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U.S. COULD COMPLAIN TO GATT ON CANADA CORN DUTY
U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter suggested the U.S. could file a formal complaint with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) challenging Canada's decision to impose duties on U.S. corn imports. Asked about the Canadian government decision to apply a duty of 84.9 cents per bushel on ...
Corporate News
MERCURY ENTERTAINMENT <MCRY> SEES BETTER RESULTS
Mercury Entertainment Corp said it expects improved results in 1987. The company today reported a loss for the year ended November 30 of 413,021 dlrs on revenues of 600,971 dlrs, compared with a loss of 163,932 dlrs on revenues of 665,800 dlrs a year before.
Market and Economy
RAINIER <RBAN> COMPLETES ACQUISITION
Rainier Bancorp said it completed the acquisition of Tacoma, Wash.-based United Bank, for 59 mln dlrs worth of Rainier stock. United, a savings bank with 607 mln dlrs in assets and 23 offices, will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary, Rainier said. Rainier, which last month agreed to merge with S...
Financial Reports
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC <BEN> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div six cts vs six cts prior Pay April 10 Record March 27
Market and Economy
BALLADUR MAINTAINS 1987 FRENCH INFLATION TARGET
Finance Minister Edouard Balladur said he was maintaining his 2.5 pct inflation target for 1987 after the announcement earlier today of a 3.4 pct year-on-year rise in retail prices for February. He told a radio interviewer he saw no reason to revise his target for 1987 after the February monthly result ...
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GENERAL CINEMA <GCN> SEES FLAT 1987 NET
General Cinema Corp said it expects flat net income for fiscal 1987 ending Oct. 31 against 125.8 mln dlrs or 3.43 dlrs a share a year ago. The company said the costs of a restructuring at its Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc unit and the previous purchase of an 8.5 pct stake in <Cadbury Schweppes PLC> w...
Commodities and Trade
LEVON RESOURCES <LVNVF> GOLD ASSAYS IMPROVED
Levon Resources Ltd said re-checked gold assays from the Howard tunnel on its Congress, British Columbia property yielded higher gold grades than those reported in January and February. It said assays from zone one averaged 0.809 ounces of gold a ton over a 40 foot section with an average width of 6.26 ...
Market and Economy
<TEECO PROPERTIES LP> SETS CASH DISTRIBUTION
Qtly distribution 10 cts per unit vs 10 cts prior Pay April 20 Record March 31
Financial Reports
CRONUS INDUSTRIES INC <CRNS> SELLS UNIT
Cronus Industries Inc said it agreed to sell its heat transfer equipment business, Southwestern Engineering Co, for a slight premium over book value, plus a release of Cronus from liability on approximately three mln dlrs of subsidiary indebtedness. The company said the sale to a subsidiary of Senior ...
Market and Economy
<RADIX VENTURES INC> 2ND QTR JAN 31 LOSS
Shr loss three cts vs loss 12 cts Net loss 25,836 vs loss 88,819 Revs 50.3 mln vs 45.2 mln Six mths Shr profit nil vs loss 18 cts Net profit 2,843 vs loss 137,653 Revs 109.3 mln vs 99.3 mln
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TRADE SEES STEADY CORN/WHEAT EXPORT INSPECTIONS
The USDA's weekly export inspection report is expected to show steady corn and wheat exports and lower soybean exports, according to CBT floor traders' forecasts. Traders projected soybean exports at 16 mln to 18 mln bushels, down from 18.6 mln bushels a week ago and 20.3 mln bushels a year ago. ...
Commodities and Trade
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC <ADBE> 1ST QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 15 cts vs six cts Net 1,410,000 vs 550,000 Revs 6,901,000 vs 2,392,000 Avg shrs 10,326,000 vs 9,064,000 Note: Prior qtr per share figure adjusted for two-for-one stock split of February 27.
Corporate News
ARMTEK <ARM> COMPLETES SALE OF ASSETS
Armtek Corp, formerly Armstrong Rubber Co, completed the previously announced sale of its Natchez, Miss., tire plant and other assets to <Condere Corp>, Condere said. Condere, formed to acquire the Armstrong assets, said it named Dennis Terwillger, formerly vice president and controller of Armstron...
