Evening star., 1937-11-04
BY the Associates Press.

W oooShiAoiOciS VI EeCOTu november 10.
Earnings tor the third quarter this
year amounted to $1.02 a share. COM
pared with So cents in the 1886 quar-
ter, and for nine months this year
S2.38, against $127 last year.
Purity Bakers Profits.
Purity Bakeries Corp. reported con-
solidated net income for the 40 weeks
period ended october 8 of s443,729,
equal to So cents per common share.
compared with $343,581, or As cents.
the corresponding period last year.
The figures did not include processing
tax refunds and provision for surtax
on undi5tributed profits.
Directors voted Is cents per COM
mon share dividend, payable December
to stockholders Of record November
is, the same rate as paid previously.
Directors of Cushman's Sons, Inc,
New York, Purity subsidiary, voted
87l2 cents on the z per cent cumula-
tive, payable December to stockhold-
ers of record November is.
Creameries' Earnings Up.
Creameries of America, Inc, re-
ported that earnings for the current
year were approximately Is per cent
ahead Of the 1886 period.
Consolidated net profits for the nine
months ended September 80 totaled
s387,734 after allowing for charges
and normal income tax.
This is equivalent, after deducting
preferred dividend requirements, to
80 cents share on the 382,275 shares
of common stock outstanding and
compares with $308,883, or So l,ents
share on 8l,675 shares outstanding
in the full year of 1886.
Walworth Co. Profit.
Walworth Co., manufacturer of
valves, flttings and pipe, reported IN
dicated net profit for the quarter
ended September 30 Of s23l,528 equal
to II cents common share, compared
with $174,029. or 13 cents a share in
the like 1886 quarter. Nine months
net profit was $1,254,023, or 95 cents
a share. compared with -s254, ,566, or 20
cents a share, in the same period
last year.
Abbott Net Income.
Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, manu-
facturer Of drugs and other products,
reported net income for the nine
months ended September 30 of ST.
327,580 after charges, but before
Federal surtax, equal TO $2.07 a COM
mon share. No comparison was avail
able.
Pressed Steel Car Net.
Pressed Steel Car Co., Pittsburgh,
reported net income for the quarter
ended September 80 Of $78,316, or 2
cents common share, against $218,-
653, or 81 cents share in the preced-
ing quarter. Comparison with the
September quarter last year was not
available. Nine months net income
was $682,732, equal, after preferred
dividends, to $1.15 common share.
Douglas Aircraft Profits.
Douglas Aircraft Co. reported that,
faced with the necessity Of preserving
working capital, it would recommend
that no dividends be paid on the stock
during the next fiscal year to end No.
vember 1, 1888.
Operations for the company and
subsidiaries for the nine months ended
August 81, last, resulted in net profits
of s1,057,795 after allowing for all
charges, including normal Federal
income taxes. This would be equal
to slightly more than $l.85 a share
on the 570,683 shares outstanding.
The company estimated surtax Of
these profits would amount to
$205, 900.
W0olworth Sales Rise.
october sales of F. w. Woolworth
Co. totaled $26, ,788, ,140, rise Of two
tenths of per cent over the $685.
733,270 for the like 1886 month, the
company announced today. Septem-
ber sales showed gain of 3.6 per
cent over September, 1886.
For the first 10 months this year,
sales were $232,450,263 an increase
of So per cent over the $220,981,27
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American Power e. Light.
American Power g. Light Co., hold
ing company affiliate of Electric Bond
& Share Co., with operating properties
in Southern and Western States, re-
ported for the IL months ended Sep
tember 80 consolidated net income OF
$11, ,382, 1853, equal after dividend re-
quirements on the preferred stocks to
81 cents q common share. For the
- months net income was
$40, ,161 200 or II cents a common
share. The preferred stocks are in
arrears on dividends.
C. B. s. Net Profit.
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc,
and subsidiaries reported for the 80
weeks ended October Q net profit Of
s3,053,416, equal to $1.79 a share on
the combined class "a" and "B"
stocks. For the 40 weeks ended Oc-
tober 8, 1886, net profit was $2,451, TAO
or 81 "A share on the combined stocks.
Timken Co. Net Income.
Timken Roller Bearing Co., Cleve-
land, reported for the September quar-
ter net income of $2,756,246 before
Federal surtax, equal to $1.14 . share
on capital stock. This compared with
$2,023,773 or "a cents . share In the
like period last year.
National Supply Profit.
National Supply Co. Of Delaware
and subsidiaries, including Spang,
Chalfant & Co., reported for Septem-
ber quarter net profit Of $t.846,150 be-
fore Federal surtax, equal after div
idend requirements on the preferred
stock to $1.35 q share on 1,1z8,364
common shares outstanding after the
three for one split-up. This compared
with $2,123, ,389, or $1.59 q share on
common in preceding quarter and
$1,047,311, or 66 cents q share on
In September, 1885, quarter,
based on present capitalization.