Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Business Briefs
Production of Factories and I'm

Production of Factories and mine:
rose slightly in January despite Sc.
we're weather conditions, reported
the Federal Reserve Board. It's in
dex stood at 234To of the 1885, SO
average VS.. 1920 for the preceding
months and 243ee a year earlier.
Meat Output in the week end
ed February "a Appropriated 284,-
600 900 pounds. drop of 4@o from
the previous week and 28eo below a
year ago, the War Meat Board an
nounced.
National Gypsum Co. arranged a
$l0000,000 l5-year serial loan from
banks and insurance companies to
refund S5,700,000 of debentures at
1903 and provide new postwar plants
including one at Baltimore to cost
s2,500,000. Profit for 1914 was
s867,S6 or AZ cents a share VS.
S973,013 or so cents in 1943.
American International Corp. il
negotiating with Bankers Trust Co
for a $1,000 600 loan at go to pay
off existing debt, said President
George M. Gillies, jr,
South Penn Oil Co. purchased 81
625 shares of its stock at an average
price of S4644 from holders who
rendered them in response to com
pany offer.
Consolidated Edison Co. reported
net income of s30.374, T20 or s1.70 q
share for 1914 VS.. $50. 1857 ,683 or $1.7t
in the f,revjOlls wear
Radio Corp. of America earned
Slo,263. 2e1 or 81 cents in 1914 VS.
S1O,192.45 or so cents in 1943.
American Radiator g. STANDARD
Sanitary Corp. profit for 1914 wal
S6,73l,735 or GA cents VS.. S., 429 All OF
ii cents In the previous year.
Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp
earned s4,225 ,692 or Sl93 in 1914 VS.
S4416.313 or $202 In 1943
NJ. A. Hanna Co. net for 1914 waf
S4.122237 or 1881 VS.. S4341 200 OF
1884 in the previous year.
Freeport Sulphur Co. profit fol
1914 was s2,558, 709 or $500 VS.. ST.
1873, 465 or 1910 in the preceding
year.
Underwood Elliott Fisher Co
earned S2,256,413 or S307 in 1914 VS.
t2483,057 or 1888 in 1943.
Tubize Rayon Corp. profit for 1884,
las $1,056, 429 or $1.22 VS.. $1,246, 13t
or S1.53 in the previous year.
COngOleum- Marin, Inc, earned 81 ;.
g. 283 or 81 AZ in 1914, before rene
citation VS.. s1,539 1851 or $123 il
"43.
Scott Paper Co. net for 1914 wa
l.566220 or $196 before renegotia
on VS.. 81 ,534, 1926 or s19l in the pre-
ious year.
Rayonier, Inc. earned s1,420.26
" so cents In 9 months ended Janu
80 ry 81 VS.. 81 .230,6l4 or 80 cents {
ear ago.
Sunstrand Machine Tool Co. ne
'or 1914 was s485.514 or $3.50 VS.
IS86,48l or 1895 in the previous
ear.
Atlas Drop Forge Co. earned $407,.
o57 or 1898 in 1914 VS.. $427 ,227 OF
$3.50 in 1943.
Standard Cap & Seal Corp. ne
for 1914 was 1884 1891 or 10 cents
before renegotiation VS.. $288.917 O
81 cents in the previous year.
General Railway Signal Co. earne
S944,475 or $3.50 in 1914 VS.. $2.73
share in l943.
Detroit Steel Products Co. net fo
1914 was $500 1924 or 1886 VS.. $3.50
507 or t2.84 in the previous year.
United Elastic Corp. earned $496
1877 or 1892 In 1914 VS.. $685., 043 q
1925 in 1913.
Abbott Laboratories declared a
extra OF Is cents and a regular divi
dend Of 40 cents common shar,
both payable March 81.
North American Co. dividend of
share of Pacific Gas g. Electric c.
common stock for each 100 Mort
American shares. payable April
was approved by the SEC.
Burlington Mills Corp. stockhold
ers approved 2-for-1 split in com
mon stock and an increase in tn
shares from 1900, 900 to 5000, 900.