Commodities and Trade
202 DATA SYSTEMS INC <TOOT> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr three cts vs four cts Net 101,376 vs 125,922 Revs 568,884 vs 494,227
Corporate News
VISHAY <VSH> SETS TWO PCT STOCK DIVIDEND
Vishay Intertechnology Inc said its board declared a two pct stock dividend, payable April 10 to holders of record on March 26. The company said the stock dividend will be paid only to holders of commons tock who do not exchange for Class B stock in Vishay's current exchange offer, which expires March 2...
Market and Economy
<ONYX PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO LTD> YEAR LOSS
Shr loss 2.82 dlrs vs profit 35 cts Net loss 10,556,478 vs profit 1,286,341 Revs 6,202,157 vs 7,641,290 Note: 1986 shr and net after 10,282,353 dlr writedown on oil and gas property values
Financial Reports
UNISYS CORP <UIS> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 65 cts vs 65 cts prior Pay May Seven Record April Seven
Commodities and Trade
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS <ICTM> SETS RECORD DATE
Integrated Circuits Inc said it set March 17 as the record date for its previously announced 10 pct stock dividend. The company said it will distribute the dividend on March 31.
Financial Reports
BP <BP> UNIT SEES MINE PROCEEDING
British Petroleum Co PLC said based on a feasibility report from <Ridgeway Mining Co>, its joint venture Ridgeway Project in South Carolina could start commercial gold production by mid-1988. The company said the mine would produce at an approximate rate of 158,000 ounces of gold per year over the fi...
Financial Reports
NORWAY APPROVES TRADE BAN AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
Norway's parliament has approved an extensive trade ban against South Africa but left shipowners a key loophole through which controversial oil shipments on Norwegian tankers may continue, government officials said. The unilateral boycott, proposed by Norway's minority Labour government, gives domestic ...
Commodities and Trade
MSA REALTY CORP <SSS> 4TH QTR NET
Shr profit four cts vs loss two cts Net profit 247,970 vs loss 57,341 Revs 2,393,622 vs 2,627,612 Avg shrs 5,958,432 vs 2,440,100 Year Shr profit 71 cts vs loss 35 cts Net profit 3,213,310 vs loss 849,180 Revs 14.6 mln vs 9,099,767 Avg shrs 6,177,666 vs 2,440,083 ...
Financial Reports
LEAR PETROLEUM PARTNERS LP <LPP> 4TH QTR LOSS
Oper shr loss nil vs loss nil Oper net loss 112,000 vs loss 125,000 Revs nil vs nil Avg shrs 26.7 mln vs 21.9 mln Year Oper shr loss two cts vs loss two cts Oper net loss 450,000 vs loss 503,000 Revs nil vs nil Avg shrs 24.8 mln vs 20.8 mln NOTE: Net excludes loss...
Corporate News
WESTRONIC INC <WSTX> YEAR LOSS
Shr loss 1.13 dlr vs loss 2.04 dlrs Net loss 3,674,000 vs loss 3,016,000 Revs 2,894,000 vs 1,464,000
Financial Reports
KENAN TRANSPORT CO <KTCO> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div four cts vs four cts prior Pay April 15 Record March 31
Corporate News
GENCORP 1ST QTR SHR 77 CTS VS 84 CTS
GENCORP 1ST QTR SHR 77 CTS VS 84 CTS
Corporate News
JACOBSON <JCBS> VOTES SPLIT, INCREASES PAYOUT
Jacobson Stores Inc said its board voted a three-for-two stock split, payble March 30, record March 13. In other action, Jacobson's directors approved an increase in its quarterly dividend to 11 cts on a post split basis payable April 14, record March 30. The new dividend rate represents a 32 pct ...
Financial Reports
GOTAAS-LARSEN <GOTLF> TO BUILD FIFTH CARRIER
Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp said it had exercised an option to build a fifth in a series of crude oil carriers to be constructed by <Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd> in South Korea.
Corporate News
DANISH CREDIT DOWNGRADING NOT DRAMATIC - MINISTER
Finance Minister Palle Simonsen said today's downgrading of Denmark's credit rating by Standard and Poor's Corp should not be over-dramatised. Standard and Poor's said it had downgraded the Kingdom of Denmark's long-term external debt to AA from AA-Plus, following the country's loss of the top AAA ratin...
