Evening star., 1932-11-27
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, November 26.-Follow-
ing is today's summary Of corporation
news. prepared by Standard Statistics
Co., Inc, New York, for the Associated
Press:
Automobiles and Trucks.
Ford Motor Co. suspends assembling
of cars at Oklahoma City plant; re-
quirements for territory will be supplied
from Dearborn or from nearest concen-
tration point.
Automobile Parts and Tires.
Hercules Motors Corporation deficit,
nine months ended September 80, Soo,-
164 VS.. net income S273,l ,l83.
Coal and Coke.
Westmoreland Coal Co. took no &C
ton on dividend on common stock orol-
narily payable at this time: on Decem-
Der %, 1881, a dividend of so cents was
paid.
Electrical Equipment and Radio.
General Electric Co.-Meeting Of di-
rectors to take action on quarterly divl-
dends postponed until December Z.
Food Products.
Standard Brands, Inc, declared a
quarterly dividend of 25 cents on COM
mon stock; formerly paid 80 cents quar-
terly.
Metals Non -FerrOus).
American Smelling & Refining co.
has employed 800 men at El Paso plant;
operations are expected to continue un-
til January /, 1888.
Pioneer Gold Mines Of British Column
bit. Ito, declared a quarterly DIVIDEND
of 6 cents; previously cents was paid
quarterly.
Amerada orporation-Current out
put about 20 per cent above 1881 level
Railroad and Railroad Equipment.
Revenue freight car loadings in week
ended November 19 totaled 575,85l cars,
an increase of 38,758 cars over previous
week, but 1852 cars under like 1881
week.
Baltimore & Ohio-President reports
good response to offer to refund its con-
vertible bonds maturing March /, 1883,
through payment of so per cent in cash
and
Central Railroad of New Jersey Oc-
tober net operating income off 27.4 per
cent: 10 months off 40.l per cent.
Delaware, Lackawanna g. Western
Railroad October net railway operating
income off 339 per cent; 10 months on
48 per cent.
International Great Northern Rail-
road October net operating income
Sl4O. SAB VS.. Sl11,172: 10 months totals
were S91, ,402 VS.. S2,398,00l
Minneapolis & st. Louis Railroad Oc-
tober net railway operating income
Sl14,639 VS.. net railway operating def
cit S1,572; 10 months net railway oper-
ating income was $77,563, VS.. net rail-
way operating income $135,974.
Missouri Pacific Railroad october net
operating income up 2.5 per cent; 10
months off 51.8 per cent.
New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Octo-
ber net operating income of 54.9 per
cent; 10 months of BIT per cent.
Pennsylvania Railroad October net
operating income off rs per cent; 10
months of 22.8 per cent.
Seaboard Air Line Railway october
net railway operating income was $685.
3l9, VS.. net railway operating deficit OF
S57, 500: 10 months net railway oper-
dlulS ll1IOnlC "dc p sOOOr hC. AACb eAA-
wav operating income S2,411 .905
Southern Pacific Co. october net op-
Grating income off 35.7 per cent; 10
months off 75.7 per cent.
Wabash Railway october net operat-
ing income S446, ,460, VS.. net operating
deficit s310,980; 10 months net operat-
ing deficit s139, ,440, VS.. net operating
income S704,977.
Retail Trade.
Drug, Inc, subsidiary Wick Chemical
Co.. increased employment az per cent
in first nine months sales volume was
up 35 per cent in same period.
Steel and Iron.
Midvale Co. declared a dividend of so
cents; on october l quarterly divi-
dend of rs cents was paid.
Theaters, Etc.
Loew's. Inc subsidiary Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer, to start work on Is new
pictures in near future.
Utilities.
Kansas City Power g. Light net in
come, u months ended October 81,
S4,210,297, VS.. $4,465 ,816.