5 JANUARY 1962, page 37

Company Notes

M ERCANTILE CREDIT increased its volume of business for the year ended September 30, 1961, but not its profits.. These, before tax, slumped from £1,624,007 to £677,995, and the......

On The Farm Bogged Down

From JOHN T HE marathon sitting of the EEC Council during the week before Christmas and again for two days before the New Year, when the Ministers of the Six tried,......

Investment Notes

By CUSTOS I T goes without saying that the investor nnist play for safety this year. As a start he should take up a reasonable amount of dated gilt-edged stocks. If he is due fo......