Evening star., 1945-11-02
Business Briefs
Retail Trade in the last week

Retail Trade in the last week rose
moderately above the previous week
and averaged 30 to 1870 above a
year ago, reported Dun & Brad
street. Inc. Consumers continued
to search for scarce apparel. Few
items in home appliances and
housewares were ave liable and these
were purchased quickly.
Major Securities Exchange Will
Close Tuesday for elections. The
New York Cotton Exchange also will
close, but the Chicago Board of
Trade and the New Orleans cotton
market will remain open
Money in Circulation rose to $2o,-
026,000,000 on october 81, gain of
s52,000,000 from week earlier and
$751; 100000 above year ago, the
Federal Reserve Board announced.
Walt Disney Productions offered
preferred holders the privilege of
exchanging each share for $40 face
amount of 40 debentureS, due 1860,
and 2 shares of common stock.
Skelly Oil Co. earned $5,359,247 or
S546 share in months ended Sep
tember 80 VS.. $5,280,669 or $538 a
year ago; in third quarter, S2,089, 500
or $2.13 VS., S1.877,304 or s191.
Youngstown Sheet e. Tube Co.
profit for 9 months ended Septem-
Der 80 was $5,847,615 VS.. S5,253, ,154
in the same 1914 period for third
quarter, 81, ,697 ,943 VS.. $1,818,768
Mack Nrucks, Inc, earned $780,
476 or 1923 a common share in g
months VS.. S2,l25. .595 or S365 a
year ago.:
Curtis Publishing Co. profit for 9
months was $2,587,126 or S3.75 on
first preferred stock VS.. S2,589, ,184 or
S375 on first preferred in the same
1914 period.
S2.67 in 9 months ended September
80 VS.. 81 ,239 ,43l or $3.50 year ago.
Tubize Rayon Corp. net for 8
months was S944,731 VS.. $850,247 in
the same 1914 period.
Food Fair Stores, Inc, earned
$747,343 or $197 in 40 weeks ended
October VS.. $414,809 or 96 cents
a year ago.
United-C Carr Fastener Corp. net
9 months ended September 80 was
S552,4l1 or S1.81 VS.. 1854, ,627 or $185.
American Type Founders, Inc.,
earned $548,770 or SO cents in 6
months ended September 30 VS..
$431 ,565 or 76 cents a year ago.
Norwich Pharmacal Co. net for 8
months ended September 30 was
S5l9,032 or IS cents VS.. $515, ,781
or GA cents.
Symington- Gould Corp. earned
$410,1 or 40 cents in 9 months VS..
a deficit of $106,297 a year ago.
International Silver Co. profit for
the September quarter was 1894 1854
or $2.16 VS.. $474,8 or S4.25.
ArtlOom Corp. earned S116,775 or
80 cents in 40 weeks ended October
VS.. $70,112 or Is cents year ago.
Checker Cab Mfg. Co. net for 9
months ended September 80 was
S114,920 or $1.06 VS.. $195,744 or $1.8l.
Van Raaite Co. declared a divi-
dend of 80 cents a common share
payable December l, raising l945
payments to So VS.. $3.50 in 1874 be-
fore 2-for-l stock splitup.
General Motors Corp. purchased
ITS acres south of Framington
Mass, as site for an assembly plant
to employ 5000 persons. Buick di-
vision will turn out 500 cars day
in November and reach the prewar
rate of 1900 day in March, off,
cials predicted.
Commonwealth e. Southern Corn.
was given Is days by the SEC to
amend its recapitalization plan to
eliminate provision calling for a
stockholders vote on the plan.
American Power & Light Co. plan
to sell $4,000 common shares of
Central Arizona Light & Power Co.
at competitive bidding was ap-
proved by the SEC.
Central Illinois Public Service Co.
asked SEC permission to borrow
$500, 900 from banks to prepay
serial notes, due 1947 to 1851.