 15% 16% 505 Springer Sturgeon • 1.40 1.35 1.46 5.700 • 11% 11% 12 1,055 7 Apr 12 99% 160 99 Sep 99% Chemical » 99% 99 • 15% 15% 200 14 standard • 8 8% 50 7 Stedman bteel Co Radio Brothers of • Preferred Steep Rock Iron Mines — Bell Bralorne Trac British Columbia Corp Class B July Cement Canada Aug Canada Northern Canada Aug 5% Power Corp Preferred 9c 9C 4.000 ,4%c Jan 15c 2.90 2.90 3.20 10,768 1.50 Jan 4.05 3.20 3.35 2,185 2.50 Jan 3.45 July 20 19% 20 485 5.00 4.95 5.10 8.262 3.50 1.25 600 60c 2,300 20 60 l see 1.80 1.80 1.90 1.650 • common Mortgage footnotes 1.25 20 34 33% 34 175 107 107 25 100 page 1316. 51c 10 Sep Jan Mar 20 5.65 1.40 88c May common III60 Converters Canadian Cottons ————— * — Ind Alcohol Jan —. Canadian Pacific Railway 3.05 36% May Apr Mar Class —25 13 55 : 15 28 y 1,760 19% 10,410 171 : 169 : 25 20 14% 161 Apr Mar 17 27 18% 12,920 100 22% 210 21 Jan 1.855 2 May 895 11 Jan 750 18% Jan 3%, 3'A 3% 15 y4 15 15% 23 23 70 24 — 20% 20% 2,850 15 14% 15% 3.265 '• 45 % 19% 54% 1,602 > 202 15,007 24 Jan 7% Jan 11% Jan 40 16 Jan 8'/a Jan Jan Apr 12 Feb Jan Apr 10% July . . 17% Jun 46% Feb 19% Sep Sep 57 57 626 44% 40 115 38% May 13 13 13% 2,035 10 31 30% 31 845 28 Apr 32 "I'A.v--'«.«» 'Z'f.t- 57 y4" 57% 105 46 Jan 59 mill " -f 39 mm - 147 147 25 51 mmmm'.'Z:] 51 64 139% 46 Mar Sep May 27/ 27 27% 295 26% 28% 28% 28% 120 26% Jun 9% 250 9 200 Jan 6% Apr 6y8 Apr 15% Mar May 15% Sep 126 July : 56% 8% 41% Jun 14% Jun 172 51 27% 28% Jun Jun July Sep Sep Sep 10% Jun 9'A Jun 35 Jun 207/a Jun 31% 32% 185 17% 17 y4 17% 3,814 11% Feb 14 Vt 14 14 y4 150 12'/a Apr 15 49 Glass Jun Co 67% 68 740 Jan 70y2 Aug * Consolidated Mining & Smelting Cork & Seal 10 18% 9% * 15 45 19% I-:; III25 70 .325 16 Jan 9% Jan 119% Feb 1,000 15 y2 15% 17 9% , .9% Z m.*. 15% 11% 15 ■. 11 7 . 47 124 % 124 % '«*»— 172 Feb Apr 22% Feb 22 Vz 22%. 19% Sep July 17% Mar 27% Jutt 18% July 26% July 4'A July 16% Aug 24 Aug Jan 15% 25% 18 V* 26% ' 54% July 18%' . common Locomotive Consumers Jan 25 27 y» 27% B Cockshutt Plow Crown 100 common Preferred Jan Feb 110 * 7% Canadian , AH* I"25 Canadian Jan 100 % mm : Canadian 25 % May 94% 60 ' preferred Preferred Jan 193 , 17% 1 Jan 127% Jun 107 Aug 20 July 55 % Jun 28 Sep 19 Jan 16% 106 170 common July May 28% Jan 11 Apr 90c 100 Apr Range Since January Low High 14% 120% 121% "19 —• — Bronze Canadian Celanese Jun t Toburn Gold Toronto Elevators 37c New High 55 : • Canadian Breweries common Aug 3.35 Jun Shares 106 . 16% July 8% Sep 3.35 53c Sep 19c for Week 501 —50 preferred Sep 1 1.25 : Sep 46 7%c Jan 17% III*' Canadian Car & Foundry common. 53c Feb Sales 7 Range of Prices 15%" _* Steamship common Aug • 2.50 Feb 41 1.2Q*May Funds 15 Aug • 1,000 Week'* ,_I* 78 Thompson-Lund Mark Gold Mines 13c , 55c 106 lioo Feb Jan 10 12c Iron Foundries common— Preferred Sep 10% Apr 220 45 120% — Preferred 1.84 Feb 2% Low * common 16% 2.30 Sep 2% 12c 1—5 80 20c 23%; 23% 45 • 46 Tip Top Tailors Sep - 2% * * 1 • Apr _5 . 23% * Mar common Canadian 23%/Sep — 72 4,800 Jun 50 • A May 1 . Tecg-Hughes Gold Mines For Pr 67 56.900 2.40 —— 34 35C 1.30 Jan * Power Note 15 1 Sylvanlte Gold Mines ^Toronto & Bank 80 2.68 350 17 Light American 110 32c ,2.00 Mines Brazilian British 77 2.30 2.00 lioo Telephone 80 2.53 9%c Feb Feb 2.00 * Bathurst Power & Paper class A— 43% • Feb 24c 23,400 III* 77 1 Sudbury Contact Sullivan Cons Mines (G) — Jan Jan 3%c 76c Electric Corp— Associated Tel & Teleg class A—. —~* Amalgamated 80 42 L500 14% * Canadian . 14% July 4%C. • Jun May May 2,335 11% July 66c pfd. I100 5% of Canada • common Sturgeon River Gold Tamblyn Co 25 Canada Preferred Texas common.— Ltd Aluminium Building Products class A Bulolo Gold Dredging Co Preferred •. 13% Algoma Steel Biuck Silk Mills Standard Paving preferred Sep * 15% Aug Southam Standard 34% Par 19% Aug 1.25 Jan Last •* 16% May 15 22 Sale Price Feb Jan 125 4%c STOCKS— July - Aug 34 %•• 1.58 Feb 72c ——— -— 10% Jan 3c 20: Friday Canada feouth End Feb Canadian Sep 9%C Mines 15% — Mar 1.45 16% 355 Montreal Stock Exchange Sep 5%c Jan 31c Jan 18% 13% i_—— Supertest Petroleum ordinary— Temiskaming Mining — t 13 new Malartic Jan Jun 14% • Gold Sladen 25/e 4 14% • new new Preferred 4.442 lie 90c 93c 50o Gold Sick's Breweries 850 18 1 • Shprrltt-Gordon 500 9c Senator Rouyn, Ltd Shawinlgan Sheep 4 18 ; Apr 1.28 Jan -1 22% Mar ' 1 Sand River Gold 3% 10 700 34 5 — (Howard) Aluminum Lawrence 29 40 1.40 'l5 Jun 100 245 12% 4%c Oreille Apr 310 37% Jun 12% Sep 35%, 18 Sep 18% Feb 35 i Apr Sep 49% Sep Jant Jun 1.40 J*1 Sep 18 17 40c 25 Jan 2% Mar 100 15 -1 Sep 36j/2c Jan 28c 1,300 33c. Sep 10% Jun July Jun 44% 19% — 10 Mining 47c 47C Royalite Oil Ryanor 15c ■ — _ July 39% • Ontario Paper—, & May 33 40 11 17. Feb 51C 44% ' ———— 50 57 Jan 12 Selections - Roche Long Lao Rochette Gold Mines 8 10% May 6c 6c * 7,186 10%, ' 2 1.15 Mar 33 1 Riverside Silk Apr Mar 70c 500 > 2.25 May 50% Mar 1.40 ———— — Osisko Lake Quemont Mining 1.98 16 Jan 1.65 Aug 45 May 35% • International Paper common— 3.45 May 7% 45% ... Jan 13% Aug 2,275 12,000 9% ~_m Hayes Steel Jan — Jun 57 4%. >'.24 Jun 2.45 26c 75 Jan 1.95 15 1.65 May 12% 110 59c 75 45% 555 * 15.505 26c July 4.15 July 2.25 July 26% July. 4% May 3% 10% ———— Foothills Oil & Gas 1.55 70c 160 75 33c Jun 2.73 120 Apr 25 " . 2.00 May 15% 68c Preferred Quebec Gold 1.15 22 2.56 1 common..; 18% Mar 13% 2.60 4%. 17 7 Paper—; 1.55 I — — Purity Flour Mills May 14% 1 — Mines Proprietary Mines • — Premier Gold Mining Co Pressed Metals Preston 45c „v • —..1 — Sep 130 6,93.9 1.90 4% -2 Aircraft- Bridge Dominion ——*1 Gold 60 56% III .Lumber.;. Westinghouse — Consolidated Paper —...» Consolidated Press class A— Canadian 4.35 Jan trust 25 Marconi Canadian 37c 58,: 6.542 Corporation 25 — ».— 4,755 Voting 3% May 10 150 69% Cattada & Dominion Sugar- Preferred 4.30 Co—.— . High Low 34 Apr 6.90 Power 3% 74% Range Since January 1 630 60 150 1 . 44c 4.20 River 57% —100 common Jan 8c 6.25 Rouyn 58 150 .——100 —— 24 %c Aug 5c Feb 4.25 Powell Shares High Low? ' 6.70 Powell of Prices Sale Price British Columbia Pulp & Paper com—* 1 Porcupine Reef Gold Mines Sales for Week Par Pioneer Gold Mines of B C——I Porcuplns Peninsular Banga Apr 80c 28C < Week's Last Feb 44c ' Friday 8% July Jan Sep 48c 1 Canadian Fonda Jun 5 48c —1 1.20 7c 28 Securities Gold 60c • common Porcupine Pickle-Crow Mar 41,000 Exchange-Curb Section Sep 11 7%c Gold Mines Toronto Stock Apr 111 1 . 68c Jan Jan 8c — Apr 9 72c — Apr Mar 107 65C Ltd 3.90 58c 39c 5 • Paymaster Cons Mines Ltd Credit Apr 50 67c (new) Malartic Picadilly 9,460 2.26 Mar in 10% ia ... Paramaque Mines Perron 40c 40 %C 40c 10% Refining Pandora Cadillac Penmans 20,400 Jan ♦ Porcupine Mines Peoples 32c 22c —• Hersey Partanen 38c Mines———-1. Petroleum Pamour 1.000 * Oils Pacific 41c 34c 1 Ottawa Car Pacalta 11.195 41C 32c 50 preferred Gold 3.35 41c • _. Crush Orange 3.25 • Oils O'Leary Malartic Mines Omega Gold Mines *. 1.63 Jan .; O'Brien Okalta St Aug 18 85 Wright Hargreaves Mines Yellorex 16c Sep 79c 11% 11%- Jan 4,900 24%^ 101 101%, 17c 1.20 Apr 22»/a May 1.77 Mar 2.550 22 ——1 .—• Apr Normetal Apr • (Alexander & James) 5.10 81'A Mar 21 Preferred Jan 86c 69 322 common— Wlltsey-Coghlan Mines — Winnipeg Electric common Feb 2,35 50 87c 1 —1 ;r——; 21,660 1.245 22% 1 —1 Malartic Ltd 2.248 81% 3.65 • 4%% preferred Feb 55 Norbenite Malartic Mines Nordon 1,000 35C Bldlamaque Yellowknife Nib 15c <fc Wasa Lake Gold Mines „• Petroleum— National New 30 29 3.70 80 21% Ltd— Worts com Mines, Apr 1.05 May 3.40 Aug 3.60 80 21% Waite-Amulet Walker-Gooderham Jan Sep 60c 5,400 — Mines Jun 11% 73,300 —1 Oils Vermllata Jun July 2.59 Mar National Grocers Ventures, Ltd. July. 14c 37/8 Apr 1.85 Mar 7.600 11% 27% 8.170 1.93 Upper Canada Mines Ltd. Vicour Jun Jan 11 %c 11 %c A Feb 1.10 Apr May 3.15 Jan 11 27,213 29% 19% 108 Sep 1.35 4.480 42c 19 Oils United 9% 40C 29 % High 48c Jan 100 14 42C Z' 24 %c 33.750 B United Fuel class United 1.35 8% IL. $i Mining Corp class Class Aug 5 11% • Union Gas Co Union 106 • City Rapid Transit common 1.85 May 4%c 20 106 Transcontinental Resources 8-% 105 1.800 106 1.55 preferred Finance Low 29c 29 %c Exploration Towagmac Range Slnee January 1 High Low Par High Low 15 STOCKS— Range Since January 1 High 18 prefererd Week's Last Sale Price Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS— McBrine Week's Last 0 * Friday Friday , SEPTEMBER 14 WEEK ENDING FOR 39% 40 120 33 Jan 40 * 45 % 45% 125 38 Jun IIII5 67 % Jun 45% Sep iVolume 162 Number 4421 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE CANADIAN Friday Week's Sales. Last Ranee Seagrams Preferred Dominion Bridge ; Dominion Coal preferred Dominion Dairies j 25 . common 13 Ya 25 Ltd -preferred- — Dryden Paper 9% .3,00• - - ' - * 77 165 165 10% 10% * Corporation Heating Prod English Electric class A & Players Foundation Gatineau Co. of Power Corp Jun Jun • 26 257a 26 12 123/4 100 Canadian Jun ■ 187a 100 10574 * r • Bridge Kollinger Gold Mines Howard Smith Preferred _r_ Oil- Ltd 207a Jan 26 10 3/4 Jan 145 Feb 200 -,m • 7 15% 1372 May 24 Feb Consolidated Mar 21 Jan 5 110 Apr 112 Feb 307a Aug 35 Mar 111 1.485 13% Jan 16% 1,030 1274 133/4 Jan Bronze i-—* 28 104 25 Preferred- Paper - _ international Power 32 Davis 33 r, 217# ,22. ■36 36% 111% 1117a' ii *■ -313/4 Lake of the Woods • 12 ' Milling common 317a 33 Montreal Cottons 24% . preferred.™ Telegraph -T- Montreal _100 Tramways National Breweries Preferred Steel Niagara Wire Ontario Steel 55 * common East Kootenay Power 7% Fairchild Fanny Farmer Candy Fleet Sep 1087a July Power 387a Jan / 24% Mar 16 Jan Internat 153/4 Feb 1774 May Flour Lawrence Paper 16 % Mills Williams of Breweries 3% 26% com * 100 13s/a Jan ' Press * 132 2674 Feb 141 Jan of Canada Aug 1572 Sep 4 Feb 5% Jan 472 Feb 572 Jan Feb 5 5 20 5% 5% 100 100 Sep 4972 Jan Jan 574 Jun 1572 Jan 143/4 Sep Jan 1072 Jun 42 143/4 2.50 * 14% 1- 1074 10 - 10 y* 650 1372 874 12.638 28% 29 33/a 50 .1; 39 17 12% July 20 17 / 30 Jan1 40. 75 •' 12 85 397a 20 Jan 303/4 July 2872 Aug 250 12 * ; 15 Feb 18 407a i, July 39 190 357a Jun , Jun 12% 2,561 >93/4 Feb 4374 May '177* Mar 46 ' Jun ' 326 247i Mar 28% 25 153/4 May 53/a Jan 18% 50 2872 61 10 810 1072 910 7 2.750 32 101 100 146 101 1674 i.-———-}. - Oil 6% pfd pfd 100 100 22 Ltd common 1st 170 1074 1074 5 14 133/4 5 Paper Co 18 Mar 105 Noorduyn Aviation Ltd -———* Power Corp of Can 6% cum 1st pfd. 100 Part 2nd pfd ..———^50 Quebec Pulp & Paper 7% red pfd—100 Quebec Tel and Power Corp "A' * Feb 17 Jan 29 Jun 61 Jun Reliance 150 Apr Sarnla 2274 Sep 123/4 .272 Mar 37% Mar 103 Grain V- SeP Feb 27 May .2 623/4 11% 623% 50 5772 Feb 657a 113/4 125 672 Jan 14, 13% 14 630 25 99 Jan 1067a 437s 5 35 Jan 467z Feb 45 471 363A Jan 50 Jun 77a 13 774 Jan .. 23 - Thrift 1574 Feb 272 May 1774 672% Stores United United Distillers Jun Jan 38 Jun 68 Jan 20 Jun 1.983 22 78 . - "• Mar 2272 25% Aug Apr 32 25 9972 Mar 101 50 15 210 12 113/4 Jun 10% 260 Jun July 167a Sep 14 Jan 7672 1 Jun 3% 3,475 63 80% Jan 11% Aug 7772 Aug 170 163, Mar 117j Jan 100 6 'A; July 69 60 12% 80 8 5.890 165 627# 60 58 43% 43 43 V- 7% 3% 25 28 .10 — s 22. 117a Mar 50 100 Jan 100 12 193/4 2,495 '87 87 10 .27% 6% 63 Jun July 120 8d3/4 Sep 1017a Sep Jan 22 2674 Jan 147# Jan 75 26 287a •• 287a 163/, .10 19 - .10 _ Amusement 1st 40 15 Apr 20 315 6 Jan 10 ;jun 22c Jan 30c . 26 Junv 24 c 24c 25 class A_* 10,060 25c 30 30"* 22 22 8 6 * ——100 43/4 327* Woods Manufacturing Co.—-—— * 10 Arno Ltd Mines Astoria 33/4 8 * —_———— Limited—. Mines 19 %c 1 60c Bouscadillac —1 1 • 7c / 21c Gold Mines Gold Cartier-Malartic Ltd 64c 1.20 30c 35c 37c 40c 15c 16C 34c 39c - 54,000 , Mines Ltd-—1 Central Cadillac Gold Mines Ltd.....l Mines:—.....—! Gold Mines Centremaque 91 Feb -27% 2872 Mar 29 Cournor 1 —1 Jun East Sullivan July Sep Eldona Mines 23c 287aC Apr 79c Apr Formaque Gold 8c Jan 9,300 35c Jun 60c Jun 3,100 6c Jan 27c May 6c Jan 18c May 4c Jan 54c May 2.70 Sep 17% Jun J-M Apr 207i Aug JoJiet-Quebec Mines 140 27 2972 May 1574 Jan 493/4 Jan 18% July 497# Jan $12,000 493/4 Feb Week's Kerr Addison for Week Par Power & Paper of Prices Low 4% 47a Lov) 43/4 6674 63% 663/4 168 168 169 ,' Acadia & Atlantic Sugar common_100 : High ; : : 2% Mar 3.962 2,179 44 I'-t'■:*'* 10 144 Jan 17 574 Mar . 173/4 Preferred Power & Paper American Oil British Columbia class B— Packers Co 1774 / 18 1.470 99 74 9974 9974 65 /?:;• 4 Ltd Paper Co com_ - * I Company common Preferred .100 see page / ; July 9974 Sep 345 3 Jan 820 23% Jan 58 4 747a 4 36 3/4 • 3% 24% • Ltd Jan* 45c Mav Sep 75c 26 Sep 42,800 26 100 4.55 4.15 4.70 28.175 77c 2574 36% 58 597a 490 4 47# 10,217 69% 75 433 '■ 35 Jun 52c Apr 200 77C, 20c Mar 97c Aug 28c Sep 1.00' 1.00 500 30c 28c 29 Sep Jun 7.00 May 2.21 Apr 1.75 May Ltd 16,100 207<c Apr 7C 7c 2,500 37aC Jan 137ac May 77c 80c 7,100 73/4C Jan 1.50 May U% Jan ..1 16 16 16 600 18c 16c 18c 13,000 4.60 4.60 21 7c 2.45 100 207/a 850 18 23.700 92c 2.05 8.900 2.13 35c 36c 3.30 2.900 35c 35c 40c 42C 42c 48c 16c 16c —i.—- 43c 35c 1.300 ;3.20 Cadallic Gold Mines Ltd. ___1 : 35c Apr 5.15 Jan 247a May 92c Sep 2.20 Aug 22,000 1.72 3.20 28c 2.25 Sep Jan 10c 9,000 Feb 43 c 3.80 Aug Apr 44c Jun 21o July 50c Aug 1.513 6c Jan 25c Apr 40,700 15c Jun 43c Sep 1,000 34c Jan 1.45 Apr 5,000 // 43c , Sep 2.05 Mar 92c 1.60 1 Jan 16 Jan 80c 1.66 2.10 ...... Jan Apr 1.55 July 83c —I-l Jan 647iC July 46c Yellowknife Yellowknife July 27,600 47c ;-- Goldfields Mines 46c 33c 43c ..1 „1 Gold Mines Ltd...... Lingman Lake Jun 663/4 Sep Senator 170 .18 Sep Sep 1007a July Slscoe ..1 Rouyn 25 Mar 36% May 2.30 45 Jan r Jan x 472 Jun 25% , 1.03 1.03 ' Mines Standard May 73c 75c 4,000 65c Jan 74c 78c 11.567 60c Mar -I 50c 46c 50c 13.000 43c Apr 1.00 May „1 2.41 2.35 2.56 3,300 Sep 3.35 Mar -1 3.00 2.95 3.25 20,930 -1 Gold Mines Steep Rock Iron Mines Ltd Sullivan Cons Mines Ltd 90c 75c 77c 5.00 5.00 5.00 100 3.60 Jan 5.50 May 500 1.30 Jan 1.40 3.10 Jan ..1 Ltd 1944 Ltd — Hughes Gold Mines Ltd.. „1 1.40 1.40 2.35 1.50 Jan 1.05 3.80 Apr Apr Sep Jun 37 Mines Gold Stadacona Teck British Jun 10c 58c 33c " • _10Q preferred ' ,60c X/ 500 2.95 Aug Range Since January 1 High -100 common— preferred 8,500 270 75c Rochette Gold Mines Shares 45c 26 Red Crest Gold Mines Ltd - Sale Pricf» 200 58C Co Ltd.. .1 Lake Shore Mines Ltd———— ..1 Quebec Sales Range 48,835 -1 Ltd O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd. Canadian Funds Last 29c 2.70 43c Kirkland Gold Rand. Ltd Pandora Friday Apr 2.70 26 1 Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd.. Jan 4,535 2,500 lOclOVaC 51c 27c 41C 1 Mines Ltd— 1674 1874 Apr 41c , —1 Mines 1.80 32,900 70c —1; May Jan Feb 26c 28 3,4 c • . July Jan * Mines Gold • 19c Jan * STOCKS— July 75c 5 ... 14 283/4 x '■ .■* 3c 377ac Feb 2.500 —1 Dome Mines Ltd Montreal Curb Market v.-; Feb 17c 7,380 2.200 1.20 Central 'Patricia- Gold Nib v'- f 34 Jan 97tc July 11,000 59 %C .1 Mines Gold Bonville 7c 7C —- Aumague Gold Mines Ltd Beaufor Gold Mines Ltd Macdonald - Sep July 7 Jan ,i 29% 245 327* Feb 4 10O 10c 10 %c • Mines...—™ Quebec Aubelle Ltd— Copper Corp Louvicourt • Apr Jan 22 1774 May 8 25 43/4 Mining Stocks Aldermac Jun ,v., - . 30 .*•«-. 357 493/4 July 16 pfd— Ltd Securities 422 . Apr 874 Labrador Mining & Explor Power Notes 73/4 8 —— Corp Ltd 193/8 18 18 Sep 16 of Canada Ltd 1674- 1672 19 287a .10 — 14% Jyly Jan ■ 6% Mar 70 Aug 14% Jun . Apr 213 101%'101% 27 72 Jun Mar _* common Southmount Invest Co Ltd Sep 58% Jan ,16% Feb 16 . Jun 5 -—-* Ltd Co Bridge Co Ltd Feb 1674 Apr 3372 1174 117s 147a 11% July *..<23/4 Feb Jun 113/4 6 July 11 9 7a Mar 37 Sep 67a Aug 5,555 Jun 11% 76% — 107 74 ; '7- Jun Feb 474 12 * 167a Feb *2174 July *28% July . 26 14 Jan July - 2972 993/4 —100 'i. Jan 22 Jun xX\5x 11% Jan 993/4 21 Montreal footnotes / 12 Jun 30 Jan 1067a 1067a « 18% 183/4 100 107a 26 • 870 30 1272 Jun 36 335 30 — 227a 110 14% 5 Ontario Heva Cadillac Mines Pulp & % 10 & Ltd 1,900 25 767a Sep v July 81 / 10774 10774 5% 9c, 600 21 Ltd 4 165 Sep ,13% AUg 23 Jun Jan 24 285 14% 27% 5%, ' 1074 { v preferred Goldora T% 14 21 277* Corporation - cumulative 213/4 Aug ,'X Mt Royal Hotel Co 27 30 ——————————— 6% 195 21 * Century Mining Corp Ltd—— preferred *• 22 273/a Moore Jan 974 4.505 1674 33/4 26 1874 • common Bonds— Aug 1 37 25 18% 63/4 507a Feb 137a Aug ' Jun Jun 1172 1874 Mar 49 74 200 Sep 97a Jan 5 10 /■ •7:-/,-TO 1374 Jun 2 Jun 38 101 Jun e 50% 22 Jun 8 Mar 77 6 '■r: Jun 433/4 472 Mar 137* Sep July 7, 307a Jan 50% 1374 -■'■■' Jan >^575/ Refrig & Storage Ltd com—* 597a 2772 Aug 577a Mar «' 50 Preferred Jan 22 ' Preferred 50 75 9% Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd common---*'/ Montreal 28 97a Apr < 4% July • 43% Jan 30c 3,591 25 343/4 2 433/4 / 395 Minnesota Jan 75c 4274 27 Jun Jan 75c 43 -• •• Mar ;; * 374 Mar :: : 353 i 2974 18 Sep '2 515 •: 29% 26% Jan 22 Jan 5 2974 27 Jun 872 47a- 13 3574 July 25 • 26 99 4% x 550 '% MacLaren Power & Paper Co— Apr 10 50 4 19 20 265 com—, 13 43% 2,105 25 ■ 13 3% .43% 33/4 1 36 Melchers Distilleries i Inc 10% McColl-Frontenac 60 —_* com Apr 12% Sep Feb 127a 9% Jan 535 * preferred Scotia 383/4 3374 Aug 3772 _• —— preferred 39 12% * 10% 42 6674 100 common —— • Sep ■V 1472 July 90 43A 1574 * 287a 75 • common.. Corp—_— (Geo) * '46 46 4% 15% 43/4 *' May. * 16 preferred Winnipeg Electric For Jan • Apr 37% Wilsils Ltd .J—-i——— Col 143/4 St. John Power & Paper—— Lowney Co Ltd— 37 65 ,—100 Walker Gooderham & Worts British 284 Jan " Wabasso Cotton Frown 157a - - 22 Jan 150 10 Feb Massey-Harris Co Ltd 5% - * City Rapid Transit Bathurst 15% 15% 674 115 Jun 1.035 107# * com Power Tuckett Tobacco Abitibi 14 common Sep 371/2 Chemicals " pfd preferred Apr 66 — Canada Standard Monteral 125 Lake Jun ll7/a 29 Ltd convertible 2472 37 _* Canada common— Southern . Feb 117a May 445 Journal Publishing (Ottawa) Labatt (John) Ltd 44 101 167a * preferred Simpsons Ltd 4%%.pfd___ . Feb 50 257 class A—* Ltd (Can) 42 73/4 1072 974 2,580 ' 18 15 50 common Shawinigari Water & Power Nova 1172 11 * 110 553/4 287# ' 874 Mar . Paints Foundation 6**fo - / 18 3/4 Mar 2372 May 2274 May 75 21 3674 * —- Law-rence Royal Sep 14 * 20% Mar 45 24 101 ,.* — St Commerce Jun 57 Mar 125 Companies 343 21' 213/4 100 - . 50 14 • Jun 35 '• 24 io% 36 % * _— Corporation preferred Banks July 2.25 125 * 31 11 < 61 * — St x July 73 1.80 Aug 10% Ltd Aircraft 12 4.045 • 417a 22 common Lawrence 6% 8 Apr 46 105 125 5 Foreign Power Sec Corp Ltd 150 100 Transport 5% Apr 472 460 >'. Jun Jan 107a preferred_100 Shops 3 24 • 28 . preferred Preferred ;i: 77a 107 Ford Motor Co of Canada class A 24% Mar United • 7 ;12 672 525 8,900 Ltd Aircraft Fraser ■620 : 2374 101 —• * : Co Corp of Canada Zellers ■/ '-/■? /,/' 57 Linoleum— Jun 44 37 10% * ■ & Jun 330 140 73/4 Rwys Price Bros & Co-Ltd ' 22% 18 Page-Hersey Tubes L 1 140 2872 common — River 24%/, 55 ?. • common / 2472 45 - 21% 24 * Products Oilcloth May / Feb 270 29 45 * Aircraft— Electric Weston 10% 12 35 1.256 10% 41 * — Ottawa Light Heat & Power com—100 Preferred LxjJiUXi—— 100 Steel .10 56 • 113 320 . 1 1374 - 107a 41% —25 x Corp Weaving Ogilvie Flour Mills Ottawa Gar United 10 72 15 Co Ltd:.. 357a / 277a May 80 24 • Noranda Mines Ltd Twin Jun 2.00 A 26%' Jan 1120 •••' 44'* 22% .—100 common Car ' 140 „40 — —xx National Steel Co 1.25 — 108% Jan 350 283/4 Montreal Light Heat & Power Cons™* Southam Feb 100 preferred 10 17 13 10% Montreal Sherwin Jun 40c * 43 .18 17 * Breweries Sicks' 43/4 1,036 72 Donnacona Paper Co Ltda.——— ' —— (Robert) % Molson's A class 397# May - Apr 21% Jan /'••-165.1 ' •r 28% 18.; Massey-Harris-. McColl-Frontenac Oil Quebec Jan 1.00 1.90 Paper Corp Ltd B Dominion Sep Jan 97% 25 32 28% LaurA:-Secoid^andy-_J_-™^.4-.^IUii3f- St 2 75c Jun Inv i-5% Jun 374 Feb 2 1.065 8.035 1.00 . Aug ■21%: Jan/ 3.716 1172 i 12 7 5 Lang & -Sons Ltd John A Provincial Mar 374 * Advert Sec Dominion Malting 7% July 28 105 29% Jan, 3.072 5.160 • * Power Jun . 43/a % Sep Jan ' 120 . 3834 3572 1073/4 1073/4 Utilities—- Jamaica JPublict Service Ltd common • 37% 33 100 —„_ Preferred Div Leather Class Jun Jan 101 325 217/a • common.. Preferred International Feb 243/4 50 s ' 377a 100 „_ 774 150 28 104 > 35 15 common .International Petroleum Co Ltd Powell 15 168 ' International Nickel of Canada com—* International 27% 100 preferred 7 7* 7% , International Penmans 280 Jan 61 72 Dominion Engineering Works Ltd 2,092 1572 13%/-: Jan 13 15572 Aug : 395 : ' Consolidated 11 212 x'"/ 15 100 1 General 5 Aug Sep ' Commercial Alcohols Ltd common.—^* Consolidated Bakeries of Canada Ltd.* 8% Jun 2,595 - Neon 31 3 common™* preferred Claude May 1.95 Celtic Knitting Co Ltd Chateau-Gai Wines Ltd 12% July 100 24 5% 772 AUg : 6% Feb 1.725 1274 13% Sep 20 4 f; ' Ltd May 1 .... Products 107 43/a 1057» May 57a May 8% Jan , 280 14% Westinghouse Co.. Food Sep Jan 100 —- preferred Catelli ,57 100 325 158% 1587a ♦ common Apr 11 ; ' Industrial Acceptance Corp com Preferred • Ottawa' Ltd -Cassidy's Limited 1053/4 July 197# Aug 102Jan 25 225 615 XV: 73/4? 15% 1017a May 1574 Apr 1.425 V 77» 12 ■ 103 ' 317*- 32% Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 Preferred 774 117a 111 1 Vickers preferred Canadian 133/4 July 97 280 280 14% • Canadian Marconi Company 1 Canadian Pwr & Paper Inv Ltd com—* 5% preferred *' 7% Sep 130 2374 24 ——• - 115 B Mar 1274 — 100 — 30 774 '_* Bay' Mining.™ Feb '105 74 10574 ■£.>; 5 : Paper common 277* class Canadian Western Lumber: Jan 310 774 • Hamilton 2872 1057a 1057a 18 7a 18% •' —— * „ 1672 May 9 7» May / Ltd 56 31 Canadian Int'l Investm't Trust Com.-* Jun Sep 11 Industries Jun 2672 •49 57* 104 30 High Low 22% Mar 501 25 : . .' 104 104 Range Since January 1 High 243/4 .'.-■.-57 Pow General Electric —_50 Canadian Gen Investments Ltd-——* 7972 Sep 243/4 —* Canadian 1027a 103 102 3/8 100 common 23 Low • Ltd Jun 7% * - (Charles) Mitchell North Sugar Co Jun 165 Jan Shares Corp Ltd 7% pfd—100 Canadian Dredge & Dock Co Ltd—* 1872 July 111 Jun Jan 67a 60 2474 28 Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine Imperial, Jan Feb 123/4 175 28 Canada Preferred 9 28 common preferred Hudson Can Dominion 12 8% May 215 1674 9 .__* General Steel Wares common Gurd 16 . 23 Canadian preferred 57a% 10% 620 Malting 1874 Jan 161% 15 & Canada Canadian 1 Enamel 5Vo 72 396 - 167a 109 % Mar 25 78 165 Canada Jun 1372 Jan 12 3/4 2.215 111 111 .' 14 135 Jun 36% 7% Mar 3,728 17% 78 —100 Electrolux Famous lOVa Feb for Week of Prices Par 1163/4 Mar 11% May 9% Jan 50 17%. 6472 Jan Range Sale Price STOCKS— //I' / High Jan 29 575 > 17% ; iv/2 42% 114 / 50 647 f 13% 9% Sales Week's Last 595 / 17% Dominion Textile common™. - 13 10 * Preferred Friday \,Sf Lowf.'- 9% Dominion Tar & Chemical common—* •- X * — 14 Range Since January 1 'High 61 ; 613/4 115% 115% 34% 35 115 7a » : • Dominion Steel & Coal class B Dominion Stores 61 y2 ■ 100 — MARKETS SEPTEMBER - Shares Low- • common WEEK for Woek of Prices Par Distillers ENDING FOR ; t Sale Price STOCKS— LISTED RANGE 131? Aug 59% 4.15 75 Sep Wasa Oil Lake Gold Mines ... Stocks Jun Homestead Oil & Gas Ltd. 3.60 Home Oil Co Ltd Jun 1 3.60 10c lie 220 13,500 474C Jan 4.25 Mar 18c May 1316. av Monday; September 17, 1945 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS September 14 for Friday, Quotations Quotations on Real Estate Bonds For Specialists Shaskan & Co. in OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES f i Firm Trading . Members New York Markets in Place, New York 5, N. Y. 40 Exchange ISSUES ACTIVE 250 York Stock Exchange Curb Exchange Members New DIgby 4-4950 Tel: Bell Teletype NY 1-953 ' : 120 Broadway. Now York Ward 1928 Betabligfced Wires Direct & 2-8700 Tele. NY 1-2173 & 1-1288 Co. REctor Phone: Reorganization Rails Members New York Security Dealers Association * to BOSTON — HARTFORD — PHILADELPHIA (When, as and if Issued) Chic Investing Companies 1 8.89 6.01 AAmerex *< American • American 4.58 17.04 < Broad Street Invest ' Ltd Fund Bullock 1 Canadian Inv i. 3.75 4.35 31.94 34.35 12.40 National Security U:.' Agricultural Automobile 5.57 6.16 American 7.87 8.75 Re-Insurance. American Reserve 15.44 —1 New England Fund. New York Stocks Inc— American 15.60 ; 14.37 9.44 Bankers & Shippers 15.23 10.93 Connecticut General Life 10 14.63 Speculative - stock - 16.08 Continental Casualty—— 10.48 11.52 Crum & Forster Inc 10.72 — equipment 6.64 Railroad 9.05 Railroad equipment.—— 9.94 * - 7.86 9.21 10.95 9.66 7.79 7.91 . Firemen's & Petroleum Putnam Republic Invest Fund 4.21 6.07 Trading.— (Geo) 20 16.06 17.27 1 3.97 4.36 Scudder, Stevens & Clark Fund, Inc— ———• 6.80 5.94 Sovereign Investors 5.76 Standard • Utilities - 106.03 1 ! 6.91 7.56 —10c — 1.69 1.84 Incorporated investors —_B Independence Trust Shares • 28.95 31.11 2.59 2.91 14.99 58 Union Bond Series 5 Series Aviation Group Bank Group shares * 1.08 1.19 15.06 8.64 107% 33.59 —I 15.75 Banking Corporations 25.14 16.11 AFlrst Boston Pow Arkansas ft Lt 105 3%s__1974 100% 100 •% 1974 103 103% 2%s 1975 100% 101 % 1974 1965 1965 ——*1953 107% 108 % 100 100% 103% 104 Cent Vt Steel Pub -1975 2%s Serv 10 44 Erie RR 2s—— 6 5% 3%s 99% 100% 1990 ——— .2000 3%s Page 1299 Houston Lt 2%s Pow & ...1974 . —Federal Land y;;;' Bid "tpp Ask 1, Bid Bank Bonds— Other 1956-1946 U S Conversion 3?— U S Conversion 3s 1946 100.24 1947 103.12 102 102% 1975 102% 102% 101% 102% 100& Panama Canal 3s 1901 132 y8 133 7/a Rates Int. Rate 99.31 1 1946.. 15. 1946_. JMar 15 1947... ., tSept. Bid 15, 1945.. JMar 15. >-4Dec For U. S. Treasury Notes Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32ds of 3 ' • Maturity— ~>(<Dec. 15, * % 100.2 Ask 100 Maturity— ; Certificates , V/aS Oct. 100.21 t7/aS Dec. 1, 1945 tO.90s Jan.. 1, 1946 100.28 100.29 t7/8s Feb. .0237 1947. 1%% 100.13 1%% 100.30 1, 1945 1946 t7/sS March 1, t%s April 1, 100.14 1948. 100.31 t%s May 1, ? 1946 1946 1946 ' .0134 .0283 V . ••». * . re¬ , '"4 - , 120% 25 36 • 126 40% 37% 10 589 574 44 42 54% 52 76% 34% > 79 " 37 ; ' t- Bid dak, 107 100% 3%s — South Carolina Pow 3s Southern Pacific 3%s .1975 95% .1975 102% Reading Co 100% 99% 100% Pub Serv 3%s. .1974 & Pacific Ry 3%s__. .1985 102% 103% 3%s — 96% 100% 97% 100% 101% 100% 100% 102% Service 2%s„_. .1975 Power & Light 2%s. .1975 Texas Elec Texas 103 1986 .1996 Sou'western Texas .. 96% Preferred Stocks— Co 103% Par $3.50 3% 41 104% 98% 100 100 (J J) 3%%_*_. Reynolds' (R J) Tob 3.60.—100 Ruppert (Jacob) 4% —-100 Sterling Drug 3%—_.—^1-—100 105 % 99% 103% 103 99 .99% xlOO% 98%* 101%" 99% quoted are tor discount at Bills purchase October 25 .0333 .0339 .0239 b0.375 0.32% November b0.375 ■ 0.28% b0.375 1945 1945 November 0.32% November 1945 b0.375 0.32% November 1945 b0.375 0.33% December b0.375 1945 December 0.33% , .0461 .0241 .0213 .0386 .0140 .0331 ,, .0381 .0464 Odd lot sales, b Yield price, c Result of the merger, Casting Co. with the W. B. Jarvis Co. d Deferred Stock Exchange, r Canadian market, s Cash to .0347 .0337 t7/8s June 1. 1946 109% July 1. 1946 t7/8s Aug 1, 1946 1946 a .0340 .0312 .0248 .0307 18, b0.375 0.33% November 1, 1945— 1945. Ask Ask 1945.. 15, 1945— 23, 1945— 29, 19456, 1945— b0.375 0.34% b0.375 0.35% 1945. 8, 13, b0.375 0.35% b0.375 0.35% b0.375 0.35% b0.375 0.35% .0173 \ t7/as Sept. 1, . .. 34 ^ Ask .0251 100.12 1%% 1947. 100.3 100.20 15, • Bid 100.11 15. • of Indebtedness— 1, 11, October point Dollar price 100 Pins , 4, October 1%% tSept. ' ; a October 1%% — ISept. ' 20, September 27, i.l.r 53 49% • 100 Newberry Bid September ■ 73 70 12% 10 —10 Bid 103% • s 23% 106% United Slates Treasury 103.16 100Jff 103% ■ 6% 30% 21% .1975 Treasury bills- .%-! 5% 27% .1974 Elec 3s 100% 102% 100.26 101.25 2Feb. ■4>t —2 Issues 100.26 101.22 1955-1953 37% Ask 100.24 1, 14% 35 Portland Gen Elec 3'/aS Hecht Mountain States Power 3s__1975 3s May 1, 1956-1946 I'/jS Oct 1, 1950-1948... 61% 89% 12% Guaranty Co—2 U S Fire.™——.——4 U S Guarantee 10 Westchester Fire—-— 2.50 Colgate-Palm-Peet Grant (W T) 3% 97% 99% f 3s Jan. 105 57'A 85% 100 — 104% 96% 104 & Gulf Ry 3%s_1980 Monongahela Power 3s._ Of Governmental Agencies '■ 91 98% 25 —10 10 5 -10 O S Fidelity 98 97% Kings County Lighting 3.%s_1975 Laclede Gas Lt 3%s .—1965 :'v: ''-y, — Northern Ry— Kans Okla (r 6% 87 % 45% Great FOR NEW YORK CITY BANKS & TRUST COS.—See 105% Birmingham Electric 3s_ Bethlehem 20.08 Light & Power 3s (Continental Baking 3s Eastern Gas & Fuel 3%s Corp. SprlngHeld Fire & Marine Standard Accident Tfftvplprn Narragansett Bonds-— 20% 19.14 —1 Haven Ask Bid -~ ABlalr & • Co 24% 6 " Security Issues 9.45 23.00 & Pwr Shares A Investment 16.50 30.91 Investors Fund O 10 30% 112% Recent 9.51 1.07 America—10 of - Fire. Conn 96c shares Co 32 % 28% 22.65 8.76 Wellington Fund———1 Stock and Bond Group shares. 'Investment 30% .10 24.80 20.72 - Union Preferred Stock Fund Ltd— Insurance Group shares f 15 —6 - —- 1.03 24.05 A series Union Common Stock Fund B— U S El Lt Securities Institutional Fund C 92c v -B—i—.*———**■: 107/a 27% 91 15% 22% ' 16.43 Foundation Fund Ine 52 9% 25% 87 Marine.^ Seaboard Surety Security New 48%- 5 48% 14% 74c 55 State Street Investment Corp.., Trusteed Industry Shares—25o —10o 67c Revere St Paul Fire <fc 19% 30 45% 10 Fire (Paul! 14'A 23% 58'A 13% 27%, —10 (NY) Corp (Texas)— Republic 21% —6 preferred Hartford 100% 54% —10 Marine American Hanover Preferred Accident 5 Rutgers Fire com—15 Great 14.01 66c ——* & — 5 5 - Globe & Republic— Globe & 108,17 12.85 6.70 Income Fire 2nd 2% Selected Amer Shares 54C Holding Corp———*—1 vp Common Newark-. Glens Falls Fire 15 1 Fund 6.09 shares Utility of Fire. Gibraltar 7.00 5.23 . A Huron. Reinsurance General Reinsurance Corp__ 5.40 Bteei shares— x 61 96% Franklin 6.18 " -- 58 10 * shares Tobacco shares 155% 10 3.21 9.18 3.82 20 Fire Assn of Phila— 3.48 5.92 5.51 Providence-Washington 1 6.36 Railroad Bond shares***——* rr Equipment shares — 53 1 5.38 —— shares*——— 49% Fidelity & Deposit of Md 8.82 shares— Trust 10 - Series 1955 8.35 Merchandise shares — Amer 37% Series 1956 ; Fire Indemnity Co Fireman's Fd of San Fran 10.45 8.56 Price Shares.— North Pacific 35% 62% Federal- 8,70 9.51 8.02 - 31% • 10 Employers Reinsurance 8.65 31 8 2.50 55"% 52 29% 6% 183 10 —,————8 12.50 Northern ! : 29% 10 Phoenix Employees Group 11.92 - 5 -10 6 173 20 Pacific 12.34 10.85 «—*»—— Oils 69% 11.78 11.23 Machinery 9.05 8.38 59% River 13.79 Metals 5% 39% Fire 12.55 7%: . 56% York Northeastern 67% 6% Amsterdam Casualty——2 22% 54% 50% 36% Hampshire, Fire— 24% Fire 11% 87 82% r (Detroit)—10 10 2 New 20% 6.03 stock New 40% 4% New Brunswick 22% 8.23 Railroad Casualty 6 Insurance 10.44 * National 10 Electrical shares— tlM. , 99% 4 National Fire National Liberty City of New York Diversified 8.79 ; Fire New 695 670 ' io%: 1 Monarch Camden shares— Mining shares 7% 80 % 6% 76% 25 100 - 15:: 37% Merch & 10.86 7.12 Petroleum 40% 12.01 Boston 47% 29% 97 12% 8 Mfrs Fire N Y—.4 10.84 9.25 "Institutional bond shares— * 68% 37% 2% Baltimore American 8.58 Food; shares—. ' 66% 10 13.87 13.08 Ask «t« Merchant Fire Assur 9.88 8.62 10.55 " 28 Massacnusetts Bonding 9.86 9.40 9.60 64 44%.... - ¥—.—20 Casualty Maryland North 8.55 General bond shares •V." 23 25 Surety — 13.50 Low —10 10 —*. „ Chemical 8.42 32% 62 /V Pat Inspect—10 Home. —8^. Homestead Fire 10 Insur Co of North America—10 Diversified Investment Fund- 6.25' 49% 30% — — National Union Fire Bank stock Building supply ;/• 6.18 ** Industrial Machinery -.3% ? » Agriculture Automobile *i 41.99 ' ' Casualty Automobile > 6.47 Administered 18 V« 62% 25 American 12.30 Fully 16%v 59 Vo 6.86 ———w*— ' v 12% 19% 12% 9.92 .*— Aviation — ' 11% 18% 11% American Equitable— ' — Chemical shares.. 24 % 31% 6.19 6.88 20% , 48% 82 22% 29% 8.98 — series * 4 Alliance American 7.34 Stock series 32.93 — 'Electrical Equipment 78% 26.19 6.03 60 ' 18% Hartford 8teamboitor - 55 52% 46% • 10 American 8.08 Series— stock 7.84 Building shares - 17.34 30.05 — shares Aviation 10 - of Newark. 7.90 ; — Preferred >.Ask 85 . 26 10 Life— American 2.47 28% 58 Jersey Insurance of N 44% A—2 shares- 1 American 7.09 shares Automobile Agricultural Aetna— . ^ Bid. 81 Surety & 8.37 !' r Aetna 11.06 Casual ,5.38 Group Securities— '>• 16.49 10.23 , Aetna 4.79 2.25 • InvestorsTrust——1 General 15.68 7.61 43% o 71% 47% Seaboard Ry common 81% Par series.--—* 24.31 General Capital Corp. u 14.34 Low 1 - -10 series Industrial ■ ■' 14.05 15.37 — Low priced bond 2 29.04 13.62 . priced stock commonPreferred stock scries*— 16.22 com Insurance Companies 10.81 27.01 • senles... Income 1.71 38 69% Francisco corn- Preferred 4%s_ 98% 79% 1st 50-year 4s._ 1 1 Fur.d 2d Investors Balanced shares 26.95 Grande Rio «Ss St Louis & San 96% ' 36 100 preferred Preferred 72 102 —-5 6 Fidelity & Casualty.8 L55 , 70 100 64% 26% & Pacific— — 5% V Francisco— San & 94 92 2018 1993 4%s 9.83 National Investors Corp. 8.05 25.20 -250 % in1" 8tock Fund— !Fidelity Fund Inc * • p- Financial Industrial Fund, In* < First Boston Corp_-.__.__—10 '« — Investors Trust Bond . i Fund. Mutual Invest Fund Inc Nation-Wide Securities— 22.54 7.15 Fundamental Trust shares Louis 106% 104% '? 25 23 62% island Chicago Rock ■;! Common - 51.20 Mass . Pacific Common"- 119.80 50.18 Mass . ' St ■ Grande— Rio & Manhattan Bond Shares—^ ^ i5 Fundamental Investors Inc 7.16 117.40 Loomls 20.85 Fund Denver 15.71 Chicago Milw St Paul & ■ Denver 1st 3-4s income Mutual Fund—:• Loomis Sayles 21.69 —I Mutual Trust Income 17.41 6.45 — — 80% 31.04 Sayles Second Fund__10 Fund Inc— Common _.10fl 40.06 19.79 Eaton'SsHoward-* )'v''' Balanced Fun<L————.—I. ■First 78% 31.29 14.27 —— — i 8.19 37.06 . ; 99 2019 Chicago Rock Island & Pacific— 1st 4s_ —1994 Conv income 4%s^ 2019 11.39 7.41 Knicke;bocker * Shares i 23.32 21.69 - A S-4— 97 4V2S B. Income 75-year • £ Dividend" S-3 ■ ? 2019 Income 15.83 ' —. 106 104 1994 - Income 4%s A 28.50 ... S-2— Stocks Gen 22.19 72% 74% 71 28.23 — Series Series 11.46 1 & Christiana Securities com—100 2,890 2,990 ft Preferred 100 143 148 Commonwealth Invest-———-I 6.06 6.59 -Consol Investment Trust—*.—! 56% 58% ■A K-2 10.31 20.22 Series S-l 8% 1 ^Delaware Fund, .* —. 101% — 4%s Income 96 69 Gen : 109.71 105.32 Century Shares Trust Chemical Fund. ^Diversified Trustee ■— B-4——.— K-l Series Ltd Fund / 20.89 Series 18.32 8 # Co Inc.,—fl 1 Fund Inc Boston 19.04 ' America. of Tr 32.04 Series 36.36 -—l A Common Inv 29.25 Scries Bankers Nat Investing— '•* Bond B-2 ' ; ' 29.74 ' 7% 33.81 Houghton Fund B—_ Axe 28.40 4«Series B-3. 14.29 7 94 Chicago Milw St Paul & Pacific B-l— Scries 4.95 13.17 Inc——I Axe-Houghton Fund t 31% shares— Assoc'ted Standard Oil • * Series * 33% Indianapolis <fe Louisville— 1983 2003 1st 4S OustHtan Punda— Keystone 9.75 5.49 Affiliated Fund Ine Seaboard Ry 1st 4s___ 1st 4s A«k Bin r»v IV* Holding Corp 10 Business Shares; 1 Foreign Investing. 10c M Aeronautical Securities— Ask 99% . 2nd 4%s Bid ru Bid Ask Bid Beads— dividend, x Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights, z effective Jan. 1,1945, of Doehler Die- delivery, e Ex-interest, f Flat price, k Removed sale—not included in range for year, t Ex-stock Ex-due bills. Formerly Coleman Lamp & Stove Co.; change or name approved June 12, share of old common stock reclassified into one-fifth share of new 4%%, $50 par and four shares of new $5 par common stock. . ... g <>i •No par value, tin default. furnished by sponsor or issuer. JThese bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. 1945 and eavh preferred stock A Quotations not t i :• ,Volume 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4421 THE Bank clearings this week will show pared with based us, of the a year ago. COURSE ihcrease an Preliminary figures compiled by able ings will be 0.6% above those for the" corresponding present further below and week last year. Our preliminary totals stand at $10,609,991,323 against $10,541*396,959 for the same week in Our comparative summary for • y'-'.:/. ; New York 1945 Per $4,520,116,253 Chicago-! Philadelphia $4,111,535,762 + 437,747,735 + able to give the final week previous—the week are following furnish we a SUMMARY 3.3 — Week Ended Sept. 8 506,000,000 + 6.5 288,300,853 269,543,038 + 7.0 1st 186,379,429 1.5 2d New York — Bt. Louis 176,200,000 231,760,000 284,725,000 r-53.7 4th 224,908,818 <—14.1 5th 200,391,323 202,252,251 121,176.955 120,618,435 $6,908,474,854 $6,509,501,798 12 Richmond Cleveland * Baltimore Ten cities, live days cities, five days— Other — $8,674,992,769 1,934,998,554 Total all cities for week $10,609,991,323 Chicago —: St. ! + ! 1944 Inc. Oftc 1943 or 1942 i + 2.6 326,109,212 4,894,261,410 " 4,486,063,333 + 9.1 4,114,891,191 505.362,375 527,348,188 + 457.401.968 465,248,280 — 1.7 260,941,137 237,596,312 + 9.8 "339,098,853 335,872,495 ,V+ 1.0 17 512,203,400 488,058,001 228,917,198 . - 4.4 269,073.444 2,991,206,249 - 548,431,397 " ► 455,998,7( 452,882,011 ; 419,331,06 242,522,720 ?' 184,347,66 327,827,702 ^ 4*, 4.9 , > % 291,749,817 " Louis Kansas and the San Frahcisc CLEARINGS " — 343,997,52 8 508,332,890 : 1440.818,6' 8 ? " 240,007,922 7 " 238,927,810 180,974,075 __.10 " 289,327.125 287,045,275 V; ':; + 125.337.969 428,307,716 120,484,357 v ' + 370,009,573 8,590,576.225 8,019,368,904 ^,994,104,71 3,829,812,032 4,059,879,781 3,108,665,4: 8 4 „ City.. ... —„— Francisco . - 6 ——«... 10 - Total 0.6 + BANK " Minneapolis 12th San 5.9 + OF 7 9th —17.7 District of 4.0% 10 11th Dallas $10,541,396,959 one Reserve Reserve District of 15.8%. 6 Atlanta 10th District __10 , 8th 2,349,785,916 cities, 6.1 —18.8 $8,191,611,043 day«~.~— Tot, all cities, five days All /Dallas i ' 7th 0.5 + Philadelphia 6th 0.9 + 1,682,109,245 1,766,517,915 3d 8.1 + enlarge its totals by 4.9%, the Si. by- 4.8% and the Minneapolis Reserve District by 32.0%. The Kansas City Reserve District has to its credit an improvement of 0.8%, th£ Reserve 299,351,540 - 12 cities Cleveland 193,099,548 Francisco Pittsburgh trict has managed to 1945 - Ban City £ $ Boston 189,170,759 163,000,000 Kansas Cleveland Louis Federal Reserve Districts 539,000,000 -— Boston the summary by Federal Reserve Districts: 9.9 452,050,493 _ complete results for the In the Cent 1944 r we gain of 9.1%, in the Boston Reserve District ot Philadelphia Reserve District of "4A%. a and in the Reserve District the totals register decrease of 1.7% but in the Richmond Reserve District the totals show an increase of 9.8% and in the Atlanta iReserve District of 1.0%. The Chicago Reserve! Dis¬ For that week there was an increase of 7.1%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole country having amounted to $8,590,576,225, against $8,019,368,904 in the same week in 1944. Outside of this city there was an increase of 5.7%, the bank clearings at this center having recorded an increase of 20.2%. We group the week follows: •T:v Week Ending Sept. 15— In ended Sept. 8. At this center there is an increase for the week TELEGRAPH record 2.6% however, which we BT cities according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and from this it appears that iiji New York District (including this city) the totals the the last day of the week in all cases has to be estimated. In the elaborate detailed statement States from which it is possible to obtain weekly clear¬ CLEARINGS—RETURNS the today, in as much as the week Saturday, and the Saturday figures are not avail¬ at time of going to press. Accordingly, in the above ends day, Sept, 15, clearings from all cities of the United ended Friday of 9.9%. CLEARINGS We cannot furnish them Country, indicate that for the week ended Satur¬ 1944. BANK Complete and exact details for the week covered by the foregoing will appear in our issue of next week. com¬ telegraphic advices from the chief cities upon OF 1317 ..111 cities Outside N. Y. City : 4.8 + ' . 229,194,599 " 4 183,762,498 + 32.0 +• 0.8 4.0 . . +15.8 1164,914,16 3 - 147,122,6(9 - " 240,157,599 > 106,188,099 * "2J1',599,0( 6 ^92,016,915 \ -376,692,295 ? " 341,678,4(0 • • 8 —r ; 5>A; We also furnish today a summary Our usual monthly detailed statement of the on transactions appended. The August and the eight months of 1945 and 1944 York New suits for Stock Exchange follow: • S Description is 'ViSt'*■- ' -v Month of August—— 1945 the 1944 1945 20,752,920 21,714,249 " For that month there 1945 aggregate of clearings having been New York Reserve District the totals show 180,315,550 242,396,008 of ment Railroad & misc. i August. $113,109,700 $130,104,100 $1,632,160,600 $1,852,123,800 Foreign govern't f bonds 7,178,000 4,827,400 1,000,200 331,000 Month of August— 4,401,700 . ! , 1st f! Total bonds— $118,937,300 $137,613,100 $1,703,354,210 $1,932,478,000 1945 No. Shares No. Shares 38,995,195 17,811,394 18,032,142 February 32,612.585 17,100,772 24,434,084 March 27,492,243 27,643,038 36,997,243 62,555,204 79,463,469 28,270,442 17,228,380 41,310,246 months 37,712,751 23,415,845 " 24,962,216,767 22,820,992,937 17 " 2,786,490,811 92,020,949 .17 '* 131,342,925 171,484,418 " 2,682,008,959 1,268,325,885 Atlanta 16 " 1,856,706,405 Chicago 31 " 3,969,141,350 St. 7 " 1,247,143,288 9th Minneapolis 10th -■ Louis Kansas 11th Dallas 15th San " 16 .—— City.—— 28,219,705 26,324,332 14,251,976 CLEARINGS AT CITIES LEADING IN AUGUST -—Month of August 1945 (000,000 1944 omitted) New 1943 1942 Chicago YEARS 1943 1942 $ $ $ $ 18,483 24,225 22,084 4 1944 1945 $ York. FOR -Jan. 1 tb Aug. 31- 186,644 162,156 124,351 15,345 13,943 16,865 15,464 217,322 2,048 2,092 Boston 1,557 1,340 1,306 1,250 12,955 12,076 11,748 2,658 2,609 751/- 734 2,677 2,380 23,035 21,613 21,234 Outside 5,530 8,110 7,068 Louis.. San 1,023 Fran.!. 683 1,266 636 Cincinnati.Kansas 456 934 Minneap. 675 2,790,694,733 2,391,891,635 + 8.0 1,526,177,433 4,377,914,293 1,212,595,222 —' 9.3 3,869,886,293 + 2.9 1,104,773,155 982,771,688 356 356 • 10,171 9,559 8,441 N. 1,605,528,966 1,081,897,546 " 5,232 4,905 4,229 3,811 685 7,254 6,658 3,558 6,391 2,266,199,837 + 3.7 + 5.6 762 7,785 7,376 6,956 39,013,690,325 Y. City 22,489,509,756 ... 22,140,948,880 Federal by 8 Months 5,065 4,751 4,328 1st Boston 14 cities 2d New 14 3d York Philadelphia 4th 1,672 1,499 1,197 3,034 11,925 12,904 2,771 11,342 - 302 270 243 2,674 2,467 -2,270 17 Richmond 334 - 318 311 221 2,578 2,497 -2,399 1,613 1,286 . Omaha__._ ; 2,977 63 65 66 641 149 149 135 126 1,287 Buffalo.-.— 263 274 246 214 2,266 / 212 202 261 239 131 121 382 St; Paul- i Denver-—- Indianap.'. v; > 163 193 122 110 2,082 1,097 270 200 587 596 543 1,148 2,278 1,981 wv - 17,861,893,7^4 9th 167,722,123,869 129,201,083,567 6.4 22,141,954,486 22,614,337,585 + ' + 4.6 20,235,360,921 + Q.2 8,976,169,750 + 7.6 11,971,632,725 9,819,664,2^2 1.2 3L:t5 t.h87,6J 5 2".2F0,5Q1,234 5.6 9,186,615,025 19,927,320,697 >. 17,611,118,1^5 7,711,510, $36 " 15,073,428,223 " 35,188,868,675; 34,776,896,945 " 10,746,637,643 10,172,867,876 " 7,546,793,987 7,132,166,050 •f o.d 15 " 12,437,018,041 + 7.7 11,700,260,998 " 13,399,719,527 9,654,586,540 8,718,681,181 + 10.7 7,oj j,o»b,^»U 19 — City — Francisco N. $ ! 12,344,497,1^6 + 16.1 16 Minneapolis Total 13,631,694,526 16 —_— 10th Kansas 7.6 + ?ir 21,937,841,378 9,635,620,017 14,004,767,826 " 18,887,832,376 17,763,522,318 + 6.3 16,454,185,398 13,418,346,140 406,996,931,695 366,039,290,148 +11.2 327,556,815,696 264,352,212, Qf2 189,674,742,980 179,395,074,839 + 5.7 165,399,924,021 140,000,907,918 Louis 11th Dallas Outside 10,523,397,472 1942 yt $ 11 St. 12th San 22,945,051,041 " Months] # 1943 % 7 Chicago 8th The 185 cities * — Y. City - following compilation covers f — + tj.ii« 7,683,169,008 * i ■:.(-!». «• Tdr it 8,890,775,411 i2 the clearings by months since Jan. 1, 1945 and 1944: 1,516 1,733 1,317 1,008 941 1,987 June 330 316 164 140 117 2,808 /V 2,556 1,557 1,436 2,344 164 1,305 374 335 3,262 3,057 3,051 117 112 943 •905 68 558 520 Inc. ( $ • Dec. + 16.4 24,724.776,873 22,809,158,872 + 4.2 21,177,844,835 24,992,691,751 21,290,328,895 23,497,285,956 + 6.^ 70,895,313,461 67,596,773,723 + 4.9 43,591,816,956 52,692,249,110 48,613,171,624 + 151,765,272,513 138,307,493,718 + 42,393,390,887 + 10.8 51,713,728,303 59,341,864,091 42,945,255,964:/ + 20.4 23,977,244,397 21,839,404^967 f 50,687,731,217 7.1 26,180,401,308 24,020,076,577 + 9.1 158,011^)83,350 quarter.—. 136,026,637,068 + 16.2 73,155,577,633 67,219,397,631 + 8/4 144,050,891,094 134,816,171,354 23,134,342,130 22,437.954,605 + 3,1 22,140,948,880' + 1.6 ; 8.4 - 0 ■; 9.7 • - i13oi? f April 500 V 21,359,916,087 22,997,931,928 . + ty.) 717; + 9-8 754 66 1st 2,433 Salt L. Dec. % • York- 1,114 400 - 46.102,505,138 New 1944 •1945 or 46,955,490,954 May 417 Clearings Outside Inc. . 53,667,928,932 45,405,094,471 February---—' f'March—r 1,616 Seattle.—_ CLEARINGS All « $ 1.008 1,743 1,284 Memphis— Total 1944 i 1945 January 1,924 , MONTHLY ft'J- -Clearings, Months— .» 1,014 i 1,684 235 :; ri Li_ 31 ^ 7th . " " ; 8,135 1,239 71 Milwaukee- Providence 20,527,655,873 8 Months Dec. 14,033,068,340 192,812,002,o»l 223,917,346,J90 24.074,621,462 8 — 6th; Atlanta 1,912 , 1.6 Inc. or $ 17 .. Cleveland 5th 3,132 318 Detroit— Louisville 432 . iT ■ 33,326,012,623 Districts in the eight months for four i 1944 15,038,648,359 " 3,315 2,131 - 274 + Reserve 8 Months 1945 5,971 i; 675,542,6$1 1,230,908,689 880,856,078 1,823,118,393 2,161,507,780 44,225,312,337 Federal Reserve District* 4.958 877 608 955,375,882 4.007 525 400 382 , 896,640,315 1,504,373,952 0.2 2,350,245,829 • V 3.2 9.1 — 46,715,357,261 185 cities — append another table showing the clearings 7,057 5,597 942 + + 952,442,431 1,752,054,554 1,142,082,756 years. 4,584 419 633 New Orl. 8,913 819 881 946 City 6,177 8,988 617 444 967 Cleveland J 6,416 888 1,119 1,221 643 580 902 1,089 Baltimore 17,897 16,035,480,6110 2,480,365,m 2,232,286,9' !3 1,007,023,820 1,220,939,832 3,396,670,791 950,70o,0i6 6.7 19 . We 19,049 Pittsburgh- 1,678 19,141,397,743 — 10,540 Phila St. 1,867 1,472,114,5)3 9.4 0.6 1,060,372,978- $ 1,528,888,648 2.0 " 1=1942 ,-••4 + $ BANK •'v - .—tlioi 7,387,341 vi'; The course of bank clearings at leading cities of the country for the month of August and the eight months ended with August in each of the last four years is shown in the subjoined statement. I, i - 9.3%, bi)t are,larger tiy $ + " 8,373,550 20,752,920 % — II Francisco 1943 or 1,188,860,829 1,719,719,375 15 ... Total 51,792,091 19,977,030 21,714,249 „ In<the Ch by + 2,699,693,755 8 22,284,837 August bdt 6.7% + 14.7 2,732,245,581 Cleveland 7,466,443 68,787,721 200,704,729 July 1,567,011,565 8th 7,229,097 35,051,545 32,024,018 June quarter 1,797,878,747 7,589,297 33,553,559 13,846,590 101,604,706 May Six Philadelphia Dec. Richmond 29,507,254 April 2nd 14 York Inc. $ 7th 8,587,828 99,100,023 14 cities New 1944 •'.•• -; $ 6th 12,993,665 7,925,761 quarter gai# 0.2%, but in the Kansas City Reserve District tfr^e is a increase of 9.1% and in the San Francisco Reserve Dis¬ trict of 3.7%. The 4th No. Shares January Boston 3d 1942 1943 1944 No. Shares of 0:6% 2.9% and in the Minneapolis Reserve District by 3. 2%. In the Dallas Reserve District there ~ is a decrease 5th The volume of transactions in share properties on the New York Stock Exchange for the eight months of 1942 to 1945 is indicated in the following: > 1st In the 1945 . 2d 4,837,050 _ loss a r«i3C>t 75,952,500 66,356,5G0 records in the St. Louis Reserve District the totals improve¬ an District cago Reserve District the totals are smaller $46,715,- Philadelphia Reserve District of 2.0%. Federal Reserve Districts 0 bonds of an 9.4%, in the Boston Reserve District of f4.7% and in the U. S. government Month was 357,261 and the 1944 aggregate $44,225,312,337. Bonds bonds of Reserve the Richmond Reserve District registers a and the Atlanta Reserve District of 8.0%. , 0: shares f month Cleveland of the clearings for increase for the entire body of clearing houses of 5.6%, - Eight Months 1944 Stock, number of the Richmond- 108 98 984 61 58 572 41,742 39,467 34,774 29,671 365,165 City ■ " Hartford—. Total—_ Other cities 4,973 Total all 3,656^ 41,831 46,715 44,225 39,021 33,327 Out. N. Y. 22,489 22,140 20,527 We Clearing* 4,758 ; 4,247 now add at— our 327,738 298,564 235,390 38,279 34,077 . 