10 FEBRUARY 1939, page 42

Abbey Road Progress.

Accounts of the leading building societies which are now coming out allay any fears which may have been felt about the building societies' position during the months of......

Good Insurance Dividends.

The Prudential Assurance Company is maintaining its re- markable record as a dividend-payer by raising the distribution on its " A " shares for the fourth successive year. The......

Venturers' Corner It Is Symptomatic Of The Present State Of

many sections of the stock markets that a share should be quoted lower after steps have been taken which should improve its status. This is what has happened to the preference......

* * * Gas Light And Coke Company.

Many of the gas undertakings which have recently pub- lished their accounts show earnings slightly ahead of the 1937 figures. This result seems curious since it comes just after......

Financial Notes

HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT. IT would probably be false to deduce from the January un- employment figures that trade recession has appreciably deepened since Christmas. Unemployment has......

Thomas Tilling's Progress

Once again Thomas Tilling, Ltd., the road transport com- bine, justifies its right to be included among the select band of companies which break records with extraordinary regu-......