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Show Ills tier Thau m Bonanza. New York, 12 At the quarterly meeting of tbe directors of the Western West-ern Union telegraph company, today, to-day, a report was submitted showing that on October 1st there was a net surplus of t'M,S35, and that tbe net profits for the quarter ending December Decem-ber 31it wan $7.30,13$, mttking the total (841,004. The interest on thn bonded delt, lor une quarter, aud one quarter's projortion ol tns sinking sink-ing funds amounted to $132,000, which, deducted f.-ora the profits, leaves a balance of $707,004. From this the usual quarterly dividend of 1J ner cent, is taken, amounting to $525,931, leaving a balanco of $183 -072. Tin dividend is payable January Janua-ry 15lb, 1878. |