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Marketable Securities
12 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements  
Marketable Securities

 

NOTE 3 - Marketable Securities                      
                   
          Gross   Gross      
    Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Fair
    Cost   Gains   Losses   Value
  October 29, 2011                      
  Common stock $ 28,578   $ 2,343   $ -0-   $ 30,921
  Preferred stock   1,009,367     -0-     (29,427)     979,940
  Corporate notes   3,121,547     -0-     (12,185)     3,109,362
  Corporate bonds   518,785     -0-     (8,147)     510,638
  High yield bonds   1,566,450     -0-     (87,508)     1,478,942
  Foreign debt securities   1,285,778     -0-     (2,240)     1,283,538
  Mutual funds   288,381     -0-     (61,273)     227,108
    $ 7,818,886   $ 2,343   $ (200,780)   $ 7,620,449
  October 30, 2010                      
  Common stock $ 28,578     $1,284     $-0-     $29,862
  Preferred stock   237,567     5,834     -0-     243,401
  Mutual funds   285,409     -0-     (55,863)     229,546
    $ 551,554   $ 7,118   $ (55,863)   $ 502,809

 

 

 

The following is a summary of maturities of debt securities available for sale as of October 29, 2011:

 

  Cost

Fair Market

Value

One Year and Under  $ 103,850 $ 99,000
One to Five Years    3,663,570   3,586,008
Five to Ten Years   2,725,140   2,697,472
Over Ten Years   None   None
         
Total $ 6,492,560 $ 6,382,480

 

Sales of securities available for sale during the years ended October 29, 2011 and October 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

  2011 2010
Proceeds from sales $ 68,250 $ 25,000
Gross realized gains $ -0- $ -0-
Gross realized losses $ 1,229 $ 4,166