	middle south msu to consider dividend middle south utilities inc will not consider payment of a common stock dividend until there is another ruling on a mississippi supreme court order rolling back rates at the company s mississippi power and light co subsidiary chairman edwin lupberger said he told security analysts middle south was close to recommending resumption of the common stock dividend when the mississippi court ordered the rate rollback following the order he noted the unit cancelled a planned sale of preferred stock middle south has petitioned the court for a rehearing or a stay of the order while it is being appealed reuter 
