Evening star., 1937-07-30
SHELL UNION NET
BELOW 1886 MARK
$4,806,447 Compares With
$7,619,838 in Comparable
Period Last Year,
BS the Associated Press.

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NEW YORK, July 30.-Shell Union
Oil Corp. reported today for the June
quarter net income Of S4806,447,
equal to 80 cents share on the COM
mon stock after provision for preferred
dividends
In the comparable period last year
net income was s7,619,s33, including
homecoming item OF S2,9o9, BOT
derived from sale Of investments. Net
income from operations in the 1886
period was S4,7l0,o3l, or 80 cents a
share on the common.
Gillette Safety Razor.
Gillette Safety Razor Co., reported
today for the quarter ended June 80
indicated net profit of s830,6l3, equal
after preferred dividend requirements
to % cents a common share. This
compared with 1884, ,720, or a cents
share in the preceding quarter and
sl,007,451, or 81 cents share in the
June quarter of 1896.
Murray Corp.
Murray Corp of American Automo-
bile Body Builder, with plants at De-
troit and Ecorse, Mich, reported con-
solidated net profit for the second
quarter of S3l3,82l equal to "a cents
share on the common stock. against
S357,3l9, or SO cents a share in the
preceding quarter and S682 1863, or 73
cents share in the June quarter of
1896. c. W. Avery, president, said
the unfavorable comparison with last
years flgudes was due to a narrower
margin Of profit caused by increased
costs.
United Gas.
Consolidated net income OF the
United Gas g. Improvement Co.. util-
ity holding company, for the quarter
ended June 30, was reported at ST.
1907 equal after preferred dividend
requirements to 30 cents a share on
the common stock. This compared
with s6,046.624. or 26 cents a share
IN the second quarter Of last year.
Engineers Public Service.
Engineers Public Service Co., pub
lie utility holding company with op-
erations in principal States, reported
consolidated net income for the -
months ended June 30 OF s3.293,755.
equal after preferred dividend re-
quTements to 81 cents a common
share, compared with s2.474,689 or
1915 on combined preferred shares in
the preceding IL months.
American Metal Co.
American Metal Co., Ltd, smelter
and refiner and holder of foreign min
ing properties, reported net profit for
the quarter ended June 80 of ST.
l35, 900, equal to IS cents a common
share, against s2l6,43O or 9 cents a
share in the like 1885 quarter.
Addressograph- -Multixraph.
Addressograph- -Multigraph Corr,
makers OF automatic ONCE equipment.
Cleveland, reported net profit for the
six months ended June 30 Of s1.192,-
586 before Federal surtax, equal to
Sl.58 a common share, compared with
s658,l3o or SO cents a common share
in the first half Of 1896.
Consolidated Gas.
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light Il
Power Co. of Baltimore reported net
income for the quarter ended June
80 of s1,727,oo4. equal after preferred
dividends to sl.24 common share,
compared with s1.624.6el or s1l5
common share in the same period last
year.
Yellow Truck & Coach.
Yellow Truck a. Coach Manufac-
turing Co., Pontiac, Mich. reported
net profit for the six months ended
June 80 of sl,576, $40 equal after pre-
ferred dividend requirements to 36
cents on the combined Glass b" and
common shares. This compared with
s2l74,43l or 78 cents on the COM
blned Class "B" and common shares
in the first half Of 1896.