AUSTRALIAN SHARE MARKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 154, 1 June 1937, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN SHARE MARKET

WEAKER TENDENCY. SYDNEY, May 31. Investment business on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day displayed a weaker tendency. Dunlop Perdriau, however, were an exception. Government bonds were strong. Bank shares were easier. Sales. —Bank of New South Wales, £36 10s; Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, £2l 16s, New Zealand delivery, £2l 17s 6d; Colonial Sugar £47 15s; Associated «Hcws,. 22s 7jd; British Tobacco, 50s ■ 6cl; Tooths, 56s 3d; Toolioys, 335; G. J. Coles, £5 11s 6d; Australian Iron and Steel, prof., 27s 3d; Dunlop Perdriau, 22s 4|d; ditto, New- Zealand delivery, 22s 4£d;

Goldsbrough Mort, New Zealand delivery, 38s 6d; Morris Hodstrom, 28s 9d; .Henry Jones, 47s 3d; Anthony Hordern, 19s 3d; Sargents, 345; Amalgamated Wireless, contributing, 48s; Mangrovite Belling, 18s; Waldas Shoes, 20s 6d; Victoria Nya.nza, 17s 9d; W. R. Carpenter, 445; Woolworths, Ltd., sale, £7 Is 6d; Woolworths (Now Zealand), buyer £B, seller £8 Is, sale £B Is; Sclfridges (Australasia),, buyer 30s 6d, seller 325; Mount Mc<jan, 13s 9d; Mount Lycll, 45s 3d; Kuala 1\ am par Tin, 22s 3d; Zinc Corporation, £6 10s.MELBOURNE, May 31. On the Melbourne Stock Exchange today the investment market was linn, with Dunlop and Olympic Tyro issues in demand. Bonds wore strong. Barriers wore slightly easier. Gold issues were irregular. Sales. —Commercial Bank of Australia, 19s 3d; National Bank, £5 paid, £7 10s; British Tobacco, 50s 3d; G. J. Coles, £5 11s; Australian Glass, . 91s 9d; Dunlop Pcrdriau, 22s 6d; Electrolytic, Zinc, 57s 9d; ditto, pref., 58s 9d; General Motors, 24s 6d; Mount Lycll, 45s 7jd; Mount Morgan, 13s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 82s; North Broken Hill, 745; South Broken Hill, 51s 3d; Tonkah Harbour Tin, 22s 9d; Emperor, 17s 3d; Loloma, 21s.