FINANCE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 136, 24 May 1933, Page 5

FINANCE

base metal quotations LONDON, May 22. The official London (middle) quotations for to-day compare as follow with

AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE. SYDNEY, May 23. The Stock Exchange market outside the gilt-edged section appears to have overcome the hestitancy caused by the opening of the new loan, and the turnover to-day was much improved with more interest in banks. The values of industrials were without noticeable change. Sales. —Bank of New South Wales £3O 2/6, Commercial Bank of Sydney £l5 19/-, E. S. and A. Bank 95/-, Union Bank £7 16/-, Queensland National Bank £5 3/-, Burns Philp 50/-, Associated News 8/4, David Jones 25/6, Australian Gas B £7 3/-, British Tobacco 34/9, Australian Glass 4S/6, Dunlop Perdriau 18/-, ditto (pref.) 33/-, Goldsbroughs 24/4s, Tooths (exdividend) 36/3, Tooheys 21/9, Winchcombe Carson 25/74, Carlton Brewery 37/11, Broken Hill Proprietary 33/6,

South Brokens 52/9, North Brokens 76/6. Melbourne. — Commercial Bank of Australia 14/11, Metropolitan Gas £l2 16/-, Goldsbroughs 24/3, Mt. Lyell 21/10$.

those previously cabled:May 20 May 22 Per ton Per ton £ s d . £ s d Copper— Standard, Spot 34 13 li 34 6 3 Standard, fwd. 34 18 li 34 11 10J *Electrolytic ... 39 5 0 39 5 0 to 40 5 0 40 5 0 Wire bars ... 40 5 0 40 5 0 Lead— Spot ... ... 13 6 3 12 1 3 Forward ... 12 12 6 12 7 6 Spelter— Spot 15 13 9 15 7 6 Forward ... 15 13 9 15 8 9 Tin — Spot 189 13 9 ' 186 17 6 Forward ... 189 13 9 : 187 3 6 Silver— Fine per oz. ... 18Jd 18}d Standard ... 19 15-16d 20-Jd •American, 7 cents per lb.