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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 25 March 1936, Page 11

COMMERCIAL

■— - -■ -■ - j AUSTRALIAN SHARE MARKETS ■ (Unif A.«f«jui:itiou--By Electric I Telegraph—Copy right) i bVDNEV, 2-Lh March. On tin. iy ciuoy Stock Exchange the j.nie ex Mr invcsimeut market to-day was i.'dc., due pacliy :o the announcement of i:;t:c:i.<e in hank interest rates, but as ti:o. move had been anticipated, and buyer.-, -.van: i.n.'in. d to act caution ly, ' allies underwent little change, although the leudruav was again downward. taws; Bank of New South Wales, £.54 los; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £2l ID:;: Commercial Bank of Australia, 2Cs 6d; Union Bank. £lO 3s; Mercantile MuLiaii insurance, 31s 9d; Associated, E '•%•>•* 22s lO.ki; Australian Gas, A, £? , 12s 6d. Bniisii Tobacco, 41s; Tooths, 535; Goidsbrough Mort, 325; Winclicoinbe : Carson, 32s 3d; Morris Hedstrom, 255. Electrolytic Zinc, 38s 3d; ditto, pref., 40s; Danners, oOs; David Jones, 435; Lustre, 24s 10k!; Standard Cement, 225; W. R. Carpenter, 43s : Peters, 425.

Gordon and Gotcli, 47s 6d; Amalgamated Textiles, 9s 9d; Millaquin Sugar, 38s 3d.

Broken Hill Proprietary, 59s 6d; ditto, new issue. 35s 7£d ; South Broken Hill, £5 15s 6d; Mt. Morgan, 16s 3d; Zinc Corporation, 78s 6d; Kuala Ivampar Tin, J4s 7d; Rawang Tin, 8s 7d ; Larut Tin, 11s 6d ; Emperor, 11s 7d ; Loloma. 17s 9d.

Commonwealth Bonds, 4 per cent., 1938, £lOl 17s 6d; 1941,' £lOl 18s 9d ; 1944, £lO3 15s; 1947. £lOl 15s; 1953, £lOl 7s 6d; 1955, £lO2 10s; 1959, £lO3 ss: 1961, £lOl ss.

Morning sales included :—Common-

wealth Bonds, 3 per coat., 1948, £92 ss; 4 per cent.. 1938, £102: 4 per cent., i 953, £lOl 17s 6d; Commercial Bank of -Australia, 20s 6d ; Commercial Bank of Sydney, 21s 9d; National Bank, £5 paid, £7 10s; Tooth’s Brewery, 535; Broken Hill Proprietary, 59s 9d; G, J. Coles, 725; Goidsbrough Mort, 325; Henry Jones Co-op., 39s 71 d; Morris Hedstrom, 24s 10£d.

MELBOURNE, 24th March, bales on tlie Melbourne Stock Exchange to-day included: Commercial Bank of Australia, 20s Gd; Howard bmith, los 9d; Hoyts, B pref., 13s 9d; G. o'. Coles, 71s 6d; Emperor, 11s lid; Loloma, 17s; Mf, Lyell, 24s l£d.

BASE METALS MARKET

LONDON, 23rd March. The official London (middle) quotations for Monday, as reported by the Australian Mines and Metals Association, compared with those previously cabied. as follows : Mar. 20. Mar. 23.

Per ton. Per ton. Copper— £ s . d. £ s. d. Standard, spot 36 1 3 36 3 u Ditto,. forward 36 8 1£ 36 9 4 2 Electrolytic .... 40 '5 O' 40 5 0 to 40 15 0 40 15 0 Wire bars 40 15 0 40 15 0 Lead— Spot 16 15 0 16 12 6 Forward 17 0 0 16 17 6 Spelter— Spot 15 18 9 16 0 0 Forward 16 2 6 16 5 0 Tin— iSpot 215 15 0 213 10 0 Forward 205 3 9 205 10 0 Silver— Standard, per o'z. 19 13-16d 19 13-16d Fine . 21? d 21fd fAmerican. 47.37 cents a lb.