Evening star., 1945-10-24
Business Briefs

Electric Power Consumption in
the week ended october 20 declined
to 3,9l4,738,00O kilowatt hours VS..
1884 1894 900 in the previous week
and 4,345 1852 900 a year ago, the Edi-
son Electric Institute announced.
Demand Deposits of member
banks in 101 leading cities totaled
$50 1862 100000, gain of $3.50 900 900
from week earlier and S2,748.000,
600 above a year ago. reported the
Federal Reserve Board.
Cotton Spinning Operations in
September were at 111.8qo of capac-
ity VS.. 100.5%a in the previous month
and l22.3ft a year ago, the Census
Bureau disclosed.
New Securities Marketed Today
included: S40,000,000 of Montana
Power Co, 27s% bonds at 1o1;
539,240 common shares of Florida
Power Corp. at II; 100000 common
shares of American Locomotive Co.
at SO; $13,000,O00 of Union Elec-
trio Co. of Missouri 2Aq6 bonds
at 101.02 and 10000 shares of the
company's 3.7%o preferred stock at
10134: 34,061 common shares of Po-
laroid Co. at %; $26,093 900 Province
of Alberta debentures.
Dayton Power e. Light Co. re-
ceived high bid of 101139 for S28,-
$4,000 of 234@o bonds from Halsey,
Stuart & Co. Reoffering was
planned at 1013s.
Pennsylvania Power Co. received
a high bid of 101.849 for 50, ,783, 900
of 27sfo bonds from First Boston
Corp. and associates.
Fanny Farmer Candy Shoes de-
clared an extra of 25 cents and a
regular quarterly dividend of 371s
cents common share, payable De-
cember Is.
Monsanto Chemical Co. declared
year end dividend of rs cents a
common share, payable December /.
Proctor & Gamble Co. earned s3,-
775263 or So cents share in 8
months ended September 30 VS.. $4,-
82G996 or 73 cents year ago.
Beech-Nut Packing Co. profit for
9 months ended September 30 was
81 SOS .568 or $3.50 VS.. S1,820036 or
S46 in the same 1914 period.
Bennington Rand, Inc, earned ST.
630,842 or S1.24 a share in months
ended September 80 VS.. S2.600,356 or
81 20 year ago.
Panhandle Producing & Refining
Co. profit for months ended Sep
ter1lber 80 was 1891 ,262 or S1.02 VS..
S345,415 or 38 cents in the same 1914
period. .t.-~
Commonwealth e. Southern Corp.
earned S1l ,370,692 or $801 in u
months ended September 80 VS.. SILL
535 ,129 or $778 in the previous year.
Libbey- Owens Ford Glass Co. net
for 8 monthS ended September 80
was S., ,524, ,878 or $1.38 VS.. $5,513,719
or S2.l6 in the same 1914 period.
Aviation Corp. earned $2,159, ,73s
or 81 cents in months ended Au-
gust 81 VS.. $3,199,871 or SIS cents a
year ago.
william Wrigley, Jr., Co. profit TO,
3 months ended September 80 was
81 1.426,132 VS.. 81 ,568 .508 in the same
1914 period.
Butler Brothers earned 81 ,294 SOC
or 81 cents in 9 months ended Sep
tember 80 VS.. $984.400 or SO cents q
year ago.
Pittsburgh Coal Co. profit for
months ended September 30 was
S732. .457 or S210 preferred share
VS.. s866.016 or $2.47 in the same pc.
riod last year.
Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway net
for September was 81 ,952,070 or q
cents VS.. $2,431 ,899 or 80 cents veal
ago: for 9 months, $19,412 1888 OF
$2.54 VS.. $2o,989 ,088 or S2.74.
Nickel Plate Railroad net for Sep.
tember was $801, ,137 VS.. s463, 1853; fol
9 months, s9,636, ,063 VS.. 1920, 1902 6
year ago.
International Minerals & Chem
icaI Corp. will build a $500 ,00l
plant at San Jose, Calf, to doubl,
It's output of amino products.