Evening star., 1950-11-10
Business Briefs

Freight LOadingS in the week
ended November 4 totaled 862, ,184
cars, decrease Of 2.9% from the
previous week, but 49, above the
like week year ago.-Associa-
ton Of American Railroads.
Money in Circulation in the
week ended November 8 totaled
$27, 1888. 900 900. an increase Of
$169. 100000 over the previous
week. Federal Reserve Board.
Department Store Sales over the
Nation in the week ended Novem-
ber 4 dropped to the 1949 level for
| the first time since the outbreak
Of the Korea fighting. June 25.-
Federal Reserve Board.
New York Central System has
placed orders for 101 800 net tons
of new steel rail and for rail joint
bars, to cost total of about SIT
million.
Air Express Shipments in the
first nine months were 1850
greater than year ago.-Railway
Express Agency.
United States Imports in Sep
tember rose to record high OF
$857 TOO. 900. Exports for the
month totaled $910,400. 900, ex-
ceeding imports by $52.700, ,000.-
Census Bureau.
Grade A Tin for New York spot
delivery skidded Is cents a pound
to $1.40.
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.
filed for SEC registration of 49,
400 shares of common stock with
out nominal or par value.
J. C. Penny Co. October sales
totaled $50, ,024. 100, up 5.1% over
1949: for 10 months $706, ,031 .160.
UP 6.49o over like period last year.
Associated Dry Goods Corp. Oc-
tober % quarter sales totaled $37, :
434. 1874, up 10.1% over 1949; for 9
months $99. 1921 400. up 1.7% over
1949 period.
A. S. Beck Shoe Corp. October
sales totaled $3,151,715. up 1917
over 1949; for 43 weeks $32 $751; :
522. up 3.29o over 1949 period.
Shoe Corp. Of America October
sales totaled $3,458. .288. up 1917
over 1949; for 10 months $32, $685.
851, up $50 over 1949 period.
Sinclair Oil Corn. in 8 months
ended September 80 earned $4e,-
902.416 or 1888 a share VS.. $40,-
447, ,645 or $3.37 in 1949 period.
American Tobacco Co. in 8
months ended September 30 earned
$50, ,954 900 or $5.31 a share VS..
$34, ,009 900 or $3.50 in 1949 period.
Southwestern Bell Telephone in
year ended September 80 earned
$24. .l68, ,009 VS.. $14.813.563 in l949.
Standard Oil of Ohio in months
ended September 80 earned $I4.-
615,1 1872 or $3.50 a share VS.. $1l,-
347. .253 or $2.98 in 1949 period.
Briggs Manufacturing in 9
months ended September 80
earned $40. 0.788,774 or 1854 a share
VS.. $9.l2o,012 or $4.68 in 1949
period.
Hudson Motor Co. in 8 months
ended September 80 earned So
282. .185 or $4.87 a share VS.. ST.
932 ,808 or $4.16 in 1949 period.
Otis Elevator Co. in months
ended September 80 earned S.
644.825 or $4.18 a share VS.. 1885,
178 or s4.18 In 1949 period.
| Wesson Oil e. Snowdrift in year
ended August 81 earned $8,705,-
229 or $6,46 share VS.. $500, 0,3ls
or $3.02 in l949.
Wisconsin Electric Power in
year ended September 80 earned
$7,748,117 or $1.68 a share VS..
$7,214.298 or $2.O5 in 1949.
| Gayl0r Container Corp. in
months ended September 80 earned
$3,757 $50 or $1.61 a share VS.. So
756. .924 or $1.18 in 1949 period.
Florida Power Corp. in year
ended September 80 earned So
784 .229 or $1.68 share VS.. $2,512,-
F., 016 or $1.78 in 1949.
Brown. e. Bigelow in 9 months
..nded October 81 earned 1924
649 or S1.46 share VS.. 81 ,897, ,633
or S ~ in 1949 period.
Lane-Wells Co. in 9 months
! ended September 80 Garner
81, ,7s3,500 or $500 share VS..
81 ,679 600 or $4.67 in 1949 period.
Shellmar Products Corp. in 9
months ended September 80
earned $1,721.139 or 1892 a share
VS.. $1.140,565 or $2.62 in 1949
period.
international Utilities in year
ended September 80 earned
81 .465, ,183 or $1.68 a share VS..
ST. .490,467 or $1.89 in 1949.