March I, 1919.1 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



News of the American Rubber Industry. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE B. F. GOODRICH CO. „„ .^^ ,,^„„„ ,,„,k, payable February 15 to stock of record 



THE B. F. Goodrich Co., New York City, has recently issued February 4, 1919. The last previous dividend was paid on May 



its annual report for the year ended December 31, 1918, 15, 1918, at the rate of one and one-half per cent, none having 



which shows the following figures : been paid since until the present one because of war conditions. 

 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron,. Ohio, has declared quarterly 



MaL'flcLdngV selling; and general' adminisiraVion' expenses ^lOiiiSMSolg t^i^'^dends of one per cent on its Common Stock, payable May IS 



~in~ 6i0 3" -i °" ^^°<^^ of record May S, and of one and three-quarters per 



Miscellaneous income " ' 296,4ls'Ai cent on its preferred stock, payable April and July 1 to stock 



$21,610 322.71 °^ record March 21 and June 20, 1919, respectively. 

 LTrelron^binf'pai^Me"' etc .\\\- :;:.;:;::: ^I.mI.o'Ii.II ' " '^^^ Pennsylvania Rubber Co., Jeannette, Pennsylvania, at its 



Reserve to reduce plant additions during war ' ^ ■ recent annual meeting declared a quarterly dividend of one and 



Reduction of United" States "Liberty "Bonds • - • - three-quarters and one and one-half per cent, respectively, on its 



from cost to market value 1 04.410.72 .^.^^^^^^g preferred and common stock. 



Xet profit before providing for final income and war excess "^^^ Plymouth Rubber Co., Canton, Massachusetts, has de- 



proiits taxes, carried <o surplus account $15,637,114.62 clared Its regular quarterly dividend of one and three-quarters 



SURPLUS ACCOUNT. Per cent on its preferred stock, payable March 1 to stock of 



Balance, January I, 1918 $20,177,379.01 record Fehn]arv21 1Q19 



iNet profit for year ended December 1, 1918 15,637,114.62 "^^COra reOruary ^1, lyiV. 



$35,814,493.63 "^.^^ Swinehart Tire & Rubber Co.. .\kron, Ohio, has declared 



9,000 shares 7 per cent cumulative preferred ' ' a dividend of two per cent in cash, pavable .A.pril 15 to common 



stock at par, redeemed and cancelled dur- „. . „r j nf i ti j " 



during year $900,000.00 Stock of record March 31, and an extra dividend of ten per 



R^ducSon l?\rr=lt°"slZk7.TcLi"t'<:osi ^'>°-'^'>'>° Cent in preferred stock, payable March 5 to stock of record Feb- 



to par ■ \. '..'... I. 9,506.25 ruary 20, the latter dividend being in lieu of those not paid 



^'L"r"".\ .'.':'.'';"'?. ".".P".'.":'^""^':.'": 1,785,000.00 between October 1, 1917, and December 31, 1918. 

 4 per cent dividend on conmion stock, paid 



during 1918 2,400,000.00 



^■"'''^"^■^^ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WASTE MATERIAL DEALERS. 



Applied in redemption of preferred stock 4',50o'.o0o'.bo David Feinburg, Lionel D. Waixel and George B. Smitheman, 



~$35.li9,987.38 '''^ Nominating Committee of the National Association of 



The increase in the net sales for the year amounted to 41 Waste Material Dealers, have made the following nominations, 



per cent over the amount for 1917. '" be acted on at the annual meeting March 19: 



. Officers: F. W. Reidenbach, president; James Rosenberg, 



DIVIDENDS. first vice-president: Edward A. Stone, second vice-president; 



Ajax Rubber Co., Inc., New York City, has declared its quar- Henry Lissberger, third vice-president; Ivan Reitler, fourth 



terly dividend of $1.50 per share, payable March 15 on stock vice-president; Paul H. Loewenthal, fifth vice-president; M. B. 



of record February 28, 1919. Speer, sixth vice-president ; David Feinburg, treasurer. 



The Amazon Rubber Co., .\kron, Ohio, at its annual meeting, Directors for two years : George B. Smitheman, Julius Rosen- 

 declared an extra dividend of twelve and one-half per cent, pay- berg, Herman Muehlstein and Herman Goldstein. 

 able in common stock. Independent nominations can be made on petition of 25 



The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., Chicago, Illinois, de- members, such petitions to be filed with the secretary not later 



clared a quarterly dividend of one and three-quarters per cent than 20 days preceding the annual meeting. 



RUBBER COMPANY SHARE QUOTATIONS. 



aUOTATIONS BEFORE AND DUBING THE WAR, PRICE AND YIELD AS OF DEC. 31. 



Corporation. Security. 



.^jax Rubber Co., Inc Common 



The Fisk Rubber Co Common 



The Fisk Rubber Co 1st preferred 



The Fisk Rubber Co -'r.d preferred 



The Fisk Rubber Co 1st convertible pre- 



Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.. .Common^ '.";.";;; 



Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.. . Preferred 



The B. F. Goodrich Co Common 



The B, F. Goodrich Co Preferred 



Kelly-Springfield Tire Co Common^ 



Kelly-Springfield Tire Co P-.f.rrcd 



Rubber " — - ■■ 



The 



Rubber Co (< 



The Miller Rubber Co. 



Portage Rubber Co Common . 



Portage Rubber Co Preferred 



Swinehart Tire & Rubber Co.. Common . 



United States Rubber Co Common . 



United States Rubber Co Preferred 



100 



>ar value SlOO prior to 1917. =Par value $100 prior to 1915. 'Including 78^ per cent 

 mong the minor rubber companies the high and low prices for 1918 wire as follows: Ei 

 •A; preferred. $100 oar, high 70, low 40. International Rubber Co., hich 15.4, low 8. 

 1J4; preferred, high \7H, low 17. Pacific Tire & Rubber Co., high 48, low 47. Perfect! 

 [Compiled for The India Rubber World by John Biirnham & Co.. 115 Broadway. New 



paid on accumulated dividends. 

 npire Rubber it Tire Co., common 



Keystone Tire & Rubber Co., common, par $10, high 46V 

 on Tire & Rubber Co.'. high $1.00, low 3? cents. 

 York City, and 41 South La Salle street. Chicago.) 



