Show Wall Street Briefs NEW YORK VORK March 6 AP M February dividend payments made br by domestic corporations totaled 1231 Standard company reports Rails nati Jed the Ut of major with a total ol oX ml electric and com com- panle were next nest with More than halt of th the In hi bonds ajo ro to b be by the Grunow company In connection with Iti of of Utilities corporation have been bf for or sub subject tb- tb to the prior o of stockholders to i on OTt a proportionate basis rata rali to their stock of fled rs t o t both companies to ratify the merger and financing have been called lot lor March JO 20 of mete mere thin than by the city pf gf sod and Cook county lot lor ae ers s and ud street sod and part park Improvements considerably the tho total value of construction operations an announced an- an throughout the country during the week Dally reports report The total however for all of ot planned panned work ot except highways fell to cs s compared with In the Ine eec but showed a substantial over ove the for the corresponding c T ee cek list ar Great Lakes Aircraft corporation has re received re a contract from the United Slates Ray navy for or construction ot OC thirty tao bomb bomb- tog planes National corporations corporation's plant at Werton W. W VB Va Is now at ap approximately ap- ap proximately 64 61 per er cent of ca capacity Ca and Its Great Lakes and Michigan plants at Detroit arc at approximately 60 per cr cent Officials state the rate ot ol opera opera- has Ms been steadily and that has be been n considerable Improvement la demand tar lor strip steel atee February sales o of othe the O. O O 0 Murphy torn com Deny fany ed 21 17 7 r per r cent to compared with toe for the like month or of 1830 1930 for the first t to o months this y rear ar aggregated an Increase ft 23 pr cent over o reported for lor forthe the period ol of last year The Melville Shoe company reported February Feb lusty sales of 1 a decrease of per cent from for February last lar Sales for January and February this thia jew totaled an n Increase of 8 89 per cent over o reported for the like months of 1930 S New bond e Increased sharply this eek thanks to the New York lock City Issue The total was Against last week and In the same period of 1930 1030 S Durant Motors Inc Is offering rights to buy shares at 33 each la to the ratio of one for each two to now nov held The Thu expire April 10 The ne neif stock will rill come from the treasury Proceeds tU provide Additional v |