Evening star., 1945-11-30
Business Briefs

Retail Trade in the last week was
moderately above the previous week
and averaged So to 1919 above high
levels of year ago, Dun e. Brad
street, Inc, announced. In strike
areas. incomplete reports indicated
volume was not perceptibly cur
tailed
Money in Circulation totaled S28,-
169,000,000 on November %, a de-
cline of S29,000,000 from week
earlier, but s3,172 100000 above a
year ago, reported the Federal Re-
serve Board.
w. r. Grace g. Co. stockholders
will vote December 26 on a proposed
3-for-2 splitup in common stock.
Mead Johnson Co. stockholders
will vote on a proposed 10-for-1
splitup in both common and pre-
ferred shares.
South Penn Oil Co. declared an
extra of 50 and the regular quar-
terly of 40 cents, both payable De-
cember 81, raising 1945 payments to
$3.50 VS.. $500 In 1914.
Commonwealth e. Southern Corp.
payment of ST so dividend January
was approved by the SEC.
Central Steel Castings Corp.
called $7,200,000 of outstanding 5l2%o
bonds for redemption December l at
1922 and interest.
Indiana Steel Products Co. regis
tered with the SEC ST 100000 of 12-
year So sinking fund debentures
with warrants and 10000 common
shares reserved for exercise of war
rants.
General. Shareholding Corp. reg
istered with the SEC S2,650.O0O of
So debentures to finance retire.
ment of bank loans.
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. will
issue $4,000 common shares in ex-
change for stock of Arnold Engi-
neering Co. of Illinois.
Consolidated Electric & Gas Co.
plan to sell s14,500,000 of 2A % Sc
cured bank notes for refunding pur-
poses was approved by the SEC.
Consolidated Biscuit Co. will reg
lister with the SEC SO,75o more
shares to finance expansion.
Hiram Walker -Gooderham &
.Worts earned $9,411 300 or S12.26 a
share in II months ended August 81
VS.. S7637 1854 or S98l in the previous
year.
Nash-Kelvinator Corp. profit for
II months ended September 30 was
S2492 ,639 or So cents VS.. S3,065 29O
Or II cents in the preceding fiscal
period.
Chicago e. North Western Railway
earned S14,336,285 or s11.96 in 10
months ended October 81 VS.. $l3,-
737961 or S1123.
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad net for 10 months ended
October 81 was s9.740,142 VS.. SILL
942,137.
Noranda' Mines, Ltd, earned &c.
865, ,486 or $306 in 9 months ended
September 80, s7,o06,5s7 or s3.13.
American Airlines, Inc, net for 8
months was $4,059,843 or s315 VS..
$3,991 ,688 or $500.
Crown Zellerbach Corp. earned
$3,676, 1872 or $1.10 in 6 months ended
October 81 VS.. $3.50, ,493 or 81.
American Safety Razor Corp.
profit for 9 months ended Septem-
Der 80 was s1,O93,046 or $3.50 VS..
1891 ,l07 or S1.96.
Fruehaufs Trailer Co. earned ST.
35al36 or $259 in months VS.. ST.
44I613 or $3.50.
Socony Vacuum Oil Co, has
acaHired fleet of planes to carry
sakSlnen and company officials or
regular business trips The planes
ars.2 to IA place cabin models.
EEin National Watch Co. pur-
chAsed the Elastic Stop Nut Corp
plant in Lincoln, Nebr., to expand
jev41ed watch production.
G9ton- Textile Institute elected
HYh M. Conner of Sylacauga, Ala.
bo&Nd chairman C. T. Murchison
wrenamed president.
National Can Co. elected B. Dela-
cour Beamish president to succeed
the late S. L. Buschman.