Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11
Business Briefs


lion in new capital, half deben-
lures and half convertible pre-
ferred stock. SEC registration is
expected March %.
Coffee imports in February ex-
ceeded 284 million pounds, up %
per cent from the same month last
year.-National Coffee Associa-
ton
Bond Stores, Inc. February sales
totaled $4,000 900, up 25.7 per cent
from 1850; for 2 months SIC, $780,
O61, up 1853 per cent from 1850.
A. S. Beck Shoe Corp. sales in
4 weeks ended February "a totaled
$2,710,968, up IL per cent from
1850; for 8 weeks ended February
"a, $5,596,958, up 1877 per cent
from 1850.
Illinois Bell Tel. Co. in year
ended December 81 earned $685..
231 1929 or, 1924 a share VS.. $13,-
1862, 955 or $4.82 in 1949.
Abitibi Power & Paper Co., Ltd.
in year ended December 81 earned
Successes or $8.77 a share VS..
$9,78o,947 or $6.17 in 1949.
Acme Steel Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $6.865,555 or
$3.45 a share VS.. $3,791,504 or
$1.91 in 1949.
Honolulu Oil Corp. in year ended
December 81 earned $6.723,484 or
1888 a share VS.. $6,916,231 or
$3.50 in l949.
Electric Storage Battery Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
$4,564.827 or $500 a share VS..
$4.415,518 or $4.86 in 1949.
National Fuel Gas Co. in year
ended December 81 earned $4.672,-
$50 or $1.23 share VS.. $3,340,717
or SO cents in 1949.
Texas Gulf Producing in year
ended December 81 earned $3,047,-
SOC or $2.75 a share VS.. 1881 1859
or 1913 in 1949.
Alexander Smith G. Sons Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
$2,281,873 or sos a share VS..
$1.479,398 or $1.19 in 1919.
Mould Hosiery Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $2,012,616 or
1888 a share VS.. ST, 589, 795 or $2.87
in 1949.
American Potash & Chemical in
year ended December 81 earned
$2,559,911 or $4.34 a share VS..
$1,791 ,019 or $2.86 in 1949.
Merchant Calculating Machine
in year ended December 81 earned
$2,177,36 or $7.69 a share VS..
$1,224,837 or $4.32 in 1949.
Ludlow Mfg. g. Sales Co. in year
ended December 80 earned $685.
283 or $4.35 a share VS.. 81 ,469, 643
or $274 in 1949.
Harbor Plywood Corp. in year
ended December 81 earned $2,012,-
041 or $1.96 a share VS.. net loss
of 1891, 507 in 1949.
Thomas Steel Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $1,649, 473 or
$4.24 a share VS.. 81, 135. 070 or 1914
in 1949. 49,.
Symington- Gould Corp. in year
ended December 81 earned $1,338,-
1853 or $1.32 a share VS.. $668. AL or
Sc cents in 1949.
Canadian Breweries, Ltd. in year
ended January 81 earned $1,3o6,-
103 or 50 cents a share VS.. $1,123,-
935 or 81 cents in 1850.
Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. in
year ended December 81 earned
S2,367,537 or $4.95 share VS..
$1,108,829 or $232 in 1919. *s
Pratt g. Lambert. Inc, in year
ended December 81. earned ST.
165,172 or $5.94 share VS.. $619,-
1l6 or 1915 in 1949.
Birmingham Electric Co. in year
ended January 81 earned $1,051,-
009 or SLAB share VS.. $1,153,130
or $1.62 in 1949.
E. w. Bliss Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $1,377,0 or
$2,01 share VS.. $737 ,004 or $1.08
In 1949.
Central Elec. & Gas and subs.
in year ended December 81 earned
$1,514,137 or $106 a share VS..
$1,430.513 or SO cents in 1949.
Barker Bros. Corp. in year end
ed December 81 earned $1,577 1871
or $4.15 a share VS.. 1903 ,221 or
$2.42 in 1919.