Continental Rails II - DE 5
Game # 17 - Turn # 15
Headline News 1869 to 1870
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings organized as first professional baseball team.
1870: New Bessemer steel process reduces price of steel from $300 to $35 per ton!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Maldonash bought SL for $12405, B bought T&P for $13464.
PCs Merged: SP&P merges into C&NW, SP&D merges into NP, UP merges into CRIP.
PCs Incorporated: SV, KC&D.
New Engines Acquired: ERIE bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&C bought 04/04/2000, L&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, SLSF bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought block signal system, ERIE bought block signal system, PENN bought block signal system, B&O bought block signal system, C&O bought block signal system, N&W bought block signal system, C&H bought block signal system, COG bought block signal system, M&C bought block signal system, A&WP bought block signal system, GM&O bought block signal system, N&C bought block signal system, SM bought block signal system, C&NW bought block signal system, CRIP bought block signal system, CASL bought block signal system, MP bought block signal system, M&LR bought block signal system, L&A bought block signal system, CP bought block signal system, WP bought block signal system, SL&A bought Grand Station, SL&A bought block signal system, MKT bought block signal system, SLSF bought Grand Station, SLSF bought block signal system, SLSW bought Grand Station, SLSW bought block signal system, GW bought block signal system, NP bought block signal system, KP bought block signal system.
RoWs built: C1 by NYC, KY5 by PENN, IL8 by M&C, MN1 by C&NW, MN3 by CRIP, MO6 by CB&Q, MO9 by CASL, MO7 by MP, TX5 by V&T, TX2 by L&A, UT7 by CP, UT8 by WP, IL11 by SL&A, OK1 by SLSF, LA1 by GW, ND5 by GN, ND3 by NP, KS3 by KP.
C&O doubled MS5, C&NW doubled C&NW, L&A doubled L&A, CP doubled SP, WP doubled WP.
New RoWs acquired: B&O got PA1, PENN got PA2, SL&A got IL12, M&C got TN15, CNS got WI5, C&NW got WI6, SLSW got AR1, NP got ND4, CRIP got NE1, MKT got OK5, MP got OK8, GW got TX1, L&A got TX3, V&T got TX6, SLSF got TX12, GN got MT1, KP got CO1, WP got UT5, CP got UT6.
Inadequate signal system slows CB&Q rail service: mail contracts worth $5530 cancelled.
Loan Recalls: Maldonash, Mister MP, Frederik Conrad, B, Henry Farham.
Stock splits: CP splits 3 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: Dan Drew of N&W, Henry Farham of CASL, Maldonash of KC&D, Henry Farham of SV.
New Private Companies Available: TR.
B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $21234. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Milton Littlefield, George R. Obberbaron, Stepp, Henry Farham, Maldonash, Franziskus, Darkwing, Frederik Conrad, Dan Drew
Invention of automatic couplers facilitates operations, improves safety.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Panic.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
Dan Drew (10)
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Darkwing (4)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (9)
|
Frederik Conrad (6)
|
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Rail Mogul
|
Maldonash (2)
|
Dan Drew (10)
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B (7)
|
Darkwing (4)
|
Frederik Conrad (6)
|
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Rail Builder
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Stepp (8)
|
Henry Farham (11)
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B (7)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Stepp (8)
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Frederik Conrad (6)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
|
B (7)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
B (7)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
|
Stepp (8)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Darkwing (4)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Stepp (8)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
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B (7)
|
Darkwing (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
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
3
|
Milton Littlefield |
GW
|
C&O
|
....
|
KCN
|
|
10
|
Dan Drew |
SLSF
|
N&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Darkwing |
GN
|
V&T
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
|
....
|
GT
|
MN
|
|
6
|
Frederik Conrad |
CRIP
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Stepp |
NP
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
George R. Obberbaron |
PENN
|
MP
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Franziskus |
SLSW
|
SL&A
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Maldonash |
WP
|
KC&D
|
....
