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Show JANUARY OFF MONTH IN STOCK DIVIDENDS Reflection of cuts which copper mining j companies have made In dividends during j the past few weeks will be found in January Jan-uary disbursements totalling 5-1.236,234, which is the smallest monthly payment of copper companies in two years, or since January. 1916. when ?3,.101,S79 was paid out in dividends, says the Boston News Bureau. A year ago copper dividends divi-dends totaled $S,Of)l,S34; three months ago. $5,933, 7S4. January has always been an "off month" in payments to copper shareholders share-holders as compared with the greater activity ac-tivity In this direction displayed during i Mar-h and ensuing quarters. To the total ! decreased dividend payments in the current cur-rent month, United Verde Copper con- tributed largely, as this company for the first time in two years will omit a monthly month-ly payment. Greene Consolidated Copper company, which a year ago paid $1 000.07 in dividends, divi-dends, has been dissolved. Hast Butte twelve months ago paid its initial dividend divi-dend of $1 per share. Neither Champion nor Arizona-Commercial, which will make dividend distributions this month, paid I any dividends in January of last year ! |