Evening star., 1946-10-30
Business Briefs
Commercial, industrial and {

Commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural loans increased SIS ,00(
during the week ended october 2;
to a record toal of $9,622, ,000, 900
Real estate loans rose $4,000 ,00(
during the week to a total 81 ,458. :
00,000-Federal Reserve Board
Electrical energy distributed in the
week ended October 26 toJaled 4,601,-
10000 kilowa5t-hours, the largest
output since the 4,614, 1884 900 in the
week ended January 13, 1915. 1!
represented an advance of 1863 pei
cent over the corresponding week
in 1945, and compared with 4,539,
$4,000 in the previous 1916 week.
Edison Electric Institute.
Ford Motor Co. will cut all pas
senger car and truck production 1(
per cent. effective November l, be-
cause of shortage of steel.
Bower Roller Bearing Co. for nine
months ended September 80 had
net Of S927,183, or $500, compared
with s609,918, or S2.03 in the same
period last year.
Food Fair Stores, Inc, for &C
weeks ended October 5 showed net
of S2,937 ,535, or S1.88, compared with
S747,343, or 40 cents, in the cor
responding 1945 period. Share earn
lngs for the 1945 period are adjusted
to reflect a four-for-one common
stock split on April 30, 1916.
Western Auto Supply Co. (Mis-
sourD, reported for nine months
ended September 30 net of $5,379,-
721, or $716 VS.. $1,319,714, or SITS,
in the same 1945 period.
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. had
net income of $6,109,260 for the
first nine month of 1916, equal to
S202 per share, compared with S.
714,308, or $21S, in the like period
of 1945. The corporation reported
net income of S2,952,716, for the
third quarter of 1916, equal to $104,
against S1,343,295. or 38 cents in the
same period for 1945.
Scott Paper Co. showed net for
the nine-month period ending Sep
tember %, of $1,160,594, or $137,
compared with $1,O79,9O5, and $1.47
for similar period in 1945.
Skelly Oil Co. net for the first
nine months was $6,484, LOG, equal to
$3.50 VS.. $685. PAT, or $546, in the
similar l945 period. For the third
quarter net income was s3,O14.909,
or S3.07. against $2,089, $50, or $2.13,
in the third quarter of 1945.
Adams Hat Stores, Inc, reported
for the first nine months net income
of S439, 1856, or $106, against $212,24
or so cents in the similar 1945 period.
The Square d Co. for the nine
months ended September 80 net
profits of $1,518,228, or $110, COM
pared with $1,183,452, or S6 cents,
in the first nine months of 1945.
Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp. for the
quarter ended September &c. had net
profit of 81 ,025. .126, equal to 80 cents
compared with $42.196; or 4 cents a
share in the third quarter of 1945.
Houston Oil Co. Of Texas reported
for the nine months ended Septem-
ber 80 net profit of $1,544, 1868, or $1.32
against $1,857,775, or $132 in the
first nine months of 1945. For the
quarter net profit was
$5l8,957, or At cents against $5O8, ,070.
or "a cents in the 1945 third quarter.
Stone & Webster, Inc, for IL
ended September 80 had
net income of S3,349,2l4, equal to
s1.59 against $2,083,9 ,958, or SO cents
in the previous IL months.
United States Lines Co. estimated
consolidated net earnings for the
first nine months at $4,413,000, or
1891 against ST ,o05,000 or 70 cents
share in the similar l945 period.
Rarnsdale Oil Co. for nine months
=, I946 mad net of S3,535.553 equal
20 $1.59 u "a aAsSs,1177 or Sl.55 in the
similar pestc>aa year ago.