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SHULTZ USSR TRIP FUELS TALK OF EEP WHEAT OFFER
Speculation the United States will offer subsidized wheat to the Soviet Union appears to have reached a new level of intensity in the run-up to Secretary of State George Shultz' visit later this month to Moscow. Rumors of an impending deal have coursed through wheat markets since officials from the two ...
Corporate News
KAINES CONFIRMS WHITE SUGAR SALES TO INDIA
London-based sugar operator Kaines Ltd confirmed it sold two cargoes of white sugar to India out of an estimated overall sales total of four or five cargoes in which other brokers participated. The sugar, for April/May and April/June shipment, was sold at between 214 and 218 dlrs a tonne cif, it said. ...
Market and Economy
<THL HOLDINGS INC> YEAR JAN 31 NET
Oper net 94.4 mln vs 74.1 mln Revs 1.3 bilion vs 1.2 billion NOTE: THL is parent to SCOA Industries Inc, acquired in a leveraged buyout in December 1985.
Corporate News
MOUNTAIN STATES ADDS TWO MINERALS PROPERTIES
Mountain States Resources Corp said it acquired two properties to add to its strategic minerals holdings. The acquisitions include a total of 5,100 acres of titanium, zirconium and rare earth resources, the company said. Both properties, located in southern Utah, consist of approximately 1,430 acr...
Financial Reports
RESTORATION OF COFFEE EXPORT QUOTAS BEFORE
OCTOBER SEEMS UNLIKELY - ICO PRODUCER DELEGATES RESTORATION OF COFFEE EXPORT QUOTAS BEFORE OCTOBER SEEMS UNLIKELY - ICO PRODUCER DELEGATES
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SHULTZ USSR TRIP FUELS TALK OF EEP WHEAT OFFER
Speculation the United States will offer subsidized wheat to the Soviet Union appears to have reached a new level of intensity in the run-up to Secretary of State George Shultz' visit later this month to Moscow. Rumors of an impending deal have coursed through wheat markets since officials from the two ...
Commodities and Trade
ROSTENKOWSKI OPPOSES PROTECTIONIST TRADE BILL
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski said Congress must avoid a temptation to pass a protectionist trade bill this year. In remarks prepared for delivery before the National Press Club, Rostenkowski, D-Ill., predicted major trade legislation will be sent to President Reagan by the en...
Market and Economy
FREDDIE MAC ADJUSTS SHORT-TERM DISCOUNT RATES
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp adjusted the rates on its short-term discount notes as follows: MATURITY RATE OLD RATE MATURITY 32 days 6.00 pct 6.10 pct 1 day
Corporate News
ICO QUOTAS BEFORE OCTOBER UNLIKELY - DELEGATES
The restoration of coffee export quotas before the end of the current 1986/87 coffee year (Oct 1/Sept 30) now seems unlikely, given reluctance by International Coffee Organization, ICO, producers and consumers to resume negotiations on an interim quota accord, producer delegates told reporters. Consum...
Financial Reports
(GEOFFRION LECLERC INC) SIX MTHS NET
Shr 39 cts vs 26 cts Net 3,466,000 vs 1,913,000 Revs 27.7 mln vs 19.4 mln Note: period ended February 28. REUTER
Commodities and Trade
FHLBB CHANGES SHORT-TERM DISCOUNT NOTE RATES
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board adjusted the rates on its short-term discount notes as follows: MATURITY NEW RATE OLD RATE MATURITY 5.00 pct 30-69 days 5.92 pct 70-88 days 30-123 days 5.00 pct 5.00 pct 89-123 days 124-150 days 5.93 p...
Commodities and Trade
TOWLE MANUFACTURING CO <QTOW> YEAR LOSS
Oper shr loss 4.71 dlrs vs loss 14.09 dlrs Oper loss 22 mln vs loss 67.2 mln NOTE: 1986 loss excludes gain on the sale of Gold Lance Corp of 12.1 mln dlrs. Company is operating under chapter 11.
