Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-06
NEWS FOR INVESTORS

For the eight months period from
January to August 81 this year the
Buldwin Locomotive Works has booked
$50. $50 ,G11 in business, being Suhstan-
tiaIIy double the SO, ,654 800 which was
booked during the corresponding period
Al 1921.
-Atchison's 3 loadlngs last week were
81 1866 cars, new high record. against
-. >:}7 the previous week and 3O,4ll n
wear ago. This years total to date Is
o7S .G2G. against S13, ,124 year ago.
The Todd SMpyarls COMPANY, for
the year ended March 81, reports net
earnings Of 81 ,.i46, $40, against ST.
:,IY, ,444 in III" previous fiscal year. Net
income available for dividends totalcd
S47g.5592, against S2,I9l ,1at the year
before. After payment or o!ylncnus
there was Il deficit OF ; ., ,o''.'
against a surplus of Sl,2Jl,O ,O"- after
dividends in 1921. l,-,
IF Is rc,ortcd that the Kansas city
Light and Power Company has sold an
issue of IT, = per cent bonds 10 New
YorI, banking group. The proceeds vii!
no u,rI to retire an issue OF bonds or
tho ,nmn company, which will be called
for Payment a..
-Ti, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, in Its
10nl rnnur. sent to stockholders NeSter-
dnv, shows balance OF sol N'1 after
= nil charge, compared with d"hcit or
Sl.19T, III for 1920.
The average price of the twenty acti'e
indu>rrials advanced O.3S per cent yes
terday, making new high for the year
Mt 1Ol 81. while the twenty rails ad-
yanccd q. .OG per cent to " ~;
A syndicate composed of Watkins a.
CO iIorublowcr Il Weeks, r. w,
prc,ynrich l. Co., B. J. Van Ingcn Il
Co.. i. W. Chapman x Co. and George
II Burr x Co. Is Offering an issue ol
, 81 600 600 State of Missouri AZ pei
cent road bonds, due 81 1000 Sep
: tomhcr |, 1926. and $4,000, 600 Scptcm'
bnr 1927. The bonds are offered a
priccs TO Weld i 10 per cont.
Richmond & Co. and Jnnney- & Co
/ announced yesterday thAt the S4,OOO,
: 600 u. G.. Derry Corporation first mort
gngc ! per cent sinking fund gold bonds
offered by them at par had been largel!
cvcrsubscribed and the books closed.
. Directors Of the Mexican Petroleum
Il Company Yesterday declared the reGula
. uIortorlv dividend Of So Il share on tn
: common stock, payable October 10 Z
= stockholders of record September II
. Rumurs had been aflOat IN the tinnncia
y Mstrirt for n week or more TO the cifec
j tLat nm extra dividend could be eXpecte
IN view of the current record breakin
earnings.
, -NStntcment for three months ende
: July 81 of the Fisher Body Corpora
n ton and subsidiaries, exclusive OF n
Ohio Company, shows surplus oi 81
& 7%3 433 after charges and Federal Ia
Vi canal, after allowing for preferred div
idrnds to SO. 80 share on outstandln
" ZOO 600 shares no par common, aSaln'
T. .ulrlus of 81 ,2l2 23G, or s.. 2.3O sllar
:; for the same period of l02l.
i. --J,nton Tank Car Company reports fo
tbe six months ended June 30 surplr
Is ST .233 ,43l after depreciation and Fec
" Cral taxes. M
Is For six months ended June 30 A.
soCiatcd Oil Company reports surpll
of 81, ,7O4 ,440, after interest, FEEDER
"a taxes and reserves for depreciation, dt
5. pletion. etc, equivalent 70 -, 50
y Share. earned on the $50, ,777,756 cay
= ital stock, compared with S3.Ol0,lJ
). or 81, 80 a share, In the corresponds
!. period of 1921.
~ Stockholders of the Banco di Ron
d approyed an increase in capital sto
from $50 900 900 to 300 900 900 lire.
* The Canadian Locomotive Compal
at for the year ended June 30 shows OF
=, Grating loss of Sl0l ,351 after take
~ against profits of SS2I ,O91 the pr
"' ccding year. After providing for int
~ est, dividends. ETC., there was a dcii'
of Ht4G, 900, against surplus
$34O, ,291 the previous year.