SMALL TURNOVER

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 261, 31 July 1937, Page 14

SMALL TURNOVER

Australian Share Markets i I OPERATORS CAUTIOUS By Telegraph. —Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received July 30, 9.40 p.m.) Sydney. July 30. Operators on the Stock Exchange today were cautious owing to the doubtful position in the coal trade. The markets continued steady. Sales: Bank of New South Wales, £3o 5/-; National Bank, £5 paid, £7/8/-; Queensland National Bank, £5/10/-; Associated News, 23/-; pref.. 24/- : Howard Smith, 21/-. Touheys, 33/44 ; Carlton Brewery, 68-: G. J. Coles, £5/12/6: Dunlop Perdriau, 24/1 ; Goldsbrough Mort, 36/3: Winchcombe Carson, 36/-. Henry- Jones, 50/6; Mark I'oy, New Zealand" delivery, 2’6/-; Newbold, 36/-; Taubmans, 70/-: W. It. Carpenter. 44/6; Australasian Paper, 33/9. Woolworths, seller at £6/14/-. Electrolytic Zinc, 58/3; Mt. Morgan, 11/10; Mt. Lyell, 43/3; Broken Hill Ppty-., 83/1; Taranaki Oil, 4/9. Morning sales ineluded: Commonwealth bonds, 3 3-8 p.e. (1947), £lO2 15/-: 4 p.e. (1941), £lO2/2/6; 4 p.e. (1957), £lO2/15/-; Goldsbrough Mort, 36/6; Winehcombe, Carson, 36/-; Tooth's Brewery, 55/9 ; Sargents, 33/14 ; Anthony Hordern, 19/14: Broken Hill Proprietary, 83/-. Melbourne, July 30. Light trading is a feature of the market with ouly a few stocks prominent. Broken Hill Ppty. is governed by the possibility of trouble on the coalfields. Claude Neon (Victoria) responded to the higher dividend. Sales: National Bank, £lO paid, £l5 5/-; British Tobacco, 50/-; Carlton Brewery, 68/-; G. J. Coles, £5/12/6; Australian Iron and Steel, pref., 27/74. Dunlop Perdriau, 24/2; pref., 37/3; Goldsbrough Mort, 36/-; General Motors, 25/-; Hume Pipe, 20/6 Cox Bros., 20/9; Felt and Textiles, 39/6; Gordon and Gotch, 51/9: Neon Electric, 35/-; Yarra Falls, 39/9. Sulphide Corporation, 15/9; Mt. Morgan, 11/7; Mt. Lyell, 43/3; South Broken Hill, 48/-: Emperor, 15/-; Loloma, GOVERNMENT STOCKS London Markets Firmer By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, July 29. The following table gives Stock Exchange quotations for eousols and colonial inscribed ' stocks compared with those of July 22:— Price. Variation

CARLTON BREWERY LTD. Interim Dividend Raised By Telegraph.-- Press Assu.—Copyright (Received 1 July 30, 9.40 p.m.) Melbourne, July 30. Carlton Brewery, Ltd., has declared an interim dividend at the rate.'of 15 per cent. per annum for the half-year ended June 30. The distribution for the year ended December 31, 1936, was 12 per cent., compared with 10 per cent, for 1935, 9 per cent, for 1934, and 8 per cent, for the three preceding years. FROZEN MEAT TRADE London Lamb Market Steady The Bank of Australasia has received the following cable message, dated July 29, from its London office : — Frozen lambs: At. the beginning of the month demand was disappointing; prices slightly lower; later, trade improved; prices steady for prime quality, but secondary lambs lagged owing to a larger proportion of these recently. Buyers are more active. Prices firmer, especially for heavy weights, which are becoming short, Australian lambs sharing in improvement.. Frozen mutton : New Zealand wethers, prices high owing to small supplies ewes. Australian mutton rather slow trade, although rather better feeling later. Frozen beef: Larger quantities arriving ; weaker values anticipated. Cathie, Dempster and Co., Ltd., Wellington, have received the following report from Sheed. Thomson and Co.. Ltd., London: —Lambs: Market steady. Wethers: Market firm on short supplies. Ewes: Market steadier. Beef: Market weak. Porkers: Market firm. Baconers: Market firm.

