Evening star., 1933-02-12
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, February ll.-fOIlOW-
ing is today's summary of corporation
news prepared by Standard Statistics
Co, Inc, New York, for the Associated
Press:
Automobiles and Trucks.
Chrysler Corporation-Retail deliv-
cries by De Soto dealers in January to-
tailed 4,215 cars VS.. 1,440 in January,
1882; figures include Plymouth sales
by De Soto dealers.
Cord Corporation declared an initial
dividend of 10 cents share.
Studebaker Corporation-Sales OF
White, Indiana, Studebaker and Pierce
Arrow trucks in 1882 totaled $13.578.000.
Ford Motor Co-Price list of new V-8
Ford ranges from $475 to s6l0 +. o. b,
Detroit, representing reductions OF So
to S35 from previous models.
Machinery.
Deere g. Co. deficit, year ended Octo-
Der 81, $5,167,104 VS.. net income s4o6,-
554.
Metals Non-ferrous.)
Rand gold output In January. totaled
$4,000 fine ounces VS.. $4,000 in De-
cember, 1892, and s23,000 in January
1882.
Acetol Products, Inc, 1882 deficit,
$11 023 VS.. deficit S17,334.
American Express Co. 1882 common
share earnings $6.04 VS.. $6.12.
Railroad and Railroad Equipment.
Revenue freight car loadings in the
United States during the week ended
February totaled 483,19 cars, an in
crease of 11,104 over preceding week,
but 9O,731 under like 1882 week, ac-
cording to American Railway Associa-
ton; percentage decrease from 1882
week was 1873 per cent compared with
a decline of 1877 per cent in preceding
week.
Chicago, Milwaukee. st. Paul & Pa
cific Railroad 1882 deficit, $23, ,269, ,678
VS.. deficit $13,812.759.
Chicago Railway Equipment Co. 1882
deficit $3.50, ,371, vs. deficit S379,800.
Erie r. r. proposes five-year extern
sion of New York & Erie third mort
gage Az per cent bonds, due March /,
1888; bankers have agreed to buy at the
principal amount and accrued interest
bonds of holders who do not care to
avail themselves of the privilege of ex-
tension.
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
Ry. 1882 deficit $434,185. VS.. deficit
S419425.
New York Central r. r. 1892 deficit
s18256, 400, VS.. net income s2,430,101.
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie r. r. 1882
common share earnings s1.58. VS.. 1856.
Rutland r. R. 1882 deficit Sal, ,46o,
VS.. deficit s101 ,127
Southern Pacific Co, subsidiary
Southern Pacific Steamship Lines, cut
New York-New Orleans fares IS per
cent.
Retail Trade.
Drug, Inc. subsidiary Wick Chemical
Co., to spend nearly one million dollars
antiseptic: sales of Vicks nose and
throat drops and cough drops in 1882
totaled s2.410,000.
Mocrory Stores Corporation 1882 pre-
liminary preferred share earnings 3
cents, VS.. S19.84
Winn g. Lovett Grocery Co. sales four
weeks ended January 28 were of 1o2
per cent.
Steel and Iron.
Smith CA. o. Corporation stockhold-
ers to vote on issuance of $4,000 0Q0
first mortgage bonds to take up issue Of
612 per cent notes due May l.
Tobacco.
American Tobacco Co. cut price of
leading cigarette brand in packages of
20 by so cents a thousand to $3.50;
President Hill announced he had re-
linquished allotment of 13,440 shares of
class B stock made to him under 1890
employe stock subscription plan at S25
share; he accepted responsibility for
making all allotnlents except his own,
: I'D considers pending litigation as a
C. ticism of his actions rather than of
co-directors.
Utilities.
Southern California Edison Co., Ltd,
1882 common share earnings was $2.o2,
us 60 80