Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, October 19-The fol-
lowing is a summary of important cor
poration news prepared by the Stand
ard Statistics Co, Inc, New York, for
the Associated Press.
Weekly News Review.
The slight decline in stock prices last
week after the sharp advance was quite
in accordance with precedent. In the
last few days of the week better stock
market sentiment, caused by business
gain, bank pool formation and the pros
poets of aid to the railroads. was re-
fiected in rising market Our price
index for 90 stocks declined ID points
to 1928 for the week ended october It,
with a decline of 4.3 points occurring
on october ID.
The movement of the bond market
was very similar to the stock market.
Following the reaction of the beginning
of the week prices firmed moderately
as trading progressed. The pronounced
weakness in United States Obligations
was most outstanding and appeared to
unsettle gilt-edge corporate issues gen.
orally.
The Companies.
Household Finance 1881 net esti-
mated at S4,250,000 against S4,066,l56
in previous year.
International Petroleum August pro-
duction. 2,lOl .931 barrels against 2.534,-
600; eight months, 17,526,527 against
20.259, 900.
Lily Tulip Cup-Factory operations
moved forward two months in advance
of current schedules to assist unen-
ployment situation.
Mackay Companies August operating
revenue from land lire operations of
Postal Telegraph Gable only S2,0l2,0l7
against S2.133809: net deficit after
charges. S753,071 against deficit $685.
377: eight months revenue, S1L559, 036
against Sl8,699, 1902 net deficit, $685.
024 against deficit $l,429.144.
National Department Stores takes no
action on quarterly preferred dividend;
paid 81 August /.
Republic Steel - Operations in
Youngstown district to average about
80 per cent of capacity against IS per
cent last week.
Blumenthal Sidney & Co-Dollar
sales off 16 per cent in first nine
months; yardage volume up IA per
cent; plants operating at so per cent of
capacity.
Kroger Grocery e. Baking-Sales four
weeks ended October 10 off 1875 per
cent; 40 weeks off SIS per cent; average
number of store in operation in four
weeks to october 10 off ST per cent.
Pullman, Inc, subsidiary. Pullman Car
& Manufacturing, gets order for $50
cars from Chicago g. Illinois Midland
Railway.
Borg Warner Corporation-Septe
sales of Detroit Gear & Machine, sub
sidiary slightly abcve year ago.
Central States Utilities-Net income,
before depreciation and Federal taxes,
IL months to June 80, $32,714 VS.. $224,-
781.
Endicott johnson Corporation
duction continues at rate OF $4,000
pairs of shoes daily, with plants on
flve-day week.
indianapolis Power 81 Light-Net in
come, before depreciation and Federal
taxes, IL months to June 80, $3,426,972
VS.. S3,557,920
Interstate Power-Net income, before
depreciation and Federal taxes, II
months to June 80, $l,377,558 VS..
ST, 386,857.
Union Electric Light & Power mis-
sourD-Gross earnings, including sub
salaries, IL months to August 81, off
l9 per cent; net income up 3.9 per
cent.
youngstown Sheet & Tube-Opera-
lions resumed at Campbell plant; oper-
ating average in youngstown district
under 20 per cent OF capacity.
Atlas Powder common share earn
ings nine months to September 80,
70 cents, VS.. $2.56.
Cream of Wheat Corporation COM
mon share earnings nine months to
September 80, $1.89, VS.. $2.14.
Beech-Nut Packing common share
earnings nine months to September so,
$3.50, VS.. $4.66.
Dome Mines, Ltd, net income before
depreciation and depletion, nine
months to September 80, $l,306,589,
VS.. deficit, $3,515.
Jewel Tea sales four weeks ended
October 81, off 1874 per cent; 40 weeks
off 11.8 per cent.
Peoples Gas Light & Coke common
share earnings IL months to Septen-
Der 80, $10.48, VS.. $11.29.
Telautograph Corporation common
share earnings nine months to Septem-
Der 80. $1.21, VS.. $1.14.