New-York tribune., 1919-10-08

Question: am anxious to learn
why the Conso dated Gas Ccmnanv
OF New York sock is making such a
poor SHOW .ng marketwise in view of
ne tact that its products are being
used and Wlll continue to be used in
every home IN the city, and that it is
paying z per cent dividend I bought
some Of this stock several years ago
for which paid SlS4 per share, later
some more at S100 % per share, feeling
&C u'd probab even up or come out
ahead by this means Please give me
your opinion and such information as
you mHy have tending TO show what
are ny chances of winning out on NV
spccuiAt on as Outlined above. ais,
own several shares O SaN 1cv M mo
stock. The mines are situated in Mex
lco ana are belng operated by native
lessces the fner can managers and
operators having been obliged to va
cate the country few years ago.
Please let me have such Information
as you have regarding this stock and
its prosT ccts.-F. F. w.
Observation-Disclosures Gas COMPANY
earned for year 1918 $5.74 on its sl0O.
$4,000 >apital stock and after paw
menf Of per cent it showed deficit
'or year Of Sl.26l,i!3 According TO
reports of company for the past five
years. dividend. while earned except Cor
the year 1918. did not go far aboee II
isr SAN IUN Mining Company is not
mach ot an Garner and until the truu-
hies IN Mexico are ended it would ap-
pear that the company's progress will
not be great.
Qucstlon-G Give your opinion concern
ing Fisk Rubber, ,common.-R. T. Nc.
Answcr-Sales of Fisk Rubber have
risen from $2,070,783 in 1908 to S36.-
100000 in 1918, and surplus had risen
from Sl,242.394 In 1915 to S6364,465 in
1913. Surplus for 1918 was S97O.444.
applicable to SS,000.0O0 common stock
Amount Of common now outstanding is
si0,S15,7Oo. No dividends have been
paid on this issue. Company is one of
i've largest manufacturers of tires and
we understand that its business is in
creasing materially over 1915
Question Would appreciate report
on Fulton Motor Truck.-G. Bros.
Answer-Fulton Motor Truck Com
pany was Incorporated in 1916. It has
plant at Farmingdale, l.. l.. said to
have annual capacity of $500 trucks.
Common stock authorized. $4,000. 600
outstanding $3.2700OO; per cent
cumulative preferred stock, authorized
S2,300,000 outstanding $500 900. mar
$40. No funded debt A dividend of
IL l-3 per cent covering al laccumu
lative preferred dividends, from Feb.
ruary I. 1917, to July /, 1918. was naid
January 10, 1919. We have no state.
ment of earnings.
Question-Do you consider Cuba
cane Sugar preferred at 1872 a GOOD
investment stock? Which ia best
American Beet Sugar common or Cuba
Cane preferred M. G. S.
Ans"er-Cuba Cane Sugar is a COM
parativeiy new company, and we can
NOT say IT Is seasoned investment.
AtaIrs OF company appear to be in
better condition than for some time
past. Company pays dividends of
per cent per arnum on its preferred
stock. We believe that American Beet
Sugar common is better Garner than
Cuba Cane Sugar preferred.
Question Kindly advise if Keystone
Ire is safe proposit ition, as would
like to buy for speculative purposes
l.. r.
Ans"er-If YOU mean by msafe"
whether stock of keystone Tire and
Hubber Company will advance. we are
unable to answer your question. The
stock, we should say, is highly specu-
Iative, as you may have mott, ed. Par
value of shares is $40 and stock sells
Tor some 600 rer cent There is nut-
standing S2279,609 stock. companv
havirg declared several stock divi-
dcnds Earnings are said to be larger
'han in 1918 when IL per cent W..
paid together with Is per cent in com.
mon stock.