28,962 Six • Month - 1945 of 1944 - ■ • Eight months— ./ Inc. 3,453,006 : 14,180,367 2,395,364 or — + 1944 33,399,993 114,023,157 12,955,339,933 ; 29,741,268 120,081,478 5.6 V; .. .22,489,500,756 366,039,290,148 + 11.2 + 10.6 38,069,571 + 14.9 + 10.1 ; 18,918,693 17,341,970 179,395,074,839 189,674,742,680 XU Inc. or * ? -■ •1945 ; l ' v + 12.3 1,044,879 5.0 2,924,016 2,966.539 ' 7.3 249,584,806 251,141,798 + 12.6 967,101 868,375 + '••"■+ 1943 $ 33.0 751,651 563,615 — 785,337 — • Dec. % $ 1.4 — 0.6 3,605,363 279,669,743 V 227,761,599 + >'•. 35+663 +. r: 18,097,075 16,329,763 + 10.8 343,460 375,312 + 8.2 46,845,635 43,200,760 + 8.4 1,171,676 1,072,730 + 9,2 932,870 + 5.8 163,436,660 6.4 3,836,755 3,563,922 + 7.7 4,150,476 + 18.2 114,954,986 153,647,056 96,672,497 + +18.9 2,752,230 ■■■?: 2,262,457 + 21.6 2.9 572,787,809 558,567,371 + 2.5 214,927,975 + 8.3 60,793,800 + 1.3 — 25,311,102 • + 9.6 ■/ 6,716,400 71,564,300 3,074,067 1,797,878,747 6,101,000 • 232,765,125 : + 10.1 63,505,500 + 12.7 2,785,857 1,567,011,565 . +10.3 +-14.7 61,600,200 • 587,326,000 641,294,300 27,115,222 -15,036,648,359 - 23,779,844 14,033,068,340 + 9.2 + 14.0 + 7.6 .;sO.£944r734 -^x L " + 10.3 68,007,412 4,247,828 1,141,469 11.4 + 9.1 5,570,861 •. 12,777,519 11,168,093 5,353,060 / // 17,918,200 677,(338 299,351,540 5,198,094 r. - 11,762,200 584,959 291,749,817 5.7 • Inc.ur 1944 v ■ + ■I. -Week Ended Sept. 8 2,161,259 27,731,481 " eltiesl + : ' 12,076,841,839 33,816,719 ' "*v>tal 44,225,312,337 0 17,985,717 11,503,844 66,012,753 ' H.—Manchester ; iv Dec. % 5.5 2,175,970 13,597,600 •> New Haven ' 6.4 6,024,985 V. Conn.—Hartford • r 406,996,931,695 1945 16.2 4,240,433 - , 2,383,870 If. + 19,022,615 Bedford I.—Providence : city for the month of August and the week ended Sept. 8 for four years: + 18.1 1,340,029^37 - 4,870,435/ River™ Waterbuxy 47,480,106,025 46,715,357,261 Dec. % ; 1,557,003,725 Holyoxe R, 274,333,871,786 y Jan. 1 to Aug. 31- : 13,403,390 Portland Worcester + Ur, August August- 4,077,762 Springfield . 406,996 366,039 332,631 264,352 Me.—Bangor Mass.—Boston 309,776,355,863 50,505,218,571 ' detailed statement showing the figures for each + ' ' months— 0. * $ V. New quarter—. July 17,863 189,674 179,395 165,399 140,000 First Federal Reserve District—Boston Fall ■; — 2nd — 8.5 + 14.4 -- 2,253,525' 13,354,373 i *'.-Cf '493,983 mM«oi,8l8 3,273,436 ' L . 2,316,037 ' ',"9,175,688 .3.0 5,123,950 4,567,595 + 52.3 137983,400 147455,300 + + + 15.9 2.6 787,729 326,109,212 . 471,81jl 269,073,464 -Jan. 1 to Aug. -Month of August1945 $ 0«c«si Feiersl *««rw — WriHti J.—Montclair — N. J. f Northern Oranges — (14 cities) ~ Total Federal Reserve Third 1,640,301 1,191,977 945,826 58,980,000 —27.7 46,554,526 + 4.0 797,786 901,008 —11.5 ,932,091 39,500,000 1, 012,578 + 19.3 40,940,493 42,584,488 9.7 217,322,188,715 - f v • V + 7.1 468,427,056 + 6.2 5,467,316 34,233,631 1,661,616 240,256,593 49,606,777 + 20.9 22,820,992,937 + 1.9 + 5.9 2.3 283,553,495 16,165,107 1.027.308.585 1.381.682.586 38,203,621 9.4 223,917,346,390 2,745,099 3,968,199 23,644,210 3,619,253 12.176.950 28,964,303 105,056,416 67,687,057 164,370,193 4,799,102 — + 7.6 3.798,160 12,833,470 8033000 :516,208 + "+20.7 1*729,474 9.6 17468*898 1,3977697 23,035,000,000 64,763,649 21,613,000,000 54,859,940 + 6.6 491*000*000 513,000,000 + i8.i; 2,079,951 .1,135,306 +83.2 992,772 14.906.951 108 633,838 + 4.2 2,380,575 2,177,374 + 9.3 2,539,615 8.759,458 59,704,258 68,146,991 104,253,229 57,141,891 + ,1020,277- 8,188,271 8,091,561 1,939,213 ......... : — 2,786,490,811 Total (17 cities) Faarth Feieral Reserve 2,732,455,581 4.5 1,350,752 59,923,956 +13.7 1,521,694 13,180,796 5,959,197 28,609,658 25,863,389 + 19,205,186 • Cleveland 946,*941,883 934,684,809 .Columbus 73,680600 76,081,300 3,866,835 1,493009 7,765,142,710 647,047,700 29,443,407 13,876,175 91,212,840 1,816,936 r_ 11,712,535 i Newark Toledo 14/420,812 Ctt City w——Lexington Va.—Wheeling - 10,563,992 2,699,693,755 2,682/008,959 1.1 + — ' - ' 6.4 2080*500 4,061,100 —29.1 7,852,100 >2,797,900 6.4 + 505,362,375 527,348,188 4.4 548,431,397 455,998,708 3.304,970 3,533,766 I + 6.9 + 89048,751 15.6,516/864 6.3 3416/511 80.370,301 050060,466 • 12,747,109 2,191,927 T77*l~l7805 1,0507774 3,268,421 2,723,898 2,507.281 13,213,800 2,194,087 3,201,390 • —. - - 182,176,163 . 197,103,547 168,904,290 195.596,280 7.6 — W. va.—Huntington (Fa.—Norfolk . Richmond . 76,502,533 Columbia , 26,033,000 9,644,432 13,315,335 .—*— 643,477,531 2,384,013 185,291,163 Md.—Baltimore Frederick — C.—Washington D. -— 21,937,841,378 457, ,401,968 4.6 + 465,248,280 — 419.331,087 452,882.011 1.7 I Sixth 233,790,000 227,922,000 2,808,907,994 2,556,586,160 + 84,916,148 74,744,841 + 5,093,000 13.6 + 1.1 128,739,103 113,629,755 1.1 5,597,692,767 5,232.370,433 4.6 19,444,263 6.7 10 ,523,397, 472 5,775,000 —11,8 1,902,803 70,372,024 1,859,218 . + , * 2.3 : } • , . ^"*4 0 . 791.595 5,384,000 - r 5,488,000 16.1 + 1,085,531 _ 67,185,853 1,922,417 63,601,069 .82,539,812 • +13.3 13374*2*2,669 125024^887 *+**675 131027096 + 16.9 3706*0085 3275*5*47625 *+*1478 340137823 30,055,547 9.2 260,941,137 237,596,312 + 3.8 242,522,720 184,347,661 9,420,804 + 8.9 + 9,635,620,017 7.0 + 1,367,236,488 1 + + 19,033,272 1,598,495,570 +18.0 81,732,979 9.9 16.8 12.2 2.2 + •• ' - 1,334,371,199 + 3.6 10,263,707 32,848031 30024,462 + 6.2 36,595,226 5,660,241 27,355,739" 4022,500,000 + 12.7 130,200,000 127000,000 + 2.4 118,400,000 87,800,00# + 3.1 88,752",921 82,782,716 + 7.2 "2,300,000 2037,640 + 2.8 2,399060 1012008 + 21.9 78,153,738 69,003,146 68,805,148 68,656,537 + 13.6 0.5 1,715,537 40,558,095 2,093,075 + 18.0 2,253038 1000,000 8,186054 252,526,315 + 2.9 0.3 12,619,000 17,900,778 3,081,483 ...» Meridian 19,407,892 13,206029 V Vicksburg 2,768,115 995,421 1,011,214 356,186,658 356,860,601 1,856,706,405 1,719,719,375 — la.—New Orleans 7,612,685 . (16 cities) 6.7 2,004,766,450 166,165,927 61,767,641 —12.4 97091,000 1.0 — + + 11.3 8.0 + 35.5 — — + - 7,240,994 39,416,283 + 2.9 24,456,049 46,576,771, v * + 89.5 9.9 25,891,671 35,270,529 4,347,250 . ■ 7.9 41,677,745 + 2.4 3088,013 4,425,582 — 30,471,064 4,631,726" 1.8 + 3.7 — + 29.5 .03,299,373 7,858,127 2,977,118078 15,073,428023 8.9 +- 8.4 + 112,358,931 3,034,529030 0.5 + ..." 60,647,626 101,716,000 9,123046 0.2 - 145,482,724 25,404,628 1.6 . + 1,712009,462 122,305,257 1,857,727,889 162,278,815 132,620,949 + 10.1 + 22.5 390,131,868 1,864,773,580 + 11,051,000 ,, — 199,977,317 19,218,324 8,120,417 — — + 10.8 13014,667 229,366,894 . 13,254/938 Montgomery Total 477,749,401 1,381,830,149 5,435,312,993 .. 205,843,104 Miss.—Hattiesburg Jackson 2.0 8,521,487 8,142,704 --— Ala.—Birmingham Mobile + + 15.0 47,585,428 10,391,780 _i- . 159017,577 629,300,000 10,864015 ? 10,524,247 'Macon" .iTafnjpa < 4.1 + 15.7 + 1,210,558 2.6 + — + 724,400,000 — Fla.—Jacksonville j 1,428,801 + 16.6 44097,068 1,188,860,829 162,322,610 i Augusta .; Columbus : 51,411,627 + 52,746,626 Nashville Cla.—Atlanta : ii,:i' ■ Federal Reserve District—Atlanta— Yenn.—Knoxville • ' 165,184,898 ..1,268,325,885 Total (8 cities). w.wa ^ :: 1 ' 1.1 + \\'.K " 85,707,756 1..1 0-" 6,023,612 27,149,000 330,261,024 8,260,096 13,173,961 636,528,127 2,280,111 382,091,336 - R, C.—Charleston i* . 1 Dirtrkt—BIchmend-«- —— ..... - . .v 122,176,668 ■ 6,089/075 A. 13,550,.300 13,852,800 8,9] 108,018,432 22,945,051041 0.6 — {.v.. Fifth .Federal1 Reserve , 3,090,875 •. . 82,689, ...,t ■ 117 cities). 1,815,901 12,134,977 6,393,930 8,988,707,230 103,332076 131,222,344 101,292,510 93,907,198 7,617002 8,351,136 16,698,623 £ r.fx 1,093,530 2,221,492 75,276,735 1,184,368 1,089,808,389 13,734,498' 15482,446 13,290,653 — 1,563,595 6.4 — 336096026 1,477,373 1,387,174 >454,000 1,023,758,275 Pittsburgh: 12,066,899 77/880,198 125,753,997 84,015,753 16,186,382 9,778,749 44,797,202 ... Fa.—Beaver Co. Greens burg: .< 28,348,061 136,-669053 10,681,055 >16,990,176 9,961,636 39,105,267 — '; Youngstown —16.6 . 1,626,183 - 141,572,594 3,811,426,803 7,376074014 615,863,700 154451.774 4,229,603038 4,012,438 2,344,200 10.6 — 22,614,337,585 24,074,621,462 2.0 + 17y492,251 444,163,295 Hamilton 1.247,067 • I' 486,221,429 , 443,000,000 529,000,600 . + 19.4 191,647,469, 200,766,100 193,723,147 187,968,900 Dlrfrlct—Cleveland-"-* ©folo—Canton Cincinnati 4.3 — , +12.2 14,793,531 1,664,750 779,588 2,230,280 22077,500 22,743,600 24,858,900 7.4 7,113,388 7,731,124 ♦ 897,054 3,728,117 21,223,198 mm— Total 1,362,665 796,842 2,609,000,000 7,051,380 —— 7,799,590 Bazleton 1 658,603 1,337,180 4.0 + — ©eh—Wilmington m. J.—Trenton 423,540 54.5 + 60" ,+ 61,775,164 686,189 2058000,000 BOlS Brie + 1,051,892 . 713,821 23,563,204 Pottsviile / 99,838,525 844,230 < 2,991,206,269 ,270,918 —19.7 557,467 861,378 0.6 0.3 4,114,891,191 20,119,759 York + 12.5 9.1 22,329,007 25,312,624 2,493,224 , 13,532,804 Mansfield + — — 24,406,360 15,263,470 24,885,802 + 4,486,063,333 bfiZ 18,646,327 3,157,809 — Wllkes-Barre . 4,894,261,410 16.1 4.484,425 1.0 + 15.2 29,959,798 + 7,952,767 4,855,811 . 6.1 — — 3,383,696 2014,591 Reading . 34,509,341 2,885,439,340 + 11.0 Bcranton ■ 945.331.112 1,332,035,796 35,715,725 32,170,485 7,380,416 *+"~70 383,870 23,092,155 . 4,973,179 — 6,253,548 - 380,161 21,685,803 9,835,802 5.2 ;•:» 742,267 : 802,860 3,993,100,564 6.5 + 5,269,387 6,730,911 21,026,264 32,357,739 29,060,963 3.0 + — 10,305,387 14,588,109 9.5 + 20.2 + 3,959,489,123 10,971,257 4,993,222 - 37.6 + ' 842; 103 : 922,427 4,760,764,1.93 192,812,502,591 116,384,427 4,043,710 —---« 14,004,767,826 9.0 + + 16.1 212,434 1.9 75,334,391 7.0 339098053 86,554,502 + 335,872,495 2.2 1.0 204,724 309054 + 73,685,177 + —27.4 292,762 + 327,827,702 58.269,465. 243097,538 V Feventh Federal Reserve District—Chicago— + Arbor Mich.—Ann .Detroit ; 2,877,511 1,286,291,687 /. « 2,438,151 1,672,775,303 8,138,381 25,077,871 Grand Rapids 8,683,054 23.874,180 + 180 11028,522,426 6.3 - 24,388,446 —23.1 67,741,433 — 4,168,681 —10.7 ; ^Lansing 17,465,438 + 15.2 135,057,407 7,229,434 —11.6 57,940004 1.4 33,914,064 mm mm mm mm mm 14,044,748 3,964,261 13038,061 + 6.1 117,090,898 29,255038 26,448,771 + 10.6 215,905,269 131,103,089 121,737,357 15,969,583 40,529,993 + 7.7 City |nd.—Ft. Wayne Bay . — • Gary ■ Indianapolis Bend Booth VTerre Haute 14,935,113 39,878,995 — 1,097,710,752 * 6.5 — 129,177,932 1.4 — 365,632,214 10,157,613 149,627,739 8,403,511 149,408,439 2,756,870 2,574,131 4,640,925 689,319 2,245079 4,233,016 + 200 0.1 + 7.1 1087,049,702 23,071,316 + 90 30,714,116 5.3 5,899,294 7.1 18,400,950 ' • Oshkosh Sheboygan .... — \ Watertown . - Manitowoc — Ta.—Cedar Rapids 0 Des Moines 728,083 2,415,927 — — if-'.o 8068,146 59,834,550 + 10.6 5,302,176 + 15.7 267,061,278 1.5 —29.8 8,122,453 27,740,032 + 24.8 21,970,018 2.1 •460,416- 523,786 4.3 . 2,848067 4,749,360 4,38j,039 2.2 4,847,572 — 2,188,267 , . 1.1 7.4 + 6.1 + 7.7 V:" + 8.2 25,577,000 - - + 15.0 4,609,324 2,786,418 ' 2.4 + — 2,379,798 4.1 f '' ...V 2,511,506 >. — 5.2 .. '2,579,350 2,621,500 . ■ 03,666000 + - 8.1 - 3,427,979 —20.8 23,559000 : 23,542,000 —20.8 8,213093' 2,714,584. - 2,312030 3,273.382 - + 28.5 8,004-028 + 10.9 + 9.4 + 7,401,562 8016,100 - 0;,;^'./+,:- . 3.8 + . 9.8 32,460}454 28,556044 +13.7 , / .;:-s ■■ , . - .("• "25035076 28,086.264 - " ■ ■ — 9,4 6.1 2,049,160 4.7 14,939,733 6.9 7,306,802 + 20.0 12,022.766 12,047,304 5,893,084 5000,000 6.1 + / 1.6 + 22.3 12,454052 + + + 2,016,214 + 2.5 + " '> •; —13.2 20,317,744 75097037 525,115,704 549,546,388 27,541,256 988,267 4,383,107 2,248077 2092,575061 7,479,111 27,643095 + 7.0 — 6,799,076- 79,894,381 5.6 8,467,989 66,198,837 31,860,336 — — 9.6 ' 73,173,346 1039,631,655 ~ 21,097,321 ■■■'33,427,141 81,119078 + + + — " " • (Wis.—Madison t, Milwaukee 546,388 10.8 ' 33006,170 138,337,087 58,581,814 31.590,389 110,363076 200,467,938 1,014,594074 134,650023 284,548,397 ,536,088 ' Muskegon . + 569/650 7.6 — 61,164,080 , 188,596030 3,720,752 18,377,126 6,393,703 3,909,948 \ + 11.4 21,887,723 12004,759,614 5.0 + Jackson ,. - 1,591,888 / 1,475,891 ' 1 Sioux City 973,360 3,340,263 ^Bloomlngton 2,806,223 Chicago 2048,010,835 7029,690 Peoria f ...— 5075,854- " ' + 7.8 + 16,865,104.418 6.1 10,842,490 8,109074 + 4.7 66,351,131 1,015,685 + 2.3 8053,666 6,972048 4,377,914093 9.3 35,188068,675 34,776,896,945 + + 3.6 + 11.4 V 21.9 381,311,379 503,762 'f .r: >■* 543080 . 403030.529 341,588,983 + 15.5 3,969,141,350 566,460 690,379 395,185,190 - +11.8 1039038 .... 26051,372 Rockford Sterling—^ 1 -y> 7,654,724 27,071,415 20,374091 ; ^ 17097,120,756 64052,575 237,706,514 > 85,901,489 74006,302 Sprlngneld k — ? 249,834,457 9,947,460 8,493,540 Decatur - — — — — 3.3 3.6 8.3 64,233,248 • — 0.3 -- * ■ 1,540,405 - 1,382.892 " ^ + 82,087,536 - - 13.5 + 209,404,438 ^ - • 1.334,698 6033073 6,003044 +15.5 2069,767 2,267,706 + 8.7 2,408,757 1,693,823 0.2 1,550,793 1,584,878 4.9 r.r-'> 4,683,422 4.7 508,332090 - ' 1,696,799 — 4,488,710 1.871,818 : 2,250,000 -''v Total (31 cities). — — 1.2 512,203,400 488,058001 + 440018,678 : ■ v-- %•#•*»« F-**rai Reserve District—St. Xonls— Louis ^ < 751,737050 5,248065 Gape Girardeau independence ■W9.—Louisville VMBh—Memphis 1,128,415 318,514,768 , Hi—.T«/*n80u%'iiie 164,665,382 ... tjuiney Total (7 clries>„ , 1.008,999 42,647,000 26,425,254 — Norristown ' ■•rVr' 5,789,892 9;082,266 55,481,807 + ————— Leoanon ■ + 31.1 2,278,406,881 39,046,829 41,319,431 186,644,215,308 419,825,437 232,962,319 43,510,212 269.451.111 — — ; Philadelphia i $ 60,939,926 22,084,363,457 52,777,313 Harrlsburg Lancaster DU 1942 r 2 266 862,157 District—Philadelphia— — •Chester '■> . .. 4.1 3,124,776 Betnlehera »■' $ 9.5 Fa.—Altoona ■J . + 24,962,216,767 —. —. Newark ) 5,908,847 1943 Dec. % + 5,644,456 0 LICci . t "A 460,612,514 678,626,791 + 27.2 24,225,847,505 56,529,504 28,066,901 5,569,712 36,241,118 2,009,414 119,182,720 151,926,660 4,687,271 Conn.—-Stamford R. Dec. * $ 6,487,209 — York Rochester Syracuse „ Inc. or $ 8,219,008 1944 274,290,936 4,355,192 4,732,679 ^Jamestown New 1944 7,100,920 . Elroira ; 1945 Inc. or ' 40,644,613 51,703,223 JBlnabamton Buffalo V.-' . $ Dec. % Week Ended Sept. 8 31- 263,179,898 4,527,465 Y.—Albany. m. ; York— District— New ' 1945 Inc. or 1944 I jtearings at— Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 1318 > 703,129 5,145,579 1047,143088 734,764,734 4,854,492 863,939 302,336,838 6,177,708,024 •40,504037 6/416,597,923 <. 45,054,596 • .6,969,606 2,674,417,587 .164,500,515 680,704 4,594000 1012,595,222 10,746037,643 5,S99,654 40,177,545 , „ 145,200000 136,600000 + 6.3 135,400,000 119,800,000 61,454,101 59,198,051 + 3.8 54,428,137 49,431019 32,163,556 32,196,147 0.1 38,321,462 26,871,174 4.6 1,19*0,265 923,000 + 28.9 1045000 *812066 + 53 240007022 228,917,198 + 4.8 229,194,599 196,014,193 2.8 + 8.4 + 8.5 v -'+16.8 + 38,422,000 10,172,867076 3.9 +11.2 — 2/467,892073 1/436,374,872 4,795,733 1,557020,733 ^ + : 7,170,337 . THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4421 Volume 162 -Month of 1 to Aug. August V 1945 Inc. or 1944 1945 Onrlap at— 1314 31 Week Ended Sept. 8 Inc. or 1944 1945 1944 6 S 1943 Inc. or 1949 " Dec. ft » I •■'W: Dec. ft % Dec. ft * * Math Federal Reserve District—Minneapolis— 20,027.102 Minn.—Duluth 675,927.757 2,998,493 212,425,789 Minneapolis Rochester " 'St Paul 2,253,840 Winona 474,000, 3,208,121 ; Fergus Falls M. D.—Fargo • V ; , 2,243,000 2,420,052 .«»..<— * " S. . Total 7,301,951 1,197,066 6,768,120 + 24.6.' 6,303,305 + 29;9 18,1207,992 'v < 35,4547868 387418! 166 9.0 + '576*9*27016 2^499^654 - + 263.1 2,861,202 1.3 ,'. , 0.2 + ; 1073*88,939 —16.1 1: . **7777*7 - + 17.6 -50,176,272 *+"i~87i 1,*499~090 1,774,396 ■ ■ 1,3*767483 1,TO"O7309 5.5 + 10,854,546 53,677,937 J. + 3.2 7,546,793,987 846,881 + 24.0 +16*2 ^48,983*098 I 0.6 — t + 22.9 43,687,981 V 44,640,186 7,603,686 17.27*2*866 v 35.8 + 2.2 + 103,222,432 l.a ' "+**575 3,464,529 99,644,757 * + 952,442,431 3778*337407 3,198,090 133,067,505 1,696,797 77' 474*2*5*,085 156,187,507 + 8.0 ,/; + * 1,131;989 5.8 180,974,075 1,303,522 i7o7*o7m 3,3717658 183,762,498 "+*2*571 147,122,659; 6.3 + 3,730,689, 7,132,166,050 v 6.7 + 3^537^843 238,974,810 ■ v 1,590,135 • +10.3 \ . "H ; + 32.0 ■; I Tenth Federal Reservn District—Kansas City— ■ -r-;rr it050,239 Ifet*.—Fremont « Hastings:.—— > Lincoln — 20,068,924 334,422,331 Omaha Topeka__ ; 31.579,442 4,014,177 967,987,048 Colo.—Colorado Springs . 28,509,226 758,773 V+ 12.7 773,959 ....— 2,742,093 +: 2.497,928,516 3.2 217,974 1,752,054,554 7,378,905 + 17.5, .-.'40,123,626 + 9.4 2,082,388,790 366,201 75,802,135 3,689,338 62,606,484 5.2 2,676,216 rffsjli 2,546,769 0.2 5,766,456 6,169,413 5,213,579 5,309,163 9.0 19178*2*8*933 1737097^341 1587104^140 >14276057521 3.4 6,294,885 5,052,286 5,516,747 3,774,797 + 16:8 34,350,492 20,423,755 1,605,528,966 9.1 13,399,719,527 + 259,745 3,146,618 Bl,625,490 - - ? 1 1.0 0.6 2,828,789 - 7.0 — 2.7 + + 25.5 + 4.3 + 1,924,125,170 31,224,195 * 147,091 310,732 8,687,180 .6,658,405,188 225.992,695 7,184,329 451,375,009 38,459,037 554,057,292 + 16.1 2,347,666 ,• 2.0 172,376 204,139 3,626,026 64,779,956 10,404,244 113,878,468 272,214,505 29,037,641 ■ f '10,345,179 •; 119,830.676 272,861:445 31,059,010 7,254,459/909 t 218,419,268 + 19.7 — ' 58,303,733 •> 4,690,974 239,257,130 4,043,619 - " 9.8 1 4,694,071 Total (16 cities) 5.6 + - Wyoming—Casper 30.0 + — 25,291,654 r ^ ■ Pueblo 418,225 4,253,779 -8,776,157 '+16.1 3,456,285 69,812,476 5,511,270 : 261,765,892 'Denver, • 4.7 * 881,495,492 • Okla.—1Tulsa 8.8 —13.0 33,462,545 ■ Me.—Joplln_— Kansas City St. Joseph .......i.—. Carthage ...... 142,235*932 2,578,658.239 4.9 6,746,462 + 12.7 . ■ 1,089,582 1,321,956 12,925,013 16,802,667 . + + 318,949,611 / 1,150,097 Wichita .* v 1,185,827 Parsons : ; * — Kaos.—Manhattan . -v. + +0*4*3*846 4.2 . 108,939,246 10,786,202 +19.2 ' V 580,953 982,771,688 : fy ■ '*• +12.6 + ; 17,351,357 49,248,234 168;726,292 3,966,696 : 590,376 (16 cities) 12.6,; + 176,540,000 + 11.5 ' 59,014,810 + 25.9' , :'"-r: • - 10.800,667 ' Lewistown 'X:: 2.1 6.6 3,682,292 129,970,106 + 15.2 3,818,504 131,118,133 -19,400,000 19,433,900 17/568,357 4.8; + 4,105,747 18,999,780 •110,004,693 —91.0 + 21,695,289 .....— —.... v Helena .t ■ 5.4 + 4,751,135,275 18,324,204 1,616,362,275 • 1,684,302,057 19,411,683 4,163,971 8.0 — —16.0 8,190,255 ' .....— Mont.—Billings , 4.8 + + 143,156,909 5,065,559,645 21,108,729 + 34.5 8,218,862 ' • Falls Huron Great Falls 6.8. 150,881,535 12,156,786 1,507,414 8,434,552 Ou—Aberdeen Sioux 0.8 + . * • Forks Grand Minot + 19,866,612 633,151,301 2,229,090 202,746,444 2,449,135 564,087 35,549,816 2,356,000 2,369,872 > 8.2 1,168,595 877,106 **999/927 "*808,565 289,327,125 287,045,275 + 10.0 + 7.7 1,028,414 878,618 **8*5*37551 1,023,254 0.8 240,157,599 6.8 + 19,119,420 12,437,018,041 33.2 + 23.7 + urui . ■: + ■211,599,086 ,V.i+ Federal Reserve District—Dallas— Eleventh Texas—Austin Beaumont »■ Dallas El 64,627,620 — Houston > Port -wf ... 446,693,243 3,801,281 23,788,312 (11 cities) 1,060,372,978 6,886,772 2,703,196 j—. ... ' La.—Shreveport 108,331,000 3.6 3,912,674,965 : + 14.3 1,081,897,546 Falls Wichita Texarkana , 529,258,392 + ... . 2.1 3.8 3,970,610 2,352,578 97,177,000 96.592,000 + 10.3 14,975,241 12,573,152 5.2 2,670,000 2,345,000 + 11.1 - ■WWm —— 9.5 + 30,140,646 ' 60,416,394 +.22.2 479,918,757 114,272,000 , Total ; i 3,482,435,776 . 32,516,686 50,383,110 sj J 6.7 22,519,281 81^413^591 197,709,082 0.2 9,654,586,540 2,249,869 72,5357301 13*.0347346 i*93007)0O 2,994,000 i +19.1 2,434,000 6.2 — —— 7.3 + 19.9 1,135,912 — 6.2 170*9*2,443 4,985,715 1,460,909 + 2.0 5728*1*344 1,047,765 + 19.9 {176,916,274 8,718,681,181 — ' i mmmmmmrn+frn . +12.4 — 18,788,327 + 13.5 — ' 2,772,375 0.6 — +11.5 — + 11.8 5,084,809 > ' f+ 7 + 68.8 TT-M ' 3,326,387 5,633,530 2,896,971 20,966,003 Arthur 384,730,349 + 13,950,000 462,851,151 — + 18.1 3,859,215,123 345,093,433 — 63,284,753 , 13,418,000 + 18.1 92,513,510 66,628,185 4,225,540,370 + 26.0 . 469,619/373 37,573,112 44,374,400 Worth Galveston 109,216,340 74,049,721 —11.4 7,908,667 416,145,220 •» mmm —15.4 10,045,507 9,122,697 ... *• mm Paso Ft. f1. 12,654,329 — «...—.—....... «• — -m «• mom «• m« ,*■ ...I ... i i i ; J 125,33^969 + 10.7 4,460,000 , 120,484,357 4.0 + 106,188,099 92,016,935 » tit/ i . .. . Twelfth Federa! Reserve District—San Francisco— 3,857,^20 400,756,735 10,885,875 —— k Seattle Takima ■ 4,250,787 417,675,568 11,675,015 Wash.—Bellingham ■ Ore.—Eugene Portland —— Ariz.—Phoenix + 22.5 11,765,419 —20.7 Berkeley... 13,013,960 2.9 41,456,412 9,665,963 - 9,325,850 17,500,760 5,848,129 100,932,112 350,075,110 73,958,962 V 192,412,843 56,836,704 10,171,986,543 234,110,739 * Long Beach * Pasadena 7,359,079 —/;— Jose Santa ' —^ Total — —14.0 + 3.6 + 37.5 + 25.8 1,221,189,555 >•" 4.5 + 3,7 + 32.1 30,331,779 9,076,928 23,639.460 5.0 . 77,172,828, + 11.3 8,643,269 21,244,389 183,306,227 + 3,314,056 + + + 12.7 ■ — 2,838,755 ll -• "U 70,045,208 ; 2,719,759 immmtm mm mm 61,513,811 58,214,409 "+*5*7 65,*852*793 61,30*67607 25*^5*9*656 2.3 21,*3*84*569 "+*2*0*9 22,801,702 19,47*67332 + 15.5 4.4 + 14.5 230,478,463 95,654,898 114,857,437 331,782,598 64,804,803 150,965,177 50,443,133 9,559,909,243 190,261,955 67,803,769 154,604,348 — fa. «»*•«» 2.0 '' MNWNlw •' —12.1 6,069,730 8,3*60*765 —*2*7*4 13,*125*276 4,145,555 2,833,102 + 46.3 2,728,330 6.4 244^8*4,095 30.1 188,9387000 + 20.9 6,545,763 187,922,633 5,025,810 1,612,626 3,714,498 + 30.2 4,245,013 1,551/442 4,082,822 + 5.5 1 + 14.1 + 27.5 j 5',5*657598 2,173,012 + 12.7 + +15.2 itm*rnrn~ 1,677,980 . + 18.6 *4,000,000 2,350,245,829 Outside New York 70,528,162 — + 25.5 2,266,199,837 + 3.7 18,887,832,376 17,763,522,318 6.3 428,307,716 46,715,357,261 44,225,312,337 + 5.6 406,996,931,695 366,039,290,148 + 11.2 8,590,576,225 22440,948,880 + 1.6 189,674,742,980 179,395,074,840 + 5.7 3,829,812,032 — (186 cities) 9.8 + 28.3 78,357,993 2,583,174 22,489,509,756 (19 cities) Grand Total + ' k — • 1,266,524,304 40,063,827 — Barbara Stockton ■ 24,060,414 > San Francisco San ; i — Riverside . Y * — - + 18.3 70,697,070 943,026,875 93.714,010 35,661,986 - ' — >*'■' 4.3 6.7 +17.1 + 2,501,624,127 49,314,787 75,361,778 31,261,800 1.3 12,630,628 — Modesto 4.9 23,908,870 117,265,341 29,277,656 + Calif.—Bakersfleld ■ + 90,009,178 + 28.0 3,482,000 314,939,807 6,627,012 112,236,669 — 3,057,781,099 76,833,395 66,891,844 24,917,000 2,558,430,634 56,934,104 984,919,993 263,827,145 310,913,830 ... 7,837,397 Utah—Ogden Bait Lake City 8.1 9,325,032 i — + + 31,567,367 30,216,775 3,262.364,891 4.2 + 8,762,560 9,189,481 4,456,000 Ma.—Boise / 9.9 — + + > + 8,019,368,904 4,059,879,781 7.7 +15.8 370,009,573 . ' 4.0 + — , ; • 973,562 2,544,939 ; 5.7 341,678,490 5,994,104,768 3,663,981,649 ,■ 376,692,295 7,656,992,213 7.1 + 171,222,000 3,651,472 . 3,108,665,428 - •H&timated. Dat® 1 Company and Issue— Redemption Calls and Sinking Fond 1st mtge. 5s due 1959— 20-yr. 3% debentures due 1963 Louisiana Power <fc Light Co. 1st mtge. 3s due 1974 Litchfield & Madison Ry., Lofillard (P.) Co., Below will bfe found a list of corporate bonds, Rotes, 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." NOTICES : • Company and issue—, Cassco Corp. Central 3y2s 1st Maine due Cincinnati OF Date v mtge.-6% Power Co, bonds_____ 1st & gen, 1972 & TENDER ——Sep 20 RR. 1st Sep 21 bonds—- mtge. Sep 29 Georgia, Southern & Florida Ry./ 5% debs, dated 1924..dct 1 Heller (Walter E.) & Co. 6Va% -preferred stock—«—.J5ep 27 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago solidated mtge. 1164 mtge, series M ——— Muskingum Page & St. Louis Ry. bonds, series "D" to "J," incl 1165 • Pittsburgh, Chicago Cincinnati, 570 987 1172 355 461 1172 Louis RR. gen. —-Oct & St. due 1975— 3%s, ser. E, mtge. 1175 -tUjebem Theatres Corp. 1st mtge. 5s .-Oct S&fewa'y'Stores, Inc. 5% preferred stock———— Oct Saint Paul Union Depot Co. 1st & ref. mtge. 3Vn% bonds, series B, due 1971 —————Oct Scheniey Distillers Corp., 5'/a% preferred stock —-Oct Sioux City Stock Yards Co., 1st mtge. 4s due 1951—-Oct Southern Natural Gas Co., 1st mtge. pipe line 1176 —-—Oct mtge. & collat. trust 3s due 1962—Oct 883 : "bonds"' due- 1956— United Gas Corp., 1st United. Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. 608 818 ,, Page Date . Hoe (R.) & Co., Inc.— 6J/2ft prior preferred preferred stock 1st 1170 - due 2003 Unified 1170 1171 Oct « 460 1 bonds due 1960——^ Jan. 1, *46 1st mtge. 6!/as——Oct 1 mtge. 4ft 460 Merchants Ice & Cold Storage Co. 461 Utilities Co., Nanaimo-Duncan • .988 fl 988 988 , 988 . due 1213 Utilities, Ltd. 1st mtge. 4 Via, ser. 989 1,1 b - 1964 1173 Nashua Mfg. Co., 1st preferred stock—. Nehi Corp. first preferred stock—. Newberry (J. J.) Co., series "A" 5ft ENTIRE ISSUES CALLED 782 1170 stock-— Co. 611 — 672 * ——Sep 30 ——Sep 30 v pfd. stocks, ser. A and ser. B-i.—Dec 1 Lane Bryant, Inc. 7ft preferred stock————Nov 10 Louisville & Nashville RR. 1st & ref. mtge. 3%s, ser. E, vV.;S'/,:, 7% Howes Bros. 884 1030 457 •"• * • 7-yr. 7ft collateral trust bonds—Oct .1 Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co.— 1 i, 6ft debentures due 1965——— .—Sep 28 7ft preferred stock————— Oct 1: 1st mtge. bonds, 4 Vs% sereis due 1960 —Oct '2 Morris Plan Corp. of America pfd. stock, series 1931—Oct "l 1213 5% pfd. stk.__Oct 353 Co. Outdoor Mexican Walworth 29 Brush $7 preferred stock —-——Oct 1 Advertising Co. class "A" stock —Oct 1 General Phoenix Corp., 5% convertible debentures Sep 24 Grant (W. T.) Co., 5% preferred stockSep 17 Guantanamo Sugar Co. $8 cumulative preferred stock—Oct T 716 con¬ Sep Company and Issue— Fuller General 1176 University of Illinois, 3V*% Student-Faculty Union Bldg. revenue bonds — —Oct Co. 1st mtge. 4s due 1955 Oct Windsor Gas Co., Ltd. 1st & ref. mtge. 5s due 1966 Nov — 134 987 Maritime Electric Co., itd. gen. mtge. Byas dtie 1956—Oct Maritime Elec. Co., Ltd. 4»/a% 1st mtge. bonds due 1956_Oct Mayer.(Oscar) & Co., Inc. 3V*% debs, due 1958——Oct ' - Page —Nov Oct Oct —— — preferred stock Oct Oct / T I 1 * -Sep 24 989 * 989 . New American 20-year Tobacco 3% 25-year 3'!» Birmingham , Date ; Page Co.— debentures due debentures Electric Co., 1962— due Oct 1969 1st mtge. 15 -Oct 3s 15 1974__i—Oct due 1 Central Maine Power Co., 1st & gen. mtge. Vh% series H, due 1966—™ »■ 876 132 Union Terminals Distribution due Co.— v ? . . , mtge. 5'/a% 1956 Terminal Warehouse Co., 5% — mtge. bonds —Oct —— Duiuth, Missabe & Iron Range Ry. 1st mtge. 3Vis due 1962:' ——.i.—Oct 132 132 668 Hartford Electric Light Co. 3% Home Telephone & due 1967 Telegraph Co. 1st mtge. 3»4s, ser. r 1 982 1168 983 1170 A, 1171 570 Lincoln-Boyle Ice Co. Oct 1172 series A 1162 Convertible bonds due I960— 562 due due 1952 Oil Corp., 1951 Cuban Telep. Co. — 5% 15-yr. : 4% conv. Mfg. Co. of Illinois, 7ft preferred stock——..i-Nov, ; Rustless Iron & Steel Corp. 3 ft ft debs, due 1960 Sep 26 ;. Louis Car Co. 1st mtge. bonds —.— Oct 31 451 r>- 779 46 17 11 Southern » , New England 1166 series 46 6ft United 7 B ; 608 and ■r 561 Umpire Steel Corp., 1st mtge. 6ft conv. bonds, due 1948-Oct 1 133 6 mtge. 5ft 610 — & ref. 610 Light Co.— gold debenture bonds, series A, States Leather Co., Wisconsin 781 6s 1 1948 due 1211 General —_■•—*.—~_—Oct due debs, bonds, C ———Oct mtge. 5ft bonds, series I Dec Pacific Ry. gen. & ret. Upson Co. 7ft Sep 17 conv. 3 Vift ———,———.—Oct 1968—^ Texas Power Ie 1st mtge. & collat. trust 1st mtge. Co. 1211) and Texas ti 780 bonds, series A, due 1956— Telephone Springfield City Water Co. 1st mtge. 4s, ser. A, due >> 1956 ——————————Octf 1 '•* 1166 1 1, * 1029 11 1966 981 1st mtge. conv. bonds due 1951—Jan 992 £00 1164 6 -Oct 3Va% - ?*< •». .? .< 1 — 817 395 Reliance Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., 2% ft debs, due 1955—Nov Southern Bell Tel. & Teleg. Co. 3 Vift debs, due 1962—Oct Oct debentures — — 395 881 — 130 ^Cincinnati Street Ry.— •".1st mtge. S% bonds, series B, due 1955-—. Oct 1 1st mtge. 5!/a% bonds, series A, due 1952 —Oct 15 Celotex Co. 12-year 3%% debentures due 1955—— Oct 13 Columbia Gas & Electric Corp., 25-yr. 5% debenture bonds $313 _ St. 1 —D®c.,1 — Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast RR. 5% pfd. stock Jan. 1, Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., conv. preferred stock Sep rRiaoklyrt Borough Gas Co. 1st mtge. 4s due 1965——Oct California Water Service Co. 1st mtge. 4s, ser. B — Nov Empire Sheet & Tin Plate Co. Oct 6s, 2 -Dec 1955— 1170 Hygrade Food Products Corp. 1st & ret. mtge. conv„ 6% bonds, series A and series B, due 1949— 1st mtge. 1162 Teleg. Co. 3lk% debs, due 1961_Oct & ref. mtge. 5s & 4,/2s ———Oct Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates, Oct 1st mtge. 4s_— 1 1 . —Nov — Houston Natural Gas Corp., 1950 1949_Nov 1st convertible bonds due Consolidated debentures due 2030—Oct debs, due 1967——Oct Corp. 1 ^ 982 > Electric Power & Light Corp., 5% Power .977 Oct Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.— 4% Sep 24 — 1st Arizona due 980 bonds, s.f. gold bonds, series A .—Oct 1 \ 1st mtge. 5% s.f. gold bonds, series B Oct 1 1st mtge. 4^2% s.f. gold bonds, series C .——Oct 1 Collins & Aikman Corp., 5% cdnv. pfd. stock Nov 10 Curtis Publishing Co., 15-yr. 3% debentures due 1955—.Oct 1 Cleveland Allied Products Corp., Class A convertible stock American I. G. Chemical Corp., 5Va% debs, due American Telephone & Rage Date Company and Issue— REDEMPTION PARTIAL Company and Issue— York, Chicago & St. Louis RR.— Toledo St. Louis te West. RR., 1st mtge. ds, due 1950_Oct £**''■ Portland Gen. Elec. Co. 1st & ref. mtge. 4Vis due 1960-Oct, 'l. Pressed 8teel Car Co., Inc., 5ft debentures due 1951—-Sep 120 " 1st and 2nd preferred stocks— Sep 24 .j Pure Oil Co. 6% preferred stock — —Oct i; preferred stock Fuel Vis), ser. A, & due 2022 —July 7ft prior preference stock—Oct Light Co. 1st mtge. •Announcement in this issue. . .1213 (originally 5s .■ Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. preferred 1030 1 —Oct* 1 —— due 1, '47 32490 ^ stock———Oct 1 In Volume 16L 1 1 1213 Monday, September 17, 1945' CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE .vwO'. , 1320 Foreign Exchange Rales ' ■ ti^ngXly world of the Treasury the buying record for the week just passed: We give below a ' Extra Bank Country and Monetary Unit Hydro-Electric $ Argentine, peso— .297733* .251247* pound Brazil, cruzeiroAustralia, .060602* .060602* .060602* .051802* .051802* .051802* ' Canada, dollar— .909090 .909090 .909090 .895357 .894375 .569800* .569800* .569800* .569800* E.) & .020189 .301215 .301215 $1.25 .205780 Brainard Steel Bralorne Mines, ,205780 Boston .909090 .909090 .888125 .893125 3.219666 4.005000 4.005000 3.220000 3.219000 3.219333 4.005000 4.005000 4,005000 Co. British American British Columbia 6Yc Ltd. Sept. 5, 1945 1945 Assets— certificates on hand U. S. Treasury Gold • 1944 Increase (+) or —1,025,050 17,000 — 17,220,815 700,617 + 18,639 17,921,432 + 1,639 R. notes... 230,151 + ■ preferred and Total reserves 212,412 + + 80,705 Q. S. Government 50.867 — 4,612 457,224 Discounts and advances 341,329 + 153 — 2,853 for 73 + U. S. Government + 170,199 + 2,625,934 173,000 + 29,700 + 3,322,571 741,279 289,034 — 977,392 Bonds securities +6.400,750 +372,899 22,303,159 •) 23,268,236 and securities Due from foreign banks— F. R. notes of other banks Uncollected items Total loans + + 453,451 101,709 2,000,002 33,876 . premises 63,242 Other assets-, 43,301.619 Total assets 6,735,012 ; — 110 + 314,014. — , +5.891,906 +780,544 — ^23,984,359 Federal Reserve notes Deposits: 15,32f.740 acct.„ acct.__ Member bank—reserve 597,681 1,11*.520 Foreign + 45,308 of indebtedness Reserve with Federal Reserve Cash in vault— Balances with domestic banks .'".fjf:-" deposits-adjusted J- deposits— Interbank deposits: + Deferred availability Items—_ 1,591,940 + 10 393 + + 282.042 Other liabs., lncl. accrd. dlvs.__. 554 73 + 173 — 778,713 + 5,805.673 171. R«6 + 52 + 12.247 + 40,056 + 43.602,619 1,779 + 780,544 + 200 + 27,165 124,395 33,730 + 5.891,906 deposit & F. R. note liabilities combined 43.2% — — .6% — 9.4;% — 233 + System in Reserve member 101 leading cities shows the following principal changes for the week ended Sept. 5: Decreases of $189,000,000 in holdings of United States Government obligations and $751,000,000 in United States Government deposits, and an increase of $345,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted. Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans in¬ creased $71,000,000 in New York City and $73,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Loans to 'brokers and •dealers for purchasing or carrying United States Gov¬ ernment obligations declined $25,000,000 and other loans for the same purpose declined $92,000,000, both largely declared :; • of indebtedness a new 109 in exchange for Manufacturing class Carriers & General Celotex 5Ye Payable 6Yc + 797 4.10% Crystal Sugar 6% pfd. (quar.) Felt 6% preferred (quar.) Fruit Growers (quar.) Hard Rubber common (quar.), $3p6,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and the de¬ in holdings of United States Government bonds was $408,000,000. Holdings of Treasury notes declined $63,000,000 in New York City and $75,000,000 at all re¬ porting member banks. deposits adjusted increased $282,000,000 in and $345,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Time deposits increased $45,000,000. United States Governemnt deposits declined in all districts. Demand New York City Deposits credited to domestic banks increased in near¬ the total increase at all reporting member banks was $137,000,000. (quar.) City Ampco Colonial Co., Colonial preferred preferred $6 $7 218 6% 23 + 266 Art & Athey-Truss Atlantic 10- 1 $2 10- 1 10- 1 9-21 12 Vic 10-31 10-10 10-31 10-10 25c 10- 1 37 Vic 10- 1 & Light $5 9-20 $49.50 10- 1 9-20 9-21 9-10 15c (quar.) quar.) quar.) 1 10-10* 11- 1 10-10" 1 9-25 10- 10c (quar.) $1.50 1010- 9-11 1 25 3/5c 8 (qu^r.) A 9-15 11- 15c preferred 9-20 1 9-29 15c (increased 9-il 9-18 $6 Ohio Electric— $1.50 10- 1 9-15 $1.63 11- 1 10-15 75c (accum.) . 10-31, 11-15 (Hartford)— 10- 1 9-14 V 25c 10- 1 9-24 l\ $3.50 10- 1 9-24 $1.25 Goods, 7Yo 11- 1 of Rec 7Ye prior Corn 25c 10-10 9-21 $1.81 9-21 9-12 9-26 31 %c Power & Trust & Paper (N. (quar.) (quar.)_* Y.) Machine & preferred com. & Wheat Corp. 10- 15c 10- 1 9-15 12- 1 10-31 10- 5 9-20 9-30 9-20 10- 9-15 1 9-15 10-20 9-23 10-15* 10- A Class B Crystal Seal Ltd. Co., (quar.)- ———_ Steel Detroit A Dravo Oilcloth 6Ye Corp. Duff-Norton Eastern $2 preferred Lines, Edison Brothers 1')- Electrical 4»/4% partic. 3 9-19 9-14 Elizabethtown 9-29 9-14 Emerson 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 9-20 1 9-21 10- 9-20 9-20 v 9-15 1 9-10 9-29 10-10 10-30 10-31 10- 10-31 10- 9-29 9-10 Finance (irreg.) __ (quar.) $1.75 10- 1 9-15 Fisher 9- 1 6 1 9-21 10- 1 9-21 1 10- 1 9-15 •' 9-25 9-17 25c quar.) $1.06% (initial 50c (quar.) Consolidated Gas 9-25 9-17 1 8-31 9-29 9-22 10- 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 9-21 25c 9-29 10- 1 10- 5 9-21 9-29 9-15 25c (auar.)_ 50c . Trust (N. of Y. (quar.) Pennsylvania (quar.) N. 10- 1 9-15 9-21 9-15 9- 3 10- 1 9-22 r $6 10- 1 9-29 10- 1 9-13 10- 1 9-13 $20 10- 1 9-13 $1.25 10- 1 Co.. 40c 10- 1 9-15 (quar.) +50c 10-25 9-29 15C 10-31 10^13 10-31 10-13 Bank Brothers 10- 1 9-17 Formica 10- 1 9-21 Fraser 9-20 Insulation Froedtert Ltd. Co.'s Grain Common Gannett $5 & (New York) preferred Malting, $2 (quar.) (quar.) com., (special) __/ (quarterly) Co., class B conv. pfd. ' 25c Y.) $3 of Co. National •- 9-21 / 75c £37y2c Co Bank 9-20 9-17 $1.75 (quar.) & 1 9-29 20c common— (N. Y.) (quar.) Canadian Corp Bank 10- $1.25 (quar.) (quar.) Manufacturing, Co. & 80C (quar.) Corp. Extra (quar.) 9-17 1 " 9-20 10- 10c (quar.) Ltd. Co. Avenue First 1 25c 20c Consolidated Rubber (Fred) Fifth '10- 9-29 J25c (quar.) Fund Battery Players Federation 9-20 9-29 50C common-:. (quar.) Trust, Stores Products Faultless 10- Inc., preferred Electric Trust 62 Vic 9-25 9-29 40c (quar.) preferred Empire Famous J 9-17 t 9-20 Stores— Storage 9-29 7% Stock Fund Grocery Electric 1 9-29 75c (quar.) preferred Investment Economy 9-15 1 9-17 9-29 9-30 t30c (quar.) (quar.) preferred Howard & 9-13 9-29 v 1 Products— convertible 1 10- 9-10 noc Linoleum & Steamship Steel 10- 10- 12-18 25c Manufacturing convertible 10-1 50c 10- 12-31 $30c Products—, — 10- 1 25c 10-16 $2 50c class $2 (quar.) Extra $1.50 my2c 9-20 ' $1.50 . 9-22 $1.20 50c Mines, Ltd 9-20 50c 9-21 10-15' 9-20 Balanced 9-14* 1 10c Economic 1 1 10- 11-15 20c Electric 5% 10- 9-18 10- r: 9-13 1 Delta 9-20 20c 1 10- Dejay Stores, Inc 9-29 : 9-17 10- 15c Stores Faxon Eastern 25c 1 30c Corp. 9-20 25c 9-18 • 30c (accum.) (quar.) Curtiss-Wright 9-?0 10-10 »-» o 10- 30c Co. Danahy 9-29 1 9-18 9-18 }50c (quar.) (quar.)__ (quar.) Tissue 9-29 11- 9-14 1 9-28 & Forster Insurance Shares- Crum 10-31 75c 10- 2 9-28 $1 Mfg. 6Ye prior pfd. Forster, common (quar.) preferred Dome 1 9-10 25c 40c (quar.) 9-19 *25c 9-25 12ViC Overall & 11-16 87y2c common preferred (quar.) Coronet Phosphate Co 8Yo 1 Trust 3Vi% & 11- 12- 50C Corning Glass Works, Cork 20c $1.75' Bank (quar.) of 50c 9-28 11-15 $1.75 Co., (quar.) National Exchange (Phila.l Class 9-10 50c com (quar.) Continental Gas & Electric Corp.— Crum 1 Corp., preferred Crown Payable Inc.— (quar.)_ Foundry prior Crown Holdert Aircraft Water Continental of New York, (quar.) Vultee Bank Continental common (s-a) preferred 9-15 (quar.)—,. pfd. (quar.)— 10- $1.25 - (increased A preferred Dry Consolidated 1 Wheel -Co $1.02 y2 $5 preferred 10- Plan Corp. 7% 9-15 9-20 1 15c Insurance preferred Cream When 10c Co.. 9-15 10- Corp.— Fire Consolidated Co.— Electric 9-15 , 9-25 ■ $1.50 Hegeman 9-22 1 prior pfd._ Corp. 6Ye (Boston) 5Yo 7% Gas $1.50 (quar.) 9-19 10- (quar.) preferred (quar.)__ Consolidated ■■■> 9-21 - 32 Vic (quar.) com. Quarterly Electric— City Fire Insurance Thrift 1 $1.25 (quar.) preferred Concord Metal Construction Co, Atlas 10- (quar.) common class Utilities 6Vi% — " Arrow-Hart 1 75c (quar.) Columbus & Southern 1,090 Fear & (quar.) Power 9- 1 25c common Stores 50c preferred Works Metal, Inc.— Arkansas v Water preferred $6 (monthly) (quar.) $2 preference 9-29 10- 12'/2c A cumulative + Investment Co. of Illinois— convertible 5% 10-15 payment clears all arrears Stores + $1.75 American Home Products American 9-19 (quar.) Chesapeake Camp Corp., common 5 Yc preferred (quar.)___ Cincinnati Union Stockyards 3 — — preferred (quar.) American 1 (quar.) common Products above The 25c Coach & Body American crease 10- Co preferred Certain-teed Eaton series of 1928 l/32nd share of class American 7% 31 Vic (quar.) Central Illinois Electric & Gas, + 137 div. American American 9-19 (quar.)—, Electric Century 75c common— Govern¬ American 1 (quar.) preferred $1.31 y4 Co., opt. in cash or 10- 5c Telegraph Central Fibre Products, 25c (quar.) Corp. stock B 9-10 31 Vic +$1.50 Corp. Corporation, preferred Dominion (quar.) A 1 $37y2C Loan Cities Power & Light Corp.— conv. 10- (quar.) (quar.) Carolina Power & Light $5 preferred 15c American 9-13 18c (quar.)„ B Hobbing Machine Co. 40c preferred 9-13 1 Corp.— Collateral $2.50 Extra 5V4 % 1 (quar.) Cleveland — — Brake Shoe 9-29 10- (quar.) 1,896 $5 Corp Petroleum Amerada American 1 Ltd.— 3,016 10c (irreg.) (accum.)— preferred Stores 10- 10- (quar.) Co., + 25c maturing holdings in most districts; the net of certificates of indebtedness was preferred + $3Uc (quar.) Canton & Youngstown Ry.— preferred (quar.) 5% 9-19 1* t!5c 45 40c Akron, Allied 9-30 9-21 $1.12 Vi 345 —751 Share Brass 5% 9-19 $1.50 + Miscellaneous Companies Name of Company Co. 9-19 9-30 9-20 10- Inc.— + "*1 Akron series of Treasury certificates of indebtedness and United States ly all districts and + this week are: ment bonds called for redemption, there were substan¬ these 9 11,101 Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores (quar.) Ainsworth Manufacturing Corp $3 As the result of the issue of in + Atlantic Sugar Insurance Aetna 9-30 preferred $3 + ■ I 25c $1.75 Products A Connecticut Refining— Participating preferred A (initial quar.)__ Addressograph-Multigraph Corp Aeolian Co. 6% preferred A (irreg.) Aetna Ball & Roller Bearing Co. (quar.)___ in New York City. shifts 989 46 — 376 + 46 — + 569 The condition statement of weekly reporting tial 1 + separate table?. In the first we bring together all the dividends announced the current week. Then we follow with a second table in which we show the dividends previously announced, but Which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given under the company name in our "General Corporation and Investment News Department" in the week when Acadia increase in holdings 588 51 — Per certificates 5,320 Dividends are grouped in two ^ Industrial and Federal 1,966 + —408 DIVIDENDS Condition Statement of Member Banks 1 10-15 . Consolidated Edison Co. The dividends announced 4,611 the + 75 — 499 deposit accounts except S. Gov't accounts, during week Indus- trial loans of — U. 1,260 + 10- 50c .__ preferred Series preferred 1,080 362 40,436 + 228,153 Total liabilities & cap. accts._ banks —1,463 12 302 1,803,168 43,051,010 make + 11 64,437 — +$1.50 1 87 Vic Co Fairbanks-Morse Canadian Silk 9,792 —. and 1 10- Corp (quar.) convertible $1.25 Total liabilities Capital Accounts— Capital paid In Surplus (Section 7) Surplus (Section 13b) Other capital accounts 5Ye 7% 450.809 17,464.318 Total deposits interbank 7 57 + 38,485 9,009 11,032 — U. S. Government 227,817 + 29,662 — , Time deposits 291.739 9-25 10- Co., Co.— H.i non-conv. 6% Liabilities— Demand 1,802.653 " 423,377 1 + 10,061 540 2,133 Banks Foreign banks + 20,598 56 + 3 - + 11 3,333 Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Government Other securities ' , Borrowings Debits to demand — -i 293,331 614 4* 24,845 - 4,041,681 + + 148.414 — 217 + 1,451 10,502 9,373 : Domestic banks + + + — Liabilities— U. 8. Treasurer—gen. 2 92 — 1,507 397 1.059 134 1,479 obligations Treasury bills 652 3,808 — 1,003 + 13,960 — 1 — 21,106 + 5,826 + 26 582 — Treasury notes U.S. bonds 9-21 25C Gas & (quar.) Carolina Telephone & Other loans Treasury certificates (lncl. guar, sec.) + 25 — carrying: Loans to banks + 9-20 9-29 *1.50 (s-a) Power Newspapers, class 9-20 10-15 50c Burry Biscuit Corp. 75c prior pfd. $1.50 10- Capital Administration Co., Ltd— Real estate loans + 1,317,150 69 9-20 1 10-15 common preferred Canadian 9-20 9-20 10- 32 Vic preferred (quar.) Building Products, Ltd. (quar.) Bullock's, Inc. (special) 6Ye 1,418 818 Other securities 6.741,561 Notes to + obligations Other loans for purchasing or 7,067 — 13.272.056 Certificates Commitments 6,055 pur¬ Other securities Bills Ratio of gold res. to +1,777 — Industrial loans U. 8. Govt, securities: Bank 26 chasing or carrying:- Other cash Total U. S. Govt, + ———, dealers 6,899 + ■-12,867 —— 9-20 9-30 25c preferred (quar.)_ 5Yc $ —164 62,382 ; ———— brokers to Co., L.) (P. 8-31 1 9-28 21 V|C Co Trust 7 Ye 9-18 9-29 JO- $1 A— Assurance County 3y2% 1 20c (quar.) Electric (E. Butler 1944 $ $ .. loans— Loans 794,899 — Since Sept. 6, Decrease (—) Assets— 10- $4 6Ye (In millions of dollars) and Investments—total Loans—total — 9-15 S2 <quar.)_____ Street Investing Brush-Moore Commercial, Industrial, and agricultural and due from Redemption fund—F. of reporting member banks follows:-. Loans 10-1 12 Vic preferred 1st .561250* (—) Since Sept. 13, Sept. 12, 9-10 75fc (accum.) (quar.) Manufacturing .658300* Decrease 9-15 9-24 .561250* Increase ( + ) or 9-10 9-15 9-15 .658300* Aug. 29, 1945 9-17 2 Vic 1 .561250* 1945 1 Kluge, & .658300* Sept. 5, 9-17 $1.50 10- 9-22 .561250* thousands of dollars) 1 9-25 Bruce (In 9-20 10- 10-15 $1.30 •Nominal rate. . 9-10 9-28 $1.75 — 15c Bronx 1 9-15 9-15 10c (quar.) (quar.) Broad V 1 ?20c .658300* of the assets and liabilities 10- (quar.) .561250* summary 9-15 J25c (quar.) .658300* A 1 40c Common Briggs Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks Combined 9-20 10- Ltd. .561250* Noncontroiled 9-21 1 Corp. .658300* Uruguay, peso— 11 10- Inc. (quar.)___ Brantford Cordage Co., Ltd.— 3.220000 4.005000 9-21 10- >•; $1 $50c ^ Worsted Mills class preferred (quar.) Brandtjen .895000 .839375 .891666 .897708 3.220000 9-30 25c 68% c ' f— preferred Warehouse Storage Botany .909090 .909090 .909090 9-21 RR.____. Insurance Boston .301215 .205780 1 10c pfd. $3 Albany .301215 .205780 $3.50 _ (quar.) Co. .020189 .205780 9-20* 10- Borg Warner Corp._ Boston .909090 pound (F. .020189 .301215 1 ■ Inc. 4.025000 .205780 Zealand, pound Union of South Africa, Son, .020189 .301215 Free & 1 10- — ___' A— Co..: 4.024687 Mexico, peso New Machine 10- 10-20 25c , 4.025000 4.024218 .020189 Newfoundland, dollar- class 9-22 9-30 2 Vic .897500 .020189 sterling (.British), rupee India .909090 4.023750 9-22 .051802* ■ .909090 4.024687 2 (quar.) common Birmingham Electric $7 $6 preferred (quar.) Bishop Oil Co. (quar.) .060602* " .569800* .569800* Colombia, peso 10- 20c (quar.) B Bird .251247* .890714 .909090 .892812 Y.) Y.) Corp.— Brothers Bird 3.207123 .051802* 9-22 5c - 15c (N. (quar.)____ Works Iron Booth .900468 England, pound France, franc .297733* .060602* .051802* 9-20 2 —— Co. (N. Corp., preferred Class 1 .060602* Bros. Beatty $ " 3.206823 3.207156 3.206456 3.206085 3.207156 Sept. 13 .251247* .251247* 1 10- • .297733* .297733* .297733* V .251247* .297733* .251247* $ Manhattan Ye 5 Yz Sept. 12 $ $ s 10- 12 Yz C (quar.)— Bank of New York Bath Sept. 11 Sept. 10 Sept. 8 Sept. 7 9-20 37 VzC i _ ___ Corp. of Barker United States Money In Value 1 ^ Transfers In New York Buying Rate for Cable 10- (quar.)_i — Bangor Noon Co. ol Ree. 50c common preferred (quar.) Bancohio BT^EO^^RES^V^BANE^TREASnRr ONDEB TARIFF ACT OF 1930 CERTIFIED EXCHANGE RATE3* FOREIGN & Sons, Backstay Welt countries of the rate for cable transfers in the different tL ^ecreta^ to 8% the Federal Reserve Bank is now cer- Tariff Act of 1930, S22 of the cprtion m . F.) (B. Avery Payable Share Company Holdery Wnen Per Name of (quar.) 25c $1.50 10- 1 9-19 9-13 .Volume 162 Number-4421 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Per Name of Company Packing <quar.)___y:___„__.l Co. General Controls Co. 67® of Ree. Name of Company 9-18 9-28 9-18 ;10-25 ; 9-21 Tubes Common 9-15 ■ 9-12 10- 1 9-19 10c 10- 1 9-21 $1.13 Mo- l 9-21 50c _______ 21 Vic 9-20 87 %c (quar.)__ 9-15 9- 9-15 9- 25c 9-26 i62c 10- 1 1 preferred A 62 %c 10-10 10-1 Extra "7c 8c 9-29 9-29 9-12 10c 9-29 9-12 7c 9-29 9-12 ; shares Extra Aviation shares Extra 9-29 9-29 Chemical shares 4c Extra Food 9-29 9-29 Bond Industrial Extra i Machinery Investing 9-29 shares ; Bond shares (extra) 9-29 10c Extra S: _ 9-29 •' 7 Merchandising 9-29 5c Extra shares. Railroad Bond .____ 9-12 9-29 6c 9-29 Equipment shares.— 4c 9-29 7 9-12 4c Railroad 9-29 9-12 3c i 9-29 9-12 Stock..— 7c Steel: sharqs___ Tobacco shares shares_^__-__^_____________ Co. (quar.)___-_ Investment Trust 9-29 (Hartford) Guardian Rail Shares 55c 40c 7% (Walter E.) 'preferred ■ Henkel-Clauss Holmes (H. (N. & Howe Sound Co., com. (quar.)____ 30c (Increased) 40c 7% preferred A_—_____ 1st preferred B Humberstone Shoe (irreg. )_•.;_____v_— Hummel-Ross Fibre Corp., common— preferred (quar.) 6%: preferred Hydraulic (quar.)—; comr •• 1 J$1.25 ,10c 20c (quar.) 9- 5 (qu8r,)___ 9- 5 37 * H.) (C. & Founders t83/4C 11- 1 10- 25c 12- 1 11-15 9-26 9-12 10- 9-15 81'Ac- 10- 9-15 75c 10- 9-15 $1.75 10- 9-15 $1.50 pfd. 10- 9-15 50c (quar.) 10- 9-20 (quar.) $1.50 (initial)___ Co. 10- 9-20 50c 10- 9-15 _ (quar.) 15C 9-15 9- $1.75 9-28 9-14 25c 9-28 9-14 $1 (quar.) 9-28 9-14 tl7c 10-15 9-20 shares Publishing Co. (Ottawa) (initial)__ (E.) Sons 57* pfd. (quar.)____ City Southern Railway Co.— preferred Kansas Gas & Electric 77* pfd. <quar.)__ $6 preferred (quar.)_ Kansas 6272c . Natural Gas Co., $1.75 10- 1 9-14 $1.50 10- 1 9-14 Inc.— Lake _I_ Gold Bryant. Inc. Mines ?% $1.25 10- 9-15 50c 10- 9-14 10- 9-21 J2c 11- 9-28 <s-a» 40c — (quar.)___ preferred 1 9-20 10- 1 9-17 A (quar.) 75c 1_ :_ 30c Stores Corp. (quar.) Lipe Rollway Corp.. class A (quar.) Louisville Gas & Electric pfd. (Del.) 9-29 10-15 9-29 10- 9-24 8 10-15 9-28 12 V2c 9-30 9-15 25c (quar.) _ 9-29 10-15 | 25c (quar.) Lipton (Thomas J.) Inc., 67* Loew's, Inc. (quar.) 10-15 8c 37 V2C 37 %c 9-30 10- 9-15 1 9-18 9-29 9-21 — Sharon , t$1.3772 10- 1 9-15 10- $1 Steel Sinclair Smith $6 Oil (L. Corp. C.) & Southern Mobile & Class 9-29 B Electric Stores, 9-21 1 9-21 10- 70c RR. Pr. $1.75 10- 1 $1.50 10- 1 1 Twist Drill Light 6% & 9-20 10- 10- . 