AUSTRALIAN SHARES
SIGNS OF CONTRACTION
(By Telegripb—Press Association—Copyright.)
SYDNEY, February J6. Business on the Sydney Stock Exchange showed signs of contraction today, but the undertone of the market was firm, with Tooths, Morts Dock, and Woolworths moving up. Barrier stocks were marked down. Sales included: — £ s. d. Com. Bank of Sydney .. 20 0 0 Com. Bank of Sydney, N.Z. Delivery 20 0 0 United Insurance 10 2 0 South British Insurance .. 2 16 Associated News 1 0 4£ Associated News (pref.) .. 1 3 7£ Tooth and Co. 2 13 10J Tooheys, Ltd 1 11 6 Aust. Iron and Steel (pref.) 1 7 0 British Tobacco 2 8 0 Lustre (pref.) 1 3 6 Australian Glass 5 10 6 Morts Dock 0 14 8. David Jones 1 15 0 Claude Neon 1 9 9 Cash Orders 0 15 10J William Adams 0 15 10| Standard Cement 1 2 10 W. R. Carpenter 2.3 0 Peters 2 15 3 Peters, N.Z. delivery .... 215 3 Sydney Ferries 0 6 0 Henry Jones 2 9 6 Woolworths, Ltd 13 1J Broken Hill Pty 2 15 9 Kuala Kampar Tin 0 14 9 Oil Search 0 6 0 Arakura Gold 1 7 6 MELBOURNE, February 16. On the Stock Exchange of Melbourne today sales included:— 3C/ S< Q. Bank of Australasia .... 819 0 Com. Bank of Australia .... 015 6 British Tobacco 2 8 6 Claude Neon 1 10 0 Dunlop-Perdriau 1 0 11 Mount Morgan 0 10 11
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 40, 17 February 1939, Page 12
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