Evening star., 1938-08-02
bLAW-KNOX NETS
PROFIT OF $48,S88
Six-Month Total Compares
With $1,295,513 for
Same 1887 Period.
BY the Associeted Press.

By the Associsted Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-Blaw-Knox
Co. and subsidiaries, manufacturers
of wide range Of steel products in
plants at Blawnox, Groveton, Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia, Pa, and at
Chicago, Ill, and Binghamton. N. Y,
reported for six months ended June
80 net profit after charges and Fed
eral income taxes of $48,888, equal to
cents a share, compared with 81 1885,
SIS, or 81 cents share. for the first
six months of 1897.
Western Auto Supply.
Western Auto Supply Co. of Mis-
souri,. which has warehouses in seven
States, 179 retail stores in principal
cities and outlets in GAL associate"
stores for its. automobile accessories,
today reported for the June quarter
net profit after depreciation. Federal
and State income taxes of $464,697,
equal to 81 cents a share, compared
with net loss of 1854, ,927 for the pre-.
ceding quarter and net profit Of $794,-
422. or $1.06 q share, for the June,
1887, quarter.
Engineers p. s. Co.
Engineers Public Service Co. re-
ported today earnings applicable to its
common stock after preferred divi-
dends of 81 1926, 1851. or SO cents a COM
mon share. for the IL months ended
June 30, against $970,218. or 81 cents
a share during the comparable period
last year.
Columbia Broadcasting.
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc,
and subsidiaries, for the six months
ended June 80, today reported con-
solidated net income of $2,578, 1872
after charges, equal to $1.51 share
on the combined 1,707,950 shares of
class "A" and "B" capital stock out
standing or to be outstanding upon
completion of the exchange of the old
IS par value stock. This compares
with consolidated net income Of So
523.8l3. or SLAB a share in the like
1897 period.
American Radiator.
American Radiator g. Standard
Sanitary Co. reported net loss of
$500. 700 for the six months ended June
30. after charges, taxes and $717,000
foreign exchange valuation reserve.
This compares with a net profit of
1929. .409, equal to 36 cents a share
on the common stock, for the corre-
spending period of 1887.
American Hide.
American Hide e. Leather Co. Bos-
ton, reported net loss of S6l5,5l6 for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1898.
This compares with a net profit of
1901 ,30l, equal to cents share
after preferred dividend requirements,
for the previous fiscal year.
Natomas Co.
The Natomas Co.. engaged in gold
dredging in California, reported for
the three months ended June 80 net
profit of 1896, ,268, equal to 40 cents
share on the capital stock. compared
with s2l5.429, or % cents a share in
the comparable 1887 period and with
s306,66 or 81 cents a share. in the
first three months of this year. For
the first half of 1888 profit totaled
SOL 1892, or II cents a share. against
$449.652. or IS cents a share, in the
like 1887 period.
American Water Works.
American Water Works & Electric
Co. and subsidiaries reported for the
IL months ended June 80 net in
come of $2,368,68l after charges,
equal to SO cents a share on common
stock. compared with s4.914.l87. or
$l59 a share, in the preceding H.
month period.
Fisk Rubber Corp.
Fisk Rubber Corp, Chicopee Falls.
Mass, and subsidiaries reported for
the six months ended June 80 net
profit of $l72,29s, equal to is cents a
share of common stock. compared with
$435, 1862, or rs cents share, in the
comparable 1897 period. Net sales for
the period totaled $6.9l9,92 against
$9,147,995 in 1887.
F1llSOury Flour.
Pillsbury Flour Mills Co. and sub
sidiaries, with plants in eight States,
reported for the fiscal year ended May
81 profit of $58,788 after depreciation,
taxes, interest, amortization, etc, but
before extraordinary charges. After
deducting $l11.393 for loss and pro-
vision for loss on merchandise of q
liquidated subsidiary, the net loss for
the year amounted to s52,605. This
compares with net profit the preceding
IL months of $l,5l7,898 after $l38. Ill
loss on dismantling Of fixed plant,
equal to $2.76 a common share.
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Mack Trucks, Inc. showed net loss
after charges for the quarter ended
June 30 Of $2l7.459, compared with
net loss of $254.349 in the preceding
Quarter and a net nrof1t of Af4S 0f;1