Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 18
Headline News 1875 to 1876
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1875: Gold discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory!
1876: Gen. Custer massacred by Sioux Indians on banks of Little Big Horn River.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Thomas Durant bought M&LR for $10000, Jim Fisk bought LP&W for $9680, Sleeping Dog bought FW&D for $15553.
PCs Merged: CT merges into TR.
PCs Incorporated: GW.
New Engines Acquired: LV bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NYNH bought Pullman sleepers, S&G bought block signal system, MN bought Pullman sleepers, GN bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: MS2 by PENN, WY1 by CRIP, MN5 by CB&Q, MT7 by M&SP, UT7 by CP, MO9 by SL&A, MT3 by GN, NM3 by ATSF, WI8 by SL.
RoWs abandoned: AL8 was abandoned by TP&W.
ERIE doubled NY1, PENN doubled AL2, N&W doubled IN7, TP&W doubled SC4, M&SP doubled MT6, SLSF doubled SLSF, GN doubled SP&D.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got TN14, SL&A got MO6, CB&Q got NE1, MKT got TX4, ATSF got AZ1, CRIP got UT2, CP got UT6, GN got ID3, SLSF got AR8, M&SP got MT10.
B&M stations in disrepair; falling debris injures passengers; claims amount to $7476.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost C&A $4940.
Inadequate brakes on PENN locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $22816.
Inadequate brakes on SLSW locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1395.
Inadequate brakes on SP&P locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $2574.
Reorganized RRs: B&M, B&O, V&T.
Insolvent RRs: SLSW, SP&P.
Bankrupt RRs: SM.
Loan Recalls: J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas Durant.
Stock splits: CP splits 4 for 1.
Cornered stocks: NYC, LV, SCL, P&LE, SLSF.
New railroad Presidents: Bill Bouquett of TR.
New Private Companies Available: SA&H, C&S.
Sleeping Dog dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $60053. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Edgar Thompson, Jim Fisk, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, Thomas Scott
Invention of refrigerated freight cars permits shipment of perishable cargos long distances.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Mild Depression.
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
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
|
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Rail Mogul
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Jim Fisk (1)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
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Player Summary
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|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
9
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
SLSF
|
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
M&SP
|
N&W
|
T&P
|
L&A
|
|
1
|
Jim Fisk |
CRIP
|
CP
|
LP&W
|
....
|
|
2
|
Sleeping Dog |
ATSF
|
TP&W
|
FW&D
|
....
|
|
7
|
Thomas Scott |
GN
|
ERIE
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Bill Bouquett |
TR
|
MKT
|
....
|
LR&S
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
C&A
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
SL&A
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CB&Q
|
M&LR
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Milton Littlefield |
LV
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Leland Stanford |
S&G
|
SM
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
John Forbes |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
623
|
63363
|
54492
|
71
|
109025
|
0
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329
|
32934
|
29311
|
71
|
59648
|
1375
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1818
|
267364
|
139030
|
99
|
508241
|
18069
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYNH
|
New York & New Haven
|
633
|
87669
|
45588
|
99
|
194636
|
42026
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
2171
|
345447
|
179633
|
99
|
618065
|
185314
|
9
|
6
|
0
|
10
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
380
|
63920
|
44105
|
91
|
108201
|
53528
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
LV
|
Lehigh Valley
|
130
|
18283
|
11518
|
91
|
39298
|
3550
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2852
|
448039
|
246421
|
96
|
860509
|
447832
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2536
|
286228
|
214669
|
79
|
443800
|
0
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
129
|
|
RF&P
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
|
732
|
66292
|
37124
|
98
|
196919
|
31352
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2965
|
470545
|
244684
|
99
|
840846
|
501113
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
20
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
3088
|
505351
|
288049
|
94
|
1141764
|
532788
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
25
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
282
|
25863
|
16035
|
