VERY STRONG
Australian Share Markets BONDS ACTIVE By Telegraph —Press Assn.— Copyright (Received April 1, 9.10 p.m.) Sydney, April 1. On the resumption of the Stock Exchange to-day the market - was buoyant and very strong. , Sales: Bank of New South M a £3B; National Bank, £o paid £b; United Insurance, £11: Colonial Sugai. 7/6; British Tobacco, ex dividend, a-./-; - Tooths, 56/9; G. J < oles, ±.>/u/6, Queensland Brewery. 26/ b. Drug Houses of Australia, Aus tralian Glass, 93/3; Dunlop I’erdrmn 20/71; Wilcox Mofflin. 13/6: hairymeal Su"ar, 39/-; Farmers, 35/6; Anthony Hordern, 21/-; ditto, pref., 23/-; Lustre Hosiery, 22/6. , , . ■ Mauri Brothen--, ex dividend 14/-, JMcGrath. 43/6; Taubman, <4/-; Newbold Brick. 3S/-: Gordon and , Go « h ’ 52/6; Nestles, pret.. 34/3 : I ictona Ny anza, 19/44: General Industries, -0/.). Mount Lyell, 52/-; South Broken H .. 56/6; North. Brokens, 84/3. Ku ‘ lla Kampar, 25/6; I{a wang. 13/-; Larut, 21/-; Placer Development, £u/6/b, imiP ‘ Morning 2 ’ sales included : Com mom wealth bonds, 3 3-8 per cent. 134 9 ». .>4 cent/, M)42. r fIOO/15/-';’ 31° £IM/SA? HOl/3/g 1955, £lo'l/10/-; 1957. £lOl/1/6; 1909, £lOl/15/-; 1961. £lOl/1/3; National Bank. £5 paid, £S: Bank ot New South Wales, £37/17/6; Tooths Brewery, oi/-, Mark Foy. 29/6; Lustre Hosiery 2-/6 Broken Hill Proprietary, bS/6, Electrolytic Zinc, pref. 65/6, ord. 66/9.
Melbourne, April 1. On the Stock Exchange to-day bonds were active and there was a good demand for industrials. Barriers were fairly quiet. , . . x .. Sales: Commercial Bank of Australia, 19/9; National'Bank. .£5 paid. £8; G. J. Coles, £5/4/-; Drug Houses of Australia, 28/9: Australian Iron and Steel, pre!., 2S/6; Australian Glass, 93/-; Dunlop Perdriau, 20/9. Goldsbrough Mort, 38/6; General Motors, 24/6; Electrolytic Zinc, 64/6; ditto, pref., 65/6; Victoria Nyanza, 18/11. , „ Mount Morgan. 18/4; Mount Lyell, 52/-; Broken Hill Proprietary, 88/-; North Brokens, 87/-; South .irokens, 57/-; Emperor, tu/u. Waldas Shoe.--, 23/6; Yarra Falls, 44/-; Sulphide Corporation, 17/1; Kauri Timber, 23/9; Tongkah Compound, 29/6.
THE WOOL MARKET
Final Wellington Sale
The final 'Wellington wool sale of the current season will open in the Town Hall at 9 a.m. to-morrow, when another large offering of nearly 29,000 balers has been catalogued for exile. Following are the brokers’ offerings m the order of sale: —
N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd 4870 N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd 3801 Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association Ltd. "... 506 Abraham and Williams Ltd. and Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd 4700 Dalgety and Co., Ltd 4859 Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd. .. 3442 Levin and Co., Ltd 6725 Total (bales) 28,903 Antwerp Wool Futures By Telegraph—Press Association. Antwerp, March 31. Wool future quotations: May, 35Jd ; July, 35 3-Sd.; October, 35 3-Sd. The quotations on March 23 were:—May. 35d.; July, 35d.: October, 35:1. The prices are for 64's top.--, dry- combed.
BASE METALS MARKET Little Change in Prices By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright London, March 31. The official London (middle) quotations for Wednesday, as reported by the Australian Mines and Metals Association, compare with those previously cabled as follows:— '»
Selfridges (W.A.), Ltd. Selfridges (W.A.), Ltd., has been formed to operate stores in Western Australia. Nominal capital is £250,090 in £1 shares. Issued capital at the outset will be £125,000. Selfridges (Australasia), Ltd., Sydney, receives 15,000 paid-up shares for its trading rights in Western Australia, and will also take up ."0,000 shares for cash, besides acquiring an option over an additional 17,600 on similar terms. As promoters the directors and secretary of the Sydney company divide 5250 fully-paid shares. The balance a"e offered to shareholders in the same concern, there being no public issue. Okarito Dividend By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin. April 1. The. Okarito Five Mile Beach Gold Dredging Co. have declared a dividend of 4d. per 5/- share, canal to 6 2-3 per cent., payable on April 27. Australian Produce Markets (Deceived April 1. 9.10 p.m.) Sydney, April 1. The wheat market is firm with farmers not hurrying to sell and buyers generally cautious. Bagged wheat is quoted at 5/10 a bushel, and shippers’ offers for bulk country wheat areabout 5/I}, which is equal to 5/8} ex trucks Sydney. Flour, £l4 a ton. Bran, £5/10/-. Pollard. £6/15/-. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £5; Snowflakes, £4. Onions. Globes, to £8 10/-. Maize, yellow, 5/8 a bushel. N.Z. Pound Abroad Based on figures quoted by the Bank of New South Wales, the New’ Zealand pound, compared wltti its original par value, Is equivalent to approximately:— 16/1 in London. £l/0/1 in Australia. 16/1J in U.S.A. 16/1} in Canada. 13/8} in France. 16/1} in Italy. • 11/5} in Germany. 11/8} in Java. £l/8/11 in Japan.
Mar. 30. I’er Ton. Mar. 31. Per Ton. Copper— £ S. (1. £ 8. <1. Standard, spiff ... 73 •’ G 7’’ IS 9 Ditto, forward ... 72 3 0 t G 101 Electrolytic .... 78 o o 78 0 0 to 80 0 0 7!» 0 0 Wire lyirs SO Lead— 0 0 79 0 0 Spot 31 IS 9 31 1G 3 Forward 31 17 11 31 12 6 Spelter— Spot 33 15 0 33 12 (1 Forward 33 17 <> 33 12 G Tin— Spot ‘293 15 0 291 5 0 Forward 288 10 0 290 5 0 Silver— Standard, per oz. . 20 1 J-lfiil. •20 1 5-ldd. Fine 22 7-lfid. 22 9-lfid.
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