Evening star., 1941-02-24
Pacific Gas Reveals
S24,672,90S Net
For Last Year
Earnings Compare
With $25,675,e7e in
Previous Period
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Pacific Gas
& Electric Co., in a preliminary re-
port for 1910, showed today net profit
of s24,672,908, equal tc s2.68 share
on the common stock, against $25,-
675,676, or S284 a share on the
common in 1889.
st. Joseph Lead Co.
st. Joseph Lead Co., operating
mines in Missouri principally, for
1910 reported net profit of s5,111, ,942,
equal to $2.61 share on the capital
stock, compared with s5,292 ,907, or
s270 a share, in 1889.
Outdoor Advertising.
General outdoor Advertising Co.
and subsidiaries reported net profit
for 1910 of $1.O30,O84, equal, after
annual dividend requirements on the
6 per cent preferred stock and the
81 class A stock, the latter in arrears,
to "a cents a common share, COM
pared with $1,022,861, or 70 cents
a common share, in 1899.
Axton-Fisher Tobacco.
Axton- Fisher Tobacco Co. reported
net income for 1910 of S807,711, in
cluding s355,830 net proceeds from
refund of processing taxes paid in
prior years, equal, after annual divi-
dend requirements on per cent pre-
ferred stock in arrears, to $7.58 a
share on the class A common stock
and 1888 share on the class B
common stock, compared with $780,
334, or $3.50 on the class A and
$2.54 on the class B, in 1889.
Cream of Wheat.
Cream of Wheat Corp. reported
net profit for 1940 of S1,140,997, or
S190 share, compared with 81 ,090,-
$50, or $1.82 share, in 1889.
Plymouth Oil Co.
Plymouth Oil Co., in its prelim-
mary 1910 report, listed consolidated
net profit of SLAP, ,739, or S138 a
share, compared with s2,475,052, or
S238 share, in 1889.
Pennsylvania Dixie.
Pennsylvania Cement Corp.
reported net profit for 1910 of S675.-
335, equal to s5.75 a share on the
ST convertible preferred stock on
which dividend accumulations
amounted to s7875 a share last De-
cember IS before dividend of 81 was
paid December 20. This compares
with net profit in 1899 of 1851, ,786,
or S29e preferred share.
American Snuff Co.
Profit of the American Snuff Co.,
according to its annual statement.
declined in 1910 to s1,376,500 equal
to S2.66 a share on the common
stock, from $780, 1865, or s303 a
share, in 1899 The company's
manufacturing plants are at Mem
phis and Clarksville, Tenn.
Briggs e. Stratton.
Briggs & Stratton Corp, manu-
facturers of automotive parts. for |
1910 reported net profit of s1,041, ,134,
equal to $347 a common share,
against S943,800, or $3l5 a share,
in 1899. The principal plant is at |
Milwaukee.
Aviation Corp.
Aviation Corp. for the year ended |
November 80 showed net profit of |
$88,35o, including profit of $587,980 |
on sale of property, equal to 2 cents
a share on the capital stock, con-
trasted with a net loss of S2,238, ,049 |
in the preceding fiscal year. The
company holds interests in several
aircraft manufacturing enterprises, |
including Vultee Aircraft.
CRANKY Consolidated.
CRANKY Consolidated Mining, |
Smelling & Power Co., Ltd, and |
wholly owned subsidiary in a pre-
liminary report for 1910 showed net |
profit of S560,609, equal to s1.24 a |
share, against s747,168, or s1.66 a
share. in 1899. Properties are in
British Columbia.
Erie Railroad.
Erie Railroad reported January
net operating income of $l,577 ,318,
an increase of almost so per cent
from the 81 080,316 of January, 1910.
Net income on the basis of old
fixed charges of sl,165,053 for the
month, was $446,037. Fixed charges
under Erie's reorganization plan,
now being voted upon by stockhold-
ers and creditors, total $580,000 a