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Show UTAH CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDAT-ED POSTSDilriDEND Better Known In Bingham as the Highland Boy. The announcement was made from the New York offices that the Utah Consolidated Mining company had declared de-clared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share, payable March 25 to stock of record March 13. This is the same as was paid in December and amounts to $150,000 on the company's capital stock of 300.000 shares. It makes the total to date $13,766,390 and establishes a rate for the year of $2 per share, or $600,000. 'Last year the Utah Consolidated paid the sum of $1,050,000 Jn dividends including extra payments and this being be-ing on a basis of $3.50 a share. During Dur-ing H9.17 the mine produced 296,000 tons of ore, which yielded heavily In lead and copper, with good values also in silver and gold. The property is understood to be in prime physical condition and well able to continue the payment of dividends. The stock is controlled by eastern capitalists and all important announcements come from eastern headquarters. |