COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 22 June 1912, Page 23

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ixvi-snrExi' sharks . The Eales ■■■■ recorded'.;-:yesterday, ivere:— national M^rteaseuat^'isi:9d; enfi"'-aivl, deud; and Jlosfiel Woollen, at £3 7s. fct. riio buying''.aiid.'. selling" were as under:— .

.Buyers:... Sellers. .A ; •.£ s,. d., :iC''S.. '(!;• National .liahk. 1 6 j;- ;q. _ J!ctrupolitati iiuiidins ... 12 B 0 - National Mortgage' 4' :1 5. 4: 2 fr OhnfteJiureh'.'.'.Cias'''.' 9 0 0 Feildmg Gas — t [ 6 Well. — 1 0 6 Standard ilnsuranc'o':'ir.... .1 iff' 4 ' ' w'' Meat Kxport;(s2s.'i6d'.)Vi. : :;.'-2 I' 9' 0 '3 ■o'. i Moirgiel Woollen '■ -3.. 0 Well. Woniisii .(ovd.) 3 7. 0 " 3 8 3 Leyland-O'Brich''.' . : 4 ■ ' 1 8 0 Tariiigarauta'-To'tari — t % '6'. Golden Hay. Ceiiu-ist .1 2. C: yharland's ordiiiary :..,... -f-' ;i } j

NATipNAL^N£:DE;N^.■■ : The genorai;'"'nia'iia'i;br.<. at. U'.e Naiior.r.l Bank of Neu - ..' Zealaiid' l :.' ; Ltd'.'. received' 11 cable jiioiird' advising tfcc-'-.cioclaration :or : o,' divjdcnd at 6 per cent.-'.foi::',t\ie ■:.liaK;year. : 1 7 aTid-'.jjomis" to sliareliolddi , s/bf : hli.per'.;c , erit'. i 'on': 'po.id-Yip capital (£i'.o,CCoi; eiiiiailiug :3 per cent, in all for the Mai ; e]i ; ,':3l;.'.' -The sum of' XK.ftC.'.'.ha.v Ix'cn " added (0 ' the reserve fund, whi.-li. will then it.uul nt £500,000, ££000 luitloti to ' for. ciation of irivbstraontsi'-and'i-£26',2SD. carried forward. located mises accouv.t,' , ;andl'^£sC'C'O;\o.''4h"e ; ,:ciEL'eii3' pension fund, :) 'Bnd : 'granted' a- -10 per tout, bonus to the.^staff;'. 1 '.^hc/.'diiiiual"tncetittg ? , "auk; ..iyillj .beV.heid iii 'London bii : July 2. ! ':\u SQCIKTY, According :to : Sydney '.Albs; ; e special ■■meetrng of ttho jJjnojaberg. Mutual Provident h ' Society- ,13 ealled ' for July 26 to consider-'tlis ciuri'.tion ,of ejutributing £2500' per aiininn' :<i the trustees" of tho socicty;s'.:.,olßccrs;c,',provident' fund:' All members'of-tKb.stdll; on joining^..under - 20 years of age;.i;apart..from; /assuring, tlieir lives, aro compelled to-contribute. 2j per cent, of their: : ;i ; s-alaric3;.'.ti:,.:thtf ''pfbvfdeht fund. But this 'fcoritribiitibri''has 'resulted : in considerable iiardship'to tlicso rutirins from or is:. ; ex-: plained that:—

The contributions flt pr'cjcnt' paya!tl« j are not of these' beivDfita.-^ liaraslup have ,"'arisen' "(liu-ingvthc. .existcricdi of the fund. on ins pension had.. coiUributedr:£2<o.:U2?';' ; 2d.'. to th* luiid, :.alld•3lay^;dra^^:ii'^pe^6wh. .of' i 46 2s. 9d. onlyy.-o'ii -vhis deatiu.' -cvAiiotlier' who had reaclujd : ,the; ; continued in 1 thcVis'ervic(?, !^''died.:, :'.at' > ; 'age -of" 61 after pa>4ng^BS4^s^4d. : 'K:into -'thekfuti'd;. ana received .third";, who died at jus't bcfoiie'-'beco'rh-' } T, S entitled to paid/ £57f lo.s. 4d., and received. ; nG': v !"eoßsidcratioii. It is suggested •:.bjV:thef-' h^r^ following benefits; ;in.. ddditioni-rghould' life 1 provided by the>fuud:r:';'>f".

