MARKETS STEADY

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 272, 13 August 1938, Page 14

MARKETS STEADY

Australian Stock Exchanges

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.

’ (Received August 12, 9.35 p.m.) Sydney, August 12. The Sydney Stock Exchange.was more subdued today, with only minor price variations. Sales included : — £ s. <l.

Morning eales included: Commonwealth bonds, 4 per cent., .1938, £lOl 6/3; 4 per cent., 1941, £lo2’; 4 per cent., .1944, £lO3/10/-; 4 per eent., 19’47, £lOl 7/6; 4 per cent., 1953, £lO3/S/9; 4 per cent., 1955, £lO3/13/9; 4 per cent., 1957, £lO4/6/3; 4 per cent.. 1959, £lO4/15/-; 4 per cent., 1961, £lO5/2/6; Bank of New South Wales, £3l/17/6; Tooths Brewery, 56/3; Australian Gas, A, £7 9/-; Associated Newspapers, pref., 23/9 ; Anthony Hordern, 17/6; Cash Orders Amalgamated, 16/7} ; Dunlop Perdriau Bubber, 22/6; Electrolytic Zinc, 43/9. Melbourne, August 12. In spite of a fall in America, the Melbourne market to-day showed little change. Cox Bros, were better on the publication of record profits for the year and the announcement of a new issue of one for two at par. Sales included: —

Gold Mining Returns

The Netnona dredge reports a return of 3Soz. 4dwt. from 15,900 cubic yards worked in 130 hours.

Grej-1110ut.il. August 12. 'l'he Maori Gully return was 220 z. 1 dwt. for 191 hours. The next return is expected to be the last, the dredge then being beached pending a final decision as to the company’s future.

London Butter Market Quiet

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, August 11, The butter market is quiet. Danish, 125/- a cwt.; choicest salted New Zealand, 121/-; Australian, 118/-. Unsalted is quoted a} a premium of 1/-. The cheese market is firm. New Zealand, white and coloured, 70/6 a cwt.; Australian, 68/6 to 69/-.

Commercial Bank of Sydney, 20 19 dlV 0 Commercial Bank of Aust. 0 17 0 Bank of Australasia 10 10 0 Colonial Sugar .......... •19 10 0 British Tobacco 10 3 3 Ditto, N.Z. delivery .... 10 TYiofh and. Co. .......... 2 16 3 r rnnhpy<4 Ltd. 1 11 9 Trarmprs 1 12 3 David Jones1 18 0 Mort’s Dock 0 14 0 "Ppjt- A nd ’TpyHIpai ........ 1 14 0 William Adams old 0 15 9 Standard Cempnt 1 0 Grimleys 1 2 6 Malleyg 1 0 6 vValdas Shops ........... 0 1 } 1 6 Wool worths Ltd. ........ 1 6 Goldsbrough Mort 1 9 6

£ s. d. Commercial Bank of Aust. 0 17 6 British Tobacco G. J. Coles z 10 0 4 1 3 6 Drug Houses 1 <» Australian Glass 4 15 0 Dunlop Perdriau 1 3 Australian Paper Manufacturers, pref 1 7) 9 Ditto, new, paid 1 o (1 Cox Bros 0 IS 4 Herald and 'l.iincs 3 0 0 Australian Foundation Invest Trust 0 f) 5 National Reliance Investmerit Trust 0 10 0 Imperial Chemicals, pref. .. 1 9 0 Ditto, pref.. 10/- paid 0 iT 9 Electrolytic Zinc 9 3 .0 Mount Lyell 1 8 9 Broken Hill Proprietary .. 0 0 North -Broken Hill 2 fi 9 South Broken Hill 1 11 3 Loloma Mines 1 . >