Evening star., 1947-10-31
Business Briefs
Retail Trade dropped off slight

Retail 1raoe QrOppeu OIL SuS1eiy
In the week ended october %, but
remained 7qo to 11eo above the like
l946 week-Dun & Bradstreet.
Money in Circulation declined to
S28,519,OIO0O0 on october %, drop
of S50,00O,0G0 from a week earlier
and s6e, 100000 below year earlier
Federal Reserve Board.
Rubber Consumption by domestic
plants in eight months Of 1947 rose
to 735,022 tons, gain OF 11,29To
from the same 1916 period-Rubber
Manufacturers Association.
Foreign Silver Price at New York
advanced IA cents to 741s cents an
ounce, highest level since mid-Aprn.
Phillips Petroleum Co. announced
the recent private sale of 100000
shares of Shamrock Oil q Gas
Corp. common for $5,O00,000 or s25
a share. Phillips still owns 1e3,3O3
Shamrock shares.
Maytag Co. placed common stock
on a regular quarterly dividend basis
of Is cents, with declaration pay
able December IS. An extra OF so
cents was ordered payable the same
date.
Central Illinois Public Service Co.
asked SEC permission to sell $1O,-
100000 of 30-year first mortgage
bonds at competitive bidding TO
finance new construction.
Interstate Department Stores reg
istered with the SEC $5,000,000 of
15-year sinking fund debentures to
finance expansion and retire bank
notes.
E. /. du Pont de NemOurs & Co.
earned $88, 8,220,901 or $7.27 a share
in nine months ended September
80 VS.. s82,179,876 or $6.8S year
earlier. Net for third quarter was
26.60l PSI or S2.41 VS.. $24,548,025
or 1921.
Continental Oil Co. net income for
nine months ended September 80
was s24889,113 or 1924 VS.. $12,061,-
245 or 1888 in the same 1946 period.
Commonwealth Edison Co. net in
come for nine months ended Sep
tember 80 was $21 ,396,214 or $1.56 VS..
s19Ol4,961 or 81 1.39 in the same 1916
period.
Youngstown Sheet e. Tube Co.
earned s19,446,836 or $11.60 in nine
months ended September 80. No
comparison with year was avail
able Net for third quarter was
S5.817,6e8 or $3.47 VS.. $4,871 1852 or
$29l a year earlier.
Tide Water Associated Oil Co.
earned s17,348, ,6S8 or $271 in nine
months ended September 80 VS.. sl2,-
050,251 or S1.8S year earlier.
Rayonier, Inc, earned $6,0S3,7s5 or
S5,18 in nine months ended Septem-
Der 80 VS.. Sl,866,363 or SO cents a
year earlier.
Inspiration Consolidated Copper
Co. net for nine months ended Sep
tember 80 was s3,281 1888 or s2.78
VS.. s848,962 or 70 cents.
Allis- Chalmers Mfg. Co. earned
$2,680,567 or 70 cents in nine months
ended September 80 VS.. deficit Of
$l7,425, ,493 a year earlier.
Commercial Credit Co. profit for
nine months ended September 30
was s5,411,956 or $2.57 VS.. $3,179, 1923
or s1.36 in the same 1916 period.
Consolidated Textile Co. earned
s2,s64, ,2e4 or $3.50 in IL months
ended August 81 VS.. $1,l00,26o or
s2.19 in the previous year.
National Tea Co. profit for 40
weeks ended October 4 was 81, 1872
los or 1928 VS.. $1.S77,556 or S2.S7.
Stone & Webster, Inc, earned ST.
so6.lO2 or 81 cents in nine months
ended September 80 VS.. s2,412,658 or
$1.15 a year earlier.
Lane Wells Co. profit for nine
months ended September 80 was
S1,242,500 or $3.45 VS.. S6o4,lo0 or
$168.
Morrison Knudsen Co. earned s2,-
558,500 in nine months ended Sep.
tsmber 80 VS.. $2,3 393, 800 year earlier.