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ANGLO AMERICAN GOLD INVESTMENT CO LTD <AAGIY>
Year to Feb 28 Shr 1,700.3 cts vs 1,533.0 Pre-tax 373.3 mln rand vs 341.0 mln Net 373.3 mln vs 336.5 mln Tax nil vs 4.5 mln Final div 900 cts making 1,600 cts vs 1,450 Div payable April 24, register March 20
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THAI RICE EXPORTS RISE IN WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 24
Thailand exported 84,960 tonnes of rice in the week ended February 24, up from 80,498 the previous week, the Commerce Ministry said. It said government and private exporters shipped 27,510 and 57,450 tonnes respectively. Private exporters concluded advance weekly sales for 79,448 tonnes against 79...
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HARRIS CUTS TRIAD SYSTEMS <TRSC> STAKE TO 18 PCT
Harris Associates L.P., a Chicago investment advisory partnership, said it lowered its stake in Triad Systems Corp to 1,355,296 shares, or 17.9 pct of the total outstanding, from 1,463,962 shares, or 19.3 pct. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Harris said it sold a net 108,666 Tri...
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U.S. TREASURY SAYS NO COMMENT ON YEN VALUE
A Treasury Department spokesman refused comment on statements by Robert Ortner, undersecretary of economic affairs for the Commerce Department, that the Japanese yen was undervalued. Ortner, senior economist at the Commerce Department, told an Export-Import Bank conference "the yen is still a little bit...
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TOKYO GRAIN EXCHANGE TO RAISE MARGIN REQUIREMENTS
The Tokyo Grain Exchange said it will raise the margin requirement on the spot and nearby month for U.S. And Chinese soybeans and red beans, effective March 2. Spot April U.S. Soybean contracts will increase to 90,000 yen per 15 tonne lot from 70,000 now. Other months will stay unchanged at 70,000, exce...
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5-MAR-1987 13:15:11.82
5-MAR-1987 13:15:11.82
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IDEA INC <IDEA> TO BUY PRIVATE FIRM
IDEA Inc said it signed a letter of intent to buy privately-held Structural Instrumentation Inc. The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, will be made mostly with IDEA common stock, the company said. IDEA said the purchase will add about 32 cts per share to its fiscal 1988 earnings. IDEA report...
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DUCOMMUN INC <DCO> SELLS DIVISION
Ducommun Inc said it sold its Airdrome Parts Co division to a group of investors headed by Airdrome's management for a cash price of 12 mln dlrs. Ducommun said the sale, coupled with its sale last month of Metermaster, were steps taken to improve the company's balance sheet and that no further sales are...
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HOOPER HOLMES SHERLOCK INC <HOOP> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 22 cts vs 25 cts Net 472,000 vs 454,000 Revs 16.2 mln vs 15.2 mln Avg shrs 2,135,315 vs 1,835,325 12 mths Shr 71 cts vs 70 cts Net 1,393,000 vs 1,285,000 Rwevs 61,805,000 vs 55,367,000 Avg shares 1,960,319 vs 1,835,325
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BROWN-FORMAN <BFDB> SETS STOCK SPLIT, UPS PAYOUT
Brown-Forman Inc said its board has approved a three-for-two stock split and a 35 pct increase in the company cash dividend. The company cited its improved earnings outlook and continued strong cash flow as reasons for raising the dividend. Brown-Forman said the split of its Class A and Class B co...
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TEXON ENERGY <TXON> IN TALKS ON ACQUISITION
Texon Energy Corp said it has entered into a preliminary agreement to purchase an 80 pct interest in a privately-held specialty plastics manufacturing company it did not name. Texon said completion of the acquisition is subject to the consent of banks and third parties and the acquisition would be mad...
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ALLIED <ALD> AFFILIATE RESTATES LOSS LARGER
Allied-Signal Inc's 49.7 pct owned <Union Texas Petroleum Co> affiliate said it has restated its fourth quarter and full-year losses and revenues to increase the provision for the proposed settlement of a price dispute involving Indonesian liquefied natural gas. It said the restated increases the pro...
