Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-01
Business Briefs

bdnk ItcdT1BSS III ~ ledOlliS bItlCe
sank to S9,377, All 900 in the holiday
week ended February %, compared
with S11,756 466, 900 in the previous
full week and $3.50 1885, 900 in the
like 1914 week, reported Dun &,
Bradstreet, Inc.
Gasoline Stocks of civilian grade
totaled 50,953,00 barrels on Febru-
airy "a VS.. 1926 900 a week earlier
and 48, $3.50 900 a year ago, the Amer
lean Petroleum Institute announced,
Supplies of military gasoline and
fuel oils declined in the latest week.
Freight Loadings in the week
ended February "a totaled TIL "a;
cars, a drop of $50 from the pre-
vious week and 1870 below the like
1914 week, the Association of Amer
lean Railroads announced.
American Engineering Co. regis
tered with the SEC 100000 of so
l5-year sinking fund debentures anc
100000 common shares, priced at 10(
and 81, respectively.
Chicago & North Western Rail
way was discharged from further re-
organization proceedings by Federal
Court at Chicago and formal termi-
nation of the 10-year-old case was
set for June l.
Commonwealth Edison Co. earned
S22, 651 ,796 or $1.78 a share in 1914
VS. 500 1892 ,999 or Sits in 1913.
Crown Zellerbach Corp. net for
months ended January 81, was S.
399 $40 or S1.5f VS.. $685. TIA or 81 81
year ago.
American Tobacco Co. earned
S19,902,189 or S374 on common and
common B stock in 1914 VS.. S22,-
534,201 or $4.32 in 1943.
Union Oil Co. of California profit
for 1914 was 1882 1894 or s1.91 VS.
S7,269,l99 or $l.56 in the previous
year.
General Foods Corp. earned S12,-
SGT POS or S2.14 in 1914 VS.. $14,l44,-
841 or $242 in 1943.
F.uberoid Co. net for 1914 was
sSl6,694 or $208 VS.. S812.519 or 500
IN the previous year.
CrucibIe Steel Co. of America
earned S3,926,893 or 1923 in 1914 VS.
S4,949, 696 or STAB in 1943.
Lehigh Coal e. Navigation Co. re-
ported net of 1881. 093 or SITS in
1914 VS.. S2,689, 1854 or $1.39 in the
previous year.
Eaton Mfg. Co. earned $3,733 .08C
or $3.50 in 1914 VS.. So, 653, 469 or S5,ls
in 1913.
Diamond Match Co. net for 1914
was $2,116,520 or sta VS.. 2,l00, loo
or S1.71 in the previous year.
National Supply Co. earned s4,.
1874 or $218 in 1914 VS.. $685..
100 or S2.48 in 1913.
Kimberly Clark Corp. net fol
1914 was S2,422,327 or $500 VS.. ST.
399, 636 or $3.50 on fewer shares ir
the previous year.
Royal Typewriter Co. profit wa.
$437,074 or % cents in 6 month.
ended January 81 VS.. 1888. 285 o.
81 cents year ago.
Wick Chemical Co. earned $780,.
564 or $2.75 in 6 months ended
December 81 VS.. 81 1867, 795 or $2.7s
in the same 1913 period
Interlake Iron Corp. net for 1874
was $1,034,000 or SO cents VS.. s1.064,
784 or SIS cents in 1913.
Farnsworth Television e. Radi
Corp. earned $741 1854 or So cents il
9 months ended January 81 vs. 1881,
834 or 48 cents a year ago.
Gimble Brothers stockholders APP
proved plan to offer 1920 share
of new $3.50 preferred in exchang
for each share of Sc preferred nov
outstanding.
Rome Gable Corp. declared al
extra of Is cents and a quarterl
dividend of Is cents a common
share, both payable March 20.
Pepsi-C Cola Co. declared a divideni
of 17h cents share, payable Marcl
IS. first since a 3-for-1 stock splitur
Interstate Department Stores de
clared a dividend of 35 cents a com
mon share, payable April IA. Previ
Gus payments were Is cents
Chicago g. Eastern Illinois Rail
road ordered its first two diesel cleo
trio locomotives for passenger sery
ice.