Evening star., 1946-03-28
Business Briefs

Bank Clearings in "a leading cities
declined to $11, ,788 ,094, 900 in the
week ended March 26 VS.. $13 ,069, ,104, :
900 in the previous week, but re-
manned 97qo ahead of $10,748, ,351,
900 in the like 1945 week-Dun &
Bradstreet.
Freight LOadings in the week end
ed March % totaled 8O4 ,6O6 cars
a gain of 0.6eo from the previous
week, but 1.5Go below a year ago
Association of American Railroads
Electric Power Consumption in
the week ended March % rose to
4017,310,000 kilowatt hours VS.. g.
987,877,000 in the preceding week, but
remained 8.7oo below 4,401 Tie, 900 a
year ago-Edison Electric Institute
Gasoline Stocks on March % to-
tailed 104 ,562 900 barrels VS.. 104, ,781,-
900 a week earlier and 98,193 600 a
year ago-American Petroleum In
stitute.
Net Railway Incomes for the first
2 months of 1916 and year ago:
Southern Railway, $3,315, 1893 VS.. So,
522,6l6; st. Paul, $1,321, 1875 VS.. ST.
875, ,749; New York Central, $685.
238 deficit VS.. $1,236,541 profit.
United States Steel Corp. subsid-
iaries reported they have enough
coal to continue operations at the
current rate from 2 to 8 weeks
However, because of the threatened
coal strike, some plants will curtail
production at once to conserve coal.
Howard Paper Mills, Inc, merged
Aetna Paper Co., Dayton Envelope
Co., Howard Paper Co. and Maxwell
Paper Co.
National Distillers Products Corp.
raised the quarterly dividend on
common to rs cents from so cents
paid previously, with declaration
payable May /.
Mcclellan Stores Co. declared an
extra dividend of 25 cents and the
usual quarterly 20 cents, both pay
able May l. Roger Babson was
elected to the board.
Standard Oil Co. of California
earned S55, ,554 ,628 or $427 a share
in 1945. VS.. $43, ,467 ,997 or 1894 in
the previous year.
Sears, ROebuck & Co. profit for II
months ended January 81 was $685.
834, 1886 q $l.52 VS.. $34,176,111 or
$1.45 in the preceding fiscal period
Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corp. earned $12, 2,70O,000 or 1921 in
IL months ended December % VS..
$12 ,480, ,492 or $604 on fewer shares
in the previous year.
American Cyanamid Co. net for
1945 was $6,213,054 or S2O2 VS.. $6,-
$50, ,144 or $220 in 1914.
Ingersoll-Rand Co. earned $6,2l2,-
597 or $6.04 VS.. $6,342,34 or $6.16
in the previous year.
General Aniline & Film Corp. net
for 1945 was $3,90l ,349 or $5.32 on
class A stock VS.. $4,813,276 or $6.57
in 1914.
Curtis Publishing Co. earned So
050,276 or SO on second preferred
in 1945 VS.. $3,480,103 or $22.3O in
the previous year.
Bath Iron Works Corp. profit for
1945 was $2,596,678 or $6.19 on COM
mon VS.. $3,155,548 or S7.53 in 1914.
Kimberly Clark Corp earned 81
446599 or 1891 in 1945 VS.. 81, ,422 1927
or $500 in the previous year.
Moore. Mccormack Lines, Inc, net
for l945 was $2,140,936 VS.. $2,144 800
in 1914
Spiegel, Inc, earned $1,152,778 or
55 cents on common in 1945 VS.. $780,
464 or Sligo on preferred in the pre-
vious year.
Transcontinental g. Western Air.
Inc, net for 1945 was $1,813576 or
$l.84 on common VS.. s2,752, 800 or
1892 in 1914
Square ID Co. earned ST ,621 ,462 or
1888 IN 1945 VS.. $2,011 ,464 or $4.58 in
the previous year.
Diamond T Motor Car Co. net for
1945 was 81 ,468,031 or $3.48 VS.. ST.
eS2.5a4 or $47l in 1914.