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Show CRUCIBLE STEEL CO. j DECLARES DIVIDEND; NEW YORK. Juno 16. A stock! dividend of 16 2-3 per cent was de-j clarcd on the common stock of the Crucible Steel company at a directors'! meeting in Pittsburg today, It was an-j nounced here offlcialy tonight. It will, bo payable July 31 to slock of record ; July 15. In a statement by Chairman AVilkln-j son, the company stated that this ex-' tra dividend was In accord with the policy outlined at a special stockholders' stockhold-ers' meeting last February, when it' was stated that he surplus "belonged; o and was to be distributed to the common stockholders." -A cash dividend of two per cent also was declared on Crucible common stock., with the statement that company com-pany earnings for tho'Jast nine months "fully warrant paying's per cent on! the entire amount of common shares"! for the year. oo |