DIVIDENDS AND CALLS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 113, 16 May 1939, Page 11

DIVIDENDS AND CALLS

BASE METALS MARKET l‘RI( ES FAIRLY STEADY LONDON, May 12. The official London (middle) quot

Prices of Other Metals Quotations for other metals with those for May 5 in parentheses, are as follows: Pig iron: Home trade, 99s a ton (same); export, not quoted. Anlimony: British, £7O 10s a ton (same); foreign, £4B a ton (£47 10s). Molybdenite: 40s a unit (40s 6d). Wolfram: Chinese 52s a unit, nominal (535). Osmiridium: £l6 10s to £lB 10s an ounce (same).

Bycroft Ltd.—final, 4 p.c. May 16 National Insurance—int., 4d a share May 16 Aust. Cons. Industries—final, pref., 4'j p.c.; ord., Is a share May 17 Bank of Adelaide—final, 2, p.c May 17 Taupiri Coal—ord., Is 6d a share May 17 N.Z. Newspapers—final, bd a share May 17 Dental and Medical Supply— 5 p.c. May 19 Dalgety and Co. -mt., 2s sig. a share, less tax May 20 N.Z. Paper Mills—final, 4 p.c. May 20 Mosgiel Woollen—int., 4 p.c. May 23 P. and 0. deferred —int., 2 p.c., stg., less inc. tax May 24 Bank of N.S.W.—int., quarterly, 6s a share May 25 North Wairarapa Building Society—final, 21 p.c. May 25 Westport Coal — int., 6d a share May 26 Broken Hill Pty.—half-year-Jy, Is 3d a share, contr., lOd a share May 31 E.S. and A. Bank—int.. 3i p.c., stg., less 3s 7d in £ inc. tax May 31 Nat. Bank of Australia — final, 3 p.c May 31 Emperor Mines—6d a share May 31 Imperial Chemicals — ord., final, 5 p.c. sterling June 1 Henry Jones Co-op.—int., bd a share ...................................« June 1 Taringamutu Sawmills — int. 3 p.c June 1 Dominion fertiliser—6 p.c. ... June 6 Swan Brewery—pref., naifyearly, 3 p.c.; ord. 6<l a share, and bonus 3d a share June 7 Nat. Reliance Invest. Trust —4* P-c J une 9 Placer Development- -interim (1940) 60 cents (Canadian; less tax I ii n p 10 Buiolo Gold Dredging—int. (1939), 1 dot. 50 cents. (Can.), less tax i 11 n p 10 Calls— Tooheys Ltd.-new, 8s a share June 21 Broken Hill Pty.- new, final. 5s a share July ■'1

lions compare with those previously cabled as follows: May 11 May 12 Per ton. Per ton Copper— £. s. d. £. s. u Std., spot . 42 U 74 41 13 li Ditto, for’d. 42 6 1042 () () Electrolytic 47 15 0 48 2 6 to 48 15 0 48 7 6 Wire bars 48 15 0 48 7 6 Lead— Spot 14 12 6 14 11 3 Forward 14 16 10i 14 15 71 Spelter— Spot 13 15 71 13 15 0 Forward 14 1 104 14 0 71 Tin— Spot 226 2 6 225 5 0 Forward 223 12 6 222 12 6 Silver— Fine an oz. 21 ll-16d 21 5-Sd Std. an oz. 20id 20 l-16d