PRICES STEADIER

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 204, 26 May 1938, Page 14

PRICES STEADIER

Australian Share Markets

CAUTIOUS TRADING

By Telegraph.—Press. Assu.—Copyrlght-

(Received May 25 , 8.25 p.m.)

Sydney, Muy 25.

The improvement in the European situation was reflected on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day, when prices were steadier, but trading was along cautious lines. Iteports of good rains in New South Wales also improved market sentiment. Sales included :-

Morning sales included : Commonwealth Bonds, 4 p.e., .1944, £lOl/17/6; Australian Gas (A). £7/9/6; Tooth’s Brewery, 55/-; Anthony Hordern, pref., ex. dividend. 22/9; Broken Hill Proprietary, 61 z 3: Burns, Philp, 53/6: Colonial Sugar (ex dividend), 48/5; Howard Smith, 21/3; Peters Ice, 52/-. Melbourne, May 25.

Un the Stock Exchange of Melbourne to-day the market was very quiet, there being no alteration in prices. Sales included :—

Bank of New South \Valv> •*» J , 1 (1 Commercial Bank of Sydney 211 () Colonial Sugar, ex div IS ti Associated News 1 1 (1 Howard Smith 1 1 u Burns Philp — 13 11 Tooth and Co — 15 Ij British Tobacco — .s ‘i C. J. Coles ■t < 1> Anthony Hordern, ex div. .. (1 .11 3 Mort's Dock (1 11) 4 J ’eter.s — 12 i i Newbold Brick 1 12 ■; W. Atkins 1 - ■j Guldobrougli Mort 1 10 (i Wileox Mofflin 0 -1 Standard Cement 1 0 .Mount .Morgan 11 ,s • > Mount Lyell 1 3 104 Emperor Mine 0 11 o Uawang Tin () ■)

£ s. d. Commercial Bank of Aust. . 0 1(5 0 Union Bank s 0 0 G. J. Coles 4 2 6 Australian Iron & Steel, pref. 1. 7 9 Dunlop Perdriau 1 I 6 Ditto, pref 1 18 0 Felt and Textiles 1 12 0 Hume Pipe 0 .19 B Herald and Times 14 6 Mount Lyell 1 3 9 Broken Hill Ptr 1 3 North Broken Hill 2 74 South Broken Hill 1 S 9 Zinc Corporation 4 (1 0