AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

Northern Advocate, 7 February 1934, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS,

SYDNEY, February (J.

On the Sydney Stock Exchange today price movements indicated a strengthening of the market. Commonwealth bonds were relatively quiet. Morning sales included: —Commonwealth 4 p.c. bonds, .1941, £106; 194 7 and ISoO, £IOB 2/6; 1957. £lO7 15/-; Australian Gas, A shares, £7 19/0; Toohey’s Brewery, 28/41; Associated Nows, pref., 22/-; Dunlop Perdreau, 20/0; ditto, pref., 80/0; Howard Smith, 15/9; Wilcox Mofflin, 18/4.

Afternoon sales included: —Bank of N.S.W., £3B; E.S. ami A. Bank, £5 .17/-; National Bank, £5 paid, £6 12/6; United Insurance, £0 10/-; Associated New’s, 2.1/3; ditto preference, 22/ ; Howard Smith, 15/0; Australian Gas, A shares, £7 19/-; Tooth ’-s Brewery, 44/6; Goldsbrough Mort, 84/6; Winchcombe Carson, 81/9; Wilcox Mofflin, 18/1; Morris Hcdstrom, 18/8; Dunlop Perdreau, 20/8; Greater .1. D. Williams, G/ll; Nestles, pref., 84/6; Farmo»'s, 19/6; Anthony Hordern, Hi/-; Australian Iron and Steel, prof., 21/11; Tien■ oral Industries, 11/-; Gordon an I ' Gotch, 42/8; .1. Fielding, 68/-; Meggitt’s, 20/-; Mt. Morgan, 75/-; Mr. Lyell, 25/6; Broken Hill Pty., 44/3; South Broken Hill, 74/8; Bulolo Gold, £6 19/-; Bulolo Deposit, 2/5; Kuala Kampa, 15/11.

Melbourne sales included: —E.S, and A. Bank, £5 IS/-; National Bank, £1(1 paid, £lB Hi/-; Metropolitan Gas, £lB 8/-; Herald and Weekly Times, 51/8; Goldsbrough Mort, 34/9; Mt, Lyell, 25/6.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 5. The following rates on foreign, exchanges are current, compared with cabled quotations on February M and pa r: — fell. 5 Feb, 3 Par New York, dol. 4.9.3 4.92 J 4.866 Paris, franc ro 3-8’ 77 5-8 124.21 Berlin, r.m. 13.24 12.90 20.43 Bombay, rupee 18 7-64 18 3-32 ,18d Shanghai, dol. ,16 6-16 16J Hongkong, dol. 181-16 17 15-16 Yokohama, yen 14 5-16 14 9-32 24.58 d

CUSTOMS EXCHANGE BATES Rates of exchange ruling at the announced dates of departure of the vessels named are shown in the following table. They are subject to confirma-

tion by the Customs Department when the exact time of departure is learned on arrival of the vessels in New Zealand, finally declared rates being marked x

Brisbane Maru, Hongkong, dol.x 18d Brisbane Maru, Japan, yen x .. 14i|d

Canadian Cruiser, Canada, dol. . 5.09 Wirral, America, dol 5.094 Waihemo, America, dol 5.004 Port Alma, America, dol. .’ 4.98*1 Golden Cloud, America, dot. 5.03:1 Melbourne Maru, Japan, yen 14 9-32 d Aorangi, Canada, dol 5.014