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BUS.

1_IBB*kY

Sections—Section 1

2

Beg. U. 8. Pat. Office

,

•

WITH WHICH HAS BEEN COMBINED THE FINANCIAL REPORTER

New

Number 3977

Volume 154

Price 40 Cents

York, N. Y., Saturday, September 6, 1941

Copy

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North Little Rock Housing

ALABAMA,•.y-*.:

,•

Bond

Warrant Offering—Bids will be

Author¬

ity (P. O, North Little ,,-v
'
Rock), Ark. ■,»

Covington County (P. O. Anda- •h'l,
•;lusia) Alct )■'■, • lK-iV; ■;•

'

L. <:

proposals and negotiations

Offering

—

•/,

will

be

received

until

noon

District

Bonds Voted

.

y

.

the

of

O.

(P.

taxable

Del

to

include

City

making

such

building of

:

/•' • \^

Bond Call

; County
30

paid from the- proceeds of the
•special 3-mill county tax.:; Pur¬
chaser must pay for the printing

CALIFORNIA 7

:*W/-

Board

Commissioners

passed

the

The

—

on

of

an

a

easier

for

the

turing in

Aug.

hereto¬

fore

000.

'

<

ing

is

Due

all road and, bridge re¬
funding bonds dated NoV. l 1933.

--

.

bonds

Said

be

will

redeemed

Jacksonville!*, Fla.

•/

.

The

1;1941,, on presentation with all
subsequent; unmatured
coupons

115

on

enclosed

herewith.

V ;

.

bond will bear

the rate of

4%

the

to

maturity of the presently
outstanding
; b o n d
exchanged
therefor and 2%%
thereafter to
maturity.

The

new

bonds will be

date

September ly 1941 and will
mature September
1st of- I960
through 1869.;/, : >
r, h

.

Interest coupons on

the present¬
ly outstanding bonds which ma¬
ture prior to the date of any ex¬
change will be paid by the City
but

adjustment of unmatured

no

will

accrued

interest'

with

•

bondholders..

the

cases

Bond

at

plus ; accrued
interest •! evi¬
denced by coupons due on Nov.

par

the refunding bonds
exchangeable therefor,
refer to the reverse side
and

date of

Sept. Lin 1943 to 1962.

on

Nov.'' 1,

state¬

a

are

interest at

—

calling for payment op

earliest

outstanding

presently outstand¬
which are to be re¬

Each refunding

?

■

are

the

For

on.

please
pf the letter of transmittal which

"

cials

so

the

of

funded

for

presently

bonds

which

,

Coolidge - of Phoenix.
Dated Aug. 25,. 1941.
,^ i ,>w/(1 Denver (City and County) Colo.
The State Treasurer has been
Bond Call-^It.;is stated by F.
authorized to make- preparations
E. Wilson, Manager of Revenue,
to
issue
a
block ; of. $1,250,000
that he is calling for, payment re¬
bonds for this purpose,; as noted
in our issue of Aug. 30.-'T'LTL'; funding improvement series 1941
bonds, Nos. .151 to 250. Interest
Prescott, Ariz, r
ceases
30 > days^ from Sept.; 30.
Bonds Voted — P. H. Miller, Upon the request of the holders
City Clerk, reports that; $150,000 of any of the. above ..bonds re¬
refunding bonds were approved ceived 10 days before the expir¬
recently by the voters,, to pay ation of this call,. : Manager of
off the outstanding balance of a Revenue will arrange for their

1968

be

issued

and

ment

(City and County)

&

be

bonds

■

binette

to

maturing

published,, calling , for re¬ (EST), on Sept. 17 for the pur¬
demption on Sept. 1, any bonds chase of $97,000
of warrant blanks and .for secur¬
Housing Author¬
cai.
of the county and any of the spe¬
ity debentures (First Issue). Dated
ing the necessary legal opinion. A
cial road and bridge districts in Oct. 1 1941. Due on
certified check for $oOO is required
April 1 in
Bond Election—It is stated by
the county.
The action involves 1941 to 1958. ; Legal opinion oi
"with bid. >
'
David
A: : Barry,
Clerk of the
a
total
of
$1,395,000 refunding Reed, Hoyt. Washburn & Clay of
Board
of
Supervisors, that the
bonds whieh were sold to Church¬ New York..
ARIZONA
y; ;v::v.
board recently approved the plan
ill, Sims & Co. of New York and
which is to be placed on the bal¬
T ,.// i"y.'- Arizona, Stateof
High Springs, Fla. ? v v \
Carlberg, & Cook, Inc. of Palm
lot at the November election, sub¬
Beach. u
Bond Legality Approved —An
Certificates Sold—A $40,000 is¬
///'
mitting to the voters $66,500,000
issue of $1,500,000 1V4% tax an¬
sue of 4% semi-ann* water works
Hetch Hetchy revenue power Citrus County (P. O. Inverness),
revenue
certificates
is
said
ticipation bonds is said to have bonds. I?
to
-;;vv:y:. ^
Fla,-..^:,^^\X.-been approved as to legality by
have been purchased recently by
Bond
Call
The county offi¬ Kuhn, Morgan & Co. of
Gust, Rosenfeld, Divelbess, RoTampa.
San Francisco

will

inclusive.

$339,000
per
and for 1969 will be $337,^
The earliest refunding bonds

year

are

1969

1960 to

accord¬ inclusive

matter,

Housing • Bond
Offering
—
SealdH bids will be received by
John E. Coryell, Secretary of the
Housing Authority, until 1 p.m.

resolution rescinding

-a

notice of redemption

ma¬

dock at Carrabelle The maturities from 1960 to

harbor

bonds

on

..Raymond /of

$1,000 in 1942 to 1960, and $11,000 New York,
T/''
in 1961. The warrants are to be

for '•

refunding bonds

of

that an election held on Aug. 20, ing to Curtis Mc Lean, president
9, to 3 p.m.,
(CST), by E. B. Norton, County Sept.-17, by Laurence J. Berger,- resulted in favor of issuing $60,- of the Junior Chamber of Com¬
merce.
He states that out a pos¬
Superintendent of Education, for Secretary-Treasurer, for the pur¬ 000. construction bonds. ;:
the
sible 350 voters qualified to bal¬
purchase of $30,000 capital
chase of $63,000 housing bonds.
FLORIDA
lot in this election, the count was
"outlay warrants. Interest rate is
Oct.
1,. .1941.
Due from Brevard
not to exceed 3%, payble F—A. Dated
280 "for" to only 2 "against."
County (P. O. Titusville),
Denom.
$1,000.
Dated Aug.; 1, April 1, 1942 to 1958. Legal opin¬
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
vi/Ty'*Fla.
1941.' Due on Feb.l as follows: ion of Caldwell &

received until Sept.

exchange

to

proposes

bonds

the,, flotation

We understand

—

is

property,

measure

,

more

School

y.:'\Newark),

bids

Sealed

DELAWARE

y

Newark

Exchange Plan Offered—
following letter was sent out
Aug. 18 by Natt T. Wagner,
Broadway, New York City:

ber

and then only

1,

1941,

interest

on

exceeds
the

date

after Novem¬

interest

accrued

on

bond

the

made
certain

where the accrued
the -refunding
bond

the

-

be

In

exchanged therefor on
such exchange, ' the
City of Jacksonville, Florida:
attached at the Guaranty Trust
difference in favor of the City
.The City of Jacksonville, Flor¬
Co., New York City.:
";
ida, .has maturing during each of must be paid by the bondholder.
y ">'/Carrabelle, Fla,; <
^;. the four years beginning 1942,
Assuming the
completion
of
Port District Created—An elec¬ $350,000 principal amount electric this -refunding program as of to¬
and
water
revenue '< certificates
tion was held on Aug. 19 for the
day, the schedule of maturities
$200,000 • issue, , dated
Sept.
9 payment at the Bankers Trust ratification of a bill passed by and in addition thereto has ma¬ of the City of Jacksonville set ;
1931.
Co., New York City,: but not the recent session of the State turing in bonds $765,000 in 1942, out .fuliy in Exhibit A attached
r
; ;
-•■L V"';"v' :vv -l"
otherwise.-,
/<
1943, $455,000
in hereto will permit the City withrLegislature, to set up a port dis¬ $1,595,000 in
ARKANSAS
1944 and $573,000 in
1945, aggre¬ in the next four years to make
trict composed of all of County
Pitkin County School District No.
of bonds ma¬ essential
Commissioners District No. 5, of gating $3,388,000
capital / improvements
Arkansas, State of
/'/y r
::L;
1 (P. O. Aspen), Colo.
,
The made necessary because of the
Franklin
T'
County.
The y purpose turing in such four years.
Bond Retirement Fund Award¬
To

Holders

of

Certain

Bonds

of

of

.

.

"

.

,

•

..

•

Bonds

ed—A trust fund of $2,206,984.56
created

the

by

1941

Highway

wald

F.

Offered

Benwell

to

■

Public—Os¬

of

Denver,

is
Interest

•

Bond
ment

Refunding Act, for retire-: offering for general investment
of road district refunding at prices to yield from 1.00% to

exempt from all present Federal Income Taxation

INDEX

bonds, which will mature in 3.00%, according to maturity, a
issue of ;3%.% building
was awarded to the Mer¬ $15,500
cantile-Commerce Bank and Trust bonds. Denominations $1,000 and
"B"

Page

1949,

of St. Louis by the $500. Dated Aug. 1, 1941. Due on
State Depository Board on August Aug
1,
as
follows: $1,000
in
26th. The bank will post Govern¬ 1942 and 1952, and $1,500 in 1953
to
1955. 1 Prin.
and ' int.
(F-A)
ment obligations to secure the de¬
Company

The

payable

at

of

;

Bank

Rates

Banks

Ow Subscribers

at

York

its

new

entirely beyond our control, brought about
by the unreasonable demands of labor unions.

stances

New

——

44

Railway Operating

of

spite of the fact that there is no disagreement
about wages, hours or working conditions, the de¬
mands of labor union officials are so unreasonable

Course

of

Bank

how¬
ever, carrying on under these adverse circumstances,
and we ask the indulgence of our subscribers for this

Redemption

unavoidable delay.

General

impossible to meet them.

We

are,

to

in




:

:•

1

Dividends

..

us

lot at

the

par

value

thereof

1948,

optional

are

1950,

on

January 1st

1956,

1958,

of each of the
1960 and 1961/

construction

years

1944,

in

purposes,

the

date

and

to

as

to rate

amount.

or

.

.

5-

yield 0.50% to 2.10%

coupon

rate

of 2

thereafter until redeemed

Fund
—

-.

HALSEY, STUART & OO. INC.
OTIS & CO.

INC.

47

CHICAGO

47
Dated

48

Investment
,

61

I

1,

1941.

Interest

payable. July .1,

1942

and

semi-annually,

July 1, thereafter. Principal and interest payable in Chicago,
Illinois. Coupon bonds in the denomination of $1,000, registerab> as to principal
only. The information contained herein has been carefully compiled from sources
considered reliable/and while not guaranteed p.s to completeness or accuracy,

Sept.

49
.

September

January

48

———

INCORPORATED

MULLANEY, ROSS & OOMPANY

No¬
—,

ELDREDGE &OO.

(INCORPORATED)

DARBY & CO.

Banks—48

and

are offered when, as and if issued and received
by
subject to approval of legality by Messrs. Chapman
& Cutler, whose opinion will be furnished upon delivery.

45

European Banks—___

Canadian

bonds

and

45
46

-

,

.

by

44
—

Sinking

Corporation

News

$55,000

for

These

1

1

......

•-

payment

1954,

optional

v

•

of

Condition

for

1952,

44

—

—-

-A

Bullion

1959;

Prices

44

Sales

tices
Gold

call

Bonds, to be issued

~47

Calls,

to

therein without limitation

Clearing

Weekly Federal Reserve Bank Changes
Auction

1957,

44

—

Clearings

Loans

subject

are

•'/..ad valorem taxes to be levied aga'nst all the taxable property
'

Exchange——____

Sterling

that it is

Income

Rates_„_

Money

Bonds

_________

Foreign Exchange Rates

Brokers

^

opinion of counsel will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Sanitary District of Chicago, payable from

42

Acceptances

York

1955,

These
;

Member Banks—

of

Course

In

—

England Statement

Bankers'

L

>

'•/>■'<

;•

accrued interest on
the date
that
they severally become optional or on
interest payment date thereafter upon 30 days' published notice. $50,000 are
optional on January 1st of each of the years 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953,

43

—_______

_

of

1961

and

1946,

Central

Foreign
1

—

House
Bank

-

Reserve

Banks

Reserve

of

Weekly Return of N. Y. City

in

y'i These

"

43

(June)

.

l,

any

——————

—.—

Return

Weekly

43

—

43

Rates

Class I Net

Statement

New

——_——

Discount

Financial Chronicle
form; has been delayed due to circum¬

''Due July

of Reserve Banks

the

of

Condition

Discount

This issue of the Commercial &

2V4% Construction Bonds

Banks

Reserve

42

Note

Reserve

Weekly Return
(combined; :

Sanitary District of Chicago

41

...

Federal

the

er's office in Aspen.

LL//1.1'-/

33

August---

During

Issues

Denver.

1949, unless redeemed on
before that date.

in

Negotiations—

and

Bond."Proposals

Weekly Statement
(Individually)

County Treasur¬
Legality ap¬
proved by Myles P. Tallmadge of
tenders
■

"B" bonds will mature

The

Department

City

Municipal

,

posit.

and

State
,•

6,

1941.

and

we believe it to be correct as
•

of this date.
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:

.

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

34

City.'
;

The

City

entered

'

/

■

June

herein.

to

Effingham County (P.
field), Ga.
Bonds

lanta

27,

about

or

will carry the

Y.

National

Barnett

jsonville,

of

Bank

letter

tal

to

'

letter of

with

issue

$389,000
Oct.

1

1941.

Trust

Housing

Authority
Lakeland), Fla.

O.

Offering

be

until

men.

YYY

.■

.

/Y Brimfield,
that

ed

V

authorizing

Tenders

connection

with

■:

■</.

has

been

.

issue

an

,

of

;

Carbondale, III.

of

Voted

We understand

—

recent election

a

an

to

the

if

thereon

are

of

collection.

of

that

Board

the

at

of

' :v

recent-elec¬

a

tion

$7,000 gymnasium bonds
approved.
;
Coupon

payable

Bids

Secretary

Education

be

1940.

est

were

/* 1

bonds,

dated ; Oct.
1
$1,000. Due $6,000

Denom.

Oct.

on

1 in 1948 and

payable A-O.

must

1949. Inter¬

Basis of about

1.24%.

made upon

the

."-;r

Sold—A

Bonds

•

Sandcreek Township (P, O, West-

$25,000 issue of

funding bonds is said to have
been purchased by Halsey, Stuart

—

for

Housing

Authority,

III,

Y.YYP°rt)> lnd?>h

'

Offering

—

Elmer

Director,

Bond*,

Stuart & Co., Inc., Darby &

/

Jolly,

announces

Sale

—

semi-ann.

& Co. of
Indianapolis:
*
?
Oct.
1
$31,000 School Township bonds
April 1 from
Due as follows:
1942 to 1961 incl.
$1,000 on July 1.
Legal opinion
of Chapman & Cutler of Chicago, 1942, $1,500,. Jan. vlt and $1,000.
July 1, in 1943 to 1954 incl.
w
Springfield Housing Authority, III.
31,000 Civil Township -. bonds.
> Bond
Offering—Hugh J. Dobbs, Due/$1,550 from Jan. 1, 1943 to
Executive:
•
Director,
announces 1962 incl.

Dated

est

on

-

-

-

v

West

Salem,

Pre-Election

Bond

III.

Y/'YlY;

Ind-

Bond- Offering

bids until

run¬

was

auction, going as
far as : 100.60.
Paine, ^Webber &
Co, dropped
out at 100.10 and
Daniel F. Rice & Co., at 100.06,
in

ner-up

*

the

the

for

Sioux

Y;

rate.

same

Sailors,

City
Independent School
(P. O. Sioux City),

District

7

Lee

Iowa

YV'

County Auditor, will receive seal¬
ed

The White-

Wabash),

■

—

ten bids submitted

VY

•:

(CDST)'-on i»' Bond Sale—The $20,000 semiSept. 20 for the purchase of $49,- ann. building bonds offered for
000 not to exceed 2%% interest sale at auction on Sept. 2—v. 153
bridge construction bonds. Dated p. 1159 — were awarded to the
10

a.m.

,

,

Sale

County * (P.- O.

J-D.

were

Phillips Company, Inc.,

all

Wabash

noon

opinion of Chapman & Cutler ol
Chicago.' /Y/YYH'^Yt

payable

There

for the above bonds.

sealed bids will be received

(CST) on Sept: 17 for
the purchase of $346,000 series A
housing
bonds.
Dated
Oct. •, 1
1941.
Due serially
on
April 1
from
1942 to 1961 incl.
Legal

153, p. 1304—were awarded
syndicate composed of Hal-

a

sey,

The

—

Sept. 20 1941,

Iowa-Des

Denom, $500, Due

follows: $2,500 on July 1 1942;
$2,500 on Jan. 1 and July 1 from
1943 to 1950 incl.; $2,500 Jan. 1

&

as

Municipal Bond Corp. of Chicago

Co., Inc., both of New York; Otis has purchased, subject to out¬
&
Co., Cleveland;
Eldredge & come of election on Sept. 30, the
Co., New York, and Mullaney, following bonds aggregating $68,Ross & Co. of Chicago, as 21A%s,
ooo:,.
Y:

Trust

National

Moines

Co.

of

Des

Bank

Moines,

as

0.75s, paying a premium of $25,
equal to 100.125, a basis of about

and

$2,000 July 1 1951, and $2,- 0.71%. Dated Oct. 1 1941. Due 011
Jan. 1 1952. Principal and Oct. 1 in 1943 to 1945./ Y
Y
at a price of 102.029, a basis of
,(J-J), payable
at
the
$13,000 4% water works improve.County Treasurer's office. A cer¬
'A,''-:
about
2.30%.
Dated
Slater, Iowa
■.-,■■■ ''.'kv ■*"/. 7"
Sept. 1. YYYY ment bonds.
Due $1,000
tified check for 3% of the bonds
1941.
Denom. : $1,000.
Due July Y-zYY; on 'Jan. 1 from 1945 to
Bond Election—The voters Will
bid. for, payable to order of the
1, 1961. Optional Jan. 1 as fol¬
-1957: incl.
- V;
pass on the
issuabc& of $65,000
;•£yw Board of
lows:
County Commissioners,
$50,000
in
1943; $55,000,
55,000 4t4%- water and sewer is
municipal
electric, light
plant
required.
2f
■ ■
?
1944; $50,000, 1945; $55,000, 1946; y';y Y' / revenue bonds. Due' Sept.
revenue
bonds ' at
an
election
$50,000, 1947, $55,000, 1948; $50,1
as
follows:: $500 ; from
scheduled for Sept. 8, according
000, 1949; $55,COO 1950; $50,000, (
1945 to 1947 incl.; $1,000,
to report.
y iowa
'v ' '•
Y.Y
!'•
t v)V-;/ '
}
1951; $55,000, 1952; $50,000, 1953;
Y/Y 1948 to 1951 incl.; $1,500,
V:''
\ * *(}'/■ ± ••
Clay County (P.O. Spencer),
■ V> •; \
$55,000, 1954; $50,000, 1955; $55,1952
to
1955 incl.;
Somers Consolidated School Dis$2,- 4;,Ji Iowa
000, 1956; $50,000, 1957; $55,000,
trict
000, 1956 to 1958 incl.;
(P. O. Somers), Iowa
Proposed Bond Offering—It is
1958; $50,000 in 1959 and $55,000
YYY;"
$2,500, 1959 to 1961 inch;
M Bond Sale—The $16,500' build¬
stated that the Board of
in 1960 and 1961.
County
V
■ and
$3,000 from 1962 to
ing bonds offered for sale on
Bands
Publicly Offered—Hal- YYY/Y 1971 incl. The last $30,- Supervisors will offer for sale
on
135
p.
1304—were
Sept. 15 an issue of $218,000 Sept. 2—v.
; ;/
000
bonds
maturing
in
sey, Stuart & Co., Inc., and assopurchased
by
the
Iowa-Des
1962 to 1971 are callable primary road bonds, pursuant to
cities made public re-offering of
Moines National Bank & Trust
the passage of a special
the bonds at a prices to yield from P.on any interest payment
legisla¬
tive act enabling such action. In Co. of Des Moines, as I V2S, paying
0.50% at 2.10% to optional date

In

ten¬

YYy/.Y.YY:-; --YYYY

-

000

on

,

interest

•

the city accepted ten-

■

$180,000 by RanCo.,
of
Wichita,
maturing July 1, 1961 to 1965, to
yield 3.381%
to 3.41%;
$15,000
by John Nuveen & Co., cf Chi¬
cago, maturing July 1,
1964, to
yield 3.36%, and $5,000 by Lee
Higginson Corp., of Chicago, ma¬
turing
July
1,
1965,
to
yield
son-Davidson

4

be

t(

serially

until

$65,000 water line construction
was
approved,
;/.• Y';//;//

—v.

follows:

as

interest

course

Legal opinion of
Cutler of Chicago,

&

bonds.

that

issue

bonds

Sept,

that

ders

the

same

-

1941. Due

water

bonds:

3, of refunding of
1940, series GM bonds, it is stated
by M. D: Cauthen, Qhief Accoun¬

;

the'

housing

p.m.

Accepted
the call

Bond

works
system
vA- Y'v- \/Y-L'V- :1

$39,000

Miami, Fla.

tant,

incl.

Executive

III.

ordinance

an

passed

from April 1, 1942 to 1958. Legal
opinion of Reed, Hoyt, Wash¬
burn & Clay of New York

on

will

by

The
following 6 Co., Inc., of Chicago, as IV4S,
building bonds aggre¬ at a price of 100.18, a basis of
that sealed bids will be received gating $62,000,
offered ; for sale about 1.23%.. Due on Dec. 1 as
until noon (CST) on Sept. 17 for on Sept. 2—v. 153 p. 1021—were follows: $8 000 in 1950, $9,000 in
'■ the
awarded to
purchase of $816,000 series A
Raffensperger, Hughes 1951, and $8,000 in 1952. Inter¬

—

ders

at

.

Peoria

Boiids Authorized—It is report¬

bids

1

Attorney

City

$100,000 bonds to pay the
salaries
of policemen and
fire-

(P. that at

Sealed

—

received

the

Chicago Sanitary District, III.
(EST), on Sept. 17, by R. E.
Bond
Sale
The
$1,000,000
Bates, Secretary, for the purchase
of $52,000 semi-ann.
First Series series 3 sewage treatment, con¬
struction
bonds
offered Sept.
4
bonds.
Dated Oct. 1, 1941.
Due

Bond

interest

Chapman

un¬

issue

Bonds

;/.

bear

1961

to

We

—

preparing necessary papers inorder that the City Council may

please

Lakeland

'

bid,

interest

stated

is

,

,/Y ,.;;;/YY,

is

for any fur¬

or

that

derstand

concerning this
communicate
With W. D. Bradford, 115 Broad¬
way,
New York, N. Y. who is
handling the details of the ex¬
change.
exchange,

,

premium
-

■

information

will

un¬

Sept. 17, for

on
a

Bonds to be Offered

duly

transmit¬

Manufacturers

the

'"'V Bond

the

Accrued

-

It

—

O.

the form provided
County Auditor and ap¬ Mcnroe
County (P. O. Albia), Iowa
proved by the Board of Commis¬
Granite City Housing Authority,
Bonds Sold
The County Trea¬
sioners and /accompanied
by an
n'i
'
y,,, , affidavit of non-collusion as
surer
states
that
$12,000 semipro¬
Bond Offering—T. J. Richards,
vided by law.
county
jail
construction
The opinion as to ann.
Secretary - Treasurer, announces the
bonds were offered on Aug: 28
validity of the warrants shall
that sealed bids will, be received
be furnished by the bidder .'"En¬ and awarded to the Peoples Na¬
until 1 p.m. (EST)
on Septi. 17 close a
of Albia,
certified check for 3% tional v Bank
as
IV4S,
for the purchase of $97,000 series
of the-par value'of the warrants paying a price of 100.016.>
>; • '
A housing bonds. Dated
Oct. 1 bid
upon, payable to the Board
1941. Due on April 1 from 1942
/
Muscatine, Iowa
of Commissioners.
/
v

ILLINOIS

Bonds also may be for¬

ter of transmittal

ther

any.

by

Belleville, III.

Company, 55 Broad Street, New
York, N. Y., which is acting as
agent for the Jacksonville banks.
For additional copies of the let¬

•

therefrom

paid

Bonds Voted

deducting

(P.

.

'""executed.
warded,

of transmittal

of

mond of New York.

Jacksonville,
Jacksonville,
'Florida, accompanied by the en¬
closed

be

maturity and

bonds.

April 1 1942 to 1961.
Legal opinion of Caldwell & Ray¬

Atlantic National Bank

the

to

or

bonds will

to

out of taxes heretofore levied for
the County Welfare Fund and in

from

Yof
.

rants

as
then now carry, Messrs.
Chapman and Cutler, of Chicago,
Will render their approving legal
opinion on the new ♦ refunding

Sealed bids
by G. E, Mark-

(EST),

purchase

Due

Jack-

the

exchanged, inter¬

are

old

At

rates

—

bonds.Dated

of

Florida,

Jacksonville,

all

date.

1, 1941, the date of the computed on the basis of the bid
refunding bonds. The bonds rate accepted. The warrants and

will

O,

(P.

Marquette School District
Marquette), Iowa

Oct.

to

bonds.

that

on

bonds

on

new

purchased

Secretary-Treasurer,

1 p.m.

the

'

callable

—

til

be forwarded to the

may

Offering
received

be

waiter,

ap¬

'vy'Y'Y

Bonds

:

have

to

Housing Authority
Macon), Ga.

Bond
will

Wood & Hoffman, New York,

son,

N.

At¬

„

proving opinion of Messrs. Thom.

said

time

and

of

but

retired

est

Bank

refunding

Macon

1, 1941.

September

These bonds

National

is

$80,000

thorizing the issuance of the ap¬
propriate refunding bonds and it
is expected that such refunding
bonds will be ready for delivery
on

1961,

in various the lowest net interest cost, to
1, 1943 to 1958; be determined by computing the
The $5,000 due Sept. 1, 1941 will total interest on all of the war¬

O. Spring¬

Citizens

Sold—The

Southern

On

1941 the City of Jack¬
sonville adopted a resolution au¬

.

1,

amounts from Jan.

New

of

be

Undersigned, whereby he is to as¬
the City of Jacksonville in
consummating the exchange of
referred

Raymond

the

sist

bonds

&

York.

has

with

contract

1961. Legal opinion of

to

Caldwell

•

Jacksonville

a

in 1942

the

-

of

into

of

growth

unprecedented

Saturday, September 6, 1941

'

"

•

*

-

•

,

v

-

3.366%.

>

Winter

,

Haven, Fla.

Debt Refunding Program Near-

ly

Complete—It is reported that

^...-Y-Y. date, in numerical order,;

a
price,oL 100.56, according to re¬
county voted to issue a
Y1
$1,273,000 primary road port.
:/Y?YYY';' YYy'Y-'
other bids for the issue, all of
All of the bonds will be dated bonds, but due to the lapse of
Van Cleve
Consolidated
School
standing bonds of the 1935 issue. which named an interest rate of Sept. 1 1941. Principal and in¬ time in
issuing the remaining
District (P. O. Van Cleve), Iowa
The new bond issue
terest (J-J and M-S),,payable at $218,000, the special act was re¬
aggregating 2Y4%, were as: follows:
$2,100,000 is now being printed
Bidder
•'
the First National Bank of-Chi¬ quired. ..."Y;
■'
■'?*
Rate Bid
Maturity
It is stated by the

the above city is nearing
comple¬
tion of its debt refunding
program
and will call on Oct. 1 the out¬

and

'

after until redeemed. Some of the

Chase

and

rate of 2.Vi%

coupon

there¬

on

and

-

after

Sept.

1;

1961. '

1930

the

total

of

-

■:

will

be

offered

the

near

be

available

called

future

in

on

Under

i

the

i^heeler

&

to

is

in

bonds

guaranteed, with

refunding agents committed
buy in all of the outstanding

securities

that

cannot

be

ex¬

of

New

York..

101.909

cago.

and

Robert

Bankers

Trust

Hawkins
Co.

of

&

New

Co..,'
York

Fairfield, Iowa

v 101.82

Bonds

INDIANA

and

that
Hammond City

Co.,

Chicago, A. G. Becker & Co.,
Farwell, Chapman & Co. and Boat¬

.

men's

National

1

Bank

101.591

Smith, Barney & Co., R. W. Presspricn & Co.. Roosevelt & Weigold,-Inc.
and
G.
M.-P.
Murphy & Co.
Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Northem Trust Co. of Chicago, Continen¬

;

Housing Authority,
Ind.

a

/

Voted—We

tors

understand

of

recent election resulted in

favor of issuing
tem bonds.,

Bond Offering — P. V. Roche,
Secretary - Treasurer, announces

—

Secretary of the Board of Direc7

Y'v'Y'Y'

■

-

in

connection

$11,000

bonds

$65,000 water sys¬
Y
;/Y

to

with

semi-ann.

the

the

sale

,' building

Securities

Savings

Bank, of Marshalltown, as 'iy2s,
that the bonds mature $1,000 from
Nov. 1, 1943 to 1953, giving a net

.

/nwood,

:•

Iowa^ (/V,A'.'Y

income basis of T.46%
stated.by C.
/
Y•
(CST) on Sept. 17 for Pruitt,-Town Clerk, that the re¬
tal Illinois National Bank & Trust '
3
YY KANSASYf, Y
Co., First National Bank of Chicago,
/
the purchase of $227,000 series A port, given here on Aug. 23, that
City National Bank & Trust Co.,
Arkansas City, Kansas
•
'*<
housing
bonds... Dated; Oct. ,1; $6,500 water works bonds would
Chicago,
and
American
National
i' u
Bank
&
Trust
Co,.,
101.519
194L.
Due serially on April L be offered for sale on
National
Sept. 3.— ./Bond Sale—The $90,000 semiCity
Bank
of
New
York,
". <
Kidder,
Peabodv
&
1942 to 1961 inch.Legal, v. 153 .p: 1159—was erroneous. ; ann/ joint airport, general bonds
Co.,
Paine,
.;
'• from
Webber & Co,, Graham, Parsons &
J
offered for sale 1 on Aug. 25—v.
opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of
Co. and D. T. Richardson & Co... .101.459
Jacksonville Township School Dis- 153
Chicago.
p. 1159—were awarded to the
Y- V. Clifton, III.
1 trict (P. O. Lawler, R. D. No.
MercantilerComnierce V Bank
&
Marion County (P. O. IndianBond Issuance Contemplated—
Trust Co. of St. Louis, and Stern
| ,
1), Iowa
V
apolis), Ind.
We understand that ail issue of
Bonds Voted ^ It is stated by Bros. & Co. of Kansas City, Mo.,
Warrant Offering—It is stated Orville Hereid, Secretary of the as
$46,000 water revenue bonds may
lVaS, paying a premium of
be issued.
'
Board of Education, that at a re¬ $238.50, equal to 100.265, a basis
by
Glenn
B.
Ralston, "County
j A
of about5 1.08%:-'Dated
election
Auditor, that he will receive seal¬ cent
$5,000
building
Sept. 1,
Cook County School District No.
ed bids until 10 a.m. on Sept. 13 bonds were voted.' /
1941. Due $4,000 on March 1 and
•
\
I70> M(CDST),
for
the
purchase
of
$5,000 on Sept. 1, from 1942 to
Louisa County Drainage and Levee, 1951
Proposed Refunding — M. B. $200,000 not exceeding 5%
incl.
•'
/ i;'
>
tax
Vick & Co, of Chicago have been
Second best bid was an offer
anticipation
warrants.
Dated Districts (P. O. Wapello), Iowa
101.555

that

)

until

sealed

bids

vCorrection—It

will be received

is

noon

■

.

,

changed.
The

Bank

Fenn & Co., Inc., B. J. Van
Ingcn-'& Co., R. H. Moulton & Co.

-

H.
Davis
&
Co.^,101.699
Harriman. Ripley & Co., Inc., Illinois

refinancing
by Lieedy,
Orlando, a

of

National

Phelps,

Paul

1st..

new

Co.,

100%- refund

sale

off

pay

October

negotiated

program,

the

to

for

that funds will

so

■•r•*

■

-new

bonds

provide. for(drastically reduced interest rates
and contain other provisions that
will lighten the debt load of the

.

,

k-

*

.

•

'

-

municipality,
Under

fixed

terms

debt

provided

'

it
of

the

program

a

assessment

service

to

declared.

was

is

establish

a"

fixed

assessment and prevent excessive¬

ly high tax rates in the future.
Leedy, Wheeler & Co. has guar¬
anteed
'f

•

a

par

bid

on

•
_

.

the issue.

'

GEGRGJA

•

to

undertake

Authority (P. O.
ing
of
the
entire
Decatur), Ga.
I ■
bonded indebtedness
■

Bond Offering — Sealed bids
will be received by'W. F.
Tabor,

-

.

authorized

Decatur Housing
,

(

■

trict and

holders

are

the

refund¬

Sept. 30

1941.

Denomination

Due Dec.

outstanding

000.

of

and interest

the

dis¬

15,

1941. Principal

payable at the Coun¬
Treasurer's office.
The war-'

submitting to: bond¬

ty

details

rants

of

the

$5,-

Bonds

of $64.80 premium on
lVss, tend¬
Corpor¬ ered by > a group composed of
ation is said to have purchased at Brooks-Milburn,
Inc.,
the - Lapar, the following 4% semi-ann. throp-Hawk-Herrick
■ Co.,
Inc.,
Sold

to

RFC —The

construction;; Finance

Re¬

;

will be sold to the highest bonds aggregating. $37,500:'; $30,- both of
Wichita, and Estes, Sny¬
Executive-Director, until 1 p.m. posed refunding plan. The
plan responsible bidder who has sub¬ 000 Drainage-District No. 22, and' der & Co., Inc; of Topeka.:'!
(EST), on Sept/ 17; for the pur¬ provides fpr the issuance
pf $366,- mitted .hi$.bid in accprdhnce;with- $7,500. Levee District No. 8,< re¬ Y' ('This/ notice ^ was ' Incorrectly
chase df $98,000 semi-ann. bonds. 000. Yefuriding
bonds;" dated as of the notice" of sale.
The highest funding 1 bonds.Datbd 'Inarch ^ 11 insefted ' under ^ ( h e,l Arkansas
Dated Oct, 1 1941. Due on
April 1 Get. 1, 1941,-and due as of Jan. bidder will be the one who offers T94ir""""'"y
'' 7 items, in our issue of Aug.
30.D;
pro¬

j

,

•




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•

f

School

Topeka

Topeka),
;

MASSACHUSETTS

(P.^Ch

District

35

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Number 3977

Volume 154

Kan.

sealed tenders

receive

.

ing bonds

Brockton, Mass.

on

or

of refund¬

before

Oct.

15

Delton

;;7

1941.

Agricultural School sessment District Portion on.dnDelton), Mich., 'I dividual issue), and shall stipu¬
late the lowest price at which the
Sale—The $15,000 semi-

Rural

District

Bond

(P.

O.

The $197,000 1%
Bonds Sold—It is stated by Leo
ann.
coupon school bonds offer¬
semi-ann. building bonds offered V.
Clancy, City Treasurer, that Bannister School District (P. O. ed for sale on Sept. 2—v. 153 p.
for sale on Aug.
30—v. 153 p. a
$40,000 issue of surface drain¬
Bannister), Mich.
: 1305—were
awarded
to
Paine,
1304—were awarded jointly to the
age and sewer bonds were award-;
Webber
&
Co., of Chicago, as
Harris Trust & Savings Bank of ed on
Bonds Voted
We understand
Sept. 3 to Tyler & Co. : of
114s, paying a premium of $6.90.
Chicago, and Estes, Snyder & Boston, as l^s, \ at a price of that at a recent election $7,500
equal to 100.046, a basis of about
Co., Inc. of Topeka, at a price of 100.333, a basis of about 1.19%. construction
bonds
were
ap->
1.235%. Dated Aug. 1, 1941. Due
100.239, a basis of about 0.95%, Denom.
$1,000.Dated Sept.- 1; proved.' ;hY y 'y/y::'7 7/y1''1
$3,000 on July 1 in 1942 to 1948.
Dated Sept. 1 1941.
Due on Sept. 1941. Due $4,000 on Sept. 1, in
1 in 1942 to 1951 incl.
and Harrison' Townships
1942 tor 1951 incl. Prin. and int; Clinton
Detroit, Mich.
,
Fractional School
District No. 7\
(M-S) payable at the National
Bonds Purchased
In connect
KENTUCKY
(P. O. 'Mount Clemens), Mich, t tion with the call for tenders on
Shawmut Bank of Boston. Other
,y
/"
o
bidders:
vvif Bloomfield, Ky.
(for ,„VA%)
Chace,
Bonds Not Sold—No bids were Sept. 3 of non-callable city bonds.
Whiteside
&
Symonds v 100.30;
Price Paid -— It is stated that
Oakmah, City Con¬
submitted for the $50,000 refund¬ Charles G.
Lyons & Shafto 100.299; Second
the $50,000 VA% semi-ann. build¬
ing bonds offered for sale on Aug. troller, reports that the sinking
National Bank of Boston 100.294;
fund purchased $665,000 bonds at
26.
1
ing revenue bonds sold to Stein
an
Bros. & Boyce' of Louisville—v. Bond, Judge & Co. ,100.234; Na^j
average
yield of 2.4884%. •
tional
-Shawmut
Bank
Dated Aug. 1, 1941.
100.23;
Denomi-f
153 p.
1304—were purchased at
Graham, Parsons & Co. 100.146; nation $1,000. Due April 1, as fol-r
Y:;'Y Dowagiac, Mich.
'
a price of 102.00, a basis of about
(for
1V2 %) • Estabrook
&
Co. lows: $2,000 in 1943 to 1952 and
Bonds
Sold
The Dowagiac
3.03%.
Due on June 1 in 1942 to
100.06.
P:
$3,000 in 1953 to 1962. > Bonds National Bank has purchased art
1960; callable on or before June 1
maturing in 1960 to 1962, will be issue of $12,271.38 4%
special
1946.
V ."
Massachusetts, State of
^
subject to redemption - prior to assessment paving bonds, due se¬
Crittenden County (P. O. Marion),
Savings Bank Legal Investment maturity ;., in
inverse
numerical rially from 1942 to 1951 incl.
Bond Sale

—

will

owner

November

such

sell

attached.

coupons

with

bonds

1, 1941 and subsequent
r

Bids shall remain firm

throttgh

'

—

•

—

September
18,
1941.
All bonds purchased shall be de¬
livered to the paying agent de¬
Thursday,

signated in the bonds on or be¬
September 22, 1941, accrued
interest being computed to that
date.
No tenders above par and

fore

accrued

right

reject

any

and

Monroe

—

consid¬

be

can

The

j

,

interest

ered.

all
(Pi,

County

reserved
tenders.
O.

is

to

Monroe),

Mich.

■

Wanted—F.

Tenders

Gilles¬

E.

pie, Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners, will receive seal¬
ed
tenders of highway refund¬

March

dated

bonds,

ing

1939,

1

.

Ky.

Laws

Readjustment Agreement
—The Kentucky Counties Bond¬
holders' Committee, 135 South La
Debt

'

Chicago, 111., is advising holders of the county road
and bridge bonds that it has an¬
alyzed the county's financial con¬
dition with a view toward reor¬
Salle

'

St.,

ganizing the road and bridge in¬
debtedness on a permanent basis
has

it

and

entered into an

now

agreement with the county to re¬
adjust the county's obligations.

School Company

High

Fayette

•

(P. O. Lexington), Ky.'
v;

al

Bonds Sold—The First Nation¬
Bank & Trust Co. of Lexing¬

purchased

ton/is said to have
$21,000 school bonds,

Municipal Housing
(P. O. Madison¬
ville), Ky.

Madisonville

Commission

Offering

Bond

v

Sealed bids
until
noon

—

received

be

will

(CST), on Sept. 17, by Walter

H.

