Evening star., 1944-11-10
Business Briefs

Retail trade this week was higher
than a week ago and an estimated
to per cent above the same period
last year, Dun g. Bradstreet said
Money in Circulation rose to $24,-
674,000,000 on November 8, an in
crease of s265 000, 900 from a week
earlier and $5,160,0 100000 above a
year ago. the Federal Reserve Board
reported.
A s100,Ooo,o 900 Order for 700 loco
motives for the French railways
may be approved by WPB within q
week, it was reported in equipment
circles. Tentatively, American Lo-
connective would get 400 of the
order; Baldwin, 400, and Lima Lo-
connective, 20ge.
United States Steel Corp. subsidi-
aries shipped 1889, ,435 tons of fin
ished steel products in 10 months OF
1914, a new record, which compared
with 16,864,612 year ago. October
shipments totaled 1,774,969 tons VS.
1,733,602 in the previous month and
1,794,968 year ago.
Cleaner Harvester Corp. common
stock owned bv Commercial Credit
Co. was marketed by F. Eberstadt
& Co. and associates. The 1T, ,689
shares were offered at $1S share.
North American Co. and subsidi-
aries earned $19,491, BIT or $1.83 q
share in II months ended September
80, compared with $18,864, ,522 or
SITS in the previous year.
Western Union Telegraph Co. net
for 8 months ended September 80
was S., ,421 ,967 or 435 on class A
stock and $285 on class B, compared
with 1921 ,214 year ago, or $5.06
on old stock then outstanding.
Briggs Mfg. Co. profit for the
September quarter was $1,343, ,659 or
60 cents VS.. $1,324 ,436 or 68 cents a
year ago.
Paramount Pictures, Inc, earned
$12,476,000 or 1882 in months VS..
$11655, 900 or S3,11 in the same 1943
period, the company estimated.
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio net for
9 months was $5,323 1863 or $3.50 VS..
$3,525, $50 or $4.07 a year ago.
Celanese Corp. of America earned
$5,298,246 or $2.13 in months VS..
$4,622, ,51S or $1.79 in the same 1943
period.
United Air Lines, Inc, net for
months was $5,194,50 or 1923 VS..
$3,305, ,141 or $2.20 a year ago.
Sterling Drug Co., Inc, earned So
61,009 or $348 in months VS.. S.
654,5s3 or 1928 in the same l94a
period.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. net for 8
months was $7,784,571 VS.. $7,403, ,37s
a year ago.
Mid Continent Petroleum Corn
earned $5,141,884 or $2.77 In
months VS.. $4,82O,119 or $3.50 year
ago.
J. C. Penney Co. sales for October
totaled 52,072 1888, a gain Of 29E
over year ago; for 10 months
$408 ,694, AL, an increase of 10.
Walgreen Co. sales for October
were $10,063, ,050, a gain Of 34% over
q year ago; for 10 months, $97 ,180.-
100, a rise of 58To.
revolving bank credit available un-
der ~" loan agreement from
$1,000, 900, 900 to $500 900 900.
Monsanto Chemical Co. has beer
authorized by the Army Ordnance
to build an 100000 plant at Kar-
mack, Tex, "for production Of 1
new ordnance development"
Atlantic Coast Lime has negotiated
an agreement for purchase of 6O%
stock control of Florida East Coasi
Railway when 1t is reorganized.
Servel, Inc, stockholders will vote
December 18 on proposed issuance
and sale Of 100000 preferred shares
to finance postwar expansion.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad award
ed $706, 500 equipment notes, series
r, to Philadelphia National Bank on
q bid representing interest cost 81
1.08%.
Pepsf-Cola Co. stockholders ap-
proved 3-for-l splitup In common