A FIRMER TONE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 253, 22 July 1936, Page 12

A FIRMER TONE

Australian Share Markets PASTORALS IMPROVE fly Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received July 21, 9.15 p.m.) Sydney, July 21. The improvement in the outlook for a trade agreement with Japan was reflected to-day on the Stock Exchange in the firming prices of pastoral company shares. Sales: Bank of New South Wales, £33 10/-; Commercial Bank of Sydney, 120 12/-; Bank of New Zealand, 40/6; Colonial Sugar, £43/10/-; Associated News, 23/li; ditto, pref., 23/6; Australian Gas, A, £7/15/-. . . Australian Iron and Steel, pref., 2i/-» Goldsbrough Mort, 31/6; Morris Heilstrom, 27/6; Henry Jones, 43/9; Electrolytic Zinc. 42/6; ditto, pref., 44/-; Farmers, 32/6. Anthony Hordern, 19/li; Lustre, pref., 25/9; Richardson and Wrench, 30/3; Australia Hotel, 28/-; Barnett Glass, pref., 29/3 ; Victoria Nyanza, 10/-_. Woolworths, Ltd., ordinary, buyer io 14/-, seller £5/15/-; Woolworths (New Zealand), buyer £5/10/-. seller £5/la/-. Mount Lyell, 27/7J; Broken Hill Proprietary, 75/-; new- issue, uo/6; Kuala Kampar Tin, 14/1; Loloma, 23/-; Kottaki Rubber, 17/-. Morning sales included :■ Commonwealth bonds. 4 per cent., 1941. £lO-i Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, £-0 12/-- Bank of New Zealand. 40/b; Australian Gas, A, £7/15/6; Tooheys Brewery 31/9; Tooths Brewery, 53/9; Anthony Hordern, 19/-; Broken Hill Proprietary, 75/-; Dunlop-Perdriau Rubber, 18/9; Electrolytic Zinc, 42/6, and pref. 44/3; G. J. Coles, 80/-: Goldsbrough Mort. 31/3. _ , Melbourne. July 21.

On the Melbourne Stock Exchange today, Commonwealth bonds were easier. Industrials were firmer. Broken Hills were in better demand on higher metal prices. Gold mining issues were quiet and irregular. Sales: Commercial Bank of Australia. 19/-; National Bank of Australasia, £lO paid, £l4/8/-; British Tobacco. 41/li! Carlton Brewrey, 59/3; G. J. Coles, 80/6; Drug Houses, 31/-; Australian Iron and Steel, pref., 26/9. Australian Glass, 94/-; Dunlop-Per-driau, 18/10; Goldsbrough Mort. 31/44; Electrolytic Zinc, 42/6; ditto, pref., 44/6; Victoria-Nyanza, 9/9. Mount Morgan. 14/9; Mount Lyell, 27/9; Broken Hill Proprietary, 14/J; North Broken Hill, £9; South Broken Hill, £5/14/-; Zinc Corporation, 81/6; Emperor, 15/6; Loloma, 23/-. Gordon and Gotch,' 51/-; Kauri Timber, 24/-; Melbourne Electric Stock, 20/3; Myers, 34/-; United Provisions, 14/9; Hume Pipe, 21/2.