Evening star., 1946-03-29
Business Briefs

Retail Trade this week was well
above the preceding week and aver
aged 1870 to 1870 above year ago
with women's apparel claiming the
most attention-Dun g. Bradstreet
Money in Circulation declined tt
$27,842, 100000 on March 27, a dror
of $47,000,000 from a week earlier
but remained $2,0O8,O 100000 above 9
year ago-Federal Reserve Board.
Automobile Production in the
United States and Canada reached
a new postwar peak of 43,070 units
this week VS.. 37,275 last week and
124,165 in the like 1941 week
Wards Automotive reports.
Northern Pacific Railway directors
are considering issuance of a new
series of collateral trust bonds tc
finance redemption of $55 ,000, 900 o1
4129o bonds of 1875.
American Potash & Chemical
Corp. class B stock recently awarded
by the alien property custodian te
banking group was marketed at
$35 share.
Abbott Laboratories stockholders
approved a 2-for-1 split in common
stock and an increase in authorized
shares from 100000 to 100000.
International Silver Co. directors
ordered the Finance Committee. tc
draft a stock splitup plan.
American Airlines registered with
the SEC 211,0O0 common shares
part of the holdings of Aviation
Corp, which are to be offered pub
icly.
American Machine g. Foundry Co.
registered 10000 shares of $100 par
cumulative preferred stock to finance
development of its new automatic
pinspotter for bowling.
North West Utilities Co. plan to
sell its entire interest in Nor Invest
ern Public Service Co. to Bear
Stearns e. Co. for 100000 was ap-
proved by the SEC.
Atlantic Refining Co. profit for
1945 was $1,507, ,148 or "a cents q
share VS.. $14,710,913 or $3.50 in 1914
Increased exploration costs and
Speeded up amortization of war
facilities accounted for the drop.
Pullman, Inc, and subsidiaries
earned $13,890,22 or $4.30 in 1945
VS.. $12,890,006 or $3.99 in the previ-
Gus year
Aluminium, Ltd, profit for 1916
was $11,809,845 or S15.22 VS.. S11. .25O.-
977 or $14.47 in 1914.
National Steel Corp. earned SILL
117,764 or $5.04 in 1945 VS.. $1O,751.-
369 or $4.87 in the previous year.
Air Reduction Co. profit for 1945
was $8,278,048 or $3.04 VS.. $5,877, ,176
or S2.15 in 1914.
West Penn Power Co. earned So
046,617 or 1928 in 1945 VS.. Sc, ,662 ,48a
or $l.81 in the previous year.
Hudson Bay Mining g. Smelling
Co. net for 1945 was $780,, ,844 OF
$2.l4 VS.. $5,692,08 or $2.06 in 1914
American Viscose Corp. earned
$5,191 ,526 or $2.32 in 1945 VS.. S., ,129,-
$40 or 1928 in the previous year.
Pepsi-COla Co. net for l945 was
$5,152, ,309 or 80 cents in 1945 VS.. S.
933, ,456 or $1.03 in 1914.
w. T. Grant Co. earned $4,21O,e9l
or $1.60 in 1945 VS.. 81 ,092 ,O69 or $1.57
in the previous year.
American Chain G. Gable Co. net
for 1945 was $2,717,805 or $2.41 VS.,
$3,174, 300 or $293 in 1914.
Otis Elevator Co. earned $685.
671 or $1.15 in 1945 VS.. $2,595, ,433 or
81 10 in the nreyio,ls wear
White Motor Co. profit for 1945
was $2,033 ,599 or $3-25 VS.. $2,111,144
or 1888 in 1914.
DIR. Pepper Co. earned $1.40 a
share in 1945 VS.. $1.49 in the pre-
vious year, Sales were 14% below
the previous year.
United Cigar -Whelan Stores profit
for 1945 was 81 ,879, ,12l or so cents VS..
$1,5Q1 1868 OF go cents in 1914.