Evening star., 1945-03-06
Business Briefs
Automobile Registrations

Automobile Registrations at the
end of 1914 stood at 25,603, 400, of
which 17.4% were IL or more years
old, the Automobile Manufacturers
Association reported in its year
book. Since late 1889, the car makers
have turned out around 24,000 ,000,-
00e worth of war products on orders
exceeding ,000,00O,00O.
Delaware Power e. Light Co. and
its subsidiary, Eastern Shore Pub.
lie Service Co., asked SEC perrniS.
sion to sell Maryland's electric ano
ice properties west of Chesapeake
Bay to Southern Maryland Electric
Cooperative, Inc, for $850,000
Pennsylvania Power Co. received e
high bid of 1001414 for $4,0000O0 ot
pa % bonds from group headed by
W. G. Langley & Co. Reofferine
was planned at 101.
Southern Pacific Co. reported 1914
profit of SAL BAT ,065 or S11.O9 a share
VS.. S67, 1873, 1877 or $1779 in the pre-.
ceding year. Traffic set a new rec.
ord.
Coca Cola Co. earned S23,221 ,445
or S572 share in 1914 VS.. $23, 1885,
% or $5.93 in 1943.
National Distillers Products Corp
net for 1914 was $9,817 ,294 or $4.31
IS. S8.461, ,526 or $4.14 in the previous
year.
Studebaker Corp. earned s4,-
038,ll6 or $174 in 1914 VS.. 81, 1885, ,426
or S123 in 1943.
Northern Natural Gas Co. net for
1914 was $3,764,1 or S371 VS.. $3,-
545,59l or S3.49 in the previous year.
Pure Oil Co. earned $16,392, ,178 or
$3.13 in 1914 VS.. S13,874,517 or $3.50
IN 1943.
Ex-Cell-O Corp. net for IL months
ended November 80 was $2,250,616 or
1854 VS.. S2,330,726 or $5.84 in the
preceding fiscal period.
American Stores Co. earned ST.
331 $50 or $140 in 1914 VS.. $1,709,-
084 or S131 in 1943.
Pressed Steel Car Co. net for 1914
was $1,847,58 or S2.23 VS.. $2,076, 500
or $3.50 in the previous year.
American Bank Note Co. earned
, 81, ,127,966 or ST As in 1914 VS.. 81 1,072,-
915 or $123 in 1S43.
McGraw Hill Publishing Co. net
for 1914 was ST ,283 ,438 or $221 VS..
$1,203, ,292 or $204 in the previous
year.
Reliance Mfg. Co. earned $1,179,-
354 or $5.O5 in 1914 VS.. $952,228 or
S401 in 1943
General Shoe Corp. net for II
months ended January 81 was 1891, :
u37 or $1.52 VS.. $1,251 PAT or $1.93 in
the preceding fiscal period.
Cream of Wheat Corp. earned
S1,035,324 or $1.73 in 1914 VS.. ST..
031,028 or $1.72 in 1943.
American Ice Co. net for 1914
was $i,O39,3l8 or SO cents VS.. $780,
592 or $3.45 on preferred stock in
the previous year.
Waldorf System, Inc, earned
S619,i51 or $192 in 1914 VS.. $571 ,02s
or Sl.34 in l943.
American Machine G. Metals, Inc.
profit for 1914 was $611, ,419 or $1.7s
VS.. 1854 1893 or $3.50 on fewer share.
in the previous year.
West Virginia Pulp g. Paper Co
earned $538,738 or Al cents in
months ended January 81 VS.. 1923,
1872 or "A cents a year ago.
Cooper -Bessemer Corp. net TO
1914 was $685. 900 or $2.44 VS.. ST.,
025 ,997 or $3.14 in the previous year
Consolidated Film Industries, Inc
earned $561,719 or 81 40 on preferre,
stock In 1914 VS.. $578, 1888 or $1.44 il
1943.
Safety Car Heating & Lighting Ce
net for 1914 was $546, ,145 or $581 vs.
$5s5,442 or $6.33 in the previous yeal
F. w. Woolworth. Co. sales in Feb
ruary totaled $31,5l7,083 VS.. $50.
979, 9,266 year ago, gain of 1.79o.
Kroger Grocery G. BAKERY Cs
sales for 4 weeks ended Februar
"a totaled $34,603, ,852 VS.. $50, ,447,99
year ago, a rise of 669o.