Evening star., 1951-03-09
Business Briefs

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Money in Circulation in the
week ended March 7 was $27 ,219,-
900, 900. up $31 million from the
previous week and STA million
above a year ago.-Federal Re-
serve Board.
Railroad Freight Loadings in
the week ended March 3 totaled
785,876 cars, up 51,073 cars from
the previous week and 211,418
above the year-ago figure when
volume was cut by coal strike
Association of American Rail-
roads.
Motor Vehicle Production this
week is estimated at 1877 ,801 units,
including 136,780 cars and 31,021
trucks VS.. 136,488 and 1882 last
week-Automotive News.
Bituminous Production in the
week ended March 8 was II ,120. coo
tons VS.. 10,050,000 the previous
week and 3,181 900 in the like
week of 1850. during the coal
strike ke.-National Coal Association.
Construction Contract Awards
in the week ended Monday totaled
$258, 1856 900 VS.. 1852, ,O81 900 in the
previous week and $210,567, 900 in
the corresponding 1850 week.
Engineering News-Record.
General Electric Co. profit for
1850 was $173,423,702 or $6.01 a
share VS.. $125, ,639,051 or $4.36 in
1949.
Consolidated Natural Gas Co.
earned sic. 6.460, 1892 or $5.03 a share
in 1850 VS.. $11.745 ,507 or $3.50 in
1949.
Electric Auto-Lite Co. profit for
1850 was $16,67O,495 or $11.15 a
share VS.. $11,328,419 or $7.58 in
1949.
Kennecott Copper Corp. earned
$88,161,270 or $8.15 a share in
1850 VS.. $48.11o.273 or $4.45 in
1949.
National Cash Register Co.
earned $12, ,449 or $6.17 a share
in 1850 VS.. $10,597 ,298 or $5.3S in
1949.
Phelps Dodge Corp. profit for
1850 was $40,112,604 or $7.91 a
share VS.. $32, ,301, ,140 or $6.37 for
1949.
Shell Oil Co. profit for 1850 was
$50. 121,182 or $500 a share VS..
$76.422,775 or $5.67 in 1949.
Standard Brands, Inc, profit for
1850 was S10,172,98O or $2.96 a
share VS.. $8,189,138 or $2.34 for
1949.
United Air Lines earned So
429,723 or $3.50 a share in 1850
VS. $2,249.4 .405 or 88 cents in 1949.
Yale & Towne Mfg. Co. earned
$2,707,137 or $3.50 a share in 1850
VS.. $780, or s2.49 in 1949.
Air Way Electric Appliance
profit for 1850 was $1,143,O77 or
$3.11 share VS.. $1.128,698 or
$307 for 1949.
American Bank Note Co. g.
subs. profit for 1850 was $1,OO9,-
100 or $1.14 share VS.. s1,987, ,425
or $2.64 for l949.
Anderson Prichard Oil Corp.
earned $4,685, ,637 or S5.76 a share
in 1850 VS.. $3.o96,8 888 or 1891 in
1949.
Bohn Aluminium & Brass earned
$1,778,398 or $5.05 in 1850 VS.. a
loss of $565, ,429 in 1949.
De Vilbiss Co. profit for 1850
was 81, .43o or 1898 share VS..
$3.50 or $1.95 for 1949.
Gardner-Denver Co. earned So
$4,135,727 or $2.79 a share in 1850
VS.. $2.185. .483 or 1913 in 1e49.
General Fireproofing Co. profit
for 1850 was s3.251,207 or $500
a share VS.. $3.042,o09 or $4.62 for
1s4s. -
General Telephone Corp. earned
s4,135,727 or $2.75 a share in 1850
VS.. $3,03s,977 or s2.16 in 1s49.
Granite City Steel profit for
1850 was '$5,727,40 or $11.52 a
share VS.. s3,058.10S or $3.50 for
| 1949.
HARRISON Walker Refractories
earned $6,682 ,207 or $4.s7 a share
in 1850 VS.. $4,482, ,681 or 1922 in
1949.
Hewitt Robins, Inc, profit in
1850 was $1.266,e29 or $4.55 a
share VS.. s628,765 or $2.25 in 1949.
Interchemical Corp. profit for
1850 was $4,699,000 or $6.57 a
share VS.. $2,335,572 or $2.99 for
1949.
Lane-Wells Co. earned $2,308,-
1874 or $6.41 a share in 1850 VS..
So, ,273,910 or $632 in 1949.
Landers, Frary & Clark profit
for 1850 was 1876. 900 or $4.27 a
share VS.. $1,006,628 or $2.40 in
1949.
Lynch Corp. earned $l.o64, 1892
or $2.36 a share in 1850 VS.. $642,-
247 or SLAB in 1949.
National Cylinder Gas profit
for 1850 was $2,907,729 or $2.03 a
share VS.. $1,855, ,065 or $1.26 for
1949.
N. Y, N. H. & Hartford R.R.
earned $6,625, ,022 in 1850 VS.. ST.
991 ,290 in 1949.
National Malleable g. st. Cast
ings profit for 1850 was $4,000, 500
or $8.47 a share VS.. $2,624, ,045 or
$3.50 for 1949.
Peninsular Telep hone Co.
earned $1,424,866 or $397 a share
in 1850 VS.. $1,406,431 or $4.69 in
1949.
Consolidated Gas Utilities profit
! for the year ended January 81
was $1,332,114 or $3.50 a share VS..
81 ,360,389 or $1.53 year earlier.
Kansas City Power & Light
profit for the year ended January
81 was $4,630,286 or $2.O6 share
VS.. $4.467,576 or $198 a year
earlier.