AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 211, 7 September 1933, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS. SYDNEY, September 6. On the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day there was a general tendency toward reaction, although it was not pronounced. This was due to some profit-taking which was not unexpected. However, good inquiry prevailed for all shares offering assured incomes. A feature of the market was activity in tin shares, particularly those of the best producing concerns, many of which have returned to the dividend-paying list. , • This morning's sales included: Commercial 4 per cent bonds, 1938, £103 3/9; 1941, £103 10/; 1044, £103 17/6; 1955, £103 18/9; 1957, £104 7/6. Commercial Bank of Sydney £17 18/; Bank of New South Wales, £32 5/; Colonial Sugar, £59 10/: Australian Gas, A shares, £77/; Tooth's Brewery. 39/; Associated News, 8/9; Australian Glass, 48/9; Broken Hill Proprietary, 37/10% and 38/; Commonwealth Wool, 19/4V>; Dunlops, 18/4%; Goldsbrough, Mort, 30/; Wilcox, Mofflin, 9/11. Sales this afternoon included: Bank of New South Wales, £32 5/; Commercial. of Sydney, £17 18/; Queensland National Bank, £5 10/; Dalgety's, £10 13/; Australian Provincial Assurance, 12/; Colonial Sugar, £59 7/6; Associated News, 8/9; Anthony Hordern,. 11/1; Australian Glass, 48/7%; Australian Gas, A shares, £7 II; Berlei, 25/9; Dunlop, Perdriau, 18/4%; ditto, preference, 33/; Goldsbrough, Mort, 30/; Commonwealth Wool, 19/6; Henry Jones, 37/10%; Millaquin Sugar, 27/6; Electrolytic Zinc, 24/; Morris, Hedstrom, 19/4%; Tooth's Brewery, 39/; Gordon and Gotch, 36/6; British Tobacco, 35/6: General Industries, 9/1%; Lustre Hosiery, 45/; Winchcombe, Carson, 28/7%; Mount Morgan, 44/6; Bulolo Deposits, 1/2; Bulolo Gold, 94/; Broken Hill Proprietary, 38/; South Broken Hill, 62/; Kuala Kampar, New Zealand delivery, 7/8. Melbourne sales included: Commercial Bank of Australia, 16/3: Hoyts. B preference, 6/7; Electrolytic Zinc, 23/11. AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES. ADVANCES IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, September 6. Sales of Australian Government bonds on Wall Street to-day compare with those on August 21 as follows: — Aug. 21. Sept. 5. Commonwealth — Dollars. Dollars. 5 p.c, Jan.-July, 1055 .. S3J 855 5 p.c, Mar.-Sept., 1057 .. 84J 86i 4J p.c, May-Nov., 1956 . 78 81 New South Wales— 5 p.c, Feb.-Aug., 1957 .. 81J 841 5 p.c, April-Oct, 1958 .. 811 83J Queensland — 7 p.c, April-Oct, 1042 .. 9SI • 6 p.c, Feb.-Aug., 1047 .. 881 * •Not quoted.