Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - Turn # 20
Headline News 1879 to 1880
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1879: Wyatt Earp arrives in Tombstone, Arizona.
1880: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jim Hill bought C&S for $8717, Jay Gould bought DRGW for $11832, Frederik Conrad bought DP for $7465.
PCs Merged: H&S merges into L&A, CW merges into CB&Q, SA&H merges into L&A.
New Engines Acquired: M&LR bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought refrigerated cars, NYC bought refrigerated cars, PENN bought refrigerated cars, READ bought Pullman sleepers, C&H bought refrigerated cars, P&LE bought automatic brakes, P&LE bought refrigerated cars, WBSH bought refrigerated cars, CB&Q bought automatic brakes, MP bought refrigerated cars, V&T bought refrigerated cars, L&A bought Grand Station, L&A bought Pullman sleepers, L&A bought automatic brakes, L&A bought refrigerated cars, CP bought refrigerated cars, MKT bought refrigerated cars, SLSF bought Grand Station, SLSF bought refrigerated cars, SP bought refrigerated cars.
RoWs built: SC5 by READ, KY9 by SCL, C10 by C&NW, WI2 by CB&Q, AZ6 by MP, LA4 by M&LR, TX7 by V&T, NM5 by MKT, WA6 by GN.
READ doubled VA3, P&LE doubled GM&O, CRIP doubled IA5, CB&Q doubled KC&D, MP doubled LP&W, V&T doubled TR.
New RoWs acquired: READ got TN6, GN got WI5, SLSW got MO5, L&A got OK5, V&T got TX4, C&NW got WY3, MP got CA12, CB&Q got CO8.
RR Mergers: A&T merges into PENN, SP merges into SLSF.
Reorganized RRs: N&W.
Loan Recalls: B, Griffes dÆargent, Railroad Bill, Thomas Durant, Cyrus Holliday.
New railroad Presidents: Railroad Bill of B&O, Frederik Conrad of C&H, Jim Hill of SCL, Griffes dÆargent of M&LR, Henry Farham of MKT.
New Private Companies Available: A&P, M&W.
Casey Jones has a Transcontinental system.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has a Transcontinental system.
Jay Gould has a Transcontinental system.
Frederik Conrad dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $24653. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, B, Jay Gould, Stepp, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jim Hill
Engineering advances permit building steel bridges at lower cost with greater safety.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Recession.
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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5
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Griffes d’argent
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quelle hécatombe !!!
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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
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Jim Hill (8)
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Jay Gould (7)
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Griffes d’argent (5)
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Rail Mogul
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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|
Rail Builder
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Jay Gould (7)
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B (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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|
Rail Magnate
|
B (1)
|
Jay Gould (7)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Henry Farham (6)
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|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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B (1)
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Henry Farham (6)
|
Stepp (10)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Rail Baron
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B (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Player Summary
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|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
GT
|
SCL
|
C&S
|
....
|
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
WBSH
|
CP
|
....
|
DRGW
|
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
C&H
|
SLSF
|
DP
|
....
|
|
2
|
Casey Jones |
CNJ
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
M&LR
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
|
MP
|
....
