AUSTRALIAN SHARES.

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 68, 20 March 1936, Page 12

AUSTRALIAN SHARES.

PRICES TEND UPWARDS

(By Telegraph—l'i-oss Assn.--LV,.\ ii,;hU SYDNEY, March 19.

On the Stock Exchange today there ! was strong buying, with support ex- ; tending to every section, which'resulted in a buoyant investment market. The upward tendency in prices continued. Bonds were very strong. Sales:—Bank of New South Wales, £35 ss; Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, £21 14s; Commercial Bank of Australia, 20s 9d; National Bank, £5 (paid, £7 11s; Associated News, 235; (ditto, pref., 23s Gd; Automatic Totes, 21s 3d; Howard Smith, 17s; Huddart Parker, 38s; Burns, Philp, 725; AusI tralian ■ Gas, A, £7 15s; British Tobacco, 425; Tooths Brewery, 53s Gd: Tooths, ex rights, 325; G. J. Coles, 725; Drug Houses. 29s 3d; Australian Glass, 84s 6d; Goldsbrough Mort, 32s 3d; Morris Hedstrom, 255; Greater J. D. Williams, 8s; Henry Jones Co-op., 39s 9d; Electrolytic Zinc, ex dividend, 38s 6d; ! David Jones, 43s 6d; Anthony Hordern 20s 3d; General Industries, 21s 6d; Commonwealth Wool, 20s; Newbold Brick, 37s 7Ad; Hume Pipe, 17s; Nestles, pref., 34s 6d; Newcastle Gas, A and B, 13s 3d; Claude Neon, 54s 9d; Kandos. 23s 9d; R. Fowler, 13s 9d; Mark Fo>\ 24s 7£d; United Provisions, 14s; W. R. Carpenter, 42s 6d; Meggitts, 24s 6d; Sargents, 25s 3d; Beard Watson, 17s 7£d: Australian Guarantee Corporation, 245: Cash Orders, 245; Goodyear, pref., 30s 6d; Menzies Hotel, 15s: Mount' Morgan. 15s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary. 60s 9dBroken Hill South, £5 13s 6d; Zinc Corporation, 73s 6d; Bulolo Go!d, £8 i 7s: Larut, 11s 4d; Placer Development, ! £5; Emperor, 10s 7d; Loloma, 17s; jKramat Tin, 655. • MELBOURNE. March 19. Sales on the Melbourne Stock Exchange today ' included:—Commercial Bank of Australia, 20s 8d; Australian Glass, 84s 6d; British Tobacco, 41s 9d; I Dunlop-?erdriau, 14s sd; G, J. Coles, 71s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, new, 36s 9d; Broken Hill South, £5 13s: Anthony Hordern, 20s; Electrolytic Zinc, 38s; Zinc Corporation, 735; Mount. Morgan, 15s 8d; Mount Lyel], 24s 3d; Loloma, 17s; Emperor, 10s Bd. ! PRICE AND RETURN Latest bales reported and made on the Stock Exchanges of the Dominion, with the highest prices and the approximate yields per cent, per annum to investors (all subject to appropriate taxes and exchange where operative), based on the last annual dividends, plus bonuses, if any, and considering redemption and brokerage in the case of redeemable securities where dated, were as follows:— Bifiliest Yield, price. p.c, p.a. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Wellington. Hank of X.Z 2 fin I nil Goldsbrough, Mori.... 1114 :! Hi 7 Stli. British Ins 4 10 II 2 10 .'! JTuddail, Parker .... ■I IS (I ."{l3 S Taupiri Coal o Hi (i Tiuipo Totani li. N n X o 0 Australian Glass ' 4 :J (i ■ ;1 2 3 Consolid. Brick ...... 010 ,'i Dental and Medical., nil!) 4 .1 1 Dimlop-Perdriau ... I) 14 -1 G. J. Coles :)ll (i ■ 3 0 11 Bycrofts. Ltd 2 1 0 4 17 'J Broken Hill Pty. ...i. :i ,0 0 S li S Mount Morgan ' oio 9 (5 7 0 Unofficinl— AVoolworths, LLrl. ... fi 15 li 2IL 3 Auckland. Imrr. Stork, 4 p.e. (1940) a. 102 5 0 3 7 7 | Auckland Tliub.. 4'i ■ p.e. (9/7/53) ... .a. 107 U 0 312 4 Auckland City, 4Vt ;, p.C. (1/1/521 a. 107 0 0 311 0 Nat. Bank of N.Z. s. 3 13 <> 213 0 Bank of jS t.Z 2 (i 0 4 li 11 Reserve Bank :> 14 (j -17 4 SUi. British Ins 4 If) 0 2 1.9 " National Mortgage (A) 211 li 317 8 Hudtlavt, Parker .... IIS v .'i 13 S Taupiri Coal 0 1(5 I! — Northern Steam I) (i 10 8 0 11 Taupo Totara OH :i 4 111 11 Anthony Hordeni .... I. o (> — Broken Hill Pty. ...i. 3 1 is ■'. r> 0 Bycroft 2 1 <i 4 17 9 Farmers' Trading ■•• 0. 8 (i 414 1 G. J. Coles S 111 !l :S 10 8 ■farmers' .Fertiliser . 0 I!) '•) i> II 4 Wilson's Cement b.i. 117 li -i 13 4 Golden Dawn (I. 1' 8 Martha Mine (I l!l li n. Okarito 0 4 2 ji. Christchurch'. Nat. Bank N.Z. ...s. 310 ;i 213 2 Comm. Bank Aust.... .1 0 ;> - 17 I Goldsbrougli, Mort .. 111-1 3 lli 7 N.Z. Breweries '2 VI (i 2 13 3 Tooth's Brewery ..b. 213 (I 414 4 Anthony Hordern ... 1 0 0 Austfclian Glass .... 4 3 ii 3 2 3 British Tobacco ....i. 2 1 li 217 10 Consolid. Brick ...:. I) II) 4 Duulop-Pcrdriau ... 014 4 — , Howard Smitli 0 lli 4 3 12 Okarito 0 4 7 li. Broken Hill Pty. ..i. 219 5 "3 7 4 0. J. Coles :$ H (i 3 911 Mount Morgan Olfi '.) li 7 0 Unlisted — Woohvovths, Ltd. . .b. fi .14 o 212 3 , Assd. Motorists (prel.) I <> 0 71310 ; Ounedin. ! Inser. Stock, '4 p.c. ■ (1949) a.. 103 V, 0 :i 14 0 Domm. Bank Aust. .. 1 0 4 217 4 S"at. Bank N.Z s. 313 , d 213 4 Siational Mortgage (A) 212 (I li 16 11 , rimaru Gas V i » . 4 10 10 Mount Lyell I 'I •'* - l 2 : Dkarito ' ~-■•• .0 4 Ij ■ n. Unofficial— * . vVoohvorths, Ltd. ..'■>. 0 ID" n 21110 , ».—Market price includes accrued interest, but not brokerage. ).—lncludes bonus. • I :.—lnterim div. increased. ; a. —Not available. . . j.—Dividend payable in sterling.