1 lM 10- V 9-29 9-29 & & 10- I t* 9-15 lOc 9-28 9-29 9-21 1 7 9-15 ; American Alliance $1 10- 1 $2 9- 10-15 10- 1 (quar.)_ 11- 1 10-20 9-15 jq. g-27 (quar.)__ 1 25c pfd. 67® <quar.)_ 1 10- 1 9-17 $1.25 10- 1 $3 10- 1 9-20 5c 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 9-20 $1.75 10- 1 9-20 9-11 $1.50 8-31 quar.) & 67® A 3c 10-15 9-28 9-18 9-15 9-29 9- 5 11-15 50c 10- 1 9-17 10- 1 9-17 10- 4 10-15 10-15 9-29 10- 1 9-15 10-15 9-29 10-10 9-21 10-10 9-21 9-29 11-15 9-29 20c 8772c 9-14 11- 9-29 10- 1 9-25 1 9-20 ' * 9-15 9-14 9-18 9-26 $$3.25 10- 1 $1 SI.75 9-15 9- 6 9-15 9- 9-21 9-15» 6 10- 1 9-18 :i'405/ec 10- 1 9-20 9-29 9-14 10- 1 9-20 10-1 9-20 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 9-15 t$1.50 10- 1 9-17 10- 1 9-21 10c Hoe, 1st (monthly) (monthly) 68 %C 10- I 9-10 10- 1 9- 4 10- 1 9- 4 ' 9-15 9-29 9-24 10- 1 9-14 25c 12-15 ll-3» 10-15 9-29 $1.50 . Co., 9-20 10- 1 10- 1 25c (quar.) Locomotive (s-a)__ 10- 1 25c 10- 1 8-31 10- 1 8-31 10- 1 9- 6* 10- 1 9- 6* 35c common $1.75 (quar.)_ preferred 8- 1 $1.50 (quar.) Extra American 1 10r (quar.)_ $1.18% pfd. common (Newark, N. J.) 10- 12»/2C $1.50 Co. (quar.) preferred American Insurance 7% 10-15 $1.12% :— common Felt & American Hardware American Machine & Metals 25c 10- 1 9-20 9-29 9-22 (quar.) pfd. (quar.) Co., 77® pfd. (accum.) Serv. & Standard 9-20 9-20 , 9-14 9-10 10c Mill Rolling convertible 4'/27® 10- 1 9-15 12- 5 8-31 9-29 8-24 10-15 9-14 Co.— preferred $1.12% (quar.) 15c American States 9-13 1 9-13 9-30 9-15 10- 25c 10- 1 9- 8 $1.75 10- 2 9- 5* 12 %C " Insurance (Indianapolis)— Co American Stores 9-14 1 10- 30c preferred (quar.) American Stamping Co. 10- _Sl-50 67® 10-19 50c $1.50 American Seal-Kap Corp. of Delaware Snuff Co., common (quar.) American Sugar Refining, 77® pld. (quar.)— American Superpower Corp.— 1st $6 40c Sanitary— Common American preferred (accum.)__ American Telephone & Telegraph (quar.)___ $7.50 $2.25 1 9-29 10-15 9-15 9-11 9-17 American $1.37% 10- 1 9-20 American $1.50 10- 1 9-10 Thermometer, $5.50 pfd. (quar.)_ Tobacco, 67® preferred (quar.)— Anaconda Copper Mining Anchor Hocking Glas3 Corp., common $4 Anchor Post 67® Copper Power $6 Oil Fuel Arkansas Natural Armour $6 & Co. prior Asbestos non-cum. Co., Associates 57® & 11- 10-15 Autocar 1 10-15 One 11- 1 10-15 shares of Ltd. 9-25 1-21 9- 5 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 9-20 9-21 15c 9-20 9-15 15c 9-28 9-15 Refining, Company of 5% 10- 1 9-10 common Co., common 9-10 9-30 9- 1 tlOc 9-30 9- 1 10c 9-26 9-17 50c (quar.)— 9-21 J20c (quar.) Investment share 1-31-46 12%c preferred (quar.) Birmingham & Coast 5% pfd conv. pfd. A (quar.) 11- 10-22 $1.50 (accum.) Corp Atlanta 50c 1 $3.37 preferred pfd. (quar.) 6% pfd. (accum.)— ; Oil 11- 25c 6% Fxtrn Ashland 9-21 $1.75 Gas preferred Corp., 5 1 (111.)— Constable Arnold 8-31 10- 10- 25C preferred (quar.) Arizona 10-15 $1.50 6% pfd. (quar.) (quar.) Co Mining Apex Electric Manufacturing, common—; 77® 9-26 15c $1.50 Fence Co., preferred Andes 50c $1 preferred 53c 1 9-29 4 ' 58Vbc !— 9-29 #1.12% (quar.) preferred 2nd $6 9-15 $1.50 of Atlnntir Pefinine Co.. 47* (monthly) 9-ai* Corp.— series) American 93%c 50c ^— 9-21* 1 Radiator $1.50 pfd. (quar.) (Detroit) $6 2 10- American 9-21 9-13* 10- $3 $1.75 > 9-20 5873c (quar.)_ 1 12-15 272c pfd. 10- 9-29 5c Hair Arkansas 6% 7* $1.75 $1.75 $1.50 Co X9- $1.75 25c (accum.)_ 7* 1 Optical Co, 50c (quar.) 9- 10- Public 50c (quar.) pfd. __ 1 Paper Goods, 77® 50c preferred (quar,)__ 10- American 1 "•> 9-20 10-15 10-15 20c American 10- 9-13 25c American 9-17 9-15 9-13 . 9-27' 9-17 1 .+ 10c "_ 1 i 9-29 10- « (quar.) ' 3 ,8-14* /■', 9-14. 9-27 80c 9-22 $2 •__ t 1 $1.50 (s-a) 5c 10- 1 1010- • 30c * 9-10* . 75c — Quarterly ctfs. 10- 75c ' 1 9-29 9-12 $1.25 $2.50 $1 9-29 9-12 1-2-46 11- 1 * 10- 5 (stock dividend) conv. pfd, for each ten common held— ■ 7* 9- 11-1 10- 10c Co 10- 5c 25c Co $1.50 9-18 25c Platinum 9-11 1 $3c com._ 1 9-28 i 10- 15c Typewriters, 10- 50c 40c $1.3772 25c __ div, (opt. preference American 9-12 $1.25 Telephone 4»/27® 9-11 (quar.) A Fork American 9-18 75c if-— 20c <quar.)__ (quar.)_ American Gas & Electric 4%% (s-a) common Y.) (N. Co., common preferred B (initial quar.)— American Express Co. (quar.)— 9-22 $1 1 57® 9-22 1 iquar.) pfd. Inc. 1010- 10- $ $4.50 35c 7 9- 9-13 1 Cyanamid Co.; common (quar.)__ •i:• 25c 12V2C preference (quar.)____^.. American District Telegraph Co, <N. J.)— '"V 57® preferred (quar.)v$1.25 j. American European Securities Co.— 9-30 10-15 7 9-20 1 9-20 20c 1936. l/16th share of Class B stock—_ Cash or 10-20 20c 10- ' 8 9- 10- American 9-17 $1.50 Insur. Note 9- 15c .' Cities Power & Light Class $2.75 9-17 1 J25c (quar.) American 9-15 '9-29 2 Vac 7 10-11 9-29 $1.50 7 9- ,10- , Foundry common (irreg,) preferred (quar.) Cigarette & Cigar— preferred (quar.) 67® 9-25 10- $3 9- 1011- American 9-21"' 30c 9-15 9-20 10- 1 preferred (quar.)—_— American Can Co., 77® preferred 7% 8-31 10- $1.50 American Car & 1 4 $1.25 6% 9-20 9- 9-22 1 43 %c Asphalt Roof Corp. American Bank 1 1 9-30.. 10- - t— American 9-15 4 40c common 9-20 317»c preferred Mfg. 9-18 V10- 9- . 9-14 1 10- t$l,25 9-28 9-15 ' 1 10- 8%c (quar.) 10-1 9-14 10- S $1.75 -— 25c 1 9-14 10- Equipment (quar.) Dye Corp. (quar.) Inc Extra 10- 1 9-15 9-25, $1.25 — Amalgamated Leather 67® conv. pfd. (accum.) Amalgamated Sugar (quar.)— American Agricultural Chemical (quar.) 9-14 15c 6 9-29 ■ t$1.75 (s-a) iquar.)_ preferred 6 9- X10-15 30C Products Corp., class A 57* 9- 10- 9-29; 75c Aluminum Goods 40c ,1 12 Vac Manufacturing Co., common Alluminum Co. of America, 67® pfd iquar.)_ Aluminum Co. of Canada, Ltd.— 9-17 of Reo. 9-29 20c (quar.) Allis-Chalmers 9-28 10-15 Co. Holder• Payable $1 Laboratories, Common 9-22 v When > 40c (quar.) common. Power Electric Allied 9-22 common 37® (quar.) preferred 5 9- Companies (quar.) Bearing Allied Chemical 9-20 9-29 10-15 37c Fund, $6 Y.) Allen 9-11 Railways— pieferred prior prior 1 9- 9-15 Share & Vicksbuvg Ry. Co. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp (Dayton, Ohio)— trust 1st Miscellaneous Alabama 1 (quar.) & and Co. class A- (quar.) Co., $7 preferred (quar.) $6 preferred (quar.) $5 preferred (quar) 9-20 ; $1.50 Corp., Union prior N. 9-20 1 $1.25 50c common Co. Co. 9-25 preferred Alabama 9-20 +10c Corp., 30-15 62'/2C 9-15 $1.3710- Laboratories, Ahlberg 1 Co. Investment 1, 1 10-10 37 y2c 9-11 Traders 6.36% 9-21 1 50c 9-17 1 10- «ll%c l$1.25 9-17 10-16 10-1 $2 7% pfd. (monthly) (monthly) (monthly) i Toronto Mortgage (Ontario) (quar.) 9-25 1 10- 6272c preferred Tri-Continental 10- 11- 20c Standard Engineering, 5% pfd. (quar.) Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, 7 7® pfd. (quar.) Agricultural Insurance Co. (Watertown, 9-19 11- 93%c preferred Union t25c 125c Aetna . . 6% 9-25 9-15 $1.50 Mining Finance 1 $1.50 Supply Mfg. Co. class A (quar.) Casualty & Security Co Aetna Life Insurance Co, (quar.)— 9-22 v Ltd.— Edison 9-25 Aetna 10- (quar.) Co. Clark Service 9-21 10- Aero 9-22 1 9-29 93%c 5% 25c 1 10-1 $1.25 common Standard 37 ViC 10- 35c (Ohio)— convertible (quar.) 9-24 10- Life Assurance (Canada) (quar.)__— Terry Steam Turbine Co., common (quar.)__ 7% preferred (quar.) 77* 1 56c Sun Thrift 10-15 75c Name of Company (quar.)_ Adams (J. D.) Manufacturing Advance Aluminum Castings 1772c (quar.) Texas 9-21 50c give the dividends announced In previout we , 47® (quar.)__._ Sundstrand Machine Tool United 10- 1 (puar.) com. stock Signal 9-30 15c 11-20 10- Steel Toledo 1 50c Products Engineering (quar.) Sterling Drug. Inc. 3727® pfd. (initial 672% 12- (quar.)__ preferred (quar.) (L. S.) Co. Submarine 9-21 75c Per , , Abbott & (quar.) Co. 9-24 9-28 x. Industrial V 9-18 10- $1.75 , Corona Ohio Oil 9-17 50c preceding table. 9-18 Mo- (quar.) Co. England Works, preferred Starrett 9-29 12c . 3%% preferred A (initial quar.) Standard Radio, Ltd. class A (quar.) 5% Below 9-15 Railway Co.— Standard 11-29 9-25 10-15 weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this week, these being given in the 9-18 $5 (quar.) 67® Gold 12-15 $1.12V2 9-21 9-29 50c (quar.) New 11-29 10-16* 1 1 6272c General, American Southern 1 10- 25c>'; Corp., 80c pfd. & (quar.) $1.3174 preferred Corp., preferred South 11- 10- $1.50 Sheep Creek Gold Mines (quar.) 9-20 $1.25 Sicks Class B (quar.)_ (quar.) Seattle Brewing & Malting (yearly) Signal Royalties Co. class A (quar.) Class A • 11-15 Allied $5 preferred (quar.) Shawmut Association (quar.) Tlntic 11-10 50c _________ B (quar.) preferred (quar.) Lehman Corporation (quar.) 8-31 10- $1.94 Class preferred 9-15 $1 3772c 6% convertible 9-15 $1.75 Langendorf United Bakeries class $1 10- (quar.) Kittanning Telephone Lerner 9-20 9-29 <quar.)__ Ltd. preferred Kresge Dept. Stores 4% 1st pfd. Lambert Company (quar.) Lane 1 15c Kaynee Co. 7% Kirkland 10- 1 10-15 50c Common $5 preferred (quar.) Kaufman (Charles A.) Corp. Stanley %> Kansas-Nebraska Electric 9-20 12-15 (quar.$25c Co., common 30c & Co., $6 preferred (quar.) Combing Corp. (Canada) iquar.) Wrisley (A. B.) Co. (quar.) 11-15 3 2 $1.75 Security 87 %C 3 12- 10- $1.18% preferred Atlanta Ltd. 9-10 1 1 $1.18% (quar.)_ (quar.) Title Bldg. $7 pfd. (accum.) Selected Indus. Inc. $5.50 prior pfd. (quar.) Shamrock Oil & Gas___i 9-20 Power— i com. $6 preferred (quar.) $7 preferred 2 26c & Savannah 2 Kahn's 4 Savannah 9-15 10- Jenkins Brothers 7% preferred Common non-voting Journal 1 1 (accum.) Mfg. E.) Securities 9-29 10- 1 Island Creek Coal Co., common $6 preferred (quar.)— (E. 9-15 50c 10- Light 7% preferred (quar.) Jacobs Scudder Stevens & 11- Power & Jamieson 9-22 50c preferred A (accum.) 6%% preferred B (accum.) 6% 9-22 t$1.75 7% C 1 9-29 (quar.) Inc. Light & preferred 9-28 10- (irreg.) Corporation Mutual, Electric 9-15 ?75c 12- 9-20 $1 (quar.) (quar.) 50c Ltd 10- $1.25 Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co., Inc.— Quarterly 10-31 $1.14 72 9-29 10-10 10- Power Wilson 15c %c (quar.) common Wool 337sc preferred 20c W„ preferred Wilsil, 9-20 9-20 Sulphite & Paper Co.— preferred & Quarterly ^'Western Union Telegraph Co., class A Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. (quar.) 1 (quar.)__ (Hartford) Quarterly Ritter Company, Inc., 9-18 9-15 Investors Inter-City Baking Co., Iowa 9-18 9-29 (quar.) Co. Regent Knitting Mills Reliable Fire Insurance Co. 11-16 9-20 G. 9-10 9-29 t$1.25 t$l (quar.)_— Western Electric Co., Inc. (quar.)_ Western Pipe & Steel Foundry (Cal.)— 1 $1.50 Inc., common Co. Railroad Employees 9-14 1 9-29 4* Penn 10- $1 (quar.) 7% convertible 57® Inter-Ocean Securities Corp. 4% pfd. (s-a) Interlake Steamship Co. (irreg.) International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd.— 7 7c preferred (quar.) 77® preferred ($5 par) (quar.) 6% 9-29 12- 9-15 $1.50 . Industrial Rayon Corp., common $4.50 preferred A (quar.) Intertype 8 Co., Radio-Keith-Orpheum Manufacturing Co.— preferred Investors 10- 9-15 10- 1 preferred 4j/2% 10- 25c 6 7* 1 10-18 Puget Sound Pulp & Timber, 9-21 1 12- 10- $2 preferred Pocahontas Huron 1 10- 4% non-cumulative preferred (quar.) Procter & Gamble 87® preferred iquar.)_._ Providence Gas Co. (irreg.) : 5 10c Press Incorporated Iowa 9-29 12- $2.50 Common 6% 9- 9-15 ' 37'/2c (quar.) Scale Creek Port 9-21 9-15 10- $1.3772 RR. Plume & Atwood Mfg. Pond 9-15 9-28 $2,916 $1.50 — Humphreys Manufacturing Co., 10-1 , 9-18 (increased) (quar.) Pollack's Inc., 6% 9-14 30c preferred Pneumatic 9-20 1 12c 6% r 9-19 1 10- 1 (quar.)— Transit— 9-29 10- 30c 10- 1 $1,0674 (quar.) Service, non-cumulative Phoenix Insurance 9-19 $1.50 - B (quar.)— 574%: preferred 9-14 9-29 $1.37% Howes Brothers $1.50 8-31 10- 1 9-18 Holding Corp.— preferred Phillips Packing 9-17 15c . $6 preferred (quar.)_ Company (initial quar.) Inc. (irreg.).. Co. 1 9-15 1 $1 (Hiram) $1.62'/2 9-18 class (accum.)_ 57* 9-21 10- 50c ________ (quar.)___ Rapid 10- 1 25c (quar.) 9-15 30c 10- 9-20 Colony Insurance Co. 67® 9-19 25C ■y 25c 9-19 Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives Granting Annuities (quar.) Pennsylvania Forge Corp Permutit Company (irreg.) Philadelphia Suburban Transportation— 9-15 1 9-25 1 (increased) 9-15 9-29 9-15 9-28 Pacific Can Co. (quar.) Pacific Gas & Electric (quar.) Pacific Tel. & Tel., common 9-15 ' Y.)__: Holophane Co., Honeymead Products Co. Honolulu 1 10- $1.50 Co. D.) 1 10- 40c * ; Co.l Hartford Fire Insurance Co. ■" Old Investment Trust— Insurance Chemical 10- 10-1 10- 1 10-1 Northern Service $5 — Non-cumulative series I preferred (irreg.) Guilford Realty Co. 6% pfd; (accum.)i___ Hamilton Manufacturing Co.— t; Class A participating preferred—— Fire 1 /- Walker 75c & Rosario Mining (interim) Co., 3%7® pfd. (init. quar.) Greyhound Lines— $3.75 preferred (quar.)_ Northwest'n Leather, $2.50 conv. pfd, (irreg.) Norwich & Worcester RR., 87® pfd. (quar.) Ohio Public Service Co., 77® pfd. (quar.)__ 67® preferred (quar.)___ 5727* 1st preferred iquar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Ohio 9-12 10- 9-18 25c Northland 9-12 9-29 20c , Heller 9-12 9-12 4C $1.50 preferred (accum.) Guardian Public Utilities Investment Trust— Preferred \ (irreg.) _■ Hanover 9-29 9-29 -:v 6c Watch Harshaw 9-12 4C Extra Gruen 9-12 9-29 4c Extra Utilities Guardian 9-12 y 9-29 6c — 9-29 4c . Extra $6.50 preferred (quar.) Viau, Ltd., 57® preferred (quar.) $1 Y., Honduras Newberry (J. J.) • .Extra 9-20 Stamping preferred Public 9-29 .' common Co.— N. 9-12 .» Orleans 9-21 15c 9-20 (accum.) 4%7® ..preferred 9-18 9-25 West 9-24 9-29 A 9-29 de 9-29 15c class 60c pfd. (quar.) Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakers, Inc., , 9-2* I5c' * 10-15 9-29 9-20 9-29 ■ , 9-29 30c 1 9-18 10-31 $1.5d '>10- 5 50c 9-25 75c 9-18 10- 25c 9-20 50c 10- 5 Steel 1 $1.50 9-20 62>/2c $1.50 9 Van 1 37V2c Securities— 10- 50c Insurance Co. Power Association— preferred " (quar.)_ (accum.)_^.».l.___-__-__' Utah-Idaho Sugar, ■ 10- Pictures- Co.. (quar.) Universal 9-10 9-20 50c .1 (quar.) preferred 10- (quar.) Fire London New 9-12 9-29 $2 1st 7c ;j;20c 57® preferred International & 12 72c (quar.) preferred New 9-12 9-29 5c — 15c : Railroad England 9-12 _______ Extra V 9-29 4c shares_— New 9-12 ___ ■w_— England 1st S. $5 $1.22Vi (quar.) Haven) Products Nelman-Marcus 6% 9-20 & prior preferred New U. J' 9-24 (quar.) preferred $6 / 9-20 1 Foreign Securities— 30c , (quar.) 57* 9-12 9-29 5c Petroleum ; 9-29 3c shares, 25c lc Co. & Universal-Cyclops ic 67* 9-12 10c Extra Mining 9-29 l, 50c Refining Co., 87® ftfd. ((quar.) Screw Manufacturing Co.__ Supply Co., $2 pref. (accum.) , 9-12 shares 10- 25c National 9-12 17c . 9-29 7. $1.50 75c Food National 9-12 3c 9-22 25c Enameling National 9-12 Low Price shares 9-20 ; Mining & Develop. Candy 9-12 > _________________ National 9-12 9-29 9-20 1 1 Corp Oil National 9-12 10c ; 1 10- (quar.) (New Products Diablo 10- 10- (quar.) (quar.)__.._ Bank National 9-12 8c shares Company 'v 9-29 7c _; Institutional : 9-29 50c 7 50c Co._ preferred Common 9-12 10c shares!— U. S. Extra 9-12 9-29 9- Quarterly 9-12 9-29 10c ji ■ General v 9-29 5c 9-29 ;! $6.25 Murphy (G. C.) Co. 43A7® pfd. (quar.): Murphy Paint Co., Ltd. 572% pref. (quar.) 9-12 lie shares Extra Motor 9-12 4c 1 Administered 9-22 > of Bee* 10-15 10- $1 Publishers, common____ preferred (quar.)_.___ convertible Payable 10c & 50c Y,): (quar.)_ Service Plan Mount 9-12 5c Fully 4.90% 9-12 Shares Extra - 9-29 !.'5 9-29 10c shares Copper Gas Morris 9-12 9-29 . 10c 6c Equipment & Co. $2 (quar.)_____~__.L___ Co. $1.25 Molybdenum Corp. of America 9-12 Extra Electrical (quar.) Printers 9-26 ______—___________ Miami 9-12 9-29 8c Extra (N. Fruit United Bolder*, When Share $1.3174 — Mobile 9-12 5c 10c , Building shares 9-29 "j Co.— Trust preferred Extra 9-12 . i — 47i 7* 9-12 5c Extra 9-29 10-15 Name ol Company „ United United Shoe Machinery Corp. com. 67® preferred (quar.) Marlin-Rockwell Corp. (reduced) Marshall-Wells 67® preferred McKee (A. G.) & Co., class B (quar.) McQuay-Norris Manufacturings com. (quar.) 9-20 9-29 — Midland Mead Johnson Group Securities, Inc.— Agricultural shares ':;.X 10- 1 Railroad " preferred Marine y 9-10 i$3.75 Central 10-15 .• ^ 9-29 " (quar.)____ Electric (quar.)_ & Per of Rec. ' $1.25 preferred Gas Holder• 10-25 31'/4c" (quar.) Co., coni. (quar.)__ (quar.)___________________ Maracaibo Oil Exploration (increased) Merchants Bank (N. Y.) (quar.) 9-29 93 %c (quar.) Quarterly;; Automobile Lynn 67® 9-15 Grant (W. T.) Co. 3%% preferred (initial) Great West Life Assurance (Winnipeg)—> par) Payable 377aC 5% preferred ($100 par) (quar.) Luzerne County Gas & Electric Corp.— 9-15 10- ($25 When Share /y-.yy common_„._" (Ky.) prior preferred (quar.)______________ Mansfield Tire St Rubber 1 $62 y2c Elec. 67c -.Graham-Paige Motors Corp.— 5% preferred Maine 5 (Canada)— (quar.) & Publications, Inc., common $1.50 participating preferred_______ Mahoning Coal RR 9-14 . Gas Macfadden 9-20 15c Co. . 9-10 1 v 10- 10c (quar.) preferred V $1.25 Gerber Tire St Rubber 57* 57a7® $4.50 preferred A Products (irreg.) Gilbert (A. C.) Co. $3.50 preferred Globe Hoist Globe Knitting Works___. Louisville 9-20 , 9-28 -J-./ 1 Corp, (irreg.) General Printing Ink Corp., common Steel 9-29 15c r———i General Gas & Electric Corp-— $5 prior preferred (quar.) General Machinery Goodyear : 37 %c (quar. (quar.) Electric Co._ General 5% Per Payable 50c 40c pfd. Common Globe Holden When Share V Garlock —♦ 10-22 9-20 r Per :y '1 .-p:i-'/■'l'.".:J=;"^'.v.-■'PeT iName of Company •; Share Bolder» When 1 oj See. Payable Share Name of Company of N. Y., com. (quar.)„ 1% preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) _ Dewey & Almy Chemical, $4.25 pfd. iquar.) preferred (quar.) - Champion Paper & Fibre— Extra 50c 1 9-24 35c 9-29 Dixie 9-29 1 75C $1 Dow Chemical Co., 1 10- 1 $4 preferred Common Co.— Machine Class (interim)- (quar.) preferred Ferries, Household (quar.) 10-15 10-15 preferred ' (quar.)—' 50c Credit Co., common (quar.)— $1.06 7e 47k7o preferred (quar.) 10c Commercial Shearing & Stamping Commonwealth $6 9-29 & Water $6 1 ' preferred preferred Extra —__— 10- 1 9-29 Co. $4.75 Consolidated Film $2 preferred 12-31 12-24 Consolidated (Ball.)— 90C — Press, : Extra'.- 8% ————— Retail Inc., Stores, common— Steel Consolidated 50c Ltd., Corp., preferred (quar.) (Toronto, 10-1 0-1$ 10-10 9-20 9-20 — 25c 9-29 Traction C6._———— 25c 9-26 9-20 20c 10- 1 preferred Continental $$2 (quar.)— Power, $4.50 preferred $5 (quar.) 10- 1 10- 1 $1.12 72 $1.25 (quar.) Assur. Co. (Chgo., (quar.) 111.) Continental Gin Continental Motors Continental Oil Fibre (resumed) —— 10- 40c (Del.)__ 25c Continental Steel Corp. (irregular) Telephone Co.— partic. preferred (quar.) 672 7c Food 1 9-24 1 : 25c Garfinckel 12'/2c " 50c . 25c Zellerbach Crucible Steel 5% conv. Crum & Crystal Co. Corp., of class A common Forster, Tissue preferred Atlantic & Extra Port (quar.) Class 87c RR. Co.— Decker (Alfred) (s-a) & Cohn Hudson Delaware Power & De 9-15 9-10 $35c $1.75 , 30c 25c common & Film 9-15 9-15 9-15 S-29 10- 1 10- 1 10-19 10- 1 9-29 9-29 ——^ 9-1*. • 9-15 9-15 9-29 9? 1" 9- 1* 9-29 10c 10- 1 10- 1 9-20 75c 10- 1 $1.12'/2 10- 1 10- 1 9-20 9-20 10- 1 9-24 9-24 9-10 $1 10c $2 10- 1 / $1.25 62/2G i— —.—— Corp., class A — —_—— 1 87'/2c ! 9-20 10- 9-29 9-29 10- / ' — - (quar.) 9- 1* 9-10 9-21 • 8-30 8-30 8 1 9-16 General 9-16 General 9-29 9-15 General 10-10 9-30 67c 9-29 9-15 General General Light Co., common. 9-25 9-10 $1 9-20 25c 10-31 8-28 10- 1 $1 9-29 9-10 $1.50 10- 1 9-20 25c 10- 1 9-20 - . preferred (quar.)— General Corp., Signal, (quar.)— Co, Telephone Corp., 11-10 25c 10-15 10-15 10- 1 10- 2 ^ > i „ common — : common (quar.)_ : $1-25 10- 1 $1.50 — Corp. common— (quar.)—• Tire & Rubber Co., com. (quar.)— preferred (quar.) preferred 4j/2% .•— Refractories preferred (quar.) General Time Instruments General 11*25 ■ — : :: $5 Railway preferred $2.50 $6 ^04 —— preferred <quar.)_ Outdoor Advertising 6% pfd. (quar.) Paint Corp. $2.67 preferred (quar.) Motors S-10 11-10 17zC 25c pfd. A (s-a) L—5c Co., 17c pfd. (quar.)— $1.75 General Mills, Inc.— 57c 9-15 10- 1 11-25 5c 57c General Instrument Corp 9-15 37»/2c 'i£ General Fireproofing 9-20 9- —— (quar.) (quar.) Extra 10-2 $1 (quar.) Co. (quaf.)——' preferred B (s-a). Common 7 9-21 30c preferred (quar.) ————_ Long Hook & Eye (quar.) 4% 9- 25c (quar.) Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Delaware 1 10-1 " 10- 1 25c Deep Rock Oil - Aniline B preferred 35c Inc. & 25c 6% 11- 5 11-15 10- $25c A Dayton & Michigan RR., common 8% preferred (quar.) Records, 75c 37y2C $1.75 (quar.) (quar.) Davison Chemical Corp. (quar.) Decca cl. A ————— General Finance Corp. — 12M/C ( class 9-20 Manufacturing Co., class A General Box Co. —— Clinton Frere —5c (quar.) 37V2c 25c General Baking Co.— Sugar Co. Co. 7% preferred preferred 10-1 preferred Quarterly General (s-a)___ & 10- 110- 1 9-20 10c 15c Inc.— (quar.) : General Industries 57c preferred (quar.)— General American Transportation Corp.— common Publishing Co. $4 prior pfd. (quar.)_ Darling Stores Corp., 67c preferred (quar.) Davenport Hosiery Mills, Inc., common 7% $1.50 preferred $4.50 (quar.)— Curtis David Co., & 9-15 , 9-24 General American Investors Co., 25c iquar.) Cudahy Packing 6% preferred Culver 40 c America— 87c Co. preferred Cuban (accum.) (quar.) (Julius) 9-17 9-17 9-29 10- 1 Corp. (quar.) of Canada (quar.) Co. Garrett Corporation Gemmer preferred (quar.) Cuban-American Sugar Co., 17c , $1&0 (quar.)— Crown Cork International, 10- 1 10- 1 25c 40c (quar.)——__ 343,sc Gatineau Power Co., common (quar.)-——?20c 57« preferred (quar.) t$1.25 5727c preferred (quar.) —$$1.37 5%%' , (quar.)— Publishing Wheeler 11-20 12- 1 50c > . (quar.)——,75c pfd. 6% Co. ^ IIV2C —— Fuller Brush Co., 7% preferred-——Gair (Robert) 67c preferred (quar.) $1.31 y4 (quar.) Extra Crown Foster Foundation 12>/2c preferred 9- 7 9-19 _ Corp.— Kleiser & . Crompton & Knowles Loom Works— 6% 10-17 10- 1 9-29 (quar.)_ A class Co., Machinery Foster Company, common (quar.) Creameries of America, Inc. (quar.) Crowell-Collier 10-25 62!/2c $1.75 preferred (quar.)—— Fort Pitt Brewing Co — Electric— $5.25 preferred A 25c $1.18% 6% Crane 10-17 (quar.)— Foreign Light & Power— 67c 1st preferred (quar.) Foremost Dairies, common Cooper-Bessemer Corp., common $3 prior preferred (quar.) Cornell-Dubilier 9-21 9-25 9-20 10-25 » I Forbes'& Wallace, $3 class A (quar.) preferred ___ ——- (quar.)_i——— B Class Continental 17c Shoe Florsheim ; 9-28 10- ; Ltd.— (quar.) preferred 7% 10- 1 9-17 20c 25c 20c. 25c 10-10 9- 5 9-12 9- 8 Fitzsimmons Stores, 1 10- ; (quar.)-- preferred 9-17 10-15 ' 9-29 $1.90 50c Co Corp Co. 1 10- 1 93 %c 43A% 9-29 - 10c $1.75 First National Stores, Inc. (quar.)—_— First State Pawners Society (quar.) 10- 10c Baking $5.50 preferred (initial) Continental Can Co., $3.75 preferred (quar.) Continental Continental-Diamond 30c 10- 1 9-15 9-17 8-22 - Dyeing— & (quar.) Fidelity Fund, Inc. (quar.)__ Fiduciary Trust Co. of New York Filene's iWm.) Sons Co., common 10- 1 43%c Consumers Co. Cleaning Enamel Corp.- Ferro 75c Smelting— Truck Co..—— Motors preferred 7% Inc Shops United Fenton 1 10 Bake Federal 9-29 25c common Ont.) Gas (Syricuse, 10- 1 • $1.75 12-19 * 35c 10- 1 $2 Consumers ' 9-10 ^9-29 12-20 ' . $1.25 $2.50 Federal Mining & 10- 1 683/<c (quar.) $2.75 preferred (quar.) ." 11.25 37V2C /Federal Light & 10- 1 15c preferred * ' . L- Federal 1 10- i 25c (irreg.) (quar.) Ltd., class A —— Consolidated 10- $1 $1.12'/a (Boston) Trust Invest. Consolidated 10- 5 10- 5 10- 1 9-21 65c 10- 1 9-10 15c • 9-17 9- 7 (s 25c/ 10-15^7 9-11/j 3c 10-1 9-17 • 20c 10- 1 9-8 ; 37y2c 1.0- 1 9- 8 37$2c 10- 1 .9-8 37&C 9-29 9-15 —_— Quarterly (accum.). ——... g 9-19 f Fedders Manufacturing Co—— —J—Federal Insurance Co. of N. J. (quar.)-— . (quar.) — preferred C (quar.) preferred B (quar.) 9-13 25c — Farmers & Traders Life Insurance Industries— 472% 11-1$ $1.25 12- 1 $2.50 10- 3 12»/2c 9-29 30c 10-15 \; 10c-.; 10-15 — preferred (quar. pteferfed (quar.) $5 $5 * 47c — — ■■ Fanny Farmer Candy Shops (quar.) Pansteel Metallurgical Corp.— * common Common (s-a) American Railway (quar.) Inc. '< " t > (quar.) North & 9-20 9-20" 9-14 9-14 * 9-14 9- 5 ! 1 ' 1 1 1 9-15 10101010- OC - .. 9-10' 9-10 10- 1 $1.37V2 $1.50 ... — ... Family Finance, common $1.50 conv. preferred A (quar.) $1.50 conv. preferred B (qUar.)_ (quar.).,— Consolidated Gas Elec. Lt. & Pow. 9-21 9-21 !. „ preferred (quar.) —_1! Connecticut Light & Power Co Consolidated Bakeries of Canada, Ltd. (quar.) Cigar Corp., preferred (quar.) 10- 1 10- 1 (quar.) _ (quar.) Exolon Company i.!! Fairchild Aviation, Ltd, (resumed)—, Fal£taff Brewing Corp., 67c pfd. (s-a) 9-29 $$1.50 Biscuit 56V4C I— (quar.)— common 5% preferred Ex-Cell-O Corp. 9-11 9-11 10- 1 $1.75 m.50 Consolidated " 9-15' 9-21 ; — $3 Consolidated 10- 1 10- 1 Products- Co.;u....— Evans Coke Securities—> & Gas 9-10 50c 40c ' Quarterly Quarterly ; --ii— . Corp., ■ European Confederation Life Assn. (Toronto)— Connecticut 10- 1 9-11 9-30 (s-a)___ preferred 57c il.50 Tquar.)__ 10c . preferred Eversharp, (quar.)— $7 10-1 10-1 preferred (quar.) Erie Railroad Co.— Light— $6 30c preferred (quar.)— (quar.) $5.50 9-28 10- preferred (payment is proposed to be made 28 days after the date of the SEC order to the holders of preferred stock at the close of business on the 14th Commonwealth — $3.50 75c 47c preferred (quar.) __—si Engineers Public Service $5 pfd. (quar.)— $1.25 Evt.rrt day after date of such order) _ Commonwealth Water, 5>/2% pfd. (quar.) 60c 30c — Johnson Endicott 9-29 6c (Del.) $1.12V2 (quar.) preferred 17c Corp.— Southern & - com. Capwell Co., common preferred (quar.)— 4'/27c 9-21 t5c Commercial Co. 10-1 _ (quar.)— (quar.) common Emporium 200% 67o 9-29 10- 1 9- 1! 9-17 9-17 ' '-V: 9-14! 9-17 25c 62y2c quar.)_ Assoc., Einerson Drug, 8% 110c Investment 15c 25c (quar.) Realty Preferred — Commonwealth $1.50 (Texas)— Co. preferred Embassy common (quar.)_ Ltd., 9-14 9-20 9-18 9-15 75c Co (quar.) pfd. 6% Utilities Extra— Alcohols 10- 1 10- 1 9-29 10- 1 I2V2C 8c 75c — — (initial preferred $4.50 (irregular) — Columbian Carbon Co. (quar.) Two additional shares to holders of each shares 9- 5! 9-15 9-15 I 9-10 (increased) El Paso Natural Gas Co., Pictures Commercial 10- 1 9-29 9-29 9-30 Manufacturing & Inc., El Paso Electric — Participating Columbia 9-5 $1.50 12V2c „ Controller 57a (quar.) $1 partic. preferred 10- 1 class A_ B Electric —— Columbia Baking Co., common 9-15 9-15 > $1.50 Elgin National Watch Co.._^ Elliott Company, common (quar.) Colgate-Palmolive-Peet— New $3.50 preferred (Initial quar.) Colonial Ice Co. $7 pfd. (quar.) $6 10- 1 10- 1 (quar.)__ Electric (s-a) Ltd. Co., 9-29 $1.12V2 75c Co., common Electric Coca-Cola International Corp Plow 25c .■> 10-10 9-15 9-10 - 10-25 10-15 $1.1272 $1.25 (quar.)— (accum.) Ecuadorian Corp., Ltd.: Electric Auto-Lite Co. 7% Cockshutt 9-15 9-20 Sulphur Co. (quar.) Associates— preferred 6% — Peabody & Co., common preferred (quar.) Coca-Cola Co, (quar.) 10- 1 10- 1 ••• preferred (quar.) Easy Washing Machine Corp., Cluett, 75c prior preferred Eastman Kodak (quar.) $1.75 $1.12Va <quar.)_ preferred (quar.)_ preferred 6 7* (extra) Chemical Co. Clorox 75c SI $1.75 75c : de Nemours & Co.— I.) Texas *4Va^ Works, 17c pfd. (quar.) (quar.)— Clinton Water 10-2 9-5 9-14 10-15 10- 1 • 10-15 • 10- 1 ■ 10- 1 ■ • 9*20 s 10- 1 9-1 ... 10- 1 9-15 11-1 10- 1 10-15 Eastern Gas & Fuel preferred Climax (E. Duval preferred (quar.)— (quar.) Molybdenum Co. 9-27 ., 4y2% Duquesne Light 57c Cleveland Electric Illuminating, common $4.50 10-15 — ' $4.50 preferred (quar.) City of Paris Dry Goods Co.— 17c 2nd preferred (s-a) Clearing 9-30 9-10 9-27 10- 1 $$1.75 common— Bradstreet, & Dun City Ice & Fuel Co.——-—-——— City Investing Co. 5'/2% 10-15 $$1.75 •• — 10-15 preferred A duPont Supply 10-31 10- 1 9-28 pfd. 1 quar.) t$1.37y2 (quar.)—.—i—, $$1.25 (quar.): Dow Drug 7% preferred (quar.) Draper Corporation (quar.)__ Duke Power Co., 7% preferred (quar.) (quar.) Wholesale i (quar.)... 9-28 11- 1 44c ?35c $$1.25 iquar.)_ common Textile, common preferred (quar.) 17c 10- $1.25 Ltd., Dominion 10-15 25c preferred 17c 9-20 $1.75 Co., 2* ft 9-17 "10-10 10-10 9-10 9-14 3-1-46 Dominion Tar & Chemical, 5'/2% 9-29 $1.75 75c common Glass ot See. 11-20 10- 1 12-24 10- 6 10- l 12-24 10-20' 25c t$1.25 25c 62y2c 25c — <quar.)__ (quar.) Dominion 10- 1 10-1 62'/2c pfd. 5% Corp. Dominion Dairies, Ltd.— 57c non-cumulative preferred (quar.) Dominion Foundries & Steel, Ltd. (quar.)— 10- 1 10- (s-a) (quar.) Doehler-Jarvis 9-28 15c 50c Co., Cup Class A f*2'/2C 30c Motor Car Distillers Corp.-Seagrams, 9-24 25c T Holder! 12- 1 * preferred participating 6% Diamond 1 $1 ——.—-----— preferred 67c 10- Diamond Match Co.— 10-1 75C Flexible Shaft Great Western, 57c pfd. (accum.) — Mail Order (quar.)— Mill & Lumber (quar.)——.— Chicago Pneumatic Tool, common $2.50 prior preferred (quar.)—_— $3 preferred (quar.) Chicago Towel Co., common $1 preferred (quar.)_ Chtckasha Cotton Oil (quar.) 7 7c preferred (quar.)„; — Cincinnati Gas & Elec., 5% pfd. A <quar.)_ Cincinnati New Orl. & Texas Pac. Ry. Co.— 57c preferred (quar.) Cincinnati & Sub. Bell Tel. Co. (quar.)— Citizens Water (Washington, Pa.)— 17c 10- 45c Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Citizens 10- 1 $1.12 72 preferred (initial quar.)—; Chapman Valve Manufacturing (quar.) Chemical Bank & Trust (N. Y.) (quar )_— Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. (quar.) Chesebrough Manufacuring (quar.)—: ; $4.50 ; When Payable 75c $1.75 $1.75 S1.06V4 Dentists Supply Co. Service Corp.— Central Vermont Public 4.15% Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 10-1 20c 40c 9-27 9-2/ 10- 1 $1.25 / 11-1 $1.50 11-15 67c 10- 1 25c 10- 1 62V2c 10-1 10- 1 9-20 9-15 . ^-10 10- 8 11-1 9-14 9-11 9-11 9- 5 9-14 9-15 25c 10- 1 9-17 $1.06V4 10-_1 9-17 9-25 25c $1.06l/4 ■ 9-15 9-29 9-19 Per Name of Company .Georgia Power $5 preferred 6% preferred (quar.) Glens Palls Insurance preferred Co. (N. Y.) (quar.)_ $4.50 Gold • preferred (quar.) Inc., class A iquar.). (quar.)— Bank (New 5% 1 9-12 10- 1 9-12 Jamestown 10- 1 9-12 Jefferson York) 10- 1 9-18 1 9-18 10- 1 9-15 $1.50 , 30c 10-15 50c 9-18 9- 9-29 Jersey 4 10- Y 1 (increased) ; > 5% 1 9- 4 1 9- 4 10- 1 8-30- 10- 1 8-30 5% 2nd preferred — — (quar.)- Helme Glass 10- Co., Y 1 10- 1 common :v|.7% preferred 9- <• . iquar.) (R.) & Co. 7%> preferred prior preferred Furnace Hollander (A.) Co. & (quar.)— — — Mines, — = $1 class A Hoskins Manufacturing Houston Natural Gas 1 12- 1 10- 1 9-25 $50 ~ YY 9-22 9- 10- 1 $3 common ' $1.50 convertible La 1 25c ■Y; 81 Erie Huttig Sash - 5% Inc. com.— (quar.) Mortgage Corp. 9-20 ■< 9- (quar.) 1 Illinois Bell Illinois (quar.)——— 1 9-15 $1.50 10-20 10- 6 15c 9-25 9-11 9-25 10- 1 6% .——.——— preferred $1.75 10-15 9-26 (quar.) preferred (s-aV Indiana Gas & Chemical —— 6% Y $3 9-12 Life 9-15 Liggett 10- 9-14* Lima - Y:, — — — Indianapolis Water, 5% preferred (quar.)„ Industrial Acceptance Corp., 5% pfd. (quar.) Industrial r 60c Brownhoist Corp.— 1st preferred (accum.)— and Bond shares Bronze : Extra •International Harvester International Metal Co. (quar.) 9-25% 9-28 10-26 (interim) preferred 25c 9-15 * 9- 1 9-20 10- 1 preferred Co. quar.): — 30c 12-15 $25c 10- 1 12- Locke Loew's 5 9- 9-29 9- 4 $1 9-29 9- 4 $1.47 (Marcus) T/o 1 50c 9-30 Irving Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar.) (quar.)—I— — Myers Nachman 10- 25c 9-18 9-29 9- 12- 1 10- 1 9-12 10- 1 9-12 10- 1 9-12 National Bellas 10- 1 9-15 National Biscuit 10- I 9-20 9-25 9-15 10- 1 9-15 11- 1 10-15 $1.50 10- Car & Corp Rubber ' 12-31 12-21 - 10- 1 9-15 10- 1 9-15 9-22 c (irreg.) (P. R.) 1 9-15 10- 11- 1 $1.75 10- (quar.) (inc. quar.) Oil 1 9-10 9-20 9-10 9-15 Marshall 0-20 Mathieson Marion Water Maritime Tel. 10-2 9-14 9-29 9-10 9-29 7% 12-20 9-18 $1.183/4 10- Field Co. & Matthiessen 7% VU% Investors Alkali & pfd. 2nd Works, preferred ' (quar.) Fund — 1 — ; 9-15 10- 30c $1.31 ¥4 10-15 10- 1 $1.25 10- 1 9-12 9-29 8-31 — 9-20 —— Machine Metal & Thermit Corp., 9-19 Metropoiitan 9-24 9- T 9-31 7-31 6% t20c 10-15 9-15 6% 10-15 9-15 $6 c 10- 9-17 1 9-17 10-15 9-15 10- 1 '9-10 $35c 10- 1 9-10 Edison 7%> preferred (quar.) pfd. (quar.)—- 3.90% Junior preferred Class A Co., 25c 10-15 9-29* Newark 9-29* Newberry 11- 1 10-15 10- 1 9-21 9-19 9-29 ,f 10- 1 preferred 9-21 8-30 Missouri-Kansas 10- 2 9-15 9-29 ' 9- 7 1 9-10 50c 10- 1 9-15* 45c 10- 1 9-15 Class Modern 5¥2% B Pipe Line, (irreg.) common — Containers, Ltd., (irie„.) 1 9-15 9-29 9-10 9-29 9-10 9-28 9-11 t$l 12- 1 11-20 12- 1 11-20 $2 10* i (quar.)— (quar.) Modine Manufacturing Co. (quar.)-— Mojud Hosiery Co.. 5% preferred (quar.) 1 9-14 Molson's Brewery 9-24 Monarch 10- 1 9-15 25c 10- 1 9-12 35c t75c 10- 10-15 30c 12- 1 15c 10- 1 9-15 > 11-10. 9-10 (quar.)— 10- 15c 9-29 9-21 10- 1 _ * 9-7 9-10 ./ 9- 5 50c 9-29 9-14 10- 1 9-18 1 9-10 60c 10- 25c 10-10 9-20, Monongahela Valley Water, 7% pfd. (quar.) Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co.— 7% (N. preferred ; Monroe Chemical Co., $3.50 preferred (quar.) ' ' 7* 9" 7 9- 7 9-29 9-15 10-1 ■ , 10-15 « 10- 1". Y 9-24 10- 1 1. 10- (quar.) , Y 9-2$ 10-15 1; ,1.9- 8 7. 9-22 i 9-29 11- 1 10- 1 10- (quar.) 1 — — $ Co. (J. Newport $5 News - share Pacific Gas 100 shares held proval by the SEC) every (Subject 43%c 11-30 10- 11-20 1 9-20 11-30 11-28 Prior preferred 7% preferred to Nu-Enamel Co., common B pfd. Finance 5% V/2% preferred 40c Seamless preferred Tube, ■Y $1.75 $1 10-15 10- 2 Ontario Steel Products, 9-29 9- 4 9-29 25C 10- 1 9-14* 9-20 $1.12 ¥2 10- 1 9-20 $1.31 ¥4 10- 1 9-20 (quar.) $1.10 $1.75 97 ¥2 c 10- 1 9-29 10- 1 preferred 1 1 43 3/4 c (quar.) 25c preferred 9-15 9-18 $2 10- 9-18 50c 'v Y:50c 10-1 9-18 10- 9-15 5c 1 9-29 9-15 9-18 10-15 20c 10- 1 9-15 10- 1 9-15 10- 1 9-20 9-29 9-12 50c 9-29 10- 5 9-12 $30c 10- 1 9-20 $$1.37 ¥a 10- 1 9-20 9-20 9-10 50c 62 ¥2 c $25c 10- 1 9-20 9-15 8-31 Ottawa Electric Ottawa 1 9-14 $$1.25 10- 1 9-14 $1.75 10-15 10- 1 Y87¥2C 10- 1 9-15 1 9-21 t25c 11-15 11-15 9-20 $1.50 Ry. ; Ltd 9-20 $25c (quar.) $50c Y Light, Heat & Power, com. (quar.)_ preferred $15c (quar.)— t$1.25 (Minn.), $4.25 pfd. preferred $1.06 ¥4 (quar.) (quar.) $1.12¥2 , . 40c 9-31 Inc.— conv. Pacific Lighting Corp. $5 pfd. (quar.)-. Public Service Co. (quar.) Tubes (quar.) Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co Pacific Page-Hersey — 4% preferred (initial quar.)_^ Paramount Pictures, Inc. (quar.) Parrafine Cos., common (quar.)— preferred (quar.) Telephone Co., qommon Common (quar.) Common (quar.) $1.40 class A (quar.) 4% Peninsular $1.40 class A (quar.) (quar.) Penney (J. C.) Co. (quar.)— Pennsylvania Edison, $2.80 pfd. $5 preferred (quar.)— (quar.)-— Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp.— Common (quar.) — 5% preferred (quar.) Pennsylvania Power Co. $5 pfd. (quar.)_— v ^ _ , 25c 10- 1 9-15 $1.25 10- 1 "**15 $1.25 11- 1 10-15 Pennsylvania Power & Light— $6 1 1 10- prior preferred (quar.) Preference (quar.) Pacific Coast Aggregates (quar.) Pacific Indemnity Co. (quar.) $5 10- & Otter Tail Power VVUitllVM 10- 433/4C (quar.) Aircraft, Car Manufacturing (quar.) 10- 1 10- 25c American Investors, 50C 1 ■ 9-29 9-29 $$1.75 $4.50 9-15 $$1.25 9-29 . ' Pacific 10- 1 $2. (quar.) common Pacelot 9-15 1 9-29 10c $1.50 common 9-20 10-1 9-20 22 ¥2 c 25c 9-17 10- 1 10- 10- (quar.)—— 9-4 10- 1 10- f-'i 1 $1.12 ¥2 — (quar.) Ottawa 5% 10- $1.25 10c 50c 9-24 $1.50 Manufacturing 6% 1 9-24 40c - — Co. 10- 40c - preferred 12-15 .. $25c Service Co. (quar.) Inc., common—— preferred (quar.)_——i.—— ' Omnibus Corp., common :"A8-% preferred (quar.) Elevator 10-1 50c 15c Ohio Water 7% 9-10 i 10- $$1.50 Omar, 6% Otis 9-21 t83/4c (quar.) Ontario 1 75C 20c Ohio Cities Water; $6 preferred (accum.)— Ohio Edison Co. 4.407o pfd, (quar.) Ontario Loan & Debenture 12- :a-2o 50c (quar.) .' 9-18* 12- 1 , 87 ¥2 c (quar.) A—————— — 9-18 12-5 1 717/bC —— 9-28 12- 5 10- "Y:;Y" — (quar.) 9-29 25c YVW20 ap» (quar.)„————— 25c 30C V, 9-24 10-1 $1.50 ^ $7 preferred preferred preferred (quar.)_ (quar.) (quar.) : $ 10-10 Quarterly': ———————— Novadel-Agene Co. (quar.) Ohio ^ 9-17 $1.50 Northern Natural Gas Co._ Nor'western States Portland Cement (quar.) North Star Oil 7% preferred (accum.) Nova Scotia Light & Power Co., Ltd.— 10-15 9-29 a- 9-29 .North American Finance Corp.-* 9-15 5 . f-, - 9-30 9- 5 ^ ^ Electric for preferred (quar.) 53/4% preferred (quar.)—. 9-15 9- & 6% Common .; v [mrem+mrn* ' Brass -t . Y. . 10-1 — 1 8-31 ;:9-i5 . . 1.'.10-1$ 11- Niagara Wire Weaving, Noblitt-Sparks Industries Noma Electrio Corp. North American Car Corp.— $6 1st preferred A (quar.) $6 1st preferred B (quar.)_ North American Co., common (stock div.)— Ohio 9-29 1 9-24 10** 15 10-15 & Dry Dock-r(quar.) YY Ltd. (quar.) 9-20 9-20 ,, preferred 10-15 9-29 ; ' >13 .9-14 9-29 10-10 , Y10- ! 117 ¥2C 12c ,9-U ; 1 Shipbuilding convertible One "• 9- 7 .♦ V25 * 10- (quar.) preferred Corp., 60c conv. Ogilvie Flour Mills,, common $1.75 ? Co., 67* preferred Co., common (quar.) J.) 9-11 $1.06 ¥4 (quar.) Telephone 9-20 JO- (quar.) Telegraph Co. Y.) 1 40c 10- Co. 10-15 $1.75 Knitting Co., Ltd.— preferred 1 8 9- .. 1 preferred Omnibus 117 ¥2C $$1.75 5% 9- 1. 10- preferred 6 ¥2% 9-17 2 ¥20 —■ common preferred 11- 8 t¥t 10- Newberry (J. J.) Realty Co., 67* preferred— 9-15 10- $1.50 —•— 9-29 10- 5% 12-22 1-2-46 62 ¥2 c common 1 10-15 (quar.) Telephone & Trust 15c (quar.)—. 9-29 $1.25 Inc. England York - Miller-Wohl 12- New England Water Light & Power Assn.— New Jersey Power & Light, 4% pfd. (quar.) New $1.50 Products, common (quar.)— 8% 1st preferred (quar.)—-— $2 non-cumulative preferred (quar.) Midvale Company Miller Manufacturing Co., common— 5 Co Insurance 9-10 $1.50 Steel 7 9- 1 Co 9-17 Y ; 10-15 17¥ac $1.50 (quar.) 40c $1.50 New Fire Clock City $1.75 (quar.)—-. Mississippi Power Co. $6 pfd. +$1.75 Haven $5.50 Public Service Co.— preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred series 1940 (quar.)—. Midland 10-1 Hampshire New York Michigan 1 9- 9-28 10- (resumed) Jersey Water, 7% 62 ¥2 c Co. 9-15 9-29 10- 9-15 Y. 9-18 (quar.) 62 ¥2 C $1.03 v» 8-14 10- 5 preferred 1$1.50 ------ 9-20 7 1st New $7 McCrory Stores Corp. (quar.) McKesson & Robbins, $4 preferred (quar.) Mengel Company—— Mercantile Acceptance Corp. of California^* 6% preferred (quar.)— 5% 1st preferred (quar.) Merchants & Miners Transportation (quar.) Merck & Co., commoh ——w 4¥2 % preferred (quar.) Y 5¥4 % preferred (quar.) ———————— 8-14 9- $5.25 10-26 15c McColl-Frontenac Oil Co., Ltd.— 6% preferred (quar.) McCord Corp. $2.50 preferred (quar.)-— 9-23 9-17 $1.25 ¥2 preferred- Co. (quar.) Car, Ltd. (quar.) National Sugar Refining— Nehi Corporation, common Ohio — 1st Steel ii-1 . Hegeler Zinc— preferred (accum.)— 9-29 $1 :. Standard National 9-13 25c (irreg.)- common— (quar.) Martin-Parry Corp.———--— McClatchy Newspapers, 7% pfd. (quar.) 9-15 10- — Co., Cooker 9-27 'M — preferred 12-20 10-15 Y: Machinery 9-11 0.265625 — 12-28 Co 1 & Co.— convertible Corp. (quar.)— 7% preferred (quar.)—— & Tel., Ltd., com. (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Marsh (M.) & Sons, Ltd, (quar.) — 87>4c "25c National, Pressure 8-30 10- $1.25 Co., (quar.)_ 9-20 $1.50 37 ¥2 C preferred (quar.)_ Radiator Co National 25c — 9-13 9-28 12 ¥2 c Products National 40: Margay 9-19 9-19 12-30 Oil 9-30 $1.25 — 9-14 9-29 9-29 National 9-10 12-22 Petroleum 9-15 $1.50 - B (quar.). Service, common* Linen 11- 5 1-2-46 Manufacturers Trust Co. (N. Y.) 5c preferred National. 11-15 37¥jC — 1 $7 10*-'l $1.62 ¥2 9-14 37 ¥2 c Casket 10- 1 25c t$1.75 common— 11-10 9-29 10- 30c preferred (quar.) Hess, Inc. (Del.) (irreg.)— Co., common (quar.) J25c Company, 6 ¥2% pfd. (quar.)_ 9-28 1 9-22 9-21 Mallory 4¥4% 1 1 10-1 Magor 9-29 10- $1.62 ¥2 9-11 10- 62 ¥2 c 6% 9-14 12-1: 25c National. Folding Box (irreg.). National Grocers Co., Ltd. $1.50 pfd. National Lead Co., common (quar.) 9-7 H.) 9-24 preferred (quar.) National Department Stores, com. (quar.)— 6% preferred (s-a) Y. 8-28 8-31 (R. 1 9-28 convertible National 9-7 9-25 9-29 I 1 Macmillan 1 10- Breweries, Ltd., com. (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) National Cash Register (quar.)„ 8-21 10- 1 9-20 9-29? 4 10- 9-31 J5c 1 1 1 10-15 25c 10- 9-29 10- 9-18 9-29 10- Macy 10- 20c 9-20 $1.75 9- 9-28 1 tl2¥2c 9- 8 9-20 $1.75 _ 1 National 6% 8-31 10- Automotive Fibres— 25 c $1.12¥a * 9-14 9-21 1\ 9-17 25c Manufacturing National 10- 15c Brothers Nashua 30c 6¥2% 11-21 9-13 9-24 25c 100% Nash-Kelvinator Corp. preferred (quar.)— Lynn Gas & Electric (quar.)„_———-— 1 9-27 9-26 & 8-31 $2 (quar.) & 9-20», 10- E.) 9-17 $1 Co, Taylor, common (quar.)— Lorillard (P.) Co., common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.)— 4— Lowney (Walter M.) Co. (initial quar.) 9- 7 tlOc Lord 9-12 8-31 9-12 ' Corporation 1 25c 1 (F. 10- $2 Theatres, Ltd., (quar.) preferred 10-15 — 9-14 8-31 $1 12 ¥2 Lone Star Cement Corp. (quar.) Longhorn Portland Cement Co.— 5% participating preferred (quar.) $1.75 America.——^—-— Investment Foundation, Ltd.— 6% convertible prefererd (quaf.) Iron Fireman Manufacturing Co. pfd. (quar.)- 9-30 > 8-3L America— of New (quar.) Chain $1.50 of 9-25 9-29 Co. System, 9-29 30c (monthly) Steel — Co. Mutual — (quar;)—-- — Investment 6% 9-15 50c $1 (quar.)——— 9-15 1 10c 5% International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd International Ocean Telegraph (quar.)—— International Paper, 5% conv. pfd. (quar.)_ International Power 7% 1st pfd. (accum.) International Salt Co._: International Shoe Co International Silver Co., 7% pfd. (quar.) Interstate Department Stores, Inc. (quar.) interstate Telephone $6 preferred (quar.) 1 10- New Idea pfd. (quar.)_ 9-20 m.12'4 (initial 71o Works— preferred Common 3 10- $1.75 International Minerals & Chemical— 4% Oil 8% 10-18 1; Manufacturing Co Ring (increased)-, 10c 9-18 Industries, Ltd.— Class A 10- 25% —— Liquid Carbonic Corp., 4¥2% pfd. A (quar.) Lock Joint Pipe Co., 8% pfd. (quar.) . 10- Piston National 9-19 15c $1,183/4 40c (quar.) Inc., 6% 37 ¥2 c (Tenn.)— — Myers Tobacco, Locomotive Lion 9-14 65c ' 4(4% dividend & 9-20 37 ¥2 — preferred Ohio Chemical New 10- 9-29 1; dividend) (quar.) $2 25c 37 ¥2 c — preferred $3" —— Products Co.— Quarterly 6% 10c Quarterly Lindsay Light & Chemical, Vh 137 >4c (quar.) : 9-15 62 ¥2 Lincoln National Life Insurance Co 40c com. '. 1 — — 8 7% (irreg.) Powders, preferred iquar.) International Cellucotton 10- 31¥»c 25c Copper 6% (Va.) 8 30c Institutional Securities, Ltd.— Stock Corp. (s-a)— 9- $1.25 Mutual 30c (quar.) Insurance 15c Investors, Inc._ Inspiration Consolidated International Stock Mesta conv. Inland . Steel 9- 75c Muskegon 25c — 10- Y Indianapolis Power & Light (quar.) (quar.) Co., Inc.— 10- Corp.— —— Murray 9-12 $1.75 pfd. — Casualty Insurance 8-27 9-22 10- ' preferred Corp. 6% preferred & 9-28 10-1 3% —. 9-14 9-12 $1.50 Co., common preferred (quar.)— $1.25 lOp tlOc preferred 5¥» % & 75c 37 (4 c / t$l 1 1 5c Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Corp Liberty Aircraft Products Corp.— Ltd.-r-.^ — iquar.)— Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.— <4Va% preferred (quar.)_—— ' Electric $2.50 9-28 20c 75c .—*.— — (quar.) (quar.) preferred Leath 9-18 10- $1.75 1 25c (quar.) Sessions, $2.50 preferred Lawyers Title 9-11 $1.75 (irreg.)--. Telephone Telephone Co.— Common preferred Massachusetts (quar.) Colour—_— Imperial Tobacco Co: of Canada, Inc. Telephone '* 9-11 9-25 8%c $1.25 Imperial Paper & - Crosse Latrobe •1.25 Commercial $4.75 Co.. — pfd. conv. (quar.), Landis Machine Co.,, common (quar.) Lang (John A.) & Sons (quar.)— 9-15 10- 40c (quar.) (quar.)— Park Breweries Assn. Cement Co. (quar.) Ideal Emili Lamson & 9-0 10- $1.31 (4 preferred Hyde ID. (quar.) Laclede-Christy Clay Products Co. (irreg.)_ Lamaque Gold Mines, Ltd. (interim) 7 20c & Door Co.:— preferred 5% preferred La YYi 9-20 $1.12 ¥2 Co., (quar.) Huron ¥2% 9- 7 I 15c . 8-31 1 (quar.) 37 ¥2 c (quar.) common $1 10- Co. 25c & Co 9-10 10-1 10^- 62 ¥2 c 10- t$l Creamery Co., common Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.— 6% 1st preferred (quar.) 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) 4 !: 1' common (stock 10- 25c (Walter) Plant-Choate Manufacturing Common 10- , preferred 1 25c 9-12 25C 62 ¥2 c Howard Stores 5¥4% preferred Hubbell (Harvey) Inc. — Ltd-,—— 9-29 40c 5% 10- Lines, 10- Knudsen ■ % i 10- (quar.) Engineering 40c 1 10- $1.50 62'4 c $1.25 ' $122 $2.50 preferred 12 ¥2 c 11-15 $1.25 Moore-McCormack $1.183/4 $1.12 ¥2 Special 4 9-15 34 3/s c 10-18 37 ¥20 Kimberly-Clark Corp., 10- 9-15 10- $7 preferred (quar.) (quar.)—, Klein $1.12 (4 20c (quar.)—; (quar.) 9-20 75c . $1.50 Canada, 9-10 35c Co Corp., of Copper 1 $1,061/4 (quar.) preferred (quar.) Houston Oil Field Material pfd. (quar,)—— Co. 50c Light Co.— King-Seeley Corp., 5% 25C A B Lunkenheimer Hooker Electrochemical— Y $4.25 preferred (quar.) Houdaille-Hershey class & 5% (quar.)—, Co., common. preferred (quar.) Class Ltd.— .—.—— ' Hoover Company, common > 4V4 % preferred (quar.) Power 9-10 50c (quar.) Hollinger Consolidated Gold Quarterly Y_ J Holt (Henry) & Co., Inc.— Yv City Co. preferred 9-11 —Y (quar.)— Sons Brass 1 10- 9- 7 Manufacturing Corp.— 9-20 YY 1 $4.22(4 preferred Holland Mueller Muilins Kidde 31V4C — — Hoe 9 9-15 1 15c Hilo Electric Light, common Hinde & Dauch Paper of Canada (quar.) Hinde & Dauch Paper Co;, common—— $4 12- — : Power $4.50 preferred (quar.) Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co., class A (quar.) ,■ 9- 7 1 $55¥2C (initial quar.) 12-15 43/»%> 1 50c — preferred 15c (quar.) (quar.) Electric Kelvinator 50c '(quar.) convertible 9-15 10-15 10- t48c ; 9-15 10-15 50c $1.75 Morris Plan Corp. of America 6% pfd Morrison Cafeterias Consoliadted, Inc.— 7% preferred (quar.) Koppers - —— 43/4% 1 $1 —— Hershey Creamery Co. (quar.) Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.— : .(Monthly) YY * (Monthly) " ;. Hickolf Oil Corp., class A V 5% preferred '(quar.)— 6 1 $1.75 — 9- 9- 10- — 7% preferred (quar.)__——— Hercules Motors Corp. (quar.)— Hercules Powder Co 9-20 10- 9-20 10-1 10- $1.25 Co.., (quar.) George W.) 1 ' 25C 1 ' (initial) 1 Kennecott $1.25 Manufacturing 7% pfd. A (quar.)— Harrisburg Gas 1% preferred (quar.) Harrisburg Steel Corp. (reduced)Hart Battery Co-, Ltd -1 Hartman Tobacco Co., $3 pfd. (quar.) Haverty Furniture Cos., $1.50 pfd. 9-1U 10-15 9-10 $1.25 (quar.) Harris Hazel-Atlas >¥ 10- 2 $1.50 (quar.)— 1 10- 9-10 10- 2 25C preferred 10- 10- , t $1-75 (quar.) Moore Drop Forging Co., com. $1.50 10- r Y —- $1.75 1 — B $1.25 B common Works, 6% preferred (quar.)_ Vegetable Parchment Co.— % Common 10- : . preferred ll-L* 1 10- t$1.75 (quar.) 9-15 10- $1.06 ¥» — — 7% 11-10 1 12- $1.25 : (quar.) preferred 35c (quar.)——— preferred (accum.) (quar;)__ A $1.06 ¥4 Steel, $1.50 preferred preferred preferred Morgan Kansas Y.) Printing (quar.) Haloid Company (quar.)_ Hammermill Paper Co., 4¥2% pfd. (quar.)_ Harbison-Walker Refractories Co.— ' 6% preferred (quar.)—:— Harnischfeger Corp., common—.: 7% 9-10 1 9-20 24c Western Brewery, com. (irreg.) preferred (quar.): :—, Griggs Cooper & Co., 5% preferred (quar.) Group No. 1 Oil Corp— Y Guantanamo Sugar Co., $6 — 9-10 1 1 10-15 . Y tl5c 5Vi'/c Power (quar.) common 1 10- 9- Kansas $0,049 —— (W: F.) — 10- $1.50 12- * $2 class 9- 9-10 31¥»c ? Griesedieck Hall $7 of Rea, 11-10 1 15c Montreal I 9-10 40c — Gulf & Co. common (quar.) A (quar.) __L [ Telegraph Co. (quar.)— Moore Corp., Ltd., common (quar.) 9-15 1 1 $1.75 : , (quar.) Montgomery Ward 9-15 6 1 +75c — Oil 1 9-29 preferred $1.37 ¥2 Katz Drug, Participating' Gulf 9-15 10- $1.50' 5% 12' - Jl- 10- t75c Common Greenwich Water System, 6% pfd. (quar.) Greyhound Corpi, common (quar.)_._^».— ¥) 4 ¥4 % preferred 6% Corporation 8-31 9-29 $1.25 1 . Co., common—— (quar.)——— 10- Laughlin Kalamazoo $25c '• (N. 10- $2.25 $2.25 $4 preferred C (s-a) Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.— joplin Water t25c Co., Ltd. (quar.) Greenwich Gas, $1.23 partic. preferred 8% 8-31 10- $6 Wire Co. 8-31 1 $1.25 10- 30c < Guaranty Trust Guilford Realty, 1 1Q- (quar.) 40c _. * 10- preferred A & 40c Insurance (quar.) Light (quar.) preferred (quar.) 8-30 9-25 ' * 13/4 % (s-a)- 5% Jones 9-21 9-28 Y 10c — . ■ $4.50 Chemical Co., $4.50 pfd. A preferred B (s-a) 5% 75c - <B.) Power. & Co., Inc., 8-31 xl¥4% (quar.) Tea 1 x (quar.) 4¥»% 10- Payable Share Monsanto 50c preferred Jewel 9-29 8-31 Xl¥4% Co preferred Name of Company 1 Bolderi When Per of Rea 10- x$1.75 a (quar.) preferred 7% 9-14 $1.25 (N. Y.) (quar.) Great Lakes Paper Co., Ltd.