Continental Rails II
Game # 10 - Turn # 19
Headline News 1877 to 1878
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1877: Bell's new telephone invention is the hit of the Philadelphia Exposition.
1878: Mark Twain publishes new novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Message to All Players in This Game
Désolé pour le retard, mais suite à un déplacement professionnel en Ecosse, je suis revenu malade.
Sorry for the delay, but I came back ill from a business trip to Scotland.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought TR for $500, John Forbes bought FW&D for $1500, William Palmer bought CW for $1001.
PCs Merged: CT merges into V&T.
PCs Incorporated: CASL.
New Engines Acquired: SCL bought Pacific 4-6-2, G&C bought Pacific 4-6-2, CB&Q bought Pacific 4-6-2.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought steel bridges, CNJ bought steel bridges, PENN bought steel bridges, B&O bought steel bridges, W&W bought automatic brakes, G&C bought Pullman sleepers, G&C bought automatic brakes, G&C bought refrigerated cars, G&C bought steel bridges, GTW bought steel bridges, TP&W bought refrigerated cars, TP&W bought steel bridges, A&C bought block signal system, CRIP bought Grand Station, CB&Q bought automatic brakes, CB&Q bought steel bridges, FEC bought steel bridges, CNS bought refrigerated cars, CNS bought steel bridges, MP bought steel bridges, M&LR bought refrigerated cars, V&T bought Grand Station, V&T bought steel bridges, L&A bought steel bridges, WP bought steel bridges, UP bought steel bridges, MKT bought refrigerated cars, GW bought steel bridges, KC&D bought Grand Station, KC&D bought refrigerated cars, KC&D bought steel bridges, KP bought automatic brakes, SL bought steel bridges, LP&W bought steel bridges.
RoWs built: SC3 by G&C, TN8 by TP&W, ID3 by C&NW, MN4 by CRIP, NM5 by CB&Q, ID5 by CNS, CO9 by MP, TX9 by V&T, UT1 by WP, MO7 by KC&D.
Double Tracked Lines: TP&W doubled IN5, CNS doubled MT6, KC&D doubled KC&D.
New RoWs acquired: G&C got SC4, TP&W got KY14, KC&D got IA4, CRIP got SD1, MP got OK7, CB&Q got NM6, V&T got AZ1, C&NW got WA1, CNS got WA2.
SCL bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $12506.
Inadequate signal system slows BRL rail service: mail contracts worth $2688 cancelled.
CRIP bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $7449.
MKT bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $4238.
Rate Wars: READ declares rate war on PENN, reduces rates by 50%
Stock splits: Les actions of CRIP se divisent à 2 pour 1.
New Private Companies Available: SA&H.
Comte Verlin gagne la Médaille du Millionnaire.
Hannibal Kimball gagne la Médaille du Millionnaire.
Hannibal Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $16424., John Forbes, Comte Verlin, William Palmer
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Great.
Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes, refrigerated cars, steel bridges
Tycoon Announcements:
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10
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William Palmer
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seems like the winners are known already, congrats...
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
John Forbes (2)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Jim Fisk (4)
|
Jay Gould (8)
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|
Rail Mogul
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Comte Verlin (1)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
William Palmer (10)
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|
Rail Magnate
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Byron Kilbourn (11)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
William Palmer (10)
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Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
1
|
Comte Verlin |
MP
|
WP
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Hannibal Kimball |
CNS
|
TP&W
|
LR&S
|
H&S
|
|
4
|
Jim Fisk |
NYC
|
C&NW
|
TR
|
....
|
|
10
|
William Palmer |
CRIP
|
CB&Q
|
CW
|
....
|
|
2
|
John Forbes |
GTW
|
V&T
|
FW&D
|
....
|
|
8
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Edward Harriman |
UP
|
M&LR
|
FW&C
|
....
|
|
11
|
Byron Kilbourn |
C&O
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Jim Hill |
KC&D
|
G&C
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Thomas Scott |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Erastus Corning |
....
