Evening star., 1942-03-19
$3.50 a Share Earned
By U. 5. Smelling
In Last Year
Result Compares With
$8.16 q Share Net
For Preceding Period
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. MarCn ia lS4l
profit of $4,9l6,259, equivalent to
$500 per common share, compared
with S5,950,175 in 1910, equivalent to
S8.l6 per share. was reported today
by the United States Smelling. Re-
f1ning and Mining Co.
The directors, in quarterly meet
ing, voted a dividend of 81 per
share on the common stock, payable
April Is to stockholders of record
March %.
Net earnings for the first two
months Of 1912. after deductions for
all charges except preferred divi-
dends, were estimated at $685., sos,
compared with $370,344 in the same
two months of l94l.
Electrolux Corp.
The Electrolux Corp, makers of
vacuum cleaners. reported today net
profit for 1941 was $l416,538, equal
to $l.l4 a common share. compared
with 81 1897, ,l65, or $l.13 share in
1910.
Brunswicke- Bake.
The Brunswick Bake Collender
Co.. manufacturers of bowling and
billiard equipment, reported net in
come of $2,036,887, or $428 a COM
mon share, in 1941. against net in
come of S2,383 ,497, or s505 a COM
mon share. in 1910.
Master Electric.
The Master Electric Co. reported
l94l net income of $965,l76, equal
after provision for Federal taxes to
S3.86 share This compares with
net profit of $793 ,9l2, or So 18 a share
earned in 1910. The report covers
the year ended December 81, le4l.
Total earnings last year before
Federal taxes amounted to s., ,439 967
equal to $976 share. compared with
total earnings in 1910 of $1,313,912,
or IS .26 share. For 1941 provision
Of Sl,474. 900 was made for Federal
income taxes. Total taxes in l94l
amounted to $1,684,654, or $e74 a
share. an increase over the previous
year OF 81 ,040 300, or $4.16 share
American Cyanamid.
The American Cyanamid Co. re-
ported 1941 net income Of s6.766 292,
equal, after preferred dividend pro-
visions. to s242 a common share,
compared with 1910 net income of
$6 395, ,666. or $244 a share.
The company deducted $1,000, 900
from its 194l earnings and added it
to a similar sum placed in a con-
tingency reserve in 1910
Scovill Manufacturing Co.
Scovill Manufacturing Co., metal
products manufacturers, reported
for l94l net profit of s3,639,58e.
equal to s347 share on the capital
stock, compared with s3,2l8,5S7, or
s307 share, in 1940
Otis Elevator Co.
Otis Elevator Co. reported profit
in l941 amounted to $3.50, 1876, equal
to $l.10 share on the common
stock, against s2,7713 1888, or sl.19 a
share, in 1910.
Wickwire Spencer.
Wickwire Spencer Steel Co. re-
ported l94l profit of s1,57S.4 .462, equal
to S343 share on it's capital stock.
compared with profit of sl3,767, or
3 cents a share, in 1910.
Railroad Nets Up.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported yesterday 80 class l
railroads had estimated operating
revenues of s377.183,729 in Febru-
airy, compared with s2s5, ,7o5 1866 in
February. l94l, an increase OF 27.6
per cent.
The reporting carriers. the asso-
citation said, represent 825 per cent
Of the total operating revenues.
Freight revenues amounted to
s308, 1853 pol, compared with s244,-
362,780 In February, 194l, an in
crease Of 26.4 per cent.
Passenger revenues totaled s44.-
266.830 compared with s29.528,831
in February. l941, an increase of
498 per cent.