Evening star., 1945-10-28
Business Briefs
General Business Activity has

oSuCidi DuSiHCSo hCtiflty HAS QG-
clined further, according to the
index of Business Week, which stood
at 1880 for the latest week VS.. 151.(
IN the previous week, 1915 month
ago and 230.6 year ago.
Pullman, Inc, received an offel
for its sleeping car service from &c
railroads, including the New York
Central, Southern Pacific, Burling-
ton, Santa Fe, Southern Railway
\ Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Mil
waukee, North Western, Pennsy
/ Illinois Central, Great Northern,
L. & NJ, Atlantic Coast Lines, B. &
O., N. G. st. L., Rock Island. West
ern of Alabama. New Haven and
Seaboard. Terms were not an
nounced.
Standard Oil Co New Jersey
estimated it would take years to
rebuild European plants and said it
might take as long to reach an
accurate figure on war losses. Some
installations were scarcely touched,
others damaged badly.
Santa Fe Railway system earned
$28, ,622, 1856 in 8 months ended Sep
tember 30 vs. $40, ,125, 1857 year ago.
A loss of $11 ,122, ,991 in September
compared with net of SIS, ,796, 1892
year ago.
Chicago & North Western Railway
net for months was 3,279, ,264 VS.
$12, POI 800.
Republic Steel Corp. profit in 8
months was $7,973,927 or $1.16 a
share VS.. $6,470,792 or 88 cents in
the same 1914 period
American Rolling Mill Co. earned
SIS, ,408,223 or S1.35 in 9 months VS..
$3,357,841 or GA cents a year ago.
Electric Auto-Lite Co. net for 9
months was $4,041 ,703 or 1888 vs.
$3,721 ,901 or $3.11 in the same 1914
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Otis Elevator Co. earned s2076, ,281
or SO cents in 9 months VS.. $685.
745 or 81 cents year ago.
Columbia Pictures Corp. profit for
II months ended June 80 was 81 ,945,-
168 or SAB VS.. S2,005 1886 or S4.89 in
the preceding fiscal period
Lambert Co. earned $1.801 ,492 or
S2.41 in months ended September
80 VS.. 81 ,694, ,736 or S2.27 a year ago.
Lone Star Cement Corp. net for
9 months was 81 $3.50, 800 or SLIT VS.
81 ,542, ,732 or $l63 in the same 1914
period.
RustIess Iron g. Steel Corp. profit
for months was $1,314,726 or 81 40
VS.. 81 1894 1854 or SLAB.
Quaker State Oil Co. earned $751;
COB or $1.03 in months VS.. $685. ,376
or 80 cents a wear ago,
Graham-Paige Motors Corp. profit
for 9 months was 1854 ,484 or 16 cents
VS.. 81 1852 800 or 90 cents in the same
1914 period. =
Ruberoid Co. earned s523 ,822 or
s1.32 in 8 months VS.. $543.760 or
$1.37 a year ago.
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. profit
for 9 months was $2,727,471 or $3.50
preferred share VS.. $2,581 ,176 or
$3.50 in the same 1914 period.
Budd Wheel Co. earned S99S,5l6
or $l.01 a common share in months
VS.. s93S,044 or 81 cents year ago.
E. G. Budd Mfg. Co. net for 9
months was S368,915 or 1888 a pre-
ferred share VS.. $1,615,162 or "a cents
common share in the same 1914
period
Aviation Corp. stockholders were
given the right to purchase share
of new $225 convertible preferred
stock, $50 par, for each 20 common
shares held. The offer will expire
November 7.
Ford Motor Co. appointed M. l..
Bricker vice president in charge of
manufacturing. j. R. Davis and H.
L. Moekle were named directors.
Nash -Kelvinator Corp. announced
production of 1916 passenger cars
has started at its final assembly
plant at KenoSha, Wis.
Pullman-Standard Car Mfg. Co.
announced plans for a de luxe cafe
terra car to seat Sc passengers. 1t
is designed to serve persons travel
ing on restricted budget.
American Transportation Co. and
Standard Freight Lines appointed
Brig. Gen. William j. Williamson
vice president. Before the war, he
was general traffic manager for
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