COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 77, 24 December 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

NEW. ZEALANT) LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCT CO., LTD. The Kcw Zealand Loan, and Mercantile 'Agenoy Oompany, Ltd., has received a cablegram from the head office m London advising that at the annual general meeting, held on December 29, a final dividend waa declared for the year ended June 30, 1917, at the rat« of 2J per cent. * {less English, income tax of Js. m the £), making 6 per cent, for tho y«ar, on the flvft per cent, cnmulativo preference stock, and a final dividend at the rate d£ 3J per cent., and bonus.cf 1 per cent. (Lcth hu: English income tax of 59. in tlio £), making 7 per cent, for the'ywr, (.n the or■iinary stook. Notice to New' Zealand .. . . ' I

stockholders regarding payment of too dividends will bo fouud in fur advertise* MURRAY CREEK. Meager of the Murray Crook GoldS Company reports that the battery ? yS , I)ccember . during whioh period 603 tons of quarts were orushed produoing a return of an approximate srroßS value of £2050, , r c "? toms duty collected at the port of 17s 7d Stoa ° n ® atUl ' c ' aJ, amounted to £1908 BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. Decomber 22, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 20, 1917. The Bank of England return Issued for the week ended Wednesday, December 19. is as under:— Issue Department. Note Issue £74,74-1,000 Gov. debt... £11,015,000 Other seouvi- ' ' • ties 7.4H4.000 • Gold 66,293,000 174,744.000 *74,744,000 Basking Department. Proprietors' Gov. securi'J?, 1 )*-,' -£14.553,CG0 ties ... f57.520.000 Public ile- Other securi* posits ... 37,926,000 ties 05,11-1,000 Other deposits ... 129.125.00Q Notes 29,700.000 Best, 7-day < and other bills ... JJ.312.000 Coin 1.270.000 £183,919,000 £183,919.000 The leading items of tlie Bank of Eng. .and return afford the following comparison:— This week Last week Last year £ £ £ Bullion' 56,295.000 56.039.000 52i853.D00 Reserve ... 110.055,000 32.027.000 33.574.000 Noto Circulation 45.038,000 43,936,000 39,224,000 Public Doposits 37,926,000 40,415.000 53.681,000 Other Deposits 129.128,000 123,153,000 109,007.1X10 Proportion of reserves to liabilities 18.66 19.58 20.65 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following ara' tho latest quotations for _ Consols and Colonial Government Securities in comparison with those ruling last week:— j

Stock 'P'? I*st Week Week Zi% Imperial Oonsola f, h f. '• (l ; 5 „ War Loan • 53 J5 0 64 17 6 3J ..War Loau f, ,5 0 93 10 0 4 „ N.6.W.1933 Jan-July ° 1 35,. N.S.jy.1950-50 Mr.-8» \ 9 & * £ 3J „ N.S.W. Early Curr. f a » ? J®.? ? hSEKXiS® 1 ] vti 1 n 3 Vic 1929 49 L Tl„ 6912 6 69 16 0 g? I Ul ! 4 :QTdS»MJ.-£5l& »» « g n g ? I '« WA'SiW' 63 0 " 6315 0 3 ■" W A'«tfK-M 3r w T ■ 73 17 6 72 176 i"S S®"?' 110 ' 69 0 0 69 0 0 ■ 35 "Tas, 1920 Jan-July 71 10 0 71 5 o 3 ,.Tasl920-W Jan.-Julj 61 0 0 61 0 0