Corporate News
AMREP CORP <AXR> 3RD QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 12 cts vs 34 cts Net 787,000 vs 2,250,000 Revs 23.6 mln vs 23.6 mln Nine mths Shr 70 cts vs 1.06 dlrs Net 4,598,000 vs 6,974,000 Revs 73.1 mln vs 73.6 mln NOTE: Share adjusted for three-for-two stock split in December 1986.
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ICI <ICI> SEES GROWTH IN PHARMACEUTICALS
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC expects earnings from its pharmaceuticals operations to grow to about 35 pct of world profits within the next five years compared with a current 30 pct, chairman elect Denys Henderson told financial analysts. "Over the next five years we expect to launch one major new ...
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SAFECARD SERVICES <SFCD> SETS SPLIT, UPS PAYOUT
SafeCard Services Inc said its board declared a three-for-two stock split and is maintaining the quarterly dividend on post-split shares at the same six cts it now pays for an effective 50 pct increase. Both the split and the dividend are payable April 30 to holders of record March 31.
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WILTON ENTERPRISES INC <WLTN> 2ND QTR JAN 31 NET
Oper shr profit two cts vs loss 31 cts Oper net 72,000 vs loss 1,130,000 Sales 7,896,000 vs 9,333,000 1st half Oper shr profit 32 cts vs profit eight cts Oper net profit 1,187,000 vs profit 299,000 Sales 21.3 mln vs 26.0 mln NOTE: Current year net excludes tax credits of 54,0...
Commodities and Trade
ROTTERDAM PORT SUBSIDY TO END JULY 1 - MINISTER
Dutch Social Affairs Minister Louw de Graaf announced he is withdrawing the annual 10 mln guilder labour subsidy for Rotterdam's strike-hit general cargo sector as from July 1. Late last month de Graaf said that if the dispute was not settled by Monday this week he would withdraw the subsidy. The ...
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S.A.Y.<SAYI> TO TAKE 3RD QTR LOSS FROM SALE
S.A.Y. Industries Inc said it expects a loss of about two mln dlrs in its third quarter ended February 28 from the proposed sale of its Omnilab Inc health care unit. S.A.Y said its board of directors approved the unit's sale because Omnilab was losing about 140,000 dlrs a quarter. "We no longer se...
Corporate News
SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORP <SNST> 4TH QTR
Shr profit 26 cts vs loss 86 cts Oper net profit 780,000 vs loss 2,609,000 Revs 12.2 mln vs 17.1 mln Year Oper shr profit 5.28 dlrs vs loss 1.11 dlrs Oper net profit 16.1 mln vs loss 3,311,000 Revs 64.9 mln vs 69.8 mln NOTE: 1986 year net excludes 598,000 dlr tax credit. ...
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PRODUCER SPLIT HEATS UP COFFEE QUOTA TALKS
Talks on the possibility of reintroducing global coffee export quotas have been extended into today, with sparks flying yesterday when a dissident group of exporters was not included in a key negotiating forum. The special meeting of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) council was called to find...
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<DOMCO INDUSTRIES LTD> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr four cts vs 12 cts Net 248,000 vs 647,000 Revs 23.7 mln vs 21.9 mln
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UNICORP AMERICAN <UAC> ACQUISITION ADVANCES
Unicorp American Corp said it has signed a definitive agreement for the previously-announced acquisition of Lincoln Savings Bank. The company said the transaction is still subject to regulatory approvals.
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FIRST EASTERN CORP <FEBC> COMPLETES ACQUISITION
First Eastern Corp said it has completed the acquisition of Peoples Bank of Nanticoke, Pa., in an exchange of 11 First Eastern shares for each Peoples share. Peoples has assets of about 24 mln dlrs.
Commodities and Trade
BISHOP GRAPHICS <BGPH> COMPLETES STORE SALE
Bishop Graphics Inc said it completed the sale of its Newport Beach Art Supply Center to Standard Brands Paint Co's <SBP> Art Store unit. Terms were not disclosed. Bishop also said it has opened a new sales and service office in Irvine, Calif.
