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W. F. Ladd & Co. Investment Securities New York Thirty-Eight ears Y? UOR 38 years no investor " holding arry bond safe? guarded under the Straus Plan has failed to receive prompt payment of princi nal in cash at maturity. I "DOR 38 years no investor ?j holding these bonds has over suffered a day's delay in the payment o? interest coupons on the day tine. Our booklet, "Safety, and Six Per Cent," will tell you whv. Write tor it. Ask for? BOOKLET B-347 SWSTRArS'&CO. ' ROADWAY. XEW YORK. Thirty-eight years without loss to any investor. truca t Possibilities High Speed Tool Companies Increased wages and prices for raw materials, shorter hours for labor and lower? ing of efficiency have raised manufacturing costs. This makes necessary a higher rate of production if prices of manufacturing goods are ? to be kept within, reason. Confronted with these conditions, the manufacturer finds his answer in ihe installation of high speed machinery and tools. The high ?peed tool induslry, always profit? able, now ha3 special attractions for investors. Send for our special circular on t/iis subject. H. D. Robbins & Co. INCORPORATED Investment Securities 31 Broadway , New York ???__? III! ?????| ? -_?_-___-???? FRENCH GOVT [j VICTORY BONDS . PRICE ABOUT $65 TER 1,000 FRANC'S Far Value at Normal Rate of Exc-tang?, $193. Descriptive Circular all fpreign bond issues on request. ifarson,Son&Co. Members ttevr York Stock Exchange 115 Broadway, New York investment Securities KCM EGARGEL&CO. 27 Pine Street-New York it? ,?|fc.?_k_i|?',*'?)8' Hou?? of HENRY CLEWS SCO. Bn5*?? "f :*' V* S,ofk Kxeliai.Be i*h l5' ,7 *"<* 19 B??d St.. N. Y. *VJwt LAl'i'"'*1* ou 'l*I??sit uecount? ?Vi , '? Y;rQ*M*_ S'm-li, Uoiirl and '?''??i.--*. a'f r'??i'ro_d ami industrial H??_U. .> ,u*ht *n? Kold ?"^ con ?****$? LatUru of <?redlt .??tied. LIBERTY BONDS ift-^?L?*?*??^-S20 *1fth At?. WSJ*"'**? -, ?6 Warren ?.t. ?W? ?t. ie Court St., Brooklyn. U. S* Government Transactions ? Sales. Liberty VA?. 10?7. *3?I.0?? do 1st 4s. 1947. 60.000 do 2d 4?, 1942. 430.000 do 1st 4 U?. 194J- 58,000 do 2d 4V4?. 1342- 1.761,000 do 3d 4Vi?. 1028_1,978,000 do 4th 4M?. 1938.... 2.881.000 Victory 4-T4?, 1923. 1,320.000 do 3%8. 1923. 661,000 Quotations Liberty SVje.,, do 1st 4s.... do 2(1 4s.... do 1st 't-.ia.. do 2d 4 ?4%.. do 3d 4\4?. do 4th 4Vi?. Victory 494?.., do 3%s...., Hisrh. ot.?*.: 90.66 89.68 90.90 89.96 . 92.96 . 90.00 97.70 97.61 Low. 97.36 90.40 89.20 90.70 89.80 92.72 89.80 97.4S 97.40 Bid and Asked Quotations Closing Wbertv bands. 8*4?. 1047 .... 1st 4s, 1947.. Ud 4s, 1912 .. ? l?t 4*4*5. 1947 . 2d 4\48. 1942 . ;3d 4 ?4s. 1928 . Uth 4%s. 1038 . Vic 43,*. 3 928 . do 3%?. 1923 S Pro-wnr issues, ! 2s reg, 1930.101 L'a cour., 1930_101 ?s retr. 1946. 89 lis coup, |846?... S9 ! 4s rog. 1925.108 1 4s cotrp, 1928_106 2? Pan, c, 1936. .101 2a Pan. r, 1936..101 :'a Vm, <>, l>i,'tS..."l 2s Pan. r, 1938..101 .'is Pan, reg. 85 Os Pan, coup.... 85 . Phil 4?, 1934_ 85 Phil 4s. 1935. Closing Yesterday. 9T.G0(r? 97.60 90.60<? 90.60 89.40<<? 89.46 00.70(r? 90.90 89.86$ 89.90 82.74? 92.76 89.90<? 89.92 87.88*1 97.62 .58(3 97.64 Tuesday. 97.32f?ji 97.40 00.60tyfl .90.60 89.20? 89.28 90.00?? 90.70 89.74?. 89.78 ?IS.VS??tI 92.70 89.76(f? 89.80 97.46((tj 97.60 97.44? 97.48 Phil 4s, 1936... 1 D. Cot "s, 1963. (?102 $102 ? 92 if 107 Gf 107 (il 102 S? 102 ?moa ?102 fil 88 ? 88 ui 02 t? fi 92 fi?, 92 & - 301 101 89 89 J06 10fi 101 101 I c l 101 85 85 85 85 85 97 @ 103 ? 103 @ 92 k na fif 107 ?107 M 102 ?102 ??j 103 (V 102 ? 83 ? ?8 (Vt 93, ? 93 ? 92 ? ? ?!,i* l-'U US1. 97 da 64 '._ Foreign Govt. and ?Municipal Bonds (Interest Ta H? Added) B l Ancrlo-Freneh Extern 5n, 1020. Argentine Intern 5?, 1946. Canada, Don? of, notes, 19_1. do Bs? 1921. do 19_8 . do 1929 ...,. ! do 1931 . ?I ; Chinwe Gv Hu Kusr Ky 6s, 1951 45 ; Cuba Kxtern ?'.3, 194?*. , , ,,. 91 do Kxtern 5s, Serie? A. 194'.i., 88% do Kxtern 4 * ?'-?-. 1949. 73% Dominican Hon 5?, 1!)58. 75 City ?>f l.voiiB 15-yr fin. 1934, , , , 89 City of Marseilles 15-yr ?s. 1984 89 City of Bordeaux 15-yr t.-, 1934. 89 ~" of Coperih 25-yr 6%s, 1944 7914 of Paris -?>, 1821. 89% (it y _ Jan Gov 4'si?. Btrlng loan. 19.5 TfiB, do 4 %?>. _d series, 1925. 7.6 do 4s, string loan, 1931. 6 Citv ?