Overseas

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30130, 14 May 1963, Page 16

Overseas

SYDNEY

Steady sales predominated in a slightly firmer market on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Oil stocks were brighter with A.O.G. and Mid Eastern showing out. The share price index rose a quarter of a point to a new high for 1963. Sugar stocks recovered some of Friday’s losses. The oil market was brighter, with prices firmer. Sales.—Mount Lyell, 2s 4*,id; Mount Isa. 69s 9d; B.H. Sth., ctg., 8s; B.H. Sth., pd., 13s 6d, x.d.; Nth. B.H. ctg.. 19s; Nth. BJI., pd., 25s 6d; Ampol Ex., 10s 7d; A.A.0., 17s 9d; Ass. Freney. 6s 9d; A.O. Gas. 455; Ex. Oil, Is sd; Inter Oil, 7 s 6d; Mid Eastern, 3s 4d; Oil Inv., 6s 6d; Oil Search, Is Ud; Planet, 3s 8d; Timor, Is; Kath. Inv.. 13s 6d; C.R.A.. 16s Ud; Com. of Aust. 23s 6d; Nat., 12s 6d pd., 275; Bank N.S.W.. £49 12s 6d; Tooheys 7s 6d; Tooths. 77s 6d; A.G. Corp., 16s 3d; C.A.G.A., Us 7d; I.A. Corp., 12s Ud; Latec, 7d; Qld. Ins., 955; Sth. Brit. Ins. 69s 3d; Cons. Hold., 245; J. Fairfax, 31s; A.W.A., 21s 3d; Ampol Pet., 9s Ud: Ansett, 6s. and rts„ lOd; A.C.1.. 645; Bitumen, 27s Id; Br. Tob., 28s sd; 8.H.P., 51s 9d; B. Philp, 71s 3d; Clyde Ind., 8s lOd; C. 665; D. Jones, 20s 6d; D. 745; Dunlop, 58s 6d; Elder G.M.. 19s 3d; Email, 7s lOd; E.Z. Ins., 14s 4d; Feltex, rts. 3s I l ,id; G. J. Coles, 15s; H. Jones, 765; 1.C.1., 46s 9d;' L. J. Hooker, ss; Myer, 355; Rothmans 36s 9d; Waltons. 17s 9d; Woolworths, 15s 7d, and notes. 14s 2d; W. R. Carpenter, 27s sd; A. G. Healing, 9s 8d; Amal. Chem., 15s 6d; A. Hordern, 17s 3d; Big Sister. 28s 6d; Blue Metal Ind., 20s; Brambles, 15s 6d; Cone. Ind., 7s 3d; H. G. Palmer, 20s 7d; Humes. 79s fid; J. Lysaght 60s 9d; Lend Lease, 13s 3d; L.N.C. Inds., 7s 7d; Marrick Hold, 20s 6d; Mauri Bros., 18s; Motels Aust., 7s 8d: Moulded Prod., Us 9d: Peko W. Us 4d; Pioneer C, 13s 6d; R. Symonds. 3s 8d; Reid Murray. 3d; M.R.C., Us; Taubmans, 13s Id; Thiess 10s 9d.

MELBOURNE Leaders provided the main strength of the market on the Melbourne Stock Exchange yesterday. Movements overall were small, with rises slightly in excels of falls. Gordon and Gotch featured with a jump of 3s to 27s 6d after the weekend announcement of a one-for-five bonus issue and higher dividend. Barriers were barely steady, otherwise base metals and oils mostly finned. A.O.G. were up Is 6d to 44s 6d, and Mount Isa up Is to 69s 9d Loans were firm. Sales. —A. G. Healing, 9s 8d; A.W.A., 21s 3d; Ampol. 9s Ud; Ansett. 6s; Assoc. Pulp, 36s 3d; Aust. Chem., 19s 6d; A.C.1., 645; A.P.M., 28s 2d; Bitumen, 27s 3d; Bradford Cotton, 6s 6d; Brit. Tobacco. 28s 6d; 8.H.P., 51s 9d; Burns Philp, 71s 3d; Carlton, 38s 6d : Carrier. 7s 9d; Clyde, 8s lid; Col. Sugar, 665; Com. Bank, 23s 6d- Cox Bros., 4s lOd; Custom Credit, 12s 4d; Ducon, 14s Id; Dunlop, 58s 9d; Electronic B, 13s Ud; Email, 7s 8d; E.Z. Inds., 14s 6d; Factors. sd; Felt, Textiles, 8s 6d; Frigrite, 14s sd; Gerrard. 21s 9d; G. J Coles, 15s; Gordon, Gotch, 27s 3d- H. C Sleigh, Ils 9d; Henry Jones, 76s'3d; Herald. 60s; Hilton. 10s Id; Humes, 79s 3d; lA.C.. 12s Ud; 1.C.1., A.N.Z., 46s 9d; John Lysaght, 60s 9d; Kauri, 4s 7d; L. J. Hooker, 5s id; Moran Cato, 23s 6d; Mould. Prods., Us 9d; Mt. Lyell Inv., 8s Id- Myer. 35s 3d: Nat. Bank. 12s 6d pd., 26s lOd; Nat Consol., 27s sd; Olympic, 12s 8d; Peters. 8s; Reid Murray, 2d; Repco, 18s 8d; Stanhill, 2d; Tarax, 14s; Toppa. Us; Waltons, 17s 9d; W’wths., 15s 6d. and notes. 14s: Aust Oil Gas. 45s 3d ; B.H. Sth.. 13s 6d; Interstate. 7s 7d; Mt Isa 69s 9d; Mt. Lyell. 2s 4Jd; New 8.H.. 52s 6d; North 8.H.. 25s sd; Oil Search, Is lOd; Planet. 3s 7d; Mt. Morgan. Us 9d; Henry Berry, 22s 6d; Taubmans. 13s.