Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-10
Business Briefs
Bank Cjearings in "a leading r

Bank Clearings in "a leading cities
declined to S10,576, 459 900 in the
week ended May VS.. $11 ,038 ,991 600
in the previous week, but were
234oo above S8,568 ssh 900 in the
corresponding week last year, re-
ported Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
Electric Power Consumption de-
clined to 1897, 800 900 kilowatt hours
in the week ended May VS.. 4.415,-
$4,000 in the previous week, but was
$500 above ABE, 756 900 in the like
1914 week. the Edison Electric Insti-
tute announced.
Freight Loadings in the week
ended May 5 totaled 865 1899 cars, q
drop Of ~ from the previous week
but 3.3fo above year ago. the Asso-
citation of American Railroads dis.
closed
United States Steel subsidiaries
shipped l,722845 net tons of finished
products in April VS.. 1859 $40 in the
previous month and 1855, 1877 a year
ago. In months, shipments totaled
6,724,090 tons VS.. 7,118,l51 year ago
Virginian Railway called for re-
demption by July all of its ap-
proximately 100000 of outstand-
ing 3$4 % bonds, due in 1866, at par
plus premium of go and accrued
interest. Funds were raised by a
recent s60,000,0 900 issue of go bonds
Food Machinery Corp. declared a
stock dividend of one share for each
four held, payable June s, and cash
dividend OF 40 cents, payable June
30. Previous cash payments were
IS cents.
Lone Star Gas Co. earned S4.662.-
26l or "a cents in the March quar-
ter VS.. $4,233,175 or II cents a year
ago.
Collins & Altman Corp profit for
50 weeks ended March was S2.OO3,-
sos or 1923 share VS.. s1,253.727 or
sl.87 In the year ended February rs,
1914.
International Paper Co. earned
s2,110.243 or SO cents in the March
quarter VS.. $2,116,706 or 50 cents a
year ago.
Pespi-Cola Co. profit for the quar-
ter was Sl,425 900 or Is cents VS..
100000 or % cents in the same
1914 period.
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. earned So
To3,104 in the quarter VS.. S3,509, 1893
a year ago.
General Telephone Co. net for the
quarter was S45o.977 or SO cents VS..
s412,023 or AZ cents in the same 1914
period.
Omnibus Corp. earned 1888 900 or
Is cents In the quarter VS.. S2S3, 1877
or "a cents year ago
Walworth Co. net for the quarter
was $27S,272 or 20 cents VS.. S473,431
or "a cents in the same 1914 period.
Panhandle Producing g. Refining
Co. earned S247,548 or q cents in
the quarter VS.. $62, 1893 or 7 cents a
year ago.
General Time Instruments Corp.
net for II weeks ended March "a
was $352,449 or IS cents VS.. S325 1929
or 80 cents in the same 1914 period
Monsanto Chemical Co. earned
l,454 ,463 or 81 cents in the March
quarter VS.. $1,132,858 or 70 cents in
the same period last year.
United Fruit Co. shipments of
bananas from Central America are
exceeding a year ago and earnings
are improving.
S. S. Kresge Co. sales for April
totaled SIS. 780197, a drop of 1927
from year ago; for months, $685.
1884. gain of 49,.
Bond Stores, Inc, sales for April
totaled S3,270,438, a decline of 32.5T
from year ago; for months, SIS
617,058, an increase of l.1gc.
McCrory Stores Corp. sales for
April totaled S5,289, 694, drop of
7.1eo from year ago: for 4 months,
s21 ,255 $50. a gain of 92Te.
Colonial Stores, Inc. sales for
weeks ended April % totaled S6.877,-
ts5, drop of 6.5eo from year ago;
for II weeks ended the same date,
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