Evening star., 1945-10-29
Business Briefs

Steel Mill Operations for the cur
rent week were scheduled at 729%
of capacity, indicating production of
1885 300 tons, the American Iron
& Steel Institute announced. Fig
ures last week were 65.1%o and l.
192,400; a month ago, 1870 and l.
459 300; year ago, 949%o and l.
707,200.
Buffalo, Niagars. & Eastern Power
Corp. stockholders approved merger
with 8 subsidiaries The board is ex-
pected to can all S1.60 preferred
stock for retirement shortly
Southeastern Greyhound Lines
declared an extra of 10 cents, pay
able January 7, and raised the
quarterly dividend to 40 cents a
common share, payable March /.
The previous quarterly rate was IS
cents.
Schiff Co. declared a 500 stock
dividend on common, an extra of
871a cents and a regular quarterly
dividend of Is cents. The extra and
regular are payable December Is
The stock dividend will be paid fol-
lowing registration with the SEC.
Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.
earned $9, ,405, ,482 or $101 a share in
3 months ended September 80 VS.. &c.
300,l38 or 81 year ago.
Studebaker Corp. profit for
months ended September 80 was
$2,360,056 or 81 VS.. 81, ,947 ,284 or $I.27
in the same 1914 period.
Talon, Inc, earned 81 1888 ,399 or
S182 in 9 months VS.. $749,891 or II
cents a year ago.
Charles Pfizer & Co. profit for
months was $1,386,010 or go cents VS..
S1,589, ,122 or $105 in the same 1914
period.
Hershey Chocolate Corp. earned
s1,l30,591 or $1.18 in 3 months ended
September 80 VS.. 81 ,227,721 or s1.32
a year ago.
Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. net for IL
months ended September 20 was 81
910,292 or $6.47 VS.. $3,200,830 or $7.37
in the preceding fiscal period.
Sherwin- Williams Co. earned S.
o65,2 or $712 in IL months ended
August 81 VS.. $4,075,e44 or s5.55 in
the previous year.
Anchor Hooking Glass Co. net for
II months ended September 80 was
Sl,955, 1858 or $2.37 VS.. $1,857, ,766 or
$2.35 in the preceding fiscal period.
General Telephone Corp. earned
S1,451, ,161 or s1.76 in 9 months ended
September 80 VS.. 81 1926, ,O30 or s1.57
a year ago.
Addressograph Multigraph Corp.
net for II months ended July 81 was
S1,209, ,065 or $160 VS.. $1,23I,598 or
Sl.63 in the preceding fiscal period
Atlas Powder Co. earned S1,170.-
994 or 1886 in 9 months ended Sep
tember 80 VS.. s1,071 ,696 or $3.17 a
year ago.
Park g. Tilford, Inc, profit for 9
months ended September 80 was
$1,092, ,160 or $433 VS.. 1902 ,269 or
$3.49 in the same 1914 period.
Penick g. Ford earned 500, 500 or
$2.46 in 8 months VS.. $812 ,581 or So. &c
a year ago.
Westvaco Chlorine Products Co
profit for 9 months was 1894 4,679 OF
$167 VS.. $787, ,745 or $l.52 in the same
1914 period.
American Stove Co. earned $751;
673 or S1.22 in months VS.. 1894 ,98s
or $1.29 year ago.
Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp. net
for 8 months was $685. ,043 or AZ
cents VS.. $500, ,695 or 40 cents in the
same 1914 period.
Bower Roller Bearing Co. earned
$609,9l8 or. $203 in 8 months VS.
$721, ,753 or $2.41 a year ago.
Newport Industries, Inc, profit fol
9 months was $448, ,839 or 70 cents
yS S3T4 507 nr an cents in tb1 CON, G
1874 period.
Merchants & Miners Transporta-
tion Co. earned SCI ,l87 or 80 cents
in 5 months ended September 80 VS.
$264,5 ,523 or $14l year ago.
American Bank Note Co. profit for
8 months ended September 80 was
S940, ,665 or $l.13 VS.. 1881 ,2o3 or SIX
In the same 1914 period.