>f Tokyo fi?, 1952. 67 U K G B & I 5-yr 5%s, 1921., 05% do 8-yr 6%>?, 192a. 92 % ?la 10-yr 5%s. 1929. 89% do 20-yr 5%-, 1937. 871}. Mex Extern strl 5s of '90, 1945 80% 07 A 97 %. do gold 4s of 1954,, (S_Ie_) Anglo-French 5s 88.0-0. 82,000,,. f>on. ??7% 10,000... UTA 51,000,, HT i i.ooo.".!!.'! ?dtJC 53,'10(1. 97*,| Chint_-a By _s 8.000. 45 -.000. 451, City of Bordeaux fi* 5.000. 89 City of Copenhagen S3 Asked, 87% 73 Is 98 U 97% 92W 04% 91 ? 457* tU's, 83% 74 8?l 89?, 89% 89 Vi 79',. DO 7f% 70% 62% 58 96 9-?! 90 88 31% 14,090. 76*. (la. 7(5'4 76% 76.% 5,000. 7f)i? 1,0?0., 7934 City of Lyons 69 6 000 89 _! City of ?JurVe.?l?s t??* 7.(?lin. 89 City of Paris 6s 12.000 1,000.' 894 9.000, , , 1 1,000, , . ! Dom Cunada 5 notes 1921 10.000_ do 6 Us 1930 1,000,,-,, 7.000. ., , r..0(?i)_ 8,000.94% . i.ono. 04% do 5? 19_l 10,000, ,,,., 97% do 5s 192I? 6.0OO. 92 ?no 6s 1931, 0.000., 91 Jim let ?er ?Us 6,000.77<i/ ??,000.n30f. 77% 1.000 7fl7? 6.000. ..'.]'. v?M. 8.000.?80f. 2.000.oSOf. coon. :? 000. ?.000. I.iioo. :. 1,000. 20.000 . >cr 4 J. 9,000. 76V Railway, Other Alaska Gold M 6s ne i- A 2.000. 1RU 6,000. 15% .?i.ooo. 20 do sur H 11.000. 15 6,000. is% Allegheny V 4.? 1,000. 83 Am Smoking 6s I.OOO. 82% 21.0OI?.. go,' 1,000.; go - Am T ft T cvt 6a 19,000. 0714 do ro! Bu 8,000. R1 3.000. 8?% ? ?i.Coo.ml do <?ol 4s 4.000. 77t ?\nno'ir Co 4 Us 5.000...., . 82T. 20.000 2.000. 7,000.s30f 25,000. 6,000. s30f 1,000. ,. 3,000. TQJJg 1 1.000. 7fi\.j 10.000. 761,1 do at Ik Joan 4s 3,000. 62% 2,0110. K2H?. 5.000. 02% 28.000.s30f. 02?a 8,000. (?2"2 3.000. 6_% 6.000. fl.JlT 10.000. 6_% 8.000. 62 10,000. fi??"* 4.000.. fli% 2,000.., f,2*X 89% U K of Great Britain ?"?ari & I 6%s 1921 2.000. On?/ 10.000. 90 do 6'..'.s 1922 22.000. 92% do 6%s !9.9 S.OOO, ,,,%, HO i.,, - IO.OOO, , ; . ,. 89t?t 16.!>00. 89 % fi 000. 891, 7.000. 89 8 000. 80 do By?? 193/ 8.?0Q. 88 8.000. 87% -.000. 88 5.000. 871_ U S of ?WexIeo 5s 1 000. 81 N Y ?tata 4*"]9R7 9 000. 97 y, N V City 4%s 1957 May 81 000. 98% do 4V.A 1907 ^^ 2.000. 97 i/ .7 1 do ?< '?', a ?9G0 77% ?..000., 01 77% 50.000. 91'. 7 7 , do 4?, 1058 76% fi.OOn 87 , do 4s 19-.9 2.000,., R7 897? 90 I 98 % 94% ? 94'4 I 94' % 78% 7 7%! 77'?. ' 1.000. Corporations 3.000. 73% & Alton 8'/.s ? 8,000...... 86% B ft Q gen 4s 2,000. 75% 1,000. 76 do lllino,* 8%s , 1000. 71% do joint 4s 1.000. 95% 9,000. 96% 1,000. 95{J 2.000. 954 4.0O0. 951, I.OOi). 95 6.000 6,000. 96 14,000. 95 Great Western 4s 1,000. 55% 1,000. 5514 ???.O00. 55% I. S & E 4'.s 1.000 10 "* SOU JB% 95? . _, 4,000. 81% i A T ft S V gen 4s " 29.000. 77U 6.000. 77?2 66.000. 77*7 2.000. 77$ . 8.??0. 77 do.ndj -Ci stamped , 7.000. 69 00 cvt 4s 1955 1.000. 841/ 2,000. 65 Atl C L 1st con 4s l.n90. 75? . 1.000. 76% do I. ft N 4s ? , 8.000.?g Bait ft Ohio 6s ll.OOfl. 86% .6.000. 86 8000., 86% . 14,000. 86 do cvt 4%s 2,000.,_8?*J? 6,000. 64% do rfiT 6? "" 2,000.m?a . 11,000. 64$ <io gold 4s 2.000. 64?X J R.000..64U <io P 1 3V.e 5.000. 83H 1.000. 83% 1.O00. 83? do Pitts LEA W Vf? 4? 1.000.f*?^ 7.000. R7^; 2.000. 67% do T ft C 4s * 2.000. 48<V Beth Steel rfg ?s 4.000. 85 . 1.0.00. 84% do p m 5? 6,000. 84 Brooklyn Rap T 7e 6.000. 48 Calif Gn* ft E 5? .1.000. 88 1.000. 87 Canada So 5s 3 000. 83 Cen of flu Ry 6s 5.0O0. 90 Cent?-?! T.eather 61 !t,''.000. 85 Cen New England 4s 1,000_w . 65 Cen pHei?|c gtd 4s 1.000. 72% Ches ft Ohio cvt Rs 1.000. 79% 1.000.79 ! do gen 4%9 1.000.78 I do cvt 4V-B 1.000.73141 82% ?C M ft St P cvt 80 70 U 70% "I 70% GO-J? 60% 6or2 ?0% 60% 67 ser 1. _ 1,000. 5,000. do gen 4V.3 1.000.."... do cvt 4l;.s 1.000..... 1,000. 1,000. 5.000. 2.000. do rfg 4'i? 3.O00. .... 1,000. 1,000. 2.0OO.. 2.000. do 4s 1925 2,000. do Ren 4s ser 6,000. _. do 5s C & P W div 2,000. 96% do 4? O M & P Stl J.000. 62% 1,000...... 95% 3000.94% 1.000. 94 2.000. 95% Chicago Ry 63 6,000. Gfi% 7,000. 67 R I ft P rfg 4s 15.000. 67% 1.000. 67% 5.000. 67 4,000. 66% 8,000. 67 26.000. 66% C ft West Ind 6s 2,000.101 io 4e 5,000. 59V 1,000.60 10,000. 59% 1,000.58 Chile Copper 7s . 7.000.102V? do 6? ? 6.000. 78% 1.000.79 C C C ft St L gen 4s 2,000. 67% Con Gas t<?m 7s 3.000.101% 30.000.101% 6.000.KU% 10.000.101 vv 1.000.IXil " Cuba R R 6s 1,000. 73 Cumberland Tel 6? 8,000. 83 Den ARG con 4s 15.000.64 ?do "ftr 5s 25.000.._43% I 6.C00...... <M% 8,000. 8.000. 25,000. 16.000. 