Evening star., 1940-11-03
Monsanto Co.
9 Months Net
Is $3,253,284
Loft, Inc, Reports
Profit for Period
OF $1,463,634
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Monsanto
Chemical Co. today reported for nine
months ended September 80 net
profit of s3,576,757, equal to $258 a
common share, compared with S.
253, ,284, or $231 a share, in the COM
parable 1889 period.
California Standard Oil.
Standard Oil Co. of California re-
ported for nine months to September
80 net profit of Sl6,730,l70, equal to
$128 capital share, against s12,-
$40, ,899, or 81 cents a share, in the
first nine months of 1899.
Loft, Inc.
Loft, Inc, and subsidiaries, ex-
Guiding Pepsi-Cola Co., reported for
nine months ended September 80
net profit of s1,463,634, equal to SO
cents capital share. Comparison
with a year ago is not possible be-
cause Of changes made in the COR
porate structure of the company
recently.
Sharp & DOhme.
Sharp & Dohme, manufacturing
chemists, reported for nine months
to September 80 net profit of $751;
956, equal to SO cents a common
share, compared with $685. ,125, or II
cents share, in the first nine
months of last year.
Colorado Fuel & Iron.
Colorado Fuel g. Iron Corp. re-
ported for the September quarter
net loss of s161, ,702. compared with
net profit of s23l,282, equal to Al
cents a share on the capital stock, in
the September quarter of 1899.
Engineers Public Service.
Engineers Public Service Co. re-
ported for IL months to September
80 net income of s5,339,936, equal
to S1.60 a common share, compared
with s5,184,451, or s1.51 a share, in
the preceding IL months.
Packard Motor Car.
Packard Motor Car Co. reported
for nine months ended September
80 net loss of s1,439,O64, compared
with loss of s2050,092 in the COM
parable 1899 period. In the quarter
ended September 80 net loss
amounted to s1,336,698. against loss
of s140773 in the preceding quarter
and loss of s1009,476 in the like
1899 quarter.
Butte Copper & Zinc.
Butte Copper & Zinc Co. reported
for the September quarter net loss
nf "a n flor hut Hnfarn do
pletion, compared with net loss of
s4,4l8 in the preceding quarter and
net loss of s3,948 in the comparable
1899 period. The company is oper-
ated by Anaconda Copper Mining
Co. under lease.
Radio Corp. of America.
Radio Corp. of America reports
for the quarter ended June 30 con-
solidated net profit of 81 ,985 .321 after
ell charges including provision for
Federal normal income taxes, equal
to cents a share on the common
stock.
For the like period last year profit
was 81 1894 ,224 or cents a share.
Profits for the nine months ended
September 80 were s5,7l3943, equal
to % cents a share. against S4.-
066, ,425 or IL cents a share in the
same period last year.
Wesson Oil & Snowdrift.
Wesson Oil e. Snowdrift Co. and
subsidiaries report for the fiscal
year ended August 81 net profit of
81 500 1886, equal after 81 preferred
dividend requirements to rs cents
a common share. To the earned
surplus account was credited $685.
SAT, proceeds of life insurance pol
icies received on the death of an
officer This compared with net
loss of s524,974 in the preceding
year The company, professors of
cottonseed oil, has plants in cotton
producing States.
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 2 R.-Ru-
dolph Wurlitzer Co, musical instru-
ment firm, reports net profit of s207,-
873 for the quarter ended September
80, after provision for reserves and
normal Federal and State income
taxes. This compares with S73,108
for the preceding quarter. Combined
earnings were equal to 58.5 cents per
outstanding common share.
Wurlitzer'S profit for the quarter
ending September 80, 1899, was
$91 ,637, equal to sos cents an out
standing common share.
United States Gypsum Co.
CHICAGO, Nov. (R.-The United
States Gypsum Co. and sub
sidiaries, manufacturers of building
materials, reports a net profit of
$3.50 ,240, or S405 a common share,
for the first nine months of 1910.
This compared with S5,730,861, or
$446, in the like period of 1899.
Earnings for the three months
ended September 80 were $1,713,781
or s1.32 a common share, compared
with s2,613003, or s208 in the SINH
lar 1889 period.
The earnings reported were made
after deducting all taxes.