Evening star., 1938-10-25
NET Of PHILLIPS
PETROLEUM GAINS
Profit at 81 Cents a Share
Tops Previous Period,
but Is Below 1887.
BY the Associated Press.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Phillips Pc
troleum Co. reported today net profit
of s3,886,8l6, equal to 81 cents a share,
for the quarter ended September 80.
This compares with a net profit Of
S3,270,49 or "a cents a share, In the
June quarter and s7.l34,63s. or sls0
share, in the corresponding 1887
quarter.
For the first nine months of 1898
the net profit was s9,47l,s ,s55, or s2.l3
q share. as against s19,8137l9, or s445
share, for the nine months ended
September 30. 1897.
Southwestern Bell.
Net income of the Southwestern Bell
Telephone Co. for the nine months
ended September 80 was reported to-
dav as Sl2,832070 a decrease of $780,
539 from the total of sl3,522,6O9 for
the same period last year. While total
revenues were s65,597 .675, as compared
with $64, 1892 .295 in 1887. the company
said total expenses. including taxes.
increased from s49,3l6.337 to $50,975.-
855. Interest went up from 81 .553. .349
to $l.789,732. The amount OF divi-
dends paid was sl2.567.075. compared
with sl2,38s,73s for the corresponding
1887 period
Flintkote Co.
Flintkote Co. and subsidiaries re-
ported net income Of s436. 1886. equal
to IS cents a share on capital stock, for
the three periods of your weeks each
ended October 8, compared with s432.-
757, also equal to IS cents share. in
the corresponding period of last year.
The company has Nationwide chain
OF manufacturing plants.
Stewart Warner Corp.
Stewart Warner Corp and sub
salaries reported a consolidated net
loss of sl45,579 for the three months
ended September 30, compared with
net profit Of s542,625 for the like
period last year For the nine months
ended September 80 the net loss
amounted to s53S,Ss9 compared with
net profit Of $2.084,546 for the first
nine months in 1886.
Lambert Co.
The Lambert Co., manufacturers of
pharmaceuticals. with main plant at
st. Louis, reported net profit for the
quarter ended September 80 of s477.-
l0l. equal to 64 cents a share OF
capital stock, compared with S430.719.
or So cents share, in the comparable
1887 period.
Rock Island Lines.
The Rock Island lines reported
net railway operating income of
s3l77s0 for September. compared with
s2ls.7o5 for the preceding month and
s353,e45 for September last year.
Great Northern Railway.
The Great Northern Railway today
reported net income for September.
after deductions for interest and
other fixed charges. of s2,799.8e4.
This compared with net income of
s3,2s7,627 for September, 1887.
Northern Pacific.
The Northern Pacific Railway re-
ported net railway operating income
for September of sl.697.11S. a decrease
Of S235 522 from September, 1887.
n, C. & st. L. Railroad,
The Nashville. Chattanooga & st
Louis Railway showed a net operating
profit of sl35 ,9SO15 for the first nine
months of 1888 as compared with a
loss of s24.440.40 for the same period
last year, President Fitzgerald Hall
reported. Freight revenues so far this
year had shown a decrease of S8ll,-
1885. passenger revenues a decrease
of sll2,l28.10 and mail, express and
other transportation revenues a drop
Of S74,37694. Hall cited a S307, ,O48.3c
cut in the cost of maintenance of way
structures and s85O,6l337 less spent
for maintenance of equipment.