The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-03
-FOUR MONTHS
Of DIVIDENDS
Seventy-Seven American Com
panieS Paid SharehoId-
erS Over $21 100000.

During the first four months of this
year seventy-seven American metal
miaes and works paid dividends of SOL
479,427. Compared with the correspond
ing period last year. there is shown a
marked increase in point of profits and
in the number of companies participant
ing.
According to reports made TO the
Mining World. the seventy-seven prop
critics cited above have declared in divi-
dends since their Incorporation the
grand total Of S6l3, 346,27S. This shows
2 return of nearly 112 per cent on the
outstanding capital of S478.1S5, zoe.
II addition to the dividends reported.
by metal mines and works. is the dis
bursement of securities-holding cOrpor-
atiOns and metal selling interests. Five
metalIurgical works with an issued cap
italization of 1O,l69.350, paid to share
holders during the four months Of the
year S4,556 044 and since organization
So, 638, 293, a return equivalent to Y
per cent. The bulk of these dividends
has been earnedin the last ten years
The Amalga mated Copper company
alone has mailed holders of its %l53,S6t,-
900 outstanding capitalization, dividends
of S5S.7740l7 to date, return equlVa-
lent to 81 per cent. American Shelters
Securities com, any. which is affiliated
with the American Smelling 4 Rein
ing company. has paid dividends OF SlS,-
0SS. 4g4 in four years on its issued capt.
tafization of S47OO0.000. Copper Range
Consolidated, which is largely interest,"
cd I'm Lake copper mines. has paid dlNl-
bends of S., $40 634 i'm eight years on an
issued capitalization of $38.3lS.lO 100. One
metal selling company. the United.
which markets the products OF the
Anal gamated and others has paid DIV
idends this year of S250.0oo. and since
organizatio s. coo 900 on its S5.00o,091
outstanding capital
Western Mines Shine.
Fffty-tvo gold. silver. lead and zinc
z,.Onerties nave paid dividends of So
$50 $50 between January 1 and Nav ].
this year Since their incorporation
these mines have declared total Oh
S116.494064 equivalent To about - per
cent ON the outstanding capital OF Sl53.-
r5S 0S6 Of tie United States mines con-
tributing to the above. Goldfield COnsol-
idated OF Nevada. takes the lead ia
POINT OF dividends PAID for the year
having on April 90 paid TO its share
holders 81 05914l its first declaration
since November .. 1907, when il paid
$3.50 geo The first dividend declared by
this company was on October ., 1907,
when s3G0,000 was paid, making its TO-
TAI to date Sl,.56-I55. return equIva-
lent to Der cent or it's outstanding
pitaI of S35.52f,1Io- ToUupah of Ne
Eada ranks second. with $6J0.000 for the
wear and S4.25j.000 "a date. with Silver
King Coalition OF Utah third for the
year. with 500 .00o To its credit. ana
SLIPS 000 to date. Homestake Of South
Dakota while only ranking fourth for
The year with S456.S00. far oyersnad-
ows ali other gold mining companies IN
~ i
credit since organization slTSSl.950. q
return OF So per cent on its outstanding
capital of s21.sCO.G0o.
CobaIt's Good Showing.
Twelve Canadian properties. all but
one located in the Cobalt section, have
during the past four months paid in
dividends s.. 5g1. 429. and since incorpOra-
tion, but a few years afo. S9291 $50 Nip
issing leads with $500. 600 for the first
four months OF the year and since III
corporation 81 $40. 600. Crown Reserve
ranks second for the year with S545.32s
and since Incorporation S6i1,S29.
Eleven Mexican companies report div
blends for the four months of the year
Of S1,971,524 and S2444O.5S9 since incOr-
poration- Esperanto leads for the wear
with $4,000 and since incorporation.
S1O.2O7. 500. El ORC ranks second with
sf19,I24 for the year and S5,533.26 since
Incorporation.
Copper Mines Lead.
Despite the generally disturbed con-
dition of the copper metal market and
the low price paid for the metal eiEh-
teen American copper properties have
81 far this year paid TO shareholders |
sI.302 492. making the enormous tOta.
since Incorporation of S305.2lS,I3 The
largest dividend payer SO far this year
IS Anaconda Of Montana. which has
paid St200000. making a total since or
ganizatiou of $f2,3000Oo. on capitaliza-
ton of $50, 900 COO Arizona Copper ranks
second with $1,O62O00 for the year and
Sl5,442,651 since organization.
Only one quicksilver mine reports
dividends for this year-the New Idria
in Califoruia-which paid $4,000 and
since organization S1130.O00 on an issued
capitalization Of 100000.
Smelling Company Records.
Five metallUrgical works declared ST.
556.044 in dividends this year, making
q total Of OS1 .63S. 293 since incorporation
on an issued capitalization Of S2l0,i69,-
$50. The leader, as always, is the Amer |
ican Smelling & Refining company,
which has distributed 50 far this year
S2,052, 800 and since Incorporation 49,
213.000 on an issued capitalization Of
500 600 900. National Lead has paid this I