Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 6
Headline News 1851 to 1852
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought B&H for $857, Jim Fisk bought LV for $4902, Bill Bouquett bought W&W for $650, J. Edgar Thompson bought A&WP for $12377, Sleeping Dog bought BRL for $10053, Thomas Scott bought A&GW for $5000, J. Pierpont Morgan bought MC for $12345, J. Edgar Thompson bought A&C for $6129, J. Pierpont Morgan bought GM&O for $5678, Bill Bouquett bought NO&J for $40025.
PCs Merged: GTW merges into LS, M&C merges into B&O, P&FW merges into PENN.
PCs Incorporated: WBSH, TP&W.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, NYNH bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, S&G bought Norris 4-2-0, COG bought Norris 4-2-0, P&LE bought Norris 4-2-0, G&C bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought Grand Station, NYNH bought steel rails, ERIE bought steel rails, PENN bought Grand Station, PENN bought steel rails, B&O bought steel rails, N&W bought Grand Station, N&W bought steel rails, C&H bought Grand Station, SCL bought steel rails, S&G bought steel rails, COG bought steel rails, LS bought steel rails, G&C bought steel rails.
RoWs built: C2 by GT, C5 by NYC, NY1 by ERIE, PA3 by C&A, WV2 by PENN, OH1 by B&O, VA2 by C&O, VA7 by RF&P, KY1 by N&W, GA4 by C&H, AL3 by SCL.
PENN doubled PA5, N&W doubled N&S, C&H doubled SC1, SCL doubled GA8.
New RoWs acquired: B&M got ME1, B&O got PA2, NYNH got PA9, C&O got SC5, COG got GA2, S&G got GA6, C&H got FL4, LS got OH2, PENN got OH4, NYC got MI1, N&W got IN4, G&C got TN2, SCL got TN10, ERIE got C3.
RR Mergers: C&H merges into G&C.
Loan Recalls: J. Pierpont Morgan, Leland Stanford, Bill Bouquett.
New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of P&LE, Sleeping Dog of TP&W, Leland Stanford of WBSH.
New Private Companies Available: A&T, N&C, SM, FW&C, C&C, C&EI.
Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3023. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, Jim Fisk, J. Edgar Thompson, Leland Stanford, Sleeping Dog, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, J. Pierpont Morgan
Invention of coal burning engine for locomotives improves operations, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild Depression to Normal.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Rail Mogul
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Rail Builder
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Rail Magnate
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Fisk (1)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Rail Baron
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Player Summary
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President of
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PCs owned
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Player #
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Tycoon name
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RR 1
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RR 2
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PC 1
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PC 2
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7
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Thomas Scott |
LS
|
ERIE
|
A&GW
|
....
|
3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
COG
|
N&W
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
9
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
NYNH
|
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
B&O
|
C&O
|
....
|
VC
|
2
|
Sleeping Dog |
G&C
|
TP&W
|
BRL
|
....
|
4
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
|
P&LE
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MC
|
GM&O
|
10
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Bill Bouquett |
SCL
|
....
|
NO&J
|
W&W
|
5
|
Leland Stanford |
S&G
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WBSH
|
....
|
....
|
1
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Jim Fisk |
C&A
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B&M
|
LV
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B&H
|
13
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William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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14
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Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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8
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John Forbes |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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12
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William Palmer |
....
|
....
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....
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....
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6
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Milton Littlefield |
....
|
....
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....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
RR
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Name
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Tracks
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Revenues
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Expense
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Efficiency
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Bonds
|
Loans
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Profit / share
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Dividend / share
|
Grant
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Land
|
B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
145  
|
18171  
|
11629  
|
93  
|
22334  
|
20116  
|
3  
|
11  
|
544  
|
0  
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329  
|
35556  
|
28800  
|
79  
|
54958  
|
47163  
|
-3  
|
15  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
891  
|
126339  
|
73276  
|
99  
|
151084  
|
107306  
|
6  
|
6  
|
0  
|
205  
|
NYNH
|
New York & New Haven
|
244  
|
35016  
|
19259  
|
99  
|
42864  
|
35498  
|
6  
|
8  
|
0  
|
0  
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
700  
|
65956  
|
38914  
|
95  
|
109108  
|
97243  
|
2  
|
4  
|
964  
|
0  
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
380  
|
67562  
|
52698  
|
82  
|
72276  
|
65079  
|
0  
|
11  
|
0  
|
0  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
701  
|
89754  
|
46671  
|
99  
|
115873  
|
82920  
|
4  
|
9  
|
685  
|
0  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
788  
|
72629  
|
44303  
|
93  
|
125692  
|
77990  
|
0  
|
3  
