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pany made a comparatively poor showing in 10926, but with the present low price of corn there are better possibilities for 1 market price of the shares is excessive for a dividend of only 82.25. You can get a higher return by Quiring other industrials that are fully as s as Corn Products. L., Fort Epwaxo, nd pu had the e bonds to the 1 be wise to keep bank as an emergency fund. it would be well to put your cash into the bonds. Only be sure that you deal with a responsible bond house. There are several of these with headquarters in this cit T., Trextox, N. J t of your a 8500 deposit int But bey he dio boom is over for the present only. concerns in this group that are doing a sound business are making mon Many of the companies which sprang up a year or two ago have justly lost the confidence of the public and their stocks are of little value. A good us is a better investment than are are: most of the radio companies. J., ENpiaxar ‘The prospects of the oil industry at re fairly good, but not brilliant k have not yet dis played predic and inc in this country, but th off to any material exte expect it to as new fields contim and other lands. Only a liberal returns to stockholde in the industrial and pub! “better run for your m C,, Fort Worn, pects of the Me Tialize the stock should start uphill once before It is anticipated that the c latest model will have a big sale, and thi uarter of this year will be t ‘The shares. look a purchase, if no mor N., Bostos, Mass: The Burroughs Adding be discovered int w oil stocks are making nd you would find utility groups a t F the third story Machine Company's common stock is getting to be quite attractive. T quarterly div on this issue was 81 regular and 81 extra. All the remaining preferred stock (over $11,000,000. in led for redemption ‘at 105 retin of the pre- strengthen the posit of the common. market pri disco some of the possible improvement and Crucible 17 per cent. preferred (selling a little higher) sirable issue. N.Y.: Net profit of the Ameri J amount) has been on Septem ferred. will d therefore, t is well assured of its divide X., Sprivertenn, Tut: T tions for the sale of the Whit terests was concededly a setba national Mercantile Mar money. that would have the ships would have much bettered its fi 1 stock of negotia- to British for ancial declined on the © good news k will be far fro t should you buy a ie refusal of the Inters! on to grant a 3 per cent. to the Northwestern th freight rate inere used so Hing of the stocks But a clause in the commissi ds cannot stand ssurance that the horizont railroads ¢ eted line decision to the lower charges w will not have to reduce rates. Moreover, there are inequalities to be remedied to the prob- ple benefit of both roads and farm he roads ave been doing passably well as it is, and you should not be alarmed into selling your Northern Pacific share to financing will be first and consolids sale of addition: nt. bonds. Those that have been afloat for years yield about 624 per cent. to maturity and are well secured. Owing to its expansion needs Seaboard is not likely to declare dividends soon, but its stocks are among the promising long pulls. ENN. Th Middle ess is the supplyi for light, heat and pow they amply assure divid stock. This i it is entitled common. stoc That it is a well re fact that it sells on number of shares you propose to buy is judicious, considering your financial ability. J, New Onurans, La.: Car Company has insisted on prospering in spite of recent pessimistic forecasts concerning the automobile industry. lately declared an extra dividend of on its capital sto and also a 15 per cent, stock dividend. The jer step increases ‘apita 3,000,000 lass of stock, ‘The Packard Motor shares of one has alr mi company is in sound financial condi- nd its earnings continue to improve. The stock's market price has largely discounted the new develop it would be entirely prudent for a holder to take a good prof S. Burrato, ‘The steel industry has been maki d_ strides recently and. this has been reflected in s for most of the steel stocks, ‘The Bethh poration’s business has been impr extent ppe that the H mon wil up on this long he stock firmed y be still a rather r you to buy per cent. pid, rospect, G., Mirriax, Pa.: As the Goodyear Tire & is making good progress and is ng dividends on its prefer is would wise to hold your The 7 per cent. preferred is selling over pur because of expectations, seemingly well founded, that the four years! arrears will eventually be cleared up. When this will occur can only be conjectured. . St. Lous, 3 ¢ Detroit Motor Car Company appe intaining a good rate of progress. It secms to be fully earning the Jon the ¢ n stock, ‘The com- I reassuring forecast right, the common worth while, semi- omobile industry rkably well, and it would be Detroit did not get its share of speculative purchase is going ahead strange if Pa prosperit New York Crrv: ‘The first mortgage real estate bonds based on the proposed. Lincoln Hotel in New York City, appear well secured ‘The bonds should be regarded as they matu «house pen market f uld probably dispc if you wish to sell t nd on the state of the market. »ss would amount only to the broker's commission. M,, Mippterows, N. Y.: Pennsyh Rail- road's report for 1925. was highly satisfactory, showing earnings of 12.46 per cent. on the capital stock (par 850), The dividend of & ly was thus earned twice over. For the first six months of 1926 the net earnings exceeded those for the period of 1925. ‘The prospects of the com- so bright that there 1s a strong belie e dividend will be increased. 1 city is trying nds of this steadily their ranks, pking forwa view of the company’s good showing. rnings for the first half of this year were greater than for the entire year of 1925. ‘The company has retin its A’shares and has now but one class of stock, with an outstanding funded debt « only about Holders of the stock a figuring on ncrease of the dividend to 83 rly next y He to Amer. about th price, but , would be more advisable than to an uncertain increased yield by New The net + 1926, Free Booklets for Investors A new bookle new bo xtra,” issued by the Trust Compan Miami, Fla., tells how an investor, by switching from 6 to 8 per cent. securities, made in the course of ten years a signal increase in both capital and incom Other imples where arious lesser sums wet employed are also given. ‘The company. offers $100, $500 and 81,000 first mortgage real estate Idi er ce Jobtainable on partia, 14) will be mailed by Penobscot a booklet, nces ts forth concisely the procedure followed in making th ings sponsored by the corporation, shows the way in which these bonds are analyzed, and furnishes a method for measuring the real value of invest- ments. ‘The corporation deals in first mortgage real estate bonds safeguarded in the most approved manner. 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