Evening star., 1944-08-01
Business Briefs

Consumer Credit outstanding at
the end of June totaled a 4,052 ,00O,- :
600, . gain of $54,000,0 900 from q
month earlier, the Federal Reserve
Board estimated Single-payment
and installment loans accounted for
most OF the increase. Charge &C
counts declined about 10 in the
month.
July Stock Volume .on the Big
Board totaled 28,219, ,705 shares, COM
pared with 37,712,751 in the pre-
vious month and 26,324,322 a year
ago, the New York Stock Exchange
reported. Sales crossed the mil
hon-share mark in Is July sessions
and were the second largest for the
year to date.
Armour & Co. is drafting plans
to refund upward of SIC, ,000, ,00(
worth Of securities, but officials said
details had not been completed
Marked for refunding were the first
mortgage ~ bonds and the series
D 31a1 bonds.
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. estimated
consolidated earnings for the first
half Of 1914 at approximately $780,
100000 vs.. $4,000, 900 a year ago
The return amounted to per cent
on Investment.
United States Rubber Co. earned
$685. ,827 or $1.85 a share in the
half, compared with $6,912, 1865 OF
$2.A in the same 1943 period.
Studebaker Corp. net for the hall
was 81, l,732, ,773 or "a cents VS.. 81 ,672,.
n0d 1S fAnA~ en a
year ago.
General Anihne & Film Corp
earned 81, ,649, 900 or 1851 a share or
common A and SO cents on common
B stocks in the first half, compared
with $2,114,0O0 or $289 and 20 cents
respectively, In the same 1913 period
Southeastern Greyhound Lines re.
ported net of $40, 1875 or $1.99 q
share in the June quarter, compared
with SCOTIA or 1922 year ago.
American Rolling Mill Co. earned
$2,441 ,49l or so cents in the half VS.
$3,229,697 or II cents in the same
1943 period.
General Printing Ink Co. net fol
the half was $279,85l or "a cents VS.
$290,520 or IS cents a year ago.
Thompson Products Co. reported
net of $1,546,030 or $4.78 in the ST,
months VS.. 81 ,408, ,152 or $4.53 in tn,
same period last year.
United States Industrial Chemi.
Gals, Inc. earned $431 $50 or $1.1!
in the June quarter VS.. $423,928 OF
$ll2 in the same 1943 period.
Ruberoid Co. net for the first hal.
~ <Iie raor Vr,o eQSQ 291 onx,f ;,
VS.. $3.50, ,566 or SO cents year ago.
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.
earned $S49, ,108 or "a cents In tn.
first half VS.. $693,091 or 81 cents or
Fewer shares in the same 1874;
period.
Mccall Corp. net for the half wa.
s7os,7l2 or $l.36 VS.. $3.50, ,307 or $1.2;
a year ago.
Midland Steel Products Co. earned
s752, ,761 or $135 in the half VS.. $72S,'
STA or SIPS in the same 1943 period
Decca Records, Inc, net for tn,
half was $504,62 or $1.3o vs.. s428,'
348 or $1.10 year ago.
Keystone Steel e. Wire Co. earnes
$1,467 800 or $1.94 in II months end
ed June 80 VS.. 81, ,092, ,143 or $1.44 II
the previous year.
Intertype Corp. net for the hal
was $137 ,536 or 81 cents VS.. $l44,29'
or 65 cents year ago.
Bower Roller Bearing Co. earnet
$5l5, 1892 or $1.72 in the half VS.. $642,
202 or $2.14 in the like 1943 period
Niagara Share Corp. of Maryland
reported net assets on June 30 wer,
equal to $66286 q share on class
preferred and 1882 an class
common, compared with $663.39 ane
$l0.83 respectively q year earlier.
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad car
loadings in the week ended July y
totaled 1881, compared with 78 ,80l
in the previous week and 74,675 {
year ago.
Bethlehem Steel Co. paid NOR
than $1,000, 900 in purchasing tn,
American Well d Prospecting Co. O
Corsicana, Tex, President J. E. Rit'
ts1sbacher Of the latter arm said.