OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGES

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28481, 10 January 1958, Page 20

OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGES

OYDNEY Key industrials, textiles, uraniums, and Commonwealth loans were firm on the Sydney Stock Exchange yes-, terday. Metals were irregular oils weaker.

om Sydney, £32 7s: Bank N.S.W.. 3Ss; Tooheys. 24s 7Jd: Tooth. J— n ’ : Bradford Cotton. 3d; British Tobacco, 325; Broken H> n Proprietary, 43a. and rights (100). S’ 1 ®" 1 * 1 Sug * r - £«: Courtaulds. “• 2- Jon es. 43s «d; Dunlop. 37s Sd: Email. 0s gd; G. J. Coles. J*. H - Jones. S2s; 1.C.1.. Ms; * M Mid - *’«: Woolworths. 17, 7|d; Consolidated Zinc. 03s; Mt Na. too; New Broken Hill. 445; Nortn Broken Hill. M,; south Broken HUI, 74s Sd; Ampol Exploration, Ss 3d: AON., paid. Is Sd: OU Search 5s Od; Mount Morgan, 10s «d; NA.U.C.. Is Sd; United Uranium, 8s Sd; Timor ss. MELBOURNE Investment shares on the Melbourne Stock Exchange yesterday showed a firm tone, with MacPhersons up la 3d providing the aharpest movement. Mining shares maintained an overall steam: tone with few market variations. Oils were easier. Sales.—commercial Bank. 18s Sd: Goldsbrough. 32a Sd; G. J. Coles. Ito 3d: Myer. 31« 4d: Woolworths. 17s Sd: Ampol, 13s. snd 3s paid, Sa lid. and options. Is lid; Australian Iron and Steel, pref. 7J p.c., 25s 2d; A.C.1., 565; A.P.M.. 28s. and pref. S p.c., 19s lid; British Tobacco, 325: 5 Hp .. 435. and right, 31s 7d: Drug Houses, 33s Sd: Dunlop 37s Sd: E£. Industries. IBs 3d: Felt and Textiles. 255. and pret, third 4 pc.. 12s: General Industries. IS, Od: Henry Jones. 62s 3d; Herald. 25s 9d. and pref.. “B" S p.c., 20s 7d; Hume Far East. 225; I.CJ, A.. N.Z., SSs; Kauri Timber. 2ns Sd: Olympic, 7s Od; Broken HUI South. 745. Sd: Consolidated Zinc, S3s Sd: Mount Isa. 38s Id: Mount Lyell. 31s: New Broken HUI. 43s Sd; North Broken HUI. PTS Sd: N.A.U.C, la 7d: United Uranium. 8s Sd; Mount Morgan. 10a Sd. and oref, 7 p.c., 9s 3d: Ampol Exploration. 8s Od; Oil Search, 5s Sd. LONDON London Stock Exchange mining sales on Wednesday included:— Broken HUI North. 76s 3d; South, 57s Sd; Consolidated Zinc, ord.. SO, 3d. and pref., 12a 7Jd; New Broken HUI. SSs; Mount Isa, 22s Sd; Lake View and Star, 20s 7|d. LONDON METALS MARKET tn 2. Prtu AaaocUMon—CovifrioMi LONDON, January B. Copper wm weak and other metal* were steady on the London metal* market today. Settlement price ‘for copper was £l7l a ton and for tin was £730 10s. Quotation* today:—

Gold: £l2 9s per oz. Car Sales,—The British Automobile News Bureau reported today that more than 85,000 British cars were sold in the United States in 1957, compared with 32,305 for 1956. (P-A.)

Buyers. Sellers, a ton. a ton. Conner— Spot .. 175 15 0 175 0 0 Forward .. 171 15 0 179 0 0 Spot .. 730 0 0 730 10 0 Forward .. 731 0 0 732 0 0 Spot .. 72 0 0 72 5 0 Forward .. 72 5 0 72 10 0 £inr— Spot .. 82 12 0 83 0 0 Forward 82 7 0 82 10 0 Silver 6a 5id per or spot. 6* 4Jd forward