Evening star., 1936-10-27
$3,7B,272 EARNED
BYGENERALFOODS
Quarterly Profit Compares
With $2,907,715 for Same
/. 1885 Period.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 27.-General
foods Corp, makers and natlon-wide
distributors of food specialties. reported
for the quarter ended September 80 net
earnings Of s3.773,272 before surtax on
undistributed profits, equal to u cents
q share on the common.
This compares with s2.776,77S, or 50
cents a share in the previous quarter.
and $2,907,7l5, or Sc cents a share in
the comparable period Of 1885.
For the first nine months net income
was $l0,617, 200, equal to $2.02 COM
mon share, against $8,770.437. or $l.67
a share for the similar period last year.
National Supply Co.
National Supply Co. Of Delaware re-
ported net income for the quarter end
ed September 80 of sl,047,3l2, after
charges and normal Federal income
tax. equal to $6.29 share on the 81
preferred, upon which back dividends
amounted to S35 share September 80.
Allowing for only regular quarterly
dividend requirements on the preferred
the balance was equal to '$l.98 share
on the common. This compares with
$l,34l $50, or $2.74 common share in
the preceding quarter and net loss OF
$76,483 in the September. 1885,
quarter.
For the nine months ended Septem-
her 40 net income was $2,88l, ,843,
equivalent, after only regular preferred
dividend requirements, to $5.25 share
of common stock, against S85, ,297, or 81
cents a preferred share in the same
period of 1885.
General Motors.
General Motors Corp. reported Il
earned SITS, 1913, ,624 in the nine month:
ended with September. the largest
profit for a comparable period since
1929. The total surpassed that for the
full year 1885, and was far above the
net of only sl64.979 for 1882.
Profit applicable to the common
stock was equal to 1892 share. Fol
the corresponding 1885 period me-
amounted to s1l4.482, 1926, equal u
s2.5l a share. For the full year tn.
total was sl67 ,227 900, equal to 1910 .
common share.
For the three months ended with
September, net earnings were $34,-
626,078. equal to IS cents q share, also
the best for comparable period since
1929. In the same 1885 months the
total was $50, ,753,088, or 66 cents q
share.
Ruberoid Co.
The Ruberoid Co.. makers Of build
ing products, reported for the quarter
ended September 80 net profit after
depreciation, but before surtax on un-
distributed profits, of $398,036. equal
to SO share on the common. This
compares with net profits of $z52 ,438
or $190 share for the preceding
quarter and s243,s99, or sl.84 a share
in the September quarter Of 1885.
Ludlum Steel.
Ludlum Steel Co. and subsidiaries
reported net profit of s270,968 for the
September 80 quarter, equal to 81 cents
a share on 496,076 shares of common
stock, without provision for undis.
tributed profits surtax. This compared
with s271,3 1863, equal to SIS cents 6
share, in the preceding quarter. In the
September quarter last year net profit
of Ludlum, excluding subsidiaries, wa.
s101, ,947, equal after quarterly DIVIDEND
requirements on the preferred to Il
cents a share on 202,l55 common
shares. Preferred stock was called fol
redemption last May.
Superior Steel.
Superior Steel Corp. Of Pittsburgh
reported for the September quarter net
income of $118,0l0, equal to sl04 9
share of capital stock. against s58,-
726, or 50 cents a share. in the preced-
ing quarter and net loss of $3S,206 ir
the like period last year.