Late Commercial AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 124, 19 February 1941, Page 8

Late Commercial AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES

I I) A Tek'gra|»li.— Press Assn. - l.'oio right.! 1 Received February IS, 19.41) p.m.t SYDNEY. February IS. Brisk business was done 011 tie Stock Exchange today in all sections, with the exception of tin. Bonds ami industries were freely traded at higher levels. 'l’lte Australian Gaslight Company intends to increase its rates of dividend for tlie half-year ended December 31 to 21 per cent. Sales:—Bunk of New South Wales. LUG'S'-; <'oniniereia | Banking •I‘. ot Sydney, LIS'I.I/-. New Zealand delivery L'is/15'-: Colonial Sugar, l-lGrl.i/-; Australian Gas. A. ex div.. L.» 7 Mort's Dock. IS Wutiderlii-h. 22 3; Atkins. 21 G: Bonds Industries. 21 9; Broken Hill Proprietary, ex rights. 39 9: Nett Broken Hill <'oiisnlidtileii, 13 .» Morning sales included: Tooth mul (’>>.. .12 Associated News, pref.. 1G -: Broken Hill I Topriel my. right'. DG ; I'.-i.-h Orders. 1G G : Drug Houses. 27 I.' 1 : Dunlop I’erdrimi. 20 3; Elect I’nlo ic Zine, ex div., ■>! MELBOURNE. 1 ebrmirt IS. Sales: —National Bank. Lio paid. Cl2 : National Bank. L 5 paid. 1.1 11G; Consolidated Industries. 39'-: Dunlop Peril ria it. 20G; Masonite, 21 G: Felt Textiles, .'IS G; Electrolytic Zinc, pret., .12/-: Lolmmi. 23 -: Broken Hill Pi'”priotm'.v. rights, IS

h nils staled by the secretary ol 111" Wellington I'limnber of t'oimnerii last night that the Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, mul lhe Minister of Industries mid i 'oinnieree. Mr. Sullivan, would he present m lhe annmil niexti'ig be lo'ld toward the end of .Marell.