Commodities and Trade
MAGNETIC TECHNOLOGIES CORP <MTCC> 1ST HALF NET
Jan 31 end Shr not given Net profit 105,013 vs loss 745,641 Sales 3,661,565 vs 2,810,132
Market and Economy
GENCORP <GY> 1ST QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 77 cts vs 84 cts Net 17 mln vs 19 mln Sales 650 mln vs 614 mln
Corporate News
BP UNIT SEES U.S. GOLD MINE PROCEEDING
British Petroleum Co PLC said based on a feasibility report from Ridgeway Mining Co, its joint venture Ridgeway Project in South Carolina could start commercial gold production by mid-1988. The company said the mine would produce approximately 158,000 ounces of gold per year over the first four full yea...
Corporate News
SAFETY-KLEEN <SK> TO BUY STAKE IN OIL REFINER
Safety-Kleen Corp said it has tentatively agreed to buy an 80 pct stake in Breslube Enterprises of Toronto for 14 mln dlrs in stock, cash and equipment. Price includes 14 mln dlrs of Safety-Kleen common stock, cash and a rerefining plant owned by Safety-Kleen. Closing of the deal is expected by May. ...
Financial Reports
TRADE INTERESTS READY FOR BATTLE IN U.S. HOUSE
U.S. lawmakers are gearing up for a showdown between protectionists and free traders as a major trade bill winds its way through committees to a vote by the full House of Representatives in late April. In a move to toughen U.S. enforcement of trade laws, a key House subcommittee last week approved a ton...
Financial Reports
MAGNETIC TECHNOLOGIES <MTCC> SEES IMPROVEMENT
Magnetic Technologies Corp said it expects the second half to show continued growth in earnings and sales. The company today reported a profit for the first half ended January 31 of 105,013 dlrs, compared with a year-earlier loss of 745,641 dlrs, on sales of 3,661,565 dlrs, up from 2,810,132 dlrs. In...
Market and Economy
LEVON RESOURCES REPORTS IMPROVED GOLD ASSAYS
Levon Resources Ltd said re-checked gold assays from the Howard tunnel on its Congress, British Columbia property yielded higher gold grades than those reported in January and February. It said assays from zone one averaged 0.809 ounces of gold a ton. Levon previously reported the zone averaged 0.226 ou...
Market and Economy
WELBILT CORP <WELB> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 58 cts vs 54 cts Net 3,144,000 vs 2,464,000 Revs 54.6 mln vs 38.6 mln Avg shrs 5,394,000 vs 4,602,000 Year Shr 2.03 dlrs vs 1.76 dlrs Net 10.5 mln vs 8,084,000 Revs 201.1 mln vs 152.4 mln Avg shrs 5,154,000 vs 4,602,000
Market and Economy
SATELLITE MUSIC NETWORK INC <SMNI> YEAR NET
Oper shr four cts vs three cts Oper net 340,036 vs 223,297 Revs 11.1 mln vs 9,514,115 Avg shrs 8,926,909 vs 7,672,146 NOTE: Net excludes tax credits of 252,160 dlrs vs 152,717 dlrs.
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STARREX LINKS SHARE PRICE TO ASSAY SPECULATION
<Starrex Mining Corp Ltd> said a sharp rise in its share price is based on speculation for favorable results from its current underground diamond drilling program at its 35 pct owned Star Lake gold mine in northern Saskatchewan. Starrex Mining shares rose 40 cts to 4.75 dlrs in trading on the To...
Corporate News
COMBINED INT'L TO ASK DOUBLING OF AUTHORIZED SHARES, STOCK SPLIT
COMBINED INT'L TO ASK DOUBLING OF AUTHORIZED SHARES, STOCK SPLIT
Financial Reports
HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC <HDI> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 18 cts vs 51 cts Oper net 1,048,000 vs 1,870,000 Revs 72.2 mln vs 73.5 mln Avg shrs 5,910,000 vs 3,680,000 Year Oper shr 82 cts vs 72 cts Oper net 4,307,000 vs 2,637,000 Revs 295.3 mln vs 287.5 mln Avg shrs 5,235,000 vs 3,680,000 NOTE: Results exclude one...
