Evening star., 1936-04-23
PROFITS OF CREDIT
CONCERN INCREASE
Commercial Co. Reports Net
of S2,181,819, Against
$1,455,142 in 1885.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 23.-Commercia
Credit Co., installment financing con-
cern Of Baltimore, reported for the
quarter ended March 81 net income Of
$2,181,819, equivalent after dividends
on the preferred stock to $l64 a share
on the common stock against 81 1885,
142 or Sl.l0 a share in the March
quarter last year.
For the IL months ended March 81
net income was $8,526 300, equal after
preferred dividends to $685. share
on the common against $4.34 share
for the common for the IL months
ended March 81.
Certain Teed Products.
Certain-Teed Products Corp, makers
Of asphalt roofing, paper and other
products, with plants throughout the
country, reported consolidated net loss
of $276967 for the first quarter, COM
pared with net loss of $780, ,349 in the
like period last year.
Otis Elevator Co.
Otis Elevator Co., with plants in
Yonkers, Buffalo and Harrison, N. Y,
reported first-quarter net income of
S422,491, equal to 16 cents share on
the common stock, compared with
$53, ,538 or 80 cents share on 5000
preferred shares in the 1885 like
quarter.
Midland Steel.
Midland Steel Products Co.. with
plant in Detroit, reported first-quar-
ter net income of S410,725. equal to
81 cents share, compared with S344.-
03l, or SO cents in the March quar-
ter year ago.
Curtis Publishing Co.
Curtis Publishing Co.. with head
quarters in Philadelphia, reported
March quarter net income of sl,787,-
207, equal, after quarterly dividend
requirements on the 81 preferred on
which there is an accumulation of
unpaid dividends. to Is cents a share
on 1,790.466 shares of common stock.
This compares with s1,77s,84e or Is
cents a share in the March quarter
Of 1885.
Cream of Wheat Corp.
Cream of Wheat Corp. and sub
sidiaries, with plants in Minneapolis,
Mimi, reported first quarter net
profit of 1854, $40, equal to 81 cents
share on 100000 shares, compared
with S304,306 or 81 cents a share in
the March quarter year ago. For
the IL months ended March 81 net
profit was Sl,l43005, equal to sl90
share, compared with Sl,l59.180 or
sl93 share for the II months ended
March 81, 1885.
General Printing Ink.
General Printing Ink Corp. reported
March quarter consolidated net in
come Of 1921 ,554, equal to sl30 a
share on 183,990 common shares,
compared with s2l6,0 OCT, or 88. cents a
share, IN the first quarter of last year.
Allis Chalmers.
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co.
reported first quarter net profit of
S754,l27, equal to Sc cents a share.
compared with net loss of S22, PAP
in the March quarter of 1885.
National DistiIIers.
National Distillers Products Co. re-
ported consolidated net income of ST.
9,634, equal to Sc cents a share
on the capital stock, compared with
Sl,322,339, or IS cents a share, in
the market quarter of last year.
Household Finance.
CHICAGO. April % [P).-The
Household Finance Corp reported
f1rst-quarter net income of s1.314435
compared with sl,034,558 the corre-
spending quarter last year. This was
equivalent to sl89 per share of COM
mon stock after dividends on the
preference stock. compared with S145
in the 1885 period.
Atlas Powder Co.
WILMINGTON, Del, April % (P.-
The Atlas Powder Co. announced that