Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-07

North and South America for mum Der of years, has SO far this year paid out in dividends s270.000. To date it is credited with S9,667 800, return of 2SS per cent on its share capital of s3.250, 900.
 Eight Canadian companies. all operating in the Cobalt section, re- port dividends so far this year of 8, 440.4i7, and since organization S5,- 20.O51. return of 21 per cent on an issued capitalization of S26,SS7.2s .2si. For a youngster the Cobalt district is certainly making a remarkable show ing. Nipissing. the banner producer, leads as usual with $3o0,0O0 to it's credit for the year, and since organ ization in April. 1906, has paid out in dividends the sum of s2,340.000, a re turn of 39 pr cent on it's share capital of S6.O00.000. Crown Reserve Is sec ond on the list in point of dividends pa'd this year with S2S0,O00 to its credit and $352. 900 since organization. LaIlose ranks third with S228.S $40 and since organization in 1908 has paid out S400.Si6, a return of less than per cent Kerr Lake paid s210,- 900. and since organization September ,. 1905. s1.050 900. return of g per cent on it's capitalization of s3,o00,- 000.
 DesIte the unsettled condition of the copper market and the low price of the metal, copper dividend payers advanced to second place in point Of dividends paid for the first two months of the year. Seven of these with an issued capitalization of $45,- 591, ,260, paid dividends totaling S2.- 7S1 .3e0. Since organization these seven companies have paid to share holders the enormous sum of S160.- S9S, ,207, a return of 353 hrer cent on the issued capitalization. Arizoha Copper company leads with sSs5. 900 to it's credit for the year. and with SIS. 3.265.657 since organization has yielded returns to it's shareholders Of 3S3 per cent on an issued e3pitaliza- ton of S3,6S7.5 7.51O. Anaconda is sec ond on the list with s600,00O to its credit. To date this company has placed in the hands of it's stockhold- CTS S41 FOG, ,00o, a return equivalent to 129 per cent on it's share capital of distributed the magnificent sum Lf is third with disbursement of S450,- 900 and has to it's credit since organ ization S29.995,O00. return Of fully 1000 per cent. Boston and Montana is credited with a disbursement of $30O,O00, and since organization has distributed the magnificent sum of sS9 S75.0O0. a return of 198 per cent. Mohawk of Michigan mas distributed so far this year S200 900. Osceola, Michigan, s176.300 and Utah COnsoli dated sl.50.O0O.
 Five metallurgical works, having an outstanding capitalization of $177, ,41S,- S76 have paid so far this year divi- dends in the sum of S3.435. .462. making thir total since organization S6l,- 02S. .190, a return of 34 per cent. The American Smelting and Refining com pany naturally heads the list. having naid Sl,375,O00, as against S1.S75.000 in the same period in 1908. Of the sum paid this year sS75. 1000 goes t0 hold CTS of preferred stock and S500.000 to holders of common, making a total preferred disbursement of $30.5SS, 900 or 6l per cent, and total common of sl5.550,0O0. or 3I per cent. United StateS Smelling. Reduction and Min ing company paid to shareholders this year S600,6s0, si25,166 to preferred and S175,5l4 to comon holders. Since organization in 1906 the com,pany has paid to holders of preferred stock, B. SS1.751. and to holders Of common, si,79S,215, making a return equivalent of 27 per cent on preferred and per cent on common stock. National Lead paid on it's common stock s25S,- 355 for the year and to date S3.SI9.- iS2, Q return since organization of i9 per cent on an issued capitalization of S2O,655.zO0.
 Compared with the same period in 1908, the first two months of the cur rent year show a marked improve ment ip point of dividends paid. and judging from relDrts so far received by the Mining World for March, this month will show an even greater in crease. despite the very UnsaiJisfaC- tory condition of aII u,arLats.