|
FW&D
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
GN
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
PENN
|
MKT
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
READ
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Railroad Bill |
L&A
|
B&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
SLSW
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Stepp |
V&T
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
115731
|
63652
|
96
|
204604
|
4341
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2081
|
361382
|
187919
|
99
|
775990
|
440252
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1863
|
252608
|
131355
|
99
|
643711
|
349232
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2691
|
419268
|
218019
|
99
|
841849
|
280614
|
8
|
13
|
0
|
4
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
2494
|
316637
|
164649
|
99
|
613070
|
193037
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1816
|
209479
|
108928
|
99
|
521624
|
273362
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2408
|
281752
|
202863
|
79
|
421400
|
0
|
-4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1969
|
278346
|
144739
|
99
|
589716
|
352359
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2827
|
340481
|
245146
|
79
|
519074
|
34917
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
2999
|
431831
|
224551
|
99
|
912087
|
499198
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
13
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
2928
|
479173
|
258756
|
97
|
781294
|
427093
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
6
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
2824
|
308658
|
160503
|
99
|
642230
|
470500
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
447
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
3066
|
328256
|
177258
|
97
|
656747
|
87338
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
503
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
1904
|
242706
|
126209
|
99
|
391712
|
72429
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
2238
|
205236
|
106722
|
99
|
402575
|
301064
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
4528
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
1356
|
114514
|
64128
|
95
|
226452
|
93415
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
2182
|
232531
|
125567
|
97
|
510746
|
294018
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
808
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
1519
|
147047
|
76466
|
99
|
281402
|
216513
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
281
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
2983
|
349755
|
181873
|
99
|
688249
|
373798
|
4
|
9
|
0
|
1369
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
1569
|
144434
|
75106
|
99
|
339708
|
221144
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
3062
|
341165
|
184227
|
97
|
673527
|
333893
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
1886
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
608
|
59411
|
32676
|
99
|
136517
|
61990
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
2869
|
330128
|
171669
|
99
|
711783
|
488181
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1060
|
|
SV
|
Sacramento Valley
|
150
|
16428
|
11992
|
81
|
19852
|
15701
|
1
|
0
|
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)
|
Grand Trunk (GT )
|
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
B&M
(Double)
|
B&H
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
|
C3
|
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
MI1
(Double)
|
PA11
|
TP&W
|
C&C
(Double)
|
|
IN3
|
PA2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
OH8
|
KY3
|
KY4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
KY2
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL4
(Double)
|
|
IL2
|
KY5
|
PA3
(Double)
|
A&T
|
TN5
|
KY6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOLCM]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA7
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
G&C
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
BRL
(Double)
|
SC1
(Double)
|
|
GA2
|
PA4
(Double)
|
GA3
|
GA5
|
SC2
|
NC1
|
VA3
(Double)
|
SC5
|
|
Unbuilt: TN6 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
MC
|
MN
(Double)
|
MS
|
MI6
|
MI2
|
MI5
(Double)
|
|
MI3
|
MI4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALC]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
R&D
|
W&W
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN4
|
IN8
|
M&C
|
OH7
(Double)
|
|
IN1
|
IL5
(Double)
|
IL3
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WV4 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
(Double)
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
|
AL3
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
IN10
(Double)
|
IL7
(Double)
|
KY7
|
|
KY8
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
FEC
|
TN7
|
FL3
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
MS6
|
TN9
|
MS7
|
|
TN8
|
KY10
|
FL1
|
KY9
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
|
PA7
(Double)
|
VA2
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY12
|
KY11
|
IL6
(Double)
|
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
TN14
(Double)
