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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 1 July 1939, Page 9

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AUSTRALIAN SHARE MARKETS < U P. A.— By Electric Telegraph—Copy right 1 SYDNEY, 30th June. On the Sydney Stock Exchange, a markedly weaker tone was apparent to-day. All price movements were downward, due to the confused international situation. Australian Consolidated Industries continued to suffer from the activities of speculators. Sales included: Commercial Bank of Sydney £l9; National Bank, £5 paid, £6 0s Gd; Colonial Sugar £44 17s 6d; Huddart Parker £2 10s; British Tobacco £2 tie. Tooth and Co. £2 11s 9d: Tooheys, Ltd. £1 7s lOd: Australian, Cons. Industries £1 12s 4£d; James Stedman 13s fid* General Industries 18s 0d; R. Fowler 10s 6d; William Adams 15s fid: Cash Orders 16s 6d; Goldsbrough Mort £1 4s 4d; Mount Morgan 8s od, Mount Lyell £1 4s: Broken Hill Pty. £2 19« 3d: North Broken Hill £2 2s 3d; Emperor Mines 8s 8d; Oil Search 3s Bd. Morning sales included: Commonwealth bonds, 3 3-8 per cent., 1940, £OS 11s 3d; per cent., 1942, £OO 3s 0d 3 i per cent., 1954, £9B 17s fid; 3 7-8 per cent., 1054, £OB 18s 9d; 4 per cent., 1947. £101: 4 per cent., 1950, £lOl 7s fid; 4 per cent., 1953, £lOl 11s 3d; 4 per cent .1055. £100; 4 per cent., 1957. £IOO 8s 9d; 4 per cent.. 1959. £IOO 12s fid: 4 per cent.. 1961, £lOl Is 3d; Associated Newspapers, 18s 3d; Anthony Hordern, pref., 20s; Australian Consolidated Industries, 33.-.; Broken Hill Proprietary, 595; Cash Orders Amalgamated. lfis 7 Ad; Colonial Sugar £45. MELBOURNE. 30th June. Sales on the Stock Exchange of Melbourne to-day included:—National Bank, £5 paid £C Is; E.S. and A. Bank £4 10s; Union Bank £7 ss; Australian Cons. Industries £1 13s 9d; Australian Paper Mfrs., pref. £1 4s: British Tobacco £2 fis; Herald and Times £3; Myers Emporium £1 8s fid; Mount Morgan 8s lOd; Emperor Mines 8s 9a. Loloma Mines £1 Is 3d: Broken Hill Proprietary £2 19s 3d; North Broken lull £2 2s 3d.

IMUCKUF WHEAT HIGHER I Untied Frees AsanHation) CHRISTCHURCH, 30th June The potala market is quiter than it was |at the beginning of the wek, but quot&e- ---! lions arc unchanged at £l2 for whites ami Dakotas, and £l2 10* for Aucklandcis, with 10s on these prices for July delivery. Two ships have loaded at Timaru and Lyttelton for the North Island this wek. The Fort Waikato’s total from the two port* was 1938 barks, and the t\aipiata’s approximately 0000. The July increment of Id a bushel goea on to wheat to-inorow. m&kring price* aa follow s : Tuscan, 6s lCd ; Hunters, U; and Pearl. 6s 2d. The other markets are quiet.