|
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
842
|
122652
|
76044
|
92
|
278989
|
99067
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2770
|
578787
|
300972
|
99
|
933989
|
409908
|
13
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
936
|
143785
|
79082
|
99
|
263575
|
3407
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2430
|
469363
|
278523
|
96
|
742766
|
25624
|
11
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
288
|
40454
|
34402
|
99
|
77104
|
1281
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2533
|
561128
|
303012
|
97
|
799806
|
122672
|
15
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
2026
|
303029
|
181815
|
91
|
665860
|
78508
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
2031
|
294584
|
153182
|
99
|
641256
|
140328
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
962
|
142014
|
85208
|
94
|
283198
|
3001
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
313
|
38232
|
21028
|
99
|
94261
|
44966
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
2996
|
599586
|
311783
|
99
|
952035
|
359788
|
9
|
6
|
0
|
27
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
384
|
38928
|
27250
|
84
|
101547
|
1198
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
2670
|
594713
|
309251
|
99
|
722753
|
469590
|
15
|
9
|
0
|
19
|
|
A&C
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga
|
137
|
18062
|
11198
|
92
|
42274
|
10516
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
IC
|
Illinois Central
|
185
|
26941
|
17242
|
90
|
42412
|
22271
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
2565
|
355842
|
185038
|
99
|
630110
|
415051
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
573
|
72889
|
37902
|
99
|
165363
|
97487
|
5
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
1869
|
275428
|
143225
|
99
|
652873
|
378217
|
6
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
185
|
26250
|
17062
|
89
|
52559
|
29566
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
FEC
|
Florida East Coast
|
299
|
28399
|
19311
|
86
|
71022
|
36255
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
2076
|
298405
|
155171
|
99
|
478362
|
319268
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
669
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
1397
|
177780
|
92445
|
99
|
329582
|
195117
|
6
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
641
|
78949
|
43422
|
99
|
139975
|
46929
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
14
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
1541
|
171321
|
89087
|
99
|
362731
|
219424
|
5
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
19331
|
11599
|
94
|
23416
|
11477
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
1852
|
249860
|
129927
|
99
|
478098
|
286585
|
7
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
1236
|
140946
|
77520
|
99
|
292589
|
126662
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
326
|
37054
|
21862
|
95
|
72214
|
37053
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
140
|
21621
|
13621
|
91
|
31861
|
17044
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
KC&D
|
Kansas City & Denver
|
572
|
84544
|
43963
|
99
|
163990
|
93554
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
KP
|
Kansas Pacific
|
178
|
20368
|
11202
|
99
|
38384
|
19151
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SL
|
Soo Line
|
150
|
17983
|
11329
|
91
|
32189
|
18258
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
LP&W
|
Levenworth, Pawnee & Western
|
200
|
25070
|
15042
|
94
|
51488
|
25995
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
|
Boston & Maine (B&M ):
|
|
B&M
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
(Double)
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
|
MC
|
PA11
|
MI5
(Double)
|
MS
|
C3
(Double)
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
OH3
|
|
PA7
|
MI4
|
MN
|
MI3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
PA8
|
NY1
|
NY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
P&FW
|
PA1
(Double)
|
NYNH
|
MRLE
|
|
WV2
|
B&H
|
A&GW
|
ERIE
|
WV3
|
IN4
|
LV
|
IN8
|
C&EI
|
IL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
|
PA2
|
PA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
(Double)
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
OH4
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN10
(Double)
|
|
L&N
(Double)
|
IL6
(Double)
|
TN7
|
OH2
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
AL7
(Double)
|
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
MI2
|
MS1
|
IL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VC
|
VA4
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN4
|
N&C
|
A&T
|
KY10
|
|
KY8
|
O&M
|
KY11
|
KY9
|
TN15
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
|
Wilmington & Weldon (W&W ):
|
|
W&W
(Double)
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
VA2
|
NC1
|
VA7
|
|
MD2
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
|
SC1
|
N&S
|
W&M
(Double)
|
NC2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA1
|
GA4
|
FL3
|
FL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
SC2
|
SC3
|
|
Unbuilt:: SC4 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Grand Trunk Western (GTW ):
|
|
GTW
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
IN3
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
C&C
|
