Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Business Briefs

General Business Activity has re-
coded according to the index of
Business Week, which stood at 1929
in the latest week VS.. 1885 in the
previous week, 1921 a month ago,
1903 six months ago and 1884
year ago.
Wholesale Markets were less &C.
tive in the last week and volume
was only slightly above a year ago,
reported Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Orders exceed available merchandise
and deliveries remain slow. Fall
buying has not picked up as usual at
this time of year.
Missouri Pacific Railroad proxies
are being sought by committee
proposing eight candidates for the
board to oppose a slate favored by
Allegheny Corp. The independent
group elected four directors last
year.
Montgomery Ward & Co. proxies
were sought by six stockholders
seeking to elect to the board James
G. Patton, president of the National
Farmers Union. Proxies also were
asked supporting resolutions oppos-
ing Wards policy toward the WLB.
New York, Chicago d St. Louis
Railway earned $2,196,8 1897 or $500 a
preferred share in the March quar-
ter VS.. Sl,770,l52 or $49l a year ago.
Erie Railroad net for the March
quarter was s1.481 ,688 or 40 cents a
common share VS.. $l,993,25l or 81
cents in the same 1914 period.
Best Foods, Inc, earned 1891 ,055
or 40 cents in the March quarter VS..
S667,675 or So cents year ago.
E. G. Budd Mfg. Co. profit for the
March quarter was S498, 567 or 10
cents VS.. $797 ,633 or 81 cents in the
same 1914 period.
Budd Wheel Co. earned $45l ,O85
or As cents in the quarter VS.. $685.
298 or "a cents year ago.
Bayuk Cigars. Incr net for the
quarter was 1887 1878 or Sc cents VS..
s3l5,516 or 80 cents in the same
period last year.
Keystone Steel & Wire Co. earned
1886 1872 or A cents in the quarter
VS.. $685. 900 or IS cents a year ago.
National Candy Co. net for the
March quarter was $270,000 or 81 %
VS.. S2l7,522 or IS cents in the same
1914 period.
Gardner Denver Co. earned $218,-
294 or IS cents in the quarter VS..
$257 ,695 or Al cents a year ago.
National Malleable & Steel Cast
ings Co. net for the quarter was
sl99,6l4 or AZ cents VS.. $3.50 500 or
48 cents in the same 1914 period.
Columbia Pictures Corp. earned
$3.50 900 or s221 in rs weeks ended
December 80 VS.. 1855 900 or $3.50 a
year earlier.
Associated Dry Goods Corp. profit
for - months ended January 81
was $3,025.49l or s2.76 VS.. S2,912 1897
or S218 in the previous year.
United Air Lines reported traffic
volume was around 50ee above a
year ago in March. Planes in oper-
alton on April totaled 50 VS.. SO a
year ago.
Triumph Explosives, Inc, stock
holders approved changing the
name to Triumph Industries, Inc.
Ansonia Electrical Co acquired a
large stock interest in the firm.
Reading Co. received ICC permis-
sion to issue $84 .000, 900 of 3bgo
series D first and refundjng bonds to
finance retirement of $34 ,249, TOO of
outstanding obligations. New bonds
will be sold at 10059.
Potomac Edison Co. registered with
the SEC new 500 par value cumula-
tive preferred shares to be offered in
exchange for present So and To
preferred shares
Textron, Inc, registered with the
SEC s5,00o,0 1000 of 4k% l5-year
debentures.
Chemical Fund, Inc, assets on
March 81 totaled SIC, 1868, 881 or sos
a share VS.. $10,590, BOT or s997 on
December 81, 1914.