Evening star., 1938-02-03
SEARS R0EBUCK'S
SALES RISE 8.9%
Total Of $572,874,1O0 for
Year Is Reported by
Mail Order House.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-Sears-Roebu
& Co., mail order house, announced
today that sales for the fiscal year
ended January 20. increased 80 per
cent over the previous fiscal year, de-
spite a drop In the 18th period Of
81 per cent.
Sales for the fiscal year totaled
$572, 2,074.10l, compared with $526.292,-
1875 during the year ended January
20, 1887, a gain Of $46,5Sl. .965.
During the 18th period. from Jam
uary 2, through January 20. sales
were $29.634,776. a decline of $s42,-
067 from the $3o,576.s43 sales during
the comparable period in 1887.
Atlas Powder Dividend.
Directors of Atlas Powder Co. TODAY
declared a dividend of so cents . share
on the common stock. payable March
10 to stock Of record February 70. In
1887 the company distributed IS cents
March 10, June 10 and December 10;
81 September 10 and special dividend
of so cents December "a.
Plants are located in PENNSYLVANIA,
Michigan. Illinois, California and
Tennessee.
United Gas Improvement.
The United Gas Improvement Co.
preliminary report for 1897 showed
net income Of 2S,l50,549, an increase
of $l96, 794 over 1886.
After the payment of preferred and
common stock dividends the surplus
for the year amounted to $l.072, 100,
an increase Of sl96,789 over the pre-
vious year.
Bristol Myers CO.
Bristol-Myers Co. producer of drug
specialties, reported for the quarter
ended December 81 net income OF
$376.776, before provision for undis-
tributed profits surtax, equal to IS
cents a share Of capital stock. This
compared with 1921 .482 after the sur
tax, or Al cents . share in the 1896
December quarter.
income was s2,235 002, equal to 33.2
share. against $2,275, PSI, or S3.3l a
share in 1896.
Principal plants are at Hillside.
Flintkote Co. Inesme.
Flintkote Co. and subsidiaries re-
ported for year ended December 81
net income Of 81 .005 ,423. equal to so
share of capital stock. This COM
pared with $l,l7l ,034, or SITS a share
in 1896.
Company manufactures building and
road-making materials and has plants
throughout the country.
Pennsylvania Salt Net.
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing
Co. reported net profit after charges
Of 1881. .743 for 1887, compared to
81. $50 POI for the previous year. Earn
ings indicated were s1021 per share
against $lO.59 for 1896. The company
manufactures chemicals and has SUBJ
salaries operating q coal mine. .
water company and public utilities.
Properties outside of Pennsylvania are
located in Wyandotte. Mich: Tacoma,
Wash, and Penn Yam. N. Y.
American Brake Shoe.
American Brake Shoe g. Foundry
Co. reported for 1897 consolidated net
income Of $3,4l0798 after Federal un-
distributed profits srtax. equal to
$4O1 a share on the common stock.
This compared with s2,35l 1868. or
S295 share in 1886 The companys
chusetts. Maryland. Virginia, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas,
Colorado and New Jersey.
General Railway Signal Co.
General Railway Signal Co.. with
plant at Rochester, N. Y, reported for
the year ended December 81 net profit
of $645, $50. equal after preferred diV-
dend requirements to $15s q share on
common stocks. This compared with
$l94,109, or II cents a common share
in 1886.