MORE SETTLED TONE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 234, 1 September 1938, Page 6

MORE SETTLED TONE.

AUSTRALIAN SHARE MARKETS. SYDNEY, Aug. 31. The Sydney share market was more settled to-day. Industrial issues were steadier, but an atmosphere of caution was noticeable. Sales includes; Bank of New South Wales, £3O 15s; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £2O 6s; Queensland National, £5; Union Bank, £8 10s; Colonial Sugar, £47 10s; Mercantile /Mutual Insurance, £1 10s 6d ; British Tobacco £2 8s 6d : Tooth and Co.. £2 15s 6d; Toobeys, Ltd., £1 12s; Carlton Brewery, ex div., £3 4s; Australian Glass, £4 13s; Dunlop Perdriau, £1 Is; Lustre, £1 0s 6d ; James Stedmand, 12s 9d ; Australian Gypsum, £1 Is 9d; Hackshalls, Ltd., 14s 3cl; Malleys. 19s 9d; Standard Cement, £1 0s 9d; Woolworths, Ltd., £1 Is; Hume Pipe, £1 0s 3d; Felt and Textiles, £1 13s 9d; United Provisions, 8s; Goldsbrough Mort, £1 7s 9d; Wilcox Mofffin, 6s 6d; Millaquin Sugar, £1 17s; Electrolux Zinc, £2 2s; Mount Morgan, 10s lid; Mount Lyell, £1 7s; Broken Hill Proprietary, £2 18s 3d; Loloma Mines £1 3? 3d; Taranaki Oil, 12s Bd.

MELBOURNE, Aug. 31. On the Stock Exchange a steadier tone was apparent in the market today, but the turnover was still _ light. Dunlop were a shade better, with the selling pressure lifted. Some London orders were in the market for selected gold stocks. Sales included: Commercial Bank of Australia, 16s 4d ; National Bank, £5 paid, £6 12s; Carlton Brewery, £3 4s; G. J. Coles, £3 19s; Drug Houses, £1 6s Id ; Dunlop Perdriau, £1 Is; Australian Paper Mfrs., pref., old. paid, £1 5s 6d. ditto, new, paid. £1 ss; Cox Bros., 17s 4d ; Imperial Chemicals, pref.. £1 Is 8d; Capel Court Investment Trust, 3s 9d: Emperor Gold, 12s lOd ; Loloma, £1 3s 3d; Mount Morgan, 10s lid; /Mount Lyell, £1 7s Id; Broken Hill Ppty., £2 18s; North Broken Hill, £2 ss.