1. That m the cas&s ' ; :of t ."all- ofScera of ten. and not le6sHhan/-:2o :, '(ycars''Vser.vJcK' who, die in gralultv- ' ; 6f? one month's r salary'"f6K reach:' 4 r«'ai- of eervire be':;'paidvto\\wid'oXvS'';o'r^^ ; dcpeud-. ent children^;? 2. .That in the: of ovcr 1 20 yoa.rs' service,. •who' ;:die^.in l .>'th4?. - ,set> vi c e, the widows',or ydepenrlen slio.il be enti t tle\T;forVJiy,C' years : tb.' the pensions Vr;bicli"; would haA*e; enjoyedit-had':they, 'retired at date of-'-'dsath'J':.;'^;'.-. 3. That eJiouid' :^'vh6) : ';:iiii?s .entered on a r ;:pensi6nV; v die; Avithiii. .fiyo years, his ; ren shall .be .' eiHitlcd' io' '-,t.hc ; .pprieioh. for the balance >ofsiicii"'"' iiy cyear's.'

SOUTH'-^FRrcAX'^QQL^ Reports of the;.sccon(lr.;Eeries' of 'iLoTidoricolonial wool, whieh'Vopened-' on,' Apfii. 11 and closed on :.lay)sho^.that• oi.'iei'i'ure; of the pales r'increae'e in "liotii quantity and ciiiality-^ofSoutii. A'frinaP' offerings. _In Bustpnv';Koriald, '.'an'jil Co,'s report it is flJso^men'tioried'^"'tlia't' "'•'tlicrii. was an interesting.i'.sele.d'tiph' 'orangia: wools, many of thera: : clQssed'.',ahH..\skirted''iU' the most approv.cdifojjiiioh... When thits treated these appeal!" fo an ever-increasing Inuraber \of'::'. biivcr.'s, iiii'il there i 3 110 doubt (hat Rrov.-ciV cffor'K meet wiUi their rowbiid.-iiTlie' belt of. tl'; -e made from 9Jd.:£?«"lOfe;.;'w3"tli' pne' lot, reaching lid. . . .."-SoTrKj ■cflfefiilly.-prepared cups from AdclP-ide^filsd.'.Av.erc'catalogued, and sold with considorabie'' 7 ' spirit" up ' to lid. per lb." - v '•

KAURI TIMBira'CQMPiN^. . Tlia half-yearly'.'rhec.Uii(;';of : ,shareholders' hi the \Hanri Tiinb'er ;,Go.v litd.. ' was' held at ilclbourno on 15, ;ir. W. o..Sharp, chairman of directors",' prev-iclihjr; ' The' chairman said nweiius was. only a formal one, h'pldv to:* .'coiriply .with,' the orticlcs of asiocialiiin',. aridi':t.!!ere-' was'. little business to .transact';, The. .'iiibsi important. wa : s' that the directors! 'propoegd'.Vto: pay ah interim dividend. : ! Tt( .-Mauch' l ilast. "wjtiv Mr. Lush, lie paid the; pe'rib s (lleo.'l : 'Visit''to Auckland. Thert>" wew-.".large. .'Fiu'p'pUcs •of logs, and the mills would - be ; .Kept' going' for months. The spcli;;: : of; dry• in Australia had., .caiiscd'' : \b6^' directors some concern. T]iey>.l,nid .iuflideht. •.orders: on hand, howeveri;.'tb;. 'enprti^-' thai' flicro. would he no serious fhiuiig-off in. biis(. ness. With the fine Taife'tnSb.'liaH" falfe|i throughout tins wodtlioy: iixppcted to. ?,ee : the demand improve; Tiie; ■•■po'ihpany : \yors' closely inteilistod-• the 'demrind ftir butter boxes. Tlve Oiiairma'ri ' iiic'n. hibved ihat an interim dividomt' of bcr' ccnt' per annum be declared, for the ttafefcar: The motion wae agreed to.

