Evening star., 1937-07-23
TIDE WATER NETS
! $7,6S,7O1 PROFIT

IOtdi TOT ASSOCIATED UII 70.
Well Above Six Months
of Previous Year.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 23.-Tide Water
Associated Oh Co. reported today net
income from operations for the six
months ended June 80 at S7,e96, ,70l,
equal after preferred stock dividend
requirements to 80 cents q share,
compared with $5,279 1858, or 60 cents
. share in the comparable period
last year.
General Foods Corp.
Net earnings Of General Foods
Corp. for the first half OF 1887, after
all charges and provisions for taxes,
were $6,868, 1923, equal to $1.3l q share,
compared with $6,s43,928, or Sl.3o
. share for the same period q year
ago.
Earnings for the IL months ended
June 30, were $l4,265,952, or $2.72 a
share. against s12,7l1,974, or $2.42
share for the same period ended
June 80, 1886.
Freeport Sulphur Co.
Net income Of Freeport Sulphur
Co. for the six months ended June
80 was $l,279,84l, equal to $l.56 q
share on common stock, compared
with $1,0l4,S72, or 1922 a share in
the like period of 1896. Directors
declared . dividend OF so cents on
the common stock, payable September
l to stock Of record August 10.
Company had previously paid Is cents
quarterly.
Ward Baking Corp.
Ward Baking Corp, for the IS
weeks ended July 3, reported net
income after interest, depreciation and
income taxes, Of $474,999, equal to
$l.86 a share on 256,008 shares of
7 per cent preferred, compared with
s598,42l, or $2.34 a share of preferred
for same period last year.
Minneapolis HONEYWELL.
Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator
Co., makers Of heat control systems,
reported for the quarter ended June
80, net income, before undktributed
profits surtax, OF $l,034,616, equal
after preferred dividend requirements
to Sl.e2 share on 621 900 shares of
common stock outstanding This COM
pared with $79,524, or 73 cents
share In the like period of 1895.
Company's plants are located at
and Philadelphia.
Lambert Co.
Lambert Co.. pharmaceutical manu-
facturers, reported for the six months
ended June 30, net profit. after taxes.
Of 1852 ,06l. equal to 81 cents . share
Of capital stock. compared with $685.
498, equal to rs cents a share on the
same number of shares in the like
period last year.
Simmons Co.
Simmons Co., mattress and box
spring manufacturer, reported net
income for the six months ended
June 80 Of $2,ll9,lsl befoe profits
surtax, equal to $185 a share on
l,147,2S6 capital shares. This COM
pared with Sl,4l3,370, or $l25 4 share
in the first half of 1896.
Hamilton Watch.
Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster.
Pa, reported net income for the quar-
ter ended June 80 of $2S3256 after
charges and Federal income taxes
but before surtax, equal after pre-
ferred dividend requirements to go
cents . share on 386,585 common
shares, excluding treasury shares.
This compared with Sl05,76l. or IA
cents share in the June quarter of
1886.
Sloss -Shedieh. =
Sloss-Shen1eld Steel IL Iron Co.,
Birmingham, Ala, reported net in
come for the six months ended June
80 Of $57l,987 before undistributed
profits surtax, equal to S3.46 q COM
mon share. A comparison with the
same period last year was not sva,l-
able
Baldwin Locomotive,
Baldwin Locomotive Works and SUBJ
sidiaries, including Midvale Co., re-
ported net loss for the II months
ended June 80 OF $508,37l. after all
charges, Federal taxes and deduction
of minority interest OF the Midvale Co.
This compared with q net loss of 81
809, ,720 for the same period last year.
Texas Corp.
T. Rieber, chairman Of the board of
Texas Corp, announced consolidated
net earnings for the six months ended
June 80, based on preliminary figures,
would be approximately s27 900, 900, or
$2.48 on the shares outstanding in
cluding recent issue Of additional
shares. after all charges including de-
probation, depletion, interest and esti-
mated taxes. No comparison with last
year was available.
Kelsey Hayes Wheel.
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co. reported
net income for the quarter ended June
80 OF $751; ,4l0 after interest, deprecia.
ton and normal income taxes, but be.
fore Federal surtax, equal to s1.09 a
share on the combined class "A" and
81 shares. This compared with
1922 ,278, or Silt a share on the issues
IN the June, 1886 Quarter