AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22585, 25 November 1936, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

DRUG STORE MERGER ACTIVITY IN TIN SHARES (lieceived November '_M, 5.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 21 The prospect of a merger with Boots Pure Drug Company, Limited, caused a further keen demand for Washington Soul shares to-day on the Sydney Stock Kxchange. Tin shares were active but easier. Banks were quiet anil bonds linn. Sales included:— £' S (1 Commercial Hank Sydney . . 21 I t 0 Ooldsbrough-Mort . . . . 1 17 (! Howard Smith .. . . tin Tooheys .. .. .. 11l l(l'/j Tool lis . . . . . . 2 10 9 .Anthony Hordern .. .. o 19 3 Associated News (pref.) . . 1 9 A list. Iron and Steel (pref.) 1 (i 7 % British Tobacco . . . . 2 0 0 Ditto . . . . . . 2 5 9 Broken Hill Ply. (new) .. :! I'_> t> Burns-l'ltilp .. .. .. •'! J.'l n Colonial Sugar .. .. <l:s 2 0 Ditto .. .. .. •!:! r> o Dunlop-rerdriau (pref.) . . 1 in i> Electrolytic. Zinc .. .. 2 s <> Ditto (pref.) . . . . 2 111 i'J T'airyniead Sugar . . . . 2 0 0 (i. .1. Coles . . . . . . 4 2 11 Henry .(ones . . . . 2 (! <> I,astro Hosiery . . . . 1 i 3 Morris lledstroni .. 1 7 !> Mauri Brothers . . . . ,'t I I () Moris Dock . . .. .. O .in S Millnquin Sugar . . . . 22 (i W. It. (,'arpenter .. .. 2 4 0 Goodyear (pref.) . . . . 11l 0 Perpetual Trustees . . . . 5 10 "\V. H. Soul 4 110 Victoria Nynnza . . . . 0 15 0 Woolworths (Syd.), Ist pref. 1 is o Woolworths (N.Z.) .. .. 7 15 0 Ditto 7 in (i Selfridces . . . . . . 1 10 0 Zinc Corporation .. .. COO Bulolo .. .. 7 15 0 Bulolo Deposits . . . . 0 2 0 Kuala Knmpar .. .. 0 IS 3 Bnwang Tin .. .. .. 0 112 La rut 0 15 1% Emperor .. ■ . . • 018 3 Commonwealth Bonds.—l per cent, 103S, £lO2 3s Od. MELBOURNE EXCHANGE On the Melbourne Exchange Barriers were easier in sympathy with lower London prices. Tin shares were active, gold issues variable and investments about steady. Business included: —• ,€ s d Commercial Bank Australia . O in is E.. S. and A. Hank . . . . 0 2 o Nation Bank A'asia i.to) . . 7 in n Ditto (do) .. .. i<; o o Titii>u Hank . . . . . . HI 12 0 Carlton lirewcry .. .. :t 3 0 Kauri Timber . . . . 14!) Yarra Valis . . . . . . 2 o.'! Howard Smith .. .. 118 Australian Class .. .. 4 12 0 British Tobacco .. .. 2 <> O Broken Hill Proprietary .. <l3 0 Dm- Houses 10 3 Electrolytic Zinc .. .. 2 8 O Ditto (pref.) . . . . 2 10 0 (J. .1, Coles 4 2 0 Victoria Nyanza .. .. 0 15 7 Mount Morgan . , .. 0 10 0 Mount. Lyeil 1 17 3 North Broken llill .. .. 12 2 0 South Broken Hill .. .. 711 0 Emperor . . . . . . 0 17 10 Loloma . . .. .. 13 3 FOREIGN EXCHANGES FRANC AND DOLLAR STEADY British Wireless RUGBY, Nov. 23 The following rates on foreign exchanges are current, compared with the cabled quotations on November 21 and par: Nov. 23 Nov. 21 Tar Montreal, dol. . . 4.k5% 4.K8% 4.800 New York, dol. 4.89% 4.89% 4 .SO Paris, fr. .. 105%,, 105%, 105.00 Brussels, belga.. 28.95% 28.02 35.00 tieneva, fr. .. ,21.31 21.27% 25.22 Amsterdam, gr. n.on" j n.03% 32.10 Milan, lire .. 02 , y„ 02% 92.00 Berlin, r.m. .. 12.17 12.15% 20.43 Stockholm, kr.. . 19.39% 19.39% 15.159 Copenhagen, kr. 22.10 22.40 18.15!) Oslo, kr. .. in.no m.no i 5.159 Vienna, sch. . . 20% 20% 34.585 Prague, kr. .. 138% 138%, 101.25 Helsingfors, mark 220% 220% 103.23 Madrid, pes. .. 55+ 551 25.221 Lisbon, escu. .. 31<>*i 11 () %<» 310 Athens, dr. .. 550 517% 375.00 Bucharest, lei.. . 072% 072% 813.0 Rio de Janeiro, m. 4%d* 4", id* O.SOOd Montevideo, dol. 39% d 39% d 51 d Bombay, rupee.. InVid 18V«d lSd Shanghai, d 01... 14 l % a d ll l % 2 d Hongkong, dol. 14 l % 0 d 14'; l ed Yokohama, yen ll% ; d 14% ad 21.58 d Bavavia, gr. .. 0.01 0.01% 12.10 Belgrade, din. . . 213 213 270.31 Warsaw, ztoty.. 25.93 25.93 43.38 {Nominal. 'Sellers. 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: — Selling: United States Canada <>n demand .. :u>2 T.T 3.02/4 3.1)2% Buying: On demand .. 3.07% 3.90% Following are the latest rates for purchases and sales of foreign exchange quoted by the Bank of New South Wales, Auckland. Thev are subject to alteration -without notice:— To .CI N.Z. T.T. On Demand Currency Selling Buying Selling U.S.A., dol. .. 3.92% 3.07% 3.93% Canada, d 01... 3.92% 3.97 3.92% Austria, sell. . . 20.57 Belgium, bflga 23.124 Czecho'vakia! cr. 110.02 Denmark, kr. . 17.803 15.203 17.003 France, fr. . . 81.23 Germany, r.m. 0.700 Holland, fl. .. 7.213 Italy, lire .. 71.53 Java, fl. .. 7.177 Norway, kr. .. 15.801 10.241 15.901 Sweden, kr. .. 15.489 15.814 15.499 Switzerland, fr. 17.031 Noumea, fr. .. 82.80 —• 82.92 Papeete, fr. . . 83.01 N.Z. pence to Hongkong, dol. 18 25-32 18% IS 49-04 India, rupee .. 22 21-32 22 11-32 22 41-04 Ceylon, rupee 22 21-32 22 11-32 22 41-04 Japan, yen .. 17 17-32 Shanghai, dol. . 18 5-10 17 25-32 18 10-04 Singapore, dol, 35 13-04 34% 35 3-10 Chefoo, dol. .. 18 29-04 17 25-32 18 7-10 The cost in New Zealand currency of the pound sterling, and of the principal overseas nil its, on the latest quotations, is as follows:

Present Price Par s (1 s (I London, pound .. -I 10.05 20 0.00 Australia, pound .. in 10.si 20 0.00 I'iji, pound . .. 5.00 'JO 0.00 New York, dollar .. 5 I .O'J 4 1.31 .Montreal, dollar .. 5 1.05 -I 1.31

Paris, franc . . . O 'J.si O Herlin, reichsmark . - 0.5". 0 I'-'' Copenhagen, krone . I 1.33 1 1 .22 Yokohama, yen .. 1 5.15 'J U.oSi CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES Hates of exchiinge ruling at the announced dates of departure of vessels named are shown in the following table. Thev are subject to confirmation by the Customs Department when the exact time of departure is learned, finally declared rates are marked*: —• Port liowen, Canada, dollars .. *4 .SO Port liowen, America, dollars .. Tekoa, America, dollars .. .. Tekoa, Canada, dollars .. .. , Aorangi, America, dollars .. .. 4.«'' Aorangi, Canada, dollars .. .. •<>« Sydney Marti, Japan, yen .. .. l-lo CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends — Due Tooths—lo p.e. p.a To-day Leyland-O' Brien —5 p.c. pa. .. To-day Westport Coal final, (id a share; bonus, 5s a share . . To-day Nat. Bank A'asia—int., 5 1 / 3 p.-i. p.a. To-day TatteMfield, Ltd.—B p.c. p.a. . . 10-day Broken Hill Pty— half-yearly, la 3d a share; con., 5d a share, To-day National Timber—int., 2!a p.c. To-day E., S. and A. Bank—final, 2'A p.c. (sterling) . . . - To-morrow Dalgetv final, 3'A p.c. . . . To-morrow Gillespie's Beach—ld a share .. To-morrow Bank N.SAV. —quarterly, Os ft

share, making Ct'A p.c. for year .. . • • • ov - - 7 Wilsons Cement—int., Od a share Nov. 27 Queensland Insurance —final, 4 p.c., and bonus, 2 p.c. .. Nov. 27 Farmers' Trading—pref., A and B, o 3-5 p.c.; C, 5 p.c. .. Nov. 30 Dunedin Brewery—int., 2!4 p.c. Nov. 30 Henry .Tones —final, 1s Od a share per.. 1 Claude N'eon —final, 4 p.c. . . pec. North Broken Hill—ls a share Dec. 8 N.Z. Breweries—int.. 4 p.c. . . Dec, 0 Placer Development—int., 50 cents Dec. 10 Bulolo—int., 1 dollar 40 conls . Dec. 10 Broken Hill South—2s Od a share Dec. 11 Bank N.Z.—int., ord., Is a share, I) niort., 3V, p.c. . . . . Dec. 12 Kauri Timber -5 p.c. . . . ■ Dec. i~ Mount Lyell—final, Is Od a share Dec. 21 Morris liedstroin int., 2' ' a p.c. . Dec. 31 P. and (>. (deferred stock) —4 p.c. p.a. .. ■ • • • ® eo *

Calle — „ . Dominion Breweries —new, 2b 6d a share Not. 30