Evening star., 1938-04-20
FILM CORPORATION
EARNINGS LOWER
goth Century, Fox Lists
S1,641,50O for Quarter.
Other Companies.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 20-Twentieth
Century-Fox Film Corp. reported
earnings for the first quarter of the
year were s1,64l 500. equal after pre-
ferred dividends to 70 cents a common
share. This compared with S2,067,-
593, or 81 common share in the like
1897 quarter.
Public Service Corp. of N. ].
Public Service Corp. of New Jersey
reported consolidated net income of
$23,497,054 for the IL months ended
March 81, equal after preferred divi-
dend requirements, to S248 a share
This compares with S24,938,589 or
$2.74 share, in the IL months ended
March 81. 1887.
Commercial Credit.
Commercial Credit Co. reported net
income of S2,863 458, before deduction
of Federal surtaXes. for the quarter
ended March 81, equal to 81 48 a COM
mon share, compared with S3,312,O03.
Or SLIP common share in the cor
responding 1887 quarter.
Barnsdall Oil Co.
Barnsdall Oil Co., producer of pc
troleum, with principal properties in
Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Cali
fornia, reported March quarter earn
lngs Of S923,797. equal to Al cents a
share on capital stock This COM
pared with $59l,155, or 26 cents a
share for the same period last year.
Lion Oil Refining.
! Lion OIL Refining reported net earn
lngS for the quarter, ended March 81
OF $500, 1892 after all charges except
taxes, equal to 50 cents a share of
capital stock. This compared with
| Sl75.252, or AZ cents a share, in the
ike period of 1887.
National Biscuit Co.
National Biscuit Co. TODAY reported
Tor the quarter ended March 81 net
income Of $2,660570 after all charges
but before Federal surtaX, equal after
preferred dividend requirements to
80 cents share of common stock
This compared with S2,528.757. or 33
cents common share, in the COM
parable 1887 quarter.
Chesapeake & Ohio.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway an
nounced its march net income as
So3l 1886 after all charges, a decrease
OF s3,786,942 from March, 1887. The
three-month net was S2,505.8O5. or
So,17l ,623 under the same period last
year.
William Wrigley, Jr, Co.
The William Wrigley. Jr. Co. chew
ing gum makers, reported first quarter
net profit Of Sl,433,323, or approx
mately II cents share. compared
with Sl,761,l66, or 80 cents, in the
corresponding 1897 period These
figures were before provision for un-
distributed profits tax
Houdaille- Hershey Corn.
CHICAGO t4op. - Houdaille- Hershey
Corp. and subsidiaries today reported
nrst quarter consolidated net profit of
S29,329, equal to II cents a share on
the outstanding class "A" stock. COM
pared with s627,ll3 in the first quar-
ter of 1887.
The company makes automobile
accessories.
Aviation Corp. reported consoli-
dated net profit in the quarter ended
February q of sl49,43s, or about 5
cents share compared with loss of
S43,346 the corresponding period of
the previous year.
United States Gypsum.
CHICAGO P,.-United States Gvp-
sum Co. reported frst-quarter con-
so.Ioated net profit of $3.50 348. or as
cents common share, compared with
Sl,4l .662, or SLOT, year ago. The
company makes building materials.
Gillette Razor Co.
BCSTON.-Gillette Safety Razor
Co. and subsidiaries. reported today
net profit OF S755.S64. equal to 10
cents a share of common stock, for
the quarter ended March 81, COM
pared with s1,254, ,720, or A cents a
share, the corresponding quarter last
year.