|
SL
|
|
11
|
Henry Farham |
CASL
|
SV
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
B |
L&A
|
MKT
|
KCS
|
T&P
|
|
5
|
Mister MP |
B&O
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Thomas Scott |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2840
|
615508
|
350838
|
94
|
909506
|
494369
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
109
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
2469
|
496457
|
278015
|
95
|
784001
|
256949
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
127
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1703
|
339671
|
176628
|
99
|
532255
|
221548
|
13
|
15
|
0
|
34
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2402
|
431529
|
224395
|
99
|
921635
|
414881
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
39
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
3212
|
628816
|
358426
|
94
|
932676
|
475426
|
8
|
9
|
0
|
83
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2412
|
374101
|
209497
|
95
|
734419
|
403319
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
214
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
343
|
38805
|
24836
|
90
|
105068
|
33524
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2936
|
550606
|
286315
|
99
|
958659
|
188142
|
12
|
16
|
0
|
35
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
552
|
84638
|
46551
|
99
|
185191
|
61346
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
1189
|
193093
|
106200
|
99
|
368716
|
209822
|
7
|
19
|
990
|
1249
|
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
893
|
130891
|
68064
|
99
|
249545
|
63826
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
304
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
526
|
85228
|
46876
|
99
|
169329
|
82525
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
450
|
56468
|
33881
|
94
|
133225
|
61769
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
122
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44
|
9466
|
5206
|
99
|
15873
|
4888
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
836
|
115215
|
63369
|
99
|
218877
|
132394
|
6
|
16
|
2168
|
480
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
803
|
109366
|
56870
|
99
|
188360
|
100081
|
4
|
4
|
2580
|
775
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
553
|
77416
|
42579
|
99
|
140543
|
82344
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
629
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
489
|
64975
|
35736
|
99
|
143773
|
60599
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
20816
|
11449
|
99
|
27337
|
17353
|
14
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
689
|
88713
|
48792
|
99
|
179603
|
111937
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
296
|
32079
|
18606
|
96
|
54736
|
12331
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
253
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
400
|
39592
|
22171
|
98
|
105800
|
64147
|
2
|
1
|
1100
|
794
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
547
|
79764
|
43870
|
99
|
138001
|
86131
|
7
|
9
|
3720
|
1009
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
603
|
82282
|
45255
|
99
|
145555
|
92767
|
6
|
4
|
2110
|
1263
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
578
|
64096
|
35253
|
99
|
120437
|
79188
|
1
|
4
|
1760
|
251
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
184
|
32319
|
16806
|
99
|
56649
|
34541
|
10
|
8
|
1710
|
178
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
581
|
60579
|
33924
|
98
|
128374
|
82552
|
3
|
9
|
2853
|
631
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
740
|
80710
|
41970
|
99
|
174113
|
107990
|
5
|
1
|
1308
|
154
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
155
|
22286
|
12926
|
93
|
38173
|
24727
|
6
|
7
|
1500
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
278
|
34269
|
18848
|
99
|
74904
|
41261
|
5
|
16
|
840
|
435
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
501
|
46193
|
25868
|
98
|
124248
|
77127
|
2
|
1
|
4300
|
824
|
|
NP
|
Northern Pacific
|
951
|
104526
|
54355
|
99
|
244840
|
149885
|
4
|
4
|
3122
|
0
|
|
KC&D
|
Kansas City & Denver
|
66
|
12031
|
8542
|
83
|
20639
|
11611
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
KP
|
Kansas Pacific
|
483
|
44463
|
24454
|
99
|
128300
|
76744
|
2
|
26
|
738
|
747
|
|
SV
|
Sacramento Valley
|
150
|
21105
|
13507
|
90
|
42959
|
24166
|
4
|
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)
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
B&A
(Double)
|
B&M
(Double)
|
B&H
(Double)
|
NY3
|
|
PA11
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
C3
|
MRLE
|
OH4
|
P&FW
|
IN2
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
|
IL4
(Double)
|
OH8
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
MC
|
NY1
|
GTW
|
TP&W
|
MI1
|
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN3
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
IN8
|
IL5
(Double)
|
O&M
|
IL3
|
|
KY12
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
WV2
(Double)
|
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY6
|
KY3
|
OH7
|
C&C
(Double)
|
OH6
|
KY5
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA2 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
(Double)
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
OH2
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
MI2
|
IN10
|
|
IL2
|
IL1
|
L&N
|
TN7
|
READ
|
PA3
|
MD1
|
VA7
|
VA3
|
VA1
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA1 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
MD2
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
(Double)
|
OH5
|
FW&C
(Double)
|
PA7
(Double)
|
MS
(Double)
|
|
TN6
|
TN9
|
BRL
(Double)
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
MS6
|
MS3
|
MS5
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
R&D
(Double)
|
N&S
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
VC
|
W&W
|
KY1
|
IN5
|
IN9
|
|
KY13
|
MON
(Double)
|
TN12
|
IL9
|
TN14
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
|
|
W&M
|
SC2
|
NC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
G&C
|
GA1
(Double)
|
SCL
(Double)
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA8