Financial Reports
ETHIOPIA MINISTER SEES AFRICA DEBT PAYMENT PROBLEM
Africa may have to follow Brazil in halting foreign debt payments unless industrialised nations are prepared to be more flexible in trade and economic policy, Ethiopian trade minister Tesfay Dinka said. Growing protectionism and declining commodity prices had caused a major deterioration in the export e...
Commodities and Trade
CANBRA FOODS LTD SETS SPECIAL ONE-TIME FIVE DLR/COMMON SHR CASH PAYOUT
CANBRA FOODS LTD SETS SPECIAL ONE-TIME FIVE DLR/COMMON SHR CASH PAYOUT
Commodities and Trade
CANBRA FOODS LTD YEAR OPER SHR PROFIT 1.52 DLRS VS LOSS 55 CTS
CANBRA FOODS LTD YEAR OPER SHR PROFIT 1.52 DLRS VS LOSS 55 CTS
Corporate News
WILSON FOODS CORP <WILF> 2ND QTR JAN 31 NET
Oper shr profit 21 cts vs loss 55 cts Oper net profit 1,528,000 vs loss 3,296,000 Sales 329.4 mln vs 368.0 mln 1st half Oper shr profit 28 cts vs loss 4.55 dlrs Oper net profit 2,026,000 vs loss 27.3 mln Sales 691.3 mln vs 738.2 mln NOTE: Prior half net includes pretax charge...
Corporate News
<CANBRA FOODS LTD> YEAR NET
Oper shr profit 1.52 dlrs vs loss 55 cts Oper profit 4,172,188 vs loss 1,502,032 Revs not given Note: 1986 shr and net exclude extraordinary gain of 1,294,245 dlrs or 47 cts share on sale of Stafford Foods unit
Other
OXFORD FIRST CORP <OFC> 4TH QTR NET
Oper shr 45 cts vs 24 cts Qtly div six cts vs six cts prior Oper net 1,766,000 vs 950,000 Revs 9,321,000 vs 5,298,000 Year Oper shr 1.25 dlrs vs one dlr Oper net 4,985,000 vs 3,894,000 Revs 28.3 mln vs 19.9 mln NOTE: Net excludes losses from discontinued operations of ...
Market and Economy
HARRIS-TEETER PROPERTIES <HTP> REPORTS EARNINGS
Harris-Teeter Properties Inc reported fourth quarter fiscal 1986 earnings per share of 24 cts on earnings of 601,000 dlrs. The realty investment trust company started operations in August and had no comparable figures, it said.
Market and Economy
<HOECHST AG> COMPLETES CELANESE <CZ> ACQUISITION
Hoechst AG of West Germany said it has completed the acquisition of Celanese Corp. Hoechst acquired a majority of Celanese shares in a recent tender offer at 245 dlrs per common share.
Corporate News
BSN CORP <BSN> 4TH QTR NET
Shr two cts vs eight cts Net 73,000 vs 233,000 Revs 21.0 mln vs 9,510,000 Avg shrs 3,620,000 vs 2,886,000 Year Shr 66 cts vs 37 cts Net 2,246,000 vs 1,064,000 Revs 68.3 mln vs 40.8 mln Avg shrs 3,392,000 vs 2,886,000 NOTE: 1985 year net includes extraordinary gain...
Financial Reports
BSN <BSN> SEES HIGHER 1987 NET
BSN Corp said it expects revenues of about 120 mln dlrs and a substantial increase in net income and earnings per share for 1987. Today it reported 1986 net income of 2,246,000 dlrs or 66 cts per share on revenues of 68.3 mln dlrs, up from 1,064,000 dlrs or 37 cts per share on revenues of 40.8 mln dlrs ...
Corporate News
COMBINED INT'L <PMA> HOLDERS TO VOTE ON SPLIT
Combined International Corp said it will ask shareholders at the April 23 annual meeting to approve the doubling of authorized common shares to 120 mln. Holders will also vote on a proposal to create a new class of 25 mln shares of serial preferred stock one dlr par value in place of its existing classe...
