PRICES FIRMER

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 286, 30 August 1935, Page 10

PRICES FIRMER

Sydney Share Market Improves

INTEREST IN FIJI MINES

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Bec'ei'vcd August 29, 8.45 p.m.)

Sydney, August 29.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day the investment market displayed an improved tone, for which- the bright prospects for the opening of the wool sales next week and the outlook for rain in the country were partly responsible. Selling pressure slackened considerably. Interest in Fiji gold concerns was sustained. Tavtia Developments, after a firmer opening, returned to the overnight level. Mineral developments hardened (mil Koroere improved. Loloma, however, was quoted lower without business resulting. Sales included: Colonial Sugar. £42 17/6; Bank of New'South Wales, £33; United Insurance, £l2/10/-; Berlei, 40/-. British 'Tobacco, 40/-; Tooths, 54/9; Toohey. 29/3; Carlton. 52/-; Australian Iron and Steel, pref., 2-4/103. Australian Glass, 83/-; Dunlop-l’er-driau. .14/5 ; ’ditto, pref., 32/3 ; Goldsbrnugh Mort, 53/7-1; Wilcox Muffliu. 12/3. Morris lleifetrom, 24,/-; ilenry Jones, 37/3; Farmers, 27/- ;'Anthony Hordern, 19/44; Standard Cement. 21/6; General Industries-. 18/41. Mount Morgan. 39/6; Broken Ilill Proprietary. 66/6; South Broken Hill, 9§/6; Bawang Tin, 7/9; Victoria Nyanza, 6/9; Mount Kasi, 22/9. Commonwealth bonded, 4 per cent.; 1938, £lO2/5/-: 1941, £lO2/10/-; 1944. £lo3' 1/3; 1947, £104; 1955, £lO4/10/-; 1957, £lO4/7/6: 1961, £lO5/5/-. Morning sales included: Commonwealth bonds. 4 per cent., 1955. £lO4 10/-; 4 per eent., 1959, £lO4/10./-; Anthony Hordern, pref;; 24/1011-Dnhlop-Perdriiin Rubber, 14/5; Wileox Mtifflin, 12/3.

Melbourne, August 29. Stock Exchange sales to-day included: Broken Hill Proprietary, 66/9; DunlopPerdriau. .14/5; ditto, pref., 32/6; Electrolytic Zine, 29/6; G. .1. Coles, 67/9; North Broken Hill. 143/-; Australian Glass. 83/6; Howard Smith. 18/-; 1,0-loma, loma, 103/-; ditto, forward. 106/-; Emperor, 25/14.