Commodities and Trade
STRIKING BRAZILIAN SEAMEN HOLD PAY TALKS
Striking Brazilian seamen, who say they have made idle 158 ships and halted Brazilian exports, today held pay talks in Rio de Janeiro with Labour Minister Almir Pazzianotto, union officials said. Jorge Luis Leao Franco, a senior official of the National Merchant Marine Union, told Reuters he was optimis...
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FED'S JOHNSON SAYS DOLLAR IS VERY CLOSE TO APPROPRIATE EXCHANGE RATE LEVEL
FED'S JOHNSON SAYS DOLLAR IS VERY CLOSE TO APPROPRIATE EXCHANGE RATE LEVEL
Commodities and Trade
ITALIAN TREASURY CUTS INTEREST ON CERTIFICATES
The Italian treasury said annual coupon rates payable March 1988 on two issues of long-term treasury certificates (CCTs) would be cut by about four percentage points compared with rates this March. Coupon rates on 10-year certificates maturing March 1995 will fall to 9.80 pct from 13.65 pct and rates on...
Commodities and Trade
BROWN GROUP INC <BG> VOTES REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 37-1/2 cts vs 37-1/2 cts prior qtr Pay 1 April Record 16 March
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BLOCKER ENERGY CORP <BLK> YEAR NET
Oper shr profit 11 cts vs loss 2.45 dlrs Oper net profit 3,594,000 vs loss 81.9 mln Revs 38.5 mln vs 48.2 mln NOTE: 1986 net excludes 68.5 mln dlr gain from debt extinguishment. 1985 net includes 72.0 mln dlr writedown of drilling rigs.
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LTX CORP <LTXX> 2ND QTR JAN 31 LOSS
Shr loss 28 cts vs loss 32 cts Net loss 2,585,000 vs loss 2,885,000 Sales 27.6 mln vs 23.5 mln Avg shrs 9,352,000 vs 9,049,000 1st half Shr loss 63 cts vs loss 94 cts Net loss 5,867,000 vs loss 8,405,000 Sales 51.9 mln vs 43.7 mln Avg shrs 9,349,000 vs 8,966,000 N...
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YEUTTER SAYS U.S. BUDGET DEFICIT REDUCTION KEY TO TRADE DEFICIT SOLUTION
YEUTTER SAYS U.S. BUDGET DEFICIT REDUCTION KEY TO TRADE DEFICIT SOLUTION
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CALPROP CORP <CPP> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 40 cts vs 25 cts Net 1,369,602 vs 628,193 Revs 12.5 mln vs 4,909,369 Avg shrs 3,460,217 vs 2,610,913 Year Shr 97 cts vs 54 cts Net 2,952,830 vs 1,414,369 Revs 37.0 mln vs 13.5 mln Avg shr 3,031,494 vs 2,609,313 Note: Prior qtr and year per share figures restat...
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SIS CORP <SISB> YEAR NET
Shr one ct vs nil Net 9,949,000 vs 3,799,000 Revs 15.5 mln vs 13.5 mln
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AMOSKEAG CO <AMOS> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 30 cts vs 30 cts prior Pay March 31 Record March Five
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MEDTRONIC INC <MDT> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 22 cts vs 22 cts prior Pay April 30 Record April 10
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SCITEX CORP <SCIXF> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 46 cts vs loss 1.17 dlrs Net loss 4,990,000 vs loss 12.8 mln Revs 47.0 mln vs 42.3 mln Year Shr loss 3.08 dlrs vs loss 1.28 dlrs Net loss 33.7 mln vs loss 13.3 mln Revs 132.8 mln vs 132.5 mln Avg shrs 10.9 mln vs 10.4 mln NOTE: Includes losses of 501,000 vs 83,...
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STANLEY WORKS <SWK> MAKES ACQUISITIONS
Stanley Works said it has acquired Acme Holding corp, a maker of sliding and folding door hardware, and the designs, patents and other righs of Plan-A-Flex Designer Co, which provides kits for home design and remodeling projects. It said Acme had 1986 sales of over 50 mln dlrs. Terms were not disc...
