"c VAR 0069 09005 NETEARN 2R 881-939 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0069 LOC 582 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 17-25 " "c " "c " "c NET EARNINGS, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY " "c --------------------------------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 09005 " "c AREA COVERED: U.S. " "c UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FOURTH, 1881-FIRST, 1939 " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, EXCEPT FOR " "c 1931-1932 DATA WHICH ARE FROM THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH " "c COMPANY BY LETTER. " "c " "c NOTES: A STRIKE IN JULY AND AUGUST, 1883 IS ESTIMATED IN " "c THE ANNUAL REPORT TO HAVE REDUCED TOTAL PROFITS BY $ " "c 900,000. " "c THIRD QUARTER DATA FOR 1890 REFLECT LOSSES SUFFERED BY " "c A DISASTROUS FIRE IN JULY, 1890. " "c THIRD QUARTER DATA FOR 1907 REFLECT A DEFICIT DUE TO A " "c STRIKE BY OPERATORS FROM EARY AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 7. " "c BEGINNING IN 1913, DATA ARE NOT PUBLISHED FOR EACH " "c QUARTER, BUT WERE COMPUTED BY USING SUMS OF THE FIRST THIRD, " "c SIXTH, AND NINTH MONTHS RESPECTIVELY OR THE FIRST SIXTH AND " "c NINTH MONTHS, AND LAST SIX MONTHS RESPECTIVELY, TOGETHER " "c WITH THE PUBLISHED TWELVE MONTHS' TOTALS. " "c 1918 DATA INCLUDES A $3,327 PAYMENT FROM U.S. " "c GOVERNMENT; 1919 INCLUDES $5,184. GOVERNMENT OPERATION " "c LASTED FROM AUGUST, 1918 TO JULY, 1919, AND QUARTERLY DATA " "c IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE LAST TWO QUARTERS OF 1918 OR FOR " "c ANY QUARTER OF 1919. " "c 1938 DATA REFLECT A DEFICIT. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY. " "c " "c ............................................................... " -4 1881.1 1939.4 NA NA NA 2031.00 1606.00 1676.00 2329.00 2053.00 1678.00 1640.00 1669.00 1655.00 1634.00 1651.00 1546.00 1416.00 1359.00 1381.00 1251.00 1015.00 751.000 904.000 1158.00 991.000 788.000 1101.00 1307.00 1259.00 1153.00 1351.00 1707.00 1686.00 1364.00 1461.00 2008.00 2008.00 1554.00 1743.00 2001.00 1729.00 1327.00 1549.00 2171.00 1907.00 1550.00 1771.00 2221.00 2013.00 1584.00 1678.00 1750.00 1493.00 1095.00 1455.00 1814.00 1581.00 1164.00 1583.00 1843.00 1603.00 1052.00 1400.00 1588.00 1545.00 1100.00 1499.00 1704.00 1553.00 1156.00 1677.00 1527.00 1459.00 1230.00 1653.00 1667.00 1579.00 1318.00 1601.00 1706.00 1713.00 1504.00 1762.00 1949.00 1858.00 1592.00 1892.00 2247.00 2117.00 1842.00 2008.00 2347.00 2000.00 1737.00 1803.00 2068.00 1873.00 1546.00 1701.00 2008.00 1853.00 1469.00 1741.00 1661.00 1617.00 1510.00 1537.00 -311.000 804.000 1331.00 1580.00 1865.00 1930.00 1685.00 1867.00 1929.00 1747.00 1795.00 1950.00 1941.00 1761.00 1421.00 1982.00 2339.00 2460.00 1220.00 1144.00 1114.00 1122.00 1110.00 1112.00 1114.00 1107.00 1399.00 1369.00 2170.00 1771.00 2173.00 2608.00 3108.00 3614.00 3537.00 3108.00 3764.00 4485.00 3420.00 4073.00 4106.00 4098.00 3426.00 3369.00 NA NA NA NA NA NA 3900.00 3834.00 3810.00 3091.00 2202.00 2783.00 2859.00 3425.00 2590.00 4157.00 4457.00 4261.00 4106.00 3977.00 3767.00 4066.00 3482.00 3717.00 4046.00 4409.00 3826.00 4426.00 5146.00 5125.00 4000.00 4343.00 4717.00 4571.00 4139.00 4977.00 4863.00 4636.00 3879.00 5228.00 4830.00 5140.00 4617.00 4511.00 5191.00 4766.00 2837.00 4462.00 3290.00 3706.00 2600.00 4308.00 2396.00 2027.00 1427.00 1116.00 799.000 1172.00 989.000 4333.00 2848.00 1548.00 1923.00 2134.00 1740.00 1798.00 1542.00 3033.00 2851.00 3176.00 2287.00 3400.00 3130.00 3297.00 2550.00 1788.00 1789.00 1593.00 -45.0000 596.000 1006.00 945.000 217.000 NA NA NA