Cox, Chairman, for the purchase
of $38,000 bonds.
Dated Oct. 1,
1941.
Due from April 1, 1942 to

-

letter

Amended

sent to

was

Eric

by

—

The
us

following

on

Aug. 29

Di¬

Rice,, Assistant

D.

order, at par and accrued inter¬
est; upon 30 days' published no4

inter¬
and after
the
House, Boston:
following
dates,
to-wit:
We are in receipt of your let¬ Bonds maturing in 1962, on and
ter
dated August
27, 1941, in¬ after Oct 1, 1942; bonds matur¬
quiring with respect to any poss¬ ing in 1961, on and after Oct. 1,
ible changes that may have been
1943; ;. and
bonds maturing in
tice,

rector, Division of Savings Banks,

est

any

on

one

or

dates

payment

more

on

State

District
(P. C. Melvindale), Mich.

Ecorse

No. 11

Sale—The

.Bond

Chicago.

Cutler of

LOUISIANA

Ferriday, La.

for

issue

an

sumbit

to

23,

Sept.

been

has

election

an

voters

understand
called

Election—We

Bond

that

refunding bonds offered Aug.
27—v. 153, p. 1160—were award¬
ed to H. V. Sattley & Co., and
the Peninsular State Co.,

the

investment laws for

1960,

will

be received

Sept.
Town

1, 1941. Due on April 1 from 1942
1961 inclusive.
Legal opinion

Reed, Hoyt,- Washburn &

Woburn,

improvement

public

$25,000

Interest rate is not to ex¬

bonds.

Bond

Sealed bids

16, by John J. Martin, Jr.,
Clerk, for the purchase of

6%, payable M-S.
Denom.
$500. Dated Sept. 1 1941. Due on
ceed

1 in 1944 to 1961. The ap¬
proving opinion of B. A. Camp¬
bell of
New
Orleans, will be
furnished. A $500 certified check,
company

to the town,
the bid.

(DST)
chase

on
of

Clay

municipal
Due

•

and

on

after

Oct.

1,

1944.

Detroit,

12,000

2

%

1944

48

4,iaW

2

>Jc

lot*

49

5,000
2,000
4,000
2,000
6,000
1,000
5,000
1,000

2

%

1944

l3/4%
%
i3A%

1943

50
50

$4,000

bonds.

annually

V;5'

12,000
macadam
pavement
bonds.
Due
Sept. 1 as follows: $3,incl.

000 in 1942

must ac¬

on

1951

and 1943, and

$2,000 from 1944 to
Y

1946

/ y y:

1

O. Baton

•

assessment
sewer
and
paving
Wayne County, Mich. f Of $118,000 water supply and fire
protection bonds. A date of sale bonds.
; :■' - •'
Offering—H. E. Hemans, foi* these bonds is to be fixed in
District
Taylor'ATownship School District
Secretary, will receive
the near future.
No. 4 (P. O. Route No. 1,
?
sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on
Dearborn), Mich.
Midland, Mich.
Sept. 8 for the purchase of $103,No.

4,

000

coupon

will

Nos.

be

inverse

and

refunding

Dated Aug. 15 1941.

1941.

81

to

103

both

incl;

subject to redemption, in
numerical order, at par

accrued

interest,
upon
30
published
notice,
on and
after the
following dates: Nos.
98 to 103 on and after July 15

scheduled for

Michigan

(State of)

1306—was

Highway Department Asks Ten¬
ders

of

Refunding

Bonds

—

G.

Dated Sept. 1

ly.

highway refunding bonds until 2
p.m. on Sept. 15, at the office of
the Director
of
Finance,
State

No.

..

.

.

.

......

.........

.............

..

*,...,..

1

..............

....

........

......

....

,

....

edition of Storey,
Thorndike,
Palmer
&
publication, entitled "Bond Dodge of Boston will be furnish¬

Structures
isiana

value

State of Lou¬
Parishes," which
much
information
of
of

and

contains

1941

the

Its

dealers, institutions or
have an interest

to

individuals who
in

Louisiana securities. Upon re¬

quest, the above named firm, lo¬
cated in the Whitney " Building,
.

will send

a

copy

gratis.




.

,

ed the

successful bidder.

amount.

A

certified

check

for

492

of the bonds, payable to or¬
der of the District Treasurer, is

2%

Oakland

492

County

.......

17,000

...............

9,000

Portion

Townships

492

Portion
Assessment
District

501

Counties,

Townships

.7..

30,000

District.

1,000

Portion

and

7,000
Bids shall be condi¬ 1120 County, Townships and District
All tenders shall be submitted
tioned upon the unqualified opin¬
MICHIGAN
ion of Miller, Canfield, Paddock in
writing, sealed and marked
Avon Township Fractional School &
of
Bonds",
and
shall
Stone, of Detroit, approving "Tender
District No. 2 (P.O. Route 2,
the legality of the bonds.
Cost specify the Road 4Assessment Dis¬
Rochester), Mich.
of legal opinion and of printing trict number, the bond numbers,
the Obligor "(whether Township
Tenders Wanted — Frank W. the bonds to be paid for by the
successful bidder."""
Portion, County Portion, or As¬
Guthrie, District Treasurer, will

required.

.

153 p.
indefinite¬

2—v.

1941.

Due $2,~

1942

1

Donald

1943;JNos. 92 to 97 on and after
July 15 1944; Nos. 86 to 91 ori
and after July 15 1945; Nos. 81
to 85 on and after July 15 1946;

June

from

000

Kennedy, State Highway incl.
Commissioner, will receive seal¬
Warren
ed tenders of assessment district

daj's

Sept.

postponed

1946

to

Y:.-;:

Township School District

(P. O. Center Line), Mich.

2

Bond

Offering

—

H„

Ernest

Schoensee, District Secretary, will
bids

sealed

receive

until

8

p.m.

for the pur¬
chase of $139,000 coupon refund¬
ing bonds of 1941. Dated Aug. 1
1941.
Denom. $1,000.
Due Nov.
1 as follows: $4,000 in 1943; $5,000 from 1944 to 1947 incl.; $8,~
(EST)

on

1948

000,

1959

$10,000

incl.;

incl.; and $7,maturing in

Bonds

1960.

in

16

1953

to

1954 to

from
000

Sept.

.......

their

1943
,

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the

1914

2

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Highway Dept., Room 332, State
Rouge), La.
All of the bonds will be dated
Bond, issue to
bear interest
at Office Bldg., Lansing, for the fol¬
Pending — We Sept. 1 1941. ? Denom. $1,000. Rerate, or rates, expressed in mul-t lowing described issues:
undestand that a mail ballot is gisterable as to principal only, or
Estimated
tiples of Vi of 1%, not to exceed District
No.
to be taken of State House and as to principal and interest. Prin¬
Obligation of
Funds
3% to
and
including
July
15 294 Counties, Townsnips and District.$ 8,000
Senate members on
a
proposal cipal and interest (M-S) payable
449
Counties, Townships and District.
9,000
1946; not more than 3y>% there-j 451
Counties, Townships and District.
2,000
to' issue
$540,000 of ; bonds to at the " First National Bank of
after to July 15 1951, and not to 462
Counties, Townships and District. 27,000
maintain the Department of Fi¬ Boston: The bonds will be gen¬
463
Counties, Townships and District. 19,000
exceed 4%
thereafter. Principal 467
Counties,. Townships and District.
5,000
nance, paying agent for many of eral obligations of the city, ex¬
Townships
Portion
3,000
and interest (J-J 15) payable at 471
the State's, welfare and institu¬ empt ; from
taxation '; in Mass¬ the Manufacturers National Bank, 471 Assessment District Portion ;,,. 21,000
473
Oakland
County
Portion
2,000
tional
undertakings.
The move achusetts, and all taxable proper¬
Township
Portion
2,000
Detroit.
Bonds will be general 473
473
Assessment
District
Portion
24,000
was
necessitated; by
the fund ty in the city will be subject to
24,000
obligations of the district, which 473A. Assessment District Portion
Oakland
County
Portion
7,000
shortage created by the invalida¬ the levy of unlimited ad valorem is authorized -and required by 474
474
Townships
Portion
8,000
taxes to pay both principal and
tion of the reorganization act.
Assessment
District
Portion
34,000
law to levy upon all the taxable 474
475
Macomb
County
Portion
7,000
interest. .Bidder to name one rate
2,000
Louisiana, State of
property therein such ad valorem 475 Townships : Portion
of
interest on- each
issue in a
475
Assessment
District
Portion
10,000
taxes as may be necessary to pay
481
Macomb
County
Portion
7,030
Debt
Structures of the
State multiple of % of 1%, but the
Townships
the bonds and interest thereon, 481
Portion
2,000
30,000
andt Its Parishes — Scharff & rates need not be the same for without limitation as to rate or 481 Assessment District Portion
484
Counties, Townships and District. 10,000
loans.
Legal
opinion
of
Jones, Inc. of New Orleans, are both
491
Counties, Townships and District. 11,000
distributing

)<u2,

47

at

Election

Bond

Maturing;
May 1

U'2%

$ 1,000

Bond

Bonds

relief

Sept. 1 from 1942 to
■

J.

Michael

follows:

as

$40,000
>

Mass.
—

Treasurer, will re¬
bids until 11 a.m.

divided

,_incl.

Louisiana (P.

•IS*

follows:

as

Rate of
Interest

Bond Sale Postponed — It is
bonds of
Bond Offering Pending — We
Denom. understand that an issue of $14,- stated by Edward E. Revolt, Di¬
$1,000. Due July 15 as.followsj 600 sewer completion bonds is to rector, that the sale of the $10,Sept. 10 for the pur¬ $5,000 from 1942 to 1958 incl.j1 be placed on the market in the 000 not to exceed 4% semi-ann.
1959 to .1961 incl; near future. Denom. $1,000.
building bonds, which had been
$52,000 coupon bonds, $6,000 from

Offering

Curran, City
ceive sealed

Sept.

payable

Par Value

51

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of

until 11 a.m. on

Amount

Dist.

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Gueydan, La.
—

described

are

Asst.

,

of New York City.

Offering

Bond

be

.

water

$65,000

of

both of

interest

bonds for which tenders are

invited

will

considered.

and

«

to

bonds.

plant

tenders

No

and:: Associates, as 3V2S. 51
2
1944
%
1943
1%%
par.
Dated Sept. 1, 1941. Due 52
1944
2
%
52
Massachusetts
Mutual
Savings Rate or rates of interest to be in March 1 as follows:
1943
\3\%
$15,000 from 53
1942
Banks.
' v{.' yY y V-''}
IV2 (/o
2,000
A W',- multiples of A of 1 %, not exceed¬ 1943 to 1945, incl.; $16,000 ir 54
1943
56
5,000
Wo
In this respect we wish to ad¬
1944
2
55
ing 2V2% per annum to and in¬ 1946; $30,000 from 1947 to 1956
%
7,000
1943
56
Wo
4,000
vise that the savings bank invest¬ cluding April 1, 1947, not exceed¬
1943
57
incl.; $35,000 from 1957 to 1961
Wo
3,000
ment statute of our general laws
1944
2
%
2,000
ing 3% per annum thereafter to incl.; $45,000 from 1962 to 1966, 57
1942
Wo
59
2,000
was
completely revised at the and
including
April
1,
1952, incl.; and $42,000 in 1967. Bonds 59
1943.'-.
3,000
Wo
1944
2
60
%
1941
session
of the legislature. not
3,000
exceeding
3^2%
per maturing in
1965 to 1967, both
1945
60
Wo
6,000
For your convenience we are en¬ annum
1944
thereafter
to
2
maturity. inclusive, will be subject to re¬
61
4,000
</o
1943
62
Wo
3,000
closing a revised copy of Section Principal
and
interest
(A
& demption prior to maturity, ir 63
1945
2U %
3,000
1943
64
2,000
Wo
54, of Chapter 168 of the General O
1)
payable
at
the
Detroit inverse numerical order, at par
1944
2
65
; " 5,000
%
r
Laws known as Chapter 413 of the Trust
1945
2
2,000
Co., Detroit. General obli¬ and accrued interest,
upon
,3C 65
J/4 %
1945
67
Wo
4,000
Acts of 1941. Please observe that
gations of the District, which is days published notice, on any one
1945
67
Wo
4,000
Section 12 of this chapter makes authorized and
1944
2
%
2,000
required by law or more interest payment dates 68
1945
68
2,000
Wo
this law effective December 1, to levy upon all taxable
1944 :■
property on and after the following dates
2
69
%
1,000
1945
2 V4 %
69
1941.
3,000
therein such ad valorem taxes as to wit: Bonds maturing on March
2
1944
70
1,000
%
(Ed. Note—Due to the lack of may be necessary to:' pay the
1945
70
21/4%
2,000
1, 1967, on and after March 1, 71
1944
2
%
2,000
space, the sections affected can¬
bonds and interest thereon with-?
1945
71 •
2\'4%
2,000
1944; bonds maturing on March
not be reproduced here in their
1945
72A
3,000
out
limitation
as
to
rate
or'
2\y/„
1, 1966, on and after March 1.
1946
2 V4%
72A
1,000
new
form.)
amount.
Bids shall be condition¬
1944
2
%
3,000
1945; bonds maturing on March 72B
1945
72B
2\\%
1,000
ed upon the unqualified opinion
New Bedford Housing Authority,
1, 1965,/ on and after - March 1,
of
$127,000
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & 1946.
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Y."
{,
••r,
Stone,
of
Detrpit,
approving
Kalamazoo
Saginaw, Mich.
Township,
Eastwood
Bond Offering
—
Thomas E. the legality of the issue.
The
Water District (P. O. Kalama¬
Bond
Offering Considered—It
Sheerin,
Chairman,
announces cost of such opinion and of the
zoo), Mich.
that sealed bids will be received
is reported that the State Public
printing of the bonds will be paid
until 2 p.m. (DST) on Sept. 17
Bonds Approved—It is report¬ Debt Commission is considering
by the District.
■
for the purchase of $277,000 se¬
ed that the Township Board met an application of the city for per¬
ries A housing bonds. Dated Oct. Dearborn
Township School District recently and • approved an issue mission to issue $69,500 special
made in

the

to

.

cou¬

pon

'

Legal opinion of Chapman

1958.
&

$803,000

(EST) on Sept.. 23.
at prices above par

a.m.

The

School

Township

11

until

1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960 will be
at par and accrued
interest, inverse numerical order,
on 30 days' notice by publication
in a paper circulated in the State
of
Michigan which
carries
as
part of its regular service notices
of the sale of municipal bonds.
redeemable

The bonds will be callable

lows: Nos.
Nov. 1

133 to

or

to

as

or

fol¬

after

1943; Nos. 113 to 122
1 1944; Nos. 103

after Nov.

112

The

on

1942; Nos. 123 to 132 011 or

after Nov. 1
on

139

on

bonds

or

after

will

Nov.

bear

1

1945.

interest

at

rate, or rates, expressed in mul¬
tiples of y* of 1%, not exceeding
3% to Nov, I 1941, and not ex¬
a

ceeding

3^%

thereafter.

Prin-

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furnished without expense to the

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purchaser.

payable
Co., Detroit.

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cipal and interest (M-N)

s

s

t

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tional

payable at the Chase Na¬
km final disposition oi the prob¬
Hildreth, Neb. 7
Bank, New York. Legality
Bonds Sold-^-A $16,000 issue of lem presented by the present sit¬
The
bonds will be the
general conditional and accompanied by to be approved !,.by Charles &
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7 .;; ...' ;
3Vz% refunding bonds is .said td uation
obligation of the school district, a certified check for $300, pay¬ Trauernicht of St/' Louis* Mo.-" : have been
Rear-Admiral Harold G. Bowen
sold; ' Denom. $1,000;
which is authorized and required able to the Town Treasurer.
is now director of the shipyards
Prentiss
County Fourth Supervi- Dated Aug. 15, 1941. Due $1,000
by law to levy upon all taxable
under
a
presidential
executive
7/7 Luverne, Minn.
;/ sors District, Road District (P. \ from Aug. 15 1942 to 1957; op¬
/property therein such ad valorem
order.
tional
in
1946.
Prin.' and ;
,
O. Booneville), Miss.
Bonds Sold—A $85,000 issue of
intj
taxes as may be necessary to pay
payable
at
the
County
Nutley, N. J.
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Bond Sale Details—The Chan¬ (F-A)
2%% semi-ann. refunding bonds
the bonds and interest
thereon,
Treasurer's office.
without limitation as to rate or is said to have been purchased cery Clerk states that the $13,Bonds Authorized—It is stated
amount.
A
certified
check
for by Kalman & Co. of St. Paul, at 500 4V2% coupon refunding bonds
V.
Simon
Kearney, Neb. ' •
7.>-,( by
Blum,
Town
Clerk,
100.50. Dated March 1 1941.
sold to O. B. Walton & Co. of
that an ordinance calling for the
/2% of the bonds, payable to order
Bond Exchange Details — It is
Jackson
v.
153 p. 1023 — are
of the district, is required. Bids
issuance of
$22,596 park bonds
7/7 Madelia, Minn.
dated June 2, 1941, and mature reported that the $43,000 refund¬ has been
-shall
be
conditioned upon
the
passed.
7
Bond Sale—The $10,000 semifrom July 1 1942 to 1947 incl, De¬ ing bonds contracted for by the
unqualified
opinion
of
Miller, ann. land
Wachob-Bender Corp. of Omaha,
purchase and hospital nom.
'7"77:
Pitman, N. J.
$1,000, one bond for $500.
Canfield, Paddock & Stone of
to exchange with the holders of
equipment bonds offered for sale Interest
payable J-J. ; /.J;Bonds to be Authorized
We
Detroit, approving
the
legality on
V7
7:
the original bonds—v. 153 p. 1307
V'"/-."V
v' " '..-'jV. .''7 77 7//-• 7rt J
Sept. 2—v. 153 p. 1306—were
of the bonds.
Cost of such opinunderstand that an ordinance has
—are 114s, are dated
awarded to J. M. Dain & Co. of
July 1- 1941;
:
MISSOURI
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been passed on first reading by
.ion and of printing the bonds will
J
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1 as follows:
Minneapolis, as IV2S, paying a
the Borough Council calling for
be paid by the district.
Bucklin, Mo. '
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\i $8,000 in 1942 and
price of 100.30, a basis of about
1943, and $9,4
an issue of $13,000
not exceeding
Bond Sale Pending—We under^ 000 in 1944 to 1946.
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7;
White Lake Township School Dis- 1.46%. Due on July 1 in 1944 to
3% general refunding bonds. The
stand
that
an
issue
of
$17,000
trict No. 7, Oakland County, 7. 1951,
Nebraska City, Neb.
measure
is to come up for final
electric revenue
bonds
may
be
r/.;
Mich.
Minnesota, State of
reading on Sept. 8.
77 •
sold locally.'
Pre-Election Sale
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The City
t
Bond Offering—Philip Beaham,
Premature
Bond
Payments
Clerk states that $300,000 water
Ridgefield, N. J.
New Madrid County Consolidated
District
Secretary, • will
receive Ruled Out—The State Board of
and
gas
system revenue bond^
/„ School District No. 6 (P. O.
"sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Investment cannot be
i;
Bond. Sale^The $41,800 coupon
have been purchased by H. B. La
compelled
New Madrid), Mo.
or
7- ;/<•!
Sept. 8 for the purchase of $31,- to accept full payment of bonds
registered bonds offered Aug.
Rocca & Co. of Chicago, subject
000
not to ■ exceed
Bond Legality Approved
28—v. 153, p. 1024^were award¬
3%
interest before
An to an election scheduled
they aredue, 7 Attorney
for Sept;
ed to B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Inc.,
coupon refunding bonds of 1941, General J. A. A.
Burnquist held $8,900 issue of 4x/4% refunding
Dated Sept. 1 1941. / Denom. $1,- on
bonds is said to have been
New York, as 1.70s, at par plus
ap-t
Aug. 31.
000.. Due Sept.. Las.follows: $2,a
premium of $83.60, equal to
NEW JERSEY
Russell
L.
Frazee,
Renville proved as to legality by Charles
000 from .1942 to ,1953 incl.;. $3,& Trauernicht of St. Louis. Dated
100.20, a * basis of about 1.66%.
county attorney at Bird Island,
Bayonne, N. J,.
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000 in 1954, and $4,000 in 1955, advised
! Sale consisted of:
Feb. 1, 1941.
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Burnquist that his coun¬
Hate or rates of interest to be ex-j
$28,500 , public / improvement
Uncollected
Tax
Totals
Re-!
ty obtained loans of state funds
MONTANA
duced
pressed in multiples of Va of 1%. aggregating
the
city's
uncollected bonds.' Due June 1 .as follows:
$262,000,
some
of
taxes on June 30 totaled
Principal and interest (M-S) pay-! which bear 5 per cent interest Big Horn
$2,246,-! $2,500 in 1942; $2,000 in 1943 and
Coun*y School District
aible at the Detroit Trust Co.; and others 4 per cent
842, representing 28% of the 1940 $3,000 from 1944 to 1951 incl. •;
No. 17-H (P. O. Hardin),MonK
per annum.
|
Detroit, or at its successor pay¬
street' improvement
After stating the county now
A year earlier the uncol¬ 713,300
Bonds Voided—It is now stated levy.
bonds, i Due June 717 as follows:
ing agent named by the district, is able to borrow the
lected
total
was
$3,429,032 re-j
money at by
the
District - Superintendent
which
shall
be, a
responsible 2 per cent he inquired whether that
$2,300 in 4943; $3,000 from 1944
the sale on May 5 of the! presenting 49.2% of the previous
bank or trust company
to 1946 incl. and $2,000 in 1947;.
in De¬ the state board of investment can
year's levy.
1.7 7 ' 7
$98,000 semi-ann. refunding bonds
troit.
Bonds. Nos. 23 to 31 incl. be forced to
7 All of the bonds bear date of
accept full payment to Atkinson-Jones & Co.' of Port4
Bergenfield, N. J. 7
\yill be callable in inverse num¬ so as to
j June. 1, 1941,7 Other; bids:
permit the county to ob-r land, as 2V4S, at
100.357,- Was not
erical order, at par and accrued
.7 " 7 7;
Bonds Authorized—We under¬ .Bidder
7
Rate Rate Bill
tain a lower interest rate by re¬ consummated
as
the
Schmidt.
Poole & Co....,.,
100.14Z
Attorney stand that the
interest, upon 30 days' published financing.
100.11
Borough Council H. B. Boland & Co..,..,.' "1.80';.
General ruled that these bonds
Ridgefield Nat'l Bank
; \1.90%
100.13
notice* on any one or more inter¬
recently passed an ordinance calL H. L. Allen & Co
were not
2Vo
100.13
redeemable, this clause
est payment dates on and after
Mound, Minn.
>
ing for an issue of $37,000 sewage First National Bank of
having been omitted i when the
.North
Bergen
2%% v
J00.3S
the following dates: Nos. 28 to 31
Maturity—It is stated by LeRoy
plant bonds.
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100.24
bonds were issued.
inc). on and after Sept. 1 1942; V. Alwin, Village Clerk, in con¬
Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Nos. 25 to 27 on and after Sept. 1 nection with the sale of $3,000 Fallon County School District No.
j
NEW /MEXICO •
the Detroit Trust

at

All bids must be

un¬

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12 (P. O. Baker), Mont. .-:.
1943, and Nos. 23 and 24 on and semi-ann. water' system extension
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Sept. 1 1944. Principal and certificates to the State at par,
Bond Sale Details—We are noW
as
4s—v. 153 p. >1306—that
interest
(M-S)
payable
at the
they informed that the $15,000 refund-^
Detroit Trust Co., Detroit, or at are dated Sent. 1 1941, and ma¬
ing7 bonds sold on June 9 'to
its successor paying agent named ture $200 from March 1 1943 to
Coughlin ? & Co. of Denver; *'as
by.the district, which shall be a 1957.
•/
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p.
3852—are dated

L.

after

Public

Bond

Sale—Herbert

Tularosa, N.'Mex.

Post,

Collector of Taxes, re¬
that the $18,000 municipal

ports

Bonds

equipment bonds mentioned in—* 4%

153,

v.

ed

p.

bank V or'-trust

in Detroit/

pany

- com-1

/.>*

Pennock

•

The bonds will
«

be

.

general obligations of the district which' is authorized and/re*

quired
the

by

law

taxable-

to

levy

such ad valorem taxes

to

necessary

the

pay

all

upon

property

therein*

as

may

bonds

be

»•

to

the

public.

that

at

,h 7. 77/7 7*^777

,

.

on

recent? [election

a

Louis

and

were

$12,000

approved!

County (P. O. Duluth)
Minn,.
/
.

thereon, without

ition

to

as

certified

.rate

check

limita-

amount.

or

for

2%

of

A

the

'

Certificates

Sold—The

Auditor states that

;

conditioned

ified

American

upon

the unqual-

opinion

$500,000 certi¬

by the First &

National

Bank

luth, and associates.

Due

of
on

Du¬
Nov.

of Claude H. Ste¬
4, 1941.
of Berry & Stevens, of DeSt. Louis Park, Minn.
troit, approving the legality of
the bonds. District will pay for
Certificate Sale
The $4,800
legal opinion and successful bid- Semi-ann.- -water ; main
certifi¬
der is to pay cost of printing the
cates offered
for sale on Sept.
bonds.
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vens,

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ed to

MINNESOTA

the First National

Bank of

-C

Hopkins as 2V2s, at par, accord¬
Faribault
County
Independent ing to the Village Clerk. Dated
School District No. 53. (P. O, Sept. 1, 1941. Due
$800 on Sept.
^

1

Elmore), Minn. /'//7

^

/ Bond Election—We
that

election

an

has

issue

bonds.

!.

of

$58,000

,

iFarmington,

Prin.
the

arid!

ofq the

;r

Bond

Legality

understand that

Bond
Clerk
pon
on

Sale

000

3V2%, 3%%

that

Trea¬
77;; |
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,

Police Pension Fund

—

The

City has
purchased

East

Interest

payable

Richland
No.

12

as

County

(P*

O. Route

the

Sale

an

sale

semi-

were

purchased

Board

of Land Commissioners,

the

No other bid

Support

Government

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that the Federal govern-;

would

recognize

the

city'ii

need for financial

Neb.

-semi-ann.

warrants

as

support in pay-?
ment of municipal services should
the Navy take permanent possess/

-—

states that the

to

from 71947

$1,500
".

Int. Rate Rate

&

R.

-

White

D.
H.

&

Rollins

Roosevelt

&

Flatts

Bond

■

;

any

suitable

bank

or

trust

com¬

Dated

Oct.

1

1941.

Divided

as

the

Corp.
of
noted in our issue of
were purchased at par,
are
dated Jan, 1 1941, and ma¬
ture $1,000 from Jan. ,1 1942 to

Omaha,
Feb.
1,

Barber

1955;

of

Minneapolis;;; will




be > Oct. < 1 1953 to 1957. Prin. and int.

financial support from this insti¬
tution to your city in payment of

Wachob-Bender

designated by the success¬ follows: $50,000 -2%s, due on Oct.
ful
bidder.
The
printed
bonds 1, $4,000, 1942 to 1946, and $5,and approving opinion of Flet¬
000, 1947 to 1952; the remaining
cher, Dorsey,- Barker, Colman & $25,000.?as 2s, due $5,000 from
pany,

as

optional

on

July

L 1946.

-•

municipal
concern >'
:

"We

is

services
the

shall

i

in

mind

needs of Kearny as plans

100.422

2.20%

100 23

72.40%

Inc..

Fire

100.33

100.538

District, N. Y.

Election—The Fire Com¬

on
Sept. 2 voted to
special election on the
question of issuing $7,500 bonds

hold

a

for

the

per.

-7/

purchase of

Hartford

/

fire'

a

pum¬

/f7-■;77

'•'•'

;777:7v;../

/77/7/ 71/J-

Central

School

District

|;77(P.rO. Hartford), N* Yi. u
Bonds

Voted

—

Dwight'
that at
of
was

W;v
a

It

is

stated

t.aq

by

Beecher,;' Principal,

recent election

an

$94,000
construction
approved. ;;

;7/!;'/,^'7

i^sue
bonds

7 !,/../

!

Highland, Lumberland, Tusten and
Deer park*
'

trict

.

Central

No.

1

(P.

V'^777:'Y>
Bond
pon

or

Sale—The

registered

School

Q.

Di$*

-

Eldred), t/v

^

■

$241,825
building

cou¬

and
equipment bonds offered Sept. 4
—v.
153, p. 1307—were awarded
to .Roosevelt

& Weigold,
Inc., of
York, as 1.80s, at a price of
100.38, a basis of about 1.77%.
,'U'.rX Dated
Sept. \ 1
1941
and
due

of which

beneficiary, -

have

100.899

2.20%

missioners

.

.

>>
• '

2%
2.10%

Buffalo

Sons....

—

\

"
,

-

Co

&

Weigold,

German

Bid

.Traders

Co.,
Buffalo,
and
George
B.
Gibbons

Marine Trust Co. of
E.

to

Other bids:

Bidder

Co

Financial

Dated

and due Sept. 1 as
$1,000 from 1942 to 1946

and

and

1.87%.

1941

incl.

Secretary of the Navy Knox as-i
ment

1

follows:

1966

The
City - Clerk
$20,000 3%% semiaggregating
legality by Charles & Trauer¬ ann. refunding bonds exchanged ion of the Kearny plant of the
Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock
$4,740, offered for sale on. Sept. nicht, of St. Louis.
.77 with/the holders of the original
2—v. 153 p. "1160—were
-'77
purchased
bonds-r-v. ;-153 - p." 1307—are due Company.,7. ..v7' j,7.77.7
The
Greenville, Miss.
7 '7
-by the First National Bank of
Mayor had protested to
$2,000 from Feb. 1 1946 to 1955
:
Bonds Sold
Secretary Knox
and
President
Farmington, at par, according to
Mayor Milton incl.•
7.77/:.• "77v-;'7-'>7'!/';7:7 -- i
Roosevelt that naval operations
the Village Clerk. "
7'7'.%
''7-V,.'77 7';
Smith states that $30,000 semiv'7
X't-v" *
Butler County School District Noi of the
ann.
huge yards where a CIO
city bonds were purchased
r
Holly (P. O. Slayton), Minn.
86 (P. O. Bruno), Neb.
union- had
been
on
strike
for
recently by the First National
!
Bond
Offering — Sealed and Bank of
nineteen
days would
cost • the
Memphis, at a price of
Bond Election—We understand
oral bids will be received until
township about $110,000 annually
100.03, for $17,000 as 2Vas, and that an election has been called
8:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, by John
in taxes. Federal
property is tax
for Sept. 9, to submit to the voters
$13,000 as 2s.
E. Baxter, Jr., Town Clerk, for
; 7
7 7 •
-7
an
issue of $15,000 construction exempt. '
the purchase of $8,000 road im¬
Laurel, Miss.
Mr. Knox wrote in reply:
bonds.
7
provement bonds. Dated Sept. 1,
Bonds Publicly
Offered—Weil
"We have not determined just
1941. Denom. $1,000.
Cody, Neb.
•
Due $1,000 & Arnold of New Orleans, is of¬
how this problem will be hanj
June and Dec. 15, 1943 to 1946.
fering
for
general
investment
Bond Sale Details—-It is now died, but no matter what disposi¬
Bidder to name the rate of in¬
$75,000 2%% and 2% coupon re¬ reported that the $14,000 31/2% tion we make of it finally we
terest. Prin. aand int. payable at
semi-ann. refunding bonds sold to shall be aware of-the need
funding/bonds.
Denom.
of
$1,000.

//^Warrant Sale-—The various 4% ing bonds has been approved

Co., both of New York, joint¬
price of 100.33,

incl.

Of

offered

as 1.90s, at a
basis of about

voters

Federal

surance

Maturity

as

system and*
plant construc¬
Sept.
4—v.

sewer

153, p. 1307—were awarded to C.
Childs. & Co.;. and Sherwood

&

June- 17,

'

F.

ly,

Mayor Frederick T. Law declared
Sept. 2 that he had received from

re¬

NEBRASKA

Big Spring,

bonds

Matyus, Clerk of
Eduction, that no Sept.
on

Y.

coupoii
Lake!!; Huntington

disposal

Manufacturers

Assured

We

refund¬

as

From

,1

.

Sewer

a

held

Cochecton, N.

sewage

Trust

as

77

registered
District

or

jKearny, N. J.

State

was

77;77/77

Cancelled—It

doned.

according to the Dis¬

par,

'

of

on

by

*

'Bond Sale—The $35,000,

$65,000 construction
the project was aban¬

issue

bonds,

refunding bonds offered for
Aug. 30—v. 153 p. 1161—

ann.

of

was

J-

School

Brunswick),

scheduled, to submit to the

1, Sidney),

The $5,200

—

Board

election

District

Mont.

Bond

Township

7 Bond Election
stated by G. J.

J-J.
School

Brunswick

said

is

been

V;7;//7:NE*V;yor^777;7^:

tion

N-

and after July 1 1951.

on

an

District (P, O. New

2V4S at
par—v. 153 p. 870—are dated July
1 1941, and mature July 1
1956;

optional

Commission

issue of $9,500
4% road equipment bonds at par.

$7,000 cou4

Commissioners,

report4

ordinance

an

calling for
the
issuance
of
$37,000
sewer
bonds was passed by the
Borough
Council on final
reading Aug. 25,
Bonds
Sold
The
Borough

at

Aug. 5 to the State Board of

Land

that

—

—

the

Dumont, N. J.

; 7 7

Bonds Authorized—It is
ed

installation bonds sold

sewer

issue of $49,-

general

Details

states

7

Approved
an

7

ceived.

Baldwin, Miss.

,

County

Laurel, Mont,

.

7

1, 1947.

payable

in Baker;

trict Clerk.

7...

July

int.£r(J-J-)

office

surer

.

Minn.

ancbafter

on

2%s, at

MISSISSIPPI

called

construction

'

,

1948 incl.

understand
been

for Sept. 8 to submit to the voters
an

in 1943 to

1,« 1941, and mature $1,500
Julyi 1 in* 1942: to !1951;h op¬

.

County

ficates of indebtedness have been

bonds, payable to-order of the
purchased at 2%
district, is required. '? Bids shall
be

,

,

interest
*

July

tional

Voted -ttWe> understand

construction bonds

St.

(f,. Q.-

District
Pennock), Minn.

Bonds

~

q

School

bonds

revenue

,.,'/

.

issue of

purchased by Bosworth, 7 Chanute, ; Loughridgeq &
Co. of Denver. ? Dated Sept./115
194L< Due on Sept. 15 in 1942 to
1954 incl. •
•: fit x-J stdsiUL'

•

responsible

water

have

to

1307—will not be offer¬

Sold—A $15,000

New

the

t

the

develop

March 7L as/ follows:

1943;

$6,825

$7,000, "1944; to '1949

in

ihcl^

■

Volume 154

\

,

v

pects- of

incl.

1968

*

FINANCIAL

-

" v-V

Bidder

i

•

Ini.

'»•" ;'

/

.

baie

,

the; various

Kate

:

Bid

Securities
Corp.
and
Kean,
Taylor
&
Co.;,1.90% 100.819
E, H.
Rollms & Sons, Inc.;A.
C.
Allyn
&
Co.,' Inc.
•" *.
and
B.
J.,
Van
Ingen
&
Co.,
Inc.
1.90%
100.68
C-.
P.- Childs ■& - Co.,
First of V-~
•': *■ .■
Michigan Corp. and Sherwood
&
Co
;•
1.90%
100.60
Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc....
1.90%
100.017
Marine Trust
Co.
of
Bu'falo
...;' v..
*
■and
R.
D,
White
&
Co.
2% - 101.135

'Co,,

Gcorgo ■ B.
Gibbons '&
and
Adams,
McEntee

Co.

of

Co.,
Inc.
Blair & Co.,
Inc.
&

Stevenson

and

"Estabrook

Bacon,

market

2%

100.67

100.51

,"r

M'neola, N.

the-,

Offering:

Y.

t

Sealed

—

term,

from

bids

McGee

"The

City

for
-

city

writes

follows:

as

action

favorable

market

securities,

last

year

,

of

ed

"

•

for

at

1941

tax

rate

-as

$8,000

1961

incl.

;

each.

;

Greenville,

"

$1,-

Oct.

Due

1

1943

understand

as

70,000.00 series B public improve¬
ment bonds. Denom. $1,<
000.
Due $7,000 on Oct.
;/;,/ ;;V1 from 1942 to 1951 incl.

election

an

future

near

of

$250,000 construction

the voters

to

issue

an

bonds.

"

High

Point
Housing
Authority
(P. O. High Point), N. C.:

Bond

Offering

be

Sealed

—

bids

received

by Joseph D!
Cox, Secretary, until 1 p.m. (EST)on
Sept. 17, for the purchase of'
$227,000 semi-ann. bonds. Dated.

;

■

15,000.00 series C public improve¬
ment

bonds.

Denom. $1.-

Oct. 1 1941, Due

on Apr:l 1 in 19424
Legal cpinicn of Reed,:
Hoyt, Washburn &c Clay of New

to

1981.

York.

M,;.4,• 4/

Due/ $3,000 on Oct.
1 from 1942 to 1946 incl.

000.
was

that

submit

will

incl.

1946

'7:

Contemplated—

to

*

to

C.

(1

We

Election

is to be called in the

bond

others

N.

■

Bond

$18,490.50
in
and ; $18,000
from

1942

,

One

bonds.

follows:

the 545,000.;
The

1

•

and

to

$490.50,

000

reduction of

$520,000,000 in
the year, against' this year's $530,-

with¬

in

valuations

incl.

1957

ment
'

•

.

a

Oct.

90,490.50 series A public improve¬

■" v

The plan means

1956

to

;

,

,

financial

pay-as-you-go'

program.

the city bond

Due

$9,000 from 1942

,

despite

market

Mr.
/

." Bond

action of

the. tremendous $790,000 in the tax levy for oper¬
volume of new issues which the
ating expenses, and a cut of $2.city was obliged to issue in the 193 per $1,000 "assessed valuation
1S43
calendar -year
incident .to in the tax rate by 1947.: It con¬
transit
unification. /, Concerning
templates stabilization of assess¬

and

Co.

30

favorable

■

2.10%

&
Co.

&

sinking

1941, the transit situ¬
ation, trend in city debt and the

100.829'

J:

•

Co

Peabody

Kidder,

2%

:

$1,000.
follows:

,

on the by
a-13-page memorandum sub¬
city obligations. Mr. mitted by City Manager Louis.B.
operations Cartwright) the City Council will
the city in the fiscal year end¬ move toward
adoption of a long-

ed June

V',

v

&

,

the' significance

for

market

/V-.v-Sr-i

;.

financial ;
' Rochester, N. Y.
.
of
Debt Refunding Features Pro¬
funds with posed Financial Program—Guided

37

McGee also deals with

.

& Traders Trust

municipal

CHRONICLE

their influence

respect to

Union

Manufacturers

the

structure' as.

$3,000 in 1969.- Other bids:
.

