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Show Earnings Reports TCKW YORK. July 24 (AP) Container Corporation of America and ubldlanes reported re-ported net profit for th quarter ended June 30 of $731,877 after eatlmated surtax sur-tax on undistributed profits, equal to 98 rente on 760.056 shares, against $284,542. or 44 cents on 633.540 shares Iu same period last year. For the first half of the year re! profit totaled $1,319,294 or $1.69 a share, compared with $451,845. or 69 centa a share, iu the first half of 1136. Hercules Powder company reported net amine, of S3.O37.012 for the first six months of 1937 sfter providing lor depre-c.stion depre-c.stion and federal taxea. Thi Is equal to $4 70 a share on an average of 590, .'22 hare of outstanding common stork, after payment of $262,464 preferred dividend. This compares with $2.54 earned on an 1 average of 5S3.865 common shares in th first six months of 1936. American Hawaiian Steam ehlp company reported profit tn the quarter ended June 3u of $252 540 before federal Income taxea, eom,ared with a profit of $300,643 In the June 1936. quarter. Foe the Six months etuid June 30 he company reported a loss of $336,527 after atrlke expenses, but before be-fore federal Income taxea. cum 1 -a red with a prom of $494, S43 iu the firat half of J93U. Food Machinery corporation. San Jose. Cat., maker of equipment for the canning and packing Industry, reported June quarter quar-ter balance of $575,210 after char sea, lure lu-re me taxea and preferred dividends, but before federal surtax, equal to $1.49 a share On 317.138 common aharea, against $ t i9 595, or AS cent a abare. la th June 1936 quarter |