OH8
|
IN6
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
MS6
|
|
TN12
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
|
KY12
|
IL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Blue Ridge Line (BRL ):
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
(Double)
|
IN2
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
KY13
|
MI1
(Double)
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
(Double)
|
MS3
|
TN13
(Double)
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
GA2
(Double)
|
OH7
(Double)
|
IL8
(Double)
|
TN14
|
GA3
|
IN5
(Double)
|
|
TN8
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY14 |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga (A&C ):
|
|
A&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Illinois Central (IC ):
|
|
IC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
(Double)
|
SP&P
(Double)
|
MN2
(Double)
|
GN
(Double)
|
ND5
|
|
SP&D
(Double)
|
MT1
|
MT2
|
MT3
|
ID3
|
|
Unbuilt:: WA1 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
IL13
|
IA8
|
MN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: SD1 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
(Double)
|
IA1
(Double)
|
MO8
|
KCS
|
IA3
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
MO1
|
IL11
|
|
IA5
|
OK6
|
OK5
|
NM5
|
|
Unbuilt:: NM6 |
[Regions: CMW]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):
|
|
CASL
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Florida East Coast (FEC ):
|
|
FEC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
NP
(Double)
|
MN3
(Double)
|
ND3
|
ND4
|
MT6
(Double)
|
|
MT7
|
ID5
|
|
Unbuilt:: WA2 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
KCN
(Double)
|
ATSF
|
MO6
|
KS2
|
CO2
|
CO9
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK7 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
(Double)
|
AR3
|
SLSW
|
AR4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
TX5
|
TX6
|
TX15
|
T&P
|
TX11
|
CT
|
TX9
|
|
Unbuilt:: AZ1 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
(Double)
|
SP
(Double)
|
CP
(Double)
|
CA6
|
OR5
|
NV1
|
UT7
|
SV
|
|
UT6
|
UT1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: TP]
|
|
Union Pacific (UP ):
|
|
UP
(Double)
|
NE2
(Double)
|
NE3
|
IA6
|
NE1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: WT]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Kansas City & Denver (KC&D):
|
|
KC&D
(Double)
|
MO3
|
MO7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA4 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Kansas Pacific (KP ):
|
|
KP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Soo Line (SL ):
|
|
SL
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: N]
|
|
Levenworth, Pawnee & Western (LP&W):
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|
LP&W
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
Stock Market Report
|
RR stock data
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
B&M
|
28
|
33
|
39
|
+11
|
1642
|
4210
|
0
|
|
5
|
1
2
|
|
NYC
|
81
|
77
|
74
|
-7
|
3260
|
13857
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
5
10
|
|
CNJ
|
32
|
34
|
36
|
+4
|
1166
|
4668
|
12
|
|
8
|
4
5
|
|
PENN
|
37
|
46
|
56
|
+19
|
2804
|
12100
|
55
|
|
2
|
5
|
|
READ
|
16
|
18
|
21
|
+5
|
688
|
1440
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
B&O
|
36
|
46
|
57
|
+21
|
3480
|
12603
|
70
|
|
1
|
5
|
|
C&O
|
31
|
38
|
45
|
+14
|
2637
|
10130
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
10
|
|
W&W
|
32
|
34
|
36
|
+4
|
2536
|
10120
|
45
|
|
5
|
8
|
|
SCL
|
25
|
27
|
30
|
+5
|
1329
|
4794
|
23
|
9
|
9
|
1
5
|
|
G&C
|
42
|
39
|
36
|
-6
|
351
|
1511
|
54
|
7
|
7
|
5
|
|
GTW
|
33
|
37
|
41
|
+8
|
5396
|
20960
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
10
|
|
BRL
|
38
|
38
|
39
|
+1
|
787
|
1920
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
TP&W
|
53
|
54
|
55
|
+2
|
2956
|
13278
|
72
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
|
A&C
|
28
|
30
|
32
|
+4
|
190
|
679
|
6
|
|
5
|
1
|
|
IC
|
20
|
25
|
30
|
+10
|
331
|
856
|
69
|
|
1
|
2
5
|
|
C&NW
|
58
|
74
|
90
|
+32
|
2016
|
12791
|
34
|
4
|
4
|
5
10
|
|
CRIP
|
96
|
101
|
53
|
+10
|
632
|
5580
|
150
|
10
|
10
|
1
|
|
CB&Q
|
48
|
56
|
64
|
+16
|
2088
|
9288
|
57
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
|
CASL
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
833
|
92
|
|
1
|
|
|
FEC
|
16
|
18
|
20
|
+4
|
531
|
1383
|
112
|
|
7
|
|
|
CNS
|
34
|
36
|
38
|
+4
|
3147
|
10261
|
119
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
MP
|
52
|
66
|
81
|
+29
|
1262
|
6874
|
111
|
1
|
1
|
4
5
|
|
M&LR
|
56
|
48
|
40
|
-16
|
803
|
3143
|
62
|
6
|
6
|
1
2
4
5
|
|
V&T
|
51
|
54
|
57
|
+6
|
1982
|
7576
|
129
|
2
|
2
|
4
5
|
|
L&A
|
19
|
22
|
26
|
+7
|
171
|
416
|
34
|
|
5
|
|
|
WP
|
46
|
64
|
83
|
+37
|
1801
|
9058
|
202
|
1
|
1
|
4
5
|
|
UP
|
32
|
36
|
41
|
+9
|
1527
|
6000
|
180
|
6
|
6
|
1
4
10
|
|
MKT
|
43
|
32
|
21
|
-22
|
891
|
1537
|
93
|
|
4
|
1
5
|
|
GW
|
20
|
23
|
26
|
+6
|
204
|
647
|
53
|
|
5
|
|
|
KC&D
|
45
|
39
|
34
|
-11
|
2189
|
5951
|
399
|
7
|
7
|
1
5
|
|
KP
|
37
|
37
|
37
|
+0
|
159
|
860
|
30
|
|
2
|
6
10
|
|
SL
|
27
|
37
|
47
|
+20
|
206
|
693
|
57
|
|
7
|
5
|
|
LP&W
|
16
|
21
|
26
|
+10
|
434
|
925
|
75
|
|
1
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
SLSF
|
1195
|
SA&H
|
1095
|
C&S
|
580
|
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