	castle and cooke cke takes fourth qtr loss castle and cooke inc said it would take a fourth quarter after tax loss of mln dlrs from the previously reported sale of its flexi van container leasing business to itel corp itel for about mln dlrs earlier the company reported a loss for the fourth quarter ended january of mln dlrs or cts a share compared with a loss of mln dlrs or cts per share in s fourth quarter for the year however the diversified holding company reported a net profit of mln dlrs or cts a share versus mln dlrs or cts a share in david murdock chairman and chief executive officer said both our food business and our real estate operations increased their ings during the year but he added that flexi van s results were hit by depressed daily rental rates for leased equipment caused by oversupplies the company also reported that george elkas formerly executive vice president has been named president and chief operating officer of flexi van corp while william burns has been named executive vice president of flexi van reuter 
