New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Corporate Returns
BAY State Street Railway Company

DAY state Street Railway Company
Annual report for the year ended De-
cember 81. 1917. shows operating rev.
enue OF Sl0,902.5l6, compared with $l0,-
1858 FOR the previous year. Operat-
ing income amounted to $l,T09 sos,
compared with Sl,S14,566 for the year
before. Gross income was Sl.763 $50,
compared with Sl,STe,997 for 1915. Sur
plus for the year was $604,9o0. COM
pared with S462,739 for the previous
year.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Rail-
way.-The company reports operating
revenues Of s14,975,0oo for the year
ended December 81 last, compared with
Sl4.761,755 fcr 1916 Operating cx-
penses were Sll.S7S,566, compared with
s9,3s9, 1913 for the year before. Total
income was s3.906.oT6, compared with
4,223S.I92 Cor the previous year. Sur
plus available for dividends amounted
to 81 ,06S, ,i05, compared with Sl,239,041
for 1915, Dividends We're 100000,
compared with SsS6,000 for the pre-
vious year. Surplus was $7S,l05, COM
pared wish S354,ol7 for the year be-
fore.
American Cigar Company. Report
for the year ended December 81. 1917,
shows net earnings of S2,213,755 COM
pared with S1,Ss7, ,2s5 for 1916. nvi-
dends amounted to 81 200 900. the same
as the year before. After $500, 900 pre-
ferred dividends there was balance of
s1,6l3,755, equal to S16.14 per share on
the common stock, compared with S12.67
per share for the previous year Sur
plus was $l,0l3,755, compared with
$667, ,2S5 for 1915.
Hooking Valley Products Company
Net profits FOR the year ended Decem-
ber 81, 1917, were s135.25o, compared
with S53,o7l for tho previous year.
Gross income amounted to $3.50, ,76o.
compared with S4S3,2l7 for the year
before Balance was $75,994, compared
with S1.223l for 1916.
Associated Dry Goods Corporation.-
Report for the year ended December
81, last shows net profit Of $3.50 ,Ss4.
Gross profit amounted to s1.764,1se.
Dividends paid on the first preferred
stock were S40l ,306, and profit and loss
surplus was S2,294, ,552.
National Starch Report fairly
large gain is shown in the net profits
of the National Starch Company in its
annual report for the year ended on
December 81 last The net profits for
the year were So ,227, compared with
$o,585 for the previous year. The
total income for 1917 was $545, ,7lS,
December 81. 1917. there was a net
deficit of $481 ,441
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad. Jan
uary gross, as reported yesterday, was
1915, 1927, against s541 ,294 in the CORE
spending month the wear before. After
deducting all charges. the balance Of
net income was S66.5S7. against 500.
1871. This is the first report published
since the property was taken over by
the government.
Certain-Teed Profits Tho annual
report Of the Certain-Teed Products
Corporation, in Chicago, shows net
earnings equal to $l2.34 a share on
common stock after all deductions, in
cluding reserve for excess profits
taxes, estimated at S210,000 have been
made.
Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Company
Net profits for the year ended Decem-
ber 81, 1917, were $3.50, Az, compared
With $2.to4,47S for 1916 Preferred
dividends amounted to $4,000. and
common dividends to $562 800, leaving a
balance of S697,977, which, added to
previous surplus, made total surplus
Of 1920, ,092.
marlborough Rapid Transit Company
1918 1917
Ian. gr. oper. rev. $3.5S9,021 S3.65C692
OreratinC expenses 1.6ol.22 147a. .oA4