27 JUNE 1931, page 36

Financial Notes

" SEMIS. TRANSPORT. AT the recent annual meeting of the Shell " Transport and Trading Company Viscount Bearsted gave an assurance to the shareholders—though we fancy that the......

G.e.c. Report.

The Report of the General Electric Company for the past year is a satisfactory one, having regard to the general con- ditions of depression, the profit being £1,122,000, against......

Patons And Baldwin's.

The Report of Patons and Baldwin, Limited, for the past year is a good one. A - year ago the necessity of writing down stocks, owing to the great rise in the price of wool,......

The Outlook.

If, however, I am asked to say to what extent I con- sider the financial outlook has been affected by the developments of the last few days, I am obliged to speak with some......

What The Offer Means.

I might easily fill considerable space by describing the excited nature of the rise in prices during the past week, but it would probably be more to the point if I state briefly......

The Vital Point.

Looking at the matter, however, not merely from the standpoint of actual debt payments during the year but -from the much larger standpoint, stress is laid by- the City upon the......