AUSTRALIAN STUCK EXCHANGES

Evening Star, Issue 21638, 6 February 1934, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN STUCK EXCHANGES

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, SYDNEY', February 5. On the Stork Exchange business was moderate and price movements showed only a slight variation compared with last week, although gold shares were active and tinner. The following sales were made;— Bank of New South Wales, £33; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £18; Union Bank of New South Wales, £33; Union Bank of Sydney, £lO os; Bank of Australasia, £l3 los; Colonial Sugar, £64 15s; Mercantile Mutual Insurance, 23s 3d; Australian Provincial Assurance, 11s sd; Howard Smith, los 7d ;■ Huddart, Barker (New Zealand delivery), 34s- 3d; British- Tobacco, 37s 'Tooth’s, 44s 3d; Toohey’s, kßs 3d (ditto New Zealand delivery :18s 4Td) ; Dunlop Perdriau, 2Us 9d (pref. 36s 6d) : Henry Jones, 33s 6d; Wilcox, Mofftin, 13s 6d; Commonwealth Wool, 225; John M'Grath, 28s 3d; Hume Pipe, 13s lid; Anthony Hordern, 16s; Standard Cement, 18s 6d; Electrolytic Zinc, 27s 3d; Lustre Hosiery, 235; Mount, Morgan, 7os; South Broken .Hill, 72s 9d; G. J. Coles, 42s 6d. ■MELBOURNE. February 5. Adelaide Steam, 265; Gordon and Gotch, 42s ; Howard Smith, 15s 9d; ‘ Herald ’ and ‘ Weekly Times,’ 51s 6d; Mount Lytell, 255. THE PRICE GF’GCLD &7 REACHED Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February o. (Received February 6, at 10.30 a.m.) Gold is £7 per ounce. The record amount of £1,600,000 was offered, and was mostly purchased for America. NEW GUINEA GOLD SHARES Prcii Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON. February 5. (Received February 6, at 11.30 a.m.) New Guinea Gold shares are quoted at 6s 24di BULOLO SHARES Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 5. (Received February 6, at 11.30 a.m.) Bulolo shares are. quoted at 114 s 9d. RUBBER STOCKS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 5. (Received February 6, ,at 11 a.m.) -Rubber; Stocks—Loudon, 39,064 tons; Liverpool, 51,937. BALANCE OF TRADE [Pei. U.sited Press Association.] AUCKLAND. February 5. The assertion that New Zealand's trade with foreign countries is out of balance by only .£SOO,UUO was made by the president of the Manufacturers’ Association (Mr J. A. C. Allum) in the course of a statement to-day. Fie said that exports to foreign countries direct in 1932 were £2,508,000 and 'exports to foreign countries via London £4.119,IHJI), making a total of £6,627.00(1 or £5,965.00!) sterling. Against this, New Zealand's imports from foreign countries were £6,486,000 sterling. New Zealand’s trade with Britain also was seen in a different light when allowance was made for exports to foreign countries via London. With this allowance, the dominion’s reciprocal trade with Britain was about £1,300,000 sterling but of balance. BRADFORD MARKET Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 5. (Received February 6. at 11 a.m.) The Bradford market has settled down on a lower basis in sympathy with the decline in the raw material. There is more inclination to do business in sixty-fours at 395.