"c VAR 0063 08079 TOT DIVD R 925-942 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0063 LOC 528 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 26-34 " "c EXP DEC= 1 " "c " "c TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS " "c ----------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 08079 " "c AREA COVERED: U.S. " "c UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-03/1942 " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, " "c 1906-1942. " "c " "c NOTES: SERIES 08079 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE " "c VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1885-1903 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, " "c 1906-1926 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-1942. " "c COVERAGE FROM 1925 TO MAY 1934 IS INCLUSIVE. BEGINNING " "c IN MAY 1934, THE DATA EXCLUDE SEMI-PRIVATE AND CLOSED " "c CORPORATIONS AND INCLUDE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS. " "c THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE SUSPENDED ITS MONTHLY " "c COMPUTATION OF DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST WITH ITS REPORT OF " "c APRIL 1, 1942 BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMMENCED " "c TO PUBLISH MONTHLY DATA THEREAFTER. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY. " "c " "c ............................................................... "