SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28992, 5 September 1959, Page 16

SHAREMARKET INDICES

Sharemarket Indices are:— New York.—Dow Jones:

London.— Financial rimes (industrial ordinary 1935 equals 100, Government 1926 equals 100 gold 1955 equals 100):

Sydney.—Sydney Stock Exchange (July 1936-June. 1939. equals 100):

Queensland Brewery.—Net profit of Queensland Brewery. Ltd., rose £5356 to a peak £299,580 In the June year. Steady 8 per cent, ordinary dividend, together with preference charges, takes £185.019. Directors say that the balance of 10s on the contributing shares will be called up by December 1. i

Rail indust. Shares sold. Dec 31 * * 157 65 583 65 3.970,000 Jan 29 a * 181.13 590 40 3,470,000 Feb 26 ■ > 162 73 602.06 3.930.000 Mar 31 158 65 601 71 2.820.000 April 30 A * 166 82 623 75 3.510.000 May 29 167.33 643.79 2,790.000 June 30 167.62 643.60 3,200.000 July 31 ■ - 167 80 674 88 3.270.000 Aug 24 162.38 653.22 1,860.000 Aug 25 162.42 655.96 1.960.000 Aug 26 162.53 657.57 2.210.000 Aug. 27 163.07 663.34 2,500,000 Aug. 28 163.49 663.06 1,930,000 Sept. 1 161.60 655.90 2,430,000

Indus, ord Govt. Gold Dec 31 .. 225.5 84.72 86.0 Jan 29 .. 213.3 86 42 87.2 Feb 26 .. 219.8 86.85 89 3 Mat 31 .. 2194 85 84 88 1 April 30 .. 228 0 86.10 86.7 May 29 .. 2401 84.73 94.2 June 30 .. 239.0 86 16 93 8 July 31 .. 237 0 86 30 89 5 Aug 24 .. 256.3 86.16 90 8 Aug. 25 .. 254 0 85 17 90.7 Aug. 26 .. 253.4 85 47 90.3 Aug. 27 .. 256.0 85.29 90.8 Aug. 28 .. 258.0 85.41 90 8 Sept. 1 .. 259.7 85.29 90.7

Banks Retail Indus Dec 24 142 94 333 29 222.99 Jan 30 143.60 342 62 231 01 Feb 26 141 41 346.31 231.83 Mai 31 141 97 345 78 231.63 April 29 146.60 343 83 241 85 May 29 152 86 350.55 250 56 June 30 153.83 361.37 259 19 July 31 162 77 371 56 277 46 Aug. 24 164 19 368.76 288.52 Aug. 25 163.89 371.30 289.14 Aug 26 163 77 370.41 287 69 Aug. 27 163.75 369.45 287.72 Aug. 28 164.01 367.42 287.95 Aug 31 164.26 365.18 288.95 Sept. 1 164.26 364.67 289.82