•

1950, to

from

$10,000
and

Number 3977

$31.18

Kinston Housing Authority (P. O.
Dwight standing the huge volume of new and the tax levy for city oper¬
Kinsion), N. C.
G. Hunt. Village Clerk, until il issues is proof of the soundness ations
151,475.31 delinquent tax bonds,
$10,946,000. It is proposed
Bond Offering — Sealed
а.m.: (DST)
bidson Sept.
10, for the of the price structure, but con¬ that the plan" be extended over
One
bond
for
$475.31.
will be received by G. Paul La,
others $1,000 each.
purchase of $61,000 f coupon or sidering the merit of City obli¬ the six-year
Due
period; from 1942 to
Roque,
Secretary,
until
1 p.m.
Oct.
1
as
follows: $31,registered
street
paving
bonds. gations,; they remain underpriced 1947. It proposes:*1
; .;;
Interest rate is not to exceed 6%, In general, other municipal bonds
475.3.1'; in, 142 -and $30,- ,(EST), on Sept., 17, for the pur^^
1; To refund the city's
(iebt, re¬
chase of $138,000 semi-anp. bonds,"
oi similar quality are selling at
payable '• M-S;
Dated • Sept.
1,
,;, 4,
000 from ,1943 to ,1946
ducing the taX' levy: required for
Dated Oct. 1 1941. Due on April
1941
Denom. $1,009.
Due > Sept. higher prices. Since many mun¬ debt service.
"■ ;
|
incl.
1 //". '
;
lv, as follows: $5,000 in. 1942 to icipal bonds are selling at higher : 2. That the tax reduction saved 89,021.46 delinquent county tax 1 in 1942 to 1961. Legal opinion
of Caldwell & Raymond of New'
1945, $6,000 in 1P46 and $7,000 prices than United States Govern¬ through the debt refunding shall
'
;
'
bonds.
One -bond
for
York.
in 1947 to 1951,
Rate of interest ment obligations, it is appropriate not be absorbed
by the- various \
•
$21.46, others $1,000 each.
to be in a multiple of % or one- to. compare
the prices <?,of City city departments* and, to assure
Due
Oct.
1
as
follows:
Murfreesboro, N. C. *•"
tenth of
1%, and must be the bonds with those of federal se¬ the fixed departmental budgets
$17,021.46
in -1942
and / Bonds Sold—A $7,500 issue
oij'
same for all of the: bonds.
Prin¬ curities.
For example, on August for the life of the
i
SIR 000 from 1943 to 1946
plan, v":
6% senii-ann. public improvement',
cipal and interest payable at the 20,. when United States Govern¬
3.- That the tax reduction re¬
incl.
v.
■•'.4 /. bonds has been purchased by the
First
National
Bank,
Mineola, ment 27/g's of March 15, 1960/55 sulting from the debt refunding
150,000 home relief bonds.
De-; Farmers Bank of Woodland, at
with New York exchange. Valid were quoted to yield 1.96 per cent shall
not
be eaten-;up by new
nom. $1,000.
Dated Dec. 15, 1940. 'Due
Due $15,002 par.
and legally binding general obli¬ to • the call date, City 3%'s due
debts incurred by the city over
on
Out. 1 from 1942 to $500 from Dec. 15, 1941 to. 199^'
gations of the Village, ail the tax¬ November 1, 1954, were yielding the life of the
"ir.'V
'
4..' '
plan.;->
;
incl.
./r/;/-/31951 incl. '
4
able real property within which 2.31 per cent to maturity.
v,
These
As given by
Mr. Cartwright
will be suject to the levy of ad City
i
All of the bonds will be dated New Bern Housing Authority (PS
bonds
provide
an
even city tax
rates over the period
Oct. _1 1941. ;; Bidder to name a
valorem taxes \to pay the bonds greater yield than taxable Gov¬
•''''■/""■ O. New Bern), N. C.
1041-47 yrould drop from the 1941
and
interest
t thereon/.
without ernment'bonds of similar dura¬ rate of $31.18 per $1,000 assess¬ sihgle raie of interest; expressed
Bond Offering
Sealed bid^
in a multiple of % or 1/10 of 1%.
limitation rs to rate-or amount. tion. (2 V2?s due March 15, 1958/ ed
will
valuation to
be
received until
1'
will

be

received

by

.

,

'

•

:

•

-

•

.

'

,

-

•

.

,

'

.

'•

.

;>'i

1'.

1

J

,

'

•

«

-.

.

t

,

„

$30.03 in 1947 if
selling to yield the provisions of- the long-term
per
cent on the same day. plan were carried out, except for
for the
purnose
of paying the In contrast to the status of these the five-year
plan of debt refund¬
cost of certain public street pay¬ Government 2V2's which are sub¬
ing. But/ with debt refunding, the
ing improvements, the period of ject to all federal income taxes rate would drop to. $28.99.
probable usefulness' of which is end ■ surtaxes
City., bonds
are
10 ; years: -- Provlsioni -has
been exempt from" all federal income
Salem,-'Ns L ;
Issued

made

the

to

pursuant

Law and

•

Village 56).- which

General Municipal Law

for

were

2.14

• necessary
down taxes and surtaxes, according to
Bonds. -Voted
At an election
required bv. Section prevailing statutes and past court on v Aug. 26 the voters authorized
б. of the General Municipal Law, decisions,,, establishing
the
ex¬ an issue of $6,000 bonds' for the
as
amended.. In the events that emption of municipal bonds upon
purpose
cf remodeling the old
constitutional
prior> to- the delivery of the
grounds.
Acme
Road
Machinery
Com¬
bonds ■: the
income - recei ved // by
* "All
New York'City corporate pany
building in that village for
private holders from bonds of the stock and serial bonds, are non- use;of the Gotham Tissue Cor¬
same type and 'character shall be
callable.
Hence a purchaser; of poration; at a
processing plant for
taxable by the terms of any Fed¬ these obligations can be sure of
naper. manufactured at the Goteral income, tax law, the success¬ having an investment which will
ham-j mill; at
Battfenkill.
The
ful bidder may", at his election, run to. maturity unless he. wishes Salem
plant is ^expected to em¬
be
relieved /of
sell .;the
his>,obligations to
obligations- before ploy about 40 persons and must
-

payment

'Vthe

as

^

,

Prin:

and

int.

Ci+v

^he
New

York

able

to

as

(A-O)

-

under

the

bonds

the

to

contract

in

and

such

purchase then.
t^e

c*se

deposit accomh^nying his bid will
be returned. The approving opinof

&

Moore

investor

is

buying maintain a payroll of $700 a week
for tax exemption,, the noncall- under an
agreement with the vil¬
able feature
of the bonds
is a
lage board.
; ^
distinct
advantage.' Of course
not
all
investors are concerned Saratoga County (P. O. Saratoga).
an

..

at

with

otherwise.

The

bonds

are

un¬

limited tax

obligations of the city
and the approving legal opinion
pf Thomson, Wood-& Hoffman
of New York City will be fur¬
nished

the

Bonds

successful

will

be

purchaser

delivered, to

Oct.; 1, /or

thereafter
be

as

-

odd

denoms.

can

bonds

shall

be; type¬
written and if so Requested by the
successful bidder, a will beupurchased by the city for its sinking
funds;

but

at

no;

greater

than that offered by the

?nl

bidder.

A

$14,819.75,

price

success-

certifed cheek

payable

New

fo1*

order

to

of

the

City Comptroller, is required.
(The
prelimi^arv
announce¬

:

ty reform bills after

The

4.

a

hearing

V'.V Vvv: r1;; N.

on

if approved
referendum on

bills,

by the voters at a

Election Day. would abolish next
Dec." 31 the five sheriffs and four

Bond
will

be

District

(EST)

Offering

^

Bond
—-

Sealed

bids

received by Amber Peck,

Clerk, until 3.30'
Sept.,; 9, for the

on

chase/of .$20,000,

couoon

or

p.m.
pur¬
re¬

registers
in- New
York
City,
gistered
school
; building
bonds;
transferring most of the - duties
Interest rate is not to exceed 6%,
of the sheriffs- to a single city
payable (M-S).
Dated Sept. 15,
sheriff, to be elected, and the
1941. Denom $1,000.
Due $2,000
duties of the registers to the var-.
Sept. 15/ 1942 to 1951. Rate of in¬
ious
county
clerks.
Richmond
terest to be in a mulitple of xk
has no register:::
;
r r
:
or one-tenth of 1%, and must be
Abolition of these offices and
the same for,, all of the bonds.
of the offices of Commissioner of
.

Prin.

and

int.

&

Sale—The

Traders

awerded

was

sue

Trust

of

100.292,

as

Buffalo

5

is¬
in¬

an

of

certificates

2.40s, at a price of

basis

a

of

Sept.

on

$5,990

debtedness

Manufacturers

Co.

of

about

in New

York

and

.

annually

between

$250,000

ucation

and

Law of the State for the

purpose of erecting a new. school
$500,000, £; or £ more, f depending
bus garage- fn > the j, district, and
largely on; how many employees
the district is authorized and re¬
are dropped after the county of¬
quired by. law to. levy on'all 'tax¬
fices have been abolished. "
able property of the district such
> Says
City ,BoncJs Are Under- ad yalorem taxes as may be ne¬
priced—»-In ah authoritative, review cessary to pay the bonds and the
of the .city's finances,' prepared interest thereon without ^limita¬
,

.

Sept. 3—v.

on

awarded
Co.

of

to

1.08%:-

$49,000
M^roh

made

by C.: E, Weinig,' -White
Buffalo.

&

Higher

Tax

R«t«,

basis of about
/

:

-

1942 to

in

H,

1942 to

County

Due

*

Bond

:<

Sale

Gb.'. ."..

Geo.
JB.
Gibbons
&
Co...
Kidder. Pfabody <fe Co.,'...'
Mfrs. ,& Traders Tr. Co....
Dick

&

Marine

Merle-Smith
Trust
Trust

F..--, H,

Rollins

Sherwood

&

&

7I.340;0

74,059.00

1.20

74,051.98

1.20
l."5

74,022.20
74.128.52

Bk.

1.25

74.O97.0O

........

1.25

74.067.00

Co/1

978

means a 1942 city tax rate of
$29.22 per $1,000 of assessed valu¬
ation^..based on an estimated total

valuation :: of

$346,000,000,

pared ..with' the

$28.90;- and
of
vet

$29.10;.
items

a

1941

tax

five-year

com-

rate

of

average

Increases in' 1942 budare

due

almost

entire¬

WORTH
Durham

■;;4;;
Bond
no-»

CAROLINA

/

County (PS O. Durham),

/

V,'; N. G.
Sale—The

semi-ann.

building

ovia

bonds

$101,000

school and

offered

cou-

count1/

for

sale

;

,

securities should 'find the article
extermely
interesting
and;; in-?

of New .York, that the bonds are

Bank




and

(EST):

on

binding

obligations; of

chase I of

Sept. 11 for the
$740,987.27 not to

pur¬
ex¬

the remaining $761)00 as l%s, due
on

coti^;
off-i'

Sept. 2—v. 153 pi'

on

&

Trust

Co.

of

Win¬

Spencer, AV C.
Bond

Call—It

is stated by C/
Huffine, Town Clerk, that the
following bonds are called
for
payment at par and accrued in--

P.

on
Oct. 1: $3,000 6% pub¬
improvement, Nos. 1 to 3; $3,000 6% street improvement, Nos.
1 to 3; $3,000 51/2% street, water,
and sewer, Nos. 1 to 3; $3,000 5%

terest

lic

general
Dated

1955.

municipal, Nos. 1 to 3.
April 1, 1935. Due April 1
Payable at the Chase Na-'

tional

New York City, on
and
surrender
of

bonds-with

said

unmatured-

.all

attached. Interest ceases*

coupons

called.

uate

;

.

.

NORTH DAKOTA

;

Lidgerwood, Ni Dak.
A

Paid—The

Price

that

states

tection

tne

and

City

Auditor1

$10,0Uu fire pro-r
supply bonds/

water

sold to the Allison-Williams Co. 6f

Minneapolis-—v. 153 p. 1163—were
purchased as 2!/>s, at a price of
100.51, a basis of about 2.44%/;
Due from July 15, 1942 to 1960.;JWilliams

County (P. O. Williston),i
N. Dak.

Bond Sale Details

ty Auditor
GOO

states

refunding

State

Board

—

The

that-the

Coun-^
$300,4;

bonds sold to theUniversity and"

of

School

Lands, as 23As—v. 153 p.;
1308—^were purchased at par and .

mature

500
500
500
500

Sept.

1, as follows:
$13,000 in 1945,
in
$14,000 in 1947,
in
$15,000 in 1949,
in
$16,000 in 1951,
in
$17,000 in 1953,
in
$1-8.0004n 1955,
in
$19,000 in 1957,
ih' 1958/ and $20,C00 in

500 in

1944,
1946,
1948,
1950,
1952,
1954,
1956,

March'1, $5,000 in 1949 to 1951, 5no
formative.
.Although?, relatively; the district. >; Enclose a certified ceeds '4% interest bonds,' " divided $7,000. 1952, $11,000,3 19r'3/'$12.^ 500
l 000,' 1954 t(f T95S, and''$7,000 jiii 500
brief, it nevertheless discusses iin check fori $400; payable 9 to"'1 the' as follows:vli-■.
some
detail such important as¬ Board of Education.
to 1961.
$175,000.00 school bonds. Denom. 1957.
valid

<

bonds

ston-Salem, paying a prfemiumt of
$26, equal to 100.056, a netv in¬
terest cost of about 1.67%, on thd
bonds divided as follows: $21,000
as
iy2s, due on Aug. 1 $2,000 in
1944 to 1951, and $5,000 in 1952;
the remaining $25,000 as l%s, due
on Aug.
1, $2,000 in 1953, $3,000,'
1954, and $5,000 in 1955 to 1958./I

44;444,;/

Sept; 5 issue of the Sav-. tion

Bank

Yorl^

71.123 58

1.25

Sav.

<te

tq
HoytJ-

New

$46,000

school

74,154.Ro

Sons..-..

Co.

Harris

1.20
1.20

1942

1308—were awarded to the Wach¬

Bid

1 ?0

*

The7

—

semi-ann.

;

PHce

1

Reed,

County (P. O. Salisbury)1,

ered for sale

reports

Bate

Int.

April

4;; :'■' 4 N' C'

other bids:

&

All^n

L.

on

on
Sent. 2—v. 153 p. 1308—were
ly' to labor- costs for workers in
as
to rate or, amount.
The
the low income brackets, accord¬ awarded to t>e Equitable PecurJournal,
Cushman period of. probable usefulness of
ities Corp. of Nashville, naymv a
ing to Mayor Rolland B. Marvin.
McGee
of ,R.
nremium of JM3.50, equal to 100.W. Pressprich & the object or purpose for which
Co., New York, stated that "con¬ the bonds are to be issued is 30 r-J-Utica, N. Y. ' "
013, a net interest cost of about
Bond Offering---Thomas J. Nel¬ 1.473%, on the bonds div;ded as
sidering the merit of city securi¬ years. The successful bidder will
ties, they remain underpriced." be furnished with the opinion of son, City Comptroller, will re¬ follows: $25,000 as 1 Ws, due P5.Dealers and investors in the city's Reed, .Hoyt,
Washburn & ' Clay ceive. sealed bids until 11 a.m. 000 from March 1 1944 to 1948:

ings

Rowan

on

1954 incl.

>■■■.

/

on

1954 incl.

from

Bank,
presentation

.

Treasurer

following

Bidders

In&*eoted—

in

1

The

the

The budget-for 1942 as submitted
to the common Council calls for

a

-

$25,000 highway bonds. Due
:

Syracuse, M. Y.

;

,

1307—were
Struthers. &
as 1.10s, at a

bridge bonds.

Morch }

of

York,

-

Due serially, to -1946 incl. Second
high bid of 100.033 for 2.40s was

Co.

153 p.

Wood,

New

price of 100.1108,

2.29%.

payable in" law¬
Kings
ful money at the; National City
a
tax levy of $10,115,514,
Counties, as provided in a se¬
com¬
Bank, New "York. A Authorized to pared -with, this
year's levy of
parate bill ^signed by the Mayor
be issued pursuant' to othe Ed¬
$9 986 535/ The. increase of $128.
on
Sept. 2, may save, the city
Records

for the

Due

1961. Legal opinion of
Washburn & Clay of

■

.

Sept.

1941.

pon

soon

effectedThe

of

the

delivery

as

p.rriY

(EST) on Sept. 17, by Wade Mea-f
dows, Secretary, for the purchase
of $196,000 bonds. Dated Oct. f.

bidder.

;
ment
of the
offering gave the
N. ' Y.'
York, will be furnished with tax exemotion. To them the
total amount of bonds at $745,to
the
purchaser without cost. considerable, dwersity of matur¬
Bond Authorization Pending —
987.27.) ;
Enclose a certified check for $1,- ity of City obligations affords a We understand
that
resolutions
wide choice
to suit their port¬ calling for an
220, payable to the Village.
■
issue of $80,000 Warren
County (P. O. Glens Falls)
folio needs."
y;'/ bridge bonds are to come up for
New York City
4/^4/-:;//;'/; Av Y.
consideration at a meeting of the
Phelps!, Seneca, Junius, Ly>n«. and
Bond
Board of Supervisors on Sept. 8.
S»le.— The
Mayor. Signs
County
Reform
following
'Arcadia, C-n*ral School D'scoupon
s^mi-ann. bonds aggre¬
Bills—Mayor La Guardia signed
strict No. 1 (P. O. JPhelps),:
t
;
Saugerties, N. Y.
gating $74,000, offered for sale
the Democratic—sponsored coun¬

of

'■

Vandewater

Dillon,

If

office

exchange.
Registerprin. and int. and not

.

-

payable

Treasurer's

.

■

$12,'-*

$13,^
$14,-';
$15,$16,-'
$17,-t
$18;^.
$19,-

1959'

■'//; /;;■.

.

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

38

School,

Rural

Jackson

Dak.

Williston, N.

''

that

Ohio

Election—We understand

Bond

has

election

an

been

for Sept. 18, to submit to
ers
an issue of
$25,000

Addison

Iron Bank, of
purchased an issue
of $2,279.83 second series refund¬
ing notes as 4s, at par.
Due in
two
years.
Optional after Nov.

Jackson, has

OHIO

30 1941.

School

Rural

District, !'•'"" Jeffersonville School District,

Ohio

Sale

Note

Ohio

Ohio

The

—

District, year. Public schools receive their
■allocations directly from the state

Sale—The

Note

called

the vot¬
airport

bonds.

,

i:

Valley

'

First- National

Sale—-The

Note

Bank Co. of Gallipolis purchased

Saturday, September 6, 1941

V.

ity. to issue them, it
h:
;;V:":

pointed
^■
The opinion was given to Loof Ohio.
, ■■
--J-.I
Of the $600,boo distributed to rain-co officials who sought ap¬
the
county
municipalities - and proval of a plan to borrow $12,000 under the Barrett bill.
other
cohnty
governmental
William M. Walsh, administra¬
agencies, the codnty government
tive assistant of the SMA in the
itself will receive $233,000. Coun¬
Cleveland / district, said he had
ty
Commissioner
Brumbaugh
and
expected
soon
an
claims this figure should be near asked
$381,000 but that the new state opinion from regional SMA (Of¬
fices, on what effect the wording
law, limiting sales tax distribu¬
,

out.

•

interest

was

.

the

Prin.

and

be

(These
all

School.

town

School DisWooster), Ohio

Green Township Rural

O.

(P.

trict

v

y; Bond Offering

Trust

Menno Kauf¬

—

Sale

Note

ed

notes

school

tax

valorem

Dated April

bonds.

1

tional

bids

received

-Sfa.

bond

building
1940. De-

Due $1,000 annually
on Oct. 1 from 1945 to 1964 incl.
Interest A-O.
A certified check
for 5%
of the bid, payable to
order of the Board of Education,

I!"j :-l

1

attorneys.)

will

Offering

be

j

I

Ohio

Note Sale—The Citizens Nation -

:

.'

'

•

;

-

Sealed

—

received

by

,

bids

Jerome

H.

for

the purchase of $3,660.16 re¬
funding second series notes. In¬

terest

rate

payable

is

to

not

annually.

years.

exceed

Due

.■

Stryker

4%,

in two
::v'i ■

\

Village School District,
Ohio

Note

Offering

—
A. G. Goll,
Clerk of the Board of Education,

will receive sealed bids until 8:30

Sept. 15 for the purchase/
$3,731.19 not to exceed 4% in--

p.m. on

of

terest

second

series
refunding'
Sept. 15 1941 and
due Sept. 15 1943. Optional after»
Nov. 30.
A certified check for
notes.

1%

Dated

of

the

notes,

payable to

der of the Board

required.

of

-V:

v

or-

,

Education, is
..

bid¬

Toledo, Ohio
New Revenue Plan Suggested—

Special School District

Harassed for the last

y.J. (P. O. Athalia), Ohio

1, 1940.

was

Gels, Clerk of the Board of Ed¬
ucation, until 9 p.m. on Sept. 25/

'

Rome Rural

were

,

seven

years

by deficiencies in income, city of¬
ficials have

made

the

tantalizing

discovery of

a path to
money—$731,729 of it

alone—but
it

has

its

This

the

of

for

easy

easy

1942

money

Court

in

10-mill

a

of

trove
was

made

tax
ac-

,

city

through a
Supreme
involving the

Ohio

the

state's

its

some

drawbacks.

to

decision

and

all

apparently

cessible

v-

like

treasure

funds

.

Hannibal Rural School District,
i

successful

der.

.

■

„

Nov. 30.

after

the

18

Henry Village School District
(P. O. St. Henry), Ohio

Note

tion, is required. Bonds will be
subject to
the
approving
opinion of Thomas M. Miller of
Columbus, cost of which is to be
by

Aug.

amended
and has
of the above-men¬

approval

tioned

sold

assumed

successful

ing the issue. The ordinance
the

Due Oct. 1, 1950, and re¬
Note Sale—The First National
deemable April 1, 1941.
Mahoning Count (P. O. YoungBank of Ironton was awarded on
a) 64,000 Sandusky Bay Bridge
.town), Ohio /Vy,;y
Aug. 29 an issue of $4,239.84 sec¬
2%
bonds.
Dated Feb. 1, 1940.
i Bond Issuance Approved — We
ond; series
refunding notes as
Due Oct.
1, 1948, -and redeem¬
IV2S.
Due in two years.
understand that the State Board
Option¬
able Oct. 1, 1940.
al after Nov. 30.
of Tax Appeals has approved the
b)
15,000
Pomeroy-Mason
application of the County Com¬ Bridge 3lh% bonds. Dated Oct. Ross
Tawnship School District (P.
missioners to issue $411,000 re¬
O. Jamestown), Ohio
1, 1936. Due Oct. 1, 1956, and re¬
v
:
funding bonds, to meet the Oct. deemable
April 1, 1937. Note Sale—The Miami Deposit
y
:
maturities of general and special
| a-These bon$s will be payable Bank of Yellow Springs pur¬
assessment bonds.
S
together with a premium of 2% chased
an
issue
of
$1,680.53
Maple Heights School District (P. on or after Oct. 1, 1941, on sur¬ second series refunding notes as
render of said bonds in negotir 3^2s.r- Due > in / 1943.1
CY1 Bedford), Ohio
Optional

Pom. $1,000.

required.

sion, announces that the follow¬
ing
bridge
revenue
refunding

an

1.87s.

as

Commis¬

the

was award¬ bonds are called for payment.on
issue of $6,- Oct. l, 1941.:
series
refunding
a) $76,000 Steubenville-Weirton
Due in 1943. Op¬ Bridge 1-%% bonds. Dated Sept.

Sept., 2
second

781.46

receive sealed bids
Until noon on Sept. 26 for the
purchase of
$20,000 3V2%
ad
ucation, will

The First-Central

—

of

of Akron

Co.

on

man, Clerk of the Board of Ed¬

is

Bond Call—Ray Palmer, Secre¬

District, tary-Treasurer

School

Ohio

-

the notes for which

are

subsequently

.

*

Center

the

returned unopened because of an
error
in the ordinance authoriz¬

■

Liberty

(A-O)

bidder.

'

Due in two years.
Optional after Nov. 30.

int.

furnished

f

at par.

Section:
Code" of

ing legal opinion of Squire, Sanders &
Dempsey of Cleveland,
will

'

1.19s,

with

General

payable at the City Treasurer's
office. Printed notes and approv¬

of the bill would have on oper¬
Bank of Washington, C. H., pur¬ tion
to
$12,000,000 to counties,
ation of the plan and issuance
on July 21 an issue of $3,prohibits
Montgomery; County
notes as 810.34
of bonds or notes. :
second
series
refunding from
;
:
receiving more than $233,4s.
Due in 1843.
Callable after notes as 1.65s. Due in two years.
h Several counties, including Ma¬
000.
/V V"::;
Nov. 30.
\
y'.'.'
honing, already have borrowed
Optional after Nov. 30.
; ; V
■! County
Commissioner ^Brum¬
money under the bill which be¬
JBedver Rural School District (P.
Vr
Kent, Ohio >y,
.y:Y;y': baugh pointed out that in 1937, came effective several weeks
ago,
O. East Liverpool), Ohio
"y
the; old
law
allocating Walsh
Bonds Authorized—We under¬ under
said.
These counties pro¬
■_* Note Sale—The Ohio National
stand xhat a resolution was re¬ 40% to the governmental agencies ceeded in
anticipation of the law
Bank of Columbus was awarded
cently passed by the City Council and 60% to the public schools, becoming effective and on the as¬
on
Aug. 8 an issue cf $8,681.73 calling for an issue of $150,000 this
county
received 1 $281,000.
sumption it was accurately drawn,
second series refunding notes as
''And that was considered a lean
sanitary trunk sewer bonds.;
t Walsh
said
the
Lorain-co's
1.20s. Due in two years. Option¬
year," he said.
'
procedure with the plan would
J
Lebanon School District, Ohio
al after Nov. 30.
■;..
;•/ '•
be delayed pending the opinion
New Boston, Ohio
Note Sale—The Ohio National
from regional SMA officials or
Cleveland, Ohio
Bank of Columbus purchased an
[ Bonds Sold — Stranahan, Har¬ the agency at Washington.
: <
Bond Election — City Council issue of
$10,396.64 second series ris & Co., Inc. of Toledo were
has authorized the submission at
refunding notes as 1.20s, at par. awarded on Aug. 19 an issue of Reynoldsburg Rural School Disthe Sept. 30 primary election of Due in two years. Optional after
trict, Ohio
$60,000 street improvement bonds ;
a $4,GOO,000 bond issue for the re¬
Nov. 30.
Bond Offering—V. D. McCall,
as
2j/4S, at par plus a premium
pair and reconstruction of bridges.
Madison
Township Rural School bf $504, equal to 100.84, a basis Clerk of the Board of Education,
A 65 per cent, majority vote is
receive
of about 2.10%.
Dated Sept. 1, will
sealed
bids
until
District (P. O. Trenton), Ohio
required for approval.
1941 and due on Nov. 1 as fol¬ noon on Sept. 17 for the purchase
Bonds Defeated—At an election
Gctlion City School District, Ohio
lows: $7,000 from 1943 to 1950 of
$20,000 .3%
school building
on Aug.
19 the voters refused to
bonds.
Dated Sept. 1 1941. De¬
v Note
\
Sale—The First Central authorize the issuance of the fol¬ incl. and $4,000 in 1951.
nom.
$1,000.
Due
Trust Co. of Akron was awarded
serially. •; A
lowing bonds: $53,000 West Mid- Ohio State
Bridge Commission (P. certified check for $500, payable
on Aug. 5 an issue of $10,178.30
dleton School and $32,000 PoastO. Columbus), Ohio
to order of the Board of Educa¬
second series refunding, notes as

second

of

Ohio,

„

$1,827.27 chased

4 an issue of
series refunding

Aug,

on

complying

2293-28

^

-

case

limitation law

tax

relation

Hudson. O.,
according to the Toledo Blade
able
of Sept. 2.
form, accompanied by: all after Nov. 30.
f
Bonds Sold
The $16,300 re¬
As interpreted by the City Law"
April 1, 1942 and subsequent cou¬
funding bonds offered July 7—
Scioto Township Rural. School Dis¬
pons, at the Chemical1 Bank
&
Department, the Hudson case de¬
v.
152, p. 4162-^were awarded to
trict (P. O. Waverly), Ohio
Trust Co., New York, or at the
cision means the barriers placed
the Ohio Life Insurance Co. of
Note Offering — Sealed bids by the state against the issuance
Cincinnati, as 3%s, at par. Dated j State Treasurer's office, Columbus.
Coupons maturing Oct. 1, will be received by John Artis, of bonds by any political sub¬
May 1 1941 and due as follows:
1941
and prior thereto will be Clerk of the Board of Education, division in the state beyond the
$1,300 May 1 and $1,000 Nov. 1
until 8 p.m. on Sept. 8, for the 10-mill limit without approval of
paid upon presentation.
>
1942, and $1,000 May 1 and Nov.
refunding the voters does
not
b-These bonds will be payable purchase of $2,464.45
apply to
1 from 1943 to 1949 incl.
to

r

purchased
of $3,697.27

al Bank of Woodsfield
on

Aug.

Is..

6

Due

in

refunding notes as

two

Optional

years.

30.

Nov.

after

issue

an

series

second

_

Harrison

1

,

•

School District
Kirkersville), Ohio

Village

O.

(P.

^

.

—

,

Offering — Roy S. Eagle,
Clerk of the Beard of Education,
will "receive
sealed
bids
until
Bond

yVy.y.

Monroe

22 for the pur¬

&3Q p.m. on Sept.

•

County (P. O. Woodsfield), Ohio

chase of $32,000 6% school build¬

Other Bids—The $30,000 poor
bonds. yDated July /I 1941. relief bonds awarded Aug. 11 to
Denom.
$890. \Due $890 semi¬ Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc.,
annually on Mayyl apa Nov, 1 Toledo, as IV4S at par plus a pre¬
from 1942 tW
l/61 mtfl. A certi¬ mium of $11, equal to 100.03, a
fied check for $500, payable to basis of about
1.24%, as reported
order of the Board of Education, in V.
153, p. 1026, were also bid
is required.
for as follows:
*•
>"•

ing

County

Hocking

(P.

O.

[y-yy Ohio

y.//'':' h

Bond Sale Details—The
poor

relief

the

bondS

Board

Trustees—v,

of

153,

Logan),
$15,000

purchased

by
Fund

Sinking

1309, were
sold as 3s, at par.
Dated March
15 1941 and due serially on Sept.

Interest M-S.

Bonds

School
To

Be

—

Ohio
Beulah

Clerk of the Board of
Education, reports that the $339y
009 buildmg bonds authorized at
the
November,
1940,
general
election will be sold early in No¬
Lindsay,

vember.

They will be dated Dec,

15, 1941 and mature semi-annual¬
ly on June 15 and Dec. 15 from
1943 from to

Jackson

1966 incl.

School

District

(P.

0»

Jackson), Ohio
Bond

Issuance

Co....

,

Sav.

National

&

Irving

&

National
Woodsfield

First

Co...

V/2%
lVz'/o

Tr.

-1

Co.

1,

tfA

Bank

Montgomery County (P. O.
ton), Ohio

Day-

Reports Increase I11

Revenue

—

revenue

in

Questions

thus

far

period

in

of

more

1941

a

year

than

over

ago,

to

County Treasurer
Myers. To date, the

$500,000

the

according

Chester
sum

230,213 has been paid in
sales

tax

comoared

same

with

548

of
as

A.

$2,state

Brumbaugh

Contemplated— der

(State

of)

Validity

Issue

Law

—

points

out

.

.

Of

Recent

Validity

of

that

un¬

law




will

or

on

'

food

stamp
plan
was
questioned recently by a Cleve¬
land

law

firm.

,

asserted

known

which

Sanders &
Dempsey,
on financial legislation,
the
Barrett
bill, also

legislature
error

bill

senate

as

No.

182

passed

was

last
in

by the state
May 8, contains

the

of

name

the

issue

fore

notes

is

The

und^r

the

bill

there¬

"doubtful."
bill

names

the

Federal

ministration,
-The

FSCC

stamps but

the

10-mill

placed on all
bonds since the law

outstanding
took effect.

According to Rudy Klein, city
auditor, using the Hudson case
interpretation of the law locally
would

that

mean

a

total of

-

$731,-

subject to 729 in additional real estate tax '
before revenues would be paid the city
:
■'
any interest in 1942.
/.*';'yafter Oct. 1, 1946, in
This would mean an increase
par

on

•

■.

in

1942

the

tax

and

rate

of

similar

a

1.67

mills

in

increase

in

.

over a com¬
subsequent ^ears until bond .re- maturity shall be appor¬ tirement wiped out the increase.^
tioned by lot among the remain¬
City officials are frank to admiting maturities.
Bids to be ac¬ they would like to see the addi¬
companied by a certified check tional tax revenues in order, to-

>

plete

:y.;,

$700.

Springfield, Ohio

•

•„

Notes Authorized

stand

that

an

—

We under¬

place city finances on a sounder
basis than now exists, ijhey point
out, however, that the Hudson
Act

would

not

answer

demands

ordinance

,y

calling for additional operating income
for an issue of $115,000 not ex¬ and
this cannot be considered a
ceeding 2Vz % notes to care for cure-all.
.

bond maturities and interest, was

recently passed by City Council.

Since 1931, the city government
has existed by deficit

financing

which consisted principally of refunding bonds due for liquidation
Note Offering—J. A. Cartledge, and of
selling new bond issues
C'+v. Auditor, will receive sealed to fund relief deficits.
bids until 2 p.m.' (EST) on Sept.
Yrentoi} Village School District,
22 for the
purchase of $70,000
Ohio
not to exceed 6 % interest street
..

Steubenville, Ohio

i

Marketing. Ad¬ repair notes.

the "law firm'.said.
originally - sold the
longer has author-

no

r

Toledo'sr

of bonds to be called

for

Squire,
authority

since

on

limitation has been

A-O.

and

municipalises to bor¬
money
for - financing the

debt

be

redemption at

maturities

date

Interest

ties

issued

from the Surplus

Clyde E. Mayhew,

bonds

or

their

*

profound effect

a

bonded

ity, provided that any remainder

bonds

Clerk,

Public Schools, that * the in the distribution of this, tax
is/contemplating an issue during this year as it did dur¬
of $125,000 building bonds, sub+ ing the "lean" year of 1937.
AH
ject to approval: ati the Novem¬ taxing subdivisions will receive'
ber election.
$600,000 in this distribution this

incl.

under'a

and

Board

It is stated by

cise

Ohio bill empowering coun¬

Surplus Commodities Corp. as the
agency - handling
the : stampSv
whereas they are now purchased

new

1955

date.

This interpretation would exer-

Offering—E. P. Rudolph,
Director of Finance, will receive

to

1, 1934 or
refunding of issues sold before

that

Ohio

new

an

Montgomery
County will not receive as much
a

Heights,

Bond

call

.

$1,653,boost of vagency from which food stamps
are purchased, and that power to

during 1940, or a
$576,664.
Despite the revenue increase,
County
Commissioner
John

Shaker

bonds sold before Jan.
to

an¬

the inverse order of their matur¬

Dayton and Montgomery County
has increased

4%, payable
Due in 2 years.

nually.

These
Ohio

row

Sales Tax

Sales tax

Interest rate

is not to exceed

1946

Oct..

notes
Par

2%

negoti¬

series notes.

second

,

Bond

of

in

sur¬

accompanied by rail
1942
and - subsequent

100.00

Clarlngton

on

coupons, at the Guaranty Trust
Co., New York. Coupons matur¬
sealed bids until noon on Sept.
ing Oct. 1, 1941 and prior there¬
22 for the
purchase of $70,000
to will be paid upon presentation.
Interest
on
all
of the various 2% series M refunding bonds of
1941. Dated Sept. 1 1941 and due
numbered
bonds
called - w ill
1 from
cease
to accrue from and: after $7,000 annually on Oct.

32.00

Bank

1941,

bonds

said

v

1,

!

96.50
88.00

1%%

Co

of

form,

April

13.00
56.10

:.

Co—

&

Citizens

of

181.85

...

Co.
Bfc.

>

$285.00

11/2%

..

...

......

render

able

premium of 1V2 %

a

after Oct.

or

federal

Dti&trict,
Sold

&

Shepard

Roth

Weil,

;

Huron

Securities

White

A.

Hawley,

p.

15 from 1942 to 1946 incl. Denom.

$3,000.

J.

Provident

Prem.

Int. Rate

Bidder

BancOhio

Seasongood & Mayer
Ryan, Sutherland &

together with
on

Dated' Oct.

1

,

1941'.

Note Sale—An issue of $4,581.Denoms. as requested by the pury' 48 second' series
refunding/ notes
chaser.. Due Oct/ 1 1943. Bidder Was sold on Aug: 30 to'the kirst
may

bid

for

a

different

,

rate, of i National Bank of Springfield,

as

"

?■.

Optional Lynch,; Pierce, Fenner & Beane, engood, Jr., appointed

1.45s. Due in two years.

>
•1

Nov.- 30.

after

•

y1;,-/'V:/-'"

New

of

York,

V'r

District,
/f

School

City

Ohio

'

-

price of 100.167, a basis of about
1.23%. "I Dated
Sept.
1 .1941

Note

The District
receive
sealed
bids

Offering
will

Clerk

until

8

—

Sept. 22

on

p.m.

purchase
of
$10,835.99
refunding
notes,

-

.series

,

v

dated

31

1941.

of

the bids

required.;/j.;v

is

'•/;

W nllsville School District, Ohio ;

8

Sept.

$14,644.95

for

to

not

terest

second

notes.

Dated

due

16 1941 and bonds.
Optional after $1,000.

"

,

Rural School District (P.

O.

Bidder

to

Nov.

for

of

1%

order

the

payable to

isuue,

Board of Education,

the

of

check

is required.

......

ad

from

taxes

valorem

;

tary of Internal

Philadelphia,

joint managers of the $131,064,000
pond exchange group, announced
that in the period Aug. 1 to Aug.

of local offi¬

It does not confer on any¬

cials.

the right to borrow any mo¬

one

.

interest

the

bonds

on

of

class

a

OREGON

!.'.//

.

^

bonds, will, at the election of the
purchaser! relieve the purchaser
from his obligations
under /the
Election—We understand

Glenwood',,0re.

''

Bond

that

called

been

has

election

an

„•

18, to submit to the vot¬
issue of $48,000 water sys¬

for Sept.
an

ers

bonds.

tem

::

by the City Council authe City Treasurer to

passed

thorizing

/

place on the market an issue
$19,000 refunding bonds. •
/
.

of

(P.O. Erie), Pa.
Bonds

Publicly

building
1,

Aug.

to

Offered—Phil¬

1,

Denom.

$1,000.

.

in¬
Dated

1941.
Due $2,000; from
1944 to 1960} bonds ma¬

Voted —We

understand

turing,; in

resulted in

on

1952 to 1960, callable
Aug; 1 after Aug. 1, 1951.

any

$18,000 water sys¬ ^rin, int.. (F-A)
bonds. Denom. $1,- Security-Peoples

favor of issuing
tem

revenue

Due

1944

$1,000 from Sept. 1

Erie.

payable

>;

required

Bond

issues where the rule is

6f

shall

bonds

the

on

issuance

/

$585,000 water supply bonds.
RHODE

ISLAND

Cranston,

■ r-

'

R. I.
v...-':

.

.

'

'

.-

'

Note Sale—The $1,000,000 notes
offered

for

153

1311—were

p.

Jackson

0.347%

sale

Curtis

&

Sept. 3—v.
awarded to
Boston, at

on

of

discount, according to the

Dated

City- Treasurer.

Deputy

Due on Sept. 4 1942.
bidders:
Whiting, Weeks

Sept. 5 1941.
Other

—

for sealed bids

SOUTH

CAROLINA

opened

ma¬

Charleston, at 0.useful¬
</'
ness of the property or improve¬
Comment On Proposed Refund¬ 75%, plus a premium of $1.25.
ment to be purchased
with the ing Issue—In connection with the- Clemson Agricultural College of
proceeds, but the municipal au¬ prospective refunding bond issue,
South Carolina (P. O. Clem¬
thorities are made the sole judge the following comment is made
son), S. C„
of the period of usefulness.
in
the
current
edition
of the
Third

-

1311.

within the period of

All

—/

future

"assessment bonds"

or

issues

of

weekly

bonds to be

paid from the proceeds of assess¬
ments on
abutting property are
be

.o

dealers

"Already
ning

obligations of the

general

letter prepared by
Noyes & Co.:

news

Hemphill,

to

difficult

ssuing municipality, but munici¬

that

say

scale

to

begin¬
going to

are

is

it
the

stadium

been sold.

bonds have

South

reported

Business
$110,000 athletic

that

Manager,

is

It

—

Littlejohn,

C.

J.

issue

new

Sold

Bonds

by

of

Bank

tional

of

State

Carolina,

Phil¬
Suit To Test Issue of Hospital
adelphia non-callable bonds and Bonds—A court test of an act
ment may- be used as an offset in
the
Drexel-Lehman
prices
for
authorizing the issuance of $550,calculating the debt limit. /
; <' their various
coupon callable is¬
000 in state bonds for the State
look

to

right

against

old

pal claims filed for the improve¬

Muncy, Pa.
Portland, Ore.

:

the

Co.

Trust

at

r

1961.
..

otllfer things:

bonds ' are

Second--All

ture

for, general

bonds

recent election

Bonds

000.

i

lips,/ Schmertz & / Co. of Pitts¬
burgh, are offering $34,000 2V2%

Aug.

a

/ ;

of

meeting

a

considered

-

few

relaxed ; to make bonds saleable.

