Show I LARGE DIVIDENDS WERE NER DECLARED BY MINES LAST r ONT Th The dividend declarations of American mines and metallurgical works worl- during November No not not as large as for some somo other months this year Increased to a t. considerable e extent ent t the hoi years year's tot total A of companies which according h according to past performances were expected to tomake tomake tomake make a o r disbursement postponed post post- POlled the e ent nt to o a later month Tho The eleven cleven months of the tho year however have a n. record of or dividend disbursements which continues to prove that mining is isan isan s san an industry comparable to any cither in point of profitableness Ty fly careful compilation the Mining lUning World is able to to show that during the eleven months of 1910 there thon- was paid to holders of the tho tho sto tock stock k of 1 5 American mines and metallurgical works Not 1 included In this amount Js is the tho disbursed b by nine securities securities ties holding holdIng- corpora corporations which look IDOl fo for rOi I their theil profits profits' from stocks owned in other corporations Since incorporation those these 13 mines mImics and works paid out in the shape shape shape-of of dividends dividen s the enormous total tatal r or On the issued capital capita o of these companies which winch is this is a return equivalent to 1 4 p per percent percent r cent and a a. return to shareholders in excess of capitalization of At the te head of the dividend list for forthe forthe the year yeal stand the companies classed a ate as zinc silver producers for of these have so far this year divided among their shareholders making ng a grand total since incorporation of or 2 This I is equivalent to toan toan an all 85 SG per jer cent return on the Ins Irig ca capitalization pi ta of Of the tho Companies mentioned me above sixty operate properties in the United United- States and they contributed to the eleven months months' total and to date an 86 per pel cent return on the outstanding share capi- capi taL The companies leading leading- in disbursements disburse disburse- ments for the year e rank ranI as follows Goldfield Consolidated Tono- Tono pah Homestake Bunker er Hill BiB Sullivan Sixteen Canadian companies have so soar far ar this year paid in dividends 7 and since incorporation a 43 43 per cent return on their outstanding share hare capital bf 5 Tho The leading Canadian contributors to the years year's s 's to total total to to- tal rank as follows r 2100 Crown Reserve 1 Yukon Kerr Ken take Lake j Mexican i companies to the number of twenty four four contributed 0 to the Hie years year's total of an and since Incorporation Inthey incorporation In- In corporation they havo have divided among amon shareholders a return of per cent on their combined issued capital capital capi capi- tal of According to the years year's total the leading payers paye rank as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows Dos Estrellas Esperanza Mexican Mines Tines of El Oro 12 El Oro Oio Although ranking rank second for fot the tile year in point of dividends paid tho copper properties numbering twenty-four twenty aUbut all aU allbut allbut but ono one operated in the States State havo have divided among shareholders since sinco their incorporation the tle grand errand sum of 01 their incorporation the tle grand errand sum of 01 This on their combined issued te- te sued capital of makes the tho remarkable return of per cent an achievement duplicated by but few companies companies com corn panics operating in other lines of Indus Indus- try These twenty four companies have paid so far fsr this year In the I lead a for the year ear and according to their ranking ar are the following Utah Cop Cop- per United Verde Anaconda Calumets Hel Hecla- Hecla Nevada Consolidated isoo- isoo Arizona Anzona 10 8 Seven metallurgical companies compani s durin during the year distributed dividends totaling bringing Ing the total for this branch of the industry up to On their Issued d capitalization of this tIlls records a return equivalent equivalent lent to 47 17 p per ont cent American Smelting leads as usual with a total r for the year of go gobig goin going go- go in big ing to holders of common stock and to holders of preferred In International International International In- In Nickel ranks second with to preferred holders and to common United States Stales Smelting is third with preferred pro pro- and common National Lead is fourth with preferred an and common 1 A Leading among the tile securities holding holding- corporations Is Phelps Dodge e Co with disbursements during durin the eleven months of the year ea r totaling Amalgamated is second with American Securities third with and Guggenheim Exploration fourth with ith V I |