LONDON SHARES AVERAGES.

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 43, 20 February 1942, Page 7

LONDON SHARES AVERAGES.

(By Telegraph—Press. Association—Copyright,) LONDON,' February .19, "Financial Titneis"; -iß<}iees' (1526 equal? Govtilome." Indus-.. /.Gold - , * gee's rails, trials. " mines. Feb. 4 113.6 55.5 , 101.6 16(5.7 . Feb. 14 113:3; 54.2* '98.9- 181.4 Feb. 16 113.2 .54:8 98.2 158.T Feb.' IT ....... 113.6:54.9 97.2 157.0 Feb. 19 ...... 113.2 54.9* 96.3 156.5 . Industrials, 1941: High, 105,9; low, 83.0, LONDON, February 17, Mount Lyell shares quoted 13s l%d (February 11 price was 15s w 3d^" ; .;, , DOW JONES AVERAGES. (By Telegraph— Press Association^— Copyright.) NEW YORK, February 17. Dow Jones (1926 equals 100) :— 20 30 Sharei Balls. .; Indus. *°}& Feb. 3 28.30 .108.99 370,000 Feb 10 ..... 27.56 106.75 164.000 Feb. 14 ..... 27.69 " 107.30 170.000 Feb. 16 ..... 27.60 v ,107,31, 380.000 iFeb. 17 ~..... -27.28.,■ .105.40 . 390.000 Industrials,.. 19411 .Hie)?,^3,s^;. IoC-106.34 MOUNT.vMPRaAN.- - The Stock Exchange is advised that the estimated working surplus of Mount Morgan mine, four weeks ended February 11, was £17,747. , : :■ ■' .• ■■■<">;■ ■•■•■ GOLD DREDGE RESULTS. Grey River Dredging returned" 1876z for 130 hours from 93,466" cubic yards.Ngahere, 3350z, ..122,489 yards, 256 hours.. ... bUNEDLN,. This Day. Sale Reported.—N.Z. Government 4 p. c. Stock (1949-52). £105 15s. , ] ■' MARTHA MINE RETURN. The following Information: has been cabled to the London office of the,.Martha Gold Alining Company (Waihi), Limited:— For the period ended February i, comprising 20 crushing days, 15,118 tons were crushed and treated, including 463 tons ot residues from the Waihi mill site, the recovery being 3372 tine ounces of gold and 22,08(i line ounces of silver. No. 2 level, Bell r«ef: Driving west, the next 53ft .assays ,24s on a sft basis. No. 4 "level: Driving east on I branch, the next 04ft assays -47s a ton." Driving west, the next 43ft- assays. iU a . loi.i; both- on a • 4ft basis. No. 8 level, Rex lode:/ Driving , Is" stopped ■■'.-•■ ■ 1.C.1. PROFITS LOWER. 7 Net profit of Imperial Chemical .industries of Australia and New Zealand. Limited for the year ended September 30 is £347,043, compared with £396,914 in 1939-40. The directors recommend that a 5 par cent.- dividend on ordinary shares, amounting to £213,940, be capitalised and distributed pro rata lo ordinary shareholders in the form of fully paid ordinary shares Last year 6 per cent, was paid on ordinary shares by a share issue. Ordinary shares are held mostly by the parent company In England and a group of leading Australian industrial companies.- Preference shares are quoted on the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges. . '~-..... FELT AWD TEXTILES. Felt and Textiles of Australia Limited has postponed the declaration of an interim dividend until the Government announcement re- ! garding "limitation of dividends" has been more clearly stated. A total ordinary dividend of 10 per cent, was paid last year. Turnover of the company and subsidiaries increased, substantially in the past half-year, and net profits were satisfactory. ..""'' SYDNEY PRODUCE MARKET. (By Telegraph—Press - Association—Copyrlcht.) SYDNEY, February 19. Bulk wheat is quoted at 3s U%d, bagged 4s l%d per bushel. Other quotations are: Flour, £12 18s per ton; bran and pollard, £6; potatoes. (Tasmanian), £17; onions (Victorian brown), £14 lOs? white; XXSj maize, yellow 5s 4d per busheL ' ':"'.- Junction Cash Store (Miramar), I<td.', has been registered as a private company. Capital: £450 int0.450 shares of £1 each. Subscribers : Wellington—E. Martin 1, W. J. Martin 449. Objects: Provision merchants, general storekeepers, and incidental.