PRICE OF GOLD

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 73, 23 September 1939, Page 16

PRICE OF GOLD

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) (Received September 23, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 22. The Bank of England's price for fine gold was maintained at 168s per oz.

The price of gold advanced to 168s per oz fine on September 5 and has been held at that point. This price was the highest reached at any time in'the London market. The price on August 24 was 148s sd; August 25, 150s 6d; August 26. 1555; August 28, 161s; August 29 P 1575; August 30. 158s 6d; and August 31, 1595. During the crisis in September. 1938, ttte pride reached 147s (September 28), but it went to 150s sd.on,January 9, 1939.

DIVIDENDS DUE. ! Auckland Farmers' Freezing 'Co.—6 ' I per cent, per annum Sept. 23 Australian Foundation Investment Trust, Melbourne— '4% per cent. 1 per annum .J. Sept. 25 I North Broken Hill—quarterly 6d_ per ! share ......: 7*.., Sept. 27 Yarra Falls—final half-year, 5 per , cent., making 10 per cent, per annum Sept. 27 Bartholomew Timber—final 2y 2 per cent., bonus 1 per cent. .."....,. Sept. 28 George Farmer. Sydney—ord., 2V& per cent, per annum Sept. 29 Australian Guarantee Corporation— final ord. 5 per cent., making 10 per cent, per annum Sept. 29 Pukemlro Coal—final 2Vs per ceiit. .. Sept. 20 New Zealand Investment, Mortgage, and . Deposit—interim, 2 per cent. Sept. 30 General Industries—lnterim, 5 per cent, ord;, 3V 2 per cent. pref. .. Sept. 30 Felt and Textiles—s per cent., making 10 per ce^nt. per annum Sept. 30 British Tobacco Co., Ltd.—quarterly ord.. 2 per cent Sept. 30 Dunlop-Perdriau Rubber—finals cum pref. 5 per cent., making 10 per cent., and ord. 3% per cent., making 7 per cent, per annum respectively ;... Sept. 30 Morris Hedstrom, Ltd. —pref. half- . year, 3 per cent Sept. 30 Barnet Glass Rubber — finals cum pref. 6 per cent, and ord. 8% per cent., making 10 percent, and 12' per cent, per annum respectively Sept. 30 Equitable Building, Wellington — in- \ terim, 5d per share, and 2% per cent, on perpetual debenture stock Sept. 30 Cash Orders Amalgamated—interim, quarterly, pref., 2% per cent. .. Oct. 1 United Building, Christchurch—interim, 2% per cent. Oct. 2 Australian Drijg Investments—ord. .4% per cent, per annum, pref. £5 16s 3d per cent. Oct. 2 N.Z. Newspapers. Ltd.—interim, Sd per share Oct. 2 Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op.—pref. 3Yz per cent, per annum Oct. 2 Hume Pipe (Australia). Ltd.—final ord. and pref., 3% 'per cent, per annum, making 7% per cent Oct. 2 Nestles and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk (Australasia), Ltd.—quarterly, pref., at 8 per cent, per annum Oct. 2 Howard Smith—pref., 6 per cent, per annum • Oct. 6 Bank of Australasia, interim. 3s 6d ', per share (less British Income tax) a Oct. 6 Cresco Fertiliser —ord. 1% per cent. ■—.. per annum, pref. 5 per cent, per annum; new pref.. 6 per cent, per annum OcU 9 Milne and Choyce (Auckland) —final, pref., 3 per cent; B pref.. 3l£ per cent.: crd. and jdeb. stock, 2Ys per cent., and bonus 1 per cent Oct. 10 Woolworths (N.Z.), Ltd.. half-yearly pref., 4 per cent Oct. 15 Woolworths. Ltd.. Sydney—half-yearly ord;, 6 per cent Oct. 15 Amalgamated Wireless—final 5 per cent Oct. 17 United Provisions, Ltd., Sydney— ord., 3 per cent, per annum . final pref.. 4 per cent., making 8 per cent, per annum Oct. 30 Imperial Chemical Industries —interim, ord., 3 per cent. ,'\ Dec. 1