— $2 class A partic, preferred (interim).—_ $2 partic. preferred (interim) Great West Saddlery Co., Ltd.— .6% 1st preferred (quar.)__ *—' ;v 6% 2nd preferred (quar.) Great Western Sugar, common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Greening 6% Holdere Payable 17c — Supply Co., $5 pfd. (quar.)— Telephone, 6% 1st pfd, (quar.)_ Electric Central 5¥2% Y (stock _. (quar.) Jamaica Water 9-20 1 10- common preference C (quar.) preference D (quar.) 10- 10- Share. (quar.) preference B 5% 9- 40c 12V2% American Y. 7% Y 1 8-31 Service, preferred A • SI dividend) Great 9-20 $1.75 Grand Rapids Varnish Grant (W. T.) Co., common 5% preferred (quar.) 7% 10-1 9-20 $1.12¥2 Stock National 9-15 Public 40c Telegraph Co. (quar.) —\ Golden State Co., Ltd.-————-— Goodrich (B. F.) Co., common1 5% preferred (quar.) Gorton-Pew Fisheries (quar.) Grace 1 Jamaica' 56 ¥4 c . 1% Sugars, preferred & Y ■ — - Globe-Wernicke, 11- 30c 50c Name of Company 9-15 1 When per ol Rea. 1 10- $1.25,,. ; Glidden Co., common (interim) 4^2 % preferred (quar.) Godchaux 10- $1.50 (quar.)_ Holder• Payable $1.25 ——— Gillette Safety Razor, $5 Gleaner Harvester Corp Glen Alden Coal Co._ When Share (quar.) $1.25 10- 1 9-15 $1.50 10- 1 9-15 $1.75 10- 1 9-15 ; . Name of Company 10- 1 9-15 Shafier 10- 1 9-15 $1.25 10- 1 9-15 40C 10- I 9- Co. (quar.) Sherwin-Williams Co. 01 Canada, Common, (interim) $1 (quar.) (quar.)——— —~ Peoples Drug Stores, inc.-------------— Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. (quar.)—-Peoria Water Works, 7% preferred <quar.)_ Perfect! Circle Co. (quar.).——— Perfection Stove (quar.)——-— Perron Gold Mines, Ltd, (quar.) Pet Milk Co., common (quar.)— preferred (quar.)-..—— 2nd preferred (quar.)—— preferred $5 Pfaudler 9-11 1 9- 9-29 1 9-10 10-1 9-10 $1.06'A $1.06'A 10- 1 9-10 1 9-20 10- 25c $1.25 10- 1 9- 1 $1.50 10- 1 9- I $1.12 Mt 10- 1 9-20 $1 10-1 9-20 67c 30C 9-30 9-1 Solar 9-30 9- —- —— Dairy Products Co., Inc.— $4.50 1st preferred (quar.) — $4 rion-cumulative 2nd preferredPhiladelphia Electric Co., common $1 preference common (quar.)— —Philadelphia Electric Power, 8% pfd. (quar.) Philadelphia • • 25c A 1 Pillsbury Mills, $4 preferred Pittsburgh Bessemer & Lake 10- $1.00 10-15 10- 75c (quar.)—-—— Erie KB. CO.-— 10- 1 9^15 6% 2 9-10 10- 1 7% Oil 9-25 9-10 9-15 1 9- 4 9-28 9- 7 10- 9-20 10- 1 10- 1 9-15 1 9-15 10- 9-15 10- 1 9-29 8-31 10-15 9-14 •- 10- 10- 1 $1.23 1 10- 1 9-20 State $1.25 10- 1 9-10 $1.50 10- 11- 11-30 87%C 1 1 10- 1 93 %c 9-15 1 9-14 1 9-15 9-24 9-10 10- 1 9-20 9*28 9-14 67c 1 6% rH o $11.75 9-15 H I 1 37 %C 10-15 10- $1.73 1 9-15 1 9-15 1010- 1 10- 1 9-20 9-20 75c ■ H to 140 c 9-17 9-29 9-14 9-28 25c Co., com.— Steel Swift 9-20 1 H 9-15 t 11- l': 10-20 Sylvanite 10- I'¬ ll- 1 10- 1 9-22 37 %c 10-1 9-22 10- 1 9- $1.12% 1 9- 7 9-25 9- 5 37%c Motors, Inc. . 11- 15c 6% 1 10-15 1 15c 11- 1 .10-15 25c 10- 2 9-10 Temple 10- 2 9-10 9-29 50c Tennessee 12 %c 9-29 9-15 Texas 25c 9-29 9-14 Texon Coal Co. 9-17 ! 10- 1 10-15 9-20 9-10 9-20 10-1 50c 9-15 .7 7% 2nd preferred (quar.).Richmond Water Works, 6% preferred (quar.) 10- 1 9-15 10- 1 9-11 9-29 9-15 deposit rets. Tooke Bros., Ltd— River, Raisin 1 9-20 10- 1 9- 1 Western 2'J 77c 9-29 9-20 10-15 9-29 10- 9 9-17 10- 1 9-20 9-29 9-15 25c 9-15 12*13 t25c 10- 1 175C preferred (quar.) Telephone Rochester 10- 1 9-15 White 25c 10- 1 9-21 Wichita Water, 10- 1 9- 8 1 preferred Class A 9% >, ' . Bros., Ruberoid Inc. Ruppert (quar.)- 50c 25c _*_• (Jacob), 4%% preferred 5% Water 9-20 9-10 9-10 10- 9-20 11-15 11- 12-15 9- 5 1 10- 1 9-15 1 9-1 Wisconsin Scovill Co.. $4 t30c 9-29 10- 1 9-20 Wiser .Oil Co, 9-29 9-14 10-1 11-15 9-29 9-15 50c 9-29 9-15 11- $1.25 1 $1.25 10- 1 10- 1 10- 1 10c 10- 1 9-15 10- 1 75c common preferred 10- 1 9-15 56 Vtd 9- 10-1 t20c 7 10- 1 9-7 10- 1 8-23 9-25 9-10 9-27 9- 10- 6 9-7* 1 9-4* 10c 9-27 62 %c 11-1 93%c 10- 1 9-20 9-10 10-1 9-1 10-22 9-10* Electric Co. $6 57c 50c (quar.)-—— Co, (Los Angeles)—— Seeger-Sunbeam Corp. (initial) —— Seiberling Rubber 57c class A pfd. (quar.)_ - - $1.50 $1.25 10- 1 1 11-15 1 10-19* 10- 1' 9-30 9- Metal & RR., Corp. (quar.) Trusteed Funds, books tPayable resident 1 9-10 :10- 1 9-13 - $1.25 9-11 25c 10 1 9- 10 1 9-7 9- 24 9-10 10 $1.75 7 10-1 15 9-24 25c 10- 1 10 1 9-24 : 75c 10- 1 9-24 $1.25 10 1 9-24 — 9' 29 9-15 12' 30 11-15 11. 1 10-15 1 10-15 31 10*15 $1 t$2.50 $1.50 pfd. (quar.) 11 $1.50 1,0 25c _ 10 10 $1 Co., 9-10 1 • 9-10' 1 9-:21 '9-10 29 • 8-31 150c 10c 29 9-14 25c 28 9-17 50c 28 9-14 $1.75 37 %c 28 9-14 •20 9- $10 10- 1 8-20 $5c 10- 1 8-23 10- 1 9-20 10- I ; 50c common 1 9-10 10-12 15c 12 %c 9-25 2 : 12-15 1- 12 %C 50c $1.37% 8- 10-10 I 10- 1 Co closed not for this dividend. funds, less 15% Canadian non-residents' tax. funds, tax deductible at the source. Non¬ resident tax. 7%. a Less British income tax Canadian in tax, 15%; General Corporation and Investment News 9-14 10- 9- 1 6 9-22 9-12 ® 9-22 9-12 $1.50 10- 1 9- 4 $2 (quar.) Pennsylvania-Central Airlines Corp.—Fares 9-14* 9-24 (Continued from page 1288) 10- 1 This tics 9-4 j Board rates into nounced The 9-13 as much Stock 6% class Co. preferred Illuminating United Light & Railways 5% 5% preferred 9-10 United 20c 9-20 9-10 U. 9-15 S. 7% U. S. N. J. RR. & Canal Guarantee preferred Co. 10- 1 9-10 i°- 1 9-11 881. a system-wide (& Subs.)—Earnings 1945 earnings 1 i— Operating expenses, maintenance and taxes for depreciation and retirements 10- I 50c 10- 1 9-15 etc., deductions of subsidiaries—— Interest, amortization of debt discount, premium Interest, (net) 10- $1.25 1 1-2-46 • 7-1-46 9-20 9- 5 10-10 9-20 '; — 9-30 40c $1,75 50c 83.969 3,656 4,219 *v. v' v • Li'- 318,321 316,071 Net —V. income 161. p. i,—____—___ 2452. • $303,134 * $300,982 --y' X•x.-"X:W' 6-15 30c ' (quar.)--—*—, 3-15 •-• etc., of corporation expense, 732,278 63,991 . 9-15 $2.50 preference- (quar.) ; V12-15 4-1-46 and $1,439,193 789,831 : 1944 $1,468,248 12 Months Ended June 30-— Gross Provision $1.25 » i Pennsylvania State Water Corp. 9-15 $1.25 ,} . : 53c (quar.) (quar.)____ fares down to the lowest level in 20% to system, average of 4% cents per mile.—V. 162, 9-15 " — Gypsum Co., common in 50% 1 10- 58 %C $1.25 (quar. United 9-14 9-14 Manufacturers— preferred .(ouar.)— National Corp., partic. 1 9-21 1 (Del.)— preferred (quar-.) — preferred (quarv).i«_Ll;^ii^—L— 5% ' & 10- 50C (monthly) 6.36% prior preferred (monthly) 6% prior preferred' (monthly) Merchants Vice-President, O'Donovan said. Reductions range from for travel over many points along the PCA Mr. ' 175C prior preferred United p. 9-13 as resulting 9-13 9-20 Ltd.— (quar.) United 7% 9-13 9-20 75C (quar.) Investments, A 9-20 14'j Fund 9-20 O'Donovan, J. PCA schedule brings air history, 5c , J. by new airline Inc.— Reduced having received approval from the Civil Aeronau¬ for a reduced schedule of air fares, will put its new low effect over its entire system beginning Sept. 10, it is an¬ corporation, 64c Preferred 10- 9-15 9-29 15c Stock / Fund--.. Common $1 1 10- t20c Jamaica income tax. Less 30% tPayable in U. S. 30C Union Union : 31'Ac 1 Curry 8-31 1 $1.50 com. (quar.) (s-a) 5% 10- 10- 50c ;V 50c common preferred Union 9-10 10- 10- 37 %c (quar.)—_— Manufacturing, (quar.) Pacific 4% 1 63c & ' preferred Union 7 $1.25 10- — Carbon Carbide $6 10- <* 1 — 9-20 10- 1 75c ' 9-20 (quar.) Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.— 5 % 7o preferred class A 9-20 10- 25C 25C Union 9-15 ,10- 1 9-15 1 10- 11-10 1 25c $1.18% Corporation Union 10-19* 11- ' 10- 9-15 Bag & Paper Corp Union 9-25 1 12-18 25c 9-20 10c — — 9-15 10- 1 Underwood 9-15 $1.12% (quar.)—— $2.50 conv. prior preference (quar.) 9-18 11- (quar.)-—, preferred A 1 10-1 $1.37% (Beagrave Corp.. 5% preferred fquar.)— Securities Acceptance Corp.,- com. (quar.)„• Security 10- 50c 11 (quar.) 10- 1 56'Ac Machine Park 9-15 Fuel 25c 1-2 46 ' $1.50 9-20 9-20 ... 9-13 $1.25 6% Power, 8-31 United 12-20 7 1 Carbon 9-29 9-14 1 Steel (Alan) •Transfer 9-25 United 12-30 29 $1.25 — Common x 10-1 9-10 1 9- 1 $1 $1.25 — (qtiar.)• Yates-American 9-15 1 I 11- 1 15-46 2- $1.25 (incr'd) $1 Yosemite ■ 10- 9-14 15 $1.25 - 9-14 11- 15-46 2- 1 75c ■ 8- 3 7 10- 3 125c 8 17 Vic ...._ pfd. 10- 9- 50c 12-15 17'/a c (quar.) preferred Scranton 12-31 50c (s-a)__ ■15 ■ $1.75 9-8 9- •15 75c Co., 77c pfd. (accUrt;?i:i' Woods Manufacturing (quar.)-H_;.* Woodley Petroleum (quar.).. ...—.... Woodward Iron Co ; Woodward & Lothrop, common (quar.). 7% preferred (quar.) Worthington Pump & Machinery, common— Worumbo Manufacturing Co.— 3'/a% preferred (extra) —— Wright-Hargreaves Mines, Ltd—. Wrigley (Wm.) Jr. Co., common Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. (quar.) 8 9- 9-18 $1.25 62'/2 c (quar.).. t$1.75 ■ 25c Wood 9-17 62'/2c City Rapid Transit, 7% pfd. (accum.) Disc Clutch (quar.) Two South La Salle Street Corp. (quar.) 9-18 25c .... ... •15 7-28' 1 50c common conv;-preferred .$1.50 9-14 +$1.75 2nd pfd. (quar.) Manufacturing Co. 9-10 9-10 Sugar Refining Corp. (quar.) Schenley Distillers Corp., 5%% pfd. (quar.) Paper 9-25 10- 9-20 9-15 t75c preferred (quar.)— common (quar.) Electric 1 9-15 ■20 Extra 10- 12- 9-15 1 2%c Winnipeg Electric Co., 5% non-cum. pfd. Winsted Hosiery Co., common (quar.)—; 10- 10- 9-15 1 • 37 %C ——«. preferred (quar.)—; $5 prior preferred (quar.) Wilson Line, Inc..— 11-23 I 1 1 ■ $1.12% — 6% Twin 9-15 Savannah $4.50 9-11 1 R(wirNap-Pak Manufacturing v; Quarterly Sangamo Electric Co I Scott 9-14 10-1 common Works, 9-24 9-20 25c C$2.50 prior preferred (quar.) Ban; Francisco Remedial Loan Assn. Jose 9-12 $1.12% (quar.)—; preferred 9-20 (quar.)„ (quar.) Inc. V 1 9-28 (initial quar.). pfd. St..Regis Paper Co. 57c 6an 20c — RqsseU Industries, Ltd., common (quar.) 17% 10- (quar.) (Helena), Inc., class A Ssafeway Stores, 9-20 15C Co. Rubinstein 1 (quar.)__ Ronson Art Metal Works Roos 10- $1.25 (quar.)— Corp. $1.25 • 40c 50c Twin 9-15 *x; : •I'M sprlor preferred (quar.)———T— 5%' preferred RWne''Cable 10-1 $1.12% (quar.) • >" Rockwood & Co.-*-' $1.50 9- 8 25c $1.25 . common —.— 10-19 Wieboldt Stores, Inc., 50c (quar.) 9-17 •15 25c 7% 9-15 10-19 Co. Motor 9-15 1 1 preferred (quar.) $5 conv. 8-30 1 •15 (George) 9-15 9-14 • ■ (quar.)—.— (quar.)— 1 •29 $1.50 - (quar.)„ $1.25 preferred Common 9- 6 • ■ (quar.) ; common 9-20 12 %c 20c (quar.) 10-24 1 ■ pfd. (quar.) 10- 1$1.25 t62%c ; : Corp. 10-24 1 • 11 . Corp.— 9-20 11-15 1 11 Wheeling Steel Corp., common————— — 1 $6 9-15 13 %c 10- Corp., Co., 9-19 10% (quar.) Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.— 4%% - 1 12 $1.75 43 %c (Interim) Tubize Rayon 11-15 $1.75 9-29 50c 9-20 9-13 1 50c ' 10-1 17 %C 9-11 9-24 12 "25c 75c Weston . 1 ' "'7%c 50c 1 f 9-11 Ltd. (quar.)* Whitaker Paper Co. (quar.)————— ———— 10- 12-15 9-28 25c (quar.)——— Westmoreland Water, 6% preferred 9-20 9-15 1-2-46 $1.75 Westmoreland, Inc. 9-20 10- 1 preferred 6% x 9-29 12-29 25c 10- 9-20 • $1.75 333Ac' —— & Stationery, com. 5% 15c $50c 1 Inc.— (quar.)—— Western Tablet 25c t50c partic. class A preferred (quar.) L.) Mfg., common (quar.) 10- ; preferred A (quar.) 5% preferred A (quar.) $1.25 Co Trust $1.75 5c 5% $1.25 convertible $2.25 1 • Pacific RR., 75c preferred (quar.) Trinity Universal Insurance Co, (quar.) Robertson (P. '.'{•Preferred General Toronto 10- $1.25 (quar.)— preferred 50c 13c.. Trailmobile Company, Silk Mills— Riverside $4.50 5 62 %c 9-20 1 62%c Grocers, Common 50c 9-20 10- (quar.)—: 25c 9-20 9-15 25C Class A (quar.) Utilities 40c 1 8-31* 9-25 $2.50 Exploration Co. Ltd., common Western 10% ——— 9-20 .. Western 9-15 31 '/iC 10- 1 10- ,50c River Cotton Mill 50c $2 9- 9-20 7c (irreg.) Paper Riverside & Dan 20c (quar.) 9-15 50c 60c : 25C Tip Top Tailors, Ltd. (quar.) Securities Trust Co.— Amer. 9-10 10-10 10-1 20c preferred 1 Tobacco $1.50 9-20 10-20 +si * (quar.)_ Texas 10- (Interim) preferred (quar.) Axle 1-15 4-15 7-15 . $1.75 $1.50 ,—_ (quar.) preferred (quar.) 10- 31 %c Timken-Detroit 8 9-29 10- 1 $1.75 Rieke Metal Products Corp. B $$ 9- 10c $1.75 Co. Insurance Ltd. Cotton, Refining & Chemical—— $2.25 Incorp., $2.50 prior pret. (quar.)— Tide Water Associated Oil, $3.75 pfd. (quar.) (quar.)__— Island Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co., ——.— common (quar.) Virginia Pulp & Paper (irreg. )__— West Virginia Water Service Co., $6 pfd.— Western Department Stores— A Corp. 7% 1st pfd. (quar.) Rhode (quar.) Detmning Co., 37 ' West • 9-10 1 10-15 8-1-46 7% 1 West Textron 71c 9-11 1 '5-1-46 6% 11- $1 $1.25 —— Company (quar.) Oil & Land Co.— 9-25 62 %c West Peiin Eleetric class A tquar.)^-*— 9-29 10- 162 %c $6 8-31 ,2-1-46 Extra ' Teck-Hughes Gold Mines $1.50 9-20 %c Class 9-15 10- $1.25 (quar.) Preferred 9-10 $1.25 (quar.) Waukesha Motor Co. (quar.)— 10-11 10-15 $1.13 Tacony-P&lmyra Bridge, common Class A (irregular) ———— 5% preferred (quar.)———— Taggart Corp. $2.50 preferred (quar.)—„ Talcott (James), common (quar.) 4 % % preferred (initial quar.) Tamblyn (G.) Ltd. common (quar.) — 7 10- 9-29 'J. Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Co., ' 30c 8 10- 25c Wellington Fund Gold Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Transit Corp., common Syracuse 9-20 $1.75 58VbC 8 9- , $2.50 37%c Warren Brothers Co. ' 35C Sylvania Electric Products 30c 9- 1 $2.50 (quar.)—i 10c 10-19 10- 1 1 : preferred (s-a) preferred (quar.) 5% 9-15 rH O — 1 M'l (quar.) Warren 5% (quar.) 11- 12-10 11- 30c Co & .Company $1.25 12%C —. preferred A (quar.)— ------6% preferred B (quar.)—--!——— Republic Steel Corp., common (guar.)—— 6% prior preferred A (quar.) Reymer & Brothers (quar.) Reynolds Spring Co Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco— ,3.60% preferred (initial) • 10- $1.50 / $1.25 Co Mining Superior i-iJ $1.75 Washington Railway & Electric Co.r- $1.25 preferred (quar.)! *——— Oil Co. (stock dividend) 11- 1 1 12-2a 1 10- 9-20 Ward Baking 8-27* IOC Sun Sunshine Ltd.— (quar.) 1-2-46 $1.75 Watch, 7% preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)__ -— Co. $7 preferred (accum.) : 7% 9-20 10-15 1$1.50 12 %c 9-15 9-30 25c — 62 Vac Waltham 9-15 7VzC (quar.) 9-30 Wagner Electric Corp. (quar.) Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd. (irreg.) Waldorf System, Inc. (quar.)—__——__ Walker & Co., $2.50 class A (quar.)_„ 9-20 10-15 — Clothier, $5 pfd. (quar.) 5% preferred (accum.)———.— Struthers Wells Corp 9-15 37 %c Waoasso 34 %C 9-18 1 37 %c prererred 7% 9-25 — (quar.) Prior preference '-v Republic Investors Fund— • 6% 10- 1 10- 1 $2 (quar.) Vulcan 11-15 10- 10- $2 preferred 9-10 1 9-11 10-17 1 preferred preferred 9-10 12- 9-14 9-21 62 %c —-—... Works preferred 6% 9-15* 9-15 1 11- $1 — (s-a)___ Virginia Elec. «fe Power Co., $5 pfd. Virginian Railway, common (quar.) 9-25 1 (s-a) Chemical Victor 9-25 62 %c Sterling Engine Co——————— Stix. Baer & Fuller 7% pfd. (quar.).., Stokely-Van Camp, common (stock dividend) ' $1.25 7%", preferred -1 ——— Reliable Stores Corp., common (quar.) lt5% preferred (quar.)_ . Remington Rand, Inc., common (quar.) $4.50 preferred (quar.) • 10- 10-15' 10- . Reo 10- 1 9* 25c preferred 5% 35c - 9-20 10-11 50c- Preferred (qua?.); — — Reliance Manufacturing Co. common—*v-' T% preferred (quar.)_——»—— I Common 9-20 . 10- 1 15C Van Norman Co $5 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) — Stedman Brothers, Ltd., common (quar.)— 6% convertible preferred (quar.) Sterchi Bros. Stores, 6% preferred (quar.) — 9-8 10- 50c , Electric & Engineering Reliance 9- 1 $1 5% 9-29 10-29 $1.50 preferred non-cum. 1 10- 1 10- $15 Y.) (N. Vapor Car Heating, 7% preferred (quar.)— Vicksburg Shreveport & Pacific' Ry. Co.— 4 10- (quar.) (Boston) Corp pfd. (quar,) Stetcher-Traung Lithograph, common 9-7 1 8%c Regent Knitting Mills, 11-15 11- 1 $2 5% (quar.) ' 10-20 9-29 15 c Stayton Oil (quar.) Stedman Brothers 6% 9- 9-25 <5c Strawbridge & Reed Roller Bit Co.-— -$1.60 (L. 8.) Co Street Invest. $1.75 (quar.)— 7% ' preferred. (quar. '>5%: preferred A (quar.) A S-29 . arrears. "Class 10-30 Starrett 9-10 Mills, Reed:Drug Co., common 9-10 40c 50c —^ preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Hosiery 9-20 51.12% " ^Vater, 4% % pfd, (guar,)- 9-10 9-10 1 10-15 10- 50c Inc.— 77c preferred (accum.) The payment shown above clears all Silk 9- 8 30C I 9-25 10- 1 8 1 (quar.) 9-20 ; 9-25 62 %C (quar.) Inc., commonUniversal Leaf Tobacco, common (quar.) — 8% preferred (quar.) ., Upressit Metal Cap Corp., 8% pfd. (accum.) 5% prior preferred (quar.— 5% prior preferred Upson Co., 77c preferred 62 %C ——— 50c 9-10 20c - Real 10- 9- 10-1 $1.25 (irreg.)_ preferred 12 %c 8-30 9- 5 10- 6'Ac common Rayonier, Inc. $2 Reading Co., 2nd $1.25 $1 8-30 9-15 1 20c 25C (quar.) -,.,0% preferred (quar.) — Radio Corp. of America. $3.50 pfd. (quar.)„ Railway Equipment & Realty— 1st preferred (accum.)— -Ralston Purina Co., 3%% preferred (quar.) • Co 10- Wall Paper Factories, 5c 9-29 1 9-19 10- 45c — 5%. conv. preferred Co., Oats States Trust Co. United $1.50 9-29 9-20 voting (quar.)— — Common non-voting (quar.) 7%. original preferred (quar.) Pure United 8 133Ac $1.75 9-20 10-15 Publication Corp., common Quaker 8 9- t$1.50 $1.23 10-15 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) $5 9-15 1 t75c Puhllc Service ; 5* 9- t$1.50 preferred (quar.) Electric & Gas— 57c 9-15 10- ■62 %C (quar.) — (quar.) — preferred (monthly) Service Co. of Oklahoma 6% Public 9-17 1 9-27 25c preferred (quar.) — 62'/a C preferred (quar.) 13c Preston East Dome Mines (reduced quar.) — t$1.37% Price Bros. & Co., Ltd., 5%% pfd. (quar.)_ 25c Providence Washington Insurance Co.tquar.) 37'/2c Public Nat'l Bank & Trust (N. Y.) (quar.) Public Service Co. of Colorado— 41%C 5% preferred (monthly) 60c 6% preferred (monthly) 69V3C 7% prefererd (monthly) Publics-Service Corp. of New Jersey— (reduced) 9- 8% 8 9-24 10- 2nd Common 9-29 9-29 Porto Rico Sugar Co., com. (interim) preferred (quar.)— South West Pennsylvania Pipe Lines Southeastern Greyhound Lines, Inc., com.— Southern & Atlantic Telegraph Co., Ltd. (s-a) Southern California Edison Co., Ltd— 5% original preferred (quar.) —— 5%% preferred C (quar.) Southern Canada Power Co., Ltd.— 6% participating preferred (quar.) Southern Pacific Co. (quar.) Southern Phosphate Corp— Southwestern Associated TelephoneSB preferred (quar.)— Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.— 5% preferred (quar.) Southwestern Life Insurance (Dallas)— Quarterly Sparks-Withington Co.— Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.— Quarterly Square D Co. common-— — 5% conv. preferred (quar.) Squibb (E. R.) 81 Sons, $4 preferred— Staley (A. E.) Manufacturing Co.— $5 preferred (quar.) — Standard-Coosa-Thatcher Co, (quar.) Standard Fruit & Steamship Corp.— $3 participating preferred (accum.) Standard Fuel Co., Ltd., 6%% pfd. (accum.) Standard Paving Ac Materials— Participating conv. preferred (Interim)— «1 1st 5% Hoc 4$ 1.75 South 9-10 9- 9-29 15c Co. Accident 5% ' 10- — Inc : Insurance Co. Pressed Steel Car Co., Inc., com. vv South Pittsburgh Lambert. & Preferred ' 9-10 12 Vac preferred (quar.) . participating preferred (quar.)— Pratt 1 (quar.) 1 75C 1st 6% U Oil 10- $1.75 ■' (quar.)— Porter (H. K.) Co., 5% preierred (quar.) — Power Corp. of Canada, Ltd.— Oil Plymouth 9- —— $1.75 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. (quar.)— Pittsburgh Thrift Corp.—— Pittsfieid Coal Gas Co. (quar.) ■t Penn South Plough, Inc. (quar.) 1 Electric & Gas Co.— preferred (quar.) 57c Common preferred (quar.)—— t$1.25 10- South Carolina Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & ChicagoCommon (quar.) _i——-— 7% Corp. 10- I Printing & Lithograph Co.— 125c Manufacturing Soss 1 Potash Co. S. 8-31 67c preferred A (accum.) 4-6% preferred (accum.) 1 10-22 50c S. U. 1 Sorg Paper, Philadelphia Transportation Co.— Participating preferred (s-a)_ U. 10-20 $1 1 5% 10-10 20c $1.18% (quar.) 10- prefeired convertible 55c Sonotone 9-10 1 10- 50C v 4%7c 10- preferred (quar.) Manufacturing Corp.— • 43A% 8-30 preferred A preferred B 9-15 1 $1.12% 1 9-12 120c (quar.) Common 11-30* 10- Plywood Corp., common 10-10 I25c preferred 77c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) Playing 8. 8-31* 12-20 50c Co. Card S. U. 9-20 40c ?ii40c — 1 8-31 (accum.) common — of Rec. 10- 1 $1.75 1 9- 9-29 t35c & Sons, (H.) Simon (quar.) 10- $$1.75 pfd. (quar.) Ltd. common (quar.)„ (quar.) —Skenandoa Rayon 57c pfd. A (quar.)—— 57c prior preferred (quar.) Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron— $1.20 preferred (quar.) — — Smith (Howard) Paper Mills, Ltd.— 8-30 10- t2c 25C 0. (b. Pipe & Foundry 11- «5c Participating preferred (s-a) Silverwood Western Dairies, 5% 9-20 9-15 9-21 U. Ltd.— •— Ltd., Dairies, 1 10- *1.26 (increased)——— Silverwood 7 prior preferred Holdert Payable Share 77■■■;.> j.' U. S. Leather Co., 7% 25C (quar) of Company :] xx 9-14 — preferred Sick'a 9-29 37 %c (quar.) (quar.) oreferred SB $5 pfd. Co. Philadelphia 1 10- 50c 9-21 10- $1.12% (quar.)—_—_ pid. G.) (F. Breweries 77c 10-15 $1.75 l.— Co,:- 8 57c Co. Stores Snattuck of Ree. 10*' 1 • When Per Hoiaer% When Payable Share ^ i— preferred (quar.) Servel, Inc., $4.50 52o ( ,7 9-15 1 10- 12 %c Pennsylvania Sugar, 5% PMPennsylvania Telephone,- $2.10 pfd. Pennsylvania Water & Power, com. fc Name of Company: of Rec. payable "; Per v Holder1 When Per Share : Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 9- 7 Peoples Drug Stores, Inc.—August Period End. Aug. 10- 1 9-15 Sales 10- 1 9-15 —V. 31-^ ' 162. p. 991." Sales—" 1945—Month—1944 ;V. 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $2,907,808 $2,810,329 $22,544,052 $22 188,79 ' [Volume 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4421 stock Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output— * electric The ended week of week of 8, 1944.—V. 6.5%, or 162. and company to amounted 1945, kwh., 11.697,000 the for output Sept. when its compared p. fractional subsidiaries kwh., 110,341,000 with the the for decrease a corresponding ^ shares, cash Gross 1945 dividend maint.) $2,917,841 $2,759,501 1,248,761 1,124,261 1,085,597 554,254 439,043 — earnings charges $1,157,036 $1,239,325 $1,234,860 550,936 552,397 553,793 Crl0,347 .— Crl9,248 Cr2,070 Interest Amortization other and deducts Balance available 162, for dividends. $616,447 $706,176 backlog of substantially exceeds orders large as cancellations and Heinritz, of the as prior has $683,137 year a. battery storage full-time .and ago division reconversion, it was Vice-President in charge of the division. able to concentrate "Many Aug. 1, dividends the the on dividends 1945, to Nov. to 1, their on The only immediate industries, post-war requirements," including the railroads, utilities public accrue & To Trust rectifying, annual is program the interest .and -dividend SEC a proposal for With large and with adjustment an communications cash for difference between the high a level. Philco has With funds from the of bonds bonds, Phillips Petroleum; Operations— Co.—Reconverted . to the company's treasury, the net proceeds would be used to redeem $16,000,000 first series A, 3l/»%, due of the Southwestern Peacetime 3%% ' All wartime manufacturing plants of this company are opera ting Vat capacity to produce peacetime products, Frank Phillips, Chairman, and KJrS. Adams,: President, announced. "The day Government restrictions were lifted," they said, "our operations were changed to making a new motor fuel, the best we have aver produced. The improved product i$ already in the tank of many jobbers and dealers. ' *. 1 j / "Our 100-octane aviation gasoline facilities are supplyingV.-com¬ due , advance requested the be the the to than Oct. at 106.50, 22, the 15.—-V. 162, Issue if the Bond later than The to Oct. 4, that so be bids ponents for a higher anti-knock, /Reconversion has entailed no powerful, motor gasoline." lay-offs of refinery personnel and awaiting all the 2,834 employees on military leave, the positions are There probably of ments will be temporary a products expand civilian production, reduction incident rapidly to lower industry as national in The r for New Discovery good a pool Well No. producer in 1, Jirick, ; which has been brought in the Bois d'Arc Pay Zone is considered to be a of its structural position with relation to the West Edmond Pay, block owned 1175. p. ' " it is announced. The well is located on a large Phillips Petroleum Co. and Carter Oil Co.—V. 162, " r * by ' . Tenders^- Chicago / St.- Louis & J ' * RFL—• The the of $5,165,152, at prices not to exceed par and interest.—V. 162, sum 1175.i p. , ( „ The disclosed in a report to shareholders the acquisition of two new subsidiaries, the Crescent Machine Co. of Leetonia, Ohio, and the Edward Valve & Manufacturing Co, of East Chicago, Ind.— V. company 161. P. 2596. on is before Oct. 15, Transfer New The Power ' Co.—Reorganization ; •- ' Plan ;/-V v-yC ; / independent trustees have filed with the Interstate Commerce an amended plan of reorganization and two alternative The plans were previously filed .with the U. S. District Committee programs. of Court V ..'I/'//. "C. plan was submitted in the event company's interurban assets was Oregon Aug. 3, 1945. first alternative amended The that immediate deemed disposal necessary. / Under this proposal the company's interurban carhouses and a cash would be consideration. outstanding ,.:///• of common transferred Portland stock the to and Issue railway Portland Traction would new assets, Traction cancel its with common divided of into industrial alcoholic of two National New Bank, the of names of preferred principal stock which underwriters has each financing the National the Bank of National Shares Stock Pierce, Newburger Beane___ Stroud 10,000 & Hano proceeds increased the of volume & j.*v 5,000 Reynolds & Co.^ G. Inc 6,000 Co Weeks— & Becker & Co. Inc._ / ^ E. Noyes & 2,250 "-<- 2,000 Deane & Scribner "2,000 Boyce—. 2,000 Marache & $ "'•/'/ ; Granbery, Lord "l, 1,750 Moore, Leonard & Lynch-1 "1,000 Reinholdt & Gardner ^ 1,000 Inc. 5,000 3,500 Hayden, Stone 162, Bros. & 3,500 607. p. K, Pure Oil $9,602,700) William Sept. on year, H. Davis, Director of that he had approved 6 located at Dawes, W. Administration Va., for NOTE—For Economic Stabilization, announced the return to this company pf;. its which had been "seized" by the War.—V. 162, 395. p. n Pfd. stk. York Quebec Power Co.—Earnings— Gross above cumulative •Includes par) Trust .) ' . 1945 1944 $2,217,492 $2,196,933 1;237.929 other expenses—1,273,807 taxes and charges Fixed — Provision for Net 238,180 _____ depreciation for income Provision and , 225,000 profits taxes— excess 191,734 profit $228,770 2487.. p. $l3V78d $12,171 . 161, 240,730 225,000 '202,694, $290,379 278,599 / 276,599 Surplus -Lav.;. v - Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.- >■ bank loans used were to Operating 725,000 finance in par): into series part Maintenance 3 •■:'/ 1944 329,032 307,230 — 1,677,286 1,601,570 2,179,911 taxes.—rrr. 3,100,119 2,118,411 1 ,>430,000 3,006,026 $4,222,070 $4,254,098 deprec. Income Federal Other , 1945 $21,594,423 $20,912,589 8,467,805 8,195,254 plant & equip.. for Prov. of prop., income 1,618,200 taxes Operating income Other — — 17,876 14,199 $4,239,946 <net)_ $4,268,297 — 100,000 shs. i income Gross deductions Income 100,000 shs. —_ :■/'/ Outstanding 1,376,321 1,349,465 $2,863,625 $2,918,832 — 100,000 shs. 500,000 shs. _ / revenues Operating, expenses — Power and gas purchased for resale——.— , - -Earnings— 12 Months Ended June 30— ; 850,000 Co., Philadelphia— *500,000 shs. Adjustments to Federal 11,999 shares held in treasury. privileges. The second alternative was submitted in case It Is deemed neces¬ sary that the company be liquidated and dissolved and not reorgan¬ / revenue Operation, 2,500,000 & classified yet (no / Six Months Ended June 30— 2,500,000 stock—— stock i ' Dividends Authorized not pfd. t» -a. te/i ■:■/■■;:: $4.75 . mechanical to. arrange $7,500,000 . Common „ . will, be Capitalization, Giving Effect to Present Financing for * reasons it is not always r.t. companies in exact alphabetical / order. However, they are always as near alphabetical position as possible. .;. //:■, / possible income 814,900 871,000 $3,678,525 $3,789,832 tax— voting Summary of Earnings f 4 Mos. End. ized. ferred the the to traction company for a similar cash Apr. 30/45 be trans¬ consideration, $ and Sales, would reclassify its presently outstanding common stock approximately 600,000 shares (no par) and with no change In liability. • The basic provisions of the plan are unchanged, namely that the company ' stocks Traction the of Portland subsidiaries Co. General Electric distributed be to income bonds, prior preference and first bondholders receiving cash in addition.—V. ■ Porto Rico Gas & Coke Co. and Co. holders of Interest 12 Months Ended June 30— Gain from General 1945 2597. p. 1944 Admin, and Utility Other Income (net).. ■■ u_.—_;—;___ Loss 35,740 Interest deductions / $157,164 ; 1,029 y 2665. The ICC changed on Divs. 28,016 $138,239 The Fed. Co.—Stock Issue Approved— a 861,441 exps._ 588,035 i 1,146,389 113,275,797 91,895,152 66,429,495 54,756,313 <2;096,154 1,010,082 1,706,435 1,695,085 2,158,244 1,031,400 1,908,061 174,030 184,204 327,690 "7L897 273,479 313,446 21,390 93,692 14,716,461 24,700 16,268,688 7,111,201 9,263,104 16,328,688 170,000 14,741,161 313,700 etc., 350,762 730,900 755,454 prf. ex. 10,800,000 11,762,224 4,991,760 retirement Crl37,715 Cr219,806 Crl,060,000 Crl,038,507 Cr7To",000 j. (net)— offered in exchange for the outstanding 6% and operating Income 162. rS7g,522 $751,453 $67f,746 68,637 $92,706 "... 523,818 62,111 , 25 Cent Stores, Inc.—Sales—. 1945—Month—1944 $989,116 $7,403,200 $894,352 net ______ 60,000 t)» The York Stock Exchange has authorized common stock t$5 par), all of-which New shares of outstanding.—V. 85,000 30,000 4,606,470 p. San Jose Water 12 Months Ended Operating are now issued and 680. Works—Earnings— July 31— • 1945 1944; expenses ________ — and $1,028,676 depreciation — $964,775 459,753 444.639 $568,923 revenues Operating 65,305 3,891,561 162, - the. listing of 500,000 $520,135 1,932,794 Gross profit 2,433,104 — 6,975 5,418 $525,553 311,368 •Total 150,616 cos.—— 490,292 348,420, Consol. net in alcohol Dividends — 356,240 on preferred stock ____— 35,626 $214;185 3.5,626 $184,032 ——• Balance 1919 Publicker to Industries first by molasses pure Alcohol form Street, and established Philadelphia, Co.-and in 1945 to $178,559 $219,658 ■i(,,.,r.liitnll a for Philadelphia, denatured second the production of ethyl a plant at Snyder and for industrial the sale purposes. plant at Bigler Street and production of molasses ethyl of In Sales —V. Aug. 31— _ 162~ P- income and excess profits taxes: 1945, $220,812^ 161, p. 500. , r. '•t ■ 1945—Month—1944 1945—8 Mos.-i:-L1944'' $2,096,973 $1,737,928 $14,482,452 $13,706,731 818. I - "'v i ,% i *•» Schiff Co.—August Sales Up 20.66%— Period End 1924 alcohol. Federal $175,505.—V. (The) such Delaware — •Includes 1944, , the company was the fermentation processes at of and; Swanson in Commercial Inc. activity the company Avenue, 4,894,890 2,349,895 changed in Avenue 4,373,953 — income Business—Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania under the name of Publicker-Ward Distilling Co. Name Publicker alcohol 2,583,720 deductions 417,101 and 1913 The earnings. ■> ■ ' --V •■ !• 7,111,201 earnings shipping History 7% -V/i+M i:? $6,899,688 if///:' 287. p. ' .V>/ !•; '1945—8 Mos.—'1944 (Jacob) Ruppertr—Listing of Common Stock— Net of Should the plan become effective, all the outstanding preferred stock not offered for exchange will be called for redemption. Pursuant to the plan pf exchange the holders of the outstanding 7% and 6% preferred stock are to be offered in exchange therefor one share of 4'/2% cumulative preferred stock for each share of preferred e 483,269 $575,898 preferred stock. i>, /i . 680. P. 162, 2,647,412 ' 735,295 $94,785 113,466 Non-operating income Net earnings stock, consisting of 120,000 shares (no par), $2,918,250 of 7% preferred stock (par $100), and $3,460,200 of 6% preferred stock ($100 par). In order to reduce the dividend payments applicant proposes to retire the outstanding preferred stock, and for that purpose will issue not exceeding 63,784 shares of 4,/z% cumulative preferred stock be $3,9971680 Cr279,370 credit- refund refunds —V. 525,812 7,100,000 taxes._— $4,217,390 2,730,642 .__ Rose's 5,10 & 94,706 270,000 taxes: ,2.419 $570,774 379,066 96,923 Period End. Aug. 31— 72,686 244,918 9,263,104 2,963 income —V. 1,240,352 981,250 41,458 normal, of $3,625,450 Net $4,220,353 $605,021 398,849 Operating revenues... Operating expenses 32,669 $4,000;099 $571,122 348 // Sales mfg. oper. shipping cos. Combined to gen. from Renog. 4 authorized the company to issue not exceeding cumulative preferred stock (par $100) to be ex¬ like amount of 7% and 6% preferred stock naw out¬ of revenues — Uncollectible oper. rev. taxes 1945—7 Mos.—1944: $605,392 371 Operating Operating 235,508 Sept. report of the Commission states, in part: applicant's outstanding capital stock consists is 178,411,652 sold.'. 104,303,167 157,836,531 *, expense-.—iw from Debt common which 29,061' 6,085 Drl4,079 ' State;.taxes___— standing. The 58,211 in Total 4>'a% for 44,181 of distrib. exps._ Post-war $6,378,400 99,949 plant asts. retd. on Inc. » Potomac Edison 4,881 operations 2,231 25,267 442,351 Cost of molasses agency Fed. ' * 65,896,264 474,769 futures... Advcrtising $166,255 $132,927 ________ Sell.: and $164,024 $158,194 . ; / Net income p. 37,847 38,270 ;___ income 161. 21,532 31,212 ___. income. operating income Gross 34,128 20,533 accruals—___. 112,492,278 Net 35,997 taxes.:-.:—;—^ reserve sale, products 257,188 v f ''vrr* Corp.—Earnings— 1945—Month—1944 Period End. July 31— 604,142 116,275,491 of $550,461 x income Retirement | surplus. Rochester Telephone $.::r.. 93,945 Total Cost - $554,189 y taxes Porto Rico T 161, to 1942 $ 116,176,665 177,715,555 dealing commodity Earnings— ; Maintenance —V. -V. 1943 molas- on from ■271,010 * transferred Balance ^ Calendar Years 1944 $ marketable securities. the 162, p. 1175. / » Operating revenues etc.__ income-——— Gains PEPCO with ' < / al¬ handling—.-,* ses Portland the stocks, preferred returns, Commission capital stock common less lowances, into the .' ' ' /'Under this alternative assets, shops and carhouses" would > . V:' aggregate principal in the amounts indi¬ Philadelphia (ho ! 'v I Co.—Plant Ordered Returned. of Stock 2,000 Stein & Co._ Laurence M. Marks & Co. may 2,500 5,000 Co,„ Rollins & Sons H. 3,000 Co 5,000 Co & Hemphill, for Masten & 3,000/ 5,000 Hallgarten also E. Singer, (Inc.) com¬ business of the company and its subsidiaries, including the recent increase in the production of alcoholic beverages permitted by the War Production Board during the months of July and August, the payment of excise taxes upon the withdrawal of whiskies in bonded warehouses and the financing of accounts receiv¬ able. 3,500 ? priced to the public was the following banks Bank the agreed The Ohio Co.— company Philadelphia National Bank First ahcL severally follows: as Stock Offered— York New and 6,000 -V. Co., principal chemicals beverages and, in connec¬ solubles. Company, is. also ,d .2,000 :•</ Chase shops Co. presently be may distribution • - $14,075,000 with cated: Bankers Trust Cumulative Pfd. - . company and Jenks, Kirkland & Co plant Purpose—The net cash proceeds (estimated, applied to the payment of bank loans. > /■ Company has short-term bank loans in the - the of the distribution Central Republic Co. 1950, and at $101 thereafter. "4 ' Bankers Trust Co. Registrar, Chase National Bank, agent, v purqhased in . York. The Electric -Portland last -have , 6,000 $104 Tradesmens Filed— week products trade. subsidiary, a dried . Hornblower is redeemable in whole or in part upon 30 days'' per share if redeemed on or before July 15, 1950, at or before July 15, 1955, and at $101 thereafter. The stock redeemable through operation of the sinking fund at $102 on amount Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Co.—Acquires Subsidiaries : corresponding on of /dis¬ of A. stock new at 102 or Schotter, Treasurer of the Pennsylvania RR., 380 Seventh Ave., New York, 1J- Y., will until noon of Sept. 29 receive bids for the sale to the company as of Oct. 1, 1945, of sufficient P.C.C. & St. L. RR. consolidated mortgage bonds, series 'D" to "J," inclusive, to exhaust the feed a at $100 per share. also J ' H. W. j for these and poultry through grain undertaken Eastman, Dillon & Co.___ 1175. issue represents the first public has ever undertaken. The stock notice Cincinnati, p. are Co., & Offering of 100,000 shares of $4.75 cumulative perferred stock (no par) was made Sept. 12 by a banking group headed by Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. This , Pittsburgh, kwh. 162, Publicker Industries, Inc.—Preferred because opener 181,180,000 of 7,5% .—V. company, from expanded was was 6,000 operating companies served by this corpora*' Sept. 8, 1945, totaled 167,619,000 kwh., as ended alcohol and Drexel & Petroleum military requirements, general resumes full in according to Messrs. Phillips and Adams , week with decrease a require¬ Another New Well Discovered— new the compared will petroleum demand but for ,■ 6,000 Engineering & Service Corp.—Output- Electric output of the tion declared. executives , more time, Co.,; Inc.-—---1 Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs t Biddle, Whelen & Co.___J —V. Public Utility to The First Boston Corp , < <of shares Lynch, Blyth > 992. of Fenner & A. to and producers production purchase : proxy effective time Stock series A the from Shares sale company become livestock the from direct business Merill $6,581,000• on refunding is drive. declaration p. order an the to war, Underwriters—The to because the stockholders' 18 line production the production fermentation residues, grain the production and number mortgage and other Additional company. therewith, distillers' dried grains and engaged in the shipping business through a subsidiary, Paco Tankers, Inc., and it has a 50%> interest in two ship management companies. : , Sept. Victory permit inviting bids not Oct. on later about of SEC of purpose opened not held be must in pleted 1971, 1, 1969, at 104.75 requested the SEC to The company solicitation material meeting l, from to the years, and public from Light & Power Co.'s first mortgage bonds " Dec. on Feb. on grains, tion price of the new security and the redemption value of the New preferred shares not exchanged would be sold and proceeds would be applied to the redemption of the present pre¬ ferred stock at $110 a share, plus accrued dividends, large orders also from allied gov¬ ernment for the rehabilitation and --'modernization:, of their coal mines." —V. 162, p. 1175. recent over distributed The the the received company's production of distilled spirits lines—the present stock. companies have indicated that they are going to large quantities of heavy-duty storage batteries in the next few Demand from the mining industry promises to continue at months. the to the of Cuba, the Philippine Islands and elsewhere, and in connection therewith secured facilities for its handling and storage; and entered the shipping business, becoming associated in the ownership and operation of ooean tank vessels. ' ' preferred stock, share-for-share, the plant bulk. in dried molasses 162 . offering need in the scale Prior preferred stock would be offered first in exchange for out¬ new added been sold solubles, by the Commission and by the company's stockholders, the company will issue and sell at competitive bidding $22,500,000 of first mortgage bonds, series A, maturing on July 1, 1975, and 98,500 shares ($100 par) cumulative preferred stock. The been tillers' approved standing shares of the company's 5% largest , charges, the company refunding operation. If a the now bottling and distributing branded lines of whiskies, gins spirituous beverages. Whiskey and neutral spirits have other also dealer-manager offer.—V is , and been with production numerous including fusel oil, absolute alcohol, proprietary solvents, ethyl acetate, dry ice, liquid carbon dioxide, anti-freeze compounds, butyl alcohol, acetone, butyl acetate, aldol, amyl alcohol, amyl acetate, acetic acid and acetaldehyde. V Upon the repeal of prohibition in 1933, the company, through sub¬ sidiaries, entered the distilled spirits business, producing, warehousing, deposited. its the of the on 1945. pre¬ 11 for have The applicant, however, reserves the right at any time end of .the exchange .period, or any .extension thereof, the plan effective even though less than 80% of the stocks Sept. subsequently been expanded both ethyl alcohoL and for the production products the reduce filed has and the Bank plant molasses products 6% and time. to been the Heinritz Mr. 7% of Public Service Co. of Oklahoma—Files Plan with SEC employment after Army and Navy contract announced on Aug. 23 by M. W.. ' stated. the less 1325 This 1175. even change, Mr. Heinritz said, has been to make it unnecessary to employ part-time workers whose principal occupation was elsewhere. "We expect an increase in our incoming orders, employment, pro¬ duction and shipments as soon as our principal peacetime customers are to 1945, company has retained Alex. Brown :& Son as aid it in obtaining acceptances of the exchange p. Orders— corporation's 12%, last year by August 1, The Philco Corp.—Has Large Battery The case of the 7%,-stock, including only in combinations equaling whole share, and for both classes of stock, a equal Nov. stock from Chemical scribed to Is in the a Co., as exchange ag"?nt, on or before Sept. 17, 1945, 3 p. m., Eastern War Time, but the applicant reserves the right to extend the time to Sept. 24, 1945, if it so determines. The plan is to become effective automatically if 80% of the out¬ standing 6% and 7% stocks deposited for exchange during the 464. p. to holders of to declare . adjustment stocks cumulative the of $2,973,612 - (incl. - Net 1943 567,816 revenues Operation Taxes 1944 plus, therefor outstanding preferred stock are to be invited to deposit during the exchange period the certificates for their stock, accompanied by a properly executed letter of transmittal, at the office Philadelphia Suburban Water Co.—Earnings— 12 Mos. Ended July 31— them certificates preferred 4% by cash payment of $5 a The '• held now " receivers The Financing— Ry.—Plans Equipment Seaboard Air Line inviting bids to be opened Sept. 26 for $3,810,000 certificates, dated Oct. 1, 1945, and maturing In instalments of $127,000 each from April 1, 1946, The certificates are designed to cover 15/c of .he are Of equipment trust 30 equal semi-annual to April 1. 1960. purchase price of new equipment with an estimated cost of An application for authority to issue the certificates has with the SEC.V. 162, p. 1176. , $5,103,997. been mitters, direction tronic submarine Period End. Aug. 31— $ Seles 519,696,259 79,025,580 540,264,605 72,768,785 -—.— 162, p. 716. —V. General—Dividends— Securities Corporation dividend of 5 cents per have declared a directors The share on the and the usual quarterly dividends of share on the $6 preferred stock, no par value, and $1.75 on the $7- preferred stock, no par value, both payable Oct. 1 stock, par $1, common ta^this the company paid on April 2 a dividend in cash on the common stock and on June 30 a dividend of of International Utilities Corp. common stock on each TO Eecuriti&s Corporation General common Stock held.—V. 161, Eo ■ - year, per share to holders of 5 cents one share shares of p. 2489. Period End. July 31— Operating 1944, Operating revenues- was orders unfilled of hand on 1, July of as ___ rev.. 1945—Month—.1944 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $11,680,119 $10,812,879 $81,066,167 $75,821,501 19,944 23,121 140,007 161,201 $11,660,175 $10,789,758 $80,926,160 $75,651,300 - - 7,811,800 2,523,133 7,507,916 2,016,412 52,981,603 18,483,629 51,108,009 15,430,206 income.™ $1,325,242 $1,265,430 $9,480,928 $9,113,085' — 1,002,484 941,055 7,224,255 6,823,854 Operating, expenses Operating taxes —; have amount revenues Uncollectible oper. . the last few years most of Solar's production facilities been devoted to the manufacture o! war-time requirements. During Telegraph Co.—Earnings Southern Rell Telephone -& radar, radio receivers, '"walkie-talkies," radio trans¬ finders, electronic devices fbr mine detection, elec¬ detectors, electrically controlled motors, gun turrets and guns, and motors and generators used in aircraft, ships and tanks. Solar manufactures and sells interference eliminating devices widely used in airplanes, tanks, jeeps, ships and in many other electrical installations. • " cations have been The Co.—August Sales1945—Month—1944 1945—7 Mos.—1944 Sears, Roebuck & Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 1326 * Net —V. approximately $5,320,000. it has been Impracticable to segregate war orders which are subject to cancellation. Of the orders on hand as of Aug. 1, 1945, it is estimated that approximately 82% are war orders subject to can¬ cellation. Accordingly, it is estimated that approximately $950,000 of such orders are not subject to cancellation due to the termination of the war, of which it is estimated that approximately $200,000 are orders for export excluding Canadian manufacturers, approximately $250,000 are jobbers' orders and approximately $500,000 are other non-* war orders. A substantial portion of the company's war business (estimated at Aug. 31. 1945, to be approximately 75% ), however, has i been cancelled following the cessation of hostilities with Japan.. The. company anticipates that additional orders on hand may be calcelled, and that most, if not all, of the company's war business will have been cancelled upon the completion of the program of the Government relating to cancellations. ; oper. income Net hand as 1, 1945, Due to'the nature of the company's busl-, approximately $5,500,000. The amount of unfilled orders on of July 1. 3.945, was approximately $5,870,000, and as of Aug. pp: 162, 717 and 1376. Qutput-— Southern Colorado Power Co.—Weekly ness the week endqd Sept, 8, ,1945^ totaled with 1,996,000 khw. for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 5;6%.—V. 162, pp. 1176, 1029 and 882. .v!'.-', of this company for 2,107,000 kwh., as compared Electric output Electric Co.—-Earnings Southern Indiana Gas & $621,145 $592,040 252,684 3,221,901 61,081 756.861 201,049 189,685 2,624,075 ______ $102,903 $96,850 $1,335,788 deducts. 23,060 23,304 260.653 $79,842 $73,545 $1,075,135 34,358 34,358 412,296 $45,484 $39,187 —it- expenses amort. for Prov. 0,984,281 and deprec. for $7,49G,96&. $7,938,627 244,423 64,508 Operating - .1945—12 Mos.—1944 1945—3 Mos.—1944 Period End. July 31— Gross revenue Prov. . taxes 750,134 . 2,555,006 . , -New Products— Akron, O.^ The company will provide its tire dealers with a new list of products and make available a sales aid program, Col. J. L. Cochrun, ViceSeiberling Rubber Co., , sales, announced. charges of in President all of which will be made by recognized manu¬ household appliances, radios, bicycles, other wheel goods, power and hand lawn mowers, and such automobile accessories as batteries, spark plugs, seat covers, etc.—V. 161, p. 314. The > products, new include facturers the that company orders such of such customers as soon as they may production. Outstanding-Giving Effect to 'Present Financing Capitalization 4'. Gross revenue — Exchange • 80,643 charges Fixed * 5,221,727 1,576,471 - - for .depreciation- Prov. for v' $990;812 .'980,213 ™--™- ----- i-' ' \''•1 >*■•' $1,108,816 '980,213 $1,163,295 . Dividends x 1,500,000 2,490,747 •:'■ profit " ! 1,775,-328 130,911 1,500,000 1,674,007 '',T v'-» $183,082 $128,603 $10,599 $0.53 Surplus for half year $0.51 $0.45 161, p. 2489. —V. \ Co.