Evening star., 1945-01-26
Business Briefs

Retail Trade in the last week was
slightly above the previous week and
averaged SO to go above year ago
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc, announced
Renewed interest in seasonal mer-
chandise and growing response to
spring lines were features.
Money in Circulation declined to
$25 ITS 100000 on January "a, drop
of S34 100000 from a week earlier
but was S4,788, 900 900 above a year
ago and $8,541 100000 above -four
years ago, the Federal Reserve
Board reported.
Rayon Production in 1914 set a
new record of 723,900,000 pounds, q
gain of go over 663, 100000 in 1943
the Rayon Organon estimated.
Bethlehem Steel Corp. earned
S36,167,723 or $993 a share in 1914
VS.. $32-124,592 or 1888 in 1943. Net
for last quarter was $16,379 1893 or
S4.94 VS.. 12,707,797 or 1912 a year
earlier.
E. r. Squibb & Sons net for three
months ended September 80 was
S481 ,440 or "a cents VS.. $546,449 or
$1.05 in the same 1943 period.
American Steel Foundries earned
S603.064 or 81 cents in three months
ended December 81 VS.. $664,7 ,795 OF
Sc cents in the same 1943 period.
Paraffine Companies, Inc, net for
6 months ended December 81 was
$1,020,790 or $2.04, before renegotia-
ton, compared with $945, ,783 or ST. 89
year earlier.
Austin, Nichols & Co. profit was
S233, ,643 or 1927 on class A stock in
8 months ended December 81 VS..
S437, ,389 or $15.49 on class A stock
in the same l943 period.
Davidson Chemical Corp. earned
S468,816 or 81 cents in 6 months
ended December 81 VS.. $432,476 or
"a cents a year earlier.
Lehn & Fink Products Corp. net
for 6 months ended December 81
was S267,733 or 81 cents VS.. $323,512
or 81 cents in the same 1943 period.
Emerson Radio & Phonograph
Corp. earned $728,543 or $1.82 in IL
months ended october 81 VS.. $602,-
701 or S1.50 in the previous year.
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. net for
1914 was $108, ,972 ,066 VS.. $127, SAG, All
in 1943. Gross was $1,010,015,912 vs.
$979, ,773,155.
Delaware, Lackawanna g. Western
Railroad earned $87,181 or cents in
1914 vs.. 81 ,688, ,759 or $2.78 in 1943.
Western Maryland Railway net for
1914 was $4,120,860 or $2322 on the
Eycf O.
on the first preferred in 1943.
Bush Terminal Co. declared a di-
vidend of 80 cents common share,
payable March 5. Last March Is
cents was paid.
Heyden Chemical Co. declared a
dividend of 25 cents a common share,
payable March /. Previous quarter
ly payments were 20 cents,
Sentinel Radio Corp. registered
with the SEC 10000 common shares
of which $1,000 will be offered for
company account and $4,000 for
President Ernest Alschuler.
Thermoid Co. sales for December
totaled 81, 1868, All, a gain of 10 over
a year ago; for 1914, $21, ,855 1892, an
increase of $3.50 over 1943.
Federal Water & Gas Corp. asked
SEC permission to sell its interest in
West Virginia Water Service Co. for
$1,675 600.
Marshall Field & Co. stockholders
will vote February 26 on a plan to
replace all Sc preferred shares with
new preferred carrying a lower
dividend rate, probably around Az %
Sun Oil Co., through a Canadian
subsidiary. leased $4,000 acres OF
Canadian Pacific Railroads oil
rights west of the Princess field In
Alberta.
Equity Corp. assets on December
81 amounted to $101.86 a preferred
share and $1.76 q common share VS.
1892 and $103 at the end Of 1913