LATE COMMERCIAL

Evening Star, Issue 23492, 5 February 1940, Page 8

LATE COMMERCIAL

SOUTHLAND FROZEN MEAT DIVIDEND. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 5. The directors of the Southland Frozen Meat recommended the payment of a final dividend of 8d on preference and ordinary shares, payable on March 1. TARANAKI OIL DEVELOPMENT. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 5. Melbourne advice states that a call, the second, of 6d per share on issued contributing shares (both issues) on the New Zealand register of the Taranaki (New Zealand) Oil Development Company (making such shares paid to 2s fid eacl'i), will be made to-day. TRAM COMPANY DIVIDEND. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 5. The Kelburn and Karori Tramway Company recommends a final dividend of 2i per cent, on each class of shares, making 5 per cent, for the year both on ordinary and preference share capital, payable on February 22. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. [Per United Press Association.] SYDNEY, February 5. (Received February 5, at 2 p.m.) Bank of New Zealand, 365; Anthony Hordern, 13s lOd; British Tobacco, 49s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 47s fid; Colonial Sugar, £SO 15s; Electrolytic Zino (pref.), 60s. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland. —First call: Commercial Bank, 16s 9d, 16s 8d; Renown (pref.), 2s fid; Auckland Gas, 16s fid; Dominion Breweries, 33s lOd; Australian Alloy Steel, 6s fid; Colonial Sugar, £56; Gear Meat, 14s; Wilsons Cement, 19s 3d; Emperor, 17s, 17s 3d; Mount Lyell, 34s fid; Mount Morgan, 10s; Bonds, 1954-58, £IOO 15s. Unlisted: TJna Hill. Is 4d. Noon call: Commercial Bank, 16s 8d; Bank of New Zealand, 41s fid; Dominion Breweries, 33s lOd; Mount Morgan, 10s, Wellington.—Auckland Gas (ord.), 16s fid; Goat Meat, 14s. Christchurch. Government Stock, 1946, £102; Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.), 13s 3d; Ngahere, 28s fid (2). Reported: Bank of New South Wales (late Friday), £3O 7s fid; Colonial Sugar, £56.