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Show COFPER DIVIDENDS EXCEED LAST YEAR During the first eleven months of 1S17 there was paid in dividends to holders of copper shares approximately J161.00O,-000 J161.00O,-000 which exceeded the total for the entire en-tire previous rear, the 1!1G disbursements having totaled $157,000,000. naconda Copper Mining company leads the list with ?19.S15.6S.i against $16. SIR. -750 last year. I;tah Copper company was second, with $17,863,300, while Kennecott Copper corporation was third, with S13,-0,"4 S13,-0,"4 616. In this connection it should be tated however, that, whereas the total for Anaconda represents four quarterly payments, neither Kennecott nor Utah has yet declared ius fourth quarter dividend, divi-dend, which will put Utah in the lead. Tiie greatest "per share" distribution during the eleven months was made by Caiumot & Hecla Mining company, which disbursed $75 per share. Second in line was Champion Copper company, owned jointly bv Copper Range Consolidated company and St. Mary's Land company, which distributed SU.&0 per share. |