Market and Economy
CANBRA FOODS SETS SPECIAL FIVE DLR/SHR PAYOUT
<Canbra Foods Ltd>, earlier reporting a 1986 net profit against a year-ago loss, said it declared a special, one-time dividend of five dlrs per common share, pay March 31, record March 26. Canbra said it set the special payout to allow shareholders to participate in the gain on the sale of unit Staff...
Financial Reports
AMERICUS TRUST <HPU> EXTENDS DEADLINE
Americus Trust for American Home Products Shares said it extended its deadline for accepting tendered shares until November 26, an extension of nine months. The trust, which will accept up to 7.5 mln shares of American Home Products <AHP>, said it has already received tenders for about four mln share...
Corporate News
ADVANCE CIRCUITS INC <ADVC> 2ND QTR FEB 28 NET
Oper shr profit one cts vs loss 22 cts Oper net profit 35,000 vs loss 948,000 Revs 17.4 mln vs 13.8 mln Six mths Oper shr loss 23 cts vs loss 48 cts Oper net loss 1,025,000 vs loss 2,093,000 Revs 32.5 mln vs 27.6 mln NOTE: Results exclude credits of 1,737,000 or 39 cts shr ...
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COMMONWEALTH MORTGAGE <CMA> SETS PAYOUT
Qtrly div 26 cts Class A vs 12 cts Qtrly div one cent Class B vs nil Pay May 15 Record March 31 NOTE: prior qtr pro rated on 45 day basis for abbreviated qtr. Full name of company commonwealth mortgage of america.
Commodities and Trade
<BKLA BANCORP> DEC 31 YEAR NET
Shr 90 cts vs 66 cts Net 924,000 vs 679,000 Loans 88.7 mln vs 67.4 mln Deposits 165.5 mln vs 106.7 mln Assets 181.5 mln vs 124.5 mln
Financial Reports
PRECISION TARGET MARKETING <PTMI> 3RD QTR NET
Qtr ends Jan 31 Shr profit one ct vs loss two cts Net profit 74,000 vs loss 122,000 Revs 1,657,000 vs 1,416,000 Nine mths Shr profit five cts vs loss 10 cts Net profit 299,000 vs loss 624,000 Revs 5,134,000 vs 3,744,000 NOTE: Full name Precision Target Marketing Inc. ...
Corporate News
CHEYENNE SOFTWARE <CHEY> IN ACQUISITION TALKS
Cheyenne Software Inc said it is in preliminary talks on the acquisition of compouter hardware distribution firm F.A. Components Inc and its Freeman-Owings Inc subsidiary. The company said F.A. had sales of 43.1 mln dlrs for 1986 and expects to report a loss for the year. Cheyenne said the purchas...
Commodities and Trade
HUDSON VALLEY PATROL AGREES TO BUY GUARD FIRM
Hudson Valley Patrol Inc said it agreed to acquire privately held Federal Protection Services Inc, a Palm Beach, Fla., security firm, for 200,000 common shares and other considerations. Hudson Valley, which provides guard and patrol services in upstate N.Y., said Federal Protection Services provides i...
Market and Economy
ICCO TO EXAMINE BUFFER STOCK PROPOSAL TOMORRROW
The International Cocoa Organization, ICCO, council adjourned after presenting divergent producer and consumer views on buffer stock rules and agreeing to examine a draft compromise proposal on the buffer stock issue tomorrow, delegates said. ICCO Executive Director Kobena Erbynn will draw up what som...
Financial Reports
AM INTERNATIONAL <AM> CITES STRONG PROSPECTS
AM International Inc, reporting an operating loss for the January 31 second quarter, said prospects for the balance of the fiscal year remain good. It said orders at its Harris Graphics subsidiary, acquired in June 1986, "continue to run at a strong pace." For the six months, orders rose 35 pct over the...
Corporate News
MORSE SHOE INC <MRS> 4TH QTR NET
Shr 59 cts vs 48 cts Net 3,244,000 vs 2,584,000 Revs 169.3 mln vs 156.0 mln 12 mths Shr 1.78 dlrs vs 1.32 dlrs Net 9,733,000 vs 7,164,000 Revs 585.6 mln vs 541.0
Other
AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORP <ACST> 2ND QTR MARCH ONE
Shr profit 10 cts vs loss 2.20 dlrs Net profit 687,000 vs loss 14.5 mln Sales 68.3 mln vs 54.8 mln Avg shrs 7,018,000 vs 6,577,000 1st half Shr profit 38 cts vs loss 1.95 dlrs Net profit 2,596,000 vs loss 12.8 mln Sales 129.9 mln vs 113.3 mln Avg shrs 6,964,000 vs 6,568...
