SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27628, 7 April 1955, Page 13

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Comparative indices are:— London.—Financial Times: Inds. ord. (1936 equals 100; Govt, and gold (1929 equals 100:

COMPANY NEWS D.1.C., Ltd.—A 2i per cent, preference 27 V^(p1 A ) S • payable on Ma y 2 — ex April B. L. Hart, Ltd.—A fingl dividend of 5; per cent. (10 per cent, for year) is ex May I.—(P.A.) John Chambers and Son.—An interim dividend of 3 per cent, ordinary and 2i per cent, preference is ex April B.—(P.A.) COMPANY REGISTRATIONS Registration of the following companies js noti «ed in the current issue of the “Mercantile Gazette’’:— Record Shop (The) Ltd. Private company, March 23, 623 Colombo street. Capital: £4OO in £1 shares. Subscribers— Christchurch: G. A. W. and E. G. Wilson, J. F. and S. M. Collins 99 each, E. J. Wilson 2, M. L. Collins 2. Objects: dealers in records and incidental. Free Brothers, Ltd. Private company, March 23, High street, Leeston. Capital: £B5OO in £1 shares. Subscribers—Leeston: J. S. and H. C. Free 4250 each. Objects: butchers, bakers, caterers, and incidental. Joyphyl Toys, Ltd. Private company, March 23, 195 Manchester street. Capital: £ll5O in £1 shares. Subscribers—Christchurch: K. H. Reside 300, E. E. Green 300, R. A. Anderson 50, R. O. G. Masefield 500. Objects: toy manufacturers and incidental. Leonard W. I.) Ltd. Private company, March 23, Norwich Union Building, Hereford street. Capital: £l5OO in £1 shares. Subscribers—Christchurch: W. I. Leonard 1495, V. P. Leonard 5. Objects: builders, contractors, and incidental. Daniel and Hunter (1955). Ltd. Private company, March 24, 154 Hereford street. Capital £5OOO in £1 shares. Subscribers—Christchurch: H. A. Montgomery 4500, M. E. Montgomery 500. Objects: Furniture manufacturers, joinery manufacturers, and incidental. Ford’s Timaru Bakery, Ltd. Private company, March 24, 33 Elizabeth street, Timaru. Capital: £5OOO in £1 shares. Subscribers—Timaru: W. E. Ford 4700, E. M. Ford 300. Objects: bakers and incidental. Easterbrook Electrical Company, Ltd. Private company, March 25, 116 Suva street. Capital: £650 in 10s shares. Subscribers—Christchurch: J. B. Easterbrook 715, G. Easterbrook 585. Objects: Electrical engineers, contractors, and incidental. Increase of C alpitai Vanity House, Ltd. Capital increased from £lOOO to £5OOO. Blackburne Smith and Company, Ltd. Capital increased from £13.500 to £27,000. Morris (R. E.), Ltd. Capital increased from £6OOO to £12,000. Motorways (Dunedin), Ltd. Capital increased from £lO,OOO to £20,000. South Island Finance Corporation, Ltd. Cap: tar increased from £50,000 to £60,000. MINING Arahura.—The return for the month ended March 31 was 17580 z from 312,000 yards worked in 531 hours.—(P.A.)

Oct. 20 Indus, ord. Govt. Gold 95.79 .. 180/ 195.89 Nov. 30 .. 177/ 105.10 93.63 Dec. 31 .. 184.( 103.33 95.90 Jan. 31 .. 193.( 101.78 90.59 Feb. 28 .. 182. 98.77 88.94 March 29 .. 178. 99.56 86.34 March 30 .. 179. 99.88 87.07 March 31 .. 181. 99.93 87.90 April 1 .« 183.0 99.77 88.19 April 5 .. 186.4 99.84 85.96 New York. —Dow Jones (1926 equals 100: Shares Rati Inds. sold Oct. 29 .. 117.69 352.14 1,900,000 Nov. 30 .. 131.47 386.77 3,440,000 Dec. 31 .. 145.86 404.39 3,840,000 Jan. 31 .. 144.34 404.39 3,840,000 Feb. 28 .. 149.47 411.87 2,620,000 March 26 .. 150.28 414.77 2,540,000 March 29 .. 151.36 413.73 2,770,000 March 30 .. 149.22 410.13 3,410,000 March 31 .♦ 150.32 409.70 3,840,000 April 1 .. 151.07 413.84 2,660,000 April 5 — 151.99 415.90 2,100,000