AUSTRALIAN SHARES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 114, 16 May 1934, Page 12

AUSTRALIAN SHARES

REACTION TO WOOL MARKET

United rnsas-.-Association—By Eleciric Tel«

crapti—Copyrldit. ■ „ :', ■■' ' •■■•■- -SYDNEY, May 15. - Un Uie-bydney-Stock Exchange a somewhat hesitant tone was evinced today mainly owing, to the easing in wool prices although it is recognised that the wool sales now being held are mainly of a clear-ing-up nature. Bank of New South Wales •shares -were sold ddwn rather sharply. Government bonds', .'.{vere rather quiet owing to the reluctance of holders to sell, lhe ordinary investment market was fairly steady, .and the turnover of gold and tin ventures was substantial. Sales:—Bank of New South Wales, £32 12s 6d; Colonial f"gaf. £64 15s; Associated News, pref., 24s Gd; Howard Smith, 14s 4d; British Tobacco, 37s 6d; Tooth's Brewery, 44s 9dlooheys, 29s 3d; Diinlop-Perdriau, 18s 9dAnthony Hordern; 16s 7%d; Farmers, 19s 99J '■£"]*%*&'>J ia 4d; Mount Morgan, 225_4%d; Bulolo Gold, £7 15s; Bulolo Deposits, Is 9%d; Kuala Kampar Tin, 17sLarut Tin, 15s 6d. Commonwealth bonds, 4 per cent.,. 1938; £106 18s 9d; 1941, £106 7s 6d; 1944, £108 10s; 1947, £108 15s; 1950, £109 3s 9d; 1953, £110 2s 6d; 1957, ex interest, £108 2s 6d; 1959, £109 3s 9d: 1961 £109 10s. •'.■-.•

. _ MELBOURNE, "May 15. Sales on the Melbourne Stock Exchange today included:—Australian Glass, 50s 6dHerald and Times, 51s 9d: Electrolytic Zinc, 26s 9d. ;