Evening star., 1951-03-04
Business Briefs
Crude Petroleum Stocks, don

Crude Petroleum Stocks, domes-
tic and foreign, on February "a
totaled 237.204.000 barrels, net
increase of 1.756,000 barrels fol
the week.-Bureau of Mines.
World Tinplate Production ir
1850 totaled 7O3,000 tons com.
pared with 5000 tons in 1949
United States output rose from
3.296,670 tons to 4,234,004 tons ir
1850.
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. is
reported planning to sell an addi-
tional million shares of common
stock for cash. 1t is understood
the plan will be filed with SEC or
Tuesday.
Baltimore Transit Co. reported
a decline in passengers and reve-
nue. in 1850. A net loss of $604, ,79e
compared with earnings of $38,12e
in 1949.
Prudential. Insurance Co. an
nounced plans to build its largest
regional home office-35 stories
in downtown Chicago.
American Can Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $34,254,811 OF
$12.68 a share VS.. $27,683 500 OF
$1,000 in 1949.
U. S. Gypsum Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $27,258,518 OF
$l6.70 a share VS.. $22,165, ,608 OF
1881 in 1949.
Container Corp. of America in
year ended December 81 earned
$12.016,626 or $5.87 a share VS.
$8:777. 1923 or $4.23 in 1949.
| Pennsylvania Power G. Light in
year ended January 81 earned
$11 ,845, ,661 or $2.42 a share VS.
| $9,754,895 or $2.20 in 1850.
Simmons Co. in year ended De-
cember 81 earned $8.717.813 OF
$7.26 a share VS.. SIS, ,520,925 or $4.5C
in 1949. ...
Public Service Co. of Indiana
in year ended January 81 earned
$8.443, 1895 or $2.55 a share VS.
1854, 1921 or $2.48 in 1850.
Illinois Power Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $7.316.000 OF
$2.84 a share VS.. $6,913.279 OF
$3.04 in 1949.
DOehler-Jarvis Corp. in year
ended December 81 earned Sc, $685.
571 or $653 a share VS.. $5,775, ,104
or $5.41 in 1949.
Wagner Electric Corp. in year
ended December 81 earned S.
094,279 or $10.21 share VS.. $3,-
010,336 or $10.21 in 1949.
Ex-Cell-O Corp. in year ended
November 80 earned $3.548, ,407 OF
s5.55 a share VS.. $3.518,575 OF
$5.51 in 1949.
Motor Wheel Corp. in year
ended December 81 earned $4,621,- :
GIG or $546 share VS.. $3,461. .186
or $4.09 in 1949.
Valley Mould & Iron Corp. In
year ended December 81 earned
$3.031,464 or $30.03 share VS.
$4,000, 146 or $2033 in 1949.
American News Co. in year
ended December 81 earned $2,897,-
532 or $3.44 a share VS.. $2,956,971
or $3.51 in 1949.
Falconbridge Nickel Mines in
year ended December 81 earned
So, ,707,566 or 81 cents a share VS.
81 ,432,3 ,306 or AZ cents in 1949.
Industrial Acceptance Corp in
year ended December 81 earned
$2,835,917 or $7.79 a share VS..
81 ,960,901 or $6.49 in 1949.
Pacific Public Service Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
$2,259, 1852 or 1928 a share VS..
$2.152,949 or $2.08 in 1949. @
Van Raalte Co., Inc. in year
ended December 81 earned $2,-
782, 1888 or $5.98 a share VS..
81 .962,1 or $4.21 in 1949.
Indiana Gas & Water Co. in
year ended January 81 earned
81 .397.195 or $2.12 o share VS..
81 1856 1895 or $1.87 in 1850.
Belding Hemingway Co., Inc. in
year ended December 81 earned
$1.318.197 or 1922 a share VS..
$605,671 or $1.48 in 1949.
Harnischfeger Corp. in year
ended December 81 earned ST.
966, ,667 or $6.63 a share VS.. ST.
929,986 or $3.50 in l949.
Standard Fruit G. Steamship in
year ended December 81 earned
81 1,898,305 or $421 a share VS..
81 ,563, ,683 or $3.35 in 1949.
Niles Bement- Pond in year
ended December 81 earned ST.
754,515 or 1922 a share VS.. $780,
212 or $1.25 in 1949.
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas
in year ended December 81 earned
81, 1,379,504 or $195 a share VS..
81 ,164,410 or $1.65 in 1949.
G. Heilmean Brewing Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
81 $50, ,683 or 1882 a share VS..
81 ,660, ,024 or $3.50 in 1949.
General Railway Signal in year
ended December 81 earned ST.
500,258 or $4.18 a share VS.. $751;
454 or $2.54 in 1949.
General Shoe Corp. in 8 months
ended January 81 earned 721.130
or 80 cents share VS.. $814.247 or
$1.08 in 1850.
Johns -Manyille Corp. announced
election of Leslie M. Cassidy,
president, as chairman of the
board, succeeding the late Lewis
H. Brown.