LUTE COMMERCIAL

Evening Star, Issue 23508, 23 February 1940, Page 8

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STOCK INDICES. Press Association —By Telegraph—Coypright LONDON, February 22. (Received February 23, -at 1 p.m.) Stock Indices Compiled by the ‘ Financial Times.’ October 15, 1926 = 100. Govt.

AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXSHANGES Press Association—By Telegraph—Coypright SYDNEY, February 22. The Stock Exchange was brighter today. being influenced by the improved position in London. ' —Morning Sales.— £ s. d.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, February 22. Wheat prices are steady. Silo {Train is quoted at 3s 9Jd. bagged 4s lid. Flour, £l2 7s 6d. Bran and pollard, £5. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £8; local, new., £7 6s. Onions: Victorian. £5, Maize, 4s lOd and ss. / : BANK. OF ENGLAND RETURN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 22. (Received February 25, at X p.rn.) The following is the Bank of England return: — —lssue Department.— Note issue in circulation ... £529,900,000 Bank departments 50,300,000 Government securities 563,400,000 Other securities ... 5,100,000 Silver coin . 500,000 —Banking Department.— R es t • 3,600,000 Public deposits Bankers’ deposits Other amounts ... .iS’oJS’SS? Government securities 122,800,T00 Discounts and advances 4,600,000 Other securities 25,600,000 Notes and coin 51,200,000 Ratio of reserves to liabilities is 27.50 per cent, The Bank of England discount rate is 2 per cent. BRADFORD MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 22. (Received February 23, at 1.30 p.m.) At Bradford the home demand for tops and yarns is quieter, mainly because usee's have already covered their requirements. Prices ate unchanged. SILVER QUOTATION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 22. (Received February 23, at 1 p.m.) Silver, —Fine, 20£d an ounce; standard, 21jd, TIN QUOTATIONS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 22. (Received February 23, at 12.35 p.m.) Tin; Spot, £244 15s to £245; forward, £244 los to £245. SOUTH AFRICAN WOOL SALES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright CAPE TOWN, February" 22. (Received February 23, at 12.30 p.m.) At the wool sales 64's averaged 31J. There was a keen demand, especially for spinners' types and combings. Thp principal buyer's were England, France, Italy, and Japan. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Wellington. —New Zealand Breweries, £1 17s Reported: 4 per cent. Stock (1940), £IOO 12s 6d; Stock (1943), £lOl 18s 9d (2); Stock (1958). £lOl 12s Gd; New Zealand Insurance, £3 Is; Standard Insurance, £3 2s • Macdtiffs Ltd. (ord.), ss. Timant.—National Rank of New Zealand, 465. Christchurch.—Gas (cont.), 12s 6d; Mount Lyell. 36s Reported; National Bank 465; Goldsbrough. Morfc, 29s 9cU

Securi* Home IndusGold ties. Rails. trials.mines. Feb. 5 ... 109.2 52.0 95.8 190.4 Feb. 6 , ... 109.0 51.7 96.3 •190.8 Feb. 7 . ... 108.8 52.9 96.5 190.9 Feb. 8 , ... 108.1 54.1 96,3 190.7 Feb. 9 ... 109.0 55.2 96.5 190.2 Feb. 12 . ... 109.1 57.1 96.8 189.8 Feb. 13 , ... 109.1 57.0 96.5 186 Feb. 14 . ... 109.2 58.2 96.7 186.4 Feb. 15 ., 109.2 57.9 • 96.7 187.8 Feb. 16 . .. 109.1 57.2 96.7 188.9 Feb. 19 . ... 109.4 56.6 97.1 187.1 Feb. 20 . ... 109.6 56.4 98.0 187.2 Feb. 21 . .. 109.5 56.9 98.6 186.9 Feb. 22 . ... 109.5 57.0 99.8 188.2

Commonwealth Bonds— 4 per cent., 1951-53 104 15 0 Bank of New South Wales 28 5 0 Associated News 0 16 9 Australian Iron and Steel (pref.) 1 8 li Broken Hill Proprietary (old) 2 8 0 Peters 1 3 6 —Afternoon Sales.Bank of New South Wales 28 15 0 Commercial Banking of Svdney . 19 9 0 Australian General Insurance 0 17 6 Coles ... 3 12 9 Woolworths 1 2 0 Consolidated Industries ... 1 17 3 (New Zealand deliveries) 1 IV 3 Stedman 0 11 0 Carpenter 2 6 6 Mount Lyell (New Zealand delivery) 1 13 4i Broken Hill Pty. (old) ... 9 8 3 (New Zealand delivery) 2 8 3 Broken Hill Pty. (bonus; New Zealand delivery) ... 2 8 3 Kuala Kampar 0 15 9 Taranaki Oil 0 6 0 MELBOURNE, .February 22. £ s. d. Sommercial Bank of Australia 0 8 11 Union Bank 7 2 0 British Tobacco 2 8 6 Coles ... 3 12 0 Henry Jones 2 15 6 Electrolytic Zinc ■ 2 17 0 Mount Morgan 0 10 3 2 8 2 (bonus) 2 8 2