The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01


at the rate OF about is per cent. per an
mum. Compnny's refinery capacity will
he brought up TO $4,000 barrels n day
by completion OF extensive additions
next month. These are expected TO re-
suit in further increases in earnings.
! III View OF heavy rate Of earnings. 1t is
believed extra disbursements will be
made before the end of tho year.
Toledo. st. Louis C Western May
gross Increase. Sl39.l.3 net after taxes:
increase. S130.235; surplus after charges.
crease. $9l4.3I0: net. after taxes, in
crease. s792.0@2; surplus after charges.
increase, sT14.lS2.
Illinois Central May gross, increase.
s1.146.696; net after taxes, increase.
S60S.177: II months gross. increase.
S5,941. 674: net after taxes increase. ST.
267.766.
Financial News bulletin says: Con-
serrative interests are taking the stand
that In view OF the important war do
relopments both here and abroad. from
which big events may spring between
now and the middle Of next week. in
view Of the Sunday and Fourth OF July
holidays. it will be we'll to restrict com
mitments and sail close TO the shore.
speculatirely. in the meantime.
The Rock Island situation is all ar
ranged" according to very high sources
announcement may be made in less than
80 days. IL Is said. 1t is agreed in pri-
rate banking circles. which have been
/ making thorough investigation Of the
we'll with Atchison and Southern Pa
c!fic In most respects.
Attention has been called to tho large
surplus Of American Car & Foundry Co,
amounting at the close Of the last fiscal
ranged above s25,Ooo.oOo for tho past
several years. Surplus account would
! give the impression that American Car
s; Foundry was we'll supplied with quick
| assets. While that Item Is large. II in
no way harmonizes with large surplus
which Is more or less bookkcc pins
item working capital, for example at
! nearly s7.000.0O0 less than the surplus
reported. Twelve years ago working
capital stood at nearly s15.0OO.oOO and
| property account at S5I.G0Q.l00. com
pared with s66.7S2. 900 on April 30 last
plus of American Car & Foundry Is
represented more In property account
than actual liquidation assets.
G: & O. Q; Nay gross. s72o.s77: net IN
Reading system, total oil companies
May surplus. increase. s605.417; II
! months surplus. increase, sS.2S4,407.
| Northern States Power Company de-
clared regular quarterly dividend Of ! z
! per cent. on preferred stock. payable
July Is TO stock Of record June 80.
Western States Gas & Electric Com
pany declared regular quarterly Of / u
! per cent. on tho preferred stock. pay.
able July Is to stock Of record juno 80
z. W. Bliss Company declared an ex-
ira dividend Of 100 per cent. on COM
mon stock, payable July IL to stock OF
record July 10.
| Chicago Great Western. third week OF
June. increase. S4.834; from July l, IN.
| crease. S1.094,667.
| Atlantic Coast Line May gross. In,
| crease. S394.n3S: net after taxes. in
crease, s2S2.d54: II months gross. in.
! crease. s2.454.3G7; net after taxes in
! crease, s2.447,542.
Erie May gross. increase. sl.26S.296;
| net after taxes. increase. S761.142: II
months Gross, increase. S5,39S,429; net
after taxes. increase, s2,13S.301.
| New York, Susquehanna & Western
| Nav gross, decrease, SLASH: net after
taxes, decrease, s44-943; II months
gross, increase, s21O, 400: net after taxes
decrease, S2S.219.