Evening star., 1951-04-17
Business Briefs
Business Failures in the '

ended April IL t0CaleQ III COM
pared with 1876 in the preceding
week and 20l in the corresponding
week last year.-Dun & Bradstreet.
General Electric Co. announced
plans to spend $3.50 million in the
next four years to enlarge its facil-
tiles. No details were outlined.
E. i. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
first quarter sales totaled $380.6
million, up 42% from 1850. First
quarter earnings were $1.26 VS..
$1.15 in 1850.
United States Rubber Co. for
first quarter reported record sales
of 5000 million. 500 above the like
period year ago. First quarter
earnings were estimated at $4.25
a share.
United Gas Improvement Co.
asked SEC permission ITO acquire
not exceeding 363,2s5 shares of
its outstanding capital stock in
exchange for shares of Consumers
Power Co. and Philadelphia Elec-
trio Co."
Humble Oil e. Refining in year
Iended December 81 earned $129,-
359, ,991 or $7.20 share VS.. $780,
479,526 or SCOT in 1949.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
in year ended December 81 earned
$33, ,947 ,091 or $4.25 a share VS..
$11,357, 1877 or $1.36 in 1949.
Phelps Dodge Co. reported esti-
mated first quarter earnings of
$12.7 million or $3.50 a share VS..
81, ESQ, 900 or SLAB in the 1850
period.
United Paramount Theaters,
Inc, in year ended December 80
earned $12,351 900 or 1919 a share.
Figures for 1949 unavailable be-
cause of separation Of the COM
pany's operations.
Public Service Electric g. Gas in
3 months ended March 81 earned
l$8,557 ,420 or $1.12 a share VS..
| 6,437, 1913 or IA cents in 1850.
| Carolina Power & Light Co. in
year ended March 81 earned
l$5.675,179 or $2.96 a share VS..
$5,071 1854 or 1901 in 1850.
Wheeling Steel Corp. in 8
months ended March 81 earned
IS, ,043,744 or 1923 or $2,s98, ,6s6 or
$t.79 in 1850 period.
Cerro de Pasco Copper Corp. in
year ended December 81 earned
$3,968,020 or $3.50 a share VS..
$1,819,574 or $1.62 in 1949.
Long Island Lighting Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
So. .745,468 or $1.19 a share VS..
$3,532,375 or SLIP in 1949.
| Gatineau Power Co. in year
ended December 81 earned So
229,658 or $1.46 a share VS.. $3,176,-
$40 or Slab in 1949.
Central Illinois Light Co. in year
ended March 81 earned $3,068, ,610
or $3.17 share VS.. $2,761 ,539 or
1892 in 1850.
Middle States Petrol. Corp. in
year ended December 81 earned
SO, ,704.852 or $1.87 share VS..
$4,116.350 or $2.08 in 1949.
Public Service Co. of N. III. in
year ended March 81 earned $2,-
078,374 or $l.84 a share VS.. $2,249,-
295 or $202 in 1850.
Central Of Georgia Rwy. in year
ended December 81 earned 81 $685.
257 VS.. a net loss Of $5s2 ,387 in
l1949.
Birmingham Electric Co. in year
ended March 81 earned $1,067 ,947
or $1.46 a share VS.. $1,084,208 OF
$1.49 in 1850.
Cons. Vultee Aircraft Corp. in
l3 months ended February %
earned $1.746.886 or IA cents VS.
$680.916 or % cents in 1850 period
Brunswick Bake = Collender Co
in 8 months ended March 81 had
a net loss of $100.502 VS.. earnings
of $10,910 or 43 cents on the pre-
ferred in 1850 period.
Magma Copper Co. in 3 months
ended March 81 earned $470,98C
or IA cents a share VS.. $312,083
or 81 cents in 1850.
st. Regis Paper Co. announced
appointment of Edward r. Gray
as vice president.