Evening star., 1946-03-10
Business Briefs

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index of Business Week, which
stood at 1905 for the latest week,
compared with 1440 in the previous
week, 1870 a month ago and 231 o
year ago.
Golden Jubilee Of the automobile
industry will be celebrated in De-
troit around June /. Highlights
will be a cavalcade of ancient cars
and ceremonies honoring pioneers,
Paper Production of the Nation
stood at 101.8 per cent of capacity
in the week ended March 2 VS.. 98
per cent in the previous week and
1913 per cent year ago-American
Paper & Pulp Association.
E. w. Bliss Co. registered with the
SEC 100000 shares of $225 convert
ible preferred stock for refunding
and expansion.
Eaton Mfg. Co. registered with
the SEC 178,364 shares of 81 par
common stock to be offered present
holders at the rate of one for each
4 held.
Wilson Brothers registered with
the SEC 10000 shares of per cent
cumulative preferred stock with
nondetachable warrants, and 120,-
600 common shares. Of the the
total 1926 preferred and 10000
common will be offered by Sheboy-
gan Chair Co. The preferred will
be priced at $25 share.
j. j. Newberry Co. sales for Feb
ruary totaled $7,002 ,642, a gain of
l per cent from a year ago; Tor 2
months, $13,412,850, a rise of I per
cent.
Bond Stores, Inc, sales in Feb
ruary totaled $4,086, 1886, a jump of
24.4% from year ago; in 2
months, $8,l62 1924, an increase of
1857.
S. S. Kresge Co. earned s1O,668.-
567 or $193 a share in 1945 VS.. So
999, ,799 or $163 in the previous
year. Sales for February totaled
SIS 1854 1856, a gain of $50 from a
year ago; for 2 months, $30,039,-
083, rise of 4.2%o.
VIM. Wrigley, Jr.. Co., profit for
1945 was $5,913,619 or s3.Ol a shares
An unused excess profits credit of
STOP ,122 was included. The firm is
returning to market with only one
brand-Spearmint.
South Penn Oil Co. earned 81
$50 ,239 or $4.87 in 1945 VS.. $3.622,-
638 or 1882 in the previous year.
Included in the 1945 net was S628,-
3f2 or 10 cents share of non-
recurring profit from sale of in
investments.
Hershey Chocolate Corp. net for
l945 was $4,876, ,038 or S5.26 VS.. S.
4l3,059 or $604 in 1914.
Lambert Co. earned $2,214,70 or
$2.97 in 1945 VS.. $2,049, ,474 or $2.74
in the previous year.
Commercial Solvents Corp. profit
for 1945 was $2,033,418 or n cents
VS.. $2,521 ,130 or 95 cents in 1914.
Mcclellan Stores Co. earned ST.
63l ,470 or $202 in II months ended
January 81 VS.. $1,42O,446 or s1.70
IN the previous year.
thompson Products, Inc, net for
1945 was S1,520,954 or $355 VS.. ST.
9O6,3l2 or $7.45 in 1914.
Washington Gas Light Co. earned
81 1862 ,907 or $2.11 in II months
ended January 81 VS.. $1,339,745 or
$2.O5 in the previous year.
Park & Tilford, Inc, profit for
1945 was STATS 1868 or S5.84 VS.. ST.
l30,2 ,204 or SAB in 1914.
Neisner Brothers, Inc, earned
S9l7 ,483 or $4.26 in 1945 VS.. 1868 ,348
or $4-21 in the previous year.
Pressed Steel Car Co. profit for
1945 was $927,45 or SO cents VS..
$1,847, ,585 or $2.23.
Foster Wheeler Corp. net for l945
was 1882, ,199 or $2.49 VS.. 81 $50 ,827
or S5.51 in 1914.
SymingtOn-Gould Corp. earned
S746,203 or IA cents in 1945 VS.,
s555,2l0 or SIS cents in the previous
year.
Bush Terminal Co. net for l945
was $467 1896 or "a cents VS.. $710,-
238 or $120 in 1914.
Pratt & Lambert, Inc, earned
S424,073 or S216 in 1945 VS.. SAT .587
or S2.28 in the previous year.
Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc.
profit for 1s45 was s4os, ,7s1 or s1.9i
VS.. $429 ,546 or S2.02 in 1914,
Goebel Brewing Co. earned s385
736 or % cents in 1945 VS., S466 8o5
or "a cents on fewer shares in the
previous year.
1ntertype Corp. net for 1945 was
S338,97o or $1.53 VS.. s445,537 or S2.O1
in 1914
Dennison Mfg. Co. declared a
dividend of so cents on class A
stock, payable April /. Previous
payment was so cents year ago
Glenn L. Martin Co. received an
extension of time for preparation
OF It's annual report and postponed
its annual meeting scheduled for
April 8. A new date will be an
nounced later.
Harvill Corp. stockholders ap-
proved an increase in authorized
capital stock from 100000 to 750-
goo shares and retirement of pre-
fArrad ctocE