Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-03
Business Briefs

Bank ClearingS in "a leading cities
rose to 1l,022 ,678 900 in the week
ended May VS.. $40, los ,947 900 in the
previous week and were 1917 above
S9.745, 744.000 in the like 1914 week
reported Dun 81 Bradstreet, Inc.
Net Railway Income of class
carriers in March totaled $4,000, 600
VS.. $50 ,652 $50 a year ago, the Asso-
citation of American Railroads an
nounced. Net for the March quarter
was $139 100000 VS.. $148, 220,978 a
year ago.
Freight lOadings in the week end
ed April % totaled 899, 22l cars. g
gain of 4loc from the previous week
and $50 above year ago.
Grammar Aircraft Corp. declared
a dividend of $3.50 a common share
payable May "a A year, ago 81 was
paid.
Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Corp
registered with the SEC l22 500 com.
mon shares On April 25, Eureka
and Williams Oil-O-Matic Heating
Corp. agreed to merge, with Eureka
designated as the continuing cor.
poration.
Chicago. Burlington & Quinc,
Railroad may refund before the enc
of the year its S40000,O00 of 3a4 %
first and refunding bonds, but not
before August /, President Ralph
Budd told stockholders.
New York Telephone Co. earned
S7,270598 or $l73 a share in the
March quarter VS.. $6. 1856 1895 or 81 81
a year ago
Tidewater Associated Oil Co. ne
for the quarter was 1928, 929 or 5!
cents VS.. s3,580,018 or AZ cents in tn.
same 1914 period.
Union Oil Co. of California earned
s1.780294 or 38 cents in the quarter
VS.. 81 ,525, 563 or 80 cents a year ago
General Foods Corp. net for the
quarter was 3785 1922 or So cents vs.
S3.458.800 or 81 cents in the same
1914 period
Bristol-Myers Co. earned 1885 .98l
or $l.33 in the quarter VS.. $773.6l5 OF
81 is year ago.
General Cable Corp. net for the
quarter was $6754l5 or 81 so on pre-
ferred stock VS. $517,063 or 50. As or
preferred stock in the same period
last year.
General Steel Castings Corn
earned $372,276 or 1912 a preferred
share in the March quarter VS.
s270.S83 or S2.7l wear ago
lnterchemical Corp net for thu
quarter was s293.557 or 66 cents VS.
S240,2 or 40 cents in the same
1914 period.
Follansbee Steel Corp. earned
SOFIA or SITS a preferred Shar,
in the quarter VS.. a loss of $171 81,
a year ago.
Consolidated Biscuit Co. net TO
the quarter was s135, sos or AZ cent
VS.. s79,833 or Is cents in the SAM
1914 period
Creole Petroleum Corp. earned
5000, 1896 or S2.33 in 1914 VS.. 500,
9.169 or SLOT in 1943.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp
net for SO weeks ended December 8,
was $l2,480, 492 or $6.04 VS.. S10,9O1
1859 or $5.37 in the previous So weeks
Paramount Pictures. Inc. earned
sl6,488, LOG or $4.39 in the year ended
December 80 VS.. S16,140,82l or $40
in the preceding fiscal period.
Anchor Hooking Glass Corp. ne
for IL months ended March 81 VIZ
81 ,963,915 or $3.50 VS.. $1,553,185 O
$1.92 in the previous year.
Middle West Corp. earned 81, 100,
GLIB or 81 cents in 1914 VS.. 81, 966 %
or SO cents in 1913.
Lukens Steel Co. net for the yea
ended last October 81 was 1882,
957 or $2.15 VS.. $1,3l7,28l or s414 il
the preceding year.
Pittston Co. announced purchas
OF 1921 OF common stock of Clinch
field Coal Co. of Virginia for 50 SOB.
022 and $780, OF the stock of Davi
Coal & Coke Co. of Baltimore TO
81 AS ,004