Evening star., 1949-07-24


This was the second of the 3-day
weeks ordered by John L. Lewis.
Production in the same week of
1948 was 12,274,O00 tons. Nor
NAL weekly output is between ten
and eleven million Constitutional
Coal Association.
| Engineering Construction Con-
tracts in the 5-day week ended
July 81 totaled $158,751 900. down
ITO from the $190,346.000 in the
preceding 5-day week. but up 119o
over $143,213,000 of the like week
of 1948.-Engineering NeW-Rec-
ord.
Cotton Spinning Operations
during June were 95.8@o of capac-
ity on a two-shift, 80-hour week
basis. This compared with 93.8%o
during May. and 130.99o in June
last year.-Census Bureau.
Automobile Production in the
United States last week was esti-
mated at 148,943 units compared
with 149,380 the previous week
and 1925 in the like week of
last year.-Ward's Automotive
Reports.
Budd Co. in months ended
June 80 earned $7,316,000 or $500
a share VS.. $5,115,943 or Sl.37 In
1948 period.
Alabama Power Co. in year
ended June 80 earned $7,751,073
VS.. $5,946,813 in 1948.
Georgia Power Co. in year
ended June 80 earned 1928 $50
VS.. $5,815,944.
N. Y, Chicago & St. Louis RR.
in months ended June 80 ended
s6,134,937 or $17.01 a share VS..
$6,sOO,644 or 1914 in 1s48 period.
Oklahoma Gas e. Electric in
year ended June 80 earned ST.
234 ,470 VS.. $3,800.509 in 1948.
Southern Bell Tel. e. Tel. in
year ended June 80 earned $1S.-
508,368 VS.. 1851 ,907 in 1948.
Victor Chemical Works in 6
months ended June 80 earned
$1,O96,683 or $1,28 share VS..
$1,012,O03 or SLIT in 1948 period.
Anchor Hooking Glass Co. in
year ended June 80 earned So
902, 1886 or $5.07 a share VS.. $2,-
al, ,761 or $3.02 in 194s period.
National Gypsum Co. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
s2.414,462 or $1.05 a share VS..
50, 3,337,537 or $l.49 in 1948 period.
Sloss- Sheffield & Iron Co. in
first half earned $l,3S7.742 or
s2.79 a share VS.. $1.139,lSS or
1929 in 1948 period.
Beech-Nut Packing Co. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
$1,80l,212 or $1.18 a share VS..
$2.642,188 or $l.73 in 194S period.
Detroit Steel Corp. in first half
earned s2,001.374 or 1928 share
VS.. $2,4s8,o42 or s2.7s in ls4S
period.
Century Electric Co. in s
months ended June 80 earned
$36.427 or 7 cents a share VS..
s1,026, 1898 or $194 in 1948 period.
Midland Steel Corp. in 6 months
ended June 80 earned 81 ,387 .402
or s2.02 a share VS.. $1.6l4,609 or
s2.51 in 1948 period.
Sheraton Corp. of America in
year ended April 80 earned
$3,372,630 or $2.14 a share VS..
$1,675,720 or $1.0l in 1948 period.
Studebaker Corp. in 6 months
ended June 80 earned $11,724.931
or $4.97 a share VS.. $8,126,553 or
$345 in 1948 period.
Standard Milling Co.. in year
ended May 81 earned $10,209 OF
3 cents a share VS.. $1,131, ,l07 OF
1902 in 1948.
New England Tel. & Tel. in year
ended June 80 earned $7.136.723
or $4.59 VS.. $7,273,214 or $4.68 in
1S48
National Cylinder Gas Co. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
1862, ,565 or sc cents a share VS..
$1,184,197 or "a cents in 1948
period.
General Steel Castings in 6
months ended June 80 earned
$1,782,458 or $17.82 a share VS..
ST, ,560,89 or 1851 in 1948 period.
Fedders- Quigan Corp in first
half earned $1,255,116 or $1.01 a
share VS.. $897,347 or IS cents in
1948 period.
Erie Railroad in first half
earned $2,253,417 or 81 cents a
share VS.. $5,538,181 or $1.84 in
1948 period.