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The article focuses on the U.S. chemicals industry as of 1969. It looks at the evolution of the industry from a high technology industry to a commodity industry, from a growth industry to a mature industry just as paper and aluminum industries have developed. According to the author, the industry and its executives still have to adapt themselves to the changes. It discusses problems of price instability and overcapacity in the industry that have weighed in on stocks of chemical companies. A chart is presented showing chemical sales as percent of Gross National Product (GNP) and return on equity of the industry from 1949 to 1968.

The article explores the U.S. stock market outlook in 1966. The author believes it is a good time to have some reserve buying power. The author also sees confirmation of his belief that 1966 will see huge changes within the market, hence he suggests an active interest in the stocks with a story. For instance, the author cites the paper industry's problems in 1966 will revolve mainly the question of capacity and demand. Optimism in steel and aluminum sectors is explored.

The article assesses the stock performance of selected paper companies in the U.S. as of July 15, 1960. These include Champion Paper & Fibre, Crown Zellerbach, and International Paper. Also mentioned are Mead Corp., West Virginia Pulp & Paper, and Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp. The volatility of the stock market and the improved outlook for the paper industry following a period of over-capacity and higher wages are discussed.

The article examines the stocks performance of the paper industry in the U.S. as of April 1958. By early April shares of the ten largest paper companies rose 19 percent on average from their 1957 lows. Production for the whole industry during the first quarter averaged out to 88 percent of capacity, about 9 percent below the level of 1957. Mead Corp. chairman Howard E. Whitaker said it appears clear that production capacity is more than ample to meet demand for many months ahead.

The article presents the author's comments on the performance of different companies in the stock market in the U.S. during 1965-1966. According to the author, the acquisition of Charles Bruning Co. two years ago has given the company a strong place in the electrostatic-copying-machine market, and the company's earnings are expected to be 3 dollars per share in 1966. The author says that Bendix Corp.'s earnings can be 6 dollars per share in the year 1966. The author says that the paper industry is expected to perform well in 1966; and Container Corp. is the only one company exclusively in the paper packaging business that has emerged from losses and is now making good profits.

The article discusses the stocks of paper producer The Mead Corporation and the tiremaker the United States Rubber Company (U.S. Rubber) as of April 1, 1953. The author focuses on the growth of Mead with attention paid to its common share earnings and sales. Particular focus is given to the diversification in the U.S. Rubber production.

The article presents an analysis of the performance of several stocks listed in the U.S. as December 1, 1954. Topics discussed include average trading volume in the stock market, profits of Dutch companies Unilever and Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken, acquisition of a paper mill in Tennessee by British paper company Bowater Paper Corp. Also highlighted are the performance of the stocks of leading airlines and the earning power of the steel industry.

The author presents an analysis of the U.S. stock market as of October 1963. The period is suggested by the author as one which encourages the risk-taker due to few speculative illusions and sound issue interest. The author suggests several stocks including West Virginia Pulp & Paper, Miehle-Goss-Dexter, and Zenith Radio.

The author offers an outlook on stocks in the U.S. According to him, there has been a growth in stock buying among investors in successful businesses. Meanwhile, he says that the growing trend towards in-plant feeding, increase in demand for paper cups and the growing vending machine, among others, will benefit small or unconventional companies. He believes in judging the market based on the relation between the demand for shares and the supply of them.

The article presents the author's comment concerning stocks that are traded on the U.S. stock exchanges as of June 15, 1959, with attention paid to a graph of stock market index Standard & Poor's "500." Topics include stock market index Dow Jones Industrial Average as well as recommendations on stocks of lamps manufacturer Philips Lamp, electronics company National Cash Register (NCR), and packaging and building company Fibreboard Paper.

The author presents an analysis of various U.S. stocks as of May 15, 1940. These stocks are cited for their possibilities to yield profit. Some of them include paper company stocks including International Paper and Crown-Zellerbach and low-priced stocks such as Radio Corp. due to the potential development of television.