Commodities and Trade
SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS SERVICES INC <SSSV> 4TH QTR
Shr profit four cts vs loss 49 cts Net profit 160,700 vs loss 1,867,100 Revs 4,700,000 vs 5,600,000 Year Shr profit two cts vs loss 1.20 dlrs Net profit 84,400 vs loss 4,507,800 Revs 20.5 mln vs 22.5 mln
Commodities and Trade
SKIPPERS INC <SKIP> SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND
Semi-annual div four cts vs four cts Pay April 30 Record April 9
Corporate News
ZIEGLER CO INC <ZEGL> SETS QUARTERLY
Qtly div 13 cts vs 13 cts prior Pay April 17 Record April 3.
Commodities and Trade
U.S. EXPORT INSPECTIONS, IN THOUS BUSHELS SOYBEANS 18,345 WHEAT 11,470 CORN 34,940
U.S. EXPORT INSPECTIONS, IN THOUS BUSHELS SOYBEANS 18,345 WHEAT 11,470 CORN 34,940
Industrial and Sector News
BANKING CENTER <TBCX> TO MAKE ACQUISITION
Banking Center said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire First Railroad Mortgage Co from First Union Bank of Augusta, Ga., for undisclosed terms. The company said First Railroad had loan production of over 100 mln dlrs in 1986 and was servicing over 435 mln dlrs in loans at the end of 1986.
Corporate News
SAN PAOLO DI TORINO TO ACQUIRE CALIFORNIAN BANK
Italian state bank <Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino> said its fully-owned <San Paolo U.S. Holding Co> of Wilmington in the U.S. had signed a letter of intent to acquire <Valley National Bank> of California. San Paolo said in a statement that, subject to obtaining official authorization fr...
Corporate News
USDA DETAILS CONSERVATION CROP ENROLLMENT
Farmers enrolled over 6.5 mln acres of program crops in the latest conservation reserve program signup and around four mln acres of non-program crops, Agriculture Department conservation specialists said. Soybean acreage amounted to less than two mln acres of the non-program crop acreage enrolled, a USD...
Corporate News
U.S. SENATOR UNCOMMITTED ON OFFERING 0/92 BILL
Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, has not decided whether to introduce an administration-backed bill to apply the so-called 0/92 provision to 1988 through 1990 grain crops, an aide to the senator said. The Reagan administration has asked Lugar...
Market and Economy
INTERNATIONAL FINE FOODS MAKES ACQUISITION
<International Fine Foods Inc> said it has acquired 2001 Distributors Inc of West Babylon, N.Y., for 875,000 common shares, plus contingent shares based on future earnings. 2001 distributes fresh-squeezed juices and had a loss on sales of about one mln dlrs in 1986, its first year of operation. ...
Other
UNITED TOTE INC <TOTE> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr profit nil vs loss 10 cts Net profit 2,936 vs loss 170,866 Revs 4,147,248 vs 1,091,392
Industrial and Sector News
ICO QUOTA TALKS CONTINUE, OUTCOME HARD TO GAUGE
Talks at the extended special meeting of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) on the reintroduction of export quotas continued, but chances of success were still almost impossible to gauge, delegates said. Producer delegates were meeting to examine a Colombian proposal to resume historical quotas...
Market and Economy
SEVEN OAKS <QPON> IN TELEMARKETING VENTURE
Seven Oaks International Inc said it has formed a new 80 pct owned subsidiary called Seven Oaks Direct Inc to offer a full line of telemarketing services. It said Seven Oaks direct management will own the remaining 20 pct. The company said initial costs connected with the startupo of a new Memphis...
