SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27638, 20 April 1955, Page 17

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Comparative indices are:— London.—Financial Times: Inds. ord <1938 equals 100: Govt, and gold (1929 equals'loo:-.

HIDES AND SKINS MARKETS (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, April 19. Although hides were again slightly weaker at the Auckland auction today, prices for dry and salted sheepskins were mainly steady at previous rates. Prices of hides seldom varied more than one penny from those ruling a fortnight ago, but the general trend was easier. Dry sheepskins were practically unchanged from the levels on March 22. Full-woolled halfbred skins realised up to per lb, with fine crossbreds making up to 42Jd, and medium crossbreds and crossbreds to 40d. Salted sheepskins also showed hardly any variation from a fortnight ago. Competition was again limited. CARPET INDUSTRY The British carpet industry was more prosperous during the last year than probably any other industry in the textile trade, states the annual report of the Federation of British Carpet Manufacturers. The report states that the production of carnets had risen from 38,500,000 square yards before the war to 46,250,000 square yards last year. The value of the home market last year was £53,482,000, gjwiderably more than twice the value of

factor had been the demand created by new building, but “it is iSS!SnJ ha »J other textile and furnishing not known similar prosperity, said the report.

Indus, ord. Govt. Gold Dec. 31 184.0 103 33 95.90 Jan. 31 193.0 101.78 90.59 Feb. 28 182.8 96.77 88.94 March 31 181.9 99.93 87.90 April 12 188.3 99.93 85.72 apiii ¥ 187.8 100.05 86.62 April 15 188.4 100.00 86.84 April 18 187.g 99.70 86.38 New York.—Dow Jones (1926 equals 100: Shares Rail Inds. sold Dec. 31 14586 404.39 3.840,000 Jan. 31 144.34 404.39 3,840,000 Feb. 28 149.47 41187 2,620,000 March 31 150.32 409.70 3,840.000 April 11 155.03 418.77 2,680,000 April 12 157.08 420.94 2.770,000 April 14 156.87 422.46 2.890.000 April 15 158.30 425.45 3,180,000 LONDON METAL MARKET (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, April 18. London metal quotations are as iollows:— Buyer. Seller. £ s. d. £ s. d. TinSpot .. 720 10 0 721 0 0 Forward .. 721 0 0 721 10 0 Lead— Spot .. 105 15 0 106 0 0 Forward .. 105 5 0 105 15 0 ZincSpot 89 15 0 90 0 0 Forward 88 5 0 88 15 0 Cooper— Spot .. 335 0 0 336 0 0 Forward .. 325 0 0 326 0 0 Gold: £12 10s 7d an ounce. Tungsten ore price. £212 to £217 a unit.