The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-13
APRIL GOOD MONTH
FOR PROF|T-MAkERS
Copper Companies Lead With
Dividends Paid During the
Past Month.

April has been a good dividend paying
month for mines and metailurgical works
in which Americans are largely interest
ed Fifty OF these companies in the
United States. Mexico. Central America,
and Canada reported TO The Mining
World dividends for April OF s11, 222, 3ii.
making a grand total of S1S5, 1881 992 since
their Incorporation on an Issued share
capital OF si0o. 667.3lT. Large dividends
have also been paid by the metal selling
companies, as may be learned by the
fact that the United Metals Selling COM
paly IN which the Lewisohas and the
Arnajgamated Copper company people are
asspre oa ei :$ 600 for ARr 1sdb
years on capitalize tion of Sc. 900, Je0,
says The Mining World
HIGH market prices and a largo con.
s,h SUMPTION o, coppeT silver, lead, zinc and
characterizes the mining industry. At
the head of the dividend lisf stand the
copper Companies, eight OF which declar..
since organization on an outstanding cap
ltal OF sIS3. $50, 100. Anaconda. controlled
by The ASmalgamated An Copper eompa9y; G6s ny
por ees es 0Gnni april paying Sna ssSs1sS 900
since incorporation on $50. 900 900 capital.
The Arizona Copper company a British
corporation, although paying only. s1s,4 400
on an Issued capital of s3.I76. 900, Utah
Consolidated, at one time O. favorlte in
London, but now controlled by Amer!-
cans, has good record 1t paid $751; 500
in April. and S6.4s6, 900 since incorpora-
tion on S1,oO0o0 capital. Wolverine. one
or the best managed Lake copper mines.
S1.oO0,00O capitalization; in April II paid
$500 600, and since organization $3.50 900.
Large profits are reported by. other cop
per companies whose shares, by the way,
are quoted at A premium.
Thirty five god, silver and lead com
paanies including the smelling trus, shar-
the total 10 date slis, sss. .475 on an issued
capital Of 6o.91o,317 The American
Smelling and Rehning company paying
mon 1sF snd 1e1t rst.nnsn per Gnnpm on both Its COM
sl.75O, 900 in April. making its dividends
since organizatlon, in 1889 ss4.Sal sos,
orsnaPy p9s M sdS oS Of the sms'Tg trust
gradually TO 100000, 900 and at the mar
ket vslue of the shares on April "a the
m PTSRer' y, %as W; n"s worth sl22 10000 Or pre-
Smelling. Refining and Mining company
declared a quarterly dividend of l9 per
s,nn,, sent on 4, ooth Its common and preferred
April, and s2.e2s,77s since incorporation.
IN JannaTy, 1906, on total capitalization
s,a Of $50 $50 .esT. 100 @ issued The famous Alas.
sloo, ooo In April making a total Of ss,-
!s5, 900 since Organization on q sharc-cap-
ital Of $4,000. 900
INC IioteSISke Sold mine In the Black
Hills, South Dakota. pays monthly divi-
dends OF SO cents per share or s109, 200,
ana mas declared to date a total Of s16,-
oso 800; the present capital outstanding
ls S2l o,0o0. The Bunker Hill and sulli-
van silver-lead mine in Idaho also has a
nne record; 1t Is paying monthly divi-
dends or CD cents per share. and has de-
clared so far a total OF $3.50 900 on a
81 o0O.Oo capitalization. The Portland
gold mine takes the lead In the Cripple
Greek district. Colo. paying a quarterly
dividend Of cents per share, Sl2O 600.
IN April. making a total of s7.3s7oso
since Incorporation on a So 000, 900 can't
ralization. Several gold mines In the new
district OF Nevada arc paving dividends:
the Tonopah company disbursed s350 600
In April. making So. $50 900 since oryani-
zation on $1,000. 600 capitalization.
SlN zinc properties In Missouri Kansas
and WISCONSIN have announced dividends
Of S39:b7s for April, making s1,2i5l7I
since their organization their present
outstanding capitalization being 81. s0s
900, One California quicksilver mine
came forward with quarterly dividend
OF 100000 In April, making 1920, 900 since
on capital stock Of $500
600. The prospects are that dividend
payments by mines in the Cobalt silver
district Ontario, and by properties in
others OF the newer mining regions will
multiply, for their earnings are large ana
their ores rich.