Ciistoms duties ebtleitcd: at the .port of \\climgton yesterday „ =amouiiicd tb v i:93o /s. wl. .. • •

wool,, KIUN", AXD HIOK KAI,i:. Mr. Ilus'ii Hobert's.. (i'ei;d:nr;i report? as follows:—At the riiontlily sale. !'?ld yesterday), a catalogue; cif" 30 faled arid 'f,o bags wool, 1500 SCO hides aiul calfskins, 2 casks ami '1.20' t'ii(.-v -of" SaUdW; anil usual sundries ''was; .ollei-iid id & larirc attendance of buyers';' U'liS bu!k of the wool olioriiiK was ci ufcV.inx.s /.ir iv.l'no.h competition was keen'; .irodl!. me'dium-eriiU'li->"RJ ranking up to.vfcia.. /pto" lb. '' J'n. s.iVm-. patuy with outside .nihrkeXR 1 , skin,!' isiiowoit aiv advanced of id., and were by fd. to «. per lb. 1 V.'oo!: Flccc.O: .good' medium, 73d. to 8»d; ; s-wdy. Hill: roii"li: 7i1.; dead, sd. to 6«d;' -lie'iiiH seed'.-. ,sUl','iroofl briglit, 9d.; mt:M;iir ? .=. dyuni, 6«J. to 6*tl.; dingy, •£(!."'j,o. 'j-Jcl - ..;- •s'fc'odv" 4d. to 5Jd.; lochs, 3*d. fri 4 if. 'Xkiris- Tkn:Vquarter to full wools, 63d. t& '7<l'.'<)iia wool? 53d. to 6.1(1.; liifofior. a B « lirojieii, 4M. to s}d.; dead, 3d. ; to 5Jd,;; liimhtn. jitiM'tor, Jail.: medium, ;. g:6od; ?d.; halfdry, at each. 6=.. ss. sd„. 5?."M„ *0, fid, ft •i'l- 4s. 2d.. 'Is. Id., .v. 101,. 3«. Sit, ft. 3s. sil„ b. 3d.. S.'. id... S. idd'.. '55..: dead hopffcte, Is. 5d., Is. 9d,,; linubs. ' is. ■■SHi Hides: CaU. 10 ,',.8 d,. .In. l'jUJil-. Tor Wfi'hilii cmaJity; cut,, "id.: yoai ; !'iiiß?, Si'd.; n:'.. 6i':i. Ox. prior juhsta,nr?. 7d'.': n!':n<rf, (id ; c-t-vsv. old.; co-.v, 6fl. to 6>d.; cut- 551. IbVce, n.

ofl ( :]v, t.o Bs. 'j'allow, oas.lis mc'sliiiniquantity, j,ss. J.'or r.\yt;; tins,. Sh. Gil. iln'n-'il- - .Is. Cifl. Cowl'ails.. .pci l dozen.

O'II-axn .mn 7?]ioi)i?C'i:. •{•'By Asso'cia'fiqn.) Ciinstciiurcli, ?.l. Tlic loo'n.l' \yi>.cat.. iippe:i.i ; s ii.ii 1 U? iiny iiiiprb'vcme/it. Until i'iieixy 1?. tt.u ou'il'vt f.dr tin; crop. fliaiM.i? art;. a\yaitms tla ; instiVui-ioiV of .d?;ea:n. fnMjjlits to enable Utciii tci= 'da, hvALondon, alley i\'U\ ji.o'.w' afTeri •x- i'u\vcr level :oi" .j;rir.es, jtljo.ii*jiV. iviic liot yet. prepared to nc.eiiDt: tba'tr th<; ram t'lia't \in.\y r'u'lo.d' 'p.'f. latv.. Tiv u arc npw sd'; .aiid 3& Gil', at •'•omit:\v s.tat.iunK. Se.'vo'ral largu linv 'of \H'i ; ca't havtf sithiui'ttfd' dui.ihp: \M \veclVlVut iio't imic.ii liris jvXen ,dom>. o,atfl. ;u-c di:?tin=r.tly. Weaker, tlie rai'ns ib A..tist:ra!.i:a liaviiip' done :a'.v.a'y ' \vith"' tiift of inuvli .more liii.-ino>ti from tlia.t- ijitivrlcr, .. "br A irradU .Cartons' tq 2s. Id., and: Joi 1 i\ f-rn-.\<r Is. iiii,' fry '2x .isiiii.w beP'lfcr.rd' at coinury itatioiv.'.. (lull ot salt;., a.ii.d'lni'yprs are isot »9\y pUo.vnif; Jnoi:P tlian 57;-.. -it cbu'nt'i : v iitations?'; . .....

