Show t 1 Wall Wal 11 Street Briefs Briet I NI NEW W YORK May 7 AP AP Another Another heavy volume of or building and engineering engi engl- Is reported for April Atril Arl by F. F W. W Dodge corporation the total for tor thirty seven states east of the Rocky mountains Including about 91 per cent of ot the country's building being belne Ing put at only 3 I per cr cent under the record of March MarC and 6 per cent more than In April Apri 1926 16 New construction started since the lie first of the year reached SOO a of ot 1 per cent from the same Sante period of ot 1926 an and 1 19 per cent ahead of ot the rt four tour months of ot 1925 April Apri sales of S. S II If Kress Co were verI 15 5 per per percent cent larger than a year ago reaching and for the tho four our months month this year against 8 In ih ah same period of of 1926 l Although Albough the automobile Industry as asa asa a a whole In 1927 will wi not equal the previous previous pre pre- record production profits of most of the larger large companies should continue continues Jo expand l. l says a a review by TS s D Dominic jj bankers DespIte Despite Dete De De- De- De spite te a decline a ls In Inthe 18 the passenger s car r. r output in the h rim quarter compared with the first firt quarter of 1926 certain companies showed amazing amsz- amsz ing Increases Chevrolet Increased Output Output Out Out- put 64 per cent Chrysler 37 3 per cent Oakland Pontiac Oakland 32 per cent and Reo neo 19 per percent cent Dodge declined 33 32 3 per pe cent and Buick Bulck G 11 per cent Offerings OfferIng of or 6 per cent cumulative preferred at stock k of ot the l Federal Investment Trust In Inc i Is I. beings n lm l I share Northern Slates Power reports net of I. I 70 for tor the year k od J l M Bl 81 against U 2 the year before Gro was waa 3 5 a alD 1 statement of Inter Inter- n bUSI Engineering c corporation corporation corpor corpor- alon as ag of or December r 31 t 6 shows to total to- to tai tal nt against In 24 11 Tr dors end and surplus against t tu M 1 ICH SI Building contracts contract of ot awarded in March In the seven even eastern states sLate a broke all al previous records topping the previous high In August 1025 by according to th the th Economic Service Inc building also set let t L i new with wih for March an Increase of 16 per cent m T ch 1126 1526 An idea Idea of the I lu may Inay be bc gained from 1 the Hie he fuel focI Un at t t tie tl fa tro of January lets vcra cra l H i 1 er Cr c nt b l lw 1526 1126 at h 1 s 4 i J jt f I 10 ill per cent cant behind wuie e et t tl en eni 1 ut it 1 Ma Mach ch th total lh was un v 4 pe pet pec CI cent cerl I belou bo 1024 2924 March MarciL contracts wera 57 per eft t greater than In ls 1 ary y and i 4 4 per cent e over v a u Mar I tar ago aso an lu i total for I the first a te ti tithe f the tire year 11 is still below the same i cri rl u vr 11 IbIs R. R NEW YORK May 7 AP Coffee CoHee Coffee Spot quiet and st steady stady ady HIo Io No 7 7 15 16 9 Santos No 4 1 c. c Futures I dull duJ May 13 July September Septem Septem- ber bar December So January Januar M. |