Financial Reports
DELTA AIR LINES COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF WESTERN AIR
DELTA AIR LINES COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF WESTERN AIR
Financial Reports
TREASURY'S BAKER SAYS HE HOPES PRIME RATE INCREASES
TEMPORARY TREASURY'S BAKER SAYS HE HOPES PRIME RATE INCREASES TEMPORARY
Corporate News
SOUTH ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP <SOAF> 4TH QTR
Shr 12 cts vs 33 cts Net 699,037 vs 1,349,077 Year Shr 54 cts vs 55 cts Net 2,748,280 vs 1,833,766 NOTE: Per shr amounts reported after preferred stock dividend requirements.
Commodities and Trade
CYPRUS LOWERS COPPER PRICE 1.25 CTS TO 67 CTS
Cyprus Minerals Company said it is decreasing its electrolytic copper cathode price by 1.25 cents to 67.0 cents a pound, effective immediately.
Commodities and Trade
TREASURY'S BAKER HOPES PRIME RATE RISE TEMPORARY
Treasury Secretary James Baker said he hopes yesterday's small increase in two major money center banks' prime rate was a temporary phenomenon. "I hope it was a temporary blip upward," he told a House Appropriations subcommittee. He said the decline in interest rates since President Reagan took of...
Commodities and Trade
DELTA <DAL> COMPLETES WESTERN AIR <WAL> BUY
Delta Air Lines Inc said it completed the acquisition of Western Air Lines Inc this morning. The action follows U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's overnight granting of Delta and Western's request to stay an earlier injunction against the deal issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ni...
Corporate News
IMTEC <IMTC> GETS MERGER OFFER
Imtec Inc said some shareholders of Computer Identics Inc <CIDN> have proposed a merger of the two companies. The company said the shareholders had previously expressed dissatisfaction with Computer Identics' management and had informed Computer Identics that the present board no longer had the sup...
Corporate News
AMERICAN OIL AND GAS CORP <AOG> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 34 cts vs loss 2.14 dlrs Net loss 2,275,000 vs loss 9,560,000 Revs 17.0 mln vs 19.9 mln Year Shr loss 49 cts vs loss 2.11 dlrs Net loss 2,661,000 vs loss 9,283,000 Revs 73.5 mln vs 93.6 mln NOTE: Results have been restated to reflects equity investment in WellTe...
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MACANDREWS/FORBES UNIT BEGINS OFFER TO BUY ALL REVLON
GROUP NOT ALREADY OWNED MACANDREWS/FORBES UNIT BEGINS OFFER TO BUY ALL REVLON GROUP NOT ALREADY OWNED
Commodities and Trade
<NEWPARK RESOURCES INC> YEAR ENDED DEC 31 LOSS
Oper shr loss 1.99 dlr vs loss 4.88 dlrs Oper net loss 29.1 mln vs 70.8 mln Revs 34.8 mln vs 84.8 mln NOTE: 1986 and 1985 oper net excludes a loss of 5.5 mln dlrs or 37 cts a share and 64.6 mln dlrs or 4.43 dlrs a share, respectively, for discontinued operations. 1986 net also excludes a g...
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TIERCO GROUP INC <TIER> YEAR ENDED DEC 31 LOSS
Shr loss 72 cts vs loss 1.57 dlr Net loss 1,526,359 vs loss 3,315,834 Revs 8,032,798 vs 7,276,517
Corporate News
MICRODYNE CORP <MCDY> SETS PAYOUT
Semi div three cts vs three cts prior Pay June 12 Record May 15
Corporate News
FHLBB CHANGES SHORT-TERM DISCOUNT NOTE RATES
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board adjusted the rates on its short-term discount notes as follows: MATURITY NEW RATE OLD RATE MATURITY 30-123 days 5.00 pct 5.00 pct 30-123 days 124-150 days 5.90 pct ...
Market and Economy
CROWNAMERICA INC <CRNA> 2ND QTR ENDED FEB 28
Shr two cts vs 29 cts Net 23,000 vs 338,000 Revs 20.2 mln vs 21.5 mln Six mths Shr 64 cts vs 97 cts Net 741,000 vs 1,113,000 Revs 43.2 mln vs 44.3 mln NOTE: 1986 2nd qtr and six mths ended March one.
