Evening star., 1932-02-28
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATION

NEW YORK, February 27-The fol-
lowing Is today's summary of important
corporation news prepared by Stand
ard Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for
the Associated Press.
News Trend.
Motor vehicle output in the United
States in January failed to show the
expected increase. According to the
figures released by the Department of
Commerce, total production amounted
to 1884 units, which compares with
121 Sal units in December and III, ,848
units in January, 1881. The drop In
output was explained by fact that large
scale production by Ford started only
recently, the effect of which will not
be felt until February.
The Industries.
Copper-Copper offered as low as 534
cents a pound in domestic market and
61s cents, C. /. f. European base ports.
The Companies.
Eastman Kodak Co. acquires business
OF Simpkinson Miller.
Eureka Vacuum Cleaner obtained
profit of $4,000 in January first
profit in 81 months.
International Cement 1881 common
share earnings, S2.25 VS.. STA.
Kansas City Power g. Light gross
revenues, IL months to January 81,
1882, of 0.8 per cent; net income up
9.6 per cent.
Loose-Wiles Biscuit 1881 common
share earnings, 1914 VS.. $3.99.
Marmon Motor Car deficit, nine
months to November 80, $1,7SS,224 VS..
deficit 81 ,e37, SOB.
National Leather deficit, year ended
january /, 1882, 81 ,419 1868; deficit year
ended December 26, 1880, $2,708 997.
Selby Shoe has received orders for
10000 pairs Of shoes in past three
weeks.
Ann Arbor Railroad January net op-
Grating deficit $19,226 VS.. deficit s3,47o.
Central Railroad Of New Jersey Janu-
airy net operating income, s2l6,s79 VS..
s438, ,066
Chicago. Milwaukee, st. Paul g. Pa
cif1c Railway January net operating
deficit, 500 ,329, against net operating
income, s572,344.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way January deficit after charges,
$3.50, ,526, against surplus after charges,
$2,259.
Delaware & Hudson Co. January net
operating deficit Of Delaware g. Hud-
son Railway Corporation, $129,662,
against net operating income, S172. .30l.
Missouri ri-Kansas-TeXas Railway jan
uary deficit after charges, S187, ,869,
against surplus after charges, $5,647.
Pressed Steel Car gets order for 100
hopper cars from Belt Railway of Chi
cago.
Seaboard Airline Railway January
net operating income, sl2,4l5, against
S239, ,1o1.
Wabash Railway January net oper-
ating deficit. 1857 PIP. against net oper-
attng income, $3.50 1893.
Du Pont CE. Il de Nemours & Co.
Six-hour day abandoned by subsidiaries
at Ampthill rayon and cellophane plants
because of amount of work on hand.
Universal Pictures net income, year
ended October 81, S615,7 ,7S6, against
deficit, S2047,821.
Wilcox-Rich Corporation 1881 class
A share earnings, $7.92, against S1258
New York Central Railroad January
net operating income off 35.4 per cent.
New York Telephone January gross
of 40 per cent, net earnings of per
cent
Pennsylvania Railroad January net
operating income of 21.2 per cent.
Bangor g. Aroostook Railroad jan
uary surplus after charges, Sl76,515,
against Sl62 1893.
General Electric Germany deficit
year ended September 80, S4,727 ,785,
against net income, s3,233,577 convert
ed at par of exchange
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Pe Rail-
way January net operating deficit
Sl25,90l, against net operating income,
81 1,482,530.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad January
net operating income up 2 per cent.
Wheeling 81 Lake Erie Railway jan
uary net operating income of 86.6 per
cent.