Evening star., 1952-02-21
Business Briefs

Bank clearings in Is leading
lcities in the week ended Febru-
ary 20 totaled $18.469, 9,153,000 VS..
I$13, ,056, ,391 900 in the previous
week and $1s.057. .428, 900 in the
like week a year ago.-Dun &
BradStreet.
Security and Commodity mar
kets throughout the Nation will.
be closed tomorrow in celebra-
ton of Washington's Birthday.
All Baltimore produce markets
will close, but Midwest livestock
centers will be open.
Business Loans for the week
|ended February 13 totaled $21.-
LA 900, 900. up $34 million from
the previous week and up 1885, :
100000 from the like week q. year
|ago.-Federal Reserve Board. !;
Short interest on the New York
Stock Exhange increased 80 ,205
shares in month ended February
Is. Total on that day was 2,478,-
431 shares: compares with 2,446,-'
|226 shares on January 15.-N. Y.
Ex.
Gross crude oil and lease con-
densate production in the United
States decreased. on a daily aver
age. 6,450 barrels in the week
ended February 16. totaling g.
356,250 and compared with S.
$4,000 barrels year ago.
Building permit values in Janu-
airy declined 41.8 per cent to $685.
974,518 from the record January
high of Sac, 1881, ,401 in 1850, based
on Dun 61 Bradstreet survey oil
215 cities.
American Airlines in year ended
December 81 earned $1O,548.632I
or $1.42 a share VS.. $10,399, ,804 or
$1.39 in 1850.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad inI
year ended December 81 earned
SIS, ,943, ,252 or $1.40 a share VS..
81, ,432 1868 or 81 cents in 1850.
Commercial Credit Co. in year.
ended December 81 earned $19.-
713,887 or $8.65 a share VS.. $19,-
853,511 or 1884 in 1850.
Crucible Steel Co. Of America
in year ended December 81 earned
So, 1863 900 or $11.89 a share VS..
$6,31l,254 or 1928 in 1850. |
Douglas Aircraft Co. in year,
ended November 30 earned $6,-
1929 or $5.76 a share VS.. ST.
214.440 or $6.01 in 1850.
Quaker Oats Co. in six months
ended December 81 earned $3,-
803 ,037 or $1.14 a share. !
Simonds Saw & Steel in year /
ended December 81 earned $4,-I
172,554 or $40 a share VS.. $4,851,-
118 or $9.76 in 1850.
United Biscuit Co. of America (
in year ended December 81 earned i
"a. .499, 1886 or $4.35 a share VS.. :.
$5,037,387 or $4.92 in 1850. \
u. S. Rubber Co. in year ended |
December 81 earned $50, 1866, ,449 or |
$1429 a share VS.. $24, ,657 SAT or
$11.04 in 1850.
Western Auto Supply Co. in |
year ended December 81 earned
SIS, ,579, 1888 or STAB a share VS.. |
Sc. .842 ,292 or $9.11 in 1850.
Western Union Telegraph in
year ended December 81 earned !
$5, ,967 800 or $4.85 a share VS.. |
So, ,935 ,845 or $7.26 in 1850.
West Virginia Coal & Coke inH
year ended December 81 earned
$1,134,176 or $2.27 a share VS.. |
81 .638, $40 or $3.50 in 1850.
Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Janu-
ary earned $1,651 SOC VS.. $685.
772 in January. 1851.
Central Illinois Light Co. for
IL months ended January 81
earned $3,055. .506 or $2.86 VS..
$2.928,714 or $3.03 in 1864. |
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates |
in IL months ended January 81
earned $8,802,412 or $2.97 a share
VS.. $6.433.777 or $2.06 in 1851.
N. Y. Chi. & st. Louis r. r. in
January earned $1.300.8 1868 VS.. ST.
474.124 in January, 1851.
N. Y. State Electric & Gas in
IL months ended January 81
earned $6,406. 1886 or $2.23 a share
VS.. $5,92i 1854 or $2.2z in 1851.
Southern Indiana Gas & Elec.
in IL months ended January 81
earned $1.717,992 or $1.91 a share
VS.. $1.870,058 or s2.13 in 1851. I