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DIAMOND SHAMROCK <DIA> SEES BETTER 1987 EARNINGS
Diamond Shamrock Corp, which will split this month into two separate companies, expects to show improved earnings in 1987 over last year, executives of the new company told Reuters. Charles Blackburn, president and chief executive officer of Diamond Shamrock and the new company, which will emphasize e...
Financial Reports
VMS STRATEGIC <VLANS> SETS INITIAL DIVIDEND
VMS Strategic Land Trust said it delcared an initial quarterly cash dividend of 30 cts a share, payable May 15 to shareholders of record April 20. The company also said that effective today it will be trading on the NASDAQ system under the symbol <VLANS>.
Corporate News
BETHLEHEM STEEL <BS> SETS PLATE PRICE INCREASES
Bethlehem Steel Corp said its base price for carbon plates and high-strength and low-alloy plates will be increased by 25 dlrs to 405 dlrs a short ton, effective July one. The company said its composite prices for alloy plates will also be increased 25 dlrs per ton on the same date, adding it does not...
Industrial and Sector News
EQUICOR SEES YEAR REVENUES TO TOP TWO BILLION
Equicor, Equitable HCA Corp, said that the company will likely attain revenues in excess of two billion dlrs in its first year of operations. The company, created last October with initial equity of 400 mln dlrs, is owned equally by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. and Hospital Corp of A...
Corporate News
MACANDREWS/FORBES BEGINS REVLON <REV> OFFER
MacAndrews and Forbes Group Inc said it began an 18.50-dlr-a-share cash offer for all common stock of Revlon Group Inc it does not already own. The offer, which is being made by a wholly owned subsidiary, Revmac Acquisition Corp, is subject to financing and at least 28.5 mln shares being tendered, the c...
Financial Reports
KAY JEWELERS INC <KJI> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 1.62 dlrs vs 1.33 dlrs Net 10.3 mln vs 8,459,000 Revs 127.5 mln vs 95.7 mln Year Shr 1.52 dlrs vs 1.20 dlrs Net 9,669,000 vs 7,481,000 Revs 278.1 mln vs 232.00 mln
Corporate News
ARCO <ARC> UP ON HIGHER EARNINGS ESTIMATE
Atlantic Richfield Co's stock rose sharply after analyst Eugene Nowak of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc raised his earnings estmates of the company, traders said. ARCO jumped 1-3/4 to 81-3/4. Nowak said that based on an average oil price of 17 dlrs a barrel in 1987, the company should earn about 4.50 dlrs...
Financial Reports
U.S. SAID PROMISED BULK OF MAIZE EXPORT TO SPAIN
The U.S. Has been promised a near monopoly of maize exports to Spain from third countries guaranteed under an agreement with the European Community, an EC official said. The official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters that the guarantee was given in an unpublished clause of the agreement. ...
Financial Reports
DEAK INTERNATIONAL BUYS JOHNSON MATTHEY
Deak International, a foreign currency and precious metals firm, announced the acquisition of Johnson Matthey Commodities of New York from Minories Finance Limited, a unit of the Bank of England. The purchase valued at 14.8 mln dlrs follows the recent acquisition of London's Johnson Matthey Commodities ...
Commodities and Trade
WALL STREET STOCKS/PUROLATOR COURIER <PCC>
Purolator Courier Corp stock jumped 5-3/8 on a 40 dlr per share takeover offer from Emery Air Freight Corp <EAF>, traders said. Purolator was trading at 40-1/4, 1/4 above the offer price. The Emery offer tops a 35 dlr per share buyout agreement E.F. Hutton LBO Inc reached with Purolator February 27. ...
Corporate News
ARGENTINE CORN SALES TO USSR LOWER - USDA REPORT
Total corn sales by Argentina to the Soviet Union are only 1.5 to 1.8 mln tonnes, with delivery spread out from March to June, the U.S. Agriculture Department's Counselor in Buenos Aires said in a field report. The report, dated March 27, said many sources have stated that the Soviet Union was initially...
Corporate News
BARNES GROUP <B> EXPECTS SALES TO GROW MODESTLY
Barnes Group said it expects sales and net income for 1987 will be up slightly over 1986. Without supplying specific figures, Barnes told shareholders at its annual meeting it expected net income to improve at a rate exceeding its growth in sales, which was two pct higher than 1985. The company sa...
