Judge — February 20, 1926 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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EVER L “— A DOLLAR N MILLER sORBS if ae = al ise Counr your chickens be- fore they are hatched. You can—in spite of the old saying. Invest your money in Miller First Mortgage Real Bonds. Be sure of princ and income for years to come. A 7° Miller Bond will bring you $1050 in interest and $1000 Beek in principal in fifteen ars. Mail the coupon for further information. NO INVESTOR vi G.L. MILLER & CO 30 EAST 42nd STREET, NEW YORK CITY Offices and Representatives in L. MILLER & CO., IxcorrorateD 30 East 42nd Street, New York City Please send me full information on Miller Bonds. Name Street City What Makes a Bond Safe EFORE You buy Bonds do you Analyze the con- templated investment? Do you teally know the factors that de- termine the safety of any First Mortgage Real Estate Bond? This booklet, “How To Analyze A First Mortgage Bond” will show you how to accurately determine the relative value of each contemplated invest- ment. Mail the coupon—Today! THE STRAUSS CORPORATION Penobscot Bldg, - DETROIT, MICH. Hellman Bank Bldg LOS ANGELES NEW YORK Strauss Investing Ce . “COUPON THE STRAUSS CORPORATION Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich. J-220 Please send me without obligation your Booklet “How to Analyze a First Mort- gage Bond. Name Adsiress. City Subscribers to JUDGE are entitled to answers to inquiries on financial questions, and in emer= gencies to answer by telegraph. No charge is made for this service are treated confidentially. full name and exact strect addres A Test of Strength by Theodore Williams EVERAL times since theopeningof S the year there has been a notice- able lack of public ati in the dealings on the exchanges. On some days the transactions were almost wholly in the hands of pro- fessional traders. who had the market pretty much at their mercy. These operators were mainly of the bear persuasion, and they made deter- mined efforts to bowl down. values. Under such conditions it is significant that prices w not given a more serious downward twist than was any time the case. When things looked critical believers in the con- structive trend were able rather easily to stem and to reverse the decline. The meaning of that could not be misconstrued. The market has not lost the inherent strength it displayed last year, and though it may for a period show an indecisive tendency it should at length firm up. if busi- ness maintains its present rate of progress and the country basks. in Purchase of really sound issues on marked reces- increased prosperity. sions is not yet an insecure proceed ing. It looks as if something favor- able out of the ordinary were needed to bring about a boom, but also some- thing extraordinarily unfavorable would be required to cause a general collapse. Two interesting reasons why the public holds aloof from the exchanges may be here cited. One of theseisthe vast amount of new issues of bonds and stocks that are being offered by bankers and brokers over the counter, Capital which might have been risked on the exchanges is diverted to pur- chasing these later arrivals. A second reason may be found in the increasing volume of first mortgage real estate bonds distributed by the reputable dealers in such securities. These are bsorbing (to the benefit of investors) millions of dollars which might have been put in fluctuating issues. It is All communications A. stamped and addressed enrelope should always be inclosed. Address ail inquiries to the Financial Editor, JuvGE West j3d St., New York, giving Anonymous communications will in no case be answered. no wonder that with such rivalry the listed market sometimes gets dull and stagnant. So far as can be fore- seen this double competition will not soon cease, Answers to Inquiries W., Coxconn, Mo. You have a handsom fit on your North American. ¢ prudently take this. ‘The « a future and the stock ht be better another company rather than more s Amer, stock at present . Oree, N. € The Nipissing Mines Co. able properties in Ontario, Canada, and as a sisidend payer. This now m its 81 par stock. It oft dividend is $8 . but its. price net yield a little over 6 per cent. ‘The company’s business is vast and is steadily expanding. Its profits and resoure has to warrant me day. Whether as seme S. Steel willyet be placed onan 88 divide eween. The direetors’ policy placed by the on its recent offering of ployees isn a sign th the shares to sell considerably N cent. cum. pfd Publishi lie Province of They are a dir about 7.6 per J., Macox, Ga: OF the twelve list “Amer. Safety Razor. Cont. Mot Axle, Ind. OIL & Gas, Miami. Copper and: Me Motor are dividend pa: The best returns market price are made bw Moon Motor, Amer Safety Razor, Eaton Axle, Miami Copper and Cont For outright purchase 1 should favor Moon Motors, Cont. Motors, fety Razor and Faton Axle. F dividend payers are more None of your non dividend. pa tT Livervoor, O.: 1 do not undertake up in a week but that is to f would be t dividend payers wh chance r mong these What Are GUARANTEED STOCKS? ther valuable inf s to trad Whe found in let-J 149 Broadway, New York comicbooks.com