AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21806, 22 May 1934, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

• STRONG SYDNEY TONE UPWARD TREND OF PRICES (Received May 21. 7.33 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 21 The Sydney Stock Exchange* to-day had a strong tofie, price variations favouring holders. Gilt-edged and general securities displayed an upward trend. This morning's sales included: —Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938. £lO7 7s 6d; 1941, £lO6 10s; 1944, £lO7 13s 9d; 1947, £lO9 ss; 1950, £lO9 17s Cd; 1953, £IOB 15s; 1955, £IOB 17s 6d. Bank of New South Wales, £32; Associated News, 24s Cd; Broken Hill Proprietary, 465; Colonial Sugar, £6O; Dunlops, 18s 9d; Lustre, 22s 10} d. 1 This afternoon's sales included: — Bank of New South Wales, £32; Commercial' Bank of Sydney, £l6 15s; National Bank of Australasia, £5. paid, £6 10s; Colonial Sugar, £66; Associated News, 24s 7id; ditto, preference, 24s lOJd; Australian Gas, A shares, £8 Is; British Tobacco, 37s 9d; Gordon and Gotch, 41s; Tooth's Brewery, 465; Lustre, 225; David Jones, 41s; John McGrath, 29s 3d; Australian Iron and .Steel, preference, 22s 6d; WilcoxMofflin, 12s lid; Drug Houses, Australia, 18s; Standard Cement, 17s 3d; Mount Morgan, 2''3s ljd; Broken Hill Proprietary, 47s 6d; South Broken Hill, 72s Gel; Kuala Kampar, 17s 3d; Larut, 15s 4Jd; Rawang, 9s; Mount Coolon, 12s 3d; Placer Development, £25 ss; ditto, New Zealand delivery. £25 ss. Melbourne sales included:—Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s; ditto, preference, £9 14s; Dunlop-Perdriau, 18s 10d; Gordon and Gotch, 41s; Golds-brougli-Mbrt, 32s 7{d. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends— " Due Northern Investment—final, 4 p.c. May 28 AVestport Coal int.. Gd a share May 2!) Nat. Bank A'asia—final. 2) p.c , . May 30 Bank New South Walea—quarterly, 5s a share May 30 Farmers' Trading—final, prcf., 7 p.c. p.a. (less 20 p.c.) . . . . May 31 Burns Pnilp—final, 5 p.c May Tooth's Brewery—int., 4J p.c. . . May 1-erpetual Forests—B p.c June 1 Henry Jones—int.. Cd a share . . June 1 Wilsons Cement—final, Cd a share Juno fi Wuihi Junction—id a share , . June 8 Banlt Now Zealand—final. 5 p.c.: D prof.. 3} p.c Juno 15 Broken Hill South—ls f'd a share Juno 15 Morris, Hedstroni—final, 2 p.c. June 30 Dominion Fort.—3 p.c. . . . Australian Or lass—final, pref., 4$ p.c.: ord. 5 p.c. .. .. June a.Z. Brevvori*-—filial, 35 p.c. .. July Cnlls—

Reserve Bank N.Z.—£2 a share Juno 1