Evening star., 1946-10-27
Business Briefs
Wheat Stocks on October / tot

Wheat Stocks on October totaled
956, ,521 900 bushels, a drop OF TO
from a year ago and the lowest for
that date since 1941-Agriculture
Department.
Automobile Production in the
United States last week totaled
85,316 units VS. revised estimate Of
81 400 in the preceding week, but
October output is expected to reach
$4,000, a new postwar monthly
high-Automotive News.
Glenn L. Martin Co. directors ap-
proved doubling the capacity and
cost of a new plastic resins plant
under construction at Painesyille,
Ohio. The cost will be s3,000,000.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commits
sion will offer $46,000,000 of rev
bonds probably early next month,
according to Thomas ]. Evans. chair
man. Proceeds will be used to re-
tire 334% bonds.
r. H. Macy g. Co. arranged with
five banks for a s20,000,O0o two
year revolving credit, which can be
converted into a flve-year term loan
at expiration.
Toledo Edison Co. filed with the
SEC a plan to refund all debt and
outstanding preferred stock at a
cost of $56,906, $50. The plan con-
templates sale Of s32, ,000, 900 of bonds,
10000 shares of cumulative pre-
ferred and s4,500,00o of bank loans.
Colonial Airlines registered with
the SEC 10000 shares of ST per
capital stock for public offering to
finance expansion. AuchincloSs,
Parker & Redpath is principal un-
derWriter.
Sherwin- Williams Co. raised its
quarterly dividend to 81 common
share, payable November Is The
firm paid IS cents in previous quar-
ters and an extra of 150 in August.
Profit for u months ended August
81 was S6,919 800 or s1023 share
VS.. SIS, ,065, ,213 or $717 in the previous
year.
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul &
Pacific Railroad reported a deficit
of 81 ,563,918 in nine months ended
September 80 VS.. net income of SILL
437,l32 in the same 1945 period.
EIectrolux Corp. profit for nine
nine months ended September 80
was S2,184,329 or $1.76 VS.. s730, 1896
or SO cents.
Sharon Steel Corp. earned s2,042,-
$50 or s349 in nine months ended
September 80 VS.. $S43, 400 or S1.58
a year ago.
Quaker State Oil Refining Co.
profit for nine months ended Sep
tember 80 was s1,941,577 or $2.09
VS.. S957 500 or S103
General Steel Castings Corp.
earned 81 1854, 1888 in nine months
ended September 80 VS.. $1,042, ,604
a year ago.
American Bank Note Co. profit
for nine months ended September
80 was sl,54S,4s7 or s2.o6 VS.. s7s.lss
or 80 cents.
Victor Chemical Works earned
1,612,974 or s202 in nine months
ended September 80 VS.. $779,758 or
$1.04 year ago.
Consolidated Chemicals Indus
tries, Inc, profit for nine months
ended September 80 was 81 ,532 100
VS.. s719,489.
| -Prichard Oil Corp.
earned 1881 300 or 1928 in nine
months ended September 80 VS.. ST.
| 918,010 or S266 a year ago.
Baltimore Transit Co: net for nine
months ended September 80 was
l,476 ,360 VS.. 1862, $40.
Halle Atlas Glass Co. earned ST..
364, 145 or 63 cents in three months
ended September 28 VS.. $787, 7,255 or
36 cents year ago.
Penick g. Ford, Ltd, net for nine
months ended September 80 was ST.
368,716 or s371 VS.. s906, 500 or s2.46.
E. W. Bliss Co. earned S1,116,110 or
S2.77 in nine months ended Septem-
ber 80 VS.. deficit of s295, 5,456.
1 Brunswick Bake Collander Co.
profit for nine months ended Sep
tember 80 was S879 ,907 or $173 VS..
$437 1868 or rs cents.
Norwich Pharmacal Co. earned
Va 90 SC1lCo LII I41l1C
ended September 80 VS.. $531 800 or
81 cents year ago.
Houdaille- Hershey Corp. profit
for nine months ended September
80 was $317,742 or 63 cents VS.. ST..
088,909 or 81 cents
/ Westvaco Chlorine Products Corp.
earned s737,060 or s131 in nine
months ended September 30 VS..
1894 ,679 or S167.
Paraffine Companies net income
for the September quarter was s634,-
$40 or S124 VS.. S37O,911 or 73 cents.
New York Dock Co. earned $685.
269 or S3.67 in nine months ended
September 80 VS.. $593,85S or S3.12.
! National Linen Service Corp. pro-
fit for IL months ended August 81
was 1890, ,304 or ST cents VS.. s73O519
or Al cents in the previous year.