A BIG DEAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 October 1922, Page 5

A BIG DEAL.

OFFER TO PURCHASE MEAT COMPANY.

j BY CABLIS—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT j LONDON,. Oct. 14. The Western United Investment Company has offered to purchase the British Argentine Meat Company at , 65s for ordinary shares and 32s 6d for preference shares, Lord Vestey and Sir Edward Vestey guaranteeing fulfilment conditional on 75 per cent of the capital accepting. About £4,000,000 are involved. Rumours of the purchase caused much speculation in the shares throughout the week. Ordinary shares were 35s last Friday, and touched 60s 6d. .