Evening star., 1949-01-21
Business Briefs
Retail Trade in the week el

heta1I lraue III dle NeSA ohuoo
January 10 was, stimulated by the
continuance of bargain sales and was
slightly above both the previous week
and the like 194S week-Dun d.
Bradstreet. Gains from a year ago
ranged from 90 to So.
Freight Loadings in the week
ended January IS totaled 733,272
cars. a gain of 1.6cc from the previ-
Gus week, but go; below the like
1948 week-Association of American
Railroads.
Automobile Production in the
United States this week will total
109,s42 units, including 85ll cars
and 27,431 trucks, VS.. 108,28l last
week and LOT ,262 in the like 194s
veek-Wards Automotive Reports.
Increased Commission Rates on
stock transactions has been pro-
posed by the New York Curb Ex-
change. The overall proposed in
crease was estimated at 13.o7qe.
New York Stock Exchange Seats
sold Yesterday at $4,000 and $46,-
900 respectively. The last previous
sale was for $4,000.
Swift G. Co. declared a quarterly
dividend of 40 cents, payable April l
and a special dividend of IS cents
payable March l. A special DIVIDEND
of 81 was declared year ago.
Container Corp. declared a dlvl-
dend of IS cents a common share
payable February 49, Previous quar-
terly payments were so cents. Ex'
.tras of 81 in November and $l.5O ir
December were paid.
Pacific Gas e. Electric Co. earned
s27, ,351 900 or $2.51 a share in ls4s
vs.. s25,279.356 or S2.57 on fewer
shares in 1947.
Up. Stevens & Co. net income tor
- months ended october 81 was
S2s.O15,270 or s8.10, after inventory
reserve of s5,0O0,000, VS.. s2S,509, ,657
or 1924 in the preceding fiscal pc
riod.
Kansas City Southern Railway
earned ss,7o5. .937 or sl542 in l94a
VS., s5,8o9,315 or $9.74 in the previous
year. ,o.o
Mullins Mfg. Co. .profit for 194a
was s6,418,222 VS.. S4,794,6lS in l947
Joy Mfg. Co. earned s1,897 900 or
1922 in three months ended Decem-
Der 81 VS.. s1,356. 1862 or $2.O3 year
earlier.
Best Foods. Inc, net income tor
six months ended December 81 was
s2,s74208 or $192 VS.. $4.469. 1876 OF
$2.9s in the same 1947 period,
Ward Baking Co. earned $685.
443 or s463 in the year ended De-
cember Is VS.. $2,531, ,425 or S3.03 II
the previous year.
Hooker EIectrochemical Co. net
for II months ended November 81
was s2,926,196 or 1882 VS.. $2,l84,'
52s or s245 in the preceding fiscal
period.
Lee Rubber e. Tire Corp. earned
$1.s96,741 or s7s7 in II months
ended October 81 VS.. $2,4o2 ,3o5 OF
$e.47 in the previous year.
Tobin Packing Co. profit for l.
months ended October 80 was 81.
s51.574 or $2.22 VS.. 81 l,973,654 or $2.2'
In the preceding fiscal period.
Foote Bros. Gear e. Machiner!
Corp. earned s716,275 or $3.l5 in L
months ended october 81 VS.. 1923,
$50 or $1.S8 in the previous year.
Collins g. Aikman Corp. profit fol
nine months ended November 27 wa!
S261, 1863 or 46 cents VS.. $l74,616 ol
81 cents in the same 1s47 period.
Adolf Gobel, Inc, earned $85, II:
or IS cents in IL months ended
october 80 VS.. $17,461 or 8 cents ir
the previous year.
Aluminium Association elected as
president r. S. Reynolds, jr., OF
Reynolds Metals Co., Richmond
Va. A. v. Davis of Aluminium Co
was reelected board chairman.
p. Lorillard Co. elected Irwin H
Peak q vice president. He is ir
charge of the leaf department.