AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 204, 29 August 1934, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS.

SYDNEY, August 28

Responding to the upward trend of wool values the investment market on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day showed considerable strength and activity. A healthy tone prevailed in pastoral issues, also Tn the principal trading and manufacturing interests. Banking shares attracted more attention but Commonwealth bonds were irregular.

This morning's sales included: —Commonwealth bonds: 3% per cent, 1948, £102; 4 per cent, 1941, £106 5/; 1950, £106 10/. National Bank (£5 paid), £6 4/T Bank of New South Wales, £31 17/6; Union Bank, £9 15/; Tooth's Brewery, 45/; Anthony Hordern, 14/6; Broken Hill Proprietary, 49/; Dunlop, Perdriau, 19/7%; Wilcox, Mofflin, 13/;

Later sales included: —Bank of New South Wales, £31 17/6; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £17 7/; National Bank (£5 paid), £6 4/; Union Bank, £9 15/; Colonial Sugar, £66 10/; Associated News, 23/1%; Berlei, 31/3; British Tobacco, 37/6; Tooth's Brewery, 45/; Toohey's Brewery, 27/1%; Australian Glass, 52/9; ditto, New Zealand delivery, 52/9; Dunlop, Perdriau, 19/7%; ditto (preference), 35/; Wilcox, Mofflin, 13/4; Goldsbrough, Mort, 31/; Morris Hedstrom, 16/3; Electrolytic Zinc, 28/3; Farmers', 20/; Anthony Hordern, 14/6; Standard Cement, 19/; Henry Jones, 31/10%; Mount Morgan, 27/; Broken Hill Proprietary, 49/; North Broken Hill, 98/3; Buloio Gold, £9 1/; Bulolo Deposits, 1/1; Kuala Kampar, 16/10%; Rawang, 9/1; Placer Development, £28 18/; Euratha Gold, 9/6. Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds: 1938, £104; 1911. £106: 1944, £107 11/3; 1947, £108 15/; 1950. £106 17/6; 1953, £107 15/; 1955, £107 17/6; 1957, £108 5/; 1959 and 1961, £108 15/.

Melbourne sales included: —Australian Glass, 51/0; Commercial Bank of Australia, 16/; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £17 5/; Huddart, Parker, 33/9; Gordon and Gotcli, 44/3; "Herald" and "Weekly Times," 52/9; Bank of Australasia, £11 8/.