92
|
72144
|
3111
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
313
|
37434
|
21712
|
96
|
80938
|
1308
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
3000
|
489817
|
254705
|
99
|
847110
|
13680
|
12
|
10
|
0
|
498
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
425
|
45970
|
30340
|
88
|
118319
|
45686
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102
|
12349
|
6792
|
99
|
26873
|
7807
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
1821
|
157508
|
111831
|
83
|
369335
|
279418
|
-1
|
0
|
252
|
2006
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
1190
|
123669
|
68018
|
99
|
233249
|
175746
|
2
|
5
|
2064
|
2881
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
15715
|
8643
|
99
|
11054
|
323
|
15
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
1699
|
180570
|
93897
|
99
|
333907
|
241256
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
2822
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
418
|
42582
|
25123
|
95
|
133889
|
47456
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
14722
|
9569
|
89
|
30275
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
745
|
70856
|
43223
|
93
|
153584
|
98730
|
0
|
4
|
1688
|
1840
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
588
|
73150
|
43159
|
95
|
109217
|
87145
|
3
|
5
|
686
|
1208
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
910
|
94103
|
49874
|
98
|
189541
|
115102
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
843
|
77842
|
41256
|
98
|
210139
|
110696
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
155
|
16644
|
10153
|
93
|
47767
|
20556
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
140
|
15517
|
10241
|
88
|
19772
|
18253
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
1891
|
167663
|
88863
|
98
|
407710
|
223423
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
SP&P
|
St Paul & Pacific
|
286
|
21849
|
12672
|
96
|
80114
|
36455
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ATSF
|
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
|
1483
|
128248
|
66689
|
99
|
327757
|
148186
|
2
|
2
|
1878
|
2805
|
|
SV
|
Sacramento Valley
|
150
|
16677
|
11007
|
88
|
22244
|
17231
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
SL
|
Soo Line
|
400
|
34898
|
19194
|
99
|
52153
|
48107
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TR
|
Texas Road
|
253
|
24857
|
17400
|
84
|
35967
|
31334
|
0
|
1
|
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
|
B&H
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
Grand Trunk (GT ):
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
(Double)
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
MI1
|
|
MI5
(Double)
|
OH3
|
MI4
|
MI3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
New York & New Haven (NYNH):
|
|
NYNH
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
(Double)
|
PA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
NY2
|
NY1
(Double)
|
C3
(Double)
|
LS
(Double)
|
GTW
|
OH2
|
|
OH5
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
IN5
(Double)
|
FW&C
(Double)
|
IN8
|
IL5
(Double)
|
|
MI6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA1
|
PA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Lehigh Valley (LV ):
|
|
LV
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
WV2
|
OH4
|
IN3
|
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
IL3
|
KY11
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
KY13
|
KY10
|
|
TN7
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
IL8
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
MS2
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN14 |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
PA7
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
PA2
|
OH7
|
IN1
|
KY3
|
C&O
|
MD1
(Double)
|
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
NC2
|
NC1
|
VA1
|
SC3
|
KY5
|
KY8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):
|
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
VA7
|
VC
|
VA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
N&S
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
(Double)
|
|
W&W
(Double)
|
IN4
(Double)
|
KY2
|
MON
(Double)
|
KY6
|
IN7
(Double)
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
A&C
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
AL6
|
TN5
|
|
AL7
(Double)
|
IL4
(Double)
|
W&M
(Double)
|
MS1
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
NER
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
(Double)
|
|
TN10
(Double)
|
A&T
|
TN12
|
KY12
|
IL2
|
IC
(Double)
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
|
O&M
(Double)
|
OH8
|
NO&J
|
MS6
|
MS5
|
OH6
|
IL6
|
MS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
|
GA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
|
|
P&LE
|
PA11
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
C&C
(Double)
|
IN2
(Double)
|
IN6
(Double)
|
L&N
(Double)
|
MI2
(Double)
|
|
G&C
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
(Double)
|
SC1
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
