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Show MONTH'S DIVIDENDS EXCEES40,G00,G00 Wondeiful Increase in Prof-its Prof-its of Mining Industry Proved by Records. Decemher dividends by fifty-seven United States mining companies reached a total of 540,93.3,920, as compared with disbursements of $16,9S0,S12 hy sixty-two companies In Decemher, 1915. and $7,-353,297 $7,-353,297 by thirty-eight companies In 1914, says the Engineering nod Mining Journal. Jour-nal. AletallurKical, iron and holding companies com-panies paid .$22,607,871, kh compared with ;6.7uu.Ouo In 1U15. The resumption of payments by the steel corporation accounts ac-counts for the prcat increase. Canadian and Mexican companies paid SS10,S24 in 1916 and ?1, 218, 536 In December, 1915. A full review of the year's dividends appeared In the annual statistical number, num-ber, Issued on January 6. This showed a total of S17o.3SK.37S paid by United Slates mining companies in 1916. The accompanyinfe' tables prlve the details de-tails of the amazing- payments for the mouth : United States Ulning; companies. Situation. Per share. Total. Argonaut Con., g California. $ .10 $ 20,000 Bunker Hill & Sullivan, 1. s Idaho. 50 163,500 buue & Superior, z .Montana. 6.25 1,813,731 Caedonla, 1. s Idano. .03 7S.150 La 11 met & Arizona, c Arizona. 3.0" 1.927,134 Calumet & Hecla, o Michigan. 25.00 2,500,000 Carc itf. 1. z Utah. .25 125,000 Center Creek, z Missouri. .10 10,000 Champion, c Michigan. 6.40 610.000 chino c New Mexico. 2.50 2,174,950 Con. Interstate-Callahan, 1. s. z Idaho. 1 50 697 4S5 Copper lianjiC, c Michigan. 3.60 1,379.003 Cresson Cons., g Colorado 25 305 000 Deny Ranch Gold Dredging icoloiado! 10. 00 1IL000 l.agle & Hlue Bell, 1. s Utah. 05 44 657 Empire Copper Idaho. .0714 73'onO Federal Mill. & Sm pfd United States. 1.25" 150,000 ueminl, g. s Utah, 6.00 30,000 Uokieu Cyeje, g Colorado. .02 30,000 i.rond Central, g rjlah. .04 20,000 LJrand Gulch, c Arizona. .05 11.992 Hecla, 1. 8 Idaho. .15 150.000 Homestake, g South Dakota. 1.65 411.414 Horn .Silver Mines Utah. .115 20.0UO Judge, s. 1 Utah. .25 120.000 Kennccott, c I.31) 4,170,874 Magma, c Arizona. .50 120,000 Mammoth, g. s. c Utah. .10 40,000 May Day, g. s. 1 Utah. .02 16.000 Nevada Con., c Nevada. 1.50 ",999 1S5 Nevada Packard, g Nevada. .05 5S 235 New idi-ia, u. California. 1.00 100,000 New Jersey Zinc United States. 5.00 1,750,000 North Star, g California. .50 125,000 Old Dominion, o Arizona. 2.50 667,000 Orovillo Dredging, g California. .12 S2,3Sr. Pacific Mines Corporation : California.. 01 6 420 Phelps, Doge & Co United States. 12.50 3,625io0O Pittshnrg-ldaho, 1 - Idaho. .01 S 094 Plymouth Cons., g California. .24 5S.520 Portland, g Colorado. .02 60,000 Prince Cons., 1. s Utah. .05 50,000 Quincy, c Michigan. 5.00 SoO.OO'i Ray Con., e j Arizona. l.oo 1,577,179 bt. Joseph Lead Missouri. 1.25 1,761 830 Silver King Con., s. 1. z Utah. .15 95'637 Toinhoy, g Colorado. .21 75'330 United Cooper Mln., c Washington. .01 111.000 United Globe, c Arizona. 22.00 506 000 United Gold Mines, g Colorado. .01 40,000 United Verde, c Arizona. 1.50 450 000 Utah Con., c Utah. 1.50 45o'ooo Utah Copper Utah. 3.50 S.SSoliis Yak. s. I Colorado. ..",7 '570 000 Yellow Aster, g r California. .05 1 5 000 Yellow Pine. z. 1. s Nevada. .15 ' 150 000 Yukon Gold, g .- Alaska. ,07'4 262 500 Iron. Metallurgical and and Holding Companies. Situation. Per share. Total. American Sm. & Ref., com V. S.-Mexico. $ 1.50 $ 793 393 American Sm. & Ref., pfd U. S.-Mexico. 1.73 S75 000 Colorado Fuel & Iron, pfd Colorado. SO. 00 600 000 Crucible Steel, pfd United States. 3.00 750 000 -General Dev United States. 1.50 ISO 000 Groat Northern Iron Ore Prop Minnesota. 75 1 125 UOO Inland Steel Co XTnited State. 2.00 'l?s',19l International Nickel U. S. -Canada. 1.50 " 510 076 Ijuckawanna Steel New York. 4.50 1 563 750 National Dead, com 1:111163 States. 1.00 "06'554 National Jead. pfd United States. 1.75 4"6 433 Nichols Copper Company New York. 4.00 2So'ooO Old Dominion of Me. (holding) 3.50 1 0''6 730 Pittsburg Steel, pfd United States. 1.75 ll'soi) Pt,. Mary's Mln. Lead Michigan. 2.00 320 000 U. S. Steel Corporation United States. 2.25 11 436's06 Yukon-.Msaka Trust 1.00 203'433 Canadian and Mexican Companies. Situation. Per share. Total Domo Mines, s Ontario. 5 .50 J 200.001 Iledley, s British Columbia. . .50 60 600 Halllnger. g Ontario. .05 ' 24o!o00 Kerr Dake-, s Ontario. .2.5 150 000 Ducky Tlger-Com.. g Mexico. .09 64 3S0 Motherlode British Columbia. .02 2 500 Seneca-Superior, s Ontario. .05 03 944 Standard Silver Lead British Columbia. .02 14 50 000 Trethewey, s Ontario. .05 5o'o00 |