Evening star., 1950-07-24
Business Briefs
Retail Price Index of the Bu,

Of Labor Statistics stood at 170.2%
of the 1935-39 average on June IS
highest point in 18 months, and
was 80 above month earlier.
Pullman Standard Car Mfg. Co.
announced it received an order
from the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road for 1000 boxcars, raising the
company'S order backlog for
freight cars to 5000.
International Shoe Co. raised
shoe prices an average of Is cents
a pair. Women's and children's S
shoes were advanced about 10
cents pair and mems shoes about
20 cents.
Ford Motor Co. assets on De-
cember 81. 1949, totaled $1,343,-
349, 900, gain of $194, ,109, 900 from
a year earlier according to its
report filed in Massachusetts.
Philadelphia Electric Co. raised
the dividend on it's common stock
to 37k cents from 80 cents paid
previously. payable September 80.
Vanadium Corp. of America de-
clared a dividend of 40 cents a
common share. payable August 16.
Previous payments was 80 cents
in May.
Ohio Oil Co. declared a quar-
terly dividend of Is cents and an
extra of IS cents, both payable
September 9. A similar extra was
paid in June.
H. w. Gossard Co. directors de-
ferred consideration of a dividend
due at this time because of in
creased cash requirements.
OsgOod Co. announced that due
to losses from a strike settled July
IL. the regular quarterly dividend
due at this time on the class B
common, will not be paid until
such time as operations justify
its resumption.
Southern Bell Telephone g. TeIe-
graph Co. reported net income of
4,743,438 in six months ended
June 80 VS.. $10.375,673 in the
same 1949 period.
Corning Glass Works earned
$6,585,318 or $2.44 a share in "a
weeks ended June % VS.. So. .502.-
592 or 80 cents a year earlier.
Time, Inc, net income for six
months ended June 80 was $5,o42.-
900 or $2.58 VS.. $4,007, 900 or 81. .05
in the same 1949 period.
Southern Natural Gas Co
earned $5,885.074 or $3.78 in 12
months ended June 80 VS.. $4. .799.-
119 or $500 in the previous IL
months.
Bendix Home Appliances, Inc,
net income for six months ended
June 80 was $1,617,548 or $1.53 VS..
$2S,571 or 3 cents in the same
1949 period.
Trailmobile Co. earned $1,5s1,-
466 or 1888 in six months ended
June 80 VS.. a deficit of $447,457
year earlier.
Georgia-Pacific Plywood G. Lum-
Der Co. net income for six months
ended June 80 was $1,462, ,937 or
$1.89 VS.. $50,472 or 2 cents in the
same 1949 period.
Hussman Refrigerator Co. earned
S921,117 or 1925 in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $500, $40 or $2.o3
\ year earlier.
Riegel Paper Corp. net profit for
rs weeks ended July 2 was $685.
t75 or $3.42 VS.. $432 1928 or SLIT
n "a weeks ended June 10. 1912.
= General Steel Castings Co,
earned $1.011,3 1863 in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $1,782,458 a
year earlier.
Gamewell Co. profit for the year
ended May 81 was $1,259,619 or |
1882 VS.. $1,393,071 or $3.50 in the
fiscal period.
Hammermill Paper Co. earned
s772,549 or $1.93 in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $334,O92 or II |
cents year earlier.
Hart. Schaffner & Marx. Inc,
profit for six months ended May
81 was $564.718 or $1.59 VS.. ST.
)05,447 or $2.84 in the same 1949
period.
American Phenolic Corp. earned
S457,811 or $1.14 in six months
ended June 80 VS.. 1925 $50 or 81
cents a year earlier.
American Encaustic Thing Co.
net income for six months ended
June 80 was $372,123 or 81 cents
VS.. $348,073 or 81 cents in the same
l949 period.
Thor Corp. earned $368, ,959 or
b1.04 in six months ended June
30 VS.. $101.531 or 20 cents a year
earlier.
Brunswick Bake Collender Co.
profit for six months ended June
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