Commodities and Trade
ROADWAY MOTOR PLAZAS INC 3RD QTR JAN 31
SHr two cts vs one cts Net 116,843 vs 41,400 Revs 17.3 mln vs 12.3 mln Nine months SHr 15 cts vs 10 cts Net 639,448 vs 301,000 REvs 37.6 mln vs 35.8 mln
Market and Economy
DIONICS INC <DION> YEAR NET
Shr seven cts vs 10 cts Net 127,000 vs 168,100 Revs 2,807,400 vs 3,042,900
Other
WINN-DIXIE STORES INC <WIN> SETS MONTHLY PAYOUT
Mthly div 15 cts vs 15 cts prior Pay April 30, May 29, June 24 Record April 15, May 15, June 10
Other
WAXMAN INDUSTRIES INC <WAXM> REGULAR PAYOUT
Qtly div class A two cts vs two cts prior Qtly div class B one ct vs one ct prior Pay April 17 Record April 10
Financial Reports
DEAK BUYS JOHNSON MATTHEY COMMODITIES
Deak International, a foreign currency and precious metals firm, announced the acquisition of Johnson Matthey Commodities of New York from Minories Finance Limited, a unit of the Bank of England. The purchase valued at 14.8 mln dlrs follows the recent acquisition of London's Johnson Matthey Commodities ...
Commodities and Trade
ICO PACT UNLIKELY BY AUTUMN - ITALIAN ADVISER
The prospects of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) reaching an agreement on coffee export quotas before September appear dim, Alberto Hesse, former president of the European Coffee Federation, said. "There is no real goodwill in certain delegations to go to quotas," Hesse, who advises the It...
Financial Reports
IIF EXECUTIVE SEES INTEREST RATES DECLINING
Institute of International Finance Managing Director Horst Schulmann said that his orgnaization has been forecasting further declines of interest rates in the first half this year and then a levelling off and there is no reason to change that. Speaking to reporters, the bank research group said that t...
Financial Reports
JAPANESE CRUSHERS BUY CANADIAN RAPESEED
Japanese crushers bought 5,000 to 6,000 tonnes of Canadian rapeseed for May shipment in export business overnight, trade sources said.
Financial Reports
WALKER TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP <WTEL> 4TH QTR
Shr loss 58 cts vs loss nil Net loss 2.9 mln vs loss 17,818 Revs 5.0 mln vs 7.4 mln Year Shr loss 45 cts vs profit four cts Net loss 2.0 mln vs profit 174,562 REvs 28.5 mln vs 25.2 mln NOTE:1986 4th qtr loss includes loss of 2.2 mln dlrs from discontinuance of operati...
Corporate News
BROKERS SECURITIES INC <BKRS> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 16 cts vs profit 23 cts Net loss 97,600 vs profit 91,980 Revs 302,745 vs 359,699 Avg shrs 621,036 vs 388,536 Year Shr profit seven cts vs profit 36 cts Net profit 36,400 vs profit 140,980 Revs 1,610,286 vs 763,071 Avg shrs 512,235 vs 388,536 Note: Y...
Corporate News
FIRST WORLD CHEESE INC <FWCH> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 15 cts vs profit nil Net loss 392,428 vs profit 1,255 Revs 6,371,092 vs 3,031,091 Avg shrs 2,544,000 vs 1,440,000 Year Shr loss 13 cts vs profit seven cts Net loss 274,951 vs profit 100,534 Revs 18.1 mln vs 10.8 mln Avg shrs 2,072,153 vs 1,440,000
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WALL STREET STOCKS/ANACOMP INC <AAC>
Anacomp Inc, one of the most actively traded NYSE issues, rose today as at least one analyst expected earnings to be boosted by its planned acquisition of a micrographics company. Anacomp rose 1/2 to 6-3/4 on volume of 950,000 shares after trading as high as seven earlier. Howard Harlow, analyst a...
Financial Reports
YUGOSLAV RETAIL PRICES UP 7.0 PCT IN MARCH
Yugoslav retail prices in March rose 7.0 pct from February, to stand 93.2 pct higher than in March 1986, Federal Statistics Office (FSO) figures show. In February, retail prices rose 7.2 pct from January to stand 91.6 pct higher than in February 1986. The cost of living, which includes rents and cos...
