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Show CON. MERCUR INQUIRY. Eastern Intcrcet Shows Somo Uneasiness Uneasi-ness Ovor Dividends. Replying lo a query from Littleton. N. H , concerning the continued abaonco of Consolidated Mercur from tho dividend column after distributions aggregating ?3,-200,812. ?3,-200,812. the Investor of Boston says: "Tho company announced, May, 1903. that It would phsjs two or three dividends for the purpoao of. Installing tho Moore sllmo process. It was not thought that It would take moro than sixty days to complelo tho chunges nnd have the mill In operation again no as to resume dividends. The estimated cost at the time was In tho neighborhood of $12,000. Tho outcome shows that the company paid out $59,521.27 for the sllmo plant construction. Since tho publication, of the annual report of the company It Is generally understood that tho average value of tho oro has Increased In-creased somewhat, and tho mill Is handling hand-ling a little larger tonnngo At present nbout 700 tons per dny aro being treated, and tho mine Is yielding a few thousand dollars not prnfltH per month. Whether thero will bo nny dividends Moon remains yet uncertnln. The company will, how-over, how-over, not pay any dividends until thero Is a sufficient sum In tho treasury lo warrant war-rant the posting of such. Tho cash on hand and In tho bank. Including bullion In transit, was only $233.81 on the 30th of June. It is understood that tho net prollts have Increased this sum. qulto consider-, ably. Tho general advanco In tho prlco of tho Btock on tho market would Indicate returning confidence In tho property nnd a belief that It would contlnuo as development de-velopment nnd operation continue." The condition of the mines and the earnings of tho mill at this lime, It might bo added, are more satisfactory than at any period In many months. |