Evening star., 1944-09-29
Business Briefs

Money in Circulation totaled $23,-
$4,000 900 on September q, gain
of Slo0 100000 from a week earlier
and $4.84O,Oo0.00 above a year ago,
reported the Federal Reserve Board.
Net Airline Operating Revenues,
including those of 18 domestic air
carriers totaled $4316, ,705 in June VS..
s2,956,22l a year ago, the CAB an
nounced
Commonwealth Edison Co. regis
tered with the SEC Sl8G 100000 OF
go series L first mortgage bonds, OF
which sl55 100000 will be offered
through a group headed by Halsey
Stuart & Co.
Joy Manufa cturing Co. and Sulli-
van Machinery Co. have entered q
working arrangement which may
lead to later consolidation. it was
indicated by the election to the Sui
livan board of j. D. A. Morrow and
Arthur S. Knoizen, president and
vice president of JOY.
Fisher Brothers. Inc, and Fisher
Motor Car Co, both of Delaware
and Detroit, have been organized by
the five Fisher brothers to design
manufacture, sell repair and deal
in airplanes, automobiles and "any
and all automotive products"
Beatrice Creamery Co. earned ST.
OILS or Sl6l share in s months
ended August 81 VS.. S1038 1924 OF
500 in the same 1943 period
Gimble Brothers, Inc, profit for c
months ended July 81, was 81 SOB.
l73 or 98 cents share VS.. 81 PIG, ,639
or 66 cents year ago.
Mueller Brass Co. earned S266. .268
or ST a share in 3 months ended
August 81 VS.. S3l8,29l or $1.l6 in the
same l943 period.
Champion Paper & Fiber Co. net
for 3 months ended August 20 was
S61l435 or 73 cents a share VS.
1854, 334 or 81 cents year ago.
Eastern Gas e. Fuel Associates
earned s3,266, ,934 or $5.77 a share on
the second preferred in IL months
ended August 81, compared with
S2,922,37l or S485 second pre-
ferred share in the previous year.
Universal Pictures profit for l3
weeks ended July % was S579, ,562 VS.
S912,78s year ago: for 80 weeks
ended the same date, s2,413,507 VS.
S2,771338
Virginia Railway earned S3,4O8,-
954 or Sl.93 a share in months
ended August 81 VS.. $3,462 O45 OF
S1.87 a year age.
Liberty Aircraft Products Corp
net for 9 months ended August 81
was s418707 or S1.45 a share VS.
1929, ,494 or sl14 year ago.
Cuban American Sugar Co. de.
clared a dividend of ST common
share, payable October Is to hold
ers Of record October 10. Previous
payment was 40 cents in Septem
ber 1943
Northrop Aircraft, Inc, declared
two 25-cent dividends, one payable
October II to holders of record Oc.
tooer 10. and the other payable Jan.
uary to holders of record Decem.
Der IS
Sterling Drug, Inc, acquired stock
Of James F, Ballard, Inc, in ex-
change for 2l,000 Sterling shares.
Allentown Bethlehem Gas Co
asked SEC approval of financing tc
purchase gas properties in Berks
ana : northampton Counties from
Metropolitan Edison Co.
National Airlines ordered l6 Cur
tiss- Wright CW-20 transport planes
for postwar delivery at a cost OF
$5, 1000, 900.
United Air Lines reported mai
ton-miles in August totaled 1,B27,97l
a jump of 98% over a year ago
Express ton-miles totaled 800 1854, an
increase Of 3laT.
Remington Rand, Inc, stockhold.
ers were told plants now are pro.
ducing more than 80T of its com.
plete line Of peacetime products al.
though on limited scale. No ma
jor reconversion problem is faced
officials said.