Evening star., 1944-11-24
Business Briefs

Bank Clearings in "a leading cities
rose to S1O,824, 745 900 in the week
ended November %, compared with
Se,379,511 900 in the previous week
and S9,127, 100000 in the like 1943
week, reported Dun g. Bradstreet
Inc.
Freight Loadings in the week
ended November 18 totaled 864 ,373
cars, a gain of go over the previous
week, but 90 below year ago, the
Association of American Railroads
disclosed.
Gasoline Stocks increased to 49,
7410O0 barrels on November ID, COM
pared with 1901 900 a week ear
lier and 68,489 900 year ago, the
American Petroleum Institute an
nounced.
Eyersharp, Inc, declared two ex-
ira dividends of SO on the COM
mon, payable in stock on January
IS and April Is to holders of recorc
January 5 and April S.
Real Silk Hosiery Mills declared
dividend of $50 share on account
of arrears on the old 10 cumula-
tive preferred, payable December 2(
to holders of record December B
Abbott Laboratories declared an
extra dividend of Is cents and a
quarterly payment of 40 cents, pay
able December % to holders of rec
ord December /, lifting 1914 pay
ments to $220.
Merritt Chapman Scott Corp.
cleared arrearages on its 612%o pre-
ferred A shares by declaration of a
dividend of $40, payable January 20
to holders of record January 5.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. may have
to interrupt dividend payments be-
cause the percentage of net profits
to gross sales is at new low OF 80,
President Robert E. Gross warned
stockholders.
North American Co. received SEC
permission to pay dividend of one
common share of Pacific Gas &
Electric Co. for each 100 shares on
January 2.
United States Steel Corp. is con-
sidering establishment of mill at
tidewater in the East to strengthen
its competitive position, according
to the magazine Business Week.
Union Pacific Railroad earned
$32 ,572, ,587 or $13.16 a share in 10
months ended October 81, compared
with S37 7,381 ,974 or 1882 in the same
1943 period
Pressed Steel Car Co. profit for 9
months was $1,555,722 or $193 VS..
S1,699, ITO or $215 in the same period
last year.
United States Freight Co. earned
$408,795 or $1.36 in 9 months VS.
$1,o65 099 or $3.55 in the same 1874;
period
Sweets Co. of America, Inc, net
for 9 months was $134,738 or $1.58 VS.
Sill ,030 or $130 year ago.
Moore Mccormick Lines, Inc.
earned $2,547.925 in 9 months VS.
S2,661 1853 in the same 1943 period.
Hiram Walker -GoOderham &
Worts, Ltd, reported net income Of
S7,637,3 1854 or $9.81 share in Cana.
dian currency for the fiscal veal
ended August 81, compared with $9,-
245,143 or $12.03 in the preceding
period.
Walgreen Co. earned 1884, ,694 o.
1925 in II months ended September
80 VS.. $3,269,519 or $2.20 in the pre-
vious year.
George A. HORNED & Co. net for
IL months ended october % was
$1,543,313 or $3.13 VS.. $l,312,2 ,203 or
S2.64 in the preceding period.
Phillips Packing Co., Inc, earned
$219,224 or AZ cents in 6 months
ended September 80 VS.. $122, 1923 or
% cents a year ago.
New York, Chicago g. st. Louis
Railroad ordered 500 all-steel boz
cars of 50-ton capacity from Ralstor
Steel Car Co. for delivery in the
second 1945 quarter.
American Home Products Corp
directors voted to offer stockholders
the right to subscribe to one share
Of new common for every 10 shares
presently held.