—Earnings— Sierra Pacific Power $224,049 82,051 19,854 244,372 20,775 L 23,000 surtax 23,200 -profits tax accruals 10,260 Cr990 14,122 14,032 income— $55,296 $50,425 Fed. -texoess 1,64.9 1,790 969,486 146,205 258,049 $656,697 7,637 and Fed. mormal Retire, $2 626)173 261,583 277,300 99,990 172,368 94,907 17,015 22,105 $2,740,965 1,068,980 204,046 $222,002 Maintenance reserve • oper. $52,215 •$66(4,533 8,447 8,187 106,017 -Net itacome 105.214 $44,028 $5b8$16 210,000 $380,538 210,000 Preferred dividends Common dividends "WV. 162, p. 717. • _•— : 315,550 317,218 * 'jl2 Months .Ended Operating July 31— f 1 i. 1,404,540 I other than Federal -•••.'* •. operation $911,355 140,932 131,935 $1,082,995 $1,052,287 417,688 . __™-_/._. accrued 249,907 . $951,060 earnings Dividends $638,890 $665,307 - . 335,678 335,678 $329,629 on sale of railway investment equivalent to reduction in income and excess profits resulting taxes from of sales & expenses Profit from Net 3,291 taxes par Federal 1,281,135 — Net income able Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 at Marine Midland Trust Go., New York, trustee. Sinkink fund .equal to 5% of the consolidated net earnings, for the shall be set .aside on or ,1046. and thereafter an amount equal to 10% earnings for the fiscal year ended the preceding Dec. 31, shall bt aside on or before May .1 or each succeeding year. Redeemable at time set any whole or in part, on 30 days' notice, at lOlVaYc and accrued prior to Aug*. T, .1946, the premium decreasing by (&%> on Aug. 1, 1946, and on each Aug. l thereafter. Reimbursement, upon application, of Massachusetts income taxes not exceeding 6%, and in interest Maryland and California income taxes not exceeding 5%>, on interest debentures, and of Pennsylvania and North Carolina personal property taxes not exceeding five mills per annum on each dollar of taxable value «or principal amount of debentures. on; ^ < -Coinpany—Jncorporated in New York .in 1932. .Manufactures fixed capacitors, also known as fixed condensers, the principal functions of ■which are ihe filtering or smoothing out of ripples when steady direct current is required to be, supplied from an alternating current source and the .holding hack of electrical currents of low frequencies while Permitting currents of higher frequencies to .pass. Condensers varv wmely in size, design, Construction and jjrice, End are & ^necessary construction of element in Solar , manufactures most of a the wide types variety of electrical equipment transmitters, television hold appliances, receivers and fluorescent lighting axe radio .receivers, television transmitters equipment, railroad radio house¬ signalling devices, motion picture recording and reproducing equipment, electronic aircraft -equipment and safely devices, electric motors, .and diatheimv and x-ray equipment. Solar has developed electrical resting instru¬ ments of various, types, known as .capacitor analyzers, primarily for the purpose cf testing the electrical characteristics of condensers by xadio servicemen, laboratories, and in manufacturing test 'operations. Condensers Iiave been have used in been used warfare. extensively Some of wherever their electrical devices principal war-time .appli¬ (a) i $112,.636 To mortgage 4'/2% first notes ditional '■ refunding that the Railroad company purchase the $15,985,500 of first refunding mortgage gold bonds from Southern Pacific Co. at 105 andt accrued interest to date of redemption, and said bonds will thereupon be redeemed and cancelled. Southern Pacific Co. has agreed to pur¬ chase from- the Railroad company all the $25,000,000 of bonds of series D, at a price per $1,000 bond equal to the price per $1,000 bond, paid by the several purchasers for the bonds of series C. Southern Pacific Co. has no present intention of disposing of the $25,000,000 series D bonds by sale, pledge or otherwise, but, subject to any. necessary authorization by governmental bodies, has the right to do so at any time. ' ^' j • -t - * i ; As a result of this financing, the annual interest. charges of the Railroad company on all funded debt toeld by the public will be reduced by $1,270,190. v. * " posed 200,000 450,000 operations (e) To provide additional working capital for possible inpeace-time' inventories of or the of names debentures • underwriters warrants to be and purchased 485,000 the by respective, each are as i follows: No. of • Debentures Warrants Alstyne, Butcher & $150,000 500 ... Cohu & Torrey.. 100,000. „ Co. & Company—Southern Pacific RR. .was incorporated in California8, 1902, nnd in Arizona and New Mexico on March 10, 1902, for terms of 50 years, as a consolidation of railroad companies, someof the predecessors oi which- were incorporated* as early as 1857 March 50C ..»■ . 500 100,000 ... A. G. Edwards & Sons 500 100,000 and - <fe W. Jenks, Clucas Kirkland Co. & 250 50,000 .... 250 50,000 50,000 Inc. ___i 250 250 : elsewhere, particularly automobiles. During the war shipyards and synthetic rubber, chemical and metal plants were -established in these areas, certain existing plants were enlarged, and various military and naval .bases were built or -expanded. r All of the Railroad company's railroad properties are leased to' Southern Pacific Co. under an agreement dated June 26, 1902. as issuable upon the exercise of the non-detachable warrants attached to the-debentures .and 20,000 shares are issuable upon the exercise of the underwriters.-r-r-V.i62, P.-A82. petroleum . authorized to issue warrants entitling the holders thereof to purchase on or before Aug. 1, 1950, at $10 per share, 57,500 shar-es of common stock, of which 37,500 shares are warrants issued to'the of are has been Warrants—Company - amended Jan. 2. South American -Gold & Platinum Co.~10-:Cent ^liy.^The directors have declared a dividend of 10 cents per share on the capital stock, par >$1, payable Oct. 4 to holders of record Sept. ,24, -A similar distribution was made on May 9, last, and on May € and Oct. 5, 11944.—V, 162, p. .502. South Carolina Power The : lease will 1917. be The lease is for a term expiring June 30, 1951.. to the lien of the Railroad company's subordinate 'first.mortgage, \ I . .Capitalization—The transportation .. 1945: following table shows the capitalization v Separately \ : Operated $634,216 .$644,711 400,137 revenue "" 1945—12 Mos.—1944 347/870 $8,238,351 $7,773,129 -4,801,817 -4,179,233 '' 1 , Operating expenses for deprec. amortization Provision for - ' ' and 58,200 taxes 59,767 111,004 146/338 *.$64,874 $90,716 540,499 .1,646,021 1,817,118 CollateraLrtcustr^bonds $1,084,277 $1,236,279 ' - 706,235 Int. and Net Divs. income other deducts. 31,478 on pfd. 52,730 597;786 $33,396 $37,987 $486,491 $590,840 71,432 645,439 14/286 i - $33,396 $23,700 Total 5.942.280 5.942,280 176,066,000 ^415,058 $419,402 383.581,151 383,581,151 quali- 1,400 lying shares completion .1.300 2,700 this financing, the principal amount of mortgage bonds outstanding in the hands of the public will be reduced the by $18,473,500. The of total amount shown above includes $3,460,000. .V' ■ '!■ z-yi'''■ _ ' . ■ ' f. - —V. 162. P. 882. '/i; ' Companies 176,066,000 ^ 3.772,763 shares (no par) Other companies—directors' •♦Upon ■ Transport. + Affiliated 171,438 stock____ Balance . ; Southern Pacific.- Co.— - income ' Controlled System. Debentuxcubonds Gross ' $47,949,436 $47,949,436. 326,090.300 $13,493,0005!339.583.300 Equipment obligations Mortgage bonds - - Solely . Gross of the and separately operated selclv controlled affili-' outstanding in the hands of the public as of June 30, "V;!" r ~ system ated companies \ Co.—Earnings— 1945—Month—1944 Period End. July 31— . where capacity 250 50,000 Mead, Irvine •& Co. , approximately three-quarters of the manufacturing California is located. Among the products manufactured products, airplanes, automobile tires, chemicals, flour' and .other grain and food products, glass, cement and other construc¬ tion materials and various finished goods. Plants are maintained in these areas for the assembly or distribution of products manufactured County, 250 50,000 Co. McAlister, Smith & Pate, Inc. Taussig, Day & Co., 375 : 50,000 & Co. & 375 75,000 Co. Browning & C. -Bradford E. 500 75,000 ■ (first.main track). Of this total.' 1,142 miles are classified 2,851 miles -will be sub¬ jected to the lien of the Railroad company's first mortgage. The road is operated,in .California, Arizona and New Mexico. The principal.industrial areas served by the company's lines, directly and through connecting railroad lines controlled by Southern Pacific Co., are situated in the San Francisco Bay area and in Los Angeles T.994 miles are classified as main lines and as .branches. Of the miles of road owned, 500 100,000 i860. Company owns 3,136 miles of road 500 500 100000 .... ... J. , 100,000 : Hano Schoellkopf. Hutton & Pomeroy, Inc.Doolittle, Schoellkopf &.Co. Nelson, 500 100,000 100,000 ^ _ 13,250 100,000 Noel & Co. Sherrerd i _ account advances, will be applied to the payment of the first mortgage gold bonds. There are $159,459,000 of first, mortgage gold bonds issued and outstanding, of which $15,985,500 are now owned by Southern Pacific Co. and $143,473,500 are outstanding in the hands of the public, all of which are guaran¬ teed as to principal and interest by Southern Pacific Co. It is pro-, refunding $90,000 war Underwriters—The The proceeds of the sale of the bonds (estimated $147,together with money to be paid to the extent necessary by Pacific Co. to the Railroad company in reimbursement ol, 1955. open "pur¬ (d) To purchase new equipment deemed desirable for post¬ number 1, 000,000), funds presently being used to provide ad¬ plant facilities to North Bergen plant, ap- replace Purpose—Company proposes to call for redemption on Jan. 1, 1946,105 and interest,: its first refunding mortgage 4% . gold bonds due' Southern Chicago on plant, approximately ... provide funds to Solco, Inc. (wholly-owned sub.), to retire mortgage on North Bergen, N. J., plant.! '''it. * at To (c) its retire To (b) the series B bonds," Stuart & Cp., Inc.,. associates bid 99.41 for the Jan. ? - V. i 397037 will be used for the following ($1,425,000) Purpose—Proceeds Prov. used. «:j;; '®orae of the ^applications of condensers 1,104 with the above table it should be noted that the annual interest requirements on the debentures will amount to $75,000. poses: three issues, . j $510^73; $321,957 $443,662 $233,918 — . series A bonds, due 1961, .with a 35$ coupon, but submitted no bids for The Other two issues. Dated July 1, 1945; interest payable' Tah. 1'and July 1, Uncon-< ditionally guaranteed by endorsement as to principal and interest by Southern Pacific Co; The issue and sale "of these bonds are subject to> authorization by the Interstate Commerce Commission. In the opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, these bonds will be legal investments for savings-banks in the States oi California. Illinois, Maine, New Hamp¬ shire, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island. ~ : - \ ^ « * : and before May 1, of said consolidated net , iM, M ': 809,762 - Loeb .& Co. .and associates submitted -the only "basket" bid! which was 98. Bidding'.for the issues separately,, .Kuhn, they offered 98 for the series A bonds, ;as 3s; 98 for as 4s, and 98 for the series C bonds, as 4s. Halsey, connection In Newburger $500 fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 1945, in each case. taxes for Johnston. Lemon •& Co. and accrued interest. debenture bears a non-detachable warrant entitling the holder to buy 25 shares and 12Vs 3hares, respectively, of Solar common stock, or an aggregate of 37,500 shares, for a and $1,000 The issues consist of ^25,000,000 27/g% seriesjA, due Jan. 1, 1961, which are now offered io the public at 99%%; $50,000,000 ;33/4%-series due Jan. lr 1986, priced at 100%, and $50,000,000 3%% series C, due Jan. 1, 1996, offered sX^93/4%," plus accrued interest $509,-469 $1,131,719 Hemphill, Noyes & Co. Hill, Richards & Co. priced at Ctffered-MA; mortgage bonds. $557,569 48,100 297 $1,724,797 603,655 before Fed. Name— period of five years, at $10 per share, the proceeds to be qp.plied to redemption of outstanding debentures. i Dated Aug. 1, 1945; due Aug. l, i960. Denominations $1,000 registerable as to principal,only and $500 not registerable. Interest pay¬ i $1,721,506 $837,573 , Other income 15-year sinking fund debentures, due 1960, with nondetachable stock purchase warrants. "The debentures Each Southern Pacific RR$ 125,000,000 Bonds •$5,'441;064 5,683;495 $1,131,422 $833,606 3,967 income Courts ,'were $1,000*000 and considerations of for Co. banking group headed by Kuhn, Loeb & "Co. on Sept. 11 was awarded three new issues totaling "$125^j90;D0O lirst for the $1,232,631 101,209 $1/840,004 118,498 $881,608 48,002 opers.™ & amortization Public offering was made Sept. 10 by a banking group headed by Van Alstyne, Noel & Co. of $1,500,000 5% 1 Gas respectively, subject to adjustment.—V, .160 p. ,1029. * 1942 • Van Offered— buy common'stock of three-utilities .from other & Water Federal by $1,173,484/ ^ \ • Corp.—Debentures asked authority from the SEC to sell $18,000,000 of bonds, $9,000,000 of serial bank -njccs, amd- 281,842 \ stock, the money to be used for-redemption of common companies..-:' , , . , , Company proposes to buy for $11,000,000, subject to adjustment, the Atlanta Gas-Dight Co. stock held by Consolidated Electric As ^Gas Ca and the Mississippi .Public Service and Chattanooga Gas shares held, -Calendar Years- ,1944 1943 $6,335,241 $13,992,339 $11,138,457 5,453,633 12,152,335 9,905,826 sales Net 7property by subsidiary.—V. 162, p. 501. Manufacturing Solar $80,000 on 1946,. and and 1945 May 31,'45 $2.54 118,938 common shares. street railway Federal consolidated 15, Summary of Earnings v.; , $303,212 $2.77 * share per fFor loss on of ' 413,396 preferred stocks on Balance Earnings Dec. on 1947. increased ' r 296,570 has mortgage shares , * Interest charges and other deductions— Net income 126,370 •471,640 246,552 369,947 189,002 (net) income Net • ■ . Total earnings from Other . agreement the company may borrow money from time -.to jtime tq an aggregate principal Amount of not exceeding $1,600,000 at ariyfone time outtsanding. Amounts borrowed are to be secured -by assign- ; ments from the company to Sterling National Bank & Trust Co.r of New York of all moneys due and to become due on all terminated war contracts and are to be evidenced by 90-day motes bearing interestat the rate of 3% per annum, payable at maturity. During the life of the agreement the -company must maintain net current assets ol not less than $600,000 and pays quarterly a commitment fee at the rate of 14 of 1% per>annumion the .average dally unused balance of the maximum ,principal amount ;of the .loan. Up rto the .present;.time: the company has not taken up any part of this loan.*"• ■ * " $3,706,935 income— Prov, for est. Fed. inc. & excess prof. taxes™ ♦Special addition to reserve™ . annually $5,000 (net)... 1,499,978 163,814 ■291,697 482,040 depreciation for : T Loan—Company has -entered into a T Loan agreement with the Sterling National Bank •& Trust Co., New York, creating a line of bank credit terminating on May l, 1946, guaranteed to the extent of 80% by the Navy Department of the United States. Under this Prov. $3,947,538 revenues Maintenance Provision $1) (par first , 67,688 shs. 248.312 shs. $5) (par stock 1944 1945 Operation Taxes, Southern Natural Gas Co.—To Refund Bonds—1 ' Net M l "Sioux City <*as & Electric Co.—Earnings 412,296 $533*42*. $662,839 . 882. p. existing debt and to 9Due Dec. ,15. Deprec. I fund $685,7.52 $56,945 — Income deductions I-™ 162, Company stock Preferred Common Cost $48,498 incomer Gross —V. $90,000 1,500,000 (purchase money obligations) debentures notes sinking 5 Mos.End. pther income (net ^ mtge. 4%s%> 10-year 167,652 $677,519 8,232 stock—_ 261,822. $945,720 r-: t Outstanding Capital stock: 162,890 - Util. 1944 1945—12 Mos. 1945--Month—1944 revenues General -taxes ' "M , Period End. July 31- Operating Operation i 980,213 > Earnings per share f 1,731,013 1,593,004 taxes & excess prof. inc. " V TNet 130,969 1,500,000 — -i. Prov. r- $12,172,652 5,974,780 5,284,855 $11,135,739 $12,119,585 __ pfd. on .Balance $1*207,543 ; ' 5% 1943 1944 1945 -MonthsEnded June 30— • Divs. : .. . ■"First Power €o.—Earnings— Shawinigan Water & v other and Net income the immediate requirements be permitted to resume civilian for were income Gross Int. the company, during the past several months, placed orders for civilian uses, for delivery when delivery could be made, stating to of < ~ ' :% early termination of the war, certain cus- Anticipating the possible tomers y 'y -.i-.: S3,, .-',r >';T iwyi '"if:-:. ; ■ Volume 162 called bonds THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4421 for redemption on July solely controlled affiliated companies. " • Net Railway Avail, for Y- Fxd. Chgs " petitive bidding. mo. bonds Net tConsol. Income Charges Net Income of 1941 32,927,207 12,448,504 20,470,843 23,034,139 Operating 61,392,807 24,660,432 36,719,660 41,847.065 Oper. 85,510,934 27,116,660 28,680,701 58,359,821 85,441,394 .-Net 34,758,577 9,315,611 34.573,667 Other 57,437,301 • 64.266,316 29,507,739 32,465,859 ______ 1940 39,178,303 29,862,692 ------ 28,428,410 36,141,865 30,007,291 6,134,574 1938 'J----. 14,297,003 23,890,987 30.719,995 *12,878,605 —i 34,-686,680 i 2,308,030 1937 31,460,288 30,703,495 *6,829,008 756,793 45,080,782 30,577,452 14,503,330 22,616,280 1935 - 20,319,880 * Deficit. not jointly, bonds " - the listed firms *1,744,551 Ball. Co. Weeks Burge William & & 220,000 deductions income , 132,000 132,000 66,00*0 _ 176,000 Sherrerd 2,000,000 352,000 66,000 .110,000 - • M. Dain & Co. Davenport & Co. 1 &. Mejia_< S. Dickson Dominick Drexel & St & Co.. , Eastman. Dillon & 88,000 440.000 2,000,000 66,000 -132,000 First Glore, St 660,000 Swift of Spiegel, Inc., subs, other railway subs. $47,236,593 $46,252,188 $93,868,691 $92,387,508 12,656,751 12,125,664 22,484,785 22,128,207 1,283,004 1,149,838 2,351,683 2,122,960 & depl. res than inc. 440,000 88,000 income 2,000,000 2,000,000 Prov,. for 860,000 2,000,000 352,000 352,000 110,000 110,000 220,000 220,000 44,000 88,000 88,000 taxes— used to of . Hayden, Stone & Co. Heller. Bruce & '__ Co., Inc. 3,497,826 6,508,786 4,170,595 ___ Co. Henry Herrman & Co. Hill, Richards & Co. 44,000 4,180,319 ___ 132,000 88,000 Gross Int. r 330,000 660,000 W. E. Hiitton & Co. 1 330,000 660,OGO 110,000 44,000 66,000 220,000 of the great 132,000 132,000 2,000,000 132,000 Co. Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc.— Johnston, Lemon & Co. Kalman & Co., Inc. Kidder, Peabody & Co. Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co. Laird, Bissell & Meeds 1,000,000 66,000 Langlcy & Co. Lee Higginson Corp. Brothers— :_ 1,000,000 Laurence M. Marks & Co. 110,000 Securities Corp. Merrill Lynch, Fenner & * !_ Merrill, Turben & Co. __■ Metropolitan St. Louis Co. _ Murch St 1,000,000 Pacific Northwest Paine. Webber. Co. Jackson & Curtis— 220,GOO 132,000 132,000 132,000 330.000 Total 1,300,000 Corp., 660,000 660,000 Taxes 860,000 Co. & Chas. W. William R. Bros. & Stroud Swiss St H. Walker —V. Witter 162. p. 132,000 132.000 220,000 110,000 440,000 440.000 Other 220,000 330.000 660,000 660.000 352,000 440,000 Foremost 176.000 352,000 352,000 660,000 660,000 . Inc., Operating Operating General Fed. • above.—V. Net 1,391,339 & 150, p. 161, p. 224,846 1945, 897,226 567,400 $561,882 $2,217,587 12,111 the Electric 1,774,340 3,534,324 3,550,406 39,463 39,766 79,128 int. 21,309 15,718 46,578 79,637 37,427 disct. Operating oper. the income— Net Net operating income $3,619,578 $390,650 months 12 $5,177,407 $5,581,395 for ended 12 months June 30, ended 1944, of June 30, provisions and Co, in guarantees and subsidiaries consolidated, * Gas Electric St Madison $567,901 $2,229,699 754,618 Light St Divs. from $377,007 $1,475,081 Co. (Delaware) Power Co. and not Co.—Earnings— 1945—Month—1944 & Electric 177,000 200,420 6,397 , interest 1945—7 Mos.—1944 $14,028,115 $12,455,504 $96,379,027 $85,998,017 rev. 18.639 20.952 15C.865 162,528 — Legal service Taxes — (other than as a 401 Co. TACA and 1945—12 MoS.—1944 $5,824,696 $5,414,943 354,000 —— income $14,009,476 $12,434,552 $96,228,162 $85,835,489 9,273,919 , 7.734,153 59,544,575 52,885,690 3,094,323 3,106,614 25,147,664 21,873,278 6,938 521 $2,679,623 Co., Int. on Amort, $1,641,234 1,370,990 Registers Issue with SEC— $1,593,785 $11,535,923 $11,074,521 1,302,934 9,667,814 9,024,119 * / and Taxes Other funded of debt— debt assumed interest company has registered $75,000,000 new 40-ycar 23/i% deben¬ tures, due Oct, l, 1985, with the SEC. The issue will be sold at corn- Net p. foreign opera¬ pledged- aircraft with interest at 4%'.' Douglases 10 it to TACA's aircraft will be will able fleet, Which now acquired soon, be compete on an equal "... .v( -,4 444'./?' investment Jack bankers, One Wall Street, New York, Frye, President of of TWA; John H. Engineering, of TACA; Switch & Signal Co., board the •V. Todd of & construction of 162. Brown of TWA, Engineering Corp., Rockefeller and Lowell New York,♦ who directed Center; T. B. Wilson, Chairman of the Yerex, President 819. p. of TACA Airways.— ,.,u .... Tampa Electric Co.—Earnings— Period End. July 31— . b'u 1945—Month—1944 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $629,899 $592,834 $7,651,119^ $7,132,370 320,923 revenues 298,270 3,919,704^^3,659,747 Maintenance 37,090 27,788 523,452"* 53,007 46,080 675,138 78,400 715,400 taxes Federal taxes inc._^ 73,400 accr.__ 40,833 35,833 income_ $104,644 $106,462 $1,317,423- res. ■ ' *- 450,614 7-'iT 549,279 500,000 on 801,270 >' Utility Other oper. 430,000 income (net) 439 - 219 $1,241,458 ^ ' 3,i28 Gross Income Income $106,681 3,165 3,086 $101,918 $103,595 deductions—int. 1w Net/income Pfd. $105,083 — 6,073 — $1,323,496 78,876 $1,244,621" $I;207,605 j___„ ''' dividends divs. paid_________-_ Period End. July 31— $6,185,634 $5,817,273 302,199 294,087 Operating revenues Operating expenses 51,801 136,870 108,556 Federal — taxes 25,193 56,950 56,060 22,000 89,000 60,000 $2,202,584 $5,600,615 $5,298,570 1,764,312 1,774,340 3,534,324 3,550,406 39.463 2J.309 39,766 15,718 79,128 79,637 46,578 37,427 Prop, retir. res. Amort, of approp. limited-term 1945—Month—1944 $1,481,144 Net oper. revenuesOther income (net)_— ■ i: 1945- -12 Mo3.—1944 $1,395,163 $16,915 333 $16,004,023 601,108 314,519 72,699 100,000 226,955 65,657 100,000 359 investments TV--.T Co.—Earnings— 646,760 taxes 956,427 $288,185^|248,261 Y Texas Power & Light 2,916 K ' 956,435 .Balance.' _____________ -V. 162, p. 884. Other $1,244,587 * .36,981 276 $346,807 $401,167 7,067, 231 ' 722 612 6,369,894 '2,828.897 817, 257"'":f > 767,262 ; i,2oo;ooo 1,200, ooo 4,493 5,093 $7,103,140 ' $4,833,477 6,373 8,360 102,422 $353,180 $409,527 $7,205,562 , ; 1-07,4491 disct. — on — income 162, and the A. May, Vice-President of the Union Pa.; Kenneth H. Murray of the Donald M. Murray Co.; Benjamin F. Pepper, President of the Pennroad Corp., Wilmington, Del., and Triumph Industries. Elkton, Md.; Frederick M. Peyser, partner of Hallgarten & Co., New York, N. Y.; Webster B. Todd, Chairman of the - int. — Gross income Interest, 289. $555,349 $372,760 etc., — $4,940,926 113,857 201,339 $239,323 charges- $208,188 $2,718,021 $2,617,257 preferred stocks—— 865,050 865,050 4,487,541* 2,323,669 Cr725 — Net —V. of Washington the York, it was announced international Lockhart; Charles E. Mathews, Vice-President 143,905 ' The Airways' that are: $2,445,483 $2,380,433 income expense credit purchase of ; directors' 142,884 ♦ inc. ;__J Gross Bank 401,809 '; 36,000 Federal equipment an Additional confident Walker & Only) 24,391 for arranged airplanes. Retirement inc. taxes) Prov. \ • stated 95,915 — expenses - dis¬ June (Standard Gas Income others income . General $1,501,708 . 2041. purposes, ended months Period Ended June 3Q--? 1945-r-O Mos.—1944 Divs. from assoc. COS— $2,496,226 $2,244,662 808,398 $362,262 H. Com. $2,310,106 190,893 p. can Lockheeds aforesaid of 161, Export-Import Operation on ceased to be an affiliate of Standard Gas St comparative Statement sets TACA is Operating taxes, Louisville 1944, 12 has ___ expenses taxes 1944; 30, for company For and tax Operating $3,951,317 periods have been further revised to give effect to adjustments recorded subsequently but which are applicable to these periods. Total revenues— Operating Cr725 — latter sub¬ usual its radio its Swissvale, investments Co. months company's from of A.—Arranges Equipment Purchase '/ 1 Herbert Philadelphia its The orders production New York, 1,764,312 Corp., fiscal and admin. Uncollectible 60,000 therefore, the figures for the 30, 1944, as above, reflect the 'elimination 61 the accounts of Madison Light & Power Co. The figures six 2666. revenues 89,000 $9,248,140 and State income to of Misc. Period End. July 31— G. 22,000 Other debt— September, 46,667 Southwestern Bell Telephone Operating 56,060 36,000 $8,837,437 June fixtures. received New Addition to Board of Directors— 108,556 $5,449,402 $368,800 and has capacity John D. Warren has been nAmed to the board of directors of TACA Airways, S.A. (Sociedad Anonima), parent company of the TACA airlines in Central and South America, Mr. Warren Is a partner in 56,950 $5,776,401 on lights Corp., assure $6,500,000.—V. the in use 52 TACA 136,870 > $2,263,439 6,019 modern 51,801 — ended and result 2,368,300 >■: 2,197,200 164,267 - 294.087 Co.: debt net posed 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1,022,468 to of further 25,193 ' interest din $526,529 . of present the igrjeater part in the process of ,, for 24,391 in- taxes company'^ of be made up to 80% of payable in 36 equal monthly instalments, 95,915 assumed returned 7,656 " v 302,199 SFor payments made by Philadelphia.Co. under $518,873 deducts.__ ■ ' the cancellation Mr, Lockhart, former TWA Secretary and Treasurer, was loaned to TACA last year to reorganize TACA's operations and financial affairs. He has resigned his position with TACA, effective Sept. 1, to resume his former duties with TWA.' ..... adm. expense months 4141. 549,600 income Net and for income other $9,766,843 SRepresenting amounts equal to estimated reduction in taxes resulting from bond refunding by subsidiary companies. $2,592,594 $11,054,248 $10,396,139 * 1,238,465 5,445,892 5,038,274 261,415 (net) $9,422,456 income excess income income Gross __i & taxes oper. Other —V. $2,720,627 taxes profits Int. revenues expenses income $5,692,301 143,905 to said. to basis with Pan American for post-war business. „ 1945—3 Mos.—1944 , 521 — Elec, for Federal Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.—Earnings— Period End. June 30— 401,809 6,938 142,884 funded Consol, 352,000 352,000 330,000 Dairies, 354,000 401 i related the Bank will provide 90% of the total credit'.' Mr. that this step completes the refinancing inaugurated early this year with the sale of $1,400,000 of convertible debentures. Proceeds have been used to add and 'Including electric power and gas purchased and amortization of leaseholds, etc. tlncluding $205,400 for 1945 and $188,250 for six Southwest Dairy Products Co.—Acquired— See 200,420 and excess Export-Import board 440,000 176,000 . ; 352,000 220.000 Co. - v 177,000 Co.: tha for in estimated f cost a for includes 220,000 176,000 1 212,361 $6,075,591 Elec. & ' Taxes Co 1029. Amort. 220,000 2,000,000 & Co, Radio through Lockhart •I 20 net income— on 220,000 Corp, & 212,775 taxes) Gas 2,000,000 Co., Inc. : Weeks & Stubbs Wisconsin 106,181 $9,152,152 Income chgs. of Stand. Int. 1,000,000 & Whiting, Dean 66,000 Inc. 106,505 for Fed. inc. 110,000 Blodget, f_J Inc. 132,000 1,100,000 : and cos._ 6,397 other and war fluorescent Borrowings are The * — $8,848,743 businesses announcement the corporation tions. $5,385,299 (other, than Consol. 2,000,000 Anthony Sz Co. Weeden The Co., 132,000 1,100,000 s 2,000,000 and at destined 394,232 v.-"' JO not issue office program service Prov. 88,000 550,000 Boyce__—_ American Tucker. G. & Webster 38.000 1,000,000 Staats Co. Stein • stock Sept. 8 by John M. Lockhart, Executive Vice-President. The credit be*available for a period of 18 months, and can be used to the purchase of aircraft and related parts arid equipment and Stand. assoc. & come 352,000 will 1,500,000 66,000 " __ Barney & Co. Stone 352,000 1,500,000 44,000 Scranton & Co. Shields & Co. Smith. 176,000 Sons, Inc. Stringfellow— Scott 660,000 750,000 & 142,134 * Octi held stock finance 8,088,386 cos.— of fiscal Legal 660,000 St 8,029,850 216,142 -—•;— expenses 860,000 H. Rollins 137,940 —— Gas 330,000 Putnam 3,998,339 Exps. & taxes of Stand, 132,000 on 843,144 $9,599,780 $17,020,727 $17,634,770 4,006,632 interest 430,000 E. 934,700 be new Commercial National Bank & Trust Co. of New $5,785,689 from Misc. 132,000 132,000 470,630 will preferred tbis of to be started war This undistrib. inc. Divs, Phelps, Fenn St Co. Pressprich & Co. 494,379 $9,930,261 t from R. W. in Divs. 220,000 66,000 : ____ 650,000 the sufficient $1,000,000 misc. — of proceeds Credit—,, ■■ 2,000,000 66,000 Cook & Co. The Ohio Co. t issue new TACA Airways, S. Gas & Elec. Co.: 110,000 2,000,000 1,300,000 765,425 income Other 110,000 110,000 66,000 * Co. Newh&rd, & capital stocks by public,. I 220,000 . 845,573 the Bal. of income of sub. * 110,000 1,084,380 382,712 • 422,787 cos. 110,000 > 566,876 115,558 892,237 829,758 1, int. net 500,000 220,000 * 5,512 other of Colonial new a 486,000 42,247 stockholders the a the a $I,OOO.OCO rehabilitation and building as soon as posible. Included in the plan will building. ) The company stated that it does not intend to acquire: the building .erected by the Defense Plant Corporation for its occupancy-early in be 1,444,598 1,155,808 for • < Symington-Gould Corp.—Plans Expansion-^ on held Min. 660,000 220,000 1,425,410 486,000 Cr4,437 2,000,000 110,000 55,000 * 660,000 55,000 Minsch, Monell St Co.." Morgan Stanley & Co. F. S. Moseley St Co. w_____ Divs. - 2,000,000 " '2,000,000 ' ™ 330,000 . 500',600 220,000 1,000,000 Pierce, "Bean'e Maynard H. " 722,773 reserve his 396. The company has announced I>r527,411 671,358 reserve m&ke p. for many months, it was stated.—V. 161, p. 2228. -v '.vi;,!: ^v'.'-'1;,■ •'iv'••.ii\..■ i'V:;'"*vV; 7,040,061 730,525 (net) deductions 1,496,000 2,000,000 " 250,000 interest Balance 132,000 132,000 (net)_ expense Sundry amort. 440,000 743,000 V, McDonald & Co. Mellon 132,000 132,000 & revaluation of assets, 132,000 440,000 1,496,000 exp. end bulbs sidiary, disct., §Approp, to Approp. to 2,000,000 220,000 .___ Other 660,000 66,000 W. C. Lehman 66,000 - _ 88,000 660,000* . debt to 162, company's war contracts, the company is its operations from war-time to peace-time £ products. production is being expanded as far as possible to meet the demand now in evidence for such products as ,radio tubes, customers $17,305,975 $16,712,712 $31,141,733 $31,109,278 4,231,344 4,441,694 8,669,623 8,927,546 debt & disct. 88,000 Illinois of Aires Treasurer.—V. converting . Br632,802 acquire tSpecial amort, of debt 220,000 88,000 The ' funded on prem. 38,000 ; income Amort, 132,000 A. Hogle St Co. Hornblower & Weeks Dr266,673 Buenos Merson of Buenos Aires has been A. J, Civilian $17,631,854 $16,979,385 $31,774,535 $31,636,689 Br325,879 •< between $10,000,000 and $12,000,000, depending upon, of stock issued, the company expects to use $3,864,250 outstanding 3'/4% sinking fund debentures due June 1,' the program 352,000 88,000 66,000 44,000 J. J. B. Hilliard & Son Y J. Net oper. income tOther income (net) to return made Assistant Of business, With 1,109,397 7,847,362 8,834,754 * located now to the lines 7,942,378 1,126,529 * director a Secretary and Comptroller of Compania will and shares. amount call lamp — retiring be will - McCurdy, The remainder will be used to finance the expansion pf plant and working capital considered necessary in order to,enable company and its subsidiary to meet the indicated demand for their products. It is also possible that a part of the funds -will be 220,000 176,000 220,000 352,000 7,877,452 538,448 3,238,482 Fed. inc. taxes profits 2,000,000 176,000 amount 860,000 1,000,000 3,927,584 520,954 Prov. for Federal excess 2,000,000 88,000 Haupt & Co. 4,012,801 , who • and an the Pro v. for State and for, taxes been 1957. 13,444,051 13,327,073 ;"1:..... •vr*-,' . taxes) 352,000 88,000 88,000 6,698,392 Treasurer, as has past 10 years, prior to & Libby for 13 years. facilities _ 6,768,644 (other . 440,000 2,000,000 , . depr. Taxes Mr, " Bliss the McNeill William that meeting of authorizing of to 1945—12 Mos.—H1944 Total —$61,176,348 $59,527,690$U8,705,159$116,638,675 ♦Operation 21,371,752 20,311,717 42,002,288 40,845,939 and repairs 3,461,266 3,394,019 7,136,764 6,889,776 Approp. for retirement, r 660.000 special 120,000 to — director a of the revenues— Gillies J. for - , announced Interpacional purpose • 1945—6 Mos.—H1944 R, 1945..' 1, Co.. Libby, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.—Proposes New Pre¬ ferred Stock Issue and Retirement of 3^4% Debentures A street Co.) • St of permanent headquarters there. elected Subs.)-^-Earnings— and Philadelphia succeeds also Oct. Swjft Chicago, has been appointed Maint. 2,000,000 \ Hayden, Miller & Co. , and of * 352,000 „430,000„ sales 88,000 < < * 1,000,000 44,000 Inc retail is of Comptroller was Bliss duties hew Treasurer he 1946. in " Pittsburgh Rys. misc. 1,000,000 St Co. and hi.s assume It $6,192,938 $40,161,976 mall, order — Other 44,000 MacGregor, Hallgarten & Co. Harriman Ripley & Ira - Gas * 176,000 Corp. include . 220,000 Boston Forgan Glover incl. Electric *- 132,000 _l in 8 Months . 440,000 __ will Assistant Mr. Month ! Period End. June 30— 176,000 . $1,549,738 s Joseph O. Hanson, President, announces that J. H. Bliss has been elected a director and appointed Vice-President and Treasurer. He Subsidiary companies: Qper. revenues: 220,000 176,000 Co. Fahey, Clark & Co. The 88,000 330,000 1,000,000 Co. Elworthy & Co. Equitable Securities Corp. $1,263,640 ^ ____ net sales— figures . 88,000 * 220,000 . & '220,000 88,000 88,000 220,000 Dominick $1,932,469 392,731 , j . Swift International Co., S. A. C. (Compania Swift In¬ ter nacional)—Changes in Personnel— ^,1 \ 2,300,097 $1,577,797 314,157 — Standard Gas & Electric Co. (& (Not 132.000 88,000 — ments to store properties.—V. 160, p. 2336. comparison with 1944 sales is submitted because only mail order sales were reported in 1944.—V. 162, p, 1030. 440,000 * -. 44,000 Inc. Co. Estabrook "■ 110,000 : _ R. L. Dav & Co. 2,817,140 ___ No 2,000,000 ^ " 352,000 -220,000 44,000 44,000 - $4,232,566 subsidiaries. 88,000 440,000 ___• These and '.352,000 • 132,000 220,000 • __ Burr, Inc. • 88,000 - 352,000 1.000,000 391,233 $4,394,937 - 132,000 88,000 176,000 Sons & ■- 88,000 > — Series C 132,000 44,000 44,000 $3,841,334 131,721 1211. jp. Consolidated 220.000 66.000 z $4,263,217 company's modernization program, which includes completion of air-conditioning equipment, installation pf additional escalators, and other extensions and improve¬ Spiegel, Inc.—August Sales— 660,000 110,000 Co. J. R. Co. Proceeds of the loan will be used in connection with $337,106 Period Ended Aug. 31, 1945— $2,916,000 660,000 V $361,021 in St. the 5,687,648 which ' Series B __ Cooley &• Co. Davies •'■"■v. $2,916,000 _ Inc. Brown Coffin V- $1,458,000 Kraus__ Blair Butcher & operating one of the leading department Louis, has effected a 20-year 3% sinking fund loan of $2,250,000 from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Arrangements were effected with Goldman, Sachs Sc stores 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $348,738 ... Private Loan- — Company, ; $9,528,982 £;\ ,;189 — Balance severally 330,000 Harden & St agreed, . Y—_____ Eichler & Co. Blyth St Co., Alex. have Series A & Allyn & Co., Inc. _l Bacon, Whipple & Co, Baker, Watts & Co. • Bateman, Stix, Baer & Fuller Co., St. Louis re¬ : 11,632 $360,832 13271 the and $866,184 $10,523,304 529,077 6,260,087 571,170 income .Gross -V." 162, series ■ Loeb first Co.—Earnings— 1945—Month—1944 revenues- income Net the company the principal amount set forth after their respective from respective A. C. Baker. below Y'YY y^'y^y ■,.YY'Y'YY"" • Kuhn. several to purchase of names,'-1- proceeds from ; , , "Accrued dividends cumulative preferred stock- +Of Southern Pacific Underwriters—The the the $30,000,000 vY $932,001 — deductions— oper. , of of 1, 1946, of $45,000,000 3Va % *3,391,018 11,161,957 - 2,346,590 30,578,542 32,925,132 revenues rev. Income Transportation System and separately operated solely Controlled affiliated companies, incluijing consolidated adjustments. ' and 1946, June 7,146,349 1939 1936 devote 1, on 67,133,187 80,282,856 102,501,810 108,996,398 _L—_ Jan. 1968, and Period End. July 31— . 77,242,817 1943 retirement bonds of Southwestern Public Service ; 52.449,389 1942 The company plans to the 1964.—V. 162. p. 1211. 28,253,468 1944 . to funding 3% $26,142,252 $28,999,689 $11,698,492 $17,300,522 $19,538,871 mo. 1944. operated System Earnings ". " ; Fixed Income YY;Y Operating Income tSeperately offering Pacific Transportation Southern 1945. 1945. 1, $1,940,585 $1,631,825 income Dividends —V. applicable 162, p. 610 to $14,366,38$; special deposits, $5,110; working cash Investments, U. S. Govt, obligations, $1,966,000; notes receivable, $425; accounts receivable, $1,614,688; ma¬ terials and supplies. $370,897; prepayments, $63,766; other current and accrued assets, $17,281; total deferred debits, $124,623; total, in Bp Returned— Texas Co.—Plant to . StabHwatlo^ on SepL e the cornpjan? £ P.IaI^ " by the Petroleum ^ \ of Economic Director Davis, H. William he had approved the return of Tex., which had been seized Administration for War.—V. 162, p. 884.that announced Arthur, Port at Liabilities—Capital stock $10 par), $106,533,022; first mortgage and trust bonds, 3% series due 1962, $100,000,000; accounts payable, $889,910; dividends declared, $1,597,995; customers' deposits. $996,916; taxes accrued. $4,059,553; interest accrued, $786,113; other current and accrued liabilities, $36,968; deferred credits, $85,080; _ $321,907 $404,238 $2,238,098 193,232 1.372,063 1,349,402 $211,005 3.337 $866,035 33.102 $1,150,389 15,831 $214,343 $1,166,221 $43,860 Total taxes Total • Total • "A ,i ' <\, \ .[ deficit Net 162. V. ; , «. •. 169,839 171,797 $899,137 1,203,231 $31,161 Cr$42,546 $304,094 $138,678 income.- gross deductions Total \ ,> T-:'v /•'. Total 6,514 income non-oper. ■r.VT — $132,164' ^ income.— oper. r f property retirement reserve, $6,022,262; reserve for future losses or adjustments with respect to capital assets, $32,218,209; reserve for uncollectible accounts, $40,146; reserve for inventory adjustment, $24,- $2,499*791 189,743 rev.,. oper. Approval Sought for Sale of Pipeline— 1,210,087 to transmission line. is to United Gas Co.—Transfer Agent— Rapid Transit Twin City been appointed New York convertible prior preferred Farmers Trust Co. has for 90.000 shares of 5% stock of $50 par value.—V. 162, p. 1212. Bank City The agent transfer Union Electric Go., Total operating taxes..— income 4,128,900 1,552,000 64,900 59,900 1,201.000 786.000 —— 556,200 552,100 5.187,810 operating revenue^——— Non-operating revenues (net)— 'Total deductions Income Statement (Company operating ; expenses operating revenues—— Total non-operating revenues — • $11,095,135 $10,574,142. 3,772,071 3,449,070 .a —- deductions Operation • $7,323,063 ; $7,125,072: 1,385,178 1,325,000 —:»a—a preferred stocks oi the company.. for Balance 162. .*t „ r> . \* ; 'v' $5,800,072 $5,937,885 dividends and surplus— common 53. p. • '' s \ • '"v' , '"A . for equipment replacement, the company lias arranged to finance the purchase of approximately $10,000,000 of new equipment through the medium of conditional sale agreements •with a group of banks headed by The Northern Trust Co., Chicago. Proceeds of the financing are to be used in the purchase of 1,000 box cars, 500 automobile cars, 40 Diesel electric switchers, and five Diesel passenger engines. Repayment will be made over a period of eight years in equal monthly installments. Associated with The Northern Trust Co. in this financing are New York Trust Co., Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. of New York, Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. of Buffalo, Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis. First National Bank of St. Paul, First National Bank of Memphis, Second National Bank of Saginaw, Mich., and 162. 1212. p. Operating income The directors have declared a regular dividend of 14 cents payable Sept. 20 to holders of record Sept. cents Stock March on Fund March 2569 Union the 20 20 17 and per share June 20, last.—V. 13. Payments so far this shares were as follows: on of 161. June 7 cents distributions shares, and Fund Stock Preferred cents pp. 1584 On 20. each the were and 247; V. Common made 159, on Total oper. revenues— Total oper. 5.882,374 ! ;, 23,937,871 22,107,833 2,137.324 — 5,519,775 1.723.518 1.133.519 9.615,737 9,374,717 4,818,721 Fed, Prop, 21,994,553 _____ Net Interest revenues-- income 11,905,980 2,787,984 debt— Amortization and expense discount debt of Interest on 250,257 537,730 251,779 $2,719,050 $2,727,737 11,837,580 530,110 _a„__ $13,250,484 $11,506,373 750,000 debentures- on on bonds —a—— mtge. bonds Interest Interest collat. 616,667 1,500~;000 ' 95,010 195,000 31,161 449,039 825,008 1,881,731 Cr831 1,603 Cr62,197 Cr21,711 Other 25,148 128,376 169,707 403,553 — ^ deductions Balance $1,913,572 48,750 $1,724,969 . $9,831,289 $7,547,800 Portion applic. to minor¬ 1,279,528 1,279,528 1,987,709 536,173 72,144 37,894 20,812 169,721 $1,704,157 $9,661,568 $7,355,936 United Oper. exps,, natural of investments^-a— 172,800 Crl2,180 —a— aa— (United Gas Corp. Only) 1945—3 Mos.—1944 gas $2,649,487 taxes excl. requirements Balance Cr34,497' —V. 162, p. The 6,598,617 1,195,859 6,309,288 5,402,758 1 of this company will be plants manufacturing other and in remain will cities 161, 5,113,429 in reclassification vote each of —V. 162, 1,798,737 on Sept. of share $6 26 on approving the proposed first preferred stock into one preferred stock.—V. 162, p. 610. $9,869,195 719. p. 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $9,931,809 $75,911,104 $77,071,021 1945—Month—1944 31— ' • ; - - General * Federal $101,550 47:3 '• days. hours through • • Petroleum 14,435 16,330 8,295 7,458 11,262 $35,030 taxes income— $33,125 26 > —_—- good a Net 18 accruals $33,143 10,240 9,844 4,783 reserve income - — 4,786 $20,032 appropriations - $18,512 13,454 — —V. 160, p. 2584. " 10,416 July 31— -—-- Operating revenues Operation effected $66% $2,638,919 $13,203,604 $12,671,669 1,667.592 York share by was There Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & completed in the elapsed time of 26 purchases by 14 firms; 1,700 were the largest trade, 5 the Worumbo Mfg. Co., directors 8,184.364 8,542,324 1,013,870 ' 871,756 105,226 107,169 —923,058 Depreciation taxes a- V 908,562, 840,990 864,282 — 608,440 662,000 $2,360,911 $2,239,310 and excess profits taxes:—_ Prov; for Fed. inc. operating Net Other revenues —— ———•— Dr5,782 Ur 11,953 —- $2,227,357 929,754 $1,432,340 470,015 $1,297,603 470,015 $962,325 - $2,355,129 922,789 — income income $827,583 - deductions other and Interest income Net Dividends stock preferred on 162, 884. p. Stores, Drug Weinberger Name—To Inc.—Changes Preferred Stock—Further Expan¬ sion Announced—Annual Report Issued— It is announced that the corporation has changed its name (as of Aug. 13, 1945) to Gray Drug Stores, Inc. This change was approved Vote New Issue of on that date. the stockholders on by It Sept. 1, 194$, that the further announced on was corporation has expanded its operations during the fiscal year ended by acquiring the capital Stock of two retail drug con¬ cerns, The Mykrantz & Sons Drug Co. (now Gray Drug- Stores, Inc.. of Columbus), and Widmann & Teahj Inc. These acquisitions have added 37 stores to the corporation's retail drug chain. 1945, 30 June The acquisition of the outstanding capital stock of Widmann & Teah, Inc.; was financed in part by borrowing $570,000 from The Cleveland In order to replace this loan with a more permanent form of financing and in order to provide additional funds for further Trust Co. additional working capital, the directors are recom¬ sale of a new class of 20,000 shares of con¬ stock, par value $50 per share. The stockholders and preferred will vote proposal this on on Sept. 25. Consolidated Income Account 1943 M ; 1944 1945 Years Ended June 30— Gross profit — general Selling, admin, expenses— profit Operating Other $3,195,780 2,753,066 $2,925,898 2,353,979 $3,028,207 2,518,309 $422,714 it;. $509,898 — 52,828 18,515 — $495,542 ; — ;__a— income payment totaled $29.75 134,900 675,000 670,800 have Interest . $571,913 16,909 per dividends, in declared a dividend ' share, % $7.50 natu¬ A.A expense Loss to $5 of $10 per share on the the company on Aug. * payments in 1945 to $25.00 per having paid $5 on Feb. 1, $2.50 on April 1 and annually. will bring (net!-7"" $385,588 $2,103,676 $1,961,729 arrears 1.—V. 160, p. 1674. 2,145,629 9,223,448 9,496,490 income $2,604,275 : ■ 766,813 $1,837,462 , Balance Sheet, 865.307 3,266.601 3,633,184 $1,665,910 $8,060,523 $7,825,035 30, 1945 - " f^niVoPr0perty'* and and fund e9uipment (incl. lliiitiaI^IUICO/* icvigCl intangibles), ledger investment a. * accounts, $216,139,358;' cash Co., Boston—Dividend Outlook— W. L. Kirkland, President, the directors to disburse a portion or all of the balance of earnings, if any, applicable to the class "C" stock in a year-end dividend when the results of the season's operations have been determined. Class "C" stockholders received with this notice checks for a dividend of 25 cents a share. The amount of business secured in the first seven months of 1945, Mr. Kirkland states, totals $14,952,271 as compared with $10,076,218 .i for the same period in the previous year. However,' end-of-the-war In $2,531,217 $11,327,124 $11,458,219 June Warren Bros. a states letter that it to stockholders dated is the present Sept. 7, intention of 10,000 8,519 — 7.111 3,023 • Exp. connection in leases with ; > on •' ' ■ Adj. for prior year Fed. inc. Net Crl3,515 9.474 83.500 +270.000 1,871 $163,407 90,000 $1.81 $160,278 67,503 $1.78 $183 893 45,000 242,000 profits tax Excess 11,319 87,600 t256,950 266 3,080 88,570 Federal taxes for taxes.. profit Dividends paid capital stock on Earnings per share — $28,500 of credit for debt retirement also, in 1944, $50 post-war for Note—Provision amounted $86,356 to $2.04 in 1944 and $30,000 in refund. depreciation and amortization included abov» 1945, $87,282 in 1944, $104,304 in 1943, and in in 1942. $95,011 Consolidated Balance Sheet, June 80, Assets—Cash of : 11.434 deductions Provision clear dividend $588,828 12.000 ' - in connection with fire loss. on disposal of cap. assets (net) on hand trade $664,519; $22,388), and demand 1945 deposits (includes time deposits accounts receivable. $38,939; accrued in* bds., $875; tax stamps (State), $39,544;, terest receivable on U. S. Treas. post-war refund of excess profits taxes (esti¬ mated), $14,539; U. S. Treasury bonds (at cost), $154,500; cash sur¬ render value of life insurance, $73,137; miscellaneous receivables, de¬ $2,186,670; inventories, posits. $312,555 2,291,720 : deduct This $528,413 12,000 etc contingencies, for Chgs. 1943; Lisbon Falls, Me.—Pays Accruals payable Oct. 1 to holders of record Aug. 20. accruals on the issue which at one time share. The stock has been entitled to $3.50 annu¬ but with the accumulation paid off it will now be will ; income Gross Provision tAfter smallest.—V. 162, p. 884. stock, preferred This Exchange Sept. 4 at Merrill 13 minutes. prior 1945—12 Mos.