Evening star., 1945-03-13
Business Briefs
rhe Only Security Worth, Having

The Only Security Worth, Having
is that born in productive jobs, de-
clared Ira Mosher. president of the
NAM, in an address at Macon, Ga.
War-born technical processes and
production techniques are the key
to postwar posperity, he said.
Refined Copper Deliveries to do
mastic users in February set an all
time record of 172.585 short tons,
compared with 145,9O4 IN the pre-
cedlng month, the Copper Institute
announced. Domestic production
continued to decline.
Lumber Stocks at sawmills and
concentration yards at the end OF
1914 were 20.3%o below a year earlier
the WPB estimated.
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. is
considering an increase in capital
through issuance of preferred stock
or debentures.
Household Finance Corp. stock
holders voted to split common stock
3 for l.
Westinghouse Electric e. Mfg. Co.
will spend SIC, 100000 for reconver-
sion Immediately after the war
Floor space will be 15q6 larger and
productive capacity 500 greater
than before the war.
American Radiator G. Standard
Sanitary Corp. earned $6731,735 or
"a cents a share in 1914 VS.. SIS ,429,-
431 or 81 cents in 1943.
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio reported
net of S6,744 OLA or S707 for 1914 VS..
s4,905 ,634 or $5.31 in the previous
year.
Canadian Pacific Railway earned
S34,699 $3.50 or 1921 in 1914 VS.. S42,-
982,718 or s2.83 in 1943.
Union Tank Car Co. profit for
1914 was S2.348,176 or s2.18 VS.. S.
074,l73 or $285 in the preceding
year.
Lambert Co. earned s2,O49,474 or
S2.74 in 1914 vs. 1882, ,43l or S2.65 in
l943.
BeechNut Packing Co. profit for
1914 was So ,443. 784 or $3.50 VS.. 81
3l2,299 or S643 in the preceding
year.
Square D Co. net for 1914 was ST.
AO.ooo VI o1.oO No oI.1OU,OUO Vi 9t.SO
in the previous year.
Rheem Mfg. Co. earned 81 1868 1854
or s1.85 in 1914 VS.. $1,310,836 or 81 80
in 1943.
Consolidated Cigar Co. net for
1944 was $1,330,O35 or $3.97 VS.. ST.
'43,489 or $3.50 after higher pre-
erred requirements in the preceding
Jear.
Budd Wheel Co. profit for 1914 was
,307 ,460 or $133 VS.. $1,088,611 OF
LIB in the previous year.
Newport Industries, Inc, earned
4G73,743 or $1.08 in 1943.
Gar Wood Industries, Inc, profit
{or months ended January 81 was
1874, ,420 or % cents VS.. 1924, ,582 OF
.S cents year ago.
Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc.
armed $809,538 or S2.32 in 1914 VS.
1858, 400 or $249 in 1943.
Sl0ss- Sheffield Steel g. Iron Co
net for 1914 was 1858, 142 or ST. VS.
5727 ,831 or 81. IL in the previous year
Pullman Co. revenues from Sleep
ing car operations in December to-
tailed $13,185,715 VS.. $13,450,676 a
year earlier. For 1914 they totaled
Sl41 ,287 1864 VS.. S120, ,529, ,032 in 1943
Net income for 1914 was $40, ,720, 1892
Howe Sound Co. declared a divi-
dend of 80 cents a common share
payable March 81. Payments in
1914 totaled 81, but rs cents quar-
ter was paid previously.
American Casualty Co. set a $12
offering price on 100000 shares of
SIS par value capital stock ia an
amendment to Its registration state
ment.
Spiegel, Inc. purchased the Har-
boIr-Longmire home furnishing
store at Oklahoma City. 1t occu-
pies a 10-story building and was
founded in 1897.
National Aviation Corp. elected
Frederick F. Robinson president t.
succeed Frank r. Russell.
~