Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-13
Business Briefs

SteeI Will operations III Ule cur
rent week were scheduled at $3.50 of
capacity, indicating production of
l,727.000 tons, the American Iron &
Steel Institute announced Figures
last week were $685. and 1872 400
tons; a month ago. $40 and 1,745,-
900 and year ago, $780, and L.
704,600
Lumber Production in weeks
ended October % approximated l.
68,513,0 900 board feet VS.. 1,719, 163 900
a year ago, reported the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association.
Production for the year to date ap-
proximated 1871 ,091 900 VS.. 17159.-
$4,000 year ago.
Small Furniture Stocks at the
Jamestown, N. Y. furniture market
we're allocated to buyers on the basis
Of past purchases. More than 1000
buyers damned display spaces.
100000 pounds of rubber was
produced by the Governments syn
thetic rubber factory at Port
Neches, Texas, in IA ended Novem-
Der S. reported the B. F. Goodrich
Co., operator. This equaled the
output of $4,000, 900 rubber trees for
the same period.
Sugar Distribution to United
States consumers in the first
months of 19A44 totaled 5,337 $40
tons VS.. 4,785,700 year ago, the
VIA disclosed. Stocks on Septem-
Der 80 totaled 464 ,564 tons VS.. 800 ,944
\ year ago.
Houston Lighting & Power Co.
received a high bid of 10l76 on a
27sao basis for S30,000,000 bonds
from Dillon. Read & Co. and asso-
ciates. Reoffering was planned at
1927.
Union Electric Co. of Missouri has
irafted a $780, 100000 construction
program for the first 10 years after
The war.
Safeway Stores, Inc, sales for 4
weeks ended November 4 totaled
k50,228,411, a gain of 9.2Ge over a
year ago; for "A weeks ended the
same date, 1851 ,621 $40, an increase
IF 11.1%.
American Cyanamid Co. earned
4,173,918 or $133 a share in 8
months ended September 30, after
reserve for renegotiation, compared
with $4,297,784 or $145 in the same
l943 period.
Collins g. Altman Corp, net for 6
months ended August 26 was $685.
800 or $1.49 VS.. S753,636 or $1.16 a
year ago.
Northern Pacific Railway reported
net income of s7,O87 ,534 or $2.86 in
9 months ended September 30 VS.
s13,451 ,059 or $542 in the same 1874;
period
Celanese Corp. of America earned
1851, 1872 or Sc cents in the Septem-
Der quarter VS.. 81, $50 ,692 or SO cent.
In the same 1943 period.
Southern Natural Gas Corp. net
for II months ended September 81
was $2616,519 or $1.85 VS.. $2,622, 06t
or $1.86 in the previous year
SHARP e. Dohme, Inc, earned 81,
6,342 or $123 in IL months ended
September 80 VS.. $1,784, 685 or $1.2t
on fewer shares in the preceding
period.
Consolidated Cigar Corp. net fol
months ended September 80 was
1918, 191 or $2.85 VS.. 81 ,023,9 1921 or $22
year ago, when preferred dividend
requirements were larger.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad invited
bids on $632 1851 of series E notes
Subject to ICC approval.
Calumet e. Hecla Con. Copper Co.
appointed A. H. Wohlrab general
manager of its Calumet division.
Bendix Aviation Corp. appointed
Leonard c. Truesdell general sales
manager for home radios to be man.
afactured by its radio division.
Pan American Petroleum &
Transport Co. elected E. G. Mckee
yer president to succeed Robert E
Wilson, who will become board
chairman Of Standard Oil Co. I'm
aianal, Pan American and othel
subsidiaries.