METALS SHARES FIRM

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 68, 13 December 1939, Page 12

METALS SHARES FIRM

Australian Stock Exchanges By 'l'elegraph. — Press Assn. —Copyright (Kci-eived December 12. 9.40 p.m.) SYDNEY. December 12. 'J'hcre was no morning vail mt the Sydney Stock Exchange owing to the funeral of Mr. Harold Thompson. There was an exceptioually keen demand for till and other metals s-hares, following I lie unpegging of tin price in London. Buyers showed eagerness to acquire holdings. Sales included:—

Designed specially for her owners' fruitcarrving service io (la 1 I* reach West Indies, Hie ' twin-screw refrigerated motorship Charles I’lumier has recently been completed for Hie Cie. Generale d’Armemenls Maritimes, Rouen. Built by lite Chnntiers and Ateliers de Provence. Port de Roue, she is 375 ft. in length, with a beam pl 52ft. and gross tonnage of 4000. The main propelling machinery consists of two eigbtcviinder two-stroke single-acting .M.A.. . Diesel-engines driving two still ts. 1 units develop a total of 5200 h.p. at 1.0 rp.m.. to provide a speed of 1< knots. Auxiliary machinery comprises three seven, cylinder four-slrobe single-tiding Diesel engines, with forced, lubrieathm ami airless injection, each driving .1 _OO-kw. “enerator. There is 100,000 eu. ft. of cargo space .provided, this being divided 10 0 11 1-onipnrhiH‘nis. pnch equipppfl with per ail»]p fruit Irins.

£ s. <1. Bank of New South Wales 26 17 0 Colonial Sugar J'J 15 0 j| - | | ] v/ j 1111 h 1 3 (i Bitrii’S, 1 ’hit11 • • • * * 2 14 9 British Tobacco * 1 7 9 M 1 luck 0 16 11 Electrolytic 2 18 6 2 19 0 3 18 9 P1.< J*m> 1 I i 11 Pf V i>i oixijn iiiJi * 1 ? ■ •••••• Kuala Kanvpar \in 0 IS I A rah urn Gold 1 13 0 1 13 1 MEJ.BOL'UXE. Deee mber 12. Sales on the Stock Exchaii ige ol Mel bourne included : — £ s. (1. Commercial Bank ol Sydney 18 10 0 j) ii ii lop" I ’erd ria u 0 18 10 118 9 I?itl<> I'ontr, 0 16 10 Broken Hill 1’ly 3 18 9 \ 1 11111 I ' 1 1 1 11 1 .10 6 1 5 0 0 12 0 1 1 9 Xew Broken Hill Consolid.