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Evening Star, Issue 23355, 26 August 1939, Page 16

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METALS MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 25. (Received August 26, at 1 p.m.) Following are the latest official (middle) quotations on the London metal market, at reported by the Australian Mines and Metal Association, compared with those of August 24; — ,

*Nominal. WEST COAST DREDGES, [Pee United Press Association.] GREYMOUTH, August 26. Blackball Creek return: 68oz for 111 hours. Argo: 60oz for 131 hours (13,500 yards). CLTJTHA AND MOLYNEUX SHARES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 25. (Received August 26, at 11 a.m.) Share quotations: Clutha River Com-pany-buyers 10] d, sellers Is l|d; Molyneux River Company—buyers 3d, sellers 4Jd. COPRA PRICES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 25. (Received August 26, at 1 p.m.) Copra: September and October South Sea, £9 7s 6d a ton; smoked, £9 ss; plantation Rabaul, £lO 7s Od. SALES ON ’CHANGE—THIS DAY. Auckland.—Broken Hill Proprietary (odd parcel), 80s; G. J. Coles, 765, 76s 3d; Milne and Choyce (debenture stock), 16s 6d; M.K. Manufacturers, 4s lid (2); Woohvorths (Sydney), 245, 24s 9d. After call: Broken Hill Proprietary, 82s 6d, 83s. Christchurch. —British Tobacco, 49s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary (cum right), 70s (2), 71s (2), 70s 6d; Woolworths (Sydney, ord.), 24s 6d; Mount I,yell' 27s 3d; Mount Morgan, 9s 6d. Reported: P. and 0. (deferred stock), 22s 3d. ’ ’ ' Wellington.—Sale reported: VV oolwortbs Ltd. (ord.), 24s 2d. Sale: New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, 4s 2d. DIVIDENDS. DUNLOP PERDRIAU AND BARNETT GLASS. [Pee United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August 26. The Dunlop-Perdriau Rubber Co. announces a net profit for the year, subject to final audit of £426,268 and recommends a final dividend of 5 per cent, for the half-year on cumulative preference shares, making 10 per cent, for the year, and a final dividend of 3} per cent, on ordinary shares, making 7 per cent, for the year ended Jupe 30. The dividend, if approved, will be paid on September 30. Barnett Glass Rubber announces a net profit for the year, subject to final audit of £87.207 and recommends a final dividend of 6 per cent, for the half-vear on cumulative preference shares, making 10 ; per cent, for the year, and a final dividend of 8J per cent, on ordinary shares, making 12 per cent, for the year ended June 30. The dividend,, if approved, will be paid —• Sontember 30,

Aug. 24. Aug. 25. £ s. d. £ s. d. Copper— Standard, spot ... 44 0 7-i 45 8 9 Forward 44 3 9 45' 9 H Electrolytic, spot 49 5 0 50 10 0 Forward 50 5 0 52 0 0 Wire Bars — Spot 50 5 0 52 0 0 Lead— Spot ... 15 18 11 16 5 71 Forward 15 15 7i 16 1 10| Spelter— Spot 14 10 0 14 16 lOi 14 18 l| Forward 14 12 6 TinSpot 229 18 9 229 18 9 Forward 223 0 0 224 15 9 Silver— Standard, per oz 19 l-16d 20 l-16d Fine, per oz ... 20 9-16d 21 5-16d Pig Iron— Aug. 19. . Home trade ... 4 19 0 4 19 0 Antimony— .'■!). 70 10 0 70 10 0 British ... ... ... Foreign 49 0 0 *49 10 0 Molybdenite ... ... 2 0 0 *2 0 0 Wolfram 2 8 0 *2 8 0