A FIRM TONE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 302, 17 September 1936, Page 14

A FIRM TONE

Australian Share Markets By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received September 16, 8.45 p.m.) Sydney, September 16. On the Stock Exchange profit-taking to day caused a slight reaction in prices hete and there, but the tone of the market was firm; Sales: Bank ot Neu. South Wales, 133 5/-; National Bank, £5 paid, £7/2/6; Queensland National Bank, £5/4/-; United Insurance £lO/13/-. Associated News, 22/9 ; British Tobacco, 43/3; Tooths. 56/9; Queensland Brewery, 24/3; Australian Glass, 95/-; Winchcombe Carson, 34/6; Henry Jones, 42/9; Electrolytic Zinc, 43/6; Cash Orders, 22/9; Stedman. 18/3; Mark Eoy. 33/?: Kandos, 22/3. Mt. Lyell, 29/7} ; Kuala Kampar. 14/3 : Emperor, 15/9. Morning sales included : Commonwealth bonds, 3 3-8 p.c., 1949. £95/10/-; 4 p.c.. 1938, £lO2/11/3; 1941. £lO2/5/-; 1944. £lO3/5/-: 1950, £lOl/12/6; 1955, £lOl 2/6; 1957, £lOl/12/6. 1961, £lOO/12/6; Bank of New South Wales. £33/5/-An-thony Hordern, 19/3; Associated News, 22/7}: British Tobacco, 43/3; Bimki-u Hill Proprietary, 7S/3, and, new, 58/-: Colonial Sugar, £43/7/6; Duiilop-I’ei’-driau Rubbdr, 18/3; Electrolytic Zine, 43/6; G. J. Coles, 83/-. Mark Foy, 33/3: Woolworth, second pref., 25/9. Melbourne. Septembei.l6 A firm cone was maintained fca. industrials, with Barriers ilightly easier and gold-mining steady. Sales: National Bank, £5 paid, £7/4/-; British Tobacco. 43/1} : G. J. Coles. S2/6; Australan Iron and Steel, pref.. 26/3; Australian Glass, 95/-; Goldsbrough Mort. 34/9; Electrolytic Zinc. 43/3’ pref.. 45/-; Victoria Nyanza. 13/-. Mt. Morgan, 12/9; Broken Hili Proprietary, 78/-; South £6/7/6: Emperor. 15/10; Lolomn, 24/3; Yarra Falls, 41/-; Gordon and Gotcb 51/-: Myers. 35/9; Silverton Trams. 37/6.

London Shares Markets

By Telegraph—Press Assn.— Copyright London, September 15 Quotations on the Stock Exchange todav of pastoral and other stocks and shares compare as follows with those

Colombo Tea Auction By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin. September 16. Mr. L. M. Wright has received the following cabled report on the Colombo, tea sale of September 15: Owing tc the annual tea trade holiday lad week an increased quantity of 2.125.000)1> offered at yesterday's auction Common kinds were id. dearer while medium and fine teas were also 4<l. firmer al the elose of the sale; 1,500.0001 b. is catalogued for the auction next week. Butter Firm at 109/The New Zealand Producers' Co-opera-tive Marketing Association's weekly cabled market report from London dated September 15 is as lollow*:—Butter: Market linn. New Zealand 108/- to 100/-. Danish, 127/-. Cheese: Market quiet. New Zealand, white, 68/-; coloured, 66/-.

previously cabled : — Sept. £ s. 1. d. Sept. £ s. 15 d. Dalgety and Co., * 4 p.c. deb. sik. 101 0 C 101 0 J British Tobacco . 1 12 6 1 12 (i Goldsbrough Mort, B pref. (ex. div.) 1 J 0 1 5 (i Dalgety and Co., shares 7 5 0 7 5 0 I’, and 0. def. .. 1 6 101 1 5 b