Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-13
DIVIDENDS IF
 THE BIG MINES
 MUCH GREATER
Complete Report Shows That Many Millions Have Been Paid Stockholders March Will Have Increase.
CAIining World)

te7td1hly tue continued low prices or silver. copper. lead and zinc and the curtailed production of these metals, n addition to the interruption of mining in various sections by req son Of heavy snows. labor troubles and other causes, do not bespeak confidence in the dividend-paying power of the mines and metallurgical works. And yet, notwithstanding ai these adverse factors. no less than 49 American mines and metallurgical works, according to reports made 'di- rect to The Mining World at Chicago. paid dividends amounting to $10,25S.. 641 for the first two months of 1910
 These 49 concerns have declared in dividends to date the enormous sum of s349. S24.50S. which, on an issued capitalization of s350,470,262 shows a return of 9eGc.
 It should be stated that this record does not include the profits divided by five securities holding corpora tions. which. for the hwo months this year. amounted to $1 500, 900, making their total disbursements s95, ,251, ,25i.
 On an outstanding share capital of s215,31s.0OO this makes a return of nearly 44et. Tn addition there has been paid by ont metal selling companN-tthe United-which han dles the product of the AmaIgamated Co. and other large interests, s250, 900 in dividends this year, making q total for this company of s10 .250,0 since incorporation in January, 1900 a return onthe S5.0OO.00O issled cap ital of 205Co.
 Of the 43 mines paying dividends this year 34 are included in the gold silver classification and paids4 s37 ,13i- These mines have paid to holders of stock since incorporation, Sl05,l55 3S2. q return of s9fc, or nearly equal to the combined issued capital of s1ls, S94,423.
 Twenty of these properties are lo- cated in the United Sta -es and they contributed to the two months to- tai s3.344,s9I Since incorporation these companies have divided among eqiial toS69s on the sS6. 6.O50.s6S issued shareholders s79,459,325. return capi al. Three Nevada properties,- Goldfield Con, Tonopah and Gold field Alamo-contributed nearly half of the total credited to the United States for the two months of 1910. as follows. Goldfieid Con, s1,779, ,549; Tonopah, s35O,OO0 and Godfield Alamo s21 900. Six Utah companies contrib uted s519, 664 and three Colorado com panies. s2ss,5O0.
 Seven Canadian companies, all but one CHedly of British Columbia, pay ing s36.OOO) operating in the Cobalt district of ontario. contributed s1,104, GAO. making their total to date, siO, 504.5S6. a 5Sqs return on their issued capitalization of ST, ,943.5 .555. Nipissing leads for the year with s45O.00 and and Crown reserve is second with s265,S2S.
 Six Mexican companies are included in the 43 gold-silverlead properties paying dividends in 1910. and they distributed among shareholders sS72 | 800. Since incorporation the dis bursements total SIP .296.471, an sSet return on the s1S.sOo.0OO share capi tai
 Included in the 43 mines paying div idends in 1910 ore nine copper proper ties. all in the United States, which contributed S2.S24, ,290. These hint copper mines have paid to their share holders since incorporation the large total ofs1s4, ,95S,74s. showing return of nearly .hree times the issued capi talization of s54.156. .4se or S04so
 The Iargost dividend payment by copper mine this year is s600,0o0 b! Anaconda of Montana Since it's or ganization in 1895 this company hai paid dividends totaling 45,900,00o, 15sGo return on the s30.0O0 900 issue' capitalization. Osceola's contribution totals s575.9O0. making it's total dis bursements since incorporation SS,574 O5e. or nearly four times it's issued car
 
 itaIization of S2.4O3.750 United Verd
 of rizona paid it's regular monthl
 dividend of s225.00O and has to it
 credit SO far this year, s450.000. II
 date this remarkable property has re
 turned to it's few shareholders. $24
 es7. 900 or eight times it's issued cap
 talization of ss,O00,000. Boston
 Montana paid its regular quarterl
 dividend of s3O0.000 which makes t' ial for this Amaigamated holding c s6I, ,325. .OGO or more than 24 times t issued capital of $2.500.000 Four metaIlurgicas works havin
 an outstanding capital ofs171 ,419,35' paid during the first two months ( this year s2.s17.O20.making their tots dividend disbursements s6S,260.34' which is a splendid record conside . ing that these corporations have bee
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