AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21906, 15 September 1934, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

CONFIDENCE IN SYDNEY RISE IN PRICES CONTINUES (Received September 14, 7.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 14 After a week of rising prices, shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange went still higher to-day in anticipation of the general election to-morrow resulting in the return of the Lyons Government. The turnover was largo and widespread throughout the market and there was a strong, confident tone. Banking shares particularly were strong. Heavy dealings on the gold share market also were recorded, mostly at advanced rates. Commonwealth bonds were firmer. This morning's Bales included:— Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938, £lO5 8s 9d; 1944, £IOB 10s; 1947, £lO9 16s 3d; 1959, £llO Is 3d; 1961, £llO 15s. Bank of Now South Wales, £32 17s 6d; Australian Gas, A shares, £7 18s 6d; Australian Glass, 545; Toohey's Brewery, 30s 6d; Associated News, preference, 24s l£d; British Tobacco, 39s 3d; Broken Hill Prol prietary, 50s 6d; Colonial Sugar, £67 17s 6d; Dunlop-Perdriau, 20s 4Jd; Wilcox Mofflin, 12s; Winchcombe Carson, 295. Later sales included;— Bank of T*ew South Wales, £33; National Bank (£5 paid), New Zealand delivery, £6 lis; Mercantile Mutual Insurance, 235; Howard Smith, 16s 6d; Colonial Sugar, £67 17s 6d; British Tobacco, 395; Tooth's Brewery, 475; Toohey's Brewery, 30s 6d; Australian Iron and Steel, preference, 23s 10$ d; Hume Pipe, 13s 2d; Goodyear, preference, 32s 6d; Gordon and Gotch, 455; Automatic' | Totalisator, 20s; Amalgamated Texj tiles, 12s 8d; Drug Houses of Ausj tralia, 21s 6d; Goodlet and Smith, 17s 10id; Meggitts, 21s 6d; Australian Glass, 545; Dunlop-Perdriau, 20s 4£d; j Goldsbrough-Mort, 30s 6d; Winchcombe Carson, 295; Wilcox Mofflin, lis lOd; Morris Hedstrom, 16s 3d; Henry Jones, 355; Electrolytic Zinc, 275; Farmers, 22s 3d; Henry Jones, 425; Standard Cement, 19s 6d; Mount Morgan, 34s 3d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 51s; South Broken Hill, 775; Placer Development, £26 17s; Euratha Gold, 10s 6d. Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938, £lO5 8s 9d; 1941, £lO6 10s; •1944, £IOB ss; 1947, £lO9 15s; 1950, £109; 1953, £lO9 12s 6d; 1955, £lO9 ss; 1959, £llO Is 3d; 1961, £llO 15s. Melbourne sales included:—Howard Smith, 16s 3d; Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s lid; North Broken Hill, £5; Mount Lyell, 20s l§d. THE CITY MARKETS ORANGES IN DEMAND DULL SALE OF LEMONS South Australian oranges were in keen demand at the City Markets yesterday, prices remaining firm at from 16s to 24s a case, according to count. There was a shortage of ripe bananas, those available selling readily at 14s to 20s a case. The sale of lemons was very dull, large supplies coming forward. The market was heavily supplied with onions, cabbages and celery, while good supplies of new potatoes, kumaras, cucumbers, carrots and pumpkins also were available. The demand was fair. A medium supply of poultry met with a very fair inquiry, prices being unaltered. Values were:— FRUIT Apples, Delicious. good. 3s 6d to ss; inferior, 2s' 6d to 3s: Sturmers, 6s to 7s 6d; Granny Smith, 5s to 8s; Munroes, 4s to 6s; Ballarat's, good condition. 6s; poor, 2s to 3s; pears. Coles and Nelis, bushel cases. 7s 6d to 9s 6d; three-quarter cases, 6s to 7s 6d ; P. Barry. 7s to 7s 6d; passions. 5s to 12s; extra choice, up to 18s Gd; plums, Californian, 19s to 21s; oranges, South Australian. according to count, 16s to 245: lemons, cured, high grade. 10s to 15s; medium, 7s to 9s; others. 3s to 6s 6d; mandarins. South Australian, according to quality, 20s to 355; grapefruit, New Zealand, largo. 5s to 8s: medium, 3s to 6s; email, 2s Cd to 3s: tomatoes. Island, lis a case; hothouse. Is to Is 4d a lb; bananas, 14s to 20s; tree tomatoes, 3s 6d to 6s; pines, Queensland. 10s to 14s; grapes, Californian, red and black, 27s Gd to 28s 6d: white, 255; coconuts. Its a sack. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, new, Id to 2jd a lb; Southern, as to 5s 6d a cwt; swedes. Is to 2s 3d a bag; onions, Is to 4s; kumaras, 5s to 7s 6d; cabbages, 2s to 6s 6d a Back; on benches. Gd to 3s a dozen; cauliflowers, 5s Gd to 12s Gd a sack; on benches. 3s to 5s Gd a dozen; pumpkins, 15s to 22s a cwt; cucumbers. 4s to 8s a dozen; carrots, 6d to 9d: parsnips. 9d to Is; b?et, 6d to Is; turnips, 3d_ to 6d; radish, 9d to Is 3d; spring onions, 6d to 9d a bundle; spinach, 6d to 1s 6d a dozen; leeks. Id to 3d a bundle; Brussels sprouts, 2d to 3}d a lb; marrows. Is 6d to 3s a dozen: melons, citorns. 9d to Is 6d each; lettuce, 2s to 8s 6d a case: celery, cooking. 4d to 8d a bundle: dessert. Is to Is 9d; rhubarb, 2s to 4s; asparagus. 9d to Is 9d a bundle. POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 4s 6d to 5s 6d: not primo, 2s 9d up; light breeds, prime. 3s to 4s; not prime, 2s 6d up; fat roostirs, heavy breeds, prime, 2s 6d to 3s 3d: light breeds. Is 9d to 2s Cd: fat hens, heavy breeds. 3s to 4s; light breeds. 2s 3d to 3s; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 3s tq» 4s 6d: smaller, ,2s up; light breeds, best. 2a 6d to 4s; smaller. Is Gd up; drakes, young, prime, 2s to 3s; smaller. Is 6d up; old. Is Cd to 2s; ducks, young. Is 9d to 2s 9d: old. Is Gd to 2rf; turkey hens, 4s to Cs; gobblers, 6s Cd to 14s; cockerel chicks, heavy breeds, 9d to Is Cd; light bre»ds, lid to 2}d; day-old chicks. Black Orpington. Gd to 9d; Leghorn, 4d to 7d; guinea fowls. 3s Cd to ss.