Financial Reports
GRAIN SHIPS WAITING AT NEW ORLEANS
Ten grain ships were loading and 18 were waiting to load at New Orleans elevators, trade sources said. ELEVATOR LOADING WAITING Continental Grain, Westwego 1 3 Mississippi River, Myrtle Grove 2 0 ADM Growmark 1 4 Bunge Grain, Destrehan ...
Financial Reports
J.C. PENNEY <JCP> TO BUY EQUITY IN BEEBA'S
J.C. PEnney Co Inc said it signed a letter of intent to acquire one mln shares, or a 20 pct equity interest, of Beeba's Creations Inc <BEBA> for 18.75 dlrs a share. Penney said the agreement also calls for Beeba's, a major supplier of junior sportswear, to work with Penny in the establishment of ju...
Corporate News
AUSTRIAN BANKS DIVIDED OVER INTEREST RATE CUT
Calls for a cut in Austrian interest rates have grown in recent days but bank chiefs are divided over the issue. Karl Vak, General Director of the Zentralsparkasse und Kommerzialbank, Wien, called today for a cut of up to half a percentage point in interest rates across the board. But Hannes Androsch,...
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A.G. EDWARDS INC <AGE> 4TH QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 81 cts vs 63 cts Net 16,900,000 vs 13,100,000 Revs 152.5 mln vs 118.1 mln Year Shr 2.59 dlrs vs 1.85 dlrs Net 53,700,000 vs 38,100,000 Revs 526.3 mln vs 404.3 mln NOTE: Prior year earnings reflect a three-for-two stock split distributed in May, 1986
Corporate News
PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS <PSIX> AGRESS TO BUY COMPANY
Peripheral Systems Inc said it agreed in principle to acquire the outstanding shares of <Nucell Inc>. The agreement calls for an exchange of one share of Peripheral for each share of Nucell, subject to approval by both companies' boards, it said. Peripheral said its increased involvement in the...
Corporate News
CORRECTED - LIFETIME<LFT> TO BUY NIPPON LACE SAHRES
Lifetime Corp said it agreed to buy five mln shares or 16 pct of <Nippon Lace Co Ltd> for 3.28 dlrs a share, or 16.5 mln dlrs. It said it plans to enter the health care business in Japan. In addition, it said <Koba Electronics Co Ltd>, an affiliate of Nippon, will buy four mln unissued share...
Corporate News
MANUFACTURERS NATIONAL <MNTL> UNIT LIFTS RATE
Manufacturers National Corp's Manufacturers Bank-Wilmington said it increased the interest rate on its no-fee variable rate MasterCard to 13.6 pct from 13.3 pct. The new interest rate applies to the second quarter. The rate on the card is set quarterly.
Corporate News
FIRST CHICAGO <FNB> UNIT BUYS BANKS
First Chicago Corp's American National Bank unit said it completed the acquisition of four suburban Chicago banks with combined assets of about 231 mln dlrs. The banks are National Bank of North Evanston, Elgin National bank, First National Bank of Schiller Park and Merchants and Manufacturers State Ban...
Financial Reports
CENTERRE <CTBC> ACQUIRES BENEFIT PLAN SERVICES
Centerre Bancorp said it completed the acquisition of Benefit Plan Services Inc, Maryland Heights, Mo., which specializes in designing and administering small and moderately sized pension plans. Terms were not disclosed.
Financial Reports
CONOLOG CORP <CNLG> 2ND QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr two cts vs two cts Net 69,831 vs 107,773 Revs 1,068,905 vs 2,401,518 Six mths Shr three cts vs three cts Net 129,649 vs 155,089 Revs 2,673,141 vs 4,666,104
Corporate News
CHINESE PORK OUTPUT SEEN LOWER -- USDA
High feed prices will cause the Chinese to reduce hog herd growth and pork production this year, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. In its World Production and Trade Report, the department said hog numbers at the start of 1987 were estimated at 331.6 mln head, up slightly from 1986, and 10 mln head a...
