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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 11

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PRICES OF METALS

(V>>- Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) ißcccived January 23, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON. January 22. The official London (middle) quotations, as reported by the Australian Mines and Metals Association, compare with those previously, cabled as follows:— Jan. 21. Jan. 22. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ s. d. Copper— ' Standard, spot 52 10 7J 52 6 3 Ditto, forward 52 13 1J ..52 8 9 Electrolytic .. 57 10 0 57 10 0 Ditto, forward 58 0 0 53 0 0 Wire bars 53 0 0 58 0 0 LeadSpot 27 18 .9. 26 13 9 Forward .... 27 16 3 26 17 6 Spelter— Spot 22 7 6 22 0 0 Forward .... 22 10 0 22 0 0 TinSpot 230 12 6 230 2 6 Forward .... 231 12 6 230 17 fl SilverStandard, per oz 20£ d 20 7-16 j Fine 22 l-8d : 22 l-16d PRICES OF OTHER METALS. Today's quotations for other metals, with those o£ January 15 in parentheses, are as follows: — Pig-iron: Home trade, 81s a ton (same); export, 78s 6d (same). Antimony: British, £77 10s a toa (£75 10s); foreign. £54 10s (same). Molybdenite, 39s a unit (samelWolfram, 34s 6d a unit (335). NEW GUINEA GOLD. (By Telegraph— Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received January 23, 1,30 p.m.) LONDON, January 22. Sales of gold-mining shares included! New Guinea, 3s 9d. MINING SHARES. ' (By Telegraph—Press A ssii.—Copyright.) (Received January 23, 1.30 -p.m.) ! LONDON, January 22. Sales of mining shares include:— Mount Lyell, 34s 6d. LONDON WOOL SALES (liy Telegraph— t'ress Assn.—Copyright.) (Received January 23, 2 p.m.) LONDON, January 22. At the wool sales 9583 bales wer» offered, including 1379 of New Zealand, and 8384 bales were sold. Withdrawals were frequent among greasy merinos. Otherwise the moderate selection offered was well clearfid at' prevailing rates. ' ; , New Zealand greasy crossbred, "Kaiaua," sold at 181 d highest and 13 l-8d average. MINING NEWS (B\- Telegraph—Pre.=s Association.) GREYMOUTH, This Day. The Argo dredge return was 720z fof 129 hours' work, in which 13,000 yards of material were dealt with. DUNEDIN, .This Day. The Gillespie's Beach return was 61oz 14dwt for 120 hours.' SHARE MARKET (P.y Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND. This Day. Sales.— I Taranaki Oil, Is 8d: Waihi, 13s 3d; Mt. Morgan, 17s '2d;''Bank of New Zealand, 41s; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 575; G. J. Coles, 98s; New Zealand Refrigerating (con.), 9s sd. Sales—New Zealand Newspapers, 40s 9d; Selfridges (Australasia, new), 42s 9d; Woolworths (Sydney), £8 12s 6d. DUNEDIN. This Day. Sales on 'Change:—Bank of Australasia (cont.). £7 14s; G. J. Coles, 98s; Rhodesian Selection Trust,' 38s. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Sales on 'Change:—E:S. and A. Bank, £6 6s 6d; Goldsbrough Mort, 38s 3d, 38s 2d; Kaiapoi Woollens (17s paid), 14s lOd; New Zealand Breweries, 56s 6d; Australian Glass, 93s 9d; British Tobacco, 51s 6d; Dunlop Perdriau Rubber, 18s lOd: Howard Smith, 23s lOd; Hume Pipe (Australia), 21s Id; Mount Morgan, 17s Id, 17s l}d. Sales reported:—Union Bank of Australia (cum div.), £10 17s, £10 17s 6d; £10 18s, £10 18s 6d; British Tobacco, 51s 6d; Dominion Fertiliser, 245; Electro Zinc (ord., cum div.), 56s 6d; G. , J. Coles. 98s; Farmers' Co-op. 4£ per cent, stock (1940), £94; Wil- : son's Cement, 395; Mount Morgan, t 17s; Commercial Bank of Australia. 19s ■ 7d, 19s 8d; National Bank of New Zea- - land, 635. S.YDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Received January. 23, 2 pjn.) SYDNEY, This Day. Sales on the Sydney Stock; Exchange include: — • Bonds: 33 p.c. (1942), £98 16s 9d; 4 L p.c. (1938). £101 '3s 9d; 4 p.c. (1941), , £101 8s 9d; 4 p.c. (1944). £101 17s 6d; Associated News (pref.), 245; Aus- ' tralian Glass, 94s 6d; Australian Iron 1 and Steel (pref.), 27s 4id; Dunlop-Per- • driau, 19s; Electrolytic Zinc, 565; LusJ tre, 24s ljd; Mort's Dock, 13s. t - - 11 —