Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04
PAYING MINES LOOK GOOD
Yield Of Precious Metals Indexed in
Dividend Distribution.
THE SHOWING OF NOVEMBER
Money-Mhkinm Record of Mines nnd
Works In the United states,
and In Mexico and
Canada.

The dividend declarations OF American
mines and metsllurglcal works during
November, though not as large as for
some other months this year. increased to
a considerable extent the years total. A
number OF companies which. according to
past performances, were expected to make
November disbursement postponed the
event to a later month. The eleven months
OF the year. however. have a record OF
dividend disbursements which continues
70 prove that mining Is an industry com
parable to any other in point OF profitn-
bleness.
BY careful compilation the Mining
World Of Chicago is able 70 show that dur
ing the eleven months OF 1910 there was
paid to holders OF the stock OF 1876 Ameri-
can mines and metallurgicai works, seS,9iS,-
49, Not included in this amount is the
SEGA ass disbursed by nine securities hold
| ing corporations, which look for their
/ profits from stocks owned in other cor
porations. Since Incorporation these iS
mines and works paid out In the shape of
dividends the enormous total Of $7o19SS, IS.
On the Issued capital Of these companies,
which Is S6l1 ,91S 7Si, this is return
equivalent to ia per cent and a return to
| shareholders, in excess OF capitalization, OF
$50 SIS, 55A
At the head OF the dividend list for the
year stand the companies clRssed as gold,
silver. lead and zinc producers, for l02 Of
these have. so far this year divided among
their shareholders, S2s,S57S09 making a
grand total since Incorporation OF Szs, 49,
sci This is equivalent to an IS per cent
return on the outstanding capitalization OF
&256, 2SO,1TO.
% a.. N, ao-,uo,to, r,apHoNaa ahove
sixty operate properties in the United
States, and they contributed to the eleven
months total 81. 7SS s31, and to date STAT Ss1,-
1s9 and Sc per cent return on the outstand-
ing $40 46l ,Sl5 share capital. The com
panies leading In disbursements for the year
rank as follows: Golfield Con, S,nS,l96
Tonopah, Sl5OO,OOO; Homestake. 1881, 900
Bunker Hill 4 Sullivan, Ss25,S5O.
Canadian and Mexican Mines.
Sixteen Canadian companies have so ia
this year paid in dividends S,Is45S2 ant
since incorporation, 81, 4Ol.l25, a 43 per cen
return on their outstanding share capita
of S., s24OO5. The leading Canadian con
trlbutors to the years total rank as fol
lows: Niplssing, S2.1OO,OO0; Crown Reserve
SlO61, 2S8; Yukon, t1,O5O,OOO; Kerr Lake
5000. COO.
Mexican Companies, to the number o
twenty-four contributed S4.17S,6SO to tn
b years total OF SIS, O23. 500, and since incor
poration they have divided among share
holders sl5, $40 O97. a return Of 1853 per cen
on their combined issued capital OF $9,62S,
SIS According to the years total the lead
, ing payers rank as follows: Dos Estrellaf
5000, 90; Esperanza, S5s4.OOo; Mexican Mine
of Ell ORC, s4Ss, 1000; El ORC. $4,000.
, Although ranking second for the year
point OF dividends paid, the copper proper
. ties, numbering twenty-four, all but on
operated in the United States, have divide
among shareholders since their incorpora
, ton the grand sum Of 1851, 7sl,szS. This. o
their combined issued capital of Sl24'6sl'Sl
z makes the remarkable return of 2Ss pc
cent, an achievement duplicated by 'bu
. few companies operating in other lines
) Industry These twenty-four companie
have paid so far this year s22O5l 1873. In tn
lead for the year and according to thei
; ranking are the following: Utah Copper
ss47672s; United Verde. S2.475oOO; Anaconda