Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 12.-The follow
ing is today's summary of important
corporation news prepared by Stand
ard Statistics Co., Inc New York:
General Motors Corporation-Flint
plant of Buick Motor Co. has been
closed following Walkout of union
employees in Fisher Body Corporation
plant; Buick Motor Co., division of
General Motors. announced prices for
it's Buick series 40 line; business
coupe is S795; "a passenger coupe,
1855; two-door 5-passenger touring
sedan, $685.; four-door 5-paSSenger
sedan. 1895; these prices were about
$500 below comparable models in
Buick series so line subsidiary,
Frigidaire Corporation. received an
order from Pullman Car & Manu-
featuring Corporation for railway air
conditioning equipment for one scar
and two Scar streamlined trains.
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Company has met advance in prices
of third and fourth line tires initiated
by B. F. Goodrich Co.; latter's in
creases ranged from per cent to Is
per cent.
Seiberling Rubber Cot was said
company will follow increase in third
line tire prices initiated by B. F.
Goodrich Co.; latter advanced prices
5 per cent to IS per cent.
American Potash & Chemical Cor
poration 1888 common share earnings
were S261 VS.. 20 cents.
Pittston Comet income, quarter
ended March 81, was S52l 500, equal
to 40 cents a common share VS.. deficit
Sl06.382.
Cutler Hammer, Inc.-April volume
was about half of total shipments for
first quarter.
Several large oil concerns announced
they are meeting advance of y cent
a gallon in price of gasoline instituted
by Standard Oil Co. New Jersey and
it's subsidiary, Standard Oil Co. Of
Louisiana, in territories where they
marketed.
Colonial Beacon Oil Co. deficit
quarter ended March 81 was S900,054,
VS.. deficit S1,226,521.
Alton r. R. deficit months ended
April 80 was S669O26 VS.. deficit
S507 946.
Canadian Gamers, Ltd.-First pref
erence share earnings year ended
February % were 1888 VS.. S782.
Aluminium Co. of America tonnage
shipments in first four months were
up about 1876 per cent.
Hecla Mining Co-Hecla mine OPP
erations are around IS per cent OF
capacity.
Baldwin Locomotive Works-Boston
& Maine r. R. placed an order with
this company for five mountain-type
freight and passenger locomotives.
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul e. Pa
cific r. r. deficit quarter ended March
81 was $4.203, 357 VS.. deficit Sc, BIB.
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad deficit, quarter ended March
81. was $374,l33, VS.. deficit S1,733,478
Lima Locomotive Works-Boston &
Maine Railroad placed an order with
this company for five Pacific type
passenger locomotives.
Nashville, Chattanooga g. st. Louis
Railway net income, quarter ended
March 81, was $126,625. equal to 49
cents common share, VS.. deficit
Sl63,374.
pullman, Inc.-BoSton & Maine
Railroad placed an order with Pull
man Bradley Co., an affiliate. for 81
suburban passenger coaches and 10
conditioned de luxe coaches
Sears, Roebuck g. Co.-Midsummer
flyer shows normal price reduction
from preceding Spring and Summer
general catalogue prices.
Winn & Lovett Grocery Co. sales. 4
weeks ended April %. were up 73
per cent; II weeks up Ill per cent.
Follansbee Bros Co-Federal Judge
Gibson, Pittsburgh, appointed receiv-
ers for company on petition al
leging company is unable to meet
current obligations.
Inland Steel Co.-Company is STEP
ping up ingot production rate to over
20 per cent Of capacity.