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ANITEC IMAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP <ANTC> SETS PAYOUT
Qtly div 7-1/2 cts vs 7-1/2 cts prior Pay April 10 Record March 27
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GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP <GMP> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 45 cts vs 45 cts prior Pay March 31 Record March 20
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DUAL-LITE INC <MDT> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div eight cts vs eight cts prior Pay May 11 Record April 24
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INDONESIAN AGRICULTURE GROWTH EXPECTED TO SLOW
Indonesia"s agriculture sector will grow by just 1.0 pct in calendar 1987, against an estimated 2.4 pct in 1986 as the production of some commodities stagnates or declines, the U.S. Embassy said in a report. Production of Indonesia"s staple food, rice, is forecast to fall to around 26.3 mln tonnes from ...
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SCIENCE MANAGEMENT CORP <SMG> 4TH QTR OPER NET
Oper shr profit 14 cts vs loss 31 cts Oper net profit 374,000 vs loss 707,000 Revs 19.1 mln vs 15.5 mln Avg shrs 2,610,000 vs 2,560,000 Year Oper shr profit 20 cts vs loss 69 cts Oper net profit 530,000 vs loss 1,376,000 Revs 69.1 mln vs 64.3 mln Avg shrs 2,603,000 vs 2...
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YEUTTER SAYS BUDGET CUT KEY TO BETTER U.S. TRADE
A reduction of the U.S. federal budget deficit will be needed to help eliminate the nation's huge trade deficit, U.S. trade representative Clayton Yeutter said. Speaking to the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Yeutter said "Capital and trade flows are clearly inter-releated now. "Unless ...
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CARMEL CONTAINER SYSTEMS LTD<KML> YEAR OPER NET
Oper shr 1.18 dlrs vs 58 cts Oper net 2,266,000 vs 1,037,000 Revs 45.8 mln vs 41.4 mln Avg shrs 1,924,000 vs 1,800,000 NOTE: Excludes gain of 73,000 dlrs vs 290,000 dlrs from benefit of tax loss carryforward. Results for Tel Aviv, Israel-based company translated at rate of one dlr to...
Industrial and Sector News
NEW CURRENCY PROBLEM SEEN AMONG U.S, EUROPE, JAPAN
The highly visible drama involving the yen's sharp rise against the U.S. Dollar is obscuring the fact that the Japanese currency has hardly budged against major European currencies, thus creating a new set of exchange rate distortions, Japanese and European research officials said. The officials, lookin...
Commodities and Trade
TANDEM COMPUTERS <TNDM> SEES HIGHER NET
Tandem Computers Inc said it expects higher earnings and revenues in its second fiscal quarter ending March 31 against a year ago. "We feel we will continue to see higher growth in the quarter," James Treybig, president and and chief executive officer, told a meeting of securities analysts. In the...
Market and Economy
FED'S JOHNSON SAYS HE DOES NOT SEE INCREASING PRESSURE ON INTEREST RATES
FED'S JOHNSON SAYS HE DOES NOT SEE INCREASING PRESSURE ON INTEREST RATES
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AUSTRALIA ATTACKS U.S. GATT FARM RULES EXEMPTION
Australia accused the U.S. of increasing protectionism on agricultural products and called for an end to Washington's special 32-year exemption from certain GATT rules on agricultural trade. Robert Arnott, Australia's delegate to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), made the appeal at a ...
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KUWAIT SAYS NO PLANS FOR EMERGENCY OPEC TALKS
Kuwait"s Oil Minister, in remarks published today, said there were no plans for an emergency OPEC meeting to review oil policies after recent weakness in world oil prices. Sheikh Ali al-Khalifa al-Sabah was quoted by the local daily al-Qabas as saying: "None of the OPEC members has asked for such a me...
Commodities and Trade
FIRST UNION <FUNC> TO BUY FLORIDA BANK
First Union Corp said it has agreed to acquire First State Bancshares Inc of Pensacola, Fla., and its First State Bank of Pensacola subsidiary for about 457,000 common shares. First State has assets of about 110 mln dlrs. The acquisition, expected to be treated as a pooling of interests, is expected...
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OPPENHEIMER RAISES NWA <NWA> EARNINGS ESTIMATE
Oppenheimer and Co analyst Robert McAdoo raised his 1987 earnings estimate for NWA Inc, parent of Northwest Airlines, following a strong quarterly report by the company yesterday, according to Oppenheimer market strategist Michael Metz. NWA shares rose 1-5/8 to 74-3/8 in active trading. McAdoo rai...
