Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, August 25, 1993                   TAG: 9308250031
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
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REPORTED EARNINGS

Westvaco Corp., a New York manufacturer of paper, packaging and chemicals with a bleached board division in Covington, on Tuesday reported third-quarter sales of $586 million, 0.3 percent down from the 1992 quarter. Sales for the first nine months were $1.75 billion, up 0.3 percent.

Third-quarter earnings of $22.5 million, or 33 cents per share, fell from 54 cents per share in the 1992 quarter. Earnings for the nine months were $62.9 million, or 94 cents per share, compared with $1.56 per share in the 1992 period.