Township School District

vestment.

'

Nyssa, Ore.

that

for small

under-

resolution has been

that a

stand

turn of

his bid.

25

Aug.

about Oct. 15 for Charleston
County (P. O. Charlesthe purchase of an aggregate oi
ton), S. C. '";!v";:!;;/!'!•'//■/
$14,100,000
bonds,
comprising
Bond Issuance Pending —It is
$7,100,000 25-year serial refund¬
ing
obligations
and $7,000,000 stated by William J. Leonard,
water bonds.: Latter will be the County Treasurer, in/ connection
first offering in" connection with with the $200,000 general purpose
the $18,000,000 waiter qyscem re¬ bonds, that the matter of issuing
habilitation program which was these bonds is now indhe hands of
authorized sometime ago by City John I. Cosgrove, County Attor¬
Council. Proceeds of the refund-! ney, and Hugo Sinkler, of Charles¬
ton.
.!,!;/'.
ing loan, together with reserves
in the sinking fund, will be usee
Notes Sold—The County Treas¬
to
pay
off the $8,804,000 bond: urer states that $75,000 tax anti¬
which have been called for pay¬ cipation
notes have been pur¬
ment on Oct. 27 1941.—V. 153, p
chased by the South Carolina Na¬

to mature serially in annual in¬
contract of sale and
purchaser to the re¬ stallments Starting iri the second
the amount deposited with year after the date of issue except

'

Authorized—We

among

First—Ail

$14,100,000 Bonds

Issue

be

to

the

Millereek

Marshfield, Ore-.
Bonds

/

°

to

exchanged, thus in¬

were

City plans to ask

changes from the present law ana
provides

31

Philadelphia.

>

To

c;/;

'

some

July

on

of

creasing

of the

terms

entitle

v

.

'!>//

municipalities.!/ ■

The-, / Act., makes•

character- wb ich includes these

or

Co.

issue

an

improvement

& Stubbs 0.35%; First National
Bank of Boston 0.367%; Salmon
the aggregate amount
Bros.
&
Hutzler • 0.40%;
First
exchanged to $60,011,400. This in¬
Boston
Corporation 0.445% and
cludes all of series A and B, ex¬
Chace,
Whiteside
&
Symonds
cept $56,300, and all of series L.
0.45 % plus $2.
!
'/'.■//

bonds

.

.

additional

$1,132,400

incl.,

30

of

'

"

Lehman

and

able court

for the convenience

$60,011,-,
Philadelphia
Bros, of New York,

Exchanges Total

Bond

supplements and innumer¬
decisions, in one place

erous

,

Pa. / /J-/-! //;/.;•!

400—Drexel & Co. of

Act

the

Edgar Book,

than

;

.

re¬

existing law, now found
of 1874 and its num¬

state the

in

successful; one—to

a

C.

—

sold

&

,jy!''','

The Act is an attempt-—and we

Townsend,/Elliott & ney nor/ does it take away the
OKLAHOMA
^ Munson of Philadelphia, and to right to obrrow.. It rather sets up
the approval of the Pennsylvania
the /- procedure
for
borrowing
Okfuskee
County Union Graded Department of Internal Affairs..
where the power to borrow is
School District No. 29 (P. O. Oke- A certified check for 2% of the
conferred by the various munici¬
maha, R.F.D. No* 2), Ohla.
bonds bid for, payable to order
pal codes or other laws.
Bond
Sale—The $5,000 semi- of the District Treasurer, is re¬
As might be expected, however,
ann. school bonds offered for sale
quired. ' The enactment,i? at any
in a complete review and restate¬
on Aug. 30—v. 153 p. 1311—were time prior to the delivery of the
ment of the law some provisions
awarded to C. Edgar Honnold of bonds of Federal legislation which
weie
found which, in the past,
Oklahoma City, at a price of 100.- in terms, by the repeal or omis¬
had been abused and .others which
017, for $4,000 as 2s, and $1 000 as sion of exemptions or otherwise,
had been, unduly
restrictive of
13/4S, according
to the District subjects to a Federal income tax
the
Clerk.'

,.

•

•

water

was

'

believe

taxing limitations placed by
law upon school districts of this
class. Issued subject to favorable
opinion

•

1

incl.

Water Authority (P.

Sold

$580,000

Affairs, State Ca¬

pitol, Harrisburg.

and

Sept.

on

Proposed Bond Issue—Members

the same by address¬
ing their request to Honorable
William S. Livengood, Jr., Secret

Procedure

$101.71,

1941

1,

of the Authority at

secure

'

within

the

/ Law- Defines

>

i'.

bonds

1942. ;:

Any political subdivision, or its
representatives, desiring a copy
of the Municipal Borrowing Law

Act No. 87

ing Law," and is now
of the Session of 1041.

inheritance taxes, now

&

l^s, at

O. State College), Pa.

Hairison

may

1956

Secretary, reports

effective

becomes

Act

This

Sept.

*

*

Bonds

method of

January. 1,

Deane
as

of

annually

1942 to

/

of

signated "The Municipal Borrow¬

or

the

for

'.-

V'

•

case

this

serve

$2,000

from

and thereby pre¬
borrowing
municipalities.

Township

was

without
deduction for
tax or
taxes,, except suc¬

payable
cession

certified

bill

This

525.

Dated

State College

passed by the Legislature and
signed by the Governor on the
25th day-of June, 1941 and is de¬

—

A

30.

Bill

House

single rate of

a

name

incl.

1951

to

1942

F. A. Miller,
or
hereafter
levied or assessed
Clerk of the Board of Education,
thereon under any present/or fu¬
will
receive
sealed
bids
until
ture law of
the Commonwealth
7:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 for the pur¬
of V Pennsylvania,
all of -which
chase of $6,853.52 not to exceed
taxes
the
district
assumes -and
4% interest second series refund¬
agrees to pay. Bonds registerable
ing .notes.
Dated Oct. 16 1941
is
to principal only and payable
and
due Oct.
16 .1943.
Callable
Offering

Note

after

•4

from

1.46%.
due

objections raised by the Supreme
Court
in :/ the
recent
Abington

meetings, / spread

many

Singer,-

premium

a

offer¬

873—were

p.

Pittsburgh,

of the present law
are reenacted with minor amend¬
ments to meet the constitutional

a

bonds

equal to 100.339, a basis of about

Ninth —The non-debt revenue

by Representatives O'Connor and
Bretherick
and
was
known
as

$20,000 annually on

Due

1

any

Ohio

Pomeroy),

1941. Denom,!

Dated Oct.fl

interest,

.

Western

After

Pa.

plus

par

bond provisions

expressed in a multiple
of Va of 1%.: Prin. and int. (A-O)

is re¬

of the Board of Education,

quired.

Oct.

order

of the notes, payable to

1%

for

check

certified

A

30.

refunding

July

16 1943.

July

Nov.

approved by the court of quarter
sessions after public hearing. ;'.!■/,

period of two years, the
Bond
Offering — George^ B:;
committee completed such a bill
Hunter,'! District Secretary,: will; and the- committee held a num¬
receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. ber of
hearings prior to the sub¬
(DST) on Sept. 24 for the pur-,! mission of the bill to the Legis¬
chase of $200,000 not to exceed
lature.., The bill was introduced
3%
interest -' coupon
refunding /in the House of Representatives

the purchase of
exceed 4% in¬

series

District,

over

will receive sealed bids until noon
on

School

to

Scribner of

be

that the funding

safeguard

cou¬

principal

to

153,

Aug. 28—v.

awarded

law.

;

indebtedness.

municipal

in

ing

Co.,

Johnstown

Patton,

E.

Note. Offering—R.

Stuart &

ed

Pa.

$39,000

as

only, .improvement

provision is now made in the
It is required, however, as

no

a

v

registerable

pon,

operating deficits for which

ated

Eugene Reed of the Pennsylvania
League
and
various
of law firms specializ¬

NAs.'/Among

100.1669 for

of

bid

the, method

made

is

Township School
1310 E. Cum-

Sale —The

Bond

for
of funding accumul¬

Eighth—Provision

O.

(P.

berland St., Avon),

,

/

Lebanon

District

proval to proceedings for the is¬
suance of bonds.

President/of

$10,000,

South

payment purchase contracts
by limiting such ap¬

resolved

Is

rowing.
On this committee he
appointed
Walter
Greenwood,
the Association of

foi-<

as

time

commit¬

a

1942 to 1945: incl.d
Third Class
Cities;
Thomas F.
$15,000, • 1946 to 1948 incl. and
for the $15,000 from 1950 to 1956 incl/ Chrostwaite, President of the Bo¬
Association;
Harold
A.
" second An account composed of Blair & rough
to. be Co., Inc. and E. "W," & R. C. Mil-! Thompson, Chairman of the Sec¬
interest ler & Co.] submitted second best- ond-Class Township Association-

Clerk of the Board of Education,

1

1,

Sept.

prepare

1943.; Callable after Nov. other, tenders!; was an offer of Economy
A certified check for 1%
100.877
for
HAs/by y Halsey, members

.Sept. 1

/

due

lows:

Sept. 1 1941, bear
■:.'//at not to exceed 4% and mature

.

and

a

codification of
the law relating to municipal bor¬
to

tee

jointly as- NAs, at

a

Wellston

39

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

154 / Number 3977

"! Volume

Sale —The

v

•/./'/:>

>

•/'! „/

$12,000 3%%

Fourth

The

publication

of

scale

Drexel-Lehman

refunding bonds offered
semihospital
and
State
Training
Aug. 29—v. 153, p. 1165—were bond'ordinances or resolutions is runs from 1.50%. for 2V4S 1-1- school has been begun in the
offered for sale
awarded to Johnson & McLean, of simplified for most municipalities 1949/48 to 2.15%
for 3V4s 1970/ supreme court where Chief Jus¬
on
Sept. 2—v. 153 p.; 1027—were
Pittsburgh, at par plus a premium and at the same time made uni¬ 58. These comparisons of current tice
awarded to Halsey, Stuart & Co.;
Milledge L. Bonham signed
The period of time
of $1,141, equal to 109.50, a basis form for all.
prices for Philadelphia bonds are a temporary injunction, enjoin¬
Inc. of Chicago, paying a price of
of about
1.62%./Dated Sept. • 1 during which publication must be! interesting.
/
/
ing officials involved from pro¬
100.04, a net interest cost of about
1941 and due Sept. 1 as follows:
made has been shortened in some1
Offered
ceeding with the issuance.
1.40%, on the bonds divided as
$1,000 from 1942 to 1949 incl: and municipalities and provided for Drexel-Lehman
to yield
follows: $350,000 as iy2s, due $50,The
action
was
brought
by
$2,000 in 1950 and 1951. !
/ ; others, and may run concurrently
2V4S
1-1-49/48
1.50%
000 from Aug. 15, 1951 to 1957;
Bond

°

coupon

Sale—The $500,000

—

The

sues.

water bonds

^ann.

.

remaining

due

$50,000 on Aug. 15

with

HAs,

$150,000 as

the

in 1958 to

Bond

1960.

proposal for the
securities was' that of the First
National Bank of Portland, which
best

Second

specified a basis of 1.4362 per cent
for
$400,000 of the bonds due
1951-58 as l%s"and the rest as
114s.

'Phelps,

next

in

4396: per
000
I

FennCo.

as

issud

as

was

of

cost

with

1.-

21/2S and the

l%s.

Erie, Pa.

.

.

;

Sale—The issue of $190

-

funding and improvement
bonds offered Sept. 5—v, 153, p.
873^was- awarded ,vto ,,llarriman

&! - Co.,

Inc;" and




Election

in—v.

the voters

Correction—The

would

on

ballot

at

general election.

the

November

-

increase of the debt.

an

borrow

to

Thomas

to;

;

of any

This wilL ;'! 3VfiS

its

who

in

2.05%

that

authorization

Bonds

may

callable either at par or

provided
call

that the

feature

are

terms of

set form

in

original proceedings
izing the bonds. ,

the

r

author¬

to yield

/

his

this

of

pro¬

posed bond issue through a pro¬
vision in the general
state ap-»-

propriations bill is not legal.

1.45%

2!/>s

1-1-49

1.50%

not

2V2s

1-1-54

1.75%

He

propriations bill.

"It

seems

unlikely that

serial issue would carry a
as

maintains

petition

2V2S -1-1-48

be made,
at a prem-|

,

Municipal Borrowing Act

Non-Callable

consummation;

,

—

Crouch, of Columbia

1.70%

Offered'

jeopardizing the rights!
interested group.
,
/

Fifth

the
.

and

W.

1-1-68/49

1-1-68/54

3s

without

ium

Pennsylvania, State of
New

election to se¬

p.

of

the

notice of an

the assent of the electors

1311—that substantially reduce the minimum!
consider an is¬
elapsed time between the desirei

153,

$35,000 municipal build¬
ing bonds on Sept. 9 was incor¬
rect, as we: subsequently learned
that the proposal would appear
sue

cure

high

as

turities.

If

3%

even

the

a

new

coupon

contends

properly

in

asked

Justice

in long ma¬
permits a October

city

part

a

A permanent

ed

authorization ' is

such

in

of

an

ap¬

injunction is ask¬
the petition, and

Bonham's
term

,

order

of the

set

court

as

the
the

Meanwhile
the early years prob¬ time for a hearing.
/ Sixth—The items to be included ably will have coupons lower the following respondents are en¬
lowing information is taken from
in the debt and
the deductions than the Drexel-Lehman bonds joined by the temporary restrain¬
the August issue of the monthly
permitted in determining borrow¬ and should be worth a lower ing order: Christi Benet, chair¬
bulletin published by the Depart¬
on
the double ground of man of the board of regents of
ing capacity are specifically item¬ basis

000

Ripley

,

Passed

.

PENNSYLVANIA

Bond

report

$105,-

'cent for the first

of the

balance

-

order

: /'/•.'Lv//

'•/,! Newport, Pa.

,

Merrill,

ment

by

Legislature—The-fol¬

of Internal

Affairs

at Har-

split

rate,

ized-.
face
rate
and
single
maturity. the State hospital; Gov. Burnet
risburg: ♦, • >
=:
State
Treasurer
Seventh
The
troublesome There will be room, for interest¬ R. ;- Maybank,
Following the .1939 Session of
Jeff B. Bates and Secretary of
the Legislature, the Secretary of>{ question of approval by the De¬ ing differences of opinion among
State W; P. Blackwell. 1 /
partment of v Internal Affairs of bidders.'' M;xj/
Internal Affairs, William S. Liv—

40

Spartanburg County (P. O. Spartanburg, S. C.

>

eided

$100,000 road improvement bonds that

Aug. 21, as described in detail in
1165:
■
7 '
an

£>.

,

Int. ltate

Smith

&

Pate,

Greenville;

Inc.,

The

Weil,

Roth

&

Irving

:

Decatur

i

;

-

,

■

:

.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Pleasant

Hill

School

2% .'

•

7.

'

No.

55 (P. O. Canton), S. Dak.

Bond
Rrid

Offering

Both

—

cities with only 67 per cent
of its allowable
$16,930,000 worth
Of

bonds

phis

sealed

oral bids will be received

by
Tilman Lappegard, District Clerk
until Sept. 12, at 8 p.m., for the

int.

trust

payable at

any bank or
designated by the

company

successful

will

b'dder.

furnish

No bid for
crued

the

The

less than

interest

district

printed

and

par

be

can

bonds.
ac¬

considered,

end all bkls must be accompanied

toy a certified check for
payable to the district.
r

'■'* r:V--V

$200,
i

next

of

its

with

73

bonds

Bond

■'

Sale Betai's—It

that the

is

stated

$125,000 1%% school im¬

County

(Pi

262—v.

O.

Bond

Call—I.

County

(P. O,. San

io),

Pitts, County
Bond

77;7 ,:.77.

Texas

Election

understand that

Anton-

Tenn. 7* 7"'77.7' //.' 7

Bond Sale Contract—The Coun¬

School

Building

Commission

'is said to have contracted for the
sale

the

of

$190,000 school building
(These bonds are part of
the $150,000 issue approved by the
voters on May 14.)

Bond

that

Election

—

election

an

is

has

reported

been

called

for Sept. 20, to submit to the vot¬
ers

issueof

an

bonds.

7

7

Bridge

$60,COO
: Vv

7'

water

777'

Authorized

ft stated by O. L.

ordinance

an

Aug.

26,

pass

on

on

calling

■next• March

It

pass¬

third reading

for

to

—

Woodward, City

Clerk, that the City Council
ed

-

election

an

have

the' issuance

the

voters

of the. fol¬

lowing

bonds aggregating $2,000,000;' $1,775 030 sreet and sewer

construction"

and
$225 030
fire
stations, drill tower and equipiment

bonds..

A-h"■

,

-■

■

\^• 'Vy-V;

Tennessee V^;

7

Finances

of Big

ed—Nashville's
the

for

Cities Discuss¬

financial

fiscal

position

1339-40 was
of the four

year

the

strongest of any
•large cities in the state,
the

of

local

fifth

annual

government

nessee

study
survey
of

by

Taxpayers

showed

cn

a

the.,Ten¬
Association

Aug. 30.

''7

indebtedness

.'

Bond

Texes 7'"'*■? '■

-

Offering—It

net

a

of

is

stated

by

J. F.

Hammers, County Superin¬
tendent, that he will receive bids

until Sept. 26, for the purchase of
$44,000 school house bonds.
Due
serially in 30 years.
Bidders to
name

rate

Burton

of

interest.-;:

Common

No. 22

School

District

(P. O. Brenham), Texas

Bonds

Sold

—

The

County Su¬

perintendent of Schools
ports

that

ann.

school

the

$9,000

bonds

now

3%

redeem

on

Oct, 10,

at

par

and

investors., 7;'
Cameron

offered

on

'"7•

7.

••''''>'

,

County (P. O.
ville), Texas

Browns¬

2,

road

April

10,

Bond
will

understand

held

recently
$60,000 airport bonds

Offering

10

1938,

port of 1941

to

bonds.

bids

ajm

sealed

for

an

the

be

issued

7'.'

,7-v

„

this

compared to

$19,744,000 for Memphis, $18.854 000 for
Knoxville, " and
$15,283,000
for
'Chattanooga, the survey showed.

4%, payable M-S.
Dated Sept. 1, 1941. Denom..
$1,000. Due Sept.
I, as follows: $1,-

ceases

on

;(P>

O.
.

..

Anson),

Sale- Details—It

reported

that

the

is

now

zens.

Knoxville, with
led

net

the

a

list

population of
with

a

debt of $168.98.

per

Chatr

tanooga With

128,163 people had
capita debt of $119.29 and
Memphis
with
292,942
people
a

per

stated

Auditor,
$150,000
$500,000
which

school

public

should

were

and

market

approved at

is

with

.

for

payment

Oct.

on

2s,

as

to

$100

1953

1965

in

to

May

1942

to

1962,

$300
$1,000 in

and

Principal and inter¬

payable

the
State Trea¬
surer's office. All bids to be made

said

at

the

of

right of the State

Education

bonds.
for

to

purchase

a

certified

Enclose

2%

of the

at

Prin. and int.

(M-S)

will be received until

pay¬

the State Treasurer's

noon

(CST),

on

off¬

Dated

Lock Hill

that
an

at

San

1

School District

Common

O.

Antonio),

Texas

election

an

issue

held

in

of

7

/ ■

1

to

•;:

1941.

Due on April
Legal opinioii
& Raymond of New
1981.

^ '77;;

77;; -7,;7, ;

San, Juan;

recently

,%./yj

Texas

.

of

Bankruptcy Hearing Scheduled

$30,0007construction
approved.1 7<' 7:v>7

bonds was

Oct.

1942

Caldwell

York. 7

Voted'— We Understand

Bonds

McLennan County

-The creditors of the above
city
being advised that a hearing

(P. O. Waco),

Texas

in

V-

on

7 ./• ''-A

V"

the

bankruptcy

petition

scheduled to be held
at

9.30

a.m.,

is

Nov.

15,

on

in the United States

Courtroom, in the Federal Buildr
ing at Houston. '7-7'777/7°
(It had been reported previous¬
ly that the hearing was sche¬
duled

for Oct. 4.)

/

,

77

.

7/7

Shelby County (P, 0„ Center),'
'7 7.7:
Texas
.

.Bonds

and

1944

interest

payment

Ranger,

Bonds

1947 to 1965. Callable

that at

date

of

a

Voted
recent

Texas 7.7,

—

is

It

was

sumption

ceases

on

..

.

election

Sold

The

-r-r,

Question

Stevenson

the

legislature
special session

issue

an

sewer

with

approved.

the

Judges

Texas

Bond

M.

per annum

Oct.

turing

Oct. 1

1945

;.,;i,7.7.;

ma¬

serially

during the years
1971, but redeemable on
interest
paying
date,
are

called

the

Issuance

for

payment

Central

on

Hanover

Oct.

1,

Bank

at

be

that

called

in

Sept. 9 "to deal

bond

assumption

the
County
Commissioners As-r
,

bill,

ed

the

the

belief

Governor
that

this

express¬

could

be

done

by the lawmakers without
wasting much time, v 7
■
7
,
Speaker Homer Leonard of the
,

j

House and Senator Allen
Shivers
have been
interviewing the law¬
makers and they have
"left the

impression- with
venson

that

the

not prove to be
are

as

Governor

Ste¬

question

need"-

knotty

as some

inclined to believe.
.

Bond

&

Governor

stated

sociation of Texas has not reach¬
ed an agreement 011 the
form of
the

to

any

Houston, Texas

from

1, 1946 to maturity; and

will

While

and

—

has

on

road

question."

Raymond ville,

'

Bond

Coke

reported

$35,000 not exceed 4%

bonds

be. presented for payment
unmatured coupons at¬

the

recent

in

bonds.

Due

,

1. 777.77

all

bonds,
a

1941.

Sept.
17, by Ray Mackey,
the First National Bank, Secretary, for the purchase of an
Net income basis of about issue of $1,338,000 housing bonds
Issue).
1.87%. 7777':77777;7/77'.H7/: (First
Denom,; $1,000.

April 1, 1935. Denom. $1,-

any

1941,

bonds

Sept.
$10,000

on

Jackson, both of Dal¬
bonds, pay¬
100.546—v. 153, p. able to the district.
7 7
874—are dated Sept. 1* 1941, and
San
Antonio
Housing Authority
mature $4,000 from March 1 1942
(P. O. San Antonio), Texas
to 1956; optional on any interest
Bond Offering — Sealed bids
payment date on and after March
las,

000

and payable upon

by Stuart
Bailey,. City tached. Interest
in connection with the
'

1S63

check

&

.

111.588

$200

Callihan

-

(capita

/

7

following
1945, $15,000, road bonds
giving the
aggregating- $3,0,090,
holders thereof 30 -days' 'notice 1946 and 1947, $16,000, 1948 and
approved by the v7>Ws on
Aug.
of such intention.
$17,000 in 1950 ' and
Bonds are to 1949,; and
16, are said to have been pur¬
be
printed,, registered and'; ap¬ 1951; optional after five years chased by local
investors: $15,proved by the Attorney-General from date of issue. These bonds 000
District No.
1, and $15,000
prior to delivery qt the expense are being offered subject to the District
No. 5 bonds.
'
7 7
7
of the city.
Purchaser may se¬ outcome of an election to be held
on Sept.
cure market bond
2. A certified check for
7
Stamford, Texas
attorney's opin¬
7
5%: must accompany the bid. 7
ion at his expense and
Blaturity—It is stated that the
any or all
bMs shall specify the time
(These bonds were originally $16,500 4% semi-ann,
for se¬
refunding,
scheduled for sale on Aug. 30, as series of 1241
curing the same. These are the
bonds exchanged
bonds authorized at the election noted here—v. .153 p. 1312.)
with the original holders
through
held on Aug. 23. Enclose a certi¬
R, K. Dunbar & Co. of
Austin—
Motley County (P. O. Matador), v. 153
fied check for 10% of bid.
7
p.
1312—are due $1,500
/ :;7 T""
-.■' 7'>, Texas
7 77-7:
" I' / from March 1 1942 to
1352; op¬
Hidalgo County Road District No.
Bonds Defeated—At an election tional on March 1
1942, or on any
1 (P. O.
Edinburg), Texas >7 held in
Aug. 9 a proposal to is¬ interest payment date thereafter,
Bond Call—It is stated
by K. sue
$70,000
road
improvement on 30 days' notice.7777 7.7''.'-;7'/7
W.
Bonham, County Treasurer, bonds failed to receive the re¬
that series 1935, 2%,
Texas, State of
3%, 4%, 5% quired two-thirds majority.
'
and
51/2% refunding bonds, are
Special Session On Bond As¬
due

Bond Call—It is stated by O. D.

It

15,

follows:

Board

.

—

May

court subject to

$60,000

p.m.

the

as

est

Bond. Offering — Sealed bids
1945, $2,000 in 1948,
will be received until 2 p.m. on
1947, $5,000 in 1948 to
1951, and $6,000 in 1952 to 195S. Sept. 5, by the Commissioners
The City Council may and in its Court, for the purchase of $150,Interest rate
discretion and option on or after 000 airport bonds.
Oct. 1, 1952 declare any or all is not to exceed 3%, payable M-S.
Denom.
bonds then outstanding or which
$1,000.
Dated Sept. 20,
19417 Due on Sept. 20. as follows:
may thereafter become due
(be¬
$13,000 in 1942 and 1943, $14,ing bonds Nos. 31 to 60) .-to be

Hidalgo County Road Dis'rict No,
2
(P. O. Edinburg), Texas)

called.

Additional Information

'

until 5

1966 to 1971.

•

in

prior to maturity. Payable at the
office of the State Treasurer.

5C79.

are

date

Wellington),

purchase of
semi-ann.
building

1952,

000 in 1942 to

on

being
10, at
par and accrued interest, at the
office of the State Treasurer. In¬
terest

bids

for

15,

......

Call—It is stated by E
Tomme, City Treasurer, that,
series 1926, refunding bonds, Nos.
Kirkland, County Clerk, that se¬
Crosbyton, Texas
ries 1935, refunding road bonds 1 to 221, dated Oct. 1, 1936, in the
Bonds Sold—A $53,000 issue of
denom. ' of $1,000 each, aggregat¬
aggregating $753,000, dated April
''
Nashville's per capita net debt electric revenue refunding bonds 1
1935, in denom. of $1,000, ma^ ing $221,000, bearing interest at
the rate of 4% per annum from
also fell under that of any of the is • said to have been purefi^eci turing
April 1 1947 to 1965, are
Oct. 1, 1336 to Oct. 1, 1941; at the
large cities of the state.
There by Callihan & Jackson of Dallas. called for payment on Oct.
1, at rate of
was a net debt of
5% per annum' from Oct.
only $37.17 for Dated Aug. 1 1941.
par and accrued, interest at the
each of Nashville's 167,402 citi¬
1, 1941 to Opt. 1, 1946; and at
State Treasurer's office.
Bonds
,,7 7
Dallas, Texas
7,1
the rate of 5^%

$10,769,000

only

O.

Texas

are

is not to exceed

$4,000

8,

interest 4%

house and jail bonds sold jointly
to R. A. Underwood & Co., and

r

on

rate

Interest

County

Bond

Oct.

on

-

set

on

Texas

(P.

Sealed

—

until

called

Offering—It is stated by
B.
W.
Beaird, County Superin¬
tendent,
that
he
will
receive

in

Jones

7/

7

be received

000. Due in

refunding

bonds, numbered frcm 1
dated

election

approved.

was

called

Treasurer,

series

an

issue of

an

Dated

Bond Cal!—It is stated
by Mrs.
W. R; Jones, County
that

at

been

-

re¬

semi-

April 1, were purchased by local

called for payment

The city cf Nashville had

bonded

City

Consolidated School
District No. 7 (P. O. Orange),

'7/

Nashville, Tenn. 4' ;.1
Election

to

Sept. 16, by Mayor J. W. Barlow,
postponed for the purchase of $60,000 air¬

It

be

/

and

Commission¬

bonds.

Bond

passed

accrued

7'^7/ 7;7:

7

Postponed —We

Court on Aug. 21
1, 1935, due on Oct. 1, 1955, are
being called for payment on Oct. indefinitely the election that had
t, at the First-Citizens National been tentatively fixed for Sept.
Bank, Dyersburg:■ Series D bonds 20, to submit to the voters'the
Nos. 256 to 1576, and Series J $600,000 road
improvement bonds.
bonds, Nos. 4015 to 4214.1 Inter¬
Brazoria County Water Control and
est ceases on date called.
Improvement District Nc,. 1 (P.O.
Lake County (P. O. Tiptonville),
Angletcn), Texas

.

duly

adopted by the city council on
Aug. 28, has exercised its right

that

'

TEXAS

been

bonds will

year/

-

ers

ty

that

V

-

understand

has

Bond

basis, and 1 sincerely doubt Dated

any

153, p.
1942 to 1959. Each of said bonds
1S41, and mature on July
will
be
redeemed at
the 7 First
$5,000 in 1942 and 1943, $6,000,
National Bank, 'Dallas.
Interest
1944 to 1949, $7,000, 1950 to
1958,
shall cease from and after- date
and $8,0G0 in 1959 and
i 1947.
1960, giv¬
fixed for redemption.
ing a basis of about 1.72%. Prin.
able at
and int. (J-J) payable at the off¬
Greenville, Texas
\ ' j* ice, or
ice of the County Trustees.
; r
Dallas.
Bonds Voted

Dyersburg)

'Chairman, states that the follow¬
ing refunding bonds, dated Oct.

■'

Texas

July 1

Bexar

L.

rate,

City Secretary
Granbury,
pursuant

resolution

a

election

/''

.J77;77V7,.y,':;:!

date, has

Bond Call—The

to

Election—We

an

District No. 2 (P,

alarm system

sale which- will

airport

if

Granbury,

(P. O.Refugio), Texas

1

bonds.

construction

1:

.

Tenn.

•

$40,000

—We

TEKN'ESSEE :•

*

of

issue

an

7

No

for Sept. 22 to submit to the vot¬
ers

that

650,000 for tuberculosis hospital
320,000 for extension of fire

$8,270,000

called

syndi¬
cate headed by the Nashville Se¬

curities Co. of

2

7

V. Bond.

reported

been

a

■

Oyer

is

has

election

an

"

-

interest, $49,000,
4J/2%
refunding bonds, dated Oct. 10,
1937, Nos. 14 to 111, in denomin¬
Nashville, at 100.ation of $500 each, due April
10,
1311 — are dated

provement bonds sold to

Refugio County Road District No.

;V

'

way
was

Texas

Election—It

Bond

that

issue

an

v.'.., r" V-'.-'

Georgetown,

states

(P. O. Minnville),
Tenn.
-,v

■;

V

Texas

gymnasium bonds

1941

for
Sept. 18 to submit to the
800,000 for permanent paving
voters an issue of
..,$200,000 road
,300,000 for bituminous topping
improvement bonds.
800,000 for flood control
700,000 for land and right-of- Samnorwood Rural High School

Dis

understand

election

recent

a

$10,000
approved.

ac¬

Warren County
:....

that at

Voted —We

of

per

•7,7

\

,

(Pi, O. Decatur),

Bonds

.

School

Mem¬

only

allowable

tually issued.

of 3.590 net to exceed
4% semi-ann. school bonds. Doted

Sept. 15, lS4i Denom. $351 Due
$350 Sept. 15 1942 to 1951. Prin.

actually issued.

was

cent

jourchase

nnd

78.00

•>

four

."V;

District

><.

Independent

trict

—

'

Saturday, September 6,

am

•.

.

•,

C.ncmnati,...7.... 1%% "• $530.00
Strananan, Hams <fc Co., Toledo
...........
lW/o'
443.00
ttia-sjy,
csiuart
&
Co., Inc., New York;
The Peoples National
Bank, Rock
Hill;
Hamilton & Co., Chester
1%%".
426.00
JSraun-Bosworth
&
Co.,
Toledo
.........•,....,..,"..,...,4.
!%%<.
336.00
Rarris
irust
&
Savings Co., Chicago.. —,...,...,...,,...7
> 7%%
.* ,189.00
Xtommerce
Un.on
Bau.t,
Nashville,
P.
E.
Kline
&
Co.,
Cincinnati, Pcx,
•
Reusch & Co., Cinc.nnat.;
M.Dougal & Condon, Chicago..'.....,...'...;.;.'
180.00
R, S. D.ckson <te Co., Charlotte; First of Michigan Corp., New
York}, Southern
InvestmentCo,,1 Oharlotti •'7
7
803.50
7,V'7V.> 2% !.
♦Trust Company of Georgia, Atlanta; Blyth & Co., New
277.00
York.,2%
Cttirens & Southern National Bank, Spartanburg
100.00
,,.,4
2%, /
.R. M., Lr/v: & Co,, Spartanburg; Robinson-Humphrey
Co., Atlanta!.,
■-

sale

Premium

Co.,

»•••

♦Purchasers.'

the

is

were award¬

,

.

Name—

•McAii&ter,
.

,

issue of Aug. 23—v. 153,
V,..■■■
>

our

to

as

date, for the
giving you the official list:
$500,000 public market, bonds.It $2,500,000 for sanitary sewers
expected . that a sale of some ; 1,400,000 for storm sewers
*
kind will be made in from 60 to : .!
800,000 for
airport
improve90 days.",.
/.
-7 :\r. ■_'/
,77
ments»

{
List of Bids—The following is a complete tabulation of the bids

submitted for the
ed

'

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

"Texarkana, Texas

»

Election—We understand

Contemplated— \
that an election has been
called
informed by W. H. Maun-: Trust Co., of New York.
Inter¬ for
Sept. 16, to submit to the vot-*
City Controller, in a letter est ceases on date called.
net debt of $67.40 per.capita. '
ers
an
issue of
a defense
$182,000 general
school, but will pay for dated Sept. 2, as follows:
fund bonds.
The
7
report showed that both it out of funds on
Redland Common School District
hand,-which
Replying to your form inquiry
'Chattanooga and Knoxville ex¬ money will be restored later on of the
No. 25 (P. O. Lufkin), Texas
14th, ult., which I have re¬
Thornton Independent
ceeded
School Dis¬
the
state's
legal
limit, when the $150,000 bonds have frained from
trict (P.
Bond Sale —The $9,000 3V2%
answering until I
O. Thornton), Texas
which
permits net bonded
in¬ been sold.
The plan is to include received official
notice from City semi-ann.
refunding bonds off¬
Bonds Sold—It is
debtedness of only 10 per cent these bonds when the
reported that
city next Council of the amount of bonds ered for sale
Aug. 16—v. 153, p $9,400
of any city's assessed tax valu¬ offers other
4%
semi-ann.
bonds for sale.
No they intended to issue.
building
874—were
purchased
by R. K. bonds have been
ation.
NashviUe had the largest other
purchased alt
bonc(s are planned at this
This notice was received
by me Dunbar & Co. of Austin. Due on par by Elliott
& Eubank of
margin of safety of any of the time,
Waco,
noj.is anything definite de- some four or five days ago, and I Aug. 1 in 1942 to 1961.
Due on Aug. 1 in 1942 to
1968.
also

exceeded

Nashville

with




a

election, the Board of Education
has purchased
property for use as

We

are

sell,

,

•

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Volume 154

*

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Texas .*~;V+£•'*' V'..-

r.K

Sale

Bond

Details—The

^

j

153

Coun¬

the

by
to

Following is

and

48,

William

ations,

&

1941.

1

in

Due

20

pointed out that the grand aggregate of
$43,477,722. This constituted the smallest
of State and municipal borrowing contracted in any month

years,

will

received

be

Al.entown,
Aito

Va.

City,

1

ioo3

Arkansas

C.ty,

Kan.

1941.

Dated

April

Oct.

in

1

1

1942

Newport News,

873

1021

1961

to

Sals—The

Bartow

1159

Baton

1303

Beilaire,

Onio

$300,000

Mo.

Tree,

1303

Bme

2—v. 153 p.

1308

a

1166

group

of

The Investment
1

as

559,

Corp. of Norfolk,;

M»s, paying a price of 100.basis of about 1.42%. Dated

1941.

15

1942

—The ' successful

subscription
to

maturity.

reof-

yield
according

at' prices

0.25% "to

from

Investment

bidders

bonds for public

the above

fered

15

to

1.50%,

;

Cle

Bond

Elum,

Issuance

ning

;'r

D.,

County

Sch.

We

—

refunding

1021

Bridgeport,

'

Bristol

Biownsviile,

1160

B-Chnnan,

1160

Buffalo

ed

111.
—
County, N. C
Parish, La.

Bushnell,

866

Chandler

S.

Childress,

the' County

that

resolution

calling

of

ance

bonds.

for

4%

$5,000

of

Board

recently

passed a
the issu¬
refunding

1309

Dade

Spec.

Tax

East

East

Edgemont Ind.
1306 Edina,
Minn.

$10,000 issue of
school bonds is reported to have

purchased

kinson-Jones

recently
Co.

&

of

At¬

by

1312

El

Paso,

1020

El

Segundo,

1305

Erin

Portland.

Texas

Calif.

i

-

Clerk

Sold—The

Bonds

of

the

Ohio

1309

Euclid,

of- .Commissioners

Board

the

that

general
improvement - bonds

tion

without

success

on

states

obliga¬
offered

$60,000

June 27,. were

Ohio

1162 Evans,

FownsVille,

1021

Franklin,

1305

Franklinton,

13-12

Freestone

1308

Gaston

Co.,

1312

Girard

County-Line

follows: $9,000 as-3s,

1021

&

due on July
I, $2,000, 1943 to 1945, and $3,000,
1946; $35,000 as 2s, due on July
1, $3,000, 1947 to': 1955, $4 000,
1956
and
1957;
the remaining
$16,000 as 2V4S, due on July" 1,
$4,000 in 1958 to 1951. Optional
after 5-years from date of issue.
Interest payable J-J.i"

Report
with

on

and

light

153

—v.

p.-

has

letter
Thomas

our

$4,000,000

bonds, reported

power

detail in

in

Bids—In connection

.sale.-.of rthe

the

been

following

sent

A. " Swayze,

by

-out

City

troller:

Con¬

for

867

11G2

Harrellsville,

1306

Hattiesburgr Miss.v
Harborcreek
Hazelhurst

Mun.-S.

1166

Hempstead
Hempstead
Dist.

871

1309

Hooking

1306

Houston,

1941, please be advised that bids
received from eight groups

were

representing

some

:

.,

Monday
August 25th in accordance'with
the provisions contained in the
official

notice -of

(Continued on

sale,
Page




the
42)

best

1133

Richmond

3.16

1312

Dist.,
12,500

100
100.87

1.35

1942-1946

10,500

100.14"

Y.19

100

1.00

100;

4.50

1942-1946

17,000

2'/2

1942-1956

'15.000

4V2

N.

County,

1943-1961

C.__—1

111.

Township,

10,000

Colo.
Texas

__r

Minn.

'

8,

6 000

1942-19G2

—}~3y2
D.

r30,740

-

1942-19C6

r200 000

100.04

874

St.

George,

Utah^_U_^ii___4-4%

1944-1857

d269,000

100

870

St.

1946-1961

rlOO.OOO

101.57

St.

———1%
Landry Parish, Bellevue and

2%-3

Joseph,

Mo.

Coulee Crouche

Grav.

Dr.

3 y2

1942-1951

10,000

Park,.

Minn.

2-2 »/2 '

1943-1957

26 /,000

Park,

Minn.

2'A

1943-1952

10,000

870

St.

Paul,

Minn.

100
100.48

3-00
1.42

868

St.

Petersburg,

100.32

1.13

3.15
2.30
1.89
2.38

1028

Sauk

1027

Scranton,

2.12

1312

Sheperd

1022

Shelbyville

La.

20,

1158
1306

Saline

1307

Saltaire,
Sandia

1312

San

867

100.30
101.17
100.02
100.C6

—

101.35
100
100.22

S.

S.

D.,

Mateo

100.22

1.16

102.10

3.75

1942-1950

35 000

100.10

1.92

2

Mo

1947

r5 000

101.52

1.73

1942-1946

4

30 yrs.

9,000

1942-1966

375 000

Sch.

1.99

r50,000

100

2.50

1942-1951

1943-1952

50,000

1955-1061

r40,000

1943-1958

80 000

1947-1956

6,000

and

Brookffeld,
N.