Market and Economy
HOUSE 0/92 FARM PROPOSAL SEEN SPARKING DEBATE
A House Agriculture Committee meeting later today to draft a disaster aid bill is expected to spark a debate between lawmakers who want to expand the 0/92, or "de-coupling," provision to cover feedgrains, and those who oppose 0/92 or want it severely limited, Congressional sources said. The disaster a...
Commodities and Trade
INDONESIA SEEN AT CROSSROADS OVER ECONOMIC CHANGE
Indonesia appears to be nearing a political crossroads over measures to deregulate its protected economy, the U.S. Embassy says in a new report. To counter falling oil revenues, the government has launched a series of measures over the past nine months to boost exports outside the oil sector and attract...
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YELLOW FREIGHT <YELL> SEES LOWER 1ST QTR NET
Yellow Freight System Inc said its expects 1987 first quarter profits to be substantially below the 14.2 mln dlrs or 50 cts a share earned in the same period a year ago. Revenues have been depressed by recent price discounting, added costs from expansion programs, lower shipping volumes and increased ...
Commodities and Trade
NOVA SUBSIDIARY RAISES U.S. POLYETHYLENE PRICES
Novacor Inc, a unit of <Nova, an Alberta Corp>, said it would raise prices for U.S. customers by five cts a pound on linear low-density and low-density polyethylene, effective April 1. The company did not immediately disclose the actual new prices. A Novacor official later said in reply to an i...
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MOULINEX STAKE SOLD TO SOME 50 INSTITUTIONS
The 20 pct stake in Moulinex SA <MOUP.PA> sold by <Scovill Inc> of the U.S. Was spread among at least 50 institutional investors worldwide, a spokesman for brokers James Capel said. Capel handled the deal. The buyers were based in centers ranging from Europe to North America and Japan, he added. ...
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TALKING POINT/PIEDMONT <PIE>
Carl Icahn's bold takeover bid for USAir Group <U> has clouded the fate of Piedmont Aviation Inc, which was being courted by USAir. Yesterday, Icahn's Transworld Airlines Inc <TWA> made a 1.4 billion dlr offer for USAir Group. The move complicated a USAir takeover offer for Piedmont, which was bel...
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BAKER INT'L <BKO> HOPES TO COMPLETE MERGER
Baker International Corp treasurer Eric Mattson said the company hoped to iron out snags in a proposed merger with Hughes Tool Co <HT> but declined to say if or what compromises might be acceptable to it. The proposed merger that would create a 1.2 billion dlr oilfield services company was thrown int...
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LUCKY STORES INC REINSTATES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AT 12.5 CTS PER SHARE
LUCKY STORES INC REINSTATES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AT 12.5 CTS PER SHARE
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HOMESTEAD FINANCIAL <HFL> UPS CASH DIVIDEND
Homestead Financial Corp said it has increased the dividend on its Class A common shares to 6-1/4 cts a share, from five cts prior, while declaring an initial dividend on its Class B common stock of 3-3/4 cts a share. Homestead said the two classes of stock emerged as part of its recapitalization plan...
Commodities and Trade
ELECTRO-SENSORS INC <ELSE> YEAR OPER NET
Oper shr 52 cts vs 51 cts Oper net 626,013 vs 613,127 Sales 4,544,929 vs 4,402,572 NOTE: Earnings exclude extraordinary securities loss of 29,532 dlrs, or two cts a share vs a gain of 81,358 dlrs, or seven cts a share
Financial Reports
CHINA ADDS, CANCELS WHEAT COMMITMENTS - USDA
China has added 90,000 tonnes of U.S. wheat to its purchases for delivery in the 1987/88 season and cancelled 30,000 tonnes of wheat purchases for delivery in the 1986/87 season, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. According to the department's Export Sales Report covering transactions in the week end...
