Evening star., 1951-03-18
Business Briefs
Crude Petroleum Stocks, d

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mestic and foreign, on March 10
totaled 234.539,000 barrels, down
2,269,00O barrels from the previous
week.-Bureau of Mines.
| New York Central Railroad an
nounced the ordering of 387 new
diesel-electric locomotive units at
an estimated cost of $64 million.
Western Union Telegraph Co.
in year ended December 81 earned
$7,319,776 or $595 a share COM
pared with an operating loss of
$4,390.845 in 1949.
Montana Power Co. in year
ended January 81 earned $780,
688 or $2.58 share VS.. $7,309,415
or $256 in 1850.
Lehigh Portland Cement Co.
in year ended December 81 earned
$6,553,7O2 or $3.50 a share VS..
$6,337,111 or $6.67 in 1949.
Anchor Hooking Glass Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
S5,735,352 or $685. share VS..
81, ,404 1892 or $3.50 in 1949.
Carolina Power & Light Co.
in year ended February % earned
$5,662.521 or 1888 a share VS..
$5,014,946 or $3.47 in 1850.
Houston Oil Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $5,905, ,345 or
$5.37 a share VS.. $5,786,727 or
$5.26 in 1949.
MINI. & Ontario Paper Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
S5,260,462 or $4.09 a share VS..
$3,409, 702 or $265 in l949.
Deere G. Co. in 3 months ended
January 81 earned $3,l03,588 or
IS cents a share VS.. ST 1861 ,565 or
1927 in the 1850 period.
American President Lines in
year ended December 81 earned
$3,181 ,278 VS.. $2,517,989 in 1949.
Mission Development Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
$2,473,379 or 81 cents share VS..
LOOT ,999 or 73 cents in 1949.
Eastern Utilities Assoc. and subs
in year ended January 81 earned
$2,164,243 VS.. $2,124,779 in 1850.
American Optical Co. in year
ended December 81 earned $2,-
433,5 or $3.77 a share VS.. ST.
100, ,499 or $3.50 in 1949.
Fromica Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $2,376.960 or
1924 share VS.. $1,546,086 or
SAT- in 1949.
Shellmar Products Corp. in year
ended December 81 earned $2,-
562,712 or $5.72 a share VS.. ST.
676,874 or 1888 in 1949.
Pittsburgh Coke & Chem. Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
S2,788,O0O or $477 a share VS.,
1,872,738 or $3.14 in 1949.
Youngstown Steel Door Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
ST, 1,458,168 or $219 a share VS..
$698, ,867 or $1.05 in 1949.
Panhandle Producing & Refin-
ing in year ended December 81
$1,296,221 or 80 cents a share
VS.. 81 ,262,810 or 81 cents In 1949.
Central Soya Co. in 6 months
ended February % earned ST.
918,756 or 81 "a a shale VS.. ST.
0O6, ,196 or $2.02 in 1850.
American Seating in year ended
December 81 earned $1,686,245 or
.$5.54 a share VS.. $2.289,478 or $7.52
in 1949.
Neisner Bros, Inc. in year ended
December 81 earned $1.671.102 or
$2.58 a share VS.. $1,422,011 or
$2.18 in 1949.
Joseph Bancroft & Sons, Co.
in year ended December 81 earned
$l,246.923 or $2.76 a share VS..
$703,74 or $1.56 in 1949.
Kirby Lumber Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $l,845,795 or
$3.50 a share VS.. $1,426. .546 or 81 .85
in 1949.
Byron Jackson Co. in year end
ed December 81 earned $1.338. .295
or 1888 share VS.. $1,333,848 or
1852 in 1949.
Hazeltine Corp. in year ended
December 81 earned $l,428.43l or
|$4.08 a share VS.. $985,072 or $2.81
in 1949.
Farrell Birmingham Co. in year
ended December 81 earned ST.
346.717 or $4.21 a share VS.. $780,
291 or 1924 in 1949.
Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
81 1881 SIS or $500 a share VS.. a net
loss of $315,562 in 1949.
Belden Manufacturing Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
81 ,528,839 or $4.77 a share VS..
$617,29 or $1.93 in 1949.
Lever Bros. announced ap-
pointment of David C. Ketner as
vice president in charge of ad-
Ivertising for Pepsodent division.