(Double)
|
A&T
|
AL3
|
TN11
|
TN5
|
S&A
(Double)
|
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
FEC
|
KY7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOMG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
|
GA3
|
GA2
|
SC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
IN4
(Double)
|
IN6
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
KY8
|
KY10
|
KY9
|
IL8
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN15 |
[Regions: OCM]
|
|
Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):
|
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
AL6
(Double)
|
AL7
(Double)
|
AL8
(Double)
|
MS4
|
MS7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: DMG]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
AL4
(Double)
|
AL2
|
MS1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: DG]
|
|
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C ):
|
|
N&C
|
TN8
|
KY14
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM ):
|
|
SM
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
|
SP&P
|
MN1
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI6 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
(Double)
|
IA8
|
IA9
|
UP
|
MN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: NE1 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA1
|
MO8
|
MO6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):
|
|
CASL
|
MO1
|
MO9
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI5 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
ATSF
|
MO7
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK8 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
AR4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
TX5
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX6 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
(Double)
|
LA4
|
TX2
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX3 |
[Regions: GS]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
SP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT7
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT6 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
(Double)
|
NV1
|
UT8
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT5 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
IL11
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL12 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
OK6
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK5 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
AR7
|
OK1
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX12 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):
|
|
SLSW
|
|
Unbuilt:: AR1 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX1 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Great Northern (GN ):
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT1 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Northern Pacific (NP ):
|
|
NP
|
M&SP
|
SP&D
|
ND3
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND4 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Kansas City & Denver (KC&D):
|
|
KC&D
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Kansas Pacific (KP ):
|
|
KP
|
KS3
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO1 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
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
|
|
NYC
|
60
|
59
|
58
|
-2
|
1455
|
14040
|
167
|
|
8
|
3
9
12
|
|
ERIE
|
41
|
31
|
21
|
-20
|
7569
|
21860
|
60
|
|
11
|
6
|
|
PENN
|
54
|
65
|
76
|
+22
|
1469
|
8465
|
55
|
1
|
1
|
3
4
9
10
|
|
B&O
|
25
|
20
|
16
|
-9
|
8143
|
33488
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
4
6
|
|
C&O
|
43
|
38
|
33
|
-10
|
3032
|
19325
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
4
6
12
|
|
N&W
|
39
|
32
|
25
|
-14
|
3154
|
12022
|
42
|
10
|
7
|
|
|
W&M
|
37
|
30
|
23
|
-14
|
367
|
1695
|
20
|
|
2
|
4
7
10
|
|
C&H
|
51
|
49
|
47
|
-4
|
2288
|
14693
|
0
|
|
10
|
3
4
|
|
COG
|
29
|
24
|
20
|
-9
|
785
|
2709
|
51
|
|
2
|
4
10
|
|
M&C
|
38
|
37
|
37
|
-1
|
1296
|
5830
|
115
|
|
2
|
4
|
|
A&WP
|
42
|
33
|
25
|
-17
|
1230
|
4386
|
79
|
|
1
|
2
6
|
|
GM&O
|
54
|
42
|
31
|
-23
|
431
|
2578
|
52
|
|
2
|
1
4
|
|
N&C
|
36
|
43
|
50
|
+14
|
719
|
2192
|
58
|
|
11
|
2
8
10
|
|
SM
|
34
|
29
|
25
|
-9
|
31
|
220
|
0
|
|
10
|
2
7
8
|
|
C&NW
|
41
|
44
|
48
|
+7
|
847
|
3962
|
218
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
CRIP
|
40
|
34
|
28
|
-12
|
1096
|
7404
|
121
|
6
|
6
|
10
11
|
|
CB&Q
|
24
|
21
|
19
|
-5
|
881
|
5849
|
116
|
|
7
|
8
10
11
|
|
CASL
|
40
|
46
|
52
|
+12
|
320
|
2315
|
130
|
11
|
11
|
2
7
8
|
|
CNS
|
15
|
24
|
34
|
+19
|
188
|
425
|
0
|
|
11
|
|
|
MP
|
22
|
29
|
37
|
+15
|
815
|
3334
|
111
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
M&LR
|
70
|
50
|
31
|
-39
|
328
|
1390
|
90
|
|
10
|
2
4
6
7
|
|
V&T
|
19
|
16
|
14
|
-5
|
291
|
1887
|
113
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
L&A
|
45
|
49
|
53
|
+8
|
443
|
2619
|
116
|
7
|
7
|
2
10
|
|
CP
|
88
|
141
|
64
|
+104
|
528
|
8769
|
276
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
|
WP
|
50
|
49
|
49
|
-1
|
2367
|
8693
|
92
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
SL&A
|
24
|
30
|
36
|
+12
|
152
|
878
|
42
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
|
MKT
|
39
|
48
|
58
|
+19
|
865
|
2905
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
4
11
|
|
SLSF
|
28
|
33
|
38
|
+10
|
785
|
3450
|
250
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
SLSW
|
15
|
20
|
25
|
+10
|
308
|
775
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
GW
|
54
|
68
|
82
|
+28
|
108
|
1321
|
69
|
3
|
3
|
1
2
7
|
|
GN
|
26
|
39
|
53
|
+27
|
439
|
2402
|
103
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
NP
|
30
|
50
|
71
|
+41
|
1053
|
4583
|
172
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
|
KC&D
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
297
|
33
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
KP
|
26
|
39
|
53
|
+27
|
262
|
2263
|
152
|
|
11
|
|
|
SV
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
675
|
75
|
11
|
11
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
TR
|
420
|
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