Evening star., 1945-04-25
Business Briefs

Electric Power Consumption rose
slightly to 4.411 ,325 900 kilowatt
hours in the week ended April q VS..
1882 100000 in the previous week
and 1914 $4,000 in the like 1914
week, the Edison Electric Institute
announced.
Demand Deposits of member
banks in l0l leading cities totaled
$36, SOB 100000 on April 18, a gain of
5000, ,OOO, 900 from week earlier and
>4.355 100000 above a year ago. the
-'ederal Reserve Board reported.
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroa d
reached an agreement with a bond
7olders committee for purchase OF
the Chicago g. Alton Railroad
properties.
Inland Steel Co. profit for the
quarter was s2,472.734 or sl.5l VS.
S2.5l2 1886 Or S1.54 in the same 1914
.]eriod.
Borg-Warner Corp. earned ST.
S22.653 in the quarter VS. s2152,l19
: year ago.
Blaw-Knox Co. net for the quarter
"as $738,154 or 55 cents VS.. $4l5. .44C
or 81 cents in the same period last
ear.
Commercial Solvents Corp. earned
nI35,168 or % cents in the quarter
s. s562, ,460 or 81 cents a year ago
United States Steel Corp. earned
l5379,0o or s1O4 Share in the
March quarter VS.. Sl7,028, 900 or 81 90
year ago.
Phillips Petroleum Corp. net fol
he March quarter was SOFAS, ,296 OF
bi.86 VS.. $3.713,011 or 76 cents in the
anne 1914 period. The 1945 profit
included $3,000.000 from sale of Pan
handle Eastern Pipe Line common
North American Co. earned So
G9l ,579 or 48 cents in the quarter vs.
$4.325, ,782 or As cents year ago
Southern Railway net for the
quarter was S5.5O6,967 or 1885 VS.
s4.868 1868 or S3l7 in the same. 1914
period.
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co
earned $4,007,8l5 or SIPS in thc
March quarter VS.. $4.604,118 or 81 4a
year ago.
Solar Aircraft Co. registered with
the SEC 100000 shares of cumulative
convertible preferred stock to be Of
fered at s16625 a share,
Studebaker Corp. profit for the
March quarter was $1,024,32 or 43
cents VS.. S818.543 or 35 cents in the
same 1914 period.
Standard Oil Co. New Jersey
earned s155 1896, 900 or $3.50 in 1914
VS.. s123,o78,0o or s4.51 in 1943.
Boeing Airplane Co. net for 1914
vas S5,247,522 or $4.86 VS.. S4,482,87
or $4.14 in the previous year.
Youngstown Sheet e. Tube Co
earned s1,959,412 or $104 in the
March quarter VS.. S1,636,369 or g.
cents a year ago.
Corn Products Refining Co. profit
for the March quarter this veal
was S2,212,377 or 10 cents VS.. ST..
701, ,516 or so cents in the same 1944
period.
Delaware & Hudson Co. earned
S476,670 or 95 cents in the March
quarter VS.. $2,395,561 or $468 &
year ago.
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. net fol
the March quarter was 81, ,465 ,275 Oh
VI -CCllOc FS. 14,O6O,Oto Va Nv SC1lCo II
the same period last year.
Commercial Investment Trust Co
profit for the March quarter was ST.,
435 $40 or 40 cents VS.. $1,822,535 OF
81 cents IN the same 1914 period
Marshall Field & Co. earned ST.
336,275 or 81 cents in the March
quarter VS.. 1923 1884 or Al cents Z
year ago.
Loose Wiles Biscuit Co. net fol-
the March quarter was s572.84 ol
SLIP VS.. S490, ,765 or 96 cents In ths
same 1914 period.
United Biscuit Co. earned $685..
056 or II cents in the March quarter
VS.. 1901, ,430 or So cents a year ago
Wickwire Spencer Steel Co. Is
studying plan to merge with Col
orado Fuel e. Iron Co.