10,000.., 26.000. ., 42* 42? mi ^l??S? Edison ?o} 6? 18u3 . 3 000. B3T4 oa r?a 5? 1940 _. 1,000. 874? Detroit U Rys <u, ? ? . 30.000...... 68 tria prior i?9n 4s ?*,ooo. r.r,t4 . 3.000. 65 do Ken lien 4? . 1.000. 46 do i*vt 4* ?cr A 1.000. S9i? . 1.000. 3-M4 ?o on u 8er n . 1.000. 39 ?? CVt 4s ser D 5,000. i" .. , 2.000. 42U Hud ? M rfg 5, * l.O??. , 21,000. do inc fia 1.000. 3.000_ JO_ 111 Centro] 5i<,8 , 2,000... do 4a Hi52 . 4.000. 69,.,! d? 4.' 1953 ? | 1,000. T . 1.000. ... Interboro-Mct 4??,? 1.000., j7u . 1,000... n ' 4.000. r.4w 4,000... 54.-/1 Int Mcr Marin? fi.? ,. 12.000. 89 K. Kansas City So 8a ? 1.000_ 551 ^n&oT'rminaI0^| Kings Cn Kl 4s-' '"' -. 2.0QO. r,? Kings Cn E I, a p P m 45a 1997 T , 3 000.fini/ Lake Shore 4S 1931 1,00o., g,,, 3.000. '? -'-% 68 U 58 M 91?? 68? i 68U 2.000 .... *t00% 5.00?.T'. .. 7<)i? i Laek ,S?r' 5* I960 ?."?t. ,, , (1,000. ... 881/ Lehigh Valley 6's M , 2.000... <lo con 4'As ' r ,. 5,000.:.. Y? lehigh V N Y ??; r. 2,000.Vt?? Liggett & M 7a ? don?'000.10? 1.000_ ?i, long Island rfg *s* 1.000,.,.. 647? f- & N unified 48 * 4.000. tn ^ N Or? fi?iob^ 1st Gs d? .L00T0??.??? loi* , ?o St Louis 6s - , ?000...,. 9? ti do SO Ry joint ?? ? 1000... no.v Manhattan Ry u M , 1.000..... E6 ?o tax exempt M.ch?*T-C85^ Mldv?eei-538^l 5.000. oov 1000. ! co.-y 1.0Q0. " sor MULaJweVtei M Minn <S- St L 7s 1.000.. ' n*; do 4*? ?????. 14.000. . ?-i M St P * S S M 4, 7.000. nSK 10,000... 78!? 2.000..;. 37 M K A T 2d 4s' 6.000. 82 do otfs of deposit 10.000. 5-?v. Mo Pacific eon 6s ' 6.000. no-v ?o 5a 1965 % 5.000. 8" do jren 4s 1.0 V?. Rfi 1 "00. 553; 7.000 rl(?, ? i non.::::; B5i? "Ton*r>??*? Power "s 4.0no. S4 1 -, M0.-.1 A Es?:ex 3v;,s 15.01)0. 69 Nation! Tube'?3 1 OOO. 911; N Or' T a Mex 5? 15.000. 54 N Y Air Praire 6s <? 000. ... m N Y Central deb fis 2.000. 92 1.000! ! ! ! ! ! o? t,!. 1.000. 91?' 3.000. 91 7? '.ftOO. 9<> "ooo.. ! ! ! \ fi{s', 6 000.... ! ! 91 it 1 000,.....' 91 ni do rfc 41 ,s 10 000. . 7r,?' " rmo. -(? 11.000 ..;; tg-v: (lo * ? 11;*) r; 900. -ni: 0 OfiO ' ' ' ' ' _,. 9.000! ! !. ! ! -7 r?o rr" 'a 5 non . 7034; do HV 11:'.s " noo " ro N Y O K LH'a P 5s 11.000. 81 do Inir mon 4s 3 000. 64 U N Y Uv* ndj 03 5.O00. 6>4 N Y R Pv? con 4U, 1.000. B5 N Y Te! deb Oa 1.000...... 95% 1 000.95V? do 4 y, s 10 000. 78^i 15.000.s30f. 78? 5.000. 79 ?.000.?30f. 7874 N Y W ft Bn 4 Via 1.000. 42 Norfolk Bo 5? ser A 3,000. 545; Norfolk ft W cvt fis , coco.101% do con 4s 3,000. 75 do dlv 4a M 1-000.76 Nor Pacific 4a 41,000. 75 1,000. 71T4 , 3,000.75 do 3b 1.000... ?a.. 53 2.000. 68% 1.000.. 63U Oro A Caf 1st 5s i.ooo.nv ? i.ooo. i?iu Or? Ry A Nav 4s 4,000. 75U Or? Short Lina 6s 3.000. D0V, do 4s 1.000. 80i)i 1.000. 80% Ore W R It & N 4a i.ooo. on 1,000. 68% Pacific G A K 5h 2,000. 79Vj 1,000. 80 Pacific T A T 5s 27.000. 84W Penn 4 Via 1921 5,000.?30f. 90% j do 6a 1968 3.000. 89H 1.000. 89U 2:1.000. 89' 5,000. 89V? 5.000. 89 do con 4',-s 3,000. 90 10,000. 901'. 2,000. 90Vi do fren 4 Vi s 1.000. 80 Fco G & C of C 5s 1,000-,.. 64 ? ? Peor?a & E i no 49 5 000. 23 P?re Marquette 5s 1.000. 85% 1,000. 86 Reading Ken 4s 7.000. 78Vi 1,000. 78U Rio G W le1 Is 1.000. 63>'. R I Ark & L 4V*8 6,000."62 ?,4 3,000. 62?A 3.000. 623, St L Ir Mt. A S 4s Riv A Gulf div i.ooo. fis St LA? F 4s ser A 3.000. 58% 5,000. 58 U 11,00*. 58% 1.000. 5SU do 5s ser 15 1,000.69 do 6s ser C 1.000. 87% do adj 6s l-l.ooo. r.r, 4.000. 6514 1.000. 65V? 1.000. 65V4 1,000. 85 1000. G4% do Inc 6s 13,000. 4 8 11,000. 48% 12.000. 48% 12.000. 48 2.000. 47=4 St L Swn con 4s i 2,000. 66 do 1st 4s 1,000. 64 9,000. 63 San An A A P 4s 2,000. 58 Seaboard A L rfff 4a 4,000. 45V? do atl.i 5s 2,000. 37U 1.000. 37V4 7,000. 37Va So Pacific evt 5s 10.000.103 25.000.103 Vi 5.000.108% 2,000.103% 15,000.102';. 5,000.102% do cvt 4s 1,000. 78% 3,000. 78% 2,000. 78% 1,000. 78% do rfgr 4s 10,000.74i,i. 4,000. 74%" do San F Torrn 4 s ' 6,000. 71 Southern Ry 5s i 11,000. 85% 2.000. 85V? I 2,000. 85% do 4s 12.000. 58% 1,000. 58% 5.000.. r,si., I t.,000. r,8.% ! 1.000. 58 : Texas Co cm (is i 5,000.104% | . 10,000.104% ?Union Pacific 6s 1.000. 101 ! do cvt 4s 1.000. 84'% do rfpf -Is 10.000. 72V4 1,000. 72% U S Realty A I Es 1.000. 79% 2.000. 79 U S Rubber 5s 10,000. 84 V4 1,000. 8-11.;. 10.000. 84Vl ?U S Steel t f 5s 50.000. 96 5,000. 9fiVi 4.000. 