Evening star., 1938-07-26
GENERAL MILLS 7
EARNINGS RISE
Total Of $4,11o,631 Shown
for Year-Curtis Net Is
Put at $1,25s,70
BY the Associated Press.

Donald D. Davis. president, said
General Mills, Inc, was one of Il
companies with. stocks listed on thu
New York Stock Exchange on which
regular dividends have been earned
and paid without reduction since 1929
Dividends of Sc per share OF pre-.
ferred stock and So per share of com.
mon stock have been earned and paid
during each Of the past 10 years, Davi,
said, with an extra dividend of Sc
cents per share on the common stock
paid on September 3, 1929.
Curtis Publishing Co.
Curtis Publishing Co., PHILADELPHIA
for the six months ended June 30. re-
ported net income Of $l,258, ,706 after
charges and taxes, equal to sl.4e q
share on the 81 cumulative preferred
stock. on which there is an accumu-
lation OF unpaid dividends. This COM
pares with $3,482,347, equal after six
months preferred dividend REQUIRE
ments to rs cents a common share IN
the like 1887 period.
General Telephone Corp.
General Telephone Corp. for the
first half OF this year. reported no,
income OF $60S,579 after charges, equal
after preferred dividends to II cents
q common share. against 1862 $50, or
~ cents in the like 1887 period.
National Dairy Products.
National Dairy Products Corp for
tne six months ended June 80. reported
net income Of $4.845, 1874 after charges
equal after preferred dividend reo,,ir.'
ments to II cents a common shar.
This compares with net income ~
so'o79,542, or rs cents common share
IN the like 1887 period.
Gypsum Co. Income.
The United States Gypsuu6 co and
subsidiaries today reported net income
OF $2"l8l ,2l9.40 for the six months
enoed June 80, equal to $1.6o per
common share, after deducting the
dlVldends paid on the per cent pre-
lerred stock This compared with
sZ'oz per common share for the cor.
AN'EohoAis peTlOQ OF 1897.
Chicago, Rock Island.
Ihe Chicago, Rock Island e. Pacific
Railrod today reported net operating
income for June of s7e,s4l, compared
with $5s,639 for June, 1887. and a
def1cit of s44s,sss for May, 1898.
McGraw-Hil Income.
Mr(yra Hill D,,h1;.L;
subsidiaries reported net income of
$s2,s73, equal to Is cents a share IN
the common stock, for the quarter
ended June 80.
Ins compares with S3Ol. 200, or
30 cents share, In the June. 1897
quarter and sl73A99, or 20 cents a
share. IN the March. 1898, quarter.
Cluett. Peabody 4 Co.
Cluett, Peabody & Co., manufacturer
OF mems wear. reported a consolidated
net profit of S3l4,834, equal to 20 cents
share on the common stock, for the
first six months of 1898. This COM
pares with $602.ll2. or IS cents a
share, the corresponding period last
year.
Tide Water Associated Oil.
Tide Water Associated Oh Co. re-
ported today consolidated net income
OF $2.742,44l for the quarter ended
June 80, equal to "a cents a share
on the common stock.
This compares with S3,25O,264, or AZ
cents a share. in the March. 1898,
quarter and s4.36s,398, or so cents
a share. in the same quarter last
year.
International Silver.
international Silver Co., leading
producer Of silverware, with plants in
Massachusetts,. Connecticut and On
tario, reported net profit of $l0,276,
equal to II cents a share on the 7
per cent preferred stock, for the June
quarter. This compares with net loss
Of $l2l,S66 in the preceding quarter
and net profit of s165,404, equal to
81 cents share on the common stock.
in the June quarter of last year.