1,

.

-

1.84

and

Sibley
Sioux

No.

1,

Central

;

3

f

1.08

1159

:

l'/2

1943-1945

101.50

3.52

1024

Smithtcwn,

N.

Y.

0.90

1942-1945

Somerville,

Mass.

0.75

1942-1946

C—_—1%

1942-1951

Pa.'——2

1943-1958

.1 1943-1971
1942-1946
1943-1944

.

3.00
2.35
2.05
2.67

100.19

1943-1966

3.98

.,,

•

102.04
101

S.

Dist.,

1.78
1.71
3.50

1.67

______

____

121.500

100.23

1.97

dSOO.OOO

1943-1947

7.500

100.26"

L19

6.424

100.30

1.35

460,000

100.01

1.35

52,

Texas

Sumner

1312

Tacoma,
Tarrant

1022

Taunton,

1166

Taylor

1028

Texas

Tiffin,

1164

Toledo,

School

Separate

1943-1957

■

.

1942-1949

Co.

S..

Dist.,
1945-1959
1942-1961

d4,000,000

100

1.74

30 yrs.

2,400

.100

4.00

1942-1951

119,000

100.23

35.000

103.52

1.80

106.56"

"l"l5

iss.)l,L_——IVi

Wis.

County.
City,

94,

(3

Mass.

„

VA

1942-1951

•

1943-1953

36,

D.
_:

Turkey

Ind.

S.

D.,

Texas—

1165

Upper

Darby

Twp.

Sch.

1158

Upson

County,

Ga.

Valley; Park,

____

1312

Van

1027

Waldport,
Wafdron,

\ f-90

1311

Wsrren

______

1.12

606.6S9

100.64

0.85

20 yrs.

10,000

100..

3.00

4 800

100.13

2.07

1966

3

rl30,500

Dist.
1942-1957

4.00

y^hQO

1.70

101.11

1941-1951

________2.10

Y.

1.70

100.34

37.000

<V.;;

Texas—3

N.

100.34

26,600

1942-1951

—1%
iy2...

r654,754

1943-1945

iss.R—i—_1

1312 Travis

20.000

1946-1950

—_1%

Ohio

Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
1159 Topeka,
Kan.- (-5

1310

S.

Zandt

No.

1022

8,

Iowa

100.82

0.90

100 000

100

3.00

Precinct
1942-1966

——3-3%

100.000
11 000

Ore.
Ark.

Washington
•

Justice

400,000
--

45,000

—

Texas

Co.,

1951-1960

—r3

Mo.-

Co.

——111—— 'II

Te'"n.
Township

:

Sch.

___________

'150,000

100.13

2.23

Warrensburg,

111.

109.13

40,000

1%

125,000

100.62"

Dist.,
,2%

1943-1947

2 000

„i
1158

1.19

100,000

Texas

Ohio

Co.

>30,000

iy2-3

Texas—4

____,

D.

•

•',;

6,000

3>£
Wash.

9,500

1912-1943

—

•t

-

3 5(>

1943-1968

2.63

.

2,000

1945-1951

1.99

lOO"""

1942-1956

1312

100
100.40

1.67

100.04

5,500

Spring Lake, N. J. (2 iss.)
2
Springville, Utah (3 iss.)—2y2-3
Steubenville, Ohio
l'A
1027 Struthers,
Ohio
iy2
1166 Sullivan County, Tenn.
__VA-IV2
1027 Summerville,
Pa.

0.98

100

dl0,000

100.53

8,000

1161

Trenton,

1

1943-1951

100 000

M

____

.

0.73

1027

D.

1306

6,000

1.50
0.35

100.10

19 yrs.

1162

■

rlO.OOO

3 00
100.11

30 000.

3'/2

Hill S.

1303

:

■

1.48
3.00

180,000

(131,000

__

1164
,

100.18
100

-

"

1310

100.31
100.15

h

-

Sch.

Miss.

15,000
115,000

j

r

Minn.

1306

360.000
; 7,000
rll.OOO

....

:

"

•

-

Dist.,

874

____

100.21

r80,000

1.48

Sen.

Y-.i/2

N.

Twp., Minn.
City Ind. Sch.

1312

•

100.18

Columbus

100.89

15,000
•

~118

Sch.

—_l'/2

Plymouth,

Brookffeld,

"Dist.
1161

102.31

2.15

£66.44"

Sherburne, Norwich, New Berlin,

Spring

-

100.56

r58,000

Columbus

Central
Y.

10 000

1842-1169

.

Dist.,

Plymouth,

No.

1.55
2.09

100.38

,2'A

1162

4.00

243 000

4
Ind—„1%
1162 Sherburne, Norwich. Ne.v Berlin,

Texas

D.,

Sch.

Smyrna,

100

100.44
101.27

Village Sch. Dist.,

Ohio

S.

4.00

1950-1952

Utah_2y2

Dist.,

'100

1842-1961

2

County

40.000".

1942-1956

___2%

Pa.

Sevier

7.500" '

Calif.—iy2-5

Texas

Wis.

Sheffield Lake

2.25

132 000

r660,000

4

3,

County,

City,

3.30
2.33

100

1942-1961

-^l

Y.

1026

3.50
1.72

101.80

D.

N.

1166

■

100.65
—

Co.

101

100.24

1942-1951

___1.20

Fla.-'<.__;—_______4
County, Calif—1%-2

Sacramento

1.61

Dist.

Louis

1312

,

25,000

1942-1953

—1

Louis

500,000

—

4.50

rl3,500

10,000

Spooner,

24 yrs.

'Calif.

1.05

.

211,000

Spartanburg County,

1943-1957

Dist.,
___2J/4

1.07

100.18

1942-1951

Spartanburg

1942-1961

Lakewood

100.17

30,000

1944-1968

1306

,_4

Utility

Stock

1165

VA-V/2

Kramer, N. Dak. ____________-_3y2

Sup. v

Ind.

1.73
1.G1

King High S. D.-'16; Texas—4
1028 King and Snohamish -Sch, Dist..
Wash.
—--5

Public

Fourth.

1.35

1312

867

100,000

Miss.i4V2

100.16
100
105
100
100
100

6,

872

1.10

St.

100.17

C.

1942-1965

1942-1949

Dist.

St.

r81,000
35,000

iss.)

•2~24

1944-1948

2'A
iss.)__—l'A ;

——

1023

1954 ,
1942-1951

S.

166.04"

rd325,000

1023

-2
iy2

(2

2.71

rlO.OOO

49,000

1944-1972

1.75

JefTerson

Kan.

100.40

1942-1961

.1.24

100

Jefferson

Kershew.

3.00

9.000

-

;

100

1303

873

100

r7,500

__

99,

2%

Sch.

Rpgers, Texas. -4.4—
870 Royal
Oak Twp. S,

2.48

1303

Colo

2.26

1159

-

100

100.14

S. ..Dist.

1.48

100.14

Mich.

4.00
4.00

21,000

8,

100.14

rl5,000

1312

1943-1961

D.

r49,000

325,000

1943-1952

1308 Rosebud,

1.05

~2~ 13

1—1V2

Rockport,

—.

L98

100.72"

i-4y2

Rifle,

-

lOO.Yo

25,000

35,000

L_—„_J__1 y2
Twp. S. D. 4, Mich.—1'A

Ridgway

-4

^,___t____2I/2-2%

Ala.

100,000

1950-1957

dl75,000

C.

Rensselaer,

1303

.

1942-1951

1942-1953

__

Revere,. Mass.
Richland

2.34

844 000

—3 'A

(2

Con.

1022

N.

110.03

rl70,000

1955-1957

:

Dist.,

Creek

Reems

3.50

1944-1960

J

Free

County
Rd.

Dist.

1.92

Jackson

H.

Prentiss

r\ OS 1
1 -4

100

—1V2

N.

H.

N.

869

1312

S.

1023

r34,000

1942

.

Y.

1.73

1024

Co.,

Dist.,

N.

1953-1965

3

Union

8,

25,000

1_

Pleasaht, W. Va.
Pomeroy, Ohio

No.

1951

1.15

100.05

Sch.

i

Portsmouth,

500,000

1942

2

Colo.
Dist. No.

Springs,

100.28

1952-1961

.

1644* 1968

2'A

County Sch.

Potsdam

100.51

—_2'A-2y2

Wash.

872

101.66"

400,000

1,866,000

.

a

C.

Ech.

~1.34

r45,000

1951

1943 •1949

1942-1946

Me

Minn.

21,

N.

1.35

'

1

1.79

1.11
1.30

Co.

No.

Pierce

1028

•

100.07
100.14
100.30
100.14

Rural

Dist.

1024

34,000
d659,100
' 2,328 "
239,000

Kansas

Oxford,

1023

1942-1946
1961
1942-1951
1942-1961

869

1163

100.14

r65,000

2

Ind.

County

325,000

of

iss.)—,

Iowa
Tail

_—

1-1V*
Idaho," (State of)"—.-,:r__l%
Iowa City, Iowa
_hh_r__.
5
Ithaca, N. Y. (2 iss.)_
__——1
Texas

Otter

1.35

1951

1945 •1952

—3

Iowa

15,000

\

Dak

Co.,

Osage,

1023

Pitman

15,000

1022

(2

r240.000
r359,000
5,000
207,000
5,000
185,000
,
25,000
7,000

—

Co. S..'D. 42, Minn—1%
-Exempted VHlage Sch.'

S.

the Univ.

(State of)
(State of)_

Point

1942-1943

Huron,

of

——

Dist.

Sch.

1161

Ohio k———1 y2

one

The bids being opened

Fla

Co.,- Ohio

Dist.,

C.

Ogunquit Village Corp.,
1303 Olathe, Colo., i___

1028

100

r20,000

1942-1951
1942-1966
.1942-1966
1942-1946

..

1%
4'A

:

County,

C., N.

Iowa"

D.,

C.

N.

Henderson,

Hillsborough

N.

1942-1957
1942-1956

—

1158

and Eng.

Agr.

of

100.14

1942

3y2
College

r500,000

1943 -1950

—1 y2
—_iy*

State

200,000

1953

1942

j.

Miss.

County,

Carolina

1951

1949

Hampshire

1942-1951

FreeSch.
.17, N. Y
1.80

1162

:

$4,000,000. City of Tacoma
& Power Bonds Series A

hundred and ten bond houses.

No.

Albany, Ind..
Bedford, Mass.

New

2.22
d.0»

Union

Hempstead
Dist.

8-3

to

No.

1942

3
—_iy4

1305

Sch. Dist., Texas—3 y4
< Union
-Free
Sch.
28, N. Y.
4

871

D., Pa.__.2y4
Miss.l__2%

Twps. S.

New

'

1942* 1948

..j—iy2

Y.

New

166.56"

Sch.

N. Y.
1.70
Utah.__i____.iy2

Dist.,

1307

1021

-;

rd41,000
112,800
50.000
100,000

1942-1954

3
2-2%

N/ C:

Free

Y.

N.

1165

1162

1158

Sch.

——

Sch.

1027

1024

V

1942-1962
1942-1965
30 yrs.
1942-1951

2%

J.

N.

Union

1,

Smyrna,

Y.

N.

2.

Nebo

No.

Dist.

Central

Unadilla
No.

Hackensack,

3.00

37.000

(3 iss.)—1%-2

City,

Dist.

———

—

1.42

100

D.,

_T_—1.40
1%
Haddonf.eld, N. .J. _^i_____iy2-l3/4
Hampshire, 111.
5
Harding -County, S. Dak
,—2-3

the

of bidders

Sch.-

100.29

3.00

13.000

S:

33,944

No.

1303-Pagosa
—

.

14 yrs.

C.

N.

—

and

D 65

information- relative

Light

D.

Twp.

Dist.

871

reply to numerous inquiries

sale of

S.

Pheasant

100.15

,

rd75,000
30,000

1942-1975
h__
1942-1951

S, D.r Ohio_e —-2
•
Ind. S. D., Te:cas__2y2-3y2
Groton,
Conn.
VA
Guernesey Special School Dist.
No. 20, Ark.
r
3%
Guilford,
Norwich, ..Butternuts
G-een

1.98

1.45
1.23

■

, ; ,

-

Gregory

11-64--Hubbard

:■•

•

"

In

Wvo.

1309
1312

•

1942-1947
1943-1252
1942-1968
1944-1959

4

La.

Goshen, County.

issue of Aug; 30

1312—the

,

'.

Texas

2,

'

1944-1956

—

111.
Co.

2.10

Mount

,107.85;
3.27
>-'"100.12
0.98
I 100
U.-U-L25

44,003
rlO 000
r25 000
24,000-,.
35,000
15,000

10 yrs.

Y.

100.43

.:•/-—

,107.77

25,000;

.

.

1942-1966

1306

v:

,

1942-1950
1947-1948
1944-1961
1943-1952
1942-1951
1946-1948

3'A
2V2
1.90
2ya-3
I
2%
2.20

1311

Wash.

Tacoma,

,

N.

25,000

1159

1.74

,

17," Texas__3y2

'

Minn.

1944-1968

,100.58

3%

Forest,

1162

Mich.

D.,

0.66

Airy, N. C.

100.03

1%

1306

874

on

of

Blum

&

-—

'*100.30
■ 100.14

466 500
35,000
r400,000
20,000
,33,500
22 000
7,384
5,000
100,000

Y.

N.

Ferndale", S.

Aug. 15 by Richards
Spokane, and Ferris
Hardgrbve of Seattle, jointly,
paying
100.025,
a
net
interest
cost of about 2.145%,' divided as
purchased

S. Dak.„3
—iy2
'
2%-3
mS.
__ll/4

„

1335

3.50

Mount

No.

1942-1951 /

—

Euclid,

100
100.10

1308

Dist.,

Twps.* S. D. 3,
h__———3-4

Lake

&

Mich.'.
872

Port of Pasco (P. O.Pasco), Wash,

—

3,000

100.07

300,000

1.94

1.37

500,000

City, N. J.

h;:

100.66
100.27

5,000
1942-1961

Ogden

d290,000

,,

1942-1945

Ocean

;

25,000
30,542

1943-1962

1942-1960

1.90

871

,,

1%

S. D.,

iss.)

(2

1159

2,250,000

1942-1981

N. Y. (2 iss.J-l'A
Rockaway, N. Y. __—
—

1161

1.24

1022

,

.

East Rockaway,

1311

Bonds Sold—A

Sch.

_____

loJ.U3

0.90

,

.

2'/4-3y2

Twp.

Run

1161

30.UJ0

0.45

Sew.

La.

6,

No.

Pike

Parish,

Rouge

Baton

Dist.

19*2-1951

North

230,000
1942-1945 ,,105.000
1245-1949
110,000 - 3-iwu—
1942-1964
' dl, 165,000 ,100.33
rll,000'v he
1842-1G63
5,500
100 '
1942-1946
:
5,000 ..;{i il00

—

Last

iy4

872

1942-1^51

■

111. ——-l^ ,f
111."" L—:
—:
«h*^3
1158 Delaware,
(State of)—
•:
1.10
1303 Dol Norte, Colo.
3y2
*163 Doylestown, Ohio
_he.__
4
"871 Dumont, N. J.
4
1159

1.10

D.,

1022
-----

,

1942-1971

Decatur,

Pa

been

,■>,

1

1.67

100.23

Dakota,
Dakota,

35,000 *
r211,OJO
,
35,998
100.33
8,030
,
16,500
14,500
100.09
•
r28 250_r—
'
17,000
100.12
14,000
______
r58,000i
100.21
rlOO.OOO
100
a30,0C3 •
98.00
8,030
*:
- rl51,000
100
; '
2.000
100.10
; A-. rl2.000- ■ ■ -—1—

1942-1961

4
Sen.

Decatur,

1021

100.21

4,050,000

Miss.
3
874 Morton Ind. Sell. Dist., Texas..4
1312 Montalba
Ind.
S.
D., Texas.—3'/2
1306 Montana
(State of)
0.70

1305

w„_4,

Pla.

1,446 000

1945-1947

Dist., Ohio—_2

Y.

County,

Sell.

Pla.

County

DistS.,

1942-1961

North

100,000

Tax

N.

City S.

1.47

1.70

872

1942-1961

868

Morgan

1163

Spec.

rl,270,000

1942-1951

1.20

iss.)

North

50,300

County

5~ 00
2.92

103.15

Newton

70,000

100,000
100.43

1161

1944-1953

1

Sch.

Dade

Monticello,

Nassau

County'," '

Calif.".1
Crete

1-20 yrs.

lOO"""

1.92

1945-1956

•.

1.40

1,500

Ohio

County,

1159

50,000
12,748
r542,000

1. >2

7 500

100.77

1 %-3V2

2»/4
2V*

Costa

Contra

Montgomery Sch.

1162

1024

J

1-17 yrs.

100.90

100.17

22,500

1942-1946

1.82

Dist.^'Ncb.~-—1%'
Cuyahoga Pails S. D., Ohio——2

867

1307

1164

1306

1.45

1942-1956
1944-1954

0.50

-

Ohio

Monroe

____

162.29

3.44
1.73
0.95

1946-1959

35.000

1942-1951

____l'/2

Minn,

Utah
County, N.

100.04
100.20
103.28
100.13

1943-1950

,

2.07

1942-1966

10..61

IV2
IV*

Ohio
Dist., .Iowa

Columbus,

1163

Minneapolis,

Minneapolis,, Minn, r (2
(State
of)

Minnesota

Nassau

100.31

1944-1952

4

D.i "Mo.

No.

100.87

rd23 000

.

1.30

4.00

5

Murray

rl20,000

—

Park

Clayton S.
872 Coidwater;

Dist.

1956

t

-(State of)
7/8
1308 New Hanover Co., N. C.__—1%-2

1942-1966
1942-1943
1942-1953
1942-1944
1942-1951
1943-1955

Ciarinda

1942-1964

1.84

100.001
100

3

1024

60,000
dll5,000
r400,000

—

Texas

Circievilie,

873

.

Maple School District (P. O. Mt.
Vernon) Wash.
:

Okla.

D.,

2
iy2
4
1,

27,003

1942-1946
1951-1974
1942-1946

j-:

-

1311

7,500

16,030

—

—

1943-1949

Ore

111.

1166

1942-1953

1%
1159 Caldwell
-—4
1162 Canton, N. :C.'.^-L——
2
1306 Carlton Co. S.
D. 3, Minn.——3
1304 Carthace, III. _—_—J
3
1023 Cass County,
Minn. -L,
3 1;
1163-Cathlament, Wash, c
2V2
Ca.dweii

2'A

23,

2.00

rl2,000

'

1021

Au^rized—It is report*

Commissioners

3
1
3

•

25,000

2'/2

Dist.

1942-1954
1943-1961
1943-1951

-

Texas

Mien.
Lake, Minn.

1166 Da/id_on County,* Tenn

Wash.)

O. Seattle,

(P.

Bonds

Mass.

Con

1305

Dists.,

...:-:UJ2

Minn.
Conn.

1312

;

:__3y4-3>/2
___l3/4
--1
0.50

Calif.

Breckenridge,

868

King County Drainage and Irriga¬
tion
Improvement District No.

—

;7.00J .;•••'i—T—
d50,000
„

1942-1960
1943-1958
1943-1961

675,000

1942-1965

___4

.

1024

102.29
103
100

_

1945-1947

l'A-lV-j

1025

2
1
IV2

Ohio
Dist.,

ytan

Brawiey,

city is plan¬

bonds.

water

Rural S.

1306

Pending

$18,000

issue

to

Ash
Elder

1158

1304

Wash.

that the

understand

Rural S. D.,

Bo::

872

(WASHINGTON

•

rd377,000
200,030

4,735
d75,0U0
23,200

101.50

1942-1957

—

102.29

:—-

,-3'A
2
v ;

Ohio

Ash

1028

*

2.50

21,000

Texas

1161

874

.

Blue

1162

for

Offered

Bonds

Sept.'

Due: on

1957 incl. '

to

7r:r

100
105

r754,000

1941-1957
1958-1963
1942-1951
1942-1946
1943-1970

—

Ky.

1160

a

Sept.
in

and

Chicago,

100

1.93

1943-1961

Te/.as

1023

3.00
i',?
3.11

6" 78

100.52

Texas

County Rd.

Mineola,

100.05

100

20,000

166.Y3"

Tenn.

Medina

1023

3.75

120,000

Pa.

1026

35,003
6,000

—

i"-

:____

Iowa

Di3t,

Eloomfleld,.

Co.

102.28

r54,030
(160,000

1021 Blandinsville Township," 111.——3Vi
1304

Medina,

Meredosia,

3./5
0.89

100

100

1 15,500

Onio

Mechanicsburg,

1028

Blairsburg Consolidated Sch.

,_

Maume,

0.90

-

—4

Bi.cn

1022

cou¬

726—were awarded to
composed of Goldman,
Sachs & Co. of New York, Paul

1942-1951
1943-r958
1J42-1956
1942-1948

—2
4

j.

L306

semi-ann. public improvement
offered for sale on Sept.

&

La.

Rouge,

D.

"VTJ

1942-1951

,

S.

1158

3,200
30,000
90,000
d3,000

20 yrs.

.—4
—-V/4-V/2

___

Bergholz,- Ohio"

872

Va.>

bonds

Davis

—

Co.

—

——

8,000

10,000

1943-1955

Y—1.80

N.

of)

(State

Malhuer

874

—

1942-1951
1942-1951

D. 3,

S.

F.a.

1021

.

H.

100.50

:

•

County,

Twp.

Avon

1166

Legal

Bond

338,000
' 2,500
100,000

D.,

S.

Aspermont

Atc.iinson

i305

opinion of Caldwell
& Raymond of New York.
;\

pon

1942-1951
10 yrs.

Texas___—_3
Kan.
___l3/4
Mien.
-3-3%
.Ba.linger,
Texas
2'A-21/2
Barnwell County, S. C.
;
2Va
Barron, Wis.
1_——
~_3'/2
(2 iss.)
3'/2-3%
Bartow, Pla.

1166

bonds.

Twp.

D.,

872

;

,

1942-1949

*

4

S.

1311

100.89

lT74

___2

Allen

Louisiana

1165

100.43.

-2>A
Texas__3%
—M
-l'/a

_i

Kan.

1159

incl.

800,000

1
4

33.

Arkansas

1311

on

1942-1961
S

D.

Co.

bids

Sealed

untill

S.

Anderson

1022

p.m.

Due

1.60

S.D., Pa.
S. D., Texas

Ind.,

1311

(EST), on Sept. 17, by Robert S
Marshall, Jr., Executive-Director,
for the purchase of $133,000 semiann.

r910,988

Md

County,

Allegany

1943-1952

2.25

166.666

Calif
2
Sch.
Disc.,

Dist.,

County,

Ind.

2.10

Maturity

-2y4

Anchorage,
Alaska
1311 Anderson Co., Tenn.

Authority

—

Park

Mabank

Basis

Price

Amount

Rate

•867

Offering

Ark.

Angeles

13il

August were as follows:

Ohio

Akron

872

•

Bond

376,

20 yrs.

1942-1960

__

Basis

22,000
12,000

Price
100

Dist.

Imp.

Pa.

869

Name

Page

1311

O. Alexandria),

Dak

Lake

Lower

1311

Housing

No.

1950-1971
1943-la58

3%

Texas

D.,

Street

Rock

1165

Issues sold during

VBEGIKIA
•

S.

1312

v

'

Little

Loon

of the current year.

___,

1020

Los

1159

Alexandria

Iowa

Lexington

Lidgerwood, N.

1307

optional after 10 years."';.

(P.

32 in Section 2 of tne issue of the

page

on

Leon,

1312

7,000

u_2y4
___3%
_______1%

Utah

1163

1158

Fort Worth, as 2y2S and 3s. Dated

Sept.

tabular record of the individual municipal bond
August.
A review of the montu's oper¬

a

published

as

amount

of

Co.

Town.,

Cnronicle aated Sept. 4,

at

Edwards

N.

Latona

Atnount

Maturity

Rate

„

Mont,

awards for the month was

that time, 786
were
purchased by

voters

Laurel,

1028

issues brought out during

1312—were approved

p.

Municipal Issues During August

"

Name

870

869

ty Auditor states that the $25,000
airport bonds sold subject to the
outcome of, the Aug. 28 election
—v.

41

Page

Wilbarger County (P. O. Vernon),

'

•

vv, w at m py»v ■

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Number 3977

1

</ wwmpww/j»ti «• nwr>">.

4V2

5,000

103

2.75

,

>

42

CHRONICLE ;

FINANCIAL

Page

Name

1024

Bolton,

Stony
Cen.

1310

Creek

Sch.

Waycross,

1022

Weston,

White,

Dak.

S.

1162

Whitehall,

1159

Wichita,

1159

Wichita,

Kan.

1027

WJllakenzie
Ore.

Williams

Wilmont,
Wolf

1311

Dist.

Woodsflcld,
Wyandotte,

Mich.

Yates

City, 111.
1028 Yoakum,
Texas
bond

100.05

0.99

1942-1954

3.00

d

Optional.

States

281

1942-1951

ii-

1942-1946

4

3.42
100.11

129,000

r383,000

for -August

u—._

.•;'•■

The Sinking

0.71

v_'—J■ rih-k:

12.000

——_

h.—_

issues)——I 43,477,722

*

-

ed

curred in

the

Company

obtained
r

by

Refunding

Name'

874

Chamberlain,

873

Jenkintown

874

Jones

869

Lake

S.

Sch.

1027

Lane

Madison

Rate

Price

Amount

Maturity

IV2

1943-1947

—_

Basis

15,000

100.66
.101.42

Medina,

S.

1946-1961

28.000

1-15 yrs.
1947-1950

rt60,000

101.28

'1942-1951

10,000

160.000

101.78

1942-1946

200.000

1-20 yrs.

65,000

S.

No.

Dis.,

York

_1%

Iowa

D„

17.000

1943-1958

r400.000

100.05

Plan

100.17

2.97

100.63

1.14

(Jan.)_3

—^r—_1%

All of the above sales

1942-1951

1.52

101.85

48.000

The third
Bramhall

should be eliminated from the
the issue of

our

have

Plan

in which

paper

for these eliminations

reasons

No.

1312

Carson

(July)
(July)

Texas

Co.,

1020 Willcox,

Ariz.

SOLD

Plan

CANADIAN

BY

Fort

William,

874

of_——

1942-1951

1.75%

874
1166

Total

and

1943-1946

!>'■

v':

1,759,217

west

No.

4"'4

4..;/44:4

ALBERTA •:

1st

A

—

sale

of

4

Now Total

defaulted

$18,Sep¬

on

on

Province will continue to pay in¬
terest at one-half of the coupon

rate, it

the City

.1'.

said.

was

.

J

.

The. Financial Post of Toronto

;

Sealed

—

until

4:30

bids

p.m.

government will open
negotiar
tions Sept. 16 toward evolving a
plan for refunding the province's

on

debt.
ever,

not

to

exceed

4%

semi-ann.

Denom.

1941.

is not expected,;, how¬
plan will be agreed upon
.

in time to take

$1,000.

Due

It
a

sues

on

ter

care

maturing this

of the two is¬

year.

These latr

aggregate $3,600,000.

.

Worland, Wyo.

voters

p.

state

2,

local

Co.

improve¬

for

sale

Sept.

on

1166—were

3—v.

awarded

to

issue

ially

the

Mills,

—

Toronto
of

have

at

Que.

Spence

improve¬

price of

a

&

purchased

$43,000 4%

bonds

basis of

a

153,

Sale

of

an

Valleyfield,

de

about 3.58%.

103.93,

Due

ser¬

Nov. 1 from 1941 to 1960

on

incl.

Casper National Bank of Casper,

by

>

associates,

4s

as

at

par,

Sept.

1

1941.

callable

for

Due

in

payment

10

on

Valleyfield,

ac¬

Bond

cording to the Town Clerk. Dated

issuance

the

approve

No.

ment coupon semi-ann. bonds off-' ment

and
is

Bond

Sale—The $86,000 Paving

District

Va.

Voted—It

Salaberry

,.

'

2

QUEBEC

wyoming

1%%

virginia

W.

Bonds

the

for month.

tember

444'• :4;y4'i

Offered

received

1%%

Harry Andersen, Clerk
of
the
County Clerk, that an election
held on Aug. 8 resulted in
haying

1,416,000

not included in total

loan;

Temporary

3.12

188,000

1941.

28

605,200 —The- Provihce

approved by

refunding bonds.
Dated
Sept.
1,
Sept. 1, 1958.

Raleigh County (P. O. Bcckley),

3.55

102.65

116,400

sold in August

long-term Canadian debs,

4

Basis

*500,000

1942-1956

Ont.

Wis

Clerk, for the purchase of $43,-'

ered

99.77

Nov.

Alberta (Province of)

:

000

that of

Seattle

; '

Price

38,817

1942

lVs-lVi

—(.-3V2
Hull,
Que.
——
-4 V2
Manitoba, Province of (2 iss.)_3-3V2
Hespeler,

AUGUST

*40,000,000

__

——_3V2

Ont,

Ont.

IN

—

Amount

Maturity

Rate

Dominion

Canada,

874

8t4 Hamilton,

MUNICIPALITIES

0.4;■'%

1

Sept. 4, by Nelson C. Hall, District

First—$650,000, 4%
Second—$1,800,000, 1%%
Balance—$1,550,000, 1%%

____

i

due

reported as follows:
*
Bay School District No.\
yi Bond holders / representatives
(P. O. Milwaukee), Wis. ; "j
and the treasury
board of the

1

■

'

Balance—$ 1,550,000

Basis

75,000

April

on

1444^444

The City Clerk

—

recently.

Bonds

1

$650,000, 4%
Second—$1,800,000

may

Price

100,000

________

Name

Page

Amount

________

__—

DEBENTURES

1166

Maturity

incl.

Durand,

been

Bond
Rate

Name

and

White fish

be found:
Page

1941

First

totals for the previous month
We give the page number of

our

same.

1.75% *

was

of

$40,000,000 Treasury bills was
on
; Aug.
28 at am average
cost of 0.551%.
Dated Aug. 29
sold

.

Vyj

follows;

are

RFC and PWA loans) for that month $54,844,829.

or

who

2

bid

Stein

as

for July
These additional issues will make the total sales (not includ¬

following items included in

best

&

associates

(unless otherwise indicated)

No.

of

Town

$104,000 .refunding bonds to the
City Water Department is said to

1

First—$650,000, 2%
Balance—-$3,350,000,

2.62

10.000

The

of

were

1947-1951

ing temporary

associates

«.

.

Corporation

No.

$1,000

1947

Approved

Council,

Plan

1.84

1943-1952

Sandusky, Ohio
Washington Co., Iowa

1941.

and

due

to

fA Bonds

______

Upper

869

2

follows:

as

!r

issue

$2,250,stages
that
$50,000: municipal 000 bonds, increasing • its total
building bonds have been sold re¬ bond defaults since 1936 to $18,605,200, according to report. The
cently. ; 4.■ .■ V?-'''4 • 4
bonds due on Sept. 1 carry 6%
interest and were sold in 1921 for
;;V: Kenosha, Wis.
general revenue purposes.
The

&

that

of)

Sold—An

to

4 Bonds Sold

No.

No.

was

First—$650,000, 2%
Balance—$3,350,000,

1.3'

18,

Ohio.2

Mich.____0.75-3
—_2%

D„

Con.

New

bid

1942

(Dominion
Bills

Bond Defaults

100.08

Dist.

Sch.

Ohio

Roland

Plan

Securities

*

Park-Shaughnessy
Co:/-.bL Minneapolis——-v. • 153 p.

i

therefore
Nuveen

bid

sold

■:

100.54

127,500

_

_

Royal Oak City S. D., Mich._2>/2-3

870
1310

Union

1.11

1V*

Pa.—.

,

Sell.

Rural

the

best

next

Wis. f'

Details—The

"f:.,

1.33

1 %

Dlst.,

Ind.

County

Marysville

1304

oc¬

their

on

Sale

1166—are

Plan

on

was

John

to

Barron,

;

in

bid, which provided the callable
from January 1952 on.
;1'

of

i '

-

Texas

Ore.

1026

following additional sales which

1_—2V2

County,
County,

1026
870

•

Dak.

Treasury

bonds

v';'".

Canada

v!

Wisconsin

Clerk states that the $6,000 3 V2 %
road ; } improvement

Fund Board elect¬

same

construction

i: ■■ •'^

-

semi-ann.

feature
The

previous months:

Page

2

sell the bonds

to
and

2

.

bonds.

We have also learned of the

No.

school

.

4'•v •'"■

'

fI; Bond

■■

..

k Not including' 171.591,-571 ' temporary • loans or funds
municipalities from agencies of the Federal Government,

and

$571,000

bonds.:-:

•>'"

•

••

First—$1,425,000, 3 %
Balance—$2,575,000, 1
Premium—$101.00
\
'

r48,500

" -.i—-•55,000

"

separate

I

No.

Plan

2.11

consumated
covering

follows:

as

First—$1,425,000, 3 %
V
Balance—$2,575,000, V/2%
Premium—$121.00. '.'.
; J

5,000

Kan.
3'/4-3y2

—_

100.87

12,500

iss.)„-2-3%
1942-1977
(250 municipalities,

(2

Plan

~3?6b

r300,000

iss.)_L_j_0.75

—-

sales

7125,000

—

—

(2

0.99

——2%

;

Dist.,

Ohio

1306
1158

1.23

100.05

of

1

.

—

Drain.

100
100.03

80.118

1942-1951

2Vi

Dak.

Minn.

iss.)

Total

13,000

34,000

:

NuveerY&

6,

No.

-—

N.

Co.,

100

John

bid

who

100

d2,500

.

1942-1945
1942-1951

1
1

sociates

0.72

rl59,000

•

1942-1951

Vk

—

*.

Sch.

River

(2

iss.)

(2

—w———

—

1308
1161
869

Y.

N.

100.15

55,000

..

,

1943-1965

1

—3

—

Kan.

1942-1951

0.75

1—3

-

102.94

.103,000

v

1.71

OO

50,000

C..;V-»w-^».w3%-5%

Ohio

100.53

336.000

Page;: 41)

from

of

that

was

Saturday, September 6, 1941

Company of Chicago represented
,by Mr. D. C. Prescott of Hartley
Rogers & Co., of Seattle and as¬

>.

1942-1971

—1,

.——.J.

S.

Salem,

(Continued

bid

.......

*

Mass.

Westminster,
West

v

N. Y._l%
—4

1,

Ga.

1027
1166

Johnsburg

No.

Ohio

1165

Amount

1

.

Basis

Horlcon,

and

Dist.

Waynesfield,

1021

Chester,

Caldwell,

Maturity

«Ratej.

v

Warrensburgv ThUrman,

Price

Que.

Sale—Mills, Spence & Co.

of Toronto have purchased an ise
of $43,000 4%
improvement

years;

sue

Sept. 1, bonds

in any year.

of

at

price of 100.93.

a

about

3.93%.

Due in

basis

a

1960.

Weekly Statement of Resources and Liabilities of iho 12 Federal Reserve B anks at Close of Business Sept. 3,1941
Three

Ciphers

Federal

:■

cash*

Other

Total

hand

on

Kansas
Total

at—

Boston

New York

Philadelphia

Cleveland

1,316,772

1,609,320

Atlanta

731,463

491,857

3,361,962

544,860

1.269

913

559

; 33,476

13,366

5,382

U.

S.

Treasury_____

20,299,032

1,145,589

.15,146

V

4,916

notes

235,953

8,500,728

•

903

21,770

20,550,131

1,172,275

*___——________

reserves

Secured by U.

Total

2,197

10,222

bills discounted

Industrial

12,419

;

advances

Govt,

S.

S. Govt, obligations, direct and guaranteed.

discounted

bills

Other

yy- v:^

1,069

55,761

15,169

8,557,392

13.838

.

1,333,010'

975

,

1,136

491

;

9,765

20,721

' 742,364

513,069

35

/

St. Louis

Chicago

$

y

.

...

,

'

Minneapolis

$

20

,/

1,624,133

-Jw-i-/;'1-.."
:

.-i'

■

9,297

1,447

-

'•

26'

yyyai'LUy yy.yyvd,-;

y

10,967

84

1,183

■

V'-—— /.

9,681

58

1,670

■

•

100

3,396,707

$%;

$

360,833

^

559,139

/

$

738

<

J 11,061

10,778

/

498,272

347,843

yy

268

99,286

384,113

107,301

59,719

231,036

64,541

85,348

U.

Govt,

S.

securities,

direct

and guaranteed

615,149

171,842

227,243

627,299

175,651

2,184,100

securities-——--—.—1_—-

and

159,005

2,206,200

160,452

;y'/;"47

3

x,

Fed.

notes

Res.

banks

foreign

Uncollected
Bank

of

————————;

other banks

5

37,002

1,176

5,308

78,998

194,944

2,796

10,262

4,827

13,727

40,588

51,364

;yyyv

assets

"f-

■'

/ •■

23,818,850

3,498

1,419,198

-

4

4,310

—

assets

Total

-^yy'Vi.
18

933,518

—

items

premises

Other

$

,1.690
24,866

.

1,439,153

154

86

542

83

161

329

■/

U.

notes

In

actual

circulatiofi

1,429
v

9,408,950

■

120.712

1,576,577

4,488

'

;;

166.999

65,886

38,477

100,446

39,630

23,144

92,061

267,445 ;

105,516

,92,286

267,798

105,599

•/-. / 2

6

1

" 11*663

V

'

.120,524

;

yyyya.;,

66,280

53,594

39,864

32,235

64,817

61,621 V " 106,144

85,829

172,582

62,240

•

'•

,

1

10,950
>

89,330
.

2,740

5,762

3,044

1,984,142

968,954

2,648
.

...

43,680

y;:

3,016

1

.y

133.147

;V

1

1,993 '

2,713

2.294

1,348

2,916

2,389

1,481

2,469

727,797

•

,

7,117,836

595,136

1,858,150

495,115

676,726

352,741

237,498

account

Deferred

Other

630,932

6,048,717

783,759

937,599

439,098

294,284

1,842,156

»

31.240

V. 187,862

55,489

445,793

7,295

681,726

deposits

Total

15,426,529

availability

items

incl.

liabilities,

divs
1

180,359

236,713

•114,958

597,215

322,849

.',168.790 '

297,320

251,300

867,51!

.

liabilities

Commitments
"Other

to

and

724,956

make

cash"

90,403

20.703

-.25,174

100,881

31,414

46,392

37.007

29,636

25,57!

104,477

48,832

39,747

136,274

34,069

24,984

32.933

32,933

86,32!

568,998

14,824

27,734

6,621

7,813

5,465

8,008

5,710

2,407

760

7,251,370

990,912

1,160,213

515,254

367,018

2,084,776

396,340

245,876

369,667

314,629

1.005,518
44,988

V

J-

•

-

26.091

55,749

112,673

84,622

37,554

168,961

54,216

23,425

39,359

33,953

758

276

292

320

96

299

119

120

134

135

175

1,542,052

1,949,904

952,937

642,166

3,761,992

715,941

645,873

463,675

1,647,899

1,393,618

9,280,295

9,351

51,698

10,906

56,447

26,785

2,874

47,898

accounts

industrial
not

•

170,017

;

does

!

356

—

capital

.

82,174

157,065

13-b)

capital accounts

Total

-1,675,596

657,189

•

449,780

-

accounts

(Section 7)
(Section

475,146

459,478 1

110,155

140,970

Surplus

4,47^

73,170

23,446,132

Capital paid in

Surplus

2,79i

2,005

"

3,080

—

liabilities
capital

53,319

V-' 1,166

898,687

—

_____

accrued

4

y. 3.043

36,598 '

<

■

265,266

1,507,956

708,465

account

reserve

172,811

"y

1

710

43",749

3,809,707

655,816

25,642

6,036

.

56,054

2,997

1,963 V
2,168"

2,321

V

107,765

V 86,623

107,069

,,

.

12,884,323

l_

—

deposits

Total

164.

■y" >'•/'/

Foreign
Other

7}

298

'.v./

1,695

57,345

57,484
34,577

1,152,015

bank

Treasurer—General

S.

65

'

831;

Deposits:
Member

696

y., 94 ;■

...458 \

44,943.

liabilities

R.

u

&

86

24

; 161

75

56

74,720

227,648

V

from

'27

4

817 "*

141,895

820,300

_

bills

Total

*

-

1.412,S97

securities, direct and guaranteed:

■:

Total

Other

•-

336,327

487

'

v

Francisco

486,724
•:

366,774

"

San

Dallas

City

24

44

-'V44

yy.'/ yy; 137

3,725

1,363,800
Notes

F.

