HEAVY TURNOVER

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 18, 22 January 1937, Page 12

HEAVY TURNOVER

AUSTRALIAN SHARES (By Telegraph—l'ress Assn.—Copyright.) SYDNEY, January 21. Shares in companies producing base metals quickly responded on the Stock Exchange today to the recovery in overseas prices of copper, lead, and spelter. The turnover in investments 1 was again heavy in a market which was very firm. . , 1 Sales: —Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, £22: E.S. and A. Bank, £6 6s 6d; Colonial Sugar, £43 ss; British Toibacco, 52s 9d; Tooth's, 57s 6d; G. J. Coles, 995; Australian Glass, 94s 3d. j Goldsbrough Mort, 38s 9d, New Zealand delivery 38s 9d; Electrolytic Zinc, , 56s pref. 57s 9d; Anthorn Hordern, 21s 3d: Claude Neon, 51s; Sargents, 31s Od; i Victoria Nyanza, 17s 3d; Cement Mortars, lis 6d; Gibson and Howes. 29s * lOJd; Australasian Paper, 36s 9d; Goodlet and Smith, 245; Waldas, 32s 9d. Mount Morgan, 17s, New Zealand delivery, 17s; Mount Lyell, 43s 3d, New Zealand delivery, 43s 6d and 43s 3d; ; Larut, 19s 6d. , BARRIERS RISE SHARPLY. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, January 21. Barriers moved up sharply, while leading investments were in demand. Cox Bros, improved on rumours of share splitting and a dividend prospect. There was little interest in gold. Sales;— Commercial Bank of Australia 20s; E.S. and A. Bank, £6 8s; National Bank, £5 paid, £7 16s; National Bank, £10 paid, £10 16s; Howard Smith. 23s 9d; British Tobacco, 65s 9d. , _ Carlton Brewery, 65s 9d; Dunlop-Per-driau, 19s, pref., 34s 9d; Goldsbrough Mort, 38s 9d; Electrolytic Zinc, 55s 9d, Pr M&unt"Morgan, 17s; Mount Lyell, 43s lid; Broken Hill Proprietary, 83s; North Broken Hill, 77s 9d; Broken Hill South, 47s 4Jd; Emperor, 19s; | Kauri Timber, 23s 3d; Koroere, 4s; Cox Bros., 78s. 1