AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 180, 1 August 1935, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS. SYDNEY, July 31. On the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day there was a tendency toward reaction in some of the more speculative industrials, but leading company shares maintained their strong position.

This morning's sales included: —Commonwealth bonds: 3% per cent, 1912, £102; 4 per cent, 1938. £103 11/3; HH4, £104 15/; 1947, £105 15/. Anthony Hordern, preference, 24/6; Associated News, 2:Hir. Burns, Philp, 64/6; Howard Smith, 17/1%; Lustre Hosiery, 28/3; Woolworths (second preference), 28/6.

Later sales included:- —Colonial Sugar, £45 17/6; Bank of New South Wales, £33 12/6; Commercial Bank of Sydney (ex div.). £18 14/; National Bank (£5 paid), £6 14/6; Associated News, 24/; Adelaide Steam, 31/6; Howard Smith, 17/3; Australian Gas, A shares, £8 3/; British Tobacco, 40/9; Tooths Brewery, 55/6; Tooliey's Brewery, 30/6; Drug Houses of Australia, 28/6; Dunlop. Perdriau, 16/ lVi; Wilcox, Mofflin, 12/; Morris, Hedstrom, 23/6; Greater J. D. Williams, 8/2; Electrolytic Zinc, 29/6; Farmers', 27/; David Jones, 41/9; Anthony Hordern. 20/4%; Standard Cement, 22/9; General Industries, 10/7%; Mount Morgan, 37/: Broken Hill Proprietary, 50/9; Bulolo Gold. £8 18/; Placer Development, £32 2/; Tongkah Harbour, 23/1%.

Melbourne sales included: —Commercial Bank of Australia, 17/11; National Bank (£5 paid), £0 15/; Australian Glass. 74/; Dnnlop. Perdriau, 16/2: Electrolytic Zinc, 29/6; North Broken Hill, £6 18/; Tongkah Harbour, 23/3.