Prices are quoted as follows:— Lambs: 2's, 7-}d. to 71d.; B’s, 7 1-86. to 71d.; 4’s, 6 7-8(1. to 76.; seconds, 63d. to 73d. _ „ Wethers: J’s, 7’s, 5 3-Bd. to a <-Bd.; 3’s 9's, s’s, 4|d. to 5 3-86. Ewes: I’s, 7’s, 3 5-86. to 3 7-86.; 3’s. 9’s s’s, 316. to 316. Ox beef: Hinds. 46. to 4 l-Bd.; tores 3d. to 3 1-Sd. Cow hinds. 336. to 3 5-86.: fores, 23d. to 2 5-86. Porkers: 6 5-86. Bneoners 6Jd. Henrv S. Fitter and Sons Ltd. have received the following report from their London office: —Lambs: The market is eteadv. and no material change is expected yet. Wethers: The market is sh° l ’t of supplies; prices nominal. Ewes: The demand is improving, but price,, are practically unchanged. Chilled beef: Smaller supplies have caused prices to harden. Pork: Moderate business has been done, though trade is irregular. Trade generally is fair. Prices are quoted as follows: New Zealand lambs, Downs, 2’s, 73d. to 7 5-Bd. Secondary lambs, Down, 7:jd. to <jd. New Zealand lambs, 2's. 7}6. to 7}d.; Bs, 7 1-86. to 716.; 4’s, 6 7-86. to 76. Secondary lambs, 6 7-86. to 76. New Zealand mutton, small. 5 1-86. to 5 5-Bd.; large. 41d. to 56. New Zealand ewes, small. 33d. to 46. large. 3d. to 316. New Zealand beef, ox hinds (frozen), 3-Jd. to -Id.: fores. 36. to 3 l-Bd. Dominion chilled hinds.. 56. to 536.; fores, 3J6. _to 46. South American chilled hinds, 5Jd. to 6?d.;'fores, 46. to 4jd. New Zealand pork, 6 3-86. to (5 5-86. Australian lambs. 66. to 7d. Argentine lambs. 66. to 76. Wellington Poultry Market Prices of live poultry in the Wellington markets this week are quoted by Townsend and Paul. Ltd., as follows: — Fowls: White Leghorns, hens. 2/6 to 3/10 each; cockerels. 3/- to 4/2; pullets. 3/- to 5/-. Black Orpingtons, hens, heavy. 4/6 to 5/6 each; medium. 3/6 to 4/2;' cockerels, heavy, 4/9 to 5/6; medium, 3/6 to 4/-. Rhode Island Reds, cockerels, 5/- to 6/6. Ducks: Indian Runner, young, 3/6 to 4/3 each; old. 3/- to 4/-; heavy, 4/6 to 6/6. Geese, 4/- <*acb. Turkeys* lid. to 1/- per IK

£ s. d. £ s. d. Consols', 24 p.c 74 10 0 same Fund. Loan. 4 p.c. .. 110 t) 0 0 5 Ot War Loan, 3} p.c. .. 100 0 0 o 5 ot Conv. Loan, 3i p.c. . 100 0 0 0 5 Of Victory Bonds, 4 p.c. 101) 0 0 0 10 01' C’wealth, 5, 1945-75 .. 107 0 0 same C'wealth, 31, 1936-37 . 101 0 0 0 1 3’ C'wealth, 4, 1943-48 . 102 13 9 0 11 3t C'wealth, 3J. 1948-53 . 100 1 3 0 1 3t C’wealth, 3i, 1955-61 . 90 0 0 same C'wealth. 3, 1955-58 .. 88 15 0 0 3 9t N.S.W.. 44, 1935-45 .. 96 15 0 0 13 9t Victoria, 3, 1929-49 .. x93 16 3 113’ Victoria. 41, 1940-00 .. 102 10 0 same Victoria, 5, 1945-75 .. 106 15 0 0 2 6t Q’land, 3, 1922-47 ... 94 7 6 0 2 St Q’land. 5. 1940-60 .... 104 15 0 0 5 Ot S. Aust., 3. 1916 (optA 78 0 0 0 5 Of S. Anst.. 5. 1945-75 .. 106 12 6 same W. Aust., 4, 1942-62 . 100 12 6 0 2 Gt Tasiu., 31. 1920-40 .. 101 0 0 0 2 St Tasni., 4. 1940-50 .... 100 10 0 0 2 6* N.Z., 44. 1948-58 .... 104 o 6 0 2 Gt N.Z.. 34, 1910 100 15 0 0 3 9t N.Z. 3,"1945 95 6 0 2 6t fHlgher. ’Lower. x. ex dividend.