Evening star., 1940-11-27
BY the Associated Press.

the share list in the face OF the
dividend news has tended to widen
the conviction held by some Wall
StreeterS that the war situation is
still too much of wet blanket, in
a speculative sense, to permit the
market to react normally to favor
able developments.
Extra Dividend Announced.
United-Carr Fastener Corp, with
plants at Cambridge, Mass, and Chi
cago, announced today an extra
dividend of 80 cents a share on the
common and the regular quarterly
distribution of 80 cents, both payable
December Is to holders of record
December 5, making 50 for the year,
against S120 in 1899.
Directors of the Borden Co. de-
clared final dividend for 1910 of
so cents share on the common.
payable December 20 to holders of
record December 7, bringing pay
ments for the year to 81 40, the same
as in 1899.
Chicago Mail Order Co. an
nounced a dividend of Is cents a
share on the common, payable De-
cember % to holders of record De-
cember 7. The previous payment
was ST last December.
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp.
ordered payment of ST share
on the common stock, due December
16 to holders Of record December g.
The previous payment was rs cents
share last December.
A dividend Of Is cents a share was
declared on the capital stock of the
General Theatres Equipment Corp,
making 1910 payments IS cents a
share, against 80 cents in 1889. II
is payable December 20 to holders
of record December 10.
Cement Firm Pays S1.25.
Lone Star Cement Corp. an
nounced a year-end dividend of so
cents and the regular quarterly rs
cents a share on the common stock,
both payable December % to holders
of record December H. In 1889 the
company paid year-end dividend
of 25 cents.
Safety Car Heating & Lighting
Co. announced a payment of 81 on
the common stock, due December Is
to holders of record November 80,
making 1910 payments SO share,
against $3.50 in 1899.
Directors of American g. Foreign
Power Co. declared payments of &c
cents a share on the s6 preferred
and 35 cents on the ST preferred
both of which are in arrears. The
dividends are payable December &c
to holders of record December 7.
Philco Corp, Philadelphia, an
nounced dividend of Is cents a
share on the common stock, payable
December 81 to holders of record
December 9. This brought dividends
to rs cents share since the So pal
value stock was authorized last May
Black & Decker Mfg. Co., maker
of electric tools, with plants at Kent
Ohio, and Towson, Md, ordered ar
extra dividend of 10 cents share
on the common stock and the regular
quarterly 25 cents, both payable De-
cember 20 to holders of record De-
cember 10.
Westinghouse Adds Dividend
Directors of Westinghouse Elec-
trio and Manufacturing Co. added
a dividend of ST on the common
stock. The action brought total
payments on the common this year
to S4.75 against $3.50 in 1889. A
payment of 81 likewise was de-
clared on the ST participating pre-
ferred. Both are payable Decem-
ber 20 to holders OF record De-
cember 9.
A. w. Robertson, chairman, re-
ported orders booked in October
amounted to $57,077,344, making
the total for the first 10 months
$318, 1868, ,706, highest in the COM
pany's history, compared with $176,-
896,557 in the like 1889 period. Un-
filled orders on october 81 totaled
S186, 1893 $50, against s66, TBS, on
the same 1889 date.
Hercules Powder Co. declared a
year-end dividend of $1.05 a share
on the common stock, payable De-
cember 20 to holders of record De-
cember 9, bringing 1899 payments
to $2.85, the same as in 1899.
Great Northern Railway Co. Joined
the handful of carriers making pay.
ments on stock by announcing
distribution of so cents share or
the preferred stock, the first since
So was disbursed in 1887.
"It is the desire of the manage
ment to continue regular dividend
payments if future earnings justify,
said F. J. Gavin, president. The
payment is due December "a to hold.
ers of record December 9.
Directors of Anaconda Wire &
Gable Co. declared a year-end divi.
dend of 81, payable December 16 tt
holders of record December 6. Pre-.
viously this year two payments of 2;
cents each were made.
International Silver Pays OFF.
International Silver Co. announced
dividend of $6.25 a share on the S.
preferred stock, clearing up unpaie
dividends, plus the regular quarterly
payment of SITS on the stock.
Directors of Ingersoll-R Co.
makers of industrial machinery
authorized dividend of 81 com
mon share, payable December "a II
holders of record December 9. Thi
will bring 1910 payments to 81 |
share from Sc in 1889.
George W. Helme & Co., snuff