OVERSEAS EXCHANGES Sydney

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28324, 9 July 1957, Page 17

OVERSEAS EXCHANGES Sydney

Commonwealth loans were irregular but mostly firmer on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Key industrials also were irregular, textiles and uraniums steady, metals and oils firmer. Sales.—Commercial of Sydney, £2l; National, 12s 6d paid, 20s 6d; Bank N.S.W., £36 12s 6d; Tooth, 46s 6d; A.W.A., 5s paid, 9s 6d; A.C.1., 67s 6d; British Tobacco, 38s 10y 2 d; Broken Hill Pty., 53s 3d; Burns, Philp, 59s 9d; Colonial Sugar, £52; Courtaulds, 19s 7&d; D. Jones, 61s; Drug Houses, 29s 4y 2 d; Dunlop, 355; Email, 8s; Felt and Textiles, 25s 6d; General Ind., 16s; Waltons, 18s 3d; Woolworths, 17s 3d; and, rights, Ils 7d; Mount Isa (old), 365; North Broken Hill, £7 ss; South Broken Hill, 96s 6d; Ampol Petroleum, 13s 2d; Ampol Exp., 12s 6d; Associated Freney, Is 3d; A.0.E., paid, 3s 16d; Oil Search, 9s 9d; Mount Morgan, 16s 6d; New Guinea Gold, 2s; Peko, 6s 4d; N.A.U.C., 4s; Commonwealth Mining, 13s lOd. Melbourne A strong tone was recorded in the investment section, although a few leading stocks dropped slightly on profit taking. Trading volume was heavy, with sales covering stocks in all sections of the market. The silver-lead group was firmer, with Consolidated Zinc adding 2s and North Broken Hill 2s 6d. Other mining was mainly steady on average trading.

—A.N.Z., 47s 3d; Commercial, 18s 3d; N.S.W., £36 10s; Carlton Brewery, 22s 7d; A.W.A., 9s 6d; Goldsbrough, 345; G. J. Coles, 18s 3d; and, bonus, 17s lid; Myer, 18s 6d; Woolworths, 17s 2d; and, rights. Us 6d; Bums, Philp, 60s; Huddart, Parker, pref., 20s; Ampol, 13s Id; and, Is paid, 6s 9d; Associated Pulp, 37s 9d; A.C.1., 67s 3d; A.P.M., 25s 7d; and, pref., 19s lOd; British Tobacco, 38s 9d; Broken Hill Pty., 53s 3d; Courtaulds, 19s 9d; Drug Houses, 30s; Dunlop, 355; and, pref., 32s 6d; E.Z. Industries, 235; Felt and Textiles, 265; and, pref., 19s 6d; General Industries, 15s Id; Gordon and Gotch, 20s 2d; Henry Berry. 15s 6d; Henry Jones, 665; Herald, 24s sd; 1.C.1., A., N.Z., 49s 9d; and, 6s 8d cap. paid, 31s 6d; Kauri Timber, 25s 9d; New Zealand Forest, 20s lid; Olympic, 7s lid; Batons and Baldwins, 32s 3d; Broken Hill South, 965; Consolidated Zinc, 90s; Mount Isa, 35s lid; Mount Lyell, 25s 3d; New Broken Hill, 565; North Broken Hill, £7 4s 6d; Commonwealth Mining, 13s 9d; N.A.U.C., 4s; Uranium Development, lOd; Emperor Mines, 6s 2d; Mount Morgan, pref., 10s 8d; Ampol Exploration, 12s od; Oil Search, 9s 9d; Santos,- 5s 3d.