Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-19
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, August 1s.-The follow
ing is a summary of important corpora
ton news prepared by the Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, for the Associated
Press:
News Trend.
Financial interest at the present time
is largely conferred on commodity price
movements Yesterdays markets were
marked by substantial liquidation, with
all grain prices reacting on an average
OF about cents a bushel. Cotton
futures broke SO q bale to the lowest
price since June, 1921. Latest Govern
ment estimate of domestic wheat carry
over is 275,000,000 bushels, an increase
of 100000 over year ago. To re-
duce this surplus at end of the season
to a normal of about 125, 900, 900
bushels, Department of Agriculture
states it will be necessary to export and
feed about 366,000,000 bushels. Cotton
statistics are almost equally unfavor-
able The Government August forecast
of the current crop was IA 1852 900 bales,
which, with the domestic carry-over, in
dicates supply of about 100000
bales in this country. Total consump-.
ton in year ended July 81 was 6.113,932
the corresponding previous year con-
sumption and exports totaled 15,134, 653
bales.
Preliminary crude oil statistics indi-
cate production was reduced rs, 254 bar
rels in the past week. Current output
is the lowest in several years.
The Companies.
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad has laid
of $500 men at Mount Claire Shops.
Coty, Inc, first half earnings IS cents
common share, against $1.31 year ago.
Drug, Inc, stockholders currently ex-
coed $4,000.
East Butte Copper Mining to shut
down mine at once, probably perma-
nently.
currently operating at 80 per cent OF ca
pacity, with output around 100000 pairs
Of shoes daily.
Fox Film earned $2.S4 on combined
A and B shares in first half, against
General Asphalt first half earnings
so cents common share, against $l.4l
year ago.
York city block bounded by Broadway,
Columbus avenue: Sixty-seventn anu
Sixty-eight street for $S,275,O00.
Lion Oil Refining contracts for sale
entire natural gas output Of No. NC
Fadden well, Victoria County, Tex, 10
PARAMOUNT Publix foreign language
productions reported successful.
Rollins Hosiery Mills earned 10 cents
common share In "a weeks to June 81
against 1886 year ago.. :,
Thermoid Co. first half earnings ~
cents common share, against SLOT year
United Aircraft g. Transport sub
sidiary, Pratt whitney, shipped $40 mo-
TORS in first seven months, against l,SS2
wear ago: company's present unniieo
ORDERS estimated $14,000,00o.
T,hrvsler Corporation introduces new
plymouth roadster, listing at $3.50.
S;onxolidated Mining & Smelling OF
Canada, Ltd, first half earnings $2.oI
Common share, against $8.94 year ago:
Cooper Bessener Corporation earned
S1.4l common share IN seven montnS
to July 81,
rently 81 ,083 ,04S.
Douglas Aircraft 1880 sales estimated
Drug, inc, earned 1901 on 3,501, 4ss
shares in first half, against $50 on
2,394,011 shares year ago.
Dubilier Condenser earned l cent
common share IN first half, against
IS cents year ago.
General American Tank Car frst
half earnings, $4.58 common share,
against $4.o7 year ago.
Intercontinental Rubber had deficit
$9I,273 in first half, against deficit
$57,T20 year ago
Kansas City Southern Including
Texarkana g. Fort Smith, July net
operating income up 2.6 per cent: z
months, Is per cent below year ago.
Mahonine Coal Railroad Co. first
half earnings $24.65 common share,
against $26.21 year ago.
Poor & Co. first half earnings $2.03
class B, against 1885 year ago.
Van de Ramps Holland Dutch
Bakeries earned $1.36 common share
in 20 weeks to July 81, against $1.55
year ago.
-Quinlan Co. had deficit
S167, 1851 In FIRST half against profit
$1,072, s72, equal $1.70 common share,
year ago.