Evening star., 1932-09-20
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, September 20.-The fol-
lowing is today's summary of important
corporation news prepared by Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press:
Aircraft.
United Aircraft & Transport Corpora
tion obtained 81 500, 900 contracts frcm
Brazilian and Persian governments.
Automobiles and Trucks.
Willys Overland Co. making new half
ton six-cylinder truck for International
Harvester Co. to be marketed by latter
company under its name.
Building. Real Estate and Related Lines.
Arundel Corporation-C-m -mmon share
earnings eight months ended August 81,
s2.23 VS.. $500.
Food Products.
California Packing Corporation-New
pineapple pack of company limited to
1.865.771 cases for 1928 season un-
der new cooperative agreement. In
1882 season output totaled 2,521,095
cases.
Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Ltd.-New
pineapple pack of company is limited
10 995, ,734 cases fer 1928 season un-
der new cooperative agreement. In
1922 season output totaled 1852, ITO
cases.
Libby, Mcneil & Libby-New pine
apple pack of company Is limited to
1885. .052 cases for 1928 season under
new cooperative agreement. In 1882
season output totaled 2,913,205 cases.
National Baking Co.-Deficit year
ended June 80, $70,185 VS.. net income
$751; ,874.
Caterpillar Tractor Co. deficit,
months ended August 81. s624,214.
Miscellaneous.
Du Pont (E. - de Nemours q Co.
August business volume showed a de-
cline of 80 per cent from 1881 month
compared with a decrease of about 40
per cent in each of preceding four
months; relative improvement has con-
t1nued into current month.
Oil.
Devonian Oh Co. declared q quarterly
on July 20. a quarterly distribution OF
10 cents was made on common shares.
Humble Oil & Refining Co. gets tenn
porary injunction restraining State
authorities from forcing company and
Humble Pipe Line Co. to take as much
crude as formerly from certain Texas
fields.
Indiana Pipe Line Co. declared an
extra dividend of S cents and a divi-
dend OF 10 cents on capital stock.
Railroad and Railroad Equipment.
Atchison, Topeka g. Santa Fe d.
rectors declared 4 per cent annual in
terest on unstamped and per cent
semi-annual interest on stamped 4 per
cent 100-year adjustment mortgage
bonds.
International Great Northern Rail-
road-July net loss totaled $15O9O3
VS.. net income $234,229; z months net
loss $1,079,304 vs.. net income $724,98l.
Pennsylvania Railroad-Reconstruc
ton Finance Corporation authorized a
loan Of $2,000,000 to company to be
spent in construction of 1895 freight
cars.
st. Louis-san Francisco Second
receivership suit filed against company
by stockholders; alleges mismanage-
ment and conspiracy
Wabash Ry. July net loss was $716,-
426 VS.. net loss, s445,541; seven months
net loss was $4,736,74s vs.. net loss,
s2,234,705
Retail Trade.
Arnold Constable Corp. deficit 6
months ended July 81, $157,727, vs.. net
income, $129,3 1854.
Steel and Iron.
National Steel Corp. operations in
creased to 80 per cent of capacity from
IS per cent last week.
Advertising, Printing and Publishing.
General Outdoor Advertising deficit
6 months ended June 80, $1,293, 1896, VS..
deficit $887,8l1.
British Columbia Power Corp, Ltd,
class A share earnings, year ended June
80, 50 VS.. $2.22.
Brooklyn Transit Corp
Transit earnings running at rate Of
per cent below 1881; trolley earnings
down about 10 per cent.
Cities Service Co. obtains order tenn
porarily restraining Kansas Public Serv-
ice Commission from enforcing order
directing ahdliates to reduce their nA-
tural gas rates By. about IS Per cent.