Corporate News
U.K. EXPORTS BODY GETS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Export Credits Guarantee Department has named Malcolm Stephens, director of export finance at Barclay's Bank Plc and a former career civil servant at ECGD for 17 years, to the post of executive director, a department spokesman said. Stephens replaces Jack Gill, who is retiring early aged 57. A dro...
Financial Reports
BANKERS TRUST <BT> RAISES PRIME LENDING RATE
Bankers Trust Co said it has raised its prime lending rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2, effective immediately. This move is the latest in a series of similar actions by leading U.S. money center banks, including Citibank NA and Chase Manhattan Bank NA, over the last 24 hours. AmeriTrust Corp of Ohio a...
Commodities and Trade
BOATMEN'S NATIONAL BANK <BOAT> RAISES PRIME
Boatmen's Bancshares said its Boatmen's National Bank raised the prime rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2 pct, effective immediately.
Financial Reports
UNICORP VOTING STAKE HIKED IN UNION ENTERPRISES
<Union Enterprises Ltd> said holders of 7.2 mln or 80 pct of its class A series one preferred shares requested to retract their shares under terms of the issue, thus raising <Unicorp Canada Corp>'s voting stake in Union to 58 pct from 50. Union said it paid about 90 mln dlrs on April 1 for the r...
Financial Reports
OILS/FATS STOCKS SEEN FALLING SHARPLY IN 1986/87
Visible stocks of 17 oils and fats are probably peaking now and are likely to fall sharply by October 1 this year, the Oil World newsletter said. Oil World forecast that stocks of oils and fats may be cut to only 9.8 mln tonnes at the end of this season, compared with 10.6 mln a year earlier. Its ...
Financial Reports
STARRETT HOUSING CORP <SHO> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 20 cts vs eight cts Oper net 1,869,000 vs 957,000 Revs 41.0 mln vs 22.9 mln Year Oper shr 52 cts vs 53 cts Oper net 5,386,000 vs 5,147,000 Revs 116.8 mln vs 98.3 mln Note: Oper excludes extraordinary reserves related to arbitration of Iranian claims of 2,062,000 vs...
Financial Reports
FIRST WISCONSIN NAT'L BANK<FWB> HIKES PRIME RATE
First Wisconsin National Bank said it has raised its prime rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2 pct, effective today.
Other
GAC LIQUIDATING TRUST <GACTZ> SETS CASH PAYOUT
Unit distribution one dlr vs 1.75 dlrs prior pay June one Record May one Note: Prior distribution declared in April 1986.
Commodities and Trade
WRATHER CORP <WCO> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 53 cts vs loss 55 cts Net loss 3,865,000 vs 3,963,000 Revs 24.2 mln vs 26.8 mln Year Shr loss 1.21 dlrs vs profit 56 cts Net loss 8,758,000 vs profit 4,040,000 Revs 108.5 mln vs 113.8 mln Note: Prior qtr figures include income from discontinued operations of 10,...
Corporate News
EC SUGAR IMPORT LEVIES
The following import levies for white and raw sugar are effective tomorrow, in European currency units (ecu) per 100 kilos. White sugar, denatured and non-denatured 51.94 versus 51.36 previously. Raw sugar, denatured and non-denatured 44.05 versus 43.69 previously. The rate for raws is based...
Commodities and Trade
MURPHY OIL CORP <MUR> SETS REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 25 cts vs 25 cts prior Pay June one Record May 15
Corporate News
COLOMBIA TRADERS SAY NEW COFFEE STRATEGY VITAL
Coffee producing countries must quickly map out a fresh common strategy following the failure of the International Coffee Organization, ICO, to reach agreement on export quotas, Gilberto Arango, president of Colombia's private coffee exporters' association, said. Arango told Reuters that the most intell...
Financial Reports
LAWSON WANTS STERLING AROUND 1.60 DLRS, 2.90 MKS
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson said he wanted sterling to stay roughly where it was, specifying a rate of around 2.90 marks and 1.60 dlrs. He told the National Economic Development Council that the recent Paris meeting of major industrialised nations had agreed on the need for exchange ra...
Corporate News
NEW VENEZUELA DEBT INTEREST RATE GOES INTO EFFECT
The new interest rate of 7/8 pct over Libor on Venezuelan public sector debt payments goes into effect today, Finance Minister Manuel Azpurua said . Azpurua told reporters yesterday the reduction from the previous margin of 1-1/8 pct above Libor will save the country some 50 mln dollars in debt servicin...
