Evening star., 1932-05-03
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 3-The following
is summary of important corporation
| news prepared by the Standard Sta
tistics Co., Inc. New York. for the
Associated Press.
News Trend.
Although the usual seasonal move
/ ment is downward, automobile produc-
tion in the week ended April 80 showed
a slight increase. According to Grams
automotive reports, output totaled
| 37.459 cars and trucks, which compares
| with 1928 units in the previous week
and 76,160 units in the corresponding
week of last year.
The Companies.
American Utilities & General Cor
| poration sale of assets ratified by
| stockholders; minority threatens court
action.
Blaw-Knox Co. defers action on
quarterly common dividend; paid 1912
| cents March 2, 1882.
Buffalo, Niagara & Eastern Power
Corporation S160 preferred share earn
| ings IL months ended March 81, 1882,
| $4.67 VS.. S5.07.
Castle "a. M Co. deficit, quarter
ended March 81, 1882, ,642 VS.. net
income $26,575, equal to % cents a
common share.
Hupp Motor Car April shipments,
,293 cars, VS.. 2,622 in March and
| 3,131 in April, 1881.
International Text Book Co. 1881
deficit, before adjusting active scholar
ship balances, 1888. TIA, VS.. net income
S138, ,849, equal to 73 cents common
share.
owens Illinois Glass Co. Kanawha
City plant shut down for indefinite
period.
Peoples Light & Power Corporation
H. M. Morris and H. S. Schutt ap-
pointed receivers for Western States
Utilities Co by Federal Court in Will
mington, alleging insolvency.
REQ Motor Car Co. April shipments
1904 cars and trucks, % per cent
increase over April, 1881.
Safeway Stores Consolidated sales,
4 weeks ended April %, $18,411 ,698;
16 weeks, $73,677,599.
Solvay American Investment Corpo-
ration net income, before Federal taxes,
year ended March 81, 1882, $2,113,334,
VS.. $3,113,726.
Southern Pacific Co. saving from
wage cut estimated at $9000,000.
Teck- Hughes Gold Mines. Ltd, COM
mon share earnings months ended
February 29, 1882, 35 cents, VS.. 80
cents in months ended February
%, 1881.
United States & Foreign Securities
Corporation takes no action on first
preferred dividend; paid $l.50 Febru-
ary l, 1882.
Blaw-Knox Co.-SmaI loss suffered
in March quarter.
Consolidated Gas of New York SUBJ
sidiary, Westchester Lighting Files re-
duced electric rates to save consumers
100000 annually.
General Refractories Deficit quarter
ended March 81, 1882, $176,272, VS.. net
income S269,203, equal to 80 cents a
common share.
International Printing Ink preferred
share earnings quarter ended March
g. 1882, SO cents.
Kansas City Power & Light preferred
share earnings, II months ended March
81. 1892, S111.75 VS.. $103.29.
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light
Co. net income, II months ended March
81, 1882, $2,848,369 VS.. $4,398,533.
National Electric Power net income
before depreciation. II months ended
March 81, 1882. Sc, ,326, ,267 VS.. S7,653, ,687.
Waumkeag Steam Co.-Plant placed
on 4-day week; wages to be reduced
10 per cent.
Poor & Co. deficit, quarter ended
March 81, 1882, $94,028 VS.. net income
$211, ,204, equal to 40 cents common
share.
Union Electric Light & Power Co.
Of Missouri combined preferred share