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Show ANOTHER RUMOR OF INCREASED DIVIDENDS It ha become cult tho proper thing these days of Increased metal prices and far .more generous earnings than, ono would Judge are indicated by the dividend divi-dend rate being paid, to predict that thia or that company will Increaae itn dividend divi-dend rate the lait quarter of -1312. One company especially favored by Buch report re-port Is th United Smelting, Refining & Mining company, and It wm eald over the wires yesterday that this company would without much question slice off a bit of melon at tho next meeting of ill-rectors'. ill-rectors'. The present dividend rate of tho I.'nltrd States company is S7i cents a nhare on the preferred, and 0 rcntf. a .share on th common stock per quarter, while earnings arc reported considerably In ex-ccp ex-ccp of thco rpqulremcntf-. leaving enough In bank to koep tho cash surplus of decidedly portly proportions. The prophets who have prophesied for many months In regard to this company and dividends will eventually land right If they keep it up. |