Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-10
Business Briefs
Steel Mill Onerations for I

Steel Mill Operations for the cur.
rent week were scheduled at $3.50
of capacity, indicating production O.
1,518,400 tons, the American Iron &
Steel Institute announced. Figure
last week were $3.50 and 1,516 ,60l
tons; month ago, 80.4eo anc
1,472 500; a year ago, $685. ane
1,743, 200.
United States Steel Corp. subsidia
ries shipped 1,346,407 net tons O
finished steel products in NovemheI
VS.. l,290,358 in the previous month
and 1,743,753 year ago. In /.
months, shipments totaled 17,024,47'
tons VS.. 19,383,1 1888.
Pacific Telephone T. telegraph Co
awarded SITS, 900, 900 of az % deben
lures, due 1885, to a group headet
by Halsey, Stuart 81 CO. on a bid O
102.15. Reoffering was expected to,
morrow at 102.45.
Sioux City Gas l. Electric Co
awarded 100000 of "a 90 bonds
due 1875, to Halsey, Stuart and asso
ciates on bid of 100.0799 and solt
1854 preferred shares to FRS
Boston Corp. on bid of 100.279 TO,
a 500 interest rate, and 153,00|
common shares to Bear, Stearns &
Co. for $27.7799 a share.
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co
asked permission of the Ohio Publ,
Utilities Commission to issue $16,
100000 in unsecured notes to
banks to pay off S6,250, 900 in frs
mortgage bonds and 100000 O.
l0-year az % de bentures.
Allegheny Corp. filed a petition ir
Federal Court at st. Louis asking
permission to establish a through
transcontinental passenger rail serv.
ice by arrangements of the Chesa.
peake g. Ohio and other Eastern
lines with the Missouri Pacific.
Southern Railway Co.. asked ice
permission to acquire control of the
Atlanta & Charlotte Railway.
Celanese Corp. acquired a new
plant at Belvidere, N. j., for the pro.
duction of chemicals, plastics ano
related products.
International Harvester Co. sales
in 3 months ended October 81 were
33S below a year ago. Military
sales were down 70%o, while civilian
sales climbed 449o.
Western Auto Supply Co. (Mis.
souri, sales for November totalec
1882 900, a gain of 4.7eo from a veal
ago; for II months. s51 SIT 900. ar
increase of 22eo.
City Storrs Co. earned $1,625, 16(
or $1.01 a share in months ended
October 81 vs.. 81, 1886 or "a cent,
year ago.
Motor Wheel Corp. profit for :
months ended September 80 was
$685. 70 or 80 cents VS.. $5o4, 40S OF
60 cents p the same 1914 period.
York Corp. earned $949,716 Of
$1.02 in IL months ended Septem.
Der 80 VS.. $729 1888 or 70 cents in tn,
previous year.
American Car g. Foundry Co. re
ported untitled orders of itself ant
subsidiaries Appropriated $7s,500,
600 on October 81. =
Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacifi,
Railroad placed IS ,000, 900 worth o
orders for passenger equipment, in
GLIDING So streamlined stainless
steel cars.
Houdaille- Hershey Corp. directors
deferred dividend action on the
common,
International Minerals & Chem
ical Corp. purchased a large phos
phate rock deposit near Barlow
Fla, covering 1000 acres.
National Candy Co. stakeholder
will vote December a on a plan I,
merge subsidiary, the Clinton Co.
Third largest producer of corn prod
ucts.
Adam Hat Stores, Inc, sold its in
terest in Haverhill- Bradford Corr
and Millus Holding Corp. to Mile
BROTHERS. a New York firm, for $277,
SOD
Schenley Distillers Corp. called TO
redemption on December 81 of all o
its 120,6l4 shares of 81 20 cumulative
preferred at los and dividends.