—1944 New The sale Beane. Stock the on per 134.900 approp. t , — cond. chgs. def. because of war for oper, Sundry Co.—Special Offering—A special offer¬ ing of 5,000 shares of 7% preferred stock (par $50) was res. Cina —— - $14,277,940 $13,954,322 Maintenance General 1944 ;: 1945 / • abandoned locations ♦ Ward Baking Prop, retir; *JU.370,978; Subs.)—Earnings— Washington Gas Light Co. (& 12 Months Ended • $35,056 income Retirement entitled income Crosbie, Inc., also jointly with J. E. Corp., well ir. the Moore Pool. Cleveland County, Okla. The well made 300 barrels through a y4 inch choke in 24 hours. Two hundred feet of Wilcox oil bearing sand was found at a depth of 7,500 feet. Another well has already been started on this tract; of 80 acres.—V. 161, p. 2154. f in 30,154 10,246 income ally 1*7/1 24 gravity. acres $99,168 —a;a income 833,802 ?£TA in is Warren The vertible 1944 1945 . taxes 1,186.269 * few is barrels oil mending the creation and Telephone Co.—Earnings— (N. Y.) Maintenance 8,019,069 Assets- New said locations, 34,380 844,700 178,383 —_____ revs., In— owned Jointly by both companies. The a fa inch choke at 9,000 A second well .will be-started within ■" ^ and 160 5,000 The expansion 1,216,692 Net Louis, St. present Walgreen Co.—August Sales Off 0.6%— Period End. Aug. Sales 8,363,536 int., etc., is made well feet. -V. moved from Boston to 6 by Justin W. Dart, Boston, their Debentures substantially will share of $4.50 first 225,953 JNet 1,195,859 2667. p. stockholders ' 224.886 Gross the Balance company's Dart.—V. ML Permanent — ' Crl, 134 Co.—To Move Offices— Drug executive offices 224.912 ral gas Other Income Crl37,384 Lbs Angeles this fall, it was announced on Sept. President. About 100 key men will be affected. Haven ■? •■ ' taxes oper. 151.000 1030. United-Rexall The v corporation, together with Skelly Oil Co., on Aug. 22 brought first well in a new field in Colorado County, Texas. This This in Gross — J— .• Corp. Petroleum 15,451' 14,441' prior preferred stock on time element, this contract has not been work secured."—V. 162, p. 719.r the the preceding report on r taxes net income——, Consolidated ——_a— Net 176,832' 220,226 other from income 40,989 a —• taxes, income Dividend 1,311,035 40,989 expense expenses income 1,311,035 ■. and discount debt local and miscellaneous Federal State, Other taxes Federal required likely to '' '7' Temporary 10-year 3V» Ve sinking fund debentures, due 1955. may be exchanged for permanent debentures at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co.r Incorporated, trustee, 23 Wall St., New York, N. Y. v. Prov. debentures— on General 7,866,077 Co.— Railways & of because in Warren 87,400 8,311,430 Light Interest The Statement Period End. June 30— revs., and Ready— 533,476! ________ Balance 191,864 $1,875,678 net' income— Income . 1,766,404 427,500 389,392; Dividends & interest income front other invests. Crl,583,718 Crl,577.523 Federal income taxes was ity Interests Oper. 156,2781 156,278 * 1,775,000 375~000 trust Oth, int., nts., loans, etc. Int. chgd. to construct. Consul, 2,474,975 2,474,975 ___ $2,475,958 $12,712,754 $10,976,263 $2,468,793 (neti— income completion brought Dividends on preferred stocks held by public „ Minority ' interest in consolidated net ' income of subsidiary holding companies— General expenses and interest: — State, local and miscellaneous Federal taxes Dividend Gross 21,465.878 8.489,872 12,976,0061 13,662,919 ________ long-term on Gross 2.686,527 reserve approp. oper, - that three and one-half years may be of this contract and several months are contemplated the a _____——— Income deductions Other . Subsidiary Holding Companies— Other de¬ & country. is "It Cr544,356 .. retirement pletion that in Two New Wells Brought 8,332.534 Utility operating taxes income on' McGraw-Warren, S. A., in which into a contract with 250 miles of highway between Cochabamba and Santa Cruz In Bolivia, for an adminis¬ trative fee of approximately $300,000," says Mr. Kirkland. "The project is to be financed by the United States Export-Import Bank through Corporacion Boliviana de Fomento, a Bolivian Government Agency created for the purpose of carrying out public works projects recently organized Cqmpania 4,698,080 1,164,109 Adjustm't of prior years for i * Operating revenues -A- $14,339,127 $13,640,754 $62,446,707 $58,994,473 Federal taxes taxes 21,294,760 " 171,118 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1945—3 Mos.—1944 expenses— * your company owns a half interest, has entered the Bolivian Government for the construction of tract income 12 Months Ended June 30— United Gas Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings— prov. I deductions Income Walden Period Ended June 30— Other 21,707,382 287,171 305, 150 pp. 2458. and •-/' the that states 17,029. 613 United States & Foreign Securities Corp.—Reclassifi¬ end an extra of 64 cents per share on the Union Preferred Stock Fund shares, par $1, and a regular dividend of 5 cents and an extra of 30 cents on the Union Common Stock Fund shares, par $1, all on 8,929, 927 9,581, 337 16,534,525 j __ ... _ (net)—— Other income The 18 9,163,729 cation— Union Trusteed Funds, Inc.-—Extra Distributions— year 5,379, 161 !t. Replacement— Equipment U. S. National Bank of Denver.—-V. of unfavorable factor* liave increased operating costs over estimates figures to the extent that results are somewhat disappointing when compared with those of the previous year. Unaudited figures indicate net profits for the half year of $109,724 as compared with $299,084 for the first six months of 1944. The 1945 figure is exclusive of $75,000 increase to earned surplus realized from sale of; the company's investment in Spain. Kirkland Mr. pany, 10,502,370 285,742 — Dividend , like period during. the completed than on^ band t»n the same date last year: included plans with Its keeping $ 5,342,830 a-. — Depreciation — State, local and miscellaneous Federal taxes: Income taxes—-— : Federal income and excess profits taxes Other Union Pacific RR.—Plans In L. J State Federal —V. 1944 $ ' 119,249,626 115,504, 045 15,717, 311 15.898,947 37,266, 786 39,814,101 'M*-1--———— — __ Maintenance Amortization —L Net income - $6,106,928. 4,467,214 $6,700,064 4,395,071 — Gross Income Dividends on ■ * • ^ Net Total $6,676,335 $6,972,897 Only) revenues.— Total operating ' 1,325,000 1945 1944 $34,096,236 $32,130,489 (including taxes)—— 27,399,173 26,023,561 30— 12 Months Ended June $8,001,335 1.383,178 — dividends and surplus^— Balance of common Total $8,358,078 ' — "pfd; stocks of Union Electric Co. of Mo. Divs. on 1945 Total operating revenues— Gas and electricity purchased for resale___ Balance -A: A' :,' si* less 1944.- As a conse¬ quence of these delays, and substantial June and July awards, un¬ completed work on hand as of July 31, 1945, after deducting later cancellations, was approximately $7,200,000, which is slightly more of that before much progress can be made, owing to the difficulty of securing the necessary construction equipment and materials required. Since Compania McGraw-Warren, S. A., is a non-controlled com¬ (& Subs. )—Earnings— 30— Subsidiary Operating Companies— Gross $12,599,270 $12,629,799 4,241,195 4,628,464 income Net income amount of work actually executed during the first 1945—namely $5,637,861—was approximately 23'/» conditions, than 5,754,004 $12,542,834 $12,554,023 56,436 1 ' 75.776 Net Gross 1030. p. T esti- depreciation— for Provision . 4,723,920 3,878,000 adjustments— post-war for 162, United Light & Railways 17,800,025 18,750,916 „4.940,429 3,926,100 — taxes income mated Provision to months for < reduction in charge equivalent to must 12 Months Ended June 1944 1945 (less credits)— Federal excess profits tax Special ! $51,057,189 $47,720,878 Operating expenses — Taxes, other than income taxes... Federal normal tax and surtax-— Other Or . revenues Due elapse 1 T 12 Months Ended June 30-r- the* Pipe Line company $251,746 and reim¬ between last July 31 and the transfer. The Pipe Line company has been advised that obtain a franchise for operation of the lines or discontinue operating them.—V. of Missouri (& Subs.)—Earnings— ' • it it Is possible- that further reductions will be labor and material shortages, as well as 000 and the of date pay for all capital expenditures made it burse this figure by approximately $4,100,* made. -? r * adverse weather cancellations have already reduced "The corporation ami the United Gas Pipe Line Co. have Asked the approve within 30 days an agreement which provides for the former's purchase of all of the latter's pipeline transmission facilities in the city of Houston, Tex,, excepting 3.64 miles of one 16-inch main The SEC 718. p. earned surplus, $339,879; contributions in aid of construction, total, $264,593,324.- 199; $10,963,071; \ — temporary collateral Transit CorpU-Earnings— Period End. July 31— 1945—Month—1944 194' Total operating revenue $1,775,089 $1,732,309 $12,313,937 Ml,657, Total operating expenses 1,453,181 1,328.071 10,075,839 9,157,237 net demand. on $53,810; $264,593,324. Third Avenue Total banks, funds. Monday, September 17,>1945 CHRONICLE At FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL $19,030; etc., deferred fixed assets (after reserves for depreciation andl $628,349; patents and trade-marks, $1; $782,996). of amortization charges, $67,280; total, $3,887,384. to bank, $570,000; notes payable to others $150,000; accounts payable, $639,825; accrued $106,775; accrued rent and interestf $39,493; Federal and State taxes on income (estimated), $596,929; reserve for post-war adjustments and general contingencies, $124,000; capital stock (98,500 shares) without par value, $682,170; capital sur¬ plus. $256,647; earned surplus. $721,545; total, $3,887,385.—V. 161, Liabilities—Note payable (due April taxes (other than taxes on income), p. 2667. 9. ' . 1950), sX?VV; •; iVolume 162 Number 4421 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Webster-Chicago Corp.—Has $4,000,000 Backlog— This * corporation, automatic to record the of one changers, country's which has leading been terest. manufacturers almost totally which substantial cancelled was cutbacks been since replaced by products and the $4,000,000, of which delivery schedules. Employment in These orders total $2,600,000 is days followed cancellations, for record backlog now on ' ' , few a a Mr. by changers and basis , (2) Telephone Co. due said, other are these its ■ the the two normal postwar plants.—V. 161, employment to well run 1,000 over May applied'as follows: 1, mtge. & coll. 3%% 1st 1965-—i mtge. bonds, Term Period Ended June 30— Operating Operating revenues ____ expenses After capitalization of bank Maintenance Taxes, Reduc. result, Net 2,714,050 1,784,148 1,975,513 1,462,517 2,978,717 2,869,457 140,498 income 4,549,634 $8,998,854 678,080 income $4,480,442 $9,676,934 3,646,111 $3,109,285 $6,030,823 668,446 1,336,892 $2,440,839 $4,693,931 of 532,237 value the Holders the of any: will in of 409 Oct. on agreement 547 of adoption of the will 15, Stone of agreement. have taken or of $6 To and the "'Incl. special tax adjust. —V. 162, p. 505. dis¬ that West Texas Utilities Period End. June 30— Operating Operating 1945—3 Mos.—1944 Three $1,917,477 $8,342,986 1943 1942 1941 $3,496,481 $3,456,811 1,067,901 143,378 1.049,374 4,184,152 1,491,715 1.476,222 344,353 310,544 290,649 139,705 552,793 518,489 1,578,000 518,740 391,979 492,111 329,800 489,494 480,913 222,380 191,200 The 297,811 291,235 305,674 324,855 covering 1,162,000 Federal income & profits taxes Net operating Other operating income Gross 382,000 income 310,000 $456,054 $418,397 $2,023,041 Gross $2,138,192 .1,632 2,372 8,845 11,793 (net) income $457,686 $420,769 $2,031,886 159,814 175,418 684,467 $245,350 $1,347,419 The to income require, on $6 cumutative pfd. stock__ for interest 426,180 426,180 Balance $191,327 $138,805 $921,239 Period End. Aug. 31— Retail Combined both $2,442,000 2,755,000 sales 239 were a retail year units in operation accounts at Aug. ago.—V. 162, p. 924. the at 31, end 1945, of Act, 1,494, property of and the time electric $**"•'$ Operating Operating Net Federal Net 15/411,287 revenues income income before after all 995,127 taxes.. income 359,000 charges Electric 7, $ for of 153,539 ■ 8,589,052 Cr339,000 2,780,000 8,182,582 4,033,000 of their taxes, and interest on certain Western Light & Telephone Co., Inc.—Bonds Offered . water and ice the underwriting group headed by Haris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) on Sept. 10 offered $6,200,000 1st mortgage bonds, series A 3% due July 1, 1975, at 101.95 and accrued in- it and and on was companies. operated ice properties, and 8.0% derived from ice properties on March has from Prior to the recent merger properties and, all located in the State 31, 1944 Dec. (after 31, 1944) to a of The merger of new personnel for invest¬ 19 by the Investment Bankers war and economicsprior to the war, and Association for their further dis¬ also to open up: opportunities for tribution. With each booklet will men coming out of the military be instructions for arranging in¬ services. The Education Commit¬ terviews with investment houses tee lias prepared vocational liter¬ interested in engaging new men. conditions investment banking. It has arranged with the Graduate School of Business Administra¬ tion of New York University for the first of what is expected to be a nationwide series £0ndensed courses of special, ancb professional in investment banking. As The special training course in in¬ vestment banking at New York University, prepared by G. Row¬ land Collins, Dean of the Gradu¬ ate School of Business into a three-month two-hour Headquarters here. nel Wide distribution will be made of a men vocational in booklet among the military Collins said. In services, Mr. addition, it will be supplied to colleges, vocational bureaus and to members of the Adminis¬ tration, is planned to open in midSeptember. It is to be condensed third step, it has organized a bureau of placement for the busi¬ ness at the Association's National a sessions afternoon. course period daily Registration with in the in the is to be limited to person¬ and employed by recruited members of the Investment Bank¬ ers' Association around the area located of the with Cole & 100,000 Co 100,000 Commerce Commission. of K. the total operating located in merged into Kansas which provided for the in and metropolitan New York. The Association, Julien Collins said, expected to apply the expe¬ rience gained at course N. from Y. U. natural of gas, of its into "pilot" perfecting similar arrangements with educa¬ tional institutions in all the other major financial centers of the country as member houses line up prospective students. The instruc¬ ture to serve as a na¬ "refresher" courses for men in the already employed business, many of whom have expressed interest in the classes. The the exact the joining of Sept. 1 cotton for the crop of 10,026,000 bales pounds gross weight is forecast by the Crop Reporting Board, based upon information as of Sept. 1. This is 108,000 bales, or 1%, less than the August 1 forecast, 2,204,000 bales less than 1944, and 2,267,000 bales below the 10-irear (1934-43) average production. An indicated yield of 267.2 pounds of lint per acre com¬ pares with 293.5 pounds for the 1944 crop and the 10-year average of 231.0 pounds. Abandonment of United of States 500 cotton in cultivation July 1, estimated at 1.9%, is about equal to the 10-year average, and leaves on York, - - 259,000 of statement shares authorized shares new registration a of of new of but ;iew unissued preferred preferred will and be determined financing is to effect the retire¬ outstanding 274,085 shares of $6 preferred a to holders becomes of such effective, the com¬ presently outstanding? $6 25,915) pre¬ representing • to the new preferred Wisconsin Public stock, the exchange offer is headed by Smith, Barney p. 720. Service - Electric •-< to & ■ -A- be the J \v-., Co., and- r...-'- ;-.* r- Corp.—Weekly Output—; 1945—Month—1944 - :'.V 35,787,687 162, 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $ i-?"':? -'y.'i-i-; <g •; 35,276,141 286,302,747 273,850,43* 924. p. share total of A Oct. 1, on share, are Youngstown Steel Door Co. 6 Mos. End. June 30— ■Wet, profit tEarnings per of vest. series 5%% cumulative preferred shares, called for redemp¬ 1945, at $105 a share and accrued dividend of $1,375 redeemable at Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, 140 Broadway, New York 15, N. Y., and also at The Dollar Savings and Trust Co., Youngstown, Ohio. Payment of shares surrendered in advance of the redemption date will be made on and after Sept. 25, 1945.—V. 162, p. 924. a of (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1945 1944 $594,123 $429,157 $82,737 $629 944 $0.64 $0.12 $0 94 ■ _______ share___ $0.89 ' 1943 1942 "After charges and Federal and Canadian income taxes. shares of no-par capital stock.—V. 161, p. 922. 18,008,000 This is 10% for har¬ acres less than the acreage harvested in 1944 and is smaller than in any since year 1885. and Tennessee, weather was gen¬ erally favorable and production increased during the month, although not enough to prospects the Carolinas and in southern Georgia, where rank growth fa¬ weevil vored boll rot. damage and Although the some outlook still bolls. a In menace to immature Louisiana, and in the lower Delta and southern counties Mississippi, weevils spread during August, reducing prospective crop in both The extreme in crop, River the lateness upper of the Mississippi Delta, northwest Texas, and Oklahoma, make an early western frost The vors is more of a hazard than usual. lateness of the crop also fa¬ boll weevil activity, which increasing rapidly in most of the Cotton Belt, areas Arkansas and California are the only States prospective yield per acre greater than last year, although all States excepting Missouri, with a rapidly Louisiana the the 10-year average. States. The Texas, Missouri, Ala¬ bama, California and Arizona crop outlook remains the same as a month ago. In north central and northeast Texas, losses from wee¬ No damage have been extensive; additional losses along the Gulf Coast caused by the tropical hurricane late in August. Favor¬ were will cember. cotton same California estimate of duction vil and be exceed cottonseed pro¬ until De¬ made However, if the ratio of lint as to cottenseed is the' the average for past five years, production of cottonseed would be 4,135,000 tons. The Bureau of the Census re¬ able moisture conditions in north¬ ports that 461,280 bales of cotton west were ginned from the crop of 1945 prior to Sept.. 1, compared with 576,999 bales for 1944 and 1,785,- Texas, however, stepped up prospective production, which off¬ the State. losses In elsewhere Arkansas, in the Oklahoma, 245 bales for 1943. > tOn 650,920 offset decreases in other States. Frequent rains in August, fol¬ lowing a wet July, decreased crop prospects in the eastern half of sets • under¬ output of this corporation for the week ended 8ept. 8. 1945, totaled 10,009,000 kwh., as compared with 10,149,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, a decrease of 1.4%.—V. 162, p. 1213. the shares of statement the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.—Stock Redemption— from to name one registration offer by a banking group Glore, Forgan & Co.—V. 162, tion electric are as of the on written —V. derived 1.8% the to fairly good in the Pied¬ mont area of these States, weevils 1945 New proposed presently the as remains A SEC amount number dividend rate of the maximum a $ , Cotton Report with 10 of unstated Sales the of tions, he added, will be of p. (F. W.) Wool worth Co.—August Sales— company is Kansas and such changed the 162, exceeding extent, the conversion in Sept. issue an Period End. Aug. 31— name. agreement 71.—V. died in 1213.. State revenues company revenues from State filed and the proposes The eliminating revenues the of age board, Western minor Western and Kansas into shares of the company as follows: (a) Each share of 7% preferred stock of severely on Beecroft, Chairman the at purpose all soon As Kansas. ice. 82% present Association of America. Announcing the program, Julien H. Collins Of Chicago, Chairman of the Association's Education Committee, said that it was created to meet a demand from members for a plan to attract new men to a business whose personnel had been ature 250,000 150,000 500,000 excess..' Missouri, in Sept. 22, 1909, in Kansas as Concordia changed to Kansas Power Co. on June the physical properties of seven other electric properties been company's depleted by the Co.— surrendered in exchange for common exceeds 24,085, the 250,000 of $6 preferred otherwise exchangeable for new preferred wiH reduced by a number (not be j;.', , account Training New Personnel for Investment Banking recruiting and training & shares for approximately 85% of total property values. Merger Agreement—In accordance with the merger agreement, West¬ Launches Program for A program for ment banking was launched Collins Brothers & Co ferred minor Western | Julien The Ranson-Davidson Co., Inc. —' shares of its $6 preferred stock the right to surrender in exchange (a) 250,000 shares of $6 preferred (subject to reduction in a certain event) on a share-for-share basis for new preferred, with a cash, adjustment; (b) 50,000 shares of $6 preferred for shares of common on a basis not yet determined. If the number of shares of utility properties pre¬ part in other states, were disposed of in acquired and properties ern —An Kansas, water gas, most Name 1927 utility and the properties 6, stock. and of pany of merger with Kansas it owned the States of Kansas and Mis¬ States of in . Approximately companies for payment advances.—V. 162, p. 924. the As recent In approximately 62.3% of its gross operating operations, 23.1'% from telephone, 4.8% from lessor 750,000 stock. initially operating For the 12 months ended Dec. for properties no longer owned at $636,127 made, to In owned water $492,539 *$5,809,052 $4,149,582 * Before deducting extraordinary adjustment of i|ieome in April. 1945, amounting to $796%F397 applicable to prior years, to write-off advances 1922. it ^ unrecoverable A company was under centralized the incorporated Light Co. Kansas 15,084,124 108,128,347 108,241,915 647,672 12,346,803 11,574,250 1.481,417 taxes $ $734,712 series of properties properties Certain owned, years. Kansas was 1945—7 Mos.—1944 < u of a Oklahoma; Kansas. viously 1945—Month—1944 $701,831 bonds of recent Period End. July 31— the - as telephone Iowa as Western Union Telegraph Co. —Earnings— % $852,258 on 1935, Western Power Light & Telephone a plan of reorganization confirmed by proceedings under Section 77B of the Federal amended. Western's predecessor as 1927 operated souri; August, in totaled $912,462 requirement assets and At company. and 4,529,000 $32,850,000 $28,515,000 Wholesale years. against 1,457 1945—8 Mos.—1944 ' <"■ ■ . Duncan, stock The ment holding company to operate management certain .telephone, electric, gas, water and ice properties formerly owned by independent companies. Until May. 1, 1937, Western was primarily a holding company but at that time nine subsidiary companies were merged with it and it became an $2,261,000 $15,808,000 $13,632,000 2,268,000 17,042,000 14,883,000 $5,197,000 later. pursuant to the terms Federal Court in the Co.—August Sales— 1945—Month—1944 sales sales —_ There common of acquired the $976,143 tnem, Corp. in the winning & Co., Inc.; First Boston Corp., and proposed a common 4,335 is the surviving corporation resulting from the merger of Light & Telephone Co. into Kansas Power Co. Western was on May 10, 1935, in Delaware, and, as of May 31, Bankruptcy Western Auto Supply Wholesale $730,377 5,262 and organized in f $696,569 9,237 A Co., rV,., 161, p. 2795. prin¬ by The Interstate Blyth company $843,021 series incorporated .106,545 the purchased Wilsort & Co., Inc.—Registers With SEC— avail¬ interest— annual Kansas 106,545 Western, plaoe. and Tucker, Anthony & Co... $500,000 Milwaukee Co.—, 350,000 750,000 Stern the Sept. preferred be Western Div. be. to by its with Mellon Securities M. on 13.154 ____ income Y., $899,308 History and i Business—Company is incorporated under the laws $1,402,323 ' " - income outstanding will be $186,000. i The annual sinking fund requirement on the bonds initially to be outstanding will not exceed $63,240. $2,149,985 747,661 $297,872 Interest & other deduct. Net taxes income able Net Other inc. . excess ________ in 253,244 4,081,820 General taxes issued underwriters agreed r , other William N. $7,900,504 expenses A four dividends accrued owned was into bids, each naming a 27/s% coupon, were received at the competitive sale. They were Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc., 100.60;' Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.), 99.52, and Hemphill, Noyes & Co.-Diek & Merle-Smith, 99.4577. 1,785,073 Other taxes 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $2,058,334 series preferred Kansas Kidder, Peabody & Co. Depreciation Fed. & State revenues shares and of were: $3,877,695 1,610,984 Operation Co.—Earnings- Kansas several Obituary— 1944 $4,237,264 of 1213. p. bid revenues..- of such on -/, series, of the 500,000 approval Summary of Pro-Forma Earnings for Calendar Years 930,732 $6 accrued new no of 500,000 Maintenance 1,004,523 names Co., Inc.. Becker & Associated oper. ; $6,000,000 general and refunding mortgage 2%% bonds, due Sept. 1, 1992, on a bid of 98.099. The bonds are being reoffered at 98.70, to yield 2.80%, subject to of dissenting stockholders will take the legal necessary to entitle them to an appraisal and payment of the of their stock, such holders will not receive the stock allocated to them as set forth under "merger agreement", and the number of shares of 5% preferred stock and common stock to be outstanding will be reduced accordingly. Company will use funds in its treasury for payment to such dissenting stockholders of the appraised value of their stock. Total and bon.ds Webster 162, share one of $7 extent of stock common cancelled 750,000 G. into • & Lake Erie RR.—Bonds Offered—Mellon Securities Corp. and associates won the award Sept. 12 in stock Western Western Wheeling statutory right stock, the — that payment of company, plus $6 series, to Aug. 11, <1945. Hornblower & Weeks.— Shields & Company.— dissented preferred stock merger such who the 7% common & stock common of was Blodget, Inc. 1945 assumption demand with preferred shares shares of and the on stock common company; Lehman Brothers--..;-.,--. Central Republic Co., Inc. in¬ the preferred stock preferred stock, $7 series, of Kansas into four preferred stpck of the company, together with payment, cipal amounts —V. companies accordance shares of 3,101 stock stated constituent of the respectively, nrp as:- follows: are as Harriet, Hall & Co., Inc._$l,000,000 be the of payment 7% rpsnpp.t.ivplv be' time one ftonds contained $125,000 preferred are the merger stock in holders of 5% above, of all stock with such on of Underwriters—The 1250,000 1151,949 shs. t237,664.07 shs. additional due 5% sum Since this Outstanding 1946. of his holders from of of of Kansas, and $4,462,819 532,360 adoption the of notes of such preferred stock, on 1,336,893 $2,450,173 stock at may that restrictions shares share value $5,799,712 668,446 five action 2,713,825 $3,118,619 com. the serial stockholders appraisal. any $8,512,537 1,371,157 dividends s,Eal. 1,248;450 follows: as 300,000 shs. except together company, $1 in cash, plus dividends stock, $7 series, to Aug. 11, 1945; 'v1 ' $6,200,000 which of the ' stock Each the of cash, plus dividends accrued 1945; Each shares of " its 200,000 shs. series with 15, shares series, 573,319 $4,310,562 2>/2% April shown the Western $7,939,218 291,083 1,191,943 Preferred all unlimited of sented $4,189,359 by on number the cash of 324,628 __ _ $5,225,000 stock in 11, common (c) A. of from 5,279,700 $3,985,934 _ be of outstanding, be to Crl,161,634 deductions for 2,640,000 bonds in accordance $125,000 none 141.946 2,713,000 will only tThe 2,213,090 964,599 fr. refin._ Operating income Non-operating income Gross 1,157,841 1,505,568 for depreciation... Amortization of plant acquisition adjust.... Federal taxes on income and $250,000 of tRepresented and Fed. Prcv. Income 1945—12 Mos.—1944 982,031 than ____~ of denture. $15,556,508 $31,518,322 $30,514,325 5,142,192 11,512,607 10,237,347 $1 (d) Each share of preferred stock, shares of 5% preferred stock of the A, due July 1, '75 ser. amount issuable 1,210,115 other income (b) , Refinancing loan outstanding Power Co.) 1945—6 Mos1944 5,697,548 of company •> company pfd. stock, par value $25 per share Common stock, par value $10 per share (& Subs.)—Earnings— $16,234,694 ___ * * ; 5% ' (Excludes Monongahela the bonds, series B, and the sate of the bonds of series A, is merger "The West Penn Power Co. of Authorized at 2270. p. funds subsidiary, The Baiter Homes Appliance Corp., to be outstanding after giving effect to corporation's two Chicago plants has been re¬ 25%, principally in the Armitage Avenue (Chicago) In the Bloomingdale Avenue (Chicago) plant, where nearly employed, only 34 employees were released. The corporaiion expects ; with be to are 1st consolidated The by , together Capitalization about supported ,.r 'v required, other aggregates now firm preferred Aug. to further Blash extent proceeds, only about factory. 500 then. largely peacetime duced within 5 % due July are redemption at 104 J/2 of $5,000,000 Kansas Power Co. 1st mtge. bonds, series A, 47c, due July 1, 1964 I to redemption at 105 of $1,189,000 of Western Light & (1) , of have the to capacity operations. On V-J Day, the corporation had a of unfilled war orders amounting to more than $5,000,000, backlog July 1, 1945 and sum Purpose—Net production, will make initial deliveries of record changers within 60 days on its total scheduled production of 400,000 units, R. F. Blash, President, announced on Sept. 10., This schedule will €0% dated are to converted war insure Bonds 1, 1975. of 1329 - Supply And Distribution Of Domestic & Foreign Anti-Red Reprisals Id Berlin Announced Cotton In U. S. - Season of 1944-45 In report for the several items of the Supply and Cotton in the United States for the 12 months end¬ The preliminary Distribution of presented in the following ing July 31, 1945, was tabular statements of the Census at Washington, on Aug. 18. Number I shows the principal items of supply and distribution; Number II the comparative figures of stocks held on July 31, 1944 and 1945; and Number III further details concerning the supply and the distribu¬ by Bureau bales are 'i-v'w y August 1, 1944 Ginnings from | /baled cottony Destroyed II—Stocks of Cotton 31, 1D44 The For Foreign Cotton In The United of Domestic and Distribution and Ending July 31, 1945 12 Months States SUPPLY •«"'* W-'ii;v1, ' ■ ■' * 11,791,184 132,737 (baled cotton) July 31, 1945, total— Stocks .on hand ft; In 50,000 11,160,141 — consuming establishments public storages and at compresses (partially estimated)——> in v 1,962,602 8,372,539 825,000 ; •Elsewhere export on shipboard but not cleared; cotton interior towns, and mills; cotton on farms, etc. ♦Includes cotton for In transit to ports, cottons included in above Note—Foreign 1, 1944; and 123,644 on 109 on hand August Quantities are in running (Not included Stocks linters of ending Stocks July 31, August in cotton LINTERS of the major It discussed at Yalta by Roosevelt, for¬ Prime Minister Churchill and the late President Generalissimo Stalin. represented as contending that German civilians, as well as prisoners, who fell un¬ The Soviets were armies der control of the Russian should be pressed into service. The Russian Government is said taking the attitude that the disposition of prisoners and civil¬ ians in their custody was not a matter for discussion with the to be * Soviet other Powers. So it far, . appears, the has failed to furnish estimates of the number of Germans they hold captive. force the against a person invested with functions, or who com¬ mits arson out of political hos¬ tility, will in addition drag fifty former members of the Nazi party into the abyss along with himself. Their lives will be doomed simul¬ taneously with that of the attacker or incendiary." was discharge by application prior to Sept. 1 if he is the father of four living children.' or more The present point system pro¬ viding for discharge of men with on each three. Engel said that fathers of Mr. four June 26 approved ported from Washington, June 26, adding that the measure increases to about $245,000,000,000 the total .Wai: made available Department The 1940. Senate. Press From since the July sent was to to place in the Army. he told the to House, it keep them in. The was the money almost no debate items in the more than two with nine children who on were spent discussing the Army's point system of discharges and the rela¬ tive merits of butter and oleomar¬ garine in a fighting man's diet. on Luzon. In was allotments years man for the eighteen months the served. He estimated that 35,000 men in the Army had four or more chil¬ dren, and that 15,000 of them were eligible for discharge under the point system or because of age. Half of the remaining 20,000, he said, probably would apply for discharge if his amendment be¬ came effective. Representative Rabaut, Demo¬ Engel's proposal, criticized the point system as "unfair" for fail¬ ing to recognize more than three measure hours case of total children. Representative Thomason, Dem¬ ocrat, of Texas, ranking member of the Military Committee, op¬ posed the amendment on the ground it had not been consid¬ ered thoroughly. So did Representative Kilday, Democrat, of Texas, co-author of that the borrowed as re¬ money ported by Stock Exchange mem¬ close of busi¬ ber firms as of the Aug. 31 was $946,961,522, as ness $1,023,659,062 with compared and holdings of U. and for the of $25,00?,000 by a net paid all of its fifth straight year operating expenses. Another im¬ XI, his predecessor, denounced the portant milestone was passed dur¬ Nazi regime in 1937 after the Ger¬ ing the year when it was deter¬ mans deliberately violated the mined at the end of 1944 that the pact. first dividend payments could be. "Nobody," he -said,. "could ac¬ made out of the Mutual Mortgage' cuse the Church of not having de¬ Insurance Fund. These dividends nounced and exposed in time the art? being distributed to about 15,-: true nature of the National So¬ 000 home owners who paid off movement and the their danger to which it exposed Chris¬ tian civilization." during - full in 1944. (Nazi) cialist mortgages Again in 1944, as in the three : the previous years, FHA devoted its Church's stand on Germany was energies chiefly to providing apparently in answer to criticism housing for war workers, although ■ The outline Pope's of housing con-' industry, gradually decline as the needs of that the Vatican's attitude toward the year saw Nazi Germany had been struction by vears war private approached U workers essential war declared that during fulfillment. Papal Nuncio at The Pope his" ambigu¬ favorable. ous or as "we cherish Approximately $887,443,000 in i insured under all titles . of the National Housing Act dur¬ ing 1944, about $55,624,685 less than during 1943. The largest f volume was under Title VI, which reason," he added, provides mortgage insurance for the hope that it can rise to dignity and new life issued of total money banks, trust companies and other lenders in the United States, from excluding borrowings from other members of national securities ex¬ changes, (1) on direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States Government, $350,592,941; (2) all other collateral, $696,- on 368,581; reported by New York Stock Exchange Member Firms as of the close of business Aug. 31, 1945 of total compiled money borrowed, the same basis, as of July 31, 1945, on the close of business all on 540,241. legislation deferment that contended father each for given his discharge under the En¬ gel plan, raised specter National by So¬ cialism, and the guilty, as we have at other times had occa¬ have expiated committed. expound, to the crimes they have and medium "The small na¬ with their full and led to assume, willing consent, in the interest of common progress, which will modify obligations their sovereign rights. But after having sustained their share—their large share—of suffering in order to overthrow a system of brutal violence, they are entitled to refuse to accept a new political or cultural system which is decisively rejected by the great Pope Pius, apparently referring to the world security conference at San Francisco, said "the whole a man with long and a of mankind follows the progress of new a see organization. peace itself at last freed for all." The and The oleomargarine-butter con¬ troversy developed over an amendment by Representative Democrat, a Texas, of ban in the bill to against oleomargarine or butter on Army menus. The amendment lost by an 80 to 54 use of substitutes count. The fund provided included in in addition new to $17,000,000,000 in reappro- priation money. in the bill $21,376,283,400 appropriations, about Section 603 of four Insurance- under# this Title—one-to- homes—amounted to-.t family $491,068,944 and covered 100,000such homes, virtually all of them» for war workers. ; . .. Operations under Title II of the Act—the normal peacetime oper-" ation—was almost exclusively in the form of insured mortgages on existing houses. Mortgages on 46,- family properties 677 one-to-four amount of 46,351 for insured in the $216,368,057, of which were $214,610,007 properties. Title I insurance on for during the increase an loans made improvements- and repairs showed existing, .on were > There $28,776,251 over 1943.' were 389,592 such loans in¬ sured for of year total of a $125,150,082.: of opera¬ insured home loans is private lenders amount¬ 11 its During years tion, FHA has made by ing to more Pope once than $8,000,000,000 of pressed of previouly supplied than more been repaid, a testament and v conclusion in which program. .' ex¬ a V service. eliminate housing. war had hope that a peace eligible for release by points, worthy of the name" would finally would be required, to remain in be consummated. record, service arduous Poage, loans were $3,500,000,000 to "What a bitter disillusionment the thrift and integrity of the it would be if it were to fail, he American home buying public,. other collateral, $666,said, "if so many years of suffer¬ ing and self-sacrifice were to be NHA said. More than 6,000,000 made in vain by permitting again American families have thus • giving fathers draft to prevail that spirit of oppression been aided to buy, build or im- > priority. Mr. Kilday from which the world hoped to prove their homes under the FHA (1) on direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed as to prin¬ cipal or interest by the United States Government. $357,118,821; (2) it has laid the satanic majority of their people." aggregated $946,961,522. The new once tions," the Pontiff declared, "claim the right to take their destinies in¬ borrowed to their own hands. They can be change Sept. 5: The when sion following is the announce¬ by the Stock Ex¬ The ment that "For at already 31. the close of business July was Representative of a 43-year-old crat, of Michigan, supporting Mr. Congress hopes will provide the necessary funds to defeat Japan, but Furthermore, too costly was Michigan the subversive once tive men." 5 Sept. on no 1, Associated the had the quote: we There bill children pensions, he said, the Govern¬ ment will pay a total of from $22,000 to $25,000 over a period of 500,285,951 War Department ap¬ propriation for the fiscal year be¬ ginning July 1, after defeating a move to force the Army to dis¬ charge fathers of four or more children, the Associated Press re¬ funds more or and unanimously by voice vote a $38,- of points allows 12 points child, not in excess of or more killed The House discharge of the fathers. an amendment, which 89, to allow any soldier in the enlisted ranks to obtain his for at violent" and he asserted that Pius FHA increased its S. Treasury bonds During 1944 "to set up a the spread great qualities of the people, and -we were personally in close contact with its most representa¬ Exchange The New York Stock announced of 115 to 85 ideas of the Borrowings Lower In Month of August defeated by a non-record vote man V, • and income on investments, amounted to $29,596,327 while fees Berlin he had "occasion to learn He offered cited Army Appropriation Approved by House against a occupation troops official Associated Press dispatch from Washington on Aug. 17 it has been disclosed by a high official that the Russian Government is not following the policy of the other Allies in releas¬ ing all war prisoners that are not held as war criminals, but is supposed to be holding many of these prisoners to rebuild Soviet factories and cities devastated by the German invasion. According to the dispatch, the Russians long<p Representative Engel, Republi¬ ago made known their intention of utilizing forced labor for recon¬ can, of Michigan, led the fight to problems Any one who attack an bales 1944, were 567,166 bales; production during twelve 1,250,361; consumption 1,481,063; destroyed 400; and struction. out attacker every or According to an mer premiums, derived from insurance the 1933 con¬ formidable barrier to He will have to member of the Reported Retaining War Captives was one that despotic less no cordat with Germany statistics above) 1, July 31, 1945 1945, 405,568. Russia coastwise; cotton items are 119,036 bales consumed; 118,hand July 31, 1945. DISTRIBUTION STATISTICS FOR SUPPLY AND months carries 9,575,829 befall will with his life. pay _ Destroyed added but Vatican concluded Apparently speaking for Rus¬ ment DISTRIBUTION • "tyranny said. Mayor and incendiary. 585,000 ■ Consumed life," new post-war Europe is menaced activities," "Parents and teachers, make it clear to your children what a senseless and ruinous crime against the nation any kind of attack or outrage represents today." the 11,923,921 8,285,432 12 months, total 0 Crop Of 1944 after July 31, 1944 Crop of 1945 to August 1, 1945 : - and sian occupation authorities, Wer¬ ner said: "Well deserved punish¬ 1,873,537 public storages and at compresses™—* (partially estimated)— In Nazism, "can rise to new dignity these continue 10,743,969 ,"Elsewhere Ginnings during be former Hitler Youth, of the to not B8.16S B&16S " establishments consuming In / • - 1944, total hand August 1, Stocks on Federal Housing Adminis¬ of the National Housing which was broadcast to the world, Pope Pius XII .reviewed the Vatican's pre-war 1 German plicated, the United Press re¬ ported from London, June 1. The announcement further stated that bers 1,873,537 8,285,432 585,000 11,160,141 10,743,969 Total j III—Supply tration ace, executed in specifically im¬ would Nazis er in the Con¬ delivered Pal¬ Agency rounded out 11 years of operations in June with a record high gross income for the calen- : dar year 1944, NHA announced on June 30. According to FHA's an¬ such incident fifty form¬ policy and expressed the hope that nual report, income during 1944, the German people, purged of addition to those Bales Bales 1,962,602 8,372,539 825,000 establishments In public storages and at compresses Elsewhere /partially estimated!* |||: for every The address to the College of an sistory Hall of the Apostolic in the city, the German capital's Russian appointed mayor, Arthur Werner, announced that pant For The 12 Months In The United States consuming In Russian on by a operating expenses totaled $10,-. than 851,227. This left a net of $18,anyone withholding knowledge of those for whose overthrow men Bales to July 3J., 1945 11,923,921 an intended act of disorder would planned," the Associated Press re¬ 745,100 to be added to the vari¬ ous insurance funds which now 9,575,829 also suffer death. ported from Vatican City, June 2. have net resources of more than 50,000 "I warn all deluded and mis¬ The Pope declared, according to In The United States July 31, 1945 and 1944 $97,000,000. The advices from the 1945 1944 guided persons, especially mem¬ the Associated Press, that the NHA also said: Ginned, Consumed, and Destroyed Ending July Consumed In Cardinals, soldiers in Berlin and other disorders ram¬ included. Linters are not pound bales. 2—Cotton * effort to bring to a halt an attacks bales, except that round cotton in equivalent 500- quantities are given in running counted as half bales and foreign The tion. Pope Deplores Danger FHA Resources More Than $97,000,000 Of New Tyranny Since the emergency housing gage beginning of the war in the summer was who Payments to U. S. June On 15 the ceived the sum of Treasury the rep¬ semi-annual Pay~ ment of interest in the amount of $133,227.50 under the Funding Agreement of May 1, 1923; $13,695.06 as the ninth semi-annual annuity due under the postpone¬ ment and workers f from their production centers. as annual ;—.—_— 4 annuity under the: due postponement agreement of Oct. 14, 1943. The Treasury Depart- ; ment reports that these payments represent the entire amcunt due from the Government of Finland on June 15, 1941, the first semi- agreements. agreement of May 1, $21,132.18 war home ? to take jobs in war migrated $168,054.74 from the Government of Finland, resenting 714,890 i majority of which produced for communities re¬ totaled insurance units—the vast Finland Makes Interest of 1940,: provided with FHA mort- « 1945, under these Volume Number 4421 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE State and 1333 City Department BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS The ARIZONA in Maricopa County Sch. Dist. (P. O. Phoenix), Ariz. Bond Sale—It is stated that the following bonds amounting to $102,000, offered for sale on Aug. .13, were awarded to Refsnes, Ely, .. Beck & Co., of Phoenix: $37,000 school district No. a price of 100.10. 65,000 school district No. a price of 100.10. proposals for $7,968,000 struction and construction of new Orange County, Garden Grove Sch. Dist. (P. O. Santa Ana), Cal. 000 proved, by the Sale Details—The semi-annual $240,- school at authorized price of 100.56, a basis of about 1.55%. Dated July 1, 1945. De¬ $10,000 in 1956 to 1970. the Board oi bonds.. Arkansas State College Library notes. State (Confederate) pension bonds. ; State hospital construction bonds. State Construction refunding bonds. State permanent school refunding Ci. bonds. State (Teachers College) ing bonds. V refund- Penitentiary refunding i bonds. Agricultural, mechanical and nor¬ mal school notes. interest of the standing must State's credit and revenues. at be flat a Tenders price. No ac¬ crued interest will be paid on the obligations accepted, and the right of acceptance or rejection of all or any part of the obligations so tendered is reserved. Immediate confirmation will be made of ac¬ cepted tenders and payment will be made on Oct. 1, Bond Offer! ng--G. A. PequeCounty Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. on Sept. 17, for the purchase of $140,000 school bonds, at not exceeding 4% interest. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due $7,000 Oct. 1, 1950 to 1969. The bonds gnat, will be sold for cash only and Each bid must state that the bid¬ der offers to state any, and accrued inters par the date of delivery, and separately the premium, if offered for the bonds bid for, and the rate of interest said bonds Principal and interest payable at the County Treasurer's office. Forms to be used in submitting tenders may be obtained, by re¬ quest, at the office of the secre¬ tary of the Board. certified a check of the bonds bid for, pay¬ able to the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. San Francisco California special election to hold voters issue an of airport improvement bonds amounting to $20,000,000. County, Petaluma City High Sch. Dist. (P. O. Santa Rosa), Cal. CALIFORNIA by the City Clerk that the $425,000 semi¬ annual awarded water of 1945 bonds sold to the Bank of America, N. T. & S. A.