Commodities and Trade
SUNTRUST BANKS <STI> RAISES PRIME TO 7-3/4 PCT
SunTrust Banks said that Sun Banks in Florida and Trust Co banks in Georgia have raised their prime rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2 pct. The company said the action is effective immediately.
Financial Reports
HORN/HARDART <HOR> UNIT DISPOSES 33 RESTAURANTS
Horn and Hardart Co said it disposed of 33 Bojangles' Chicken 'N Biscuits restaurants in Florida as part of its previously announced retrenchment of its Bojangles' subsidiary. Terms were not disclosed. The company said the restaurants in Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville markets have incurred the ma...
Corporate News
MULTIBANK FINANCIAL CORP <MLTF> IN PAYOUT
Qtly div 13 cts vs 13 cts prior Pay April 20 Record April 10
Financial Reports
TENDER LOVING <TLCI>, STAFF <STAF> EXTEND PACT
Tender Loving Care Health Care Services Inc said it and Staff Buildiers Inc have extended the term of their merger agreement until May 31. Tender Loving Care also said <Norrell Corp> agreed not to acquire any additional Staff Builders shares until September 30, adding Norrell was paid 750,000 dlrs fo...
Financial Reports
FIRST BANK SYSTEMS <FBS> UNITS HIKE RATE
First Bank Minneaplois and First Bank Saint Paul, both units of First Bank Systems Inc, said they raised their reference rates to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2 pct.
Commodities and Trade
CHEMICAL FABRICS <CMFB> AGREEMENT TERMINATED
Chemical Fabrics Corp said an agreement in principle under which OC Birdair Inc would have purchased assets related to the architectural structures business of Dow Corning corp's ODC Inc division has been terminated. Under that agreement, Chemical Fabrics would also have become distributor of Dow Corn...
Other
SIS <SISB> COMPLETES WENDY'S <WEN> UNIT BUY
SIS Corp said it has completed the acquisition of its franchisor Sisters International Inc from Wendy's International Inc for 14.5 mln dlrs in stock. It said the purchase includes 35 restaurants in Ohio operates by Sisters, giving SIS a total of 55 restaurants, and franchise relationships in six Midwest...
Financial Reports
BRITISH SUGAR SOWINGS OFF TO SLOW START
Drilling of this year's British sugar beet crop got off to a slow start due to poor weather conditions with only around one pct sown so far, a spokesman for British Sugar Plc said. This compares with two pct at the same stage last year, three pct in 1985 and 38 to 39 pct in 1984. There is little c...
Market and Economy
CURRENCY INTERVENTION TIMING CRUCIAL - ANALYSTS
The dollar's recent decline, despite massive central bank purchases, is a forceful reminder that official intervention in the foreign exchanges can work only if it is well-timed to coincide with shifts in market fundamentals or sentiment, dealers and analysts said. Central banks may succeed in slowing a...
Market and Economy
CANADIAN TIRE MAJOR HOLDERS NOT EXTENDING PACT
CTC Dealer Holdings Ltd said <Canadian Tire Corp Ltd> controlling shareholders Alfred, David and Martha Billes did not extend an agreement expiring yesterday to tender their shares only to CTC's previously reported offer for 49 pct of Canadian Tire common shares. CTC, which already holds 17.4 pct of ...
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HUTTON LBO EXTENDS EXPIRATION FOR 35 DLR/SHR OFFER FOR
PUROLATOR TO APRIL 6 FROM TODAY HUTTON LBO EXTENDS EXPIRATION FOR 35 DLR/SHR OFFER FOR PUROLATOR TO APRIL 6 FROM TODAY
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CONRAC SAYS IT IS MULLING RESTRUCTURING OR BUYOUT AS
ALTERNATIVES CONRAC SAYS IT IS MULLING RESTRUCTURING OR BUYOUT AS ALTERNATIVES
Financial Reports
CHIRAC SAYS FRANCE RESOLVED TO SUPPORT CURRENCY PACT
French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac said that on financial issues, the United States and France had "very close" views, and he said Treasury Secretary James Baker was determined to support the February 22 Paris agreement on stabilizing foreign exchange parities. "I was very reassured by the determinati...
