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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 6, 2 October 1937, Page 7

Little Change Shown

By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.

(Received October L 10.30 p.m.)

Sydney, October 1. Conditions on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day were similar to those of yesterday, with a tendency to mark time. The exchange will not open on Monday, which is a holiday. Sales: Bank of New South M ales, £33 7/6; Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, £2O/7/-; National Bank, £5 paid, £i/l/-; Associated News, 22/9 ; ditto, pref., 23/J. Colonial Sugar, £47/7/6; Burns Philp. 58/3; British Tobacco, -19/3; Tooths. 55/9; Dunlop Perdriau, 22/9. Anthony Hordern, 19/-: General Industries, 19/7; Felt and Textiles ,42/6; United Provisions, New Zealand delivery, 7/10. x , ~ Goldsbrough Mort, 84/9; . Electrolytic Zinc, pref., 56/-; Australasian I aper, 32/6; Wunderlich, 22/6; Yarra Falls, ex div., 40/3. Mount Lyell, 41/-; North Broken Hill, 67/9; Broken Hill South, 43/9; Placer •Development, 71/-. Morning sales included: \ommonwealth bonds, 4 per cent., 194 G £lOl 17/6; 1950, £lO2/7/6 ; 1953. £lO2/12/6; 1955, £lO3/2/6; 1957, £lO3/5/-; 1961, £lO2/2/6; Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney. £2O/6/-; Bank of New South Wales, £33/7/6; Tooheys Brewery, 32/4 J; Tooths Brewery, 55/9 ; Associated Newspapers, pref., 23/9 : Burns I hilp, rights, 33/9; Morts Dock, 11/8.

► Melbourne, October I. On the Melbourne Stock Exchange today Barriers reflected the sharp fall recorded overseas, but the market showed a steadier tendency at the elose. Bonds cointinued firm. Sales: Commercial Bank of Australia, 17/4; National Bank, £5 paid, £</2/-; Howard Smith. 20/5; British Tobacco, 49/-; Carlton Brewery, G3/9; G. J. Coles, 96/-. Drug Houses. 26/6; Cox Bros., 19/-; Kauri Timber, 22/9; Yarra Falls, 40/-; Felt Textiles, 42/6; Dunlop Perdriau. 22/8; ditto, pref., 37/9; General Motors, 25/6; Electrolytic Zinc, 55/-; ditto, pref., 55/9 Mount Morgan, 10/9; Mount Lyell, 41/-; Broken Hill Proprietary. <9/-; North Broken Hill, 67/9; South Broken Hill, 43/3; Zinc Corporation, £6/3/-: Emperor, 13/2; Loloma, 20/74.

DAIRY PRODUCE FIRM

N.Z. Butter Advances To 128/-

Bv Telegraph.—Prose Assn. —copyright. London, September 30. The butter market is firm. Danish, 138/- to 140/- a cwt.; New Zealand choicest salted and unsalted 128/-; Australian 127/- to 128/-. Cheese, New Zealand, white and coloured, 70/- a cwt.

Wellington Poultry Market

Prices of live poultry in the Wellington market this week are quoted by Townsend and Paul Ltd. as follows:— Fowls: White Leghorns, hens 2/3 to 3/- each, cockerels 3/- to 4/-, pullets 2/6 to 4/6; Black hens, heavy 4/- to 5/6 each, medium 3/6 to 4/-: cockerels, heavy 5/- to 6/6, medium 3/6 to 5/-; Rhode Island Reds, cockerels, 4/- to %Duck.s: Indian Runner, young 4/- to 5/6 each, old 2/6 to 4/-; white, heavy 3/- to 5/-. young 5/- to 5/6. Geese: 5/- to 7/- each. Turkeys: 1/- to 1/4 per lb.

London Stock Exchange

London, September 30. The stock and fihare market “see-saw” continues. The exchanged opened somewhat brighter after yesterday's break. Technical difficulties are considered to be at the root of the trouble. Until speculative positions are finally cleared up it is thought useless to expect stability in any markets. The New Zealand Government stocks are a shade better. . , Sales of mining shares . include . Mount Lyell. 31/3; New Guinea, 1/93.

AUCTION DIARY

TO-DAY. 47 Hautana Street, Lower Hutt, 2.30 p.m.—Salo of Property (11. B. Leighton). MONDAY. Colombo Rond Yards, 12 noon.—First Masterton Spring Cattle Fair, 12 noon, 1700 Head Station Cattle. Johnsonville Store and Dairy Stock Sale, 1 p.m.—400 Head Cattle (Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.). 8 Willeston Street, 1.30 p.m—High-class Household Furnishings tram Wanganui (Johnston and Co.). Woodville Sale, 12 noon —140 Head Cattle. TUESDAY. Rooms. Queen Street, Palmerston North, 11.30 a.m. —Sale of Valuable Property situate Wood Street, Palmerston North (Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Ineorp. in England). Showgrounds, Dannevirke—lsth Annual Salo of Pedigree Jersey Bulls. Walpukurau Saleyards —1000 Head Stationbred Cattle (Williams and Kettle, Ltd.). No. 2, Bloomfield Terrace, oft Laing’s Road, Lower Hutt), 12.30 p.m—Antique Furniture (Johnston and Co.). Levin Sale. 11.30 a.m—Mixed Stock. John Coull’s Sale Rooms. Marla Place, Wanganui, 1 p.m.—Complete Garage Equipment (John Coull, Auctioneer).