Evening star., 1944-11-20
Business Briefs
teeI Mill Operations

Steel Mill Operations in the
current week will be at 95.4eo OF
capacity, indicating production OF
1.716200 net tons, the American
Iron & Steel Institute reported
Figures last week kere 96eo ano
1872 400; a year ago. 991eo pei
cent and 1,727 300.
Iron Ore Consumption in II
months of 1914 totaled 1924, ,12(
gross tons VS.. 74,109,3S0 a year ago
the Lake Superior Iron Ore Asso-
citation disclosed. October consump
ton was 7,319,948 VS.. 6,950,255 il
October and 7,750,6S a year ago.
Railroad Operating Revenues O
class I lines in October totaled $656,
119.787 VS.. SCAT ,059,l 1853 a year age
the Association of American Rail
roads estimated. Passenger revenue
totaled s118,32O,233 VS.. $117,9O4, All.
E. 1. du Pont de Nemours G. Co
declared year-end dividend O
$3.50 common share, payable De
cember IA to holders of record No.
vember 81, bringing 1914 payment!
to $5.25 VS.. S425 in 1943.
Lambert Co. declared an extra
dividend of SO cents a common share
and the usual quarterly 3712 cents
a share, both payable December Il
to holders of record November 30
Pepsi Cola Co. declared year
end dividend of 81 share. payable
December 5 to holders OF record
November 80.
General American Investors Co.
Inc, registered with the SEC 491 ,00C
shares of no par value common
stock, to be sold upon exercise of
outstanding purchase warrants helo
by Lazard, Freres g. Co., Lehman
Bros. and Thomas & Co.
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad stock
holders at the annual meeting were
told by President Roy B. White
that the roads credit position has
been greatly improved by the retire.
ment of mores than S100,000,000 oi
Indebtedness since 1885,
GameweII Co. stockholders will
vote November 80 on a proposal tt
split the stock on 3-for-1 basis.
Electric Bond g. Share Co. earned
S4,992,572 or $4.51 a share on com.
bined preferred stocks in II months
ended September 30, compared with
S5.611,104 or $4.46 in the previous
year
Eastern Air Lines, Inc, profit fol
9 months ended September 80 wa.
S721 ,684 or S1.22 share VS.. $758, ,461
or $1.29 in the same 1943 period.
Texas Gulf Producing Co. earned
$322, ,456 or 36 cents a share in !
months VS.. $304,879 or "a cents &
year age.
Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co
net for 8 months was 1886, ,554 or g.
cents VS. 1888, ,735 or 08 cents in same
l943 period
Tyson Bearing Corp. earned $685..
7iS or S1.49 in months VS.. 1904 ,o04
r$1.19 year ago.
Gaylord Container Corp. profit fol
9%months was $764,237 or $1.06 VS.
S775,395 or SLOT in the same perioc
last year.
Reynolds Spring Co. earned $318,.
769 or SLIP in IL months ended Sep
tenber 80, before renegotiation
compared with $353,947 or s1.22 il
the previous year.
Continental Gas e. Electric Corn
net for II months ended Septembel
so was $3,584,459 or S10.56 VS.. 1905.
1o9 or 1925 in the preceding fisca
period.
Consolidated VuItee Aircraft Corn
started construction of a $500 ,00l
aeronautical laboratory at Lind
bergh Field, San Diego.
Rustiess Iron e. Steel Corp. an.
nounced its new $500,000 hammer
shop has been completed and viii
increase war production substan.
TALLY.
Celanese Corp. of America
changed the name of its plastic
sales organization from Celanest
Celluloid Corp. to Celanese Plastics
Corp.