OVERSEAS EXCHANGES

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28157, 21 December 1956, Page 19

OVERSEAS EXCHANGES

SYDNEY Leading industrials remained very steady but quieter on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Textiles were steady and inactive, metals steady, oils irregular, uraniums firmer, Commonwealth loans firmer. Sales.—Comm, of Sydney, £2O 10s; Comm, of Aust., 17s 7jd; A.W.A., 5s paid. 10s; A.C.1.. 565; British Tobacco, 33s lOJd; Broken Hill Pty., 45s 3d; Courtaulds, 19s 3d; Dunlop, 33s 9d; Electro. Zinc, 65s 9d and pref., 665; Email, 16s 3d; Feltex, 235; Goldsbrough, Mort, 33s 3d; Henry Jones. 51s 6d; 1.C.1., 48s; Morts Dock, Ils lid; Waltons. 15s; Winchcombe, 43s 6d; Wool worths, 17s 3d; Mount Lyell, 30s 3d; Consol. Zinc, 86s 6d; Ampol Petroleum, Us lid; Ampol Exploration, 15s 4Jd; Assoc. Freney, lid; A.0.E., paid, 4s 7d; Oil Search, 11s 7d and rights. 6s 7d; New Guinea Gold. Is lid; Aust. Uran. Corp., 2s; N.A.U.C., 6s 4d: N.U.D., 13s 3d; Uran. Development, 2s Id and Mines, 13s. MELBOURNE Although turnover was light in the investment section, prices showed further improvement. The mining market was more active with prices firming in all sections except gold shares, which were irregular. Sales.—Commercial Bank. 17s 9d; N.S.W., £34 12s 6d; Carlton Brewery. 20s; G. J. Coles. 18s 9d; Myer, 15s 3d; Woolworths, 17s; Ampol. Us lid; 4s paid, 10s 2d and options 2s 3d; Assoc. Pulp. 32s 6d; A.C.1., 565; A.P.M.. 23s 6d; 8.H.P.. 45s 3d; Dunlop. 33s 6d; Electro. Zinc, 65s 6d and pref., 665: Felt and Textiles, 23s 2d; Henry Jones. 51s; Herald. 22s 3d: 1.C.1., A.. N.Z., 48s; Kauri Timber, 26s Id; N.Z. Forest, 22s 3d; Olympic, 7s Id; Broken Hill South, 83s 9d; Consol. Zinc, 87s 3d: Mount Lyell. 30s; North Broken Hill, £6 17s; N.A.U.C., 6s 6d; Uranium Development, Is lid; Uranium Mines, 13s; Emperor Mines. 6s 9d; Mount Morgan, 21s; Ampol Exploration, 15s 4d; Oil Search, Ils 7d and rights, 6s 6d; Santos. 5s lid; Woodside. 4s Id and contrib.. Is lljd. LONDON Wednesday’s sales of mining securities included:—Broken Hill North, £5 7s: Broken Hill South. 63s 9d; Consolidated Zinc, 69s IJd; Mt. Isa, 26s 6d.