BASE METALS MARKET

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 69, 14 December 1938, Page 14

BASE METALS MARKET

Improvement In Prices By Telegraph.—Press Aesn.—Copyright. x LONDON, December 12. The official London (middle) quotations compare with those previously cabled as follows:—

Dividends And Calls

Dee. 9. Per ton. Dee. 12. ' Per ton. Copper— £ s. d. £ s. d. Standard, epot . .. 42 18 1* 43 1 10$ Ditto, forward . .. 43 3 14 43 6 10} Electrolytic .... .. 48 15 0 48 15 0 to 49 10 0 49 10 0 Wire bars ..... .. 49 10 0 49 10 0 Lead— Spot .. 14 16 10} 14 18 9 Forward ...... .. 15 0 74 15 3 1* Spelter— Spot .......... .. 13 8 li 13 13 li Forward .. 13’13 14 13 16 10} Tin— , fSpot ..213 8 9 214 0 0 Forward ..214 7 6 214 17 6 Silver— Standard, an or.. . 20 1-l«d. 20 1-Sd. Fine, an oz. ... .. 215-Sd. 21 ll-16d. iAtneriean, 46 cents a lb.

Broken Hill South—quarterly. 6d. a share Dec. 15 P. and 0. def. —final, 2} p.c.; bonus. 3 p.c Dee. 15 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency—pref., 5 p.c.; ord., 2 p.e Dec. 15 Dominion Breweries—int., 5J P.c Dec. 16 Gear Meat —final, 4d. a share. . Dec. 16 Mount Lyell—final, 1/- a share Dee. JU McKenzies Dept. Stores —int.. 7 p.c 1 )ec. 20 Mataki Gold —Id a share .... Dec. 21 Goldsbrough, Mort —int., 2 l>.c. Dec. 21 Sulphide Corporation — pref., 1/- sterling a share, less tax Dec. 22 R. and E. Tingey—pref., int., 3 Dec. 31 British Tobacco—ord., final, 2 p.c.; int., 2 p.c Dec. 31 Morris Hedstroni —int.. 3 p.c. Dee. 31 Bricks and Mortar—int., quarterly, 2 p.c Dec. 31 Zinc Corporation—second fixed pref., 2/- a share ; int. participating pref, and ord., 1/6 a share; both less tax Jan. 2 National Bank of N.Z. —int., 2j p.c., less tax Jan. 4 Woolworths Properties—int., pref., C p.c. Jan. 15 National Tobacco —ord., 10 p.c.; pref., 8 p.c Jan. 31