Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
Financial Briefs

The state Treasury has received S134,-
900 from Register of Wills Sheehan for
state tax on inhcritances.
The amount of internal revenue taxes
collected in the Philadelphia district in
March was S072l9S.
Announcement is made that the Sapulpa
Refining Company will call the remainder
of its preferred stock outstanding, amount
ing to about $4,000. May l, at Sc per
share. The preferred stockholders, how
ever, will be given the opportunity of
converting their stock into common share
for share, between May / and 20.
A meeting of the directors of the Kene-
iCl Zinc Corporation has been called for
April is to take action on the dividend.
Gross earnings for February of the Re
public Railway and Light and subsidiaries
amounted to S3l0,459, an increase of
S77,22l over those of the corresponding
month of last year. Net receipts were
S13o.2l4, an increase Of S49,44s.
The Havana Electric Railway and Light
and Power Company reports gross earn
ings of SiS9543 during February, an in
month of last year, Net earnings amount
to S3ll,770. an increase of S43,3Ol.
Northern Ohio Traction and Light Com
pany has increased its order for 25 cars
10 40 cars of which Ia will he steel inter-
urban cars and 25 steel city cars. Each
car will be fitted with four motors.
Z. j. RosGnbaum, Paul Liftman, p. F.
SalomOn, joan w. Hammond and Samuel
II. Ginsburg have been elected members
of the Consolidated Stock Exchange.
A statement showing the financial con-
ditIon of CASTOR, Williams Wigmore,
Inc, was issued today. 1t shows that ON
February 30 last the net surplus assets,
over and above all current liabilities,
amounted TO Sl6,54l,342.
The sales of the Jewel Tea Company,
Inc, for the four weeks ended March 25
were Ss64,565, against S51,411 in the
same period in 1915, an increase of
S313,l53. For the II weeks ended March
25 the sales totaled S2,499,032, compared
with sl,62O,l69 in 1915, an increase of
Ss7S,s63.
The New York subtreasury gained
S711 900 from banks on Wednesday, MAX
ing cash gain since Friday of s6,l7O,OOO
The Victoria oil has purchased control
for cash, of 1000 acres of proved oil leases
in Brexton County, w. Va Contracts for
immediate drilling have been made,
The Stock List Committee of the Phila-
delphia Stock Exchange rules that deliy-
cries for sales of Harrison Bros. a co.
preferred and common stocks, made on
April 7, except for cash, and thereafter
until announced right TO subscribe shall
be accompanied by a due bill calling for
the warrant, If issued by the company on
April IA, under the proposed stock allot-
ment to be voted upon by the stockholders
of the company on April Il.
Shipments from the Westinghouse Elec-
tFical and Manufacturing Company, Pitts
burgh in March amounted 10 sol cars,
new high record. The largest previous
month was less than roo
The White Motor Company has received
a contract for 81 of the United States Gov
ernment trucks ordered Wednesday for
Mexican service.
The Mexican Petroleum Company today
authorized the statement that IL has just
closed a contract with a large American
steamship company for a total OF more
than 10000 600 barrels Of Oil Deliveries
will run over a fve-year period and under
the contract they are TO be begun not
later than August 1 next, at the rate Of
AZ least lQ0. 600 barrels month, reaching
200 600 barrels a month by January. 1915.
ana continuing at that rate thereafter.