'

discounted:

Bills

Due

Richmond

$"'

and due .from

fund—Fed.s Res.

Redemption

U.

Agent

asset3

certificates

Gold

Omitted

(000)

Reserve

advances—

include




23,818,850

Federal Reserve

2,449

1,419,198

12,872
notes,

f Less

than

1,064
$500.

11,907

14,603

5,538

4,840

15,083

4,348

-

3,002

4,286

11,764

15,144

14,323

5.247

5,725

22,824

4,925

;

3,152

3.613

3,974

7,070

10,785

4,393

1,007

3,244

713

1,429

533

1,000/

1,138

1,263

13,440

3,081

2,121

4,605

1,988

2,372

8,379

2,050

2,544

2,015

1,948

3,027

9,408,950

1,576,577

1,984,442

968,954

655,816

3,809,707

727,797

459,478

657,189

475,146

1,675,596

722

28

587

524

>

2.066

'

1,246

766

899

1,500

-

4,550..
"

'

\

69

'

3,401

.

43

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

Number 3977

Volume 154

Condition of the Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Note Statement
Three

New

Total

of— V;

Bank

Reserve

Boston

Bhiia-

York

Omitted

(000.)

Ciphers

Federal

delphia

land

apolis

Chicago St.Louis

Atlanta

mond

■'

of New York

San

Minne- Kansas

Rich-

Cleve¬

F'risco

Dallas

City

The
$ ■••;.'

notes:

Reserve

$ ■;"•.

$

$

$
■'■■;>. $ •
$ :'r"; $
Issued to
F.'R. Bank by F.
: ■■'■■■/;^
,
R
Agents
7,442,406 618,610 1,937,342 515,016 702,750
Held by
Federal Reserve tk.
324,570-23,482
79,192 ~ 19,901
26,024
In
actual circulation
7,117,836 595,136 1,858,150 -495,115 676,726
Collateral held by agent as se'
curicy lor notes issued to
/■' xf?"*

Federal

.

$

$

$

$

,,

$

125,423 653,130
10,465 55,912
114,958 597,218

375,378 258,998 1,540,579 283,396 185,407 246,369
22,637 21,500
32,623
18,130
5,048
9,656
352,741 237,498 1,507,956 265,266 180,359 236,713

v/;'. ■■■,:,

certificates

Gold

S.

U.

from

aue

Eligible

paper

hand

on

and

520,000

1,940,000

635,000

7 556,000

Treasury.

11,253

——

10,882

635,000

1,950,882

520,064

—35

A

CCfxf-C

.1;.

,'P

'u-;~

•

250,000 129,000 664,000
88
157
00
189,157 250,088 129,000 664,000

299,027

1,560,000

certificates

from

189,000

27

—■-,...■

265,000

400,035

705,000

299,000

1,560,000

400,000 265,000

705,000

64

7,567,253

—_

U.

S.

Other

,

$

Reserve System ;

—

65,486,000

85,611,000

8,557,392,000

notes

R.

8,626,707,000

9,231,280,000

reserves

of the Federal Reserve System on Thursday afternoon,
Sept. 4, showing the condition of the 12 Reserve banks at the close of business on Wednesday.
Tne first table
presents the results for the System as a whole in comparison with the figures for the eight preceding weeks and
witn those of the corresponding week last year.
The second table snows the resources and liabilities separately
for each of the 12 banks.
The Federal Reserve note statement (third table following) gives details regarding
transactions in Federal Reserve notes between the Reserve agents and the Federal Reserve banks.
issued by the Board of Governors

The following was

bills

Sept. 3

Aug. 27
1941

ly4l

Omitted

2,685,00.)
3,455,000

1,183,000

1,183,000

1,804,000

384,113,000

384,113,000

403,662,000

231,036,000

231,036,000

311,334,000

guaranteed—

615,149,000

615,149,000

744,996,000

securities

027,299,000

6*5,134,000

foreign banks
___
notes of other banks

18,000

18,000

750,255,000
18,000

5,308,000

3,278,000

1,924,000

194.944.OUO
10,262,000

244,049,000

141,420,000

10,280,000

9,767,000

13,7*7,000

13,505,000

17,942,000

Industrial

advances

ctfs.

Gold

$

$

-

and* guaranteed:

U. S. Treas.t

20,299,532

20,299,032

,

20,299,532

(Fed.

fund

20,300,529

20,307,532

20,302,531

20,302,533

1940

____,

:

Total U. S. Govt,

20,310,531

11,398

16,229

16,657

/ 16,657

16,271

268,243

293,232

322,814

274,705

279,984

252,279

235,953

274,639

TotaLreserves'—20,550,131

20,589,648

20,590,400

20,597,170

20,585,431

20,612,036

20,573,363

18,965,509

discounted:

Bills
'

—

cash"

Other

15,146

—

*'

"

-

•

.

-

930

1,823

1,366

1,868
1,489

2,728

2,296

3,357

5,534

9,853

9,807

9,352

*

10,380

8,289

9,962

5,383

9,681

9,563

9,586

9,270

9,448

9,930

1,363,800

1,363,800

1,363,800

1.363,800

1,363,800

820,300

820,300

1,363,800
? 820,300

820,300

820,300

820,300

1,318,600
l,llo, 000

2,184,100"

2,184,100

2,184,100

2.184,100

2,184,100

2,184,100

guaranteed.

direct and

bills

Total

2,201,975

2,203,332

2,198,937

sec. "'li

and

from

Fed.

37,002

Bank

deposns

premises'

Other

'

:

33,305

40,641

1,363,800

-

7

1,002,878
40,456

wm

•

29,911
936,334

30,130

-881,425

1,120,507

895,591

663,569

40,296

40,429

40,444

40,175

41,307

26,338

880,483
40,417

21,221

29,503

,

.

49,359

48,898

48,189

47,601

46,641

45,896

45,283

61,230

23,924,248

23,783,594

23,806,433

23,861,917

24,036,227

23,780,771

22,200,662

23,818,850

' 6,906,411 - 6,903,785

6,829,182

6,771,077

6,774,078

6,797,124

5,390,785

12,951,427

13,096,940

13,117,089

13,223,032

.12,971,077

13,523,861

849,372

1,038,545
1,191,575

7,006,926

6,952,605

12,997,655

13,037,470

12,947,724

772,074

785,344

919,425

1,152,699
689,923

1,202,872
631,830

1,194,306
621,665

1,201,653
663,688

604,411

593,544

607,199

564,481

15,612,351

15,657,516

15,656,082

15,766,437

15,830,172

15,864,719

918,845

848,354

835,032

885,278

1,022,766

15,765,678
843,364

3,315

2,931

3,231

2,704

3,033

2,658

2,115

2,229

7,377,903,000
18j,0*7,000

8,457,754,000
122,842,009

794,000

678,000

;

—L_

23,500,511

1,152,015
681,726

——
—_

items

23,531,897

23,551,539

23,410,925

23,433,684.

23,489,185

23,663,678

23,408,395

21,840,442

140,933

140,911

140,894

140,889

140,578

137,586

157,065

157,065

157,065

140,797
157,065

157,065

151,720

,26,785

26,785

26,785

47,908

48,005

'

15,426,529
898,687

—

incl. accrued
3,080

.

liabilities

23,446,132

—

758,000

•,

and

liabilities

total

ue-

liabil¬

note

93.7%

524,000

,

140,970

140,942

140,868

157,065

157,035

157,065

26,785

23,785

47,898

Feaeral
The^e

banx

Reserve

uoteo.

given by the United States Treasury for the

cerviiicates

are

tne ooimr was, on Jan,'
10J cents to 09.06 cents, these certiiicates be¬

19*4, devaiueu from

extent of the tunerence, tne duterence itselfnavlng been appropriate.* as profit by tne ireaoury unuer tne provi¬
sions of the Goid Reserve Act of 19*4.
•':
^

less

worth

ing

the

to

47,959

26,(83
47,931

■

47,926

,

1,185,116

V;'*-i,--

:

791,182

997,016
512,525

Discount Rales of the Federal

Reserve Banks

621,720

have been

There

varices

■157,065
26,785

26,785

26,785

26,839

47,993

S

47,902

47,948

of

the

to

rates

effect for

in

now

obligations

44,075

Fed.

curities—
1-15

/

16-30

22,200,662

91.0%

91.2%

York

11,950

11,393

11,697

12,810

13,058

13,078

Cleveland

May

11,

1935

8,192

12,432

2

1 Va

Aug 27,

1937

/a;-

*\Vz

Aug 21,

1937

2

»lVa

Aug 21,

1937

2

nVa,

Sep

2,

1937

2
2

2

Chicago

7,212

8,223

—

1,481

1,953

—

"

217

1,175

-

101

3

721
559

737

104

118

20

-

276

-776

1,732

•

.

'•'■

2,870

3,806

122

2,236

94

'

551;

681

906

.,98

<

3,477

3,783

8,172

5,562
1,343

683

957

12,419

days

ind. adv. ______
31-60 days ind. adv..
61-90 days irid.' advr
Over 90 days ind. adv.
_

10,380

2,336

T;

ndv.-_——i

ind:

2,202

8,289
2,209

391

343

360

s'r

173

■

242

v'

122

—

.

_

323

Louis

St.

42

81

686

20

449

Kansas

Aug 24,
Sep

3,

1937

Aug

31,

1937

l'/a

Minneapolis

105

1937

"l'/a

93

143

-

477

—

—

——

Sep

3,

1937

l'/a

_—

"l'/a

City

236

295

264

270

9,962

5.389

4,560

2,728

2,296

3,357

5,534

1,969

1,929

2,283

2,072

1,515

1,524

1,596

381

323

325

309

754

696

209

Sept. 1, 1939, Chicago; Sept. 16,

193

163

V

256

S.

'

•

industrial

1.61

;

266

•

Dallas

Francisco

5,767
9,681

— _ _

and. guaranteed:

days
days

•31-60

*

—-

days

16-30

286

866

620

5,878

5,895

6,014

9,563

-

;

I 9,586

"9,270

301

228

1,225

1,124

9,448

5,920

;

9,930

1,386

977

6,019

5,97i

5,962

9,853

278

938

^ 5,957,

181

9,807

9,352

"Advances

_—

Discount Rales of

8,645

——_

'

■

have been

There

Over

Total U.

—

2,184,100

2,184,100

$2,184,100

$2,184,100

2,184,100

2,104,100

2,184,100

of the foreign central banks.
at the leading; centers are snown in the

guaranteed—

2,184,100

2,184,100

2,184,100

2,433,600

Present

rates

table which follows:

S. Govt, securities

direct- and

2,184,100

$2,184,100

$2,104,100

$2,184,100

$2,184,100

$2,184,100

$2,184,100

$2,184,100

$2,433,600

Issued
F.
Held

In

to

Reserve Notes—

Fed.

..

f

——7,442,406
_—
•> 324,570

R.

Agent

by

Fed. Res. Bank

actual

Argentina

Res. Bank by

circulation

—

$7,117,836

7,362,287

7,300,458

7,264,985

7,247 373

7,179,380

7,150,196

7,138,328

7,113,287

5,639,131

355,361

347,853

358,574

344,088

350,198

379,119

364,250

316,163

248,346

Belgium

$7,006,926

$6,952,605

$6,906,411

$6,903,785 $6,829,182

$6,771,077 $6,774,078 $6;797,124

$5,390,785

Chile

-

—

_

Bulgaria
Canada

Date

Effect

__

__

Colombia

3'/a Mar

__

1,

1936

Jiwi.'

2 Va

Sept. 5
___

Security
to

:

Held by. Agent, as
for Notes issued

bank—

from

on

eligible paper

Total

collateral

_

__

—:__
—

7,556,000

11,253

-"$7,567,253

7,490,000
;\ 9,281

$7,499,281

7,430,000

7,382,000

7.372,000

7,513

9,253

4,711

7,305.500
3,937

7,305,500
-v

7,293,500

2,204

7,243,500

5,739,500
4,200

3,037

1,801

Erie

_

India

2

Jan

5,

5

Dec

1,

1940

6

Italy

ftiar

li,

xbou

3

Dec

16,

1936

4

Java

England

__

_

Estonia

$7,437,513

$7,391,253

$7,376,711 $7,209,437

$7,307,704 $7,295,301 $7,246,537 $5,743,700

__

_

Finland
France

cash" does not include Federal Reserve notes.
certificates given by the United States Treasury for the gold taken
devalued fl'bm 100 cents to 59.00 cents on Jan. 31, 1934, these certificates being
ence
itself having been appropriated as profit by the Treasury under
*

"Other

tThese

are




banks
worth less to the extent of the
provisions of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934.
over from the Reserve

when

the

difference,

dollar
the

was

differ-

Greece.

Holland
*

Not

—

_

__

—

__

—

—

„

__

-

Rate

4

Jly

18,

1933

5

Lithuania

3

Jan

1,

1936

3'/a

Morocco

4

Jan

2.

1937

5

Norway
Poland

Oct

22,

1940 4

Nov

28,

1935 3'/a

4 Va May
3.29 Apr

Japan

18, 1936 5
7, 1936 3.65
1937

4

3

4

—

Germany
•

__

__

Denmark

hand and due
U. S. Treasury —'

Gold- ctfs.

By

vakia

Danzig

vious

3
3

Hungary

__

Czechoslo¬

Collateral

Date
Effective

Effect

Country

Kate

1940

-2'/2
_

.

vious

Effective

5

Pre- >

Rate in

Pre-

Rate in

Country

Sept.

Federal

changes during the week in the

no

rates of any

discount

•

_

Foreign

Gentral Banks

—-

—

.

„

a rate of 1%, effective
1939, Atlanta, Kansas City and Dahas;

<6,419

;

days
90 days-

.2

258

/

'

61-90

,,

obligations bear

Government

on

securities, direct

Govt,

1-15

adv..

:

2

Sept, 21, 1939, St. Louis.

,155.;

898

984 •

■V-

*

Total

♦

U.

2

Sep

.

_

Atlanta

bills

days

lVa

1937

l'/a

Philadelphia

San

Total

19J7

4,

—

1-15

l'/a

1939

-

l'/a

of

—1——
61-90 days bills 1.
:
*_
Over 90 days bills
__

16-30

Rate

1,

Aug 27,

1

—.

_

Previous

Estaolished

Sep

89.4%

91.2%

Banks

Date

Effect

Sept. 5

Boston

Se¬

bills'

days

23,861,917 24,036,227 23,780,771

91.2%

912%

91.2%

91.1%

.

_L;

bills

days

31-60

23,806,433

23,783,594

classes of paper

the various

banks:

Richmond

12,928

12,872

—

\

day3 bills

91.0%

91.2%

Short-Term

and

Bills

23,924,248

New

_

Distribution

Maturity

23,904,546

make

to

advances

industrial

■

23,873,262

•

Res.

combined

liabil.

note

23,818,850
to de-

Banks

in the
schedule'

snown

is the

Rates of Federal Reserve

Discount

Reserve

are

The following

table.

different Reserve

tne

ac

changes this week in the redis¬
Reserve banks; recent ad-'

no

Federal

tne

Government

on

footnote

-*, > '•

of

rates

count

Federal

accounts

Ratio of total res.

Commitments

bank's

"Other cash" does not include Federal reserve notes or a

own

Hate in

and

740,000

■■

;

;

and

liabilities

posits

93.2%

1,524,000

93.9%
inuus-

make

to

aavances

triai

9,522,971,000 10,152,606,000

9,408,950,000

R.

comoinea

ities

Commitments

7,070,0u0
13,488,000

cap¬

10

reserves

F.

and

bo,4^1,000

,

accounts

of

51,075,000
53,i>26,000
!.
7,109,000
12,884,000

51,687,000

—:_—_

accounts

'•

\

■

,

i>o,<t47,ouO
7,070,Uu0
l3,44o,uU0

'

capital

569,876,000

9,394,279,000 10,028,212,000

51,698,000
—

—

(Bection 13b)

'li'

921,055 W- 954,398
1,165,141
1,144,031

839,314

■

•-C'-J* C;

Capital Accounts
Capital paid in
Surplus (section 7)
Surplus (section 13-b) Other capital accounts "r
Total

301,575,009
_

:>■; >

9,280,295,000

7;

(aecnon

posit

2,853

708,465

dividends
Total

7,251,370,000
170,ul7,U00

—

15,825,084

877,919

15,683,120
958,777

..

12,884,323

deposits
avail,

418,412,000

liabilities

ital

ji,

i;_w—_,

Foreign Other deposits
Total

577,o62,000

gold taxen over irom tne Reserve banks wnen

.7,117,836

•

Deferred

.•

——

dividends

Total

"

in actual

account

Other liab.,

_

availability
items—
including ac-

aurpius

47

23,904,546

Treas.—General

8.

account,

■

■

50,220

'

•

47

23,873,262

Deposits—Member banks
reserve

451,2*7,000

Capital paid in

t

circulation

U.

2,196,203

47

47

51,384

——

——

notes

*47,317,000

445.79j.u00
568,998,000

deposits

Total

Liabilities

Fed. Res.

.

2,198,590
-

30,090

31,467

988;733

-

Total assets—

■

■

assets

6,101,787,000

187,86*,000

liabilities

crued

2,184,100
2,196,681

2,184,100

47

-

40,66/

954,428

40,588

7,167,891,009

6,048,717,000

——_—;

Total

Other

Ratio

34,235

933,518

•

—i_l—.tU.

banks

Uncollected items

1,446,938,000

Acct._

U. S. Treasurer—Gen.

aurpius

47

47

47

foreign banks.
Res. notes of other

Due

■

sec.,

.

-

.

account

bank—res.

Member

Other capital

Govt,

S.

,

1,832,555,000

___—1,858,150,000

tion

2,433,600
2,447,779

2,204,043

2,184,100
2,196,809

2,206,200

-

U.

Total

,

circula-

Capital Accounts—

■'■Notes,;
•

9,522,971,000 10,152,606,000

*

actual

in

notes

8,645

12,419

guaranteed-

;xBonds

R.

Deferred

direct

sec.,

,

——„9,408,950,000

assets

Liabilities—
F.

4,031

4,560

——

•

1,503

905

2,938

820,300

advances

Govt,

S.
and

6,102

1,622

1,748
3,641

5,462
4,500

2,187

7,9/3

"

10,222

discounted-

bills

Total

U.

2,407

-2,197

guaranteed —
bills discounted—'

Industrial

items

assess

Ocner

Other

and

premises

Foreign

If: S. Govt.
ooiigations, direct and 1

securities,

Deposits:

20,603,000

20,611,874

Secured by

.

R.

Total

18,631,297

15,411

:'t

Reserve-notes)

and

bills

Uncollected

10,553

<

'- ;■■

.

Bonds

Ocher

20,300,531

direct

Notes,'

F.

$

$

■

and

hand

on

due from

t

Redemption

1941

1941

1941

1941

—

Govt., .securities,,

S.

Bank

Assets

•

(

.Aug. 6

Aug. 13

Aug. 20

1941

Ciphers (000)

Three

Sept. 4

770,000

8,802,000

—

Due from

July 9

,

.

•

.

1,695,000
7,107,000

direct

July 30

'*•

•

«.*;

9,297,000

——

discounted

bills

Total

BUSINESS SEPT. 3, 1941

RESERVE BANKS AT THE CLOSE OF

OF THE FEDERAL

AND LIABILITIES

RESOURCES

COMBINED

discounted

a

1,670,000

10,967,000

Total

U.

1,280,000

,

by U. S. Govt, obligations. direct and guar.j; ■'••'-■■.

Other

9,144,389,000

8,560,200,000
1,021,000

Secured
■

Sept. 4, 1940

$

8,500,728,000
903,000
55,761,000

.

i

casht

Total

•

$

Treasury"

fund—F.

Redemption

due

hand

on

'.

'.

Aug. 27, 1941

Bills discounted:

Weekly Return of the Board of Governors of the Federal

Federal

the

1941, in comparison with the previous week and the
corresponding date last year:

Gold

.'■

.,;;

i

-

Total ' collateral

^y

.,'V;:7,••

of

3,

Sept. 3, 1941

.

■

condition

the

shows

Reserve Bank of New York at the close of business Sept.

■

-

following

Oct

'6,

]9<M>

414

.3

Jun

30,

1932

3'/2

Portugal

3

Rumania

___

Jan

14,

6

Jly

15, 1939 7

6Va May 28,

__

__

1935

4Va

May
Vz Dec

13,
17,

1940

4

1937

5

4

Mar

31,

1941

414

3

Sep

12,
3Va May 15,

1940

3'/a

*4

Mar

3
v

4 Vz

•'

2

Oct

26,

1939

Oct

1,

193b

5

South Africa

1933

4'/a

4Va

Dee

3,

1934

4'/2

Spain

29,

1939

5

4

Sweden

3

May 29,

1941

3]/a

—

r

1%

Mar

17,

1941

2

1940

4

Switzerland

1V2 ■Nov 26,

2

Apr

6,

1936

3'/a

4,

1937

7

Yugoslavia

5

Feb

1935

Jan
2'/a .1(111

6Y?

26,

1941

3

6

officially

confirmed.

1,

44

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL
*

Saturday, September 6, 1941

'

■

i

,

"

•

.

..

.

.

•

i

,+ •

'

I

Weekly Return of the Member Banks of the Federal Reserve System
Following is the weekly statement issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, giv¬
ing the principal items of resources and liabilities of the reporting member banks in 101 leading cities from
which weekly returns are obtained.
These figures are, always a week behind those for the Reserve banks

Weekly Return of the New York City
;
r;;;; ,■Blearing Mouse
£rS

;

The weekly statement issued by the New York City
Clearing House on Friday afternoon is given in full

themselves.

below:
ASSETS

AND

LIABILITIES

OF

WEEKLY

REPORTING

MEMBER

"(In

BANKS

Millions

IN
of

101

LEADING

CITIES

DISTRICTS

BY

ON

AUGUST

1941

27.

Federal

Reserve

Districts

ASSETS

liOans

and

Loans

Total

,

York

$

v.;

.

investments—total,

29,107

total—

—

Eoslon

1,446

10.697

(indus.

Loans

to

loans

agricul.

loans)

13,149

in

purchasing

2,530

:

securs.,

443

Other

treasury
Treasury

Obligations

Cash

in

Other

319

27

13

3

guar,

1

205
194

34

151

U.

S.

25

domestic

.75

3,802

,

l,-52

411

2"5

403

332

,

N.

211

237

129

241

215

447

51

21

3

30

2

24

38

4

1

3

4

9

60

12

139

61

2

88

-

Nat'l

:'.V

1

183

78

733

253

96

181

2

6

173

—

11

76

14

Time

■

United

States

Inter-bank
:

23

6,000,000

•..

-

banks

■■

91

85

63

$

,

.

,

>

,

Time

Deposits

"</>%: Average

14,294,300 $

t-

Average'

245,068,000 $

77,500,000

20,000,000

58,357,100

Co._

90,000,000

Co.

41,591,200

187.,600,900
40,988,600

681,257,000
2,707,948,000

...

16,283,000

a

37,957,000
163,021,000

and

7

'

364

1

10

7

33

48

217

?5

20

44

35

122

113

120

810

40

111

220

99

70

360

79

269

68

116

570

111

41

135

60

783

292

137

1,525

242

107

215

154 /

ii5

1"."

248

{•.

388

24

54

29

405

256

265

.V/i 92

45

52

1,791

665

546

211

191

,

209

First

64

1,247

17

82

16

46

&

Chase

Fifth

8

20

14

202

113

312

304

75

22

16

20

3,429

601

346

629

586

111

142

134

85

28

o

75,642,700 t 1,162,363,000

84,578,000

20,287,000

342,600,000
828,186,000

27,617,000

727,771,000

5,182,000

10,000,000

109,849,400

50,000,000

553,896,700

Co.—

4,000,000

Bank

100,270,000

Bank.

500,000
25,000,000

.

4,531,200
137,453,100
4,267,300

Co..

..

957,000

Bank

Nat'l

Ave.

Title

321

88,765,000
106,934,000

15,000,000-

•

Bankers Trust Co.

1,089

39

■

'8,739,000

730,564,000

21,000,000

Co.

Bank.

Trust

Trust

342

628

Orust

Continental

174

854,764,000
t 2,223,051,000

Hanover

Nat'l

Irving

543

'

•

„

Exchange

.Bank

*

10

116

272

68

1,443

5,431

230

74,082,000

84,331,100

1,575,000

3,359,122,000

45,833,000

58,288,000

§

4,609,000

•

..

f!

1,170,758,000

80,815,000

Guaranty

•

n)
1

11,771
l.lJl

,

; & Trust

299

Marine

1,255

584

13

119

|

384

3,888

t

748'

258
19

9-215

_

478

;

?

51 '!

36

•:'';;47

995

191

132

24

1,415

,419

2

17

KK

N. Y.
1,391

Co.._I

j

6,000,000

1,168,100

18,108,000

' 2,220,000

'

Midland
Co.

5,000,000

10,151,100

149,727,000

12,500,000

28,067,600

,454,724,000

«

21

629
■

569

l'V

l

.

■

!t'v-v

'

561

6

1.' '

355

386

2

.

'r
M'.

....

8

v.:;,
'*

I,

;

191

.

273

• (

Bank <3z
Public

20

3,883

'i;——-—-J——''

250

;

1,642

i6

219

y

41'

21

393

'

15

102

■

19

8

98

63

5?

4

422

98

6

109

324

:;

iv': 91

Tr.

Co.

7,000,000

6,916,500

143,979,000

1,629,000

7,000,000

♦

10,758,300

-102,067,000

53,842,000

National

—$518,361,200 $960,480,800 $16,104,427,000 $776,551,000
official reports: National, June 30, 1941; State, June 30,
companies, June 30, 1941.
Includes deposits in foreign branches: a
$288,209,000 (latest available
date); t $64,991,000
(latest available date);,! (Sept. 4)
$2,889,000:
S $88,152,000 (latest available
date); ! $23,250,000 (Aug. 30).
'•

'

271

■

42,810,000

Total

'.mL'
*

22

3,125,000

„

Nat'l

Bank & Tr. Co.

386

IK

'ii*"

■;

479

Co—

Trust

Commercial

c...

1—_

———

752

accounts

-

.

Bank.

Bk. & Trust Co.

200

5D4

198

liabilities

Capital

1941.

Net Demand

-

27,221,000
•82,100,800

Trust

Corn

:

;

5,491

152

24,453

Foreign
banks •
IV
Borrowings
____■;
Other

4,

Associa¬

House

■

—_

,;

,

.

Clearing

Deposits

20,000,000

Trust

Central

385

1

"

1,187

Government:, deposits

deposits;,-

Domestic

Sept.

Co.

Co.

Trust

deposits—adjusted
deposits--'1 i'J—

York

Undivided

"

Demand

New

Frofits

—$

Bank

Trust

Guar.

38

23
-

—

\k

,,1.694

,

500

Capital

the

City

Chem,
■

15

1

124

l

1,985

,

124

.

Y,
of

Manhattan

1,107

891
;

38
•

—«

26

3,462
_■

•

384

i

1,486
3,418

1

10,633'

banks—

assets—net
LIABILITIES

2,509

11

50

1

in

:

13

185

,

'•

618

43.
,39g.

3.316

i_.

Bank!——

19

52".

559

with

'

27

••' •'

559

.

7,934

Govt

Reserve

626

...

...

: •■*-2,279
1

—

by

■

813

6

of

Bank

478

5

329

$

$

857

190

14

$

the

Thursday,

Members

Dallas F'risco

City

$

4,110

376

151

21

4

vault

Balances

861

l

$
'

:

736

411

80

1,079

^
_——_

bonds

Stber securities,
feserve
with
Federal

819

44

16

1,932

bills
notes"

2,228

566

43

1,.

States

$

of

business

Clearing House

Louis apolis

cago

members

of

-

11

.

United

lanta

$

301

1,254

'

...

_

loans

?' Sh

Chi¬

Manuf.

banks.i____:

to

>

1

96

:

89

437

loans

estate

<

carrying

or

; securities '
Real
Loans

mond

$,:

1,345

r

3,948

430

;

4oo

paper,—,
brokers and dealers

for

land

$

-.3'

781

6,18)

__

market

Other

and

Rich¬

delphia

$

'

Commercial

Open

Cr'e-

Bk

•'

■

Phi'«-

*

of

close

at

•*Surplus-&

-

.

New
(

•

Statement
tion

Dollars)

•

* As

1941;

396

per

trust

'jj

Class I Wet
j

Railway Operating Income in June Nearly Double Year Ago

' The Bureau of Statistics of the.Interstate Commerce

Commission has issued

gate totals of selected income and balance sheet items for
month of June and for the six months ended

These

figures

Class

I

June, 1941 and 1940.

steam

statement

a

showing the

railways in the United States

Bank of

aggre¬
for the

•'

'

'1

TOTALS

FOR

THE

'

i
.

.

V* ,./

'

■

.

UNITED STATES
INCOME ITEMS

!

J——'

railway operating income

Other

income

Total

available

income

fixed

6—01.

Rent

Interest
Other

for

6—04.

Total

Income

Contingent

after

'1940

.

$

48,090,777

317,006,592

2,810,284

16,829,495

15,729,322

485,639,354

301,277,270

—

13,202,501

11,881,411

77,552,735

£115,922,838
Other

67,150,864

38,449,974

39,760.767

231,065,492

236,353 629

119,355

129,119

712.663

51.771,830

—

51,771,297

" '

<

309,330,890

stock

preferred
fixed

to

8,633,553

1.058.318

1,016,046

6,314,731
169,993,733

def9.115,343

18,076,841

17,146,356

107,277.582

4,981,362

67,426,338

20,805,882

176,308,464

def3,003,856

—.

'•

—•

3/

6,519.890

3,172.949

46,189,431

340,746

11,306,673

1.17

1.57

ASSET

AND

LIABILITY

Class

1941

v, i

bonds,

(Total,

etc.,

than

other

those

.99

I

end

at

Class I Railways Not in
Receivership or Trusteeship

Railways

dep._

of

June

Balance

1940

,

at

the

end

of

Miscellaneous

^i.——-I:———

Materials
Interest

and

and

558,497,515

$

599,919,535

$

&

479,219,018

$519,977,388
$374,704,555-

current

Total

Funded

and

Traffic

and

22,770,170
49,714,583
123,760,303

113,140,141

350,326,010

293,327,724

16,697,521

20,841,608

114,836,686

'1,206,031

1,403,801

902,217

6,302,373

5,610,087

$1,242,166,202

$1,226,809,526

—

___

,_i

—

——

assets

$1,616,194,738
months

4/

$

79,579,889

$

■

49,825,869

payable

car-service

Interest

accounts

5/

_1_

1,281,897

Unmatured

dividends

Unmatured

rents

Accrued

payable

$

accrued

coin

S. Government
than

:

U.

t

:

S.- Government

22,905,733

23,213,079

64,560,000

20,887,983

—

30,801,917

-

_

26,151,515

:

5,353,719

,5,121,241,

J2.Q72,852 ,-,-21,030,274
47,720,033

38,878,328'

"

1,817,835

884,650

-

687,955 327,834,631 328,026,397

of
to

>»

33.9%

rate-

11.8%.

2.%

18B.%

2%

1883;

oz.

.' ' The l market

serve

196,918,339

14,322,809

24,460,077

46,974,825

4,293,240

6,720,300

4%

30.1%

,

•'•

--

2%

25.2%
♦2%

-

168s.

168f. r- 84s. ll^d.

lLVad"-

84s.

with

:for

the

Bank

prime

"bankers'

activity this week.-

demand

rates

are

largely in

■;4 ,v*:

acceptances
Prime
of

excess

reported " by

the

-

bills
the

Federal

has
are-

sup¬

Re¬

of

4,293,240

16,777,629

^

48,763,013

14,196,410

.<

for bills running from 1

13,958,515

"

."'j:.

210,896.324

229,922,673

44,150,580

78,578,717

-31,479,478

68,426,791

702,246,162

$682,381,024

$

914,799,516

$

*

••

'

to 90 day si

' •"

Yerk foaey Rales

274,583,463

Dealing in detail with call loan rates on the
StockExchange from., day to day, 1% iwas. the
ruling quo¬
all through-the week for
Jjoth., new.loans and.

tation
154.597,354
taxes

87,979,653

140,764,575

77,193 207

119.986,109

...

amount

in

default.

''principal of ?IoAg-term1' 'debt
f

obligations which mature




,

90

70,026,928

122,916,671

89,158,098

92,848.983

.

t

,

renewals.-. The market for time
money
Rates continued nominal at

Hi%-

"

<

•

-

'

U- ' ir

not

more

than 2

years

«

*

iv?r.h.-»

after date of issue.

>+'•

.

v*t

.

....

•

wcoiiu

\iul

t

•«,.

up,

continues quiet
to-90. days and:
The market

1^:%, for four to six months' maturities.

as fellowsJune 1941, 1.33; June 194p<;.38;,6 months 1941^. 1.03; 6 mdnthS'U
(othei).than long terhf debt lh; :defknlt)',(whfcHWfe''bdcbme'dUet%ithin six"months'
aft^,"^•
.

5/Includes

•

20,633,083

psh©wn very little

57,583,958^

S/Flov? railways .Jin -receivership" and trusteeship .the ratio, .was

close of month of report;.-

v..

6,016,517

New York-for bills
up to and including
days are V2 % bid; and 7-16% asked; for bills runn¬
175,423,290 I
ing for. four .months, 9-16% bid and y2%
asked; for five
56,606,673:
^ and-ffilfr ^nCHlths, %% bid and 9-16% asked. The bin
43,896,885
buying rate of the New York-Reserve Bank■*&

46,210,987

926,884,503

accruals^, including ,the

.-4/includes'•payments'6f

:

.

Bankers'Acceptances

^

29,711,697

51,004,257

17,071,373

liability: •
takes I.
—I

.

36,255,322

27,426,571'

'

$992,729,619^^

$

68,298,486

,

31,229,596

3,865,059

882,823-'
4,442,790

39,001,430

224,552,384

.

34,852,399

Gold val per

—

-1/Represents

£

and

bullioin

Bank

tdx

&

J

18,395,204

6,720,300

liabilities

:

1937

272,876,711

i

15,357,386

42,757,631

49,134,913

^

i

•

current

Other

Sept. 8

,

"

£

123,721,164 101,336,164 107,142,301

7,036,439

>

37,734,279

24,824,190

i

liabilities

1938

91,259,444 105,701,989

41,235,448

95,426,833 1

63,032,362

*___

accrued

U,

&

$115,026,361

58,088,900

.-.11

declared

ta* liability,

current

»

252,822,234

_.

!

accrued

Total

•

26,770,795

liabilities

20,458,953.

48,878,954

56,545,801

Analysis -of

-r

146,002,838

27,719,528

reserve

1,191,41?

'

115,922,000

scarce

.135,160,455

>■ 56,795,727'

,

unpaid

interest

Unmatured

com¬

notes

fine

148,816,071

72,249,573

balances—Cr.

matured- unpaid

Dividends matured

/.

.

116,278,604 111,266,996

sec._

Propor.

.116,790,189

56,247,954

152,638,639

i

29,887,167

73,387,137

377,618,920
—

Audited -accounts and wages payable

'*

1,462,150

32,775,008

-

maturing within 6

Miscellanoous

'■

69,233,376
105,126,095

assets

bills

Sept. 7

1939

secur.

ply^ . Dealers'

Loans

Other

53,947,526
132,411,236

1,531,185

—-—

—-

current

debt

77,110,960

agents and conductors

receivable

receivable

Other

with

Statement

Sept. 8

-

1940

48,447,840

Securities

537,216,182

;

479,226,442

——i—__—.

receivable

supplies

dividends

Rents

items

■

advances

1940

I—

—r.'r—

__^

balances—Dr.

from

accounts

various

Comparative

Sept. 4

122,676,987

"

Disc't

June

,1941

17,883,647

Net balance receivable

England's

53,012,746

Other

Res.

$

ii

receivable—

car-service

the

years:

Bankers'

accounts

139,319,275

and

£2,275,420.

14,498,000
10,851,948
15,029,438
32,151,328
11,969,223
175,689,733 164,726,444 152,502,444 126,111,843
141,957,611

dep.—

Other

of-affili¬

707)

Account

Temporary cash Investments' ——i_

Traffic

declined

667,258,000 609,995,637 549,886,038 480,114,598
489,148,069

Coin

bills

The,

33.9%, the

Circulation

ITEMS

736,026,415

and

to

y']':

9,568,822

2.04

——

Balance

Loans

of

1941 :

Govt,

companies

furnish

Sept. 3

43.588.681

75.000

___

stock
charges

All

ated

we

Bank

Other

stocks,

securities

102.072.287

19,617,502

—

Below

parisons for previous

accounts

in

£3,904.973.
rose

comprise
discounts
and1 advances,
£697,944 and securities, which declined
No change- was made in the 2% discount

6,111,487

7,617,507

•

SELECTED

Investments

note

to

Pub.

common

On

in

outstanding

and'other

£2,973,364.

304,281,126

52.800,181

—

—_—

On

income

total

securities;

rate..

776,633

53,858,499

__——

Equipment)

the

of

as

which increased

——

taxes

71,483,484

502,468,849

raised

highest of the year to date, compared with the record
low, 5%, April 16 and 11.8% a year ago.
Government
security holdings contracted £44,420,000 to a total of-

$245,523,108

68,930,436

60,404,850

—

and

;

the

2,555,000

other
accounts, which gained
proportion of reserves to liabilities

1940

433,538,413

$

for
£

and

of

1941

63,215,134

—___

charges

structures

months

2,670,236

'—_——__________—,

and

six

'r(/i

——

charges

the

'

1941

15,124,357

1

'

; /

For

appropriations:

12—02.
of

fixed

fixed

equipment

—

(Way

income

12—01.

Ratio

and

1/

—i.;

income

Depreciation
Dividend

roads

charges

Net

Federal

leased

deductions

deductions

:

June

105,630,329

•

„

;■

6—02.

•

1—

—

charges

charges:

6—03,

of

15,039,186

from

for

month

106,300,565

<.

deductions

Income

"

<

the

of

circulation,
£667,258 000.
Aug. 13, £668,176,787, was the high¬
est on record.
Gold holdings dropped £
183,930 during
the week, while reserves
expanded £47,261,000 to a
total of £64,560,000.
Public deposits decreased £365,000 while other deposits
gained £915,866.
The latter
consists " of bankers';, accounts,' which
lost •<• £2,989,107 •

REGIONS)

93,261,379

—_.i,——

income •;

Miscellaneous

Fixed

$

For

.

;
Net

(ALL

\All Class I Railways

i' ft .'A,';
week ended Sept. 3

..;v

statement

advance

an

which

"

»'

England Statement

•>U'vi" V '■
Bank's

Circulation

*
'

'^} ■
The

showed

*

subject to revision and were compiled from 132 reports representing 137 steam
railways.
excludes returns for class A switching and terminal companies.
The report is as follows:

are

The present statement

: t

■

.

)(»}• '
.

::

for, prime commercial;

paper

has

been

.

very

active

and

1

45

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

Number 3977

Volume 154

stands

date

Foreign Exchange Bates

'

•

.

J

;

■

'

•

AUG. 30,

-

1941

to

SEPT.

Noon

:

Aug. 30

europe—

-

•

—

markka
franc

x

X

x

;"

t

x

X

x

x

X'-'-

,

-;j,

•

$

t

X

t

X

t

x

x

x

X

X

t

X

X

t

X

t

X

:.

<

.

'

.

__—

escudo
leu

Rumania,

Switzerland,

_______

dollar

Tientsin

(British),

India

-Straits- Settlements,

Official-

<

*

.301300

.301300

.301300

X

'v'.V

the

X

3.228000

3.228000

3.228000

Africa,

South

Canada,

.

-

3.213333

3.213333

3.213333

3.213333

3.225958

3.225958

3.225958

3.225958

3.225958

3.980000

;'vV

•'
of

j.

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3.980000

3.980000

3.980000

3.980000

that

.909090

.909090

i—•-

.909090

.909090

.909090

.893125:

dollar

..