* of San Francisco, as 114s and l3/4s, as noted here—v. 162, p. 925—were purchased at Contra Costa par. County, Ambrose Sch. Dist. (P. O. Martinez), Cal. Bond Sale—The $120,000 im¬ provement and building bonds of¬ fered for sale recently, were to Trust 15, 1945. These as cost of $20,000 about net a interest 2.07%, as follows: maturing $5,1, 1948 to 1951, as bonds 000 on Sept. ZVzs, and $100,000 maturing Sept. 1; $5,000 in 1952 to 1958, $10,000 in 1959 to 1964, and $5,000 in 1965, 2s. Dated- Sept. 1, 1945. De¬ as nomination interest $1,000. (M-S) Principal and payable at the County Treasurer's office. Legal¬ ity approved by Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff & Herrington, of San Fran¬ cisco. was The next highest bidder Weeden & Co., on $120,000 as 2V2S, at price a of 101.52, a net in 000 Sold—It is Brinkley, zens Bank on reported by City Clerk; that of were Aug. 15 to the Citi¬ National June Trust Riverside, & as Savings 2s, at a price of 100.96. 1956 to 1970. The next was the Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, San Francisco. Bond Call—The calls for payment on Oct. 2, an $224,000 2% electric light and power plant revenue refund¬ ing bonds, series of 1940. issue of DELAWARE Castle County Henrik J. Krebs Sch. Dist. No. 21 (P. O. Newport), Del. Bond Sale—The $100,000 school bonds offered for sale on Sept. 10—v. 162, p. 612-«-were awarded to Laird, Bissell & Meeds of Wil¬ mington, as l'/2s, at, a price of 102.101, a basis ol' about 1.25%. ders 1, 1945. These 1965. were: are . _ Bidder Laird & due Other held on Oct. 23. District ' Price Bid Co., —1 will for consolidation the special Dade school tax County into school district daries of the the 2 10 districts of special tax one to Oct. on of be known as The boun¬ district would be co-extensive with the boundaries of the county and the assets and of property become the those districts come of property therein would be¬ primarily liable for the pay¬ of all existing indebtedness special tax of school the dis¬ tricts. Homestead, Fla. Bond stated Validity Approved—It is that Circuit Judge Stanley Milledge on Aug. 30 approved the validity of $947,000 refunding bonds, which the city expects to offer for sale, bearing 3% in¬ terest, in the near future. They be dated April 1, For 1%S - 102.55 the voters ap¬ been submitted in barred the obligations of the as City of Ocoee. Creditors desiring further information may secure balance for date face of at 40% amount of said if paid on or notified to present the notes at the City Treasurer's office through Bank are draw or a the the draft on Florida Peoples the City National Savings Bank, both in Lakeland, for pay¬ ment of the notes, as no exchange will be paid by the City. or Miami Shores Validated—The $350,000 golf club purchase bonds author¬ ized at the election held on June 12, have been validated Judicial by Circuit Plan the Debt the Court. of being notified that under the provisions of the inter¬ locutory decree entered by the U. the S. are District Court Southern District 1, I960, and 4 % thereafter Conservancy Dist. (P. O. Miami)* Fla. Bonds Offered in of and to Public •— of 000: \- $185,000 Z%% refunding of 1945 bonds. Due Oct. 1, as follows: $8,000 in 1952, $9,000 in 1953, $10,000 in 1954 and 1955, $11,000 in 1956 and 1957, $12,000 in 1958 and 1959, $13,000 in 1960, $14,000 in 1961 and 1962, $10,000 in 1963 to 1967, 1925, numbered from 1 to 2590, being called for payment on 1. Denomination $1,000. Oct. 1, 1925. Due on Oct. 1, 1955, optional on Oct. 1, 1945. Dated 'On and of bonds. Due Oct. 1, H., at the or payment date York Oahu, T, Co., principal, upon and presentation surrender City, Trust of said bonds accompanied by all appurtenant coupons after said date, and maturing the interest accrued thereon upon presentation and surrender of any matured Interest coupons. 6n date ceases called. I4 ILLINOIS Adams * County (P. O. Quincy), ///« Bond Election A $1,050,000 joint county building and city hall at Quincy bond issue will be — for a presented County voters at tion Oct. 18. The to Adams special elec¬ a is the amount county's share of the building. ? At the same time Quincy voters will act upon a city proposal. < Plans for the new building were launched after tornado last a damaged the present house, built in 1876. Alexander and Pulaski Apr. court Counties Community High School Dist. No. 37 (P. O. Tamms), III. \ Purchased—Barcus, Kin¬ dred & Co;, of Chicago, and the Illinois Municipal Bond Co.; of Murphysboro, jointly, purchased Bonds recently issue of $30,000 414% an semi-annual refunding bonds. 1, 1945. Legality^ ap¬ proved by Charles & Tauernlcht, Dated July of St. Louis. ! Danville, III. J * j - Bond Election Planned—An is¬ sue be of street lighting bonds will submitted to the voters at an. election to be held this fall. 1 including up at Oct. a Dated April 1, 1945. Denomina¬ tion $1>000. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the Marine Mid¬ part of $28,500 Election park — An bonds be held to on , issue will mitted to the voters at Oct. be an of sub¬ election 9. For rest on, III. Bonds Voted—At election on' an Sept. 5 the voters approved the issuance of $11,000 street lighting system bonds by a ratio of about} two to one. ; Highland Park Park Dist. (P. O. I Highland Park), III. These original an Bond to 1, 1955, premium re¬ duction *of *4 of 1% per year. thereafter East Moline, III. thereafter premium of 314% and bonds, the the Bankers New 1969. Optional in whole or in part Oct. 1, 1952, at a premium of 314%, and on any princi¬ a called will pay, either at the Territorial Treasur¬ er's office in Honolulu, refunding of 1945 on at date Hawaii $11,000 in 1968. 120,000 3 V4% pal after Territory . and semi¬ Improvement bonds are Oct. A syndicate composed of the Han¬ son-Davidson Co, of San Antonio, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, of Chicago, and Sullivan, Nelson & Gross, of West Palm Beach, is offering for investment the fol¬ lowing bonds amounting to $305,- V Bond Election—The issuance of pur¬ chase of $132,000 edness an $480,000, issued to refund heretofore legally created indebt¬ of the District, are, in the opinion of the counsel, valid and binding obligations of the District, and for the payment of principal and interest thereon as the same shall become due, special taxes or assessments, known as "Debt Service Taxes" • are required to be levied annually on all land within the District within the by law. Legal¬ ity approved by Chapman & Cut¬ ler, of Chicago, and McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe, of Dallas. Venice, Fla. Certificate 3% Sale—The semi-annual Sept. New offered 8—v. purchased water 162, by York, at for p. Baker Dated July 1, 1945. sale & Co., of $1,000. due on These of par. Denomination Jan. No other bid certificates are 1, from 1948 to 1975. was received. land acquisition bonds will be submitted to the voters at election scheduled for Oct. 10, it is said. ; Lee 1 County Sch. Dist. No. 170 (P. O. Dixon), III. I i Bond Offering—D. B. District sealed Secretary, bids until j j Raymond, will receive 4 p.m. on Sept. 24, for the purchase of $77,000 1V2% school bonds. Dated Oct; 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. These bonds are due on Nov. 1, as fol¬ lows: $26,000 in 1956 and 1957, and $25,000 in 1958. The approv¬ ing opinion of Chapman & Cut¬ ler, of Chicago will be furnished. Enclose certified a $1,000. check / Bond for, V * Quincy, Ili. on 1219—were price a $225,000 revenue for Florida, Orlando Division, on Aug. 15, 1945, in which the modified plan that all of the 4V2% urer, annual Public 12 South Florida certificates Composition Submitted—Bondholders city 1945, refunding limits prescribed (P. O. Miami), Florida Bonds 1, 50% f D. Ackerman, Jr., Territorial Treas¬ .will refundable land Trust Co., New York. and will pay the presentation at the City Holders Jan. 1 participation creditor total The bonds will bear in¬ terest at 1% to Jan. 1, 1950; 2% to Jan. 1, 1955; 3% to Jan. said issue on his interest. the The City has set apart sufficient funds to pay all outstanding notes of by Each ing bonds will be dated Jan. 1, 1945, due Jan. 1, 1980, callable on any interest payment date prior to maturity at par plus accrued the and such sented by said notes, before July 1, 1946. indebtedness will thereof and par¬ ticipation certificates for the bal¬ ance of such claim. The refund* 1975. Pressgrove, City Clerk and Comptroller, has an¬ nounced that the City's tax de¬ linquent notes, dated July 1, 1936, maturing on July 1, 1946, are called for payment on or before July 1, 1946, the City reserving the right to pay said notes on or that for to Call—L. before the evidenced bonds Lakeland, Fla. Note of (Territory of) Bond Call—It is stated by W. period of time, shall be for¬ same ever 1945, and will be due from 1950 to Ocoee, Fla. Co., 1946, would theB proposed School District No, 1 and all tax¬ Modified 102.016 Francis L. duPont & election held 102.412 Delaware, Dover special be School District No. 1. Farmers Bank of the State of not HAWAII Hawaii original exchange within this which proof of claim on claim Up For It is stated that an election Eleventh For l%s or receive Consolidation Balloting on bid¬ for certificates. Special Tax Sch. Dists., Fla. Denomination bonds — be Dade County Treasurer's office. New submit securities for exchange under the plan, or within which to file proofs of claim on the same in this proceeding. be system to liquidate the debt. same 1, 1946 to the water on notes agree to payment and dis¬ charge of the indebtedness repre¬ City Treasurer to 15, of funding certificates bearers Collins, Colo. which July approximately it by contacting W. H. Wurst, Jr., $200,000 for enlargement of the ;,CityfClerk^ Under the modified plan of present water system and states that the City has also applied for composition the City proposes to an allotment from the Federal issue general obligation refund¬ Works Agency in connection with ing bonds which are to be ex¬ the project. It is the intention of changed with holders in an the City to make this a self-liqui¬ amount equal to one-half of the dating project and to issue re¬ Indebtedness of the City end the expendilure accept $15,432,000 school building and Rose Hill-Minquadale Sch. Dist. No. improvement bonds is said to be 47 (P. O. Wilmington), Del. scheduled for a vote at a special Bonds Voted At a recent to that unpaid COLORADO Fort For l%s Oakland, Calif. J, Bond Election—The issuance of election 1 highest bidder Oct. $120,000 water works bonds awarded on $15,000 in 1946 to 1950, $20,000 in 1951 to 1955, and $25,- $1,000. Indio. Calif. E. G. due are $1,000, follows: Dated Oct. interest cost of about 2.37%. Bonds Dated June Denomination bonds Trust & ciation, of San price of 100.024, For America, Savings Asso¬ Francisco, at a American Co. of San Francisco. awarded to the Bank of National the Siver, City Clerk Treasurer, has announced the City is anticipating an will Bond Sale—The $550,000 build¬ ing bonds offered for sale on Sept. 11—v. 162, p. 721—-were Price Paid—It is stated H including within has on Scnoma Antioch, Calif. and The pur¬ of this election is to submit the and time, Water Certificate Issuance Fore¬ seen—Harold F. Nov. 6 has been passed. to to Any and all securities not sub¬ Bradenton, Fla. ment be composition of the City was approved, all bondholders have Assembly. FLORIDA able (City and County), Bond Election Ordinance Passed —An ordinance providing for a pose 1945. Enclose for 5% of mitted at not less than par and accrued /in¬ terest to the date of delivery. shall bear. All bonds and notes will be pur¬ chased with primary regard to the best Riverside County, Banning Elementary Sch. Dist. (P. O. Riverside), Cal. est State $1,000. These bonds $9,000 in 1946 to 1955, and due are Fiscal Control, will receive sealed tenders until 10 a.m. (CWT), on Sept. 25, for the purchase of the following obligations of the State: State (Revolving Loan) school not by the last session of the General on July 31 to the South¬ County Bank, of Anaheim, as 1.60s,—v. 162, p. bl2—were sold at Jr., of Interest rate is exceed bonds nomination Secretary Denomina¬ ern Arkansas (P. O. Little Rock), Ark. Tenders Wanted—F. A. Storey, - school $40,000 2y2%, payable semi¬ annually. t)ue $4,000 in 1946 to 1955, inclusive. These bonds were a ARKANSAS of tion $1,000. awarded 14, count of 270 to 49, a issuance improvement bonds. to high schools. Bond 66, at call elementary school improve¬ and $7,464,000 for recon¬ ments ., f Election—City Council has set Oct. 16 election as the date of at which a special the voters will pass upon the issuance of $600,000 in to be bonds, proposed new used toward the joint city countv building urogram. and i Washington Park (P. O. at. Louts), III. of $20,000 3% bonds, and it issuance the funding warrant 1951 reported that the issue will be by the Municipal Bond is 1, 1945. 1960 in to at par Callable on Jan. 1, 1956. pany is to IOWA Consolidated Sch. Dist. Bennett (P. O. Bennett), Iowa Bond Sale—The $100,000 ■ semi- building bonds offered for sale on Sept 6—v. 162, p. 1035 —were awarded to local banks as annual bidder Rate • Co.* 1951 to 1962 will be redeemable in whole, or in 101.85 part in the inverse order of their numbering, prior to ma¬ & Stuart Halsey, iy2%;, 101.60 — & Co., 101.75 1%% / dates any on prin¬ Both interest. accrued ,jCedclr Falls, Iowa /Bond Issue Authorized—An is¬ sue of $110,000 sewer bonds was authorized recently by the City cipal and interest of the bonds wiil be payable at the State Bank & Trust Co., in Rich¬ Council. Bank mond, * Coin, Iowa the voters water system for Iowa : City, • ■ Iowa / ■ ■ furnished. $2,110.23 5% sidewalk assessment bonds offered for sale on Sept Sale—The / Bond semi-annual B—fv.-162, 1219—were awarded of Iowa City, at p. to John Mentzer, price a are These 101.18. of bonds 11, 1945. dated July port bonds offered for sale on Sept.'. 7 — v. 162, p. 1219 — were awarded to the Carleton D. Beh the Town Clerk. was the Next best bidder Commercial State Bank of Dated Sept. 15, 1945. Pocahontas. Due Sept. 15 in 1950 to 1964. on O- Davenport), Scott County (P. yly-. to suj^nitted to — An issue of construction house amounting taxable becomes Federal law the suc¬ tax income cessful bidder will be relieved of obligation to accept delivery the deposited check will be the on request. voters at the the through Connecticut and New York. The Kittery-Portland sec¬ tion has been designed to elimin¬ ate 90% of highway causes of accidents and to decrease travel¬ 30 minutes. It was Escude, Jr., Town Treasurer, has announced that the Town will is¬ $45,000 sewage system and, disposal plant bonds, of which one-half will probably be rev¬ sue remainder the and run Parish Sch. Dist. No. 8 (P. O. Bastrop), La. Bond Offering — Sept. 29. on E Bangor and Fort Kent, Joseph T. Sayward of Kehnebunk, chairman of the Maine Turnpike Authority created by the 1941 Legislature, said the four-lane highway would have two 24-foot roadways separated tween by a 26-foot dividing Strip, four-foot treated gravel outside the on 'Bond Offering $jlitor, City — Clerk, Truman G. will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Sept. 17,';for the purchase of $16,500 Dated Feb. 1, Denomination $1,000, one hospital 1945/ for $500. bonds. Due Nov. 1, as follows: $5'pU in 1948, and $1,000 in 1949 to 1964. ijidders should specify the inter¬ est rate being given lowest and, ail other conditions equal, preference will be to the bid specifying the coupon interest rate. The of legalized afnd jvalidated by the General Assiembly of Iowa at its 1945 session. proceedings said ; bonds for have the issuance been Thdcity will furnish the approv¬ ing legal opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, and all bids It will be S. principal highway en¬ Plans include two airplane landing into Maine. least strips built adjacent to the high¬ way. The turnpike will have no cross-roads, no traffic signals, no roadside bill boards, and no pe¬ destrian travel. There will be only 18 curves, none sharper than 1%, in the entire 50 miles of the first section. can competition we expect for the nation's tourist from other recreational States," Secretary-Treasury of the Parish "Maine said Governor Hildreth, must have such a super¬ school highway if we are to protect fully our $108,000,000 tourist business. One of the best ways to keep xhis bonds, to bear not exceeding 2% est interest. bonds Enclose $75,000 These bonds from 000 cf Sept. 1, certified a due $5,- are 1946 to 1960. than par and accrued interest, or for less than all of the bonds will be en¬ tertained. No bid or bids for less than the $1,500,000 offered, will be accepted, provided that if two or more responsible bidders have made the same bid and each bid is the highest at the lowest inter¬ est cost, then such bonds may be awarded in a ratable proportion check for 5% Vermilion Parish Road Dist. No. I (P. O. Abbeville), La. Bond $200,000 will Election—An road and issue bridge of bonds be submitted to the voters at the election to be held on Oct. 16. (P. O. 108 East Lexington St., Baltimore 3), Md. Bond. Offering Codd, — A. William Chief Auditor, informs us that the Commission is making an offering of $1,500,000 not to ex¬ ceed 2%% interest Chesapeake Winnfield, La. Bonds Offered for Investment— Bay Ferry System Improvement bids will be coupon bonds. Sealed electric light and waterworks rev¬ enue bonds is being offered by ceived by Weil Daylight Saving Time is changed An issue of $260,000 & Arnold of 2%% New Orleans, for to public subscription, at prices yield from 0.90% to 2.25%, ac¬ 10 a.m. the Eastern Commission War Time, re¬ until or if by Congress before Sept. 25, then a.m. Eastern Standard Time, at 10 a so conditioned. certified check; for $500. Enclose cording to maturity. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Dated Nov. 1, 1944. on 100.533 Co & Bank. National Merchants Boston 100.03 Boston 1% Bank. National First Peabody, Mass. Sale—The $20,000 • , Bond street paving bonds offered for sale on, Sept. 13 were awarded to Robert Hawkins & Co. of Boston, as Is, at 100.09, a basis of Dated Sept. 1, 1945. of price a about 0.97%. — — Delivery of said made to the Bonds will be successful bidder or bidders, at the office of the Chief Auditor of The State Roads Com¬ mission of Interest Birmingham. must coupons bonds for pay¬ these accompany when presenting same ment. Maryland, on or before Mich. Detroit, East (E.W.T.), or (E.S.T., which¬ ever prevails) Oct. 22nd, 1945. A copy of the Act authorizing the sale of the bonds, of the Resolu¬ tion of the Commission with re¬ Stephen R. Henderson will receive sealed tenders of interest refund¬ spect to the issuance thereof, and Financial and related data with and Noon be obtained by the prospective bidders, by ap¬ plication after Sept. 12, 1945, to William A. Codd, Chief Auditor, The State Roads Commission of Maryland, Room 301, State Roads respect thereto, may Commission Building, 108 E. Tenders ington Street, Baltimore, Invited — Clerk City ing certificates of indebtedness of Series A, B-l, B-3, B-5, B-6, B-7, 1, 1940, B-12, all dated Oct. bonds of Series A, and refunding B-l, B-3, B-5, B-6, B-7, B-8 and B-ll, all dated Oct. 1, 1940, until Lex¬ 3, Mary¬ land. MASSACHUSETTS Andover, Mass. Offering—Thaxter Eaton, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. (Eastern War Time). Tenders should fully describe securities the including ser¬ value and stat offered, number, ies par price and amount for which they will be sold to the City Offerings should be firm through Sept. 19. and Erin Townships, Warren Fractional Sch. Dist. No. 2 receive (P. O. East Detroit), Mich. '// sealed bids until 2 P.M. (EWT), Bond Sale Details—It is now re on Sept. 17, for the purchase of $75,000 water extension coupon ported that the $607,000 refund notes. '•» > ; ing bonds sold to a syndicate headed by H. V. Sattley & Co. of Dated Oct. 1, 1945. Denomina¬ Detroit, as noted here—v. 162 tion $1,000. Due $15,000 Oct. 1, 1946 to 1950. Bidders to name p. 1220 —•• ware purchased at a price of 100.0003, a net interes one rate of interest in a multiple cost of about 2.783%, on the bondr of of 1%. -No bid for less than divided as follows: 2% interes par and accrued interest will be to the Oct. 1, 1947 maturity; 2 ¥2% accepted. Principal and interest thereafter to Oct. 1, 1951; ther payable at the Second National Bank of Boston. The notes will 3% thereafter to Oct. 1, 1954 be certified as to genuineness by 3%% thereafter to Oct. 1, 1959 and 4% thereafter to maturity the Director of Accounts, Depart-, Interest payable A-O. ? *; ment of Corporations and Taxa¬ Treasurer, will ■ Sept. 25. The bonds will be subject to registration as to prin¬ tion, Commonwealth of Massachu¬ Due serially from Nov. 1, 1947 to cipal and interest and bear date setts. Delivery at the Second Denomination National Bank of Boston, on or 1964, inclusive. Principal and in¬ of Oct. 1, 1945. KENTUCKY terest (M-N) payable at the Na¬ $1,000. Due as follows: $99- about Oct. 1, 1945. No telephone Eastern Kentucky State Teachers tional Bank of 1947, $100,000 in 1948, bid will be accepted. Commerce, New 000 in •College (P. O. Richmond), Ky. Orleans. Callable in inverse order $101,000 in 1949, $102,000 in 1950, Massachusetts (State of) y Bond " Offering—L. Katherine of maturities on Nov. 1, 1950, $104,000 in 1951, $105,000 in 1952, Note Offering—John E. Hur¬ Morgan, Secretary of the Board or any time thereafter at 103 and $106,000 in 1953, $108,000 in 1954. of $109,000 in 1955, $110,000 in 1956, ley, State Treasurer, will receive Regents,- wiil receive sealed accrued interest, on 30 days' pub¬ (EDST) bids until 11 a.m. on Sept. 17, for $112,000 in 1957, $113,000 in 1958, sealed bids until noon lished notice. Legality approved S*15.000 in 1959. and $116,000 in on Sept. 14 for the purchase of the purchase of the following re¬ notes amounting to $5,000,000. .♦/ by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. 1960.funding bonds totaling $263,000: snalj be Bid " 100.678 1% Hawkins Robert responsible bidders These bonds ire due $4,000 on same price at the Sept. 1, 1946 to 1950. Other bid¬ same interest cost. The Commis¬ ders were as follows: sion reserves the right, in its dis¬ Bidder Price Bid cretion, to reject all the bids or First Nat'l Bank, Boston, any bid. No conditional bids will For Is 100.OX: be accepted unless such condition Tyler & Co., is waived by the bidder to the For lV4s 100.33 satisfaction of the Commission before opening of the bids. A bid 1;' MICHIGAN ( conditioned upon approval of the Bloomfield, Troy, Royal Oak and bidder or of counsel, whether Southfield Twps., Fractional Sch. named or unnamed, will be re¬ Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Birmingham), garded as a conditional bid. The Michigan >, ; legality of this issue will be ap¬ Bond Call Wylie Groves, proved by Brown & Brune, of Baltimore, and approving opinion Treasurer of the Board of Educa¬ tion, is calling for payment on of this firm will be delivered up¬ on request, to the purchaser of Oct. I, on which date interest the bonds without charge, A cer¬ shall cease, refunding bonds Noa, tified check for $30,000, payable 401 to 435, at the Manufacturers Detroit, or the to order of the State Treasurer, National Bank, Birmingham National Bank of must accompany the bid. Town Maryland State Roads Commission Price 1% Bidder such bidding the Note MARYLAND Int. Rate * No bid for less v among for new business is a su¬ perior means of highway travel." of the bid. the at their respective ma¬ until turities. fully purchase in Boston - or New option of the pur-, Interest on the notes will payable York set business and to compete success¬ the Principal and interest pay¬ able at the City Treasurer's office, lanes. with shoulders business Shaw, D. Board, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. on Oct. 2, for Waukon, Iowa and Aug¬ between Brunswick usta, with a fourth between Aug¬ usta and Bangor, and a fifth be¬ "In view of the Morehouse the turn¬ between Portland and Brunswick, would be made at an early date. The third section will School election to be held announced that surveys for the second section of at Bond Issuance Planned—Jos. L. bonds points by ing time between these trance bonds $1,500,000 will be which, in turn, will connect with another in Massachusetts, and so Route One, LOUISIANA Mansura, La. enue Hampshire New in surveyed located west of the present U. special millage bonds. IOWa , /Bond Election court according to Moines, Des ual air¬ — of therefrom income returned Pocahontas, Iowa Bond Sale The $28,000 said bonds the to an individ¬ under any the delivery of to and 'sr.: Co:. Chicago, will be In the event that prior & Cutler, of man :*■■ of Chap¬ The approving opinion margin. 'v'".: 1: ■' Enclose a certified check $2,000. par. issuance of $7,500 bonds, by a large the approved specify bid of not less than 103% of a said to have are 1948, the first section will connect a similar highway already with of the pike, option the New in Co., Bidders must holder. recent elec¬ Bonds Voted—At a ■ tion Trust at York, Chemical the at or & in completion on interest pay¬ ment date, on or after Oct. 1, 1950, upon terms of par and turity McDermott and Asso- Shaw, and $10,000 in the years Bid V/2% Bidder hicles per year. Scheduled for Said bonds maturing in 1962. Price Int. White-Phillips Co., 1960 and 1961, follows: Other bidders were as between Car, and $1.25 for trucks, based on a traffic estimate of 2,000,000 ve¬ 1956, $15,000 in 1957, $16,000 in 1958 and 1959, $17,000 in 101.85 for IV2S. lips Co., offering 50-mile strip bonds, amortized by tolls, will fi¬ the project. The toll rate will be 50 cents per passenger in $14,000 1955, in $15,000 a nance 1951, $12,000 in 19(>2, $14,000 in 1953, $13,000 in 1954, 1, 1965. Second be will $13,000 1949, $11,000 in 1950, Revenue Kittery and Portland, to cost an estimated $13,000,000. Revenue in the White-Phil¬ was of) (State 1946.. and for other pur¬ chaser. forth in the Act au¬ be payable at maturity. The Com¬ thorizing the issue. Bidders are monwealth figures the interest on requested to name the interest exact number of days on a 360Boston delivery. rate or rates in multiples of V\ of day year basis. 1%, and each bidder must specify North Adams, Mass. in his bid the amount and matur¬ Bond Sale—The $35,000 depart* ities of the bonds of each rate. No mental equipment bonds offered bid may name more than three for sale on Sept. 10 — v. 162, interest rates, and all bonds of any p. 1220—were awarded to Weeden one maturity must bear interest & Co., of New York, as %s, at a at the same rate. The bonds will price of 100.078, a basis of about be awarded to the bidder offer¬ 0.72%. Dated Sept. 15, 1945. ing to purchase the bonds at the Denomination $1,000. These lowest interest cost to the State, bonds are due $7,000 on Sept. 15, such cost to be determined by de¬ in 1946 to 1950. The next highest ducting the total amount of the bidder was R. L. Day & Co., for premium bid from the aggregate %s, at a price of par. Other bid¬ amount of interest upon all of the ders were as follows: poses nancing in 1948 and 1947, $12,000 in 1 1964, and on Sept. Turnpike 228,000 Building Revenue bonds. Due $10,000 in 1946, $11,000 iy2s, at ~st price of 101.75, a basis of about 1.31%. Dated Sept. 1, 1945, Due from Dec. 1, 1946 to best any Due May The notes are issued under the provisions of Chapter 731 of the Acts of 1945 on account of Revenue. Principal and inter¬ Dated Sept. 19, 1945. 2, ferry terminal, These bonds 1946 to 1969. Bond Fi¬ Scheduled—Construction of the Maine Turnpike, a fourlane, streamlined superhighway with airplane landing strips, to payable at the office of the run between Kittery and Fort Treasurer of Eastern Ken¬ Kent, will be started next Spring, tucky State Teachers College. according to announcement, Sept. No bid of less than 103% of 7, by Gov. Horace A. Hildreth and members of the Maine Turn¬ par will be favorably consid¬ ered. Enclose a certified pike Authority. check for $500. First section to be constructed The com¬ have the option of breaking the contract if the bonds are not in their hands by Oct. 15. terest Maine interest payment date, on or after Oct. 1, 1950, upon terms of par and accrued in¬ terest. Both principal and in¬ terest of the bonds will be on 1959, and $3,1965, inclusive. and accrued in¬ $1,000 in 1958 and 000 due on Oct. 1, in are maturity numbering, prior to bonds. school 000 whole, or in part in order of their in inverse the Chicago. Dated Sept. Due on Jan. 1 as follows: of Corp. office, at Offering—The Clerk of more, at the option of the holder. of Education will re¬ Proceeds of the financing will ceive sealed bids until 3 p.m. on,. be used to purchase or construct steel ferry; to construct a Sept. 18, for the purchase of $120,- a Board the to able handled (A-O) Treasurer's Annapolis, or at Balti¬ Bond maturing in the years 1955 will be redeem¬ bonds interest payable at the State Calms Sch. Dist., Me. April I, as follows: $3,000 in 1946 to 1950, and $4,000 in 1951 to 1955. Said lage Board is said to nave autriorized 1945. 1, Oct. Dated bonds. and Principal MAINE Revenue Dormitory Due Contract —The Vil¬ Sale Bond J $35,000 2% East Monday, September 17, 1945' CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL 1332 Township Sch. Dist. No. Fenton (P. O. Fenton), Mich• Sale—The Bond bonds offered $32,000 schoo sale for on Sept Crouse, Ben nett, Smith & Co., of Detroit, ac 10, were awarded to cording Harvey to' Assistant Secretary. 1,' 1945. These as Swaneback Dated Sept Denomination bonds are follows: $6,000 due on $1,000 Sept. 1 in 1946 to 1948 .Volume 162 Number 4421 and $7,000 in 1949 and 1950. The next highest bidder Michigan Corp. of Michigan v":No Bond THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE was the First '. • Received— Charles M. Zeigler, State Highway Commissioner, has announced that no tenders of Michigan refunding bonds, dated 1939, April 16, 1939, and 1940, were received on highway Feb, 15, March 1, Sept. 10. Monroe County, Mich. Gilles¬ " Tenders Wanted—F. E. pie, County Road Commissioner, Will 10 receive sealed tenders (E.W.T.) a.m. until Sept. 20 for the purchase of the following re¬ funding bonds, dated March 1, 1939, amounting to $33,000: on Rate Ast. Ma- of 1036—were Stuart & $5,000 2>/»'/o Sauk 1946 58 1,000 2 Vi 'to 1948 59 8,000 2Vt'.'c 1946 Bond 2V2% 1949 7,000 2Wc' 1950 voters 1,000 2*/4% 3: 1946 struction C4 1,000 2V*% 1946 10 1,000 -... 2V2'p ' 2,000 2j/2% 2Vz% given issue an of bonds With the lowest price owners of such which at the rants the same to the sinking fund. No tenders at prices above par interest will be considered. and in one Bond Sale city debt consists of between and the a counties of the eastern county money available be used surplus would showed 1 on that several hand. at debt millions The the now the pay Speed Co., of Jack¬ son—v. 162, p. 927—were sold as 1V4S, at a price of par. Interest payable A-O. of the 18 less of 1%, four 1%, one than had debts under was }k%y and another under 2%%. also was announced that Of the amount, gasoline taxes brought $609,209, while corpora¬ tion taxes yielded $23,599. Nankin Township Sch. Dist. No. 3 (P. O. No. 2, Plymouth), Mich. Bond Sale—The $21,000 school building bonds offered for sale Aug. 31—v. 162, p. 926—were to Crouse, Bennett, Smith & Co., of Detroit, as 2%s. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denomination on awarded $1,000. These March 1, bonds due on $4,000 in are follows: as 1946, $5,000 in 1947, and $4,000 in 1948 to ]fd950. Interest payable M-S. Laurel, Miss. Bonds nebraska r Purchased—An issue of Falls $55,000 Wz% refunding bonds was purchased recently by Kingsbury & Alvis, of New Orleans, at a price of 100.745, a basis of about Dated Oct. 1, 1945. These due on Oct. 1, as fol¬ lows: $5,000 in 1946 to 1950, and are Bender at . a Corp., of Omaha, price giving of St. Louis. ment Oct. on Bonds Bank Chicago, water & Trust system Co., revenue bonds Nos. 167 and 168. ~ 5 bids for until the the Detroit Trust District quired is Picayune, Bond to and levy to necessary interest itation ity, the bonds of titution and Tax act. Act.'1 & Trauernicht, Louis. to Grouse, Bennett, Co., of Detroit. Dated ept. 15, 1945. These notes are ue on Jan. 15, 1946. The only of ::V." awarded ional was the First Bond Sale Details—It is stated by the Secretary of the Board of Education that the $110,000 school bonds sold to Hill Brothers of St. minnesota * Detroit Lakest Minn. Louis, lV8s, at a price of 100.11 p. 927—are dated Aug. rovement warrants offered for 1, 1945, and mature on Feb. 1 as le on Sept. 10—v. 162, p. 1036— follows: $3,000 in 1947 to 1951; ere awarded to the water and $2,000, 1952 to 1956, and $17,000 in ight commission, at a price of par. 1957 to 1961, all inclusive'Princi¬ ated Sept. 1,1945. Denomination pal and interest (F-A) payable at 130. These bonds are due $130 on the St. Louis Trust Co., St. Louis. ept. 1 from 1946 to 1955 incl. Legality approved by Charles & Warrant Sale—The $1,300 im- nterest M-S. Elk Trauernicht of St. Louis. River, Bond Sale—The bligation . 1220—were on system to J. M. ain Co., of Minneapolis. Dated ept. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,00. These bonds montana bonds Fort Sept. 6—v. 162, awarded are due Basis of about 1.11%. Minn. $70,000 general electric ffered for sale as 162, —v. on Jan. „ Benton, Bonds Voted—An 000 water voted Aug. 9. at report covering the Com¬ investigation of Albany assessments, made public on Sept. 5, re-assessment of all real prop¬ Characterizing the Albany administrative ments review of ple of Albany mendations ture for to and the changes of on Oct. 23. Election — While it discusses specifically the findings of the Albany inves¬ tigation, the report also treats assessing conditions generally in the proposed legis¬ changes would improve assessment practices throughout lative the State. In making its recommendations to the officials and the people of the City of Albany, the Commis¬ sion took notice of the "consti¬ field bonds of will election to be held on Oct. 9. new bonds the jersey Burlington Township (P. Burlington), N. J. O. (home rule) limitation its authority in the field of Bond Sale—The on Sept. 6—v. 162, p. 822 awarded to the —were Trust 1, Riverside Co., Sept. offered Dated $1,000. These bonds are due on Sept. 1, as follows: $4,000 in 1946 to 1950, and $3,000 in 1951 to 1955. The next of Riverside. 1945. Denom. highest Mechanics lington. bidder National was Bank, the Bur¬ ; Mont. election $218,000 gen¬ $25,favorably held on The the successful above bidder bonds for reoffered public subscriotion at prices to yield from 1.00% to 1.35%, according to and interest. Principal semi-annual interest (April payable at the prin¬ cipal office of the Paying Agent. These Terminal Bonds, Series 1 and Oct, 1) J, are direct and general ^obli¬ gations of The Port of New York Authority and are secured by a pledge of the net revenues de¬ rived from the operation of the Authority Union Terminal Freight Stations Number 2,'/and and Number 3. They are also se¬ cured by a pledge of the General Port Reserve Fund of the Authority, with other obligations of the Authority. The resolution authorizing the Terminal Bonds, Series J, provides for their man¬ datory exchange for General ^nd pari passu of ' M-FZ v Cazenovia, N. Y. Offering—Margaret BlodVillage Treasurer, will re¬ sealed bids until 1 p.m. on Sept. 20 for the purchase of $30,water coupon or registered bonds, not exceeding 5 % interest. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. Due $1,000 Oct. 1, 1946 to 000 Bidders to of interest in one-tenth will tirm be of 1 the name rate multiples of Va or %, and the bonds awarded to the person, corporation offering to purchase the same at not less than par with accrued interest at the lowest rate of interest- and if two or more bidders name the same lowest rate of interest, then to the bidder offering in addition the highest premium. General obliga¬ tions of the Village, payable from unlimited taxes. Bids must be for all of said bonds. Principal Terminal 6ondp, when such General and Refunding Bonds can be validly of investigation and of assess¬ ments. the as Series J, supervision the Authority, dated Sept. 7, 1945. Legality of the bonds to be ap^ proved by Leander I. Shelley, General Counsel for the Port Au¬ thority, and by Wood, Hoffman, King & Dawson of New York, bond counsel. - r Bonds Publicly Offered—Harri¬ Ripley & Co. and Associates public re-offering of the a price of 98 and accrued interest, yielding about 1.82% to man, made bonds at maturity,' It is expected . that definitive bonds will be ready for delivery about Oct. 1,: 1945. syndicates entered bids for the issue, the other two groups being headed by Blyth & Co., Inc., and Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc., respectively. on or Other The to Bids—Three first named 94.60 pay interest cost to 1.966%, and l3/4s, the Stuart & Co. - offered account for or a net borrower of the bid of Halsey, and interest payable in New York exchange at the Cazenovia Na¬ tional Bank, Cazenovia. The ap¬ 94.269 for l%s, a net cost of 1.979%. Other mem¬ bers of the Blyth & Co. syndicate proving opinion of Wood, Hoff¬ King & Dawson of New York, will be furnished the pur¬ included Phelps, Fenn Stone Webster and man, Enclose a certified check for 3% of the bonds bid for, pay¬ able to the Village. „— White, Weld & Co., and.Kean, Taylor & Co., I jointly -100.178 B. J. Van Ingen & Co., and J. S. Rippel & Co., jointly 100.099 of $1,000 registerprincipal only or both issued for such purpose under the terms of the Basic Resolution set forth in the Official Statement of powers general refunding bonds offered for New York, N. Y. sale on Sept. 11—v. 162, p. 1036— New Low-Rent Housing Devel¬ were awarded to Halsey, Stuart & Co., as 1.40s, at a price of opment Planned—This city is to have another municipally fi¬ 100.315, a basis of about 1.359%. nanced low-rent housing develop¬ Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denomination ment. The project will be a 564$1,000. These bonds are due on unit addition to the Jacob Riis Sept. 1, from 1950 to 1955. The next highest bidder was the Houses, a federally aided devel¬ of which Peoples Trust Co. of Bergen opment, construction was deferred by the war. The ad¬ County, Hackensack, for 1.60s, at dition will bring the total devel¬ a price of 100.093. Other bids, for opment up to 1,740 units. The 1%% bonds, were as follows: city-aided portion will be built i Bidder Price Bid with development funds from M. M. Freeman & Co. 100.305 Bonds Offered for Investmentr— isue of was Sale—The Oct. tain chaser. Hackensack, N. J. 100^% at before or features or $35,000 water bonds assessment 1959; on assessment and taxation," but pointed out also that it is en¬ dowed by the tax law with cer¬ ' system Bonds. Refunding Bonds of the Authority having the same interest rate, date issue, maturity and redemption tutional 1975. issue An and recom¬ laws. 1, and to as principal rec«» assessing J denomination able Legisla¬ in Series 1, 1964; and at 100% thereafter to maturity. Coupon bonds in the assess¬ two State the Oct. thereafter ommendations to the Albany city administration and the peo¬ ceive issue before assess¬ series of five a 1.9056%. on interest payment dates, at 101% beginning on April 1, 1950, and thereafter and on or "peculiarly susceptible political manipulations," the to for as report makes of Authority, erty in the city was recommended by the State Tax Commission. eral Ferguson Sch. Dist. (P. O. Ferguson), Mo. /-■. Bank, Wakefield. a gett, . missouri Na- In cost Subject to this limitation, redeem¬ able in whole or in part, at the option of The Port of New York mission's amount¬ be submitted to the voters at the Bond & bidder be held $20,000 aviation St. . ther to Bond all issue County (P. O. Magnolia), Mississippi Charles Sept. 10—v. 162, p. 1220—were Tax Commission Reports Investigation of Assessments— Bond Election—An If and Hamp Jones Co., of Jackson, and Kenneth G. Price & Co.^ of McComb, jointly, purchased recently an issue of $41,181.38 1%% semi¬ annual funding bonds. Dated Aug. 1, 1945. Legality approved by Note Sale—The $40,000 tax an* ticipation notes offered for sale mith Bond created State on Nebraska bonds Wilber, Nebraska Bonds Purchased—The Walton- Township Sch. Dist. (P. O. Wakefield), Mich. of Oct. be submitted to the voters at the for sale by Section 21, Michigan Conthe Michigan "Prop- Limitation in will Pike the issues on $25,000 swimming pool bonds will J. and Wakefield n then City thereon, within the lim¬ X various Miss. Foreseen—A. probability the improvement bonds for the financing which will probably be in about a year. all (P. O. Lincoln), Neb. plan preparation under Title prescribed Article rty pay Issuance V of the reconversion re¬ upon refunding new york on Ord, Nebraska when the project becomes a real¬ the taxable property therein such ad valorem taxes as may be revenue interest 1, 1.945. These bonds April 1, 1985.' Not redeemable prior to April 1, 1950. Subject to redemption prior to April 1, 1955 only through the op¬ eration of the sinking fund to 'be Albany, N. Y. ing to $1,959,947.' that the City has borrowed funds from the Federal Works Agency for 1, 1960, 1, 1950, of about 1.04%. State subdivision Read, City Clerk, has announced Co., Detroit. The authorized by law 2, election 8 purchase 162, v. — Funds, will offer for sale Louis. p.m. on Sept. of $35,000 building coupon bonds, at not ex¬ ceeding 4% interest. Dated Sept. 1, - 1945 Denomination $1,000. Due $7,000 March 1, 1946 to 1950. Principal and interest payable at 13, of in 1946 to 1950. Legality approved b,y Charles & Trauernicht, of St. TipDistrict Secretary, received sealed issue Dated Sept. 1, 1945. These bonds are due $2,000 on Sept. 1. Bonds Offered—Luther A. pery, Purchased—An 1.72%. Taylor Township Sch. Dist. No. (P. O. Dearborn), Mich. . Maben), 2*4% school bonds was purchased recently by Kingsbury & Alvis, of New Orleans, at a price of 101.50, a basis of about of 102.313 IV2S, as Portfolio Bond Offering— Hen¬ ry H. Bartling, Secretary of the Board of Educational Land and $10,000 1, at the American National » Mississippi Call—Sarah E. Bradford, Township Clerk, calls for pay¬ light net a Dated April are due on bonds amounting to $50,000. local County, Maben Line Con. Sch. Dist. (P. O. Bond of a basis Nebraska Okitbbeha * An the State and p. 927—are due on Oct. and are optional on Oct. $6,000 in 1951 to 1955. Legality ap¬ proved by Charles & Trauernicht, Royal Oak Township (P. O. Hazel Park), Mich. • \ City, Neb. Maturity—It is now stated by the City Clerk that the $55,000 swimming pool, and the $39,000 airport bonds sold to the Wachob- 1.36%. bonds — passed recently the issuance of elec¬ authorizing tric Passed ^as "primitive and in¬ adequate," and the system of local report end $685,637 was collected in State taxes during the month of August. recently to the Leland Ordinance ment system as 31 counties had no had debts of less than year, It $26,- to of be fiscal of Details—The outstanding bond equally distributed western could The Bond ordinance the present parts of the State, Sam D. Goza, board chairman, explained. He added that if all hospital con¬ amounting to bonds awarded county, obligations Collins, Miss. 000 bonds will sell the & Co., W. E. Hutton & Co., and Kuhn, Loeb & Co., all of New York, as l%s, at a price of 96.1099, amount one-half the new mexico Clovis, New Mexico the exception of a negli¬ of registered war¬ gible Mississippi All tenders shall fully describe bonds tendered, stipulating . The county 30, 1945 was $1,960,244, which com¬ with the 1944 figure of $2,- debt, 1950 Freres & Co., White, Weld & Co., Union Securities Corp., Estabrook 1 266,993. Centre, Minn. — Smith, Barney & Co., First Bos¬ Corp., Lehman Bros., Lazard ton city. year, as pares 1949 4,000 est level in 40 years. total debt as of June Halsey, Pending Sept. on maturity. These bonds are con¬ sidered general obligations of the indebtedness of Mon¬ tana counties dropped to its low¬ $150,000. 1948 72A 72A to reported during the 1944-45 fiscal 1333 the bonded City Council is considering call¬ ing an election to submit to the CO 3,000 that as Election 62 _• Equalization awarded Co., (State of) Counties' Bonded Debt At Low — The State Board of Figure Is, at a price of 100.03, a basis of about 0.99 %. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. These bonds are due on July 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1947 to 1949, and $5,000 in 1950 and 1951. The next highest bidder was Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis. Pai Value Interest May 1 56 €0 Montana Kandiyohi County Indep. Sch. Sch. Dist. No. 47 (P. O. Willmar), Minn. Bond Sale—The $40,000 semi¬ annual refunding bonds offered for sale on Sept. 10—v,. 162, p. turing Amount Dist. follows: $5,000 in 1948 and 1949, and $10,000 in 1950 to 1955. The next highest bidder was the as Bank of Elk River. (State of) Tenders 1, the sale of & was & Co., Blodgetjt, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Harris, Hall & Co., F. S. Moseley & Co., and R. W. Pressprich & Co, In the Halsey, Stuart group were, among others: Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., Blair & Co., Inc., Hallgarten & Co., E. H. Rollins & Sons, and B.' J. Van Ingen Co-Inc-s Purpose the finance issue be used of proposed Newark Union Terminals, is will construction Authority's and •> Of Issue—Proceeds of bond the to Manhattan Motor Truck completion of which for January 1947. T ; scheduled Previous of interest, Financing—It may particularly in b'e light authority bonds to the public. Low rfents will be assured by an annual cash subsidy, which pal will be derived from the to compare outcome of the current cupancy city oc¬ of the lower trend of the munici¬ bond sale with tax. market the since results V-J da^, achieved by the Port Port of New York Bond ries Authority, N. Y. Sale—The J, terminal Sept. 13—v. 162, $7,500,000 se¬ bonds offered 1222—were awarded to a syndicate composed of Harriman, Ripley & Co., Inc., p. long - Authority on its previous term financing operation. The latter occurred of this year, > Port on March 28 when aq issue of $12,500,000 ninth series general and refunding bonds, maturing in 1985, was awarded to a syndicate * Blyth & Co., Inc., as Will be furnished with the opin¬ ion of Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of price of 99.15, a net New York, that the bonds are interest cost of 1.534%. This con¬ valid and binding obligations of trasts with the net cost of 1.9056% the District. Enclose a certified at which the current issue of $7,check for $360, payable to the 500,000, also due in 1985, was dis¬ District. posed of by the bi-State agency. The previous offering incident¬ Utica, New York ally, details 01 which appeared Bond Offering—Thomas J. Nel¬ headed % by at IV2S, a 1473-rattracted six son, City Comptroller, will re¬ issue just sold ceive sealed bids until noon elicited only three offers. In the (EWT) on Sept. 20 for the pur¬ case ofj the five unsuccessful tend¬ chase of the following coupon or ers submitted for the March 28 registered bonds amounting to loan, the range of net interest $571,884.18, not exceeding 4% in¬ 161, p. in—.v. the while bids, costs to 1.5364% from was 1.6914%. Series J Conversion Feature Of his announcement of the award of the $7,500,000 series J terminal bonds, Howard S. Cull¬ Bends—In $4,000 in 1947 to 1955. 