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OPEC PRESIDENT SAYS OUTPUT WELL BELOW CEILING
Opec Conference President Rilwanu Lukman said the group was producing well below the 15.8 mln bpd ceiling it set in December, partly because liftings had been delayed or postponed by customers unwilling to pay fixed Opec prices. Lukman, during a brief visit to London on his way home from Jamaica, told...
Corporate News
LUCKY STORES INC <LKS> REINSTATES QUARTERLY DIV
Qtly div 12.5 cts vs nil Pay April 3 Record March 16 Note: in quarters preceeding 4th qtr, dividend was 29 cts.
Industrial and Sector News
CARMEL CONTAINER SYSTEMS LTD<KML> YEAR OPER NET
Oper shr 1.18 dlrs vs 58 cts Oper net 2,266,000 vs 1,037,000 Revs 45.8 mln vs 41.4 mln Avg shrs 1,924,000 vs 1,800,000 NOTE: Excludes gain of 73,000 dlrs vs 290,000 dlrs from benefit of tax loss carryforward. Results for Tel Aviv, Israel-based company translated at rate of one dlr to...
Commodities and Trade
CUBAN CATTLE THREATENED BY DROUGHT
Over 750,000 head of cattle are suffering the effects of a severe shortage of feed as a result of a prolonged drought in the normally rich sugar and cattle producing province of Camaguey, the newspaper Granma reported. The province produces 23 pct of Cuba's beef and is the island's number two province i...
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U.S. TO SET ORANGE JUICE DUTIES MONDAY
The Commerce Department on Monday will set final dumping duties on frozen orange juice from Brazil, department officials said. A preliminary duty of 8.54 pct was set last Oct 17 on the imports, which run at about 700 mln dlrs a year. Commerce's ruling on Monday will reset the duties on the basis of more...
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LONGVIEW FIBRE CO <LFBR> QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Qtly div 40 cts vs 40 cts Pay April 10 Record March 25
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BEI HOLDINGS LTD <BEIH> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr 13 cts vs eight cts Net 1,364,712 vs 881,082 Rev 11.6 mln vs 11.5 mln NOTE: Qtr includes extraordinary gain of 586,826 dlrs, or six cts a share, versus 183,850 dlrs or two cts a share in fiscal 1986's first qtr.
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ENDEVCO <EI> AGREES TO BUY MISSISSIPPI PIPELINE
Endevco Inc said it has agreed to acquire a 17.5-mile, 16-inch pipeline in Marion and Pearl River Counties, Mississippi, for undisclosed terms. The company said the pipeline was recently constructed from the Poplarville gas field in Pearl River County to a proposed interconnect with a pipeline operated ...
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ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO <ATE> SETS PAYOUT
Qtly div 65-1/2 cts vs 65-1/2 cts prior Pay April 15 Record March 19
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KEMPER CORP <KEMC> REGULAR PAYOUT SET
Qtly div 15 cts vs 15 cts previously Pay May 29 Record May Eight
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FFB <FFCT> SETS INITIAL QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
FFB Corp, parent of the First Federal Bank of Connecticut FSB, said it declared an initial quarterly dividend of five cts per share. The company said the dividend is payable March 31 to holders of record March 17.
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ESQUIRE RADIO AND ELECTRONICS INC <EE> 4TH QTR
Shr profit 15 cts vs profit four cts Annual div 72 cts vs 72 cts prior yr Net profit 72,000 vs profit 16,000 Revs 7,075,000 vs 2,330,000 12 mths Shr profit 42 cts vs loss 11 cts Net profit 203,000 vs loss 55,000 Revs 16.1 mln vs 3,971,000 NOTE: annual dividend payable A...
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UNION CARBIDE SAYS OPERATING PROFITS FOR 4th qtr WERE 181 MLN DLRS VS LOSS THREE MLN DLRS
UNION CARBIDE SAYS OPERATING PROFITS FOR 4th qtr WERE 181 MLN DLRS VS LOSS THREE MLN DLRS
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MONEY MARKET FUND ASSETS ROSE 552.5 MLN DLRS IN LATEST WEEK TO 237.46 BILLION
MONEY MARKET FUND ASSETS ROSE 552.5 MLN DLRS IN LATEST WEEK TO 237.46 BILLION
Commodities and Trade
COMBINED INTERNMATIONAL <PMA> SEES STRONG 1987
Combined International Corp should have another strong year, President Patrick G. Ryan told analysts, although he declined to forecast earnings specifically. In 1986, the company reported operating income of 5.51 dlrs a share, up from 4.84 dlrs a share a year earlier. Revenues increased to 1.81 billion ...
