Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
Wall Street Briefs

GENERAL REFRACTORIES.-
Earnings Of General Refractories Co
for 1927 will approximate SI.4e5.l40.
equal 10 IS b a share. Burrows Slo3 n
president. has reported TO the di-ec
tors. This Will compare with Sl.34l
1ss, or $s.56 share. for 1926. Fourth
quarter earnings were equal 10 ST .03
a share. against SIZE. Mr.. sloan
pointed out that with new lines OF
business in full operation starting
with 1928. the company should be able
TO maintain q high rate OF profita BILE
production through the year.
SENECA COPPER Co.-seneca
Copper Co. has decided to reopen its
mines and those of its subsidiaries
owing to the favorable turn in the
copper industry and the rising trend
Of copper metal prices During the
recent shutdown. IL is understood the
company made profitable sales OF par,
OF it's timber holdings
WILSON & Co.-Directors Of vii
non * Co.. Chicago packers. transactei
only routine business at their meeting
yesterday.
WESTERN MARYLASD.-Nove
her surplus Of the Western Mary!a nd
declined 10 $30s.47s after charges
from S42z.i72 a year ago. but for II
months this year was ahead of the
corresponding 1925 period. s2.ss0.s95
against 81 $751; 0s.
AUSTIN NICHOLS 4 Co.-Cannine
operations Of Austin Nichols d. Co
the past season were unka tisfactory
saws Thomas f. Mccarthy. executive
vice president Wilson Fisheries Co
the salmon unit. packed only t. .01a
cases and the total salmon pack in
southeastern Alaska WAS only 49,. 00G
cases, against 3.043 900 IN 1926. The
grocery end Of the business was show
ing Satisfactory progress.
CUBAN DOMINICAN SUGAR.
Net profit OF tI37.7sz for the year
ended September 30 is reported by
TIE Cuba n Dominican Sugar Corpora
ton, m contrast 10 net ioEs of 50 $50
S2a In the preceding year. Sugar
esta ties Of Orlente. Inc. had net ioss
of sl7.s45 for the same period. against
net Joss Of tg7i.os7 the year before
REDiscOuNT RATE. The Fed
srsI Reserve Bank VI New York made
no change yesterday in liz 2Iz per
cent redtscount rate. which has beer
Ia effect since August 5. 1921
COLD ExPCRTG.-<;old exports
through the port Of New York last
week t0tsJed tzi .95i 900. Including
~ 600 900 To Belgium. $z.27s 800 u
Tnols; 81. 537 900 ~ Engis nj - $50 0Ga
a. Argentina, and $4,000 TO the
stfsits Settlements Imports were
$4,000.
wAgAeH RAILWAY. - November
surplus ~ the Wabash Railway fell
90 sss4,s3z after charges. from 81
aza 10I IN November last year. sDd
Tor u months ~ 1927 80 ~ ze3 94s
from ss.sZs, Zss 30 III" same Dfriod d
1926.
ufNkEAPOLIF ET. PAIL 4
sAIiITE STE MARIE N"semi,e'
..,,rlss If the Munea pDijs. - Pau
q a.tIi.e Ste. Marie system. Including
'he Wisconsin Central. declined u
.1y2 AIS after Interest ffDn sss5.7ls
= Sear ago. surplus for J. months
,,,ls wear wss 81 SIS $50 against sI.i
.sg ia the 1925 corresponding period
sr,,s wisconsin Central hod deticii
~ sze3 .72g for November BEsiGsi
.,,yo,us Of s7j. i37 in hogembef 1926
e,iggER ExritANGE sEA1
s.,III- Value Df membership DH ih'
pnI,l,er Exchange ~ New york ha'
t1Xauc@d 81 go In tTsDsaHtIpns fbt'
,nontlg. the figure going I" - 900 yen
se,dsy IN the hhie u b. seat 10 Jobf
! Handy by ChaTies J. Waiter
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLh ~
~ Net ssiss ~ the Archer Danisli
Midland 20. foT ths bsnai year 81 Is2i
psrs a4t 32l .54z, Bs sgsiHst t31,3i3.o!'
h. ths preceding year. Bet earning
H. tbs current fscal year were 81 II
.s avaluss $50 q shsre u year ego
q. aeTs on bBnd Dsrrfnber "rt'
aali1ls those ~ "a yeaf ego