Evening star., 1945-11-13
Business Briefs

Steei Mill operations Tor the cur
rent week we're scheduled at 80.4T
Of capacity, indicating production
of l ,472 600 tons, the American Iron
Il Steel Institute announced. Fig
ures last week were 77%o and 1,410,-
400 tons; month ago, 663% and
l,2l4,400; year ago, 96Po and L.
727,000.
Rayon Shipments in October
reached new l945 peak of $780,
900 pounds, a gain of 1870 from the
previous month, the magazine
Rayon Organon disclosed. Ship
ments in 10 months totaled 633, ,700,-
900 pounds, a gain of g. from a
year ago.
New Securities Market Today in
cluded: 67,374 shares of Aviation
Corp. S225 cumulative convertible
preferred at Sc plus dividends; 250,-
900 class A shares and $4,000 class
B shares of Anchorage Homes, Inc
are 5000 for a unit of 10 A shares
and 2 B shares.
General Motors Corp. will in
crease car shipments rapidly barring
further delays, reported Alfred P
Sloan, jr. Production will depend or
interrupted GIN operations ano
ability of supplies to keep the es-
sential supplies moving, he de-
clared.
Columbia Carbon Co. declared &
quarterly dividend of IS cents g
share and a year-end payment of II
cents, both payable December 10
Prior to the recent 3-for-1 stock
splitup, the firm paid ST quarterly.
Mission Corp. earned $780,, ,046 or
95 cents share in months ended
September 80 VS.. s1,138,676 or SO
cents year ago.
Standard Steel Spring Co. profit
for 9 months was s1,277,757 or 88
cents VS.. s$949, ,534 or Sc cents in the
same 1914 period.
Sunray Oil Corp. earned $1,223,-
824 or IS cents in 9 months VS.. ST.
035,747 Or 81 cents a year ago.
Deep Rock Oil Corp. net for
months was S1,115,824 or S2.79 VS..
sl,117,670: or $3.50 in the same 1914
period
Aireon Mfg. Corp. earned $75O, ,553
or S1.04 il IL months ended April &c
VS.. sl,064o4o or s1.4s in the previous
year.
Masters Electric Co. profit for s
months ended September 80 was
$396,476 or $158 VS.. s461, ,794 or s1.Ss
in the Sc. ne 1914 period.
American Seating Co. earned S252,.
857 or S1.s4 in months VS.. $256, ,05s
or $116 a. year ago.
IntertyHe Corp. profit for month.
was $179,872 or 81 cents VS.. $202, ,73:
or 81 cents in the same 1914 period
Niagara Hudson Power Corp
earned $5,775,937 in months VS.. S..
1883 q year ago.
Buffalo. Niagara G. Eastern Power
Corp. net for months was SIS $50 ,2O(
VS.. $5,526, ,a73 in the same 1914 period
Safeway Stores, Inc, sales for 4
weeks ersded November 3 totalee
$54, 1888 ,69S, gain of 8.29o from &
year ago.: for A weeks ended same
date, $54&443, 1903, decrease of e.69o
Pittsburgh Coal Co. reported &
good Response to an alternate pro.
posal of 300 share for preferred
holders Sbjecting to merger with
Consolidation Coal Co., but the tota
is not vel sufficient to assure com.
pletion OF the merger.
Chicagf, Milwaukee, St. Paul &
Pacific Railroad will invest $22, $780,.
900 in Government securities in tht
Victory { oan drive and will divid,
It among every county in which i
operates.
Whitnd Mills, Inc, sold its mil
at Spartsnburg, S. c., to Crescent
Corp. of Fall River, Mass, dealers il
textile machinery. The mill will b.
converted into one of the largest tex
tile machine shops in the country.
Southern Pacific Co. appointed
GeorVe H. = ,tland associate genera
counsel i.il headquarters in Sar
Francisco.