A STRONGER TONE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 199, 20 May 1936, Page 14

A STRONGER TONE

Australian Share Markets INDUSTRIALS ACTIVE (Received May 19, 5.40 p.m.) Sydney, May 19. On (lie Sydney Stock Exchange to-day a further strengthening was recorded in practically all sections of the investment market, tile only noteworthy exception being bank shares. Sales: Bank of Now South Wales, £32 12/6; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £2O 8/-; National Bank of Australasia, £5 paid. £7/8/-; Queensland National Bank, £5/8/-. Colonial Sugar. £4l/12/6; South British Insurance, 91/9; Associated News, 22/-; Howard Smith. 17/7: Burns I’hilp, 70/6: Australian Gas. A. £7/11/-. Tooths, ex dividend. 52/3: Tooheys, 30/6; Carlton Brewery, 54/3; Queensland Brewery, 29/6. G. .1. Coles, 79/6; Australian Iron and Steel pref.. 24/-; Australian Glass. 92/-; Dunlop-l’erdriau, 17/6. Goldsbrough -Mort. 32/4} : Wilcox Motdin, 11/3; Henry Jones, 41/3; Electrolytic Zinc, pref., 40/-; Mark Foy, 25/-. Claude Neon, 51/6; William Adams, 10/9; Commonwealth Wool, 20/-; Sargents. 24/9; -Meggitts, 26/6. United Provisions, 13/10; Stedman. IS/-; Permanent Trustee, 18/6; Hoyts, B pref.. 13/6; Gordon and Gotch, 46/9. Broken Hill Proprietary, 65/3: dittip new issue, 40/6; South Broken Hill, £•’ 13/-; Larut Tin, 11/-; Placer Development, £5/15/6; Lady Slienton Gold, 5/2; Emperor, 11/9: Mounf. Morgan, 14/8; Takuapa Tin. 23/3; Mount Kasi, 11/4; Tongkah Harbour Tin, 17/-. Morning sales included: Commonwealth bonds, 3} per cent.. 1942, £lOl 17/6; 3} per cent.. 194’3, £99/2/6; 4 per cent., 1938, £lO2/13/9; 4 per cent.. 1941, £lOl/5/-; 4 per cent.. 1953, £lO3/3/9; Bank of New South Wales, £32/12/6; Australian Gas. A. £7/11/-; Toohey.s Brewery. 30/6: Tooths Brewery, ex dividend, 52/3: Anthony Hordern. 19/-; Australian Glass, 92/-; Broken Hill Proprietary, new issue, 39/6 ; Colonial Sugar, £4l/12/6: Dunlop-l’erdriau. 17/4}; G. J. Coles. 80/-; GoJdsbrougli Mort, 32/1}; James Stedman. 17/10}. Melbourne, May 1!’.

Sales on the Melbourne Stock Exchange to-day i:ulu<led: Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney. £2O; National Bank of Australasia; £5 paid, £ '/9/-: Commercial Bank of Australia, pref.. £•! !(>/-; Australian Glass. 91/9: British Tobacco. 40/9; G. J. Coles, 80/-; Emperor, 11/9; Loloina, 19/9.