Evening star., 1950-07-27
Business Briefs

Bank ClearingS in Is leading
cities totaled $14,198,277.000 in
the week ended July 26, a drop of
500 from the preceding week.
but remained .11.8% above the
like 1949 week.-Dun & Brad
street.
Business Loans of member
banks in leading cities rose to
$13,79l, ,000, 900 on July 10, a gain
of $66 million from a week earlier
and 1921 million above a year
earlier-Federal Reserve Board.
Engineering Construction award
ed in the week ended Monday
declined to $252 ,489 900 VS.. $343,-
307 900 in the preceding week,
but was nearly double $131 ,819,0 900
in the like 1949 week-Engineer-
ing News-Record.
Automobile Production this week
will include 155 ,278 passenger cars
and 28,249 trucks VS.. 1925 and
I25.748 last week Automotive
News.
Inspiration Consolidated Copper
Co. declared a dividend of so
cents a common share, payable
September 81. The company paid
25 cents each in March and June.
Last year it paid so cents each in
March and June and Is cents each
in the last two quarters.
Chrysler Corp. earned $685.
119 or $4.54 a share in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $50, 3,222,843 or
$6.12 a year earlier.
National Steel Corp. net income
for six months ended June 80 was
$29 9,048, ,806 or 1894 VS.. $25 1855, ,907
or 1881 in the same 1949 period.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway System earned $23,744,-
$40 or $3.50 a share in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $18,852.787 or
$6.49 a year earlier.
Phillips Petroleum Co. net in
come for six months ended June
80 was $22.O39,857 or 1884 VS..
$21 ,953,129 or 1888 in the same
1949 period.
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. earned
$7,413,373 or 1922 in three months
ended June 80 VS.. $6,593,34 or
$197 a year earlier.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.
net increase for three months
ended June 80 was $10,785, 1882 or
$6.44 VS.. $9,020,705 or $5.38 in
the same 1949 period.
Eaton Mfg. Co. earned $6,788,-
951 or $3.79 in six months ended
June 80 VS.. $4,597,878 or $3.50 a
year earlier.
Champion Paper & Fibre Corp.
net income for three months
ended June 80 was $2,663,65O or
$2.32 VS.. 1891 800 or $1.71 in the
same 1949 period.
Union Bag g. Paper Corp. earned
$4,864,208 or 1923 in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $3,258,016 or
$2.19 a year earlier.
Pacific Western Oil Corp. profit
for six months ended June 80 was
4,233, ,166 or $308 VS.. $4,152,125
or $3.02 in the same 1949 period.
Sunshine Biscuits, Inc, had net
income of $3,425,104 or $685. in
six months ended June 80 VS.. So
$50, ,389 or 1888.
Freep0rt Sulphur Co. earned
SO, 1885, ,661 or 1896 in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $2,6O7,130 or
50 .26 a year earlier.
Crucible Steel Corp. of America
had net income of $1,304,625 in
three months ended June 80 VS..
$239,750 in the same 1949 period.
American Chicle Co. earned $2,-
568,809 or $1.98 in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $2,065,133 or
$1.59 a year earlier,
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc, /
profit for six months ended June
80 was $2,259, ,453 or $1.41 VS.. ST.
555, ,067 or SO cents in the same
1949 period. I
Ruberoid Co. earned 1881 1884 !
or $685. in six months ended June |
30 VS.. 81, ,689, ,696 or 1881.
United Gas Improvement Co.
net profit for six months ended
June 80 was $1,758.8 .809 or $1.12 VS..
81 ,701 .010 or $1.09.
General Time Corp. earned ST.
745, ,371 or SAILS in "a weeks ended
June II VS.. $1,138.641 or $2.62 a
year earlier.
Savage Arms Corp. net profit
FOR three months ended June 80
was $817,66 or $1.22 VS.. $567 ,557
or IS cents in the same 1949
period.
United Carr Fastener Corp.
earned $1,509,276 or $2.47 In six