Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Business Briefs

Bank ClearingS in "a leading cities
totaled 1918, 254 900 in the week
ended March % VS.. Sill ,261, 167 900 in
the previous week and $9,778, 401 ,000
in the like 1914 week, reported Dun
& BradStreet, Inc.
Freight LoadingS in the week
ended March "a totaled 816,057 cars
a gain of 03qo from the previous
week and 49, above a year ago, the
Association of American Railroads
announced.
Eastern Air Lines placed capital
stock on 81 annual dividend basis
by declaring semiannual dividend OF
so cents, payable June II.
FlintkOte Co. offering of 75,00(
shares of 81 cumulative preferred
stock was marketed at LOT and &C
rued dividends by Lehman Brothers
and associates.
Aluminium, Ltd, earned $11 ,004 49,
or Sl4.14 a snare Canadian cur
rency) in 1914 VS.. $11, 706,885 Of
S1506 in 1943
National Steel Corp. net for 1914
was $40, ISL 1863 or S4.87 VS.. $11 ,698.
1862 or IS 80 in the previous year.
American Airlines, Inc, earned
1896, 1853 or $3.41 in 1914 VS.. SO 1872
969 or S518 on fewer shares in 1913
American ViScose Corp. profit fol
1914 was $5,129,9 $40 or S282 VS.. So
352 ,223 or 81 90 in the previous year
994 ,626 or $342 in 1914 VS. $7,841 1855
or 1886 in 1943.
Consolidated Natural Gas Co. profit
for 1914 was $7,627,6l6 or $3.50 VS.
S11 305,2 75 or $414 in the preceding
year.
Venezuelan Petroleum Co. earned
S5.312,789 or S132 in 1914 VS.. $751;
313 or 3 cents a share in 1913.
Crown Cork e. Seal Co. profit for
1914 was S2,440,194 or 1914 VS.. ST.
637056 or $218 in the preceding
year.
Plymouth Oil Co. earned So, 161 ,66T
or S206 in 1914 VS.. S2,237 ,597 or So
in 1913.
White Motor Co. net for 1914 was
S2,111.144 or 1888 VS.. $3,090,l10 or
$4.94 in the previous year.
Universal Pictures Co., Inc, earned
S1,083, Sol or $1.16 in Is weeks ended
January 81 VS.. S1,214001 or $2.12 on
fewer shares in the like period a
year earlier
Consumers Power Co. net for IL
months ended February % was ST.
140,414 VS.. S7,777,85 in the preceding
fiscal period.
Pennsylvania Power e. Light Corp
earned S., 592. $40 in II months ended
January 81 VS.. 5,789, 730 in the pre-
vious year.
Ohio Edison Co. net for II months
ended February % was Sc, 499, 554 VS.
$685., 158 in the preceding year
Central New York Power Corp
earned $2,717, 488 or 81 .09 in 1914 VS.
S2,453,053 or 80 cents in 1913.
Diamond L Motor Car Co. net fol
1914 was 1882, 534 or SAT- VS.. ST.
516,659 or S5.97 in the previous year
$1,234,141 or 1854 in 1914 VS.. ST..
053,872 or 81 in 1913.
AutOcar Co. net for 1914 was ST..
ass, 1895 or $298 VS.. $1,791 ,596 o.
1881 IN the previous year.
DIR. Pepper Co. earned $1.49 a shar,
in. 1914 VS.. $1.57 in 1913. Sales il
1914 were 209o above the previous
year.
WeStinghOuS Electric g. Mfg. Co
formed special division at Phila-
delphia to manufacture a gas tur-
bine engine for Navy aircraft.
Corn Products Refining Co. elect.
ed George M. Moffett board chair.
man and Morris Sayre president tt
succeed him.
Liggett g. Myers Tobacco Co
elected G. w. Thompson and j. N
Wellman vice presidents and H. E
White treasurer.
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York named j. Mccall Hughes con.
troller to succeed Frederick w. Mil.
Ter. who will retire.
Bell Aircraft Corp. elected Charlie.
l.. Beard vice president and treas.
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