Evening star., 1945-03-21
Business Briefs
New Steel Orders in the first +

NeW SteeI OTQerS IN the nrSt nall
OF March ran almost twice the VOL
ume of shipments, reported Iron
Age Sheet capacity at some mills Is
so overloaded that schedules calling
for April production are as much
as 1850 of theoretical maximum
output. the magazine added.
Demand Deposits of member
banks in 10l leading cities totaled
s37, 7,635 100000 on March IA. a gain
OF 1886 100000 from a week earlier
and $4,188 900 coo above a year ago,
the Federal Reserve Board an
nounced.
Electric Power Consumption in the
week ended March II declined to
4,397 ,529 900 kilowatt hours, COM
pared with 4,446, 10000 in the previ-
Gus week and 4,400,246,OO0 in the like
1914 week, the Edison Electric In
Stitute disclosed.
Nickel Plate Railroad plans to re-
fund $59,875 900 of Az % mortgage
bonds. due 1878 by issuing s58 ,0OO,-
900 of 35-year bonds and using
treasury cash, President John w.
DAWN said.
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co.
registered with the SEC 81, ,484, 900 of
3as% first mortgage bonds, due
1865, for refunding purposes.
Central Illinois Electric e. Gas Co
registered with the SEC $4,000, ,OOC
of first mortgage bonds, due 1875
and 10000 shares of series A $10C
par value cumulative preferred
Proceeds will be used to redeem
S14,500 600 of 334oo bonds and ST.
275.000 of debentures.
Universal Camera Corp. registered
With the SEC 663 500 class A common
shares to be offered at IS a share
10 the public and $3.50 to employees
Hytron Radio & Electronics Corp.
registered 225,OOO common shares to
De offered to the public at S. share
Insurance Co. of North America
let aside s2,500,000 for development
Of aviation insurance
General Aniline & Film Corp. was
authorized by the Alien Property
Custodian to sell $3.50 class B COM
mon shares of Winthrop Chemical
Co. at public auction April %. Ster-
ling Drug, Inc. has bid $9, 500, 900 for
the stock.
Pullman Co. earned $12,890 O06 or
s3.99 share in 1914 VS.. $8,176, ,O06 or
S252 in 1943.
Philadelphia Co. net for 1914 was
~ ,094 ,586 VS.. S3.039, ,162 in the previ-
Jus year
American Rolling Mill Co. earned
5,067 ,991 or s1.06 in 1914 VS.. S6,O98,-
IA or S1.42 in 1943.
Timken Roller Bearing Co. profit
for 1914 was $6,293 $50 or $3.50 VS..
6,429.162 or s2.65 in the preceding
ear.
American Chain g. Cable Co. net
or 1914 was $3,174,800 or $2.93 VS..
s3,565,722 or $3.32 in the previous
ear.
r. 6. LIE Tourneau, Inc, earned
-2,15l ,739 or $451 in 1914 VS.. $2,185,-
759 or $4.58 in 1943.
was $2,172,012 or $40 VS.. $2,244,221
or 1882 in the previous year.
Lion Oil Refining Co. earned
s1,464,670 or $3.37 in 1914 VS.. 81 ,377,-
816 or $3.17 in 1943.
National Container Corp. net TO,
1874 was $1,190991 or $1.80 VS.
S816,997 or $1.24 in the previous year
S. S. White Dental Co. earned $671
292 or $2.25 In 1914 VS.. $644, 1926 OF
s2.15 in 1943.
United States Smelling, Refining
& Mining Co. net for two month,
ended February % was $685., ,S08. OF
II cents VS.. $447,63l or 33 cents &
year ago.
Canadian Westinghouse, Ltd.
earned $1.495, ,l41 or S2.74 in 1874.
VS.. $1,440,615 or $264 in 1943.
international Cigar Machiner.
net for 1914 was $966, 1856 or $1.61 VS.
$685., $40 or $l.64 in the previou!
year.
Gamewell Co. earned $685., 1893 o.
95 cents in nine months ended Feb.
ruary 28 VS.. $572,510 or $4.79 on fewe,
shares q year earlier