The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-09
ELECTRIC
BONDS ON
SALE
Bankers Offer New SIS, o0o,-
600 Issue Of 5 Per Cent Gem
eraI Mortgage Bonds

NEW YORK, Dec. "a new
issue. OF $5,OO0,OOO Union Electric
Light q Power Company (St. Louis,
MOI general mortgage gold bonds,
5 per cent series A Is being offered
BY q syndicate composed Of Dillon,
Read & Co.; Harris, Forbes & Co.,
ana Spencer Trask & Co. The
bonds are dated Defender /, 1924.
ana are due December /, 1854. The
issue has been authorized by the
Missouri Public Service Commission.
Union Electric Light q Power
Company does substantially all Of
the central station electric light
and power business In the city of
st. Louis, ana all the electric light
and power business in the counties
of st. Louis, Franklin, Jefferson
st. Charles, and st. Francois, Mis-.
souri,, serving q total population OF
about 1,200, 900, or more than one
third Of the total population Of the
Of the State.
These bonds are being offered al
SO and interest to yield about 5.07
per cent. \
A syndicate composed Of Tucker.
Anthony & Co. and Spencer TraslS
& Co., announce that they have en-.
tirely disposed of an additional issue
of $57S, 900 Edison Electric Company
Lancaster, Pay first and refundlna
mortgage per cent gold bonds,
dated February /, 1918, due Febru
airy /, 1873. These bonds are secured
In the opinion of GOunsel, by q direct
mortgage on the entire property
OF the company. Price SO and In.
terest, to yield over COS per cent.
A syndicate consisting Of George
B. Gibbons q Co.. Inc, Roosevelt
Son and Remick, Hodges B Co. is
offering a new issue of $AI0, 000
city of Rome, N. Y, u. II. :. D.
No. gold 4.2O per cent school
bonds. dated January /, 1925, and
due January i, 1858, at prices to
yield 4.05 per cent for the 1929-1a3i
maturities and 40 per cent for the
1935.195S maturities.
A syndicate consisting Of Roose,
welt 4 Son and George B. Gibbons
& Co., Inc, lie offering a new issue
OF $2BO,00O city of Utica, N, Y. Az
per cont gold bonds, maturing No
vember is, 1926 to 1914, at prices
to yield $50 per cent for 1898 ma.
turity, ATS per cent for 1925 ma.
turity, $50 per cent for 1927-1929
maturities and 3.96 per cent for the
1SSO'1944 n1aturities. The same two
firms are also offering a new Issue
Of $254.O00 city of Fulton, N. Y,
~ per cent bonds. due June l.
1925 to 1864, on which Yields are
as follows: 1925 maturity, $50 pei
cent; 1925, 3.75 per cent; 1927.1929
per cent; 1930-1934. 4.05 per cent
l935-1S54. 40 per cent.
A syndicate consisting OF Barr
Bros. 4 Co., Inc, and George B.
Gibbons & Co., Inc. IL offering
$23S, 900 City Of Dunkirk, N. Y, Az
per cent city school bonds, dated
August l, 1924. and due August ],
1881 to 1919. at prices to yield 4.1O
per cent for all maturities.
Blair & CO., Inc, announce the
closing Of the books on their offer.
Ing Of $1,000.OO0. Kings County
Lighting Company preferred stock
the issue having been oversub.
scribed
Freeman & Co. and Redmond &
Co. announce that the issue of 3d..
$4,000 Seaboard Air Line Railway
Company equipment trust per
cent gold certificates offered by
them this morning. has been over,
subscribed.
Chas. D.. Barney & Co. and
Farnum, Winter & Co. are offering
today for public subscription so, 900
shares OF Murray Body Corpora
| ton no par value common stock
| part of an authorized issue Of 500,
600 shares, Of which 100, 900 shares
will be presently outstanding, at 9
price Of $42.50 per share.
Murray. Body Corporation, recent
ly incorporated under the laws Of
Michigan, has been formed Il
acquire the properties and assets
of c. r. Wilson Body Company
Towson Body Company and J. o
Widman Co, ali Of which are
successful motor body manufac
turers. Combined sales Of the com
panies whose business and prop
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