AUSTRALIAN SHARE MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 256, 25 July 1936, Page 12

AUSTRALIAN SHARE MARKETS

Little Change in Prices (Received July 24, 9.35 p.m.) Sydney, July 24. The, Sydney investment market was rather hesitant and duller to-day, but price variations were infinitesimal. Mining shares were quiet. Sales: Bank of New South Wales, £33 10/-; Commercial Bank of Australia, 18/10}; National Bank of Australasia, £5 paid, ; Colonial Sugar, £43 .10/-; Howard Smith, 19/3; Berlei, pref., 29/-. British Tobacco, 41/3; Tooheys, 31/9; Australian Glass. 92/-; Greater J. D. Williams, 8/-; Henry Jones, 43/6; Fairymead Sugar, 32/6. Electrolytic Zinc, 41/9; David Jones. 48/3 ; Anthony Hordern, 18/104 ; General Industries, 19/9; Gibson and Howes. 32/4}; Australian Securities, 9/6; Beard Watson, 18/4}; Edwards Dunlop, 4/6. Hume Pipe. 20/10}; Mark Foy, 28/-; Sargents, 27/54; Commonwealth Wool, 18/3 ; Kandos. 22/-; Wunderlich, 21/1} ; Yarra Falls. 40/6. Woolworths. Ltd., ordinary, buyer £5 14/-, sellers £5/14/6. Mt. Morgan, 14/7; Broken Hill Proprietary. 73/-; South Broken Hill, £5 14/-; Zinc Corporation, 80/3; Placer Development, £5/1/6; Lady Shenton, 2/5; Mt. Paris Tin. 3/6; Peninsula Tin, 23/-; Tavua, 1/9. Morning sales included :—Commonwealth bonds. 4 p.c. (1941), £lOl/10/-: 4 p.c. (1957), £lOl/10/-; Commercial Bank of Australia, 18/10}; National Bank (£5 paid), £7/2/6; Tooheys Brewery. 31/9: Tooths Brewery. 53/6; Australian Glass, 91/6; British Tobacco, 41/6; Howard Smith, 19/3; James Stedman, 19/3; Lustre (pref.). 26/-. Melbourne. July 24.

On the Melbourne Stock Exchange to-day industrials were fairly steady. The bond market was quiet. Sales: Commercial Bank of Australia. 18/10; National Bank of Australasia. £5 paid. £7/1/-; ditto, £lO paid. £l4/6/-; Howard Smith. 19/2; British Tobacco. 41/3; G. J. Coles, 77/- to 78/-; Drug Houses, 30/6; Australian Glass, 91/-: Dunlop-Perdriau, IS/11 ; Goldsbrough Mort, 31/6. Electrolytic Zinc. 42/-; ditto, pref., 44/3; Mt. Morgan, 14/8; Broken Hill Proprietary, 73/6; North Broken Hill, £B/19/6; Emperor. 15/-; Loloma, 23/3. Melbourne Electric Stock, 20/1 ; Myer, 33/9; United Provisions, 14/9; Yarra Falls, 40/9.

Base Metals Market • By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received July 24, 9.35 p.m.) London. July 23. The official London (inhldlei quotation* for Thursday, as reported by the Australian Mines and Metals Association •unpare with those previously cabled Us fol lows :—

fAmerlcan, 43.65 eeuts a lb. (Live Stock Sale Reports will bo found on Page 14.)

July 22. Per ton July 23. Per ton Conner— £ s d £ s d Standard, spot ... 37 11 11 37 15 0 Ditto, forward ... 38 0 7 J 38 0 7) 41 17 G Electrolytic 42 0 0 to 42 2 G 42 2 i> Wire bars 42 2 G 42 2 G Lead— Spot 1G 12 li Hi 7 6 Forward ........ 1(1 13 II 111 8 9 Spelter— Spot 13 17 (1 13 15 0 Forward 11 3 9 11 0 0 Tin— ISpot 190 0 (I 190 2 6 Forward 187 5 0 18C 17 0 Silver— Standard, per oz. . 19 3-8d. 19 5-8(1. Fine . 21 3-lGd. 21 3-lGd.