AUSTRALIAN SHARES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 70, 24 March 1937, Page 12

AUSTRALIAN SHARES

METALS WEAKER

(By.,- Telegraph—J'ress Assn.—Cppyright.} vi';>:- ■■'■ '■'"'• •"" '■'.-■ SYDNEY,. March.'23. •" The easier tendency in investment values became more pronounced on the Sydney Stock Exchange today. Silver-lead-.and copper shares were; also weaker. '■}-:-. . - : ■ ,-' ■ ' ".- V .•'■■..- Sales:—Bank oi New South; Wales, £38J . Commercial Bank of Australia, 19s!9d; National: Bank; £5 paid, £8; United::lrisurahce, £10;15s; .Colonial Sugar, '£45 ssr Associated News, 23s 9d; ditto pre'f., 23s 3d; British Tobacco, 51s 9d; Tooths Brewery, 56s 6d; G. J. Coles, £5 5s 6d; Australian Glass, 925; Dunlop-Ferdriau, 20s 6d; Goldsbrough, Mort, 38s sd; Winchcombe Carson, 375; Anthony Hordern, 21s .'ljd; Lustre Hosiery, 22s 6d; J. Fielding, 80s; Gibson and Howes, 29s 6d; Victoria Nyanza Sugar, 19s; Broomfields, 10s 2d; .Woolworths, Ltd., buyer £7 7s 6d, seller-£7 10s; sales, £7 8sf6d, £7 10s; Woolworths (N.Z.); buyer £7 ss, seller £7 12s;- General Industries,.2ls 3d. Mount Morgan, 17s sd; Mount-Lyell, 50s; Larut Tin, 21s; Emperor, 19s 3d. ,

■MELBOURNE, March 22.

, On the Melbourne Stock Exchange today industrials.were fairly quiet in view, of the Easter vacation tomorrow. Base metal stocks were a little better.

Sales:—Commercial Bank of Australia, 19s 8d; National Bank, £5 paid, £8; ditto, £10 paid, £16 4s; Howard Smith, 23s 3d; British Tobacco, 525; G.-.J. Coles, £5 ss; Australian : Glass, 925;. Dunlop-Perdriau, 20s 9d; Goldsbrpugh, Mort, 38s 3d; Hume Pipe, 20s 6d; Silverton Trams, 38s; Cox Bros., 795; Satupulp,- 41s. . ... Electrolytic Zinc, pref. 635, ord. 61s 3d; M-t.-Morgan',: 17s"'4d;-'Mt. Lyell/49s 6d; Broken HilUPrdprietary, 88s; North Brokeh.Hill, 86s 6d; Broken Hill, South, 56s 6d; Zinc Gbrporation,'';.-..£B:i4s;-Em-peror!,-19s 1 ;v-;.v ..,'■ ■■■,■■■ ,-.;-■■:! ■' ;'" ' '