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CANADA DLR DRIVEN BY FOREIGN BUYERS - WILSON
Finance Minister Michael Wilson said large inflows of capital into Canada, principally into the country's bond market, is a major reason behind the sharp recovery in the Canadian dollar. He said the inflow of funds, mainly from Japan, Europe and the United States, is the result of "confidence in the d...
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CHARTWELL GROUP LTD <CTWL> 4th qtr net
Shr nine cts vs three cts Net 549,000 vs 72,000 Rev 7.0 mln vs 2.8 mln Year Shr 49 cts vs 32 cts Net 2,441,000 vs 801,000 Rev 19.6 mln vs 9.7 mln
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CHINESE WHEAT CROP THREATENED BY PESTS, DISEASE
China's wheat crop this year is seriously threatened by plant pests and diseases, the New China News Agency said. More than 5 mln hectares of wheat-producing land in North China could be affected because relatively warm and dry weather had allowed bacteria and insect eggs to survive the winter, the ag...
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PITT-DES MOINES INC <PDM> TO ACQUIRE STEEL UNIT
Pitt-Des Moines Inc said it will acquire <Chicago Steel Corp> in exchange for a portion of its stock.
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GIANT BAY <GBYLF> DETAILS GORDON LAKE DEPOSIT
Giant Bay Resources Ltd said a metallurgical study of its Gordon Lake gold deposit indicated an overall recovery of 95 pct to 96 pct of the gold can be achieved by either direct cyanidation of ore or flotation followed by cyanidation of concentrate. Continuation of an underground program on the property...
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CONSENSUS BUILDS FOR WORLD AGRICULTURAL REFORM
Top U.S. and European farm trade and government representatives called for a sweeping reform of world agriculture to redress a critical demand and supply imbalance. Speakers at a conference on world agricultural markets here demonstrated a growing U.S.-European consensus on the need for an urgent and ...
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REXCOM <RXSC> TO ACQUIRE MARKETING FIRM
Rexcom Systems Corp said it agreed to buy all the assets of Postech Inc from Comtech Group International Ltd, a Canadian computer service company, for 70 pct of Rexcom's voting shares. The purchase will be for Rexcom common and preferred stock. Postech, the Canadian firm's U.S. marketing arm, sells ...
Market and Economy
SAUDI RIYAL DEPOSIT RATES REMAIN FIRM
Saudi riyal interbank deposits were steady at yesterday's higher levels in a quiet market. Traders said they were reluctant to take out new positions amidst uncertainty over whether OPEC will succeed in halting the current decline in oil prices. Oil industry sources said yesterday several Gulf Arab ...
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ASCS BUYS PEANUT PRODUCTS, VEG OIL/SHORTENING
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) bought 2.3 mln pounds of peanut products at a cost of 2.1 mln dlrs and 7.4 mln pounds of vegetable oil/shortening for 2.0 mln dlrs, for domestic distribution April 1-15 and April 16-30, an ASCS spokesman said.
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GENERAL REFRACTORIES CO <GRX> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 17 cts vs 84 cts Net 709,000 vs 3,605,000 Rev 86.4 mln vs 87.0 mln Year Shr 1.79 dlrs vs 1.10 dlrs Net 7,452,000 vs 4,695,000 Rev 362.8 mln vs 316.0 mln NOTE: 1986 net includes gains from sale of non-operating assets of 800,000 dlrsm versus 1.2 mln dlrs in 1985. 1...
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HOUSE 0/92 FARM PLAN MARKUP DELAYED TILL TUESDAY
A House Agriculture Committee meeting to draft a disaster aid bill containing a controversial 0/92 provision has been postponed until next Tuesday, committee staff members announced. The bill contains a provision implementing a 0/92 acreage reduction plan for 1986 wheat and 1987 winter wheat, thereby ...