9<* Va Mid eren 5s ! ' 1,000. 00 Va Ry ft Power 5s 3.000. 65 Virginian Ry 5s 1.000. 81% 4.000. 81 y. ?Wabash 1st 5s 2.000. 88% do D A C 5s 1.000. 88% West Electric 5s 7.000. 95 ?? 5,000. 9? 8.000. 96% West Pacific 5a 1.000. 82 West Shore 4a 1.000. 70% 2,000. 70Vu Western Union 5a 5,000. 80 U. Wilson Co 1st Ob 4.000. 96% 1.000. 96VS do Cvt. H s 2,000. 91% 17.000.. 91% 1 000. 92 3.000. 91% Pierce-Arrow 1919 Earnings Decline Company Earned $6.76 a Share; Common Dividends Discon? tinued Indefinitely As a result of operations in the year ended December SI, 1919, the Picrcc Arrow Motor Car Company returned net profits of $2,491,070, equivalent, after $800,000 in preferred dividerfd.?-, to $6.76 a share on the 250,000 shares of common stock, no par, compared with $2,765,7411, or $7.86 a share, in 1918. This amount was arrived at af? ter deductions had been made for eharsres and Federal taxes. Net ___t*-n_ng_ last remr 8?*q**regated fS ,181,122, a ?eertxse, of $1,112,050 f*?_?*_. the year before. Federal taxes ab? sorbed ??GOfiOQ of thta or just half the Bjnct-nt paid ?n the pre?re?ilng- year. After ?i-tereali i_ad b?8?n t*___o ?are of. the bala__ce etrol?cable to preferred dividend* w*arj |?_>-SjUOT0, a lets of $274Ut-71 tram 19113. Co_nrncm ?hare holders 7??r?i*ired $31-^500 in dividends -Turing the year, against $1,562.600 Daid the year before. Balance of $1,378.570 was added to, the balance sheet, bring? ing the total profit and loss surplus to $8^71382. John C. Jay Jr., president, ?n his re? port to stockholders stated that neces? sary expansions both in buildings and machinery have left the company with facilities in excess of normal require? ments and some time will be required to make necessary adjustments for the proper utilization of these excess facilities. "Uncertainties of business following the armistice and the necessity for conservatism of the company's cash resources," Mr. Jay said, "led to a decision in July to discontinue com? mon dividends. Directors feel this policy should be continued until the company has acquired a cash position sufficiently strong to enable it to meet any contingency. Plans for the pres? ent contemplate increased production both in passenger ears and in trucks, which should result In a reduction of overhead expenses and lower costs." Investment Information Question? of general interest to investors will bo answered in this column, in which case only initials will be used. Others will be an? swered by mail Address all in quh'iet. inclosing a stamped, ad? dressed envelope, to Financial Editor, The Tribune, 151, Nassau Street, Ne%v York City. Large Stock Distribution? Expected Question?I. am rending every day your answer to inquiries on finance, and stock?. Please give me your opinion on exchange of Southern Pacific Railrond stock for one of the stocks with large surpluses to dis? tribute?United Stales Steel, United States Rubber, Cuban Cane Sugar or Morris A Co., for instance. 1 hear Younsstown Sheet and Tube, capital $50,000,000, can distribute a 400 per cent stock dividend. Give us your opinion.?S. P. Answer?Tho latest wave of (sp?cu? lation in stocks is based largely upon the hoped-for distribution of part of tho assets of those corporations which are supposed to have built up largo sur? pluses. Fossib.ly this speculation will lead to overriiscounting tho situation. You must be careful lor that reason. It is our opinion that if you make the change suggested you will bo taking a good deal of speculative risk. We un? derstand that the Youngstown Sheet and Tubo Company has a largo surplus, but have heard of no d?fini Le plan for its distribution. United States Realty Bonds Question?I am thinking of buying on the partial payments from John Muir & Co. five bonds of United Stute** Realty Improvement is at around iii each (SI00 par value) clue In 1924. What is your candid opinion regaril insr this issue and would you prefer another issue in preference to this one? Remember, aufely first.?A. Z. ? Answer?United States Realty bonds I are not, in our opinion, a high grade in | vestment. There aro liens on the vari? ous properties prior to this issue. At present the company's earnings are very good, due to the increased rentals. We believe the bond, on account of it's ; near due date, offers