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Show COT) DIVIDEND PAYl'MS OE m DM) LAST MONTH The confidence frequently expressed aa to the continued profitableness of operating oper-ating American mlnee by present day , methods la fully Justified by tha July dlvl-deaid dlvl-deaid returns, . for fifty-three, companies reported to alining and Engineering World aa having paid dividends totaling SI2.14M1. This showing, made In the face of discouraging conditions In the metal markets, low prices, and a necessary neces-sary production curtailment of certain metals, la unusually satisfactory, for ull of the regular .quarterly dividends due In July were promptly paid, while a! number Increased the usual amount. Two copper companies were compelled o reduce re-duce the usual rate, while one, the Old iNtmtnton of Arizona, doubled the rate which Jt has paid regularly for nearly two years. In the gold -si Ivor -lead -sine rises several companies Increased the amount of their dlvldeni. and a number of raw dividend payers wore added. Tha flt.14t.C10 paid in July btfng the year's total to 63,t92,4?l. tha companies participating numbering . lheee companies com-panies have paid since Incorporation 7?Z, l.!!), a return of Wi per ceut on the num..- combtaad iaeued as pi 1 a Ileal lira uf MM.-which MM.-which compare very favotmnly with the ahowing made by otlur Indus-- Indus-- triea. Thla amount, however, doe not Include the profits of certain private and close corpora l Ions whoa official refuse ta give out any atatement of earnings. A large share of thee Immcnee profile was added to tha Income of the eceurl'y I folding corporal lone, which Are interested In the operating companies, for eight of these were enabled to ply dividends during dur-ing tha preeent year amounting to $. 12117. On their combined alia re capital of S3l9.ro. SO theaa companies have paid since incorporation $li:M80,7M, a return of e per cent. During the aeven months of 1U. ninety-seven gold -silver -lead -sine companies compa-nies distributed 92MftM21 in dlvldenda, bringing tuelr total to data to I21M4.-tea. I21M4.-tea. which, on their laaued capitalisation of Mi,4iM(MJ. la a return equivalent of SI per cent. Of theee ninety-seven gold - silver -lead - ertlea In the United States, and f'r tho set-v-n months of the year their dividend disbursements totaled tll.SA4.M8. The rand total, since Incorporation, la $14t.-' $14t.-' H'?.ltO. an M per cent return on their combined turd capital of IlsS.llt.m. Htvtacn Canadian companies paid 9 740.7; during the flrat sevan months of 1911, a nd si nee Incorporation have paid io, ft;?;. -M, a &l per cent return on the IU4.(hi.4.. capital. In ipltc of generally unsatisfactory con dltlons In Mexico, seventeen gold-silver-Tsd-sln,' companies have paid In dividends divi-dends so far tNIs year a total of M. t. with grand Wtal of .1T.049.37. I port thelr4 snare iW,ital of $27,777,. M this la a M per cent return. Twent three copper cnmpanlea. .ill but nr operating In the t'nlted Slates, have raid In dividends during the year S?0.ft?7.- t-7. and since Incorporation $Mi.2ts,Ml, ' a return of 179 nr cent on lha outetanu-ln outetanu-ln capital of tZU.41.14fc. Hit metallurgical companies have paid so far trils vear tt.40J,.41, and they have a rrand total to their credit of tllty-.-! 9Zt, Two quicksilver companies have paid dividends during the year totaling $10.-hw: $10.-hw: HlncA Incorporation tltese lw.1 com-rentea com-rentea have paid t. 22ff. one. a 21 per cant return on the total laaued capital of $i.ffe.ooe. , The accompanying table gives the an.O'ints of d I v hie mis paid during July, the date of payment and tha amount per aliare. , . Dlvldenda Paid la July. Per Company, THt. shsre. Ami AJifhlll.in. Mes,.'.July I I .!! f It KM A. B. A H. mm July It I.N KX1.IW. A. H. A ft. pfrf July t 1.7 471. 0O0 A ner. 7,ln-. Mo.. .July IA .h 40.1411 Aii.-oixla. Mont, .July It .to Mln.w Anaona t'opoor ..July :t J" 4t;.;4 nina.-N.H.. Utah. Ju'y t .1 nuirnkx (nit Julr 1 .as ti.an.. hunk.r Hill A 8. .July t .24 4f..ne ' ahimet A Arts... July t l 4:1, MI ( enter Creek. Mo. July t .05 LOW Cop. Rang Con.. July 1 .IS' Ml. HI Crn. Reecrve, (Hit. July II .at M.I41 niy we4, rtah..Juiy re ,m n.noo Kapentnsa. Me .July II . ' 144I7K Fremont Con. Cat. July It .ai , t.im Frontier. Wis. ...July t LMI 1.717 llfld i on.. Nev. . .July II .6 I,t7.l74 C.uaarnliolni Kxpl July I 1.M lltH Hx-ia. Maho July ta .a: M eoo llomaatake, S. D. .Julr 71 V lot oen Iron Bloa.. ('tail. .July tt .ftt 40,000 Jumbo eI.. Nev..Julv II .e 17.U5 Kendall. Mont. ...JulyM .02 IS. 000 Knob Hill. Wash. .July la .01 In, one Republics. Ms. July. 1 ."I JA.ftnA I s Hoee, Ont. ...July ti .IS 144. U MrKlnley -Jl-Rev .July t ,te t74,4SI M. Co. of Amer.,.July It ' .?! 4SMoA Mont-Tono. Nev.-. July 1 .04 sO.Ooe Nnpa Con. Cal ...Jiilvje .4a 4n eoe New Mns. r . ..July 1 . to son NtpliHilng. Onl ...July fl .7i 4U.noa N Ilutte. Mont ...July K .m 12.Wl Old Dominion Co. .July .in ' 144 4? J Old Doiu Mg A . Jury I M - II 000 (M-la. Mlrh ....Julv t lie 114. 471 Piits-ldsho July 17 .! . ja.oon, Cortland. Colo ...July II ,.M tS.ooO hoenh'r-Wslton July t .JO J.Aeo flouv Con. rtah..Julr .04 Mtlll fo.ih tureka. Cal July II ,7 !!. urr.aa. Idaho ...July ..' '.el II. ens Tmlrkamlng, Ont July 11 ,PS 71. 000 Tonopah. Nev ...July tl .11 SM.eoe Tono-8elm. Nev .July t ' .11 7l.OS Trelhwey, Ont ...July J .in $t.h I! It I M com. Julv II .14) 17!.I0I V 8 8 R A M pfd.July 11 ,.171 4:V.'I V Verde. Aril ....July t .71 - Ji sen Vindicator. Cola .July M ,al - ih.vn Waeo No 1. 8 D..J"ly 1 .ei U.WMl Welllnglon. Coio..Julv'l . laenn Wettiauf-U (Mt .July l M Ij.lzt |