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCMG]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
O&M
(Double)
|
IN6
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
S&G
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL4
|
MS1
(Double)
|
MS4
(Double)
|
MS5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY14
|
IL8
(Double)
|
|
L&N
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
NP
|
ND3
|
SP&P
|
SP&D
|
ND4
|
MT6
|
MT7
|
ID5
|
WA2
|
|
C10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WY3 |
[Regions: CWTPN]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
|
|
CRIP
(Double)
|
IA7
|
IA5
(Double)
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
UP
|
NE1
|
CO7
|
WY1
|
|
UT5
|
WP
(Double)
|
NV1
|
UT8
|
CA7
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: CWTP]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
|
|
CB&Q
(Double)
|
IA4
|
MO7
(Double)
|
KC&D
(Double)
|
MO3
(Double)
|
KS4
|
CO5
|
|
IL13
|
IL15
|
CW
|
WI2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: CO8 |
[Regions: CMWT]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP )
|
|
MP
(Double)
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
MO6
(Double)
|
OK8
|
NM4
|
NM6
|
LP&W
(Double)
|
|
NM7
|
AZ5
|
AZ6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: CA12 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
|
|
M&LR
(Double)
|
AR4
|
OK3
|
OK4
|
LR&S
|
AR8
|
LA4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T )
|
|
V&T
(Double)
|
TX2
(Double)
|
TX3
|
CT
|
TR
(Double)
|
M1
|
M2
|
GW
(Double)
|
|
LA1
|
LA6
|
TX7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX4 |
[Regions: MGSX]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A )
|
|
L&A
(Double)
|
LA2
|
TX1
|
TX16
(Double)
|
TX15
|
TX14
|
H&S
|
SA&H
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OK5 |
[Regions: GS]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP )
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT7
|
UT6
|
UT1
|
CASL
(Double)
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
MO1
|
|
MO8
|
KCN
|
IA6
|
KP
|
KS3
|
CO2
|
CO9
|
IA10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MN3 |
[Regions: CMWTP]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT )
|
|
MKT
(Double)
|
KCS
|
KS1
|
KS2
|
CO1
|
NM2
|
NM1
|
NM5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: MWT]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
|
|
SLSF
(Double)
|
AR7
|
OK1
|
T&P
(Double)
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
TX9
|
AZ1
|
SP
(Double)
|
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA3
|
AZ3
|
M4
|
AZ2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: MSTPX]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
|
|
SLSW
(Double)
|
AR3
(Double)
|
AR1
|
AR2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MO5 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Northern (GN )
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
MN1
|
WI8
|
SL
|
MT2
|
|
MT3
|
ID3
|
WA1
|
WA6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WI5 |
[Regions: CWTPN]
|
|
Sacramento Valley (SV )
|
|
SV
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: P]
|
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
|
|
GT
|
51
|
35
|
19
|
-32
|
1790
|
4760
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
1 7
|
|
NYC
|
47
|
38
|
29
|
-18
|
1941
|
10412
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2 4 7
|
|
CNJ
|
22
|
29
|
36
|
+14
|
2475
|
9315
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1 3
|
|
PENN
|
48
|
61
|
68
|
+20
|
2347
|
13460
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
3 7
|
|
READ
|
36
|
33
|
31
|
-5
|
1774
|
33676
|
124
|
11
|
5
|
15
|
|
B&O
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
+0
|
2772
|
9088
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
|
N&W
|
5
|
5
|
21
|
+16
|
4533
|
12040
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
C&H
|
23
|
21
|
19
|
-4
|
3091
|
9851
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
6 8
|
|
SCL
|
11
|
14
|
17
|
+6
|
7394
|
14070
|
65
|
8
|
8
|
1 4
|
|
P&LE
|
34
|
33
|
33
|
-1
|
2216
|
14995
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4 7 8
|
|
WBSH
|
92
|
60
|
29
|
-63
|
2825
|
14640
|
0
|
7
|
8
|
|
|
C&NW
|
37
|
42
|
47
|
+10
|
2446
|
14044
|
76
|
2
|
2
|
3 7
|
|
CRIP
|
30
|
23
|
16
|
-14
|
13204
|
44465
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
|
CB&Q
|
51
|
42
|
33
|
-18
|
2240
|
17627
|
128
|
5
|
5
|
2 8 11
|
|
MP
|
41
|
46
|
52
|
+11
|
1225
|
11006
|
184
|
1
|
1
|
2 3 4 7
|
|
M&LR
|
34
|
35
|
36
|
+2
|
2998
|
8858
|
352
|
5
|
7
|
1
|
|
V&T
|
26
|
32
|
38
|
+12
|
3185
|
15018
|
62
|
10
|
10
|
1 6 8
|
|
L&A
|
42
|
36
|
31
|
-11
|
1206
|
8760
|
225
|
9
|
9
|
1 2 6 8
|
|
CP
|
47
|
40
|
33
|
-14
|
3593
|
14171
|
744
|
7
|
7
|
4 8
|
|
MKT
|
46
|
36
|
26
|
-20
|
2073
|
7662
|
183
|
6
|
6
|
1 2 7
|
|
SLSF
|
29
|
35
|
37
|
+8
|
1992
|
15310
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
3 8
|
|
SLSW
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
+1
|
1800
|
9120
|
0
|
15
|
15
|
1 6 7
|
|
GN
|
19
|
18
|
18
|
-1
|
3096
|
14096
|
249
|
3
|
3
|
2 4
|
|
SV
|
16
|
23
|
31
|
+15
|
212
|
707
|
43
|
|
1
|
6 7 8
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
A&P
|
580
|
M&W
|
985
|
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