Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-12
O|NI]flD RtCURO FOR TEN MONTHS

CHICAGO, H.. Nov. IO.-Probably no period of equal length in the his tory of American mines and metal iurgical works has been so prolific Of dividend disbursements as has the ten months of 1910. According to t,.e reports made to the Mining World by 12S of these companies, declara. tions for the period in quotation to- tailed sG4. ,SSS. This is remaTk- able achievement when. it is taken into consideration that the meal prices during a greater portion of this period were anything but sausfac- tory, and the year in general has been looked upon as a period of de- pression. It is further learned that these l2S mines and works have, since their incorporation. yielded divi- .dends totalling ss90,246, 764, a 1I4 per cent. return on the s602. .993.73S com bined issued capitalization.
 Although the larger part of the above dividends has gone into the pockets of individual shareholders, # will no doubt be surprising to many o learn that nine holding corporations, owning the majority of the stock is- sued by certain mines and works, have in ten months this year declared dividends of s11,s75.O19. and since in corporation have distributed Sll4,344.- 2i3, a 36 per cent. return on the combined s314,i72,125 issued capital, The leader of these, Phelps-Dodge & Co. has so far this year announced dividends of s3.37O.095, Amalgamated being second with s2,30S.317
 CT the I2s companies paying divi- dends during the first ten months of 1910, s2 operate in the United States 9 in Mexico, l5 in Canada, and two in Central and South America.
 Of these S2 United States compa- nies 53 are chased as gold-silver-lead producers, and they have so far this year paid dividends to the amount of $16, 1855, 703. on an .ssued -.pitalisa- ton of $164.561 ,315. Since incorpora- tion these 57 companies have distrib- uted a grand total of s142, ,546,SI1, a return of s6 per cent. Far in the lead among the gold producers is Goldfeld Consolidated, which has had a remarkable record in that it has paid so far this year to holders of it's stock, 7,11S,196. Tonopah, another ] -NCsd0d PiOpcAtSy ID SSton0 Wttli 500 900, with Homestake third with $872, 900, and Bunker Hill & Sullivan l fourth with $S43,600
 1 Fifteen Canadian companies, II op- erating in Ontario and four in Brit | ish Columbia, have so far this year
 paid to shareholders $6,996, 299, and since incorporation s21,703,6se, a 45 per cent. return on an issued capital ization of s49, ,i24,OO Nipissing leads as usual, having made disbursements totaling s2,10O,000. with Crown Re- serve second with s1,06i ,2sS. Yukon Gold is third with S1,050. 900.
 ! Twenty-one Mexican eor.f,auiy5ss 5s with an issued capitalization of S2e,-
 103.525. have paid to shareholders lsince incorporation, $40. .7o9, ,s60. Dur ing the ten months just ended these companies have distributed s4,03s, ,2s0. Dos Estrellas leads with s600,O00 Es- peranza is second with S594, 900, and Fl Orc third with si13.060.
 Of the I2S mines and works pay ing dividends in 1910. g are copper properties. operated in the United States. These 23 mine shave so far in 1910 yielded profits in the shape of dividends to the extent of $21 ,267.- 768. Since incorporation these mines have distributed among shareholders ithe enormous total of $36e, e,113,192. a treturn equivalent to 2s1 per cent. on