Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-07
MininQ STnG|terS and Stock Quotations
MINE AND METALLURG|CAL
 PROFITS FOR TWO MONTHS

Notwithstanding numerous aderso factors. including prevailing low prices of silver, copper, lead and zinc, and the curtailed production of these metals, the Mining World is enabled to show that for the first two months of the current year, fifty-one Ameri- can mines and metallurgieal works paid dividends to shareholders to the large total of s99sS.052.
 These ,fifty-one concerns have de- clared in dividends up to March l the enormous sum of $32i. .S55.544 on an isc sued capitalization of $476,33O.Sl4, showing a return equivalent to 72 per cent. This Is a remarkable showing when it is taken into consideratioR that great many gold mini'tg con- panies are excessively capitalized.
 The above declarations do not in. clude the profits divided by the Amal- gauiated Copper coHpany, the Gug- genheim Exploration company, Cop per Range Consolidated and Mines company of America, four securities holding corporations having a com 1ined isued capitalization of s2ll,- 266, ,000. These four companies have
 laid in dividends so far this year S2,- i27.659 and since organization S17.- jO6.147, q return of 36 per cent. Anal gamated Copper company, of course, yielded the giants share of this large amount, for it has paid to sharehold- CTS so far this year S1.53S,S7S and since organization s58.774.017, 8 re- turn of g per cent on it's issued capi talizatiun of $153,SS7 300. The Gug genheim Exploration company shared with stockholders this year S425,0e0 and to date. has paid out in dividends s6,96a PIT, or 70 per cent on it's share capital of Si7000,O00. Copper Range Consolidated divided S3SS,7S1 with shareholders, and since organization has disbursed SS.446,S53 a return Of 22 per cent on it's issued capitaliza tion of SSS,37S. 100 Mines company of America disbursed this year ESQ., 900, and since organization s3.f25,000 a return of 17i per cent on its share capital of $2,OO0,O00.
 One metal selling company, the United. which also Is not included iH the above, has paid so far this year $250, 900 and to date S7.000,000. re turn of I4G per cent on it's issued cap ltal or S0,uUO,UUO.
 Of the forty-siX mines paying diyi- dends this year thirty-eight are gold, silver. lead and zinc properties. con tributing to shareholders SA,761.290, return of 3 per cent on the issued capitalization of S1J3,S2O,67S. Since organization these companies have paid out in dividends $9S, .147. a return of 64 per cent. a remarkable record considering the excessive cap italization record before mentioned.
 Twenty-three of these thirty-eight properties are located in the United States, and they have paid this year SI .9s5.949. and since organization S6S,- 643,270, return of 6t per cent on share capital of .$110.563,3s4 Hold ing the honor of having paid the great CT amount 30 faf this year in this class of mines is the Silver King Coalition of Utah. which is credited with q disbursement of S375,0O0. Since organization in May, 1907, this com pany has paid out in dividends s937.- 500, a return of 15 per cent on its cafftal of $6,250.000. Tonopah of Nevada, which holds second place for the year with S25O,000. has paid to 5lltlELOiOti5 E4llGC Oi Oi5dAAlLdAiOu III July. 1901, S3,9O0. 900, a return on it's s1.000 900 standardization of 390 per cent Camp Bird is next in line with s205.009, with a total dividend dis bursemens of s5,196, ,75O, a return of I26 per cent on it's share capital
 But five Mexican companies have reported dividends this year. these paying to shareholders s1.1i1,52A and since organization Slg.451 ,026, a re- turn on their issued capitalization Of Sl2,657 ,590, or 153 jer cent. El Gro leads with s419,O0O for the year. and since organization S5.333 .26O. a return Of 93 per cent on it's share capital of S5.9%I ,j0O. Dos Estrellas, with au issued capitalization of only S150 .000, paid s300.000 to stockholders this year and since organization S3,7SO.OOO, a remarkable return of l .26O per cent Esperanza, which has held the record Cf baiuV fha hast r,avi,U 0~Id r-pfpa i-,