Evening star., 1945-11-08
Business Briefs
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Bank Clearings in "a leading cities
totaled SIC, 1926 $4,000 in the elec-
ton week ended November 7 VS..
S11 1,376, ,242,000 In the previous full
week and were li.9% above S9,228,-
$4,000. in the like 1914 week, Dun &
Bradstreeti Inc, reported.
clined to $685., ,293 900 kilowatt hours
in the week ended November VS..
1881, 100000 in the previous week
and 4,354,939, ,999 year ago, the
Edison Electric Institute revealed.
Gasoline Stocks Of civilian grade
totaled 50,563 900 barrels on Noven-
ber VS.. 47,602,000 a week earlier
and 38,963 900 a year ago.
Freight Loadings in the week end
ed November totaled 851 1862 cars,
a decline of SO from the previous
week and 4.69o below year ago.
Dominion of Canada called for
redemption in January, 1916, all 3eo
bonds of 1867, 1858 and 1858. The
three issues total 100000.
City of Baltimore received high
bid OF lo0.554 for SIS, 3,050,000 of 1%
bonds from Mellon Securities Corp
and associates.
Electric Bond g. Share Co. will
distribute on November % about
S3l, 900 900 to preferred shareholders
as the first step in it's program of
compliance with the Holding Com
pany Act.
Bristol-Myers Co. stockholders
will vote December l8 on proposed
2-for-l split in common stock.
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. estimated
profit for 9 months ended Septem-
Der 80 was $34 4,000, 900 Or $l,l0 a
share VS.. $4,000, 900 or S1.28 in the
same 1914 period.
Continental Oil Co. earned $12,-
597,779 or $3.50 in 9 months VS.. $8,-
767 ,078 or $1.87 a year ago.
Lone Star Gas Co. net for 8
months was $3,655,083 or 66 cents
VS.. $3,574.785 or 65 cents.
Columbia Broadcasting System
earned S4,234,247 or S247 in 9
months VS.. $500 ,081 or $1.9S a year
ago. ..
Parke, Davis g. Co. net for
months was $5,701 ,462. or S1l6 VS.
s5.634,8l6 or S1.16.
Revere Copper g. Brass Inc, profit
for months was $1,094,102 or 81
cents VS.. S1,262,048 or 81 cents.
Cutler Hammer, Inc, earned ST..
003,l12 or $1.52 in months VS.. ST..
261, 1852 or 81 81 year ago.
Interchemical Corp. net for
months was $852,949 or sl89 VS.
$S00,206 or $167.
Archer-Daniels- Midland Co. earn.
ed $796, 1850 or 48 cents in the thirc
quarter VS.. $685. ,566 or "a cents 9
year ago.
Decca Records, Inc, profit for
months was $640,289 or s1.65 VS.
$743,832 or $1.91.
Walworth Co. net for months
ended September 80 was $735 ,722 OF
So cents VS.. 81 1885, All or SO cents ir
the same 1914 period.
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co
earned $597, ,567 or $1.55 in month";
VS.. s713,118 or $1.89 a year ago.
L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriters
Inc, profit for the September quar-.
ter was $33,3l8 or 10 cents VS.. $246,.
sol or 76 cents.
Montgomery Ward g. Co. sales II
October totaled $77,294 ,825, a gair
of 9.79o from a year ago; In
months ended October 81. $491 ,434.
S62, an increase of 5.3%.
S. II. Kres. & Co. sales for Octo-
Der totaled $l0.457 1874, a drop o.
3.4. from year ago; for 10 months
of l945, SIS, ,303 1888, a decline of 2.8%
s. s. Kresge Co. sales in Octobel
totaled $l9,025,59l VS.. $18,834,110 {
year ago: in 10 months, $168, 1888 Sc.
VS.. sl63 ,406. DOT.
]. ]. Newberry Co. sales for Octo.
Der totaled $8,3ol.81l VS.. $8,821, ,760
in 10 months. SIS. .798, ,728 VS.. ST, ,290,,
$40.
McCrory Stores Corp. sales In Oc.
tober totaled So, ,104 ,069 VS. $6,124, ,8l3
in 10 months. $54,ol4,723 VS.. $685.
8lo,31l.