Evening star., 1932-04-19
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, April 19.-The follow
ing is summary of important corpora
ton news prepared by the Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press:
News Trend.
Automobile production declined
sharply in the week ended April 16 not
only in actual volume but also in COM
parison with the usual seasonal trend.
According to Grams Automotive Re-
ports output totaled 35,77S units, which
compares with 42,853 units in the pre-
ceding week and 1881 units in the
corresponding week of last year. The
decrease was largely due to sizable
curtailment in Ford and Chevrolet out
puts.
The Companies.
Aluminium Ltd, production around so
per cent of normal.
Andes Copper Mining 1881 deficit be-
fore depletion S24,505 VS.. net income
$5,076,6s6, equal to $l.42 a common
share.
Atlantic Refining Co. advances tank
wagon and service station gasoline
prices Y cent a gallon in New York,
New England and New Jersey; tank car
prices to be z cents a gallon at all
points.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway March
net operating income up TIA per cent;
common share earnings, quarter ended
March 81, 1882, 81 cents VS. IS cents.
Cincinnati Street Railway March op-
Grating income s141 $50; gross, s196,517.
Claude Neon Electrical Products Cor
poration, Ltd, first quarter dividend
needs covered in period
Consolidated Mining & Smelling Co.
of Canada, Ltd, production, quarter
ended March 81, 3l,870 tons of lead VS.
38,773 tons; zinc, 1872 tons VS.. 27,-
GAG; silver, 1,501 ,483 ounces VS.. $780,
575; gold, 6,743 ounces VS.. 1924.
Continental Motors Corporation May
schedule of new De Vaux calls for ap-
proxlmately l,5Oo cars; plant operating
on 9-hour day, 6-day week.
Aluminium, Ltd, 1881, deficit 1868 .875.
VS.. net income $685. ,567, equal to 81
cents a common share
Bonn Aluminium & Brass deficit,
quarter ended March 81, 1892, S73.2Ol.
VS.. net income S437 ,296, equal to 1924
a common share
Caterpillar Tractor deficit, quarter
ended March 81, 1882, S5IO,I24, VS.. net
income $1,031 ,345. equal to SIS cents a
common share; salaries and wages cut
approximately 10 per cent on March l,
Commonwealth Edison common share
earnings, quarter ended March 81, 1892.
S2.97 VS.. S3.42.
Graham-Paige Motors net income
quarter ended March 81, 1882, sl66. .589,
equal to cents common share VS.
deficit S178,523.
HARRISON Walker Refractories omits
quarterly common dividend; paid I2Ia
cents March l, 1882, Sc preferred share
earnings, quarter ended March 81. 1892
A cents, VS.. S18.07.
Kansas City Public Service 81 nre-
Ierred snare earnings, quarter ended
March 81, 1882. AZ cents, VS.. SI86
Ruud Mfg. 1881 deficit sill 4as VIC
net income s2O4,612, equal to sl,6s a
common share.
Borden Co reduces retail price of
one-half pint bottles of extra heavv
cream cents; light cream reduced ,
cents
Chrysler Corporation quarter
De Soto sales So per cent above same
1881 period ''''''e
General Public Service Corporation
llqu1datlng value March 81. 1892 ri
cents common share VS.. so cents De-
cember 81, 1881.
National Dairy Products - Sheffield
Farms reduces retail price of one-half
pint extra heavy cream 8 cents: light
cream also cut cents,
Standard OIL Co. IN. J.)-Arranee-
ment for purchase OF Pan-Amertcan |
Petroleum & Transport foreign proper |
ties reported near completion: Consider |
alton IN cash and stock will approx |
mate 100000, 900; Pan-American. more |
IMAM 20 per cent owned by Standard |
OlI OF H1olana, to carry on domestic |
business as heretofore.
Darby Petroleum 1881 deficit 1898 1868 |
VS.. net income s362,l9 equal to II |
cents common share.
Gulf States Steel-Two furnaces at
Gadsden plant resume; ingot produc-
tion in district rises to 48 per cent of
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