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Show UTAH COPPER IE OF THREE MIS PAYING Fourteen Copper Companies j Pass or Reduce Disburse- ! ments Since War Began With t e except on of Utah Copper Tennessee and "Wolverine since the out break of the European war there has been a loss at the annual rate of nearly W 500 000 to in estors b the passing or reduction of dividends by t e copper com panlea Th s heavy loss cap talized at 6 per cent, represents nearly $500 000 000 of capital Tshich has suddenly become un productive says t e Boston News Bu eau As a result of a 50 per cent curta n ent In output at the mines and the drop In prices of the rnetal to below ! cen s a pound practically every oopper company whose shares are traded In on the ei chajuje has ordered a dividend reduction on August 1 Utah and Tennessee stll malnta n their $3 rates while Wolverine after a lapse of a year and a ha f re suraed paymentB with a $2 dec a rat ion A table showing the annual losses to shareholders incurred by the reductions to date Is as follows Stares Dli-tdesd Anmu om Company otrtstand n g reduc on utaafeho d Abmcok GO 000 $8 passed $ 400 000 Anaconda 4 863,600 U lo 1 9 32& 000 Cl A A I f 6 7&S 13 pau4 3 083 90 Cal ft Hc a 100 000 S20 paMtd 000 000 Chlno SO 800 53 o 12 S69 M0 Oreea-Can 488 SU li pasad Oranby Con 148 9SS 85 paaaed 899 9 0 Nevada Con J.0"0 000 81 bO paned 8 000 000 Oaoeola M1M 84 paaicd 384 600 O d Dominion, It 80 84 to 81 8M 0U FlMlpa Dodge 4tt 000 axtn psd Z.700 000 Rar Con 1.454 78 Jl.60 pMed -UU 003 8 h Mtuck Aria 880,0 S3 paaad "00 000 U 8 Smelt oom ttl 071 88 paai4d 1.0M X3S Total It 43,808 71iit1 at 88. Oompaar paid extra fn it ot W Pr cent and durinc aix mtmtte of Uli 8 pec ont |