Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-19
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK, August l9.--The follow
ing is a summary Of important corpora
ton news prepared By the Standard
Statistics Co. Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press.
News Trend
Revenue freight cars loadings for the
week ended August 8 declined to
734. 7S0 cars from 757. 293 cars in the
previous week and 964,157 cars in the
like week of last year. according to the
American Railway Association. This is
discoursging as the decline was Of
greater proportions than is customary
at this season CT the year. Decreases
were reported in all commodities with
the exception Of forest products and
merchandise in less than car lots.
The shutdown III Oklahoma was
responsible for a decline of 81 $50
barrels in the daily average crude oil
production which the American Petro-
leum Institute reports totaled 2,49S, 500
barrels for the week ended August Is.
East Texas output was 80 $50 barrels
greater than in the preceding week as
the shutdown of wells in that district
by Gov Sterling was not effected until
the beginning Of this week. Gasoline
stocks at refineries as OF August Is
totaled 34,534 600 barrels a decline Of
l,347000 barrels from the previous
week.
The Companies.
Chesapeake &c Ohio Railroad-July
net operating income up 1914 per cent,
seven months. of a.s psr cent
Hayes Body deficit, six months TO
June 80, s163,4 vs.. deficit 1885, 1858.
Warren IS Dak.), Co, common share
earnings, six months to June 80. So
cents VS.. 1898.
American Can-Savannah plant en-
larges output as result of contract with
General Foods Corp, TO supply Max
well House Coffee with over 900 600
cans monthly
American Colortype omits common
dividend, previously paid 20 cents quar-
terly
Aviation Corp. tDal), June poundage
carried excluded Albany Nashville.
Omaha-Atlanta and Kansas City-Den-
yer routes up SIS per cent from May,
1881.
Canada Bread Co. Ltd, 81 class B
preference share earnings, year ended
June so, SAT- VS.. S139S
Cincinnati St. Rwy. July gross income,
S185,847.
Derby Oil & Refining deficit, months
to June 5, S75,953 VS. net income of
S322,2lo, equal to SLOT a common
share.
Ford Motor Co, Ltd-Wages reduced
about 1912 per cent in Irish tractor
plant
Hoe CR) & Co. deficit, 6 months TO
June 80 S33 ,035 VS.. net income Si96 981
equal TO S205 class a share.
Insurance shares certificates liquid
ating value June 8, 1881, $3.50 a COM
mon shares VS., $3.50 December 81, 1880
InteTcontinental Rubber deficit.
months 10 June 30, s154,7l4 VS.. deficit
S9I,273
Louisiana OIL Refining deficit, 6
months TO June 80, Sl,053, 997 VS.. net
income before Federal taxes, s47.8l0,
equal to sl2o a preferred share.
New York Ontario & Western
Raiiway-July net about S23o,ooo, VS..
sis5. 900.
Ohio Oil marks up crude IS cents per
barrel on all grades
Park & Tilford deficit. six months TO
June so, $751;. 1853, VS. net income, $751;
37l. equal to n cents common share,
Simmons Bosrdman Publishing
Passes preferred dividend, previously
paid rs cents quarterly
Southwestern Bell Telephone 81 pre-
ferred share earnings, six months 10
June 80. $3.50. VS.. s4l.32
Cnett, Peabody 81 Co.-Leominster
plant reported operating on 1ut-tinle
schedule. first time in Is months.
Sheaffer CW. A. Pen--Declares so
cents extra, and regular seni-annual 81
common dividends
Warner-Q uinlan marks up bulk price
of gasoline q cent in New York area
rsfinery.
Kansas City Southern Railway (in-
Guiding Texarkana e. Fort Smith Rail-
way July net operating income of
Sal per cent, seven months of 26B
per cent.
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