The article discusses the expansion of paper producer St. Regis Papers headed by chairman Roy King Ferguson during the U.S. economic recession as of November 1, 1958. Topics include brinkmanship, paper consumption, and the growth of the U.S. paper industry. A stock analysis of the company is presented focusing on industrial production, business recovery, and earnings.

The article discusses the U.S. forest products industry as of January 1969 as companies seek to diversify in order to cope with the industry's historical cycles of overcapacity and falling prices. It notes that the industry still ranks low in its five-year return on equity and on invested capital despite a turnaround in 1968 after a bleak 1967. A table is presented on the profitability and growth of forest products companies including Crown Cork & Seal, Boise Cascade and Scott Paper.

The author offers his outlook for the U.S. stock market as of July 1965. He explains why remarks made by Federal Reserve Board Chairman William McChesney Martin were not the cause of the May-June stock market reaction. He discusses the prospects of higher earnings for paper producer Crown Zellerbach and the factors contributing to it. He recommends investors to be a selective buyer as certain stocks are showing signs of bottoming out.

In the article, the author discusses developments in the U.S. stock market as of early September 1964. He claims that the earnings and dividends of various stocks will remain good for the remainder of the year. He examines the performance of such stocks as Chrysler, International Paper, Trans World Airlines and Beckman Instruments.

The article discusses stocks of U.S. companies operating in automobile, paper, and home building industry as of February 15, 1956. It evaluates the stocks of companies including vehicle producer Ford Motor Co., automobile manufacturer General Motors, and paper cups maker Lily Tulip Cup. Topics include share prices, yields, and dividends. Special attention is paid to Ford's shares publicly offered on January 8, and closed-end investment trust Tri-Continental Corp.

The author suggests a group of excellent convertible preferred stocks as of July 1956. He looks at paper and paper product manufacturer Saint Regis Paper including sales, earnings, and recent acquisitions, and the long-term outlook for the paper industry. Other stocks mentioned include Food Machinery, Richfield Oil, and Hooker Electrochemical. Also included is a table of high-grade convertible industrial preferred stocks which shows the call price, convertible ratio, and yield.

The article discusses the plan of U.S. Office of Alien Property (OAP) Director and Assistant Attorney General Harold I. Baynton to open sealed bids for the purchase of 440,000 shares of common stock of drug company Schering Corp. on March 6, 1952. The company was the second largest holding in the repertory of OAP, outranked by 124 million dollar-worth General Aniline & Film.

The article features Moore Corp., a paper company that prospers as more companies gets bogged down in paperwork. In the last 12 years to 1965, Moore's sales have increased by 160%, from 81 million dollars to over 210 million dollars. Year in, year out, the company's operating profit has been around 19% and its return on equity is about 18%. Over 90% of Moore's business comes from designing and printing business forms.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "A Matter of Opinion" in the April 15, 1957 issue.

The article discusses developments in the U.S. stock market as of July 1951. It presents the 21st annual stockholder summary that was prepared by the journal, which showed that the best performing stocks are those from the farm machinery industry. It claims that the stockholders at American Telephone and Telegraph have exceeded the 1,000,000 mark.

The article analyzes whether marketing know-how will help U.S. industrial firm Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3) maintain its business growth. Topics covered include an analysis of the stock performance of 3M in 1959, the impact of the economic recession on the company and the liberal market evaluation of 3M. Discussed as well are the factors responsible for 3M's growth and the marketing techniques developed by the company over the years.

The author presents an analysis of the U.S. stock market as of August 15, 1959. Particular focus is given to stock purchases by corporate-profit sharing funds including automobile manufacturer Ford's Savings and Stock Investment Program, Standard Oil of Indiana’s Employees Savings Plan and U.S. Steel's Savings & Investment Plan. The prospects of the stocks of steel manufacturer Youngstown Sheet & Tube and United Air Lines are also discussed.

The author discusses the U.S. stock market, focusing on the so-called bear markets in comparison to bull markets as of January 15, 1958. Particular attention is paid to high and low stocks in bear markets, business recession, and labor monopoly. A brief historical overview of the industrial shares in the 1890s-1900s is also included.

