AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 163, 12 July 1935, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS. SYDNEY, July 11. 'Oil the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day the investment market was the brightest for several weeks. Anything with a dividend prospect commanded support. There was also good demand lor shares associated with the building and construction industries, which at present are very active. This morning's sales included: —Commonwealth- bonds: S'A per cent, 1945. £99 15/; 3% per cent, 1912. £102 2/6; 4 per cent. 1938, £103 5/; 1941. £104 5/; 1944, £105 7/6; 1947, £106; 1953, £107 2/6; 1961, £106 10/. Commercial Bank of Sydney, £18 1/; National Bank, £6 7/; Bank of New South Wales, £32; Australian Gas, A shares, £8 4/; Anthony Hordern, 19/10%; ditto, preference, 23/10V4; Associated News, 23/10%; ditto, preference, 24/; British Tobacco, 39/; Dalgety's, £S 5/; Golds'orough, Mort, 29/6; James Stedman, 18/6: Meggitts, 22/. Later sales included: —Bank of NewSouth Wales. £32; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £18; National Bank (£5 paid), £6 7/; Union Bank, £9; Colonial Sugar, £44 10/; Howard Smith. 16/; British Tobacco, 39/1%; Tooth's Brewery, 55/9; ditto, New Zealand delivery, 55/9; John McGrath, 35/; Dunlop, Perdriau, 16/5; Dalgety's, £8 5/: Goldsbrougli, Mort, 29/6; Commonwealth Wool. 19/; Australian Iron and Steel, preference, .24/; Morris, Iledstrom, 21/6; Farmers, 27/6; Anthony Hordern. 20/: Standard Cement, 23/; Broken Hill Proprietary, 59/9; Mataki, 3/; Mount Lyell, 19/3; Placer Development, £32. Melbourne sales included: —Australian Glass, 69/6; G. J. Coles. 63/3.