Evening star., 1950-07-19
Business Briefs


jumped to 6,006, ,345, 900 kilowatt
hours in the week ended July Is
VS.. 5,379.924.000 in the preceding
holiday week and was 12.4% above
5,342, lot 900 in the like 1949 week.
Electric Institute.
Building Permits in 215 leading
cities were valued at 81, 9,920,197
In the first half of 1850, a gain of
45.3% from a year earlier and
38.3% above the previous record
set in 1948.-Dun & Bradstreet.
Fire Destruction in the United
States was estimated at $57,116,-
600 for June. a rise of 1887 from
the same 1949 month.-National
Board of Fire Underwriters. Losses
in the first half of 1850 were 5.2%
above year earlier.
New York Stock Exchange Hours
viii not be changed, the Board of
Governors decided after studying
report from a special committee.
North American Oil Consolidat-
ed declared an extra dividend of
ST and a regular quarterly of 81,
both payable August S. No extra
was declared a year ago.
United Fruit Co. earnings for
six months ended June 80 were
estimated at $34. .235 900 or $500 a
share VS.. $24,176,000 or $2.75 a
year earlier.
Libby Owens Ford Glass Co. net
income for six months ended June
80 was $15, 1853, $50 or $5.88 VS.. So
105,831 or 1886 in the same 1949
period. Stockholders will Vote
August % on proposed 2-for-1
stock split.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
earned $l3,321 900 or $1.66 in six
ended June 80 VS.. $15,-
COS, 900 or $1.95 a year earlier.
Virginia Electric e. Power Co.
net income for IL months ended
June 80 was $9,133,555 or $1.e1 VS.
$6,566.743 or $1.5l in the preced-
ing IL months.
Gillette Safety Razor Co. earned
$7,349,010 or 1892 in the first
half of 1850 VS.. $4,792,332 or 50
year earlier.
pennsylvania Dixie ement
Corp. net income for three months
ended June 80 was $1,14O,864 or
$l.89 VS.. $745.669 or $1.24 in the
same 1949 period.
Acme Steel Co. earned 81 6e3 =
889 or IS cents in three months
ended June 80 VS.. $1,111,68O or
% cents a year earlier.
SlOsS- Sheffield Steel & Iron Co
profit for six months ended June
80 was $1,735,534 or $349 VS.
81 ,387,742 or $2.79 in the same
1949 period.
General Portland Cement Co.
earned $3,180,200 or $3.O6 in six
months ended June 80 VS.. 81
SAT 300 or $3.50 a year earlier.
Sheraton Corp. of America had
a profit of $3,546,499 or 1929 in
the year ended April 80 VS.. So
372,630 or $2.14 in the preceding
fiscal period.
United Stores Corp. earned
1893, ,697 in six months ended June
30 VS.. $1,084,112 a year earlier.
Elliott Co. net income for six
ended June 80 was $848,-
882 or $1.80 VS.. $1,7O3,184 or $4.47l
IN the same 1949 period.
Buffalo Forge Co. earned $780,
D62 or $2.46 in six months ended
May 81 VS.. $1.157,537 or 1886 al
year earlier.
Reliable Stores Corp. profit for
SIX months ended June 80 was
S657, ,562 or $206 VS.. $444,314 or
S1.33 in the same 1949 period.
Walter E. Heller g. Co. earned
s495, 1881 or Sill in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $413,398 or 81
cents a year earlier.
F. C. Russell Co. net income for
The year ended April 80 was $780,
s58 or Sill VS.. $1,555,15 or $3.50
n the preceding fiscal period.
Central Foundry Co. earned
s455, BAT or SO cents in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $517,553 or 79
cents a year earlier.
Packer Corp. net income for six
months ended June 80 was 1884,
'55 or SAL VS.. $255, ,693 or $4.25 in
he same 1949 period.
Martin-Parry Corp. net income
or three months ended May 81
vas $34,764 or 8 cents VS.. $353,548
'r 78 cents in the same 1949
period.