The author recommends several stocks suitable for dollar-averaging method as of October 1956. A brief description of the dollar-averaging method is presented. Among the stocks suggested are American Can, American Gas & Electric Co., Chase Manhattan Bank, chemical company Du Pont, photographic equipment manufacturer Eastman Kodak, General Electric and General Motors.

The section offers reports relating to money and banking in the U.S. as of December 1929. Factors influencing U.S. credit situation include financial realignments and repercussions of the stock market debacle. Decline in rates have been observed on call money, 60-90 day time, commercial paper and rediscount. Some reasons cited for easier credit in the U.S. market include the stock market crash, the decline in brokers' loan figures and let-up of new stock offerings.

The article discusses the opportunities for investors in the U.S. as of September 1925 including short term securities and preferred railroad stocks. Several short term securities include Colorado Gas & Electric, General Petroleum and St. Maurice Paper. The author also suggests five railroad preferred stocks which include Baltimore & Ohio, Norfolk & Western, and Colorado & Southern 1st.s

The article discusses broad developments in investment options made affordable to small investors. Topics discussed include securities sold directly by companies to their employees and consumers, common stocks sold by companies in installment to their employees and customer ownership offered by public utilities. Also discussed are Investment Trusts and its many variants.

The article offers information on how investors can benefit from using the Value Line Investment Survey when making difficult decisions concerning investments losses. This survey allows investors to choose stocks in a broad field of values which they think suit their personal investment objectives. To provide an overview of the trends in the U.S. stock market, the survey systematically ranks the 1,400 common stocks available in the market based on their performance, market potential and estimated income.

The article discusses the trend in speculative stocks in the U.S. from 1925 to 1926. Reinforced with more or less money and cheap credit, the authors said that speculators have long been buying stocks which are not of the standard investment type. Shares of companies in non-basic industries were reportedly their favorites. It is stated that it was inevitable that such unwarranted, reckless boosting of prices will end even if business/industrial prosperity continues to advance.

The article focuses on U.S. company stocks as of October 15, 1958 in the context of economic growth, bullish stock market and business development trends in the country. The author discusses the stocks of kraft paper maker St. Regis Paper, paperboard containers producer Sealright-Oswego FallsCorp., and tropical fruit trader United Fruit.

In the article, the author discusses developments in the financial market in the U.S. as of September 1961. He claims that the stock market will perform pretty good in the intermediate future, with greater focus on high-risk, low-priced stocks. He examines the prospects of several firms, including McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Beneficial Standard Life Insurance, and Travelers Insurance.

The author shares his outlook on select U.S.-listed stocks as of July 1, 1960. He notes that lower prices and new raw materials have resulted in sharp sales for the plastics business, citing squeeze bottle maker Plax Corp. He sees earnings improvement for Allied Laboratories with new product sales and cuts in overhead and advertising costs. He points out positive changes with Beech-Nut Life Savers like increase in chewing gum prices, strengthened competitive position, and expansion capability.

The article presents the author's opinion on the processes that take place on the U.S. stock exchanges as of March 1, 1959, with attention paid to stocks of companies that potentially will bring success to security buyers. The author discusses the importance of the development of new products such as the stretchable paper that was developed at men's wear manufacturer Cluett, Peabody. Particular focus is given to the pre-tax profits of tropical fruit trading company United Fruit.

The article offers an analysis of a group of U.S. stocks with trademarked brands that have become globally known because of massive advertising campaigns in 1928. These stocks include the Lambert Company, the Fleischmann Company, and Household Products, Incorporated. The author notes that companies whose profits are derived primarily from advertising have an advantage in that they have little need for large cash holdings invested in plants or in inventories.

The article explores the performance of several stocks as of December 1951. In the past two years, the food stocks have done nothing amid the advances made by the general market and according to the author, it is because of the severe competition and the small margin of profit in the industry. Among those that saw significant advances was paper stocks and among them is the International Paper stock, which is a recommended buy by the author if available around 40.

