SYDNEY EXCHANGE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22449, 19 June 1936, Page 5

SYDNEY EXCHANGE

A HESITANT TONE MILD REACTION IN PRICES (Received Juno 18, 8.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. June 18 On the Sydney Stock Exchange today the investment market was in a hesitant mood, for which the undersubscription of the new Federal loan and influences associated with the end of the financial year were mainly responsible. There was a mild reaction from the recent advances in prices. Sales included: —

FOREIGN EXCHANGES FLUCTUATIONS IN LONDON (Received June 17, 5.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, Juno 17 The following rates on foreign exchanges are current, compared with the cabled quotations on June 16 and par:—

NEW ZEALAND QUOTATIONS The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates yesterday, on a New Zealand currency basis, subject to alteration without notice: — Selline: United States Canada On demand . . 4.0,')% 4.04% „ T.T 4.02% 4.03% Buyinc: On demand . . 4.07% 4.08% Following are the latest rates for purchases and sales of foreign exchange quoted by the Bank of New South Wales, Auckland. They are subject to alteration without notice:— •

I Tho cost in New Zealand currency of | the pound sterling, and of tho principal | overseas units, on the latest quotations. I is as follows: —

CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES Hates of exchange ruling at tho i announced dates of departure of vessels named are shown in tho following table. They are subject to confirmation by the Customs Department when the exact time of departure is learned. Finally declared rates are marked*:-- j City of Canton. Canada, dollars . . M.97 City of Clinton, America, dollars . "'1.99 j Golden State. America, dollars . *5.00 City of Hatavia, Canada, dollars . . 5.00 Keifuku Mara, Japan, yen .. .. *M%d ; Sydney Mnru, Japan, yen . . . . J')d j Haurnki, America, dollars . . . . 5.01% ) GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON j (Received June IS. 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, June 17 ! Fine gold is quoted to-day at £6 18s i 3d an oz. (the lowest price of the year), ' compared with £6 18s 5d yesterday. j Silver is quoted at IDJd an o/,. spot : and forward, compared with 19 13-JfJd j both positions yesterday. Tho quotation for silver at per tine j oz. is 21 5-lGd, compared with 212 d j yesterday. j

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST

£ s d Commercial Bnnk Sydney . . 20 3 0 Bank New South Wales . . 33 7 6 Union Bank 9 10 0 Australian Gas (A) .. .. 7 11 G Howard Smith .. 0 19 45 Tooth's BTowery . .. 2 M 0 Ditto 2 13 9 Queensland Brewery (pref.) . . 14 9 Associated News (pref.) 12 fi Australian Glnss 4 12 0 Atist. Iron and Steel (pref.) 15 9 Anthony Ilordern 0 18 r> Automatic Totes . . . 0 19 0 Australian Gypsum 0 19 (5 Anst. Drue . . 0 It 9 Burns-Philp 3 13 3 British Tobacco 2 1 3 Ditto (prof.) 18 0 Broken Hill Proprietary . . 8 11 3 Ditto 3 12 0 Ditto (new) . . 2 9 0 Broomfields . . 0 9 5 Colonial Suunr . . . . 12 5 0 Dunlop-Perdrinu . . 0 17 71 Electrolytic Zinc . 1 19 9 Fairymead Sugar 2 8 0 General Industries . . 0 19 7} G. J. Coles . . 3 19 3 Hume Pipo . . 10 0 Ilackshnlls .. o ir» 3 Morris Tledstrom . . 15 10} Mark Foy 17 1! 1 'eters 2 3 0 Standard Cement 10 9 Cnited Provisions . . 0 It I V,'. U. Carpenter 2 3 0 Woolworths (2nd pref.) Ifi ti Broken Hill South 5 8 0 Placer Development . . 5 12 fi Tiawang Tin . . 0 8 9 Commonwealth Bonds.—t per cent., 938, £101. £100 17s fid ; 1911. £101 5s; 104 i. £101 12s fid, £101 ir.s: 1017, £102 5s; 1950, £102 10s, £102 5s; 1953, £102 5s: 1955. £100 7s fid, £100 lis 3d; 1057. £100 15s; 1959. £101. £100 17s fid; lOfil, £101 10s. MELBOURNE EXCHANGE Electrolytic Zinc . . . 1 19 r, G. J. Coles 4 0 0 fi Herald and Times . . 3 ,8 Kmpcror 0 T2 9 Loloma 0 17 Mount Morgan 0 15 I Mount Lyell . . 16 0