120,000.00 Public Imp., Series A bonds. Denomination $1,000. Chairman of the Port Au¬ thority, said: The Series J Bonds sold by the Port Authority on Sept. 13 are unique in that they carry a feature calling for their mandatory conversion to General and Refunding Bonds having the same interest rate, maturity date, call prices, and the like. Elimin¬ ating a separate refunding opera¬ tion after the truck terminals are man, $5,000 in 1948 of $4,850,000, will be 1,000 feet long and 175 feet wide, with a daily capacity of 2,000 tons. It will ex¬ building will necessitate the closing of Charlton and King Streets, between Greenwich and Washington Streets. In Newark, the 2,500-ton truck freight station will cost $2,650,000 and ..will he located on a site of about 25 acres in the area east of Broad Street and Frelinghuysen Avenue and south of the Passaic River. The terminal structure will the . 1, as fol¬ 1946, and $70,000 in 1947 to 1950. 1,100 feet long and 200 feet he wide. in difference The of cost the cipal and interest payable at the City Treasurer's office, with New York exchange. Registerable as principal and interest and not otherwise. Direct obligations of to the bid No limited from payable City taxes. than par less for from date of bonds to date of delivery will be considered and all bids not com¬ and accrued interest the of terms the with plying rejected. the two terminals which are al¬ most identical in size and design, The bonds of odd denominations results from the necessity of pro¬ will be typewritten and if so re¬ viding parking space on the roof quested by the successful bidder, of the Manhattan terminal for will be purchased by the City for loaded trucks and trailers. This its Sinking Funds, but at no type of roof construction is neces¬ greater price than that offered by sarily costly. With ground park¬ the successful bidder. The pur¬ ing space available at the Newark chaser will be furnished with the terminal, such roof construction is unnecessary. In addition, there is a difference in land costs. Ramapo and Clarkstown Moleston Fire District (P. O. Spring Valley), it. Y. Bond Offering "Wallace, — W. of the Board of Commissioners, will re¬ ceive sealed bids until 10 a.m. (EWT) Sept. 25 for the pur¬ chase of $18,000 fire apparatus and equipment coupon or regis¬ tered bonds, not exceeding 5% in¬ terest, Dated Oct. 15, 1945. De¬ nomination $1,000. These bonds are due on April 15, as follows: $4,000 in 1946 to 1949, and $2,000 on in 1950. Rate of interest to be in multiples of V4 or one-tenth of 1%, and must be the same for all of the bonds. terest Principal and payable at Co., Spring in¬ the Ramapo Valley. The be opinion of Wood, Hoffman, King & Dawson, of New York. The bonds will be delivered to the purchaser on Oct. 10, 1945, or as soon thereafter as delivery can be A effected. George Secretary Jr., will sale of notice prescribed form of proposal will be furnished on ap¬ plication at the City Comptroller's office and all proposals must be unconditional Enclose scribed. therein as a pre¬ certified check $11,437.68, payable to the City Comptroller. for Lee County (P. O. Sanford), N. C. Commissioners authorized recently the issuance of hospital bonds amounting to of County $125,000. Carolina (State of) North Fiscal 1945 Revenues Year Show Increase—Revenues of the bonds will be awarded to the bid¬ State for der offering the lowest rate of in¬ ended terest, without regard to premium, of 5.05% over the 1944 and if two according to Trust the or more bidders offer lowest rate same of interest, the bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering mium. No bid for less than all of of bonds the the will highest pre¬ considered. be Said bonds, are to.be issued pur¬ suant to the Town Law. The pe¬ of riod probable usefulness each object or purpose the bonds to be issued is five are The years. of for which District is author¬ ized and required by law to levy on all taxable property of the District such ad valorem taxes may bonds be necessary and without amount. the pay interest limitation The to as to successful as the thereon, rate or bidder which June 30, last, showed a gain the fiscal the Co., Phelps & Co., year fiscal year, State's Depart¬ be held in 5.54% of at Revenue. June $82,517,812 as collec¬ An Sought — Cuyahoga Heights (P. O. R. Bennett, Smith jointly, For $75,000, 3s, and $386,000, 13/4s Ira Haupt & Co., 1222—were Cleveland, Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of Toledo, and the National City Bank, of Cleve¬ land, as 134s, at a price of 101.53, Bank, 101.00 by R. P. Clerk and Treas¬ urer, that the town has exercised its option to call for redemption on Oct. 1, at par and accrued in¬ terest, refunding bonds Nos. 27 to 34, for $1,000 each, and No. 35, for $500, aggregating $8,500. Dated April 1, 1939. Due April 1*, 1964. should pre¬ the Bankers Trust Co., New Interest against bonds. sources submitted to the voters at an ceases on date of 1, Sept. Town at of basis a Snow Hill, N.C. bonds composed of Fahey, Clark & cate about 1945. Dated 1.60%. Denomination $1,- These bonds are due 000. Dec. 1, on their sale for Co., — semi¬ River Purifica¬ Second Issue bonds offered on Sept. 11—v. 162, p. awarded to a syndi¬ tion, 100.08 Nashville, and C. F. Cassell & Co., sent Sale—The $600,000 annual Cuyahoga Bank, Holders of said bonds F, D. Ohio & Co., Bond Call—It is stated Ap¬ Brooklyn Station, Cleveland), Crouse, $30,000 The only 1947 to 1966. other bidder was Wm. J. Mericka Fox, Reusch & Co., Ryan, & Co., Sutherland & Co., Bidders may bid for 1946 to 1955. in a! Said bonds were authorized by the electors at the November, 1944, election, payable from taxes to be levied a different interest of rate multiple of % .of 1%/ of outside The limitations. tax proceedings looking to the issu-. ance of said bonds have been taken under the supervision of. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland^ whose approving opin¬ of the City. • certified check for 1% - chaser at the expense a of the issue, payable to the City. Sch. Lima Election Bond Dist., Ohio — An issue $3,750,000 to First of Michi¬ gan Corp., and Nelson,-Browning & Co., jointly,'for l3As, at a price voters the election of be* will bonds school general of an issue of $1,500,000 bonds v/ill be sought in the near future, it is reported. Bond on Oct. 1, $19,000 April and $20,000 at be the held to in November. Medina Sch. Dist., proval bridge Co., Cincinnati, and bids noon $390,000 3% hospital bonds. Dated Aug. 1, 1945. Interest payable A-O. Denomination $1,000. Due. submitted November. Approval Bond until received be Sept. 25, by G. A. Burgoon, City; Auditor, for the, purchase of be Breed & Harrison, Aiken, of issue Cleveland, Ohio $147,000, iy4s, and $251,000, P/4s __100.06 Equitable Securities Corp., Provident Savings Bank & will ion will be furnished to the pur-' Carrollton), submitted to the at the general election to voters Lima, Ohio Offering — Sealed Bond Enclose — ' $50,000 water works bonds has passed. grandstand construction will bonds 100.00 York City, for tions ran 9.87% over the preced¬ payment in accordance herewith ing year's level, the report dis¬ and interest coupons maturing closed. April 1, 1946, and subsequent General fund revenues were up thereto, must be attached to said ment of Finance. Election * Passed— An for the issuance „ B. lk of 1%. En¬ certified check for 2% of bonds bid for, payable to the $116,000 jointly, For $63,000, 5%s, 13/4s in a Bond For $374,000, of Ohio Durham, jointly, Peoples National Charlottesville, Commerce Union Leipsic, Ohio Ordinance Bond multiple of Carroll County (P. O. $75,000, 6s $216,000, l3/4s, and $170,000, iy2s Shields & Co., Coffin & Burr, and R. D. White & Co., $250,000. ordinance calling $10,000 in 1951 to 1953, and Director Winston-Salem, and First Securities Corp., Trust a the Corp., Securities Vance at $20,000 in 1954. Bidders may bid for a different rate of interest close Inc., Campbell, amount has been Morris, Director of Finance, will receive sealed bids until noon on Sept. 17 for the purchase of $50,000 2% re¬ funding bonds. . Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. These bonds afe due on Dec. 1, as fol¬ in & general election. The ; tentatively fixed, November Ohio Offering —F. Bond lows: 100.547 Harris Stranahan, Bond Issuance Authorized—The Board Price Bid Bedford, of issue been held be Ohio Election—An grade school building bonds will be submitted to the voters at the bonds bid for. to bonds, dqted Jan. Sch. Dist., Lebanon Bond Dist., Ohio election general Village pur¬ recently $13,- tenders by W. an-r 1, 1939. 2y2% system the that has Clerk, Village refunding 000 Novemoer. jointly, For $87,000, 5s, and CAROLINA NORTH 1, Halsey, Stuart & Co., and First of Michigan Corp., jointly, For $461,000 l%s R. S. Dickson & Co. Bonds nounced Planned—An is¬ addition bonds amounting to $100,000 may be submitted to the voters at the bidders were as follows: Bidder Dated Sept. 1, Hudson, Ohio Purchased—William Schilts, ' general election. the November building of sue 1974, as iy2sOther will be submitted to the voters at Principal and interest pay¬ able at the office of the Village Treasurer. Enclose a certified 1968, as l%s, and $26,000 ma¬ turing Sept. 1, $4,000 in 1969 to 1972, and $5,000 in 1973 and $360.28, Due Sept. $69,360.28 in pital bonds amounting to $500,000 1%. 100,000 Water bonds. For $74,000 maturing Sept. 1, $2,000 in 1946 to 1954, $4,000 in 1955 to lows: 1945. Rate of in¬ multiple of lk or one-tenth of 1%, and must be the same for all of the bonds. Prin¬ Sept. on Chard on), Ohio ders may bid for a different rate of interest in a multiple of y4 of 1946 to 1968 incl. from $1,000, one for terest to be in a Due upon Bond Election—An issue of hos¬ Bond Election bonds Department pass Cieauga County (P. O, mortgage bonds. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. Bid¬ Attica Sch. of the issuance $675,000 improvement bonds. will Baker, power the voters November election in chased $50,000 purchase of electric light and the 1948 to 1967 incl. Fire l%s. Bond 1222. M. Offering—S. Bond Due on Sept. l%s. as 1, from as Fund bonds. Pension FindlayCity Sch. Dist. (P. O. Findlay), Ohio ± Election—At the general, price of a Village Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 for check for 5% of the 117,000 1947, and $4,000 in Denomination at Arcanum, Ohio Improvement Public bonds 1950. to 349,360.28 Green¬ from Spring to The length of iy2s. 194,000 $6,000 in 1947 to 1950. 22,407.90 Delinquent County Tax bonds. Denomination $1,000, one for $407.90. Due Sept. 1, as follows: $5,407.90 in 1946, Terminal, to be built at a cost wich Streets, and Houston Streets. $2,000 Sept. 1, 1959 to 1977, as Due Sept. 1, as fol¬ $5,116 in 1946. and lows: a $50,000 Sewer bonds. For $32,000 maturing Sept. 1, $1,000 in 1948 to 1957, $2,000 in 1958, as l%s, and $18,000 maturing $116.00. ity between 2 and 2Vz points. The Manhattan Motor Truck tend from Washington to price of 100.05, a net interest cost of about 1.70%: AshevilJe, at 29,116.00 Delinquent Tax bonds. Denomination $1,000, one for the Port Author¬ feature will save 1946 to 1, Sept. 1950. conversion mandatory $1,000. Denomination $2,000 2y2s, as offering given in v. 162, p. posed of John Nuveen & Co., of Chicago, the Mercantile - Com¬ merce Bank of St. Louis, and the Wachovia Bank & Trust Co., of Public Imp., Series B bonds. Due opened and the projects become eligible for such a refunding op¬ under the Basic Resolu¬ this totaling $461,000, offered for sale on Sept. 11—v. 162, p. 1037— were av/arded to a syndicate com-, 1955. 10,000.00 24 Aug. $81,264,970 of the general fund 100.175 —v. 162, p. 1037 —were total. Income tax collections awarded to the Allison-Williams stood at $37,345,675 against $36,- Co., of Minneapolis, at a basis of 557,319 for the 1944 fiscal year; about 2.201%. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. sales tax, $21,841,505 against $19,- Denomination $1,000. These bonds 674,941; and franchise tax, $10,- are due from 1946 to 1959. 840,356 against $10,693,299. OHIO In the gasoline division, gaso¬ line taxes yielded $23,057,462 for Akron, Ohio the 12 months against $22,004,688 Date of Sale—Bids for $600,000 with June collections of $2,331,164 refunding bonds being offered by against $2,143,302. the city will be received up to Sept. 24, not Sept. 25, as was Raleigh, N. C. Bond Sale—The following bonds noted in the detailed report of the 1946 to 1, $12,000 Sept. Due eration tion, The revenue division accounted for terest: $41,000.00 School bonds. Denom¬ ination $1,000. Due Sept. 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1946, and Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 1334 Ohio construction $330,000 of- issue Election—An Bond bonds will. be submitted to the voters at the general election to be held in No¬ vember. Montgomery County (P. O. Dayton), Ohio Election — The County Commissioners have taken legal Bond steps to for prepare three election the at voters the to submission; November issues bond . amounting to $3,000,000. Montpelier, Ohio following Election—The Bond bonds amounting to $110,000, will |>e submitted to the voters at the held to. be election general in sanitary sewer, $25,000 fire station construction, $10,000 street improvement's, $5,- November: $35,000 000 garage construction, and $35,pool construction swimming 000 bonds. ^ 101.15. of . Bond E. Dayton, Ohio Offering—It is stated by Hagerman, Director E. nance, that he will receive bids until Oct. 5, for of Newark, Ohio $2,000,000 a of Fi¬ sealed the purchase issue of water works revenue bonds. llh% Dated Plans Bond tion vote Election—A resolu¬ providing for an election to an issue of lighting system improvement bonds amounting to $300,000 has been presented to the City Council. Parma City Sch. 1945. Interest payable JJ. Due. $80,000 from July 1, 1948 to 1972. Bidders may bid for a Clerk-Treasurer different rate of interest in a mul¬ Education, Oct. 1, Bond Dist., Offering—J. H. of the Ohio Wanek, Board of receive sealed $78,182,659 with a June total of called. tiple of V4 of 1 %.. These bonds bids until 7 p.m. (EWT) on Sept. were authorized at a meeting of $4,433,635 marking a 5.75% gain. 25 for the purchase of $15,000 2% NORTH DAKOTA the City Commission on Sept. 5. series L, refunding bonds. Dated Highway fund collections gained 3.85% to $34,353,832 from $33,Bismarck Sch. DistN. D. Principal and interest will be pay¬ Oct. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. Bond Election — An issue of able from the revenue of the Due $5,000 Dec. 1, 1953 to 1955. 069,294 with the June total 17.06% Bidders may bid for a different higher at $2,807,836. $200,000 building bonds will be Water Works, but if this revenue Collections from stood at $116,871,645 year against June aggregate all for the fiscal $111,251,954. The of $7,241,472 com* pared with $6,591,040 for the same 1944 month. tion to be held on Sept. elec¬ 27. eral Maddock, N. D. Bond Sale Details—The light plant revenue bonds rate is insufficient, they become a gen¬ $60,000 sold on obligation bond payable from taxes, that is they are gage Revenue bonds. not Mort¬ of will interest in a multiple of The tax status of the bonds refunded which will be as¬ y4 of sumed as to 1%. by this issue is unlimited or rate. Principal amount Volume V ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE and interest payable at the Cleve- chase land Trust Co., Cleveland. Pro¬ ceedings for authorization of the above issue taken . Number 4421 162 under bonds of have bonds. will the at hall rectors, De¬ until 1, as follows: $6,000 in 1952, $6,875 in 1953, $6,000 in 1954 to 1959, and $7,000 iri 1960. Bidders may bid for a dif¬ ferent rate of intgtest in a mul¬ ex¬ tiple of y4 of 1%. Principal and interest payable at the First Well¬ payable to the District Treasurer. ington Bank, Wellington. The ap¬ proving opinion of Squire, Sand¬ ers & Dempsey, of Cleveland, will Redding Sch. Dist., Ohio Election' Planned Bond — An issue of $225,000 building bonds submitted to the voters at the general election to be held close be a payable to hospital bonds to amounting J i 7 Bond Election Planned . of $75,000 garbage incinerator bonds will be placed on the ballot at the November general election. " f St. Resolution Marys, Ohio Adopted—The City Council has adopted a resolution ' providing issuance system bonds. for the ■i $150,000 sewer An — $300,000 park and swim¬ pool bonds m.ay be sub¬ mitted to the voters at to be held election an in the near future. ucation, bonds that $235,000 sold were recently to the Honnold, both Oklahoma at City, jointly, of lVss, as price of 100.07. a Texas County, Straight Con. Sch. Dist. No. 80 (P. O. Guymon), Oklahoma Bond Sale Details—The $35,000 building bonds 29 to R. J. Oklahoma City—v. sold were awarded June on Edwards, Inc., 162, of 183— p. follows: as $5,000 Is, and $30,- maturing in 1948, as 000 maturing $5,000 in 1949 1954, as iy4s. These bonds the was First to were follows: as For 1%% Bonds Bidder, Price Bid Braun, Bosworth & Co., . Inc. - v r -- * sealed 100.189 3% . Savings Bank & Trust Co., Cincinnati 100.671 Field, Richards & Co._____100.090 in 1960 Sale—The after a annual refunding for sale on —were awarded bonds offered Sept. 10—v. 162, p. 927 to the National tion to be $400,000 be held in to the Wellington, Bond bonds will voters. bonds. Dated Sept. 1, 1945; De¬ on to Dec. 1, as follows: 1948, $625 in >.000 in 1950 to 1960. bid for in a $500 in 1946 1949, and $1,- Bidders may different rate of interest a multiple of % of 1%. Prin,r cipal and interest payable at the j First Wellington Bank. The ap¬ proving opinion of Squires, San..ders & • Dempsey of Cleveland, will be .Enclose furnished a the purchaser. certified check for 5% of the bonds bid for. V; Wellington Township (P. O. Wellington ), Ohio '*• Bond Offering—Earl B. Jameyson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, will receive sealed bids until noon on Sept. 29 for the pur¬ Due Enclose for $2,140, Denomination Aug. 15, fol¬ as $1,000 in 1947 to 1956, $1,500 in 1957 to 1966. a certified check for 15, 1952. Enclose for $1,560, certified check a payable to the City. 15,000 series A, sewage disposal plant enlargement bonds. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due $1,000 from Aug. 15, 1947 to 1961. . Village Clerk, wiil receive sealed bids until noon cn Sept. 29 for the purchase of $13,125 2% town hall nominations $1,000, $500, and one for $125. These bonds are due or Aug. 15, 1952, to be re¬ deemable at any interest pay¬ ment date on or after Aug. Ohio Offering —John T. Duff, 1952. check on after elec¬ November the construction submitted the date tions $1,000 and $500. Due Aug. 15, as follows: $3,500 in 1947 to 1950, and $4,000 in 1951 to 1966. Bonds maturing on or • Exempted Village Sch; (P. Q. Cincinnati), Ohio At 15, bonds. Enclose Silverton — ma¬ $500, payable to the City. 78,000 sewer bonds. Denomina¬ Oct. 1 in 1949 to 1951; Eelection Bonds payment Aug. ment lows: City Bank, of Cleveland, as Wis, at a price of 100.651, a basis of about 1.12%; Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Bond 1966. certified $500. .1 semi¬ sewer payable to the City. 25,000 series A, park improve- $100,000 series coupon to interest 100.175 "P", issue of 1945, A, storm Denomination Enclose Va certified check for $300, payable to the City. Dated and ■ .. . ; ■ Aug. 15, 1945. Principal payable at the City interest cost to the Borough which be determined by deduct¬ street office. Said ing from the total amount of in¬ terest and printed by the City. Each bid shall be accompanied by a tabulation of the bidder show¬ ing cost of money to the Moldlla, Ore. , Bonds Voted—An issue of fire truck purchase bonds $8,600 was fa¬ vorably voted at the election held on June 22. Multnomah % ■ Bonds Offered—Linn R. Secretary of the Board of Di¬ paid face of account on during the life there¬ amount of over premium of the amount issue. These unlimited ad valorem taxes. at The time prior to the delivery of the bonds of Fed¬ eral legislation which in terms, by the repeal or omission of ex¬ emptions or otherwise, subjects to any $1,000. The are 1, to 1946 1%, be in of Vs rate County Commissioners upon of the highest mnd best bid. Rrigisterable as to prin¬ cipal only. Bids must be uncon¬ acceptance for and total of these the combined issues, and must be blank forms which upon furnished the County application. by troller upon County will will be Con¬ The U 30 (P. O. v ' issue of r Principal payable and interest the at 'Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., New opinion of counsel, constitute valid 'and binding obligations of the; District, York. In the said bonds payable as interest from to both principal arid ad valorem taxes, without limitation amount on in said levy all has of made for the collection; of said taxes. Legality approved by Huger Sirikler, of Charleston. favorably voted on Sept. 4. Sept. 12 and awarded to Moore, Leonard & Lynch of Pittsburgh, as l%s, at a price of 100.283. Interest payable M-S. The second best bidder was Singer, Deane Scribner, offering 100.561 for & ' Bond Issue Details—Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. Due Sept. 1. as follows: $3,000 in 1946 to 1955, and $4,000 in 1956 to 1960. The City shall have the right on Sept. 1, 1948, or on any interest paying period thereafter to mature and redeem any or , the at held election "*;jc Woonsocket, S. D. ' or refund for Sale—The $15,000 2V2% improvement bonds offered sale on V, Sept.; 10, were awarded to the Sanborn County Bank,, of Woonsocket. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denom. $l,000. These bonds are due on Sept. 1, as fol¬ lows: $1,000 in 1946 to 1952, and $2,000 in 1953 to 1956. These are the bonds authorized at the elec¬ tion held Aug. on highest bidder & Hopwood. was 7. The next Piper, Jaffray f TENNESSEE all Gibson County (P. O. ^ Trenton), Tenn. ,V'v'i' * of said bonds. any the upon secured thereby present or future law Commonwealth. The sale under of debt any the of the bonds is subject to the ap¬ proval of the proceedings author¬ izing the bonds by the Depart¬ ment Internal of Affairs. In the event that prior to the delivery of the bonds the income received by Revenue 510 a type and character shall be Collection Increase over year the corresponding of Election • the to on period shown by Phila¬ revenue from all ago was delphia city including school tax col¬ during the first eight months of 1945, it was announced Sept. 5, by City Receiver of Taxes Current year collections totaled as against $92,675,088 amount. tified check to the Enclose a cer¬ County. for $30,000, payable receipts was a delinquent Ashland, Pa. E. Offering—-It is stated by K. Lessig, Borough Secretary, he will receive sealed bids until 7 p.m. (EWT), on Oct. 3, for the purchase of $25,000 coupon stand bonds. pipe is not to exceed Due Interest 3%, payable A-O. $1,000. on rate Dated Oct. Oct. 1, as follows: $4,000 in 1946 to 1951, and $1,000 in 1952. Registerable as to prin¬ cipal only. rate the of Bids will be received entire .issue interest but at no any bid one com¬ terest will be and the accepted. The bonds interest thereon will be annual improvement fered for sale p. 1223—were Rollins Pa. Sale—The $150,000 semi¬ & on bonds Sons, of¬ Sept. 19—v. 162, awarded to E. H. of Philadelphia, as lV4s, at a price of 100.75, a basis of about 1.18%. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due on Sept. 1, as fol¬ lows: $8,000 in 1947 to 1964, and $6,000 in 1965. The next highest bidders were Singer, Deane & Scribner, for lV4s, at a price of 100.05, and the Union Trust Co., Pittsburgh, at the same price. Other bidders Bidder For were as follows: Price Bid 1U% Bonds Singer, Deane & Scribner 100.05 / , Defeated—The house v ■ bonds $350,000 to on Aug. 25, not approved. were yt Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District (P. O. Temple), Bonds Tex. . Purchased—An issue $600,000 2% semi-annual of perman¬ ent improvement, series of 1945, refunding bonds was purchased recently by Hatcher & >Co., of Dallas. Dated May 1, 1945., Issued for the purpose of refunding not less than like a amount of out¬ standing bonds. Legality approved by McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe, of Dallas. / , Breckenridge Indep. SchJ Dist. (P. O. Breckenridge), Tetas Bond Call Grady — It is stated , ' by Hester, Secretary bf * the Trustees, that all -outstanding and unpaid refunding bonds, Series 1940, the tissue dated April 10, 1940, maturing on April 10 in 1946 to 1975, arfe be¬ ing called for payment on Oct. 10. Payrpent of the bonds will be Board Wilkinsburg, Bond Bond that collected rents Sept. 15. submitted total of $345,000 in water last month. elec¬ the voters at the election held taxable by the terms of any or sub¬ the Texas Bonds court eral income tax to rate was at Angelina County (P. O. Lufkin), $94,779,598 in the same eight-month period in Fed¬ 1944. law, the success¬ ful bidder may, at his election, be Real estate taxes for the first relieved of his obligation under eight months this year jumped the contract to purchase the bonds $326,426 over last year, although and in such case the deposit ac¬ delinquent city taxes dropped companying his bid will be re¬ $21,990. Wage and income-tax turned. The successful bidder will receipts registered a $643,543 in¬ be furnished with the opinion of crease over the same period in Burgwin & Churchill, of Pitts¬ 1944. * '.J Water-rent receipts rose $367,burgh, that the bonds are valid general obligations of the County, 581, the total for the period being payable from ad valorem taxes $15,610,065 as compared with $14,levied upon all the taxable prop¬ 966,521 for the first eight months erty therein without limitation as last year. Included in the current voters TEXAS lections, W. Frank Marshall. issue Held—An $500,000 road bonds mitted tion held sources, private holders from bonds of the same Bond Philadelphia, Pa. Reported—An increase of $2,104,- , Bond street . pay taxes which may be legally levied or assessed upon the bonds or or property Adequate pro¬ been and tb' rate as taxable District. vision char¬ were of the . Purchased—An (M-S) offered for sale ori on and must be for all of the bojids, and will be determined by same the No. 1959. Manson, City Clerk, that $50,000 street improvement bonds were payable. M-S, the . $3,500 4% refunding bonds was purchased recently by the Bank of Abbeville. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denom. $250. These bonds are due $250 on Sept. 1, in 1946 to inter¬ or Jeanc-tte, Pa. , Rate of inter¬ multiple a class Bonds Sold—It is stated by J. C. 1955, and $57,- ana the tax a • , SOUTH DAKOTA the contract of sale and entitle the purchaser to the return of the A; v • Mitchell, S. D. Bonds Voted—An issue of $ 110,amount deposited with the bid. 000 dam improvement bonds was ma¬ follows: $93,000 as income bonds of bonds, at the election of the pur¬ Denomina¬ Combined on , County, Cold Springs Abbeville), S. C.- acter which includes these $150,000 lot and block assessment plan, series 1; $100,000 veterans' cemetery, series 2, and $100,000 bridge, series 2 bonds. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Federal 101.069 102.01 Sch. Dist. Bonds of¬ and above the obligations will be payable from $350,000 park, series 14; $300,000 airport, series 8; $400,000 road, series 52; $100,000 road, series 63; bining two different rates of in¬ Cooper, the fered, if any, O. Road Water Dist. (P. O. Portland), Ore. of, will, chaser, relieve the purchaser from his obligations under the terms of for County, Powell Valley be bonds amounting to $1,500,000, to riot exceeding 2% interest: 1, 1945 ■ to such bonds bear Denomination City. im¬ sewer a bonds will be sold subject to the ap¬ proving opinion of Teal, Winfree, McColloch, Shuler & Kelley, of Portland; said bonds to be fur¬ nished and 101.433 101.365 1%% Bonds A','-'' Abbeville amount of the issue at the lowest shall 101.678 101.535 SOUTH CAROLINA complied with the conditions of sale, offers to take the whole Pa. : Stroud & Co. highest responsible bid¬ one who, having est tion For inter¬ ceive sealed bids until 11 a.m. on interest Treasurer's The and accrued par Sept. 25, for the purchase of the following coupon semi-annual ditioned and Dist. de¬ are turing on and after Aug. 15, 1952, to be redeemable at any . Shaker Heights, Ohio on on $1,000. Due Aug. 15, as follows: $5,000 in 1947 to 1959, and $6,000 t%% Bonds Pohl & Co Due These bonds series bonds. Ohio Co. of Columbus___.100.890 Bond p.m. follows: as $107,000 101.084 For interest. scribed 100.183 „__ i 7:30 Sept. 18, for the purchase of $225,bonds, to bear not exceeding V Provident . until 000 For V/%% Bonds Ryan, Sutherland & Co._—101.387 Halsey, Stuart & Co.__ 101.317 Stranahan, Harris & Co., :-. bids 100.436 _______ Fox, Reusch & Co. Fahey, Clark & Co Inc. . t Offering—J. R. Wood¬ City Recorder, will receive than est. Bond Offering—Robert G. Woodside, County Controller will re¬ est Bond ford, The bonds will highest responsible der shall be the 000 in 1956 to 1965. Medford, Ore. assumes bidder, provided such bid is not less re¬ interest date after any Allegheny County (P. Pittsburgh), Pa. Sept. OREGON I ^offers be 1955. turities dated July 1, 1945. National Bank,. Salem, and Farmers Na% tional Bank, Salem, jointly, for Is, at a price of 100.12. Other maturing may enactment, are * 1 bidder be sold to the li/2% Bonds Co., Pittsburgh Phillips, Schmertz & Co.__ Moore, Leonard & Lynch_ Halsey, Stuart & Co Blair & Co., Inc. thereon Borough and agrees to pay. Sold—It is stated by E. Devitt, Borough Secretary, that $75,000 1%% semi-annual building First National Bank & Trust Col, arid C. Edgar . , on 1, 1955, assessed or which taxes the PENNSYLVANIA Bonds Sold—It is stated by J. S. Kuntz, Clerk of the Board of Ed¬ Sale—The $100,000 water works construction arid extension . deemed July All bonds 1, ming Bond bonds offered for sale on Sept. 7 —v. 162, p. 927—were awarded i to Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, of Cleveland, as Is, at a price of 100.654, a basis of about 0.89%. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denominavtion $1,000. These bonds are due ; $5,000 on March and Sept. 1, in 1947 to 1956. The next highest July levied For Union Trust under any present or future law of the Commonwealth, all of provement, water softening plant construction. and improvement bonds have been purchased by Moore, Leonard & Lynch of Pitts¬ burgh, at a price of 100.62. Dated June 1, 1945. > of * 1969. to permanent Salem, Ohio ; 1967 after issue of Oklahoma issue An — after Bonds ^ Lawton Sch. Dist. (P. O. Lawton), Election Bond district . 1333| payable without deduction for any tax or taxes, except succession or or inheritance taxes, now or here¬ W. Enid, Okla. Rocky River, Ohio . bids 13, for the $182,000 Aliquippa, * $300,000. of the Township. OKLAHOMA County (P. O. v V 1 Mansfield), Ohio Plans Bond Issue—The County Commissioners have passed a resVolution calling for an issue of sealed Sept. on $6,000 in 1951, $9,000 in 1952, $8,000 in 1953, $6,000 in 1954, $9,000 in 1955 to 1966, and $10,000 in the purchaser. En¬ certified check for $1,000, in November. Richland p.m. be furnished ' may received 8 bonds. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due July 1, as follows: $3,000 in 1946 to 1950, Dec. of the Board: of Education. a certified check for $500, pense * town 1, 1945. purchase 1946 to ] Enclose , 2% Sept. Due been the furnished be $91,875 Dated nomination $1,000, one for $875.00. supervision of 'Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, whose approving opin¬ ion of made in of at the First Breckenridge, National or Bank the Cap¬ at ital National Bank in Austin: Bryan, Texas Bonds 3 Offered—Ivan r| ^ Langford, Mayor, received sealed bids until 8 p.m.. chase Sept. ,14 for on the of amounting to the pur¬ following ■ bonds $175,000,, not ex¬ ceeding 2% interest: $150 n00 ntilitv equinment bonds. Due $5,000 in 1948 and 1949, and $10,000 in. 1950 to 1963. Optional on any interest pay¬ ment date after 7 years. Optional on any ; 000 son and interest payable of the City Secretary or through any bank in the City. The approval of the AttorneyPrincipal will Legality Approved—An issue of $104,000 2Va% and 2%% court house and jail refunding bonds has been approved as to legality by W. P. Dumas, bonds are dated of Dallas. These July 10, 1945. — — The First Monahans pur¬ issue of $115,000 1V2% semi-annual construc¬ tion bonds. Dated July 1, 1945. Issued for the purpose of con¬ repairing or equipping free school buildings the District. Legality ap¬ within N. A. of system sewer Crowe, of Dallas. of $40,000 Sept. 11, The City is now applying to the a loan in the amount of RFC for Offering amounting to $7,260,000 will be submitted to the voters at the election to be held on Sept. 25: A. $2,000,000 Street and Bridges. will re¬ 1,750,000 Inter-Regional High¬ 10 A.M. Charles — County Auditor, sealed bids until ceive (CWT), on Sept. 20, for the pur¬ chase of $400,000 road, series of bonds bonds. These dated Oct. 10, 1945. 1945, following Election—The Bond bonds O. Dallas), ' Bond Tex. San Antonio, $70,000. Tosch, was the at voters Dallas County (P. Texas sewer bonds tem and $15,000 general obliga¬ tion bonds. issue and water sys¬ submitted to the election held on Held—An Election Bond amounting to $70,000, and offered sale on May 29: $55,000 rev¬ are way. 1,500,000 Airport Administration. 25,000 Street Markers. 300,000 Garbage Disposal. Odessa), Tex. issue Election—An Bond of hospital ^building bonds $460,000 voters at the election to be held on Sept. 29. will be submitted to the and 3%% works and been water system revenue sewer has bonds 5V2% approved as to legality by W. P. Dumas, of Dal¬ las. These bonds dated June are 1, 1945. Henderson, Texas Legality Approved — issue An of" $103,000 2%, 2%% and 23/4% sanitary sewer system revenue has bonds been legality by Dallas. approved These W. , P. as Dumas, bonds of dated are ing authorities, on Sept. 25, and on Oct. 9, for an aggregate amount of $7,446,000 - temporary loan notes. These offerings will be as Aug. 17, 1945. > /v Lubbock .7,:.'/- v V* j^Vv' '••'A-"- Bond Sale—The *; $1,500,000 con¬ struction bonds offered for sale 11,—v. awarded to a 15, $65,000 in 1960 to 000 in 1963 in 1968 to 15, to Denomination $1,000. The only other bidder was syndicate composed of: //:••/ Harriman a Ripley & Co., Inc., Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis., B. J. Van Ingen & Co., First National Bank, St. Paul, McClung & Knickerbocker, Cruttenden & Co., Barcus, Kindred & Co., E. J. Roe & Co., has bonds Dallas, of purchased re¬ cently by H. L. Shaffer & Co., of Amarillo. Dated Aug. 1, 1945. These bonds follows: are $3,000 due in on 1947 Feb. 1, as 1952, to and $4,000 in 1953 to 1958. Bonds maturing in 1956 to 1958 are op¬ tional after ing to Aug. 1, 1950, accord¬ M. Markham, County J. Treasurer. Upshur County, New Diana ^Common Sch* Dist, No, 19 Bond Offering—Frank T. Superintendent of Smith, Schools, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Sept. 22, for the purchase of $17,refunding bonds, to bear not 000 thereon irrev¬ to pay, on or be¬ maturity date of the agrees the fore maturity .and to ocably interest the to of such amount the Notes, bank or Stayart & Davis, considered with a 5-year option. Principal and interest at pay¬ place preferred by the a trust com¬ at which the Notes are pay- pany aye for account of the issuer for use in the payment of the prin¬ cipal of and interest on the Notes. Tax Exemption Features: Under provisions oi Section 5 (e) of the United States Housing Act as the amended, the interest on these is exempt from all Federal Notes income the Notes are also tax- instances State under the in issuer the which of laws For $845,000, 2V2s, and $655,000, 2s at 100.006, a net in- terest cost of 2.177%.) all practically In taxes. The successful bidder Notes purchase as is be to a part of the refunding at the time the exchange be effected. All bids must submitted,on the uniform bid blank furnished on application. An issue of — deposit certificates amounting tp $128,980,000 was sold on Sept. 11, to the Chartered banks, at a dis¬ 0.75%. of count Dated Sept. certificates These 1945. 11, due are March 12, 1946. on ALBERTA are at lowest the interest the lowest in¬ terest cost, the issuer takes into consideration any premium which to pay. Pro¬ posals for the purchase of Notes are required to be submitted in a bidding form approved by the is¬ suer. Copies of bidding forms may be obtained from the issuer or from the General Counsel, Fed¬ eral Public Housing Authority, Washington 25, D. C., or from Re¬ gional Counsel, Federal Public Housing Authority, in the cities of Boston, Massacnusetts; New York City, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Fort Georgia; Atlanta, Worth, Texas; San Francisco, California; Washington, and Cleve¬ and "accrued interest will be considered and no proposals will be received for less than the' full Raised —Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., of Lynchburg, Va., have prepared a circular advising that Moody's In¬ vestors Service recently revised the rating of the Water Commis¬ sion obligations of Newport News from "A" to "AA " It'is explained Water Obligations Rating Municipal Housing Authority of Ponce and the Puerto Rico Hous¬ ing Authority of will proposal to the include be used in For these two issues of notes the Bond Counsel the will the will be fees of such be paid by designated Bond the and Counsel issuer, but Paying Agent will be desig¬ adian Province under date of July 16 last, it was announced on Sept. Premier E. C. Manning. The 11 by the Water statutory rates tain Department, which, by mandate, must main¬ sufficient to service debt cover addition in all to Water Department all must funds segregated from general be city funds until all water financial Co., The figure of $70,000,- represents of As 181. Dec. his $3,228,623 of all or the that refunding offer can Manning Premier report, stated the In making be declared operative. response to the , most grati¬ was fying. -S BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver, B. C. Details — It is now the following de¬ bentures amounting to $5,000,000,' awarded on July 10 to a syndicate headed by Mills, Spence & Co., of Toronto, r- v. 162, p. 512 — were sold at a price'/of 101.25, an aver¬ age basis of about 3.35% : Sale Bond "that stated $271,000 2% improvement bonds. Due on Aug. 1, $133,000 in 1946, and $138,000 in 1947. Due Aug. 1, $142,000 in 1949. and $145,000 1948 in improvement 2 Vz % 287,000 bonds. improvement bonds. 1950, $153,000 in 1951. . 299,000 3% Due and 1943, Water 31, of required under the offer before the program During the fiscal year Department .surplus amounted to 80% over amount of assents . 1944, net surplus earned after debt service and operating expenses, including depreciation, amounted to $434,- were Taber & advisors to the disclosed by Norman S. debt has paid in full. been Premier the from advices addition obligations of the City of Newport News, the bonds are secured by a first lien on the entire earnings of Bonds promulgated by the Can¬ program recognition of the fact that in to their being general in $70,000,000 Debt Pact—Holders of more than $70,000,000 outstanding Alberta securities have signified their assent to the debt refunding that this was done in the circular Aug. 1, $146,000 in bonds. approximately 150% improvement 3 Vz % 4,143,000 Due Aug. 1, from 1952 to 1970 inclusive. outstanding water debt. 1945. Denomina¬ and $500. Interest Dated Aug. 1, tions WASHINGTON $1,000 payable F-A. Kelso Sch. Dist. (P. • O. Kelso), Washington Election Bond — NEW $120,600 grade school building expansion program bonds will be submitted to the voters and at election an scheduled for Sept. 22, it is reported. Election—-It is the fi¬ interceptor sanitary sewers, will be submitted to the voters at an election in No¬ system of vember. of a new issue of $4,500,000 bonds of the province, price to investors being 99.75 and accrued interest. The issue, 15, 1945 and due 1951, had previously been registered with the Securi¬ ties and Exchange Commission. dated March Sept. 15, of Treasury VIRGINIA on will apply pro¬ issue, along with Province The ceeds WEST (Province of) $4,500,000 Issue Offered In U.S. —A syndicate headed by Smith, Barney & Co., made public offer¬ the stated by Mayor Fred W. Sinclair that issuance of $810,000 bonds, to a New Brunswick ing on Sept. 12 Vancouver, Wash. Bond BRUNSWICK The issuance of nance lows: The Notices of Sale for the Of Holders Approve Province. land, Ohio. ^ No bid for less than par Alberta (Province of )y 000 all the general operating expenses of the department. It has also required In computing submitting bids for the notes. bonds — Newport Newsi Va. that The Details: Other form outstanding of Canada Certificates Sold was created. will be required to provide funds process Co., ad¬ exceeding 5% interest. Dated Oct. amount of each separate series of 15, 1945. Denominations $500 and Notes offered. $100. Due Oct. 15, as follows: Special Notice-—We are in¬ $400 in 1946 to 1953, $500 in 1954 to 1960, $600 in 1961 to 1966, $700 formed b.y A. R. Miller, Assistant in 1967 to 1971, and $800 in 1972 General Counsel, FPHA, as fol¬ to 1975. Alternate proposals will be CANADA interest maturity.. Hall, City Auditor an Notes with of the cipal Seattle, (P, Q, Gilmer), Texas and . in issuer for redemption of the Texas Bank & Trust Co., R. A. Underwood & issue refunding hospital been purchaser. Pancoast, James, 2V2% Agent a to of funds advance an amount which will be sufficient to pay the prin¬ the the purchaser agrees Purchased—An Bonds able Dewar, Robertson.& for tion cost. $42,000 provement funds. Va. Sale Bond $1,650,000 Water Madison the in Works and provide post-war im¬ - , October. Tulia), City's the repay equity V awarded to the bidder offering to 1962, $70,- 1967, and $80,000 1970, as 2s. /Dated Oct. 1945. improvement Swisher County (P. O. T ex as by the Common Council recently, to VIRGINIA Plans court test approvalof was authorized a • $2,186,000 will be* submitted to the voters at an election to be held sometime in on 162, p. 1040—were syndicate composed of Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of Toledo, Crummer & Co., of Dallas, G. H. Walker & Co., of St. Louis, City National Bank & Trust Co., and Stern Bros. & Co., both of Kansas City, at a price of 100.18, a net interest cost of 2.05%, as follows: For $715,000 maturing April 15, $30,000 in 1946, $35,000 im 1947, $40,000 in 1948, $45,000 in 1949, $50,000 in 1950 and 1951, $55,000 in 1952 to 1955, $60,000 in 1956 to 1958, $65,000 in 1959, as 2j/4S, and $785,000 maturing April Sept. Election Planned—An is¬ attorneys, bond Dominion L. $2,000,000, to receiving before sufficient to pay the the notes to their on amounting which must undergo ___ vance bonds amounting to Jrtdep, Sch. Diet., Texas Oct. 29, exempt building Bond Issue Authorized—A bond issue Randolph and Clerk, as indicated) has announced that the City Local Authority Council at its meeting on Sept. 10 Amount Maturity Mayaguez, Puerto Rico $ 859,000 11/2/46 introduced an ordinance providing Ponce. Puerto Rico 1.430.000 11/2/46 for the issuance of $250,000 water Puerto Rico 4.011,000 11/2/46 improvement of 1945 bonds. $6,300,000 The ordinance will be finally Bid Opening Oct. 9 (Notes dated adopted on Oct. 10, with the sale Nov. 20, 1945 and maturing as in¬ scheduled to be held at noon on dicated ) Oct. 15. The bonds are to be Local Authority Amount-Maturity dated Oct. 15, 1945, and to mature Hawaii $1,146,000 2/25/f/ $10,000 annually for the next 25 Security for Notes: The Notes years. Bidders will be permitted are valid and binding obligations to name more than one rate of of the issuer and are secured by a interest and the bonds will be requisition agreement between registerable as to principal. Legal the issuer and the FPHA. In this approving opinion of the issue agreement the FPHA certifies will be given by Reed, Hoyt & that it has approved a requisi¬ Washburn, of New York City. T ex as of the Paying with posit sum Danville, Opening Sept. 25 (Notes 1945 and maturing Bid San Antonio Indep* Sch, Dist.,: Bond deposited with the Paying Agent of such notes. On the date of delivery and payment for such notes the local authority will de¬ herewith/ described 100,000 Park for Colored. 10,000 Los Angeles Heights Park. 65,000 Riverside Park. 85,000 Traffic Signals. 30,000 Police Radio. 300,000 Fire Alarm. 75,000 Fire Alarm Building 150,000 Fire Station. 25,000 Police Repair Shop. sue , Invite Units being invited by four local hous¬ 40,000 Restroom. to Housing Authority Bids On $7,446,000 Notes—Sealed bids are Caretaker and House. Legality Approved—An issue of $35,000 Public Housing Library Addition. 85,000 Witte Museum Addition. 80,000 World War II Memorial. 75,000 Aquarium. 200,000 River Improvements. 115,000 West Side Park. 100,000 South Side Park — Park Frankston, Texas WISCONSIN and to cause the pro¬ ceeds of such Interim Receipt to be premium of 2V2%. a Madison, Wis. notes the Federal 150,000 Ector'County (P. O. plus Enclose a certified turity of the notes in an amount $340, payable to the sufficient to pay the principal of for dated Petersburg, Texas bonds for enue, McCall, Parkhurst & by proved of Util¬ Superintendent ities, has announced that no bids were received for the following issues check chased recently an public Received Bids purchase an Interim Receipt for PR-2 Bonds of the local authority prior to the ma¬ accrued Nov. 1, 1945. of Bank pay will agree to UNITED STATES Purchased Bonds State 1941, Nos. 23 to 32 incl. at par plus interest to Oct. 1, 1945, nated by the also District. structing, Crane, Texas be effected by delivery "can Mohahans-Wickett Indep. Sch. Dist. (P. O. Monahans), Tex. Childress), Texas Wright, that . Childress County (P. O. No out cost to him. 1.74%. purchaser. District designated by the purchaser with¬ It is anticipated Co., both of San Antonio, as l*/4s, lV2s, l%s and 2s—v. 162, p. 824— were purchased at a price of 100.89, a net interest cost of about the furnished be jointly to the Ranson-DavidCo., and Rauscher, Pierce & sold at the office General stated by now Secretary that the $400,water works and sewer bonds need be submitted. will furnish the one copy The the City ment date after 5 years. ; is Price Paid—It to 1960. interest pay- 1951 in $2,000 and purchaser, who will the fees of such Paying printed bonds, a copy of the pro¬ Agent. Under the terms of the ceedings, the approving opinion of Requisition Agreement securing Gibson & Gibson, of Austin, and these two issues of notes the Fed¬ Public Housing Authority will deliver the bonds to the bank eral Only Texas Midland, 25,000 school maintenance bonds. Due $1,000 in 1946 to 1950, Monday, September 17, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & ' ms the funds, to the redemption of $4,500,000 4% Nov. 15 next 15, 1937 i 1947. In | Co.,; the underwriting group included j Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., First j Bank of Charleston, the following Boston Corp., Dominion Securities revenue bonds: Corp., Wood, Gundy & Co., Inc., All outstanding 3 Vz % second A. E. Ames & Co., Inc., McLeod, series, waterworks bonds, dated Young, Weir & Co., Inc., and HayJan. 1, 1941, at a price of par and den, Stone & Co. This was one ofj accrued interest on Oct. 1, 1945, the relatively few Canadian mu-; plus a premium of 2V2%. nicipal government issues pub-; The $10,000 3V2% second se¬ licly offered in the United States during recent years.j ries, sewer bonds, dated Jan. 1, Vienna, W. Va. City Recorder, calls for payment on Oct. 1, at the Kanawha Valley Bond Call—W. J. Evans, debentures, and dated maturing Nov. Nov. 15, addition to Smith, Barney & .