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Show operating In Ontario and 4 In British Columbia, have so far this year paid to shareholders $G.99G,299, and since Incorporation 1,703, CSC., a 13 per cent return on an Issued capitalization of $49,424,005. Nipissing leads as usual, having made disbursements totaling to-taling $2,100,000 with Crown Reserve second with Jl.0fil.2SS. Yukon (Jold Is third with $1,050,000. In Mexico. Twenty-one Mexican companies w;th an issued capitalization of $2'J,lo:l,-l 525, hnve paid to snarcholders since incorporation, $40.70'.i,6HO. During the in months Jvist ended these companies have distributed $4,038.28"). Dos Es-trellas Es-trellas leads with ?65n,f)0O. Espehnnza is second with $501,000, and El Oro third with S413.0U0. Of the 12S mines and works paying dividends in 1910, 23 are copper properties, prop-erties, operated in the United States. These 2" mines have so far in Iftin vielded profits In the shape of dividends divi-dends to the extent of $21,2fi7 7CS. Since incorporation tTieFe mines have distributed oraonj shareholders the ; enormous total of $3C0,113.1H2, a re-, turn equivalent to 291 per cent on an issued capitalization of $123,091,614. Utah Heads Coppers, " The largest copper dividend payer this year is Utah Copper, with $3,476.-726. $3,476.-726. 'equivalent to $2.25 per share. Anaconda is second with $2,100,000 and United Verde third with $2,250,-000. $2,250,-000. Seven metallurgical companies have been enabled, despite conditions that are not recognized as normal, to pav stockholders so far this year, $11,-iJOa.772 $11,-iJOa.772 Slnc? Incorporation thes" companies have paid in dividends $107,S5C,115. In the lead as ,n the past, the American Smelting & Relln-Ins Relln-Ins company has distributed this year $3,500,000 and since Incorporation $55-713.053. a return of 70 per cent on its preferred stock, nod 3S per cent on the common. i TEN MONTHS of mm Probablv no period of equal length In the history of American mines and metallurgical works has leen so prolific pro-lific of dividend dlsborsement as has the ten months of 1910. According: to reports mad to the Mining Woild by 12$ of these companies, dclaralinns for the period in question totaled $C4,304,SSS. This is a remarkable achievement when it is taken into consideration con-sideration that the metal prices during dur-ing the greater portion of this period were anything but satisfactory, and the year in general has been looked upon as a period of depression. It is further learned that these 12$ mines and workB have, since their incorporation, incorpora-tion, yielded dividends totaling $690,-116.7CI, $690,-116.7CI, a 114 per cent return on the $602,993,739 combined issued capitalization. capitali-zation. Although much, the larger part of tho above dividends has gone iuto the pockets of individual shareholders, it will no doubt b surprising to many to learn that nine holding corporations, corpora-tions, owning the majority of the stock issued by certain mines and works have in 10 months this year declared dividends of $11,S75.019, and since incorporation in-corporation have distributed $114,344.-2i:j. $114,344.-2i:j. a r,C per cent return on the combined com-bined $314,172,125 Issued capital. The loader of these, Phelps, Dodge & Co., has so far this year announced dividends divi-dends of $3,370,095, Amalgamated be-lug be-lug second with $2.30S,317. Of the 128 -companies paying dividends divi-dends during the first 10 months of 1910, S2 operate !n the United States, 22 la Mexico, 15 in Canada, and 2 in Central and South America G?!d-Silver-Lend. Of the K2 United States companies 57 are classed as gold-silver-lead producers, pro-ducers, and tbey have so far this year paid dividends to the amount of $16.-355.705 $16.-355.705 on an Issued capitalization of $164,561,315. Since incorporation these 57 companies have distributed a grand total of $142 546.671, a return of SO per cent. Far In the lead among the gold producers is Ooldfield Con , which has had a remarkable record in .that it has paid so far this year to holders ol Ito stock, $7,118,196. Tono-pah, Tono-pah, another Nevada property, is sec ond with $1.500 000, with Honiestake third with $S72.000, and Bunker Hill & Sullivan fourth with SM'!,60o. Fifteen Canadian companies, 11 |
