OVERSEAS EXCHANGES

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27992, 12 June 1956, Page 17

OVERSEAS EXCHANGES

SYDNEY Leading industrial stocks showed a slightly easier tone on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Textiles were barely steady. Oils and Commonwealth loans were weaker, with uraniums steady. Sales.—Commercial Bank Aust., 17s 9d; Bank N.S.W., £3O ss; Tooheys, 25s 3d; Tooths, 45s 3d; A.W.A., 5s paid, 17s; A.C.1., 50s 3d; British T. 0.8., 31s 6d; Broken Hill Pty., 40s; Colonial Sugar, £39; Drug Houses, new, 30s 3d; Dunlop, 28s; Email, 10s; Goldsborough, 29s 9d; H. Jones. 465; 1.C.1.. 45s 9d; Waltons, 13s 7d; Woolworths. 16s 6d; and, rights, 10s lOd; Mount Isa, 22s 6d; North Broken Hill, £5 4s 6d; Ampol Petroleum, 10s 6d; Ampol Exploration, 14s 9d; Associated Oil, 16s; Associated Freney, 14s; A.0.E., paid, 3s lid; Oil Search, 13s lOd; N.A.U.C.S., 2s lOd; Uranium Development, 2s 3d; Uranium Mines, 6s 9d. MELBOURNE Several sharp price variations were recorded in the investment section. Falls again exceeded rises, although the margin was narrower. Trading was mostly quiet. Price fluctuations in the mining section were generally small. The oil group-was weaker, with oil search losing sd. Uraniums also tended to ease. Sales.—Carlton Brewery, 16s 9d; A.W.A., 17s; Goldsbrough, 31s; G. J. Coles, 1725; Myer, pref., 26s 9d; Woolworths, rights, 10s 9d; Huddart, Parker, pref., 19s; Ampol, 10s 7d; and, prepaid, 9s 6d; Associated Pulp, 27s 6d; A.C.1., 50s 6d; A.P M, 20s 9d; and, pref., 18s; Bradford Cotton, 36s lid; British Tobacco, 31s 6d; 8.H.P.. 40s; and, new, 295; Australian Iron and Steel, pref., 24s 6d; Courtaulds, 18s 9d; Dunlop, 28s; Electro. Zinc., pref., 41s 6dFelt and Textiles, 245; Herald, 18s 4dHumes, 465; 1.C.1., A., N.Z., 45s 8d; Kauri .Timber, 26s 9d; N.Z. Forest, 23s 6d; Olymglc - 7s J d: . J and ’ ri S hts > 7d; Broken Hill South, 69s 6d; Consolidated Zinc, 61s; Mt. k/TH’t 7s L North Broken Hill, £5 4s; N.A.U.C., 2s 9d; Uranium Development, 2s 4d; Uranium Mines, 6s lOd; Emperor Mmes, 10s 7d; Loloma, 27s 6d; Ampol Exploration, 14s 9d; Oil Search, 14s Id; Santos, 9s 9d; Woodside, 7s 2d: and, 1955. contributing, 3s 7d.