Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-04
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, December 3.-The
poration news prepared by Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press:
Automobiles and Trucks.
Auburn Automobile Co.-Declared
regular quarterly stock dividend Of Q
per cent and cash dividend Of 81 on
common stock.
General Motors Corporation-New
Bucks placed on display; prices range
from s995 to s2,o55, compared with
previous range Of $685. to $2,o55.
White Motor Co.-November sales
totaled 15s. with value estimated at
Sass. 900.
Food Products.
National Dairy Products Corpora
tion-Subsidiary Sheffield Farms Co.,
Inc, reduced retail delivery price of
grade 'B" milk cent a quart in
Greater New York area.
United Fruit Co-Freight tonnage In
Anal half Of 1892 is expected to equal
unit volume OF banana business for 1882
would be about 20 per cent below that
of 1891.
Investment Trusts.
Continental Shares, Inc.-Circuit
Court, Baltimore, dismissed receivership
proceedings fled against company by a
stockholder.
Fourth National Investors Corpora
tion-Declared a dividend of IS cents
on common stock; on July /, dividend
of so cents was paid on common.
Second National Investors Corpora
tion-Declared a dividend of $l.15 on
SIS preferred stock on account OF &C
examinations; on July !, dividend
of $125 was paid on account OF arrears.
Third National Investors Corpora
tion-Declared a dividend of IS cents
on common stock; on July !. divi-
dend of 80 cents was paid.
Machinery.
Food Machinery Corporation-Com-
mon share earnings year ended Sep
TENDER 30, cent against S2o9.
Foote Burt Co.-Declared q dividend
OF rs cents on capital stock; last previ-
Gus payment was S2h cents. made
March Is. 1881.
Metals Non Ferr0us).
Wright Hargreaves Mines, Ltd
Declared an extra dividend of 5 cents
and q quarterly dividend of IA cents;
on October an extra dividend Of 2l2
cents was paid.
Miscellaneous.
Glidden Co.-Earnings for fiscal year
ended october 81 expected to show a
considerable betterment over preceding
year, when net equaled $2.49 per share
OF Z per cent preference stock.
Railroad and Railroad Equipment.
Revenue freight car loadings in week
ended November Is, which included
Thanksgiving holiday, totaled 493 1892
cars, q decrease Of 81 1853 from preced-
ing week and 64,916 under like 1881
week, according to American Railway
Association; percentage decline from
1881 period was 11.6 per cent, the
smallest Of any week this year, and
compared with decrease Of 1l.8 per cent
In preceding seven days.
Retail Trade.
Loblaw Groceterias Co., Ltd.-sales
and profit volume holding to 1891
levels.
United Cigar Stores Co. Of America
Since its appointment. trustee has re-
jected TOO leases held by company; in
the cases Of about 500 leases II is said
more favorable arrangements have been
negotiated by trustee.
Utilities.
FL Paso Electric Co. Del) combined
preferred share earnings, IL months
ended October 81, $17.6l VS.. $31.83
Gulf States Utilities Co. combined
preferred share earnings, II months
ended October 81, 1884 VS.. SIS.
Middlewest Utilities Co.-Receiver
appointed for Inland Light & Power
Corporation, which Is controlled by
Commonwealth Light 81 Power Co., q
subsidiary Of this concern.
Puget Sound Power 81 Light Co.
preferred share earnings, IL months
ended October 81, $3.50 VS.. $8.72.$
Utilities Power q Light Co. earnings,
IL months ended October 81, equaled
1892 per share Of combined A and B
common stock vs.. 1882.
Virginia Electric & Power Go. pre-
ferred share earnings, IL months ended
October 81, $18.58 VS.. S20.56.