But earnings in the aircraft products segment decreased 9 percent, to $22.2 million.
During the early 1920s, median earnings decreased for both sexes, not increasing substantially until the late 1990s.
Excluding last year's one-time costs, earnings for the quarter would have decreased 21 percent.
It said earnings per share had decreased from 14 cents to 13 cents.
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On the food side, earnings decreased from $253 million to $238 million this year.
Per-share earnings decreased to 44 cents, from $1.09 a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, earnings decreased to $1.51 a share from $1.62 a share.
With the decrease in employment, the earnings for nurses also decreased.
At the end of June 1897, total earnings were $6,674 and had decreased to $882 by 1898.