Evening star., 1933-05-25
CORPORATION
|. REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, May as R.-Following
prepared by Standard Statistics Co.,
Inc, New York, for the Associated
Press:
Automobiles and Trucks.
Chrysler Corporation-Retail sales by
Plymouth dealers in week ended May
13 totaled 5,439, a new record and an
increase Of 739 cars over best previous
week; factory shipments In the week
were 7,545 Plymouths, also a new high;
despite output of $4,000 cars scheduled
for current month. it was said, several
thousand advance May orders would be
carried over into June.
Cord Corporation,-April shipments of
free wheel clutch springs by subsidiary
totaled SO, 900, the largest in history;
operations are on a 24-hour daily
schedule in order to I'LL orders on hand.
Automobile Parts and Tires.
goodrich sB R.r.co. pn,dneins 2s.ooo
tires and tubes daily, with plants oper-
ating three 8-hour shifts, seven days q
week. 49,. e.-.Hts
goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. produc-
ing $1,000 tires daily, with plants oper-
ating four 6-hour shifts daily, seven
days week.
Seiberiing Rubber Co. plants operat-
ing at capacity and will have to stay
on seven-day basis for several weeks.
Electrical Equipment and Radio.
Continental Diamond Fiber Co. deficit
March quarter, March 81, $138,454 VS..
deficit $l62,374; orders received in first
two weeks of May showed substantial
increase over like 1882 period.
Household Products.
Servel, Inc.-Sales Of new air-cooled
Electrolux gas refrigerators by company
are running 100 per cent ahead OF
April, and plant at Evansville, Ind. is
operating on double-shift basis, with
orders running considerably ahead Of
present shipments.
Machinery.
United Shoe Machinery Corporation
Common share earnings year ended
February 2s, s2.42 vs.. $2.s4 in year
previous.
Miscellaneous.
Brunswick Bake Collender Co.
Large demand for bar room fixtures has
neeessitated employment OF 500 addi-
tional men at company's MusKegon Iac-
tory.
Mapes Consolidated Manufacturing
Co. declared an extra dividend OF 70
cents and regular quarterly dividend OF
rs cents; on July !, 1882, q similar extra
dividend was paid.
New York Investors, Inc, def1cit
March quarter $l,l29.i26' VS.. dencit
S3l1 OCT.
National Surety Corporation-W. B.
Joyce announced his retirement from
active management OF this company,
formed to take over more liquid assets
of National Surety Co. Vincent Cullen
was named vice president and chief ex-
ecutive officer and z. M. Allen executive
vice president in charge OF agencies.
Price of Pennsylvania grade Of crude
oil has been advanced 10 cents oarrei
by several leading companies.
International Petroleum Co., Ltd. de-
clared a dividend Of % cents on COM
mon stock. payable In Canadian funds;
previously IS cents was distributed quar-
teriy on this issue In United States
funds.
Railroad and Railroad Equipment.
Mahoning Coal Railroad common
share earnings March quarter 1927, VS..
1892.
New York, Chicago g. st. Louis Rail
road April net operating income $275,-
seq, VS.. s94,3o4: four months were $751;
276. VS.. $685.. 5.509.
Wabash Railway-Receivers OF COM
par,y authorized by Federal Court to is
sue certificates of Indebtedness not ex-
ceeding S906,853 in amount; proceeds
are to be used for payment OF overdue
interest on bonds.
Retail Trade.
Dominion Stores, Ltd, declared regu-
lar quarterly dividend of 80 cents on
common stock, payable In Unitea states
funds.
Utilities.
Middle West. Utilities Co.-Under
agreement with bankers. noteholders
and general creditors, Chicago banks
from which company borrowed will re-
turn to the company one-third Of the
securities they received as collateral for
loans in the four months prior to the
appointment Of receivers; Protective
Committee in return acknowledged
validity Of all other pledges to banks,
whether made directly or through other
concerns which borrowed securities from
Middle West Utilities Co.
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