Evening star., 1943-10-26
Business Briefs
Bank Holdings Of Treasury I

DdHh uOIOluSS VI AECdouIy AoSuCS
in 1O1 leading cities jumped 81 1884,
100000 in the week ended October
20 to reach $38 ,682, 100000 on that
date, a gain of $14,751 600, 900 over
year ago, the Federal Reserve
Board reported. Certificates of in
debtedness rose $911, 100000 in the
week; bonds increased $788, 900 900,
while Treasury bill holdings ex-
panded $295 100000 Commercial,
industrial and agricultural loans
totaled $6,361 900, 900, gain OF $54,-
900, 900 from week earlier, but $254,-
900 900 below year ago.
Consolidated Edison Co. earned
$32,056 257 or $1.84 a share in II
months ended September 30, COM
pared with $28,567 ,498 or $1.54
share in the preceding year.
Blaw-Knox Co. earned S1.153, 1872
or &c cents a share in nine months
ended September 30, compared with
$711,l79 year ago.
American Rolling Mill Co. earned
SIS, ,404 .405 or $l35 share in nine
months ended September 80, COM
pared with SCOTS ,32l or 81 SO a share
a year ago. Net for the September
quarter was $2,174,708 or So cents a
share, compared with $2,740 ,998 or
70 cents share year ago.
Union Oil Co. of California earned
$5,386.411 or $115 share in nine
months ended September 30, COM
pared with s4.474.265 or SO cents a
share year ago.
McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
earned sl,022,136 or STA a share in
the nine months. compared with
$756,016 or Sl27 a share in the same
1912 period.
Crosley Corp. earned s2,771 .879 in
the nine months, compared with
$764 ,694 a year ago.
LoOse-Wiles Biscuit Co. earned
$1,353.2l0 or S265 a share in nine
months, compared with s96l ,745 or
81 88 share in the same period last
year.
Hershey Chocolate Corp. earned
sl,477797 or sl69 share in the
September quarter, compared with
81 ,24393 or s136 a share in the
same 1912 period
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad reported net income OF
$26,478 ,399 or $3.50 a share in nine
months ended September 30, com
pared with $17.259,074 or $10.10 a
share ayear ago.
General Baking Co. earned ST.
240,82 or As cents a share in 80
weeks ended September 25, COM
pared with 81 ,30l ,016 or so cents a
shart in the corresponding period
last year.
Bridgeport Brass Co. earned ST.
099 $50 or SLOT a share in nine
months ended September 30, COM
pared with 81 ,656, ,o07 or sl.65 a share
in the same 1912 period.
Studebaker Corp. earned s2,552.-
084 or s1.l4 a share in the first
nine months of 1943, after provision
of 81 100000 for contingencies and
after all charges, compared with
81 ,279 ,697 or 81 cents a share in the
same period last year. Net for the
September quarter was s879, ,985
against s732,585 in the preceding
three months and s376, ,686 in the
same 1912 period.
Climax Molybdenum Co. earned
/ 81. .144 831 or IS cents a share in the
September quarter, compared with
3,l43, 300 or SIPS a share in the
same 1912 period. Net for nine
months ended September 80 was
s73l7,797 or 50 80 a share, compared
with s8638,33O or $3.43 a share a
year ago
Island Creek Coal Co. earned ST.
42l 273 or S220 a share in nine
months ended September 80, COM
pared with 81 ,285, ,972 or 81 81 share
in the same period last year.
National Biscuit Co. earned So
524 800 or 33 cents share in the
September quarter, compared with
S2,272,6l8 or % cents a share in the
same 1912 period.
Pond Creek Pocahontas Co. earned
s363,533 or s2.l4 a share in the first
nine months of this year, compared
with s400,343 or s236 a share a year
ago.
Bliss & Laughlin. Inc, earned
s525,972 or sl.95 a share in nine
months ended September 80, COM
pared with $435,431 or $1.6l a share
in the same l942 period.
Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp
earned 81 1Q1 600 or S1 AZ a ebor, ~,
nine months ended September 80
compared with s3,2e3.74 or $3.50 a
share year ago.
!. Life Savers Corp. earned 1929, ,O87
or S236 share in nine months
ended September 80, compared with
/ S72l ,067 or s206 a share in the same
| 1912 period.