Evening star., 1934-01-28
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK, January 27.-Follow-
ing is today's summary of corporation
news. prepared by Standard Statistics
Co.. Inc, New York:
Hercules Powder Co. 1888 common
share earnings $2.79, VS.. "a cents: busi-
ness volume in 1888 was up about "a
per cent over 1882.
Armour & Co. ullirois)-At annual
meeting Of stockholders eight new di-
rectors we're elected. including F. H.
Prince, j. A. McDonough, Weymouth
Kirkland. Elisha Walker, Lester Arm
our. p D. Armour. Chase Ulman, S. NJ.
Valance; F. G. Allen and A. M. Hoag-
land retired from board; the remaining
l3 retiring directors were reelected.
bringing the board to its full strength
Of 81: T. G. Lee, president, stated that
new directors are willing to cooper
ate closely with management; he prom
ised that a comprehensive and equit-
able plan of capital readjustment will
be prepared as soon as possible and
submitted to stockholders
Marine INLAND Corporation 1888
common share earnings, SO cents, VS..
SIPS.
Utility Equities Corporation net as
set value on December 81, 1888. equaled
s71.07 per priority share, VS.. s73.35 on
OcScllUCl ol, 1SoL.
Ferry Cap g. Set Screw Co. 1888
deficit was $4,000, VS.. deficit, s167 900.
Wright -Hargreaves Mines. Ltd
Compai1y's mine Is definitely on a
basis Of 1000 tons of ore a day. an
increase of 25 per cent in the here
tofore normal capacity.
Lehn & Fink Products Co. declare
regular quarterly dividend of so cents
on common stock.
Baldwin Locomotive Works-Business
booked in Decembel totaled $1040 900.
VS.. $468.000; in year of 1888 bookings
were $10.635.0 900. VS.. s7,071 900; ship
ments in December, sl078.oO0, VS.
$8871 900, VS.. S11,262.000; untitled or
ders as of December 81, 1888. were s4.-
$4,000, VS.. $2,627 900 or January /,
1893.
Central Railroad of New Jersey De-
cember net operating income. S37, 1856.
VS.. s133.515; year 1888, $2,253, ,768, VS..
$2,507. .298 in 1892.
Chicago Great Western Railroad 1888
preliminary deficit, s523,l88. VS.. deficit,
81, 1865 ,466.
Chicago. Milwaukee. st. Paul & Pa
cif1c Railroad December net operating
income, $279. .904, VS.. $287,475; year
1893, $8,597, ,319. VS.. deficit, $518,116.
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
December net operating income, s183,-
369, vs.. $374,581; year 1888. $6,031, ia,
VS.. $1,422,83 in 1892
Delaware & Hudson December net
operating income $134,838, VS.. $50 1888;
year 1888 total $l,0l6,991, VS.. S15,538
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western
Railroad December net operating in
novS.n eOoA cT1 HAcE ing. ,,ao, 1aco
total 50, ,480 800, VS.. $4,011.95 in 1882.
Erie Railroad 1888 preliminary net
income, $531 ,528, equal to Sill a first
preferred share, VS.. defict, $3,142,997.
Great Northern Railway December
net operating income, S830036, vs.,
$422, ,652 in December, 1882; IL months,
11,810,227, VS.. $1,290,55l.
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad 1888
premilinary deficit. sse.234. VS.. net in
New York Central Railroad December
net operating income, $2,233, 1896, VS..
$2,213,104: year 1888 total, $33,269, > 1853,
VS.. $20,s12,9s7.
Pennsylvania Railroad December net
operating income, $780, ,624, VS.. $2,-
2o7.7s7; year 1888. $61.s76,s5s. VS..
st. Louis Southwestern Railway 1888
oeuclC, $l,oSo,6S4, VS.. Oeuclt $S,41l $40.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Of
America declared usual extra dividend
Of IS cents and regular quarterly div
tdend Of $1.50 on common stock.
Great Western Sugar Co.-About 20
per cent Of 1933-34 production Of this
company has been marketed to date,
remainder to be disposed Of
during next 10 months; it was reported
that 1933-34 output will be about Is
per cent larger than in previous year.
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates 1888
common share earnings were IS cents
vs.. 68 cents.
New York Railways Corp.-New York
City Board Of Estimate voted to in
struct corporation counsel to seek in
validate 25-year bus franchises recently
granted to subsidiaries Of this company
and Comprehensive Omnibus Corpora
ton and Fifth Avenue Coach Co.