Evening star., 1944-11-09
Business Briefs

Eacctric Power Consumption, de-
'clined to 1854 4,939 900 kilowatt hours
in the week ended November 4
compared with 4,358 ,293, 900 in the
previous week and 4.413 1868 900 in
the like 1943 week, reported the
Edison Electric, Institute.
Bank Clearings in "a leading cities
sank to So, ,228 ,525 900 in the election
holiday week ended November 8 VS.
s10,629; ;33s 900 in the previous full
week. but, remained above $9,043,-
$4,000 in the like 1913 week, Dun
& Bradstreet, Inc, revealed
Gasoline Stocks on November
totaled "a. 400 900 barrels VS.. 79,O58,-
900 a week earlier and 68,674 900 a
year ago, the American Petroleum
Institute disclosed.
Freight Loadings in the week
ended November totaled 1893 1888
cars. drop of 25%e from the pre-
viouS week, but 18.4% above a year
ago, the Association of American
Railroads announced.
Servel, Inc, stockholders will vote
December 18 on a proposal to issue
and sell 10c,0 shares of cumulative
preferred stock to provide postwar
expansion funds.
Chrysler Corp. profit for 9 months
ended September 80 was $18,334, ,452
or s4.21 share before renegotiation
compared with SIG, ,997 900 or 1891 4
year ago.
United States Gypsum Co. earned
S3,193, STA or $2.32 in 9 months, COM
pared with $3,873, ,089 or $3.50 in the
same 1943 period.
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co. net for
IL months ended August 81 was ST.
GAO, 1872 or s3.14 on combined Glass A
and B shares VS.. $1,791, ,227 or 1927
on fewer shares year ago.
Packard Motor Car Co. earned So
280,131 or % cents in 8 months VS..
S3,049 ,274 or 20 cents in the same
1943 period.
Park e. Tilford, Inc, net for Q
months was 1902 ,269 or $3,49 VS..
$3.50, ,28l or $3.87 year ago.
Interchemical Corp. earned $780,
206 or $1.67 in months VS.. $8l4,O27
or $l.79 on fewer shares in the same
period last year.
Bigeiow-Sanford Carpet Co. profit
for 9 months was $713,l18 or $l.89
VS.. s241 ,531 or SO cents in the same
I943 period. James De Camp Wise
was elected president.
Certain Teed Products Corp. net
for 9 months was $494 $50 VS.. $47i, :
el8 a year ago.
General Time Instruments Corp.
earned $780,374 or $18l in 40 weeks
ended October 7 before renegotia-
ton. compared with $496, ,241 or 81 Is
in the same 1943 period.
Commercial Credit Co. net for 9
months ended September 80 was $4,-
422, ,766 or $219, after reserve for re-
negotiation, compared with -, 1857, :
796 or $2.43 year ago.
Richfield Oil Corp. earned 81, 2,798,-
OBS or 10 cents in months, before
renegotiation, compared with ST.
389, ,745 or go cents in the same l94a
period.
Atlantic Gulf g. West Indies S. s
Co. reported net of $l,051 ,169 for
months VS.. $1,979 ,254 a year ago.
Childs Co. earned $741 $50 lin
months VS.. $491 SOS. q year ago.
S. H. Kress 4; Co. sales for Octo-
Der were $10,827, $40, gain of 2.7qs
over d year ago, IOr ~ mOnCnS
$685. ,071 ,038, an increase of 3.7ec.
aluminium Co. Of America has de-
veloped a new lightweight gasoline
drum to increase gasoline supplies
for the China front. It weighs only
81 pounds, compared with the old
52-pound drums.
Soc0ny- Vacuum Oil Co. declared
an extra dividend Of rs cents, pay
able December Is to holders of
record November 20, bringing 1914
payments to Is cents VS.. so cents
In 1943.
Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific
Railroad trustees were authorized
by Federal Court to pay SIS, ,7l8, zoo
borrowed In 1882 and 1898 from
the RFC.