Craniums fall; wage rise depresses industrials

Press, 25 May 1977, Page 22

Craniums fall; wage rise depresses industrials

Prices of shares on Aus-| tralia.. exchanges yesterday; fell sharply ahead of the re-1 lease of the Fox report on, uranium today and in reac-[ tion to the national wages: increase. Pan Continental fell 160 c • to 1140 c and Queensland? Mines was down 15c to! [2Boc; its Nabarlek partner,! jKathleen Investments, fell 7c. [to 165 c. Mining falls outnumbered [rises by nearly three to one, [and oil falls were only mariginally higher than the rises. On the industrial boards where falls outnumbered irises nearly two to one, [B.H.P. lost 6c to 698 c after selling as low as 690 c in [early trading. I The Wales rose 2c to 1542 c, but the C.B.C. finished :3c down at 167 c.

■| C.S.R. had another bad]’ (day with a 4c fall to 366 c. I Woolworth put on a cent 2 to 141 c and Toohey’s was!’ falso up a cent at 126 c. Is 1 h i SYDNEY SALES |‘ I Industrial—AmatU, 185; Ampol,! 154; Ansett, 123; A.W.A., 130:1 [|A.N.Z„ 360; A.G.C., 168; A.N.1.,1 ,1135; N.S.W., 542: 74; Boral J '[2l2; Borg-W., 177; Brambles, 156; [B.H.P., 698; Bundaberg, 365; ■ • Burns P., 191; W. R. Carp, 130; ■ [Clyde, 124; Coal All., 180; CSR, 366; Coles, 156; Comalco, 332; 1 C.8.C., 167; C.1.G., 305; Cone. I Mon., 155; Email, 60; E.Z.1.. 335; ! Elders. -215; Acmil, 72; Fibre 1 Con., 75; Hardie, 516; Hooker, 61; 1.A.C., 66; TCI, 180; D. Jones, 99; ' . L.N.C., 163; Lend Lease, 242; . Lifesavers, 112; M.L.C., 280: Marl rickville, 40; Mauri Bros, 61; Myers, 200; N.Z. Forest, 200; Pet. ■ IChem.. 46; Petersville, 89: Ploineer Cone., 123; Pioneer Sugar, ’ HISS; Protector, 67; Provincial, 76; I Sims Cons.. 108; Sleigh, 64; Soul, . 1415: Sth Brit., 210; Swan, 152; i 1 JTaubmans, 93: Thiess. 220; Too-j Vheys, 126; Tooth, 177; T.N.T., ;140. i’ Mining, oil.—Assoc. Min., 145:; B’ville, 122; B.H. Sth, 130; i Abminco, 38; Com. Min., 265; | C.R.A., 345; Emperor, 30: Ham-! ersley, 328: Kath. Inv., 170; t M.K.U., 38; M.1.M.. 245; Nth Min..

|7J; Peko-W., 582: Project Min., 1 15; Oakbridge, 127; Qld Min., , 1282; Robe River, 118; Tasminex, ' 25; Southland, 29; W.M.C., 176: [Woodsreef, 9J; AlloDev.. 4U ' • Ampol Ex., 95; A.A.R.. 80; Beach, ■ 9; Bridge, 38; Oil Search, SI; Pexa, 82; Timor, 31; Woodside, ' 86. MELBOURNE SALES Industrial.—A.N.l., 135; Ampol, 54: Ansett. 123: A.N.Z., 360; A.R.C.. 96; Assoc. Pulp. 93; A.C.1., 190; A.P.M., 120; N.S.W.. 544; Boral, 212: 8.H.P., 700; Comalco, 330; Bundaberg, 368: C.U.8.Z., 190; Cmaine, 410; Coles, 156: CSR, 366; C.8.A., 294: Com. Union. 55: Containers. 160: Dunlop, 100; E.Z.1., 338; Acmil, 71; Gerrard. 260: Gordon G., 127; G.U.D., 130; Hardie Trade, 141; Herald, 212: Hooker, 62; Humes, 75; ICI. 180; Jennings. 118: H, Jones, 65; Kauri. 20; Kelvinator, , 75: Mayne Nick.. 156; Mellwraith, 130: McPhersons, 53: Nvlex. 53; Myers, 198: Nat. Bank, 287: Nat. [Cons.. 125: Olvmpic, 40: Overseas, [114: Petersville. 88: Repco, 136; Roela, 80: Sleigh, 63: Swan, 152; [T.N.T.. 141: Wehl. 175. Minina, oiI.—A.A.R.. 78; Aust. I Dev., 25: B.H. Sth. 130; Cons. I Gold. 210: C.P.A.. 345: Hamerslev, 328: Metals Ex.. 24: M.1.M., 1245; Mt LveU. 30: Oil Search, 8J: 'Santos, 160; W.M.C., 174.