The sun., 1916-09-21
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.

ATLANTIC STEEL CO.-Has repurchased
1lSo. oS Of y. $1,000" Id mortgage s% bonds
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT OIL Co
Filed notice IN Delaware of capital stock in
crease from $500 900 to $1,000. 900.
BETHELEM STEEL G. -Rcported progress.
ing IN nerotistions with Argentine Govern.
ment ior contract TO build 10 merchant ships
tosting about &25, 600 o.
BRANDHAM HENDERSON. LTD.-New is.
sue OF ~ $4,000 pfd. stock has been sold
BURNS CP) 4 C~o.-Awarded $1,000 900 con.
,raG ior cured meats hams and pork for
french army. delivery Nov. 10 March,
CAL. FRUIT GROWERS ExCHANGf-saies
during year ended Aus. 81. So, 800. 900. Of which
s2'.'oS,eO was net to grower. Il gain " Ia over
any Previous year. Exchange now has 5000
value Of products.
CHARCOAL IRON CO.-Announces that
initial dividend on preferred stock will he dc.
riared at Oct. meeting. Net for quarter ended
OF Nes on common stock after preferred re-:
aui,ements; Coinpany's capacity is reported
produced and sold 10 British Govt. In form Of
%acctone. Earnings for next u months on basis
Of orders already booked are estimated ut
COLEMAN LEASING CoRP.-Chsrtcrcd in
DELAWARE 10 manufacture and deal In HUNT
mating signboaris. Capital. Si.oo, o0o. Incorpo.
rrtors: :. Is. Howard. y. Anderson. T. H.
Gunthcr.
CROwTHER MOTORS CORP. Chartered In
Delaware TO manufacture and sell automobiles.
capital, S,0M, 0N0. lncorporators W. r. II.
Hansell. d. II. u. Martins, s. &. Seymour.
CUBAN AMER. SUGAR Con. Y. STOCK
Exchange has received application to list 8. 1884,
900 Ia additional common stock Of company.
FISK RUBBER O.-StockhoIdcrs will vote
Oct 2 Oh proposed increase Of capital Of sl2,-
too.oo, Of which 81. ooo Is TO he lat pfd. con.
v.rettl, sen,k snA ar tsaN "a Oh ga .s.aI .t..
to Increase stock by an amt necessary to cover
conversions Of existing and proposed Let and ii
pro- and to reduce capital by N;0c eo Of "a
sued.
HAMILTON CARHARTT Co-Corporate
name changed TO Hamilton Carhartt Cotton
Mills Co. of Detroit.
IRON & STEEL TEADE-The Iron Age
says: The drift OF the steel trade IL oward
higher prices and greater difficulties in dcliv.
cry In brief. the situation IL that Europe
vii take whatever amount Of steel American
mills will agree to deliver when wanted. and
'h't domestic buy ers are providing for their
wants in the first half OF 1917 at prices they
w.rc unwilling to considcr two mouths ago "
The iro. rorde R.rie'r says There are
no signs OF abatement IN the intense pressure
for steel products which buyers are putting
upon the mills. The cumulative effect OF the
er'a' demands uron ineot capacity IL bring.
ing about stronger price conditions in certain
lines where the particular orders have not
hc"n 60 heavy. An instance OF this IA in
structural shapes. for which. though affected
by q lighter volume OF building work due TO
high ma'er1al. prices are CROWN. stronger
constantly because the steel that ordinarily
might. w. rolled INTO the produc, is being alb
makers advanced their shape prices this
week"
MAC ANDREWS 4 Strength in
stock, which touched new high OF ISL. IL at.
'rihu'ed to reported success III manufacture
Of fvr:,urs. which have led to rumors of an
extra dividend.
MOJANE TUNGSTEN co Announces clos.
Ing contract for high grade frrro.tunqs,sn
with Midvale Steel Co. and Armstrong Viii,
worth Co.
NEW NIorERo SUGAR co -EMninss for
year ended july 81 about $4,000. equivalent
30 about 81 a share on 500 oo preferred and
N."n,"' common stock. Stocks share equally
after conmon Gets 7T.
OSBORN MILLS-Declared extra dividend
Of u OF leo and quarterly OF iHsr, both pay
able Oct ..
PACToLA DEVELOPMENT co y. A.
Cantor elected q vice president.
PENNsA. CoLLlERiEs. INc.-rii.d notice
at Albany Of increase IN capital stock from
300 to 800. 900.
PITrs6uRG STEEL co Statement for
year ended June % shows sale. ~to,alling s2i,-
ss.os, COMPARED with .tti.s4sssi previous
S1>,lA IN previous year.
SAKS 4 co -Chartered In Dela~ are. TO
conduct department store: capital t5No0 In.
corpors'ors: I Saks. J. I. SAX II II. Mas
SOUTHERN MUNITIONS co -Announc-.
commencement of construction Of hve elcc.
trio steel furnaces NJ Admission. Ala. cost
inc s.or.oo. Current viii he furnished ny
Alabama Power Co Orders in hand. com
nany 10 r"ior' Will keep plant running a
"srscity to March, 1917
STEVENS MIC. CO-At oc. meeting
stockholders (" vote on proposition '" increase
capital stock from 5000 o 10 S.s".cD
TECrMSEH M~lILS-pcclarcd cN,rn divi.
dend OF 7i.c,. and quarterly OF M. both
PAYABLE. Oct. .
rNIrED plVG CO. Rerorted that stock
hu,l"rs had suNscrihcd for almost all ~ new
issue of s.. 500 M" Isl preferred by Sept Is. only
writers.
wABAsso COTTON CO. LTD-stocShold.
"rs 10 meet Sept n 10 consider creating DO.
h"nture- Of 5000" 20 10 used IN consoliGa,
Ing banking arrangements Of company.
WASHINGTON SHELL & ORDNANCE 90
AVA ried contract for hig gun pro'-ctil"s for
Z. :. army, amounting to about sl.sH. 0S0.
WHITAKER GLFsSNER 60 Plans build,
IN. n - oN go hy. product COX. plant NJ
Portsmouth. Ohio. output Of which will ls
- operate furnaces Of Columbus Iron &
Steel Co.
"orTIIINCTON rrMP 4 MACH'Y CORP -
Company and subsidiaries reported 10 have
u'k"l orders aggregatinc SIG. nS9, sol IN II
months and : days ended Sept, :, IN increase
II So. 90. it9 over sam" perisl last year. I'm
hllcd orders on hand sent stated nj co.,
SOS. compared with 81. III, il5 same data last
these hgures.