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Saint Joseph Lead Company Annual Report --1926 America's Corporate Foundation; 1926; ProQuest Historical Annual Reports Pg- 1
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PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT
l'O THr. STOCKHOLDERS OF THK
Si . Joseph Lead Company
FISCAL YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1926
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PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
OF T11 K
ST. JOSEPH LEAD COMPANY FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1926
In the year 1926 cash dividends to the amount of $5,851,252.50 have been
paid to stockholders, and to minority stockholders in subsidiary companies
$187,663.
The earnings for the year, after deducting all charges for depreciation,
depletion and reserve for Federal Taxes, resulting from the operation for the
fiscal year were $8,216,825.02.
Your mines and mills in St. Francois County, Missouri, produced 4,629,065
tons of ore, 231,381 tons of Fad concentrates and 2,301 tons of zinc concentrates.
The lead content of the lead concentrates produced was 160,907 tons.
There was produced by Kansas Explorations, Inc., a subsidiary of this com
pany, from its properties in the Tri-State District in Southwest Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma, 448,955 tons of ore; 4,004 tons of lead concentrates and 25,252
tons of zinc concentrates.
The smelter production available for sale from the company's own ores was
152,766 tons. The sales of pig lead for the year, including lead purchased from
the Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Company, amounted to
204,089 tons.
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Your company's holdings of Liberty Bonds, certificates of indebtedness and other short time securities on December 31, 1926, were as follows:
$ 1,000,000 City of Birmingham, Ala. 4*4%......................... due Jan. 8, 1927
500.000 City of Chicago, 111. 4%%. . ............................ " Jan. 12, 1927
100.000 Government of Argentine 7%.......................... '* Feb. 1, 1927
75,OCX) City of Columbus, Ohio 4%i%.,.......... ..............
Feb. 1, 1927
100.000 City of Yonkers, N. Y. 3.91%.,........................ " Mar. 14, 1927
1,805,500 Standard Oil of New Jersey, pfd. stock 7%.... Mar. 15, 1927
250.000 Edison Electric Illuminating Co., Boston 4.50%. " Mar. 30, 1927
260.000 City of Cincinnati, Ohio, 4.60%......................... " Apr. 14, 1927
500.000 City of Chicago, 111. 4J4%................................. " Apr. 15, 1927
100.000 Federal Intermediate Credit Bank4%>%. ..... " Apr. 15, 1927
250.000 City of Perth Amboy, N. J, 5%......................... " Apr. 15, 1927
250.000 Province of Ontario, Canada 3p2%...................
Apr. 22, 1927
302.000 City of Atlantic City, N. J. 4/2%........... .............. " May 1, 1927
700.000 Province of Ontario, Canada 4%..................... " May 26, 1927
1,000,000 Federal Intermediate Credit Bank 4jd%......... " June 15, 1927
388.000 City of Atlantic City. N. J. 4JJ%..................... " Sept. 15, 1927
415.000 " " "
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4.90%.................... " Sept. 15, 1927
1,850,000 Second U. S. Liberty Loan 4,%%.................... " 255.000 City of Columbus, Ohio, 4*4%............................ 300.000 State of Missouri 5%............................ 25,000 Third U. S. Liberty Loan 414%...................... "
Nov, Feb,
Sept.
15, 1927-42 15, 1928 " Mar.1, 1928-36 15, 1928
$10,425,500
Federal Income Taxes, amounting to $1,447,220.85 were paid in 1926.
Final audit and approval by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, on account of the year 1917 and subsequent years, has not yet been received.
During the year the company has increased its investments in mining property in Bolivia, in New York State and in Oklahoma and has made an unsuccessful reconnaissance in the Zacatecas District in Mexico.
The earnings, while less than 1925, cannot but be regarded as satisfactory.
CLINTON H. CRANE President,
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BALANCE SHEETS
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ST. JOSE Pill
AND SUBSIDlJ&j
CONSOLIDATED BALANCffil
Capital Assf.ts :
ASSETS
Ore reserves and mineral rights, including appreciation arising from revaluation..................................................... $31,540,S96.SS Less--Reserve for depletion............................................... 19,151,441.69 $12,389,455.19
Buildings, plant and equipment................................................ $16,402,988.36 Less-- Reserve for depreciation.......................................... 4,072,562 88 12,330,425.48
Railroad property and equipment... Treys'---Reserve for depreciation,
$ 3,725.627.84 683,088.51
3,042,539.33
I.NVr.STMr.NTS :
.Sundry securities and loans..................... Mine La Motte (prospecting expenses)
$27,762,420.0U
$ 1,307,679.34 417,951.24
CUKRHNT AND WORKING ASSETS;
Inventories at cost: Lead and zinc................ Materials and supplies.
1,725.630.5S
$ 1,090,761.46 1,933,491.OS
Accounts receivable................................. Marketable securities............................... Cash in banks, on hand and in transit.
