Evening star., 1933-01-04
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, January 4.-The fol-
lowing is today's summary of important
corporation news prepared by Standard
Statistics Co. Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press:
Building Real Estate and Related Lines.
Canada Cement Co., Ltd, preferred
share earnings, year ended November
80, 1891 VS.. STAT.
Food Products.
General Foods Corporation reduced
wholesale price of Maxwell House
Coffee from 80 cents to 241s cents a
pound.
Household Products.
Colgate Palmolive-P Peet Co. declared
regular quarterly dividend of 81 on
common stock.
Investment Trusts.
Adams Express Co. liquidating value
December 81, 1882, was 13 cents a
share VS.. $1.32 on December 81, 1881.
Oil.
Pure Oil Co. reduced gasoline prices
in Ohio by l cent gallon.
Socony-Vacuum Corporation, sub
sidiary, Standard Oil Co. Of New York,
cut tank wagon and service station
prices of gasoline l cent gallon
throughout its territory.
Standard Oil Co. Undiana) cut price
Of gasoline cent gallon in its terri
tory where prices had not been ad-
justed
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio reduced
price of gasoline cent a gallon.
Superior Oil Co. of California de-
clared a dividend on preferred stock
equal to 2 per cent Of accumulations
to December 81, 1890; on December 20,
1882, a similar distribution was made
on preferred stock.
Retail Trade.
Loblaw Groceterias Co, Ltd, sales,
% weeks ended December 10, was ST.
498,032 with net profit Of $441,668
VS.. sales in % weeks to December IL,
1881, Of $s,059,534 and a net profit of
$508,928
Schultz Retail Stores Corporation cut
retail price of popular brands Of Gig
arettes to 13 cents a package, two for
25 cents, and S1.l9 per carton; previous
price was IA cents. two packages for
27 cents.
United Cigar Stores Co. of America
reduced prices of leading cigarette
brands to 13 cents package, packs
for Is cents and $1.19 a carton; pre-
viously prices were IA cents a package,
2 for 27 cents.
Textiles.
Federal Knitting Mills Co. declared
an extra dividend of SO and regular
quarterly dividend of 621a cents on
common stock
Pepperell Mfg Co. has established a
division to develop and sell rayons and
acetate yarn cloths.
Theaters, Etc.
Fox Film Corporation-Federal Court.
Seattle, appointed receivers for Pacific
Northwest Theaters, Inc, controlled by
this company.
Utilities.
Duquesne Light Co. preferred share
earnings, IL months ended November 80,
$44.O8 VS.. $52.59.
Interstate Power Co. passed quarterly
last payments were 81 so and SITS a
share. respectively, on october 1, 1882.
Louisville Gas g. Electric Co. of
Delaware net income, II months ended
November 30, s1,713,706 VS.. $2,349,234.
Northern States Power Co. Delaware)
net income before subsidiary preferred
dividends, IL months ended November
80, 81, $685. VS.. $8,998,157.
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
earnings are reported to be 81 1,2l9.455
short of common dividend needs in first
IL months of 1882; net loss of tele-
phones in period was l39,73l.
Philadelphia Co. net income subsidiary
preferred dividends, IL months ended
November 80, $9,122,920 VS.. $l4,913,252.
Southern Colorado Power Co. net
income, IL months ended November 80.
1851 $40 VS.. $485,555.