Evening star., 1936-05-05
KE|TH-ALBEE NETS
$274,049. PROFIT
13 Weeks Earnings Com.
pare With Only S28,954
for Year Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

trolled by Radio Keith Orpheum
Corp), vaudeville chain with an in
terest in about go theaters through
ou the United States and Canada, re-
ported net profit after all charges for
the 13 weeks ended March % of
S274,049, equal to s426 a share on
the 64,304 shares of per cent cum
ulative preferred stock. This COM
pared with S28,954, or As cents a
share for the like period a year ago.
Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc. and
subsidiaries, with plants in Massachu-
sets, New York, Illinois, California
and Canada, reported net loss of
s84,679 for the IL months ended March
81, against net profit of $276,50l for
the IL months ended March 81, 1885
City Stores Co.
City Stores Co., and subsidiaries,
operating department stores in New
Orleans, Birmingham, Memphis, Louis
vile and Philadelphia, reported for the
quarter ended January 81 consolidated
net profit of S375, ,l03. equivalent to 81
cents a share on the common stock,
against S57.016. or cents share, in
the corresponding quarter last year.
E. r. Squibb & Sons.
E. r. Squibb g. Sons, producers of
medicinal and chemical preparations,
with plants throughout the country,
reported consolidated net income Of
S657.585 for the year ended December
81, 1885, equivalent to "a cents share
on the common stock. against s542, ,O69.
or so cents share. in 1884.
Standard Fruit.
Standard Fruit g. Steamship Co.,
with properties in Central America
and the United States. for the March
quarter had net loss of $685.. 500,
compared with net loss of 1892, ,789 in
the March quarter last year.
b. F. Keith Corp.
B. F. Keith Corp. and subsidiaries
controlled by Keith -Albee- -Orpheum
Corp, which owns all the capital
stock reported net profit for the l3
weeks ended March % of s238.326,
compared with s29,820 in the CORE
spending period Of last year.
Pacific Western Oil.
Pacific Western Oil Corp and wholly
owned subsidiary, with properties in
California, reported for the March
quarter, subject to year-end adjust
ments, net profit of S323,506 after
charges, equal to 80 cents a share,
compared with S154.281. or Is cents
share, in the March quarter OF
1885.
Arkansas Natural Gas.
Arkansas Natural Gas Co., sup
plying more than 100 cities in Louisi-
ana, Texas and Arkansas. reported
for the March quarter net income OF
S1,815,552, compared with S827.241
in the same period a year ago. The
annual report covering the year 1885.
mailed to stockholders today, showed
net income of s2,934.6O8. against
S1,506.715 in 1884 The figures are
after charges, depreciation. depletion
and requirements. Cities Service Co.
owns approximately "a per cent of the
outstanding common apd 81 per cent
of the Class "a" stock.
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Mack Trucks. Inc, with principal
plant at Plainfield. N. j., today report
ed net income of $107,477 for the
quarter ended March 81, equivalent to
18 cents a share on the capital stock.
This compares with a net loss of
S187,018 for the first quarter OF 1885.
American Water Works.
American Water Works g. Electric
Co., operating electric and other pub
.ic utility properties in the Eastern
half of the United States, reported for
the IL months ended March 81 con-
solidated net income of S3,7l5057,
equivalent after preferred stock divi-
dends to SLOT share on 2,343. 3.158
common shares outstanding at the end
of the period. For the preceding IL
months net income was $2,838, ,427 or
"a cents a share on 1,741 ,0o8 common
shares.