Evening star., 1939-10-20
General Foods Nets
S4,389,832 Profit
In Three Months
TotuI Contrasts With
$3,868,076 in Same
Period Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.--Gen4ral
Foods Corp reported earnings ap-
plicable to the common stock for the
September quarter of $4,389,832, or
"a cents share, compared with S.
S68.o76. or "A cents a share. in the
like 1888 period.
The quarters income brought the
earnings applicable to the common
for the first nine months to SILL
9644l6. or 1928 a share, compared
with $1006l ,654, or Sl92 a share, in
the first nine months of 1898.
General Baking.
General Baking Co. reported net
profit for the 13 weeks ended Sep
tember 80 of $46O,620, or 18 cents
common share, compared with $751;
142, or 35 cents share, in the COM
parable l3 weeks of 1898.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. re-
ported third-quarter net income of
S765,065, against $7275 net loss
the same period of 1888. Third
quarter earnings, after deduction of
preferred dividends, were equal to
33 cents a share ON 1,675,006 COM
mon shares outstanding.
Stone & Webster.
Stone & Webster, Inc, a utilities
iaries reported for the September
quarter balance applicable to cap
ital stock of S273.368, or 13 cents a
share, compared with S192 .022, or 9
cents a share, in the like 1898
period.
Commercial Investment.
Commercial Investment Trust
Corp. finance company and sub
sidiaries reported combined net
earnings of s4,127647, or SLIT a
common share, in the September
quarter. Prior to 1889, quarterly
earnings were not announced.
Owens Illinois.
Ovens Illinois Glass Co. reported
consolidated net profit for the fiscal
253. or S28l a capital share, COM
pared with $5.085 1896, or $1.91
share, in the previous II months.
The company's directors author
lied a dividend of so cents a share
payable November Is to holders Of
record October 30. In previous
quarters similar disbursements were
made.
Bon Ami Co.
Bon Ami Co. and subsidiaries re-
ported net profit for the nine
months ended September 80 OF
Sl067 ,596, or $3.50 class "B" share,
compared with sl,025,02O, or S2.75
class B" share, in the like 1888
period.
Underwood Elliott.
Underwood Elliott Fisher Co.,
makers of Office equipment, and
consolidated subsidiaries placed net
profit for the quarter ended Sep
tember 80 at Sz93,540, equal to Al
cents share on common stock.
This compared with $500, 756, also Al
cents common share, in the pre-
cedlng quarter and 1863 ,299, or 81
cents, in the, September quarter
last year.
Plymouth Oil.
The consolidated report of the
Plymouth Oil Co. issued today placed
net profit for the September quarter
at So00,662, equal to 49 cents a share
on common stock This compared
with $552,94l, or 81 cents common
share, in the preceding quarter and,
$665,886, or 66 cents, in the Septem-
Der quarter last year.
Industrial Rayon.
Industrial Rayon Corps third
quarter net profit, the corporation
announced today, was S5l5,189,
against s3O1,l36 profit in the COM
parative period of 1888. Industrial
Rayon has plants here, Painesville,
Ohio, and Covington, Va.
William Wrigley, Jr., Co.
William Wrigley, Jr., Co. reported
for the three months ended Septem-
ber 30 net profit of $2,2O4 ,622, equal
to Sl,l0 share on the capital stock
This compared with net profit of $2,-
O8l $3.50, or 81 .04 cents share, in the
corresponding period last year. Net
profit for the nine months ended
September 80 totaled S6,763 ,632 equal
to 1888 share. and comparing with
$5,464, ,484, or $2.73 a share, in the
corresponding period last year.