good speculative \ investment opportunities, but is not a pure investment. Net Coupon Bonds but Notes Question Kindly inform me whether or not the American Telephone nnd Telegraph G per cent, 1922, bonds are coupon bonds. i When was this issue floated 7 What is the i security quoted on the face of the-sc bonds.' What is your opinion of them as an invest? ment ? Any further details you can give me rewarding this issue will be greatly ap? preciated.?K. T. B. Answer?The securities you refer to are not coupon bonds but G per cent notes, $50,000,000 of which wore issued October 1, 1919, nnd are due October 1, 1022. They were originally offered at 9914 nnd interest, as coupon bonds of $1,000, $500 and $100 denomination. ! They are redeemable by the company | at 102 and interest on any interest, date. The notes are unsecured. The present price is about 95 to yield 8' i per cent to maturity. They appear to offer a rather attractive short term investment. Oklahoma Producing and Refining Question?May I trouble you for an opin? ion on Oklahoma Producing and Refining stock as an investment at the market price? How much are dividends on this :-tock ? How can I know present conditions of this stock and ils chnnces for Improvement??R. S. T. ! Answer?The Oklahoma Producing and Refining Company of America pays at the rate of 40 cents per annum, par ! value of the shares being; $5. Earn ? ings have been rather good. We : should not class the stock as an in | vestment, as the nature of the com j pany's business doc3 not, in our opin? ion, admit, this. Keep in touch with | the company's affairs by reading the j reports of earnings carefully and com i pare them with previous ones. These reports are usually to be found in the financial columns of the leading news? papers. Mines Still Are Productive Question -Would appreciate your opinion | of the present and future possibilities as an j investment or speculation of Hay Copper. I Chile Copper nnd International Nickel. Also | would like to know If there is any sign of these mines being worked out. ? N. O. I Answer-Almost all copper shares j have been depressed for some time past, due to the condition of the trade. I If the looked for demand from Europe materializes, as many people beliej/o it ; will, copper stocks, we believe, should j do better. We do not know of any basis for tlie idea that the properties of the companies you mention show signs of being worked out. Shows Larger Earning Power Question -Will you advise me regarding the prospects and safety of Famous Players common stock and also Union Dag and Paper Company '.'--O. T. C. Answer?Famous Players-Lasky Cor? poration has shown considerable in? crease lately in its oarnine; power. For the forty-eight weeks ended November 29, 1919, surplus before taxes was $3, 887,379, against $1,281,175 for the year ended December 31, 1918. When the | recent i4ssue of preferred stocks was floated the company stated that the dividend on this issue probably was be? ing earned about four times. This would indicate about; $11 earned on th * I common stock. Union Bn? and Paper earnings for 1919 have not yet been published. The earnings in 1010 von* equal to 48.09 por cent on the stock, in 1917 to 21,27 per cent, and for eleven months ended December 31, 1918, to 41.43 per cent. Earnings for 1919 are said to have been between 15 and 20 per cent. Both this stock and Famous Players we consider specula? tive, as are most common stocks whose earnings fluctuate so widely. No Action on M., K. & T. Bonds Question--Would very much appreciate in? formation concerning Missouri. Kansas . & Texas first mortgage ? per cent bonds, in default some years, ever since receivership. There does not seem to be nny plan for re? organization, and, although the interest seems to be earned, cm payments are made. Am the owner of |5,000 of these bonds, and it is impossible to obtain any definite re? sults.?Mrs. F. A. S. Answer?WThen the railroads were taken over by the government it was specifically stated that no road in re? ceivership could be reorganized during the period of control. That is why you have heard, nothing about the reorgan? ization of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas. No doubt some plan will be an? nounced before