PRICES OF METALS TIN SLIGHTLY FIRMER (Received September 14, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 13 Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of September 12:—

BRADFORD TOPS BUSINESS RESTRICTED LONDON, Sept. 13 On the Bradford tops market business is restricted awaiting; the opening of tho London wool sales. Following are today's quotations and those of the three previous weeks: —

CANNED FRUIT AUSTRALIAN EXPORTS LONDON, Sept. 13 The Imperial Economic Committee's report on supplies of canned fruit in 1933 shows that Australia established a now record. Her imports of raisins and sultanas to the United Kingdom totalled 43,000 tons, far the largest quantity from any individual country, and formed nearly 60 per cent of the total supplies.

Sept. 13 Sept. 12 Per ton Per ton L s d £ s d Copper, stan., spot 27 8 9 27 9 41 Copper, stan., 3 mos. 'Copper, electrolytic 27 13 li 27 15 71 30 5 to 0 30 10 to 0 30 150 31 0 0 Copper, elect., wire bars . 30 15 0 31 0 0 Lend, eoft, spot . 10 5 0 10 1 3 Lead, soft, forward . 10 10 0 10 8 9 Sfrelter, spot .. . 12 11 3 12 7 6 Spelter, forward . 12 13 9 12 11 3 Tin, stan., epot t . 229 18 9 229 0 0 Tin, stnn., 3 mon. . 227 7 6 227 3 9 'American 9 cunts a lb.

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