GOVERNMENT STOCKS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 106, 29 January 1938, Page 14

GOVERNMENT STOCKS

London Market Prices By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. London, January 27. The following table gives Stock Exchange Quotations for consols and .colonial inscribed stocks compared with those ot

BASE METALS MARKET General Fall In Prices By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, January 27., The olflcial London (middle) quotations, as reported by the Australian Mines and Metals Association, compare with those previously cabled as follows:—

January 20:— Price. £ s. <1. Variation £ s. <1. Consols, p.c 76 15 0 0 15 ot Fund. Loan, 4 p.c. . 114 0 0 same War Loan, 2} p.e. ... 102 17 0 0 7 Gt Conv. Loan, 3i p.c. .. 104 0 0 O 10 ot Victory Bonds, 4 p.c. . 112 0 0 same Gt C’wealth, 5, 1945-7.6 . 107 12 fl 0 2 103 1 36 0 0 6 3f C’wealth, 31, 1948-uJ C’wealth, 3J, 1936-61 C’wealth, 3, 1955-58 . 100 12 92 5 0 7 Gt 89 10 0 same N.S.W., 4.}, 1935-45 .. Victoria, 3. 1929-49 .. 98 0 0 O 10 Of 94 17 6 0 5 Ot Victoria, 42, 1940-00 . 104 0 0 O 2 Gt Victoria, 5, 1945-75 .. 107 11 o 0 10 ot Q'land, 3, 1922-47 .... 95 18 9 O 2 6t Q’land, 5, liMO-60 .... 106 10 0 0 2 <’! S. Aust., 3, 1916 (opt.) 78 15 0 0 5 ot S. Aust., 5, 1945-75 .. 107 10 0 O 5 ot W. Aust., 4, 1942-62 .. 101 0 0 0 G St Tasm., 3}, 1920-40 .... 101 12 f} O 2 Gt Tasm., 4, 1940-50 .... 101 10 0 0 2 Gt N.Z., 4J, 1948-58 .... 101 17 6 0 5 ot N.Z., 3i, 1940 101 5 0 0 5 ot X.Z.. 8. 1945 97 5 0 0 12 Gt vHig-her. *Not quoted, x Ex dividend.

.1 an. 26. Per ton. Cupper— ‘-i s - Standard, spot ... 10 4 4J Ditto, forward ... 40 8 9 Jan. 27. Per ton. £ s. <1. 39 9 44 39 14 44 43 10. 0 Wire bars Lead — to 45 0 0 0 0 44 14 10 0 10 0 1a 14 4 J 15 11 8 Forward Spelter— 15 10 10* 15 ii 104 14 14 4 j 14 11 104 Forward Tin— fSpot .... Forward SilverStandard, I 1'1 ne .... 14 19 4 A 14 13 1J 181 182 5 0 2 6 178 179 18 9 12 <; )er oz. . 20 l-8d. 21 ll-16d. 201 d. 217-8<I. fNew York 40.37 cents a lb.