Evening star., 1945-10-31
Business Briefs

Electric Power Consumption rose
to 3,s37 ,420, 900 kilowatt hours in the
week ended October a, compared
with 1914, 1885, 900 in the previous
week, but remained 9.7eo below t..
35s, ,2s3, 900 a year ago, the Edisor
Electric Institute announced.
Demand Deposits of member
banks in 101 leading cities totalec
s3s, ,s2S. .0o0,0 900 on October a, a gair
Of S567, ,000, 600 from week earlier
and S2,491 ,00o, 900 above q year ago
reported the Federal Reserve Board
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad di.
rectors withdrew a merger offer tt
Nickel Plate and Wheeling & Lake
Erie Railroads because of opposition
among preferred holders.
Westinginghouse Electric Corp. &
expanding facilities to increase out,
put 40ss to 500 above prewar levels
1t earned $l3,673, ,s25 or $1.05 a share
in o months OF 1e45 VS.. $16,7li ,09i
or $l.29 a year ago.
e. i. du Pont de Nemours & Co
profit for 8 months ended Septem.
Der 80 was 53,975 ,e25 or $4.34 {
share VS.. $57, 1905 ,32s or 1859.
United States Steel Cerp. earned
$43,777, ,793 or $2.s5 in months VS.
$4s,3o6, ,sS9 or $3.49 q year ago.
Commonwealth Edison Co. prof,
for IL months ended September 81
was $23, ,421 ,867 or $1.S0 VS.. $22, 2,7l4,.
oe2 or $1.79 in the preceding year.
United Aircraft Corp. earned &c..
sS6,33o or 1926 in 8 months VS.. $l2,-
S73,763 or $4.37 year ago.
Barnsdall Oil Co. profit for
months was $3,455,177 or $l.55 VS.
$2,745,694 or $1.24.
Marshall Field e. Co. net for s
months was $3,5S4,769 or $1.56 VS.
s3,l46,0s1 or $1.27.
Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator
Co. earned $2,404,99l or $1.72 in
months VS.. 81 ,2S3 $40 or $1.65 year
ago.
Allis- Mfg. Co. net for
months was 1921 1888 or s2.45 VS.
$6,7S2, sos or 1881. ---......
Stone & Webster profit for
months was $l,6lo,420 or n cents
vs.. $1,3s9,516 or Sc cents.
National Cylinder Gas Co. earned
4l,1le,1s0 or rs cents in months
vs.. $i,17S,423 or 81 cents a year ago
Inspiration Consolidated Copper
Co. net for 8 months was 81 ,086 ,977
or 90 cents VS.. I,458, ,4s2 or $1.23.
Calumet 4 Hecla Consolidated
Copper Co. earned 1881 ,535 or SO
cents in 9 months VS.. $l,072,13 or
So cents year ago.
General Railway Signal Co. profit
for 9 months was $s42, ,5e3 or $2.2s
VS.. s73o, ,s91 or $l.s4.
Commercial Solvents Corp. earned
3i,78e, 1888 or So cents In month,
VS.. 81 $50 ,555 or "a cents q year ago
Parmelee Transportation Co. profit
for 8 months was $922, ,222 or $l.2i
VS.. $1,14l, 800 or $l5S.
Simonds Saw h Steel Co. earned
$946, ,468 or 81 80 In 8 months VS.. $l..
0se, ,097 or $220 q year ago,
Norwich Pharmacal Co. profit fol
9 months was $sl9 ,o32 or 65 cents VS.
$S15,731 or 65 cents.
Nehi Corp. earned $796,562 In {
months VS.. 1868 ,702 year ago.
keystone Steel & Wire Co. profit
for September quarter was 1886, ,l3s
or 80 cents VS.. $500, ,451 or 40 cents
in the same 1914 period.
Standard Cap 4 Seal Corp. earned
$275J J857 or IS cents in . months VS.
$350,057 or "a cents q year ago.
Eastern Air Lines cancelled an or.
der for 10 Curtiss- Wright Corp
transports because of the Govern.
rnent's attractive terms on surplu,
transport planes.
Dawson Chemical Corp. profit fol
third quarter was 41s4, $50 or IS cent.
vs. $226.o97 or A cents In the same
ieA period.