Evening star., 1950-03-01
Business Briefs

Wholesale Food Index, based on
the total cost of a pound each Of
81 foods in general use. this week
advanced to $5.85 from $3.50 a
week ago and was 0.5% above the
|year-ago level Of $5.82.
Electric Power Consumption de-
clined to 5,854,259.0o kiowatt
hours last week VS.. 5,o31 1851 900
in the previous week. but was
$50 above 5.559.207. 900 in the
like 1949 week-Edison Electric
Institute.
Coal Stocks were estimated to
be down to 1900. 900 tons on Feb
ruary rs. a 5.6-day supply-Bu-
|reau Of Mines.
Farm Product Prices rose nearly
liz for the second consecutive
month in February. but are about
TO below q year ago and 71.5%
below the postwar peak.-Asri-
|culture Department.
Chain Store and Mail Order
sales in January totaled $l.871
million, virtually unchanged from
December. - Commerce Depart
ment.
Chicago & North West Rwy.
lost $1.120,973, in January vs.. a
$2,307,842 loss a year earlier.
Ct. Northern Rwy. lost $3,971,-
897 In January VS.. q loss Of
$2,317.963 year earlier.
Royal Typewriter Co., Inc,
profit for the six months ended
January 81 was 81 1.689,318 or $1.45
a share vs.. $2,091 .412 or $1.S2 in
the like 1949 period.
Seaboard Air Line Rwy. earned
$772,633 in January VS.. $685. ,642
a year earlier.
Virginian Railway profit for
January was $313,438 VS.. $S72. .e97
a year earlier.
American Tobacco Co. profit for
1949 was $45.675.154 or $7.90 a
share VS.. $43,912,204 or $7.58 in
l94s.
Armstrong Cork Co. earned $l0,-
224,216 or 1857 q share In 1o4o
vs.. $11,567,524 or $7.54 in 1s4s.
Barnsdan OIL Co. profit for ls4s
was $14.s52.46s or 37.se q share
VS.. $14.273.6o1 or $e.42 In 194s.
A. s. Beck Shoe Corp. earned
$1.o89,192 or $2.os in l949 VS..
STAT 1892 or $1.25 In l948.
Colonial Stores earned 1854
494 or 1851 . share in 1949 VS..
81, ,356,370 or $3.2e in 194S.
Commercial Solvents profit for
1949 was $3,364,650 or $1.28 a
share vs.. $5.543,237 or $2.1o In
1948.
Ex-Cello- O. Corp. profit for the
year ended November 80 was
$3,518,575 or 1926 VS.. $2,94s,638
or 1926 a year earlier.
Robert Gair Co., Inc, in 1949
earned $3,43o.124 or $1.73 a share
VS.. $5.1o3.058 or $2.67 in 194s.
b. F. Goodrich Co. earned $780,.
935.738 or $l4.36 in 1949 VS.. $2S.-
740,705 or $16.67 In 1948.
Hart, Schaffner & Marx In the
year ended November 80 earned
$1,568.028 or $4.<2 VS.. $2,894,s14
or $S.16 in the like 1948 period.
Northwest Airlines, Inc, earned
81 ,235. .405 or 95 cents a share in
1949 VS.. q loss Of $751; .474 in 1948.
Penn Dixie Cement Corp. profit
for 1949 was $2.631.5oe or $4.37
q share vs.. $2,696.s27 or $5.l3 in
1948.
Public Serv. EIec. & Gas Co. in
1s49 earned $21, ,088, ,063 or $2.25 a.
share VS.. $2o.4oo,912 or $2.13 in
1948.
United Carbon Co. earned $2,-|
866.534 Of $3.50 q share In 1949
VS.. $3.1l3,367 or 1891 In l94s.
United Elastic Corp. profit for
ls49 was $1,317.477 or 1881 al
share vs.. $l,l80,0o3 or $7.s0 In
l94S.
u. q. Playing Gard Co. earned
42,22l .0o3 or e5.76 In ls49 vs.. $2,-
350.5o or 5000 In 194s.
South Penn OIL Co. profit for
194o was $5.4l0,000 or $500 aI
share VS.. $7,9l0,865 or $3.50 In
1948.
National Gypsum Co. declared a
dividend Of 80 cents q share pay
able April /. The company paid
rs cents quarterly In ls49 with an
extra Of rs cents In December.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
earned SCI, ,268, ,555 or $4.95 q share
in 194s vs.. $55.656.35l or $4.ll In
1948.