BASE METALS MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 163, 6 April 1938, Page 14

BASE METALS MARKETS

General Firming In Prices Bv Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, April 4. ( The official London (middle) Quotations, as reported by the Australian Mines and Metals Association, compare with those previously cabled as follows;— Apr. 1. Apr. 4. Per ton. Per on. £ s. d £ s d.

Dividends And Calls

CopperStandard. spot ... '38 5 71 38 1» 44 Ditto, forward ... 38 10 74 3!) 1 4 i Electrolytic .. . 42 10 0 42 15 0 to 43 0 0 43 15 0 Wire bars .... ... 43 0 0 43 15 0 Lead— Spot . . .15 .11 101 10 0 7* Forward ... 15 11 104 10 1 3 SpellerSpot Forward ... 13 11 101 13 15 < 4 ... 13 16 10 A 14 0 74 Tin — Spot ... 1/1 — 6 173 17 G Forward Silver— ... 171 5 0 174 5 0 Standard, per oz Fine . . llld .. .. 20J d. 18 7-sd 20 3-8d

Howard Smith — quarterly, pref., G p.e. p.a Apr. 6 Lustre Hosiery.—final, 4 p.c. . Apr. G Bartholomew Timber—int., 2,} Apr. 7 New Auckland Laundry—6 p.e. Apr. 8 Heath & Co. (Chch.) —int.. pref. and ord.. 2J p.e Apr. 8 Ainnlg. Zin<—half-yearly, 5 Dominion Rubber —final, 3 p.c. Apr. 8 Milne anil C’hoyce—int., pref.. 6 p.c. p.a.; B pref., 7 p.c. p.a.: ord. and deb.. 5 p.e. p.a. Apr. N.Z. Drug-—final. 4J p.c. making S p.c. for year; also bonus 5/- a share Apr. 12 Okarito Dredge—4d. per share Apr. 12 Northern Koller Mills—p.c. Apr. 12 Yarra Falls —mt.. 1/- a share Apr. H South British Insurance—int.. SJd. a share Apr. 14 Woolworths, Ltd. —final, 0 p.e. Apr 15 Woolworths (N.Z.) —int.. pre!.. 44 p.e Apr, 15 Assoc Newspapers—mt., ord., and pref., 2 p.c Apr. 28 United Provisions—int., pref., 8 p.e. p.a Apr. 30 T. J. Richards—int., 5 p.c. .. A p i. 30 E. S. & A. Bank —int., 34 p.e. (less tax) May 16 Imperial Chemicals—final, 5J p.c Jun l CALLS. Austral (N.Z.) Mining -fifth. 2/6 a share (making 17/6 tloldon Crown—sixth. 3d. a a share Apr. 10