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...Dividend. Although British financial realms have been inundated with such bearish items as last week's dividend omission by United Molasses Co. Ltd., long a British bluechip, one bright announcement shone forth last week. Austin Co. (automobiles) declared a 60% dividend. Last year Austin paid 20% payment after having paid nothing since 1918. It has no connection with American Austin except in the considerable personal holdings of Sir Herbert Austin...
Other copper news last week included rumors of further price reductions, an-other dividend cut by Anaconda Copper, now on a $2.50 basis against $6.75 last year, and by Andes Copper, now on a J$1 basis against $2.25. Inspiration Consolidated Copper, on a $3.75 basis last year, and Greene Cananea Copper, on a $7.50 basis last year, both passed dividends. Phelps-Dodge's stockholders who last year complained because the company retained a conservative $3 dividend rate are now among the few copper shareholders who have not had their income reduced...
...Match King denied it by saying he has taken no part in the present transaction. Also, Lee, Higginson & Co., his U. S. bankers, said they had heard no.thing of it. But the fact remained that Diamond does not need cash if it has enough to give a $25 extra dividend, is therefore selling this stock for another reason. Strange was the fact that from Diamond's mystery-shrouded, little-known President William Armstrong Fairburn, came no denial of the Swedish story. Strange, because here would be a great opportunity to appeal to patriotic instincts, to say Diamond will remain...
...Another dividend omitted was that of Warner-Quintan Co., Texan and Mexican producer and, in the New York area, a large distributor. Last spring Warner-Quinlan's dividend was bisected but President William W. McFarland said it would be resumed by the end of the year. This time he merely said conditions would be better...
...remarkable convalescence under President Harley L. Clarke was shown by its earning $7,125,000 in the first six months, a 40% gain. Saying that earnings for the current half year will be even greater, President Clarke assured stock-holders that the $4 dividend is safe...