Evening star., 1944-10-25
Business Briefs

Electric Power Production de-
clined to 4,345 ,352, 900 kilowatt
hours in the week ended October
81, compared with 4,354,575, 900 ir
the previous week and 4,415, ,405 ,00t
in the like 1943 week, reported the
Edison Electric Institute.
Demand Deposits of member
banks in 10l leading cities totalee
$36, ,614, 900, 900 on October 18, a gair
of $724 100000 from a week earlier
and SIS 248 ,000,000 above a year ago
the Federal Reserve Board disclosed
Corn Products Refining Co. earned
$5,418.199 or $163 a share in
months ended September 30, COM
pared with SIS 5.909, ,59l or Sl.83 in tn.
same l943 period.
BarnsdalI Oil Co. net for 9 months
was $2,745 ,694 or S124 share VS.
$2.674,647 or $120 a year ago.
Gillette Safety Razor Co. earnee
$2,703, ,943 or 81 cents in months VS.
50 ,360346 or IS cents in the sam,
1943 period.
General Railway Signal Co. ne
for months was $730.691 or $1.9.
VS.. 1884, 785 or $170 in the sam,
period last year.
Wheeling Steer Corp. earned So,
144.450 or s3.13 hare in month
ended September 80 VS.. $3,l33 SGT
or $3l1 a year ago.
NJ. A. Hanna Co. net for 9 months
was S3,078,777 or $3.50 VS.. S2,998, DOE
or SEAT in the same 1943 months.
American Machine e. Metals, Inc.
earnoH cSCT TOd ar IA y,
VS.. $430,712 or S157 a year ago.
Superior Steel Corp. net for
months was $278.277 or $245 VS.
$488,882 or $4.32 in the same 1874:
period.
Commercial Solvents Corp. earned
81 ,959, ,555 or IA cents a share in 8
months VS.. 81 1888, ,629 or rs cents q
year ago.
Zonite Products Corp. net for {
months was $381,477 or 46 cents VS.
$400,066 or 48 cents in the same
period last year.
Brunswick Bake Collender Co
earned $972,015 or $1.95 in 9 months
VS.. $685., ,581 or $132 a year ago.
Consolidated Textile Co. net for Il
months ended August 81 was $56O.11t
or Sill a share VS.. S477 ,067 or $1.3T
in the previous year.
Julius Keyser & Co. earned $685..
299 or SIS cents share in the Sep
tember quarter VS.. 1925, 500 or 81
cents in the same 1943 period.
Florence Stove Co. net for 6
months ended September 80 was
s686, 1864 or sl.99 VS.. S630,78l or $1.81
a year ago.
Plymouth Oil Co. earned $1,547,.
$40 or SLAB a share in 9 month.
VS.. s1,659,49 or $l59 in the sam.
period last year.
Texas Pacific Coal g. Oil Co. ne,
for 9 months was S1,58l,918 or SIT,
a share VS.. 1855 1886 or 96 cents II
the same 1943 period.
Penick e. Ford earned $812,581 OF
s2.20 a share in months VS.. $685..
001 or $2.19 year ago.
Syivania Electric Products, Inc.
reported net of $l,379 ,431 or $1.37 8
share in 8 months VS.. $1,005, ,69'
or $l.13 in the same 1943 period.
Rustless Iron & Steel Corp. earned
81 1894 1854 or SLAB a share, before
renegotiation, in months VS.. ST..
864,27l or $194 a year ago.
Purity Bakery Corp. net for Il
weeks ended October 7 was $486, IA,
or IS cents a share VS.. $48l, ,689 cl
62 cents in the like 1943 period.
commonwealth g. Southern Corp
net for IL months ended September
SO was $l1,535, ,129 or $7.78 a pre-.
ferred share VS.. S13,592, 1888 or Sc. II
preferred share in the previous
year.
Norfolk g. Western Railway earned
$l6,422,984 or $11.21 a share in 4
months ended September 80 VS.. S16.-
o3O.5l5 or 1902 in the same 194s
period.
McGraw Hill Publishing ca
earned 81, l,134,089 or $1.96 a share in
Aonths ended September 30 VS.
s'na2'lss or s1.74 a year ago.