The article focuses on guaranteed railroad stocks in the U.S. as of 1961. It is said that tenants have been exchanging bonds for the shares in public figures to save on taxes. The possibilities offered by the stocks for conservative investors are discussed. Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago, or PFW&C, as the most important and valuable pieces of railroad property in the world is emphasized.

The article presents a review of recommendations of stocks of U.S. companies that were made by the author in previous issues relevant as of March 15, 1959. The author discusses stocks of electrical utility Pennsylvania Power & Light, mining company Phelps Dodge, and plate glass manufacturer Pittsburgh Plate Glass. Also discusses are insurance company Quaker City Life Insurance Co., steel company Republic Steel, and paper manufacturer St. Regis Paper.

This section offers news briefs related to businesses as of June 1961. Shares of Volkswagen Group stocks were traded in May. Scott Paper Co. achieved success in its efforts to diversify into cultural papers. There was an increase in the steel production in Japan, allowing it to possibly oust Great Britain as the fourth placer in world production.

The article offers a look at profitable opportunities in the stock market. The stocks of California Petroleum, General Petroleum and Independent Oil & Gas are presented to have carried higher before the decline, and are expected to do better than others in the next upturn of the oil group. Recapitalization of International Paper is cited to be seen as more favorable following the explanation that the new issuance of seven percent preferred stock is for the purpose of exchange for Riordon bonds.

The article presents an assessment of several U.S. stocks as of December 15, 1924. It attributes speculative attractiveness of International Paper to the company's ownership of developed and undeveloped. It talks about the financial solidness of Central Leather despite large deficits in recent years. It discusses the slump in earnings of automobile maker Wilys-Overland Co. due to summer depression and the disappointing spring market.

The article reports on the confidence that management of U.S. multinational department store chain Sears, Roebuck and Co. Sears continues to have in the company's future. Topics covered include the stock, sales and overall financial performance of the company in 1974, the response of the company's Chairman Arthur Wood about the suggestion that Sears is slipping and the two major segments of Sear that are reportedly growing. INSET: Sears And Who?.

The article offers an overview of the economic, financial, and political conditions in Australia as of April 15, 1974. Attention is paid to Australian natural resources, industries, and foreign investment. Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, the Labor party, and business conditions in the context of the Australian Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) are also addressed. Investment in Australian common stock is analyzed as well.

The article briefly discusses and presents a chart of U.S. businesses ranked according to performance in the stock market for the year 1973, which includes Roadway Express, AMP, and Haliburton.

The article offers a guide from Richard Hobbs, group trust manager of mutual fund group Save & Prosper, to the world's stock markets. The tax problems to investing in foreign stock markets are discussed. It looks into the stock market investments offered in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Japan.

The article reports on the performance of stocks of U.S. companies for the period 1965-1969. It shows that certain speculative stocks increased at least eight times over their prices in 1965, for example, Leasco Processing, Loew's Theatres and Whittaker Corp. It contends that rising inflation and tight money contributed to the slump in the stock market, resulting to a short list which the author says is a sign of the speculative nature of the market during the late Sixties. A chart is presented showing the rankings based on 5-year price increase.

The article discusses a stock issue trend on the U.S. stock market as of July 15, 1969. It is suggested that the reasons for the tendency mentioned include companies going public at low cost, the profitability of stocks, described by the author as "new", and the public interest towards them in comparison to standard stocks. The impact of the economy on investments and the achievements of underwriter Charles Plohn are also addressed.

The article explores factors contributing to the turnaround of business equipment manufacturer Burroughs Corp. During the early 1960s, the company experienced a decline in sales, earnings and stock value. As of November 1, 1968, Wall Street analysts predict that Burroughs' profits will double by 1971. The company's sudden success in computers is contributing to the optimism in its earnings. Its accounting-machine line is also experiencing a resurgence.

The article focuses on the financial performance of aerospace and defense company Avco Corp. The stock traded in a narrow range from 1961 through 1966. Its financial condition changed when financial services holding company Paul Revere Corp. made a tender offer for four million shares of Avco. Investor John R. Gosnell made an arrangement to merge the two firms. The new Avco has over 50 million dollars in earnings, with 9.8 million common shares outstanding.