•Potatoos. li'a.vG furl,iii'i' declined, aiid'. palna. aro. ('jflioti.lt :to cfTc?X at 70Si' "';ou' Ynj'el?'s; - U:mv ;d.bei?4:o'ii: '6'f th? Federal ;Pro- : liii.qr iip.t,;t6' iihodify .tiie l'f'jrulii'tioii.s .impQ.r.t.ation. o'f jjot.at.des'. iiit> Siti-. tr.alua. rento.v'cs aiiy hope of an .p'xt<?Ji'dcd. o'uilt'.t in that .qa-anter. Only \m few !ld.t's •.have been .shippoit fr.pm this ' pari, as 'are ri.ot in .a po?xt'i.'dn, t.p" .certify t-liat tlicir district fr(?o I'r.Pm biigiit. 'lihosc th.a.t li'avo bcci» : s.ent to Sydtipy pur?. .0.(1,.. t ; hey .liavp beeu. very' care'fiiUV e'd; v The; .iiorthcnt ra.iirkets. are' ' s't'il!'. .'f.-up 1 . plied from, tlio; .southan'd- tlie' Jocal' iuarko't' ]£■~ the.ref.ortv very " dull!

i'?ri67,r;.N jikat., Messrs, ; ft'algety and ; Coinpaiiy, Lirh'ite'd; Jyelhiigt.op,, ha-'yp ~received cabled'. adViVe ft'oui tlicir betid ,oniric, under date .Time ; 2G,. as ' uE'dcr :~Bce'f : : .Qiiotivt" ot .fore.?, 3idv; n.ihds, 4&d. Jjeinan'd: 'is \'pnor, .Lauib.t pemau.d poor,. "JllarJccti' iss-weak,. : aiid" .prices, look liVie going, lo.vver:." Quotations':/ 'Canterbury-,. lieay'y. jui'd' 'light, : XPrth .Isiaud, heavj:.; ligbu; :6i'd,-. Mutt'oh:::Dem.and ]»'j popri .and,' loivcr nriees •PCQted. Ca;n.t'erbuKv/.. lic-.av.y and' .light, p're'l Nortlr Island, heavy,' nuote'd' ia.t ;)id.;. li&lit,. ; .4Jv,d t '

.P. ASD-.a.'ljEbliSllSßES: By' Tcleeta!)!i—Press. j (Rcc. iuno 21V 8:55 p.m.) London, .Tunc 21.. ®he P; icfid. O. .quoted at £330. '

BANK Or ENGLAND RETURN (Uto. Juno 2)- 8.55-p.Ki.) .;■ ; Condon, Juno 21, _ The Bank of. England return issued for the week ended: Wednesday"; Jain6.;l9; i'&a§Viiuler;— 183 T- ■. : Koto Issu«;». £ss,ioi;pm fiov. debt £11,015,000 Otlier's'acui'i . . ! : .'.tioi 7;13'4,(I00 : . Gou ,-. <p,aco.poo.; i.hS.rao.ixxi ' is.;MbqoBANKING bnpXRT:;'r!VT. Proprietors' \* Govh-sc-curi-.. cnpital fi<So3,OOJ .. ties.-.-..:.... X13;E2i;000 Pu.bJie.do- , O.tiiGr ' . posils ... QIJSI.OiM ' liui.. ... C8.375.0C3 Other tto- •.. ' '■ . . . ■'■■'■'■ posits: .'..40.'K7:(X» Koiej . ~; .301233 fid}' ; and'ether ' ... ... 3,193.003 Coia.u ' ... 1.1.",1,000. ' -■ . £bI,SW,OW .- ■ ■ £31,&3,tt?J ..'■Tile .;leadihff. item? .off .the .Bank" or En£-; '.laud Tctutii"-afford.-'.tha fbilo\viug- coniparison.;— ■■-.'..- ' ■;■■:' ' v ; f . Tbis.wabt Hiss WB"aU. XasS'roar; „> "x'j"-| ■Bullion mico.ood'; ■3b;M'j:WsL'3B.'Mn;boij..i Botreijpe,:,; .. ift'l :50;7S:i.'U0ti •. 2!),318,10)'' Xbto.ci.voiiiat'iori 2S.SJIV,UOJ :HB.7tl>.UoU,, TlUilio'-iftiio'siti 11:381-.OJll .!!-iS3O,(XB : M',709,1XM : tothi'f.Doiicisita' iU.'WTOT ' ail,7S,7,'.K»' .'ll.iXMJ'! rror.ortiGnqi " . ■ ." " j