long. Cumulative Preferred Stock? Quest'on?Will you kindly explain to mc the difference between cumulative preferred stocks and ordinary preferred stocks.' Also will thank you for your opinion about the safety of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Com pany one-year 7 per cent secured gold notes. and also if you know of any brokerage house that sells bank stocks on the partial pay? ment plan. What amount will a hank loan against the Oklahoma Gas notes as col? lateral?? E. M. D. Answer?Cumulative stocks are those ; whose dividends accrue if they a"re not | paid. For instance,, if a 7 per cent stock pays only- 2 per cent in a year, ! then 5 per cent is due on the stock, and : so on. Tho Oklahoma Gas and Electric notes are a good investment, in our opinion. We do not know how much ? may be borrowed on them. That is a ? matter of negotiation. We know of no brokerage house selling bank stocks on j the partial payment plan._ ? Four full column? of in? vestment question? and an* ??vers are published in The Tribune every Sunday. Curb Shares Weaken Under Severe Pressure Profit-Taking and Profes? sional Offerings Cause Short Recession at Close; Motor and Oil Stocks Hit The decline that started on Tuesday in the outside market stopped for a while*early yesterday, but was resumed with renewed vigor in the afternoon. There was heavy selling in the latter half of the session, when profit taking and offerings from the professional traders forced severe recessions. A number of the oils were rather hard hit, and Houston Oil, for which application is expected to bo made shortly for listing on the New York ?Stock Exchange?, declined to 115 after KCtting up to 118. General Asphalt, in tlui industrial end of the list, tumbled to 96 from an early high of 103. Texas Company new stock lost more than 2 points. The Homer field oils nctcd fairly well on reports of satisfactory progress in new development work in that district. Carib Syndicate receded from 31% to 30. Mining shares were exceedingly ac? tive, with minor recessions in the sil? ver stocks, which yielded in response to the general movement toward lower levels. Russian government bonds were steady at 30. In the industrial department Cleve? land Motor, the Chandler Motor sub? sidian*, was weak, breaking from a high ?if 80 to a low of 72. It closed at 75. Other Curb motors were under pressure. Industrials gaie-?. Open. Hirh. Low. Last. 7-00 ?Acme Coal... 2% 2% 2% 2% U200 'Aetna Explo?. 9% 9% 9% 9% 4i?0 *Am Candy.... 9% 9% 9% 9% 700 ?Am Ha fc 3 wi 75 75 74 Va 74.% 400 Am Safe Ka_or lO'/i ]()% 10% 10.% 1500 Armour Leath. 17 17 1K% lfi.% 100 ?Briscoc Motors 68 OS ti8 US 40O *Br-Am OhtSn.. 8 8X8 ?too ?Hi-Am Tobcp. 19% 19% 1 !'% 19% 200 do re?. 19% 19% 19% 19% 1300 *Cleve Auto... 7:1 80 72 76 500 Tamil Coal.. 44 44 43 43 13000 *Gen Asphalt.. 10l 103 96 '.li>% 100Q Grape-Ola. 1% 1% M_ ? "v 1000 do pf. 2 f. 2 {* 2 h 2 /. 14000 ?Hercules Pap. 23% 26% 23% 26.% 850?) ?Heydcn Chem. 6% 6% 5% 5% 500 Indian Packing 15% 15BS 15% 15.% 700 Inter Rubber.. 13 13 12 12% 2000**J I C. Plow... 20% 20% lu 1!? 1500 ?Kay Co Gas.. 1% 1% I7'? l.% 300 KeyBtone Sole.. 13% 13% }3% 13% 700 ?Kirby Lumber. 31 32% ill 81% 500 ?Lib McN & L. 27 28 27 28 100 Lima Loco. 80 XU K? X0 100 ?Locomobile (n) 20% 20% 20% 20% ?1500 .Mont Ward.... 40 40 39 39 800 ?Nat Coal & I. 45 45% 4,3% 43% 200 *Niles-B_m-P..112 115 112 114' 1700 No Am P& P. 5% 5% 5% 5% 800 ?Orpheum Cir. 30% 30% 30% 30% 100 Patchogue-Ply. 40% 40^ 40% 40% 600 Perfection Tire 3% 3% 3% 3% 150 '-?iiilips .Iones, fil 65 ?t 65 100 ? pf w i_ 90 90 90 ?JO 2700 "Pressman T&R 5% 5% 5 5''. 80 ?Pyrene Mf?r. . 12 12 12 Vi 1000 ?Usinier Mot.. 42% 43 42 42% 200 ?Standard G & E 19% 19% 19% 19% 100 ?Stand Gas pf. 40 40 40 40 4000 Submarine Kt. 15% !H 15% 15% 1500 ?Sweets Co of A 4% 4% 4% 4% 500 ?Swift Internat 44 4 1 43 43 100 Times Sri A ?S v t 29% 211% 29% 29% 200 ?Tob Pro?! Exp 20 > 20 19% 20 50 ?TodU Shipyds.180 180 180 " 180 Sal?*. Open. Hiirh. Low. Last. j 2900 ?Triangle Film. % % % V? 600 ?United Motor? 64 64 60% 60% 0500 United Prof Bh 2% 2% 2 2% 700 ?Un PlctPrCp 15 15% 15 15 3000 ?Un Ret St Cndy 15 15 14% 14% 500 ?U S H Sp T. 31% 31 Vi 31 31 1800 U S Steamship. 3 We 2% 3 500 U 8 Transport. 10% 10% 10% 10% 700 ?V Viv'dou Ine. 22% 22% 22 22 300 ?William Davie? 