Evening star., 1946-02-01
Business Briefs

Retail Trade in the last week was
about even with the previous week
and averaged So to 90 above a year
ago. reported Dun & Bradstreet.
Inc. A general increase in credit
sales was noted.
Money in Circulation declined to
S27,914000, 900 on January 80, drop
of S63,000,000 from a week earlier
but S2,624000.000 above a year ago
the Federal Reserve Board an
nounced.
Rayon Production in 1945 totaled
792, ,lOO,O 600 pounds, a jump of 1917
from the previous year. reported the
magazine Rayon Organon.
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp.
purchased controlling interest in
ACF-Brill Motors Co. and it's sub
sidiary, Hall-Scott Motor Car Co.
from American Car & Foundry Co
for around $7,500,000.
Fansteel MetaIIurgical Corp. direc-
tors authorized a 2-for-1 split in
common stock.
Fuller Brush Co. stockholders ap-
proved an increase in authorized
capital from $4,000,O00 to S5 500 900
ElectrOmaster, Inc, directors voted
to sell 100000 additional common
shares publicly to finance expan-
sion.
Bethlehem Steel Corp. earned
1l,447,058 or 1929 a share in the
last l945 quarter vs., 16,379, 1893 OF
S4.94 year ago. Net for 1945 was
$34,947,l16 or 1882 VS.. S36,167,723 OF
S993 in 1914.
Sun Oil Co. net for 1945 was S15,-
666,543 or $444 VS.. $13,35O,2l7 OF
S4.15 in 1914.
American Airlines profit for II
months ended November 80 was 81
573,008 or 1854 vs. $4,988, ,436 or S3.8 sc
in the same 1914 period.
Caterpillar Tractor Co. earned So
511,895 or $3.46 in 1945 VS.. ST ,663 ,913
or S4.07 in the previous year.
Wilson & Co. profit for IL months
ended October 27 was $5,O36, ,602 OF
$164 VS.. $7,156,702 or $2.61 in the
preceding fiscal period.
United States Industrial Chemi-
Gals, Inc, earned $1,447,837 or 1881
in 1945 VS.. 81 ,307, All or S3.47 in the
previous year.
Motor Products Corp. reported a
deficit of $725,756 for months end
ed December 81 VS.. profit of 1851 TIP
in the same 1914 period.
Atlas Plywood Corp. earned S497,-
$40 or "a cents in months ended
December 81 VS.. $560,8O4 or S1.21 q
year earlier
Duplan Corp. net for months
ended November 30 was S430,180 OF
S1.53 VS.. $366046 or S1.35.
Dawson Chemical Corp. earned
S342,002 or 81 cents in months
ended December 81 VS.. $468,816 OF
81 cents year earlier.
American Steel FOundries profit
for the December quarter was $143,-
PAT or II cents VS.. S6O3,064 or 81
cents in the same 1914 period.
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York reported insurance in force or
December 81 totaled So, 9752, ZOO, a
gain of 76,366,500 from a year
earlier, and the largest annual in
crease since 1880.
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
reported life insurance in force at
a new peak of S2,2l3, 3,442 ,225 on De-
cember 81, gain of S72 2,403 1924 from
a year earlier. Net income of S21,-
082,745 was the highest on record.
Columbia Pictures Corp. called fol
redemption on March 18 its $2.7s
convertible preferred stock at $50 g
share plus accrued dividends of 25.e
cents a share.
Equity Corp. net assets on Decem-
Der 81 amounted to S12,7l9 per ST ,OO(
face value of assumed debentures
$40 preferred share and S3.13 g
common share, compared with So
686, $l0l 86 and S1.76, respectively
a year earlier.
Niagara Share Corp. assets or
December 81 equaled S17.63 a share
on class B stock VS.. $l1.67 at the enc
Of 1914.