Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, May 21, 1993                   TAG: 9305210193
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A-7   EDITION: METRO 
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REPORTED EARNINGS

Rowe Furniture Corp., Arlington-based manufacturer with operations in Salem, said Thursday net shipments for its second quarter are expected to approximate $20.5 million, or 16 cents a share, compared to $18 million, or 2 cents a share, in the 1992 period.

Net shipments, the industry's term for gross sales, for the six months ending May 30 are expected to total $41 million, or 36 cents a share, up 18 percent from 1 cent a share in the 1992 period.