Show t Wall Street Briefs 1 NEW YORK April 18 AP AP National Biscuit company earned a share on the common stock in the first ter against a shore share In the first quarter last year Regular quarterly dividends of on the common end imd 1 per cent on the preferred were declared Bituminous coal output in ji the be ended April 14 is estimated at 0 net tons by the National Coal association compared with tons re- re pOrted by the bureau of mine minea the west before Advances of 3 to 4 a ton a-ton ton In of east cast iron pipe are disclosed in submitted n c-n Inquiries foe 2521 tona for New York City since Its last purchase on March 29 The freight rate rale front from Birmingham to New York is a aton aton ton so the lowest proposals submitted d figure back to 2865 2805 to 2965 a ton base R. R 1 O. O Wood A IS f Co were low bidders on March 29 on a larg tonnage fr the city at a ton d det livered or 25 2560 60 Birmingham inquiries are out for tons of 24 30 and 3 Inch pipe from Detroit on which bid will be taken April 20 McCall corporation has Increased the dividend rate from 2 tt td- td 3 a share on Its capital stock 4 P. P J. J Lisman j Co bankers hay have taken an en cn a majority of tb th shares of the Pantepec Oil company cf cC Venezuela from E. E A. A Pierce Co and affiliated banking interests The of the option is about 20 a share The stock has been deposited in escrow ana aal anait it Is expected the option will be exer Lisman A Co are thought to be acting for prospective foreign buyers i 1 iThe The passenger airplane service In hi the United States indicates It lt's fa provIng suet sues although without as asIs asIs Is given European lane guI ot Pan American Airways NeWYork New NewYork York operating operating-a line between Key West and transported 67 67 rf since January 16 when the line ed to April 1 an average of of 20 month About pounds of mail niall were carried with the saving savins of an D DJ tire business day v i First quarter net earning af f Sweets Sweats Company of America Inc were before depreciation anti ami taxes against a year ago The first quarts quarter usually Is the least east profitable the fhe pany reports Orders since January J 4 have been running 15 per cent ahead c cj last year Hupp Motor tar Car earned a ft on the common in the first quarter against 48 cents a share In h III firSt quarter of 1927 Shipments were vere oars cars against a year ear O Operating loss of Cramp A Sons Ship and Engine BUilding com company company pany for or 1927 was Atlantic Toast Line Line railroad has ordered or dewed dered phosphate ears cars irons from i-ec i ee Coal Iron and company subsidiary of United States Steel Beth lehem Steel has taken an order for liO mine cars from rein Consolidation Coal com colas Rally pany a A further slight alight drop In In steel production occurred last st week the a now how being about 84 per capacity against 84 per cent the fi k before and 86 85 per cent two weeks SP Subsidiaries of th the United States Ste corporation are operating 99 9 per percent percent cent against 89 per cent th Uw Ing week and anil more than tOO pet per two welts ago France produced In 1927 more bauxite the principal source of aluminum any other country in the Bankers Trust company o of New York report The rite years year's output was liOn tons compared with tons In the United States and lion vary |