-

Argentinaj peso—

.205425*

.909090

.909090

.909090

.909090

.891041

.891250

.891250

.892500

.297733*

.297733*

.297733*

-

t

.237044*

milreis—

t

V:

.237044*

■0t

VQ;

.060575*.

Free.

.

.237044*

.237044*

.060575*

.060575*

considerable

importance

wartime industries,

which
i

Official

.050666*

.050666*

Export:

•;/«

~—-xh*-4v——^^~—w —.■

■

i

■

,

.569825*

.569825*

.658300*

.658300*

.438420*

.438420*

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-t

.••/;

•

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—:

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f:

r-.- .►.569825*

.658300*

..

§

\:
.

.658300*

t

.441166*

—

X No rates available.

j

t

0,:

..

.

has been pre¬

answers

Subscriptions of 8,000,000 pounds had been received
1 to the 10,000,000 pounds New Zealand war
to finance war needs through March, 1942.
Act¬
ing Prime Minister Walter Nash announced on Sept.

■"0y\'y

:

§
■

.569825*,

x—__1——

Controlled

questions and

loan

fff't

v;,,;8
peso,^«•'■*»—-?c:

99

by Sept.

.050666*

.050666*

Chile, -peso—

♦Nominal rate,

of

are

non-essential

of

of

series

.237044*

',iV'

liiif

.050666*

<■;

_

enterprises

subject to the industrial concentration program.

.060575*

-

*
>■.

; "Uruguay, peso

;i V

ginal instructions issued by the Treasury as Public Cir¬
cular No. 4 constitute a 30-page pamphlet.

.060575*

1—'

Free

-,C9iomb(a«

retained

and

.297733*

.297733*

Official

"-a

received-40,000,000 ^pounds
to 43,500,000 pounds.
:

up

ing the information called for by Form TFR-300, cover¬
ing foreign owned assets in the United States. The ori¬

y

..

•

,'J

Under the Feb.

tation with the Federal Reserve Bank, in order to ex¬
plain further the complex procedure involved in supply¬

.

Official

year to 43,000,000 pounds, re¬
of January 1, 1941," until a year
1940 arrangement,

a
as

ends.

pared by the Foreign Exchange Committee, in consul¬

.894821

.205425*

y'/
___•

y

.893828

.205425*

.909090

____

———T--

.893750

.205425*.

.890781

peso

.893515

.205425*

.1

couth america-*-

■

small

the field

A

Official

Brazil,

railways

are

dollar

-Newfoundland,

;"-"

war

lead

:

__

Mexico,

Empire's

the

According to a study conducted by a British maga¬
zine, small business has been receiving a steadily inc; creasing share in the national income. '
It is pointed out
in

pound

war

any revenue

■

Official' ,1-i
Free

after the

.471600

.471600

.471600

3.228000

3.228000

——,—

pound.

AMERICA—

NORTH

Since

lead-min¬
cover

subsidy allowed the four British mainline rail¬
companies by the Government has been increased

.301300
<

t

t

.471600

1

'.

—

.251000

-

-t
.471600

y.:;v'y. >

africa

Union

present British
than sufficient to

requirements.

3,000,000 pounds
troactively effective

x

.251000

3.213333

Zealand,

New

that

more

are

by

0" §

X

.251000

x

.301300

r'

pound—
l.-Ji.1.

Australia,
,

——'

'

au8tralasia—

..

'

/

British

the

indicate

to

operations

way

.251125

t
.251000

-'-V-,
dollar^—

■

X

X

X

.

^0 § '"h

(yuan)--™_;-_-_v-(yuan)

rupee_

Yen

Japan,

x

__—___

x

X

t

(yuan)
(yuan)

dollar
Hong Kong, dollar

-

Kano,

Viscount

Specie Bank, in de¬

The
dollar

Shanghai

China,

funds.

production capacity, in excess of 650,000 tons a year, is
well above consumption needs, it is thought that con¬
siderable quantities of lead will continue to be avail¬
able for regular import by the United States.-''

X

franc,

Chefoo

China,

that

consumption

■

China,

sterling

,

—

China, Hankow dollar

>

ing

dinar

Yugoslavia,
asia—

——

krona

Sweden,
■'

K-

—-

peseta

Spain,

Japanese

fact

believed

*

§

•-—ii*-

of

Treasury excluded lead in
certifying metals for relief from excess-profits tax was

-'.V

x

X

'

Portugal,

The

'..x

t

X

at

taxation

is between 90 and 100.

X
X

___________

interest rates

t
■

krone

heavy

and other official

'0 :'.0X

'■ t
v..

:

fix

X

-•

X

—

pengo

zloty

X

*

t
j

-i.—

I

to
of

face

the

X

4.033125

•

been able

in

new

claring that Japan will continue to honor its sterling
obligations, repeated his previous as¬
sertion that the correct price for Japanese sterling bonds

4.035000

4.032500

r

levels

London manager of the Yokohama

4.035000

t'

,

Y

Y

British market to

.

4.032500

X

low

amount
t

4.035000

—

,

the British Treasury's action in releasing the necessary
t

•

4.031875

t

*

drachma

Norway,

X

X

;

five

3,223,245,-

and
mounting living costs.
Payment of the Sept. 1 inter¬
est on Japanese sterling bonds was made possible by

-

4.035000

———
__

Italy, lira
Netherlands, guilder
Poland,

t

V;

•'

4.031875

.'I

____

u—i

reichsmark

Hungary,

•

'

■■■

4.035000
-

—

Greece,

.

X

;

X

/

•,

Government has

record

i

,

t

v:;', t

—.

—

Germany,

•

'

X

Free

jFinland,

X

.

■

Official

France,

t
'

pound steni.ig—

England,

J;

the
Sept. 5

Sept.

>

$

t;'■'

Bulgaria, lev
Czecho-Slovakia, koruna
Denmark, krone

v

Sept. 3

Sept. 2

;

Belga

Belgium,

the

During

capital issues
and other measures of monetary control have left Gov¬
ernment
bonds
the
principal outlet for investment
funds, with the result that bond prices are high and

York

Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in. New
Value in United States Money

Sept. 1

pounds.

Closing of the

.

TREASURY UNDER TARIFF ACT OF 1930
1941, INCLUSIVE
y

5,

Monetary Unit

and

Country

•

EXCHANGE RATES CERTIFIED BY FEDERAL-RESERVE BANK TO

FOREIGN

„,\.y

\

.

000

transfers in the different countries of the

tifying daily to the Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable
world.
We give below a record for the week just passed:

pounds.

000 pounds whicn included Treasury bills at 2,495,310,-

Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank is now cer¬

Pursuant to the requirements of-Section 522 of the

t

.

at, 1,220,998.349

weeks ended Aug. 30 the floating debt yose to

.

.658300*

.441166*

:■

§ Temporarily omitted.

that the loan had been oversubscribed.

3

8

r'y

r

.

T

J I-

.437425*

U-;:-, '.'J;, :

of

Agriculture

stated

Aug.

on

quota for meat shipments to

30

that

The Minister

Zealand's

New

Britain will be increased

by 275,000 tons, and urged extension of deboning, can¬
ning and trimming practices to save refrigerator space

^pn ships.

•

-

,

•

The
of American convoys,

The Market for sterling exchange
and

subject to

severe

is extremely limited

wartime restrictions.

The free

pound is steady and shows little variation from official
rates.
The
range
for sterling this week
has been between $4.03 and $4.03% for bankers' sight,
•compared
last week.
tween
ween

a range of between $4.03 and $4.033/4
The range for cable transfers has been be¬

with

$4.03% and $4.04, compared with a range of be$4.03% and $4.03% a week ago.

quoted by the Bank of England con¬
tinue unchanged: New York, $4.02%—$4.04Vz\ Canada,
Official

rates

(Canadian official, 90.090—90.910 per United
dollar); Austrialia, 3.2150—3.2280; New Zealand,
.3.2280—3.2442.
t
American commercial bank rates for
4.43—4.47

.- At the first meeting of the new
Supply Priorities and Allocation Board, held in Wash¬
ington on Tuesday, Vice President Wallace stated that
"every available man and machine" may be employed
on

In London

:

or

26

buying and 4.04 selling.

exchange is not quoted on Germany, Italy,

of the invaded European countries. 'Since July
exchange on Japan and China has been suspended

any

In New York exchange is not
•quoted on any of the Continental European countries,
due to the June 14 Executive freezing order.
Exchange
on Japan and China was similarly suspended on July
26, but trading in the Shanghai yuan was resumed on
August 4 under special Treasury license.
:
; ;
hy Government order.

maintained.

No

food

in

transit

Britain

to

was

lost

will

be

produced

in

American

All

seaboard.

general

which may now

foundland of all articles and materials

exported to Canada under general license.
Montreal
funds ranged during the week between a discount of
10%% and a discount of 10-7/16%.
,

amounts of

The

during any previous year since the World
War, with the exception of 1941, and more ships than
were delivered in the whole of
1917, when we were at

low

gold imports and exports which fol¬
of the United

taken from the weekly statement

are

States

Department of

ended

war."

Aug. 27,

GOLD

During the last ten weeks the British Navy has con¬
mechandise imports averaging 850,000 tons a

IMPORTS

Commerce and

1941.

.<

cover

'

peach

of

the

German

paign for still greater armament effort, pointed out that
•"the output of war materials of the Allied and associ¬
ated powers, including the contribution of the United
States, still falls far short-of our-needs , / . to be rich¬
ly supplied in equipment is the best economy in war . . .
a call for immense effort lies
ahead, especially in the

President Roosevelt's Labor Day
speech summoning the nation to a vast, united unremiting acceleration in the rate and volume of production
and its safe delivery to Britain was interpreted in Lon-;
don as an indication that an ever increasing flow of
American munitions will be sent, under the protection

field

of production."




•

reported that the German attack

inestimable

of

economic value

to

Germans, for the first time, are now
reckless
expenditure of accumulated
will be hard to replace."

Britain

has

on

Russia

Great Britain.

embarked
material

war

seized

800,000 tons of contraband goods.
The Ministry reported, further, that Great Britain has
been greatly helped by United States cooperation in
navicert and ship-warrant systems, blacklisting
policy,
of German funds and pre-emptive
goods wanted by the Reich.
freezing

and

buying of

The weekly Exchequer return for September 2 shows
increase of 17,282,237 pounds in the British cost of

an

supply to

pounds
taxes

000

a

total of 90,622,237 pounds, against 73,340,000
Revenue from customs and excise

last week.

increased

byrnearly,14,000,000 pounds to 23,833,t-

pounds, but income tax receipts

were

1,508,441

coin

2,885

.

$3,270,579

Total

Details

r

of

off by nearly

Refined

Bullion

and Coin

Imports

$3,160

\
■

Gold

$114,878, Nicaragua $134,502, Mexico $498,013,.
Venezuela $194,473, Philippine Islands $402,506.
. T

Canada

$123,211,
held

during the

earmark

under

Referring

the

Federal

Reserve

banks

increased

sterling exchange on
$4.03—4.03% for bankers, sight and
cable transfers.
On Monday there

day-to-day rates

to

was

for

market

no

at

week ending Aug. 27, by $10,244,975 to $1,976,841,297.

Saturday last
was

.

$230,

?1,508,211

■

♦Chiefly
Chile,

•

;

Belgium

.Canada

$4.03%—$4.04
♦

$275

*$1,762,138

bullion

bullion

Refined

a

which

Since the outbreak of the

base

and

Exports

Imports

is

"The
on

Ore

27, INCLUSIVE

EXPORTS, AUG. 21 TO AUG.

AND

the week

•

voyed

sian industrial centers

covering

licenses

be

shipyards

week, it was disclosed on Wednesday by Sir Archibald
Sinclair, Secretary for Air.
The Ministry of Economic

Friday, Aug..

consolidated
into one general license.
In announcing the change,
Secretary Hull stated that the export lists involved are
in no way altered.
He also stated that a general license
was issued on Aug. 28 authorizing the export to New¬

United States

Warfare

on

United States exports to Canada have been

between July 1, 1941 and end of 1943.
(>fn the first
quarter of 1942 the American shipbuilding industry will
deliver more new ships than were produced in the

and raw materials falling within
forces, and armament demands
likewise from such quarters as China, Turkey, and the
Netherlands East Indies, British and United States leaders
are
urging intensification of productive output.
Foreign Secretary Eden at Coventry, opening the cam¬

^

89.50

Aug. 28 the Minister of Agriculture announced that
an agreement with British
Food Ministry, Can¬

Canadian

in

Emory S. Land, chairman of the. United
Commission, told reporters on Wed¬
nesday that 1153 new ships of about 12,410,000 dead¬
tons

reached

dollar

under

Maritime

weight

,

Canadian

ada will deliver 600,000,000 pounds of Canadian bacon
Vat $22.15 for 112 pounds, Grade A Wiltshire, F. O. B.

Read Admiral

States

Call

follows:

as

29, the highest level since Nov. 1939, due to tourist va¬
cation buying, and rose to 89.56 in Thursday's trading.

July, and August shipments of 230,000 to 250,000 tons
are reported to be
arriving safely.

Growing concern over production is being voiced in
Britain and the United States in View of the widening
demands for war materials.
With large sectors of Rusr

'

The

On

States

official sterling continue at 4.02

six-months

resources.

tain, and Britain will probably request greatly increased
shipments in view of the high record of safe arrival

available

easy,

bills, 1-1/32%; three-months bills, 1-1/32%
1-1/16%; four-months bills 1-1/32% to 1-1/16%; and
bills, 1-3/32%.

to

re¬

The United States Government is spending about
$2,~
000,000 daily for foods for lend-lease shipment to Bri¬

market is relatively
at 1%. Bill rates are

two-months

quired to raise defense production to the limit of the
nation's

is

money

^ the defense program or in work essential to the

civilian economy and warned that sacrifices will be

London money

in

New

York

due

to

the

Labor

Day

On Tuesday bankers' sight5 was $4.03—$4.03%
and cable transfers were $4.03%—$4.03%. " On Wednes¬

holiday.

day bankers' sight

was

$4.03—$4.03 Vz

and cable trans¬
$4.03

fers $4.03%—$4.03 %., On Thursday the range was
(Continued on Pago 46)
:
-

t

':y. •"

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

46

Course Of

Saturday, September 6, 1941

Course of Bank

Sterling Exchange

Clearings

'

(Continued

from

45)

Page

Bank

$4.04 for cable

—4.03V2 for bankers' sight and $4.03

with

transfers.

will

Beaverbrook

head

British

the

Complete and exact details for the week covered by
the foregoing will appear in our issue of next week.
We

telegraphic advices from the chief cities of

upon

furnish them today, inasmuch as the week ends
today (Saturday) and the Saturday figures will not be
available until noon today.
Accordingly, in the above
the last day of the week in all cases has to be estimated.
cannot

indicate that for the week ended today
(Saturday, Sept. 6) clearings from all cities of the

Continental and Other Foreign Exchange
Lord

a

based
the

clearings this week show an increase compared
year ago.
Preliminary figures compiled by us,

delegation

country,

United States from which it is possible, to obtain weekly
clearings will be 22.2% above those for the correspond- f:
ing week last year.
Our preliminaary total stands at"

at the conference to be held in Moscow on Russian war

needs, it was announced on Wednesday.
W. Averell
Harriman, previously minister to London and the Presi¬
dent's special lease-lend representative in London, will
head the United States mission.
The problems to be
.discussed
were
described by
Stephen Early, White
House Secretary, as "about 90% military and 10% na-

In' the elaborate

detailed statement^ however, which
further below,, we are able to give final
complete results for the week previous—the week
ended Aug. 30/ For that week there was an increase of

$5,606,918,863, against $4,588,342,417 for the same week *
in 1940.
At this center there is a gain for the week
ended

Friday

30.0%.

of

for the week follows:

Our

comparative

i

»

-

and

summary

'

,

"

41.6%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole coun¬
try having amounted to $6,566,972,749, against $4,637,612,850 in the same week of 1940.
Outside of this city

1v

-

val."

.

.

Clearings—Returns by Telgraph f .

Four general

licenses

issued

were

Aug. 30 to

on

ex-

Week Ending Sept. 6

pedite the movement of Latin American and British
Empire shipments to Russia the licenses authorize ship¬
ments of goods in transit through the United Statesand

countries

other

between

Russia,

United States

the

of

$1,779,230,615

274,592,260
337,000,000

211,200,812

180,493,078

150,790,846

419.7

94,392,519

67,272,838

'440.3

79,200,000

61,300,000

429.2

_

Hemisphere
and shipments
in - transit through the
between British Empire and Russian ports.

Kansas

City

_

Louis

St.

San

—

as

141,887,000

144,186,000

Francisco

Pittsburgh

4-53.6

46.6%

75,568,090

'+25.7

51,244,367

439.5

$3,710,670,176

$2,959,501,522

425.4

.961,762,210

700,273,240

437.3

$3,659,774,762

427.7

——

$4,672,432,386
(934,486,477

928,567,655

4.6

Total rail cities for week—

$5,606,918,863

$4,588,342,417

422.2

Other

all

Total

five

cities,

days—._

five days

cities,

-

five

cities,

days—

All.cities, one day

supplies required by the Russian armies in that area.
shipments of all types of United
States steel and has received A-l-A priority for oil

Russia is seeking large

drums.
Week Ending Aug. 30,

Despite the loss of valuable regions in White Russia
and the south and west Ukraine, Soviet industries be¬

Federal

on

nounced

Atlanta

control

8th

St.

9th

retroactively

1,

tax

measure

applicable

in

the

number

effort

an

to

suppress

food

interfere

with

Treasury

187,405,375

3,734,600,048 V

144,955,608

"

186,035,574

340,605,940

278,753,512

v: 253,482,006

127.118,830

"
"

"

81,328,680

10

"

City

____—

add

now

O.

468,549,225

+46.3

V/.<

121,878,690

109,154,806
121,269,029
63,222,637

112,640,341
03,811,106

350,798,247

236,911,589

+ 48.1

247.348,070

219,494,973

$6,566,972,749

$4,637,612,850

+41.6

$6,014,720,605

3,414,537,300

2,344,988,289

+ 45.6

2.380,123,110

_.

134.144,373

::

$

384,922,904

Z/

_

279,272,138

.
.

Week

1941

$

.

.

+

+37.8

v

■.

$5,176,554,679

+

2,192,525,164
$

388,112,390

$

307,866,799

$

Inc.

'::;

1940

+++

755,388

?

500,750

or

Dec.

182,428,000

+44.0

1

;

693,399

2,010.106

287,844

+

-

1.4

V 181,471,308

563,449

,

+ 42.3

523,437

+

547,650
■

,

'

802,010

302,687

316,940 ;

974,506

714,863

■

j

1,888,332

198,360,800

•

+26.2

549,241
*.

291,767

569,658

$

605.878

$

+ 69.0

262,697,525

1938

1939

%

+50.9

1,620,425

i

years:

Ending August 30

2,738,467

...

___

106,909.016

+ 41.0

+ 26.9

Federal Reserve District—Boston—

Bedford

113,716,888

+ 33.8

104,522,327

■

;

River

417,796,138

«

64,102,551

147,366,653
179,442,642

1

_____

131,538,551

136,120,488

+46.7

:V.

128,244.647

131,961,903

detailed statement showing last week's figures for each city separately for the four

our

at—

i"

+ 29.3
•'

10

3,075,986,747

■■

370,322,382

+51.3

460,511,295

$

New

'

Springfield

2,894,317

,

_

Worcester

____

New

R.

I.—Providence

N.

H.—Manchester

r.

+34.7

10,204,361

3,516,418

+ 37.0

10,337,300'

+

•

8,844,163

4,999,381

1,620,627

:

-

3,651,082

.

13,824,300

10,090,000

2,831\595
1,693,472

2,707,246

+ 36.9

-

1,751,685
*"'

11,917,113

Haven

+12.2
+ 27.0

2,580,455

2,224,153

__

Conn.—Hartford

..

-

;

1
i

10.750,321

,

(3,410 815
7,907,900

r

"

'

587,036

505,478

,

.

-

+16.1

.■*rL4,t

579,626

'-!•>•

•

N.

cities)

(12

Second

factories

Federal

$
District—New

Reserve

Y.—Albany

304,424,856

$

14,880,940

_

_

_

-

__

-

__

393,258
867,085

Montclair

N.

—

2,292,624,561

8,712,539
1,072,560
26,000,000

1

478,429

-1

Total

(12

Third

+ 33.1

2,984,029,515
7,602,321

3,634,579,495

+ 33.3

6,741,874
3,954,981

+ 22.2

3,310,774

3,101,066

18,751,215

$

' V

^

_

$

397,159

Lancaster

______

•

435,935

471,205
20,198,079

"+38.0

f

:

$

1,036,356

+ 38.7

.

+ 46.2-.

J'

2,019,303

1,311,428

-

1.097,096

1,099,730

+43.8

2,234,800

+ 184.2

•+

.

;

(

•

486,028

324,273

1,416,911;

1,009,184
329,000,000

1,166,297
2,422,231

+ 19.5

(,

421,884

354,000,000

+ 33.9

2,239,417

1,581,830

$

612,160
V„450,126

344,000,000
1,201,439

6,350,700

V

$3,075,986,747

465,161

+30.3
+40.1

Wilkes-Barre
J.—Trenton :

17,045,926

g26,329,778

.

$3,734,600,048

—11.4

.

'

Scranton

York.

;

:

)•

448,048

';

1,608,249

_______

% •' \.n

979,254

:-+

"

1,437,480 "
503,000,000

—

________

T

24,564,052

288,763

1,275,991
404,650

'«

$2,376,742,837
■/if•'

i'-iii-lw--

:__

.

+31.8
+43.4

15,368,098

$3,279,726,450

_____

_______

Philadelphia
Reading

+ 12.9

353,116

"

District—Philadelphia—

Chester

»

3,570,252

3,703,470
1

cities)
Reserve

.;

608,426

+ 23.7

26,888,558

Bethlehem

N.

-

788,003

1.7

6,247,031

20,252,931

J.

Federal

Pa—Altoona

alleviating food shortages in France
by the disclosure that during the 194041 season France received 300,000 tons of fruit and ve¬
getables from Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, and that
wheat from Algiers carried the French through the crit¬
ical period perceding the harvest.
The colonies are to

483,488

+ 61.7
—

3,648,821

398,706

-

|

969,544

4,514.185

'

'.

Northern,

Africa in

$

1

32,000,000

$

4,524,842

Newark

indicated

6,538,553

|

.

-nrrr-tr

8,325,135
:

;

___.

Conn.—Stamford

rationing throughout France, the
has ordered examination of the

603,295

212,928,326

6.4

"-+

909,428

636,023
_

York

Syracuse
J.

S

V-,

+50.3

+283.9

3,876,754
30,000,000

852,246

-

__

Rochester

N.

$

3,152,435,449

__

Jamestown

"black markets" which

'

45,100,000

Elmira

231,521,815

%S

+ 42.7

213,372,572

967,594

Buffalo

New

$

.

York-

Binghamton

■

soya

/.

212,928,326

+57.7

128,512,574

675,340,255

__

Dec.

foodstuffs, particularly to as¬
certain supply sources and wholesale prices.
Mass ar¬
rests are reported in the occupied zone.
The German
authorities have asked the Vichy Government to or¬
ganize day and night patrols of main-line railroads in
order to curb sabotage directed against German mili¬
tary and supply trains. The role of the French colonies

produce

1938

$

231,521,815

$

+46.6

'

292,313.505

"

Mass.-r-Boston

an¬

Department

was

/.

1939

i'"/ J-

+38.0

354,404,789
^

"

7

City

Portland

books of many dealers in

in North

4-:/;-^

%

+42.7

,l:

2,376,742,837

;'p

194,391,119

—1

First

raw

the

Inc. or Dec.

213,372,572

$

.18

1—_—.

a.

Me.—Bangor

in operation
in
materials.
In dealing
'with these and similar problems of a managed economy,
the reorganized professional committees will receive
greater power and will be assisted by subcommittees
.composed of employers, technicians, and workers, and
by regional prefects, who will deal with agricultural
and industrial production, supplies, labor and transport.
In

Atlanta
Dallas, 26.9% and

CLEARINGS

BANK

.10

—_______.

—

Y.

N.

Total

of

"

6

6

Clearings

yThe British blockade is reported to be causing a re¬
duction

District.

the San Francisco

in

461,105,994

Francisco

We

J;

imposed.

France, due to the dearth of

the

in the Mihneapolis District, and 48.1%

District, 41.0%

OF

519,606,904

Canada

50%; if total payment is 8%, the tax is 100%; if
9%, the tax is 250%; if 10%, the tax is 300%; if 11%,
the rate is 350%; and if the total dividend exceeds 11%,
tax is

the

in

City, 33.8%.- : In the middle west and far west
betterment was reported, gains amounting
in the Chicago District, 46.3% in the St. Louis

4

i

__

Total

Outside

-tax is

400%

in

Gains

substantial

3,279,726,450

.

„

_

Louis

12th San

1940, provides for a maximum dividend of 6%. on issued
capital of more than 500,000 guilders.
If extra or spe¬
cial dividends bring the total disbursment to» 7%, the

.a

"

"

Minneapolis

Fall

to

Kansas

51.3%

and

recorded.

less marked than in other areas, the

were

1940

"

.

11th Dallas

new

and

J

Chicago

10th Kansas

Sept.

on

Richmond

7th

and civilian population during the hard

dividend

city),

to 46.7%

304,424,856

7

.12

___

_

6th

German capi¬
tal issues, the accumulation of idle funds, and efforts
to hedge against inflation, prices of available German
shares advanced by 63% from 132.05 to 217.20 between
the end of Aug. 1939 and Aug. 29, 1941.
Bond prices
rose 6% in the same period, from 101.26 to 107.20. Reich
borrowing has been facilitated by the depletion of con¬
sumer
goods and of materials for industrial replace¬
ments, which have caused idle funds to accumulate in
banks.
Treasury borrowings during the two years of
war are estimated at around 70,000,000,000 marks.
Dutch

$

.10

___

Philadelphia
Cleveland

5th

Russian winter.."

Owing to the severe limitation of

also

were

*

ing gathered in large producing areas outside the battle
are expected to provide large food reserves for the

The

New York

2d

4th

zone

entire fighting

Philadelphia District

District

District showing an increase of 29.3%,

1941
.12 cities

Boston

3d

conflict, and Anglo-American assistance is relied
offset present losses.
Unusually good crops be¬

to

this

'

1st

yond the Urals are expected to provide supplies for a
-long

(including

last

over

1941

Districts

Reserve

in the

south

*

SUMMARY

45.6%, the bank clearings at

District

Reserve

gain

a

Richmond

94,996,430

71,461,975

Eleven

Russian ships from both Atlantic and Paci¬
fic coast ports to ports on the Persian Gulf, reserving
the Vladivostok route for aviation gasoline and other

York

'441.4

Cleveland

of

year of 38.0%. ' The Cleve¬
land District showed the best improvement with a gain
of 57.7%.
Increase of 42.7% in the Boston District,

41.6

"

■:

Baltimore

on

New

83,893,391

115,388,914

;

the

registered

75,113,563

118,586,082

—

-

Detroit

428.6

262,000,000

increase

an

the

,430.0

Boston

Anglo-British occupation of Iran, Am¬
erican manufacturers expect to be able to send military
supplies

$2,200,374,918

York

was

this center having recorded a gain of 33.1%.
We group
cities according to the Federal Reserve districts in
which they are located, and from this it appears that

Cent

Philadelphia

Chicago

the

of

result

there

Per

v,

1940

1941

-

4-23.7

New

Western

With the opening of a new supply route to Russia

. .

•;«•/•

%

a

present

we

+10.9
;

+V

1,289,841

v

1,845,087

}

1,119,680

933,471

1,183,916

1,625,772

■,jj

3,670,400

■ii

7,484,900

'!//.;/

"■j

Total

(10

cities)

$

519,606,904 .-'

<> $

+

354,404,789

.,;+46.6

$

370,322,382

$

...
■

'

■-

Fourth

Federal

Reserve

$

Cincinnati :

beans and alfa, and will receive increased
sugar cloth and machinery.

•(

District—Cleveland—

Ohio—Canton

14,749,600

-

;

,

+ 46.7

$

+ 40.0

.89,512.302

+27.1
+ 58.3

•'
.

.

•

^

*

i
i

1,837,160

10,544,800

1,407,563

*.,

■

$

53,565,554

+ 69.4

340,605,940

;V;'

2,338,362

11,607,300

53,120,420
101,101,861

,

■

.*

1,947,117

/:;•

74,361,258
171,281,132

:

'

■■

$

r-

,:

Columbus

■'

2,817,044

;

Cleveland

quotas of oil, tea,

■'

51,394,807

V

78,511,120

;.

,»•?(-

j

10,454,800

"

.

Exchange on the Latin American countries was fea¬
tured by a rise in the Cuban peso to a new high for the
year at 99.69 in Wednesday's trading, which was attri¬

Mansfield

Youngstown

that

Total

28 Federal Loan Administrator Jesse Jones
the policy of making substantial (loans to

Latin American countries would

soon

be resumed.

(7 cities)
Federal

W.

Reserve

-

-

__

S.

C.—-Charleston

D.

stabilize

Mexican

currency,

assure

Total

stabilization loan of $3,000,000, Ecaudor
one of $30,000,000, and Mexico from
$30,000,000 to $50,000,000*
Colombia has already received a $12,000 000.
a

„(Continued




on

Page 47)

V /

•

••• i-«

*'

\

(6

+57.7

>

1,869,764

,

$

278,.753,512

107,763,832

;;

(

>

$

253,482,006

516,675

•

+ 53.7

2,602,000

$

794,087

+ 31.1

2,263,000

2,300,000

+ 43.4

44,742,839

44,870,868

.39,972,087
1,085,658

389,407

+ 35.8

288,463

1,080,643

100.203,489

$

Reserve

Nashville

:

-

_____

$

_,

1,127,286

Macon

_________

Ala.—Birmingham

$

$

5,474,744

131,961,903

$

2,706,337

$

-128,244,647

3,685,082
.

+ 48.6

3,619,848

17,088,225

+ 45.8

16,365,432

15,947,219

+

9.4

48,700,000

45,100,000

1,099,163

+ 52.6

1,277,448

852,378

+49.9

837,594

851,736

16,572,000

+ 36.2

13,157,000

13,474,000

23,573,769

20,341,550

+ 15.9

-17,596,150

15,832,383

+ 77.1

'1,494,651

1 '

____________

cities)

$

54,400,000

.

.45,316,005

1,677,411

••

—____

2,987,310
108,747

_____

Miss.T-r-Vicksburg

Organs

+ 51.3

128,512,574

20,823,419

1

— __—_

__/

.—_—...

Mobile

(10

194,391,119

58,834,611
■f

22,572,000

!

Augusta

Total

20,942,996

59.500,000

Fla.—Jacksonville

-

62,543,018

+ 47.7

24,917,941

_____

Ga.—Atlanta

La—New

+ 58,5.

District—Atlanta-—

_

__

63,225,176
21,110,978

___

1/

$

187,405,375

1,686,469

'.

.

'•

$

•

144,955,608

1,038,904

978,600

1,550,092

0.6

123,052

142,923

+ 55.6

108.106

29,122,635

34,101,"368

34,041,750

.+

)

ft+29.3

$

/ovr

136,120,488

•i"

2.278,816

-

119,532,273

.

31,189,741

cities)

Federal

Tenn.—Knoxville

open

seeking

ii.

C.—Washington

Sixth

ation in economic and military
hemispere defense pol¬
icies, and settle the oil expropriation controversy. An

to be

+59.0

I?

292,313,505

-J

+ 54.5

1,241,531

"

cooper¬

credit has been extended to Mexico to buy planes
and other war supplies, subject to United States
Army,
British, and Russian priorities.
Colombia is reported

$

1,474,012

Mdi—-Baltimore

is

to

»■

57,318,790

States

was disclosed in Washington that the United
negotiating currency stabilization agreements
totaling $125,000,000 with Mexico, Colombia, and Ecu¬
ador, and is preparing a comprehensive agreement with

+

3,411,000

_____

Richmond

On

461,105,994

'

1,390,457

District—Richmond—

Va.—Huntington

Va.—Norfolk

Sept. 3 it

Mexico

$

_____________

2,258,135

120,871,059

192,178,738

Fifth

On Aug.

..'

3,489,794

Pa.—Pittsburgh

buted to prospects of increased sugar sales to the United
States.

stated

2.228.428" '

i_.

>*>'71 ni'

$

131,538,551

:s

Volume 154

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Number 3977

.

47

•"" I

'

Cleavings at—'••?•,

;

'•

v/.V''''"

'.•c..

#sh*S<~v

Week

•'',(* J' "•*/

Ending August 30

licenses

^nder

1

Federal Reserve District—Chicago—,"r

Seventh

Arbor

Mich.—Ann

318,092

Grand

Rapids

*

1,970,523

Indianapolis
South

Bend

Terre

■

23,104.000

-

Haute

!

+55.5

95,145,810

•

v

+ 30.0

4,556,455

+52.5

1,743,804
902,181

15,857,000

16,429,000

1,611,343
4,837,428

+30.2

21,883,126

17,761.167

3,473,124
1,408,891

+ 23.2

4,433,165

on
Japanese
purchasing office.

3.739,648

19,879,572

17,738,375

'

Ia.—Cedar
-•Des

Rapids

Moins

Sioux

l

.

1,396,658

410,382,340

Chicago
Decatur

1

*

j Peoria
Rockt'ord

..

Total

;
\

,

.

'

-L-i.---

(.18

cities)

...

Federal

•

,

,,U

;

j

Reserve

t'K

•>.

District—St.

ur

:

-

675,340,255

1$

.

i

•

'

113,200,000

$

661,000

$

.

+ 20

WM-

+ 46.3

127,118,830

$

and

closed

101,902,576

68,101,699

+ 49.6

26,546,228

+ 25.0

.25,377,341

2,663,765

2,299,163

+ 15.9

2,188,444

$

_

+ 32.0

871,804

1,150,617
I'':'.

1,087,121

$

3,419,242
/ 73,502,889

'

700,481

694,478

2,313,348

1,984,490

+ 41.0

104,522,327

$

147,366,653

S

cities)

$

the

System

Federal

Reserve

District—Kansas

the

Kan.—Topeka

+ 22.0

+ 43.2

2,640,766

Wichita

27,023,979

25,795,152

2.018,152

1.754.543

Colo.—Colorado

Springs

+

2,744,899

94.389,126

+ '•••

+ 34.8

83,997,244

2,700,229

v..

+ 32.6

2,439,764

606,580

506,502

+ 19.8

330,713

537,996 5

+ 60.1.

549,915

437,454

+;>,

'•••+■

Chicago

'

.

Aug. 27 Sep. 4 Sept. 3
1941

1941

invest.—total_l_

and

76,412,501

1940

indust.

agricultural
Open

$

Aug. 27 Sep. 4

1941
'

12,270

12,157

1941

3,537

2,765

2,375

1940

to

Other

3,393

loans

&

$

2,701

2,711

2,303

897

880

617

1,691

660

€55

433

...

81

77

31

31

22

325

281

43

31

27

160

162

53

53

59

22

22

18

88

88

~~58

paper79

brok.

S

....

1

loans

market

Loans

and

$

.

9,599

3,695

Commeicial,

'

V''

$>,f •'

Loans—Total

433,981

861,497

Loans

2,368,154

_

'

'

Dollars)

'

1,453,789

'

_'

WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER

Sep.3

■■•

•;■•'/'••

\

Assets—;/

2,682,032

127,267,573

City

Josepn

Pueblo

1,296,961

+ 84.0

3,581.846

Mo.—Kansas

St.

152,547

+ 15.0

2,296,584

4,225,898

_______

OF

Millions of

New York City

2.221,208

+ 26.9

___

of

City

BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES

132,741

205,521

1,921,991

6250,000

York

and also for the

:;.'rv.

103,329

29,747,179

/\

________

New

"

2,753.111

Omaha

..

+

$

92,241

$

37,761,378

Hastings
Lincoln

-

+ 37.7

84,702

$

116,607

$
+

of Governors

the

member

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
/

City-

Neb.—Fremont

for

current

of

106,909,016

$

109,154,806

statement of the Board

Reserve

Chicago member banks
week; issued in advance of full state¬
banks, which will not be avail¬
able until the coming Monday,
+
for

ments

780,067

803,713

9.5

+

Federal

member banks

24,320,089
2,207,761

+ 25.4

866,899

3,160.055

3,459,716

$

•<•/>+?'"(In
Tenth

Friday at 5.40, against

on

Chicago—Brokers' Loans

Eelow is the

•

the

__—

(.7

$200.

yuan

113,716,888

;

Total

be taken from the

may

blocked country has been

a

on

567,000

54,000

121,878,690

$

33,173,701

•

central

a

13,206,554

2,645,131
75,126,348

D.--Aberdeen

Helena

29,543,334

14,561,035

+ 46.8

Mont.—Billings
♦

as

Returns of Member Banks in New York

70,400,000

31,473,655

2,676,479

D.—Fargo

S.

75,300,000

+ 49.

■551,000

•

>.

3,929,157

Minneapolis

417,766,138

District—Minneapolis—

st,, Paul

.

N.

;

$ ..186,035,374

Minn.—Duluth

/

$

468,549,225

$

+ 56.0
:i V:'

r.'.p/.'v."15,160,921

'

Reserve

1,405,266

i.'

,..+42.0

531,706,909

22,699,831

cities)

Federal

Ninth

"

act

Friday of.last week.
The Hongkong dollar
closed at 25.35, against 25-5/16; Manila at,
49.85; against
49.85; Singapore at 47%, against 47%; Bombay at 30.31,
against 30.31; and Calcutta at 30.31, against 30.31.

1,036,920

1,156,731

,

5-5/16

3,578.295

.

Shanghai

to

'

v

>',79,700,000

:••••-

49,474,743

_

£

(4

,<

,

1,270,220
'

+ 46.7

460,511,295 <

'

renu.-rrM.emphis.
11.—Quincy >
Total

+57.5

V;

The

762,924

which

national of

a

and

trade

Louis—

Louis v

Mo.—St.

Ky.—Louisville

,

expenses.

licenses

of money

reduced from $500 to

659,514

279,269,699
•

I,, 3,621,062

v

:

.

Eighth

Philippines by

401,265

+13.7

•

The amount

2,975,264

898,491

;•

.

+19.6',;+;

1,337,969

995 036

8,787,334

304,904,106

■'

+22.3

1,215,783
v

;■./

+39.7
,•/
"

1.521,791 ,7

$

___

>.

_•

7;

+19.9

3,798,464

ri

1,914,873

_

.

1,006,839
2,913,625

.>■

•

+38.2

:. + 46.9

'.

908,519

••■

4,543,470

;

i«; Springfield

279,297,917

1,111,488

"

"

■

;.

,

319,727

446,751

111.—Bloomington

'

"

7,185,770•
3,579,328

4,290,519

8,381,776

V +27.8 •

l,093,064,v'. yt-

'

■

9,930,770

__—

City

,

month for living

a

receiving

strictions

:

Wis.—Milwaukee;;.

yen

for office expenses,
permitted to sell dollars in exchange for yen.

are

A general import organization has been formed in the
Netherlands East Indies to replace imports lost by re¬

1.072.317

1,291,122

+ 28.2

? 6,298,522

2,065,564

and

797.122

--•+39.4

16,570/(06

also

tre

73,477,0)5

+ 35.9

+

-■

the freezing regulatioris, permitting with¬

drawal^ up to 1^000

184,394

1,245,810
1,449,454

1,899,831

-

•

:

1938

$

186.001

!
$

3,265,581"..,.:

4,245,213

__—

Wayne

Lansing

fnd.—Ft.

1939

Dec. %

or

+ 19.5

114,715,173

177,954,853
'

•

Inc.

X

.

379,963'..

$

Detroit

^

1940

1941',

dealers

462

'

Total

(10

$

179,442,642

$

cities)

+ 33.8

134,144,373

112,040,341

$

121,269,029

$

pur.

or

securities—l-

159

loans________

110

109

124

banks_____—___

35

34

38

453

392

carrying

.

for

;

■

Eleventh

Federal

Dallas
Ft.

65,891,629

52,-225,905

5,382,411

+ 45.1

1,803,000

1,894,000

Wichita

1,190,844

Falls
-

2,491,465

La.—Shieveport

'

' ; V

:

'

y

'

.