..--'lialiiiftios ..i. 'lO.lK)-\ WjsT, ' : : 52*ib " 5 r ooti;kn'l!i:nt srotintTiKa... _ ; -~ Tbe follo.winir ar'o the latest quota tlonl '■~ 0r. ..':V 6 T' i )Tpincii.t' teciinties.VWitb;';a 'com-.' tfiyar.ispn-.-bf tlioad 'yuliDj; -last '.'.week: 1 -; .v../ : ' : Variatiou. • , >-!: ;.cpuV|miet4.■'i 'Trie?,.• v .;Vitb '. : ; •' '■y. 'tl.'' " ■«j25%.-Imperial Consuls-:. :lo\vor42033Jaii';rJuly 30*. 0' '0..' •UfjchanKcd' .•3V „9S :iO .' O." Uucivapgcd'' ••3' ■&' aosilowur •••• '•'i;': ;;'Vi(2.1920 Jari. : -Jiily ,I'CO lO" 0 . Uiichaagcd : • 19-21-G Jan..July: •.. .OO 1 0 U' Urichanycd • 3 .;,yic. ID-29HDJah.^July 1 83 10' 0- " lOs lofc» v ' • ai .y ( S';A';.;i3ltVJan'/.Jiily''' ,ibaJ;iovrei, •' ~ 5.A..1 Jlti Jaii.-juiy-,. •••.79;.fUH,0" UucbabgdcV: • :, .i ti 1915-24ilixn.jJu|y -10G--100-:UncUa.byod; .05-. To ;: Ss'Od.lowcr": i,d „Q,i a ioi6j-i7Jai3...JuJj; • '.'fca 10' 0'; f ,10i 'lo'woi-' ;A... ,,N'.?i..192n^1ay-No« ; '•.lOi ':,0; :0: ; ' ' ; U'uci)ang'ed'/ ,di ; July. , . 0 ;o' s ' 'Unchaueca? "0,: ■"4Qsr.lowcs , '£l «3i ,j '04 10' :.CJ' • 'Uncbanged' ■S ,VW'A.,IOIMSMas ; -N,on' : S3;:'o 0 .'.Unclmntied!: „.Taj.. K'WJaa.-July . . .U.W .0 'r Unchai.G«V ? ; r/l-'aq....rLl Iyi fc-1 0 ;Q,; Uncbnii^cd ■ ■ - BANK .RATia'OF DIECOCNT. . The Bank of Knsiand rats was, on I>-;-. cembe? : l, : ;il910, '16\Yertd /from:.s.;'fo'"4i"F*r '■ i Ccn^Xipn'-JaniiaryJ:2Z:' ; it;7was :ib\tored -to :: i; cent., on::Fcbruarj : i 6 4o pcr 'contv, - ;atid on .Mareli .9 to- }. per cent. .On'Sbpioni- ■ bor: 21- it-.-.-wits:.'advanced-''tb ; .'..'4Npor'■.' cent,., oij February 3 it v.-as redneed to. 31' per. j C-ent.. :.:nd .on ?»'ay:-S to 3 :pcr .;ceiit; . 'i'l'.e iiaiiU of l'l-KUce ra'ff was reduced,fi;o'iili;,'3J- :tp'' .3: :p'er'..'o2nt. : '.ori^-.January-; 25;'1903;-' and contifiued at the latter iizur'o .until •September- 2!, 1311. v.-hen i: was raised to. 35' Per cult.. '.Oh May 17, 1912, it was i-3-du;.ed to 3..per.'i:eiit. . -v 1 .-. : -. -

.. l U]heilin^rJal;^aijkV-of- , 6sririanyi?rcdnccd; its rate'from, o to .4* ret. cent. on.February .6, and on I'eb'ruai-y 19 tile rate was ilur.tbcr reduced'-.to; 4 ! per : ..ccnti; '.'On. SepS,-im--ber .19;. tlie'ira.tc.: was raised I .' to s:ppr ce:iti : and in. J line 11, 1512, it 'ivis;;f cdacci - to; fljper ,'ceht.- • •' '• v :

MARKET RATES OF ■ DISCQTiN'T. Tiho fplloTjiriii 'are the, for; best three mouths' bills:-- '~ Loudon Paris Berlin ' rate. rate'. . rate.' percent; pcrceiiu' pcrccciLv This: w.eelt 2i5-16. 23 '. '11 List week -.23 ' ' "i , ' 4[ ' ■.. Last year 25 2J ' 3J- . Short. loaTiS:' arc. (iuo.to(l at - 2V : . p.cr cent., ..a'si Aomparcil: witli"..2s ! pi*,r cent, last week, 'as'd' li .c'.erit: : 'l:Vt.' ycii'r; > ■ " ■ , COLOXrAti AND OTHKI! PRODUCE. ; \Vhea(»—The marliets, are' steady,.' ,6ut qiiiet. 'Buyers' an; pnufinr:' flAvin'K '..t : 6' liberal Ehipnisnts and the arrival of 130

