LINEAR <LNER> SEES LOWER COMPARABLE 4TH QTR NET Linear Films Inc said its fourth quarter earnings for the period ended March 31, will be lower than the 1,235,000 dlrs or 19 cts a share reported in the year-ago quarter on sales of 11.8 mln dlrs. The company attributed the lower earnings to narrowing profit margins on stretch film. Linear also said it is increasing its stretch film prices by six pct effective April 15.