Evening star., 1936-12-02
ARREARAGES CUT
BY YELLOW COACH
Board Votes $35 a Share,
or More Than Half OF
Accommodations.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 2.-Direc-
tors of Yellow Coach & Truck
Manufacturing Co., General Motors
affiliate, Clipped $35 share from
accumulations on the per cent pre-
ferred stock with payment OF s5,-
250,000.
The action more than cut in half
the existing arrears on the preferred,
reducing them to $28 share. The
payment is to be made December rs
to stock of record December IL.
This is the first payment on the
stock since January /, 1928.
American Cyanamid.
Directors of American Cyanamid
Co. declared a quarterly dividend Of
IS cents and a special dividend of 40
cents a share to holders of class "A'
and class "B" stock. both payable De-
cember 81 to stock of record Decem-
Der 8. The disbursement will call for
o combined total of $780, ,202.
United States Tobacco Co.
A distribution to shareholders total
ing more than s2,289,000 was an
nounced by directors of United States
Tobacco Co. today through declara-
ton of a special dividend of $3.75 a
share on the common stock and the
regular quarterly dividend of S125 a
share The special is payable Decem-
ber % to stock of record December IA
and the regular January 2 to holders
Of record December IA.
Briggs Manufacturing.
The Briggs Manufacturing Co. an
nounced the payment of an extra cash
dividend of 81 a share on December
81 to stockholders of record Decem-
ber IL.
Cleveland Cliffs Iron.
Directors Of the Cleveland Cliffs
Iron Co. announced dividend of s.
q share on IS cumulative preferred
stock. payable December is to stock
holders of record December S. The
dividend will total S1,46l,714 on 487,-
23s shares of stock.
Great Lakes Towing.
The board of the Great Lakes Tow
ing Co. announced dividends of 81
on 16,750 shares of common, the
first declared since 1881. and $3.50
on the company's 81 preferred. both
payable December Is to stockholders
Of record December 5.
Anaconda Wire & Cable.
Anaconda Wire g. Gable Co., sub
sidiary of Anaconda Copper Mining
Co., announced an extra dividend of
81 share, which will give common
stockholders approximately s850.000.
A special dividend of 81 a share was
ordered November Is in addition to a
dividend of so cents The latest pay
ment is to be made December % to
shareholders of record December IA.
Pepperell Manufacturing.
Pepperell Manufacturing Co.. New
England textile concern. ordered a
special dividend of IS a share on the
common stock. aggregating approxi-
mately $500,000. Payment will be
made December IS to stock of record
December T.
NdtiOAAl SupPiy 70.
A dividend of $3.50 a share against
accumulations was ordered by direc-
tors on the preferred stock of National
Supply Co.. to be paid December %
to shareholders of record December
II. The previous payment was in
September 1881.
General Baking Co.
General Baking Co. directors de-
clared a special dividend of IS cents
q share and regular quarterly of Is
cents. The extra aggregated slightly
over s550.000 The quarterly paymen.
is the one ordinarily due in Febru-
airy. Both are to be paid December
Il to record December 10.
Ward Baking Co.
Ward Baking Co. announced a div
idend of s2.25 against accumulations
on its per cent preferred STOCK
payable December "a to holders Of
record December 10. The company or
November S declared similar pay
ment of SITS on the preferred.
International Printing Ink.
The International Printing Ink
Corp. announced a special dividend
Of 81 share on the common stock,
payable December 81 to stock of rec