Evening star., 1936-08-11
BRIGGS EARNINGS
IMPROVE SHARPLY
$4,370,853 Net for Quarter
Compares With Only $3,-
298,317 Year Ago.
By the Associ; ted Press.

By the Associi ted Press.
NEW YORK, August 1l.-Briggs
Manufacturing Co., Detroit, makers Of
automotive equipment, reported for the
June quarter net profit Of $4,370, ,853,
after depreciation and all other charges
except Federal surtaxes. This is equal
to $221 a share on the average capital
outstanding, and compared with $3,-
298,317 or $1.70 in the same quarter
last year.
Stone q Webster.
Stone & Webster, Inc, engineering
firm, reported for the IL months ended
June 30 net income of 1924, ,420 before
undistributed profits tax, compared
with s73,53l in the like 1885 period.
Madison Square Garden.
Madison Square Garden Corp. re-
ported for the fiscal year ended May
81 net income Of $253,024, equal to SO
cents common share, compared with
s179,568 or 64 cents in the preceding
like period. The earnings did not in
clude those of the Boston Garden.
Sunray Oil Corp.
Sunray Oil Corp. reflner and pro-
ducer, reported for the first half net
income of S258.676, equal after pre-
ferred dividends to IA cents common
share on 1,9lo,248 shares This COM
pares with $160,199 or 10 cents share
on 1883, ,401 in the like 1885 period.
The company's new 5l2 per cent pre-
ferred was not outstanding year ago.
Standard Products Co.
Standard Products Co., Cleveland,
manufacturer Of equipment used in
automobiles, reports for the fiscal year
ended June 80 net profit after all
charges and Federal corporate surtax
of s738,319, equal to $246 a share on
the capital stock, compared with net
profit of predecessor companies of
S300,275, equal to 81 share for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1885.
Westvaco Chlorine.
Westvaco Chlorine Products Corp.
and subsidiaries, chemicals, with plants
at Carteret, N. j., and South Charles
ton. w. Va, reported for the IL
months ended June 80 net income of
s6l4,106, equal after preferred divi-
dends to s161 a share Of common
stock. against $597 ,94l, or sl,56 share
in the preceding IL months.
Pillsbury Flour Mills.
Pillsbury Flour Mills. Inc. with
properties at Minneapolis, Atchison,
Kans.; Enid, Okla; Springfield, Ill:
Buffalo, N. Y, and Astoria, Greg, re-
ported for the year ended May 81 con-
solidated net income of S908, ,983, equal
to $1.65 a share of capital stock,
against $1,537,395, or $3.50 a share in
the previous fiscal year.
National EnameIing.
National Enameling &, Stamping
Co.. specializing in household uten-
sils. reported for the six months ended
June 80 net income of s80,552, equal
to 10 cents share of capital stock,
without provision for undiStributed
profits surtax, against $94,Oll, or So
cents a share, for the like period last
year. Company has plants at St.
Louis, Milwaukee, Baltimore. New
Orleans and Granite City, Ill.
First National Stores.
First National Stores, Inc, operat-
ing a chain Of grocery stores in New
England States, reported for the
quarter ended June 81 net income of
s928,07s. equal after preferred divi-
dends to sl.08 common share. No
provision was made for Federal un-
distributed profits tax. This COM
pares with s73l,45s, or "a cents a
share, in the like 1885 period.