Financial Reports
UNION CARBIDE <UK> SAYS LONG TERM DEBT RISES
Union Carbide Corp said its 1986 long term debt was 3.06 billion dlrs compared to 1.71 billion dlrs in 1985. The company released its audited 1986 results. The company also said its long term debt was reduced by about 1.5 billion dlrs from the third quarter to the end of the year by asset sales an...
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FIRST COMMERCIAL BANCORP <FCOB> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 49 cts vs loss 1.36 dlrs Net loss 928,835 vs loss 1,648,665 Year Shr loss 33 cts vs loss 4.21 dlrs Net loss 593,533 vs loss 4,970,951 Assets 203.9 mln Loans 151.5 mln Deposits 192.0 mln Note: 1986 loss included non-recurring expenses of 1,275,000 dlrs compris...
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HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH INC <HBJ> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 23 cts vs 28 cts Net 8,877,000 vs 9,530,000 Revs 342 mln vs 278.9 mln Avg shrs 39.4 mln vs 34 mln Year Shr 1.91 dlrs vs 1.62 dlrs Net 70.5 mln vs 50.5 mln Revs 1.3 billion vs 990.5 mln Avg shrs 37 mln vs 31.3 mln NOTE: On Dec one, 1986, company acquired Holt, ...
Corporate News
LONE STAR<LCE> AGREES TO BUY CONCRETE OPERATIONS
Lone Star Industries Inc said it has agreed to acquire ready-mixed concrete and aggregates businesses from <Riedel International Inc> of Portland, Ore., for an undisclosed amount of cash. Lone Star's one sentence statement gave no further details and company spokesmen were not available.
Financial Reports
SHELL FRANCAISE RETURNS TO PROFIT IN 1986
Shell Francaise <SFMF.PA>, a subsidiary of <Shell Petroleum NV>, returned to the black last year for the first time since 1982, with parent company net profit of 43 mln francs against losses of 968 mln in 1985 and 1.07 billion in 1984. In 1982 it posted a profit of 329 mln. The company said in a s...
Market and Economy
BRAZIL SUSPENDS IMPORT OF 500,000 TONNES MAIZE
Brazil has suspended the importation of 500,000 tonnes of maize ordered last year because of the excellent domestic maize harvest expected this year, Agriculture Minister Iris Resende said. The Agriculture Ministry expects a record maize crop of 27.7 mln tonnes, a 36 pct increase on last year's crop of ...
Financial Reports
FAIRMOUNT CHEMICAL CO INC <FMTC> 4TH QTR LOSS
Shr loss 28 cts vs loss 29 cts Net loss 584,100 vs loss 459,500 Sales 1,339,800 vs 1,6390,800 Year Shr loss 64 cts vs loss 79 cts Net loss 1,314,700 vs loss 1,237,100 Sales 7,249,600 vs 6,311,500
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HUMANA INC <HUM> REGULAR DIVIDEND
Qtly div 19 cts vs 19 cts in prior qtr Payable May one Record April two
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U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER FALLS 1.27 BILLION DLRS IN FEB 25 WEEK, FED SAYS
U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER FALLS 1.27 BILLION DLRS IN FEB 25 WEEK, FED SAYS
Corporate News
N.Y. BUSINESS LOANS RISE 523 MLN DLRS IN FEB 25 WEEK, FED SAYS
N.Y. BUSINESS LOANS RISE 523 MLN DLRS IN FEB 25 WEEK, FED SAYS
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FINANCIAL CORP <FIN> UNIT BUYS BRANCHES
Financial Corporation of America's American Savings and Loan Association unit said it signed a definitive agreement to buy three retail savings branches from Gibraltar Financial Corp's <GFC> Gibraltar Savings unit. The purchase, which must be approved by the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Californi...
Commodities and Trade
PORK DELEGATES VOTE ON FARM BILL, FARM CREDIT
Delegates from the National Pork Producers Council, NPPC, attending the American Pork Congress in Indianapolis, voted overwhelmingly to recommend the U.S. congress not to change the farm bill. While there are no specific pork items in that legislation, feed grain prices directly affect pork producer profits...
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