;pfi\ corff i. • Millers i»Jl.ticina tUe.y wilt he to £'Uppj.y r^quTreinc^«ft with white Karachi -^vlioVti-,- which is' the cli'o.ap.e/U.- ;ii.i t)>e xvprl'd, ii'iVtl, lt>.ay'(\ A'i'.c'.tt'ali'n'n to., hti-viT.-. r |j.\v{i ;Vii«traliai'i .cri solii Vd.. u.iiti G,c|'< 'JJolc'l.tfr.R''aijci v K'itt'e 'Hit AiiKtraljaii J'.i'i'he sbip.hu'.jiti /I'hcr.e -sir 6 'Ru.miti.ics .oii- *,pp.i., •nit t(> r)Hi ViriUc .'.iiuotaiioii?- arc jiofnuiiiX: ti-ullarv

Ifib.ur .is ijuict a' ; t '.2fo ,?(i. to 26s 1 .. 3)1, for sp'otr "Gil-, is a?kbd for June shipment. QaM ntfu 'ihiin.; 23r'.' ; G.d. :is aSked' .fp r ' -a&v gv.iide. («d ; il.on's, ..nine ehipmci'it 1 : La r PKia, sjiiptno.n't, 1.65. ,9d. •libit,c;r is diilV arid Easier,. Danish, I'lSs,. i'<) 120.?. T.Uf'vn is liit li* demand for •objoTiis'l. Ai^VrrOiaiiS' .'lo6s, . to.. •},„-w 1 A *. clioicest .-Xe w Zealand-, 112s, t.o l ; rF^f a of liome u.nu; a-iro .pUstifiiU. ' .' s ' %. ' ( KiiVk -S.w ZeYia'nd; fthUtf 01& to .fpla'urcjd ?2's. 'to iS*." " • .Hertford To.P.s.-r-'iyio market 'is- strong-, aml ! -prices an; uii.chpnge'd.; Sugar,.—(Verman /h 1 *?!-, 88 .per cent. net .titi\e'. .Id, lb;.yor' at l'is, 9d. c.w't.; first. i»*rlv • ■epi.nUla.tojlV f:d,l). lla'nvbi'irg' Sd, :)ii£her al, '15's; :4u.. (THE MI, -MARKETS.' :. ; '225; 6d- higlier. at •&}*■ •ss;.'.per. ton;: -25si' liieliorj at • Jußo. ft?lectiiol.vt ic, £32. :' 'Tin^.On -spo'ti' iin.pVian'pcdy .-it £207'-p'e'r tori': throb. months, 'lO*. Toweri' : 'at £197> • rM'jdd. ..isqft.'foroi'jnvi • £17 ISsi .9d': : ptf- ton, ,1s; ..2d-, irigh'er, at .55s- .per t'oiu Spelter,.. 2s;, Gdv .Uiglipr, ut ,£2'6' per tpii. WTKAAL RWv 0l VW /I VI iM> '. A^NUAIf^KPOR^ ,'By '.Tele£r.ap]i-i^ •'(lte'c., June 21'; ioJio pVtii.) : : . .-• Lori'dohi''2t. >• ,/rh'e' amVu'at report. ;of: tlie.' >Nhtiorial ,Bank.. ' ofc New' .Zcalantt-.shd.w's' . ? iv; profit- o£: w ' : :£140;764' ; .on repommcudK va ;di.vidcnd:'at ; :tliu: Irate 1 ,of-."42 ;per 'cerit-..,'and •a ~,bonus of ; !•; : p,cn, ceiit;...; , rbe sum " of „£2C\OCO'. ,:lias!:" hoen' t-xirriedj. reserve; :ari'a £15;qoo : to. :tlie ; ;.i)r'?miscs : >ccpunt-, ".a- baUiiietl /of: :£2Gj26;i' : being •l)r.ouffhtV:fonvard. ;* ? .T)icV. -.td-Vin'oica'sa'. :'thc : . •ca.p)tal s to/ ;£3".iXio,pou;'. 'creating" '.IT.OjOQf}: sUar<;3:''' , .dl' •£?/. 105.,' cachi. ..: : ':TbesD V.'will bo' .issued: ; as .de'eiued .dcsirablcV