Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25

REPORTS
TTH:NDS AND PROSPECTS, or
JA:ADTNG ORGANIZATIONS.

fHw YORK, August 25.-The fol-
Ior Ang is q summary Of important cor
PC ration news prepared by the Standard
s II tistics c., Inc, New York, for the
y ISOLATED Press.
News Trend.
Automobile production for the week
ended August % totaled 1888 units.
which compares with 50.751 units In
the preceding week and u ,759 units In
the corresponding week of 1880. ac-
cording to Grams Autcmotive Reports.
A slight decrease In Ford output was
partly Offset by small increase In
Plymouth production, the high-priced
field remained practically the same,
while there were two increases and de-
creases in the medium-priced feld.
The Companies.
Borg Warner Corp. GALES Of Morse
chain division up 10 per cent in second
quarter
Boston Woven Hose Rubber declares
81 quarterly dividend; previously paid
81 so.
National Fireproofing awarded CEN
tracts for 10000 tons Of arch and par
tition tile and girder for new Marshall
Field building; Ottawa plant resumes
operations.
Reading Co. July net operating in
come OF 1858 per cent; seven months,
OF 543 per cent.
WESTINGHOUSE Electric a. Manufac-
turing obtained $650,000 order from
Brooklyn Edison
Wooiworth II. W. Co.-Germaa af-
nliate's 1881 sales to August 10 up IS
per cent.
a---i-.. rr.A~.. $1,000. -. -
Bull Durham tobacco from 8 cents to
cents package.
General Fireproofing operations rang
ing between IS and IS per cent Of
capacity.
General Motors Cadillac via ship
mentS. nine months ended June 30,
4.5T7. accounting for % per cent Of
Cadillac and La Sale production.
Hamilton Bridge Orders on hand
reported sufficient for four months ca
pacity operations.
Kinner Airplane & Motor July engine
deliveries. SO VS.. 81; seven months,
1879 VS.. LA.
Maine Central Railroad July net oper-
ating income $9,045, vs.. $24.62l; seven
months 1882, vs. s6l3,205.
Minneapolis 81 st. Louis Railroad July
! net operating income $121 ,742, VS.. net
operating income $46.841: seven months
net operating income Slo2 ,4o7, VS.. net
operating deficit $50,179.
Otis Elevator. To supply equipment
| for Marshall Field Building in Chicago;
! $1,000, 900 reported involved.
/ Public Service Electric & Gas De-
| clares initial quarterly dividend Of SIPS
on IS preferred stock
/ St Louis-San Francisco Railway tsys-
| tenn July deficit after charges $685.
SOL. VS.. surplus $6l7,s1z; seven months
deficit Sl.120,214. vs. surplus $2,887, 567
Southern Pacific Co July net oper.
months on 37.5 per cent.
Truscon Steel Operations ranging
between IS and rs per cent of capacity
Virginia Carolina Chemical: Expected
TO continue preferred dividend, though
not earned.
American Agricultural Chemical def
icit. year ended June 80. S782. 172.
American Thread flre-day week SEIZED
ule for Pawtueket plant, formerly OF
three day.
British Columbia Power. Ltd. June
gross of IS per cent net Up 1876 pei
cent; IL months gross of i.3 per cent
net up 1853 per cent.
Florida East Coast Railway July net
operating deficit $235 ,05o. VS.. ceflcit
S300.o20; months net operating in
come, 1000, 969, VS.. income Si,244,6i7
FoSbST WUeeleI corporation declares
IS cents quarterly common dividend
formerly paid SO cents.
Gabriel Co.--Control acquired bJ
group OF New York, Baltimore and
Montreal business men,.
Shell Union Subsidiary. Shel
Petroleum. increases gasoline price ;
cents gallon in Chicago, st. Louis ant
other cssies in vicinity
Western Maryland Railway July sur,
plus after charges OF 20 per cent;
: months OF 48.i per cent.
Atlantic Coast Line Co. declared ST.
quarterly dividend; formerly paid $3.50
Lion OIL Refining deficit. months Il
June so. S324.04s
United States Steel-Biast furnace q
3 Joliet works resumes operation.
| Erie Railroad July net operating IN
come of 5i.2 per cent; months Of
i7.S per cent.
Il New York, Ontario q western Rsil
: way July net operating income S34l. 70
VS.. &2S2,eS6; 7 months, 81 0ei, Isl, vs.
s370,755.