Show V ESTERN MINES PAY PROfiTS fiVE IY MONTHS In looking about for Investments on which a good rate of or interest is paid very often oten the mining industry Is lost sight of ot liven Even the western ester people and especially those thOle of ot Utah who live lve In the theer er very heart hear of ot the great mineral minerai beaming beering zone have have not the slightest concoction of ot the Immense Immense immense Im Im- im- im mense wealth that Is realized from min mitt ing Some Idi Idea ida Is gleaned gleaned for the payment pay pay- mont ment of ot dividends aggregating a total o ot of in five months of ot 1909 despite continued low lo metal prices s. s This Is the record achievement nt of ot eighty Am American America mines and metallurgical works From reports report made to the Mining World It Is learned that these theRe eighty corporations have distributed In dividends dl since their Incorporation the fabulous sum of ot over o halt half a billion dollars dollars to to to be exact This has been done on an outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing capitalization of a return equivalent to per cent Surely this Is a splendid argument In favor tavor of ot Investment In legitimate mining and metallurgical met met- enterprises In addition additon to the above eight securities securities securities ties holding corporations paid during the first five the months of ot 1909 the sum of ot 3 5 To date these corporations have ha paid a return of ot 20 per cent centon on the Issued capitalization of ot Enormous Profits If t f the eighty mines minIs and metallurgical works pa paying dividends in 1909 six fifty six tny-six are gold silver or lead properties am and they disbursed to shareholders 1096 ns Since incorporation these properties paid out a return equivalent to 73 per cent on the outstanding share sharo capital Of or these six fifty six corporations thirty are operating properties properties proper proper- ties tes In the United States and contributed contribute so far Cr this year and since In Incorporation Incorporation incorporation In- In corporation a 1 return of ot 75 per pr cent tnt on the issued share c capital Fourteen Canadian companies have paid this year ear to shareholders 2 2 and since Incorporation a a. return of ot 28 per cent on the outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing capital of or Ten Mexican can can companies have reported dividend disbursements for the first five months of ot 1909 of ot and since incorporation tion ton a return equivalent to per cent Int on their outstanding capita of ot Few Indeed of ot the more Important In Industries In In- have suffered from the business depression more moie than the copper plO pio- yet sixteen American companies were able to pay payout out In dividends in the first five t e months of or the year eal Since Incorporation these companies have to their credit as dividend payments the enormous sum of ot a return on their outstanding capital of ot of ot per cent The five metallurgical works pa paying dividends so far this year have paid to shareholders and since organization organization a return of 41 4 per percent percent percent cent on the outstanding Of Ot the metal selling corporations the United States Stales is the only one to pay dividends dividends divi divi- year having ha to its Is credit and a total to date of ot Of Ot the paid this year was from the sale of ot the copper works The lead leader r of the gold mining companies companies compa compa- nies nils pa paying dividends this year is Goldfield Goldfield Gold- Gold field Consolidated with to its credit Tonopah another Nevada proper proper- t ty Is second with wih and since organization Camp Bird Colerado Colorado Colorado Colo Cole rado ranks third with Ith for the thear year ar and since organization Homestake while only ranking fourth for foi forthe the year has to Us its Is credit to date 18 18 Three Big Producers Among the coppers three properties have paid in excess SS of ot a a. a million Ana Ana- conda for tor the year and since incorporation Arizona second with and since Ince incorporation United Verde third with wih 1 for the year and to date datI Anaconda Anaconda with wih an Issued capitalization capitali of ot has returned its Is shareholders 81 per cent since tion Arizona Arizona Ith an issued capitalization capitalization capitali capitali- of ot has yielded a I profit eq equivalent to per cent while United Verde Vere with Ith a a. Issued share hare capital capi capi- tal tat has yielded a profit equivalent to 7 5 per cent Calumet t and Heels while only fifth fth In the list with Ith for the year has paid to date ate or an equivalent equivalent equiv equiv- alent of ot per cent on its Is share capital Boston and Montana fourth on the list with has to toIs its Is credit since organization a return equal to 2381 2351 per cent on its Is 2 share capital BOSTON COPPER RANGE James A. A Pollock Co bankers and brokers furnish the following received over their private wire I High I Ix Iw w. w Boston Roston Consolidated 16 i Butte Coalition O A 26 Calumet I e and Arizona l l 1083 n Copper Range r 84 Cumberland Ely si 81 8 7 16 Daly West Vest 71 Davis Daly 5 I 53 East Butte 14 14 14 1 t Giroux Consolidated a l 7 73 g Greene g Cananea Ib 10 Nevada Consolidated 32 21 Nevada Utah Uth 20 25 lOa 10 North Butte 61 TrinItY 13 i 12 nt U. U S. S Smelter com corn 60 50 49 U. U S. S Smelter pfd pM 4 i 49 Utah Consolidated 45 44 Sup and Boston St 16 METAL MARKET Silver at cents cent an ounce Copper e cathodes at 13 cents a pound und t Lead at t for ra the pounds u CURB CUB TRADING On the curb this morning Demijohn sold soldat soldat soldat at 10 cents The closing quotations were as follows I Bid ld Asked Pioche King 30 45 43 Tintic Standard 13 13 15 Central Standard 24 26 Chief Con 1 1 Mines 25 Un Uintah tah Treas I 1 20 |