Earnings

Notable among the earnings of U. S. businesses reported last week were:

1930 1931

first half first half

(000's omitted)

American Chain Co. . . . . . . . . . 1,185 969d

American Metal Co. . . . . . . . . . 1,272 102d

Banger & Aroostook Railroad. . 1,300 768

Barnsdall Corp. (oil) . . . . . . . .3,367 1,815d

Childs Co. (restaurants) . . . . . . 668 612

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. 1,676 174d

Colorado Fuel & Iron . . . . . . . . 1,619* 636d

Crown Cork & Seal . . . . . . . . . . . 837 570

Curtis Publishing Co. . . . . . . . . 12,291 7,718

General Cigar Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,445 913

Libby-Owens-Ford Glass . . . . . . 1,097 172d

Missouri Pacific Railroad . . . . . 2,353 971

Norfolk & Western Railway. . .14,747 9,098

J. C. Penney Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,407 4,210

Phillips Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . 4,368 2,674d

Prairie Pipe Line . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,550 3,208

Royal Baking Powder . . . . . . . . 674 701

Standard Brands . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,707 8,460

United Gas Improvement . . . . . . 9,500 9,020

Virginian Railway. . . . . . . . . . . 2,076 1,290

Westinghouse Air Brake . . . . . . 4,014 1,953

Worthington Pump &

Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,052 209

*Before Federal Taxes d=deficit

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