Evening star., 1943-10-31
Business Briefs

last week consisted mostly Of goods
for immediate use, casting q shadow
on the amount available In some
lines for holiday trade, reported
Dun Il Bradstreet. Inc. Trading
activity was we'll above q year ago,
however. Aside from apparel lines,
where the supply has generally been
sufficient for growing demand,
tight situation exists in most mer-
chandise. Wholesale food volume
was irregular, but sales were SO
to 10%o above a year ago.
Domestic Crude Oil Supplies avail.
able in November for civilian, In
dustrial, military an dexport de-
mands will average 4,400 900 barrels
a day, or about 101s more than .
year ago, the Bureau of Mines esti-
mates. Supplies averaged 4,319, 900
barrels day in october. Supplies
of motor fuel for November were
estimated at $1,000 600 barrels, COM
pared with 56,500, 900 in October and
54,049 900 in November last year.
Lower Wholesale Prices in the last
week were reflected by the Asso-
ciated Press index of IS staples,
which closed yesterday at 10656qs
Of the 1925 average. compared with
106.64 Friday, 1o687 a week earlier,
lo714 month ago and 1oo.35 .
year ago.
Armour & Co. Of Illinois declared
a dividend of 81 so a share on the
$6 prior preferred stock, payable
January 3 to holders of record De-
cember TO- This represents the first
payment on the stock since July /,
1912. As of October /. accruals on
the issue totaled s2850 share.
Atlas Tack Co. directors declared
a dividend of 40 cents a share, pay
able November 30 to holders Of
record November IS This brings
payments this year to sll5 a share
against so cents in 1912,
HARRISON Walker Refractories Co.
earned s496 900, or "a cents share,
in the September quarter, compared
with s538,9Oo or 81 cents share
year ago
United States Industrial Chem
icals, formerly United States Indus
trial Alcohol, earned s943.826 or
$3.50 a share in six months ended
September 80, compared with s418.-
1913 or Sill share in the same
period last year.
Dome Mines, Ltd. earned 50 l88,-
sol or SLIP share in the first nine
months of this year. compared with
81 391 1866 or sl23 share in the
same 1912 period.
New Jersey Zinc Co. earned ST.
1876 1882 or 88 cents a share in the
third quarter. compared with ST.
986, All or S101 a share a year ago.
Net for nine months was s5,l84 500
or 81 "a a share, compared with S.
4S0, ,789 or $279 share year ago.
American Steel Foundries earned
s2,752,543 or 1892 share in the
fiscal year ended September 80,
compared with s2,906,343 or s245
a share in the preceding year.
Calumet g. Hecla Consolidated
Copper Co. earned s1,156207 or So
cents share in nine months ended
September 30. compared with $780,
568 or 46 cents share year ago.
Hamilton Watch Co. earned sl05.-
BAL or IS cents a share in the
September quarter, compared with
1923 $50 or 70 cents share year
ago. Net for nine months ended
September 80 was 1857 1862 or 81
cents a share. compared with $780,
089 or 81 cents share year ago
Granite City Steel Co. earned
s337, ,450 or 88 cents share In nine
months ended September 80, COM
pared with s405, ,108 or $106 share
year ago.
( Carpenter Steel Co. earned $685.
374 or "a cents q share in the
September quarter. compared with
s352,261 or go cents a share in the
same 1912 period.
SyIvania Industrial Corp. earned
/ s715, ,652 or $1.72 share In nine
months ended September 30, COM
pared with s68e,554 or s1s7 a share
in the same months last year.
Ruberoid Co. earned 1899 ,204 or 81
share in nine months ended Sep
tember 30 compared with s445 ,432
or Slip share year ago
American Ice Co. earned SAT .88s
in the September quarter, compared
with s48l,143 year ago. For nine
months, net was SAG SOB, with q
loss of s203 280 on sale of property
being charged to operation. COM
pared with net of s480,483 in the
same 1912 period when loss OF
s3l878 on sale of property was
charged against a reserve provided
for that purpose.
) Copperweld Steel Co. earned 1853,
926 in nine months ended Septem.
Der 30 compared with s373,336 ir
the same 1912 period.
Pennsylvania Electric Co. has filed
with the SEC proposal to issue new
44eo series B preferred stock, plu,
ST share cash. in exchange for its
outstanding 51Tc series A preferred
SIC issue would be redeemed al
sl0875 a share.
i Standard Oil Co. of California de-
clared a quarterly dividened of s.
cents share, payable December Il
to holders of record November Is.
Tucson Gas, Electric Light q
Power Co. will not be sold to the city
of Tucson. Ariz. Voters turned down