42V& 42% 42% 42% 100?Wyllls Corp.* 24 24 24 24 300 ?do 1st pf... 95% 95% ?5 95% 100 ?do 2d pf.... 74 74 7* 74 Standard Oils Sale?. Op?n. High. Low. Last. 800 ?Anglo-Am Oil 27 27% 27 27% 100 ?Ohio Oil Co.. ? 370 365 36o 450 ?Stand O (NJ) ? 895 817 ?47 70 ?Stand O (N V) ? 468 455 455 20 ?Vacuum Oil..? 443 437 440 Other Oils . A ! Sale?. Open, High. Low. La?t. 300 ?Allen Oil. 2% 2% 2% *.% ! 15000 ?Allied OH- % % l'f % I .-IM)!) ?Amala* Royal. 39 39 38 39 i 6800 TA Bell Wyo... 63 67 65 ?6 100 ?Ark Nat Gas.. 30% 30% 30% 30% ! 25000 ?Boone Oil_ 5% 6% 4% 4% 1 6000 ?tBoston-Wyo,. 1*.'? 1% lA 1% I 1800 ?Carlb Synd... 31 31% 30 30 300 ?Circle Oil. 4 4 3% 4 I 12000 ?Cltie^lBTHh 40 40% 40 40% 500 ?Gnaden & Co.. HV? 9% 9 9% i 30000 '?Dominion Oil.. 16 16% 14V? 14% I 800 ?Duquesne Oil.. 6% 6% 0% 6% i 2800 ?Elk Basin Pet 10% 1014 9% 9% 1800 Engineers Pet.. 1% 1% 1% 1% 5000 ?Ksmeral O&G. % ft % % D000 ?Federal Oil... 3% 8% 3% 3l,f lOOFensland Oil... 7% 7% 7% 7Vi 300 'Gllliland Oil.. 44 44 43 43 100 *do pf. 9V 97 97 97 1700*Glcnrock Oil.. 3% 3% 3% 3?,j 700 ?Guffey-Gillesp. 32 32 31 31 200 t H Pet of Den. 3% 3% 3% 3*,{ 600 ??Houston Oil..118 118 115 115 3500 ?Hudson Oil... ft A % 'i 2500 ?Internat Pet.. 42 42 40 40^ 0200 ?Invincible Oil. 40 40% 39% 39^ 1700 *lH!and O & Tr 4% 5 4% 5 MOM ?King Pet Cp.. 3 3% 2% 3 3non ?fl.ance Creek.. 43 43 35 37 200 ?Lone Star Gas. 35% 35% 35 35 1MI0 Magna Oil- 4% 4% 4% 4&j 400 ?Manhattan Oil 22 2,1 22 23 3U00 Met Petroleu.m 3 8% 3 3 Vi 1090 ?Mexico Oil .. 1% 1% 1% 1% 1500 ?Midwest Ref.. 173 173 168 168 20(1 No Am O & Rcf 4% 4% 4% 4'< 700 ?Okla Nat Gas 41 41 40 40 ' 2Q0 Omar O & G(n) 5 G 5 6 100 ?Panhandle P&R 18% 18% 18% 18? 200 ?Pennok Oil... 7% 7% 7 7 2000 *PhilP(x) 100% 39' 39 37 37V 1500 ?Prod & Ref.. !?% f?% 8% 0 500 ?Red Rock Oil. 1 J 1 1 7000 ?Ryan Pet_ 3% 4 3&i, 3? 000 Salt Cr Cons Oil 20% 21 20% 21 400 tSalt Cr Prod. 51V? 51% 49'- 50 1500 Sequoyah O & R. ft ft ft ,' 3000 ?Simms Pet .. 34% 34% 34% 34V 2700*Skelly Oil .. llVi 11% 11 11V 300 So St Cons Cp.. 1 % 1% 1% IV 700 Spencer pet Cp 22 22% 22 22V 1100 ?Superior Oil.. 18% 18% 18 18V 12000 ?Texas Co w i. 64% 56 V? 52 52V 1000 Tex & P C&O.H2 113 101 101 1000 Tex-Rang P &R 1% 1% 1% ]l 1200 *Tex-Ken Oil.. 4 4 3% 37 6000 ?Texon Oil & L % % . % % 500 ?Trinity Oil . . ** % % V 2500 ?Tropical Oil.. 21 Va 21% 20% 20", 11000 ?Un Texas Pete J% 1% 1% IV 5100 ?Victoria Oil... 1% 2% 1% 1? 600 ?Vulcan Oil . . 7 7 7 7 6000 ?White Oil ... 32 32% 30% 31 Mining Sales. ' . Open. High. Low. Lasl 17500 Alask-Br C M. l'A lft 1ft 1, 3500 ?Ariz Silver... 1% 1% % 1 600 ?Am Mines.... 1% 1% 1% 1' 2700 ?tAtlanta . 3% 3% 3% 31 3500 ?tBel D (a p.) 11 12 10 11 4 200 Belch Ex (&p) 13 15 13 13 11000 Bij? Ledge. % % ft '< 2700*tBooth . 6 6 6 6 3900tBost & Mont. 74 74 71 72 7650 ?tCaledonia ... 35 35 34 34 3000 ?Cal & .1er... ft ft ft 4000 ?Candelaria Sil ft ft % 850 ?Carson Hill G 24% 28 24% 25? 1000 Con Arizona... "i % Rs 2000 Con Coppermin 4% 5% 4"'4 5 200 ?Con Vir Silv. 4 4 4 4 12*00 ?Cortex Stiver. 54 55 53 55 ?00 ?Do Beer C M. 41 4 1 ? 40 40 May We These Publications? "The Trust Department of The National Park Bank" and uThe Voluntary Trust" The National Park Bank of New York It-/ M iA ?i 2200 Dolores Esp... 2% 2% 2% 2% 29500 Div Ext (p>... % ft 34 4. 3000 ?Eureka CMC ft ft ft ft 7500 ?-?-Eureka Holly ft ft % % 2000 El Salv Sllv... 3 S 2% 2% 1650O Emma Silver.. 13 14 12 11 6500 ?Forty-nine M. 1% -1ft 1ft 1% 27500 ?tGold Zone D. 27 33 27 32 700 ?Golden Gate.. % 1 % I 2600 ?iGoUMeld Con 13 13 32 13 13600 ?tGoidfield Dev 7 7 6 7 3700 ????Goldfield Mer 8% 3% 3% 3% 1000 ?tGreiat Bend.. 3 3 2 3 2350HecIa Min. 4% 4ft 4% 4% 300?Hond Am Syn 18% 19 18% 19 3700 ?tJim Butler.. 23 23 22 23 2600 tJumbo Exten.? H 11 10 11 2700?tKew?nas?... 3% 4 3% 4 3700?TKnox Divide. 10 12 10 12 200 La Ro-e Ltd... % % % % 3600 ?tMarsh Min... 18 18 17 18 250 Mason Valley.. 2% 2% 2% 2% 1000 ?Motherlode C. 5% 5% 5% 6% 700Mur-M M Ltd.. 76 77 76 77 200 NipUainB Min.. 11% 11% 11% 11% 4000 Ophir Silver M % <j| %, ,?& 1600 Prince Con- % % \l % lOOMand M Ltd... 37 37 37 37 3000 ?Red Warrior.. % ft % ft 2000 Rex Cons. 9 9 9 9 9300 Roper-Group M. ft ft % ;ft 700 ?Silver Dol M.. % % % '_ 2000 Silver K Ariz.. ft ft ft ft 1400 ?tSilvcr K Div. 7 7 7 7 82500 ?fSilver Pick.. 20 20 14 18 500 Stand gil Lead. ft ft ft ft 2700 ?tSucces. Mln.. 6% 7 6'/?? 