Evening star., 1942-08-11
RichfieId Oil Corp.
Reports Sf,118,478
Profit in Half
Result Compares With
$l,85l,l38 Earned in
Some 1o41 Period
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. ll-Richfield
Oil Corp. reported today for six
months to June 80 net profit OF
sl,1ls,47s, equal to % cents share
on the capital stock This COM
pared with s1,S51,138, or As cents
share, in the first ralf of 194l.
American Safety Razor.
The American Safety Razor Co.
reported for six months ended June
30 net profit of $308,465 after
charges and taxes, equal to SO cents
a ciptal share, against s90808, or
II cents a share, in the comparable
period of 194l.
Black & Decker.
Black & Decker Manufacturing
Co., Towson, Md, and subsidiaries
reported for the nine months ended
June 80 net profit Of s995,616. after
tax provisions, equal to 1925 per
common share. This compared with
s$1 ,233 ,O62, or 50 20 a common share,
in the first nine months of 1941. The
company makes drills and machine
tools.
Pure Oil Co.
Pure Oil Co. and subsidiaries re-
ported net earnings after all
charges for the month period
ending June 30, 1912, of approx
mately $6.782 900. equal to sl2l per
share of common stock During the
first half OF 1941, the company
earned $4,9000 900. equal to "A cents
on common shares.
Cooper Bessemer.
The report Of the Cooper Besse-
mer Corp, manufacturers of war
machinery, showed net profit of
$304 ,401 for the first six months of
1912, compared with net of $243,-
291 for the corresponding period last
year. Untitled orders as of June go
1912, amounted to $58,173,112, COM
pared with sl9,217,46 for the same
date in l94l.
American Hawaiian s. s.
American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.
reported net earnings for the six
months ended June 30 were $829, ,285,
or $195 share of capital stock. In
the corresponding period of the pre-
vious year net income was 81 ,252, ,448,
or $287 a share.
For the latest period, $2,812, 900
was provided for Federal income
and excess profits taxes on the basis
OF existing law and an additional
$758,000 was provided at the rates
set in the revenue bill approved by
the House July 20.
Not included in income was 81
852.576 received in insurance for
ships lost by enemy action. in excess
of the deprecated cost of the YES
sells as carried on the books, which
was credited to ship replacement
fund. The company said $3,l04. 900
remained to be collected for other
ships lost during the period.
Paramount Pictures.
Paramount Pictures, Inc. esti-
mated its consolidated earnings for
the quarter ended July were 81
$1,000, equal after preferred divi-
dend requirements to "a cents a
common share, compared with ST.
1900, or 66 cents common share.
In the quarter ended July 5, 1941.
For the six months ended July 4
earnings were estimated at $5,823,-
600, equal after preferred require
ments to $188 q common share,
against $4,379,0 900, or $1.56 a share,
In the comparable 1941 period.
Stone & Webster.
Stone 6z Webster, Inc, construc-
ton engineers, reported for IL
months ended June 80 consolidated
net income of $l,727,936. compared
with $1,67l ,867 in the preceding IL
months.
Pullman Co.
Pullman Co., sleeping car sub
sidiary of Pullman, Inc, reported
net operating income Of 1861, ,495 in
June, against $244,593 in the same
1941 month. Net operating income
for the first six months this year
was $3,747 ,233, against $15144 484 in
the comparative period last year.