Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-14
Business Briefs

EicCt4C sEOWef 9G0094nuffo0 rose
to 1888, 493. 900 kilowatt hours iuthe
week ended February 8 VS.. ASA, u.s.
600 In the previous week, bat re-
NAMED 1867 below 4,505, 16e 900 4
year ago, the Edison Electric Insti-
tute reported.
Gasoline Stocks expanded to 103,-
$4,000 barrels on February 8 VS.. 103,-
$4,000 q week earlier: and 1885,
700 year ago, the American Petro-
leum Institute disclosed.
Freight Loadings in the week end
d February 8 totaled 713,240 cars,
drop of 1.4To from the previous
week and 5.69e below year ago, the
Association of American Railroads
2nnounced.
Bank Clearings in "a leading cities
declined to $10,413, 207 900 in the hol-
iday week ended February Is VS.,
S11,736, 1885,, 900 in the previous full
week, but were 1929 above $780,
10000 in the like 1945 week, re-
ported Dun g. Bradstreet, Inc.
The Public Debt Reached . New
High Of SITS, 1888, 1871 SIG, an increase
of $44,2s5,4 51 in the last 10 days
according to the Treasury.
Higher Stock Margins in Canada
will be requested by the government
shortly. according to the Associated
Press.
international Match Co. declared
a dividend OF so cents a common
share, payable March 30, the first
on the stock since its creation in
1941. Directors called So cumula-
tive convertible preferred stock fol
redemption April 4 at los and divi-
dends
]. II. Whitney d Co., a partner
ship, was formed by John Hay (Jock)
Whitney to engage In investment OF
its own capital IN industrial and
other enterprises.
tered with the SEC 100000 share.
of SIS par value So cumulative pre-
ferred stock to finance construction
of a new kraft mill at Palatka, Fla
Montgomery Ward g. Co. sales for
January totaled $50 ,006 ,899, q jump
Of 1929 from year ago; for IL
months ended January 81, $704,.
686,754, a gain of 500 from the
previous year.
F. w. Woolworth Co. profit fol
1945 was s23, 587 ,269 or $2.43 a share
VS.. $22,819, 113 or $2.35 in 1914.
Engineers Public Service Co
earned $6,045 1874 or $2.06 a share
in IL months ended November Sc
VS.. $5,882,854 or $1.93 In the pre-.
vious year.
Virginia Electric g. Power Co. mel
for IL months ended November sc
was IS $50 ,255 VS.. 81, 068. l49.
Jewel Tea Co. earned $l,506 ,74i
or 1888 in 1915 VS.. d ,392, 5sl o.
S2.12 in the previous year.
York Corp. profit for the last 1e4g
quarter was $685., 537 or So cents VS.
s422,529 or 45 cents q year earlier.
Best & Co. earned 81 ,32S,l 32 o.
S2.21 in IL months ended January
81 VS.. $1,115,57o or $l.Se In the pre-
vious year.
Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc, ne
for l945 was $84S,S2S or sass VI
$953,9l7 or 1921 In 1874.
Bigelow.Sanford Carpet Co. earnel
$500 SIT or $237 in le4S VS.. 81, 025, rs,
or $2.61 in the previous year.
A. M. Byers Co. profit for lS45 va
1907, TAO or $1.58 VS.. $753, 0l0 or 81 81
Colonial Stores, Inc, sales for
weeks ended January as totaled S..
964,023, gain Of 24.9eo from a yea
ago.
E. !. du Point de Nemours 4 Ca
will build new 81 900 900 unit {.
make pyroxylin type Of nitrocellulos
at Carney's Point, N. J.
State Railroads Of Colombia vii
order 5000. 900 Of equipment in til,
United States this year il possible
said Guillermo Camacho, genera
TRAFFIC manager, at New Orleans.
Mona Electric Corp. purchase
Fleischaker & Baum, Inc, and II
Afiiliate, Effenbee, doll manufac
ttlrer, for more than 81, 900 900 casi