Evening star., 1936-10-23
DU POINT PROFITS
AT S.31 A SHARE
ne-Month Net Reaches
$58,661,s15, Compared to
$35,534,717 in 1885.
Ey the Associated Press.

du Pont de Nemours g. Co. reported
consolidated income for nine months
ended September 80. applicable to the
common stock, was $58.661 BIS, OF
$5.31 O share on 11,050,973 average
shares outstanding.
This figure, which includes income
from the General Motors investment
equal to $3.65 on each share Of Du
Pont common, compares with $35, ,534, :
TIT or 1922 a share for the first nine
months Of 1885, which included in
come from General Motors investment
amounting to $3.13 share.
For the third quarter earnings ap-
plicable to the common were $22,554.-
444, or $2.04 a share, including in
come from General Motors investment
equal to $l09 a share on Du Pont
common. This compared with $2.06 a
share in the preceding quarter, which
included income from General Motors
investment equal OF Sill a share on
Du Pont common. In the third quar-
ter Of 1885 earnings were 81 .48 a share,
which included income from General
Motors investment equal to about SO
cents q share on Du Pont common.
Proctor & Gamble.
Proctor & Gamble Co. reported net
profits for the September quarter OF
$6,629,564 against $4,244.495 in the
preceding quarter and $3,604,5 sos in
the September quarter last year. with
no provision made for undistributed
profits surtax. Earnings were equal
after preferred dividends, to $l0l a
share on the common, against SO cents
a share in the June quarter and So
cents a share last year.
Gillette Safety Razor.
Gillette Safety Razor Co., Boston
reported for the nine months ended
September 80 net profit of $3,422,l77
without provision for undistributed
profits surtax, equal after preferred
dividends to $1l3 share on the COM
mon. For the first nine months OF
1885 profit was s3,293. 1893. or s1.o6 a
common share.
Texas Gulf Sulphur.
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. reported
September quarter net income of
$2;912.383, equal to 76 cents a share
on the capital stock, against s2,661.-
900, or SO cents a share. in the pre-
ceding quarter, and $1,810.038, or A
cents a share, in the third quarter last
year.
United Air Lines.
United Air Lines Transportation
Corp, operating a transcontinental
air service, reported September quar-
ter net income Of $267,5s2. equal to
rs cents a share on capital stock
against $366,574. or IS cents a share
for the third quarter last year. The
company stated that provision Of
$88,300 has been made for undis-
tributed profits surtax.
General Railway Signal.
General Railway Signal Co., Ro-
chester. N. Y, reported for the quar-
ter ended September 80 net profit oi
$231 .535, equal after preferred diU.
dend requirements, to 81 cents COM
mon share. In the preceding quarter
there was q net loss of $9,563. In the
September quarter last year profit wa.
$282 OBS. or u cents common share
Hercules Powder.
Hercules Powder Co., makers Of ex.
plosives, chemicals and other products
operating plants throughout the coun.
try, reported for nine months ended
September 80, net profit of s2,s3l ,449
equal after preferred dividend re.
quirements. to $423 share on the
common, with no provision for undis-
tributed profits surtax. This com.
pares with s2.248, 400, or $3.50 share
in the first nine months of 1885.
American Home Products.
American Home Products Corp.
manufacturers of medicines and cos.
metics, with plants at New York. Chi
cago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cincin-
natl, New Haven, Conn, and Walker.
willie, Ontario, reported for nine
months ended September 80, net in
come of $2,157,981, equal to s2.91 6
share on capital stock. No 1885 com.
parison is available.
Midcontinental Petroleum.
Midcontinental Petroleum Corp. re.
ported net income Of 81 ,784,410 for the
September quarter, equal to 96 cent.
a share on capital stock without pro-
vision for undistributed profits surtax
For the September, 1885, quarter nei
income was $945,551, or 81 cents 9
share.
National Gypsum.
National Gypsum Co. reported fol
nine months ended September 80 net
profit Of $799 9,3l7, equal after preferred
dividend requirements to s2.44 share
on the combined Class "a" and Clas,
''B" common stock, without provision
for undistributed profits surtax. II
the first nine months of 1885 net profit
was $39s,535.
Penick & Ford.
Penick & Ford, Ltd, of New York
makers of starch, sugar and other corr
products reported third quarter ne
profit Of $3.50, ,431 before provision fol
Federal surtax on undivided profits
equal to 78 cents a share on $4,000
shares Of common stock. This com.
pares with $l89.324 or 81 cents a share
in the third quarter Of 1885.
Philip Morris q Co.
Philip Morris & Co., reported fol
six months ended September 80 ne,
income of $1,700.507. equal to $3.2t
share on $1,000 capital shares
against $685.. .648 or sails q share OF
4l5.04l capital shares for the similal
period of 1885.
p. & r. Coal q Iron.
PHILADELPHIA, October % P.-
The Philadelphia g. Reading Coal &
Iron Corp. net loss for the IL month.
ended September. 80 was announced
todav at S3.S77. .556, OF this loss SAG.