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QUADREX CORP <QUAD> 4TH QTR JAN 31 LOSS
Shr loss eight cts vs loss 20 cts Net loss 586,000 vs los 1,497,000 Revs 13.8 mln vs 14.4 mln Year Shr loss 15 cts vs loss 18 cts Net loss 1,135,000 vs loss 1,377,000 Revs 57.7 mln vs 55.1 mln
Financial Reports
PHILIP CROSBY ASSOCIATES <PCA> EARNINGS DELAYED
Philip Crosby Associates Inc said its fourth quarter and annual earnings report will be delayed two more weeks. The company cited the recent in-house embezzlement and a subsequent review by auditors of its international situation as reason for the delay. Philip Crosby, however, said it believes it...
Corporate News
UNITED TOTE INC <TOTE> 1ST QTR JAN 31 NET
Shr nil vs loss 10 cts Net profit 2,936 vs loss 170,866 Revs 4,147,248 vs 1,091,392
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PACIFIC RESOURCES <PRI> INSTALLS OIL MOORING
Pacific Resources Inc said it has installed a CALM (Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring) single-point mooring terminal off the southwest coast of Oahu at its Hawaiian Independent Refinery at a cost of 3.5 mln dlrs. The system transfers crude and fuel oils from tankers to the refinery's tank farm and carries ref...
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NEW PLAN REALTY TRUST <NPR> 2ND QTR NET
Qtr ends Jan 31 Shr 22 cts vs 19 cts Net 4,549,000 vs 3,666,000 Revs 8,903,000 vs 7,791,000 Avg shrs 20.9 mln vs 19.9 mln Six mths Shr 42 cts vs 41 cts Net 8,641,000 vs 7,928,000 Revs 17.5 mln vs 14.6 mln Avg shrs 20.8 mln vs 19.4 mln NOTE: earnings were res...
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SCHLUMBERGER SAYS IT TERMINATES PACT TO SELL FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR BUSINESS TO FUJITSU
SCHLUMBERGER SAYS IT TERMINATES PACT TO SELL FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR BUSINESS TO FUJITSU
Financial Reports
MORE CCC CREDIT GUARANTEES FOR ALGERIA -- USDA
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has approved an additional 84.0 mln dlrs in credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural products to Algeria for fiscal year 1987 under the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102), the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The department said the additional guara...
Corporate News
PL 480 COMMODITIES FOR HONDURAS -- USDA
The United States has signed a Public Law 480 agreement with Honduras to provide for the sale of 12.0 mln dlrs worth of U.S. agricultural commodities, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The agreement, signed March 11, provides for the sale of about 75,000 tonnes of wheat/wheat flour worth 8.5 mln dlr...
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U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 150,000 TONNES CORN SOLD TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS FOR 1986/87
U.S. EXPORTERS REPORT 150,000 TONNES CORN SOLD TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS FOR 1986/87
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SENS. DANFORTH, BOND ASK TARGETED 0/92 MEASURE
Missouri Republican Senators John Danforth and Christopher Bond have introduced a bill that would allow wheat and feedgrain producers along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers hurt by flooding last year to collect at least 92 pct of their deficiency payments this year without planting. Danforth aide Aus...
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CCC ACCEPTS BONUS BID ON BARLEY TO CYRPUS
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has accepted a bid on an export bonus to cover the sale of 8,000 tonnes of barley to Cyprus, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The barley is for shipment May 5-20 and the bonus of 39.32 dlrs per tonne was made to Harvest States Cooperatives, the department sa...
Corporate News
LYNCH CORP <LGL> UNIT BUYS TELEVISION STATION
Lynch Corp subisidiary Lynch Entertainment Corp said it formed a general partnership called Coronet Communications Co, which has acquired WHBF-TV station, in Rock Island, Ill. The company said the price for the station, a CBS television network affiliate, was 20 mln dlrs. The company also said the oth...
Financial Reports
SCHLUMBERGER <SLB> ENDS PACT TO SELL FAIRCHILD
Schlumberger Ltd said it terminated an agreement in principle for Fujitsu Ltd to buy 80 pct of its Fairchild Semiconductor operations. The company said the rising political controversy in the U.S. concerning the venture made it unlikely that the sale of the Fairchild stake could be completed within a re...
Corporate News
HENLEY GROUP <HENG> SETS FISHER DISTRIBUTION
Henley Group Inc said it declared a special dividend distribution of one Fisher Scientific Group Inc share for every 16 Henley shares. Previously, it said it would pay one fisher share for every 20 outstanding, but it changed the ratio because of the reduction in its outstanding shares to 109 mln from 1...
