Evening star., 1946-11-01
Business Briefs

Stock transactions on the New
York Stock Exchange in october
aggregated 30,383,87 shares, COM
pared with 43,450,216 in September
Bond transactions on the exchange
in October totalled $112, 2,737, 300 par
value, compared with $149, ,259 400 in
September.
Commercial, Industrial and Agri-
cultural loans by New York City
member banks for the week ended
October 80 reached a new high OF
s3,619,OO0, These loans increased
45,0O0000 in the week.-Federal
Reserve Bank of New York.
Christmas Club depositors In
Mutual savings banks will receive a
record total of $124,557 ,646 this year
National Association of Mutual
Savings Banks.
Brewing Corp. Of America net
profit of s2,090,555 for the fiscal yeal
ended September 30, 1916, equal te
S14.42, compared with 1891, los, OF
$6.S4 for the same period in 1945.
Tide Water Associated Oil Co. net
for nine months ended September
80 of S12,843,050, or $188, compared
with $13, ,583 1863, or ST 80 in the CORE
spending 1945 period.
Continental Oil Co. for nine
months ended September 80 had net
of s12,O61 ,245, or $258, compared
with S12,597,779, or $3.50 in the sim
liar 1945 period. September quarter
net was $6,588, ,104, or S1.41, against
S3.737616, or 80 cents for the like
1945 quarter.
Gulf Oil Corp, Pittsburgh, has
registered with the SEC 399, ,86C
shares of S25 par capital stock to be
sold to the public principally by
members of the Mellon family
Pittsburgh financiers.
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
net of S4,168, ,71196 for the first nine
months of 1916 equaled S1.97 per
share.
Radio Corp. of America net for the
September quarter of $3.50, ,O29
slightly more than 1919 cents, COM
pared with $2,527, ,280, or 1912 cents
IN the third quarter of 1945.
Hiram Walker, Gooderhan &
Worts, Ltd, for the fiscal year ended
August 81 had net of $15,784, ,699
(Canadian), or $5.28, compared with
s9.411,3 300, or $3.06 in the preceding
fiscal year.
Public Service Co. of Colorado net
for nine months ended September 80
was s3,264, ,189, equal to $3.50, against
S1,772,O27, or $168 for the similar
1945 period.
Standard Oil Co. of California net
for nine months ended September 80
of s48,9e0,45S, equaled $3.77, COM
pared with $45,804, ,444, or 1852 for
that period year ago.
Philadelphia g. Reading Coal g.
Iron Co. income for nine months
ended September 80 was $3,432 ,221,
or $237, compared with $787, ,532, or
81 cents, for that period last year.
United Gas Improvement Co. net
for IL months ended September 80
of So, ,939, TAI, equaled SIPS, compared
with $1,456 206 (restated, or SO
cents, for the year ended Septem-
ber 80, 1945.
u. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc.
In six months ended September 80
earned $1,229, ,208, $246, compared
with $946,675, or $2.17. for the same
1945 period.
American Metal Co., Ltd, net for
nine months ended September 80
was 81, ,367, ,806, or 81 cents, against
a 81, ,448,948, or 81 cents, for the same
period last year.
National Steel Corp. net for quar-
ter ended Sept. 80 was S6,254,976, or
$3.50, compared with $2,o27, SOP, or
90 cents in the like period of 1945.
Nine months earnings ended Sept.
80 were $13,941 800, or $6.25, against
s8,910,673, or s4.04, in the same Pc
riod year ago. 1