Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-15
Corporation News

NEW YORK. February 15.-The fol-
lowing is today's summary of important
corporation news prepared by Stand
ard Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for
the Associated Press.
News Trend.
Wholesale commodity price index fell
off slightly in the week ended February
10, decline amounting to a little over
one-tenth of / per cent. Compared
with the same period a year ago, index
shows a drop of SIS per cent. OF the
eight groups comprising the index,
farm products and fuel we're the only
the previous week. A sharp decline
of 4 cents a gallon for lubricating oil
was the most important index change
in the groups.
Corporation news of the day was
mixed. United States Envelope de-
clared an extra dividend of 81. Ben
jamin Winter omitted preferred divi-
dend of SIPS due at this time. Out
standingly favorable earnings state
ments for the year 1929, as compared
with 1928, were made by Atlantic Coast
Line, Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh,
Underwood-Elliott Fisher Co. and
United States Envelope Co.
The Companies.
Airway Electric Appliance earned
1885 on common stock in year 1929,
against 1929 in 1923.
Art Metal Works earned $4.45 on
common m or , stock in year 1929, against
Atlantic Coast Line earned $l4.47 on
common stock in year 1929, against
$l025 in 1928.
Baldwin Locomotive Works current
untitled orders about $24,0000 900.
Benjamin Winter. Inc, passes quar-
terly preferred dividend Of $1.25 due
at this time.
Borg Warner subsidiary acquires Chi
cago Rolling Mills, Inc.
J. r. Brill Co. shows deficit of
$176,051 for year 1929 against surplus
OF $116,808 in year 1928.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh
Railroad earned $6.11 on common stock
in year 1929, against $4.75 in 1920
Central of Georgia Railroad earned
1919 on common stock in year 1929,
against $8.56 in 1928.
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
earned 1888 on common stock in year
! 1929, against $6.62 in 1923.
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Railroad earned $l0.55 on common
stock in year 1929, against Silt in
1928.
Columbia Gas e. Electric earned 1912
on common in year 1929, against $2.79
in 1928.
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis g.
Omaha Railroad earned $2.46 on pre-
terred stock in year 1929, against
deficit of $594,595 in 1928.
Consolidated Retail Stores January
sales up l5.5 per cent from a year ago.
Eureka Vacuum Cleaner earned $500
on common stock in year 1929, against
$315 IN 1923.
Fox Film Corporation reorg, nization
plan to be submitted to stockholders.
Cleaner Combine Harvester earned
$2.97 on common stock in year 1929.
Gult' Mobile & Northern Railroad
earned $3.51 on common stock in year
1929 against STAT in 1928.
Haywood Wakefield Co. shows deficit
OF $251 ,247 for year 1929 against deficit
of $355,983 in 1928.
, kroger Grocery & Baking January
| sales up 2.3 per cent over year ago.
Lily Tulip Cup earned 1891 on COM
mon stock in year 1929.
| Luxford Taxicab Corporation to oper-
ate new Ford cars at 15-cents-a-mile
rate in New York City.
Massey Harris Co. earned S2.68 on
common stock in year 1929 against 1918
, in 1928.
| Munson Steamship Lines acquires
control OF Gulf Mail Steamship Co. of
New Orleans.
Norfolk & Southern Railroad earned
$2.l7 on common shares in year 1929
against 1919 in 1928.
Northern Pacific Railroad earned 1919
on common stock In year 1929 against
| $8.52 in 1928.
Rand Mines declared dividend of 81 So
on American shares.
Southern Natural Gas receives con-
tract to furnish Tennessee Coal. Iron &
Railroad with natural gas Deliveries
estimated at 4,500,000000 cubic feet
| annually.
Superior Steel earned So cents on
common stock in year 1929 against 20
cents in 1923.
Tampa Electric earned $265 on COM
mon stock in year 1929 against So. 68 in
| 1923.
Underwood Elliott Fisher earned
$lO.O8 on common stock in year 1929
against $3.50 in 1928.