23 FEBRUARY 1929, page 47

The Chartered Report.

Although the report of the British South Africa Company is always awaited with a certain amount of interest, and while latterly there has been greater activity in the shares,......

Following Upon The Previous Year's Fall In Profits, The...

report of the Home and Colonial Stores shows some slight recovery, the net profit for the year being just over £454,000. The dividend of 15 per cent. and the bonus of 10 per......

Rally In Rubbers.

An exception to the general dullness of speculative markets is to be noted in the section for Rubber shares where following upon the sharp rally in the commodity prices have......

The Annual Report Of The Provident Mutual Life Assurance...

published last week is an excellent one. There is expansion all along the line, and in the matter of Life Assurance policies, annual premiums showed an increase over the......

Swan And Edgar Profits.

Prosperity appears to continue to characterize the great West-end stores, and the preliminary statement just published by Swan and Edgar (1927) Limited, shows that for the year......

V.o.c.

Lord Bearsted, chairman of the V.O.C. Holding Company, had a good report to place before the shar•Jiolders at the meeting held last week. Output and profits have steadily......

New Capital Activity.

Not the least interesting feature of the situation is that notwithstanding the setback in existing securities, the activity in new capital creations continues, a good response......

Bovril Progress. _

Although there was a slight decline in gross profits of Bovril, Limited, for the past year, net profits improved by £6,000 to nearly £367,000, and this improvement - was......

Not A Few Householders During, The Prolonged Spell Of Severe

weather have had an increased feeling of appreciation of the comfort of gas stoves. At the recent meeting of the South Suburban Gas Company, the chairman explained to the share-......

Financial Notes

A FURTHER REACTION. As compared with a week ago, Most securities on the Stock Exchange have suffered a further reaction, and although at the time of writing prices in some......

Courtaulds.

In harmony with the warnings to speculators made from time to time by the chairman, the final dividend of CoUrtaiilds was at the modest rate of 10 per cent., making 15 per......