Evening star., 1936-04-21
THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON G,
GENERAL ELECTRIC
EARNINGS CLIMB.
First Quarters Net Profit
at $7,086.830,. Against
$5,390,931 in 1885.
By the Associated Press.

So,39U,93l IN 1850.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 21.-General
Electric Co. today reported for the
quarter ended March 81 net income
of $7,0S6.830. after all charges, equal
to Is cents q common share.
In the March quarter of 1885 net
income was $5,390,931. or 10 cents a
common share.
The profit for the first quarter this
year was the highest for that period
since the initial three months of 1881.
Sales for the first quarter this year
rose 27 per cent to $5l ,423, ,07l, against
SAC, 1893 ,538 for the same period of
1885, President Gerard Swope an
nounced.
Orders received rose 81 per cent to
a total of S59,56s,S79, against s49.-
379,932 for the first quarter last year.
General Foods Corp.
General Foods Corp. reported today
the highest earnings for the first quar-
ter Of 1896 since the initial three
months of 1892.
Net profit for the 1886 first quarter
amounted to s4,067,150, equal to II
cents q common share, compared with
1885 first quarter earnings of $780,
339, or 81 cents a share.
Chesapeake & Ohio.
Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway Co.,
in report for the quarter ended
March 81, showed net income OF
$9,258,560, equivalent, after dividends
on the 61s per cent preferred stock,
to l.20 a share on the common stock,
against s7,093, 1886. or 90 cents a share,
in the like 1885 period.
Penick & Ford.
Penick g. Ford, Ltd, Inc, reported
for the quarter ended March 81 net
profit of 1898. .28o, equal to sl05 a
share of capital stock, against S27l ,318.
or 73 certs share, in the March, 1885,
quarter.
HARRISON Walker.
HARRISON Walker Refractories Co.,
reported estimated net income of
S541 100 for the quarter ended March
81, equivalent after dividends on the
preferred stock to SO cents share on
the common stock. This compared
with s467,0oo in the March, 1885,
quarter. or 80 cents common share.
Checker Cab Manufacturing Co.
Checker Cab Manufacturing Co. for
1885 reported consolidated net profit
of 1896 after charges of taxes, against
net loss of $354,833 in 1894.
Yellow Truck & Coach.
Yellow Truck g. Coach Manufactur-
ing Co., earned s503,000 during 1885,
after charges. compared with net
B. Babcock, president. reported sales
of 1886. 799 In 1885, an increase of
26.9 per cent over the previous year.
Electric Bond & Share.
Electric Bond & Share Co., utility
holding company. reported for the
March quarter net income of $780,
936, equal, after preferred dividend
requirements. to / cent a share on the
common stock. This compared with
$2,2l3,566, or 2 cents a common she-e
after preferred dividends, in the same
quarter last year.
Southern California Edison.
Net income of s2,737,l34 for the
quarter ended March 81 was reported
today by Southern California Edison
Co., Ltd, after preferred dividends
fhere urac h,lonca oo,,ol IN AZ naptS
a share on the common stock. For
the March quarter last year net in
come was s2,o50,ss4 or 10 cents a
common share.
Bon Ami &C.
Bon Ami Co. and subsidiaries, with
properties in Manchester, Conn;
Montreal Quebec. and Sydney, Aus
tralia. reported March quarter net
income of $245,556, against 1922, lat
in the March quarter last year.
Coca Cola International.
Coca Cola International Co., hold
ing company for Coca Cola stock, re-
ported for the quarter ended March
81 net income of S632,873, against
S7e6, ,654 for the same period last year.
Hiram Walker.
Hiram Walker Gooderham g. Worts,
Ltd. Canadian distilling concern, re-
ported for the quarter ended February
20 consolidated net income of s1,118,-
663, equivalent after preferred divi-
dends to ST 50 share on the common
stock. against 81 ,067.687 or s144
common share in the same quarter
last year.
Union Carbide g. Carbon.
Jesse J. Kicks, president of the
Union Carbide & Carbon Corp, told
stockholders today that the corpora
tions earnings for the first quarter of
this year established a record for any
first quarter in its history. The COM
pany plans a construction budget for
this year of approximately $40, 900. 900,
Kicks said. The company has devel-
oped a new chemical substance for
use as plastic in the manufacture of
shaterproof glass and is erecting
plant. Charles w. Mead resigned as
q director.
Mathieson Alkali.
Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc, manu-
facturers of chemicals, with principal
plants at Saltville. Va; Niagara Falls,
n Y and Lake Charles La repOrted