Earnings

Notable 1929 reports issued last week included:

A. M. Byers Co. (wrought iron pipe since 1864): $339,000 in last quarter of 1929, against $420,000 in same period, 1928.

Chicago Corp. (Investment trust sponsored by Field, Glore & Co.): $59,375,000 assets when formed on Feb. 9; $50,161,000 assets Dec. 31. Net profit for this period, $4,224,443.

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (during 1929, stockholders increased from 9,970 to 25,470): $72,300,000 as against $58,733,000.

Franklin Automobile Co. (selling organization of the H. H. Franklin Mfg. Co.): $1,123,000 as against $555,000.

General Railway Signal Co. (between 1920 and 1926 an unsuccessful venture in clothes and dish washing machinery): $3,118,000 as against $2,048,000.

A. C. Gilbert Co. ("Gilbert Toys Make Happy Boys"; also "Polar Club" fans, electric heaters, hair-dryers): $450,000 as against $346,000.

Gulf States Steel Co. (largest independent in the South, properties in Alabama): $1,310,000 as against $924,000.

Houdaille Hershey Corp. (shock absorbers, bumpers and other motoring accessories. Biggest customer, Ford): $2,999,000 (11 months) as against $2,230,000 (full year).

Indian Motorcycle Co. (also makes a motorboat engine): $343,000 loss as against $419,000 loss.

Howe Sound Co. (lead, zinc, copper and silver from British Columbia and Mexico): $3,662,000 as against $2,649,000.

Hudson Motor Car Co. (300,783 cars during 1929): $11,594,000 as against $13,457,000.

Kelvinator Corp. (commercial & household refrigerators): quarter ending Dec. 31, loss of $87,000 as against loss of $413,000 for corresponding quarter for year ending Sept. 30, reported net of $1,221,000.

D. Emil Klein Co., Inc. ("Haddon Hall," "Nottingham" and "Emanelo" hand-made cigars): $414,000 as against $376,000.

Madison Square Garden Corp. (owns entire stock in the New York Rangers Professional Hockey Club, Inc.): $41,925 loss (six months) as against $230,745 loss in corresponding period.

Montgomery Ward & Co. (gross mail order sales: $166,677,000, gross sales in 532 chain stores: $124,853,000): $14,504,000 as against $19,571,000.

National Aviation Corp. (finances and advises new companies): $241,000 as against $331,000 between June 23 and Dec. 31.

Paraffine Cos., Inc. (roofing, wall board, fire brick, paint): $1,486,000 (six months) as against $1,478,000 for corresponding 1928 period.

Pratt & Lambert, Inc. ("61" floor varnish, "Vitralite" enamel, "Vitroloid" lacquer): $1,251,000 as against $1,432,000.

Servel, Inc. ("Electrolux" and "Servel" refrigerators, also gas engines and truck bodies): $835,000 (estimated) as against $236,000.

U. S. Pipe & Foundry Co. (chief product: cast iron pipe for water & gas mains): $2,581,000 as against $1,812,000.

Ward Baking Corp. (22 bakeries): $3,124,000 as against $3,293,000.

White Rock Mineral Springs Co. ("White Rock" water, gingerale, root beer, sarsaparilla, also "Still Rock" and "Kentucky Nip"): $1,229,000 as against $1,150,000.

Adams Express-Southern Express (Investment trusts identified with Hayden, Stone & Co.): $1,296,000 as against $1,297,000.

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