Evening star., 1951-02-09

totaled $10,274,80O,000 and were
81 .435, 900, 900 in excess of imports.
Exports were 1870. below the 1949
level and imports were 1870 higher.
Security and Commodity Mar
kets throughout the Nation will
close Lincoln's Birthday next
Monday.
Borden Co. will file a registra-
! tion statement with the SEC cov-
ering $50 million in new 30-year,
2A% debentures.
Standard Gas & Electric Co.
has filed a plan with the SEC for
liquidation and dissolution involv-
ing both the parent company and
its principal subholding company,
Philadelphia Co.
Thor Corp, producer Of home
laundry appliances. has dropped
! its dishwaSher and one of three
wringer-type clothes washers due
to Government restrictions on
critical materials.
American Woolen Co. declared
a 81 dividend on common. payable
March Is. The only dividend last
year was 81 in December.
Dixie Cup Co. declared q 75-cent
quarterly dividend, VS.. so cents In
December, payable March 20. A
regular quarterly dividend of 62h
cents on Class A stock. payable
April 2. has been declared.
Kendall Co. declared q 50-cent
quarterly dividend payable March
l. Previous payments were 40
40 cents, with 81 extra in Deem
Der.
Kroger Co. sales for the four
weeks ended January 27 totaled
ST., ,996.792. 1870 over the year.
Iago figure.
J. Newberry Co. January sales
totaled $s,077.745. up 2o.1% ovel
January, 1850.
| Textron, Inc, win invest 81 mil.
lion to expand its Puerto Ricar
! operations.
| Chesapeake g. Ohio has awarded
contracts for 1900 freight cars for
1852 delivery.
| American AirlineS, Inc, profit
for 1850 was $10,4o0,o 900 or $l.4O a
Ishare VS.. $7,144,570 or 80 cents in
1949.
General Baking Co. profit for
1850 was $3,172,314 or Sl.59 G.
share VS.. $3,067,974 or $1.52 for
1949.
G. C. Murphy Co. earnings in
1850 were $9,416,126 or $4.68 q
share VS.. $9,001, ,527 or $4.46 in
1949.
Nash h-Kelvinator Corp. profit for
the December 81 quarter was S.
081.10l or SLIT a share VS.. $4,-
215,849 or 81 cents a year earlier.
Ashland Oil & Refining profit
for the December 81 quarter was
$2,965.512 OF $154 a share VS..
$2.234,1 or $126 a year earlier.
Eastern Utilities Association g.
subs. earned $2.098.251 In 1850 VS..
! $2.096,116 in 1949.
Hammermill Paper Co. profit for
1850 was $2,014,395 or $5.l9 a
share VS.. $1,027,062 or $2.42 in
1949.
Hytron Radio & Electronics
profit for 1850 was $3,500,00o or
SITS a share VS.. $685. ITO or 80
cents in 1949.
Kerr Addison Gold Mines earned
$4,835, 1892 or $1.02 a share in 1850
VS.. $3.952,118 or 80 cents in 1949.
Louisville Gas & Electric Co.
profit in 1850 was $4,591 ,910 or SO
a share VS.. $4,656,31O or $685. in
1949.
Mack Trucks, Inc, earned ST.
388. 900 or SO cents share in 1850
VS.. a loss of $3,995,139 in 1949.
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co.
profit for 1850 was $4,oo5 1852 or
$3.97 a share VS.. $2,686,760 or
$3.50 in 1949.
Spiegel, Inc, earned $3,302, ,482
or $1.81 a share in 1850 VS.. $2,-
OPT ,551 or $1.01 in 1949.
Sutherland Paper Co. profit for
1850 was $2,784,850 or S7.66 a
share VS.. $1,613,629 or $4.62 in
1949.
Texas Gulf Producing Co. earned
$3,073 ,220 or $2.78 a share in 1850
VS.. $3,381. 1859 or S3.13 in 194e.
Westinghouse Electric Corp. has
elected four vice presidents: Tom
linson Fort, L. w. Mcleod, Emery
w. Loomis and L. E. Lynde.
American Warehousemen's As
sociation elected j. Leo Cooke as
president.
Hosiery Shipments of all types
during 1850 totaled 159,168,371
dozen pairs VS.. 146.511,013 dozen
in l949. December shipments
l.