Financial Reports
GENCORP <GY> 1ST QTR OPERATING EARNINGS ROSE
GenCorp said its first quarter earnings from operations rose four pct as sales increased six pct to 650 mln dlrs from 614 mln a year earlier. However, the company reported net income declined to 17 mln dlrs, or 77 cts a share, in the quarter ended February 28 from 19 mln dlrs, or 84 cts a year earlier. ...
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NEW EEP DURUM WHEAT OFFER TO ALGERIA -- USDA
U.S. exporters will have the opportunity to sell an additional 300,000 tonnes of U.S. durum wheat to Algeria under the Export Enhancement Program, EEP, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The department said the sales will be subsidized with commodities from the Commodity Credit Corporation, CCC, in...
Financial Reports
MCCORMICK AND CO INC <MCCRK> 1ST QTR FEB 28 NET
Shr 37 cts vs 35 cts Net 4,346,000 vs 4,202,000 Revs 232.0 mln vs 223.2 mln
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TWA SAID IT DOES NOT INTEND TO SEEK CONTROL OF USAIR, ACQUIRE MORE STOCK AT THIS TIME
TWA SAID IT DOES NOT INTEND TO SEEK CONTROL OF USAIR, ACQUIRE MORE STOCK AT THIS TIME
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TELEQUEST INC <TELQ> 4TH QTR DEC 31 LOSS
Shr loss nine cts vs profit 35 cts Net loss 299,000 vs profit 1,025,000 Sales 9,704,000 vs 9,659,000 Avg shrs 3,792,138 vs 2,892,138 Year Shr profit one ct vs profit 58 cts Net profit 45,000 vs profit 1,705,000 Sales 25.4 mln vs 17.8 mln Avg shrs 3,567,138 vs 2,892,138 ...
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U.S. EEP VEG OIL PROPOSALS STILL UNDER REVIEW
U.S. Agriculture Department proposals to offer 260,000 tonnes of subsidized vegetable oil to four countries are still under consideration by an interagency trade policy group, a USDA official close to the group said. The official, who asked not to be identified, dismissed a report circulating in marke...
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AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORP <ACST> 2ND QTR NET
Qtr ends March One Shr profit 10 cts vs loss 2.20 cts Net profit 687,000 vs loss 14.5 mln Revs 68.3 mln vs 54.8 mln Avg shrs 7,018,000 vs 6,577,000 Six mths Shr profit 38 cts vs loss 1.95 Net profit 2,596,000 vs loss 12.8 mln Revs 129.9 mln vs 113.3 mln Avg shrs 6...
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CHICAGO DOCK AND CANAL <DOCKS> 3RD QTR NET
Period ended Jan 31 Shr 16 cts vs 10 cts Net 901,000 vs 562,000 Nine mths Shr 1.77 dlrs vs 19 cts Net 9,886,000 vs 1,122,000 NOTE: Full name is Chicago Dock and Canal Trust 1987 nine months earnings include gain from dispositions of real estate of 7,666,000 dlrs, or 1.33 dl...
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MCGRAW HILL <MHP> BUYS HARPER/ROW <HPR> UNIT
McGraw-Hill Inc said it bought <Medecines et Sciences Internationales SA>, a French Healthcare publisher, from Harper and Row Publishers Inc. The sum of the deal was not disclosed. It said the French company publishes original titles by French authors, as well as translations of American, British...
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INFINITE GRAPHICS <INFG> SEES HIGHER 4TH QTR
Infinite Graphics Inc expects earnings for the fourth quarter ending April 30 to exceed the 127,587 dlrs, or seven cts a share posted a year ago, Chairman Clifford F. Stritch Jr. told a meeting of financial analysts. Stritch also said the company's annual revenues should exceed 6.0 mln dlrs, up from 4.1...
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SUBURBAN BANCORP <SUBBA> UNIT WINS JUDGMENT
Suburban Bancorp said a Cook County Circuit Court ruled in favor of one of its companies, Suburban Bancorp of Bartlett (formerly Bartlett State Bank) on claims against six former directors. Suburban Bank of Barlett claimed that the former directors breached their fiduciary duties and were negligent in o...
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