Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-21
THE DIVIDENDS
IN ALL METALS
IN FIVE MONTHS
forty-seven Companies This
Year So Far Have Paid
$16,004,755 to Stockholders
Copper Returned Big Profits


To pay dividenas aggregating $751;
oo4.f55 in tie first five months this
year-a period in which the market
prices of silver. copper, lead, spelter
and other products have reflected the
panic OF last faIl-is an admirable
record. according to the Mining
World. for AZ mines and metallurgi
cal work in the United States.
A compilation of the profits dis
tributed by these AZ corporations
since their organization shows they
have paid dividends amounting to the
fabulous sum of SAIL, -J60,014 On the
outstanding capitalization of 1884,
455,0S0 the dividends declared To date
show a return of ia per cent.
In addition 10 the above dividends,
four securities holding corporations,
including the Amalgamated Copper
company, paid this year S3,574,54e
making total of $73,7l6,209 since
organization, equivalent to a return
OF more than 80 per cent on tAe out
standing share capital of $241 100000.
These securities holding corporations
are financially interested in some OF
the largest copper and gold and sill
yer mines in the United States.
Large profits also have been earned
by metal saving agencies. One "a
these the United Metals Selling com
Dany, which is affiliated with teh
Amalganated Copper company, paid
a dividend this year of S625, 900, max
ing a total of Sc, $50 900 since organl
zation in January, 1900. with a capt.
tahzation Of 100000.
Copper mines are the best paying.
the dividends OF IL for the first five
months this year amounting to 80,
6S1 ,762, equivalent to nearly 10 per
cent on the issued capitalization OF
S5S,7T5, coo, the low market quota
lions for the metal notwith standing
Since their incorporation these II
copper properties have sent to thel
shareholders dividends totaling the
enormous sum of 1851, 1895, which
is nearly five times the issued capt
taliZation. First place this year IS
taken by Anaconda of Montana, an
Amalgamated protege, which has paid
a dividend OF 81 zoe 900, bringing the
total TO date TO $39.00G,00O on the
capitalization of 30,e00,O0O.
The great Calumet Hecla mine.
capitalized at S2,5O0,rc0, and with div
idends OF S1O6,S50 ,00n to its credit,
disbursed 100000 so far this year.
Boston & Montana, another Analga-
mated protege,. declared S9Vo,OVv
in dividends this year, making the toi
tai to date 1895 zoe on captain
zation of $3,750,O0O. The Amalgam'
ated Copper company, whose dlFl,
dends are reported with those Oh
other securities holding corporations
markets quarterly payments at the
rate of 2 per cent per annum on lts
outstanding capitalization Of Sl5S, H.
800; to date the DIVIDENDS sum W
s55 1896 ,261, of which Sl,5SS,SIS ma
been paid in the current year.
Twenty-Five gold, silver and leaC
properties, having outstanding sS1.
157, 200 in stock, declared diyldenos
of s3y 4e7. 399 for the five months tni'
wear. making a total of $74,916,S3'
since Organization. The Homestakt
gold mine in the Black Hills of Soutl
Dakota maintains the lead this year
distributing dividends of s546,OOo Il
ave months, which is at the rate OF .
cents a share a month or per cen
Der annum on the capitalization o
S21. SAC. 600.
To date the Homestake, one OF tn
hest paving Iowgrade gold mines l
the world, has mailed its sharenolt
ers dividend 'aggregating the laTg
total of SIG, 626 $50.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan silVe
lead mine in the Occur. dAlenes i
Idaho has an enviable record, havin
maid TO date no less than $40, .Ot
in dividends on a capital of 5000
600, In five months this year tn
Bunker Hill & Sullivan mine yielde
dividends of S36e.600. equivalent
- per cent on the capitalization. II
Alaska Treadwell on oDugies lsiah
Alaska. capitalized at S9'eoo'eoo, ~ ~
naj5 5000 600 in dividends so far tn
wear making the total up to da
So, 2S5 eco. n,
The Camp Bird mine at ouray: "
do IN which British capital
largely interested. paid DIVIDENDS y
wear of s393, 600, and since ergaiAz
tiop has distributed s4,lZ4,SO4' on
s4IgO 900 issue share-capitai-