Evening star., 1945-03-26
Business Briefs

Credit Used in the Market will be
measured more closely by the New
York Stock Exchange. All member
firms carrying margin accounts have
been ordered to make reports at the
end of each month instead of twice
year No early revision in the
present 500 margin requirement is
expected.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. re-
celved high bid of 106.879 for S80,-
100000 of new go bonds from Blyth
& Co. and associates. Reofering is
expected later this week at 1075s
Proceeds will be used with other
funds to redeem around $4,000 900
of 40 bonds.
Anderson, Clayton Co. registered
with the SEC 250,00O shares of
S2180 par value common stock,
which are to be sold for the M. D.
Anderson Foundation.
Columbia Broadcasting system
has contracted with Federal Tele-
phone & Radio Corp for its first
experimental transmitter capable OF
broaocasting improved television
pictures in full color. President Paul
w. Kesten told stockholders.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
called for redemption by lot on
May l s10.500,0OO of its first mort
gage sinking fund 3l4Go bonds.
Western Electric Co. earned sl3,-
857,704 or s231 a share in 1914 VS.
S13,302, 1926 or 1922 in 1943.
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp
net for So weeks ended December
30 was $12 100000 or Sc VS.. SIC, ,9O1. 900
or S5.37 in the preceding fiscal
period.
Crane Co. profit for 1914 was
S6,808,2 or S249 VS.. $500 1882 in
1943, a figure which was cut later
to $4,S76,754 by renegotiation.
General Aniline g. Film Corn.
earned S4,813,276 or S6.57 on class
A stock in 1914 VS.. $4,062 ,527 or 1854
a class A share in 1943
Cannon Mills Co. net for 1914 was
s3,252, 1888 or S329 VS.. S3,867217 or
1891 in the previous year.
Wagner Electric Corp. earned
sl,541 ,278 or 1894 in 1914 VS.. s2,011,-
710 or $5.14 in 1943.
E. r. Squibb & Sons, Inc, net for
6 months ended December 81 was
S1,184,551 or $192 VS.. S1.266,463 or
S208 in thes same 1943 period.
indianapolis Power g. Light Co.
earned $2,0s2,615 or s188 in 1914 VS..
$2,077,312 or $1.87 in 1943.
Interchemical Corp net for 1914
was $1,174,347 or $2.55 VS.. s1.188. 1859
or s2.75 in the previous year.
Calumet e. HecIa Consolidated
Copper Co. earned $1,069,641 or 50
cents in 1914 VS.. $1,299, ,320 or 65
cents in 1943,
Garlock P1 liking Co. net for 1914
was sS6e, ,S76 OR s4.15 VS.. sses 1859 or
S4.77 in the previous year.
BourjOis, Inc, earned $685. .047 or
S1.94 in 1914 VS.. $941, ,414 or $218 in
1943.
American Hardware Corp. net for
1914 was s759,733 or $1.55 VS.. $685.
799 or s1.91 in the previous year.
Belmont Radio Corp. earned $685.
100 in 1914 VS.. $500,66 in 1943.
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corn.
plan for reorganization was ordered
consummated by Federal Court at
Pittsburgh. Preferred stockholders
will receive $50 cash and a share of
Pittsburgh Term in a Realization
Corp. for each of their shares.
Mack Trucks, Inc, announced
construction has started on a $780,
600 bus plant at Fullerton, Pa.
which is being built for the company
by DPC. 1t will partially compen-
safe for the company's own bus
plant requistioned by the Navy.
Mullins Mfg. Co. stockholders
were told untitled orders indicate
that 1945 business will approximate
the 1914 record.
Electric Bond & Share Co. ap-
pointed H. H. Dinkins, IT,, secretary.
and Lester Ginsburg, treasurer.