$ 3.024,252.54 1,728,321.25
10,471,981.60 2,569.747.52
17,794 302.91
DkFKRRFD Cl I ARGUS :
Prepaid insurance, taxes, etc.................
268,526.86 $47,550,880.35
We have examined the books and accounts of the St. Joseph Lead Company and its subsidiary companies for the year ending December 31, 1920 and we certify that, in our opinion, the above balance sheet at that date fairly sets forth the financial position of the company and that the relative surplus account is correct.
GG Pine Street, New York,
March 3, 1927.
Prick, Waterhouse & Co,
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[FAD COMPANY
PAN I E S
BEET, DECEMBER 31, 1926
Capital, Stock :
LIABILITIES
Authorized--2,000,000 shares of $10 each
$20,000,000.00
Issued--1,996,761 shares of $10. each.......................................... $19,967,610.00
less--In treasury--46,332 shares of $10 each..................
463,320 00
$19,504,290.00
Scrip outstanding.............................................................................
79S.50 $19,505,08S.50
Minority Interest in Suhsiwaky Companies:
Capital stock, par value.................................................................. $ Proportion of surplus applicable thereto................................
235,860,00 53,130.89
238,990 89
Current Liabilities :
Accounts payable............................................................................. $ 1,613,969.16
Wages accrued........................................................ ..................
137,387.10
Interest and property taxes accrued............................................
1,353.62
Provision for 1926 Federal income tax.................................... 1,552,666.51
$ 3,305,376 39 Dividends declared, payable quarterly in 1927 ...................... 5,851,287.00
9,156,663.39
Reserve for Contingencies, Etc.:
(Including Federal taxes of prior years)............................................................ 1,921.940,3a
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Surplus, per statement attached..................................................................................... 16,678,i97.22 $47,550,880.35
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ST. JOSEPH LEAD COMPANY
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED SURPLUS ACCOUNT, DECEMBER 31, 1926
Surplus at December 31, 1925, including surplus arising from revaluation of ore reserves and mineral rights............................................................................ $14,312,741.70
^/(/--Profit for the year ending December 31, 1926, after providing fordepreciation of plantand equipment.. $12,971,944.21
Dess--Provision for depletion of ore reserves and mineral rights ..................................................................................... 3,067,434.16
$ 9,904,510.05 Dew--Provision for 1926Federalincome tax....................... 1,552,666.51
$ 8.351,S43,54
Deduct--Proportion of profit applicable to minority in terests .....................................................................................
135,018.52
8.216,825.02
$22,529,566.72 Deduct--Dividends paid and accrued.............................................................. 5,851,369.50
Surplus at December 31, 1926.............................................................. $16,678,197.22
Note--The above surplus comprises:
Surplus as shown by balance sheet of parent company at December 31, 192G.............................................................................................................
$13,054,151 52
Accumulated surplus of subsidiary companies, Including that arming from revaluation of ore reserves and mineral rights, in excess of surplus reflected on books of parent company.............................
3,024,045.70
$16,GTS,107.22
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ST jOSEPH LEAD COMPANY
(PARENT COMPANY)
INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES DECEMBER 31, 1926
The Doc Run Lead Company........................... .... .. Kansas Explorations, Inc........................................ .. .. Bonne Terre Farming and Cattle Company........... .. Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railway......... ..
No. oC shares outstanding
65,749
Par value persfaa re
$100.00
Percentage of
outstanding shares owned
96.43%
8,000
100.00
100 00%
50,000
1000
99.91%
30,000
100 00
99 97%
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AS SKI'S
We have examined the books and accounts of the St, Joseph Lead Company for the year ending December 31, 1920, and we certify that, In our opinion, the above balance sheet at that date fairly sets forth the financial position of the company and that the relutlve surplus account is correct,
5G Pine Street, New York,
March 3, 1927.
Piucr, Watkuhousk & Co. .
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$19,505,088,50 166,051.77
8,042,209,17 1,494,690 93 13,654,151.52
12,862,191.89
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ST. JOSEPH LEAD COMPANY
(PA REN'f COM PA X V)
SURPLUS ACCOUNT, DECEMBER 31, 1926
Suki'UJS at December 31, 1925...................................................................................... $ 9,009,433.38
Add-- Profit for year ending December 31, 1926, including dividends received from subsidiary companies, and after providing for depreciation of plant and equip ment ........................................................................................ $12,864,355,85
Less--Provision for depletion of oie reserves and mineral rights ........................................................................................
1,671,576 56
$11,192,979.29
Less--Provision foi 1926 Federal income tax.......................
786,893.45 10,406,085,84
$19,505,521 02 Deduct--Dividends paid and accrued,............................................................... 5,851,369.50
Surplus at December 31, 1926....................................................................... $13,654,151.52
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