BONDS AND SHARES

Northern Advocate, 10 November 1934, Page 15

BONDS AND SHARES

AUSTRALIAN TRANSACTIONS. SYDNEY, November 9. On the Sydney Stock Exchange today there was good inquiry for betterclass securities at recent levels, but holders were reserved, . and this restricted the tournover. Banking and gas shares had increased support. Morning sales included: Commonwealth 3.',- per cent bonds, 1948, £lO3 2/6; Bank of New South Wales, £33 8/9; Australian Gas, A shares, £8 2/6; Anthony Hordern, 17/4£; ditto, pref., 26/1 i;. Associated News, pref., 25/; Broken Hill Pty., 51/; Lustre Hosiery, 25/4.2; Meggitt’s, 23/; Pitt, Son and Badgery, 42/6. Later sales included; Bank of New South Wales, £33 7/6; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £l7 15/; National Bank, £lO paid. £l2 14/6; Adelaide Steam, 30/9; Associated Nows, 25/9; Australian Provincial Assurance, 10/10; Electro Zinc, 25/li; Australian Gas, A shares, New Zealand delivery, £8 2/6; General Industries, 13/9; ditto, preference, 26/3; Berlei, 36/; Anthony Hordern, 17/71; ditto, preference, 27/6; Amalgamated Textiles, 12/9; Farmers, 26/9; Dunlop Perdriau, 20/3; Carlton Brewery. 50/; David Jones, 41/6; Millaquin Sugar, 35/9; British Tobacco, 41/9; Broken Hill Pty., 51/; Rawang. 7/10; Larut, 11/. Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938, £lO7 1/3; 1941, £IOB 7/6; 1944. £lO7 11/3; 1953. £112; 1957, £ll2 11/3; 1961, £lll 6/3. Melbourne sales included: Australian Iron and Steel preference, 23/3; Electro Zinc, 25/6; ditto, preference, 36/; South Broken Hill, 77/.