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Stock Exchange Information — 1880

Extracted from: The Stock Exchange Year-Book for 1880, by Thomas Skinner

In the case of companies worked upon the cost-book principle the laws of ordinary partnership prevail as regards the liability of shareholders ; it is quite unlimited.

East Cannock Colliery Company, Limited. — Directors: S. Stokes (Chairman), W. Silvester, E. Butler, T. Checkley, and W. F. Woolley. Office: East Cannock Collierv, Hednesford. — Formed in 1870 to work mines at Hednesford, Cannock Chase. The subscribed capital is £48,800 in £100 shares, chiefly with £95 per share paid. No report is obtainable. Transfer form, common ; fee, 2s. 6d.

Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal Company, Limited. — Directors: E. Coward (Chairman), W. Sumner (Deputy-Chairman), F. Philips, W. Richardson, N. Shelmerdine, and F. Tothill. Secretary: R. Smith. Office: 86, King Street, Manchester. — This company was registered June 28, 1864. The capital is now £1,712,925 in shares of £23, of which 515 shares are fully paid up, and 73,960 have £20 paid up. There are also, a first mortgage of £50,000, second mortgage debentures of £20,000, and debenture loans of £546,050. The accounts are made up annually to March 31, and submitted in June. The working for 1878 was at a loss, but there is £40,000 in hand. The company is quoted in the official list. Transfer form, common; fee, 2s. 6d. per deed.

Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company, Limited. — Directors: E. L. J. Ridsdale (Chairman), E. Applegarth, H. A. Hammond, W. Baxter, J. Wild, and Capt. F. Drake (Manager). Secretary: W. R. Wright. Offices: 15, Angel Court, Throgmorton Street, E.C. — The company was established in 1870 to acquire and work a silver-ore property in America. The capital is £275,280 in fully-paid shares of £10. The accounts are made up annually io December 31, and submitted in May. The last dividend was 3s. per share, in January, 1877, and to December, 1878, there was a credit balance of £24,033. The company is quoted in the official list. Transfer form, common; fee, 2s. 6d. per deed.

English and Australian Copper Company, Limited. — Directors: R. A. Routh (Chairman), A. Cobbett (Deputy-Chairman), S. Herapath, Rt. Hon. G. C. Bentinck, M.P., and J. R. Frewer. Secretary: C. B. Rogers. Offices: 6, Gracechurch Street, E.C. — The company was established in 1851. The subscribed capital is £210,000 in shares of £3, of which £175,000, or £2 10s. per share, is paid up. The accounts are made up annually to June 30, and submitted in February, but an estimate of profit and loss to December 31 is submitted in August. Dividends were resumed in March, 1872, by payment of 5 per cent. for the year ending June 30, 1871. Ten per cent. was paid for 1871-2, 3 for 1872-3, 4 for 1873-4, 8 for 1874-5, 10 for 1875-6, nil for 1876-7, and 2 for 1877-8. The first half of 1878-9 was closed with a loss of £1,253. Reserve, £9,956. The company is quoted in the official list. Transfer form, common; fee, 1s. per seller.

Exchequer Gold and Silver Mining Company, Limited. — Directors: Earl Poulett, Lord Louth, Maj.-Gen. C. Campbell, S. Smith, and H. Syme. Secretary: W. C. Chalmers. Offices: 114, Palmerston Buildings, Old Broad Street, E.C. — The company was registered June 28, 1869, to acquire and work a property in California. Fully-paid shares of £1 to the number of 99,777 are quoted in the official list. No report or balance-sheet can be obtained, but this statement is said to be correct. Transfer form, common ; fee, 2s. 6d. per deed.