Mississippi Chemical Corporation declares quarterly dividend.YAZOO CITY Yazoo City, city (1990 pop. 12,427), seat of Yazoo co., W central Miss., on the Yazoo River; inc. 1830. It is a trade, processing, and industrial center in a cotton, cattle, and soybean area. Oil is refined, and clothing and fertilizer are manufactured. , Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 1996--The Board of Directors of Mississippi Chemical Corporation (Nasdaq:MISS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The dividend will be payable August 20, 1996, to holders of record on August 1, 1996. Mississippi Chemical Corporation, a major manufacturer of fertilizers, produces and markets all three primary crop nutrients. Nitrogen fertilizer is manufactured at the company's facilities in Yazoo City, Mississippi Yazoo City is in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle. "Yazoo" is said to be of Native American origin, meaning "River of Death". , and at Triad Chemical, a joint venture located at Donaldsonville, Louisiana The city of Donaldsonville is the parish seat of Ascension Parish in the US state of Louisiana, and is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 7,605 at the 2000 census. , in which the company owns a 50 percent interest. The company also produces potash at Carlsbad, New Mexico Carlsbad is the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 27,463. Carlsbad is the center of the designated micropolitan area of Carlsbad-Artesia, which has a total population of 51,658. , and diammonium phosphate at Pascagoula, Mississippi. CONTACT: Mississippi Chemical Corporation Keith Johnson, Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Melinda Hood, Corp. Communications (601) 746-4131 or Morgen-Walke Associates Jeff Luth/Michael Lendener Press: Stan Froelich (212) 850-5600 |
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