Evening star., 1950-12-22
Business Briefs
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week ended December 20 increased
to $27,929, 100000, up S170 million
from the previous week and 500
million above the like 1949 week
Federal Reserve Board.
Motor Vehicle Production this
week is estimated at 152,095 units,
including l18,639 cars and 1896
trucks. This compares with 131,-
875 cars and 32,443 trucks last
week and 9O,706 and 1888 in the
like week-Ward's Automotive Re-
ports.
Freight Carloadings last week
totaled 772,902 cars, up 6,159 from
the week earlier and 1914 from
the like 1949 week.-Association of
American Railroads.
Bank Clearings in Is leading
cities totaled S18,235, ,804, 900 in the
week ended December 20, 1879
above the previous week and 5.76
above the corresponding 1949
week.-Dun & Bradstreet.
General Motors common stock
holders increased to a record total
of 4lo.428 in the fourth quarter of
1850. A major part of the 10,439
increase over the third quarter
was attributed to effects of the
2-for-1 stock split approved in
September.
Newspaper Advertising Lineage
in AZ cities totaled 226,879,74 in
November. up 9.1To over the 1949
month. The total for II months
was 2,222, 2,293,718, up 6.1To over
the 1949 period.-Media Records.
American Steamship Co. an
nounced it has ordered construc-
tion of Sc million Great Lakes
freighter.
Kaiser Aluminium & Chemical
Corp. profit for six months totaled
$8,083 900 or $3.50 a share VS.. $3,-
$4,000 or $1.24 a year earlier.
Southern Co. profit for the year
ended November 80 was $16,903,-
474 or Sill a share VS.. $17,147,593
or SLAB a year earlier.
Alabama Power Co. earned $1o,-
058,007 in the year ended Novem-
ber 30 VS.. $1,000, ,685 a year earlier.
Sheraton Corp. of America
earned $2,717,695 or S1.79 a share
in the six months ended October
81 VS.. $970.797 or 81 cents in the
1949 period.
Seaboard Finance Corp. profit
for the year ended September 80
was $2,434,017 or $2.04 a share VS..
$2.153.224 or $2.10 a year earlier.
Pennsylvania Power Co. profit
for the year ended November 80
was S1.704,750 VS.. $1,663,738 a
year earlier.
Northern Indiana Public Serv-
ice earned $7,534,977 in the year
ended October 81 VS.. $6,65O,317 a
year earlier.
F. E. Myers & Bro. Co. profit for
the year ended October 81 was
81 ,492, 1859 or $7.46 a share VS..
$685. ,230 or $4.68 a year earlier.
Mississippi Power Co. profit for
the year ended November 80 was
$1,567,646 VS.. $1,544.056 a year
earlier.
Metropolitan Edison Co. earned
81, 1853 500 or $25.45 share in
the year ended September 80 VS..
$4,313.164 or $26.14 year earlier.
Kansas City Power g. Light
profit for the year ended Novem-
Der 80 was s4,4S9,716 or S1.99 al
share VS.. s4,655,22O or $2.07 al
year earlier.
international Railways of Cen
trail America earned $1,113,826 or
$11.l4 preferred share in the II
months ended November 80 VS..
$374,S24 or $3.75 preferred in the
1949 period.
Georgia Power Co. profit for the
year ended November 80 was
$9.736.842 VS.. $10,447, 900 year
earlier.
Eastern Gas e. Fuel Assoc. profit
for the year ended November 80
was $5,292,710 or $1.61 a share VS..
$4,845.873 or $144 a year earlier. |
Cudahy Packing Co. profit for
the year ended October % was
$3.019.238 or $1.67 share VS.. a |
loss of $4650.3S2 a year earlier.
r. G. LeTourneau. Inc, declared |
q Sc dividend on 81 cumulative
preferred, payable December 20.