Overseas

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30762, 28 May 1965, Page 14

Overseas

SYDNEY The Sydney market was steady on reduced trading yesterday. All groups recorded small price movements with the tin group continuing to gain ground. New listing, George Weston Foods, closed at Ss lid after opening sales of 9s 3d. Sales.—B.H. South, 24s 8d: Com. Mining, 18s; C.R.A., 38s; Kath. Inv., 16s; Mt. Lyell, 10s 2d; Mt. Morgan, 18s 7 Id; Mt. Isa, 34s 7d; New 8.H., 42s fid: Nth. B. Hill, 39s 9d; Ampol Exp., 13s 3d: A.O. Gas, 25s fid; Exoil, 2s 3d; Oil Search, Is lid; Planet, pd., Is sd; Amal. Chem.. 9s Id: A.W.A., 26s 6d; Ampol. 10s 7d and def., 8s 3d; Ansett, 7s fid; Assoc. Sec., 16s 7d: A.N.Z. Bank, 555; A.C.1., 565: A. Corp., 15s 4d; A.N.1., 4s fid; Bank N.S.W., 57s 9d; Blue Metal Ind., 15s fid; Boral, 245: Brambles, 17s 3d; Brit. Tob., 335; B. 49s 4d; B. Philp, 755: Carpenter, W. R., 25s Id; Clyde Ind., 10s 6d; Coles, G. J., 14s lOd; C.S.R., 63s 3d; Com. of Aust., 22s 9d; C.1.G., 50s; Cone. Ind., 5s 6d; Cust. Credit, 6s lid; Dodge Consol., 245: Drug Houses Aust., 33s 9d; E.M.1., 21s 3d; E.Z. Inds., 22s 3d; Email, 6s fid; Fairfax, J., 26s 9d; Fairy* mead, 22s fid; Feltex, Ss Id: Hanimex, 15s 9d; Hardie, J., £5 4s; Hooker, L. J., 3s Sd: I.A. Corp., 9s Id; 1.C.1., rts., 15s 4d; D. Jones, 15s Sd; H. Jones, 76s fid; Lend Lease, 9s fid; Lysaght, J., 555; M.L.C., 86s 3d; Marrlckville, 13s 9d; Mauri Bros., 16s fid; Motels Aust., 6s fid; Moulded Prods., 8s lid; Myer Emp., 32s fid; Nat. Bank, 22s fid; News, Ltd., 14s 3d; Peko, W„ 15s 2d; Penfold, 14s lid; Pioneer Cone., 14s fid; Publishers. 27s fid; Qld. Ins., 745; Rothmans, 365; Sth. British Ins., 38s; Talcott, 5s 6d; Thiess, 10s 6d: Tooheys. 10s sd;. Tooth, 975: United Empire Box, n. pd., 14s 9d: Unit. Telecast, 7s 3d; Waltons, 9s; Woolworths, 15s sd.

MELBOURNE Industrials moved narrowly in very dull trading on the Melbourne Stock Exchange yesterday, but most Issues gained slightly. Leaders attracted little support. Base metals were mostly slightly higher. Oils were steady in quiet trading. Sales.—A.W.A., 26s 9d; Ampol, 10s 6d and def., 8s 3d; Ansett, 7s 8d; A.R.C. Inds., 10s 9d; Assoc. Pulp, 29s 7d; Aust. Chem.. 26s 3d; Austral Bakeries, 6s: AC.I., 56s 3d: A.P.M., 31s lid; Bank of N.S.W., 5Ss; Boral, 245; B.H P., 49s 7d; Burns. Philp, 74s 9d; Carlton. 41s: C.U.8.Z.. 77s 6d: Coles. 14s lOd; Colonial Sugar. 63s 6d: Commercial Bank, 22s 9d; Courtaulds, 17s lid: Cox Bros., Is sd; Dunlop, 40s; Electro 8., Us Id; Email, 6s 9d; E.Z. Inds., 22s 2d; Factors, 2s sd: Felt Textiles, 8s Id; Gerrard, 29s 9d; Gordon Gotch, 28s 6d; Herald, 48s 3d; Hooker, 3s lOd; 1.A.C., 8s lid; 1.C.1.A.N.Z., 46s 3d and rts., 15s; Jennings, Us 2d; Jones, H., 765; Kauri, 4s sd; Kelvinator, 23s 6d; Minster, 63s 6d; Moulded Prods., 9s and rts., 3s 55d; Myer, 32s 6d; Myttons, 15s 6d; Nat. Bank, 22s 9d: National Consol., 275; N.Z. Forest. 29s 9d; Olympic, 9s 4d; Petersville, 5s 4d; Project, 3s 3d: Qld. Press, 58s 6d; Repco, 22s 3d; Rocla, 22s lid: S.A. Rubber, 15s 6d; Sleigh, 7s 6d; Swan, 23s 9d; Waltons, 9s Id; Woolworths, 15s sd; B.H. South, 24s 6d; C’wealth. Mining, 18s; Loloma, 16s 9d; Mt. Isa, 34s 6d; Mt. Lyell, 10s 2d; Mt. Morgan, 18s 9d; New 8.H., 42s 6d: North. 8.H., 39s fid: Western Mining, 25s 7d.

Business Personal

Mr G. M. Niall has been elected chairman of the head office board of the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia, Ltd., in Melbourne. Mr Niall was previO'Usly vice-chairman and succeeds Sir Robert Knox, who recently reached retiring age and retired from the board. Sir Robert Knox served 24 yeans as a director, for 12 years of which he was chairman.

Sir James Fletcher, who has been chairman of the Tasman Pulp and Paper Company since its intention nearly 13 years ago, will hand over the chairmanship to his son, Mr J. C. Fletcher, at the end of this year. He will continue as a director.