Evening star., 1933-01-31
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, January 3l.-Following
Is todays summary OF corporation news
prepared by Standard Statistics Co.,
Inc, New York, for the Associated
Press:
Building, Real Estate and Related Lines.
Devoe & Reynolds Co. first preferred
share earnings. year ended November
80. $1.62 VS.. $23.48
United States Gypsum Co. operations
in 1882 averaged less than % per cent
Of capacity; cash and Government Sc
curities totaled around Sll 100 900 at
year end.
Chemicals and FertiliserA
Atlas Powder Co. 1892 preferred share
earnings, ~ cents W. S7.57.
Miscellaneous.
Du Pont CE. - de Nemours & Co.
1882 common share earnings, $1.8l vs..
$4.30
General Refractories Co. 1882 loss
about $2,l00,000 VS.. profit Of $236,820
in 1881; plan been submitted to holders
of two-year per cent notes. due March
l, 1888, providing for refunding the
issue with s6,000,000 five-year per
cent f1rst mortgage cumulative income
Hollander (A) g. Son, Inc, 1882
deficit was s1s5,l6s VS.. net income
$542,6l1.
New England Equity Corporation 1882
common share earnings, $2.41 vs.. $5.Ol.
Railroad and Railroad Equipment.
Western roads to sell scrip books pro-
vtding 81 cents per mile fare, a reduc-
tion OF Is per cent compared with
standard rate.
Canadian Pacific Railway announced
20 per cent reduction In basic rate
OF wages of running trades, effective
March 8; new rate Is 10 per cent below
that which men have received over the
past year.
Chicago Great Western Railroad 1892
deficit s1,s65. 1856 VS.. net income of
$901.113.
Detroit & Mackinac Railway 1892
deficit $16,191 VS.. net income $64,8
Florida East Coast Railway Decem-
Der net operating income $91 1856 VS.. net
operating income Of $250,601: IL
months net operating deficit $28l ,776
vs.. net operating income Of $664,636.
Illinois Central Railroad 1892 deficit
$3,546,574 VS.. deficit $3,582,112.
New York, Ontario & Western Rail-
way 1882 common share earnings $l.34
VS.. $1.15.
Norfolk & Western Railway 1892 COM
mon share earnings $11.30 vs.. $l4.39.
Retail Trade.
Loblaw Groceterias Co., Ltd, sales,
cent; 81 weeks, sales OF 6.8 per cent.
Theaters, Etc.
Consolidated Film Industries, Inc, to
print films for Universal Pictures Cor
poration; it Is estimated contract will
increase companys business by $1,000
900 annually.
Paramount -Publix Corporation-New
York Supreme Court placed 23 feature
films of company in temporary receiv-
ership in suit by bondholder; petition
charges that the films, valued at over
SIC, 900 900, were delivered to q subsid-
iary Of Paramount in violation Of the
rights of bondholders.
Universal Pictures Co., Inc.-F1lms OF
company to be printed by Consolidated
Film Industries, Inc; to close it, studio
at Universal City.
Tobacco.
American Tobacco Co.-Bin OF COM
plant was filed against company IN New
Jersey Chancery Court on behalf Of flve
stockholders, charging conspiracy to
gain control of common stock set aside
as an offering to employees.
Utilities.
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light &
Power Co. Of Baltimore 1882 preliminary
common share earnings $4.29, vs.. $500.
Philadelphia Electric Co. files revised
rate schedule, which will reduce reve-
nues by at least $1,s00,00o In coming
II months.
Southern New England Telephone Co.
to spend $500, 900 on additions In 1888.