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Show Foreign Stock Holdings Increase n In tho enso of tho Ppnnsylvanla railroad system, nccording to flguros which have been compiled to March 1, thoro lins been n tendency in spito of tho war to increnso foreign hold-, ings of Its stock, Tho records show that tho Pennsylvania railroad on JJarch. l had 100, mor0 foreign stock-, holders than n yeor ago. Tho figures for tho ontlro system show that tho total number of holders hold-ers of Pennsylvania slock Is 02.22G. Thero woro nover beforo so many holders, indicating n distribution among small investors. Thero .wore 31,805 holders of tho stock In i'cnnsylvnnln, 15,712 In Now York stnto and 32,720 In other parts of tho sountry. Tho uvorngo holding was 108.27 shares or 3,53 shares loss t?iart 'a year ago. Tho number of women shareholders sharehold-ers was 44.4G9, almost half the total number of stockholders and tholr average av-erage holding wns slxty-threo Bhnres. Tho Ponnsylvnnla system has a total to-tal trackage' of 26,419 miles. Tho Btralght milage Is 11,704 miles of lino of wh'.h 3,734 miles aro doublo tracked, 821 miles three trucked, nnd C35 miles four tracked. New York Times. |