R.R. Donnelly Net Income Down in Second Quarter

Printer R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co., Chicago, reports net income, including one-time items, totaled $52 million for the second quarter and $96 million for the first six months of 1999, compared with $59 million and $103 million in the respective periods a year earlier.

The second quarter ended June 30.

Total sales for the second quarter rose 3% from last year’s second quarter to $1.2 billion, despite significantly lower paper prices and fewer pass-through materials sales.