Evening star., 1950-11-15
Business Briefs
Wholesale Food Index. baset

Wholesale Food Index, based on
the cost Of a pound each of 81
foods in general use, climbed this
week to $3.50 from $6.52 last
week and was 1897 above the
year-ago level Of $3.50. Dun &
Bradstreet.
Electric Power Production in
the week ended November II rose
to a new record of 6,574,084,000
kilowatt hours VS.. 6,550,615 900 in
the previous week and was 21%
above year ago.-Edison Electric
Institute.
State of North Carolina received
a bid of 1.412711 per cent on $32,-
100000 of general fund bonds
from group headed by First Ma
tional of New York.
American Cigarette e. Cigar Co.
announced an extra dividend of
81 and regular $3.50 payment,
both payable December Is.
Eastman Kodak Co. in SO weeks
ended September earned s43.-
134,237 or $3.13 a share VS.. $34,-
5,068 or $2,63 in 1949 period.
International Paper in 9 months
ended September 80 earned $49,-I
431 ,585 or $5.48 a share VS.. $685.
Si3.5s9 or $3.50 in 1949 period.
American Gas & Electric in
year ended September 80 earned
S23. .495 1856 or $4.62 q share VS..
$22.374.067 or $4.83 in 1949.
Atlantic Refining in 8 months
ended September 80 Garner $27,-
809:230 or $9.82 a share VS.. $18,-
70S,550 or $6.49 in 1949 period.
Gen. Public UtiI. g. subs in year
ended September 80 earned ST.
361, ,539 or 1929 a share VS.. $14,-
252,874 or $1.88 in 1949 period.
United Gas Corp. in year ended
September 80 earned $16,444 ,831
or $1.54 share VS.. 3,908, 1863 or
$1.30 in 1949.
Columbia Gas System, Inc. in
year ended September 80 earned
SIC 1888, ,786 or $1.16 a share VS..
$l2,o03,617 or 88 cents in 1949.
Greyhound Corp. in year ended
September 80 earned $12,407.113
or $l.31 a share VS.. $12,803,194
or $1.35 in 1949.
Appalachian Electric Power in
year ended September 80 earned
$10,037. 1888 or $26.98 a share VS..
$1o.049.179 or $26.90 in 194s.
Cleveland Elec. nlum. in year
ended September 80 earned $10.-
1926 or $3.50 a share VS.. So
867 ,094 or $2.77 in 1949.
Indiana Michigan Elec. Co. in
year ended September 80 earned
$6,738, ,644 VS.. $5,602 ,905 in 1949.
Ohio Power Co. in year ended
September 80 earned 1892, ,721 or
$47.89 a share VS.. $9,469.678 or
$46,78 in 1949.
United Carbon Co. in 8 months
ended September 80 earned ST.
496 ,503 or $3.14 a share VS.. 81 ,971.-
727 or $2.48 in 1949 period.
RonsOn Art Metal Works, Inc,
In 9 months ended September 80
earned $2.770,547 or $2.54 a share
VS.. $3.42o.678 or 1913 in 1949
period.
Minnesota Power & Light in
year ended October 81 earned
$3.536,549 or $4.18 a share VS..
$3,128,576 or $3.50 in 1949.
Laclede Gas Light Co. in year
ended September 80 earned $2,-|
478,478 or 80 cents a share VS..
$2,041, ,793 or "a cents in 1949.
Eastern Air Lines, Inc, in O.
months earned $1,746,077 or 73
cents a share VS.. $1.316,136 or 81
cents in 1949 period.
Nashville, Chat. & st. Louis
Rwy. in 8 months ended Septem-
ber 80 earned $2.232,733 or $8.72
a share VS.. $1,344.818 or $5.25 in
1949 period.
Assn. of Stock Exchange Firms
announced election of Joseph M.
Scribner, Pittsburgh stockbroker,
as president, succeeding Benjamin
H. Griswold, III, of Alexander
Brown & Sons.
Parker Rust Proof Co. in year
ended September 80 earned ST.
780,106 or $4.14 share VS.. ST.
454, ,006 or $3.50 in 1949.
Pittston Co. in 8 months ended
September 80 earned $1.208, ,189
or $1.98 a share VS.. $1,059, ,942 or
$1.74 in 1949 period.