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CONRAC <CAX> EXPLORING RESTRUCTURING, BUYOUT
Conrac Corp, whose board has rejected a 25 dlr a share tender offer from Mark IV Industries Inc <IV>, said it is exploring alternatives such as a restructuring, leveraged buyout or takeover of the company. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Conrac said its board of directors au...
Corporate News
MORE U.S. BANKS JOIN IN PRIME RATE CUT
Chemical Bank, the main bank subsidiary of Chemical New York Corp, and Marine Midland Banks Inc said they were raising the prime lending rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2 pct, effective immediately. In St Louis, Mercantile Bancorp said its Mercantile Bank N.A. was also raising its prime rate to 7-3/4 pct fro...
Industrial and Sector News
CONVEST ENERGY PARTNERS LTD <CEP> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 2.65 dlrs vs loss 2.31 dlrs Net loss 14.3 mln vs loss 12.5 mln Revs 2,887,000 vs 5,321,000 Year Shr loss 4.38 dlrs vs loss 2.50 dlrs Net loss 23.7 mln vs loss 13.5 mln Revs 13.2 mln vs 22.4 mln NOTE: 1986 net includes oil and natural gas writedowns of 12.1 mln dlrs...
Corporate News
SOVIET SOYMEAL IMPORTS SEEN RISING IN 1987
Soviet imports of soymeal may reach or exceed one mln tonnes between January and September this year, the Oil World newsletter said. Oil World said it was likely the Soviet Union would reduce soybean imports and step up significantly its imports of meal. At least 500,000 tonnes of soymeal may be shi...
Corporate News
<DYLEX LTD> YEAR JAN 31 NET
Shr 51 cts vs one dlr Net 25.1 mln vs 46.8 mln Sales 1.21 billion vs 1.08 billion Note: 1986 excludes extraordinary gain of 1.1 mln dlrs, or two cts per share, from public issue of affiliate's shares.
Financial Reports
ICO TALKS SET TO END WITH NO QUOTA DEBATE
The International Coffee Organization executive board meeting will end tomorrow without any move to reopen the debate on restoring coffee export quotas, delegates said. Talks have focused on administrative matters and verification of stocks in producer countries, they said. Producers met briefly t...
Corporate News
INTERNATIONAL SEAWAY TRADING CORP <INS> YEAR
Oper shr 64 cts vs 97 cts Oper net 845,000 vs 1,285,000 Revs 20.0 mln vs 23 mln NOTE: 1986 and 1985 oper net excludes gain of 315,000 dlrs and 585,000 dlrs, respectively, for extraordinary item.
Market and Economy
CALLON PETROLEUM CO <CLNP> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 40 cts vs loss 4.72 dlrs Net loss 3,321,000 vs loss 42.0 mln Revs 4,002,000 vs 7,788,000 Avg shrs 9,168,522 vs 8,974,355 Year Shr loss 4.20 dlrs vs loss 4.71 dlrs Net loss 37.2 mln vs loss 41.1 mln Revs 18.4 mln vs 34.1 mln Avg shrs 9,168,522 vs 8,991,184
Financial Reports
COUNTY SAVINGS BANK <CSBA> SETS STOCK DIVIDEND
County Savings Bank said its board declared a five pct stock dividend, payable April 10 to shareholders of record today.
Corporate News
E.F.HUTTON <EFH> EXTENDS PUROLATOR <PCC> OFFER
E.F. Hutton Group's E.F. Hutton LBO Inc unit said it extended the expiration date for its 35 dlr per share tender offer for Purolator Courier corp to midnight EST April six from midnight April one. E.F. Hutton lbo inc said its wholly owned PC Acquisition Inc subsidiary, which is the entity making the of...
Corporate News
BANKAMERICA <BAC> TO POST GAIN ON UNIT SALE
BankAmerica Corp said it completed the sale of its Consumer Trust Services division to Well Fargo and Co <WFC>, a transaction that will result in a second quarter pre-tax gain of more than 75 mln dlrs. The sale will not affect the services the bank will continue providing to institutional customers t...
Financial Reports