Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Business Briefs

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rent week were scheduled at 80 81
of capacity. indicating production OF
1.579.100 tons-American Iron &,
Steel Institute. Figures last week
were 89.3eo ard l,573,800 tons, a
month ago, 1920 and 1895 800; a
year ago, 1908 and 1868, 100,
American Overseas Airlines. Inc.
registered with the SEC l,049 1895
capital shares to be offered present
holders at the rate Of IL new shares
fol each share held.
General Bronze Corp. registered
$4,000 shares of cumulative con-
vertible preferred stock for public
offering to finance the new Hemp
stead, Long Island, plant and in
crease working capital,
Columbia Gas & Electric Corp
asked SEC permission to sell an
undetermined amount of debentures
to help ref1nance all outstanding
debt: also to make a capital con-
tribution of S474.263 to subsidiary
Binghamton Gas Works.
Denver & Rio Grande Western
will not be covered by railroad re-
organization legislation under a
House Senate cOnferee compromise
declared Representative Reed, Re-
publican. Illinois.
First Boston Corp. and Mellon Sc
curities Corp. stockholders approved
merger of the two firms, effective
August l.
Gulf Refining Co. raised gasoline
prices a cent a gallon in Ohio ano
prices of kerosene. heating oil anc
Diesel oil liz cents gallon.
North American Co. asked SEC
permission to distribute DIVIDEND
Of Pacific Gas e. Electric Co. com
mon October ] at the rate of one
Pacific share for each 100 shares O.
North American.
Abbott Laboratories announced
new stock will be offered present
holders at $50 share on the basi!
of new share for each 10 held.
American Home Products Corp
earned S4,516296 or 1891 share
In the first half of 1916 VS.. 50 .653. 04'
or S243 on fewer shares a year ago
Glenn L. Martin Co. profit for thu
first half was 1901 .878 or 10 cents VS.
S4.747.593 or S422 in the same 1874;
period. The firm has an order
backlog of S185 100000
Charles Pfizer Co. earned S6,476..
S34 or S437 in the first half VS.
S1.135, 1913 or rs cents a year ago.
General Mills, Inc. profit for /.
months ended May 81 was S7146. 10
or 1921 VS.. S6,474 ,493 or $3.50 il
the preceding fiscal period.
International Shoe Co. earned
S2.813648 or "A cents in six month!
ended May 81 vs. S2966,7 TAG or 8;
cents year ago.
International Silver Co. profit fol
the June quarter was S988.0l0 OF
s2.t7 vs.. S271,252 or 50 cents IL
the same 1915 period,
Pacific Mills net for the first hall
was 50 $50 ,459 or 1929 VS.. 1,069 ,811
or Sl.35.
United States Playing Card Co
earned 81. 568.155 or S40S in the frs
half VS.. S537 708 or 81 SO a year ago
Omnibus Corp. profit for the frs
half was $i.213.594 or $1.49 VS.
S653.028 or 63 cents.
Baltimore Transit Co. earned
S1,083,872 in the first half vs. 1886 ,551
a year ago.
Devoe & Reynolds Co. profit fol-
the first half was S91l 1913 VS.
s427,0o3 in the same 1945 period.
Jewel Tea Co. sales in four weeks
ended July l3 totaled $685. 300. q
gain of 1917 from year ago; in 2s
weeks ended the same date, $40, ISL
35o. rise of 28.4Gc.
Pullman Co. changes in rules gov
erning refunds on Unused sleeping
car tickets will become effective Au-
gust /, the ICC decided.