June 17 June 16 Par Montreal, dol. . . 5.03% 5.04% •1.866 New York, dol. . 5.037, 6.03% 4.866 Paris, fr. Brussels, belga . 76% s 20.74'/ a 76 15 /-,, 29.82 124.21 35.00 Geneva, fr. . . Amsterdam, fl. . 15.55 15.60 25.22 7.14 7.46 12.10 Milan, lire 64 64 92.46 Berlin, r.m. Stockholm, kr. . 12.-19 12.51% 20.43 19.90 19.90 18.159 Copenhagen, kr. . 23.37% 23.37% 18.159 Oslo, kr. 19.90% 19.90% 18.159 Vienna, sch. 2 r>y 4 26% 34.5S5 Prague, kr. 121% 121% 164.25 Helsingfors, mark 227 227 193,23 Madrid, pea. 3(j 55-64 36"/™ 25.22L Lisbon, escu. . . Athens, dr. 108% 536* 108% 110 537* 375.00 Bucharest, lei. . 1)60 • 679* 813.6 Rio de Janeiro, mil 4'/id 4%d 5.899d Buenos Aires, dol. 35d 35 d 47.619d Montevideo, dol. 38%d* 88% d* 51d Bombay, rupee . 18'nd 18%d 18d Shanghai, dol. . M l y 33 d ll"/«d Hongkong, dol. . 15 Vied 15 7 / la d Yokohama, yen 14 5-61d 14 5-64d 24.58d Batavia, fl. 7.11% 7.41% 12.10 Belgrade, din. . . 222 •Sellers. 223 276.31

To £1 N.Z. Currencr T.T. On Demand Selling Buying Selling 4.03% U.S.A., dol. 4.02"% 4.07% Canada, dol. ■1.0.'!% 4.08% 4.01% Austria, sch. 21.02 — 21.04 Belgium. belga . . 23.755 23.706 Czechoslovakia, cr. 90.74 96.79 Denmark, kr. 17.893 18.263 17.903 1' i ;mce, fr. 61.07 — 61.11 G' ; many, r.m. 9.902 9.907 Holland, fl. 5.925 — 5.929 Java, 11. .. .. 5.889 — 5.893 Norway, kr. 15.892 16.242 15.902 Sweden, kr. .. Switzerland, fr. .. Noumea, fr. Papeete, fr. N.Z. pence to— Hongkong, dol. . . India, rupee 15.189 15.8-14 15.199 12.395 59.70 59.85 19"/,, 0020/ _ ** / 33 i8y,i 22%, 12.400 59.76 59.91 19 3 % a 22 57-64 Ceylon, rupee 22 2 % a 22/32 22 57-6-1 Japan, yen 17 3, /3j 17 41-64 Shanghai, dol. 18 31-64 16 59-64 18 15-32 Singapore, dol. . . 35% 34% 35 31-04

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Dividends — Dun Ml. T>ycl 1—int., fid a chare June 22 Blackwnter—final, 2s sterlinc a share J utie 2:! Coil sol i dated Gold fields—int., is *' sterling a share .Tune 23 Australian Glass-final, prcf., 4\ p.c.; nrd., 10 p.e. .. Juno 21 Wilsons Cement — final. Od a share and jubilee bonus, 58 a share . . June 21 Farmers' Trading—final, ord., ' 5 p.c. . . June 25 Kobinson Ice—6 p.e. . . June 25 Devon port Ferry—final, 21 p.e,. June 25 Gear Meat—int., 3d iv share Waipapa Bench—Id a share June 25 fid June 25 North Broken Flill—div., 2s a share: bonus, la a share June 2fi Consolidated Brick—2 p.c. June 2fi Morris Hedstrom — final, ord.. tl.C. June .10 British Tobacco—int., quarterly, 15 P.c Juno 30 National Mortsint'e—int., 6 p.c. P.a. July 1 Wnohvortlis (N.Z.) —int., 5 p.c. July 1 Bulolo—int.. 1 dollar -10 cents July 2 Placer—int., 50 cents July 2 Dominion Breweries—ord., and pref., fij p.c July 4 Worksop Extended—10 p.c. July 6 National Bank N.Z.—filial, 2 p.c. in sterling, free ot tax July 11