New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Corporate Returns

American Steel Foundries. Report
ior the first quarter of 1918 shows net
earnings of $2,o59,S5o, compared with
$3,lo4,814 for the corresponding quar-
Ter OF the preceding year. Other in
come totalled s41,17o, bringing the total
income nac to s2,1O2,O20, against s317e.
sIo Tor the same period of last wear
Alter charges of S46,427 and taxes of
So4S,0oo, surplus for the quarter
amounted to S1,507,593, which is equiv
aient to $S.77 per share on III 800
snafes OF stock, compared with S2,401.-
4oz' or 1887 per share earned in tn
corresponding months of the previous
year.
Hercules Powder Company. - Gross
earnings for the quarter ended March
81 last amounted to $8,80O,871, compared
with $l3,548,610 for the same quarter
OF OF the year before. Net earnings were
,azo'ooo' against $1,85s,938 for the
Hrst quarter OF 1917 Preferred divi-
denas totalled $93,625, the same amount
PAID IN the corresponding period of last
year. Balance was S1,234.1 40 eoual ~
$l7.26 per share on 1850 shares of
cor common stock, against s1,765,313. or
Sz4,b8 per share earned in the same
months of the preceding year.
Chesapeake & Ohio-Statemen for
the month of March shows gross earn.
ings amounting to S5,188,751. compared
with $4,465.765 for the corresponding
period Of 1917. Net after taxes was
Sl,275,soS, against S1,944,1s4 for the
same month Of the year before Sur-
plus amounted to S524,449. Gross earn
lngs for the first quarter of 1918 we're
S12,965,322, and net earnings totalled
S1,S22,744. Deficit after charges for
the quarter was $16410 compared
with a surplus of S1,598,6s7 for the
corresponding quarter of 1917.
Boston & Maine.-Gross earnings for
the month of March amounted to S.
169,541, an increase of s434,95o over
the same period of the previous wear.
Net was $s66,210, against s553,155 for
the corresponding period of last year.
Net operating income totalled S17456.
a decrease of $198,132 from March of
1917. The first quarters gross earn
ings were S13,217,506, compared with
S13,254, ,745 for the same months of the
preceding year. Net operating deficit
for the quarter amounted to $1,492,7
Sears, Roebuck & Co.-Sales for the
month of April were $14,348,6O7, a de-
crease of $360,768 from the correspond
ing period Of 1917. Sales for the first
four months totalled $62,513,247, an in
crease of $2,462,071 over the same
months of the year before.
Pacific Coast Company.-Gross earn
lngs for March were $519,848, an in
crease of $152,421 over March of 1917.
Net after taxes amounte to $?6,288,
compared with S88,1O4 for the CORE
spending period of the previous year.
Gross for the nine months ended
March 81 last totalled $4,697,331, de-
crease of s144,737 from the same
months of the preceding year. Net
after taxes for the period was S817,654,
Aetna Explosives Company. Gross
from which deductions of $168,964 were
made, leaving net earnings for the
month of $641,4
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
COmpany.--Gross earnings amounted
to S977, ,S99 for the month of March.
compared with $875,146 for the same
month of 1917. Net after taxes was
S109,453. Total income was S141.675,
against $202,640 for the corresponding
period Of last year. Gross earnings for
the first quarter totalled $2,671,272. To-
tai income for the period was 1902, ,967,
compared with $465,554 for the same
quarter of the previous year.
Wilson & Co., Inc.-Profit after de-
probation, etc, for the year ended De-
cember 81 last, amounted to $7,40s, III,
against $5,710,357 for the previous
year. Interest was $903,750, leaving
balance available for preferred divi-
dends of $6,5O4,421. Preferred divi-
dends totaled $713,188, compared with
$700,714 for 1916. Surplus for the year
was .$5,791,233, compared with $4,213,-
1853 for the preceding year.
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk
Railroad.-The company reports total
operating revenue for the year ended
December 81, 1917, of s5,516,s09. com
pared with s5,1o4, 1853 for the year
before. Operating expenses were
$4,103,226, leaving a net revenue of
$1,413,583, from which tax accruals
and uncollectable revenue of S287,l44
were deducted. Net income amounted
to Se16,149, against S1,310,149 Sur
plus for the year totaled S545,579.
Electric Bond and Share Company
Gross income for the year ended De-
cember 81 last was S3,140,o20. com
pared with $2,170.915 for the preced-
ing year. Net income amounted to
$2,066,389, against $1,666,932 for 1915.
Preferred dividends were s487.71o.
leaving balance available for com
mon dividends of s1,57S,679, from
which common dividends totaling 1884,
a28 were deducted. Surplus for the
period was $933,791, compared with
S733.153 for the previous year.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany.-Operating revenue for March
totaled $a,690,707, compared with
s4,o4e,275 for the corresponding month
of 1877. Operating expenses were
s3,o72,330. Taxes amounted to $780,
600, leaving an operating income of
81 1,358,377 for the month Operating
revenue for the first quarter of 1918
was $13,261,6 against s11 1,550,0o0 for