Evening star., 1932-05-11
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS, OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE following
is a summary Of important corporation
news prepared by the Standard Stats
tics Co, Inc, New York, for the Asso-
ciated Press.
News Trend.
Revenue freight car loadings con-
tinued to decrease, dropping to 554.0l2
cars in the week ended April 80 from
562, $50 cars in the preceding week, ac-
cording to the American Railway Asso-
citation This compares with 774,472
cars IN the corresponding period of last
year. Decreases were reported in all
commodities with the exception of forest
products and grain and grain products.
Daily crude oil production in the week
ended May Z averaged 2,251 900 barrels,
as compared with 2177,500 barrels in
the previous week, a gain Of "a 400 bar
rels, according to the American Petro-
leum Institute Gasoline stocks at re-
fneries declined 782,00G barrels during
The Companies.
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. ton
mage handled in April 326,240 VS.. $780,
570 average yield per ton, 80.61 cents,
vs.. 929l cents.
Dominion Steel & Coal Corpora
tion-Expects to receive an order for
10000 net tons of coal from Montreal
Coke & Manufacturing
Federal Water Service Corporation
Operating revenue, u months to Feb
ruary %, off 19 per cent; net after
taxes, depreciation, etc, off 0.6 per
cent.
Grand Union Co.-Sales. four weeks
to April 80, off 13 per cent.
Humble Oil & Refrigerating Co.
Advances prices of bunker fuel oil and
Diesel oil ) and Is cents a barrel, re-
Spectively, at Gulf ports.
United Fruit Co.-Declared so cents
common dividend; paid rs cents April
l, 1882.
Western Air Express Corporation
April traffic of subsidiary, Transconti-
mental G. Western Air, was IA per cent
above year ago.
Arkansas Natural Gas 1891 common
share earnings. 5 cents, vs. 9 cents.
Mortecatini 1881 common share earn
ings, Ct cents, vs.. 86 cents.
Thompson John RI Co. common
share earnings, quarter ended March 81
1882, 65 cents, vs. 73 cents.
Coca Cola Co.-Charged with libel
in suit filed by Loft. Inc
Dominion Stores. Ltd.-Sales 5 weeks
to April 80 off 12.1 per cent, 18 weeks
off II per cent.
Electric Household Utilities-Deficit.
year ended December 81, 1881, $424 800
VS.. net income Sl,234l91, equal to SO
a common share
International Cement Corporation
Deficit quarter ended March 81 1882
s409,7l3 VS.. net income S410,909, equal
to 65 cents common share
Morris (Phllip) & Co., Ltd.-Com-
mon share earnings year ended March
81. 1882, $120 VS.. sl00.
Texas Subsidiary ad-
vances bunker oil prices at Philadel-
phia and gulf ports. cents a barrel,
Diesel oil increased is cents barrel.
Atlas Tack Corporation-Deflcit.
quarter ended March 81, 1882, S22,261
VS.. deficit $26329
Briggs Mfg.-Deficit. quarter ended
March 81, 1882. S959,993 VS.. net in
come $43,731, equal to 2 cents COM
mon share.
Derby Oil & Refining CORPORATION
Deficit of subsidiary, Derby Oil Co,
quarter ended March 81, 1882, S27,628
VS.. net income 81 300.
Hayes Body Corporation-Deficit.
quarter ended March 81, 1882. Sl00,597
VS.. deficit S93,335
Spicer Manufacturing quar-
ter ended March 81, 1882, $171 $50 VS..
deficit S31o.3 .353.
Durham Hosiery Mills gets large Army
order for cotton socks at SIG cents a
pair net
New York Air Brake-Deficit quarter
ended March 81, 1882, $6S,57O VS.. deficit
$49,5
Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt-Defcit
quarter ended March 81. 1882, $250,l4
VS.. net income $3,l92.
United Cigar St-res of America-193l
net income, including reserve of $585, 1886
written back, S288. .260 VS.. $l,555, $50.
De Forest Radio Co.-TranSmitting
tube prices cut as much as so per cent.
Chesapeake Corporation - Common
share earnings quarter ended March 81,
1882, excluding $294051 loss on sale OF
securities, IS cents VS. SO cents, e&clud-
ing $l,336 profit on sale of securities.