Show Y EVENING MAY i 14 44 4 1 BUSINESS BRIEFS i The annual report ot of the tho Olaa Olai Sugar company for tor 1 1928 1123 places place tho tb loss on Its fis 1922 1022 sugar ugar crop at IJ 6 Credit I Credi rd from various sources coerce e cut down th this do ceri- ceri I I- I cit somewhat but bonus payments payment to and year year end nd adjustments however made md the years year's to al Inroad on surplus According to A A. A J. J Watt manager the outlook for tor or 1 1933 23 Is ic much brighter ILis It IL ItIs Is I. believed that the yield of ot cane per r acre will exceed the estimate coupled with the tha fact that Indications point to a world shortage of ot sugar ugar for tor forthe forthe Indicate that the current year would the company can reasonably look forward forward for for- ward l a good year The annual annu report of ot the Northern States Statu Power company compan for tor 1922 1923 shows bows an ase of per cent rent In gross gron earnings earning's over 1131 1921 the 1922 figure be beIn being be- be In leg ing as aa compared with 12 for tor 1921 2921 Net earnings w were ro 35 5 a gain gain- of ot 1101 per cent over th the i J 1921 1021 figure of ot expenditures for tor new construction for tor the tue year amounted to Th The report of ot United Drug company for or the year 1922 1222 9 shows V gross gros o sales of t 9 Ua i the tha h r largest r with I one exception exception e tion the company has ever report report- ed This Thu shows an Increase over the tha 1911 1981 figure of ot while operating expenses expense of ot U showed a de decrease decrease decrease de- de crease of ot over the 1921 figure of ot or 7 1 per cent This Thu re reduction reduction re- re reduction In operating expenses Is reflected reflect reflect- ed In the operating profit the tho 1922 figure fig ure being compared with 4 f.- f. for tor 1921 an Increase of 43 per cent f I I 1 I The sales of f O Goldwyn Ltd the distributing company for tor Goldwyn Pictures corporation corporation corporation cor cor- cor- cor In tn England were In excess of ot for 1922 It Is I. announced by F J. J Godsol president of ot the latter iatter corn com omI pan pany The operations of ot the English company one half of ot whose capital stock clock stockIs I Is ii owned by Goldwyn Pictures showed a a. profit of ot The report of ot the General Electric company for the year 1923 reflects the tho keen demand for electrical apparatus I throughout the country This demand Is i. of ot course partly because of ot the fact tact that there was very little littie activity In manufacturing of ot electrical good gonds during the war Tar other than war supplies which created an unusual demand In the fol tol- lowing period Much ot of the present market for electrical goods good comes from the radio fan tan Orders Order received during during- the year to to- to taleS 1 compared co r with 1 8 In the year 1921 an increase aI of t 35 per cent Unfilled Untilled orders ot of at the close of ot 1922 were larger by 88 85 per cent than titan at the close ot of 1921 Inasmuch as the carrying over of ot unfilled untilled orders from one year yar to another another another an an- other has hae had bad a a. very marked Influence In results for tor the ensuIng ensuing ensuing ing Ing- twelve months month the company looks forward for tor a a. considerable Increase In the amount of ot gross groes business for 1923 The Tha Income account reveals the fact that General Electric was able to strengthen its It grip on cost of ot manu facture The of net sales sailS produced a manufacturing profit aft aUt deduction of maintenance depreciating and federal taxes talCe of ot or 1 1 In excess of ot the 1921 figure of or 3 earned on of sales cabs billed in the tha 1921 y yar ar Tr In oter words the margin fo profit in 1921 was per r cent with 98 percent per pr aC lIeW cent t in 1 1921 an increase Of TVs l 44 per cent |