Evening star., 1937-01-17
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS

and Federal taxes, was 1850, against
net loss of $l,088 in December. 1885;
in IL months ended December 81. 1896,
company showed a profit of $l27, 1882
against net loss of 1892
Century Ribbon Mills, Inc.-De-
clared a dividend of 10 cents a share
on common stock, payable February
Is; last previous distribution was so
cents share on January 80. 1925.
Columbia Broadcasting System. Inc.
December billings totalled $2,433,-
353 against $1,885.977 in December,
1885: in IL months total was $23,-
168,148 against $17.637 .8O4; billings in
IL months ended December 81, 1896,
set a new high record.
Walker (Hiram) GoOderham 81
Worts, Ltd.-Federal Judge Barnes,
Chicago, reduced by sl,000,000. the
amount to which l3 insurance COM
panies might be liable for the fire
that destroyed warehouse Of Hiram
Walker & Sons distilleries at Peoria,
Ill
Gorham Mfg. Co.-Declared spe-
cial dividend of 81 a share on COM
mon stock, payable January rs; last
previous payment was quarterly dlvi-
dend of Is cents a share on December
Is, 1886.
Hearn Department Stores, Inc.-De-
clared an initial dividend OF $l.65
share on common stock, payable JAN
uary %.
Anaconda Copper Mining Co.
Company retired during 1886 s3,l29,-
900 An per cent debentures, due Oc-
tober /, 1850; as of December 81,
1896, amount outstanding totaled
s5l ,87l 900.
Boeing Airplane Co.-Subsidiary,
Stearman Aircraft Co., will deliver
TO the Army a total of u primary
training planes and equivalent of eight
planes in spare parts before end of
1887.
Electric Auto-Lite Co.-Company
filed registration statement with Sc
curities and Exchange Commission
seeking to issue s10,000,000 4 per cent
convertible debentures, due 1852, and
convertible until l947; company also
registered an undetermined amount
of common stock to be reserved for
issuance upon conversion Of deb
entures; proceeds from the sale of the
debentures will be used to redeem on
April /. at $40 a share, all the out
standing per cent preferred stock;
proceeds also will be used to pay of
bank indebtness and for additional
working capital.
Fuller George AZ Co.-l936 net
income was $8,92l, equal to rs cents
prior preferred share, against deficit
of $340, ,424; work executed during
1886 by company, subsidiary of United
States Realty & improvement Co.,
amounted to $17,560,795. and balance
of work to be done on unfinished con-
tracts. amounted to $l3, ,987, ,478 at end
of year; latter figure included $5.907,-
900, which was amount of company's
bid on a post Office building at Los
Angeles on which George A. Fuller
Co. was the low bidder.
Johns -Manville Corp. - Company
plans to spend about $1,000,000 on
expansion at its Manville, N. j., plant
in 1887.
Walker ((Hiram). Gooderham g.
Worts, Ltd.-November quarter COM
mon share earnings were $246, against
$l.65.
Allied International Investing Corp.
Declared a dividend of SO cents on
account of arrears on So convertible
preferred stock, payable February 1;
on August l. 1896. a dividend of As
cents share was paid on account of
arrears; giving effect to current dis
tribution, accumulations on this issue
amounted to $l5.15 a share.
Prudential Investors, Inc.-Net as
set value on December 81, 1896,
equaled $16.97 per common share,
against $11.47 on December 81, 1895.
Crown Zellerbach Corp-Company
called for redemption March all its
remaining outstanding lO-year per
cent debentures, due 1910, aggregating
$3,450.000 at 101; it was stated the
issue will be paid of partly with bor-
rowed funds and partly from earnings.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way-Common share earnings, IL
months ended November 80, were 60
cents, against 80 cents.
Chicago & North Western Rail-
way-Deficit, II months ended No.
vember 80, was s9,474,0Ss. against
deficit of $10.663,21s.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway-Deficit, II months ended
November 30, was $l3,022, ,26s, against
deficit Of $l3,63S.77S.
Florida East Coast Railway-Defi-
cit, II months ended November 30,
was $2.113.l46, against deficit of
$3,015,515.
Western Pacific Railroad Corp
Deficit of Western Pacific Railroad
Co.. operating subsidiary, in IL
months ended November 80, was ST.
506,061. against deficit of $1,64S,l37.
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
Common share earnings, IL months
ended November 80, were $6.74,
against s2.44.
National Tea Co.-Sales, three
weeks and four days ended December
81, 1886. totaled $4,884,l63, against
S., ,340,570 in four weeks and two days
ended December 81, 1885. a decline
of S.5 per cent; in IL months sales
totaled $62. .4so,sl2. against $61, ,609,-
66S, an increase Of IA per cent.
Moody's Investors Service, Inc
Declared dividend of so cents q
share and quarterly dividend of IS
cents q share on So preferred stock,
payable February IS; similar div.
dends were paid on November l6,
1886; giving effect to this distribu-
ton. arrears amounted to 81 . share.
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