Evening star., 1937-03-29
ANACONDA PROFITS
BEST SINCE 1880
1886 Net of $15,881,829
Compares With Only SILL
180,087 in 1885.
BY TIE Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 29.-Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. reported the larg-
est profits since 1880 at $15,88l 1929
for the year ended December 81. This
was equal to $183 a share on the
capital stock. In 1885 net income
was $1l ,180087, or $129 share.
The above figures included prin-
cipal subsidiaries; Chile Copper,
Greene Cananea Copper, International
Smelling g. Refining, Anaconda Sales
Co., Butte, Anaconda g. Pacific Rail-
way Co., Tooele Valley Railway, Dia-
mond Coal g. Coke and Butte Water
Co.
Cornelius F. Kelley, president, said
gross sales and earnings on a con-
solidated basis totaled 6O,882, ,734,
compared with sl27,e78,576 for 1885,
an increase Of 26 per cent.
Production amounted to 552,807,-
952 pounds of copper, 6,508,84 ounces
Of silver and 30,579 ounces of gold.
Deliveries Of copper for the year, in
both domestic and foreign markets,
amounted to 849, 1921 ,306 pounds. These
included custom, secondary and pur-
chase intake.
Production of Electrolytic Zinc was
2l1 ,969,707 pounds, OF which 43,448,-
2l9 pounds were from company mines
and remainder from custom ores and
concentrates and leased mines De-
liveries amounted to 227,307,37O
pounds.
Average number of employees in
1895, including consolidated subsidiary
companies, was 36,377. Number of
employees on pay roll at end Of year
was 40,996, compared with 34,976 at
the close Of 1885
Chile Copper Co.'S 1886 net income
was s5,371,787, equal to sl,22 share
OF capital stock, against S3,875,356, or
80 cents share in 1885.
Andes Copper Mining Co. 1896 net
income was s844,34l, equal to "a cents
a share Of capital stock, against s4l8,-
1876. or IL cents a share in 1895.
Greene Cananea Copper Co. 1896
net income was $l,l24,207, equal to
s2.25 a share on capital stock, against
S2,l377l8, or s4.28 a share in 1895.
Cheseborough MANUFACTURING.
Cheseborough Manufacturing Co.
(consolidated), maker of petroleum
products, earned net profit in 1886 OF
1894 ,9l9, or S7.46 a share on the COM
mon stock, the annual report of the
company disclosed In 1885 net profit
was s690,034, or s5.75 share.
Best & Co.
Best & Co. reported for the fiscal
year ended January 81 net profit of
Sl,28l ,460, or s422 a share on the
outstanding common stock. This
compares with s1,133,e53, or 1913
share, in 1895.
Mengel Co.
The Mengel Co., manufacturers Of
lumber, veneers and containers, re-
ported today for 1885 consolidated net
profits of s2798O6, equal after divi-
dend requirements on the preferred
stock, on which there are accumula-
tions, to is cents share on the COM
mon stock In 1885 there was a net
loss of S84,S14
Commercial Alcohol
American Commercial Alcohol Corp
and subsidiaries reported 1885 net
profit of $887,232, equal to $40
share on the common stock, against
S203,4l2. or 78 cents share, in 1885.
Life Savers Corp.
Life Savers Corp. earned in 1886
consolidated net profits of s844,134, or
$2.4l a share on the common stock, it
reported today. This compared with
s814,3l0, or s232 a share in 1885.
Plymouth Oil Co.
Plymouth Oil Co. and subsidiaries,
with properties in Texas. Mississippi,
Arkansas, New Mexico Colorado, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania, earned in
1886 net profits of S1.739,69l. or s1.65
a share of common stock outstanding,
against s736,056, or 10 cents share in
1885. Main Offices are in Philadelphia
Plymouth Oil.
Plymouth Oil Co. and subsidiaries
with properties in Texas Mississippi
Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania, earned in
1886 net profits of ST ,739,68l, or S1.65
share of common stock outstanding,
against $736,056, or 10 cents a share
in 1885. Main Offices are in Philadel-
phia.