2,181,i60

loans

3,085,000

y■

i/;

689,652

2,770,555

2,547,632

63,222,637

United

63,811,106

853,442

States

Obligations
U.

S.

Other
Total

(6

cities),

v---.

81,328,680

$

._

64,102,551

$

\-ly (/

+26.9

$

_________

59,763,406

Yakima

Lake

■':

:

25,618,912

•

__r-

+ 30.0

r

135,245,151

+ 49.5

148,109,000

2,690,231

+ 36.7

3,133,864

+ 54.9

1,272,868

1,192,488

2,129,561

+41.2

1,921,535 '

2,154,163

;v ' •:

3,125,252

Stockton

3.007,927
'

Total

Grand

(112

Outside

New

$

cities)________—_

350,798,247

$

+ 48.1

.

$

247,348,070

$

$4,637,612,850

+ 41.6

$6,014,720,605

+45.6

$2,380,123,110

Ending August 28
Inc. or Dec. %

*

1940

Other

Capital

$

104,885,589

96,174,780

+ 31.6

108,939,316

+ 82.3

56,297,573

38,250,747)

Vancouver

29,718,381

15,826.729

14,497,211 j
13,716.504:

2

Pacific

13,588,168

2

Boston

4,125,757

4,688,242,

1

2,087,268 yy.:.

2,310,812

2000

Ottawa

•■«'

4,813,264

___________

+68.7

17,615,347
28,228,231 -

35,704,734

-

3,185,594

Hamilton

6,186,107

1,666,453

-

'

y " 932,883
:
'1,087,794
i' '• * * v.-- 958,413

'V

.

1

*-i

"

y;

801,934

•

1

••

475,259

694,152 (y'y

•••-;:

+ 67.9

197,938

+ 34.5

802,301

■

Total

1,223,777.

(33.

cities.)+

$■••384,922,904

+43.0

.

.!

Sterling Exchange

(Continued

s

from

Page

j, $

Q]
'

46);

Export-Import Bank credit and is said to be negotiat¬

ing for $20,000,000 of Lease-Lend aid.
The Argentine Ministry of Finance

Wednesday
authorized the Central Bank to assure importers that
.there will be sufficient:dollar exchange to acquire raw
materials and other essential products from the United
States until Dec. 1942.- Argentine import restrictions on
motor vehicles and parts were removed on Sept. 1, leav¬
ing only luxury articles, comprising about 10% of Ar¬
gentine imports, subject to restrictive quotas.
Argen¬
tine importers will be able to buy exchange for trucks
tat,422,89 pesos per $100;and for motor cars at 485 pesos.
Previously a single rate of 455 pesos was used.- Re¬
•

of

the

trade

the improvement

balance/ which
Tirst 7 months
'derived

restrictions

was

on

made

possible by

ib Argentina's favorable foreign trade

arriounted ta 237,000,000 pesos' for the

di 1941,, of which. 190,000,000

from' trade

,'v The Argentine

with

the

United+States.

pesos
+;

was

^^ ,; >/
unofficial or free market peso closed




585,507 .,t., y.i1

268,318

+33.7

V

608,757

,

••,

/'

+16.3

+23.6

568

267,079

:

590,465!

.

;-

.

y-.y

488,551

y

+i2.o

.

+37.8 y

,

$

490,577
344,480?

288,895

'•

370,656"

7i:

1

7

6

286

14

14

13

1,520

1,516

1,495

276

275

256

"

-vU

SALES

J

/

Stocks

,/",

$ per share
1714

$100

22 Va

________

'

14 M*

Trust

(Tpuraine)

lot

$100

par

2%

Butters

Lumber

Co.

com,,

$100

5
52

l'/a
9814
lot

par

j 4'4 lot

_______________

999,346 .JiVJ-

338,112,390

■1,100,065

.

f.

$

The Mexican peso is

against 20.70.

307,866,799

•

/

balances

reserve

member

bank

ended

September

decreased

reserves

of

member

banks

September

on

approximately $4,860,000,000,
$130,000,000 for the week.
/y
Changes
lated

\

Premier

Konoye had written a personal;
letter to President Roosevelt seeking a solution to out¬
standing differences, although the Premier gave warn-,
ing Thursday that Japan faces the gravest emergency1,
•in her history.
The .Japanese Finance Ministry an-i
nounced

on

Thursday that permits will not be required
dividends, interest, patent royalties,
premiums
to
designated
foreigners*

for-payments ;.of
and + insurance

abroad./- Such payments are to be deposited with, the +
Specie,. Bank.
After a month of financial'^'
stringency, American residents in Japan are receiving
Yokohama

3

be

to

bank

in

bank

member

were

a

balances

reserve

estim¬

decrease of

and

re¬

items

during the week and the year ended Sept.
3, 1941 were as follows:
\
.

that

member

money in circulation and $22,000,000 in Treas¬
cash, and a decrease of $40,000,000 in Reserve Bank
credit, offset in part by increases of $6,000,000 in gold
stock
and
$2,000,000 in Treasury • currency, and de¬
creases
of $64,000,000 in Treasury deposits with Fed¬
eral Reserve Banks and $10,000,000 in non-member de¬
posits and other Federal Reserve accounts.
Excess re¬
serves

Exchange on the Far Eastern countries is firm despite |
heightened political tension.
Trading in the Japanese
yen was suspended on July 26.
The Shanghai yuan re¬
mains at the level of 5.55, to which it rose last week
news

3

114,000,000.
Reductions in
from increases of $135,-

arose

ury

ated

quoted nominally at 20.70,
:

week

000,000 in

at 23.75. against 23.85., The Argentine official peso is
pegged at 29.77.
The Brazilian milreis closed at 5.15,
against 5.15.
Chilean exchange is nominally quoted at
5.17, against 5.17.
The Chilean export peso is nominal¬
ly quoted at 4.00.
Peru is nominal at 16.00, against

on

617

264

Reserve Banks

447,762

•'
.

+ 25.9

279.272,138

16.00.

'•

1,011

275

During the

2,311,251 1

2,441,003
.y

•'■ '•••:

1,092.803 \

„

1,055

The Week with the Federal

970,808

'

+18.3

486,353,

:.•/,

1,059

582,539

656,950

818,286

326,259 '

480,680

Course Of

moval

•;

v.

621.132

Sarnia,__
Sudbury
-

E

680,674
::

Chatham

654
3,654

3,814

____

533,710

471,280

3.7

•>

'

•'

Kingston

94

3,791

.

.

__L__566

196,369

307.421

'

507

95

563,992'

685,440
691.4601

y

"

1.067,717

1,953

492

95

542,302

2,638,006

363,608

2,251

492

35

1,141,371

514,361

8.4 '/.y

603.341

-913,563:.

-

Moncton

4

466,726

1,041,643

+

.

" 832.579 y/

•

3,771,201

Albert

v2

;

565.213

199,962

':••• ' ••'::

:

-

2,252

730

89

Bldg. Trust par $100
Puget Sound Pow. & Lt. pfd.
Springfield Rwys. Cos. pfd. par $100
New England Wat., Lt. & Pow Assn. pfd. par $100
Terminal Hotel Trust par $100 ___________________
Butters Lumber Co. pfd, par $500

63

341,847

+ 71.2
y

'

Prince

3,774,625
3,658,346

299,759

:.

■

9,672

764

Paddock

+33.3

'

»1,000,000

••

-

Hotel

2

,+ i5.6

V

478.369

718.780

685.125

Peterborough

4

3,445,519
■

701,073 •:- I .';+33.t•'
"+35.6
*-^802,143 (

-

yvyyy

•v:'y'+ 335,766

Sherbrooke

100

4,080,893

'

10,965

—

1,666,845,

'509.269y

/•

_______

Windsor

35

.

46

Provi'dence R.R/. Corp., par
unit Washington Rwy. & Elec.
Woodyard Assoc., com.
Woodyard-Assoc. 7% pref. par $100

2

2,062,322

+ 36.8

1,149,987 1

,v;.

518,528

'

Kitchener

1,584,557

1,925,611

+ 34.0

369.863

633,334

1,329.654

<•:

:
__________

Hat

1,436,691

+

'

282,500

Lethbridge

Medicine

5.9

+ 22.7

V

259

42

Mills

4,349,074
y

43

277

-43

.

&

4,309,836
1

4.073.891

378,676

I-■_ / / _:

1,469,160

3,685,230

*5,000,000

Regina
Brandoi
Jrandon

Fort William

+24.6

2,042,790

"'5.042,137

________________

4,076,430

4,055,405

V.

*

1,573,434

2,505,492

Victoria
•

+ 20.8

+ 58.8

1,617,612

/ "

40

279

107

________

■-./+

Shares

+23.3

4,475,354

.

v

104,623,228

/:■

5,119,301
••_

2,016,274

y.

•

"

+ 11.0

2,583,489

•.'

7,105,459

Calgary

+26.5

4,338,211
'

Halifax

$

41

81

324

.

The following securities were sold at
auction on
Wednesday of the current week:
By R. L. Day & Co., Boston: ■;V^

+ 31.8

$

90

323

AUCTION

1938

1939

84

93

r 315

84

-

accounts

.)

Westminster

1,189

liabilities

/

New

356

1,119

•

Foreiegh banks
Borrowings

29,681.402

John

banks.
.

banks,

77,632,455

Brantfordv£__

375

1,131

■

83,408,653

Jaw

143

366

6,401

88

dom.

deposits.
deposits: "■
>

54,118,240

Moose

159

1,436

5,302

Government

S.

102.134,098

109,945.775

$

Montreal '

Saskatoon

158

1,554

5,257

deposits—adjusted 10,978
deposits
762

Winnipeg

Edmonton

1,373

1,544

$2,.192,525,164

1941

Toronto

with

Domestic

$5,176,554,679

$2,344,988,289

Week

London

1,857

1,854

.

assets—net

Inter-bank

219,494,973

$3,414,537,300

'Canada—

St.

158

728

U.

'

236,911,589

$6,566,972,749

York'__^

Quebec

301

116

820

Time

'

,T-T,

cities)

361

115
820

Demand

2,992,708
136,114,000

"

1,435,852

(10

345

1,047
2,655

the

Fed. Res,"banks__

Liabilities—

2,993,795

927.242

3,676,233

Barbara

Total

323

1,443

3,176

vault™,

in

Other

3,745,681

3,201,888
2.399.493

.

Jo^e

Santa

by

guaran.

Government-j_-^_u

Balances

12,129,839

4,035,796

4.697,084
3,119,982

••

•

Cash

1,018,118

15,005,118

+ 40.7

w

31,535,269

1,279,281
31,640,630

+ 29.3

•13,721,822

$

:,,v?

37,824,726

$

+27.9
+ 46.8

yy ••••/

202,257.000

Beach

San Francisco
San

+53.6

"

36,440,100

17,739,005

City

•

1,249,047

53,504,173

Pasadena
•5

38.907,054

$

1,597,585

Calif.—Long

590

548

1,442

Liabilities—

Ore.—Portland
Utah—Salt

;

-

3,187

___________

bonds..

securities

with

Res.

Twelfth. Federal Reserve District—San FranciscoWash.—Seattle

457

Treasury bills
Treasury notes

6,082,802

2,265,000

+ 39.7

/

•

Other

49,622,053

5.366,028

+14.2

852,691

y

;

4.8

to

.

50,824,296

+ 26.2

7,808,584

___

estate

Loans

1,620,177

$

1,307.106

+36.8

.

___

Worth

Real

++■»! .'V

'

.

Galveston

r

•;

1.566.384

$

2,143,158

$

T^xas—Austin

i- ■

../•..•.,5V

District—Dallas—

Reserve

■

.

,

.

Increase

/

( +)

or

■■

Sept. 3, 1941

■

*

■

Bills
U.

U.

'■•

..

discounted

S.

S.

2,000,000

(not

includ.

commit.—

.

10,000,000
credit_-_

Bank

.

credit,
_____

currency

bank

Treasury

res.

______

bal.

circulation
cash :

.

35,000,000

Non-member
F.

R.

—

22,722,000,000

deposits v &.
accounts-.

-

«

,

—

6,000,000
2,000,000

+r<?2,000,000
/•'
—f

—

1,000,000
7,000,000

249,000,000

+1,778,000,000
+

144,000,000

—

—114,000,000
+135,000,000

•+ ''

2,118,000,000

—

40,000,000

+

3,180,000,000

2,400,000,000

42,000,000

+

12,884,000,000

____10,034,000,000

+

___

—

2,241,000,000

Treasury-dep. with.'-Fed./ ••+:+"';■
((. Reserve .Banks jy.iia.+_ " ,?S08,QQ0,000<.
other

6,000,000

5,000,000

Res.

in

.

oblig.__

Stock

Money

+

248,000,000

adv.

Member

■$

2,000,000

2,179,000,000

September 3)
Other Res. Bank

Treasury,

+

12,000,000

________

oblig._

$13,000,000

Gold

Decrease (—)
Sept. 4, 1940

S

guar.

Govt.

Total

Aug. 27, 1941

'■

"

direct

Gov.

Indus,
-

.'•

640,000,000

+1,942,000,000

108,000,000
y- • •"■
-U i, 83,000,000

"••/

64,000,000
: *'

10,000,000

"
+

347,000,000

48

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Per

DIVIDENDS

?

■Section. 2)

.<Continued from Page 64

Saturday, September 6, 1941

*1'

V.

-

..y ;

1,

•'•.»/

•

i

"r

"f

*

Name of

.

Wright-Hargreave's

Company-% V,

Mines,

'•

When

Share

'

Holders

Pay'ble

•

JlOc

Ltd.—

10-

Comparative Figures cf Condition

of Rec,;
"

1

8-21

-•

"

Per
•

•

:

of

Shovel

Thew

Name

Co.,

7%

Company

Quarterly
Thompson Products,
$5

Co.,

Inc.,

Tokheim

Oil

Transue

45c

(irreg.)

common

Tank

&

Coal

Carbide

Co.

&

Co.

Gas

Union

8-25

9-20

9-10

$2

9-15

9-

2

25c

9-15

9-

2

9-15

37 '/2c

10-25

10-15

Coro._

Pacific

$11/2

__

,9-15

.

75c

l

Canada, Ltd., (quar.)
Nat. Bank. (Watertwn, Mass)

4%

R.

R.

preferred

Union

10-

$20c

United

Aircraft

Extra

.United

>

.

United-Carr

Elartio

Zion's

6%

N.

Railways,

United
U.

J.. R,

PaciTc

S.

U.

Co.,

preferred

S.

Leather

Petroleum

S.

Urtted, spates

9-

5

S.

U.

Playing

S.

Printing

United
U.

Tobacco

Truck

United

Steel

Utah

Utah

&

;

Power

&

30c

9-15

9-

9-24

9-

of

J75C

10-

60c

.

$1%

-

1

Elec.

y

9-

9-30

and

9-15

53c

10-

1

10-

1

9-°9

50c

$2ya
$iy2
50c

8-30

10-.1
10-

Co

t$iy2

10-

$1

*

1

lien

8-20

32c

9-15

9-

9-15

9-

2

25c

9-15

9-

3

(quar.)

East

10c

9-15

9-

5c

9-15

9-

6

i

9-10

8-18

■>

/, $ 1 y2

10-

1

9-28

10-

1

7% pref.

(quar.)_

10-

1

9-

•

Van

Dorn

Van

Works

Heating

Car

2

Preferred

be

Range

1
1

mtge.

&

6%

Corp.' 7%

6%

Theatre

pref.

5%

Corp. 1st
stock:

10

Gas

jukke

&

Erie

1

1

bonds

Natural

Oct

RR

C6.-+

Co.—

>/;•

-

mtge;' 3'f4s
' L

>

—i

consolidated

Corp.* 4y2% bonds.
Oil Corp.
4% debs.——
Scores, IncP;5% pref. stock—

Richfieid

Safeway
Sioux

•

9-10
8-30

$1%

-

8-30

9-20
9-10

12-10

75c

i

9-15

25c

X3355

Nov

9-10

12-

1

Southern

8-30

Natural

8-30

•Superior

(s.-a.)

$2 y%

10-

1

9-

8

$2 v2

10-

1

9-

8

9-15

9-

5

Inc.

5%

75c

——-

Vicksburg Shreve. & Pacific Ry.

com.

preferred

9-15

150c

$1%

—

10-

50c'

1

Wilson

Wisconsin
♦

9-20

9-15

Oil

3'4%

bonds——

Light Co.

|>ower &

bonds

this

Announcements

week

,

V.

152;

bonds—-

all other

9-

9-10

9-20

8-29

t

loans,

esti-

13,413,362

'

1

"

133,455,322

14,743,151'

87,742,524

86,494,717

Li 5,341,335

••

14,569,393

/ 5,501,168
;

6,767,690

y

6,813,710

7,521,089

V-*'

estate

bank'

than

"y 3,553,964

71,956,867

94,423,345

94,250,398

66,216,262

less

.

'K,.

v.t, * 1./:

A

,

writ-

any)

off

V. 153
of

70,331,352

3,939,955

at -not

v

cost

(if

;' 3,581,478

70,385,711

premises

amounts

teh

;; 7,983,929

r"

_______

real

on

113,276,220

.

•

than

other

premises

more

iUl>7
1^92

:

$iy2

.

gov-

1...

by

Bank?

1291
...

to

refer

'

-

—'

estate

sold

1

9-25

-

cities,

Mortgages

60

1

9-15

15c

38,764,161

925,197,994

and

XJ827

Sep 27

pages

44,621,745

—1,177,430,527.:. 1,191,085,437 U
134,883,531 ;y
135,960,282

-loss provided for

bank

,:1^87

1

-Oct

38,479,629

32,766,256

43,500,541 ' L

1111"""

to

Liabilities

9-

60c

•.33;819,578

'

loans

Provincial

to

mated

..

x

V v--.XLv^ ,1

Qovernment:^a'-\..t-,'%^

to the

Real

1

Oct

—

1st mtge.

y

- •

Canada

Non-current

X1586

—

Co.

Ly..,.

..

marketable

districts

1

—Oct

Railway & Electric Cb. 4% bonds—
—Dec
1
Cor, Inc.', 1st mtge. 30-year bonus—-ii—___—Sep 15

&

.

towns,
municipalities and school

999

Wasnington

(s.-a.)
——————-Victor Equipment Co. $1 conv. pref——
Victor-Monaghan Co., 7%
pref.
(quar.)
Viking 'Pump Co.j com. (special)

____0ct

mtge.

loans
stock3,

ernments

1286

——___

Co. (adjustment

112,720,004

Canada

Loans

&

Gas

on

current

Loans

X3355

Sep, 22
—:—_Sep 15

izi

154,012,237

94,452,476

(not- ex-;-"";-.

days)

X3365

——__i—,

bonds

153,219,886

>

94,092,563

short

disctS;, in

of

702

mtge.

.

151,745,456

stocks

sufficient '

Loans

1287

1st

"/■';• ■; /

•

—:r—

Elsewhere

1283

1137:

1

Co.

Power

Corp.
Adjustment mtge.

'"''yV•';.'"i"-',";.

than

other

Canada

Other-

'"L;,

Light Co.—See Commonwealth & •<
—L,—
" ""
bonds
i—
Oct
1

Service

Southern

-

i_——-

City

Southeastern

>'•; u " '*•' (

,'

bonds -and'
.other''"securities'' of- a

V

—-——Nov

Steel

1,309,312,513

1,440,785,181

'/'.y;:-,
//-V'

Elsewhere than in Canada

-r

——

140,814,393

154,687,178

1,434,718,644

| "Value to cover

56

consolidated : 5s—n—___—^Nov

Republic

25c

556
1282

——Oct

—

i'—.—

4s

157,800,289

'1T.;.J'" :"

debentures,

.

X3032

1

Nov

&

and

in

! 1280
•

•

Nov
1st

Canada

Government-r•' '

ceeding 30

X3355

8rl5

$1%

.Call

101

bonds

—

'

Co.

Gas

Works

debentures

First

(quar.)—

debs.

,

1132

bonds.—

34,254,573

;.

vL_

.

eign and colonial public

693

&

*.

Kingdom

Canadian

X2550

Coal

'42,035,560

39,103,505

>: securities

1273:

-,

1

1st" mtge.

Co.

Western

,;: j'

in

Canadian municipal securities
and
British, for-

985

^

1

mtge.

1 I

Railway and other bonds,;;.L'..:/

refunding bonds__Auv

stock

in

Provincial:

983

Oct

preferred

than

securities
<

4,127,513

2,336,938

7^—:

•

1st

bonds

batik-'"'.

50

19

107,661,267

:;'LL
2,523,075.

_____

Kingdom..,

and the United

684

1st

------Sep
1st mtge. bonds
Oct

Ry.

& Power Co.
Co.

Richmond

Water

First

received

(quar.)

Veeder-Root,

Iron

mortgage

4%

.

&

Ice

Co.—

pref,

—.1,

(quar.)'

Increased

&

York

Peoria

!

(resumed)

Tool

Co.;

Nov
——Oct

Corp.

Canada

United

where

51

'

Louisiana

Co.

Machine

Norman

Vapor
■

Iron

Y.

Oklahoma

2

t$iy2

Light

in

and

Dominion Government-and

1269

-

—

First

{

9-

N.

New

1

8-30

1

1

15
1

Nov
1
Oct 13
Battery Co/ preferred stock—_—L,——____—-Oct
1
Power & Light A 5% gold debs
—Sep 23
Light & Power Co. 1st mtge. 6s_——L
Nov
1

National

;

9-10

10-

&

Power

Corp.

Nebraska
*

9-10*

t$l%

&

bonds

Memorial

National

J
;

9-15

10c

Gas

Missabe

Keith

9-15

9-20

bonds__Nov

year

28,968,504

other

correspondents

.

3,750,924

.".

.

.

________

with
from

due

ing correspondedntsAlse«

'

12-29

t$2

20

—Sep
bonds—Oct

1953 "—Li.;———i_—_—_—-Sep
Electric Light & Power Co. of Balti¬

5y2s,

Tennessee Light

Masonite

1-2-42

$iy2

ing
the

.

Due from banks and bank-

50

Co.

Corp.

Power

Johns-Manville

6

10c

—

(Salt Lake City)—

will

194,413,616

3,700,122

bllls'v-^redis^'-^r.h^Lr-r-r7!.

Due from banks and

lmV

5%

Telegraph

&

Co. 3%-6% Preferred stock_—
Edison, Inc. 15-year bonds

Illinois-Iowa
,

25c

stock

com.

*.

200,348,146

,.

in.
in-

.

Page

19

Sep
Aniline

General

7%" bonds "

3V*%

Duluth

2

433/,c

bonds—

Corp.-*-See

Hydro-electric

Paper

gold

more
-

lien

States

-

Consolidated

9-19

9-20

Date

1st

Chemical

States

Central

9-13

Co.

Falls

Central

5

8-30
11-29*

1

Issue—

Corp.
G.

Telephone

Autocar

Central

9-20

10-

9-

American

Bellows

9-10

12-20

50c

*

*

,9-15

9-15

50c

and

I.

banks

X1591

9-15

1

1

secured,

,

made

balance

under

Owners

American

9-16

10-

2c

(quar.)

Company
Allied

9-15

t$3%

Co.

9-u

9-26

35c,

pref._:

called

9-"15

10-10

_

banks

other

Deposits

called for redemption, including
sinking fund provisions.
The date
indicates the redemption or last date for making tend¬
ers, and the page number gives the location in which
the details were given in the "Chronicle." V:'

8-99

1

list of corporate bonds, notes,

a

preferred stocks

those

8-29

9-30

.

counted

Below will be found

5

10-

Delaware—

of

77,432,815

i";■

Canada —216,300,690;
of other banks—
2,780,014

Canada,.
'"'L' eluding

5

9-

*

9-20

20c

——

Inc.

9,584,989"

—

"

for each share of Util. Stock & Bond
Corp, com., held. /■' :',■■■*•.■

,

•'k

Co.

-9,153,048

81,874,431

United States & other

9-20

9-20

spy,

(mon.)

Co. ,(quar.)^_

share

a

-#,767,828 " " *"
91,520,975

" -- -

.

of Canada*

Notes

4

9-15

1-20th

notes

of Bank

5,370,591
4,214,398

Deposits with Bank of.:.?'

5

25c

,

$8
preferred
(ouar.).
'"Utilities Stock & Bond Corp.—

f

Notes

9~11C

(quar.

Light Co.,

' LL_——_——

TCtal

2%., a Less British income tax.

5,933,938

3,219,110

Loans, to

v."

(quar.)—
of

Co.

remains at

$

$

3,192,217

:

8

common——--

Co.,

Refining

'

Dominion

9-26

9-15
Oil

\

:

*

.

July 31, 1940

6,575,611
"

—

8

_____

Home Fire Ins;

t

r-

JPayable in Canadian funds, tax deductible at the source.
Non-resi¬
tax, effective April 30, 1941 increased from 5% to 15%.
Resi¬

dent tax

Canada

Elsewhere

9-

_____,—.—______________

.Utah

dividend.)

9-

Paper Factories, com.,
Upper Michigan Pr. & Lt. Co. 6% pf. ,(qu.)
,'.9% pref. (quar.)
Upressit Metal Cap Corp. 8% preferred—
Cq.

5

9-18

Wall

Upson-Walton

12-

9-18

"

United

this

25c

(quar.)—

common

Wire

&

for

'

June 30, 1941

25c

(quag.)-.

Inc.

closed

not

.

foreign Lcurrencies — Cr'~".-..".'31,500,411'/L! 30,958,046
Clieques on other banks_
133,767,945 '
150,383,395

(quar.)

Foundry

Corp.

Co.,

I ines,

12-15

July 31, 1941

"k

■

4

______

Co.

prior

preferred

non-cum.

U. B.

books

the

DOMINION

THE

OF

<'/'

9-

Dmar.)

Steel

_____:

Assets

BANKS

CANADA

9-15

$1%.

Co.

5

THE

OF

62V2C

(quar,);„l,r—

Lithograph

&

States

S.

7%

Card

9-

CONDITION

OF

dent

8-20

,

10-1'

50c

;U,

9-15

50c

(quar.)

OF

(qui)

_

&

5Cc

STATEMENT

4

„

Canal

Co.

Inst,

of

8-30

v;.tOn, Account pf accumulated dividends.

■

5

9-

9-15

$iy4

common

Pipe

Mercantile

condition

fhe

compare

9-

pref.

(monthly)

7%

9-15

we

for July

8-30

50c

banks

9-15

(quar.)_

Co.

9-13

9-15

10-

$1%

reported

In

! "

Graphite. Co.—

7%

U.

1

50c

following

31, 1941, with the figures for
30, 1941 and July 31, 1940:
V/
?

June

25C

common

7%

Insurance

U., S., Gvp~um
..'

8-23

the

2

i_

<monthiv>:

R,. &

9-15

75c

In

Canadian

9-

___.

prior, preferred

United

9-16

1

(quar.)

Corp.,

Gas Improvement Co.,
preferred (quar.)

..

1

10-

(quar.)

Inc.

Corn.

preferr<H

Cooperative

•Transfer

,,,9-5

1

75c-'.''10- 1.

&

9-m6

10-

_________

United

Light

9-16

1

$2

Investments, Ltd.—
6% class A preference (quar,) _______
United Gas & Electric Co., com. (irreg.)
7%
preferred
(quar.)
_______
$5

9-10

1

10-

$1%

Qua r terly

Fuel

United

1

10-

2

1

Fastener

United

10-

0

9-

...

-United

(quar.)

Sept. 15 not Sept. 9 as
Youngstown Steel Door Co.——,

vv:. ,;r

Carbon,:,

-

.

1

Inc., com.

(quar.)
Products,

"

1

-

10-

___________

Food Stores,

preferred

common.-,

$l'/2

__________

(s-a)

Premier

$2.50

Co., common

15c

Co.,

2-

25c

Mfg.

—

preferred

8-21

9-20

.

Current gold and subsidiary coin—

—

9-15

Carbon

B

Payable

Corp.

(irreg. t

1

8-25

__

Forging

10c

i

9-22

1

10-

Co.-

Coach

&

10-

25c

Co.,..(monthly)

Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., common
5Wo preferred A (quar.)
Youngstown Steel Door Co.
(correction)

8-23

$1

of

Market

Union

1

10-

9-15

1—-

Co.

Pump
Steel

Mfg.

Truck

7%

9-11

9-15

f—.—

(irreg.)

Corp.,

Jr.

Towne

Yellow

3

20c

preferred ;(quar.)

5Va % '*

11-

35c

Truax-Traer. Coal. Co.,, <}%, pref,. (quar.)

Union

9-15

$l'/4

'___—_

(quar.)

Co.____

Williams

&

Truax-Traer

-

11-15

75c

(irreg.)

*

1

,15c

-•

(Wm.)

Class

(ouar.)___——:—

Axle

Shipyard

Union

*■ 9-

■■■.—

Wrigley
Yalp &

(Scranton, Pa.)

common

preferred

conv.

Timken-Detroit
Todd

9-15

__

t

of Rec.

45c

Roofing

$1.40

$1%

•

-

Pay'ble

''

preferred

conv.

Tilo

./'•
(quar.)

preferred

Third Nat. Bank & Trust Co.

Holders

When

.

Share '

Extra

customers

'

$2.40
Vinco'

preferred
(quar.)———:—-—I—
Cprp. (quar.)
_
.——w——.
—

Virginia

Elec.

&

$6 pref.. (quar.)

Pr.' Co.,

—

<

.

under
as

Cold Bullion in

Virginian Railway Co.—
62y2c
6%-

preferred
(quar.)
preferred _(quar.)....
preferred
(quar.)

6%

8%
6%

preferred

9-25

37'/2c

9-16

1-17-42

37y2C

(quar.)

2-2-42

5-1-42

4-18-42

7-18-42

tutory rate 84s. 11 ^d. per fine ounce)

37 y2

———

1

8-1-42

$iy2

9-20

9-10

7%

$l3/4

10-20

10-10

50c

9-15

8-30

9-20

9-

9-10

g-'O

Waite

Amulet

Waldorf

Mines,.-Ltd.

System,

Inc.

Walker

(H.)

Gooderham

(quar.)).preferred
(quar.)

$1

Warren

RR

Warren.

(S.

Co.

"

&

5%'

&

preferred

Worts,

Washington Water
Wentworth

-Wesson

Mfg.

Oil

&

Pr.

West

Virginia

Western

Pulp

Exploration

Westgate

Inc

pref.
Co

"Westmoreland,

Inc,

-Weston

Electrical

.Weston

(George),

Co.

Wheeling

*

Steel

Corp.

(William)

6%

(quar.)
Products, Inc. (quar.)

Extra

'Wiisils,

(quar.)

Wilson ' Lines,

Winsted
r

6%

Gas:

-Wisconsin

Wisconsin
6%

pref.

Wolverine
Wood

1%

;

113,472,000

10-

1

9-

9-15

9-15

9-10

9-12

8-25

1

9-15

9-10

wk.

Power

Light

-

&

•

Co.

Co.

Steel

Co.

1%

Pump

conv.

prior

&

9-11
■>'

Note—The war in Europe

has made it impossible to obtain up-to-date
Even be-*
regular reports were not obtainable from Spain and
Italy, figures for which are as of April 30," 1938, and March 20, 1940,
respectively."
The last report from Switzerland was received Oct. 25;
Belgium, May 24;- Netherlands, May 17; Sweden, May 24; Denmark,

9-20

March

1

9-20

29,

9-15

9-10

8-30

9-10

8-30.

125c

10-

$1

1

9-15

9-30

9-15

29; Norway, March 1 (all as of 1940),
and France as of Aug. 22, 1941.

11-

1

10-15

reported

10-31

10-15

to

£919,279

$iy2
$iy8

10-15

9-30

$iy8

-

pref

9-15

8-30

12.91%

9-15
9-15

9-30

9-16

9-19

9-

50c

9-27

$1%

9-27




pounds.
1

9

" ^

9-16

y

9-16

times

$77/8

-

9-15

9-

8-27

9-15

$iy8
-

9-

-9-15

*

Gold

•'

"

8

8

8-27

ish

Bills

France

of

;

gold

holdings

have

been

revalued

about

few as

tails of

-

2.96

to

United

12,633,191

10,428,052

21,444,513

21,910,715

19,057,605

28,125,630

28,581,778

7,110

214,475

94,429,345

94,250,398

66,216,252
4,258,180

421,507,238

in¬

J

and
____

bank¬

and

in

Kingdom__

than

in Can-

the

United

payable
and

credit

foregoing

Rest

several ;

per pound, and s recently s September, 1936,
equivalent to the statutory pounds. For de¬
footnote to this table in issue of July 20, 4940.

11,783,635

1,612,549,076

-

other

Canada

banks

letters

outstanding
incl.

under

heads*

5,316,890

5,016,962

2,807,873

Dividends

1,517,381

2,749,452

>

133,750,000

133,750,000

133,750,000

________

.145,500,000

145,500,000

145,500,000

4,036,356,212

4,051,049,894

3,598,838 458

declared

or

reserve

Capital paid up
Total

francs

see

449,332,800

851,518,297

redis-

by

due

in

Liabilities not

years;

125 francs were

changes,

1,466,936,129

4,389

secured,

Acceptances

;

on^basis of latest valuation (23-34 mg. gold 0.9
equals one franc), instituted March 7, 1940, there are per Brit¬
statutory pound about 349 francs; prior to March 7, 1940, there

were

as

of

recent

984,330,908

in

and

unpaid

Bank

;-1

y.

banks

other

ada and
Kingdom

•;

holdings of the Bank of Germany as reported in 1939 and
"deposits held abroad" and "reserves in foreign curren¬

in

73,469,564

than

correspondents

the

include

The

62,631,421

-

30,648,654

day

bills

Elsewhere

'

9-15

.

ing

cies."

fine

$1%
$7%

tabulations,

as

136,767,127

440,169,245

from

to

Due

In

well as with the figures for other countries in
we shown English holdings in the above in statutory

periods

560,902,477

1,488,737,875

fixed

elsewhere

balances

£ 1,817,835, equivalent, however, to only about
(84s. 1 l'/2d. per .fine ounce), according:
order to make the current figure comparable

of

502,466,014

1,009,182,806

Canada

banks

.,

at the statutory .rate

calculations.

former

since

.

(quar.)_

of Aug.

8-30

20c

-'

the

8-30

.

t$2 y4

(quar.)

our

with

Accumulated

preferred

holdings

.

92,271,313

counted

to the Currency and Bank Notes Act,
1939, the Bank
England statements for March 1, 1939, and since have carried the
gold holdings of the Bank at the market value current as of the state- ■'. ■
ment date, Instead of the statutory price which was formerly the basis
of value.
On the market price basis (168s. per fine ounce), the Bank

10-15

L

84,144,726

!':■■/ •'

by
the
public,
after notice or

cluding

♦Pursuant

1

-v.-:-''•

67,279,794
demand'in

•Deposits"; made

<

of

11-

.

as

v

Fi¬

Canada

in

82,835,134

public,

the

on

a

Loans

1941;

$iy2

pref.

and Germany

2,243,171

3,616,628,360

pay-

the

Canada.;-

;

1,868,663

4,037,926,723

—

by

Deposits

1,066,631,352

1,741,264

4,054,264,766

to Provincial

due

payable

fore the present war,

1

pref

Accumuiated

1,066,449,569

1,081,429,387

Dominion,

____________

Act

Deposits

reports from many of the countries shown in this tabulation.

1$2>/a

preferred

1,080,670,440

696,347,763 700,362,909 905,924,385

9-i2

10-

Corp.—~

6,602,000

9-25

10-

—

Machinery

6,549,000

7,442,000

1

1

$iv4

(quar7)"I

7%

(irregular)

6,539,000

6,666,000

10-15
10-

(quar.)

—

Tube

6,500,000

6,667,000

11,119,056

deducting

Canada

in
>

9-13

l

Co, AVS%

6,505,000

6,667,000

11,035,073

.

credits,

payable

■

Wk.

1

4V27^

6,505,000
_

_______

under

Deposits

25,937,000

4,851,853

11,099,344

included

governments

on

Tot.
Prev.

10-

(1897)—""";

29,303,000

8-27

10-

20c

Co.

35,055,000

696,253,949 700,333,414 762,547,033

Norway

$1%

_2ZI

41,994,000

Denmark

(quar.)

;

41,994,000

&c.

Balance

8-15

9-10
10-

Sweden

3

9-20
"

84,758,000

to

for

nance

83,206,000

9-15

& Lothrop, common
preferred
(quar.)

Prior

96,779,000

1

.

Pr.

(Worthington

c

86,730,000

1

—

Michigan

(Alan)

4'/2%

Switzerl'd

10-

Woodward
t

9-15
9-15

10-

>

Electric

(quar.)

f

1

9-30

"4,928,770

foregoing

-after

adv.

xi r ■

4,534,550

L'_',
,

not

due

lists,

25,232,000

to

'••

Advances

102,341,000

10-

17,440,000

loans

circulation.-™

Balance

87,323,000

f ~

circula¬

assets

in

Notes

105,490,000

20c

Co.

(quar.)
&

63,667,000
25,232,000

$1,A'P

'•

Electrid Power

63,667,000

87,066,000

$1

preferred

Wisconsin

63,667,000

se¬

Liabilities

y.....

2,493,000

63,667,000

the

cos.

the

Total

293,250,172

,123,378,000

-

Wisconsin

3,008,600

Neth'rl'ds

$1

;

3,847,650

Italy L_— 16,602,000

75c

(quar.)

328,601,484

3,860,100

23,400,000

11-15

$1%

■

(s.-a.)

Co.

293,728,2091

242,451,946

and

assets

Govt,

3,883,000

—

of

under y
heads

328,026,397

.240,687,670

x

""

* "r

Other

a

94,083,000

50c

.

—

Inc.

Hosiery

Extra

327,834,631

for

note

controlled

1937

.

103,600,000

120 c
-■

-

4

'

:

Ltd.

,

'*

.97,714,000

50c

(irreg.)'

preferred

Willson

.*347,899

f

132,857,000

75c

—_

•Wieboldt Stores, Inc., $5 prior pref.

y

e

97,714,000

25c

—

Co., Inc. 7% pfd.

^1938

Nat. Belg 132,857,000

25c

$5 conv. prior pref.
(quar.)
.Whitaker Paper Co., common
(quar.)—
7%
preferred
(quar.)
Whitman

V;

8-25

lc

—

common

Spain

*447,368

*919,279

:

■■£

8-30

^2 tic

(quar.)__

Germ'y

'

9-15

;yi2f 1

$iy4

(monthly))

Instrument

'

1939

E

9-13

;

50c

(quar.)
Ltd.

9-20

1940;

,.

&

France y

8-22

9-26

9-29

25c

—

(s.-a.)

(quar.)

Oil

1941

of

Shares

by

15c

(quar.)
—

5%

Co.

Greenland

9-15

10-15

$11/4

pref.

Co.,

Bks. iof
;

Finance

curity

in the principal
of most recent

$1V2

::
$6

us

8-22

$1%

Westinghouse, Air Brake Co.———Westmoreland Coal Co. (Irreg.)

.

' 9-15

Co.—

Paper

&

8-15

75C

—

.West Indies Sugar Corp.

8-20

t25c

(irreg.)

Snowdrift

9-20

to

credit

tion'

special cable yesterday
(Friday); comparisons are snown for the correspond¬
ing dates in tne previous four years:-

England

———

Co.

Co.

1

9-15

.'

of respective dates

as

reported

statements,
,

2

9-20
<

t$l

_:

Electric

European banks

Ltd.—~

*

(quar.)—

(quar.)

"

10-

40c

_____

Co.

Washington Ry.

25c

$iy8

__

.

,

(s.-a.)

D.)

flOc

-

———

Common;

,

50c '

(interim)

Walgreen Co. common (quar.)
4*/a%
preferred, (quar.)

•

!

10-18

Vulcan

Detinning Co. common
(quar.)"preferred...(auar.)
——'
—
Waqker-Wells Building Corp.
(irreg.)—
Wagner Electric. Corp
—II

of

The following table indicate the amounts of gold bull¬
ion (converted into pounds sterling at tne British sta¬

11-

of

contra

Deposit with the Minister

European Banks f

37>/2c

———

—-—

letters

per

*

fund-

liabilities

-

Note—Owing to the omission of the cents in the official
footings in the above do not exactly-agree with- the totals

reports

given.-

i y

'thp
-•

1 1