Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-08-31

The profits Of the brewers ranged
from Is to 175 per cent In 1916, and
their excess profits in 1917. were from
] to so per cent, most of the large
breweries making an average profit OF
AZ to so per cent In 1916, and an ex-
a'cess profit of 10 per cent in 1917.
The distillers of WHISTLES and spir-
its made profits in 1916 that ranged
from 8 to 1923 per cent, while their, ex-
cess profits last year were from II to
400 per cent. e."
Coal Men Pile Up Wealth.
The Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia soft coal mining companies made
enormous excess profits in 1917, ac-
cording to the report. The large COM
panies all made profits in 1916 ranging
from % to $50 per cent.
In 1917 all of the large bituminous
operators, the report shows, made un-
usual profits. One mine made 1925
per cent on it's capital in 1916 and 4,337
per cent in 1917. Another made 1872
per cent in 1916 and 1898 per cent in
1917.
Profits of the midcontinent bitumi-
nous operators were smaller, averag-
ing 80 per cent.
The big oil producing companies Of
Illinois, Indiana, New York. Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Kentucky. Tennessee, and
| West Virginia made from % to 1856
per cent in 1916 and enormous excess
| profits in 1917 The Texas, Oklahoma
and Kansas oil companies showed
similar profits for both years.
All OF the garment manufacturers
made gigantic profits in 1915. those for
the larger companies ranging from 70
| to rs per cent that year. They showed
excess profits in 1917 of from to 80
per cent.
Small dealers in flour and grain,
with capital stock Of from $1,000 to
$4,000, made excess profits that ranged
as high as $40 per cent.
The report also shows that the small
dealers in furniture and other house
hold goods made enormous profits last
year. with excess profits as high as 800
per cent.
Retail dealers in tobacco made enor.
nous profits off the smokers OF the
country, the highest being 3,176 per
cent, and the average approximately
so per cent in 1916. These profits
were doubled during 1917
Auto Builders Wax Fat.
Most of the automobile companies
hit high marks in earnings in 1916, but
they went still higher in 1917. The
largest listed, however, did not show
any extraordinary increase in prohts
over those of 1916. One company with
$31 600 900 capital in 1916 earned $17.-
100000 then boosted its capital stock
to $96,000000 and then earned $23,-
100000 A $19,000,0O0 concern which
earned $4,6OS, 900 in 1916 made S5,25S,-
600 In 1917. A $16,O00,OOO company
made $4,713,0OO In 1917, against S4,'
10000 in 1916.
A tin plate mill with $40 100000 cap
ital made S54 100000 net profit in 1917,
against S19,OO0OOO in 1916, or an in
crease of ~ per cent on its capital
stock.
Transportation, public utilities, and
light and power companies, with very
few exceptions, Jared exceedingly well
during 1916 and 1917. Their profits
in 1916 generally ranged from 6 to 50
per cent on their capital stock, while
they nearly all made excess profits In
1917 of from 3 to 80 per cent. Profits
Of the large public utilities companies
in 1916 and 1917 ranged from IL to %
per cent.
Steam and electric railroads In 1916
while in 1917 they made profits In
excess of 1916 that ranged between 10
and 20 per cent, according to the re-
port.
Marine, fire, and life insurance con-
Germs enjoyed unusually large In
creases In profits One company
earned 400 per cent more on its cap
ital stock in 1917 than in 1916. An.
other capitalized at S7OO,OO increased
its income from s324,OOO in 1916 to
$3,77S,O0O in 1917.
How Dry Goods Men Jared.
A list of 1902 clothing and dry
goods merchants, including department
| stores, showed profits Tor 1917 In ex-
cess of those over 1916, as high as
| 191.43 per cent on the capital stock.
The concerns making the enormous
profits, however, were the smaller
| firms.
Retail grocers and provision brokers
made their enormous war profits"
in 1916, the report shows. The gro
GERS made only a small profit in 1917
in excess of their 1916 profits. OF the
1888 concerns listed In the report,
however only a dozen show profits Of
less than 20 per cent on their capital
stock in 1916, the year before the Unit
ed States entered the war, and the
profits of some concerns that year
were as high as 1913 per cent. Most
of the grocers, both large and small
concerns, the report shows, made av-
erage profits in 1916 of from so to 200
| per cent.