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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 117, 21 May 1942, Page 1

COMPANY AFFAIRS.

DONAGHY’S ROPE PROFITS. The account, of Donawhy’a Rope and Twine Company (Dunedin) for the year ended March 31 show a net profit of £lO,828, compared with £10,844 last year, and £10JI!7 in 194 i). The sum available for distribution is £14.740. and the directors recommend a final dividend of 1/3 n share, absnibing £537.i. on old shares, making with the interim dividend of 9d a share, a total of 2/- fot the year, unchanged, and 6d a shnie on the new shares, requiring £975. The carry-forward is £8390, against £7137 brought in. TALPIRI COAL YEAR. Net earnings of £9532. compared with £9407 last year, and £1<',592 in 1910. arc shown in the accounts of Taupiri Coal Mines Ltd. for the year ended March 31. Profit is reached after allowing for depreciation and transferring £l2,soil (£10,260 iast year) to taxation reserve. Preference «haren dividends amounting to £l2BO have been paid, leaving £8252 available. An unchanged dividend of 1/3 a share, or C>J per cent., is proposed on ordinary shares, requiring £8125. Gross profit is shown as £40,013 against £34.377 last year. Some of the balance-sheet items, with last year’s figures in parentheses. are shown r.s follows:--income and other tax reserve. £16,489 (£10,260) ; sundry creditors. £5211 (£3151); sundry debtor», £24,831 (£25,535); stocks, £6532 (£5911); Bank account, £16,668 (£608). LAMPORT & HOLT PROFITS. The accounts ot the Lamport and Holt Line Limited for 11'41 show that the profits on voyages, after providing for taxation, etc., amounted to £164,984, compared with £191,609 lor the previous 12 months, to which is added £lO6 (£105) brought in and £19,362 (£6381 I interest on investments and deposits, making a total of £184,452 (£198,095). The sum of £5778 (£6503) has been added lo the employees' pension scheme, and directors’ fees absorbed £l2OO (same), leaving a net profit oi £174,174 (£187,392). The board recommend that £100,()i)0 (£40,000) be allocated to depreciati' n of the licet, which is at the rate of 10 per cent, instead of the usual 5 per cent., and. as already announced, the dividend is maintained at 6 per cent, for the year, less tax, the sum of £2u2,957 (£155,267) lining carried forward.

FRUIT AM) VEGETABLES.

AUCKLAND MARKET REPORT. Auckland, May 19. Heavy supplies of cabbage. < aulillowcrs and ' carrcds came forward to the city markets | to-day with prices low. Good supplies of island and local kumaras were forward, with Island selling at. low prices. The demand for onions was titmdy. Potatoes were in fmr supply with the- demand firm. l-fuit.—Apples, co-I.ers, various, 3/6 to 4/6 per case; G. Dets.. 4/6 to 6/6; Delicious, 3/6 to 5/6; Sturniei, 3/- to 5/-; Statesman, 3/to 5/- per case, i’car. : Winter Neiis, 13/to 17/- per c.-pe. Tonuitoe*: Hothouse. 1/lo 1/6 per lb. ; outdoor, cx-choico, 18/- to 24/- per case ; outdoor, other.-. 5/- to 15/per case. Free tomatoes: New Biack, choice, 1('/- to 13/- per case; others, 5/. to y/.; yellow, 5/- to 11/- p case. Lemon . 6/6 to 19/6 per case. Grapes; Gres Colman, 1/10 to 4/8 per lb. Chinese gooseberries, 5/- to 14/6 per case. C.:p* gooscberriin<| to 9d ■ . Persimmons, 5/- to 10/6 per case. Strawberries: Captain Cook, extra choice, 2/H per chip. 1-ejois, 4/- to 9/- jicr case. Guavtm, 5/1 to JU/- per case. Vegetable.’.—Beet, I/- to 1/6 per dozen. Ce.ery, cooking, I/- to 2/- per bundle; celery, dessert, 2/3 to 3/6 per bundle. Carrots, l'<i to 1/6 per dozen. Caulitlov.ers, 4/- to 7/6 per sack. Cabbages, 2/6 to 6/- per s.-.ck. Cucumbers, 3/6 to 8/G par dozn. French beans, 5/- to 10/- per b. g. bag. lYUinar.i , Iccal, 6/- to J2/6 per [ bag. Leeks, 1/3 to 1/6 per bundle. Lettuce, 2/6 to 7/6 pei’ case. Marrows, 4/- to »/- per dozen. Melons, citron, 4d to 1/3 eacu. Onion.i, 9/G to l"/ 6 per bag. i'otatou!. Southern, 13/6 to 14/6 pc. cwt.; Oh.-.kune, I 10/- to 11/- per bag. Pumpkins, ('.own, 14/- ■ to 25, ■ cwt.; others, 5/- to 18/- i Pi . nips. 1/3 to 2/6 per dozen. 4d to 9d per dozen. Rhubarii, 2/* to 3/9 per dczen. Spinach, 1/- to 1/3 per dozen. Spring , onions. 1 - to 1/6 per bundle. Swedes, 2/6 I to 4/- per bag. Turnips, 6d to 9d per dozen. ! Brussels sprouts, 6d to "id per lb. -

THE HEATHER

(Special) Wellington, May 20. Light to moderate variable winds; weatner fair lo line; temperatures moderate. Further outlook: Fair. Time of Sunset To-day: 5.08 p.m. Time of Sunrise To-morrow: 7.27 a.m. High Wale.-' at Wanganui To-day: 1.46 a.m. and 2.04 p.m. I Phases of tile . ?jod lor May.—Full i Moon. May 1; Last Qu.artcr. May 7; New Moon. May 15; First Quarter, May 23; Full Moon, May 30.

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