Show Business Barometer I Pierce Oil company Y earned practically I net after all alJ deductions except excess profits taxes in July or at annual rate of a share C C C It Is believed that the Capital Issues company will reject the application of the American Tobacco company to sell additional stock but but- may al allow allow al- al low it to distribute the tile 15 per cent stock dividend C S American Agricultural ral as predicted advanced the common dividend from 6 per cent to 8 S per cent per annum In Inthe Inthe Inthe the fiscal year to June Tune 30 lavt last the com corn pany earned 35 a share on its common after taxes or or nearly four tour and a half halftimes halftimes halftimes times the new jew dividend S C S American Express company's Income account as reported to the Interstate commerce commission shows a balance of or equivalent to a ashare ashare ashare share earned on shares of stock This compares with 1590 per share the previous year C S S Calumet and Hecla now has twenty electric t trams In operation o on In n the Osceola s 1 lode of the old ib Calumet ri and n ir Hecla l mine i iMore Mo More e will be placed as soon as delivery can be secured The use of ot these trams traIns goes a a. long way toward solving th the problem lem of lack of ot labor which Is affecting the entire entire S C C Chief Consolidated according to SuperIntendent Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- Fitch I making remarkably good progress In the development on the foot 1800 level Hwel It Is understood that earnings for tor th the first half of the year I were very satisfactory and It Is the opinio opinion io ion of or the management that 1918 will Vim be bethe bethe bethe the best year In the history of the prop erty S S C Chino Copper ir In In- August produced l pounds of copper This ThIs' compares compares com corn pares with pounds produced in July |