Evening star., 1947-10-05
Business Briefs
Iron Ore SHIPMENTS fro

Iron Ore Shipments from upper
lake ports in September climbed
to 10,684,7 ,778 gross tons VS.. 9,636,35
in September. 1946-Lake Superior
Iron Ore Association. Shipments
for the season to date were raised
to 81 ,699, ,561 tons, a gain of nearly
18,500,000 tons from a year earlier.
Grain. Futures Trading on the
Chicago Board of Trade in Septem-
ber totaled 1886, ,679 900 bushels VS..
1,128,9e5 900 in the preceding month
and 351,418,000 in the same 1896
month-Commodity Exchange Au-
thority. In nine months of this
year the total was S,595, ,6o5, 900
bushels VS.. 2,765 ,064 900 a year
earlier.
The National Business Show at
New York City this week attracted
record sales and inquiries, said Mark
E. Tupper, managing director. Sales
by mid-week were double those Of
the full week of show last year.
Municipal Financing scheduled for
the coming week included SIS, 1854, 900
Of Atlanta, Ga, bonds and SIS
000, 900 of new electric revenue bonds
of Jacksonville, Fla. to be offered
on Tuesday On the same day
eleven housing authorities will re-
ceive bids on s16,47S,0Oo of tenn
porary loan notes.
Howe Plan Fund, Inc, registered
with the SEC 100000 shares of 81
par capital stock. The firm already
has realized sl41,0 900 from sale OF
28,200 shares.
Publix Shirt Corp. registered with
the SEC 100000 shares of 81 par
common stock to be offered for the
account of three stockholders.
Southern Pacific Transportation
System earned $27,277,424 'or s7.23
a share in eight months ended
August 81 VS.. $14,319,982 or 1919
year earlier.
Ex-Cell-O Corp. net income for
nine months ended August 81 was
81 ,528, 400 or 1888 VS.. $3.50 ,672 or $2.08
in the same 1916 period.
General Box Co. earned $685.
or 81 cents in six months ended
June 30. No comparisons with a
year earlier we're available.
Miller-Wohl Co. profit for II
months ended July 81 was $888. .228
or $1.37 VS.. $685., $50 or $1.37 in the
preceding fiscal period.
Yates-American Machine Co.
earned $3.50, ,464 or 1894 In - months
ended June 80 after q reserve of
$150,000 for inventory contingencies,
vs.. $137,135 or SO cents in the previ-
Gus year.
Holophane Co. profit for IL
months ended June 80 was 1854 ,689
or 1858 VS.. $257,56 or $3.50 in the
preceding fiscal period.
United Air Lines reported air
freight carried in September totaled
1,024,S74 tons miles, q Jump of 36T
from the preceding month and 1907
above the same 1916 month. Septem-
Der air mail was 90 above August
and 20T above a year earlier.
The Wall Street Journal will start
regular publication of a Southwest
ern Edition in Dallas March /, 1948.
The Journal now is published In
New York and San Francisco.
Indianapolis Power e. Light Co.
must sell q new issue of common
stock at competitive bidding, but
may sell new preferred shares by
negotiation, providing the price is
acceptable, the Indiana Public Serv-
ice Commission ruled
Western Union Telegraph Co. an
nounced the retirement of Lee E.
Ragsdale as assistant to the vice
president in public relations He
has been with the company more
than 40 years.
National Broadcasting Co. elected
as vice presidents Sydney H. Eiges,
manager of the press department,
and Charles P. Hammond, assistant
to the executive vice president.
Westinghouse Electric Corn, ap-
pointed John E. Payne manager of
all industry sales departments.