7 2720 ?Sutherland D.. 4 5, 4 5 370 'Tono Belmorit. 2% 2 ?V ?.% 2% 16800 ?Tono Divide. . 2% -s -'s 2% .'MO Timii Exten. .... 2% -'"s 2% - - 450 ?Tono Mituiii-. '2%'* L"_ 2% - i 1200 United Eastern. ?? *%* 4 ? _ 1000 ?tu ?s Com M.. S% :?' 8% 12500"*fVict r? <ap> . 8 v 8 1400f.Wash G Qtt., * % 1% 1% !i4 10500 tW End Cons.. 1% 2 1% 1 3 3500 ?W Caps Min.. 1?'. Ils 16 3000 tW C Ext ?api 2% 3% 2% ?% 1400 Wilbert Minion 10 " 1" 9% 10 Bonds Saies (000 omitted*). Open- Hi?h. Low. La_t? $25'Allied Pack 6?.. 77 7S 77 , ; 3 ?Am T & T L923. 95% 95% 95% 9*i ? 3 ?Beth S 7f? 1022. KMi luo 100 100 2 ?Beth S I'.'o 1923.100 <L00 1"" 100 25 ?Gen Elec 6s T9?K>'99% 99% 99% 99% 5 ?Rufs Govt fi*...*.. 30 30 30 25 ?Gov of Swed ?-.''*???%. 90% 90 90 7 ".Swiss Gov*_ 6%s. 86% 86% 86% v \ 15o ?Tex Co 7'? nt.*.. 99% 99% 99% 99% "Unlisted. fSell rPiit-, per share. r 100 Veari of Commercial B.t*KI.I I2S-21 CHATHAM & PHENIX NATIONAL BANK CBpit.il * Surplus KI2.000.MS Hfi?N^ Resources.$150,000,00* B..\\K 1-9 Broadway, Singer Hid*. ,?,.r.,._.. And 12 ?rancbM $12,000,000 Canadian Pacific Railway Equipment Trust 6% Gold Certificates; TO BE ISSUED UNDER PHILADELPHIA PLAN . To be dated April 1, 1920 To mature $500,000 semi-annually October 1, 1920 to April 1, 1932 inclusive Principal and dividends payable in United State? Gold Coin at The Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh and Guaranty Trust Company of New York * The Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh, Trustee THE 812,000,000 Equipment Trust 6% Gold Cer? tificates issued under the Philadelphia Plan are to be specifically secured by standard new railway equipment costing $16,000,000 delivered. The title to this equipment is to be vested in the Trustee, and it will be leased to the Railway Company. Pending receipt of the equipment, which is to be delivered in Canada, the Trustee will hold for the benefit of the Certificate owners 515,000,000 in cash at the Bank of Montreal, subject to the order of the Trustee. The Canadian Pacific has been able to maintain its earnings on a very substantial basis, in spite of increased operating costs, as evidenced by the fol? lowing income accounts reported by the Company: Years Ended Dec. 31: 1917 1918 1919 Gross Earnings.7777T...TTV... $152,389,335 $167,637,698 $176,929,060 Operating Expenses. 105,843,317 123,035,310 143,996,024 Net Earnings. 46,546,018 . 34,602,388 32,933,036 Other Income.!. 8,744,617 7,984,775 _9.049,343_ Total Income. 55,290,635 42,437,163 41,982,379 Fixed Charges. 10,229,143 10,177,613 10,161,610 Balance after Charges'. $45,061,492 $32,259,660 $31,820,869 Times Charge* Earned. 6.40 4.17 4.13 The dividends on these $12,000,000 6% Equipment Trust Certificates will be $705,000 in the first year. Had fixed charges in 1919 been increased by this amount, total charges would have been earned about 3.85 times, without allowing for any benefit from the proceeds of this issue. Dividends have been paid on the ordinary stock of the Company since 1883 and since 1910 the rate has been 10% per annum. The equity junior to funded debt and equipment issues is represented by over $80,000,000 of 4% preference stock and by ordinary stock having at present quoted prices an indicated market value of $320,000,000. PRICES . 1920?99% 1921?99H ....'..... 1921?99 . 1922?m* . 1922?98% . 1923?98 . 1923?97% . 1924?97% Accrued dividend to be added in each ease At the above prices the first 12 maturities yield approximately 63?% and the last 12 maturities approximately 6%% When, as and if issued and received by us and subject to approval of counsel. On or about April 2 purchasers will bo advised as to delivery October 1. April 1... October 1. April 1... October 1. April 1... October 1. April I.... 1924?97 lj 1925?96% 1925?96% 192*-*?},' 1928?96% 1927?98% 1927?96% 1928?96% 1928-96 1929?95?* 1929?95% 1930?95% 1930-95% 1931?95% 1931?95 1932?94% Guaranty Trust Company of New York The Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh Bankers Trust Company, New York Brown Brothers & Co. White, Weld & Co., New York Colgate, Parker & Co?, New York Wc do not guarantee the itatamenti and figures contained herein, but they arc taken iros source? which we believe to be accurate.