The Dermott news., 1918-08-22


breweries making an average profit of
a. to so per cent in 1916, and an ex-
cess profit of 10 per cent in 1917.
The distillerS of WHISTLES and spir-
its made profits in 1916 that ranged
from . to S23 per cent, while their ex-
cess profits last year were from u 10
400 per cent.
Coal Men Pile Up Wealth.
The Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginta soft coal mining companies made
enormous excess profits in 1917, nc
cording to the report The large com
panies all made profits In 1916 ranging
from % to 100 per cent.
In 1917 all of the large bitumluous
operators, the report shows. made IN
usual profits. One mine made 1,G26
per cent on It's capital in 1916 and 4 1897
per cent In 1917. Another made 1872
per cent IN 1916 and 5.9S3 per cent in
1917.
Profits OF the mldcontinent bitumi-
nous operators were smaller, av~as=
ing 50 per cent.
The big oil producing companies Of
1iilllNlSs tidiAttds 4NtN 1 ~ n 4 NiAtlF'sf4
yanla, Ohio. Kentucky, Tennessee, and
West Virginia made from IS 10 3S1
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 1916, those for
the larger companies ranging from -
10 70 per cent that year. They showed
excess profits In 1917 Of from TO %
per cent.
Small dealers in -four md grain,
with capital stock OF from $1,000 to
$4,000. made excess profits that ranged
as high rs $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 Is high as aat
per cent.
Retail dealers IN tobacco made cuef
nous profits of the smokers az tie
country the highest being $40 per
cent, and tie average approximately
80 per cent in 1916. These profits
were doubled during l2f1.
Auto Builders Wax rat.
Most OF the auio"o2tie eo'''"1iiss
hi high mafhs IA earnings ~ - 40 ~.
they went still higher "a 1911 Ihe
largest listed. however. did not show
any extraordinary increase in profits
over those o. l2l9- ohe=eeiti4AA1> "'1a
S{Iooo,Ooo capital ia i3t9 s'ts49u ~
oooooo. then boosted lis e2i4t9l Ss9ss
To S9ooVo.V9 anu uisa '3s4S" -.
100000. \ Sfaoeo'Vo0 concern "l.ls..
earned SA6ootk" in I9lo taade 9''-9e,-
600 In WI \ Slp,ooe.o9 company
made Sl'l3,ooo In I'LL, against y
10000 in 1916.
\ tin plate mil with S49V0tN" cap
ital made S54 100000 net profit IN M
against Sl9o00ooo in l9io, or an III
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How DRY Goods Men Fared.
A list OF 2og2 clothing and dry
goods merchants. including Department