Evening star., 1946-08-18
Business Briefs

oeHcFAi DuslHcsS hCtlFity con-
tinues to expand, according to the
index of Business Week, which stood
at 1850 for the latest week VS.. 1897
in the previous week, l77.8 month
ago and 2096 year ago.
July Building Permits in 215 cities
totaled $2l3,589,071, a gain of 1889.
from the previous month and 1907
above a year ago-Dun g. Brad
street. In seven months of 1916 the
total was sl,700, 0,819,l82. almost $780,
above year ago and highest mark
for the period since 1929.
Manufacturers Stocks at the end
of June were back to levels of a
year ago for the first time since
liquidation OF war inventories
Commerce Department. They to-
tailed SIT zoo, 900 900. rise of 5000, ,00O,-
900 from a month earlier.
Automobile Makers still hope to
build 2,250,000 passenger cars in
1946 and many plants plan for the
rest Of the year to lift output 5Oeo
above present levels-Automotive
News.
Paper Production, exclusive of
newsprint, was at l034To of capacity
in the week ended August 10 VS..
l05.2eo In the preceding week and
934o a year ago-American Paper g.
Pulp Association.
Glenn L. Martin Co. reported un-
filled orders on July 81 totaled $685.
GAL, ,28S VS.. SITS 100000 on June 30.
New orders In July totaled Sl5,000,-
100 and deliveries amounted to $4,-
358,712.
Industrial Rayon Corp. declared
a quarterly dividend Of so cents a
common share, payable September
II. Previous payment was 3711
cents.
Singer Mfg. Co. declared an extra
dividend of $3.50 and a regular
quarterly of sl.50, both payable Sep
tember 13.
General Fireproofing Co. declared
a dividend of so cents a common
share, payable September II. Pre-
vious payments were 25 cents.
Magazine Repeating Razor Co.
declared an extra of IS cents and
a quarterly dividend of Is cents,
both payable September ~.
Parker Rust Proof Co. declared a
dividend of Sta cents a common
share, payable September 2. Pre-
v1ous payments were STA cents.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad reported net income of
SIT ,639,048 or $500 a share In the
first half of 1916 vs. s26,S17 ass or
s9.77 in the same l945 period.
United Gas Corp. earned $685.
058 or 10 cents in the June quarter
VS.. sl,875,673 or 18 cents year ago.
West Penn Electric Co. net for the
first half was $3,659, 400 or s1.32 VS..
1852 ,0S7 or s2.03 in the same l945
period.
Pennsylvania Water e. Power Co.
earned $1,160,478 or s2.57 in the
first half VS.. sl,10l ,083 or $2.43 4
year ago.
United Carbon Co. profit for
the first half was 81 $685. or s3.44
VS.. s922,812 or s2.32 in the same l945
period.
Diamond T Motor Car Co. loss Ia
the first half was s38 ,225 VS.. profit
of sl,079,073 or $256 in the Same
period last year.
Anaconda Wire & Gable ca.
earned $578,949 or $1.37 in the first
half VS.. $685., ,946 or s1.27 year ago.
versal-Cyclops Steel Corr.
profit for the first half was $504 ,34s
or $1.o1 VS.. $448,01s or 80 cents.
Farnsworth Television & Radio
Corp. reported loss of S126,719 for
three months ended July 81 VS.. prof.
it OF $251 ,90l in the same 1945 peri.
Cd.
McGraw Electric Co. earned $780,.
COS or $2.03 in IL months ended
June 80 VS.. $93o,s43 or sl.s7 In the
previous year.
American-Hawaiian STEAMSHIPS
Co. profit for the first half was
$720, ,754 VS.. $548,89 in the same 194s
period
Westinghouse Electric Corr. out.
put OF small motors has been raised
by new methods to new peacetims
high, which Is 1870 above the l94l
peak.