BRL
(Double)
|
|
TN2
|
FL4
|
FL5
(Double)
|
TN4
|
N&C
(Double)
|
FEC
|
FL6
|
IN10
(Double)
|
|
IL7
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM ):
|
|
SM
|
MS4
|
AL4
|
AL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: DM]
|
|
Michigan Northern (MN ):
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
IA7
|
IA5
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
CO8
|
WY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT2 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
(Double)
|
IA4
|
KCN
|
IA6
|
UP
|
IA11
|
MN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: NE1 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):
|
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
NP
(Double)
|
WI1
(Double)
|
ND3
|
ND4
|
MT6
(Double)
|
MT7
|
|
Unbuilt:: ID5 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
MO8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
SP
|
WP
|
NV2
|
UT7
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT6 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
CASL
|
MO1
|
MO9
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO6 |
[Regions: CMW]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
KCS
|
KC&D
|
OK6
|
OK4
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX4 |
[Regions: MWS]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
(Double)
|
AR7
|
OK1
|
MO5
|
|
Unbuilt:: AR8 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):
|
|
SLSW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Great Northern (GN ):
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
|
SP&D
(Double)
|
MT2
|
MT3
|
|
Unbuilt:: ID3 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
St Paul & Pacific (SP&P):
|
|
SP&P
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):
|
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
KP
|
OK8
|
NM5
|
MO3
|
NM3
|
|
Unbuilt:: AZ1 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Sacramento Valley (SV ):
|
|
SV
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Soo Line (SL ):
|
|
SL
|
WI8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: WN]
|
|
Texas Road (TR ):
|
|
TR
|
CT
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: S]
|
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
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
-2
|
1421
|
3115
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
GT
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
-2
|
773
|
1645
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
NYC
|
43
|
32
|
21
|
-22
|
1548
|
9022
|
105
|
4
|
4
|
2
3
5
7
9
|
|
NYNH
|
32
|
29
|
26
|
-6
|
514
|
3165
|
0
|
|
9
|
2
3
4
|
|
ERIE
|
33
|
41
|
50
|
+17
|
1729
|
10855
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
3
10
|
|
C&A
|
22
|
19
|
17
|
-5
|
382
|
1900
|
0
|
15
|
15
|
1
2
3
|
|
LV
|
28
|
25
|
23
|
-5
|
52
|
650
|
0
|
6
|
11
|
1
2
3
9
|
|
PENN
|
80
|
44
|
9
|
-71
|
15616
|
20628
|
101
|
9
|
10
|
4
|
|
B&O
|
17
|
11
|
17
|
+0
|
14115
|
12680
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
RF&P
|
16
|
15
|
15
|
-1
|
809
|
3647
|
13
|
|
3
|
11
|
|
N&W
|
24
|
28
|
32
|
+8
|
1884
|
14845
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
10
|
|
SCL
|
19
|
39
|
59
|
+40
|
1007
|
15475
|
0
|
|
10
|
3
7
9
|
|
S&G
|
18
|
17
|
17
|
-1
|
244
|
1406
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
2
3
7
|
|
P&LE
|
45
|
51
|
58
|
+13
|
687
|
1565
|
0
|
|
4
|
2
3
7
9
10
|
|
TP&W
|
42
|
40
|
39
|
-3
|
2315
|
15032
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
7
9
|
|
SM
|
17
|
16
|
16
|
-1
|
1605
|
4225
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
1
13
|
|
MN
|
28
|
25
|
22
|
-6
|
122
|
492
|
18
|
|
9
|
2
3
|
|
CRIP
|
66
|
42
|
18
|
-48
|
8964
|
46888
|
242
|
1
|
1
|
3
15
|
|
CB&Q
|
83
|
73
|
63
|
-20
|
1759
|
5715
|
235
|
11
|
11
|
1
2
3
|
|
CNS
|
25
|
37
|
50
|
+25
|
85
|
407
|
18
|
|
4
|
3
9
10
|
|
M&SP
|
23
|
30
|
38
|
+15
|
2027
|
8435
|
60
|
3
|
3
|
1
2
7
|
|
MP
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
-2
|
514
|
2060
|
30
|
|
3
|
2
5
|
|
V&T
|
16
|
16
|
11
|
-5
|
265
|
865
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
CP
|
74
|
137
|
50
|
+126
|
1141
|
56612
|
368
|
1
|
1
|
3
9
|
|
SL&A
|
93
|
95
|
97
|
+4
|
592
|
2789
|
151
|
11
|
11
|
1
|
|
MKT
|
47
|
46
|
45
|
-2
|
740
|
4550
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
2
3
7
|
|
SLSF
|
46
|
55
|
64
|
+18
|
3185
|
12645
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
1
3
7
10
11
|
|
SLSW
|
18
|
16
|
14
|
-4
|
230
|
731
|
44
|
|
9
|
3
|
|
GW
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
630
|
70
|
|
1
|
|
|
GN
|
49
|
55
|
61
|
+12
|
2187
|
9315
|
140
|
7
|
7
|
2
3
10
|
|
SP&P
|
13
|
14
|
16
|
+3
|
424
|
1369
|
61
|
|
7
|
3
10
|
|
ATSF
|
50
|
44
|
38
|
-12
|
2224
|
7249
|
166
|
2
|
2
|
3
7
|
|
SV
|
11
|
14
|
18
|
+7
|
300
|
693
|
57
|
|
2
|
|
|
SL
|
16
|
20
|
24
|
+8
|
217
|
1875
|
125
|
|
9
|
|
|
TR
|
11
|
13
|
16
|
+5
|
177
|
1149
|
116
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
SA&H
|
1095
|
C&S
|
580
|
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