|
0  
|
630  
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
399  
|
38881  
|
27605  
|
89  
|
65465  
|
56003  
|
-1  
|
5  
|
150  
|
88  
|
RF&P
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
|
363  
|
37424  
|
24325  
|
95  
|
58162  
|
51206  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
651  
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
954  
|
103067  
|
53595  
|
99  
|
156576  
|
122966  
|
4  
|
9  
|
0  
|
1238  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
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952  
|
133257  
|
74623  
|
95  
|
162284  
|
118528  
|
6  
|
10  
|
0  
|
0  
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
157  
|
17290  
|
10374  
|
94  
|
24775  
|
21785  
|
3  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
86  
|
12032  
|
6618  
|
99  
|
14747  
|
12980  
|
7  
|
4  
|
860  
|
0  
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
289  
|
32030  
|
19859  
|
92  
|
46250  
|
40008  
|
2  
|
1  
|
675  
|
0  
|
P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
131  
|
17529  
|
12095  
|
88  
|
20328  
|
15455  
|
3  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
G&C
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Greenville & Columbia
|
587  
|
82231  
|
43582  
|
98  
|
128726  
|
37366  
|
8  
|
5  
|
0  
|
540  
|
TP&W
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Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
140  
|
11700  
|
7839  
|
87  
|
20654  
|
17596  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
114  
|
15176  
|
9864  
|
89  
|
19709  
|
16791  
|
3  
|
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)
Boston & Maine (B&M ):
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B&M
|
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Unbuilt:: ME1 |
[Regions: A]
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Grand Trunk (GT ):
|
|
GT
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C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
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New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
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B&A
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HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI1 |
[Regions: ALN]
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New York & New Haven (NYNH):
|
|
NYNH
|
CNJ
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA9 |
[Regions: A]
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
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NY2
|
NY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: C3 |
[Regions: AL]
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA1
|
PA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
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PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
|
P&FW
|
WV2
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH4 |
[Regions: AO]
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
PA7
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA2 |
[Regions: AO]
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
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MD1
|
VA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: SC5 |
[Regions: A]
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):
|
|
RF&P
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MD2
|
VA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
N&S
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN4 |
[Regions: AO]
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
|
NER
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN10 |
[Regions: AD]
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
|
|
Unbuilt:: GA6 |
[Regions: A]
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
|
|
Unbuilt:: GA2 |
[Regions: D]
|
Lake Shore (LS ):
|
|
LS
|
GTW
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH2 |
[Regions: L]
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
|
|
P&LE
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
|
SC1
(Double)
|
GA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN2 |
[Regions: A]
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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Wabash Line (WBSH):
|
|
WBSH
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
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Stock Market Report
RR stock data
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RR
|
Start price
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Trade price
|
End price
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Net change
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# Shares traded
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# Shares issued
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# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
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B&M
|
11  
|
17  
|
23  
|
+12
|
312  
|
725  
|
0  
|
1  
|
1  
|
|
GT
|
29  
|
35  
|
42  
|
+13
|
81  
|
1517  
|
128  
|
|
5  
|
7  
9  
|
NYC
|
71  
|
65  
|
60  
|
-11
|
458  
|
4437  
|
55  
|
4  
|
4  
|
2  
3  
5  
|
NYNH
|
18  
|
20  
|
23  
|
+5
|
403  
|
1220  
|
0  
|
9  
|
9  
|
4  
|
ERIE
|
29  
|
31  
|
33  
|
+4
|
619  
|
3395  
|
105  
|
7  
|
7  
|
|
C&A
|
23  
|
29  
|
35  
|
+12
|
468  
|
1809  
|
91  
|
1  
|
1  
|
2  
|
PENN
|
37  
|
46  
|
55  
|
+18
|
533  
|
5669  
|
175  
|
9  
|
9  
|
1  
3  
11  
|
B&O
|
47  
|
36  
|
26  
|
-21
|
2401  
|
13169  
|
136  
|
11  
|
11  
|
5  
7  
9  
|
C&O
|
38  
|
35  
|
33  
|
-5
|
191  
|
1865  
|
130  
|
11  
|
11  
|
|
RF&P
|
31  
|
31  
|
31  
|
+0
|
377  
|
1692  
|
123  
|
|
3  
|
2  
4  
|
N&W
|
55  
|
54  
|
53  
|
-2
|
931  
|
4717  
|
73  
|
3  
|
3  
|
2  
10  
|
SCL
|
87  
|
74  
|
62  
|
-25
|
776  
|
4714  
|
81  
|
10  
|
10  
|
7  
|
S&G
|
11  
|
17  
|
23  
|
+12
|
334  
|
785  
|
0  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
COG
|
11  
|
15  
|
20  
|
+9
|
181  
|
387  
|
43  
|
3  
|
3  
|
|
LS
|
11  
|
16  
|
22  
|
+11
|
379  
|
1392  
|
53  
|
7  
|
7  
|
|
P&LE
|
11  
|
15  
|
19  
|
+8
|
282  
|
606  
|
49  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
G&C
|
11  
|
17  
|
60  
|
+49
|
206  
|
2898  
|
69  
|
2  
|
2  
|
9  
|
TP&W
|
0  
|
0  
|
12  
|
+12
|
0  
|
630  
|
70  
|
2  
|
2  
|
|
WBSH
|
0  
|
0  
|
12  
|
+12
|
0  
|
513  
|
57  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
W&M
|
665  
|
MRLE
|
690  
|
A&T
|
715  
|
N&C
|
755  
|
SM
|
220  
|
MN
|
510  
|
FW&C
|
570  
|
C&C
|
1010  
|
C&EI
|
920  
|
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