Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Business Briefs

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Business Failures increased to
221 in the week ended October q,
second highest weekly total since
1912, and compared with 1871 in
the preceding week and 104 in
the like 1948 week-Dun & Brad
street.
Sales Of Chain Stores and mail
order houses in September rose
30 above the preceding month,
but remained 90 below the like
1948 month.-Commerce Depart
ment.
Minneapolis Honeywell Regula-
tor Co. declared a quarterly divi-
dend OF 6212 cents a common
share. payable December 10, and
an extra Of rs cents, payable jan
uary 3. Previous quarterly pay
ments were so cents.
Lane-Wells Co. declared a divi-
dend Of 80 cents a common share
payable December is. raising l949.
payments to 81 VS.. 1920 in 194s.
The company paid 81 in the
fourth 194S quarter.
Newport News ShipbuiIdinx &
Dry Dock Co. reported billings for
nine months ended September 2e
totaled $56,o99.125 VS.. $5s,750, 5s1
IN the same 1913 period; for
three months ended the same
date. $19,04s.708 VS.. $le.750,144
year earlier. Unified orders on
September 26 totaled $102 1861 ,374
VS.. $2l2,74s,668 a year earlier.
Distillers- Corp. -Seagrams, Ltd,
earned $34, 766, 292 or 1896 share
in IL months ended July 81 VS..
$54, $500 or 1924 In the previous
year.
Commonwealth Edison Co. net
income for nine months ended
$1.59 VS.. $18.135,273 or 1892 a
year earlier.
Richfield Oil Corp. profit for
nine months ended September 80
was $15,351,714 or 1894 VS.. $11,-I
253, 031 or 1921 in the same 1948
period.
National Lead Co. earned $10,-
IT'S, 1872 or $3.50 in nine months
ended September 80. No COMPARE
sons for q year earlier were avail
able.
Link Belt Co. net income for
nine months ended September 80
was $6,027.977 or $7.38 VS.. $7,174,-
152 or 1881 in the same 194S
period.
Interchemical Corp. earned
81 1907, 069 or $1.57 in nine months
ended September 80 VS.. 81 sos, 1853
or 50 a year earlier.
Mccall Corp. profit for nine
months ended September 80 was
81 ,255, 1866 or $2.06 VS.. $1,572, 200
or $3.50 in the same 1948 period.
Seaboard OIL Co. of Delaware
earned $1.102,785 or 80 cents in
three months ended September
30 VS.. $1,546,798 or $1.26 a year
earlier.
Gotham Hosiery Co. profit for
nine months ended September 80
was $323,278 or 80 cents VS.. ST.
408,114 or $3.51 in the same 1948
period.
Koppers Co. net income for nine
months ended September 80 was
$5,356,242 or 5000 VS.. $6,831. ITO
or $5.67 in the same 1913 period.
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light
& Power Co. Of Baltimore earned
81. 040, 234 or SLIP in three months
ended September 80 VS.. $1,4o0,55o
or 81 cents a year earlier.
Scott Paper Co. net income for
nine months ended October was
$3,859,337 or tails VS.. 50, It's 1853
or 1922 in the same s194S period.
Granite City Steel Co. earned
$2,223,514 or $5.81 in nine months
ended September 80 VS.. $2,410, $50
or $3.50 q year earlier.
Pittsburgh Coke I 81 Chemical
Corp. net income for nine months
ended September 80, was 81 $685.
853 or $2.82 VS.. $1.470,926 or $2.46
in the same 1948 period.
Butler Brothers earned $748, 474|
or S. cents in three months ended
September 80 VS.. $874,957 or 81
cents a year earlier.
Corning Glass Works profit forI
16 weeks ended October 8 was ST.
$685. or IS cents VS.. $481 ,S75 or
is cents in the like 1913 period.
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp.
earned $805.884 or $2.14 in nine
months ended September so VS..
$880,511 or $2.37 q year earlier.
American Hawaiian S. S. Co.
net income for nine months ended
September 80 was $685., 1886 or 81 .05
VS.. $503,528 or $1.29 in the same
1913 period.